C18 We Can't Afford to Let It Go

"Princess, Xiu will help you wash and change your clothes. The crown prince is waiting for you in the front hall for dinner!" Lyu Xiu said with a joyful expression. She thought that Crown Prince Yun really cared about his master, he would have a good day in the future.

Hearing the word 'crown prince', Jing Xiaotong's heart quivered. The first thing she thought of was Nan Mingcheng. Could it be that he came back? She immediately sat up and asked, "Which crown prince?"

"Crown Prince Yun." Seeing Jing Xiaotong's reaction, Lyu Xiu knew that she had misunderstood, perhaps it was just to disappoint her. She slightly withdrew her smile and said softly, but in her heart, she was thinking how handsome Crown Prince Yun was, and how superior he was to Wu Tie. If Jing Xiaotong saw this, she would definitely like him.

"I'm not hungry, I don't want to eat. You go tell him that there's no need to wait!" Jing Xiaotong instantly softened and lay back down.

She initially wanted to see what the crown prince looked like, but right now, she was not in the mood to do so. So what?

"Princess, the Southern Crown Prince still has you in his heart. This jade pendant was carried by the Southern Crown Prince ever since he was born. Back when the Supreme Emperor was alive, he loved the Southern Crown Prince the most. This jade pendant was bestowed by the Supreme Emperor.

Lyu Xiu saw through what Jing Xiaotong was thinking about Nan Mingcheng and whispered to her. Seeing that the princess wasn't happy, she felt upset. This master treated her like a princess and treated her pretty well. She really liked this new master.

Jing Xiaotong's heart suddenly felt a bit warmer after hearing Lyu Xiu's words. It seemed like Nan Mingcheng still had his own heart.

"Princess, the palace is filled with danger. It's best for you to be careful, don't let anyone catch you red-handed." Lyu Xiu was used to the palace's swindling tactics. She was afraid that her master would suffer a loss.

"Oh." Seeing that Lyu Xiu was doing this for her own good, Jing Xiaotong swallowed her words of agreement.

"Princess, let Xiu help you change your clothes. The crown prince has been waiting for you for a long time!" Seeing that she was in a better mood, Lyu Xiu agreed. If Jing Xiaotong saw Crown Prince Yun, she would probably like him.

"No, go tell him to eat first. Don't wait for me." Jing Xiaotong refused to budge even if she was dead. She really felt that she had no appetite.

"Princess …" Lyu Xiu looked troubled. How could she dare to reply? Her master had dared to agree to the crown prince's request. What if she got angry and lost her head?

"I won't eat, I won't eat even if I'm beaten to death. Stop talking and get out." Jing Xiaotong was extremely annoyed, so she decided to just lie down and ignore him.

Lyu Xiu's expression darkened immediately. Since her mistress did not agree to eat, she could not force herself to. With a sullen face, she could only obediently walk out to report to the crown prince. Otherwise, it would be too infuriating.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the princess is not feeling well. She was asleep when we got back. She said that she didn't want to eat it and told you not to wait for her." Lyu Xiu lowered her head in panic, her voice getting lower and lower as she spoke.

She felt the air suddenly drop by a few degrees as a chill ran through her entire body. The coldness was bone-chilling, and since no one wanted to wake her up, she could only obediently kneel on the ground.

This Crown Prince Yun was even more terrifying than their Crown Prince. He didn't say a word, as if time had stopped and the air had frozen. Lyu Xiu didn't even dare to breathe, afraid that she would suffer from a bad temper.

After a long time …

"Men, bring these meals over to her and let her eat them. If she doesn't eat them, then she will cut off Lantern Garden's food from tomorrow onwards." Yun Zihao slowly said, how could he hear the anger in his words.

Seeing that she was so sad to leave her homeland alone, and that she even wanted to accompany her to eat a meal, he became slightly unhappy after waiting for so long. He wanted to punish her so she wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.

However, his mood calmed down in an instant. This woman was very interesting, but not like an ordinary woman. If she was any other woman, she would have flown over happily.

In Lantern Garden, Crown Princess's sleeping quarters, the table was filled with food. Jing Xiaotong was still lazily lying on the bed.

The four girls of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter all frowned, kneeling on the ground in fear and trepidation, their bodies appearing even thinner and thinner than before.

"Crown Princess, why don't you eat some? The servants are begging you. No matter what, you have to think for your own body."

The crown prince had always kept his mouth shut, he had always said that he would definitely be able to cut off the Lantern Garden food. The little girls muttered in their hearts that if Crown Princess didn't want to eat it, she would eat it.

"I've already said that I'm not eating. I think you guys should eat it." Jing Xiaotong was slightly displeased and raised her voice.

"Princess, we servants do not dare." Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter were all terrified. Their voices carried a hint of sobbing.

"What is there to be afraid of? I won't say it if you don't say it, but who would know that it's food in the end?" Jing Xiaotong did not have any appetite to begin with. Now that she was forced to eat, she could no longer eat anymore.

The maidservants lowered their heads even more and were on the verge of tears when they heard her words. They hurriedly said, "Crown Princess, spare our lives. Even if we were given ten guts, the servants still wouldn't dare to eat it. That is a heinous crime."

"Lyu Xiu, tie them up and feed them." Hearing this, Jing Xiaotong frowned as she viciously said. Since the crown prince dared to threaten her, she would use his men as punishment. She wanted to see just how much of a crime he could commit.

"Crown Princess, spare me …" Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter cried out as they kowtowed over and over again, wishing that they could just kowtow on the ground to death. Their foreheads turned purple in an instant, as if they were about to bleed.

When Jing Xiaotong saw their frightened expressions, then looked at the bruises on their foreheads, she really couldn't bear to see them. She scolded them, "Alright, alright. Is it all over?"

"Give me a bite of each dish." Jing Xiaotong said irritably. Since she said she would eat, and didn't say much, then if something really happened to them because she didn't eat that many bites, then she would really be unforgivable.

The maidservants immediately came to life and quickly stood up from the ground. Each of them rushed to the table and quickly grabbed the chopsticks for her to eat. Jing Xiaotong agreed to eat lying on the bed with her mouth wide open, but in her heart, she was extremely unhappy.

Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter stood against the bruises on their foreheads with smiles plastered all over their faces. Their little lives had finally been saved, but they had never seen such a 'cute' master.

Inside the Crown Prince's chamber, when the Crown Prince heard the report, the contemptuous expression on his face disappeared in a flash. He thought to himself, "Spring, summer, autumn, winter, interesting …"

From then on, the war between husband and wife began …