The two hid under the covers to apply medicine. Qi Qi had never been hit by anyone in his life. The Fourth Prince, that bastard, kicked him, and it took Qi Qi a while to recover. Now that his clothes had been taken off, he felt a dull pain again.
The plaster was cool, but the Fifth Prince's hands were very hot.
"Is it here? Or here?"
"Here, ouch...it hurts so much."
Qi Qi didn't consider himself delicate, but since he was in front of familiar people, he didn't need to worry about his image as a high-ranking eunuch. When he was really in a lot of pain, he just whimpered a few times while hugging the blanket.
Huangfu Yi felt around to pinpoint the location of the injury. The little eunuch was now thin, with only a little flesh left on his face, and his body was soft all over. Just thinking about it made him feel pain.
Therefore, this situation makes it seem like one's own mind is still wandering and that one's thoughts are filthy.
They held their breath and wiped for a while, and both of them were sweating.
"Find me some clothes..."
"Not now, it wouldn't be good if they found out."
Qi Qi had no choice but to pull up his trousers, which had been pulled down, and whispered, "What should we do, Fifth Prince? Where is this? What are you doing here? The Fourth Prince said he was looking for the Ninth Prince's things, but he couldn't find them..."
The hot air sprayed into Huangfu Yi's ears. To be honest, he couldn't hear what the people around him were saying at all. He just wanted to make the act real and continue what he hadn't finished.
"Go ahead and say it..."
Qi Qi nudged him: "Huangfu Yi..."
This title hasn't been used for three or four years. Back when the Fifth Prince was still in the palace, the two of them had a lot of interaction. Qi Qi would occasionally sneak into his palace to visit him, which could be considered as helping the palace's left-behind children.
The Fifth Prince did not respond. Qi Qi began to wonder what the probability was of this guy betraying him after not seeing him for several years. Then he heard the Fifth Prince's heavy breathing.
The waist area felt like a familiar object.
Qi Qi: "..."
That can't be right.
Realizing what was happening, Qi Qi angrily pinched his arm hard, but not only did she fail to pinch him, she also managed to grab his hand.
"What are you doing! What time is it?"
"You're being a scoundrel without considering the occasion. I haven't even said anything to you yet, so don't push your luck..."
Huangfu Yi felt a sharp pain in his waist from being pinched, and said in a low voice, "Lai Bao, I have something to tell you."
"What? You go ahead first."
Huangfu Yi shifted away awkwardly, his voice lower: "Do you still remember that night at the flower banquet?"
Qi Qi thought to himself, "Is this the kind of time to talk about this? Her kissing skills are so bad, and she hasn't dared to admit it for so many days?"
Her tone was anything but pleasant as she said, "Do you remember when you kissed me and then ran away?"
Huangfu Yi froze: "You...you know?"
Qi Qi: "How could I not know? The kiss was terrible. My lips have been hurting all day."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huangfu Yi paused for a moment. Hearing the voice, he even felt a little guilty, but more so happy: "You knew it was me? You actually knew it was me. Have you been very angry these past few days? I didn't mean to that day. The peach blossom wine was intoxicating... No, no, it was just that I couldn't help myself. Are you blaming me? Laibao, I'll take responsibility, okay?"
"I take responsibility for my actions. I am by no means a heartless or ungrateful person. In fact, I do have feelings for you..."
Qi Qi nestled against his chest: "Don't get agitated, Your Highness. Why are you suddenly bringing this up? We can talk about this later. Can we first discuss our future?"
Huangfu Yi wouldn't listen. It was probably a belated spring syndrome. He couldn't control his usually reserved emotions. He was very excited when he thought about how Qi Laibao knew it was him but didn't blame him, and when he thought about the warm feeling of holding someone in his arms.
"Then answer my question first: would you like to be my girlfriend?"
Qi Qi: "..."
To be honest, the Fifth Prince is very good-looking, extremely handsome, and Qi Qi likes him a lot, but it's not a good idea to date a prince in this era... He might even die in two years... The Fifth Prince doesn't have much of a role in my memories, so is it okay to run away with him?
With a foundation of affection, dating is no problem. Qi Qi pondered for two seconds: "Your Highness, this servant has a question I've always wanted to ask you. You are eighteen this year, why are you not married yet?"
Huangfu Yi didn't know what he meant by suddenly bringing this up, and only said seriously, "Because of my low official rank, I plan to make further plans in two years."
In the darkness, Qi Qi rolled her eyes and shoved him away. "Fine, I'll answer you now. I don't want to."
Caught off guard, Huangfu Yi asked in astonishment, "Why?"
Why? Why my foot! How dare you ask that?
“How could this servant be worthy of Your Highness? Your Highness is a prince, and this servant is a eunuch. We are not a good match.”
Upon hearing this reason, Huangfu Yi breathed a sigh of relief and hugged Qi Qi again. The other party was still not dressed... This was the first time in his life that he had done such a rash and shameless thing, so he was inevitably a little awkward. However, he was very excited to be able to openly embrace the person he liked.
"Leaving aside the fact that my status as a prince is merely nominal, I have truly never cared about your status. Lai Bao, can you believe me? This is not something I said on a whim. Ever since I left the palace three years ago, I have been extremely reluctant to part with you. I think of you every day since then, and I don't know when it turned into this feeling."
"I genuinely love you, you have absolutely no need to feel inferior."
Qi Qi: ? ? ?
Qi Qi said earnestly, "Your Highness, are you still the same Your Highness as three years ago? Can we still talk about anything?"
Huangfu Yi felt a pang of tenderness when he thought of those days. His face flushed, he said uncomfortably but firmly, "Of course, you will always be different to me."
So Qi Qi pinched him again. The two of them were still huddled in the blankets, feeling stuffy and hot. Qi Qi was in a bad mood: "Who's insecure? Who's insecure? Do you think I'm insecure because of my status?"
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