The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading-Chapter 19 - Injustice
Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Injustice
Chapter 19 -19: Injustice
“Xiyun Pavilion’s small vegetable garden still has plenty of vegetables and fruit, Your Highness.
Allowing Chun Xi to come here and pick them every day would suffice, wouldn’t letting it go to waste be such a pity?”
Xiao Jinyan, “All gone?” That counts as a request?
Shen Chuwei nodded vigorously, “Mhm, that’s all.” Could it be, Your Highness thinks the request is too excessive?
Xiao Jinyan pursed his lips, Why is this different from what he had imagined?
“You would rather move to Xiaoxiang Pavilion than serve in bed?
And yet you say you have me in your heart?”
Shen Chuwei felt very wronged, “Your Highness, I truly have only you in my heart.
Do I need to cut it out for you to believe me?”
Xiao Jinyan huffed, “I certainly didn’t notice that.”
If serving in bed was the only way to dispel his doubts, so be it, she couldn’t escape being a concubine to the Crown Prince anyway.
Since resistance was futile, she might as well lie back and enjoy it!
All the exhausting work was Xiao Jinyan’s to bear, after all, it wouldn’t waste her energy.
“Your Highness, it’s my first time serving in bed, I have no experience, please guide me.”
Xiao Jinyan originally just wanted to test her, but now that she was suddenly willing to serve in bed, he was even more unable to fathom what was in her mind.
“Tedious.” Xiao Jinyan let out two words coldly and released her, turning to lie on the other side.
Shen Chuwei rejoiced inwardly, she knew that once Your Highness found her tedious, he would lose interest.
“Your Highness is wise.” Just short of giving a thumbs up.
Xiao Jinyan looked at her with a faint gaze, “What did you say?”
Shen Chuwei’s smile stiffened at the corner of her mouth, shaking her head vigorously, “Nothing.”
At this moment, the shrill voice of Eunuch Liu came from outside the door: “Your Highness, someone from Xinlan Hall says Lady Chang had a nightmare, they want you to see her.”
Shen Chuwei, who was worrying about how to refuse Xiao Jinyan, saw Eunuch Liu as a savior arriving just in time.
“Your Highness, please go see Sister Chang.”
Xiao Jinyan glanced down at Shen Chuwei’s eager look, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and suddenly he reached out his arm to pull her into his embrace. fгeewebnovёl.com
“Ah!!” Shen Chuwei let out an instinctive cry, the next second falling into Xiao Jinyan’s arms, this time truly pressed close.
Her palm was against his firm chest muscles, feeling the high temperature of his skin through the thin layer of fabric, her face immediately blushing with shame.
She lifted her head, unsettled, to look at the instigator, “Your Highness?”
Outside,
Dongmei, hearing the noise inside, felt somewhat embarrassed and somewhat annoyed.
Eunuch Liu’s expression remained unchanged; he turned his head with a slight smile towards Dongmei, “You heard it too, His Highness is busy and cannot be disturbed.”
Dongmei had no choice but to give up, “Then please remind His Highness tomorrow, asking him to come see my master.”
Eunuch Liu smiled kindly, “I will remind His Highness.”
Chun Xi rolled her eyes from the side, knowing that their young mistress was serving in bed and they still had to come to call His Highness, so shameless.
It was then that Dongmei turned back to Xinlan Hall.
Lady Chang saw Dongmei return and looked outside, “Where is His Highness?”
“Young mistress, His Highness is currently tied up in Xiyun Pavilion.” After pausing, she added indignantly, “Young mistress, Shen Fengyi is bewitching His Highness, you don’t know, I heard everything clear as day outside the door.”
Lady Chang’s eyes darkened, her slender fingers clutching the quilt tightly.
Shen Fengyi had served in bed twice already, and His Highness hadn’t come to Xinlan Hall once.
If this continued, the position of the Crown Princess might change.
She lifted her head and instructed, “First thing tomorrow morning, go tell the Empress that I’m sick.”
Dongmei nodded in agreement.
*
After a long while with no noise from outside, Xiao Jinyan lowered his head to see Shen Chuwei staring at him defensively.
It was then that he discovered her body was very soft, like cotton candy, with a sweet scent.
Once he realized this, he pushed Shen Chuwei away and said coldly, “Lie down properly.”
Upon gaining her freedom, Shen Chuwei immediately moved towards the wall to keep a safe distance from the certain someone who had just shown his animalistic nature.
Xiao Jinyan saw her looking extremely guarded and found it somewhat amusing.
He glanced over her and said, “I’m not interested.”
Shen Chuwei felt Xiao Jinyan’s gaze on her chest and clutched the quilt tightly, “…Thank you so much!”
The room was quiet, with both staring at each other.
Xiao Jinyan took his eyes off her, covered himself with the quilt, and closed his eyes to sleep.
Belatedly, he realized that in Shen Chuwei’s eyes, he wasn’t as good as a small vegetable garden?
After that embrace earlier, Shen Chuwei dared not sleep.
She sat holding a cat pillow, her watery, clear eyes staring at Xiao Jinyan without blinking.
If he finds her boring, why insist on staying the night?
Isn’t he just making things unpleasant for himself?
Eventually, Shen Chuwei didn’t know when she fell asleep.
When she woke up, there was no one beside her.
The cat pillow in her arms was gone.
She looked up and saw the cat pillow on the bedside table.
Chun Xi came in with a trot when she saw her master wake up, helping Shen Chuwei dress while complaining, “Young master, last night during your service, Dongmei deliberately came to call His Highness, but luckily His Highness favors you and is indifferent to the ordinary Lady.”
At the end of her words, Chun Xi could not help but laugh with self-satisfaction.
Shen Chuwei couldn’t be bothered to explain.
Anyway, in everyone’s eyes, she and Xiao Jinyan had done things not suitable for children, more than once.
She ate what she should eat, drank what she should drink…
*
Shen Mingzhu went early in the morning to greet the Empress, having no choice since the command of His Highness meant if she didn’t go, it was as if she didn’t regard him highly, making it hard to gain favor later.
“Concubine greets the Empress Mother.”
The Empress had already received news yesterday that Lady Shen was skilled in cooking, so she wasn’t surprised when she suddenly showed up.
“Rise, I’ve heard yesterday that Lady Shen was going to cook personally.
I’ve barely eaten my morning meal, just waiting for you to cook.”
“It is my honor that the Empress Mother doesn’t disdain me, but I hurt my hand early this morning by accident and fear it might affect the taste…” Shen Mingzhu searched for an excuse to refuse cooking, or her cover would be blown.
Before she could finish, the Empress Mother said, “Imperial Doctor Wang has just taken my pulse for peace, he can take a look at you too.
Treating injuries timely is the way.”
“Thanks for the Empress Mother’s kindness, but Concubine only has a minor injury, it’s nothing serious.” Shen Mingzhu’s hand was hidden in her wide sleeve.
Once the Imperial Doctor examined her, her ruse would be exposed.
“Since that’s the case, then go ahead and cook some delicious food; I’m looking forward to it a lot.” The Empress was hungry, having barely eaten, and couldn’t wait to taste Lady Shen’s cooking.
“As commanded.” Lady Shen followed Nanny Rong to the small kitchen.
The small kitchen in Fengyi Palace had every kind of ingredient available.
But Shen Mingzhu knew nothing about cooking.
With so many people watching over her in the kitchen, she was at a loss when faced with chicken, duck, fish, and meat.
Seeing her standing idle, Nanny Rong smiled and reminded her, “Miss Shen, ask for whatever ingredients you need, don’t be shy.”
“Thank you for reminding me, Nanny Rong.”
“Miss Shen need not be polite.”
Shen Mingzhu picked up a piece of meat, and her hand, which had never touched a kitchen knife before, trembled, fearing cutting herself by accident.
Anyone who knew how to cook could tell Shen Mingzhu had never been in a kitchen before, and they began to whisper among themselves.
“Shouldn’t she wash her hands and the vegetables before cooking?
That’s basic knowledge.”
“The meat is cut into pieces too large and too small; is she planning to stir-fry or stew it?”
“Her knife skills are all wrong; she’s not afraid of cutting her own hand?”
Amidst a buzz of discussion, Shen Mingzhu let out a scream that echoed throughout the kitchen.
“Ah!!
My hand is bleeding.”
