Su Bei panted and said, "I don't know either... Eh? Why are you sitting still? Aren't you cold?"

For Su Bei, there is no concept of hierarchy, so when there are people around, she would call Chu Younan "Prince" or "You", but when she is alone, she would just call him "You" without realizing it.

Chu Younan noticed it, but didn't say anything.

He shook his head and said, "It's not cold. I have internal strength to protect me."

Oh my god! So you are just taking me for a walk! You are so comfortable! Oh my god! I can’t run anymore, will I freeze to death in there later? So sad! Su Bei panted and complained in his heart. Looking at the eighty-eight steps now, he felt that they were higher than Mount Tai.

Unexpectedly, an arm embraced her, and then Chu Younan whispered softly, "Then I will transfer some of my inner strength to you."

Su Bei suddenly got excited, remembering the movies he had watched when he was a child, in which the heroes were saved in this way, and those who were saved also became masters.

She said hurriedly: "Okay, okay! How do we spend it..."

Before she could finish her words, she suddenly left the ground and sat in Chu Younan's arms.

"Is it warmer?" Chu Younan's voice was calm, but in this ice cellar, it seemed to be somewhat warm.

"Uh... just like that?" Su Bei looked at his face closely and tilted his head back somewhat unnaturally.

He is handsome. In fact, Su Bei's previous statement that he is fair was just an exaggeration. He has light wheat-colored cheeks, a pair of peach blossom eyes that look gentle even when he is not smiling, a straight nose, and lips that are a little thin but seem just right.

Before, Su Bei only thought that he looked like those movie stars, but she was not a fangirl, so she couldn't always stare at him. Today, in the dim light, she finally took a close look at him.

Chu Younan's lips seemed to be slightly raised, but he immediately regained his composure. Then he said, "It hasn't started yet. The internal strength is also limited. If you don't think it's cold, then let's hold on for a while."

"Uh... I wasn't cold that way just now." Su Bei said stubbornly.

"Then go run a few more laps." Chu Younan said, and was about to put her down.

Su Bei quickly grabbed his neck and said, "No, no, no! I can't run anymore! I can't run anymore!"

Soon, she realized that the distance between them was the shortest. She pressed against his chest and could hear his strong heartbeat. His arms tightened around her waist.

Su Bei's heartbeat suddenly quickened, beating like a drum.

This time, Chu Younan really curled the corners of his lips.

Because he heard Su Bei's extremely panicked voice.

I... I hugged him? I hugged a man? Damn it, I, I, I, how did I hug him? No, no, I can't hug him! No, no, I'll freeze to death if I don't hug him... No... I'll run until I'm exhausted! She was so flustered. I guess she has never hugged a man before. That freedom may not be so close to her.

But he forgot that Su Bei, who was leaning against his chest, could also hear his accelerated heartbeat.

In the dark night, the sound was infinitely amplified. Chu Younan's ears were filled with Su Bei's wild thoughts, and Su Bei's ears were filled with Chu Younan's pounding heartbeat.

But the good times didn't last long. The two people, wearing thin summer clothes, quickly cooled down and began to feel cold even while hugging each other.

Su Bei trembled and asked, "When...when will you give me some air? I'm so cold..."

Chu Younan looked at Su Bei, whose lips were pale, and wanted to kick open the door of the ice cellar for a moment, but he held back and said in a hoarse voice: "Now."

After saying that, he lowered his head and covered her lips.

It seemed as if a warm current was running around in Su Bei's body, and the coldness was forced away. Su Bei gradually felt warm and sleepy.

She fell into a deep sleep in Chu Younan's arms.

She didn't know how long she slept before she was awakened by Chu Younan's shout.

"Someone! Open the door!"

Su Bei wanted to get up, but Chu Younan hugged her even tighter, and she felt weak all over, as if all her strength had been drained away.

I didn't know who was outside, but I heard a commotion and someone said, "There's someone in the ice cellar!"

"Open the door! Open the door quickly!"

"Break the lock!"

"It sounds like the prince!"

Su Bei looked at Chu Younan drowsily and said, "The gatekeeper didn't mean it, don't take it out on him..."

Chu Younan wanted to laugh, but couldn't. He just touched Su Bei's hot forehead with his hand and sighed in his heart.

He didn't expect Su Bei's body to be so weak. He had clearly transferred some of his internal energy to her, so how could she catch fire? !

The door opened quickly.

Chu Younan rushed out holding Su Bei in his arms, shouting as he ran, "Call the court doctor to Lingfeng Pavilion!"

The guards on night patrol looked at each other in confusion.

"Really, Your Majesty?"

"Who is the prince holding?"

"It seems to be Miss Su Bei who is beside the princess!"

——

"Yes! It was Su Bei!" Nanny Gui gritted her teeth and said, "It has spread all over the palace. The prince carried her all the way back to Lingfeng Pavilion from the ice cellar! That day, I saw the two of them holding hands!"

Mrs. Mo clenched her fists tightly, but still couldn't calm down her anger, so she put her hands to her mouth and bit her fingers hard.

"Princess! Don't humiliate yourself!" Nanny Gui hurried over to stop her.

Madam Mo suddenly threw herself into Madam Gui's arms and cried, "Madam! Madam! What should I do? I see that the prince is getting better and better to her day by day, but even when the prince comes to my place for a meal, he always has a cold face and can't say more than three words. Madam, what should I do?"

Nanny Gui patted her back lovingly and said, "Princess, please be patient! She is just a maid, at best a concubine. How can she compare with you? It's just a novelty for a while. The prince will get tired of her after a while and will definitely..."

"No more! No more!" Mrs. Mo cried even harder. "I pushed Ah Bei to him because I wanted Ah Bei to help me mediate. Now he only has dinner with me, but he lets Ah Bei sleep with him every night! This is not enough. He actually hugged Ah Bei in front of everyone in the mansion. I'm done! I'm done!"

A sharp light flashed across Nanny Gui's eyes, and then she lowered her voice and said, "Princess, isn't Ah Bei still in the Peony Pavilion during the day? Why don't we..."

Madam Mo raised her tearful eyes and saw Aunt Gui wiping her neck and saying, "I made some rat poison in the kitchen, and it just came in handy!"

Mo had thought about killing Su Bei, but before she always felt that Su Bei could still help her. But now, she felt that Su Bei had taken over the reins.

"If the prince asks..." A fierce look appeared in Mrs. Mo's eyes.

“If the prince asks, I will take full responsibility and say that I just couldn’t stand the prince favoring his concubine over his wife, and for the sake of the prince’s reputation, I took the initiative to deal with her! Everything has nothing to do with the princess!” Nanny Gui said righteously.

Madam Mo couldn't help but hold her hand and said in a sad voice: "Mammy..."

"Princess... I have watched you grow up. I am willing to work for you!"