The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 237 If you won't let me hug you, then I'll hug someone else?

Watching them leave, Gu Simo and Ye Shishu looked at each other and then burst into laughter at the same time.

"Little sister, what do you think big brother is thinking?"

"I don't know." Ye Shishu shook her head, then changed the subject, "But I think my brother must have been moved. Li Yao said she wanted to leave, but most likely she won't be able to."

Gu Simo was about to say something when she heard Ye Shijun call from outside the door, "Xin'er, come out quickly! Aunt Luo dug up some sweet potatoes, let's go roast them!"

Then Yuchi Ling came in.

She quickly replied, "Coming, coming! Your Highness, you stay with my sister, we're going!"

After the couple had gone far away, Yu Chi Ling closed the door and then sat down on the bed.

"Are you feeling bored?"

"With them keeping me company, how could I be bored?" Ye Shishu said, then asked him with concern, "A-Ling, is it just Big Brother and Li Yao going to Siming Mountain? Isn't that too risky?"

"They brought men with them."

"That's good."

Yu Chi Ling suddenly leaned forward, placing his hands on either side of her body, forehead to forehead, nose to nose, his gaze fixed on her with a deep intensity. "They're always bothering you; your husband is practically a scrap now."

Ye Shishu laughed and hooked her arm around his neck, kissing his lips. "You're so jealous, it's unreasonable. Aren't you afraid they'll laugh at you?"

Yu Chi Ling could no longer pretend and kissed her deeply with a smile.

Ye Shishu didn't refuse and obediently went along with him.

But as they kissed, things started to get a little out of control. Ye Shishu clearly felt the change in his body and quickly grabbed his unruly hand, blushing as she reminded him, "Don't do anything rash..."

Yu Chi Ling half-pressed her down, burying his face in her neck and taking deep breaths.

Ye Shishu didn't dare to laugh at him, because joking now would only provoke him, so she took the initiative to start a conversation, "What's the situation in the city today? Have Yuchi Rui and Mo Qianxiao made any moves?"

As expected, upon hearing the names of those two people, Yu Chi Ling's disgust directly suppressed his physical desires.

He sat up, adjusting her clothes as he spoke, “They were quite composed at first, but after four or five days, the wolf pack in the mountains showed no signs of abating, so they started looking for ways to drive them away. After discussing it with my two brothers-in-law, we guessed they would choose to set the mountain on fire. The cave that Yuchi Rui chose is next to a water source, an excellent location. Even if there is a wildfire, it won't affect that place. After the wildfire, Yuchi Rui will definitely go to rescue Zhu Huaning.”

“So, we need to take Zhu Huaning down before they make a move,” Ye Shishu added.

"Ah."

“We really can’t let her go! Even if Yuchi Rui chooses to abandon her and let her take the blame for kidnapping me alone, what my elder brother said is right. We can still use Zhu Huaning’s kidnapping of me to deal with the Prime Minister’s mansion and the forces that have dealings with the Prime Minister. It can also be considered as crippling Yuchi Rui’s powerful arm!”

Yu Chi Ling placed his large hand on her lower abdomen. Although it was as flat as ever and not yet showing any signs of pregnancy, the light in his eyes was so gentle and sweet.

Ye Shishu asked him with a smile, "Ah Ling, do you think my first child will be a boy or a girl? My second sister-in-law told me that we would go and pick out fabric to make baby clothes after we returned to the city, but we don't even know if the baby is a boy or a girl, so how can we choose the pattern?"

Yu Chiling raised an eyebrow. "Can't we prepare for both the son and the daughter at the same time?"

Ye Shishu stroked her chin, thought for a moment, and nodded, "That's true! My second sister-in-law and I are around the same month due to labor, so we'll give birth at the same time. It's possible that she'll have a son and I'll have a daughter, or it's possible that she'll have a daughter and I'll have a son. If we both have sons or both have daughters, then the leftover baby clothes can be left for their younger siblings."

Yu Chi Ling's lips twitched slightly.

Is that what he meant?

After a flicker of his eyes, he pursed his lips and decided to keep it a secret for now, so as not to worry her too much.

……

Siming Mountain.

Having used that incredibly foul-smelling animal-repelling powder before, Ye Shiting was more experienced this time. Before the medicine took effect, he stuffed his nose with cotton balls and also instructed his men to be on guard.

"Hehe..." Li Yao covered her mouth and chuckled.

Ye Shiting glared at her, then strode ahead, saying, "Let's go!"

They set off in the afternoon and arrived at the lake without much trouble, following the same route as last time.

Because of the strong odor on her body, which aroused the wolves near the lake, and fearing that she would be exposed and discovered, Li Yao suggested that they hide in the lake first and climb the cliff after dark.

Just as they were diving into the lake and swimming to the edge of the cliff, a black figure suddenly fell from the sky with a loud 'thud,' splashing water several feet high.

Ye Shiting and his men were stunned.

Li Yao was caught off guard and was startled. She suddenly hugged Ye Shiting and wrapped her legs around his waist.

Ye Shiting's body stiffened, his face turning red after a moment of black lines.

None of his men seemed surprised. One of them pointed directly at the dark figure floating on the water and reminded him, "Young Master, that person seems to be dead!"

Ye Shiting had no choice but to shift his attention from Li Yao to the dark figure. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the man in black was indeed motionless and lifeless, and was floating downstream.

Before they could figure out what was happening, another person dressed in black fell down.

Then the third, the fourth, the fifth...

Li Yao was initially startled, but when the second splash of water appeared, she started watching the commotion, muttering to herself, "What's going on? Are they fighting amongst themselves?"

Seeing that she was still clinging to him, Ye Shiting couldn't resist slapping her bottom. But his hand was in the water, and the buoyancy made it difficult. When he slapped her, it felt more like a caress, making him even more embarrassed.

"Get down!" He had no choice but to speak.

"No!" Li Yao hugged his neck tightly, her legs wrapped around his waist even tighter. "I'm not a very good swimmer. What if I get swept away? Where will I find you?"

Ye Shiting was embarrassed and speechless.

I had heard from my younger sister before that this girl seemed to have a terrible sense of direction, and it took her half a year to find her way to the capital in the Kingdom of Ye.

But she wouldn't get down; she just hung on him like that, treating him like a mindless wooden stake?

He is a man!

"Should I find a rope to tie you up so you won't be washed away?"

"I'm not an animal!" Li Yao couldn't help but glare at him. "If you won't let me hug you, then I'll hug someone else?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Shiting blurted out angrily, "How dare you!"

The subordinates standing nearby listened to their conversation and subconsciously moved away, as if they were truly afraid that Li Yao would pounce on them.

Li Yao pouted in dissatisfaction, "If you don't want to hug me, then don't! Why are you being so mean!"

She released her legs and hands.

But the next moment, a pair of large hands grabbed her and warned her sternly in her ear, "You better behave yourself and don't move!"

Li Yao grinned and said, "Then you'd better hold on tight. If I get swept away by the current, you won't be able to find me."

Ye Shiting was glaring at her when suddenly another person fell from a height.

This time it wasn't a man in black, but a woman in green.

Its face was down, and its black hair floated on the water's surface like black seaweed, giving it an inexplicably eerie appearance.

"Young Master, this woman in green, could she be the maidservant Zhu Huaning that the Crown Princess mentioned?" a subordinate asked in a low voice.

Ye Shiting did not respond.

Silence is the answer.

He frowned and looked up, his eyes full of confusion.

Who was wreaking havoc up there?