The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

After Lu Lingxi and Nan Wangyu finished visiting the Imperial Garden, walked to the palace gate, and then took a carriage back to the Prince's Mansion. It was already the hour of Xu.

After the two of them had dinner in Changqiu Palace, Lu Lingxi began to feel sleepy again. Although she went to bed early and had enough sleep last night, she couldn't help but get up early again this morning.

But now she was in a dilemma as she looked at Nan Wangyu sitting motionless in front of her. Why didn't he plan to leave? How could she politely ask him to sleep in another room? After all, the atmosphere between the two of them during the day was quite good, and she couldn't suddenly change her attitude.

Nan Wangyu noticed that Lingxi glanced at him from time to time, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated. He asked caringly: "Lingxi, do you have anything to say? There is no need for us to be so unfamiliar and restrained."

Since Nan Wangyu said so, Lu Lingxi no longer hesitated and asked directly: "Where are you sleeping tonight?"

"Of course I'm resting in Changqiu Palace."

"What about me? Where is my chamber?"

Lu Lingxi thought that was right. Changqiu Palace had always been Nan Wangyu’s bedroom. He couldn’t ask him to move just because he was here.

Nan Wangyu said as a matter of course: "Your bedroom is also Changqiu Palace. You and I are husband and wife, so naturally we should sleep in the same bedroom."

Lu Lingxi was a little unhappy. "Didn't you prepare a separate palace for me? So it turns out that Concubine Su has a deeper relationship with you. You prepared Yilan Palace for her, but I have nothing. And it's not just Concubine Su. I heard that everyone else has a separate palace, but I have to squeeze in with you."

"They are different. They are just concubines. Only you and I are a proper couple. Only you are qualified to sleep with me in the same bedchamber."

Lu Lingxi: "What if you want to favor someone else? You leave me alone in Changqiu Palace? Oh! I finally understand what it means to stay alone in an empty room. This feeling of loss is even worse than those concubines who have their own bedrooms. It's simply killing people!"

"I won't go to other people's bedrooms. I swear I will treat you and you alone wholeheartedly, just like your father treated your mother."

This sudden confession made Lu Lingxi stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses. A man would not say that he was unfaithful. He must have said the same thing to every woman in the backyard.

So he mercilessly said, "You said you would be devoted to me, but you are not willing to give me a bedroom of my own? Is this your devoted love?"

When Nan Wangyu heard Lingxi say this, he knew that she didn't believe what he said in her heart. So he couldn't let her live alone. The reason why he didn't prepare a separate bedroom for her was that they wanted to live together every day to enhance their relationship.

It can be seen that Lingxi is not the type who can fall in love at first sight, otherwise he would have won her over in Zhenguo Marquis Mansion with his looks. He is still confident in his looks. Then she must be the type who can only fall in love with someone after a long time of getting along with him through some care and love that she cares about. If she is left alone in a palace, how can we get along well?

He thought for a moment and said, "Lingxi, it's not that I don't want to give you your own palace. It's just that before you and I got married, the Princess of Qi was pregnant, and gave birth to a legitimate son some time ago. And I'm a few years older than the King of Qi, but I don't even have a concubine's son or daughter. Father was anxious, so he ordered that until the Crown Princess is pregnant, you and I cannot share a bed or live in a separate palace."

Lu Lingxi frowned: "Are you serious? Did you agree to my three rules last night? You didn't mention the emperor's order before you agreed."

Nan Wangyu acted like a pitiful person who was caught in a dilemma and said, "I explained my father's will to you at that time, and you didn't make three rules for me?"

"Uh... I can't."

"Then it's over. There's no point in talking about it. It will only cause you more trouble. Why bother talking about it? Don't worry, I will do what I promised you and won't force you. As for my father, as long as you and I stay in the same bedroom, he won't ask about the details. We can sleep in the same bed but different beds. You sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the floor next to you."

Lu Lingxi felt that he had occupied someone else's bedroom as soon as he arrived, and it seemed a bit unfair to let him sleep on the floor. He considered and said, "It doesn't have to be on the floor. You can sleep in the side hall, or I can sleep in the side hall."

Having said that, Lu Lingxi was about to get up and go to the side hall.

Nan Wangyu quickly held her back and said, "No, no matter which of us goes to sleep in the side hall, the emperor will know it tomorrow morning. There are his men in the prince's mansion."

Lu Lingxi was a little unconvinced: "Did the emperor send someone to monitor you for this matter?"

"It's not surveillance, it's concern. There are always people from my father in the Crown Prince's Mansion. They are all here to protect me and report some of my situation to my father. And Lingxi, you should also call me father with me, otherwise my father will be unhappy if he knows that you only call him the emperor behind his back."

Lu Lingxi looked out the window in confusion. Was there really someone watching this palace all the time? Wouldn't that mean he was living under surveillance every day? How uncomfortable that would be.

Nan Wangyu knew that his words were full of loopholes if he looked deeper, so he urged Lingxi to think about the future and not dwell on the present. "Lingxi, it's getting late now, you should rest early. You've been running around the palace all day, and you're tired. You have to get up early tomorrow. You need to rest early to get enough energy."

"What's going on tomorrow that requires you to get up early?" In fact, there was no need for Nan Wangyu to interrupt. Her sleepy brain no longer had the energy to think more. She could only follow his thoughts whatever he said.

"According to etiquette, all the concubines in the backyard of the Crown Prince's Mansion should come and offer you a cup of tea tomorrow."

"Oh, it's nice to be able to appreciate a beautiful woman. It's one of the more relaxing things I've done in the past few days."

Nan Wangyu’s heart was beating fast. He wanted to ask Lingxi, are you sure this is easier?

Without waiting for him to ask, Lu Lingxi asked Chunhong and Liulu to bring toiletries. Then, she and Nan Wangyu packed up and prepared to go to bed.

After washing up, Lu Lingxi lay on the bed looking at the person sleeping silently on the floor beside her. Suddenly, she felt that the back view was a bit sad. She felt soft-hearted for a moment and wanted to ask Nan Wangyu to sleep on the bed. They just needed to draw a clear line between the two and no one could cross it.

Then he dismissed the idea. He couldn't be soft-hearted. If he was, he might take it as some kind of indescribable invitation. He would always feel caught between a rock and a hard place.

Forget it, just close your eyes and go to sleep. Out of sight, out of mind.

But in the middle of the night, Lu Lingxi was awakened by two suppressed coughs. He turned his head to look at Nan Wangyu, who was sleeping on the floor with his back to him and covering his mouth. He felt a little worried. After all, the weather was still quite cold. If the Crown Prince really caught a cold, he would have a hard time explaining to his father.

So he whispered, "Why don't you sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the floor. I've caught a cold."

When Nan Wangyu heard this, he understood that Lingxi felt that his health was not as good as hers, a little girl. No, a man cannot admit that he is in poor health, especially in front of his beloved.

So he immediately cheered himself up and said, "I'm fine. I just choked on my saliva, not caught a cold. Go to sleep quickly."

"Okay." After saying this, Lu Lingxi fell asleep in an instant with peace of mind.

Nan Wangyu also felt that sleeping on the floor was indeed cold, so he quietly added an extra quilt.