A forceful kiss.

It carried the cold aura unique to the Regent.

Before the boy could react, his breath was taken away.

Si Jin froze for a moment, but her heart began to pound uncontrollably.

Xiang Linyuan's sudden attack made Si Jin's ears turn red.

Two white cat ears stood up uncontrollably, their furry tips perched atop their heads.

It trembled slightly, following its owner's emotions.

Si Jin never expected that the cat demon's body would undergo such a change because of a kiss.

An inexplicable sense of shame almost overwhelmed him.

He reached out, trying to stop this immoral and madman.

Helplessly, just as he reached out his hand, Xiang Linyuan pressed it down.

Xiang Linyuan could hold both of Si Jin's hands with just one hand.

Then, without any effort, he pressed the boy's wrist against the back of the chair.

"Hmm..."

Xiang Linyuan only stopped when he saw tears welling up in the handsome young man's eyes.

He didn't get up, but looked at the little cat demon in front of him with satisfaction, whose face was slightly flushed.

I couldn't resist reaching out and touching his beautiful cat ears.

This is Jinjin!

She was the same Jinjin from his previous life who held him and questioned, "Why won't you marry me?"

It's his precious one!

He finally got the answer.

The person he wants to protect, the person he wants to spend his life with, is right here!

Right here in the Hall of Benevolence and Longevity in the Imperial Palace!

Seeing that he stopped, Si Jin was no longer in a hurry to resist.

With a smile in his eyes, he asked:

"Your Highness, can you tell what I ate for breakfast?"

This question completely stunned the little eunuch at the door, who had been frozen in place.

Was he seeing things?!

The prince kissed the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager only cared whether the prince knew he had eaten breakfast!

This is insane!

It seems he had a high fever last night and hasn't woken up yet.

He had to hurry back and brew two more doses of medicine.

The regent has always been eccentric and mad, with connections to the highest levels!

It's best to stay away from such royal secrets, otherwise you never know when you might lose your life.

He has to leave, immediately!

Only after the eunuch closed the door did Xiang Linyuan answer honestly:

"You did not have breakfast."

His brows were sharp, and his eyes were full of heartache.

“You don’t have much strength in your hands, you don’t even have the strength to resist me.”

"You are not having a good time in the palace."

"Is Your Highness only finding out now?"

Si Jin seized the opportunity and didn't let go.

He gathered his strength, shoved Xiang Linyuan aside, and threw him down the steps, his tone filled with obvious resentment:

"When the bridal sedan chair arrived at the Regent's Palace, wasn't it you who ordered it to be carried back to the palace?"

"Isn't my current state of not knowing where my next meal is coming from all thanks to you?"

This question seems similar to the one from my previous life: "Why won't you marry me? Why do you insist on making me die for you?" But...

Xiang Linyuan paused, then raised his head with righteous indignation:

“I did nothing wrong back then. If I could do it all over again, I still wouldn’t let the bridal sedan chair in.”

Si Jin originally intended to make things difficult for him, but she never expected him to react this way.

The boy's handsome eyes darted around, and he asked, "Why?"

"Because the person in the bridal sedan chair back then wasn't you."

Xiang Linyuan looked at him with deep affection:

“That person doesn’t have your unrestrained flamboyance, nor does he have a name that makes my heart flutter when I call him. I can feel it.”

"Jinjin..."

He stepped onto the stairs again, pulled the cat demon empress dowager into his arms, and whispered in her deep, melodious voice, close to her furry ear:

"I don't know why I have this feeling; it's a really strange thing."

"But I love you."

"I want to take you out of the palace; I want to protect you."

I want to marry you.

This answer even made Si Jin, who had a god-like perspective, pause in surprise.

He never expected that Xiang Linyuan could distinguish even the soul of the same person so clearly at different times.

I felt a surge of emotion, but I continued to tease him:

"But our current status is not suitable for this."

"Because this is against the natural order and moral principles."

Si Jin said, retracting her cat ears.

Xiang Linyuan's hand, which was meant to pet the cat, suddenly fell silent, leaving him feeling empty inside. He then heard Si Jin continue:

"According to the teachings of our demon cat clan, your insubordination will be punished by heaven."

To hell with morality and ethics!

Xiang Linyuan had always been a reckless and wild man; he held his lover tightly, unwilling to let go even for a moment.

"I only want you!"

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