The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 256 - 255: You reap what you sow, volunteering to come to the door

Chapter 256: Chapter 255: You reap what you sow, volunteering to come to the door

Shen Chuwei really wanted to shout out loud, but unfortunately, Xiao Jinyan didn’t give her the chance to speak.

Nor did he give her a gap to voice her opinions.

Shen Chuwei felt deeply wronged, her tears uncontrollably streaming down.

Xiao Jinyan watched the girl with tears blurring her vision, bent down and kissed the corner of her eye, "It seems I have really bullied you."

Shen Chuwei opened her mouth, her voice hoarse to the extreme, "You finally realize that, huh?"

What was supposed to be a plaintive complaint turned into a soft coquettish whine due to her raspy voice.

Xiao Jinyan stared at her for several seconds, then chuckled softly, "Little Nine, you..."

Shen Chuwei wiped away her tears, "What about me?"

"So cute." Xiao Jinyan bent down and kissed the corner of her lips.

Shen Chuwei: "..." Your Highness, do you have some misunderstanding about what cute is?

Xiao Jinyan smoothed the hair from her forehead behind her ear, revealing her entire face, her features delicate like a porcelain doll, cheeks tinged with the blush of a young girl.

So endearing.

Shen Chuwei’s hand fumbled around, suddenly grasping something, and upon a sidelong glance she recognized it, looking extremely familiar.

She wiped her tears for a better look and realized it was the sachet she had embroidered last year.

The expressionless smile was hand-stitched by her.

She suddenly understood why Xiao Jinyan had been so spirited these days.

Xiao Jinyan wasn’t actually full of energy, but rather it was because of the pollen in the sachet, which was meant to enhance marital affection.

Xiao Jinyan was also helpless~

The original intent was to harmonize Xiao Jinyan’s feelings with his other women, yet she had wound up using it on herself.

It was the old story of reaping what one sows!

Shooting oneself in the foot!

Shen Chuwei looked at the Crown Prince who was still diligently laboring away, she sneakily threw the sachet away.

Xiao Jinyan had the habit of rising early; in the dim light, he wouldn’t notice.

Before she fell asleep, Shen Chuwei closed her eyes, feeling at peace.

The next day, as usual, Xiao Jinyan awoke, looking down to see Shen Chuwei deeply asleep.

He quietly got out of bed, starting to dress slowly and meticulously.

He bent down to pick up the sachet, but ended up grasping at air, and noticed that the sachet was missing.

It had definitely been by the bed last night.

Xiao Jinyan lit a lamp and searched around the bed, finally spotting the sachet underneath the footboard.

He reached out with his slender fingers, picked up the sachet, dusted it off, then tucked it into his chest.

After he had tidied up, Xiao Jinyan glanced at the still sleeping figure, drew the bed curtains, and then left Hehuan Hall.

When Shen Chuwei woke up, she saw Chun Xi tidying up the room and called out with her hoarse voice, "Chun Xi, I want to eat red bean rolls."

Chun Xi put down the duster and trotted over, "Miss, there aren’t any red bean rolls, but we have Tofu Pudding."

Shen Chuwei, famished by now, didn’t fuss, "Tofu Pudding is fine, staying alive is what matters."

"Alrighty." Chun Xi happily went to prepare the washing utensils.

After Shen Chuwei had her morning meal and regained her strength, thinking of the sachet she had thrown under the bed in her confusion last night, she hurried to the bedside and searched around the footboard but couldn’t find it.

Chun Xi seemed to have cleaned up in the morning, so she called her over again.

"Did you see the sachet? The one I embroidered last year and gave to His Highness."

Chun Xi thought for a moment and then remembered which sachet it was.

"Miss, didn’t you give it to His Highness already?"

"Last night I saw it, and then, I accidentally kicked it off the bed..." Shen Chuwei tried to explain it was unintentional.

She followed up with a question, "Did you see it?"

Chun Xi shook her head, "This servant was cleaning the room today and didn’t see the sachet."

That was strange, where could the sachet have gone?

Shen Chuwei didn’t find it and did not continue searching, instead, she went out to bask in the sun for a while.

Xuetuan had already gotten used to chasing the little grey rabbit all over the courtyard; a few laps in the morning and a few in the afternoon.

And believe it or not, under Xuetuan’s daily relentless training, it indeed slimmed down somewhat, at least its belly didn’t look so round.

She even gave the little grey rabbit a nickname, Yuan Gungun.

In the morning, when the sunlight was just right, Princess Xueyan came to visit.

"Lady Shen."

Princess Xueyan, a maiden in the prime of her youth, also looked pure and lively, dressed every day in pure white gowns, resembling a blooming lily, delicate and pure.

Shen Chuwei, feeding Xuetuan some sausage, lifted her head to look at Xueyan, "Why has Princess Xueyan found the time to come over?"

"His Highness is too busy to play with me. He sent me to find you to play, saying that Lady Shen is particularly nice," said Xueyan with a smile as she walked over, and seeing Shen Chuwei crouching, she crouched down as well.

Shen Chuwei quickly caught the main point in her words, "His Highness praised me for being nice?"

Xueyan hurried to explain, "Lady Shen, don’t misunderstand, I didn’t mean anything else."

Shen Chuwei blinked her lovely eyes twice, "I’m not misunderstanding, didn’t you say His Highness praised me? Why didn’t he praise me to my face?"

Xueyan breathed a sigh of relief, "His Highness really did tell me, I’m not lying."

Shen Chuwei looked at her with a puzzled face, "I didn’t say you were lying. Why are you always in such a hurry to explain?"

Xueyan felt a bit aggrieved, "I’m not, isn’t it just because I’m afraid that you might misunderstand, Lady Shen? In case it harms your relationship with His Highness, I would be terribly guilty."

"Forget it, forget it, talking to you is too exhausting." Shen Chuwei withdrew her gaze and continued to feed Xuetuan.

Xueyan, quite worried, followed up, "Lady Shen, did you misunderstand something? I really didn’t have another meaning."

Shen Chuwei raised both hands in a stopping gesture, "Is there any point in repeating the same sentence over and over?"

Xueyan stood there, stunned.

Shen Chuwei put down her hand and gave the last bit of sausage to Xuetuan.

Unable to figure out Shen Chuwei’s temper, Xueyan looked down at Xuetuan, unable to resist reaching out to pet it.

Just before she could touch it, Xuetuan suddenly arched its back, standing its long tail on end, its blue eyes wide open, baring its teeth and hissing at Xueyan as a warning.

Xueyan was startled and quickly withdrew her hand, "Xuetuan is so fierce."

Hearing someone call Xuetuan fierce, Shen Chuwei was somewhat unhappy; she stroked Xuetuan’s fluffy forehead, "How is Xuetuan fierce? It’s clearly so cute."

Xuetuan looked up at Shen Chuwei, obedient as could be.

Seeing this scene, Xueyan said, "Maybe it’s because I am not familiar with Xuetuan. Once we get to know each other better, it won’t be fierce anymore."

Shen Chuwei picked up Xuetuan and strode out.

Seeing this, Xueyan stood up and chased after her.

"Lady Shen, where are you going?"

Shen Chuwei replied, "To Xiyun Pavilion, to collect eggs."

Xueyan thought about the noisy roosters and hens, as well as the dirty and messy chicken coop; her steps faltered, hesitation evident.

Shen Chuwei didn’t pay attention to Xueyan and continued walking out.

Xueyan thought for a moment and then followed, "Lady Shen, are those chickens yours?"

They hadn’t gotten far from Hehuan Hall when they ran into Xiao Jinyan returning to the East Palace.

Seeing him, Xueyan ignored Shen Chuwei and ran up to greet him directly, "Your Highness, you’re back."