My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"Oh……"

Jiang Xiaobai gave Li Zhiwei a careful look and couldn't help but smile.

Yes, at this moment, Li Zhiwei's eyelashes trembled slightly, and even... the tips of her ears turned red.

It seems that this woman is awake, but judging from the fact that she still hasn't opened her eyes, she is clearly going to continue pretending to be asleep.

However, Jiang Xiaobai did not expose her, but instead gently placed Li Zhiwei on the bed, then pulled the blanket over her and covered her with it.

After doing all this, Jiang Xiaobai didn't rush to leave. Instead, he sat down by the bed.

At this moment, the morning light outside the window gradually brightened, falling on the edge of the bed curtains.

Li Zhiwei kept her eyes closed and remained motionless, but the blush on the tips of her ears was impossible to hide.

Looking at this woman, Jiang Xiaobai's smile deepened.

Indeed, this woman, who is usually so clever, is acting rather foolish now that she's pretending to be asleep.

With a smile, Jiang Xiaobai's gaze slowly fell on the veil on Li Zhiwei's face.

The veil was very thin, gently covering Li Zhiwei's face, revealing only her eyebrows, eyes, and a small section of her fair forehead.

This only fueled Jiang Xiaobai's curiosity: what did this woman actually look like?

It's worth noting that after arriving here, both Tang Ningshuang's heroic and aloof demeanor and Lin Qinrou's elegant and intelligent appearance left a deep impression on people.

But Li Zhiwei is different.

This woman... is always veiled in mystery.

You can see the eyebrows and eyes, you can see the expression, but you can't see the whole picture.

It gives the impression of a painting that is half-covered.

The less you can see something, the more you want to know.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaobai's fingers twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but raise his hand.

At this moment, he really wanted to lift that veil, even just a little bit.

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, Jiang Xiaobai shook his head.

Yes, he cannot take advantage of someone's misfortune.

After forcibly pressing his hand down, Jiang Xiaobai looked at Li Zhiwei and said with a smile, "Oh, Miss Li, you are so kind."

"If I really marry you in the future, won't I be glared at to death by all those talented men in the capital?"

As Jiang Xiaobai finished speaking, Li Zhiwei's eyelashes trembled slightly on the bed.

Jiang Xiaobai saw it, but pretended not to, and continued with a smile, "Heh, but there's nothing I can do about it, what can I do when I'm so shameless!"

"Hey... how about I sneak a kiss on you when we're all alone? Nobody'll know anyway!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Xiaobai clearly saw that the woman's expression tensed up.

With a slight smile, Jiang Xiaobai slowly leaned closer.

As he got almost close to Li Zhiwei, he said softly, "Miss Li, you had a hard night."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai lightly kissed the woman's forehead, then stood up and said, "Miss Li, you get some sleep. I'm going to find my father-in-law!"

After saying that, Jiang Xiaobai stood up, pulled the blanket up for Li Zhiwei again, picked up the soft armor next to him, and then turned to leave.

As the footsteps faded into the distance.

Only when the door closed softly did Li Zhiwei on the bed slowly open her eyes.

Slowly sitting up, Li Zhiwei gently touched her forehead.

There was still a trace of warmth there.

Li Zhiwei's cheeks grew increasingly hot, and she finally lowered her head, too ashamed to even look up.

"That bad guy... he's so annoying!"

Li Zhiwei gently bit her lip, her voice so low that only she could hear it.

But after she finished speaking, the corners of Li Zhiwei's mouth involuntarily lifted slightly.

She heard Jiang Xiaobai say "Thank you for your hard work last night" before he left.

It was because she heard it that she felt her face burning.

She had never taken such good care of anyone before, and this was the first time she had ever done so.

But precisely because it was her first time, and with her future husband, she had indescribable feelings.

Although she was exhausted after a long night, she inexplicably enjoyed it.

Li Zhiwei took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

But for some reason, the more she tried to calm down, the faster her heart beat.

Finally, she could only lower her head again and gently pull the blanket up a little.

It was as if this would cover up that feeling of shame.

……

Here.

After Jiang Xiaobai stepped out of the room, he was greeted by Tang Ningshuang waiting in the courtyard.

Tang Ningshuang was still dressed in a tight-fitting outfit, with a sword at her waist, and her expression was indifferent.

Before Jiang Xiaobai could even speak, he saw Tang Ningshuang glare at him coldly.

Forehead?

Jiang Xiaobai paused, and some blurry images involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Last night in the carriage...

Jiang Xiaobai's heart skipped a beat.

Was that dream real?

Thinking of this, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly felt a little guilty. He looked at Tang Ningshuang and coughed lightly, "Good morning, Miss Tang!"

snort!

Tang Ningshuang looked coldly at Jiang Xiaobai, snorted, but didn't say anything.

Jiang Xiaobai felt even more guilty about this.

Yes, this woman is more frightening when she doesn't speak than when she does.

Jiang Xiaobai immediately looked around and changed the subject, saying, "Huh, why are you alone?"

"Where is Zhang Xinnian?"

"Oh……"

Tang Ningshuang said calmly, "You stayed at the Prime Minister's residence last night, and he went back to the Marquis's residence to report."

At this point, Tang Ningshuang paused slightly, "It should be..."

Before he could finish speaking, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the courtyard.

Soon, a figure strode in.

It was none other than Zhang Xinnian.

As soon as Zhang Xinnian entered the courtyard, he saw Jiang Xiaobai, and his face immediately lit up with surprise: "Oh, Young Master, you're awake!"

"Yes, she's awake."

Jiang Xiaobai nodded with a smile.

To be honest, the atmosphere felt much better after Zhang Xinnian arrived.

"It's good that you're awake, it's good that you're awake."

Zhang Xinnian visibly relaxed: "Your Highness, you really drank too much yesterday. When you arrived at the Prime Minister's residence, you were completely out of it."

"Yes, that liquor was definitely a bit strong!"

Jiang Xiaobai responded.

The wine from Tianjifang is smooth on the palate, but its aftereffects are quite potent.

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai nodded, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

The chill was obviously coming from Tang Ningshuang.

Jiang Xiaobai's expression froze instantly. He slowly turned around to look at Tang Ningshuang, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Miss Tang, I drank too much yesterday. I didn't do anything, did I?"

Yes, some things are better discussed openly.

But before he could finish speaking, and before Tang Ningshuang could even open her mouth, Zhang Xinnian's voice rang out from the side.

"Haha, Your Highness, you drank too much yesterday, it was quite a scene!"

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai immediately felt a bad premonition.

Jiang Xiaobai quickly looked at Zhang Xinnian and gave him a meaningful look.

"Your Highness, you don't know!"

Zhang Xinnian, clearly oblivious to Jiang Xiaobai's gaze, laughed loudly, "You, yesterday you kept trying to snuggle into Miss Tang's arms!"

"That guy, I couldn't stop him no matter what!"

"I even suspect that you're faking it on purpose!!"