The Eldest Princess' Substitute Husband (Transmigration) - Chapter 36

“How would those with power care about the life and death of a pawn?”

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System: Notification, Wei Luoyi’s favorability has increased.

Song Jinsheng: ?

What is going on?

She finally understood. This princess truly had a habit of “bullying” people…

In this situation, even though Song Jinsheng knew that Wei Luoyi was deliberately teasing her, she could only remain speechless and let her do as she pleased. She even got a little distracted, staring at Wei Luoyi’s face, which was so close to hers.

Wei Luoyi was still waiting for her to respond. She thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of having control over a person, especially this one.

But a moment passed, and Song Jinsheng just frowned and looked at her quietly, with no words or actions. In Wei Luoyi’s eyes, she looked like she was enduring a silent struggle.

According to before, shouldn’t she be hiding and begging for mercy?

The silent staring made Wei Luoyi’s teasing mood dissipate. She released her grip on Song Jinsheng’s chin and took a step back from her. Her eyes seemed to sweep over her casually. “That’s enough. I didn’t come here for this. I’ll hold off on this punishment for now.”

Song Jinsheng was still lost in her thoughts. She looked up and saw that Wei Luoyi had already walked to the table and sat down, seemingly with no intention of leaving. She couldn’t help but ask, “Then is there anything else Your Highness needs?”

“Didn’t the Consort say that the shop was going to open in a few days? Naturally, I came to ask when the opening is so I can go and take a look.”

Song Jinsheng hadn’t expected her to ask about such an insignificant matter. She twitched the corner of her mouth. “I didn’t expect Your Highness to care about this…”

“Why?” Wei Luoyi turned her head and glanced at her. “Isn’t this shop something the Consort set up with the money she borrowed from me? It’s considered my private business. Can’t I ask about it?”

“No, you can, of course. Ah…” Song Jinsheng was about to explain when she saw Wei Luoyi about to pour herself some tea. However, the cup in front of her was the one Song Jinsheng had used.

Seeing that Wei Luoyi seemed to be looking at her cup, Song Jinsheng couldn’t help but walk over. Just as she was about to remind her, she saw Wei Luoyi’s hand reach out.

Song Jinsheng’s heart tightened until she saw her hand pass over her cup and reach for a new one on the other side. Only then did she relax.

Wei Luoyi poured a cup. But when the yellowish-brown “tea” came out of the spout, she was surprised. She stared at it until the cup was full, her eyes filled with curiosity.

She had truly never seen such a muddy tea before.

She didn’t know that Song Jinsheng had already had the tea replaced with bubble tea when she came back, and to ensure the taste, she had specifically added ice cubes to it.

Seeing her stunned, Song Jinsheng quickly introduced it to her. “Your Highness, this is the tea I will be selling in my shop. It’s a mixture of milk and tea, which is why it’s called ‘bubble tea.’ It… just looks a little strange, but it tastes very good.”

Hearing this, Wei Luoyi’s frown deepened. She even brought the cup to her eyes to examine the “strange” tea carefully. After a long moment, she slowly took a sip, her face full of doubt.

In a flash, she froze. Then her fine eyebrows relaxed. Her gaze returned to the cup. After a moment of hesitation, she drank all the bubble tea in the cup.

“Hey…” Song Jinsheng had thought Wei Luoyi would only take a sip. She didn’t expect her to drink it all, and she didn’t have time to stop her. She could only follow up with a question, “How was it? Is it alright?”

Wei Luoyi glanced at her. Her pink tongue licked her lips like a cat. She said calmly, “It’s not bad. It’s not hard to drink. It’s also quite new. I have never tasted it before.”

“This bubble tea has never existed in the capital before. It doesn’t exist anywhere else, and it’s not Western… Hey, hey…”

Seeing her interest, Song Jinsheng wanted to tell her more. But then she saw Wei Luoyi pour another cup, lift it, and prepare to drink it. Song Jinsheng quickly grabbed her hand to stop her.

Seeing this, Wei Luoyi glanced at Song Jinsheng’s hand on her wrist, then looked up at her, her eyes filled with confusion.

Song Jinsheng also froze when their eyes met. She immediately released her hand, and her long sleeves gradually covered her slender fingers, hiding her uncomfortably curled fingertips.

“Uh… it’s too hot today, and I added ice to this. Your Highness… you…”

As Song Jinsheng spoke, her eyes were fixed on the cup in Wei Luoyi’s hand, but Wei Luoyi was staring at her, her calm eyes seemingly trying to see through the person in front of her.

“Do you take me for a fool?”

It’s so cold. Couldn’t she taste the ice?

“No, it’s just…” Song Jinsheng sighed helplessly in her heart. She sat down, looking away. “I heard from Dongyang and the others that Your Highness shouldn’t drink too much cold water.”

Hearing this, Wei Luoyi’s eyes narrowed suspiciously. Then, she turned her head and the corner of her mouth imperceptibly curled. “It’s fine. It’s only a single cup once in a while.”

“But… aren’t you on your period now?” Song Jinsheng was so anxious when she saw Wei Luoyi was about to drink again that she quickly tried to persuade her. “Your Highness, a woman should avoid cold water during her period. Besides, Your Highness… you suffer so much from abdominal pain during this time. Why would you still drink it… Your Highness needs to take care of her body.”

After seeing Wei Luoyi in so much pain last time, if she were to drink a few more cups of iced bubble tea, who knows if she would “hemorrhage”… She might be in so much pain that she can’t even go out.

“The Consort has a good memory.” Wei Luoyi’s voice was soft. She put the cup down and looked at Song Jinsheng again.

Song Jinsheng was still thinking about her painful state last time, but with Wei Luoyi’s words, she realized that she might have said something wrong…

In “Wei Luoyi’s” eyes, she should be a man, right? But how could a man remember a woman’s period so clearly? Even if he could remember, in this era… a period was something women were ashamed to talk about… So how could a man know so much about it?

Song Jinsheng felt her heart tremble as Wei Luoyi continued to stare at her. Thinking back to what she had just said, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was doomed.

Wei Luoyi is incredibly smart. She wouldn’t… suspect anything, would she?

“Um… I…” Realizing she had been silent for too long, Song Jinsheng had to look up at her. But as soon as their eyes met, her mind, which had already failed to come up with an explanation, went completely blank. She just stood there, speechless.

Wei Luoyi took in all of her small movements. When she saw the awkwardness on Song Jinsheng’s face again, she secretly smiled and raised an eyebrow, looking away. “Alright, I won’t delay the Consort here anymore.”

She stood up, her eyes slanted toward the person below her. “I just came to tell you something, Consort. I will also be there on the day the shop opens to see how grand the event will be.”

“Oh… okay, it should be in the next few days…” Song Jinsheng was still worried about saying the wrong thing just now. Her mind was in a mess, and she didn’t know what to say. She just followed Wei Luoyi and walked her to the door.

“Have a safe trip, Your Highness.” Song Jinsheng stood by the open door and watched her leave. Then she closed the door and leaned her back against it, feeling tired and annoyed.

She stared up at the purple-red wooden beams of the ceiling, but her eyes were empty, her gaze flickering, as she was clearly deep in thought.

Looking at Wei Luoyi’s reaction just now, it doesn’t seem like she’s suspicious of me… Otherwise, she would have asked about it right then and there. After all, in this era… it’s rare for a man to be so knowledgeable about such private matters of a woman, right?

Mmm… she probably doesn’t suspect anything… It’s a good thing she doesn’t suspect anything…

She’s truly terrified that her identity will be exposed before she can go back. That would be a capital offense. Then she really won’t be able to escape.

Thank goodness… I really need to be more careful with what I say next time…

Song Jinsheng comforted herself in her heart. After letting out a sigh of relief, she unintentionally looked at the two cups on the table again.

There were two cups. One was the one Wei Luoyi had used, and the other was hers…

Song Jinsheng’s thoughts were in a daze. She remembered how she had thought Wei Luoyi would use her cup and couldn’t help but mock herself in her heart.

She must have been overly sensitive recently to be thinking so much nonsense… Wei Luoyi is a neat freak. Why would she deliberately use her cup just to tease her…

She came here tonight just to see how popular the opening would be, right? But then why did she have to make a special trip? She could have just sent someone to inform her.

Song Jinsheng leaned her head against the door, asking and answering herself in her mind.

After a long internal struggle, she closed her eyes and sighed silently.

What is she still fantasizing about? Why is she getting her hopes up? Why does she keep thinking that Wei Luoyi might have a little bit of feelings for her?

Why does she keep looking for this answer?

Even if she does, what good would it do? Su Ran was right. She and Wei Luoyi are not on the same path, and they won’t have a good ending… What’s more…

Wei Luoyi doesn’t care about her at all, does she?

How would those with power care about the life and death of a pawn?

Her eyes had been staring blankly at the ceiling for too long, and they became dry. Song Jinsheng came back to her senses and blinked, letting a wave of increasingly strong bitterness wash over her heart.

She lowered her head and a slight smile appeared at the corner of her lips, but her expression was one of sadness.

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On the day of the shop’s opening.

Because it had rained the night before, the weather was exceptionally refreshing, and there were many people on the streets. When a crowd of people passed by a shop and saw a large group of people gathered around, they all stopped and joined in, craning their necks to see what the commotion was about.

An exquisite carriage stopped near the shop. A maid got out first, and then she helped the young lady in the carriage slowly descend.

From the moment the maid lifted the curtain and the veiled young lady appeared, passersby couldn’t help but turn their heads to look at her, but they all secretly glanced at her a few times before they dared to stare.

After all, her looks, her elegant temperament, and the carriage with an official government seal—a carriage that no ordinary person could afford—all revealed the noble identity of this young lady.

Chunyue led Wei Luoyi to the side of the crowd. Seeing the packed and lively scene, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “There are… so many people… The Consort must be very busy right now… I wonder where the Consort is…”

Chunyue stood on her tiptoes, peering inside. But just as she finished speaking, a few people who were watching the show left, creating an empty space. Now, she could see the scene inside clearly.

But…

She saw a man and a woman standing at the entrance of the shop. The man’s skin was exceptionally fair, and his face was so handsome and pretty that it was almost too much. It was no exaggeration to say that he was more beautiful than some women… Who else could it be but their androgynous Consort?

And the person standing next to her was a beautiful young woman with a graceful face. Every smile and every frown was so stunning and captivating that it made people want to stare.

The two of them were talking to each other, laughing and smiling. They both looked very happy.

Chunyue stood there in a daze for a long time. The emotions in her eyes went from surprise to indignation, and finally to a startle. She quickly turned her head to look at the person beside her.

She had forgotten that Her Highness was also here…

“Your Highness… this… there are too many people… how about we go back?” Chunyue looked at Wei Luoyi’s calm expression and asked carefully in a low voice.

Wei Luoyi was silent for a moment before she lowered her eyes and glanced at her. “Go back?”

“We’ve already come all this way. Of course, we have to go in and take a look… at how much of a commotion there is.”

With that, Wei Luoyi walked forward on her own. Chunyue didn’t even dare to raise her head. She quickly agreed and followed behind her.

She had been with Wei Luoyi for a long time. Although she couldn’t figure out her master’s mind, she knew her a little.

Her Highness… looks calm, but listening to her tone… she’s afraid that if she gets any closer, she’ll be frozen…

Her Highness is clearly upset…

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