Chapter 96: The night was as cold as water, but the Frigid Pavilion was extremely warm.
Chapter 96
The night was as cold as water, but the Frigid Pavilion was extremely warm.
Han Xuanhao occasionally sipped his wine from his wine cup, and Shang Wuxin answered Han Xuanhao’s questions nonchalantly. Although Shang Wuxin was not a talkative person, Han Xuanhao was someone who knew how to find topics to talk about, and the two of them got along very well.
“Wuxin, I will call you Xin’er from now on, okay?” Han Xuanhao saw that the atmosphere was good, and that the Crown Prince was in a good mood. The night sky was also good, so he brought up the name he had always wanted to call out. He had always felt that being heartless was too cold, and that the heart was the true name he wanted to call the Crown Prince.
Shang Wuxin was prepared to refuse, but he looked up and saw Han Xuan leaning against the headboard. Even though he was pretending not to care, his eyes were pleading cautiously like a child. Shang Wuxin’s heart skipped a beat, even she did not feel it.
However, even though Shang Wuxin was hesitant, she was prepared to refuse. The way Xin’er called him was too intimate and demure. Before Shang Wuxin could refuse, she saw a snowflake jumping in the window. The two could tell at a glance that it was the little fox that they had not seen for a long time.
The little fox did not dare to climb onto the bed. It just stayed under the bed watching the two of them and squeaked at Shang Wuxin from time to time.
“Little White!” Shang Wuxin gave the little fox a name without looking at the little fox’s hopping expression. “From now on, you will be called Little White!” Shang Wuxin felt that this little fox had been watching him for a long time and thought that it was good to be a pet and keep it.
The little fox was very happy that it had a name, but it couldn’t accept the name of this file, so it directly jumped onto the bed. Han Xuanhao quickly grabbed the little fox and threw it off the bed. He had a mysophobia. Other than the crown prince, no one else could get on his bed, not even animals.
Shang Wuxin looked at Han Xuanhao who threw Little White out of the bed, but due to his actions, a book was revealed under the pillow. Shang Wuxin looked at the somewhat strange scene on the cover and reached out to take it, and Han Xuanhao saw that the book was in disarray.
Han Xuanhao took the book into his arms. Just now, because he knew that the crown prince had come to the Han Pavilion, he had anxiously stuffed the book under his pillow. He didn’t expect it to be exposed; how would he explain it if the crown prince saw him.
Originally, Shang Wuxin was not very interested, but when he saw Han Xuanhao stuffing the book into his chest with red ears, Shang Wuxin was really curious about this book.
“Here!” Shang Wuxin said with a straight face, but her eyes were full of smiles. She found this Han Xuanhao somewhat adorable, just like a child who was trying his best to conceal something but was afraid of punishment.
Han Xuanhao didn’t say anything, but the book in his hands was tightly clenched. At this moment, his hands were drenched in cold sweat.
Shang Wuxin acted immediately to snatch Han Xuanhao away, afraid that he would harm the crown prince, and also afraid that the restraints they had built with great difficulty would break, so the book ended up in Shang Wuxin’s hands. However, Han Xuanhao looked at Shang Wuxin nervously, his lips trembling. He was afraid that the crown prince would think him dirty and that he would be pushed far away from the crown prince in the future.
It was a painting of the palace, but it was not enough to surprise her. What she was surprised to see was not the love between men and women, but the love of a man. The books depicted all the things about men and men who had slept on the bed.
“This is yours?” Shang Wuxin asked curiously as she held the book. She did not understand what Han Xuanhao wanted to do with all this. Could it be that the brothel was not enough for him to open a small tube? Thinking of the rumors about Leng Yufeng and Huan Moche, and then looking at the Han Xuanhao in front of him, Shang Wuxin was puzzled for a moment. Could it be that these men were too outstanding to find a good woman, so they were interested in men? Furthermore, there was also Nangong Qian. She knew that she was a man, but Nangong Qian seemed to be tempted as well. Why were the ancient people so open-minded?
Han Xuanhao took the book over and crushed it with his internal energy. Then, he pursed his lips and asked, “Isn’t it disgusting?” “Do you hate me?” If it was before, he wouldn’t be able to accept it. But now, he felt that everything was natural.
He had always wanted to offer himself to the Crown Prince, because he had been thinking about him. However, although he had seen things between men and women, he didn’t feel anything from them. That was why he had found books to study. If the crown prince really wanted him, he was prepared but didn’t expect to be discovered.
“I don’t feel anything!” Shang Wuxin said indifferently, she did not even believe in love, and did not care even more about the thought of cutting off sleeves.
When Han Xuanhao heard the answer, he let out a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he felt helpless. He could tell that the crown prince didn’t understand what he was thinking.
In order to change the topic, Han Xuanhao had to ask, “That girl called Kong’er is still in the crown prince’s mansion. When did you finish it?” “Just looking at it makes me frustrated!” Ever since Han Xuanhao found out that the girl was a spy, he had been looking for trouble with Kong’er from time to time, all for the sake of driving her out of the crown prince’s residence. Han Xuanhao wanted to kill this situation in the cradle.
Shang was not in the mood to think of the woman, smiling indifferently, “She is just a chess piece, since she is a chess piece she should play the role of a chess piece.” “Furthermore, the crown prince’s residence has raised her for so long. If it doesn’t have any effect on her, I won’t suffer a loss!”
Shang Wuxin had originally been playing around with Kong’er, but he soon realized that Kong’er was actually a spy with two eyes, and was not actually one of the Third Prince’s men, which was why he was a little interested in Kong’er.
“Wuxin, don’t you care about how I feel?” Han Xuanhao said sorrowfully, “You didn’t know that woman would look at me with an extremely disgusted gaze every time. How can you say that my reputation is yours now? Shouldn’t you kill the person thinking about you like that?”
Han Xuanhao knew that the crown prince’s possessiveness was terrifying. From the crown prince’s ordinary life, it could be seen that even though he knew of the reputation of the crown prince, it was still possible for him to gain a reputation in the future.
Shang Wuxin glanced at Han Xuanhao from head to toe, and Han Xuanhao felt goosebumps sprouting on his exposed skin.
“Don’t forget that you are Lady Han, not Young Master Han. What do you think of me?” Shang Wuxin patted Han Xuanhao’s delicate cheeks helplessly, “If you tell me that the servants or secret guards have any thoughts about you, I will help you!”
Han Xuanhao was stunned. He seemed to have been bullied by the crown prince?
“Crown Prince, accompany me tonight!” The more Han Xuanhao acted, the more addicted he became. Her seductive posture made her even more bewitching. If it were an ordinary man and woman, they would have long been lost in the wild.
Shang was not in the mood to eat the fruit, indicating that he could not hear. In fact, she really wanted to taste the sake of the wine because she had never drunk before. She usually used tea in her social interactions, but thinking about her current identity, Shang Wuxin, broke her unrealistic thoughts.
“Crown Prince!” Han Xuanhao carefully tugged on the crown prince’s sleeve. Seeing that the crown prince was not displeased, he was even more joyful. He continued to say, “No matter what, I am still in the title of the crown prince’s woman. If the crown prince doesn’t always come to my courtyard to spend the night, what would those people think of me as a servant?” “Do you want everyone to think that I have fallen out of favor?”
The more Han Xuanhao spoke, the more he felt a headache. He flew out of the window without giving Han Xuanhao any chance to stay. Seeing the crown prince who was still sitting on his bed disappear in the blink of an eye, Han Xuanhao’s heart skipped a beat.
“Squeak, squeak.” Lil ‘White covered his fox mouth with his paws. The fox’s eyes were filled with mockery. Then, just as Han Xuanhao was about to make his move, he suddenly jumped up the window and stood at it, giving Han Xuanhao a provocative smile.
Han Xuanhao raised his wine cup and threw it towards the little fox who was laughing at him, but the little fox quickly jumped out of the window.
Han Xuanhao let out a low sigh as he looked at his revealing clothes. It seemed that tonight’s plan for a man of beauty had failed once again. He had always known that he was beautiful, but how could he not be impulsive when he seduced the crown prince? Was the Crown Prince really not interested in men? Han Xuanhao gathered his clothes and sat on the same spot where the crown prince had just sat. Feeling the warmth that remained in the bed, Han Xuanhao laid on the spot where Shang had been absent-minded and picked up the pastries that Shang had just eaten, smiling like a fool.
“Heartless …” “My heart …” Han Xuanhao muttered softly.
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In the darkness, Kong’er was constantly walking around the crown prince’s mansion, constantly looking at the layout and decorations of each place. Kong’er did not know that a man dressed in black was following closely behind her; it was very shameful for her to be sneaking around.
Kong’er came to a courtyard, and this courtyard was the residence of the fifth princess of the Nangong Kingdom, Nangong Lian. Kong’er looked around, but there seemed to be no guards of the crown prince’s residence. Kong’er gave the courtyard a strange smile before slowly returning to his own residence.
The man in black clothes stood at the top of the courtyard and watched Kong’er leave. He didn’t expect that at this moment, a girl wearing a Chinese robe would suddenly jump out of the courtyard and start attacking the man in black without caring about who she was.
The black clothed man looked at the woman with disheveled hair. Her movements were sharp and there was a scar on her face that no one could ignore. However, the black clothed man was intrigued by the fact that this princess was not as disgusting as the other girls.
After the two exchanged a few blows, the man in black pointed his sword at Nangong Lian’s throat and maliciously said, “The princess of a country is actually so unruly when she isn’t properly dressed. This has really broadened my horizons!”
“Who are you?” “What do you want to do by barging into the crown prince’s residence?” She was not afraid of the sword on her neck. Ever since she was young, she had been hunted down and killed by many people. But now, this person could easily break into the crown prince’s residence. Nangong Lian was a little worried for Prince Shang.
The man in black laughed a few times. However, at this moment, Nangong Lian actually pulled the mask off the man’s face without caring about the sword on her neck.
Under the black mask was a round face. Although this man in black was not as beautiful as his imperial brother, he still had a sense of joy. At this moment, Nangong Lian was able to clearly see that this man was round, and his black clothes were embroidered with a blood lotus.
When the black clothed person saw that Nangong Lian’s neck was almost injured by him, he hurriedly put away his sword and hurriedly explained, “I am a subordinate of the crown prince. I only appeared here just now because someone came here. Princess, please forgive me!”
Nangong Lian looked at the man in black and found it unbelievable, but thinking about how the man in black had no intentions of harming her and how the embroidery on her clothes was the same as the guards in the crown prince’s residence, Nangong Lian smiled. “Why are you so ugly!”
Lin Jia Er pointed at Nangong Lian and asked, “How am I ugly?” “I look great, but I’m just a little fat!”
“A little fat?” Nangong Lian said with a sneer, “Are you sure?” I’m afraid you’ll crush this wall! “I wonder how Prince Shang would allow a man like you to be his subordinate, a man full of banditry!”
“You …” “How about I become a bandit?” Lin Jia Er angrily said. He was originally a bandit. If it wasn’t for the Crown Prince appreciating him, he might still be robbing the forest, but his life would have been ruined like this.
“But I am now a subordinate of the Crown Prince, ugly woman!” Just as he finished speaking, he looked at Nangong Lian embarrassedly. After all, there was no woman who didn’t like to be beautiful. Perhaps this was really hurtful, and he felt that this princess was actually not ugly, but had a different kind of beauty.
Seeing Lin Jia Er’s embarrassed expression, Nangong Lian did not mind at all. She also knew that this man did not have any malicious intentions. He was simply straightforward. Unlike many people, she did not think much of herself.
“Fatty, hurry up and leave this place. Otherwise, this princess will beat you until you spit out blood!” Nangong Lian jumped off the wall.
“Tsk …” Lin Jia Er left the courtyard and mumbled, “Where am I fat?” “Where is he fat?”