Chapter 269 Sweet Dreams
Luo Qinghan paused.
He turned sideways and looked back at Qin Xiya who was standing there.
Qin Xiya had tears in her eyes, and her pretty face became even more charming under the candlelight.
Luo Qinghan chuckled: "It's really unfair to you, but what can you do?"
Qin Xiya’s delicate body stiffened slightly.
Luo Qinghan: "In this deep palace, freedom and fairness are the two most luxurious things. Since you have married into the East Palace, you must be prepared to lose these two things in your lifetime."
Qin Xiya's beautiful eyes slowly widened, her pretty face full of disbelief.
She didn't expect the prince to say such cruel words to her face.
Luo Qinghan didn't know what he was thinking of, and smiled again: "In fact, you should feel lucky, at least you once had these two things. Some people have never experienced the taste of freedom and fairness since they were born."
He paused and added.
"Change the incense, this one smells terrible."
Then he withdrew his gaze and left Xiyun Palace without looking back.
Qin Xiya stared at his receding back in a daze, feeling empty inside.
Although she had already prepared herself mentally that the prince might not like her, she did not expect that he would be so cold-hearted and break the window paper between them right in front of her.
Without the cover of window paper, what is revealed is the cold political deal.
The illusion of warmth that she had imagined was completely shattered.
Qin Xiya couldn't hold back any longer and tears welled up in her eyes.
…
Seeing that the prince entered Xiyun Palace and came out again not long after, Eunuch Chang was very surprised, but he did not ask anything.
After the prince got into the carriage, Eunuch Chang began to ask cautiously.
"Where are you going, Your Highness?"
Luo Qinghan touched the moon-white brocade bag hanging around his waist. He wanted to go to Qingge Palace.
But he knew very well that if he went to Qingge Palace tonight, it would be equivalent to putting Xiao Xixi on the opposite side of Qin Xiya.
Qin Xiya may not do anything to Xiao Xixi in the short term, but the same cannot be said for Queen Qin.
Luo Qinghan didn't want to involve her in these dirty things, he said expressionlessly.
"Return to Linde Palace."
"Yes."
The prince's carriage soon returned to the Linde Hall.
Luo Qinghan took off his clothes and sank into the bathtub, the hot water slowly covering his head.
The incense he smelled in Xiyun Palace just now contained aphrodisiac herbs.
This method is very common in the harem.
The effect of this kind of incense is not as strong as aphrodisiacs, and it will not harm the body. It is more of a role in enhancing pleasure. Many concubines in the palace would use this kind of incense when serving the emperor.
Luo Qinghan grew up in the deep palace and is very familiar with the smell of this kind of incense.
As soon as he entered Xiyun Palace, he smelled this familiar scent.
The smell made him feel sick.
He soaked in the bath for a long time, until he was almost suffocated, and then he surfaced.
He gasped for breath, his chest heaving violently.
He raised his hand to wipe the water droplets off his face, walked out of the bathtub and put on his clothes.
Eunuch Chang, who was waiting outside, heard the sound and immediately came in with the young eunuchs. They carefully helped the prince dry his hair and escorted him back to the bedroom.
Luo Qinghan suddenly gave instructions to Eunuch Chang.
"I want to summon Duan Liangdi to sleep with me."
Eunuch Chang was very surprised. It was so late, and he still asked someone to sleep with him. He would have to get up as soon as he was done, without even a moment to rest. The schedule was too tight.
But the prince's words were irrefutable, so Eunuch Chang had no choice but to agree.
"Yes."
In Ningwu Garden, Duan Liangdi had already fallen asleep, but suddenly she learned that the prince wanted to summon her to sleep with him. She was surprised and happy, and all her sleepiness disappeared in an instant.
The palace maids helped her dress up.
The head maid Yingxiang took out a chest-length skirt in the color of a concubine and asked, "How about this, my lady? This color suits you very well."
Duan Liangdi took a closer look and thought it was pretty good.
"That's it."
After a busy day, Duan Liangdi took a sedan chair and came to the Linde Hall.
She walked into the bedroom and saw the handsome prince sitting at the table drinking alone.
Duan Liangdi was nervous and excited, with a faint blush on her cheeks.
She walked forward and bowed.
"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "No need to be polite."
Yingxiang stepped forward and helped Duan Liangdi take off her cloak, revealing the imperial-colored chest-length skirt she was wearing underneath.
The top made of fine gauze is very light and thin, and you can see the fair skin through the thin material.
The texture of the skirt is also very light. As she walks, the skirt sways, making her figure even more graceful and charming.
Luo Qinghan glanced at her sideways.
Just this one glance made Duan Liangdi's heart beat faster.
She couldn't help but call out.
"Your Highness."
The voice was so tender and soft that it made people feel numb to the bones.
Luo Qinghan motioned for her to sit down.
Duan Liangdi walked up to him and sat down beside him.
She looked at the prince's handsome profile, and thinking about what would happen next, her heart began beating like a drum, and she was so nervous that her fingertips were trembling slightly.
Luo Qinghan pushed a glass of wine in front of her.
"Want to drink?"
The voice was low and clear, and Duan Liangdi's ears felt numb.
She blushed and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the wine."
She picked up the glass and drank it all.
The taste of this wine is mellow and long-lasting, leaving people wanting more.
When Duan Liangdi put down the wine glass, the blush on her face became more intense, and layers of mist appeared in her beautiful eyes.
The prince poured another glass of wine and asked her if she wanted to drink.
Duan Liang Di said shyly, "If I drink any more, I'm afraid I'll get drunk, and then I won't be able to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Hearing this, Luo Qinghan did not force it, but just said lightly.
"Then go to sleep."
"Yes."
Duan Liangdi wanted to get up, but found herself feeling a little dizzy.
She shook her head and thought, I just drank a glass of wine, how could I be drunk?
Luo Qinghan noticed her strangeness and said, "You are drunk. Go lie down on the bed first. I will come later."
Duan Liangdi's mind was a little confused at this time. After hearing this, she didn't think much about it. She got up dazedly, walked to the bed, and lay down.
Soon Duan Liangdi fell into a deep sleep.
Luo Qinghan walked to the bed, pulled out the dagger expressionlessly, gently cut his fingertips, squeezed out two drops of blood, and fell on the bed sheets.
Duan Liangdi had a sweet dream.
In her dream, she was favored by the prince and trampled all other concubines under her feet. She was also canonized as the crown princess, gave birth to a prince, became the queen, and then the empress dowager, reaching the peak of her life.
…
When Duan Liangdi woke up, it was already bright outside.
There was no one around, and there was no sign of the prince.
She sat up, looked down, and found that her clothes were neatly put on.
Turning my head again, I saw two red bloodstains on the bed sheet.
(End of this chapter)
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