After applying the medicine to Xie Jingyan, Shen Wan helped him put on his brocade robe. It was already lunchtime, and the small kitchen brought out the food.

Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan sat down to have lunch together, as if the assassination attempt at Huguo Temple had never happened.

After a busy morning and a frightened assassination attempt, Shen Wan couldn't take it anymore and went to bed after lunch.

I slept for the entire afternoon, and it wasn't a very restful sleep; I didn't wake up until evening.

The news of their assassination attempt at Huguo Temple did not spread. It was likely that only the assassins and the others knew about it. Shen Wan did not know why Xie Jingyan suppressed the matter, and assumed that he wanted to disrupt the mastermind behind the scenes and let the secret slip.

As night fell, Shen Wan sat on the small couch, lost in thought. Her maid, Dong'er, came in and said, "Your Highness, the Prince wants you to apply medicine to him."

At this hour, Xie Jingyan must be taking a bath, so Shen Wan took the ointment without hesitation and went to find him.

This was Shen Wan's first time in Xie Jingyan's bathroom. It was very spacious. He had already finished showering and was sitting on the small couch wearing only his underpants, his upper body bare. Shen Wan hadn't paid much attention when he applied the medicine before, but now she could see his abs at a glance. Perhaps because the bathroom was too hot, her cheeks were burning hot.

Shen Wan walked over without looking to the side and applied the medicine to him.

After applying the medicine and helping him put on his brocade robe, Xie Jingyan went to the study since it was still early, while Shen Wan returned to her room.

Inside the room, Haitang was making the bed when Chen Wan said, "Make a makeshift bed on the floor."

Haitang exclaimed "Ah!" and turned to look at Shen Wan.

Shen Wan didn't say much, and Haitang didn't dare to ask any more questions.

When Xie Jingyan returned from the study, he saw a makeshift bed on the floor. His expression immediately darkened, and he looked at Shen Wan and asked, "You want to sleep on the floor?"

Shen Wan said, "You hurt your shoulder, and I'm afraid I won't sleep soundly at night and might accidentally put my arm on your shoulder..."

Xie Jingyan smiled, "He does think of me."

He risked his life to save her, couldn't she be a little more considerate?

Xie Jingyan walked over and said, "I've gotten used to sleeping in your arms. Are you going to make me lose sleep tonight?"

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan, but before she could speak, Xie Jingyan had already sat on the bed and said, "Go to bed."

The tone left no room for argument.

Xie Jingyan hasn't pursued the matter of the jade pendant yet, and Shen Wanxin is still worried. She doesn't dare to resist and obediently takes off her shoes and socks and gets into bed.

The two acted as usual.

Xie Jingyan closed his eyes tightly, and Shen Wan looked at him for a long time.

Xie Jingyan opened his eyes. "Aren't you going to sleep?"

Shen Wan said, "I can't sleep."

She slept all afternoon and is now full of energy.

She hesitated whether to take the initiative to bring up the jade pendant. Whether she stuck her neck out or not, she would still be killed. The sooner she died, the sooner she would be free.

Just as Shen Wan mustered up her courage to bring it up, Xie Jingyan flipped over and pinned her down. "Since you can't sleep either, let's move around a bit."

Before Shen Wanren could react, his kiss landed on her lips.

Shen Wan wanted to push him away, but remembered that he had an injury on his shoulder and dared not reach out. In the blink of an eye, his kiss moved to her earlobe. With his hot breath, Shen Wan knew exactly what he was going to do.

Shen Wan said, "No, your shoulder is still injured..."

"Wait, wait until you're healed..."

The voice was soft and gentle, not so much a sign of resistance as it seemed more like a gesture of agreement.

Shen Wan couldn't believe that this was the sound she was making.

She felt annoyed.

Xie Jingyan bit her earlobe and said, "Can you bear to do this?"

Shen Wan's heart softened instantly, and she gently wrapped her arms around his neck. Xie Jingyan was stunned for a moment, then a surge of joy welled up in his heart, and the suppressed desire in his eyes was completely released.

The two were so close they couldn't bear to part.

In the heat of passion, he breathed softly in her ear and pleaded, "Give me a child."

He still remembered that bowl of contraceptive medicine.

Shen Wan remained silent.

Xie Jingyan looked at her, "You don't want to?"

Shen Wan bit her lip and said, "I... I'm afraid I won't be able to have children..."

Xie Jingyan gripped Shen Wan's waist and gritted his teeth, saying, "You've already taken contraceptives, and you're still worried about not being able to have children?"

"...I...I was just worried, wasn't I?"

"...What if I really can't give birth..."

"If you really can't have children, it's because your husband hasn't tried hard enough."

"..."

Shen Wan was about to say something, but the words she was about to utter were swallowed back down.

Joy followed one after another, without end.

The room was enchanting.

The moon outside the window was so shy that it hid behind the clouds.