Chapter 135 Just because I, the prince, slept with her!

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could Shen Chu be a woman?" Pei Yuan's face was full of disbelief.

Jinbao winked with a grin, "Your Highness, think back to what happened that night at Jingguo Temple."

The intimacy between a man and a woman must feel different from the intimacy between two men, right?

Putting everything else aside, the places where it's used are different too, don't you remember anything at all?

Pei Yuan propped his forehead up, trying to recall what happened that night, but after a long time, he could only vaguely remember that he was like a wild beast, relentlessly and frantically taking from the person beneath him.

Because he couldn't see, his sense of touch and smell were relatively more acute. He vaguely remembered that the person's skin was delicate and smooth, the scent of wisteria on his body, and his low cries.

"Your Highness, why don't we have Sun Yan try eavesdropping again?" Jinbao suggested in a low voice.

Pei Yuan frowned slightly. "Given Shen Chu's intelligence, he must have guessed that I had someone eavesdrop on him when I tested him like this today."

If we go any further, I'm afraid we won't be able to hear anything.

He pinched his brow in frustration. "Stop talking nonsense. Shen Chu can't possibly be a woman."

"Have you forgotten what the secret guards found out? Shen Chu already took his maidservants as concubines."

Jinbao suddenly realized, "This servant remembers, the guards also said that Lord Shen is very valiant, several times a night."

Pei Yuan became even more agitated.

He and Shen Chu, Shen Chu and the maid... What kind of mess is this!

"You may all leave. I need some peace and quiet."

Jinbao and Sun Yan left.

Pei Yuan took out a purse from his bosom, sniffed it, and a faint fragrance wafted over, inexplicably making him feel at ease.

With the combined effects of the sedative and the alcohol, he drifted off to sleep.

In his dream, he was embracing a woman passionately, their bodies pressed tightly together, their breaths mingling.

His hot sweat dripped onto the woman's porcelain-white neck, and she let out a soft, whimpering plea for mercy.

He gently pinched the other's slender waist and coaxed softly, "Sweetie, don't cry."

The woman turned her head, revealing clear, water-like eyes that looked at her with a pitiful expression, which was heartbreaking.

It was Shen Chu's face!

Pei Yuan sat up in a cold sweat from his dream.

Damn it, he must have been influenced by Jinbao's words. He actually imagined Shen Chu as a woman in his dream, and then did *that* to her...

Even if he and Shen Chu had a foolish night together, he shouldn't have such a dream!

From the moment he first accidentally saw the Third Prince playing with a male prostitute when he was ten years old, to the Third Prince later trying to touch him inappropriately and even putting drugs in his food, he felt that homosexuals were the most disgusting people in the world.

Therefore, he would never become a homosexual.

Jinbao's voice rang out from outside, "Your Highness, are you going to Qingqiu's birthday banquet tonight? Qingfeng has already sent someone to ask twice."

Pei Yuan pinched the bridge of his nose. "I'll change my clothes and then I'll go."

Qingfeng Tower was exceptionally lively tonight, as the birthday banquet of the courtesan Xie Qingqiu had attracted the attention of most of the young masters in the capital.

However, everyone knew that Xie Qingqiu was the Sixth Prince's confidante, so the guests were very polite to Xie Qingqiu and dared not make any jokes at will.

Xie Qingqiu wore a long, bright red dress and held a red fan. The rich color did not make her look vulgar at all; on the contrary, it made her look even more radiant and charming.

Someone asked with a smile, "Miss Qingqiu, the story of the Sixth Prince spending a fortune to buy the Ice Flower Hibiscus Jade Pendant just to make you smile has already spread throughout the capital."

"I wonder if Miss Qingqiu could bring out the Ice Flower Hibiscus Jade Pendant so we can see it for ourselves?"

As soon as he finished speaking, many people immediately laughed and cheered.

Xie Qingqiu tightened his grip on the fan, then smiled gently. "Young master is too kind. Since it is a gift from the Sixth Prince, it should naturally be treasured. How could I take it out to play with so easily?"

Sitting in the corner, Li Chengxuan couldn't help but blurt out, "Damn it!"

"Ah Chu, did the Sixth Prince really give the jade pendant to her? What about Prince Consort Zhou? Why don't we talk to Xie Qingqiu and ask her if she'd be willing to sell the jade pendant to us?"

Shen Chu stroked the teacup in her hand, her brows furrowing slightly. "I think the jade pendant should still be in the hands of the Sixth Prince."

Li Chengxuan looked puzzled. "How did you know?"

Shen Chu curled her lips into a smile. "Intuition."

This morning, Pei Yuan used the jade pendant as a condition to bring her to Jingguo Temple and inquire about what happened that night.

Although she managed to fool him for the time being, based on her understanding of Pei Yuan, he had not completely dispelled his suspicions about her.

Therefore, he is very likely keeping himself in suspense with the jade pendant, and probably hasn't given it to Xie Qingqiu yet.

Moreover, when the guest mentioned the jade pendant earlier, Xie Qingqiu's expression was slightly unnatural, which didn't seem like the look of someone who had received a gift from their sweetheart.

"Intuition?" Li Chengxuan scratched his head. What was intuition? Why didn't he have any?

"The Sixth Prince has arrived."

Pei Yuan, wearing a jade crown and a lake-blue brocade robe with wide sleeves, strode in.

Xie Qingqiu's eyes lit up, and she lifted her skirt to greet her.

Before she could walk over, a figure blocked Pei Yuan's way.

She frowned slightly, recognizing that the person who jumped out to block her way was Shen Chu.

Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow, glanced at Shen Chu, and followed her upstairs to a private room, not knowing what Shen Chu had said.

Xie Qingqiu glanced lightly at her trusted maid.

The maid understood and followed silently.

In the private room, Pei Yuan raised an eyebrow at Chen Chu, "Name your price?"

Shen Chu nodded, "That's right. As long as Your Highness is willing to sell me the Ice Flower Hibiscus Jade Pendant, I'm willing to pay more. Your Highness, please name your price."

Pei Yuan stroked his chin. "In that case, let's make it a flat price of 100,000 taels."

"One hundred thousand taels!" Shen Chu gasped. "You bought it for fifty thousand and eleven taels, and it doubled in value the moment you resold it."

"You're so heartless! Even the most unscrupulous businessmen aren't as heartless as you."

Pei Yuan snorted, "Didn't you say you'd raise the price with me? Tsk, it seems you're not really interested in buying the jade pendant."

"In that case, let's not talk about it anymore."

He got up and walked outside.

Shen Chu quickly reached out and grabbed him, smiling ingratiatingly, "No, Your Highness, let's talk some more."

She took out the completed portrait from her bosom and handed it over, "Your Highness, look, the portrait you asked me to draw is finished."

"I've answered all your questions. Since I've been so cooperative, could you please lower the price a little bit more?"

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned the portrait, because the moment she did, Pei Yuan's nameless anger flared up again.

Answer every question? All the answers are lies!

He opened the portrait and glanced at it casually, only to find that the person in the painting was even more beautiful and stunning than when it was painted that morning.

Okay, very good!

He casually tossed the portrait onto the table. "Are you sure that woman is that beautiful? I think she must be ugly."

Chen Chu muttered under her breath, "How do you know someone is ugly if you can't even see them?"

Pei Yuan snorted, "Heh, just because I slept with her! I remember her skin was as rough as an orange peel and her voice was as hoarse as a crow. Just those two things are enough to confirm that she must be an ugly woman."

Chen Chu...

She puffed out her cheeks and widened her eyes, "Who said that? She's not ugly!"

Pei Yuan stepped forward, pressing closer, "Didn't you say you didn't see what she looked like? How do you know she's not ugly?"