The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading-Chapter 14 - Your Highness, are you hot
Chapter 14: Chapter 14: Your Highness, are you hot?
Chapter 14 -14: Your Highness, are you hot?
Last time she accidentally saw that spring painting in the bedside cabinet, she even complained that the painting was a bit rough and lacked the refinement of modern ones.
“Your Highness, I have been stupid since I was little…”
“Is that so?”
Shen Chuwei wanted to nod, but her chin was being held by a good-looking hand, so she had no choice but to give up.
Xiao Jinyan: “Then let the teaching mammy re-educate you.”
Shen Chuwei wanted to refuse, but seeing Xiao Jinyan’s tone left no room for refusal; she figured, well, it’s not like she would lose a piece of flesh.
After waiting for a while and seeing that Xiao Jinyan made no move, her chin held up felt quite sore.
She lifted her hand to grab the one on her chin and tried to move it away.
Her hand was soft, delicate, and smooth.
Xiao Jinyan felt a tingling sensation spread from the back of his hand throughout his body, instantly making his mouth dry and tongue burn.
“Go to sleep.” He released her chin, turned over to lie on his back, and slowly calmed the unfamiliar heat inside him.
He knew it was the wine that caused the problem, not because Shen Chuwei seduced him.
They lay side by side, the room silent and peaceful.
Shen Chuwei lay stiff and dared not move a muscle, with a man lying beside her, it was impossible to relax.
She could hear her own heartbeat; the bed was warm and cozy, and her face grew hotter and hotter—so hot.
Shen Chuwei, with her back to Xiao Jinyan, always felt that this position was too dangerous—what if he embraced her from behind?
After much deliberation, she turned again to face Xiao Jinyan, so that if he wanted to do something, she could reject him at once.
Xiao Jinyan’s forehead was covered with fine sweat.
He knew the aphrodisiac was taking effect, but unfortunately, there was a restless woman beside him, which felt like pouring oil on a fire.
He turned his head and said coldly, “If you move again, you’ll sleep on the floor.”
Shen Chuwei did not dare to move again after hearing that—who would find the floor as comfortable as a bed?
After a long while, Shen Chuwei was unbearably hot but still did not dare to move.
“Your Highness, are you asleep?” she asked cautiously.
Xiao Jinyan: “Not yet, what is it?”
His voice was somewhat hoarse.
Shen Chuwei asked again, “Are you hot?”
For Xiao Jinyan, it wasn’t just hot; he was lying there by exerting a great deal of self-control.
He had not called for the Imperial Doctor; the purpose was not to arouse the Empress’s suspicion and had to endure it.
He turned his head and looked at Shen Chuwei, only to see her little face even redder than before, her throat moving slightly, “A little.”
Shen Chuwei mustered her courage, propped herself up, and looking up at Xiao Jinyan noticed that his face too was a bit red.
“I am hot as well.” With a large furnace lying beside her, it would be strange if she wasn’t hot.
Xiao Jinyan asked coldly, “Then what do you propose?”
Shen Chuwei’s eyes curved: “Would you like to cool down?”
Xiao Jinyan sneered inside, earlier she had evaded as if playing hard to get, and he thought she truly didn’t want to attend the bedchamber to vie for favor.
“How to cool down?”
“Your Highness, please wait a moment, I will go out and come right back.” Shen Chuwei threw off the blanket, got out of bed, and randomly threw on a piece of clothing.
Xiao Jinyan watched Shen Chuwei, who had just rushed out, puzzled.
It seemed that she was wearing his robe, with a very long hem, dragging behind her.
Had he misunderstood her just now?
Outside the door, Eunuch Liu and Chun Xi were both standing guard.
Chun Xi, not having seen her mistress come out, thought she had to attend the bedchamber and was extremely excited.
The door suddenly opened, and upon seeing her mistress, Chun Xi thought, could it be she was driven out again?
No, please no!!!
“Little mistress, why have you come out?”
Shen Chuwei instructed, “Go to Xiyun Pavilion and pick some strawberries, wash them clean, and bring them here.”
If there weren’t people around, Chun Xi really wanted to give the master a good scolding.
Which is more important, eating strawberries or serving in bed?
She heaved a silent sigh and hurried off to pick the strawberries.
Shen Chuwei then turned to Eunuch Liu and said in a gentle voice, “Eunuch Liu, could you have someone fetch some ice from the ice cellar?
And some milk, too.”
“Miss Shen, please wait a moment; this humble one will have someone fetch it right away,” Eunuch Liu replied amiably and turned to order someone to get the ice.
He then had someone prepare a knife and a glass bowl.
When everything was ready, Shen Chuwei first poured the Cold Noodle into the glass bowl, added an appropriate amount of water and strawberry juice, and heated it until it boiled before letting it cool down.
She then took the knife and cut the strawberries into pieces, put them into the now cooled water, covered it, and had a young eunuch deliver it to the ice cellar.
The remaining ice cubes were placed into the milk.
After the Cold Noodle had frozen, she took it out, cut it into pieces with the knife, and put it back into the glass bowl.
Having done all this, she inserted a silver stick and then carried the glass bowl and milk inside.
Eunuch Liu recognized at a glance that the clothes worn by Shen Fengyi were His Highness’s robe.
Had His Highness blossomed like an iron tree?
Shen Chuwei approached the bedside and handed the chilled strawberries and iced milk to Xiao Jinyan with a cheerful tone, “Your Highness, please try them.”
Xiao Jinyan evaluated the two items before him.
As he looked up at Shen Chuwei, her eyes smiled brightly, her grin pure, a bit like cotton candy.
First, he lifted the milk to his lips and took a sip.
The ice-cold milk settled in his stomach, alleviating some of the heat.
The wine laced with something wasn’t a strong aphrodisiac but a lust-inducing drug, so drinking some iced milk did help somewhat.
He took a few more sips and then, seeing the strawberry jelly in the glass bowl, thought again of Shen Chuwei’s previously flushed cheeks.
Using the silver stick, he ate a piece, likewise finding it crisp and even sweeter than the last time he had some.
Shen Chuwei watched Xiao Jinyan eat and unconsciously licked her lips, craving a taste.
She had wanted to eat the strawberry jelly for a long time, but her status didn’t warrant an allocation of ice from the Internal Affairs Office.
Xiao Jinyan caught the gesture of her licking her lips; he slightly curled his lips upward and asked, “Would you like some?”
“Yes,” Shen Chuwei honestly nodded her head.
Xiao Jinyan smiled briefly, picked up a piece with the silver stick, and brought it to her mouth, his voice much softer than before, “Open your mouth.”
“Thank you, Your Highness,” Shen Chuwei opened her mouth and took the jelly, savoring the longed-for strawberry dessert, and her eyes curved in satisfaction.
It was then that Xiao Jinyan noticed her lips were tender and pink, gleaming with moisture after being licked, more tempting than the strawberries.
He quickly took several sips of the milk, which made him much more comfortable.
Afterward, he fed Shen Chuwei several pieces of the strawberry jelly and discovered that she smiled contentedly whenever she ate something.
She was still wearing his robe, and as she leaned forward, the neckline gaped open, revealing her luminous, snow-white skin under the lamplight.
Xiao Jinyan finished the rest of the milk in one go, the ice-cold liquid significantly reducing the sudden warmth that had flared up.
After finishing the strawberry jelly, the two rinsed their mouths and then lay back down on the bed.
He realized, belatedly, that he and Shen Chuwei had shared the same silver stick.
Inside the warm bed, it was clearly not as hot as before.
Shen Chuwei lay in bed and glanced at Xiao Jinyan beside her; he lay very flat, keeping a two-arm distance from her.
She was being rejected~
Rejected but asked to stay overnight?
And commanded to serve in bed?
She couldn’t figure out what Xiao Jinyan was thinking and decided not to dwell on it.
Filled with food, she grew drowsy; not long after closing her eyes, she was off to play chess with Duke Zhou in her dreams.
This was Xiao Jinyan’s first time sharing a bed with a woman, and although his eyes were closed, he did not fall asleep.
It was not until his arm felt a weight that he realized something was rubbing against it.
He slowly opened his eyes and slightly lowered his head to see Shen Chuwei hugging his arm.
Her eyes were tightly shut, rubbing her face against his arm unintentionally, rather like acting coy.
The sleeping Shen Chuwei thought she was embracing her own cat pillow, settling into a comfortable position to sleep more soundly.
