After Song Xibai and the Ding family finished their meal in a lively atmosphere, Dingxiang dragged him to set off fireworks and they also ate two dumplings before he boarded the carriage to return to the palace.
Returning to the East Palace, everything was quiet; the entire palace seemed to have long since fallen asleep.
The crown prince suddenly felt oppressed.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of the Qianqing Palace.
At that moment, he had many thoughts on his mind.
Song Xibai was unaware of what the Crown Prince was thinking. She returned to her residence quietly. After entering the room, Song Xibai yawned and prepared to wash up and go to bed.
Unexpectedly, the crown prince followed him into the bedroom.
"Isn't Your Highness going back to the front to rest?" Song Xibai asked, quite surprised.
The crown prince turned around and closed the door, leaving the eunuchs and palace maids outside.
"I've been thinking about this all the way."
He spoke slowly, walking towards Song Xibai as he spoke.
"I can grant your request."
Song Xibai opened her mouth wide in surprise.
"What?"
The prince approached her, took her hand, and whispered the same thing to her.
"I can promise you that from now on, there will only be you, and no one else."
Song Xibai's heart pounded wildly.
"Don't talk nonsense, that's impossible, you can't do it."
She tried to break free from the prince's wrist and retreat.
But the Crown Prince wouldn't let her have her way; instead, he reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist, trapping her in his embrace.
"You've never given me a chance, so how do you know I can't do it? Xixi, why can't you give me a little more trust? Xixi, what are you afraid of?"
His gaze was too intense, burning like fire, carrying a scalding intensity.
Song Xibai couldn't help but avoid his gaze, not daring to meet his eyes.
The two were very close, so close that Song Xibai could feel the Crown Prince's breath falling on her hair, so close that she could hear the Crown Prince's heartbeat, thump thump thump, strong and powerful.
Caught off guard, she met his gaze, and in just one glance, she was mesmerized.
The prince clasped his hands together on her lower back and slowly lowered his head.
"Xixi..."
A soft murmur, accompanied by a passionate kiss, landed on Song Xibai's lips.
Song Xibai subconsciously closed her eyes.
Their breaths mingled, their lips met, and their two hearts, beating faster and faster, gradually drew closer.
For a long, long time, until the Crown Prince's hand gradually moved down and touched a sensitive spot, Song Xibai suddenly woke up and pushed him away.
The prince's hand froze in mid-air.
Song Xibai straightened his clothes and cleared his throat.
"Your Highness, it's getting late, please go back! Don't forget to take your medicine."
After saying that, Song Xibai turned away and refused to look at him.
The prince snapped out of his daze and let out a smug chuckle.
"Then I will come again tomorrow."
After the Crown Prince left, Song Xibai slumped onto the bed and let out a long sigh.
The Crown Prince arrived early the next morning.
Under Song Xibai's resistant gaze, the Crown Prince had breakfast with her, then accompanied her to study medicine for a while, and even commented on Song Xibai's calligraphy.
"Your cursive script has quite a bit of structure."
Song Xibai glared at him: "This isn't cursive script!"
The prince's flattery backfired spectacularly, but he wasn't embarrassed at all and continued speaking.
"The character '卿卿' could be considered a genre of its own."
Song Xibai paused, "What did you call me?"
"My dear, don't you like it?"
The Crown Prince remained calm and composed. He even came over and took Song Xibai's hand, guiding her to write those two words on a piece of paper.
"I'll call you that from now on, okay?"
Song Xibai suddenly felt her face getting hot.
The term "卿卿" is usually a nickname used between husband and wife, similar to "宝贝" or "亲爱的".
She wanted to retort, but it was just a form of address, and it seemed unnecessary.
“I see that the Ding family all call you Xixi. If I also call you Xixi, how can I stand out from the crowd? Therefore, I thought about it all night and decided to call you Jun Qingqing to show my closeness. I love you, my dear Qingqing.”
When the Crown Prince spoke sweet words, Song Xibai was somewhat unable to resist.
She shifted her body forward, avoiding the prince's approach.
"Your Highness is good at saying nice things, but you don't know how many people you've said those words to. I won't fall for it."
As she spoke, Song Xibai turned her head to the side, indicating that she did not believe it.
Little did she know that her expression at that moment not only did not anger the Crown Prince, but instead pleased him.
"Is Qingqing jealous?"
The prince turned her face and tapped her nose with his index finger.
"Such an affectionate term of address has naturally only been used with you."
Song Xibai glared at him: "Liar! Didn't you even do that to the Crown Princess?"
The crown prince thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook his head.
"No, the relationship between me and the Crown Princess has always been one of mutual respect."
Before this, the Crown Prince had never felt there was anything wrong with his relationship with his Crown Princess. Wasn't that how all the couples he had ever met were?
But after hearing Song Xibai's words yesterday and seeing how the Ding family got along, the Crown Prince realized that something was different.
After returning home that night, the Crown Prince thought about it all night and finally understood what Song Xibai wanted.
"What you want, I can afford."
The prince pulled her into his arms, lowered his head, and brushed his nose against her forehead.
"However, the Crown Princess cannot be deposed; I do not have that authority for the time being. But I promise you, from now on, I will only have you, and only you."
Having been given a lot of sweet talk, Song Xibai was feeling a bit dizzy at this moment.
"I don't believe it..."
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