After applying the medicine to herself, Yan Chaoxi called to Rabbit, "Help me see what the Crown Princess is doing? Is she diligently copying Buddhist scriptures?"
The system glanced at the screen and said, "No, she's smashing the vases and ornaments in the room, and her personal maid is helping her copy them."
"I knew she wasn't honest. She made me kneel down to copy, but when it was her turn, she wouldn't even touch a pen." Yan Chaoxi narrowed her eyes.
The system has a feeling that the host is up to some bad idea again.
Yan Chaoxi didn't do anything; she just applied the medicine and rested for a while.
For several days in a row, no one came to disturb Yan Chaoxi, and she lived a relatively leisurely life. Every day, besides listening to the current situation of the Crown Princess and others, she also systematically inquired about what Yan Wu was doing.
I asked in the morning and received a system reply: "Washing the sheets."
Yan Chaoxi, “…?”
"He dreamt about you last night, so...you know what I mean." The system covered its face shyly, clutching its rabbit ears.
When I asked in the afternoon, the system replied, "On the surface you're writing something, but actually you're spacing out."
Yan Chaoxi, "...No, doesn't he just do nothing all day?"
The system said, "You seem to have a lot of free time."
"I am waiting for the right opportunity."
Yan Chaoxi asked again that evening, and the system replied, "He went out of the manor."
Yan Chaoxi commented, "Living like someone from the underworld."
...
Five days later, the Crown Prince estimated that Yan Chaoxi's face should have recovered. Yan Chaoxi had told him that it would take ten days to half a month to recover. Although the Crown Prince did not go to see her, he was still thinking about the fact that the two of them had not yet consummated their marriage. One morning after court, the Crown Prince went to Qingfeng Garden.
The palace maids of Qingfeng Garden hurriedly greeted him, "Your Highness, may you be well."
The Crown Prince nodded and walked straight inside. "Has the concubine risen yet?"
“Your Highness, Her Majesty has just gotten up and is preparing to have breakfast. Would Your Highness like to have breakfast with Her Majesty?” Bichun replied.
The Crown Prince had already used the bowls and chopsticks before going to court, and thinking that it wouldn't hurt to use a little more, he asked Bichun to prepare an extra set.
Inside the room, Yan Chaoxi heard the sounds outside and knew that the opportunity she had been waiting for might be coming soon.
"Your Highness," Yan Chaoxi bowed, "I heard that Your Highness has been busy with many matters recently, so I have not been able to visit you. I hope Your Highness will forgive me for not showing you enough concern."
"It's alright, just take care of your face in the courtyard, I won't hold it against you."
The prince reached out and helped her up, then his eyes were fixed on her face and he couldn't take them off.
Her skin was as white as snow, her lips were cherry-red, her nose was delicate, and her eyes were bright and beautiful. He felt that she was even more beautiful and alluring than when he last saw her. He thought to himself that all the beauties in the Crown Prince's residence could not compare to Yan Chaoxi even with a single finger.
He had no reason to let such a beauty go.
Yan Chaoxi lowered her head, feigning shyness. "Your Highness, breakfast has been prepared in the front hall. Please come to the front hall."
The crown prince nodded, reluctantly turning his gaze away, and took the lead to have breakfast.
"I see your face has healed. I will stay here tonight. Be prepared." Before leaving, the Crown Prince looked at her lecherously and left these words.
Yan Chaoxi felt so nauseous she wanted to vomit up what she had just eaten. She couldn't imagine if Yan Wu also showed this expression, would she still be willing to have his child?
After the Crown Prince left, Yan Chaoxi checked Yan Wu's location and found that he had not yet returned to the manor.
She summoned two other maids who had accompanied her in her dowry, one named Suxin and the other Hongxiu. Suxin and Hongxiu, along with Qingmei from before, had all been chosen from the Eastern Qi Palace to accompany her in her dowry. After observing them for the past few days, Yan Chaoxi found that the two were quite loyal to her and had handled some matters well.
She instructed Hongxiu and Suxin on what to do next. Although the two did not understand why the princess wanted them to do this, they still obediently complied.
When Yan Wu returned, he passed by a small garden in the front yard and happened to hear two palace maids discussing the ways in which the Crown Prince's wives and concubines competed for his favor. He did not intend to listen to them, but when he heard them mention Yan Chaoxi, he stopped in his tracks.
Through a clump of flowers and plants, Yan Wu could hear the conversation between the two clearly.
"I heard the Crown Prince is staying at Consort Yan's place tonight. Has Consort Yan's face recovered?"
"Of course, this morning when the Crown Prince went over and saw my concubine, his eyes were glued to her, and he immediately decided to stay the night." Another palace maid whispered, "Actually, the day the concubine entered the palace, that little hussy Qingmei climbed into the Crown Prince's bed, and the concubine has not served him since, so tonight is the time for the concubine and the Crown Prince to consummate their marriage."
"Consort Yan has not even won the Emperor's favor yet, and she's already being targeted by the Crown Princess. If His Highness continues to favor Consort Yan in the future, won't the Crown Princess be consumed with jealousy?"
"Watch your words! We can talk about this in private, but don't spread it around. However, my concubine has both beauty and figure. If she really wants to compete, which of the women in the Crown Prince's residence can compare to her?"
The two were whispering to each other when they suddenly heard a faint sound coming from behind the flower bushes.
Who's there?
Hongxiu parted the flowers and saw a masked man standing behind them. "No guards, what are you doing here?"
Yan Wu, "just happened to be passing by."
Yan Wu turned and left, and behind him he could faintly hear the sounds of two palace maids celebrating.
On the way back, Yan Wu felt disappointed. He knew that the red rash on Yan Chaoxi's face was fake; she had always appeared before him with a perfect and beautiful face, and he knew very well how beautiful she was.
Now that she's no longer hiding it from the Crown Prince, has she finally figured out that she wants to be with Yan Huainan?
Just as those two palace maids said, no woman in the backyard can compare to her. If she wants to compete, Yan Huainan will definitely be completely under her control.
The more Yan Wuxin thought about it, the more distressed he felt, as if he were torturing himself by constantly thinking about it.
He was just a substitute abandoned by everyone; staying away from him was the best choice she could make. If she ended up with Yan Huainan, shouldn't he have sought revenge?
She was conflicted. On one hand, she was unwilling to hand her over to Yan Huainan, but on the other hand, she was afraid that if she killed Yan Huainan, she would not be able to escape unscathed. In that case, she would be bullied to death alone in Daliang.
In the past, after he was cured of the poison, he would have used every means to kill Yan Huainan without hesitation, but now he wants to live and silently protect her.
Finally, Yan Wu didn't know how he got back to the two small houses. He pushed open the door and walked in like a walking corpse.
After a long while, he forced himself to accept the situation, got up to close the door, but his eyes were drawn to a letter on the ground.
The letter was probably slipped in from the outside; he hadn't noticed it when he came back.
Yan Wu bent down and picked up the envelope. There was no signature on it, but he could guess who wrote it, and his heart suddenly started beating faster.
With swift, long fingers, Yan Wu opened the envelope. Inside was only a thin sheet of paper. He unfolded the paper, which contained only a simple sentence:
Yan Wu, I do not wish to serve the Crown Prince in bed.
At that moment, Yan Wuxin was utterly shaken!
He dared not imagine how desperate she must have felt, when everyone was either happy or jealous that she had gained favor, and no one cared whether she wanted it or not!
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