He lost over a thousand taels of silver and was even accused of murder.

Will she die?

Just then, I heard someone say...

"I'll give you a way to save your life?"

"kindness?"

Su Yan looked up, her eyes lighting up.

"What?"

Xuanyuan Yonghao looked her up and down.

"It seems that you have nothing more valuable than yourself."

Su Yan was bewildered. She was already a maid, and even if she was demoted further, she would still be a maid.

He leaned against the headboard, his tone soft and gentle, his eyes dark.

"Come closer."

Su Yan moved closer.

His thin, cool lips curled slightly.

"By becoming my woman, you will naturally not have to pay with your life or repay any debts."

As he spoke, he pulled the person into his arms with force.

"I;;;;"

"You don't want to?"

"No, I..."

"Since it's not that they're unwilling, it means they're willing."

The two were pulling and tugging at each other. Su Yan had exhausted a lot of energy fighting the princess of the Sun Chasing Kingdom, so she didn't have much strength left.

So much so that he completely controlled them.

They quickly stripped him naked and pinned him to the bed.

He released a burst of energy from his palm, and the bed curtains slowly fell, obscuring the view from the bed.

He looked at the woman beneath him, his dark eyes swirling with a torrent of emotions mixed with lust.

"You are mine, until death do us part."

Su Yan thought about it; her purpose in coming here was because of him.

In a sense, he was right.

"kindness"

She responded with a nod, indicating her agreement with his words.

Seeing how obediently she accepted it, Xuan Yuan Yong Hao could no longer restrain himself.

He leaned down and pressed down on her.

In the warm spring air, amidst the fragrant incense, everything seemed so natural and spontaneous under the moonlight.

Time kept moving forward, and with this night, the two seemed to have gained a closer understanding of each other, yet it also seemed that nothing had changed.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chunhua alone manages all the affairs, big and small, around His Highness.

I'm so busy every day that I can't get away from it.

Working from dawn till dusk, I'm exhausted.

That noon, Chunhua rushed into the small kitchen.

"Where's the tea you said you'd brew for His Highness? Why hasn't it been delivered yet?"

Chunhua was wiping her sweat with a handkerchief.

Seeing Chunhua's hurried appearance, the cook quickly brought her a glass of water.

"Miss Chunhua, take a rest. Why are you so busy? Su Yan was the one doing all these things before."

Chunhua smiled upon hearing this.

"I thought she would like to serve tea and water, but His Highness wouldn't let her go."

One morning a few days ago, she noticed that His Highness hadn't gotten up yet, so she decided to go and check on him.

To his surprise, as soon as he walked over, he saw that the Southern Tang man at the door had a rather solemn expression.

She thought something terrible had happened to His Highness.

She rushed inside when she heard His Highness calling her from inside.

Then I saw... a pile of mess on the floor, and Su Yan's face faintly visible through the bed curtains.

Su Yan was fast asleep when His Highness held her in his arms like a precious treasure, showering her with kisses and hugs without stopping.

Until Su Yan hummed twice, her hand seemed to want to brush away the kiss that lingered in her sweet dreams.

Unfortunately, they couldn't be driven away no matter what.

Her hand hung down, peeking out from under the bed curtains. Looking at the bluish-purple hickeys on her fair arm, one could tell how intense the night had been.

Chunhua was a young, unmarried woman; she had never seen anything like this before.

Blushing, she quickly retreated.

However, by now, she has gotten used to it.

Every morning when I go in, I can at least tidy everything up without changing my expression.