In a struggle, Minghe was taken by him once again.
Minghe was in a lot of pain and had stopped struggling.
Xiao Jingying became affectionate towards him, rubbing his cheek and biting his ear.
He called him...
“Minghe…”
Minghe struggled to breathe amidst the throes of love.
In the end, he didn't know how Xiao Jingying left.
When he finally sat up, looking disheveled, he found the eldest prince sitting in a wheelchair, watching him from a distance.
Minghe had no idea how long he had been watching, nor did she care to ask any further questions.
He pushed himself up, stood up, and walked over to him.
"Wash yourself clean," the eldest prince said in a cold voice, "and come to my room."
This made Minghe feel terrible, especially now that even Xiao Guai, who could talk to her, was gone.
He patted his forehead repeatedly with the back of his hand.
After washing himself clean, he went to the eldest prince's room, looked at him, and took off the clothes he had just put on.
The eldest prince's eyes were fixed on his body, inch by inch.
No matter how much you wash your body, it will always be dirty after someone has touched it.
He beckoned Minghe over and told him to come by himself.
The eldest prince placed his hand on Minghe's head, looking at his face which showed no sign of reluctance, and laughed, "Minghe, why is there someone like you?"
Minghe looked up at him.
The eldest prince's hand pressed against his lips.
Minghe smiled and served him with all her heart.
Back when he was still in Xiangyang, he always felt that one sentence was very true.
A person who cannot even control their own body is extremely pathetic.
The night was cool, but Minghe didn't bother to tidy herself up.
The eldest prince put his arm around him and asked, "Do you know my name?"
Minghe turned to him and kissed him. "Your Highness, it's almost dawn. Go to sleep."
The eldest prince laughed, laughing until he trembled all over, until he could laugh no more.
"Minghe, you are really... interesting."
Minghe had no interest in caring about him, much less what he was thinking. She let him laugh or not laugh, let him gradually loosen his grip on her, and let him turn his back on her.
Xiao Jingying has sent over the indenture, which means that his master-servant relationship with Xiao Jingying has come to a complete end.
In just over half a month, the imperial examination will be held.
Xiao Jingying is indeed a very good teacher, and Minghe has to admit that.
Minghe wasn't particularly clever, but he wasn't as stupid as Xiao Jingying imagined either. He was still about 50% confident about passing this imperial examination.
However, given his status, he is ultimately the eldest prince's servant, and in the end, he will still need the eldest prince's permission.
Minghe lay down and hugged the eldest prince from behind. "Your Highness, I want to take the imperial examination."
The eldest prince didn't ask him why he wanted to take the imperial examination; he simply stroked Minghe's hand and said, "Alright."
Just as Minghe was thinking that everything could be taken slowly, and that once she had a status in the court, she could use her position as the eldest prince and his status in her maternal family to restrain Xiao Jingying, everything suddenly took a turn for the worse and went in another direction.
The day after the Crown Prince's birthday banquet, Xiao Jingying went to the palace to request an imperial decree, saying that he had taken a woman's virginity while drunk at the Crown Prince's residence the previous night, and therefore requested the Emperor to grant him a marriage.
After learning about this, Minghe was wondering which woman Xiao Jingying had met with in secret last night when the woman's name had already spread.
It's said to be called...
"Minghe?" Minghe was taken aback for a moment, then regained her composure and asked the eldest prince, "Is there another woman in this manor with the same name as me?"
Looking at the Crown Prince's eyes, Minghe wanted to laugh, but couldn't. She said, "What are you talking about? I'm a man."
“There has never been a reason for men to marry each other,” the eldest prince said, looking at Minghe. “Minghe, can’t you guess why he sent you your indenture yesterday? And why he proposed a marriage to the Emperor, describing you as a woman?”
"Because as long as you are introduced to a woman, it will save my father's face. This is also a kind of threat, a threat to my father, a threat to me, that I must do as he wishes and give him a woman named 'Minghe' from my household."
"It's laughable," the First Prince said, looking at Minghe with a deep gaze. "In the entire court, not a single person dared to tell the Emperor that the woman Xiao Jingying mentioned was actually a man."
What's this called?
"Calling a deer a horse?"
"Xiao Jingying is really quite unrestrained in the imperial court now."
Minghe pursed her lips. "Your Highness, what do you intend to do?"
“Of course I don’t want him to have his way,” the eldest prince said with a smile, “but what can I do, Minghe? Tell me, what should I do?”
Minghe: "...This servant does not know."
The Crown Prince then produced the indenture and gestured for Minghe to come over.
Minghe paused for a moment, but still walked over.
“Minghe, I can tear up this contract of servitude right now, so that you will never be controlled by anyone again in your life, including Xiao Jingying and me,” the Crown Prince said, holding him in his arms and biting his ear. “But I have one condition.”
Minghe: "...Your Highness, what are the conditions?"
The Crown Prince said, enunciating each word clearly: "I want Xiao Jinying to never have a formal relationship with you in this lifetime."
There was a wind outside, rustling softly.
"good……"
There was a small courtyard on the outskirts of the capital, where a poor scholar had recently arrived.
"Hey, have you heard? The dignified Prince Langsi actually demanded to marry a maid from the First Prince's residence just because he was drunk once!"
"What? Which maid got such a good thing?"
"They said her name was... Minghe, but we've searched the entire Crown Prince's residence and haven't found a maid named Minghe."
"And then what?"
"The Prince of Langsi is still not giving up. He personally checked the register of slaves in the First Prince's residence, but he couldn't find such a person. What else can he do but let it go?"
"Ah... I thought it was some wild pheasant that could fly up to the top and become a phoenix."
There's clearly a saying "sparrow," but they insist on calling someone a "girl" a "pheasant." No matter how you look at it, it sounds so sour.
I felt a bittersweet sense of relief.
"Hey, did a handsome scholar just move in here?"
"Yes, she's been studying really hard these past few days, burning the midnight oil every night! Sigh, you'd better get your daughter to move closer to him, or he might not even look at her anymore once he's in high school!"
"..."
Xiangyang was cooking in the courtyard, waiting for the food to be ready, when there was a knock on the courtyard door.
Minghe thought a matchmaker had come to propose marriage to her, and she had already figured out how to refuse. But when she opened the door, she saw a tall man.
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