The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 487 - 422: No Ambiguity, A Straight Man Can’t Be Swayed

Chapter 487: Chapter 422: No Ambiguity, A Straight Man Can’t Be Swayed

Shen Chuwei was completely composed, staring at the rabbit that got away, "It would have been nice if the silly thing had bumped into a tree."

As soon as the words were out, in its blind panic, the rabbit dashed headlong into a tree opposite and was knocked out cold.

Concubine Xun’s eyes widened, grabbing Shen Chuwei’s hand excitedly, "The rabbit really hit the tree, Crown Princess, you’re amazing."

Lady Tao was also stunned, "Is that really possible?"

Shen Chuwei chuckled twice, trotted over, bent down to pick up the wild rabbit from the ground, and happily returned.

"Now we’ve got roasted rabbit to eat."

Concubine Xun gazed at the wild rabbit in Shen Chuwei’s hand for quite a while, and when she looked up at Shen Chuwei, she still seemed somewhat incredulous, "Crown Princess, is this how you used to catch rabbits?"

Shen Chuwei nodded, "Yep, this is how I always catch them, works every time."

Concubine Xun gave a thumbs up, "Impressive!"

From a distance, Chun Xi saw Shen Chuwei and jogged over. Seeing the rabbit in Shen Chuwei’s hand, she said excitedly, "Master, you’re so fast, you caught a rabbit so quickly."

Shen Chuwei was quite proud, "Naturally."

Lady Tao noticed Chun Xi’s face was exceptionally red and asked with curiosity, "Chun Xi, are you sick? Your face is so red."

Upon hearing this, Chun Xi touched her own face and found it to be very hot and without looking, knew it had turned red.

Shen Chuwei, upon hearing this, freed one hand to grasp Chun Xi’s wrist, her finger on the pulse, and after a few seconds, shook her head, "Chun Xi is in good health, not sick at all."

Chun Xi, recalling what had just happened, guessed why her face was so red. She hurriedly took the wild rabbit from Shen Chuwei’s hand.

"I’m fine, let’s go roast the rabbit, shall we?"

"Let’s go, let’s go, I’m already salivating," said Concubine Xun.

Shen Chuwei was also salivating, and the group turned back.

On their way, they ran into Qin Xiao. Chun Xi was startled, not expecting Qin Xiao to follow along, and as she remembered what he had said earlier, the heat on her cheeks, which had just subsided, started to rise again.

Qin Xiao approached with a fist-and-palm salute, "Crown Princess, Concubine Xun, Lady Tao."

Shen Chuwei looked at Qin Xiao with confusion. Xiao Jinyan’s personal guard should be closely following Xiao Jinyan, shouldn’t he?

"Guard Qin, what are you doing here?"

Qin Xiao looked up at Chun Xi, "I came following Chun Xi."

Seeing Chun Xi holding the wild rabbit, he stepped forward to take it from her, "Let me help you with that."

Chun Xi, awkward to the extreme, flushed even redder after Qin Xiao took away the rabbit. She only realized what happened after the fact.

Concubine Xun watched the two of them and chuckled, "Seems like Guard Qin and Chun Xi have a rather good relationship."

Shen Chuwei nodded in agreement, "Of course, her Highness and I live next door to each other, so they’re all very familiar."

Lady Tao saw Chun Xi’s face turn even redder and the demure act of a shy maiden, couldn’t help but tease, "I think there’s more than just a good relationship between Guard Qin and Miss Chun Xi."

Qin Xiao looked down at Chun Xi and said, "I’ll go prepare the rabbit."

Chun Xi, head down and not looking at Qin Xiao, thought to herself, if you’re going to do it, then do it, why tell me? Really, now.

Seeing that Chun Xi was ignoring him, Qin Xiao added, "Chun Xi, come with me, it’ll be just in time for me to give it to you after I’m done."

Shen Chuwei, Xun Tao, and the others watched the two intently, sensing something amiss.

Realizing Shen Chuwei and the others were watching, Chun Xi felt both embarrassed and annoyed, "I don’t want to go."

Seeing Chun Xi was unwilling, Qin Xiao didn’t press further and went off to the riverbank to deal with the rabbit.

After Qin Xiao left, Chun Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The group returned to the front of the tent and began setting up the firepit.

The firewood was ready, as each year at this time, preparations were made in advance.

Chun Xi got the grill ready and also had the seasonings prepared ahead of time, just waiting for the rabbit.

For Concubine Xun and Lady Tao, it was their first time setting up a bonfire outside to roast a rabbit, and they felt both novelty and anticipation.

Qin Xiao was always quick at work, and in no time, he brought over the processed and cleaned rabbit, handing it to Chun Xi.

Chun Xi lifted her head, too shy to meet Qin Xiao’s gaze as she received the rabbit from him, and began to marinate it with her head down.

Qin Xiao, seeing that Chun Xi was still ignoring him, felt even more like he had said the wrong thing. As the Crown Prince’s personal guard, he wasn’t afforded much free time, and resolving the mistake would have to wait for another opportunity.

After Qin Xiao left, Chun Xi dared to lift her head.

At the Emperor’s tent at this moment

After the Emperor left, only the Empress stayed in the tent, along with her personal attendant Qing Ying.