Ancient women awaken: loving yourself is the way to go

The night was deep, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the stars and the moon were hidden.

Prince Yun changed into a nightgown and put on the cheapest human skin mask sold in the Disguise Pavilion. He stood with his hands behind his back on a hidden treetop, following the princess's gaze.

The system's voice talking about gossip came to his ears, and his cold face showed no emotion.

Ever since he learned about his mother's experience and realized that he was powerless to do anything, he forced himself to not show his emotions.

Nowadays, it is difficult for him to get emotionally affected by other people's affairs.

The same was true when listening to the story between Minister Chen and the Prince of the Marquisate.

Little did he know that the upper half of his face was illuminated by a golden light that he could not see.

The cheapest mask in the Disguise Pavilion was made by Shen Xingxi in the early days. The style is the simplest chubby fairy character provided by the system.

So much so that the half face now under the golden light is a sacred image with neither sadness nor joy.

The black clothes blended into the night, leaving only half of the face and the golden words.

It looks weird and sacred.

Some strange voices came to my ears: "Look! Golden gossip! Someone in the capital got "sick" and was burned to death..."

Prince Yun was puzzled. How could these guards know what he had just heard?

Before he could figure it out, the commander of the guards suddenly appeared not far from him.

He quickly used his Qinggong skills to leave.

The night became even more eerie because of him.

The golden words were running around in the woods, and the guard leader following behind them was like a messenger chasing faith.

Prince Yun was shocked. How could the guard leader's tracking ability be so weird? He would be discovered wherever he hid!

Seeing that he was about to be caught up, he could only hide in the palace maid's residence.

The palace maids lived two to a room, and he had just seen with his own eyes that both of them left with the princess.

He heaved a sigh of relief when he finally got rid of the commander of the guards.

Leaning against the wall, he felt a little relieved, but then he thought of the doubts in his heart.

The system's voice rang in my ears: [Host, there are indeed gold characters. After the system is upgraded, there is also a display function. I was curious about its use just now, so I clicked it. ]

[It turns out that the gossip I just mentioned appeared randomly above the head of a lucky person.]

Shen Xingxi chuckled: [Doesn't this mean that everyone knows about the affair between Minister Chen and the Marquis's son? ]

System: [Yes, this is the situation now. ]

She couldn't help sharing: [Host, you didn't see it. The lucky guy's move of hiding from the guard leader with the golden words on his head was surprisingly funny.]

When King Yun learned that he was the lucky one, a feeling of depression rushed into his heart.

This luck is simply a disaster.

Shen Xingxi smiled helplessly, and asked with a clear conscience: [So has he been exposed? ]

[Host, rest assured, he is already hiding safely. 】

The depression in Prince Yun's heart dissipated, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly. It turned out that the person he liked was kind-hearted to the core!

Then the smile disappeared from his face.

System: [Host, are you curious about who he is? He is now at the residence of Dongli and Xiyu, which is the door facing you. ]

Shen Xingxi paused, [Do you want me to be curious? ]

[Hope! There will be benefits!] The system tried hard not to laugh out loud.

Shen Xingxi nodded and led the eleven people to the room. She had been dependent on the system for sixteen years and knew clearly that the system would not harm her.

She walked to the door and asked casually, "Whose residence is this?"

Dongli and Xiyu immediately stepped forward, "Guard Chen, this is our residence, do you want to come in? We welcome you anytime!"

Shen Xingxi raised his eyebrows and casually pushed the door open with the sword in his hand.

What came into view was a clean and tidy double room. Shen Xingxi took a quick look and locked onto the spot under the bed where someone could hide.

System: [Host, the guard commander is leading people to search the palace maids' residence, looking for the lucky one, and will soon find you here. If you find the lucky one here, will you get into trouble? ]

[Is this the benefit you mentioned?]

[Of course not. The good thing is that the lucky guy has a good figure. If you give him a female human skin mask, then he doesn't want to alert the enemy, so he can only devote himself to you like these eleven palace maids.

Host, haven't you always wanted to touch the chest and abdominal muscles but never got to touch them? This is a great opportunity! 】

Shen Xingxi narrowed her eyes, casually sat down beside the bed, quietly threw the human skin mask under the bed, raised her eyes and looked at the eleven women: "Please introduce yourselves first!"

The eleven palace maids introduced themselves one by one.

Shen Xingxi listened quietly until everyone had finished introducing themselves, then she slowly spoke: "Then I will introduce you to the twelfth sister, Caiyun, please come out."

Prince Yun, who was delighted with his new name, crawled out from under the bed with mixed feelings, and said softly in a shrill voice, "Greetings to my sisters. I am Caiyun, the new concubine of Guard Chen."

Shen Xingxi took a look at the figure in front of her who was obviously taller than the eleven palace maids, and pulled the bed curtains closed. "Wait for me on the bed."

Prince Yun nodded, took off his shoes and got on the bed.

Shen Xingxi kicked her shoes under the bed without leaving any trace, and smiled at the palace maids: "You see, I like people with strong bones, so from today on, I will personally supervise your exercise."

"Now, you jog around the house."

[You must first learn how to escape so that you can save your life. ]

"Yes." The palace maids just wanted someone to rely on, so they agreed without hesitation.

The imperial palace is in too much chaos nowadays. The emperor does not treat the palace maids as human beings and implies that the eunuchs and guards can play with them at will.

Sometimes even the emperor would visit with great interest.

The saddest thing is that several palace maids who were over 25 years old were abused to death the day before leaving the palace.

The eunuchs told them with bloody facts that they had to abide by the rules set by the emperor in the palace and could not even dream of leaving the palace. They chose Guard Chen because they had no other choice.

System: [Host, the next room we search will be yours. ]

Shen Xingxi hummed in her heart, kicked off her shoes, and walked behind the bed curtain.

His elbows were resting on both sides of the person on the bed, as if he was holding the person in his arms.

The two looked into each other's eyes, one up and one down, their breaths blending together.

Prince Yun's heart beat faster as he looked at the princess who was so close to him.

The roots of his ears turned red and his Adam's apple rolled.

The system encouraged him, "Host, just press on and touch the chest muscles! What a rare opportunity! Why are you still going ahead at this time? Won't your arms get tired if you leave a gap?"

Shen Xingxi's eyes flickered slightly, and she lowered her voice and said, "If you want to live, cooperate with me!"

Prince Yun nodded and turned his face away. Thinking of what the system said, a blush crept up his cheeks. He silently unbuttoned the top button of his shirt, silently indicating that he could be taken advantage of.

Shen Xingxi's expression froze as she watched him move. Before she could think about it, she heard the door being kicked open, followed by the voice of the guard leader: "What are you doing here?"

Shen Xingxi quickly covered the two of them with the quilt, and stuck her head out from behind the bed curtains, her hair hanging messily. "Commander? Why are you here?"

The guard leader smiled and said, "I'm here to chase the assassin. What are you doing here, Guard Chen?"

"What else can I do?" Shen Xingxi smiled maliciously, "Of course I have to give it a try after I recruit someone. My martial arts skills are average, so I won't cause any trouble for you, Commander. Please do as you wish."

The guard commander hesitated for a moment and asked, "May I see the person behind the bed curtain?"

"That's no problem." Shen Xingxi boldly lifted the bed curtain, used her body to block the abnormal size of "Lucky Man", and hooked his neck, "Commander, can you see it?"

The commander of the guards didn't notice anything unusual and led his men away.

Shen Xingxi asked the palace maids to continue and pull down the bed curtains again.

Because the Yun King's neck was hooked, his wing-like eyelashes drooped and the corners of his eyes turned red.

He whispered, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. It's my duty." Shen Xingxi's eyes were complicated. She stood up and sat at the head of the bed. She asked in her mind: [System, he is Yun Jingce, right? ]

[Why does the host think he is Yun Jingce? ]

[The height and build are in line with the requirements, the body shape is in line with the requirements, the fact that he would wear a human skin mask is in line with the requirements, and the fact that he had no vigilance in his eyes after coming out from under the bed is also in line with the requirements.] Shen Xingxi held his forehead with his hand: [You really know how to find lucky people. I owe him two favors, and this time I can repay one.]

Prince Yun's eyes darkened slightly. It was not difficult to conclude that the princess did not want to take advantage of him because he was Yun Jingce.

But they have known each other for three years and have cooperated tacitly countless times. In the eyes of the princess, I have always been the opposite sex. Does she really have no feelings for me at all?

Is he that bad?

The system mourned for Prince Yun for a few seconds, looked at his almost broken eyes, and chose to speak: [Host, Yun Jingce is now your concubine in the eyes of those eleven palace maids. This bed curtain is still transparent. Shouldn't you two be closer? ]