Best friends dressed up in ancient times to become mistresses? You run, I run too!

Upon hearing Yuan Yi's words, Jiang Yanche's expression turned cold. "Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Yuan Yi quickly knelt on one knee, saying, "This subordinate dares not."

Her cold, indifferent eyes swept over him, her tone devoid of any emotion, and she said coldly:

"It's best if you don't dare, just get on it quickly."

"Yes."

Jiang Yanche smiled faintly. Interesting, the Crown Prince's private residence actually hides such a stunning beauty; I'd never heard of her before.

Keeping a mistress in a gilded cage? No.

Jiang Xuan Yan is a stubborn and self-willed man, arrogant and sharp-tongued. He disdains such petty tricks as saying one thing to someone's face and another behind their back. If he likes someone, he will put them in the open and pamper them openly and legitimately.

On the contrary, if he doesn't like someone, he will not hesitate to drive them away or kill them, and will never allow the other party to cause trouble in front of him.

I'd heard that quite a few women had thrown themselves at him, but all of them were scared off by his cold and sharp tongue.

Oh, except for that most beautiful woman in the capital, Shen Ningzhu, the legitimate daughter of the Minister's family. However, the reason she wasn't scared off was because she never fought back or talked back when insulted; she was practically immune to all poisons.

Their shamelessness is outrageous.

Rumors have recently circulated that she's actually a fake heiress, and that her biological parents are from humble rural backgrounds. No wonder she's so shameless; she's base to the core.

Jiang Yanche's gaze was dark as he kept guessing about the relationship between Shen Ningzhu and Jiang Xuanyan.

For some reason, the image of the woman's soft body pressed tightly against his firm chest replayed in his mind.

So warm, so soft, like a cloud, light and ethereal, flawless like jade.

The incredibly smooth and delicate skin almost made him lose his mind.

Beneath the misty water, the bright red rose petals dazzled the eye. Above the water's surface, the white, undulating curves of her breasts were clearly visible, and one could vaguely glimpse how towering the underwater peaks were.

Her eyes, exquisitely shaped, were moist and seemed to speak volumes.

He looked so innocent and pitiful, so easy to bully, that it made you want to rush up and ravage him.

Those eyes must be so funny when they cry under a man, right?

Jiang Yanche raised an eyebrow, savoring the moment.

……

Shen Ningzhu went to the courtyard as soon as she woke up, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she found that the person had already disappeared.

There was no sound from the manor, so he probably wasn't discovered and taken away by the maids or servants. So either he left on his own, or his accomplices found him and took him away. In any case, it's good that he's gone, saving her the trouble.

Shen Ningzhu returned to her room in a good mood.

She was humming a song as she slowly washed up. Just then, Zhiyuan walked in with a smile.

"Miss woke up so early, why didn't you call me and Zhiyi to serve you?"

"Didn't we agree yesterday that you could leave the heavy lifting like preparing toiletries to me and Zhiyi? Your health is precious, so don't let yourself get too tired."

"If you fall ill from exhaustion, and His Highness blames you, we won't be able to afford the food. Oh, by the way, I have good news for you: your maid has come to see you."

Shen Ningzhu was taken aback. A maid?

Just then, Liu Zhiyi stepped over the threshold, bowed her head, walked to her side, and curtsied, saying, "This servant greets Miss."

Shen Ningzhu was startled and abruptly stood up from her chair. Realizing there were still outsiders present, she dismissed Zhiyuan. Once everyone was alone, she hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Liu Zhiyi's hand, and said worriedly:

"Xiaoyi, what are you doing here? Did they kidnap you? Or did that person not take you back at all? Quickly, let me see if you're hurt?"