The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 309 - 308: Confess Without Beating, Want to Vomit Out of Disgust

Chapter 309: Chapter 308: Confess Without Beating, Want to Vomit Out of Disgust

Concubine Xu guessed who was coming and was surprised because lately, the man in black hadn’t been coming at the agreed-upon times.

What if he saw her bathing?

She hurriedly fastened her belt and turned to look at the newcomer.

"Why aren’t you following the agreed-upon times again?"

The man in black walked over and stood in front of Concubine Xu

Concubine Xu instinctively took a step back, mainly because the man in black was towering, and standing before him put too much pressure on her.

The man in black got straight to the point, "I’m here to ask you a few questions."

Concubine Xu said, "Ask away, how could I dare not answer?"

"Glad you understand." The man in black was satisfied and began, "You’re close with Lady Shen, so you should know her age and where she comes from, right?"

"She’s fifteen, almost sixteen years old now. She is the illegitimate daughter of Minister Shen, raised in the countryside since she was young. This can be easily verified." Concubine Xu replied.

The man in black too thought Concubine Xu wouldn’t dare deceive him.

"I’ll check into that."

Concubine Xu couldn’t help saying, "I told you she’s neither Little Nine nor Feng Wuyou. Why won’t you believe it?"

The man in black stared at Concubine Xu for a while before suddenly closing in on her, "The Crown Prince favours Lady Shen; don’t you feel jealous?"

Concubine Xu told the truth, "I used to be, but not anymore."

The man in black was curious, "Why not?"

"If he doesn’t like me, why should I like him?" Concubine Xu reminded him, "Don’t you think of laying a hand on Lady Shen, a gentleman doesn’t snatch what others love."

The man in black stared at her for a while and couldn’t help but laugh, "Is that why you’ve never shared the bed?"

Concubine Xu was taken aback. How did he know she had never shared the bed?

His gaze was clearly mocking her for spending so long in the East Palace without a chance to attend to the bedchamber.

"What does it have to do with you?"

The man in black shrugged, "Nothing at all."

The more Concubine Xu thought about it, the more it seemed off. She glared at the man in black, "No, how did you know that?"

The man in black touched his nose, "I guessed."

Concubine Xu: "..." So she had given herself away without being pressed?

Concubine Xu couldn’t help but beat her chest and stamp her feet, easily coaxed into telling the truth with just one sentence.

*

As the weather grew hotter, Concubine Xu picked the time when the sun was about to set to visit the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, carrying a paper umbrella.

Shen Chuwei was fast asleep and was only woken up by Concubine Xu.

"What time is it, and you’re still sleeping?"

Shen Chuwei rubbed her sleepy eyes and saw Concubine Xu, "You’re here."

"You’re such a sleepyhead, not afraid of getting chubby," said Concubine Xu as she poked Shen Chuwei’s belly.

Shen Chuwei was rather proud, "You’ll be disappointed then, I don’t gain weight easily."

Concubine Xu felt a mix of envy, jealousy, and resentment upon hearing that.

She curiously leaned in, "The Crown Prince has been gone for almost half a month, do you miss His Highness?"

"Of course, I do. If only there were internet here." Otherwise, she could be calling or video-chatting with Xiao Jinyan.

Concubine Xu felt like she had asked the wrong question, as it obviously made Shen Chuwei miss the Crown Prince even more.

She changed the subject, "Have you been well lately?"

Shen Chuwei looked at Concubine Xu with confusion, "Pretty good, why do you ask?"

"No reason, as long as you’re fine." Concubine Xu was worried the man in black might come directly for Shen Chuwei, but fortunately, he hadn’t.

*

Shen Chuwei noticed something odd — the little eunuch from the Imperial Kitchen would always stare at her whenever he delivered meals, as if he wouldn’t stop until he saw her bloom like a flower.

Thinking of his sister, he didn’t speak harshly, and just asked her not to look again next time.

That day, Shen Chuwei was napping on the wicker chair under the tree.

A dirty cat jumped down from the top of the wall and made its way to the tree. It circled around Shen Chuwei and suddenly lunged at her with its sharp claws.

Just in the nick of time, Concubine Xu spotted the dirty cat pouncing toward Shen Chuwei. She picked up a broom from the corner of the wall and ran over.

Attempting to drive the wild cat away.

However, the wild cat was extremely fierce. When it failed to knock down Shen Chuwei, it turned around and leapt at Concubine Xu.

Concubine Xu screamed in fright, waving the broom to stop the wild cat from attacking her.

Shen Chuwei was awakened by the scream and opened her eyes to see the cat pouncing toward Concubine Xu. A cry of agony followed.

Three bloody scratches appeared on Concubine Xu’s face from the cat’s claws.

The cat, having scratched someone, then tried to flee but was caught on the spot by the arriving Little Bunny.

"It’s bleeding, it hurts so much." Concubine Xu cried messily.

Shen Chuwei hurriedly ran to Concubine Xu’s side, grabbed her hand, and began to examine the wound, not forgetting to comfort her, "Let me look first, don’t be afraid."

"Will I be disfigured?" Thoughts of becoming an ugly monster made Concubine Xu cry even harder.

Shen Chuwei examined the wound and noticed that all three scratches were starting to turn black, indicating that the cat’s claws were poisonous.

"The cat’s claws are poisonous."

"Does that mean I’m going to die?" Concubine Xu’s heart sank to the bottom, her eyes filled with the fear of death.

Shen Chuwei didn’t have time to explain as she helped Concubine Xu to stand up and sit on a stool before pouring her a cup of water from the teapot.

The water in the teapot was Spiritual Spring Water, which can neutralize all poisons.

She handed the water to Concubine Xu, "Drink this quickly."

"I don’t want to drink water. I’m about to die; why should I drink water?" cried Concubine Xu, gasping for air.

Seeing Concubine Xu crying with her eyes closed, Shen Chuwei had no choice but to pick up the teacup and directly bring it to her lips, threatening, "If you don’t drink, you really will die."

Concubine Xu immediately stopped crying, "Really?"

Shen Chuwei looked into her eyes with an extremely serious expression, "When have I ever lied to you?"

"Then I’ll trust you this time." Concubine Xu held the teacup and obediently drank the water.

Seeing this, Shen Chuwei finally breathed a sigh of relief and then instructed Chun Xi, "Bring the medicine box over."

Chun Xi quickly brought the medicine box over and opened it.

Shen Chuwei carefully and attentively treated the wounds on Concubine Xu’s cheeks.

After the bandaging, Concubine Xu covered her face and with her teary red eyes asked Shen Chuwei, "Am I going to be disfigured?"

Shen Chuwei spoke with absolute certainty, "No."

Seeing Shen Chuwei’s confident response, Concubine Xu thought for a moment and said, "Then I will trust you once more."

Little Bunny came over holding the wild cat, "Young mistress, this is the cat that scratched Concubine Xu."

Shen Chuwei warned, "Be careful not to get scratched yourself; its claws are poisonous."

Little Bunny nodded, "The servant understands."

Shen Chuwei approached, crouched in front of the wild cat, and made eye contact with it.

Seconds later, Shen Chuwei pulled a tube of medicine from her sleeve and applied it to the cat’s claws with a cotton swab.

She treated the attacker with a taste of its own medicine.

Having finished the application, Shen Chuwei commanded, "Little Bunny, let the cat go."

After hesitating for a while, Little Bunny still released the wild cat.

Once freed, the wild cat instantly ran away without a trace.

Concubine Xu watched Shen Chuwei with a puzzled face, "Why did you let it go? It dared to scratch me; I will never forgive it."

Shen Chuwei felt a wave of nausea coming on and quickly covered her mouth.