When Xiao Xixi initially warned Luo Qinghan to be careful of being plotted against, Luo Qinghan did not believe her.
Even though facts later proved she was right, Luo Qinghan still failed to trust her.
He was still observing.
His wariness was too strong.
Xiao Xixi knew that words alone could not move him, so she could only use practical actions to prove to him—
She could be trusted.
Testing the poison with her own body was a risky move, but high risks also came with high rewards.
Xiao Xixi believed that after experiencing this incident, Luo Qinghan’s trust in her should be raised to another level.
Baoqin indeed did not understand.
Why must things be pushed to this point for a trouble that could be resolved with just a single sentence?
Rumble~
Baoqin asked, “What is that sound?”
Xiao Xixi patted her empty little tummy and said pitifully, “It is my stomach calling out to you. It wants to tell you that it is hungry.”
The food she ate last night had been completely vomited out by her, and she was starving now.
“Rest well, Mistress. This servant will go and prepare breakfast for you right away.”
Baoqin turned to walk out.
When she reached the doorway, she saw two people standing outside and was frightened out of her wits, hurriedly kneeling down to pay her respects.
“This servant pays respects to His Highness the Crown Prince.”
When did the Crown Prince arrive? How could there be no sound at all?
Luo Qinghan said indifferently, “Go about your business.”
Baoqin slipped away along the base of the wall.
Xiao Xixi originally intended to close her eyes and sleep for a bit, but hearing the commotion at the door, she immediately lifted the quilt, intending to get out of bed to pay her respects.
Luo Qinghan interrupted her movements.
“You are still ill. This prince exempts you from formalities.”
Xiao Xixi was happy to take it easy and said with a smile, “Thank you, Your Highness.”
She lay back down with a clear conscience.
She did not know how long Luo Qinghan had just stood outside, nor how much he had heard.
But it did not matter even if he had heard all of it.
Luo Qinghan walked to the bedside, looking down at her from a height.
Xiao Xixi blinked her almond eyes. “Why is Your Highness looking at this concubine like this?”
Luo Qinghan did not speak. He looked at her with a deep gaze, as if trying to look past her skin to see her heart clearly.
After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth.
“Don’t do such things ever again in the future. This prince does not need anyone’s protection.”
The light in Xiao Xixi’s eyes dimmed. “Oh.”
She didn’t expect that even after doing things to this extent, Luo Qinghan was still unwilling to trust her.
How disappointing.
Looking at her dejected manner, Luo Qinghan raised his right hand, gently placed it on her head, and rubbed it.
Xiao Xixi was stunned.
It wasn’t that she had never had her head patted before. In the Mystic Sect, her Master and fellow disciples all loved to pat her head, but this was the first time Luo Qinghan patted her head.
This kind of action, carrying a hint of intimacy, seemed to bring the distance between the two of them much closer all at once.
Xiao Xixi’s heart stirred.
She raised her head, the luster gathering in her eyes once more, and called out expectantly.
“Your Highness.”
Luo Qinghan: “If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, you can tell this prince directly. This prince will believe you.”
Xiao Xixi felt as if her head had been hit by a jackpot, her heart leaping with joy.
She nodded vigorously, “Mm!”
She paused, then added another sentence.
“In the future, no matter what happens, this concubine will tell you.”
Luo Qinghan’s fingertips brushed across her temple, her eyes, her cheeks, and finally rested on her chin.
He raised her chin.
Xiao Xixi did not dodge or avoid, looking at him with bright eyes.
Luo Qinghan gazed into her eyes.
These eyes were too clear; not a single speck of impurity could be seen.
A person who had lived in the imperial palace for a long time would not have such eyes.
She was a unique and one-and-only existence inside this imperial palace.