Throughout the night, water was called for four times in Qingfeng Garden.
Finally, Yan Chaoxi, like a fish out of water, slumped limply in the man's arms, her eyes red and wet from crying, whimpering and accusing him of his crimes. Only then did Yan Wu reluctantly stop.
"It's all your fault! I haven't been able to sleep at all!"
"Alright, alright, I was wrong. Princess, you can punish me however you like."
Yan Chaoxi bit his shoulder angrily, then let out a soft groan, hugged the blanket, turned her back to him, and closed her eyes.
Seeing this, Yan Wu shamelessly crawled into the quilt, hugged the beauty in his arms, and closed his eyes.
When Yan Chaoxi woke up the next day, Yan Wu was nowhere to be seen. After a moment's thought, she knew that he had probably gone to court.
Since he replaced the Crown Prince, he naturally had to take over all of the Crown Prince's affairs. Yan Chaoxi couldn't help but worry that since he didn't usually have the opportunity to attend court with the Crown Prince, he might slip up in court.
However, her worries were clearly unnecessary. After the court assembly, no one felt that His Highness the Crown Prince had done anything wrong. If there was anything different, they felt that it was already good enough that the Crown Prince had not made any seemingly useful but actually unfeasible suggestions in court today.
When Yan Wu returned from court, he was still able to have breakfast with Yan Chaoxi.
Seeing that Yan Chaoxi was no longer as unhappy as yesterday and was very close to the Crown Prince, Bi Chun thought to herself that His Highness the Crown Prince knew how to coax people.
Compared to the cozy atmosphere of Qingfeng Garden, the other courtyards of the Crown Prince's residence were far from peaceful.
When the people in the backyard heard that Qingfengyuan had called for water four times last night, they were all shocked.
The reason is simple: despite the Crown Prince's handsome face and tall, imposing figure, he's actually quite weak. Since having a maidservant teach him about sex in his teens, and with a constant stream of beauties, he's become very frail. He's lucky if he can have sex twice a night, let alone four!
Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess was furious and immediately sent someone to summon Yan Chaoxi.
Upon meeting, the Crown Princess issued a cold warning.
"Consort Yan, you were a princess before you entered the manor. Now that you are a consort, you should behave with dignity. How can you act like those courtesans outside, as if you want to drain men dry? Have you ever thought about the Crown Prince's health?"
Yan Chaoxi, “…?”
Has the Crown Princess taken the wrong medicine?
"What does Your Highness mean by this? I do not believe I have offended you these past two days. Yet you compare me to a courtesan the moment you open your mouth. Is this the demeanor and cultivation of the Crown Princess?" Yan Chaoxi retorted without backing down.
When the Crown Prince was still alive, she knew he wouldn't side with her and publicly contradict the Crown Princess, so she always left room for maneuver in her words. But now that the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is Yan Wu, if Yan Chaoxi continues to be so forbearing, she will truly become a soft persimmon to be manipulated by others.
"I just want to remind you not to tempt the Crown Prince to take those low-quality aphrodisiacs from outside, otherwise if the Crown Prince's health suffers, I will hold you responsible!"
Yan Chaoxi vaguely understood that Yan Huainan was not performing well at night. The Crown Princess heard that the "Crown Prince" had called for water several times at her place, so she concluded that she had given the "Crown Prince" an aphrodisiac.
Yan Chaoxi casually made up a story, "Your Highness, last night His Highness was very vigorous and didn't use any drugs to enhance the pleasure. He said... he felt a surge of heat whenever he saw me..."
After saying that, she lowered her head, feigning shyness.
The Crown Princess was furious, her sour words gushing out. As the Crown Princess, she had never heard His Highness say such private things before!
Does Yan Chaoxi have no shame at all? She dares to say such outrageous things!
"Don't take the Crown Prince's favor for granted and become arrogant, daring to talk back to me! Today I'm going to punish you and teach you a lesson!"
"Xiao Cui, bring the concubine to the courtyard and make her kneel!"
"Who should kneel?" A majestic voice came from outside the hall, followed by a tall figure in dark blue.
"Your Highness, may you be well." The Crown Princess hurriedly greeted her. "Your Highness, I am only thinking of your health. If you are so unrestrained, I hope you will not be harmed by others in the future."
The Crown Princess looked jealous.
In the past, the Crown Prince would have given her face and come up to coax her long ago, but now the person standing in front of her is an imposter Crown Prince, and Yan Wu is not so kind to her.
He went straight up to Yan Chaoxi and pulled her behind him, shielding her as a protector.
"Mind your own business!"
The Crown Princess couldn't believe it. How could the Crown Prince be so biased towards that vixen? Had he really been bewitched by that enchantress?!
"I overheard you saying outside, who are you going to punish?"
The Crown Princess wanted to see Yan Chaoxi, and Yan Wu, feeling uneasy, followed her. He had been outside the room the whole time and overheard the conversation inside.
"I...I just wanted to give Consort Yan a warning, so that she would be careful when serving the emperor."
"Mind your own business!" Yan Wu scoffed.
He even felt that four times a night wasn't enough, and the little princess liked to cry and refuse in bed. This woman even grabbed the little princess and warned her that if the little princess forbade him from coming because of this, Yan Wude would be depressed to death.
The Crown Princess choked, feeling deeply wronged.
At this moment, Yan Chaoxi suddenly tugged at Yan Wu's sleeve. "Your Highness, the Buddhist scriptures that you asked the Crown Princess to copy last time, she hasn't sent them over yet."
"You haven't finished copying it yet? Are you slacking off?"
The Crown Princess glared at Yan Chaoxi with eyes brimming with anger and replied, "Your Highness, it's all copied."
She asked Xiao Cui to bring up the copied Buddhist scriptures.
Yan Chaoxi flipped through the pages. “This handwriting isn’t yours, Your Highness, is it? I’ve heard that although Your Highness comes from a family of military generals, you’ve studied poetry and prose since childhood, so your handwriting shouldn’t be this messy.”
The Crown Princess was furious and thought that that was enough. She said that no master would actually copy the punishment; they would just have servants do it for them.
She finally saw through Yan Chaoxi, that little vixen. When she first entered the manor, she was timid and submissive, but once she gained favor, she no longer respected her as the principal wife!
Yan Wu glanced at her and said, "Xi'er is right. The Crown Princess's intentions are not sincere. She should copy it again and finish it within two days."
Yan Chaoxi said innocently, "Please don't blame me, Your Highness. I was just reminding you that Buddha values sincerity the most. It's useless no matter how many times you copy it if you didn't copy it yourself. What do you think?"
The Crown Princess, "..." This little vixen did it on purpose!
On the way back, Yan Wu held Yan Chaoxi's soft hand in his large hand, and the palace maids and eunuchs on both sides of the road bowed to him.
Yan Chaoxi hesitated, wanting to ask him what his plans were next. Did he really intend to live the rest of his life under the identity of Yan Huainan?
However, because there were people nearby, she kept quiet for the time being.
She shut her mouth, but Yan Wu wasn't about to let her off the hook. He pinched the flesh of her palm and said meaningfully, "You were all virile last night? You get all hot and bothered when you see me? Hmm?"
Yan Chaoxi blushed instantly. She was just saying whatever came to mind to get the upper hand, how could he have taken it to heart!
“Actually, what the princess said is not wrong. It is indeed difficult to control oneself,” Yan Wu said lazily, his eyes glancing lightly at Yan Chaoxi like little hooks.
Yan Chaoxi, “…” Help, why is this guy acting so seductive!
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