But this only made him find her even cuter.
How could he bear to let her leave during the long night?
Jin Jinzhi pulled Yun Duoduo's hand closer to him, his left arm around her waist, and his right hand caressing her leg.
"Your Highness, do you want it tonight too, or tomorrow...?"
Yun Duoduo wanted to explain that she needed to get up early tomorrow to go to the bookstore to pick up the birthday gift she had prepared for her grandmother. If she stayed up all night, she would definitely be able to sleep until noon tomorrow.
"Let's talk about tomorrow's problems tomorrow..."
Jin Jinzhi pressed down on her shoulders, making her sit on his lap. He narrowed his eyes slightly, a sense of instinct stirring within him.
"Your Highness has worked hard. I must reward you properly."
By the time Yun Duoduo realized what was happening, her lips were already sealed by Jin Jinzhi's kiss.
"Hmm..."
Her small mouth was kissed, and Yun Duoduo's hands kept pounding on Jin Jinzhi's chest.
"Not today..."
"Duoduo, do you know that your reaction has already betrayed you?"
Jin Jin bent down and picked up Yun Duoduo, carrying her to the bed.
"My leg is getting better day by day."
"I...I know..."
Yun Duoduo's breathing was unsteady, and her voice was somewhat fragmented; she couldn't utter a single complete word.
He cupped Yun Duoduo's head in his hands and held her tightly in his arms.
Jin Jinzhi could clearly feel the impact of his touch on Yun Duoduo.
“Brother Jinzhi…you…can’t, let’s do it tomorrow…”
Listening to Yun Duoduo's whispers in his ear, Jin Jinzhi hummed in response without saying anything.
He held Yun Duoduo tightly and silenced her with a kiss.
He kissed Yun Duoduo's forehead tenderly, and Yun Duoduo's breathing became increasingly unsteady.
Jin Jinzhi smiled, a slight curve to his lips. He knew that emotions would eventually triumph over reason. This girl clearly enjoyed being with him, but perhaps she hadn't realized it yet.
He brushed her hair back and gently kissed her shoulder and collarbone.
After a moment of tenderness, Jin Jinzhi reluctantly let go of Yun Duoduo, handed her a glass of water, and covered her with a blanket.
"Have some water."
Yun Duoduo took the quilt and drank a glass of water to relieve the dryness and itchiness in her throat.
...
The next day, at noon, as the sun shone into the bedroom, Yun Duoduo slowly opened her eyes.
She yawned widely, grunted a few times, and her stomach growled; she was indeed a little hungry.
"Your Highness, has Your Highness woken up?"
Qingdai called softly from the doorway.
"Your Highness, Your Highness has sent over two food boxes, saying they were brought back from Pinxiangzhai and Qinxiangge."
Qiuju also called out, waiting for a reply from inside.
"It's already noon, the princess should be awake by now. Besides, the pastries in the box are freshly made and at their freshest," the two maids whispered.
[Pinxiangzhai? Qinxiangge?]
Is this how men in Beijing now woo women?
I just saw the pastries from Qinxiang Pavilion that Sun Huohuo sent to Guan Guan, and today, Jin Jinzhi also sent someone to deliver them.
As she spoke, Qingdai gently pushed the door open and placed two brown-yellow carved food boxes on the table.
Qiuju followed her in, carrying a basin of warm water, ready to wipe Yun Duoduo's face.
As soon as Qingdai entered the room, she smelled the enchanting atmosphere. She opened the window a crack and lit the incense on the table.
Yun Duoduo looked at the pastries on the table.
"Okay, save me one piece of each pastry, and you can share the rest."
The pastries were a bit too sweet, and although she was hungry, she couldn't eat much of them.
Qingdai and Qiuju exchanged a glance, feeling very happy. These were pastries from Pinxiangzhai, and on ordinary days, you would have to queue for a long time to buy them!
Moreover, where would these maids get the money to buy such expensive pastries?
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Qingdai and Qiuju left the bedroom with the food box, laughing and joking.
Yun Duoduo lay in bed for a while longer before reluctantly getting out of bed to prepare for a bath.
He was curious: how did Jin Jinzhi develop such excellent skills? Or was it possible for men to be self-taught in this area?
Did he have any concubines? Had he been with other women before?
I've heard that in those aristocratic families, before men come of age, their families would arrange for a matriarch to teach them about matters between men and women, and they would also call the maids who served them in their rooms to serve them in bed. Does he have that too?
"Your Highness, this servant will assist you in your bath."
Qingdai walked in carrying a pot of flower petals.
Looking at herself in the mirror, with her huge dark circles under her eyes and her listless face, Yun Duoduo felt a pang of panic.
I need to start taking care of my skin right away.
We can't keep doing this tonight.
If this continues, she'll be overshadowed by those young and beautiful girls.
After bathing and changing, Yun Duoduo left her bedroom and prepared to leave the mansion.
She looked around at the maids in the mansion, wondering if any of them were Jin Jinzhi's concubines.
She began to carefully observe each maid who bowed to her. If she saw a pretty girl with delicate features or a curvaceous figure, she would ask her name, where she was from, and how long she had been at the manor.
What she really wanted to know was which maid taught Jin Jinzhi his excellent skills, or rather, which maid he practiced with.
After asking around, it turned out that all these people had only recently joined the household.
Could it be that Jin Jinzhi's concubines and maids are in the Jin household?
Before the construction of the Jibei Prince's Mansion, Jin Jinzhi lived in the Jin Mansion, but...
Yun Duoduo suddenly remembered that Jin Jinzhi entered the capital later. Could it be that he had already... when he was in the northern frontier?
Yun Duoduo wondered if she should visit the Jin residence when she had time, to see what the maid who had served him since childhood looked like, and to ask him if he had anyone he liked when he was in the Northern Frontier.
"Qingdai, a maid or servant who grew up alongside the prince?"
Qingdai frowned and pondered for a while, then shook her head in confusion. "This servant is not very clear about this either. It seems that those who have been by the Prince's side since childhood should all be in the Jin residence now."
"Your Highness, do you have any concubines or maids?"
Upon hearing this, Qingdai stopped massaging Yun Duoduo's shoulders. She thought that Yun Duoduo was warning her to stay away from Jin Jinzhi in the future, so she knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"Your Highness, we servants have absolutely no ulterior motives, and we would never dare to harbor any wicked thoughts!"
Qingdai thought that Yun Duoduo was asking these questions to warn her, but in fact Yun Duoduo just wanted to understand some things.
"Don't panic, Your Highness. I just want to ask you, did you have any concubines in the past?"
Qingdai shook her head. "This servant only came to the Prince's residence after he built it. I don't know if the Prince had any concubines before that."
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