Chapter 99 IF Line (10): "Hmm, just to coax you."
With this motivation, Yun Kui studied diligently all afternoon and actually finished memorizing the book an hour ahead of schedule.
Although I haven't decided what reward I want yet, since His Highness said that I can ask for whatever I want at any time, doesn't that mean that as long as I complete the task, I can leave the palace at any time, reunite with my parents at any time, and he can give me any gold and silver jewelry I want?
The temptation was too great; Yun Kui even previewed the poems she was to read the next day.
Chongming Hall.
The Imperial Treasury was ordered to deliver various precious jewels and ornaments, marking the first time the Crown Prince had ever taken jewels from the Imperial Treasury.
Emperor Jingyou's harem was empty, and the Empress was not a spendthrift. So far, apart from the crowns and robes used for major royal ceremonies, the largest amount of jewelry ever used by the Imperial Treasury was for the betrothal of the Crown Princess's family. The items sent to the Eastern Palace today are also extremely gorgeous and rare treasures.
The prince chose a pair of heavy gold bracelets inlaid with rubies and sapphires.
The Crown Princess loves gold jewelry, so these gold bracelets must be very much to her liking.
When he returned to Chengguang Palace in the evening, the little maid pulled him and asked him to recite the text. The Crown Prince asked him a few questions, and although he stumbled a bit, he managed to recite them. When asked about the interpretations, he was able to give a reasonable explanation.
The Crown Prince prepared books for her filled with annotations from his own youth. Since she was willing to study them diligently, he wouldn't make things too difficult for her. He asked with a smile, "What reward do you want?"
Yun Kui pursed her lips and said, "I told you, I'll tell Your Highness when I think of something."
The prince nodded. "Go and take a bath first."
Yun Kui blushed slightly.
It's not yet Xu Shi (7-9 PM), and I don't need to get up early tomorrow, so tonight should be...
Her heart was pounding, and her face was flushed from the steam in the clean room. When she returned to her bedchamber, she quickly pulled out the picture book she had bought earlier and peeked at a few pages while he was taking a bath.
Hearing the commotion outside the hall, he quickly and secretly put the picture album back into the hidden compartment.
After several days without making love, just hearing his footsteps stirred up those passionate memories of the night in Yun Kui's mind. A warm current surged within her, and she wondered if her trousers were wet. When he reached the bedside and met his deep, dark eyes filled with desire, her body tensed instinctively, and even more fluid gushed out from there.
The prince's Adam's apple bobbed, and his gaze grew even darker.
Yun Kui was held in his arms, feeling his intense heat and hardness. Her body trembled slightly as he held her wrist and lifted her chin to meet his urgent and forceful kiss.
It was that agonizing part of the night again. With him pressing against her, her body went limp. Her eyes reddened, and she clutched the blankets tightly, unable to resist asking him, "Can't I really look?"
The prince asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you want to see?"
Yun Kui bit her lip. She just wanted to see what this thing that was tormenting her to the point of forgetting life and death was, and why she was so disheveled, while he was dressed almost neatly from head to toe, without a trace of mess.
She murmured softly, "This isn't fair."
Thinking of something, she looked up at him again: "Didn't you say there would be a reward for memorizing the book? You said you'd grant me anything I wanted, so I want..."
She hesitated before speaking. She had painstakingly memorized the entire book and was finally getting a reward. Just looking at it wasn't enough. Thinking of the poses depicted in the picture book, she blushed and bit her lip: "Let me be on top, I'll do it myself."
Even she herself was slightly taken aback when she said it, especially when she met his dark, deep eyes, her face instantly turned red to the roots of her ears.
But she couldn't take back what she had said, and fearing he wouldn't agree, she braced herself and said, "Does Your Highness intend to go back on your word?"
The Crown Prince remained silent for a long time, then suddenly remembered what she had said in her heart on their wedding night: that she had learned more than thirty kinds of paintings, and that she had secretly bought a painting book when she left the palace last time. He wanted to see how she could cause trouble.
He rolled over and lay down, letting her do as she pleased.
Yun Kui broke free of her restraints, but her heart pounded even harder.
Did he really show it to her?
She suppressed her panic, swallowed hard, and struggled to her feet. Seeing that he was still covered by a nightgown, she felt too embarrassed to reach out and lift it, as if she were a lecherous novice committing a crime for the first time.
After scrutinizing her for a long time, she finally understood where the problem lay. "Your Highness, close your eyes."
As long as she wasn't being stared at by those dark, brooding eyes, she could look freely and even do more of what she wanted.
The crown prince gave her a deep look, then closed his eyes as instructed.
Yun Kui's hands began to tremble.
Seeing the fabric with its considerable wrinkles, she carefully lifted the last remaining covering and finally saw an old acquaintance she had never met before.
Yun Kui gasped.
It's hard to describe in words; in short, it's very different from the one in the book—the color and the size are both different.
If His Highness the Crown Prince has a refined and otherworldly appearance, then His Highness the Young Prince... is a rough and tough general who has been through many battles. His skin is tanned a deep red and shiny, his beard grows wildly, he is spirited and imposing, exuding a powerful aura that commands respect.
The prince's brow twitched slightly.
Your Highness?
Thinking back to when he mentioned the reward to her earlier today, he realized that what she most wanted to see was the young prince. At the time, he even thought she wanted to give him a grandson as soon as possible. It turns out it was this...
Yun Kui was still marveling at it, trying to measure it with her hands, but even with her arms outstretched as wide as possible, it wasn't long enough for him.
No wonder her presence was so strong, and every time was difficult. No wonder she couldn't get rid of the bloating and pain after each night. The young prince... was truly majestic, making one wonder if the author of the book was unsophisticated, and also question how one could possibly have swallowed it...
She dared not observe for too long. The book said that men should not hold back for too long, otherwise it would harm their bodies. She tried the actions in the book, slowly opening and pressing down, but as soon as she touched it, her legs trembled. The head was too big, and she couldn't bring herself to do it. She touched it a little, and it hurt, so she pulled back.
After several attempts, the man finally lost patience. He grabbed her knees and pulled her down suddenly. Caught off guard, she knelt down, their bodies pressed tightly together. The extreme pain made her cry out.
Then they saw the prince open his eyes.
He held her legs, his voice low and deep: "You like it this way?"
Yun Kui's face flushed red, almost burned by his burning gaze. Her legs went limp, held tightly in his hands, and slowly moved up and down.
She couldn't stand his gaze any longer, and lowered her head even further, muttering a complaint in a low voice, "Didn't we agree not to open our eyes?"
The Crown Prince said, "If you don't open your eyes, how long am I supposed to wait for you?"
Yun Kui: "I'm not... just researching it."
The Crown Prince's gaze deepened: "I've seen it. What do you think?"
Yun Kui bit her lip and gave her evaluation: "Ugly."
The Crown Prince slowly increased the pressure, and Yun Kui immediately gripped his hand tightly. "I'm telling the truth. Compared to Your Highness's handsomeness, it's simply... unbearable to look at."
The young prince, a chosen one of heaven, has always been majestic and arrogant. He has never been belittled like this before, so he will teach her a lesson.
A storm raged through the night.
Yun Kui felt like a flower leaf on a branch, helplessly swept up by the gale, with large, dense raindrops pounding down, her delicate petals almost breaking off.
Even when he was washing her, she was so tired that she couldn't lift a single finger.
After the prince finished applying the ointment, he noticed that both of her knees were also slightly red.
The man's rough fingertips brushed against her skin, and she instinctively flinched, curling up and hiding under the covers.
The prince realized he had lost control a bit, sighed, and pulled the person to his side. "Be good, you'll be fine tomorrow after applying the medicine."
He's always like this; if being forceful doesn't work, he'll resort to sweet talk, and she always falls for it.
"Little Sunflower, stand up for yourself! Even if he calls you 'baby' again, don't respond!"
The prince gently pulled her knees towards him, applied ointment, and seeing that she was still sulking with her back to him, he slowly leaned down and kissed her softly on the ear, "Baby."
"Sedition! Blatant seduction!"
Yun Kui gritted her teeth, thinking this, when suddenly a golden light flashed before her eyes, and a pair of red gold bracelets inlaid with rubies and sapphires appeared in her hands. Her eyes immediately lit up, "So beautiful."
Moreover, they are very heavy. Roughly weighing one, it weighs at least three ounces, not to mention the craftsmanship of the gold bracelet and the rarity of the gemstones.
"This is……"
"This was originally intended as a reward for you," the Crown Prince said, looking down at her. "Since you've asked for something else and I've broken my promise to open my eyes, consider these gold bracelets as compensation. Do you like them?"
"I love it! I love it so much!"
Yun Kui pursed her lips reservedly and said in a serious tone, "Wealth and honor cannot sway me, power and force cannot subdue me. Is Your Highness trying to coax me with this?"
The Crown Prince chuckled: "Hmm, just trying to coax you."
Yun Kui seemed to have thought it over carefully before saying, "Then I will reluctantly accept it. However, I still have to remind Your Highness that, as the saying goes, slow and steady wins the race. Your Highness is currently full of vigor and vitality, but you should also restrain yourself. Unrestrained behavior will harm your health."
She rambled on and on, but the Crown Prince found the word "fine" particularly jarring and felt displeased.
Seeing his gloomy face, Yun Kui's legs went limp, and she quickly pulled the blanket over herself and shrank inside.
She secretly vowed to herself that she must study hard! She was determined to take control of her sex life! Otherwise, even someone made of iron couldn't handle it if it happened every night.
Without the requirement to get up at dawn, Yun Kui slept until she naturally woke up, then dragged her aching body to continue her battle with her books.
However, the subsequent tests were not as easy as before. Even though she had clearly understood and memorized the texts, His Highness the Crown Prince did not simply test her memorization. Instead, he asked her to cite classical texts, draw inferences from one instance to another, and even present her viewpoints for her to refute.
Yun Kui stumbled through the second test, and a month later, just as she was about to ask for the initiative in their sex life that she had long desired, the Crown Prince handed her a brocade box, saying, "A reward."
Yun Kui took the brocade box and almost twisted her wrist because she wasn't paying attention—it was so heavy! Was it filled with stones?
Upon unlocking the door, ten gleaming gold bars came into view. Yun Kui's eyes widened instantly, her head spinning, and she nearly lost her balance.
"Is this... a reward for me?"
Crown Prince: "Hmm."
Who would reward their wife with gold bars? But this was exactly what she wanted.
Seeing her hesitation, the Crown Prince slowly opened his lips: "Don't you like it?"
Yun Kui hurriedly shook her head: "No..."
She hadn't originally wanted such a reward, but she really couldn't refuse it. How could she give back the gold she had already received? But what about the initiative in their sex life...? Should she just hold back a little longer? Think more about his good points and make her request after she finishes memorizing the next book.
Yun Kui held a box full of gold bars, so happy that she cried. She cried even harder at night, and no matter how much she begged, the man was unmoved. She could only secretly resolve to gain the initiative through studying.
However, each assessment was more difficult than the last, and she needed to spend more time each day understanding the books.
Princess Xuan and Princess Xuan both thought that she had changed her ways and was no longer like her, so they came to persuade her: "Sister-in-law, you don't need to study so hard. Even if you don't study, your brother won't do anything to you. If he bullies you, I will tell the Empress Dowager for you."
Yun Kui could only shake her head helplessly and buried herself in the book.
After another month of diligent study, she finally passed the third assessment with tears in her eyes. Just as she was excitedly about to ask for a reward, the man spoke first.
"Tomorrow is Qixi Festival. How about I take you out of the palace to stroll through the market as a reward?"
Yun Kui: "..."
"You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"
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That dog is such a jerk! [crying emoji]
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