The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 486 - 421: Being Proposed by the Foolish, The Time to Witness Miracles has Come - Part 2

Chapter 486: Chapter 421: Being Proposed by the Foolish, The Time to Witness Miracles has Come - Part 2

Huh, isn’t that Qin Xiao?

Who is that woman opposite to him?

Chun Xi walked over with puzzlement.

"I’m sorry, I’m so sorry, I didn’t do it on purpose," Fu Ping hastily took out a handkerchief to wipe the droplets of water off Qin Xiao’s body.

Qin Xiao had just finished his tasks and was about to return to his tent when suddenly a woman darted out from the tent on his right. He failed to dodge in time, colliding with her, causing the basin of water she was carrying to spill all over him.

He looked down at his damp clothes and then at the woman who was vigorously trying to wipe them off for him. He pushed her hand away, "No need."

Fu Ping raised her head to look at Qin Xiao, her face flushed as she apologized, "I didn’t see you coming earlier. Why don’t you take off your clothes? I’ll wash them clean and send them back to you after they dry."

"No need, just be more careful next time," Qin Xiao patted the water on his body and turned to leave.

Fu Ping, clutching the handkerchief and seeing Qin Xiao walking away, chased after him with a strained smile, "I really feel bad about this, can I please wash your clothes for you?"

"Not necessary," Qin Xiao coldly continued walking.

"I really do feel bad," Fu Ping persisted in following him and, upon catching up, deliberately pretended to fall.

Qin Xiao, quick as lightning, reached out to grab her arm, pulling her up and resulting in her falling into his arms.

Chun Xi arrived just in time to see this scene, her eyes wide in shock, "Broad daylight and you’re hugging and embracing, what on earth does this look like?"

Seeing Chun Xi, Qin Xiao quickly pushed the woman in his arms to one side.

How strong was Qin Xiao? With just that push, Fu Ping, off-balance, stumbled back two steps and hit a tree behind her, nearly falling to the ground.

Qin Xiao, pleased, stepped forward and asked, "Chun Xi, what are you doing here?"

Chun Xi glared at Qin Xiao, "What I do is none of your business, is it?"

Qin Xiao had never been scolded by Chun Xi before. Being scolded for the first time left him somewhat stunned, questioning if he had done something wrong.

Chun Xi turned her head to look at Fu Ping, who appeared weak and helpless.

"Didn’t you say yesterday that a woman should respect herself? How come today you’re throwing yourself into a man’s arms? Have you no shame?"

Fu Ping wiped away tears and said with great grievance, "Sister Chun Xi, you’ve misunderstood, there’s nothing between him and me, it was just an accident."

Chun Xi countered, "I’m only seventeen years old this year, and you were nineteen before, right? Isn’t it more appropriate for you to call me sister?"

She deliberately mentioned her age in front of Guard Qin, which annoyed Fu Ping inwardly, yet on the surface, she maintained the posture of the weaker party.

"My apologies, Sister Chun Xi, I was not perceptive enough. Don’t be mad, today it was really..."

Chun Xi scoffed, "You’ve mistaken me for someone else, I don’t have a sister."

Fu Ping stood awkwardly, at a loss. She then turned to Guard Qin, "Guard brother, I’m sorry, I didn’t know Chun Xi would misunderstand and get so angry..."

Upon hearing this, Chun Xi felt goosebumps all over, "Weren’t you quite fierce on the horse carriage yesterday? How come you’ve become so delicate now? It turns out you have two faces? I’ve really learned something new."

Fu Ping looked at her innocently, "Chun Xi, what are you talking about? I don’t understand?"

"You keep acting; I don’t have time to play along, bye now," Chun Xi huffed and turned to leave.

Seeing Chun Xi leave, Qin Xiao hurriedly chased after her, "Chun Xi."

Fu Ping stamped her feet in anger upon seeing Qin Xiao leave, convinced that no man was faithful and doubting that Chun Xi could hold on to Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao quickly caught up with Chun Xi and grasped her wrist, "Why are you ignoring me?"

Chun Xi retorted without good humor, "Why are you following me? Go back and cuddle with her!"

Qin Xiao tried to explain, "Chun Xi, I wasn’t cuddling with her. She was about to fall, and I just helped her up..."

Chun Xi suddenly stopped, startling Qin Xiao who also halted in his tracks, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

Chun Xi turned to face Qin Xiao and poked his solid chest with her finger, causing him to instinctively step back.

Unapologetically, Chun Xi said, "A simple help and she ends up in your arms? Why don’t you admit that you wanted to hold her?"

"Chun Xi, I didn’t want to hold her, besides..." Qin Xiao grabbed the small hand at his chest and lowered his gaze to look at Chun Xi, saying very earnestly, "The person I want to hold is you."

Qin Xiao had always wanted to hold Chun Xi, but he never dared to.

Chun Xi’s face flushed, and she tried to withdraw her hand, but Qin Xiao was too strong, and she couldn’t.

Embarrassed, she blushed even more, "You’re shameless. Men and women are different. How can you say such things to me so casually?"

Qin Xiao, after restraining himself for a while, blurted out, "Because I want to marry you."

He had held that thought for a year, never finding the opportunity to say it, and finally, he had spoken it.

Having said it, he looked at Chun Xi with some anticipation, but also with great nervousness.

Chun Xi, startled by Qin Xiao’s shout, blushed furiously when she understood what he had said.

She stuttered, "You...what do you mean by that? I am, after all, a managing palace maid by the Crown Princess’s side. You think you can just marry me? Do you really think I’m as dispensable as that maid?"

Chun Xi yanked her hand back and, with her face still red, ran off.

She thought, as an adult, doesn’t he know that seeking marriage should be done through a matchmaker? How could he say such things himself?

Qin Xiao stood there in a daze, watching Chun Xi’s departing figure, feeling somewhat regretful, "Impulse is indeed a demon. I shouldn’t have been so direct; I’ve scared her away."

He scratched his head in irritation, thought for a moment, and still decided to follow.

In the forest, the sounds of insects and birds could always be heard.

Shen Chuwei watched the trap with composure, anticipating the arrival of rabbits.

Just when Concubine Xu thought they wouldn’t catch any rabbits, one suddenly ran out from the bushes. The rabbit was very alert, perhaps aware of someone behind the trees, and turned tail to flee.

Concubine Xu, seeing the rabbit escape, felt somewhat disappointed, "Crown Princess, the rabbit has run away."

ps: Second update