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

Jiang Yi gave him a cool, sidelong glance.

What do they know?

His Highness has come of age, yet there is no one by his side who cares for him, and the bedsheets remain as clean as ever.

This made him wonder if there was something wrong with his master's health.

Until I returned from Sweetwater Village.

From that day on, every night around midnight, unspeakable noises would occasionally come from His Highness's bedroom. When he went to make the bed in the morning, he found obvious dirt on the sheets.

He had assumed that His Highness would soon select some concubines or maids, but nothing happened.

Now, I've finally figured it out.

With that in mind, how far away can the young master be?

Jiang Yi felt incredibly happy just thinking about her soft, cuddly, and adorable little master.

After waiting for so long, there's finally hope.

"Ahem, we servants should refrain from interfering in our master's affairs and just do our duty."

He paused, then added awkwardly, "Next time, Your Highness... remember to guard the room well and don't let irrelevant people disturb Your Highness's enjoyment, understand?"

The guards withdrew in response.

Jiang glanced at the study, then stepped back a short distance away, intending to wait until things were finished inside before going in.

Who knew that this wait would last until dusk fell.

Jiang Yi looked utterly bewildered.

Wasn't Your Highness always quite fast before?

Why are you so powerful today? As expected of my master, your strength is truly formidable.

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Shen Ningzhu was so tormented that she questioned her existence. She lay on the man's strong chest like a dead dog, drowsily inhaling the faint scent of cedar on his body.

She was puzzled. It was the same cedarwood scent, and she had smelled it before, so why did this scoundrel's scent smell so good?

Moreover, a man who has eaten and drunk his fill has a more down-to-earth, human touch.

The sinister aura and bloodthirsty violence that usually surrounded him seemed to fade away quietly, and the cold embrace became warm.

Unexpectedly, his sober state was even more troublesome than when he lost his mind due to the Chinese medicine.

Shen Ningzhu gave him a score of 120 out of 100. Given this, she decided not to pursue his initial, somewhat childish and unreliable statement for the time being.

Unfortunately, the other party didn't know how to restrain themselves, and in just a few breaths, their momentum suddenly shifted.

His sinister phoenix eyes glanced at the woman's exquisite face in his arms, but the passion he had felt moments before was gone from his expression.

His slender fingers pinched her cheek, lifting the soft flesh of her face high, his tone both servile and threatening.

It seemed as if they could immediately tear off a piece of her flesh if her answer was unsatisfactory.

"Shen Ningzhu, tell me, in your heart, what do you really think of me?"

Shen Ningzhu patted his hand in a daze, climbed onto his shoulder, closed her eyes, and found his thin lips, gently nuzzling them, speaking softly and sweetly.

"You are my precious darling."

Above her head, the man sneered and kicked Shen Ningzhu off the bed with no mercy.

Caught off guard, Shen Ningzhu was suddenly kicked off the bed, startled and screaming. She scrambled to her feet, almost unable to hold back her swearing at the scoundrel.

The other person looked down at her with an arrogant expression.

"Once a man is disloyal, he will never be trusted again; this has always been my principle."

???

So all her hard work was for nothing?

You scoundrel, you have no sportsmanship.

The man stood up, grabbed the dress from the couch, and threw it over Shen Ningzhu, covering the suggestive marks all over her body. He then spoke towards the door.

"Call a few maids and nannies over to clean her up."

Then, without looking back, he stepped out from behind the screen and sat down at the table to begin handling official business.

Shen Ningzhu was so angry that she almost choked.

What a scoundrel! That iceberg, that scumbag, that saintly man, he actually pulled up his pants and then denied everything?

The maids and nannies cleaned Shen Ningzhu's body and changed her into new clothes.

"My lady, everything is ready."

Shen Ningzhu nodded. "Yes, thank you."

As soon as she finished speaking, the room fell silent. Everyone stared at her in shock, and even Jiang Xuanyan, who was behind the screen, turned his gaze in her direction.

Shen Ningzhu, who is usually willful, capricious, and lacking in manners, actually thanked the servants.

This is really unheard of.

Shen Ningzhu was preoccupied with her own thoughts and naturally didn't notice these unusual occurrences. She was about to return to the abandoned courtyard when she was stopped after only a few steps.

"My lady, His Highness wishes to serve you personally for a while and stay in the main courtyard tonight."

"It was a nanny," said one of the women.

Shen Ningzhu angrily looked up at Jiang Xuanyan, but through the screen, she saw him immediately turn his head away, pretending to read a book, and no longer look at her.

"Isn't it true that if someone is unfaithful once, they will never be trusted again?"

Jiang Xuan Yan: "That's right, so now, you are no longer my concubine, but my personal maid."

Shen Ningzhu stormed out.

“Jiang Xuan Yan, don’t you know what’s wrong with Xiao Yi right now? She can’t be left alone, I have to go back and take care of her.”

The other party said coldly,

"A mere maidservant requires you, her master, to condescend to serve her. If that's the case, then there's no need to keep her in the manor."

Shen Ningzhu: ……

"Don't worry, I'll send someone over to keep an eye on things over there."

Faced with the man's threatening gaze, Shen Ningzhu could only grit her teeth and submit, obediently going to grind the powder.

When I'm bored, I'll steal a glance.

"Are you literate?"

Shen Ningzhu shook her head, "I don't know."

The man sneered, "Indeed, after all, your reputation as a good-for-nothing is renowned throughout the capital." (Image of Shen Ningzhu vs. Jiang Xuanyan) Shen Ningzhu: ...

Looking coolly at the man's ashen face, her hands itched. She really wanted to yell at him, "I'm the top scorer in the provincial college entrance exam, with both a master's and a doctorate!"

"Come here, I'll teach you to read."

Shen Ningzhu looked resistant. She had practiced calligraphy and her handwriting was quite good. Did she need him to teach her?

"Hehe, Your Highness's kindness is appreciated, but Your Highness is just too mighty. You've made me weak and powerless."

Jiang Xuanyan's face stiffened for a moment.

This woman is definitely more likable when she doesn't talk.

……

As night fell, all was quiet.

Silvery moonlight spilled onto the ground, and the dark night sky was dotted with dazzling stars.

News came from the front courtyard that Shen Ningzhu had been left behind by the Crown Prince. The already desolate courtyard was now left with only Liu Zhiyi.

The evening breeze blew by, causing the wild grass outside the house to sway and make sparse noises, giving one a sense of unease as if they were in a desolate graveyard.

Unfortunately, I had a whole bowl of sturgeon porridge for dinner, and now I desperately need to go to the bathroom.

"Um, is anyone outside? Can you help me?"

Liu Zhiyi called out, but no one answered. She knew that the maid who had been taking care of her must have already returned to her own quarters.

Just as I was about to figure out a solution myself, I heard a noise from the window.

Soon, a familiar figure climbed over the wall.

"is it you?"

"It is I, Miss Liu, my surname is Song."

"Young Master Song, what brings you here? This is wonderful! Please help me out, I need to use the restroom."

Song Hanchuan paused for a moment, then, quite willing to help, said "excuse me," and carefully picked up Liu Zhiyi, carrying her to the outhouse door.

"Ahem, um, are you alright by yourself? If not, I'll go find you a woman."