The man’s voice was clear and crisp.
Like a jar of wine on a winter night, its mellow fragrance mingled with a cool, moist sensation that made one’s ears tingle uncontrollably.
Kan’er was accustomed to his voice.
It didn’t affect her much.
But she couldn’t help her youthful body’s reactions!
The moment the Crown Prince’s voice reached her ears, Kan’er’s earlobes began to itch unbearably, and her body tensed up.
She had to suppress these instinctive reactions, curtsy in response, then quickly walk toward the Crown Prince as if nothing was wrong.
When she reached him, she gracefully knelt in salute.
“This humble maid pays respects to Dianxia. May Dianxia live a thousand years in golden peace.”
Kan’er’s voice was soft, carrying the unique tenderness and sweetness of a young girl with an indescribable charm.
Hai Shun shuddered upon hearing it.
He immediately averted his gaze.
Just then, he noticed something unusual about the side profile of the lowered face of the young palace maid.
“Dianxia, look at this…”
The Crown Prince, that is, Luo Xun.
Luo Xun followed Hai Shun’s gaze.
But from his angle, he could only see the top of the young palace maid’s head.
He faintly furrowed his handsome brows.
“Look up.”
After a pause, “Look at me.”
His tone was cold, and even these simple words carried a strong, intangible pressure.
“Yes.”
Kan’er didn’t dare delay.
Her gaze first fell on his jade-colored robe hem embroidered with dragons soaring across the seas, then moved to his lean waist and abdomen, broad chest, past his prominent Adam’s apple, and finally settled on that handsome face.
Truly handsome.
Hairline sharp as if cut by a knife, eyebrows dark as ink paintings.
His fair complexion resembled the finest mutton-fat jade, with excellent contours and distinct edges. A pair of phoenix eyes were deep and narrow.
Those pitch-black pupils were like ink that couldn’t be diluted.
Cold as clear frost, deep as secluded pools.
As their eyes met, Kan’er heard her own heartbeat.
Thump, thump.
In her previous life, Kan’er had been too intimidated by his aura, almost never daring to look at him so carefully and seriously.
By the time she dared to truly look at him, the Crown Prince had become the Qingzhao Emperor, and she had been promoted from the Crown Prince’s Good Concubine to Shu Consort.
At this moment.
Looking at the man’s young face, Kan’er suddenly felt a sense of realization and an indescribable bitterness in her heart.
Luo Xun naturally didn’t know what this young palace maid was thinking. Seeing her beautiful eyes misted with moisture,
Her eye rims red, her cherry-like small mouth trembling.
He was momentarily taken aback.
Thinking how timid she really was.
Even though she had so seduced him in his dreams for the past three nights, causing him to… every morning these three days.
Noticing the finger marks on Kan’er’s right cheek.
Luo Xun narrowed his dark eyes slightly and glanced at Hai Shun.
The latter understood immediately and quickly left.
Kan’er knew what Hai Shun was going to do.
She had slapped herself a few times, firstly to cause trouble for Zheng Shi, and secondly to secretly show the Crown Prince where her loyalties lay.
To better handle what was to come.
But Kan’er didn’t have the mind to think too much now.
Because—
Only she and the Crown Prince remained in the room.
Perhaps influenced by this young body, or maybe because the room was too quiet, amplifying the Crown Prince’s inherently imposing dignity.
It actually made Kan’er genuinely somewhat nervous.
So Luo Xun saw.
Tears gathered in the young palace maid’s misty eyes, crystal clear, making her honey-colored pupils resemble gems soaked in spring water.
Yet the ends of her eyes were narrow and upturned, with a captivating charm that seemed completely natural.
Exactly like a spirit creature that had just taken human form.
Innocent and naive, bewitching without realizing it.
Luo Xun’s cold, harsh words caught in his throat.
She remembered how bold she became in dreams—daring to try every trick on him, daring to say all sorts of outrageous things to him.
But now she looked as if she feared he might devour her.
“Rise.”
Kan’er was just about to quietly compose herself when she heard the man’s icy voice and saw a large hand appear before her.
She looked up in astonishment.
In her previous life, the Crown Prince hadn’t offered her his hand at this moment. Before telling her to rise, he had asked other questions first. Why this time…
Though puzzled, Kan’er didn’t dare delay.
She gently placed her hand in his large palm. “Thank you, Dianxia.”
His hand was broad, his palm warm.
The moment their skin touched,
Kan’er’s fingertips seemed to burn, while a familiar tingling sensation swiftly spread from her fingers.
She felt her heart tremble.
Her legs, having stood for too long, suddenly weakened.
The next moment, she found herself seated squarely on the Crown Prince’s firm thighs.
Luo Xun caught a whiff of fragrance, and suddenly a soft, fragrant body was in his arms. A sudden warmth pressed against his left thigh, making his muscles instinctively tense.
“Dianxia!”
Kan’er gasped softly, her face flushing with embarrassment as she tried to stand.
But her legs were truly numb!
With just a slight movement, pain and numbness shot through her.
Kan’er inhaled sharply, her body tilting uncontrollably again, her head bumping against the man’s solid, broad shoulder.
This only made her settle more firmly into his lap.
It was mid-April, early summer.
Their clothing was light, the fabric thin.
With Kan’er sitting like this, pressed tightly against him, the thin cloth did little to block their body heat or the contours of their forms.
One hard and firm, the other soft and rounded.
“Please don’t be angry, Dianxia! This servant… this servant…”
Kan’er’s face burned crimson, genuinely panicked now.
She was merely a low-ranking palace maid, not yet favored, and the Crown Prince valued propriety above all, tolerating no impropriety.
In her past life, though he had been insatiable in bed, once he left it, he would revert to his usual cold and aloof demeanor.
The Crown Prince’s noble dignity was not to be violated.
If he misunderstood her actions as a deliberate attempt to seduce him, it would be disastrous!
The thought made Kan’er even more desperate to stand.
But how could leg numbness subside so quickly?
On the contrary, the more she tried to rise, the sharper the waves of pain in her legs became. Three times she failed to stand, only pressing closer against the Crown Prince each time.
Luo Xun’s temple throbbed.
The increasingly tight press of the delicate body in his arms and the friction against his left thigh made him stiffen repeatedly. A strange yet familiar restlessness surged fiercely within him.
He struggled to restrain himself but failed.
Seizing the small hand pressed against his chest, he gripped her slender waist firmly.
“Sit still!”
Hai Shun entered just in time to hear this.
Seeing the young maid seated in the Crown Prince’s lap, he immediately assumed she had been indecent and angered His Highness.
His heart clenched, and he stepped forward to reprimand her.
But as he lifted his foot, the Crown Prince’s icy gaze fell upon him.
“Get out!”
Right away!
Hai Shun didn’t hesitate for a second.
Kan’er’s face was as red as blood, not daring to move an inch.
“Dianxia…”
Luo Xun’s gaze swept over her flushed face, pausing at the two faint marks stained with blood, before finally meeting her beautiful, timid eyes.
“Afraid of me?” he asked coldly.
Chapter 3: Crown Prince: “Afraid of Loneliness?”
Chapter 3: The Crown Prince: “Afraid of Me?”
The man’s voice was clear and crisp.
Like a jar of wine on a winter night, its mellow fragrance mingled with a cool, moist sensation that made one’s ears tingle uncontrollably.
Kan’er was accustomed to his voice.
It didn’t affect her much.
But she couldn’t help her youthful body’s reactions!
The moment the Crown Prince’s voice reached her ears, Kan’er’s earlobes began to itch unbearably, and her body tensed up.
She had to suppress these instinctive reactions, curtsy in response, then quickly walk toward the Crown Prince as if nothing was wrong.
When she reached him, she gracefully knelt in salute.
“This humble maid pays respects to Dianxia. May Dianxia live a thousand years in golden peace.”
Kan’er’s voice was soft, carrying the unique tenderness and sweetness of a young girl with an indescribable charm.
Hai Shun shuddered upon hearing it.
He immediately averted his gaze.
Just then, he noticed something unusual about the side profile of the lowered face of the young palace maid.
“Dianxia, look at this…”
The Crown Prince, that is, Luo Xun.
Luo Xun followed Hai Shun’s gaze.
But from his angle, he could only see the top of the young palace maid’s head.
He faintly furrowed his handsome brows.
“Look up.”
After a pause, “Look at me.”
His tone was cold, and even these simple words carried a strong, intangible pressure.
“Yes.”
Kan’er didn’t dare delay.
Her gaze first fell on his jade-colored robe hem embroidered with dragons soaring across the seas, then moved to his lean waist and abdomen, broad chest, past his prominent Adam’s apple, and finally settled on that handsome face.
Truly handsome.
Hairline sharp as if cut by a knife, eyebrows dark as ink paintings.
His fair complexion resembled the finest mutton-fat jade, with excellent contours and distinct edges. A pair of phoenix eyes were deep and narrow.
Those pitch-black pupils were like ink that couldn’t be diluted.
Cold as clear frost, deep as secluded pools.
As their eyes met, Kan’er heard her own heartbeat.
Thump, thump.
In her previous life, Kan’er had been too intimidated by his aura, almost never daring to look at him so carefully and seriously.
By the time she dared to truly look at him, the Crown Prince had become the Qingzhao Emperor, and she had been promoted from the Crown Prince’s Good Concubine to Shu Consort.
At this moment.
Looking at the man’s young face, Kan’er suddenly felt a sense of realization and an indescribable bitterness in her heart.
Luo Xun naturally didn’t know what this young palace maid was thinking. Seeing her beautiful eyes misted with moisture,
Her eye rims red, her cherry-like small mouth trembling.
He was momentarily taken aback.
Thinking how timid she really was.
Even though she had so seduced him in his dreams for the past three nights, causing him to… every morning these three days.
Noticing the finger marks on Kan’er’s right cheek.
Luo Xun narrowed his dark eyes slightly and glanced at Hai Shun.
The latter understood immediately and quickly left.
Kan’er knew what Hai Shun was going to do.
She had slapped herself a few times, firstly to cause trouble for Zheng Shi, and secondly to secretly show the Crown Prince where her loyalties lay.
To better handle what was to come.
But Kan’er didn’t have the mind to think too much now.
Because—
Only she and the Crown Prince remained in the room.
Perhaps influenced by this young body, or maybe because the room was too quiet, amplifying the Crown Prince’s inherently imposing dignity.
It actually made Kan’er genuinely somewhat nervous.
So Luo Xun saw.
Tears gathered in the young palace maid’s misty eyes, crystal clear, making her honey-colored pupils resemble gems soaked in spring water.
Yet the ends of her eyes were narrow and upturned, with a captivating charm that seemed completely natural.
Exactly like a spirit creature that had just taken human form.
Innocent and naive, bewitching without realizing it.
Luo Xun’s cold, harsh words caught in his throat.
She remembered how bold she became in dreams—daring to try every trick on him, daring to say all sorts of outrageous things to him.
But now she looked as if she feared he might devour her.
“Rise.”
Kan’er was just about to quietly compose herself when she heard the man’s icy voice and saw a large hand appear before her.
She looked up in astonishment.
In her previous life, the Crown Prince hadn’t offered her his hand at this moment. Before telling her to rise, he had asked other questions first. Why this time…
Though puzzled, Kan’er didn’t dare delay.
She gently placed her hand in his large palm. “Thank you, Dianxia.”
His hand was broad, his palm warm.
The moment their skin touched,
Kan’er’s fingertips seemed to burn, while a familiar tingling sensation swiftly spread from her fingers.
She felt her heart tremble.
Her legs, having stood for too long, suddenly weakened.
The next moment, she found herself seated squarely on the Crown Prince’s firm thighs.
Luo Xun caught a whiff of fragrance, and suddenly a soft, fragrant body was in his arms. A sudden warmth pressed against his left thigh, making his muscles instinctively tense.
“Dianxia!”
Kan’er gasped softly, her face flushing with embarrassment as she tried to stand.
But her legs were truly numb!
With just a slight movement, pain and numbness shot through her.
Kan’er inhaled sharply, her body tilting uncontrollably again, her head bumping against the man’s solid, broad shoulder.
This only made her settle more firmly into his lap.
It was mid-April, early summer.
Their clothing was light, the fabric thin.
With Kan’er sitting like this, pressed tightly against him, the thin cloth did little to block their body heat or the contours of their forms.
One hard and firm, the other soft and rounded.
“Please don’t be angry, Dianxia! This servant… this servant…”
Kan’er’s face burned crimson, genuinely panicked now.
She was merely a low-ranking palace maid, not yet favored, and the Crown Prince valued propriety above all, tolerating no impropriety.
In her past life, though he had been insatiable in bed, once he left it, he would revert to his usual cold and aloof demeanor.
The Crown Prince’s noble dignity was not to be violated.
If he misunderstood her actions as a deliberate attempt to seduce him, it would be disastrous!
The thought made Kan’er even more desperate to stand.
But how could leg numbness subside so quickly?
On the contrary, the more she tried to rise, the sharper the waves of pain in her legs became. Three times she failed to stand, only pressing closer against the Crown Prince each time.
Luo Xun’s temple throbbed.
The increasingly tight press of the delicate body in his arms and the friction against his left thigh made him stiffen repeatedly. A strange yet familiar restlessness surged fiercely within him.
He struggled to restrain himself but failed.
Seizing the small hand pressed against his chest, he gripped her slender waist firmly.
“Sit still!”
Hai Shun entered just in time to hear this.
Seeing the young maid seated in the Crown Prince’s lap, he immediately assumed she had been indecent and angered His Highness.
His heart clenched, and he stepped forward to reprimand her.
But as he lifted his foot, the Crown Prince’s icy gaze fell upon him.
“Get out!”
Right away!
Hai Shun didn’t hesitate for a second.
Kan’er’s face was as red as blood, not daring to move an inch.
“Dianxia…”
Luo Xun’s gaze swept over her flushed face, pausing at the two faint marks stained with blood, before finally meeting her beautiful, timid eyes.
“Afraid of me?” he asked coldly.