Falling in love while doing tasks [Quick Wear]

Taking slow steps, Song Xu approached Pei Yu, who was standing in the front, as if taking a leisurely stroll in the garden, and finally stopped three steps away from her.

Pei Yu's face was slightly pale, his eyes were vague and wandering when he looked at Song Xu, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
"Your Highness, if you have any opinions, just speak up. Why do you have to stand in front of me?"

"Oh, the reason I'm standing here is because I'm afraid that Prime Minister Pei and the other ministers may not be hearing well."

Song Xu held the sword in one hand and glanced expressionlessly at all the civil officials who stood up behind Pei Yu. His cold gaze finally fixed on Pei Yu's face.

"Since Prime Minister Pei is so concerned about my marriage, I will officially say here that I will not marry now or in the future."
Song Xu's words were very decisive, and her cold and serious expression indicated that she was not joking.

"Daughter."
Before Pei Yu could react, the empress in the palace spoke out her disapproval.

As the current crown prince and future empress, Song Xu should have the responsibility of continuing the lineage. Now that she does not marry, this will give the royal family's side branches an opportunity to attack her, and her position as the crown princess will inevitably be shaken. Therefore, the empress will definitely not agree with her.

Song Xu knew what the Queen meant, but she was not moved by it. Instead, she said to the Queen calmly:

"The eldest princess has a young daughter. I will just raise her well. It is superfluous for her to marry a husband. What do you think, mother?"

On the surface it was a question, but the affirmative tone already showed Song Xu's determination.
After saying that, she turned around and raised her hand towards the row of black-robed sword guards standing outside the hall who had appeared quietly at some point in time. As soon as her hand fell, the long sword was unsheathed.

The cold white sword light mixed with the scimitars held in the hands of the black-robed sword guards who quickly rushed into the court, and the next moment it was firmly placed on the neck of Pei Yu, who was in a panic.

All the civil officials and ministers who had stood up before were tightly surrounded by the black-robed sword guards. The court, which had been a bit noisy, suddenly became quiet, and only Song Xu's cold voice resounded throughout the hall.

"Pei Yu, who was the prime minister, was ambitious and colluded with Ping Wang Wu Qin to plot a rebellion. Now the evidence is irrefutable. According to the law, Ping Wang Wu Qin and Pei Yu shall be executed, and all his followers shall be beheaded."

"My Lady, what's going on? Please explain it to me."
The queen suddenly stood up and questioned in a stern voice, the jade beads hanging from the crown in front of her shook violently.

Song Xu's sudden action just now almost frightened not only the ministers in the court, but also the empress sitting on the dragon throne in the palace. But when she heard what she said about Pei Yu colluding with Prince Ping to rebel, she was immediately furious.

"Don't worry, Queen Mother. Let's wait until Prince Ping arrives."
Song Xu gently raised the long sword in his hand, and the sharp blade directly cut through Pei Yu's light purple court dress at the shoulder, and a few strands of blood seeped out.

There was a flash of unusual excitement in his dark eyes, but Song Xu hadn't noticed it yet. He raised his sword again and cut Pei Yu's jaw again.
Looking at the obvious bloodstain, Song Xu felt filled with joy, and even curled the corners of his lips in the look of horror in Pei Yu's eyes.

"You, you are, the killer! The devil!"
Pei Yu's sharp and sarcastic voice trembled into a roar that had lost its rhythm and tone. It was not only unpleasant to the ear, but also very harsh.

The Queen became even more furious when she heard this. She threw away her wide sleeves with the golden phoenix embroidered on them and said angrily:
"Pei Yu, stop talking nonsense. Princess, shut her mouth for me."

"Yes."
Song Xu agreed softly, pulled the sword back suddenly, and then stabbed at Pei Yu, who opened her mouth in fear, and actually wanted to pull out her tongue.

However, in a split second, Song Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, grasped the long sword tightly, and spun backwards violently. The tip of the sword narrowly brushed Pei Yu's pale and trembling lips, and a bright red blood bead spun with the tip of the sword, blooming into a gorgeous blood flower.

Her three thousand jet-black hair hung down in disarray, and her moon-white robe fluttered in the air. As she spun, she looked like a blooming Epiphyllum, which opened and then withered in a flash.

The wide sleeves covered his trembling hands, Song Xu exhaled lightly, lowered his eyes, and suppressed the inexplicable desire to kill. When he raised his eyes again, his expressionless face returned to normal.

Pei Yu could no longer stand. When Song Xu looked at him, his legs went weak and he knelt down. His face was pale without a trace of blood, and his whole body was shaking like a sieve.

Song Xu just glanced at her casually, then turned his head to look at the queen in the palace and said:
"Today's morning court session ends here. Queen Mother, go back and rest. You will know the whole story later. I will take my leave now."

After saying a few words, Song Xu strode out of the hall quickly, sword in hand. Then the black-robed sword guards followed him out, escorting a group of gagged civil officials.

But in just a moment, the huge hall seemed to be much emptier, and for a moment the rest of the people did not have time to react.
The Queen was also stunned for a while, and when she came to her senses, Song Xu was gone.

******
The sun had barely risen outside when a basin of ice was placed in the house, bringing a refreshing coolness to the heart. Outside the window, a few green bamboos were planted with their slender leaves half-rolled up, casting sparse shadows that quietly leaked into the window.

A woman in a light-colored round-necked robe was sitting at a desk by the window, supporting her head with one hand. There was an open book on the table, and she had only flipped through a few pages.

Yue Shengyi barely propped up her head to prevent herself from falling asleep. No matter how exciting the story in this storybook was, it couldn't compare to the densely packed small characters on the pages, which made her want to fall asleep. In the past, Song Xu read vividly, and she listened with relish. But now that Song Xu started to go to court every day, she was repeatedly told by Song Xu to stay in the princess's mansion and do nothing all day. She took out this storybook just for entertainment, and soon she was dreaming again.

When Song Xu hurried into the room, he saw Yue Shengyi sleeping soundly with her arm as a pillow. The shadows of the sparse bamboo leaves just covered her face, blocking most of the increasingly scorching midsummer sun, leaving only a few mottled traces of warm yellow light.

The quiet and warm scene finally calmed Song Xu's restless heart, and the fierce murderous aura hidden between his brows gradually dissipated.

She tiptoed towards the desk and slowly squatted down, her infatuated eyes lingering on the sleeping man's face inch by inch, hotter than the scorching summer sun, successfully waking the man who had just fallen asleep.

"Sound."
Seeing Yue Shengyi wake up, Song Xu did not make any other movements. He just called out softly, his tone gentle and lingering, and his eyes looking at her were even more passionate and obsessed.

"Ah Xu, you're back?"
Yue Shengyi, who had just woken up, was not fully awake yet, and did not notice that something was wrong with Song Xu. He just smiled softly at her based on the habit he had developed during this period of time.

The soft smile was just like the original one, like a ray of warm sunshine silently shining into Song Xu's heart full of death and gloom, awakening the dormant new life.

"Sound."
Song Xu called her softly, with deep obsession and desire in his eyes.

Facing the man she had secretly loved for many years, she finally couldn't help herself and slowly leaned forward, getting in front of Yue Shengyi.

"Sound."
Song Xu called out again, and his originally shallow breathing became rapid.

She raised her hands and gently placed them on Yue Shengyi's ears, her clear eyes filled with sincere love.
"I love you."
After he finished speaking, a light but solemn kiss fell on Yue Shengyi's lips.

The girl's unique faint fragrance lingered in her nose, and for a moment it captured all her attention.
When Yue Shengyi came to his senses, the touch on his lips had become vague, and the girl who was squatting in front of him had disappeared.

The girl's confession and kiss just now seemed like an absurd dream in the daytime, short and absurd.

"This is not true, is it?"
Yue Shengyi sat there in a daze, and for a while she stretched out her hand and pulled her hair. The clear pain from her head reminded her that she had already returned to reality.
“This is all true.”

"Hey, Your Highness, Your Highness, you just came back, where are you going now?"
Wu Mu got up from the ground, patted the dust on his back with his hands, gritted his teeth in pain, and shouted at Song Xu's back.

The voice was sharp and piercing, as if she was afraid that it would not reach the backyard. Song Xu, who was feeling guilty for doing something bad and had no choice but to run to the palace, wanted to kick her in the ass again.

Before she walked far, Song Xu turned around and glared at her fiercely.
"Shut up."

Receiving another glare from his own prince, Wu Mu skillfully raised his hand to cover his mouth, but he forgot that his sleeves were covered with dust and ended up eating a mouthful of dust.
"Hmm."
Ebony: I want to cry but I have no tears.
******
The summer night only truly descends upon the world after the last ray of red glow has completely dissipated with the wind.

Song Xu, who left the palace when the sky was full of red clouds, walked around the entire capital city several times, and only returned to the Princess's Mansion when night fell.

The door to the Princess's Mansion was only half open, with two hurricane-proof lanterns hanging high above providing the only light.
Wu Mu was standing at the door alone with his hands in his pockets. He only went to greet Song Xu when he saw him.

During this period of time, Wumu has become accustomed to the fact that Song Xu would always be alone whenever he went out of the house, and of course he has also developed the habit of waiting at the door often.

Even though Song Xu came back late today, she didn't find it strange at all. Instead, she reported to Song Xu in detail everything Yue Shengyi had done in the mansion as usual.

Song Xu listened carefully. When she heard that Yue Sheng had not had dinner and was still hungry, she frowned and said coldly to Wu Mu:
"Sis doesn't want to eat. Is it because the food today wasn't prepared carefully enough? The kitchen staff should be replaced as well."

"Your Highness, Your Highness, it's not that the people in the kitchen are not attentive. It's Miss Yue who said she would not eat until you come back. Miss Yue is unwilling to eat, and you are in the palace. I, your servant, have no choice."

Ebony knelt on one knee, looking miserable.
The boy she likes is doing odd jobs in the kitchen. If His Highness gets angry and drives away everyone in the kitchen, wouldn’t her lover be gone too?
Wu Mu was about to plead for mercy, but Song Xu squatted down and stared at her with sharp eyes.
"Is everything you said true?"

"Yes, I dare not tell lies."

Wu Mu's affirmative tone made Song Xu feel uncertain about what to feel. She felt a mixture of peace and anxiety. Finally, she stood up in silence and walked slowly towards the backyard where the man was.

(End of this chapter)