Miss An is not old, but her dark circles are even darker than those of a man in his fifties.
How long has it been since she had a good night's sleep?
When Bai Yuelan first thought of An Yuan'er saying that the Sixth Prince would punish people by keeping their eyes closed for a day and a night, she was quite dismissive, thinking that An Yuan'er must be talking nonsense. But now, she was starting to believe it.
She had heard from her elders at home that if a person doesn't sleep for a long time, they will age at an extremely rapid pace. Miss An can still cover her dark circles with powder these past few years, but in a few more years, even the heaviest powder probably won't be able to hide the haggard look on her face.
The thought that she might one day become like An Yuan'er sent a chill and a sense of resistance through Bai Yuelan.
Seeing that the two were terrified, and that the effect was almost achieved, An Yuan'er told Guo Guo to remove the centipede.
“Yuan’er knows that it may be difficult for you sisters to accept this at first, but as time goes by, you will get used to it, just like Yuan’er.” An Yuan’er smiled with her eyes narrowed, her eyes curving into crescent shapes.
The girl looked cute and innocent, but the words she uttered were chilling.
The two concubines twitched, trying to force a smile for An Yuan'er, but they couldn't manage to.
An Yuan'er then recounted some of Yi Chenli's habits: "The Sixth Prince snores loudly when he sleeps, but you mustn't say anything to him, remember to keep it a secret." An Yuan'er winked at the two concubines.
The two concubines nodded understandingly, but their hands trembled violently as they held the pens to take notes.
"Also, he has a foul odor under his armpits, which you can smell when you get close to him. However, the Sixth Prince doesn't like people to show disgust. You have to sincerely compliment him on how nice he smells."
The two concubines: "..."
An Yuan'er spoke in a light tone, and of course, for the sake of realism, she didn't only mention the shortcomings, but the advantages were insignificant compared to the terrible evils.
The two young women who came to serve as concubines must have had beautiful dreams and fantasies about the man they would serve, their future husbands. Yi Chenli was a prince; if he weren't disabled, these two women from lowly families wouldn't be able to aspire to such a high position.
The two girls thought that the disability didn't matter, as long as the Sixth Prince truly cared for them, they would be happy.
Unexpectedly—
Subtly, the two girls began to fear the sixth prince, whom they had only met once.
Although An Yuan'er was still talking non-stop about Yi Chenli's preferences, the two girls were becoming increasingly careless in their note-taking.
An Yuan'er's tone implied that she was finally free after all these years, and that once the Sixth Prince got used to them, she could happily go home.
Her attitude, however, put the two concubines in a difficult position.
What was initially thought to be a highly sought-after prize turned out to be a hot potato.
As they were talking, Zhou Shushu, with her sharp eyes, noticed a series of terrifying and grotesque whip marks on the skin that An Yuan'er inadvertently revealed on her sleeve.
"Miss An, how did you get your arm injured?"
An Yuan'er looked flustered and quickly covered up, "N-nothing. I accidentally scratched myself, it's nothing to mention."
Zhou Shushu said excitedly, "I just arrived and saw it. This is no accidental injury. Looking at the marks, there are fresh wounds mixed with old scars. It's obviously been there for many years."
"Miss An, please don't hide anything from us sisters!"
Zhou Shushu looked An Yuan'er up and down, and then she saw purplish-blue marks on An Yuan'er's neck.
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