Chapter 95: Serving the Princess to Bed
Since the princess called her, it must be her.
Pearl gritted her teeth and wanted to confirm that she had not misheard, "Princess, I will come in right away."
Unexpectedly, it wasn't Su Yunyao's voice that came, but Huo Xiao's voice that said, "No need."
Su Yunyao narrowed her eyes, a hint of anger lingering in the corners of her eyes. "Huo Xiao, you are so bold! You actually dare to contradict the order given by this princess."
"Princess, I know I was wrong, and I am willing to accept the punishment." Huo Xiao finished speaking and kowtowed on the ground. "Princess, please go to bed. I will wait on you."
Su Yunyao remained motionless, looking at him intently, her face dazzlingly beautiful under the flickering candlelight in the tent.
Huo Xiao stood up and slowly walked in front of her, his fingertips just touching her collar.
Su Yunyao's eyes darkened, and she said sternly, "Kneel down, who told you to touch this princess?"
Huo Xiao's whole body stiffened, and he knelt on the ground with his knees. The corners of his lips pursed deeply, "I have overstepped my bounds."
Su Yunyao leaned over, lifted his chin with one hand, and smiled playfully.
"Huo Xiao, this princess doesn't have time to play any ambiguous and affectionate tricks with you. This princess will not have you as her only man. If you don't want to, stay away from me. With your current status, there are many young ladies from official families who want to marry you."
"Princess, I don't need any official lady. I only have you in my heart."
Huo Xiao's eyes were slightly red, and he held his breath, as if he had made a great decision.
"I have thought it through. I cannot lose the princess."
Su Yunyao's eyes trembled, as if she was a little surprised by what he said at this moment.
She thought that with his pride, he would not agree so easily, or would not agree at all.
But I didn’t expect…
Su Yunyao smiled faintly and said, "You won't regret it?"
Huo Xiao raised his eyes, met her gaze, and said with an extremely firm look, "I don't regret it."
"As this princess's man, you can never touch another woman in your life. If you do, this princess will let..."
Su Yunyao was interrupted by Huo Xiao before she could finish her words.
"Princess, Huo Xiao will only have you in his life. If Huo Xiao betrays you, you don't need to do anything. Huo Xiao will kill himself."
Su Yunyao raised her eyebrows when she heard this, "So cruel?"
"Princess, can you accept me?" Huo Xiao asked cautiously.
Su Yunyao's eyebrows arched, and her gaze was charming and alluring. "Welcome this princess to bed."
Huo Xiao took a deep breath, calmed himself, and slowly stood up. With trembling fingertips, he helped her take off the purple-ivory black plum blossom hairpin on her head, and then helped her take off her coat.
Su Yunyao propped herself up on the bed with one hand and looked at him calmly, "Is it over?"
Huo Xiao's cheeks turned red and purple, and his nervous heart was about to jump out of his body. "Princess, what else?"
Su Yunyao raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Serving this princess to bed means just helping her remove a hairpin and take off her outer clothes. Don't you have to do anything else?"
Huo Xiao was slightly stunned, as if he understood what the princess meant. His cheeks, which were already red, instantly turned even redder.
When he heard Su Yunyao say those words, his heart paused for a second, then started beating again, even faster than before.
"Princess, I have just returned from the battlefield and am not clean. I will bathe and cleanse myself tomorrow and then help you go to bed."
Su Yunyao raised her eyebrows and smiled, "What are you thinking about? Why are you taking a bath?"
Huo Xiao's face was full of surprise, "Princess?"
"This is a military camp. You don't want to do anything with me in the tent, do you?"
Huo Xiao's forehead veins throbbed when he heard this, and his eyes were filled with panic that could not be concealed. "Your humble servant dare not."
"You knelt all night without sleeping last night, and you've been tossing and turning on the battlefield all day today. It's already midnight now, and you're not sleepy at all. Aren't you tired?" Su Yunyao curled the corners of her lips indifferently.
Aren’t you sleepy and tired?
Of course I’m sleepy and of course I’m tired.
You must be fully alert every minute and every second on the battlefield.
Prolonged periods of high mental concentration are the most physically and mentally exhausting.
But there was always a string in his heart, a string that was taut, a string that was afraid that the princess really didn't want him.
The moment this string loosened, fatigue all over his body had already wrapped him tightly.
"I'm sleepy and tired." Huo Xiao answered truthfully.
"In that case, what are you waiting for? Why don't you take off your clothes and come up to sleep."
Huo Xiao took a deep breath and said hesitantly, "Princess, I am too dirty."
"It doesn't matter. The blood and dust on your body are for the sake of Daxia's territory and the peace of Ximenguan."
Huo Xiao pursed his lips and said, "Princess, please go to sleep first. I will just wash up and come back."
He was so anxious to return that he did not even wash his hands, and went straight to the tiger tent, wanting to see the princess.
Even if the princess didn't mind at this time, he still had to wash up. The princess was a royal bride, so noble, and this was the first time he and the princess slept on the same bed. How could he get on the princess's bed so dirty?
Although the bed was his own...
When Huo Xiao came out of the tiger tent, Zhenzhu was stunned. "General, is there something wrong with the princess?"
"It's okay. You should go to bed early. The princess won't need you to keep watch tonight."
Pearl was a little confused and didn't understand what he meant for a moment.
Instead, Shanhu tugged at her arm and said, "Why aren't you leaving? What are you standing there for?"
Pearl hesitated, "What if the princess gets up at night and can't find me when she calls for me?"
Shanhu glanced in the direction where Huo Xiao left and said, "You are stupid. General Huo's words are so obvious. Why don't you understand?"
Zhenzhu was even more confused at this point. "General Huo said the princess had gone to bed and asked me to go back and rest. Perhaps General Huo didn't know that the princess might need someone to wait on her at night."
"You really are..." Shanhu was speechless. "What General Huo just said means that he will serve the princess at night, so you are not needed. Do you understand?"
"Ah?" Zhenzhu covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes widening for a moment. "But General Huo has already gone to another tent!"
"He'll be back soon..."
Before Shanhu could finish her words, Huo Xiao walked out from the tent next to her.
The iron armor he had just worn had been removed, and he was now wearing a black tiger-skin cloak that seemed to have been washed, making him look much fresher and gentler.
Pearl patted Shanhu's arm several times. "Oh my god, you're amazing! How did you know General Huo was going to another tent to wash up instead of resting?"
Coral rolled her eyes and said, "You read picture books to the princess all day long, but where have you been? You can't even see..."
Coral only uttered half of the word "come".
Watching from afar as Ji Yan walked in front of Huo Xiao...
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