The Crown Prince’s New Female Staff

A woman in a white dress was dancing with a sword under the moon, with her bare feet and hair scattered. The sword was sharp and her body was elegant. The queen's eyes were slightly startled, staring at the figure as if she was speechless.

As night fell, the starry sky cast a cloud of dark blue on the woman's white dress. She seemed to sense someone was intruding. She turned around and pulled up a sword sheath.

Madam Liu reacted quickly, knowing that the queen was shocked, she couldn't help but reprimanded: "The queen has come to see you!"

Xie Yu heard the words and walked forward with a standard general salute.

"I am Xie Yu, I have seen the Queen, may the queen live a thousand years old."

Hearing Xie Yu's self-declaration, Madam Liu frowned and glanced at the queen with suspicion in her eyes.

"Which family's daughter are you? Why don't you behave in boudoir manners?"

Xie Yu knelt on the ground and immediately clasped her fists and said:

"This minister is the eldest daughter of Duke Xie, currently serving in Sai, a commanding Tongzhi from the third grade."

It was a woman from the Xie family. The queen and Madam Liu looked at each other. Tokugawa calmly reminded behind them, "The women of the Xie family have a tradition of joining the army since ancient times, and two-thirds of the Xie family's army is from the Maiden's Army."

The queen's face softened a little, but she still looked at Xie Yu with a criticizing look, "Why are you in the crown prince's mansion? You are an unmarried daughter of the Xie family, aren't you afraid of losing your reputation?!"

When it came to the last sentence, it was stern, and the queen's words seemed to hit the water, with a slight echo, sharp and harsh.

When Xie Yu saw the moon-white corner of someone's clothes in the distance, she wisely didn't answer.

"The Queen mother's temper should be restrained."

The man in the distance put one hand behind his back and played with the ring on his thumb with the other. He saw Xie Yu's dress and his eyes move slightly, and his eyes fell on the top of the woman's hair. Seeing that she was still motionlessly kneeling on the ground, he slowly stepped forward to support her.

Huo Shijun behind him regarded himself as a transparent person and immediately followed him after seeing Eunuch Tokugawa.

Seeing the surprised and angry eyes of the queen, Qi Liangye patted the back of Xie Yu's hand deliberately, and his big cold palms covered her white hands. 

How can their atmosphere look so charming?

The people beside the queen suddenly felt their minds floating and suddenly realized.

Xie Yu's eyes moved slightly. Seeing that the man had blocked the eyes of the queen, she breathed a sigh of relief, but her hand was still held by Qi Liangye's palm and he still didn't let go. She then asked softly, "Your Highness has finished dealing with the government affairs?"

Xie Yu softened her waist, revealing half of her white and tender neck, and looked slightly sideways at the man in front of her. There were a few strands of loose hair hanging on her forehead.

Qi Liangye stared at her calmly for a second, his tone was calm but much softer than usual, he took her by the shoulders, and led her towards the house, "You go back first, I'll handle it here." (Gud, their acting is so good)

The queen's angry voice came from behind, "Qi Liangye! Do you still have your mother in your eyes?!"

Xie Yu quietly tugged at the man's sleeve, and his brown eyes rolled, indicating that he was okay, and then Qi Liangye took back the hand that was on the woman's shoulder.

Qi Liangye's face was flat, and the two let go of the hands they had just held, and his voice was no longer as gentle as it sounded just now, he gave Xie Yu a look and turned away.

"I heard that queen mother is still thinking about the marriage between me and Jincheng Gong's family?"

...

Today's game of chess was half-successful. Xie Yu flicked the hem of her clothes and went back to the house with her hands behind her back. The task for her was completed, and the rest was up to the Crown Prince himself.

On the second day, the sun in the sky was shining brightly.

Xie Yu was sorting out her affairs at Yilan Courtyard. Her hair was tied down on the back of her head. A few strands of hair sneaked out while the woman was bowing her head. She loosened her wrist and Xie Yu turned her neck. When she opened her eyes, there was a commotion at the gate of the courtyard, "You guys get out of the way, I must check her out today...!"

"Ah, how dare you push me?!"

"Bitch! Today, I must see which cunning fox stole my brother's crown prince!"

The girl in the pink skirt ignored the servant's pull and went straight into the courtyard. Unexpectedly, as soon as she got out of the siege, she met a woman with a black robe.

The woman looked indifferent, with sharp thorns all over her body, and the chill from her brown eyes forced Sun Ruo Wei back two steps.

Sun Ruo Wei trembled and didn't dare to approach her, but her eyes were fixed on the gorgeous and bewitching appearance, only to feel that her heart was cut into pieces. It turned out that her brother crown prince's abandoned her because of this woman?

Xie Yu watched the girl silently cry, her brows wrinkled, and asked aloud, "Are you okay?"

The sun has tanned Xie Yu so much that her skin is burning, Xie Yu had no choice but to organize her words and try to speak to the crying girl gently:

"I know that you are saddened by the loss of your fiance, but if you are really a sensible girl, you should know that the royal family and their in-laws are all calculations linked together, so why bother yourself? The marriage contract between the crown prince and you is nothing but the Queen's will, and the Crown Prince has never promised to marry you, not even once."

Sun Ruo Wei's voice trembled, like a cub trapped in a quagmire,

"Sitting on my aunt's knee since I was a child, many people have told me that I will be the crown princess in the future and that the crown prince will marry me after he has accomplished some feats. I have liked him for so long, but now, you told me that I have been dreaming for many years? How can you tell me not to bother?"

Xie Yu yawned and hit her with words mercilessly: "In front of power, fame, and fortune, what can you do?" (my girl is savage)

Xie Yu was even invited into the capital because she have enough power on her hands. 

Sun Ruo Wei, ah Sun Ruo Wei, a flower growing in a greenhouse should find a man who is willing to take care of the flower patiently.

Qi Liangye had no heart at all, and Xie Yu thought it was ridiculous that the noble ladies in the capital liked his delicately beautiful face.

Sun Ruo Wei wouldn't be able to bring benefits to Qi Liangye at all, and naturally, she wasn't worthy of the position of being a Crown Princess. 

Xie Yu suddenly raised an eyebrow.

"Brother Liang-"

"See the visitor out."

Qi Liangye wore a long cyan coat and walked in front of Sun Ruo Wei, with one hand, he commanded.

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T/N: Sun Ruo Wei seems quite reasonable...Oh well, next~