Half a month after the New Year, the weather began to improve, the temperature rose, and the snow in the palace began to melt.
When the snow melted, Sheng Nuan felt even more clammy and cold. She was too lazy to go out and had no entertainment facilities, so she went to the huge study room to find some sexy books to read.
Maybe the books in the palace study were limited in their beauty, and she really couldn't read the books that looked interesting to the people here, but were boring to her. It was really hard to find an interesting book.
She couldn't find any good books, so she had nothing to do so she went to practice fencing.
When she arrived at the training hall, she found that Yingxue and Snow were also there, and the two teenagers were competing.
Yingxue's reaction was not slow, but her strength was not as good as Snow's, so she gradually fell behind. In one accident, Snow knocked her sword away and fell to the ground.
Sheng Nuan stepped forward and pulled him up from the ground.
Opposite me, Snow's eyes lit up instantly and he took off his mask: "Queen."
Sheng Nuan raised her eyebrows and glanced at the unruly blond boy, then turned to Yingxue and said, "Your Highness, I will teach you."
Yingxue pursed her lips and hummed in a low voice.
Sheng Nuan stood beside him, holding his hand directly with her gloved hand, allowing Snow on the opposite side to launch an attack.
Snow was determined to show off, and his offensive became more fierce. Sheng Nuan held Yingxue's hand and led him to explain defense and counterattack to him.
"We need to attack sideways here...yes, stab..."
With a clang, Snow's attack was blocked and he was stabbed in the side.
He took two steps back and gritted his teeth: "Come again."
Sheng Nuan continues to guide Yingxue.
"Press the sword, slide the sword...yes, that's it..."
Snow was stabbed again.
After that, Yingxue's moves became more and more agile and fast, while Snow was retreating steadily. At the last moment, he was directly knocked away by the sword.
Yingxue stopped and took off her mask, finally revealing some youthful light in her eyes.
Sheng Nuan smiled and said: "Your Highness is very smart and learns quickly."
Yingxue calmed down her breathing and whispered to her: "Thank you, Queen Mother."
Sheng Nuan patted him appreciatively: "You're welcome, you did a great job."
Just then, she saw something out of the corner of her eye, and she was startled, and her eyes widened.
Isn't it?
Snow actually cried.
The usually unruly boy stood there watching her warmly encourage Yingxue, holding the sword she had just picked up in his hand, his eyes red.
Sheng Nuan couldn't laugh or cry: "Viscount Snow, this is just a practice competition, why are you crying?"
After hearing her words, the young man seemed to feel even more aggrieved. He raised his hand and wiped his eyes with his gloves, looked away and stood there silently.
Sheng Nuan was funny but helpless. She walked over and handed over a handkerchief: "You can only improve when you find problems during practice. What's the point of crying? Wipe your tears quickly and don't be laughed at. You are the brave Viscount Snow."
Being comforted by her, the young man's ears suddenly turned red. He paused and looked back at her awkwardly: "I didn't lose to him, I lost to you, the queen."
Sheng Nuan was funny: "Okay, okay, you lost to me, then you should work hard and try to beat me next time."
The young man did not take the handkerchief, but leaned over and said in a low voice: "The Queen is helping Your Highness Yingxue bully me. I want you to wipe it for me."
Sheng Nuan chuckled and threw the handkerchief over: "Do your own thing."
Snow quickly caught the handkerchief and wiped his eyes angrily.
Thinking of what Queen Ivy just said asking him to work hard to win against her, she quickly said: "I will work hard, but I will never beat the Queen... You will always be the winner with me."
Sheng Nuan almost laughed out loud.
This little kid is so weird that he can talk.
Opposite, Yingxue watched Ivy talking to Snow, and when she saw Snow eager to please her, a cold light flashed in her eyes.
The next moment, he turned and left without saying a word...
Sheng Nuan turned around and saw Yingxue leaving. She was stunned for a moment and subconsciously said: "Your Highness Yingxue."
But the young man acted as if he hadn't heard anything and didn't look back.
Sheng Nuan was a little confused... Wasn't she happy after winning just now? Why was she suddenly unhappy again?
Adolescent boys are really hard to distinguish their thoughts.
Yingxue returned to her palace without any expression, changed her clothes, closed the door, and sat on the terrace without moving.
He knew that nothing would belong to him.
The kindness she was to him and the things she gave him could easily be given to others... ridiculously cheap.
What was even more ridiculous was that he was actually moved by the kindness that the woman who had just married his father had shown to him.
Who knows if those good things are just for others to see!
This palace will always be dirty and hypocritical!
There was snickering nearby.
"No one wants you."
"No one accepts you... Yingxue, you are a monster!"
"Come on, you are destined to rot under the dark soil with me..."
That was his mother's cold voice.
Yingxue closed her eyes and leaned against the wall, and did not open them again until dark.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a knock on his door.
The sneers and cries around her disappeared, and Yingxue slowly raised her head, only to realize that it was already dark outside.
Outside the door was the voice of the maid Sophie.
"Your Highness Yingxue, the queen invites you to have dinner with us."
Yingxue lowered her eyes and ignored it as if she hadn't heard.
Sophie paused and continued to knock on the door: "Your Highness Yingxue, the queen invites you..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a cold voice coming from the room: "Get out!"
Sophie was stunned for a moment, then shrugged and turned to leave.
Sure enough, he is still the lonely and ungentlemanly prince... I don't know why the queen, who is such a good person, would be nice to him.
Just treat him as if he doesn't exist like everyone else, why bother yourself.
Hearing Sophie's reply, Sheng Nuan realized that the "Snow White" was really angry with her... although she didn't know the reason.
Not knowing the cause, she didn't know how to deal with it. She thought about it and simply let it dry.
Adolescent boys sometimes need some space of their own. Maybe he will figure it out in a few days. After all, where did such a kind and loving stepmother come from?
Well, although he will become darker in the future, at least he is kind so far.
Sheng Nuan stopped looking for Yingxue. On the other hand, Yingxue also returned to her previous solitary nature.
Seeing that he was disliked by the new queen, the servants who had previously changed their attitude towards him because he was taken care of by the queen returned to normal.
The food given to him was not delivered on time, and what was delivered was only scraps.
While walking in the garden, people started talking about him again.
"The queen is tired of him."
"Yes, I heard that the queen asked someone to find him but he drove him away. He didn't give the queen any face."
"Hush, some people said that the queen was hypocritical and he found out about it, so she stopped cooperating in the acting."
"Really?"
"Don't you know? I heard that the queen was famous for being arrogant and mean before marrying His Majesty. How could she really treat her stepson well..."
Yingxue had no expression on her face and turned a deaf ear.
He has become accustomed to this kind of life. This is the life that truly belongs to him. The care and attention he received before was just her whim.
Things that will disappear eventually are not worth cherishing.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise from the front.
"Catch it, catch it, hurry up and don't let it run away!"
The next moment, Yingxue saw a huge fierce dog rushing towards him... He suddenly froze there.
That's Snow's dog, and like Snow, he can't deal with it.
Seeing the vicious dog rushing towards Yingxue, the people behind them all screamed in surprise.
It was also at this moment that a figure suddenly appeared and stood in front of Yingxue.
She was bitten to the ankle by the vicious dog with a low growl. The moment she realized that the vicious dog was biting her and wanted to tear her apart, Sheng Nuan quickly pulled out the dagger and stabbed it into the neck of the vicious dog...
Blood spurted out, the vicious dog fell to the ground and twitched, and Sheng Nuan also fell backwards to the ground.
Yingxue froze there, looking at her intently. After coming back to her senses, she hurriedly knelt down in front of her and tried to help her up with trembling hands: "Mother, how are you..."
