Chapter 51 Thankfully, the young prince wasn't injured.
The carriage was dimly lit. Yun Kui knelt before the Crown Prince. Seeing that he was still somewhat shy, she simply helped him by setting aside the black jade belt that the Crown Prince had taken off and reaching out to open his robe.
The cotton towel covering the wound was stained with a slight amount of blood, obscuring half of the abdominal muscles. Yun Kui gently brushed her hand across the skin beneath the bandage; there was not an ounce of excess fat there. The area where her fingertips touched felt slightly hot and even more taut.
"Fortunately, the young prince was not injured."
"But with a back and abdomen injury, it will be difficult to do anything for a while; I'm afraid I'll need to rest and recuperate."
Crown Prince: "..."
It turned out that she wasn't so concerned about his injury, but rather that the location of his injury would affect their intimacy.
So, she doesn't reject that thing, right?
She even looked forward to their next meeting.
Otherwise, when she saw him today, she wouldn't have thought to herself that she was ready to serve him at any time, and she even bought the store's prized possession, which suggests that she wanted to explore it with him.
Although he didn't satisfy her on New Year's Eve, he shouldn't be completely useless. She touched his body all over, and even when she scratched his back with her fingernails, he didn't pursue it.
For a moment, her shimmering eyes were tinged with desire, her voice trembled softly, and her lips clung to his palm, leaving it sticky and wet…
Yun Kui was completely unaware of the man's increasingly deep and burning gaze. Her fingertips traced the clear and smooth cleavage as she softly asked, "Does Your Highness hurt?"
The crown prince stared at her kneeling posture, his voice deep and hoarse: "This little injury is nothing to worry about."
Yun Kui swallowed hard. "Then I'm relieved."
"Such a slim waist, yet so strong."
"I want to lick it."
"The book says that licking well helps..."
Lost in thought, something suddenly lifted her forearm. Yun Kui stared blankly at the unexpected spot, then, realizing what was happening, her face flushed crimson. "Your Highness, you..."
She looked up hesitantly and realized that the man's eyes were dark, as if endless dark fires were burning beneath the abyss.
Yun Kuiguang's legs went limp just looking at him.
Upon closer reflection, it wasn't that she was too useless; after all, the thing that had brought her to the brink of death was quite impressive, and even under the cover of those gorgeous robes, it was comparable to her forearm.
Her voice trembled, filled with fear and barely suppressed excitement, "I will never despise Your Highness again."
The Crown Prince's eyes darkened: "You still dare to look down on me?"
Yun Kui pursed her lips, "I was ignorant before, I will serve Your Highness well from now on!"
The item is a good item; otherwise, why would the book say that men are all proud of it and use it to conquer women's hearts and minds? Your Highness's magnificent size should be a model for men, but you just don't understand the essence of it.
"With this prized possession, I'm confident I'll master its skills and lead Your Highness to the pinnacle!"
The crown prince gripped her wrist, his voice slightly hoarse: "So today, you're just going to wash your hands of this?"
Yun Kui was surprised and her face flushed slightly. "But Your Highness... this won't do, will it? I'm fine, but your injury is in such a bad place. I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand such vigorous movements on New Year's Eve. If the wound reopens, Eunuch Cao and the army doctor will blame me..."
The Crown Prince stared intently at her. "Don't you often look at the Fire Avoidance Diagram? Don't you know how to serve me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, countless images of tiny figures fighting each other immediately flashed through Yun Kui's mind.
Just as she was about to answer, she suddenly realized something: "How did you know I often look at fire avoidance diagrams?"
"Could it be that he knows I put some books under the sheets, under the pillow, and at the bottom of the drawer?"
Yun Kui recalled that after she was poisoned by the Seven-Day Powder, the Crown Prince gave her a small bowl of pear soup containing the antidote for breakfast the next day. It was clear that nothing could escape his eyes, and he probably already knew that she had a fire-avoidance diagram hidden in her room.
The evidence was right there in the bedroom, leaving her no room to deny it. Yun Kui could only try her best to cover it up: "Those picture books were given to me by Aunt Wei. We are all palace maids who serve the emperor, so naturally we can't be completely ignorant about bedroom matters. Otherwise, how could we serve His Highness? But I really haven't seen many..."
Crown Prince: "Pfft."
Yun Kui: "..."
Your laughter is making me uncomfortable!
Yun Kui bit her lip and said, "I do have some in my room, but I've put them all away. I read more storybooks, and I'm too embarrassed to look at those fire-avoidance diagrams on a normal day."
The prince smiled and said, "Mm."
He didn't expose her, but simply said, "I see you're very knowledgeable; you must be exceptionally gifted."
Yun Kui blushed and murmured softly, "Thank you for your praise, Your Highness. It's not that I'm unwilling to serve you, but we're in a carriage, and it's been swaying all the way. My mouth is small, and I'm afraid my teeth might bump into Your Highness..."
After a moment of stunned silence, the crown prince's face flushed red and then paled in turns: "..."
I really underestimated her.
He didn't even think about that!
He was already unable to control himself, and now he lost all composure. His hands clenched tightly, the veins bulging and throbbing, and finally he grabbed her wrist and forcefully covered it.
In an instant, the clear, warm touch felt like a tiny electric current spreading from the point of contact, and the tingling sensation spread endlessly through their blood, causing both of them to breathe a few beats faster.
"On New Year's Eve, when I was taking a bath, didn't you know what to do?"
Yun Kui's face flushed red, her fingertips trembled unconsciously, and then slowly tightened in nervous trembling.
The Crown Prince took a deep breath, his voice low and hoarse, yet carrying a strong and stern tone: "If you can't get this done before you get off the carriage outside Donghua Gate, I will punish you."
"You have half an hour left."
Yun Kui recalled how he had stayed up until the fourth watch of the night on New Year's Eve, and suddenly felt a sense of urgency.
She wasn't afraid of any punishment he might impose; what she feared was that things might get out of hand halfway through, and she didn't want so many people outside waiting for her!
Based on her understanding of the Crown Prince, he was very likely to stand by and watch her become a laughingstock.
The carriage moved slowly down the street, its body swaying and wobbling, concealing all the romantic commotion.
Yun Kui had done rough work in the Imperial Kitchen and had strong hands, but she could only hold on for a short while before she had to give up.
The little prince swelled up several times in her palm, the saliva on his head shimmering with a hot and dangerous light in the dim candlelight, like a ferocious beast lurking in the night, its eyes narrowed with a terrifying intensity, its gaze fixed on her with a latent aggressiveness.
Yun Kui dared not look it in the eye, fearing that she would be swallowed by the monster's sticky tears at any moment, but she had no choice but to comfort it and try to get closer to it in her heart.
"Your Highness, you should recognize me, right?"
"You're so fat and ugly... I'm a little scared."
She had barely finished thinking it when, as if sensing her thoughts, the little prince pulsed strongly in her palm.
Her hands were sore that she almost lost her grip.
"You scared me to death! Did you really hear me?"
"What a clever little prince!"
"I won't say you're fat and ugly; this is your powerful, masculine spirit!"
"From now on, we'll be best partners. Since I've gone to so much trouble to take care of you, you'd better treat me well!"
"Hurry up and come out!"
Yun Kui kept moving her wrists back and forth, feeling really tired, but the little prince still showed no signs of improvement, so she was starting to think about giving up.
"Your Highness, perhaps we should call it quits? We're almost at the East Palace..."
The crown prince's face was ashen, a deep desire lurking in his pupils, and his voice was hoarse: "There's still one incense stick left."
Yun Kui was on the verge of tears, her hands completely exhausted. She plopped down at the Crown Prince's feet, sobbing, "I'm so tired..."
The crown prince suppressed the urge to pin her down and said in a deep voice, "Find a way yourself."
The carriage quickly changed direction, turning from the slightly bumpy street onto the flat and wide palace road.
They took the same route when leaving the palace. Yun Kui knew that after passing two more palace gates, she would reach Donghua Gate. She was sweating with anxiety, but her progress was stalled.
I could faintly hear voices outside; it was the guards at the palace gate announcing that we could pass.
Yun Kui's eyes were filled with tears as she looked up at him with a mixture of sorrow and urgency.
The prince's eyes held a thick desire, yet also an extreme restraint. As her movements grew tense and rapid, his breathing became erratic, and his pupils deepened, like a caged beast eager to break free of its shackles.
Time slipped away between her fingers, and Yun Kui even imagined that the carriage would stop outside Donghua Gate, the Crown Prince disheveled, while she knelt inside, looking utterly wretched. His trusted guards were all around, and who knew what they would think of her, this bewitching concubine who had seduced the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince had been injured protecting her, and she couldn't even wait a moment longer...
She bit her lip, steeled her resolve, and leaned down to kiss the proud and upright young prince.
The prince had vaguely imagined that she would do this, but when those warm and soft lips touched his, he still couldn't help but feel his veins bulge.
He tilted his head back, his breathing rapid and heavy, and then closed his eyes tightly.
As the carriage slowly came to a stop, Yun Kui finally completed her mission.
She was truly in a sorry state; she knelt there almost in a daze, her face and clothes covered in grime. In the end, it was the Crown Prince who bent down to wipe her face clean.
Yun Kui's eyes stung, her face was blank, and she looked somewhat aggrieved.
The prince brushed his fingertips across the corners of her slightly reddened eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing slowly: "Alright, I'll take you back to the palace."
He quickly straightened his robes, picked up the bewildered little girl in his arms, wrapped them both in a large, thick cloak, and then carried her off the carriage.
A cool night breeze blew, and Yun Kui's mind finally cleared up a bit. Coming to her senses, she quickly reached out to push him: "Your Highness, won't you aggravate your wound like this? Put me down quickly!"
Ignoring the surprised, worried, and hesitant gazes that came towards him, the Crown Prince whispered to the person in his arms, "Don't worry, with me here, no one will dare to say a word against you."
Yun Kui pursed her lips: "...Am I afraid of what people will say about me?"
"That's for sure."
"I'm worried that Your Highness's wound will reopen."
The Crown Prince lowered his eyes coolly: "If you struggle any longer, my wounds will really burst open."
Yun Kui immediately stopped moving, clutching his clothes tightly, and murmured with her head down, "I'm quite heavy, aren't I..."
After all, those two mounds on her chest were already quite heavy.
But she regretted it as soon as she said it. On New Year's Eve, he had held her up in the bath for almost an hour.
There is no need to worry about Your Highness's arm strength.
The Crown Prince seemed to remember something, paused, and turned to instruct De Shun: "Move all the books she bought to Chengguang Hall."
Yun Kui: !!!
"My prized possession!"
"Perhaps not..." she hesitated awkwardly, "Your Highness reads only general principles of governance; my mundane books might offend your eyes if I bring them to Chengguang Hall..."
However, the Crown Prince remained unmoved, saying, "The common people are also my subjects. I must also humble myself, understand their preferences, and empathize with their hardships."
Yun Kui: "..."
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