The crown prince reached out and twirled a strand of his hair, "So early... Minghe, do you know how to please someone? How do you do it?"

Minghe understood what he meant.

He thought to himself, it's all the same...

Minghe cupped his face and kissed him, her lips and tongue gently probing.

Under the bedding, the clothes were removed.

The prince felt a little hot.

Minghe sat up and placed her hand against his lower abdomen.

Those eyes held only desolation.

The crown prince, somewhat impatient, asked him, "Minghe, do you know my name?"

Minghe didn't know.

He didn't know that his original name was... Xiangyang...

Minghe possessed him and kissed his lips again.

At dawn, the prince grasped Minghe's hand.

Minghe gathered her clothes around herself, stood in front of the bed, and said gently with a smile, "Your Highness, I'm going to wash up."

That night, everyone in the Crown Prince's residence knew what had happened to Minghe in the Crown Prince's bedroom.

Xiao Guai was terrified, almost going crazy. "Minghe! How could you do this! What if Xiao Jingying finds out!"

Minghe washed herself, "What will happen if they find out?"

Little Darling: "If I know, then I will—"

[Ding! Xiao Jingying's Antisocial Index: 100%!!!]

The system finished its announcement with a "sizzle" sound at the end.

[Ding! System Error!]

[Ding! System under maintenance!]

[Ding! Power off!]

Minghe's hand hung limply in the bathtub.

It's unclear how much time passed before Minghe finally stood up from the bathtub, her whole body soaking wet.

A maid called from outside: "Minghe, the Crown Prince wants you to come over when you're ready."

"……knew."

Life at the Crown Prince's residence seemed to be more comfortable than at Xiao Jingying's.

Or perhaps it's because the Crown Prince is much more meticulous than Xiao Jingying.

Unlike Xiao Jinying's pretense, the Crown Prince was genuinely gentle to people. He always spoke in a gentle tone and could sense what Minghe wanted to hear and what she didn't want to hear.

In a few days, it will be the Crown Prince's... well, not quite. The Crown Prince is now the First Prince, so it should be called the First Prince's thirtieth birthday.

Judging from the Emperor's intentions, he will be granted the title of King in the future, but the title has not yet been decided, so it has been delayed.

The Military Affairs Office was seized by Xiao Jingying. It is said that the Fourth Prince could not accept this for a while and made a scene in public. He even revealed that the First Prince had once used the Military Affairs Office as a stake in a bet with Xiao Jingying.

The emperor naturally found this matter too absurd, so he summoned the eldest prince and Xiao Jingying together and asked them what the bet was.

This was the first time the eldest prince had shown a hint of pride in front of the emperor, and he went on to talk about how he should have won if he had defeated Xiao Jin.

The emperor was still trying to figure out what had happened to his eldest son, Xiao Jingying, but before he could address the issue, Xiao Jingying went completely mad.

That day, in front of the Emperor, Xiao Jingying almost strangled the eldest prince to death.

Murdering a royal heir is a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family.

But in the end, it was the emperor himself who explained that it was just a relapse of the old illness of the Prince of Langsi, and that he was temporarily imprisoned.

Old Master Xiao personally met with the Emperor in the middle of the night, and brought the person out at dawn.

But the eldest prince wasn't angry. As soon as he got back, he asked about his thirtieth birthday celebration and how it should be arranged.

Minghe looked at him and asked, "So, Your Highness, how do you intend to proceed?"

The eldest prince said, "Of course it should be lively. We should invite everyone who should be invited."

Minghe: "Then we'll just do as you say."

The eldest prince grabbed his hand and asked, "Minghe, are you angry?"

"What are you angry about?" Minghe asked with a smile.

"Then why," the Crown Prince finally asked, "why did you think of leaving Xiao Jingying? Isn't coming here the same thing?"

Minghe laughed: "How can they be the same? They're not the same anymore, Your Highness."

The crown prince narrowed his eyes.

He is now free, but the Crown Prince cannot understand it.

For Minghe, he was already free with Xiao Jingying.

Minghe broke free from his hand and said, "Since Your Highness wants to handle this properly, then you must plan it carefully."

The crown prince looked at him, but couldn't understand him: "...Fine."

Although it was supposed to be a proper event, for some reason, the eldest prince lost interest in it when it came to the end.

They didn't even send out many invitations.

Very few adults came.

It was only past noon when the Crown Prince sent the man away.

But some guests still arrived late.

No one dared to stop Xiao Jingying at the gate, and he entered the First Prince's residence without a single person by his side.

During these past few days, Minghe met Xiao Jingying once again.

Xiao Jinying looked quite dejected, clearly having not slept well for several days.

He came today to deliver Minghe's indenture.

The eldest prince was truly surprised.

He held the indenture in his hand and looked at Minghe.

I don't know what I was trying to see on Minghe's face. Maybe I wanted to tell him, "See? Your old master really doesn't want you anymore."

Minghe poured tea for Xiao Jinying, and the First Prince glanced at him before dismissing him.

Minghe obediently withdrew, appearing completely docile, no different from the other servants in the mansion.

Xiao Jingying didn't even look at him, as if he had long forgotten about his servant in the past few days.

Minghe found some free time and found a quiet place to sit alone. Before she knew it, it was dark.

He gazed at the bright moon in the sky, somewhat lost in thought, and gave a vague, nonsensical laugh. Then he clapped his hands and prepared to go back.

But just as he turned around, a tall, broad body bumped into him and pulled him into a tight embrace.

Minghe was stunned, somewhat unable to come to her senses.

Until that person spoke, their voice was hoarse and broken.

"You slept with An Mei?"

Anmei?

Who is An Mei?

"Who is An Mei?" Minghe thought to herself, and that's what she asked. So she realized what was going on, and was forced to stand on tiptoe, crane her neck, and look like she had just realized something. "You mean the First Prince?"

Xiao Jingying's grip on him tightened suddenly, as if he wanted to kill him.

Minghe's voice was somewhat dazed: "So what if we slept together... With our ambiguous relationship all this time, do you really expect me to be devoted to you?"

Xiao Jinying's breathing seemed rapid, as if he were going crazy.

“It’s the same, isn’t it?” Minghe’s voice was so soft it seemed to disappear. “I’m the same as him, and I’m the same as you.”

Suddenly, Xiao Jingying pinned Minghe against the tree.