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

She was...

Damn it, that bastard is completely incompetent! She was unconscious, lying there motionless like a dead fish, and he still...

What's this, just entertaining yourself?

Last time he knocked her unconscious before doing *that*, could it be... that he has some kind of hidden ailment he's afraid of being discovered, so he's finding someone easy to manipulate to cover for him...?

The more I think about it, the more I feel like I'm right.

Otherwise, how could His Highness the Crown Prince, who is already twenty-one, still be single?

He neither married nor took concubines or maids.

Shen Ningzhu narrowed her eyes, her whole body trembling with anger. Her fists clenched tightly under the quilt. She slowly raised her head and looked at the handsome face with a distant expression.

Seeing that she had made a move, the other person slowly opened their eyes, lifted their eyelids to look at Shen Ningzhu on their chest, and their eyebrows furrowed slightly when they met her gaze.

"what happened?"

He stared at him with a deadpan expression, as if he were some heinous villain.

Although he was definitely not a good person.

A deep, magnetic voice came through, still carrying a trace of lingering desire.

Shen Ningzhu closed her eyes and clenched her back teeth tightly.

"What's wrong? This beastly dog ​​of a man still has the nerve to ask what's wrong?" Shen Ningzhu was so angry that she almost lost her composure.

Seeing that she didn't reply for a long time, but just kept staring at him—or rather, glaring at him—Jiang Xuan Yan sensed it, even though she tried to hide it well and her gaze was very restrained.

But why?

Could it be... that she doesn't like his tender touch?

That's absolutely impossible. She had offered herself to him multiple times before. Her enthusiasm clearly showed she loved him terribly, willing to die for him. Why would she turn on him like this now?

Shen Ningzhu regained her composure and took a deep breath.

Undeniably, Jiang Xuan Yan has an exceptionally handsome appearance; he is pleasing to the eye from any angle. As a seasoned "face-value enthusiast," Shen Ning Zhu has always been quite fond of this type.

Each of their three encounters was worse than the last, which made her lose all goodwill towards him and instead fill her with deep disgust.

I was thinking of playing along with him before, waiting for the right opportunity, but now I have no desire to flatter him at all.

"Why is Your Highness here? Have you been poisoned again?"

These words sound harsh, and upon closer listening, they carry a strong sense of sarcasm.

As expected, Jiang Xuan Yan frowned, and the lust in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by cold indifference and gloom.

"Why did I come here? Didn't you just see? You are my woman. Why can't I come here to find you if I have needs? What, judging from your tone, you don't like me?"

Shen Ningzhu: "..."

When did she agree to be his woman?

The disdain and aloofness in Shen Ningzhu's eyes were so obvious that they pierced Jiang Xuan Yan's eyes. His breathing became heavier, and his dark eyes, devoid of any warmth, stared straight into Shen Ningzhu's eyes.

His long, clean fingers suddenly clamped down on her chin, forcefully lifting it upwards and forcing her to look at him.

"Answer me, hmm?"

He thought that as long as he revealed his identity, she would stick to him like a mangy dog ​​and he couldn't shake her off. As for the matter of taking money and leaving that night, he never took it seriously, thinking that she was just playing hard to get. Now it seems that it's not that simple.

In just half a month, she seems like a completely different person. Could it be that she no longer likes him?

This woman is extremely vain. It's possible for her to fall in love with someone else, but he is the crown prince. Who in this world can compare to him?

Has she fallen for someone else? To whom?

Who has a higher status and greater strength than him?

Jiang Xuanyan coldly glared at Shen Ningzhu, his aura shifting several times. Shen Ningzhu felt the temperature in the room instantly drop, and a powerful sense of oppression washed over her, making it hard to breathe without her noticing.

It was a kind of oppressive aura unique to those in power. Shen Ningzhu couldn't bear it, and her body tensed up instinctively.

"I……"

"After being a peasant girl for a few days, you've forgotten all the rules?"

Shen Ningzhu: "..."

"Your Highness, no, I didn't. I just didn't expect Your Highness to come at this time, and to... cough cough, that."

Shen Ningzhu swallowed hard, lowered her eyes, and replied obediently.

This was ancient times with a clear class distinction; when an emperor was angry, millions would die and blood would flow for miles. She was just a commoner, forced to bow her head under someone else's roof.

The other person looked at her intently for a long time before speaking softly, "That's good."

After saying that, he sat up and called out "Change clothes." Soon the door was pushed open from the outside, and the eunuch Sanfu walked in with a bent back. He skillfully picked up the robe hanging on the screen and began to help Jiang Xuan Yan dress.

This was the first time a stranger had entered the room when Shen Ningzhu was disheveled.

This feeling of having her privacy completely out of control made her so embarrassed that she dug her toes into the ground, feeling utterly insecure. But there was nothing she could do to stop it, so she could only pull the blanket over herself and shrink into the covers.

Jiang Xuan Yan happened to see this scene and was amused by her stupidity, and suddenly he wasn't so angry anymore.

When did the shameless Shen Ningzhu become so shy? It seems he was overthinking things. She's still as infatuated with him as ever, which is why she's embarrassed.

As for everything that had happened before, Jiang Xuan Yan thought it was all an act to get his attention. She must have been taught by someone recently, learning some underhanded tricks of playing hard to get, hoping to win his favor through these actions.

Thinking of this, a shadow rose in Jiang Xuan Yan's eyes. But then he remembered that she loved him too much, which was why she acted this way, and the violence in his eyes slowly subsided.