When Danzhu returned with the hangover soup, she saw Bailuo circling outside.

She asked in surprise, "Didn't I tell you to stay and watch over the girl? Why are you outside?"

Bai Luo said aggrievedly, "The Prince was inside and chased me out." She was both worried and afraid. She lowered her voice and said, "There's been no movement inside, and I don't know how the young lady is... The Prince of Qin wouldn't—"

"Don't make wild guesses," Danzhu interrupted her, saying, "I'll go take a look."

She handed the hangover soup to Bai Luo and then knocked on the door of the main house: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the hangover soup is ready."

Xue Shen's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Danzhu relaxed a little, took the tray, and quietly walked inside.

Upon entering the room, they discovered that their young lady was not lying on the chaise longue, but rather resting on the King of Qin's lap! Moreover, the clothes she had worn so neatly before leaving were now undone, her long black hair cascading down, half spread across the King of Qin's lap and the other half reaching her waist, making her look alluring, charming, and captivating.

If Danzhu hadn't known that the young lady was drunk, he might have thought she had changed her ways and was trying to seduce the King of Qin.

Looking again at the King of Qin, he was surprised to find that he hadn't moved at all, letting the girl lie on his knees, one hand tucked into his thick, black hair, his fingertips lightly touching the girl's cheek.

This scene was quite ambiguous, inexplicably exuding an atmosphere that made people blush and their hearts race.

Danzhu's heart trembled slightly, and her eyelids twitched, almost causing her to drop the hangover soup in her hands. She took a deep breath, placed the tray on the low table, bent down to help Chen Youying, and whispered, "Your Highness has been tired. This servant will take care of the Princess."

Unexpectedly, Xue Shen had no intention of letting her go. He waved his hand and said, "You can go out first. I'll feed her when she wakes up. She just fell asleep, and if she wakes up now, she'll be fussy again."

There seemed to be an intimacy and familiarity in those words that no one else could interject with.

Danzhu's eyelids twitched even more violently, but she dared not disobey and could only retreat with great worry.

Seeing that she came out empty-handed, Bai Luo quickly asked, "How did you do, young lady?"

Danzhu's expression was indescribable. He opened and closed his lips for a long time before finally saying, "He's already asleep. The prince didn't ask me to serve him inside."

Bai Luo didn't think much of it and breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily, she was just asleep."

Danzhu glanced at her and thought to himself how wonderful it is to be ignorant. Then he began to worry about how to talk to the girl tomorrow.

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Inside the room, after Danzhu left, Xue Shen looked at the person who had fallen into a peaceful sleep. His fingertips touched her pale pink lips and gently caressed them for a moment. After turning off the light in the inner room, he bent down and picked her up in his arms by the dim light coming from the outer room.

His arms were strong and his movements were steady. The sleeping person was not awakened and was placed safely on the bed.

Xue Shen then helped her remove her pleated skirt, leaving her only in her bodice and underpants, before going to the bathhouse to take a bath himself.

When he came out, Shen Youying was already awake, sitting blankly on the couch, wrapped in the quilt. When she saw him come over, her brows furrowed slightly, her eyes full of doubt, as if she didn't quite understand why he was there.

Her reaction was much slower than usual; she simply stared at Xue Shen with misty, watery eyes, without saying a word.

But the doubts in his heart were written all over his face.

Xue Shen brought over some hangover soup: "Drink this hangover soup as soon as you wake up, so you won't have a headache tomorrow."

Shen Youying continued to look at him, and after a moment, she obediently leaned over and took the porcelain bowl he offered.

She drank the hangover soup with delicate movements, swallowing it in small sips. Xue Shen could even see her slender neck and her delicate Adam's apple moving back and forth.

After she finished drinking, Xue Shen took the bowl and put it aside, then handed her a handkerchief.

Shen Youying didn't take it, but tilted her face up slightly, as if she wanted Xue Shen to wipe it for her.

Xue Shen looked at her intently and found that she was much more dazed than usual, with a hazy look in her eyes, clearly still drunk.

"Tsk, so delicate."

Xue Shen wiped the water stains from her lips, tossed the handkerchief into the tray, climbed onto the couch, and said, "It's getting late, go to sleep."

Shen Youying frowned again.

She was slow to think, and after struggling to organize her thoughts, she said softly, "I want to take a bath."

Xue Shen said, "You took a bath before the banquet."

Shen Youying looked very unhappy, wrinkled her nose, and said, "Stinky."

They even complained that they smelled of alcohol on them.

Xue Shen tried to coax her, telling her to take a bath when she woke up the next day, but she refused, staring intently at him with her bright, captivating eyes. She said, "I want to take a bath."

Like a cute and innocent cat.

Unable to resist her soft pleas, Xue Shen had no choice but to get up again, ring the bell, and summon Danzhu and Bailuo to come in and serve her as she took a bath.

Shen Youying obediently followed the two men to the bathhouse.

Xue Shen looked at her naive and innocent appearance, as if she could be fooled by anyone. He pinched her thumb and forefinger together, savoring the soft and delicate touch from before, and scoffed, "Delicate."

*

The next day, Shen Youying woke up groggily and habitually turned over, only to touch a firm and warm body.

The unfamiliar presence startled her awake, and she retreated to the inner side of the bed with wide eyes, like a frightened cat with its fur standing on end.

She stared wide-eyed, trying to recall the events of the previous night, but couldn't remember anything. She only vaguely remembered that Danzhu and Bailu massaged her head for a while and then helped her undress and bathe... As for when and how she slept in the same bed with the Prince of Qin, she had no recollection at all.

Xue Shen watched her bewildered and helpless expression with interest, his fingers twirling a strand of her long hair as he spoke slowly, "What's with that expression, Your Highness? Don't you remember yesterday when you begged me to stay?"

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