Chapter 63 Chapter 63 The punishment is for me to be intimate with His Highness
The crown prince's blood boiled, and he nearly succumbed to his rage: "You've pondered for so long, and this is the result you've come up with?"
He would never know what absurd and bizarre ideas this girl might come up with.
Yun Kui spoke before thinking, and said it offhand. Now that she thinks about it, she doesn't feel there's anything wrong with it.
“I am very happy to be able to heal Your Highness’s illness, and I am also fortunate to have such an ability and to be valued by Your Highness. Your Highness is tall and majestic, and handsome beyond compare. I can also get what I want, so I want to cooperate with Your Highness.”
The Crown Prince sneered: "Give you an important position? You think the good I've done for you is just giving you an important position?"
"What else can I do? You won't give me a straight answer."
The prince's forehead veins twitched.
He had expressed his feelings before, yet each time he did, he was forced to confront reality.
She was carefree and playful, never taking him seriously. No matter how much he indulged and protected her, she would still leave as soon as she finished eating, never thinking of staying by his side forever.
He even revealed his mind-reading ability without considering the consequences or costs. It was a secret he kept to himself, known only to him, that he told her.
Despite all that, he still didn't meet her expectations. She angered him so much that he suffered a headache. He thought she was finally going to come to her senses, but it turned out she wanted to be his bed partner, someone who would use him for her own purposes and had no real feelings for him.
It's amazing that she came up with this idea.
Does he have to continue humiliating himself and beg her to stay?
The prince had a splitting headache and felt a deep, pent-up frustration that raged within his chest.
Yun Kui was silent for a moment, then looked at him seriously and said, "Since Your Highness cannot live without me, please protect me from now on."
The Crown Prince's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed slightly.
Yun Kui sighed and said, "All I ask for is a place to settle down and make a living. Regardless of whether Your Highness has feelings for me or not, I still have a skill, which is enough. If the ladies want to deal with me in the future, you can tell others that I am your personal physician or your strategist. Anyone who harms me will be accused of plotting against Your Highness."
Crown Prince: "..."
Seeing that he no longer refused her, Yun Kui re-bandaged and changed his dressing, helped him onto the bed, then gently moved her body, placed his injured hand on her waist, and snuggled into his arms.
Looking up, Yun Kui saw his bloodshot eyes and felt a pang of sadness in her heart: "It was my fault today. I made Your Highness so angry that your headache flared up. How about I punish you by making you kiss me for one night to cure your headache?"
The crown prince almost laughed in anger: "Who benefited, me or you?"
Yun Kui said matter-of-factly, "Of course Your Highness benefits. Being with Your Highness not only relieves your headache, but also makes you feel comfortable. I only have the latter, but you have both. Aren't you satisfied?"
The crown prince was speechless.
“However, you’re wrong about one thing,” Yun Kui said, her gaze tracing the man’s sharp features. “I don’t have impure thoughts about every handsome and muscular man. Do you think someone who has tasted the finest delicacies would still want to eat rotten mud and pig chaff?”
The Crown Prince coldly curled his lip: "Now you know how to flatter me?"
“I’m telling the truth,” Yun Kui pursed her lips, “Your Highness can work hard to maintain a good figure so that I can be obsessed with you for the rest of my life and never be able to leave you.”
"Insolence!" The Crown Prince scoffed. "Are you saying that I, a mere woman like you, have to work hard for myself?"
Yun Kui was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Your Highness can also understand this as my wish that Your Highness will always be heroic and extraordinary, and live a long life."
She held him tightly, her cheek nestled against his heart, as if she wanted to transfer all her warmth and fragrance to him.
If one didn't know she was heartless, one could easily mistake her for someone genuinely sincere.
The prince closed his eyes in the darkness, a faint self-mockery curling at the corner of his lips.
Once the person next to him was breathing evenly, he leaned down and gently nibbled on that soft, delicate earlobe.
Hearing her let out a soft moan, he gritted his teeth and gently bit her luscious lips again.
Yun Kui was so tired that she didn't wake up until after 9:30 am.
With her face resting against a warm, firm pillow, she was still half-asleep and hadn't fully opened her eyes. She reached out and touched something haphazardly, then realized what it was and was startled awake. What she met was a pair of eyes as black as ink.
"Your Highness, you..."
Suddenly she remembered that this was not Chengguang Hall, and he did not need to attend the morning court. What she had been resting on in her sleep was the man's firm and full chest muscles.
"You're really strong."
The thought instinctively popped into her mind. Their eyes met; the man's gaze was intense and deep. She paused, then suddenly realized something—
He can read minds!!
Yun Kui hugged her head and shook it before turning away. Just as she lifted her knee, she accidentally bumped into something. It was as if a beast in the darkness had suddenly awakened and was baring its fangs and claws as it rammed against the cage that imprisoned it.
"Wow, it's so big."
This is also a subconscious thought.
Before she knew he could read minds, she would mentally repeat these thoughts three hundred times a day as if it were a mission, and it had almost become an instinct. As a result, now she couldn't even wait for her brain to react before those filthy thoughts that she couldn't share with outsiders jumped out without any restraint.
Her cheeks were burning hot. Remembering something, she quickly changed the subject: "Is Your Highness's headache any better?"
The crown prince said calmly, "It's not fully healed yet."
Yun Kui panicked instantly: "Then...what should we do?"
The prince's Adam's apple bobbed slightly: "He Bailing said that the excessive heat of isolated yang has caused internal stagnation and needs to be released."
Yun Kui didn't understand the first two sentences, but she understood the word "vent".
"so?"
The Crown Prince's gaze was deep, his burning breath almost touching her cheek. "Didn't you say last night that you would be my antidote?"
Yun Kui: "..."
She thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Your Highness suffers from a headache, not from an aphrodisiac, is it? A headache requires... that kind of antidote?"
The prince said, "The military doctor said that physical contact, the close bond between lips and teeth, and the harmonious relationship between fish and water can all help alleviate headaches."
Seeing her hesitation, he curled his lip in a cold sneer: "Didn't you say last night that you wanted to cooperate with me?"
"...No, boss, this is way too sudden!"
Yun Kui said with difficulty, "I just woke up..."
Crown Prince: "Is this your sincerity in cooperating? Last night, you angered me so much that my old ailment flared up, I had a splitting headache, and I was injured and bleeding..."
"...Fine, fine!!"
Yun Kui, looking utterly exhausted, grasped his hand. The man's breath hitched, and after a long pause, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Is that all?"
Yun Kui: "Otherwise what? Your hand is still injured!"
Although it was just a cut from broken porcelain, she still bled quite a bit last night. How could a prince, a woman of noble birth, disregard her health for the sake of indulgence? Besides, this headache was caused by her anger, and the injury on the back of her hand was also indirectly caused by her. If she doesn't recover soon, her guilt will deepen every time she sees her.
The Crown Prince replied, "You are well-read and have memorized many formulas, yet you still don't know how to serve me?"
Several movements that wouldn't require too much effort from him flashed through Yun Kui's mind instantly. That wasn't a problem, but...
She frowned: "That was all... armchair theorizing."
The prince raised an eyebrow and calmly helped her recall: "Didn't you say that with that treasure of the shop, you would definitely be able to learn something and lead me to the peak?"
Yun Kui: "..."
"Can you please stop blurting out my true feelings all the time? It's so embarrassing!"
The Crown Prince said, "If you dare to think it, are you afraid I'll say it?"
Yun Kui was on the verge of tears, and finally had no choice but to surrender, "Then... would Your Highness like to lie down or sit?"
The crown prince's eyes darkened slightly. "Lie down first."
"Then you can use a flying duck, or a somersaulting butterfly."
Yun Kui racked her brains for knowledge: "So, do you want me to face you, or turn my back to you?"
The prince's gaze slid down her neck, his Adam's apple bobbing: "Exactly."
Yun Kui dragged her tired body and got to work.
It turns out that it's better to believe in ghosts than to believe a man's words.
Those hands, which could have been left idle, ended up having their wounds reopened.
And... she looked down at the bloodstains on her chest and really wanted to curse.
"Please don't force yourself if the wound keeps reopening!"
"And another thing! Since you're bleeding, can you please not get my clothes dirty?!"
The Crown Prince's face darkened: "...I heard it."
Yun Kui threw her torn undergarments at him fiercely, "So what if I heard?!"
After scolding him, she resignedly re-bandaged his wound. Her back ached, and she was so weak that she couldn't even stand up. Just as she was about to get out of bed to wash up, he pressed her down again.
The Crown Prince said, "Turn around and sit down. I won't touch you."
Yun Kui: "..."
"I'll fight you guys with the best stamina!"
The prince stared at the dazzling white butterfly back, trying to restrain himself, but finally couldn't resist and pressed the person down in front of him.
...
Last night, Qin Ge invited a renowned old doctor from Pingzhou Prefecture. He dragged the doctor out of bed in the middle of the night and brought him to Songyuan Garden. However, Cao Yuanlu said that it was not necessary for the time being, so he asked the old doctor to stay at Songyuan Garden. He originally planned to take the prince's pulse again early this morning, but he waited from dawn until noon, and the prince still did not come out.
Hearing the commotion inside, Cao Yuanlu thought to himself that since His Highness was still so vigorous, his headache must have improved. He could only give the old doctor some money and ask him to go back first.
The old doctor had no choice but to leave first, his eyes bloodshot and dark circles under his eyes.
Yun Kui slept until evening before slowly waking up.
My limbs are sore and painful, and my knees are so weak that I can't lift them.
She was already exhausted from shopping last night, and then so many things happened. She barely managed to get two hours of sleep at night, and then he kept tormenting her during the day. If she weren't so hungry, she wouldn't want to move at all.
Huai Zhu came in to bring her dinner, and seeing her in such a miserable state, even she felt sorry for her.
After all, the girls weren't like them, who had practiced martial arts since childhood and were strong and healthy. Although Huai Zhu had never personally experienced such things, he often went to brothels and red-light districts when on missions and had seen quite a few.
An ordinary young man could only last for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, let alone those pot-bellied officials and wealthy merchants who could barely move. Even if they used silver slings and sheep's eye rings, they would only last for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before giving up.
Such vigor and vitality as Your Highness is truly unheard of.
Oh, the girl is so pitiful.
Yun Kui ate two large bowls of rice before she could recover some of her depleted strength.
Huai Zhu said, "Don't worry, Miss. His Highness is going out to investigate a case tonight and shouldn't be coming back."
Yun Kui's eyes welled up with tears.
That's really exciting news!
However, this person has too much energy. He was the one who exerted most of the physical effort today. She could only sit for a short while before she was exhausted and almost collapsed. Yet, this person was still able to go out and investigate the case all night. It's simply...admirable.
After having dinner, Yun Kui read some bedtime reading to supplement her knowledge. Finally, unable to bear the back pain any longer, she lay down until noon the next day, when she was finally able to get out of bed and walk.
Before the Crown Prince and his entourage had returned, Huaiqing came over to remind them, "The armor that the young lady gave to His Highness should be finished."
When it came to armor, Yun Kui didn't immediately understand, but after a moment she slapped her forehead and remembered that they were talking about the gold chain.
Huaiqing firmly believed that if the armor was delivered in time, His Highness and the young lady would definitely not have a quarrel, so as soon as the two-day deadline arrived, Huaiqing immediately came to remind them.
Huai Zhu also felt that if the gift wasn't sent out soon, the young lady would be tortured to death by His Highness!
Yun Kui herself was also very curious about what the gold chain would eventually turn into.
Despite my aching back and general fatigue, I still insisted on going to the jewelry store.
But when the gold shop owner confidently showed her the finished product, Yun Kui was almost dumbfounded.
"Do you... have some misunderstanding about the phrase 'protect vital organs'?"
The gold shop owner chuckled slyly, "This necklace will perfectly protect your neck, the two gold pieces inlaid with gemstones on your chest will protect your chest, and the gold trim around your waist will protect your abdomen, all without hindering your movement..."
Yun Kui imagined the gold chain on the Crown Prince's strong and muscular upper body, it was simply... She felt breathless, and then her nasal cavity felt hot, and a warm current uncontrollably slid out.
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