Chapter 59 His Highness the Crown Prince is just a bit intimidating to look at. [24]
"Your Highness!"
Achu knelt on the bed, filled with fear and trepidation.
The spot on her cheek where Si Jinye had pinched her turned red at a visible speed.
Si Jinye clicked his tongue lightly. This skin is really delicate. It feels like he's abusing it if he applies even a little pressure.
When Achu heard the tsk, she thought Si Jinye was dissatisfied with her, and her shoulders trembled.
"Your Highness, please forgive me, I was unaware that Your Highness had returned..."
Her voice was thin and weak, it was so pitiful.
Si Jinye, having teased her enough, gave the order: "Come to the study in two quarters of an hour."
After saying that, he turned to leave.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that his cat was still lying next to Chu's legs, completely ignoring him, its owner.
Si Jinye glanced at the white cat and said calmly, "Wangcai."
Fortunately, Wangcai still knows who its benefactors are.
It rubbed against Achu, then stretched and jumped to the ground, walking over to Sijinye's feet and rubbing against him.
Si Jinye lifted his foot and walked out, and it followed closely behind.
After Si Jinye left, Chunhua Shuiyue led Xiaoliu in to help Achu wash up and change clothes.
Xiaoliu's face still looked pale, as if she was still shaken.
She whispered to Achu that she had been frightened by Si Jinye: "No wonder Granny Hua wouldn't let me follow you, Miss. I haven't learned the rules. I was terrified when I saw His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Achu touched Xiaoliu's face to comfort her: "It's alright, His Highness the Crown Prince just looks a bit scary."
"Look at me, Miss, I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
Just as Xiaoliu was about to nod, she noticed the red mark on Achu's cheek.
She exclaimed softly, "Miss, what happened to your face? It looks like you were pinched!"
Achu's eyes flickered, and she pressed the spot: "I didn't pinch it, I scratched it myself."
Xiao Liu said, "Then Miss can't scratch anymore."
The Chunhua and Shuiyue sisters were not as easily fooled as Xiaoliu. They glanced at Achu's face and guessed that it was probably the Crown Prince who pinched him.
Your Highness is really something. Why did you have to pinch someone's face like that? How could you do that to such a delicate face!
Of course, they only dared to complain to themselves.
After washing up and getting dressed, Achu went to Si Jinye's study.
In the study, Si Jinye was already sitting behind his desk reading memorials.
He must have just taken a bath, as he had changed into a dark blue casual outfit, and his hair was still damp.
Sunlight streamed in through the side window, falling on Si Jinye's face, half in light and half in shadow.
He looked up when he heard footsteps.
Just as Achu was about to bow to Sijinye, she heard him say, "Come here."
Same as yesterday.
Achu responded with a "Yes," and this time, without needing Si Jinye to urge her, she quickened her pace slightly.
She had barely stood beside Si Jinye when he pulled her into his arms again.
Achu stiffened for a moment before awkwardly relaxing and leaning against Si Jinye's chest.
Si Jinye's slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and the contents of the document looked much more pleasing to the eye.
He pulled Achu closer to him with one hand, quite pleased with her obedience.
Si Jinye continued reading the memorials, while A Chu sat in his lap, somewhat bored.
Wangcai jumped in through the window.
It jumped onto the desk first, but Si Jinye ignored it.
Then it jumped into Achu's arms.
Wangcai is a small-framed, long-haired cat, unlike the Ragdoll cats that Achu sees in modern times. It probably weighs only eight or nine pounds when held in one's arms.
Its fur feels really nice, and since Ah Chu was bored, he held Wangcai in his arms and stroked it repeatedly.
Si Jinye glanced down every now and then, still feeling that the man and the cat were more at ease than he was.
He lowered his hand and gently pushed the white cat off Achu's lap to the ground.
The cat landed nimbly and lightly, then looked up at Si Jinye with a slightly disgruntled meow.
Si Jinye's lips curled up.
With a leap, the white cat found itself back in Achu's arms.
Si Jinye pushed again.
The owner and pet went back and forth like this. Achu looked at the white cat, then at Si Jinye.
My inner comment can be summed up in two words: naive.
The more time Achu spent with Si Jinye, the more she realized how childish he truly was.
He liked to scare her, preferably until she was in tears.
At first, Achu cooperated with him, but over time she got used to it.
Anyway, he was just bluffing; he wouldn't actually do anything to her. On the contrary, he treated her well and provided for her.
During the day, if Si Jinye was in the study, she would sit in his lap.
At night, they slept in the same bed.
At first, Achu seemed worried and uncomfortable, but she got used to it later.
When she sat in Si Jinye's lap, she was no longer just sitting there blankly.
More often than not, I pick up a book and read it.
Si Jinye also glanced at them and found that A Chu was reading all kinds of supernatural and fantastical stories.
He thought that Achu had become bolder.
As a result, when she went to sleep that night, she was so frightened by the thunder outside that she hid in his arms.
Si Jinye hugged her and mocked, "Coward."
Before she knew it, Ah Chu had been staying in the Eastern Palace for almost a month.
These days, she would occasionally receive letters and clothing items from Rong.
Rong was naturally sent to Lianyue Nunnery, and then transferred to the Eastern Palace by Si Jinye's men.
In the letter, Rong expressed concern for Achu's daily life and whether he was adapting well.
Rong mentioned wanting to visit Achu at Lianyue Nunnery, but since Shen Jingya and the Fifth Prince's wedding date had been set, she would be busy preparing for the next few months.
Achu naturally replied to Rong, telling her to focus on Shen Jingya's wedding and that she was doing well at Lianyue Nunnery.
However, Ah Chu remembered that in the original story, Shen Jingya and the Fifth Prince's wedding date wasn't that early.
She guessed that Si Jinye might have moved up the wedding of Shen Jingya and the Fifth Prince so that Rong Shi wouldn't have time to go to Lian Yue Nunnery.
In fact, that is indeed the case.
These days, both Achu and Sijinye look better and better.
Achu benefited from taking Wu Mingzhi's pills and the medicinal meals prepared for her daily in the kitchen.
As for Si Jinye, it's because he gets a good night's sleep every day.
It wasn't just the palace servants in the Eastern Palace who noticed; everyone who had come into contact with Si Jinye discovered it as well.
His Highness the Crown Prince not only looks better recently, but his mood has also become much more stable.
In the past, if someone committed a crime in front of him, they would not have had the chance to speak up and defend themselves.
But recently, Si Jinye's methods have become more lenient.
Although it was only a few.
Even the Emperor noticed Si Jinye's change.
Inside the imperial study, the emperor, dressed in a dragon robe and seated on the dragon throne, looked at Si Jinye.
He was handsome and had a dignified presence.
His eyes, however, seemed somewhat complicated.
"Ye'er seems to be feeling much better lately, is she almost fully recovered?"
Si Jinye stood in the hall, dressed in a python robe. He was handsome and tall, but his aura was slightly too gloomy.
He looked up at the emperor and replied, "Your Majesty, Physician Wu has recently developed a new medicine for me."
Si Jinye paused at this point.
Then, as if he hadn't noticed the slight movement in the emperor's eyes, he continued:
"It's a pity that the new medicine can only relieve my headache and tinnitus, allowing me to sleep peacefully at night."
"As for other benefits, there are none."
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