[COMPLETE] Not Good! The Villainess Is Muddled

30. Tacky to Ornate Real Quick

"Meeting at night is detrimental to your reputation."

Xia Lian Bei reminded the lady as he sat.

"We only ever meet at night though?" Yin Hua Lei retorted.

Prince Feng paused to think and indeed, they've only been meeting at night ever since.

"Those times were special circumstances. You shouldn't make it a habit. Ben wang doesn't see you as a promiscuous woman so this won't happen again."

Yin Hua Lei's lips parted in surprise then she chuckled.

"What's funny?" Xia Lian Bei got annoyed. "You don't believe me?"

The woman shook her head. She only found his thoughtfulness quite pleasing to the ears. Unlike his certain nephew who shamelessly visited his lover almost every night even before they got married.

"Tiandi's asleep?" She steered the topic.

The man only hummed in reply as he crossed his legs.

Yin Hua Lei found it amusing that he sat as far away from her as possible.

"Ben wang admits that I didn't consider you at all when I took Bao Bei that year. This prince isn't the best father either but I do my best to make her happy every day. Still, there are times when I also mess up."

Yin Hua Lei's face was blank. She didn't understand what he was rambling about.

"That day you saved Bao Bei on the street, it was a miscalculation on my part. I wanted to have a definite reason to kick the concubine out of the wangfu so I let her carry on with her plan but I never would have thought that Bao Bei would run further and almost get into an accident."

Only now that Yin Hua Lei realized that Feng prince was apologizing for the things that upset her weeks ago.

The stuff about him teaching Tiandi how to shoot, the war stories, the sweets, and the concubine who bullied the little dumpling.

"There's no need to explain. I was just mad when I first heard it but I soon realized that I shouldn't complain either. After all, it was Prince Feng who raised Tiandi and not this good for nothing mother...

"If your Highness didn't take Tiandi that year, I'm afraid she wouldn't be as lively as she is now. Hua Lei was blind before and sought treasure where there was none. So I must really thank Prince Feng for taking good care of Tiandi even if my gratefulness is not needed nor wanted."

There was a self-deprecating smile on her lips. She didn't bow her head in shame and instead looked the wang shu in the eye to let him know that her words were sincere.

Xia Lian Bei was speechless for a long moment and Yin Hua Lei let him digest her words. She didn't want him to see her so-called change but she at least wanted to tone down his hatred of her. That way, Tiandi wouldn't suffer in the future.

But the prince seemed to have a different idea as he spoke: "This prince can arrange for the both of you to be together. You only need to give me time."

Yin Hua Lei instantly understood what he was saying. "Your Highness means without marrying you?"

The wang shu almost choked on his own saliva at her reply. He was used to being the blunt person in conversations. It was the first time for him to taste his own medicine.

Yin Hua Lei was only stunned that he could be this generous but what was the point of this magnanimity?

"Prince Feng, Hua Lei doesn't doubt your abilities. But let's say that you'll be successful, can your Highness truly say that this is the best solution? What of the person sitting on the throne? The chances of bi xia being extremely dissatisfied with Feng wang is almost ten out of ten."