Bai Xiangxiu was a little confused as she was dragged out by him. When she was eating, she noticed that many people coming and going would glance at her neck, but then pretend they hadn't seen anything and went on to do other things.
She touched it subconsciously, and there was still some numbness and pain there.
Could it be …
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Long Heng said, "Try not to do any work in the kitchen in the future."
"Yes." But why? She didn't seem to be pregnant!
Just as she was wondering, Old Madame sent them a message to have dinner because Miss Lin had gone to her place for some reason.
Old Madame was trying to get her son to get along with his wife, but why did she drag her, a concubine?
However, Bai Xiangxiu was happy to go this time. She couldn't let any sparks fly between the male and female leads.
Just like that, she dressed up and went to Old Madame's place with Long Heng.
Old Madame was sick, so the food was placed in her room. However, the tea table Bai Xiangxiu gave her was placed on the side. She treasured it very much and couldn't bear to use it.
There was only a small table here. It wasn't big, but it was enough for the four of them to sit down and eat.
At first, Bai Xiangxiu didn't think much of it. Wasn't it just going in to eat?
However, as soon as she took a step, Long Heng grabbed her hand and helped her in.
Old Madame tilted in her chair and looked up with a smile. "It just rained outside. Was the road slippery?"
"It wasn't slippery …"
That's not right. If it wasn't slippery, why was he holding her hand?
Glancing at Lin Qianzi, the female lead, Bai Xiangxiu immediately corrected herself. "It was a little slippery."
Pfft!
Old Madame had never seen someone change the topic so abruptly, so she said, "Sit down and eat!"
Wasn't it inappropriate?
A concubine sitting down with Old Madame, the future mistress, and the male lead to eat together?
However, Bai Xiangxiu still sat down. She sat opposite the female lead.
Anyway, it was the old madame who asked her to sit here. Anyway, there was nothing between the female lead and the male lead now, and she wasn't considered a mistress.
Speaking of mistresses, if the female lead interfered, then she would be the mistress.
Long Heng didn't pay any attention to the female lead, Lin Qianzi, throughout the entire process. He even ordered, "Give Xiu 'er some dishes. She doesn't have a good appetite and is afraid of strange tastes."
Then, he glanced at Old Madam Sheng, indicating that he didn't want her to think too much.
Of course, the Old Madame didn't think too much about it. When her son came in, she knew that he didn't like Miss Lin.
Although she was the official wife, it wasn't as if she didn't know about her reputation in the capital recently.
In the past, it was only a suspicion, but the more it spread, the worse it became. It was really hard to believe.
Even Madam Song, who was usually quiet, had mentioned that she had wanted to marry Miss Lin, the most talented woman in the capital, for her son. But now, she was glad that Miss Lin had been betrothed to Long Heng before she could ask.
When these words reached Old Madame's ears, she also felt sullen. Why did she ask for such a marriage for her son?
Not to mention that she had rejected the marriage and run away before she was even married, she even caused her son to get injured.
She hadn't even married into the family and was already like this. If she married into the family, then what would happen? Who knew what would happen?
Look, she said that she was here to take care of her, but as soon as she sat down, she asked why the Prince didn't come over to eat.
She just didn't say anything. This concubine's status was really high, even higher than Old Madame, the head of the family.
She hadn't even married into the family yet, and she already wanted to criticize her. Since she wanted to see, then she would have someone come and let her see as much as she wanted.
Now that Madam Bai was pregnant, she definitely couldn't let her be wronged.
As for her not moving out of Apricot Garden, Old Madame didn't blame her. Her son was so attentive to her, but if she still wanted to be magnanimous and give him away, then she would be disappointed.
This was just right. She didn't break the rules and was also pleasing to the eye …
Uh, Old Madame's eyes narrowed, causing Bai Xiangxiu to almost throw the teacup in her hand.
Heavens knew how much Long Heng looked like his mother when he narrowed his eyes. He looked very, very dangerous.
Bai Xiangxiu glanced nervously at Long Heng, meaning to ask, "What's wrong with your mother? Why did she suddenly narrow her eyes?"
But Long Heng only had a faint smile floating at the corner of his mouth. Then he continued to ask about Old Madame's health, completely ignoring her request for help.
Just as Bai Xiangxiu was feeling strange, she saw the female lead staring at her neck. She unconsciously gritted her teeth, a sour feeling in her eyes.
She immediately thought of those servant girls' strange gazes and unconsciously touched her own neck. Finally, she couldn't resist glancing at Xiao Shi.
Xiao Shi blushed and immediately turned her head to the side, as if she didn't know her master.
Bai Xiangxiu finally understood what was going on. She silently glared at Long Heng and reached out to pull up her collar.
She didn't need to look to know that it was Long Heng's doing. So this was what he meant by punishment?
She blushed. How many people had seen her along the way? It was really embarrassing.
Long Heng always had a sense of propriety. Even if he was excited, he rarely left any special kiss marks on her body because he couldn't bear to bite her. Even if he didn't say anything, he would silently lick her a few times. The next day, he would even smear some red pearls on her body, making her look like she was seriously injured.
But today, he did this on purpose!
In fact, it was already written in the novel that this man was extremely domineering. He didn't allow others to even look at his woman.
But the female lead was too charming, and he couldn't do anything about it.
However, his possessiveness was very strong, so Bai Xiangxiu felt that she really needed to be careful.
She hadn't even provoked him yet, but she was already being slandered.
After a while, when the dishes were served, she was indeed separated into small plates.
Long Heng accompanied her to eat and didn't pick up the food that the female lead had eaten.
This was clearly disdaining Lin Qianzi. This move of his was really bad.
Bai Xiangxiu was happy to see him do this. Even if the female lead didn't do anything to them, she was still her love rival!
The old madame didn't say anything and just ate some food on her own before going to lie down and rest. But when she left, she was polite to the female lead and told the young people to slowly eat.
Slowly using meant slowly torturing each other. Lin Qianzi wasn't someone who could endure silently. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been treated differently by the men.
She was bold, so she couldn't help but feel angry when she saw them following each other. She put down her bowl and chopsticks and said, "I'm done eating. Prince, coming to the palace this time, I can be considered …"
"Please shut up. Which family's rules would make Miss Lin be so rude?
The host hasn't finished eating yet and you're already speaking disrespectfully. Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed by outsiders?
Oh, This King almost forgot. I'm afraid the daughter of the Lin family doesn't care about things like face. "
Long Heng usually didn't speak much, but when he suddenly said these hurtful words, his tongue was abnormally poisonous!
Admirable. Bai Xiangxiu lowered her head and ate silently, but she was still happy inside.
No matter what, he wasn't attracted to the female lead. This was good.