Chapter 71: Biting him is just like rewarding him

Nan Xueyin was stunned; she furrowed her brows and glared at him with a hint of ferocity.

What nonsense.

Could she even speak right now?

She didn't even dare to move a muscle.

Outside, Feihong asked curiously, "What kind of person could be in there?"

Wu Zhui was puzzled: "Did you not hear it?"

Feihong spoke the truth: "No, I didn't."

Wu Zhui let out an "eh" and began to feel a bit of self-doubt, "Did I hear wrong then?"

Feihong said, "You must have heard wrong. That inside is where His Highness the Crown Prince rests when he is tired from official work. His Highness the Crown Prince does not keep any cats or dogs, nor are there any women; how could there possibly be any sound inside?"

Wu Zhui scratched his head, "That's true."

Inside, Nan Xueyin's cheeks were burning slightly.

Just at this moment, Xiao Youlan laughed again; the laughter was kept very low, but it caused his chest to vibrate. She was close, so she not only felt it clearly but was also made to tremble along with him.

Nan Xueyin glared at him even more fiercely, wanting to ask what he was laughing at.

Xiao Youlan gave her lower back a light, measured pat, "Did you hear that? Feihong said there are no women by the Crown Prince's side."

Nan Xueyin was stunned.

No women—then what was she?

She was still kneeling on top of the Crown Prince!

No wonder he had to laugh; a strange sense of taboo made Nan Xueyin's cheeks burn even more.

She did not move, and Xiao Youlan did not make any big movements either; the two maintained a long silence between them.

Outside, they continued to wait without further conversation.

After an unknown amount of time, Nan Xueyin turned her head toward the side and let out a very soft breath.

"Tired?"

Xiao Youlan asked.

Nan Xueyin looked at him with a bit of anger.

She was an Assassin; her physical fitness was superior to ordinary people. Even if she knelt for three or four hours, she would not feel tired, and if her knees became red and swollen or even broke skin, they would heal quickly.

But today, perhaps it was because she was not just kneeling, but kneeling on a man's body, coupled with the serious injuries she had sustained recently that had not yet fully healed.

In short, Nan Xueyin had only been kneeling for a short while before she began to feel exhausted.

She did not speak, and Xiao Youlan smiled good-naturedly, "Then don't kneel anymore."

Without waiting for Nan Xueyin to say anything, he supported her body and sat up.

The arhat bed creaked and swayed; Nan Xueyin shamefully grabbed Xiao Youlan's lapels, wanting to stop him, but it was already too late; he had already sat up.

Outside, Wu Zhui called out "Hey," "Hey" twice, "It made a sound inside again! It made a sound again!"

This time, Feihong finally heard it too.

He was very puzzled, "How could this be..."

Xiao Youlan gently set Nan Xueyin down, allowing her to sit steadily on the edge of the bed. As he leaned over, he whispered in her ear, "Wait for me here."

Without needing Nan Xueyin to answer, he straightened up, turned around, and walked outside.

Nan Xueyin sat alone on the arhat bed and could feel the parts of her body that had just been touched by Xiao Youlan still burning faintly.

Xiao Youlan walked out slowly, and she heard Feihong respectfully offer his greetings.

Wu Zhui also said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

He followed up by asking, "How did Your Highness the Crown Prince come out from inside there?"

He was suspicious, which was why he asked.

Xiao Youlan's tone was flat, "Feihong just said it; if I am tired from official work, I will rest inside. You tell me, why would I come out from inside there?"

Wu Zhui paused and asked straight to the point, "I wonder what important matter Your Highness the Crown Prince has for summoning me here?"

Xiao Youlan said calmly, "Firstly, Feihong said something wrong just now, and I have come out to clarify it myself."

Listening, Nan Xueyin had a bad premonition in her heart.

Sure enough, she heard the Crown Prince's voice, soft and clear like jade stones striking each other, say earnestly, "In the past, there were indeed no women by my side, but today is different from the past. Now, there is a woman by my side. She says her name is Hua Lianying."

Nan Xueyin had originally thought that with her cold attitude toward Xiao Youlan, he would surely hide the matter between them, but she never expected him to admit it so frankly.

And this was right in front of Wu Zhui—

Nan Xueyin's mind was blank for a long time.

And outside, Wu Zhui was thoroughly stunned.

Feihong was even more stunned; mainly because he thought, it wasn't as if there had never been women by the Crown Prince's side in the past—wasn't there once a Doukou?

"Secondly, I summoned you here to tell you that because of Hua Lianying, I will specially permit you to stay in the Eastern Palace to recover from your injuries. You may stay until you are willing to leave. Of course, you must also remember that she is my person; without my permission, she may not leave my side for even half a step. If you attempt to take her away, I will certainly make you pay the price you deserve."

Wu Zhui looked solemn and asked, "Your Highness has not given her a title, so why must you force her to stay by your side?"

Xiao Youlan said, "It is not that I do not want to, but that she has not yet agreed. If she were willing, I could marry her as the Crown Princess tomorrow."

Nan Xueyin was stunned several times over.

Wu Zhui frowned and asked, "What if she is never willing?"

"Then I have plenty of time and energy to spend on her."

Wu Zhui was silent for a long while before asking, "I just don't know... where is Miss Hua Lianying now?"

Inside, Nan Xueyin caught her breath, thinking, he wouldn't actually say that out loud, would he?

If word got out that a man and a woman were alone in a room together, it would damage his reputation as the Crown Prince regardless of how it was framed.

It was also at this moment that she heard Xiao Youlan laugh outside and say, "She was just with me."

Nan Xueyin was stunned.

Outside, Wu Zhui was also stunned.

Feihong was even more stunned.

Wu Zhui was half-doubting, "In... inside?"

Xiao Youlan gave a hum, "Yes."

Wu Zhui did not know what to say for a long time.

Xiao Youlan seemed to think of something and added, "Nothing was done; there was no physical intimacy."

Nan Xueyin clenched her fists tightly.

Although this was the truth, it would have been fine if he hadn't emphasized it, but specifically saying it out loud made it seem like he was trying to cover it up!

After a long while, Wu Zhui took a deep breath, "Then... may I meet with her?"

Xiao Youlan said calmly, "You may."

He turned his head and asked toward the inner room, "Do you want to come out and see Wu Zhui?"

Nan Xueyin felt that she had lost all face, so she gritted her teeth and said, "No."

Besides, she could already confirm that Wu Zhui was safe and sound.

Xiao Youlan replied softly, "Very well."

He turned to Wu Zhui with a very apologetic tone, "She is likely tired and it is inconvenient for her to see you today. In a few days, when she wishes to see you, I will naturally summon you again."

Without waiting for Wu Zhui to say anything more, Xiao Youlan issued an order to leave, "Very well, you may go. Feihong, take him back."

Wu Zhui and Feihong left one after the other, and Nan Xueyin heard footsteps again.

Xiao Youlan returned to the inner room.

Nan Xueyin sat on the arhat bed, looking at him with a fierce gaze.

Xiao Youlan's brows and eyes held a smile as he asked, "Are you angry?"

As he spoke, he walked closer and placed his hand near her mouth, "You can bite me to vent your anger; it doesn't matter even if you break the skin."

Nan Xueyin heartlessly slapped his hand away.

Seeing his reaction, biting him would be like rewarding him.

At this moment, a burst of rapid footsteps came from outside the door, accompanied by Shu Yu's anxious shouting: "Your Highness! Crown Prince!"