The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 456 - 404: Truly Scared ~ Afraid that Feng Wuyou will Take Your Highness Away ~_2

Chapter 456: Chapter 404: Truly Scared ~ Afraid that Feng Wuyou will Take Your Highness Away ~_2

"Crown Princess, I haven’t found any news about Feng Wuyou. Have you?"

"No, I don’t even know who Feng Wuyou is. It doesn’t seem like he’s someone from the palace, nor does he appear to be the child of any court minister."

Shen Chuwei had asked everyone she could, but aside from Xiao Jinyan, no one knew who Feng Wuyou was.

Concubine Xu curiously asked, "Why do you want to inquire about Feng Wuyou?"

Shen Chuwei hesitated for quite a while before whispering, "Your Highness is acquainted with Feng Wuyou, and their relationship is very close."

Concubine Xu suddenly realized, "Oh, I see now. You’re afraid that Feng Wuyou will come and snatch Your Highness from you, aren’t you?"

At these words, Shen Chuwei paused, then dismissively lifted her chin, "Who’s afraid? I’m just curious who it is. I don’t care for anyone who can be taken away so easily."

"That makes sense," Concubine Xu sighed. "I really don’t understand the mentality of those who force themselves onto others. It’s clear that she ran away from the marriage, yet they still want to drag her back and force her into it."

Shen Chuwei, now interested in the gossip, asked, "Whose obsessive overbearing CEO is that?"

Concubine Xu, who had read storybooklets, of course, knew what an obsessive overbearing CEO meant.

She leaned in close to Shen Chuwei’s ear and whispered softly, "It’s that man in black."

Shen Chuwei replied, "I didn’t see him as an obsessive person."

Concubine Xu stood up and approached the little bed, but didn’t see Taosu. She turned around and asked, "Where is the children?"

Shen Chuwei replied, "Taosu has grown and can’t stay still inside. The wet nurses have taken her out to play."

Concubine Xu sighed, "That’s too bad. I wanted to play with Taosu."

The wet nurses each held a baby and wandered around the garden. It was early autumn, and butterflies could still be seen fluttering about in the garden.

Susu really liked butterflies and danced with joy, trying to catch them with her small hands.

"The Princess certainly likes butterflies."

The wet nurse, holding Taotao, pointed to a butterfly and asked, "Crown Prince, do you like butterflies?"

Taotao’s gaze was fixed on his sister. Seeing her happily dancing, he also waved his hands, delighted beyond measure.

Concubine Xue had been feeling stifled for months, and today, with the weather being pleasant, she strolled through the garden with a hand-held fan.

These days, not to mention sleeping in His Majesty’s chamber, she couldn’t even catch sight of Xiao Jinyan’s face.

She had no chance to gain favor through her son.

Shuiyao pointed to several people at the edge of the garden and said, "Princess, aren’t those the Crown Princess’s boy and girl twins?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Xue looked up and saw the wet nurses, each holding a child. Weren’t they the Crown Princess’s twins?

"Why does she get to have twins in one birth, making the Emperor and the Empress so fond of her? She really lives the life of ’wealthy from one’s children’ as the Crown Princess. The Princess is much more noble. If Your Highness let the Princess sleep in his chamber, having three children would be possible," Shuiyao said indignantly.

The more Concubine Xue thought about it, the less reconciled she felt, yet Xiao Jinyan seemed to pay her no attention at all.

"Shuiyao."

Once Shuiyao came closer, Concubine Xue whispered a few instructions.

"This servant understands," Shuiyao replied, accepting the command and preparing to carry it out.

Concubine Xue watched the two babies laughing so joyfully and snorted. Soon, you’ll not be smiling any longer.

Shuiyao carried several freshly picked flowers as if just passing by and saw the babies. She happily approached them.

"The little Crown Princess and Crown Prince are so adorable."

"Of course, they are. Even His Majesty and the Empress are extremely fond of them," the wet nurse said proudly.

Shuiyao looked down at the two dazzling flowers in her hand, delightedly lifting them to the babies’ faces, "I’ve just picked these flowers. Do the babies like them?"

The wet nurse saw the flowers were very vibrant, still covered in dewdrops, and thought the babies would surely like them.

"The Princess likes butterflies. She was so happy when I held her chasing them just now," she said.

"Here, hold the flowers, and the butterflies will come," Shuiyao stuffed the flowers into the babies’ hands.

After doing so, she quickly found an excuse to leave.

The wet nurse happily said, "Susu, isn’t the flower beautiful?"

Susu pouted and tried to throw the flower away. Her small hand let go, but the flower got caught between the wet nurse’s clothes and didn’t fall.

Seeing this, the wet nurse pushed the flower back into the baby’s hand, fearing she might not hold it steady and wrapped her hand around the baby’s to prevent it from falling.

The flower in Taotao’s hand was held by the wet nurse. Taotao pushed it away with his little hand, showing he didn’t like it.

Seeing this, the wet nurse laughed, "Taotao is a boy, he doesn’t like flowers."

Susu cried out with a "wah".

The wet nurse, holding her, cooed, "What’s wrong, Susu? Isn’t the flower right here in your hand?"

Holding Taotao, the wet nurse asked, "Could it be that she’s hungry?"

Susu’s crying didn’t stop despite the wet nurse’s soothing and only grew more fierce.

The wet nurse became frantic, "Then we better go back right away."

The wet nurses hurried back with the two babies in their arms.

From a distance, Shuiyao watched and heard the baby’s cries, not until she saw them leave did she return to report.

Upon seeing Shuiyao’s return, Concubine Xue eagerly asked, "How did it go?"

"Princess, rest assured, this servant put a Poisonous Insect inside the flower petals. Once the insect smells the milk, it will immediately crawl onto the baby’s body and then burrow into the skin. If the Crown Princess holds the baby, the insect will also burrow into the Crown Princess’s skin, and they won’t live long," Shuiyao said smugly.

Concubine Xue curled her lips, "Without her and her three children, His Highness will turn his attention to me."

"Certainly," Shuiyao agreed.

Shen Chuwei was feeling drowsy from looking at the account book when she heard the baby’s cry and immediately awoke.

She saw the wet nurse rush in with Susu, "Crown Princess, Susu has been crying non-stop. We don’t know if she’s hungry."

"Let me see." Shen Chuwei stretched out her hand to take Susu from the wet nurse’s arms. Seeing Susu crying so intensely, with red-swollen eyes and difficulty breathing, she seemed very uncomfortable.

"This servant was playing with Susu in the garden correctly. Susu was so happy to see the butterflies, and then suddenly she started crying. This servant doesn’t know what happened," the wet nurse, seeing Susu cry like this, cried anxiously as well.

Shen Chuwei felt something was wrong with Susu and quickly grabbed the baby’s hand to feel her pulse.

Just as Shen Chuwei was checking Susu’s pulse, a black insect, the size of a sesame seed, crawled up her sleeve, nearly impossible to detect without close observation.

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