She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Jiang Ruining twitched the corners of her mouth, looking completely innocent: "I had an intermittent moment of not wanting to live just now, but now I want to live again."

Xiao Che's indifferent eyes flickered slightly.

Intermittent moments of not wanting to live.

I have moments when I feel like I'm going to have a breakdown and want to die.

Once you get through that, you're filled with hatred and resentment again.

Isn't this exactly his mental state during the time he witnessed his birth mother's body being dismembered?

It turns out she had also been forced into this situation.

Jiang Ruining pulled his arm: "I'll take that as a yes! You're the Regent, your word is law, you can't go back on your word."

Xiao Che's arm was held tightly by her, and half of his body was pressed against him in a flattering manner, without any sense of defense.

There was no indication that she was deliberately trying to seduce him.

Jiang Ruining took his silence as a tacit agreement.

I got out of bed using both my hands and feet and poured myself a glass of water.

She choked on the water and coughed up tears.

Xiao Che couldn't bear to look: "..." So stupid!

outside the house.

Jin Yu and Yun Mi, who were guarding the doors and windows, were worried when they heard Jiang Ruining crying.

But I didn't hear any message, and I didn't dare to go in and disturb them.

A second-class maid brought in the folded clothes and, hearing sobbing sounds coming from inside, asked curiously, "Why do I hear you crying, Miss? Sister Jinyu is outside. Who are you talking to?"

Yun Mi's delicate face scrunched up as she whispered, "She was just cursing at me...that person!"

Who else is this "unspeakable one"?

The second-class maid frowned knowingly: "Did she scold our young lady again because of Miss Jin?"

Yun Mi scratched her head in frustration: "Our young lady and Miss Jin went to Princess Anyang's residence to attend the poetry gathering together. They went out and came back peacefully without any conflict. But Madam insists that our young lady bullied Miss Jin."

"The young lady returned, and before she could even stand properly, she was summoned and given a severe scolding! She hadn't done anything wrong, so naturally she refused to admit it, and the madam even ordered her men to drag her to the ancestral hall!"

"The girl was truly wronged!"

The second-class maid placed the folded clothes on the side table in the secondary room, glanced at the tightly closed door, and said pitifully, "Madam used to be a little more restrained before Master was about to return, but now she doesn't pretend at all? Isn't she afraid that Master will be angry with her?"

Yun Mi pouted, "Who knows what Madam is thinking! I even doubt if the girl is really her biological daughter!"

The second-class maid was startled: "Good sister, you can't say that! You are the closest person to the young lady. If the madam doesn't like the young lady, how could she possibly like you? If the madam hears this, she will definitely use it as an excuse to punish you with a beating and scold the young lady."

Yun Mi patted her mouth: "You've been too quick to speak again! Thanks for reminding me, I'll definitely have to watch my mouth from now on."

The second-class maid sighed, "Is it really alright for you to be all alone inside, young lady? Won't you do something rash?"

Yunmi shook her head: "It's okay, you've vented and cried it out, you feel much better now. Go tell the kitchen to send it over a little later tonight."

The second-class maid sighed, glanced worriedly at the closed door, and then left.

Yun Mi breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the person leave.

When dinner was brought in.

It was already getting dark.

Xiao Che ate his meal slowly and deliberately, without making a sound, and every move he made was very noble and elegant.

Jiang Ruining ate too much at the restaurant in the afternoon and wasn't hungry at all, so she sat down to do embroidery.

She simply couldn't do it, and the original owner's needlework was truly appalling; muscle memory was all she could manage to embroider the roc in a very "majestic" way.

Why embroider a fat chicken?

Jiang Ruining was holding up her embroidery hoop, examining the unique artwork against the light, when he asked her that question, which made her a little embarrassed and angry.

Although she herself felt that she looked quite like a fat chicken.

"What I embroidered is a roc, symbolizing a soaring future!"

Xiao Che frowned and asked, "Does Fatty Chicken know he's changed his name to Roc?"

Jiang Ruining seemed to have smashed an embroidery hoop over his head: "..."

Xiao Che commented: "So ugly, just as ugly as when you cry."

Jiang Ruining took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to bite him to death.

Xiao Che traced the "fat chicken's" neck with his fingertips, his eyes dark and menacing: "You've already given one to Shao Yunting, and you're going to give a second one? Is this what you mean by 'it has nothing to do with him'?"

Jiang Ruining moved her work aside, afraid he would ruin it: "That purse was clearly snatched by Shao Yunting! Anyone who says I gave it to him must be a spy planted by the Empress Dowager or the Cui family to sow discord!"

"I don't like him anymore, why would I give him anything? Besides, have you ever seen a woman give a man a purse embroidered with a roc?"

"This roc embroidery is finished; it's a gift for my brother!"

To show "loyalty".

She added, "I'll embroider another one later; it's for the prince! What pattern do you like?"

The darkness in Xiao Che's eyes dissipated, and he raised an eyebrow: "With your skills, I'm not worthy of your attention!"

Jiang Ruining saw disdain in his eyes, but there was no resistance; he clearly wanted it!

I reckon he's never received anything handmade by someone else in his entire life.

How pitiful!

"Whether or not to accept it is the prince's business; whether or not to give it away is my business!"

Xiao Che snorted lightly: "Whatever!"

Jiang Ruining raised an eyebrow.

She guessed right!

When Yunmi came in to tidy up, she saw one holding a teacup, smiling softly with her eyes lowered, and the other holding an embroidery hoop, chin raised. The candlelight mixed with the light of the luminous pearl was exceptionally gentle, illuminating the two bickering beauties. The scene was indescribably warm and comfortable.

It was as if the two of them were meant to stay there.

"Miss, a letter from the master."

Yunmi stepped forward and handed a box and a letter to her master.

Jiang Ruining glanced at it, a mocking smile playing on her lips: "It's so unopened!"

Madam Jiang would secretly open and read all the letters from her father and brothers. Whenever she saw any expression in their words that said "I know you are wronged," Madam Jiang would look at her with the eyes of a mortal enemy.

Perhaps thinking of herself, who had always loved to compete for favor and scheme since childhood, she would use harsh words to scold her, sow discord between the couple and between mother and son, and incite them to despise Chu Jin, calling her vicious and only knowing how to scheme against her family.

This time, they didn't snatch the gift or peek at the letter?

How strange!

Yunmi was also very surprised: "The seal on the gift box hasn't been touched! Madam must have realized that you really don't care about her anymore, and she's afraid you'll complain to the old lady and master!"

He paused for a moment.

He added, "Perhaps it's a change of heart, realizing how terrible things I've been?"

Jiang Ruining scoffed, "She'll only repent if the stars and moon reverse!"

I opened the letter and read it.

His eyes lit up!

Yunmi asked curiously, "What's making you so happy, young lady?"