The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 563 - 468: Gathering Courage! Afraid of Not Matching Him!

Chapter 563: Chapter 468: Gathering Courage! Afraid of Not Matching Him!

"What did you write?"

Under Shen Chuwei’s curious questioning, Lady Taoyan whispered, "It’s a poem. We need to be reserved; being too explicit would surely scare Song Qing."

Shen Chuwei felt it made sense. Song Qing was not Xiao Jinyan—someone who could remain calm and composed after saying I love you.

Song Qing was easily frightened.

"Song Qing is so smart, he’ll surely understand the meaning behind the poem. We’ll see his reaction tomorrow to know the outcome."

At this moment, Lady Taoyan was somewhat nervous. It was the first time in her life she had taken such bold action. She had no choice; Song Qing was too popular. If she didn’t act quickly, someone else would snatch him up.

Susu looked at her palm, where there was still a clump of dirt that just wouldn’t wipe off. You can’t eat until your hands are clean, she thought, feeling a bit anxious.

"Mommy, it’s dirty here."

"Oh." Shen Chuwei came to her senses, looked down, and continued to wipe her precious daughter’s palm. Once clean, she asked Chun Xi to take Susu to eat.

Susu held Chun Xi’s hand and with the other hand pinched her fingers as if counting: "Gugu, Little Gugu, I want it all."

Seeing Susu counting with her fingers, Chun Xi asked with a smile, "Then how many fruits do you want?"

Upon hearing this, Susu extended one hand, spreading all five fingers, "I want five."

"Why five?" Chun Xi patiently reminded her, "Count again carefully, brother, Young Master Chu, Susu, how many candied fruits?"

Susu clenched her little pink fist, "I want five."

Chun Xi sighed. It was normal for little Susu not to know simple counting.

"Alright, you’ll have five."

After entering, Chun Xi picked up some candied fruits from the table for Susu.

Seeing the candied fruits, Susu opened the small pouch she wore, made especially by Chun Xi to hold snacks, and started putting the candied fruits inside.

After filling the pouch with three, Susu, holding one candied fruit in her hand, headed for the door.

Chun Xi hurriedly followed, worried that Susu might fall. Although Susu was already sixteen months old, she was not as steady on her feet as Taotao.

Once they reached the study room, Susu with a candied fruit in hand went over to Gugu and held out the fruit, "Gugu, here fruit."

Taotao also liked candied fruits, and seeing his sister bringing some over, he was all the more delighted. He took the candied fruit from her hand and bit into it right away.

Next, Susu toddled over to Chu Lingfeng on her short little legs, stood on tiptoe, and offered him the hand-held candied fruit, "Little Gugu, here fruit."

Chu Lingfeng’s attractive eyes gazed at the young princess. Having been in the East Palace for some time now, she often brought him some treats. At first, he was somewhat shy and reluctant, but by now he had grown much calmer about it.

"Thank you." He gracefully accepted the candied fruit from the young princess’s hand and saw her smile so sweetly, it made him pause.

Once Susu had given away the candied fruits, she opened her pouch, took out a piece of candied fruit, stuffed it into her mouth, and bit down, her smile sweeter than before.

Chun Xi suddenly realized why Susu insisted on five because she wanted to eat three herself ~

Before leaving the palace, Song Qing looked at the books in front of him, and with no other choice, he picked one up, slipped it into his sleeve, and took it home.

Upon returning to the Song Residence, Song Qing went in front of the bookshelf, took the book out of his sleeve, and placed it in the box next to "Returning in the Spring" before closing the box and pushing it to the very back.

Song Qing withdrew his hand and stared at the black box for a while, then turned and left.

The next day, Lady Taoyan arrived early at the East Palace, just in time for breakfast, so they ate together.

Shen Chuwei could tell from Lady Taoyan’s actions that she was eager to know the outcome.

Lady Taoyan was somewhat distracted. In addition to being anxious to know the results, she feared being rejected or looked down upon. Her status was clear; even though she mentioned leaving the palace, she hadn’t yet done so... and to be so immodest before that...

Seeing Lady Taoyan’s distracted air, Shen Chuwei spoke up to comfort her, "Don’t be nervous, I’ll be with you in a bit."

Lady Taoyan looked up at Shen Chuwei, and suddenly she wasn’t afraid anymore. Didn’t they say in the storybooks, if you approach someone you like, you might have a chance? If you don’t make a move, you won’t even have that chance. No matter what you choose, you’ll have regrets, so it’s better to take the initiative and have none.

She nodded vigorously, "Mm."

Shen Chuwei took a golden roll and placed it in the bowl in front of Lady Taoyan, "Eat a golden roll, it’ll give you courage."

Lady Taoyan appeared calm on the surface, but she was still quite nervous and worried inside. She picked up the golden roll and took a bite as if eating it would somehow enlarge her courage.