When Yan Chaoxi returned to Qingfeng Courtyard in the afternoon, her face was covered with a dense rash of red rashes. When the Crown Prince arrived that evening, eager to spend the night with the beauty, he could only see her face veiled.

The crown prince frowned. "Why are you wearing a veil? What happened to your face?"

Yan Chaoxi turned her face away from him, hesitated, and finally said in a low voice, "I have a rash on my face and am not fit to serve Your Highness. Please find someone else."

The Crown Prince had a feeling something was amiss, so he summoned Bichun and asked, "What happened to the concubine's face?"

Bichun quickly replied, "This servant doesn't know either. Ever since you returned from the Crown Princess's place at noon, Your Highness has started to develop red rashes on your face. The imperial physician came to see you and said that you accidentally ate something that caused an allergic reaction."

"But...but Her Majesty clearly told the Crown Princess today that she cannot eat peanuts."

Yan Chaoxi quickly stopped Bichun, "Don't talk nonsense. Perhaps I accidentally ate it myself. It may not be related to the Crown Princess. Don't talk nonsense without evidence."

But his obviously restrained and aggrieved expression clearly showed that he knew the Crown Princess had done something wrong but dared not say it.

The crown prince was heartbroken. He hadn't gotten Yan Chaoxi yet, and now was the time when he truly cherished her.

"Take off your veil and show it to me."

Yan Chaoxi looked like she couldn't resist him, and slowly took off her veil, revealing a face covered with patches of red rashes. Her skin was fair, and the red rashes on her face looked even more prominent and frightening.

Bichun cried and said, "The imperial physician said that it will take at least half a month for Her Majesty's face to fully recover, and if it is not properly cared for, there is a risk of disfigurement."

Yan Chaoxi also silently lowered her head and shed tears.

The Crown Prince was furious. He had always turned a blind eye to the Crown Princess's actions in the past, but now she had gone so far as to disfigure Yan Chaoxi's face!

This morning when he saw Yan Chaoxi, he thought she seemed even more beautiful than he had at the welcome banquet. He'd been thinking about her all day, and now she looked like this. Does she even know that this is the face he's most obsessed with right now?!

If we don't teach the Crown Princess a lesson, she'll never know her place again!

"You should rest well, I will give you an explanation!" The crown prince left angrily.

Bichun got up from the ground. "Princess, do you think the Crown Prince will really punish the Crown Princess for your sake?"

"He will." What you can't have is always the best. In the Crown Prince's heart, she is a fragrant and tempting dessert. The more he can't have her, the angrier he gets. So the Crown Princess naturally becomes his punching bag.

In this way, she could have half a month without having to deal with the issue of serving the emperor, and could focus her attention on Yan Wu.

After washing up, Yan Chaoxi took the recovery pill. The effects of the pseudo-illness pill would last for a day, and she planned to see Yan Wu that evening. As soon as the recovery pill entered her stomach, the red rash on her face immediately subsided.

After putting on her veil, Yan Chaoxi said to Bichun, "I'm going out for a stroll by myself; you don't need to come with me."

She left Qingfeng Courtyard, took out a small map, and leisurely followed the directions to Yan Wu's residence.

Yan Wu lived in a secluded corner of the front courtyard. Everyone only knew that there was a highly skilled guard named Wu in the mansion, and the Crown Prince would take him along on any dangerous mission.

Wu Shiwei always wears a mask when he appears in front of people and never shows his true face. He also lives in a remote place where almost no one passes by.

Yan Chaoxi searched all the way there, and even suspected that she had come to the Cold Palace.

Both born of the same mother, the elder brother was made crown prince and lived in the most luxurious courtyard of the crown prince's residence, while the younger brother did not even have the status of a prince and could only wait in a corner of the crown prince's residence at any time.

Yan Chaoxi did not believe that Yan Wuxin harbored no resentment or hatred.

Yan Wu had already closed his eyes and was asleep when he suddenly heard rustling sounds outside.

His place didn't even have a courtyard; it only had two simple rooms, and he could hear every rustle of wind outside.

Yan Wu opened his eyes, picked up the sword from the bedside, and went out.

Outside, a petite figure was groping her way closer, and her sobs could be heard from afar.

Yan Wu drew his longsword, its cold blade pressed against the figure's neck. With a flick of his wrist, the opponent would have no chance of survival.

He wasn't wearing a mask when he came out, so whoever he is, he has to die.

Yan Chaoxi was so frightened that she dared not move. "No, no, no, don't kill me! I'm lost and just happened to pass by here..."

The voice sounded somewhat familiar. Yan Wu paused, then used the moonlight to see the face of the person in front of him clearly.

The pale moonlight shone on her face, making it appear radiantly white. Her eyebrows were delicate, her eyes almond-shaped, and her lips were full and rosy like cherries. At that moment, her eyelashes were covered with tears, trembling slightly as they were about to fall.

This face is exactly the same as the woman in my dream last night!

Yan Wu was stunned for a moment.

Yan Chaoxi carefully moved the sword away from her neck, and after seeing the other person's face clearly, she threw herself into his arms with tears in her eyes, "Your Highness! How is it you? I thought it was an assassin who broke into the manor! What are you doing here?"

Yan Wu's heart sank. This was Yan Huainan's woman? Ha! Yan Huainan was truly lucky.

But why would he dream of a woman he didn't know?

He was puzzled, but asked calmly, "Why are you here?"

When Yan Wu deliberately raised his voice, it sounded very similar to the Crown Prince's voice.

"I was feeling restless and thought I'd go for a walk, but I got lost and wandered here. I don't know how to get back."

"Your Highness, may I return home? I just arrived at the manor yesterday and am not yet familiar with its layout."

Yan Wu realized that she was the Princess of Dongqi who had just entered the manor yesterday; no wonder he hadn't seen her before.

"Why is Your Highness here so late at night? And what is this place?" Yan Chaoxi pretended not to know, turning into a curious child and asking cautiously.

Yan Wu sheathed his sword. "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. If you want to go back, just head west, pass Liubai Pavilion, and then head north. That will take you back to the backyard."

Yan Chaoxi still clung to his waist, saying shyly, "Your Highness, won't you come with me? There isn't even a lamp here. Would you like to come to my place? Last night, Your Highness got drunk and favored Qingmei. Our wedding night isn't over yet."

When he finished speaking, his voice was barely audible, yet Yan Wu heard it clearly.

Yan Wu curled his lips, "You mean...we'll make up for our wedding night tonight?"

He hooked his arm around Yan Chaoxi's slender waist, his smile enigmatic, and turned his head to look at the two rooms next to him, "Dare you stay here?"

This man... she just hooked him, and he actually took the bait?

Yan Chaoxi's shyness spread from her earlobes to her cheeks and then to her neck, her whole body glowing pink. "Here...this isn't good."

"What's wrong with it?"

Yan Chaoxi buried her face in his chest, blushing, and said with all her might, "Does Your Highness have a bath in your courtyard? Last night I had a dream that Your Highness had a bath there. We...we can go there."

"A bathhouse?" Yan Wu pondered these three words.

What a coincidence! Wasn't his dream about a bathhouse yesterday?

"Besides the bathhouse, who else did you dream about?"