Harem Daily Life

Seeing her earnest expression, He Jin'an knew she had taken it to heart. As they approached the Hua residence, He Jin'an smiled and said, "Alright, now let's do something meaningful."

"Huh? What?" Hua Yurong snapped back to her senses instantly, and a kiss landed on her lips, tinged with urgency.

The temperature inside the carriage gradually rose. He Jin'an, without any instruction, had improved a lot compared to last time. Hua Yurong couldn't get out of the carriage even when they reached the Hua family's door because—she was really out of breath, her cheeks were flushed, and her legs were weak from being kissed.

The Hua family's gate was open, and the steward waited outside the carriage for a long time, but his young lady did not lift the curtain and get out of the carriage. He couldn't help but feel uneasy.

Hua's father and mother had already heard that the Prince of Jin's carriage had brought their daughter back, but she was nowhere to be seen, so they had no choice but to come out to greet her.

"It's all your fault! How can I face anyone like this!" Hua Yurong said softly, her voice full of coquettishness. Her lip rouge had been eaten, her lips were swollen, her face was rosy and her eyes were sparkling. When He Jin'an saw her, he wished he could pack her up and take her back right now to pamper her properly.

He wasn't much better off himself; his heart was pounding so hard he could hear it himself.

"I'll carry you downstairs and take you back to your room."

Amidst Hua Yuerong's disbelief, He Jin'an wrapped her in a cloak and carried her down from the carriage.

Flower Father: "..."

Flower Mother: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Prince Jin stood there in front of everyone, holding Hua Yue Rong in his arms, leaving them unsure whether to look or avoid him.

"Today, I took Yue Rong to inspect the royal property. She accidentally sprained her ankle and has difficulty moving around. I will carry her back to her room."

Hua Yue Rong dared not breathe, her face covered by a cloak, huddled on He Jin An's shoulder, not daring to move.

"Then, then, then let me carry her." The father stepped forward, wanting to take his daughter.

His hand remained suspended in mid-air; Prince Jin did not let go.

Hua's father was a little embarrassed. He withdrew his hand and rubbed his waist as he did so: "Oh, I just remembered that I twisted my back too. I can't carry her. I'll have to trouble Your Highness to take Yue Rong inside."

Hua's father stepped aside, supporting his waist as he frantically gave Hua's mother meaningful glances.

Madam Hua coughed lightly, "It's dark and we might not be able to see clearly, so quickly take the lantern and lead the way." Hua Yue Rong's maid, Chun Tao, hurriedly stepped forward to take the lantern and lead the way, while He Jin An carried Hua Yue Rong and followed steadily behind.

Hua Ruyan was in the backyard. She had a fight with Zhou Chen today. Zhou Chen blamed her for not getting him an official position and gave her the cold shoulder. In a fit of anger, she returned to the mansion early, thinking of talking to Hua Yurong again so that she could at least save face for the Zhou family.

But no matter how long they waited, it was already dark and Hua Yuerong still hadn't returned.

She was thinking that she would give Hua Yurong a good scolding when she returned, but she didn't expect to see Prince Jin carrying Hua Yurong all the way back to the backyard and into Hua Yurong's courtyard.

The thought of her arguing with her fiancé while Hua Yurong was so intimate with Prince Jin made her furious, and she followed him.

Hua Yurong was carried to her bed before the cloak was lifted, revealing her rosy cheeks and delicate features.

"Your Highness, please leave quickly. You cannot linger in my boudoir." Carrying someone all the way in public was already an overstepping of boundaries, so Hua Yurong urged him on to avoid gossip.

"Okay, then pretend you sprained your ankle for the next couple of days, and I'll come pick you up in a couple of days." After saying that, he couldn't help but pinch Hua Yurong's cheek again before getting up and leaving.

Chun Tao didn't dare to lift her eyes, and blushed as she saw Prince Jin out.

"How long have you been by your young lady's side?" He Jin'an asked.

Chuntao answered carefully, "This servant has been with Miss since I was a child, for seven or eight years."

He Jin'an took out a silver ingot and handed it to Chun Tao: "I don't want any rumors to spread that are detrimental to your young lady."

Chun Tao immediately understood and said, "This servant saw nothing and heard nothing. I only know that the prince treats my young lady very well."

He Jin'an was very satisfied: "Alright, I know the way. You can go back and take care of your young lady." He Jin'an took the lantern and went out, leaving Chun Tao to hurriedly return to her courtyard.

As He Jin'an turned the corner to the screen wall, he encountered Hua Ruyan, who was waiting there. He frowned and continued forward.

"Ruyan greets Your Highness." Hua Ruyan clearly didn't want to miss the opportunity and stepped forward to block the way.

He Jin'an took a step back: "What is it, Miss Hua?"

Hua Ruyan smiled and said, "It's nothing much, I just came to make a deal with the prince."

He Jin'an narrowed his eyes: "I don't think there's any need to make any deal with Miss Hua."

Hua Ruyan glanced behind He Jin'an and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Your Highness is not yet married to Hua Yurong, yet you openly enter and leave Hua Yurong's boudoir. If I were to spread this matter, I wonder what would people say? Would they say that Your Highness is not respectful of propriety, or that Hua Yurong is shameless?"

He Jin'an's eyes flashed with a dangerous light: "You dare threaten me?"

Hua Ruyan was startled by his sudden change in expression, but this was the Hua residence, her home. She didn't believe that Prince Jin would dare to lay a hand on her, so she mustered her courage and said, "If Your Highness agrees to one condition, I can pretend I didn't see what happened tonight."

He Jin'an sneered, "What are the conditions?"

Anyone who dares to threaten He Jin'an is already buried with grass three feet tall.

“My conditions are a piece of cake for Your Highness.” Hua Ruyan stepped forward. “As Your Highness knows, I am engaged to the Zhou family, and the Zhou family are also merchants. I would like to ask Your Highness to arrange an official position for Zhou Chen. That shouldn’t be difficult, right?”

He Jin'an said coldly, "The Great Zhou Dynasty does have the concept of hereditary official positions, but those recommended positions are reserved for the sons of aristocratic families. The Zhou family comes from a merchant family, so apart from taking the imperial examinations, they have no way to enter officialdom."

Hua Ruyan smiled and said, "Given the relationship between Your Highness and the Hua family, and Your Highness's immense power, can't you make some arrangements? Your Highness doesn't want to help with this, does he? Or perhaps Your Highness isn't afraid of damaging Hua Yurong's and Your Highness's reputation?"

He Jinan clenched his fist. They were born of the same mother, so how could the two sisters be so different?

"Then do as you please." After saying that, He Jin'an ignored Hua Ruyan and walked away.

"What? What do you mean?" Hua Ruyan asked anxiously, raising her voice several decibels.

He Jin'an didn't turn around: "Take it literally, say whatever you want. Do you think I'm afraid, or that I'll be threatened by you? Ha!"

If he were to be threatened over such a trivial matter, wouldn't he be vulnerable to threats at every turn? He Jin'an would never do something so foolish.

Hua Ruyan was dumbfounded, never expecting to be ignored.

Watching the person walk away, she stomped her foot angrily: "Fine, fine, you're not afraid, are you? We'll see!" She turned her head and headed towards Hua Yuerong's courtyard.

After He Jin'an left, Hua Yuerong rolled around on the bed, making sharp, explosive noises.

"Ahhhhh, he's hugging me! He's hugging me!"

"Am I too fat? Am I too heavy? Aaaaaah, I should have eaten less, waaaaaah..."