My husband faked his death so I could remarry, but I got involved with my crazy brother and can'

Where is your daughter?

At Chaoyang Garden, Xie Huaiyun had been waiting for Su Yingxue for a long time. As the night grew darker, she became increasingly uneasy, and her brows furrowed tightly.

"Madam has returned to the Marquis's residence. Will the young master wait for her?"

The maidservants actually wanted Xie Huaiyun to stay. Although their mistress was not short of money, it would be more appropriate for her to have the young master's favor in this Duke's mansion.

Upon hearing this, Xie Huaiyun naturally stayed, turning to Rong Jing beside her: "Go and find out what happened at the Marquis's residence?"

Before Rong Jing could leave, Su Yingxue returned with two maids.

"What are you doing here? Didn't we agree to act?" Su Yingxue was somewhat surprised to see Xie Huaiyun there.

We had agreed on this beforehand, so why isn't this guy keeping his promise?

"It's nothing, I just thought something had happened to you since you hadn't returned by this time."

Xie Huaiyun, of course, wouldn't tell her that it was because she was worried.

After all these years, he has always kept her in his heart. Now that their relationship has finally improved, he naturally wants to see her as often as possible.

He regretted it the last time he went back and didn't want to keep his distance from her.

"I'm fine, you should go back first. If your sister sees us, our plans will be ruined."

Su Yingxue was naturally happy to have Su Zhirou as the scapegoat, after all, being targeted by the prince was no joke.

Especially since Prince Rui is ruthless, it's best to stay far away from her.

Having been given a second chance at life, I'm not going to waste my time with someone like Prince Rui.

Their biggest enemy now is the Crown Prince, and Prince Rui is a pawn in their game, so they naturally want to make good use of him.

The man's gaze fell on the petite woman in front of him, and he hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

After much deliberation, he turned and left. Indeed, he couldn't act impulsively.

But for the sake of the plan, shouldn't he go to Su Zhirou's courtyard?

Su Zhirou caused quite a scene at the manor, and now that she's back in her courtyard, she's vented her anger once again.

"You slut, you slut, you slut!"

Who does she think she is, daring to treat her like this?

Dongxue, standing to the side, said tremblingly, "Madam, be careful not to upset yourself. The most important thing right now is for you to stay in the courtyard. If you harm your health, the young master will be very distressed..."

He himself didn't believe these words, but he said them without much confidence just to comfort Su Zhirou.

Perhaps Su Zhirou would calm down if she heard these words. It's one thing to hurt yourself, but please don't hurt her.

Now that Dong Rong is gone, her life is not easy anymore, since all these things used to be Dong Rong's responsibility.

At this moment, she wished she could be invisible, but since Dong Rong wasn't around, she had to step forward. Otherwise, based on her understanding of Su Zhirou, if she didn't speak up, she would be punished even more severely.

"The Crown Prince?"

Su Zhirou was amused: "Why would he care about me?"

She suddenly spoke up, grabbing Dongxue's hand: "Dongxue, tell me, am I about to fall out of favor? Does the young master not like me at all? Otherwise, why doesn't he support me and hasn't come to see me in my courtyard for so long?"

A deep sense of powerlessness lingered in Su Zhirou's heart, and her face was full of dejection.

She was like a puppet, her strings snapped, and she slumped helplessly to the ground, like an abandoned child.

"How can you think like that, Madam? The Prince certainly can't help but dote on you. He's just temporarily busy. He'll definitely come to see you when he has time."

Seeing Su Zhirou's distraught appearance, Dongxue suppressed her disgust and comforted her.

After all, she knew perfectly well why the lion wasn't coming. It would be strange if men didn't find her disgusting if she made such things about men so public.

How could she possibly ask that now?

Hearing this, Su Zhirou was not very happy, and her longing for Dong Rong became even more pronounced.

If Dong Rong were here, she would definitely offer her advice instead of this kind of meaningless comfort.

However, since there were only a few maids left who had accompanied the bride, their attitude towards Dongxue improved.

"Alright, you can go now."

Just as Dongxue was about to turn and leave, she bumped into Xie Huaiyun who was coming towards her.

"The Crown Prince?!"

Dongxue was quite surprised to see who it was. Su Zhirou also heard the noise at the door and said with a bitter tone, "Dongxue, you don't need to comfort me. How could the young master possibly come to my courtyard?"

"It's true! Madam, the Prince has arrived!"

The sound of winter snow is pleasant.

Su Zhirou then realized what was happening, stood up, and saw Xie Huaiyun coming towards her.

"Your Highness? What brings you here?"

Su Zhirou's tone was full of shock. She had offended Xie Huaiyun, so shouldn't Xie Huaiyun be avoiding her like the plague? Why did she come to her door herself?

Xie Huaiyun frowned, bent down to help the woman up, and said in a cold voice, "The ground is cold, why did you sit on it?"

Hearing the man's concern, Su Zhirou's eyes welled up with tears.

She had suffered grievances all day, and now that a man was suddenly showing concern for her, she felt somewhat uncomfortable, and more than anything, her heart ached.

If Xie Huaiyun could continue to care for her like this, she would no longer suffer mistreatment at her parents' home.

"I heard you suffered some injustice at your parents' home, so I came to see you."

These words struck Su Zhirou's heart like a knife. Her nose stung, and tears instantly streamed down her face. "Your Highness, I never expected you to be so forgiving and caring towards me. I have no way to repay you..."

If Xie Huaiyun didn't have problems in that area, she would have offered herself to him.

Xie, being pregnant, naturally knew what she was thinking and cut off all such matters early on.

After all, pretending to be intimate with her was already disgusting enough; if he had to do *that*, he'd rather cut off one of his own genitals.

"What nonsense are you talking about? We are husband and wife, what is there to repay?" Xie Huaiyun stared at her with his deep eyes, his eyes full of tenderness.

Su Zhirou's heart warmed, and she looked at the man before her: "Would the young master like to stay the night?"

Seeing Xie Huaiyun's expression harden slightly, Su Zhirou quickly changed her words: "It's not what you think, it's just covering myself with the blanket and sleeping."

Upon hearing this, Xie Huaiyun looked troubled.

He hesitated, then Su Zhirou spoke up, her voice gentle: "Young Master, please speak frankly. We are husband and wife; there's nothing to hide."

If she can accept that kind of thing, what about other things?

Xie Huaiyun sighed, "I always slept in separate beds from her at Chaoyang Garden. After I was injured, I lost interest in women and even developed a fear of them, so I simply couldn't sleep in the same bed with one..."

Su Zhirou had thought Xie Huaiyun was someone who could be cured, but she hadn't expected him to be unable to even touch a woman, which left her feeling somewhat disappointed. However, she still managed to force a smile.

"What are you saying, Your Highness? As long as you can stay, this is nothing. I will have someone prepare a mat on the floor, and I can sleep on the floor."