Starting with Intercepting and Marrying the Eldest Princess - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: “Inside the Quilt and Outside the Quilt”…

Inside the Quilt

A world of darkness.

Not a single ray of light.

But it was very warm.

Xie Ning wiggled slightly.

Pei Shujing looked a little unnatural.

Outside the Quilt

Xiaozhu’s sound of pushing open the door sounded, and her footsteps approached from far away.

“What is it at this late hour?”

Pei Shujing stared fiercely at Xiaozhu.

Xiaozhu had been keeping her head down, afraid to speak.

When she mustered the courage to look up, she was stunned.

She saw a human-shaped creature wriggling inside Her Highness’s quilt. It even pulled its feet back under the quilt right before her eyes.

Xiaozhu: “…”

Is that you, Xie Ning?

It must be you!

Is she arriving at a bad time?

Xiaozhu looked awkward. Just as she was about to silently turn and leave, she heard Pei Shujing stop her sharply.

“Don’t move!”

Both Xiaozhu and the unnamed creature froze, not daring to move an inch.

Pei Shujing was speechless. She was initially talking to someone, but Xiaozhu also stopped. She couldn’t very well tell Xiaozhu to leave now.

She just stared at Xiaozhu expressionlessly: “Say what you need to say.”

Xiaozhu: “…”

She didn’t understand, but she was deeply shocked.

Xiaozhu took a deep breath and spoke word by word, paused with emphasis.

“Your Highness, I want to leave Zhenxue City!”

Pei Shujing rubbed her forehead. The thing she worried about the most had happened.

Xiaozhu wanted to leave Xiaoyu’s side.

Inside the Quilt

Xie Ning didn’t realize she had been discovered from the start, so even though she desperately wanted to remind Pei Shujing not to agree to Xiaozhu’s request, she was too embarrassed to speak.

But…

Why is it so hot in here?

She had only been inside for a short time, and she was already starting to feel hot all over.

Outside the Quilt

Pei Shujing also felt a bit flushed.

Especially after someone touched her body inadvertently.

She scoffed at Xiaozhu.

“You want to get away from here? But where can you go?”

“You can’t defeat someone in martial arts. As for your intelligence, do you think you possess any? Tell this Prince, how can I confidently send you out?”

Xiaozhu froze. She had never heard Her Highness use such stern words to mock her.

She felt nothing when she saw Her Highness treat Xie Ning this way before.

But now that it was directed at her, she felt like she was about to shatter…

She didn’t know how Xie Ning could bear it.

But Xie Ning didn’t seem to have to bear it at all. Instead, she seemed to… enjoy it?

Inside the Quilt

Xie Ning was no longer in the mood to listen to what they were saying. All she wanted now was to find a ventilated spot to cool her body down.

So, she aimed for a certain area and crawled over inch by inch.

Outside the Quilt

Pei Shujing lowered her gaze slightly, looking at the someone who had already crawled up to her waist and was blinking contentedly.

Xiaozhu looked dejected, her lips mumbling indistinctly.

Pei Shujing calmly pushed someone’s face back down, though she did lift a corner of the quilt slightly to let some cool air seep in.

Only then did she sigh.

“The fact that you and Xiaoyu have reached this point is also partly due to this Prince’s lack of concern for you both on a daily basis.”

Xiaozhu frantically shook her head: “No, no, no, it’s our own fault. It has nothing to do with Your Highness. Your Highness has already treated us very well…”

Pei Shujing snorted: “You know this Prince treats you well, yet you are all disobedient!”

Inside the Quilt

The disobedient someone was observing Pei Shujing’s legs through the small opening.

Very familiar. She knew how they felt to the touch.

Delicate, elastic, aesthetically beautiful, and close at hand!

In Xie Ning’s mind, all the previous scenes flashed.

Her body, which had cooled down considerably, felt hot again.

She wanted to repeat her previous action: crawl to Pei Shujing’s waist and breathe some fresh air.

Outside the Quilt

Pei Shujing trembled slightly, trying to lay her nightgown-clad legs as flat as possible naturally.

But who knew that someone, as if afraid of being discovered, helped her spread her legs apart, curving them to prop up the quilt.

And someone herself was looking up at her with sparkling eyes between her two legs.

Pei Shujing: “…”

What kind of posture is this?

Why is it so strange!

It couldn’t help but remind her…

Pei Shujing narrowed her eyes and pressed Xie Ning down again.

“Xiaozhu, tell this Prince honestly, what are your intentions toward Xiaoyu? Don’t deny that you don’t like her at all. This Prince is not blind.”

Xiaozhu pursed her lips. She stubbornly lifted her head: “Your Highness, I cannot accept the methods she used. It is an insult to me!”

Hoo. Her crystal-red lips let out a light breath. A hint of shyness gradually colored Pei Shujing’s face.

She cleared her throat: “…I see. What you said does make a lot of sense.”

“However, let this Prince ask you one more thing. When you say you want to leave this place, do you simply want to cool down, or do you want to leave this Prince as well?”

Xiaozhu frantically shook her head: “I will not leave Your Highness! I will be Your Highness’s maid for life.”

“…I, I see. This Prince understands.”

“Don’t move your mouth yet, let this Prince think of a solution!” She deliberately raised her voice, warning someone.

Xiaozhu was puzzled. She hadn’t moved her mouth to speak just now.

Unfortunately, if Pei Shujing’s warning worked, someone wouldn’t be someone.

Pei Shujing reached her hand into the quilt and forcefully pinched someone’s neck to stop someone’s actions.

Xiaozhu lowered her head, not daring to look up. She had realized her position.

The utility person.

She was already used to it.

But could it be played this way?

Xiaozhu felt that her former self was truly naive.

Pei Shujing successfully stopped someone’s action, finally catching her breath.

She stroked someone’s face back and forth with one hand, even wiping someone’s mouth.

“Xiaozhu, let this Prince ask you, do you want to possess battlefield skills like someone?”

Xiaozhu paused. She nodded: “Yes, but…”

Pei Shujing sighed and shared her true feelings with Xiaozhu.

“To be honest, this Prince does not lack you by my side right now, but in the future, this Prince will greatly lack women who can fight on the battlefield. Do you understand what I mean?”

Xiaozhu’s face became serious: “Your Highness, I promise, I will not let you down!”

Only then did Pei Shujing smile. What she said was true. Xiaozhu’s importance by her side was diminishing.

If things continued this way, she would merely be a faithful servant.

But Pei Shujing didn’t mind. Xiaozhu’s self-respect, however, couldn’t accept it.

So, it was better to change Xiaozhu’s life direction, not to let her be her maid for life, but to send her to the military.

When she eventually ascended to the throne, military authority would have to be firmly held in her hands, and she currently lacked a representative in the military.

And Xiaozhu was the best choice for this person.

“You must think carefully. You know the cruelty of war. Once you go there, even this Prince cannot protect you from danger.”

Xiaozhu shook her head, her gaze firm: “Death is the only option. Moreover, dying for Your Highness is Xiaozhu’s honor!”

Pei Shujing nodded lightly.

“Then I’ll… ah!”

Xiaozhu quickly looked down at the ground again.

Pei Shujing was greatly annoyed. She kindly wiped someone’s mouth, but someone actually sucked on her finger.

The warmth and wetness from the fingertip made her expression very subtle.

She couldn’t help but tease someone’s tongue tip.

“…Then you don’t need to leave this place. I will arrange for you to be by Liu Yena’s side. Are you willing to acknowledge her as your master?”

Xiaozhu froze.

Pei Shujing chased someone’s tongue tip with her finger while asking with a smile.

“What’s wrong, unwilling?”

“Don’t think this Prince is just placating you. You should know how powerful Liu Yena, the Snow Queen, is in my eyes.”

“The only reason we captured her was because Great Xia had superior military strength. If the gap between Great Xia and the Snow People were bridged, I believe no one could handle Liu Yena.”

Xiaozhu shook her head, explaining to Pei Shujing.

“Your Highness, I’m not worried about that. I’m worried that my intelligence is lacking and I will be manipulated by Liu Yena.”

Pei Shujing chuckled softly: “Liu Yena is ambitious, but she is also smart. She won’t play petty tricks in front of this Prince.”

“Even if she does, the reality is that the gap between Great Xia and the Snow People can never be bridged.”

“Furthermore, placing you by her side also means having you keep an eye on her for this Prince.”

“Don’t worry. I will send a letter to Li Yi. On the day you formally acknowledge her as your master, I will have Li Yi send you a master-acknowledgment gift. I don’t think she will refuse.”

Xiaozhu naturally knew about the history between Li Yi and Liu Yena.

She looked strange: “Your Highness, are you sure she won’t give me a hard time?”

Pei Shujing lightly hit someone as if frustrated by her lack of ambition.

“I want her to be harsh on you! On the battlefield, one moment of carelessness and you won’t come back. How can this Prince feel at ease without rigorous training?”

“Can you endure it?”

Xiaozhu took a deep breath and nodded seriously.

“Your Highness, I can!”

Only then did Pei Shujing nod in satisfaction.

“Go.”

Xiaozhu breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to flee, Pei Shujing added: “What did you see today?”

Xiaozhu instinctively replied: “I only saw Your Highness worrying about my future.”

Pei Shujing was very pleased and said languidly: “By the way, you go and explain this news to Xiaoyu yourself. Don’t let her come looking for this Prince.”

“You two come one after the other. This back and forth has already annoyed this Prince.”

Xiaozhu was a bit embarrassed. She quickly guaranteed: “Don’t worry, Your Highness. I will definitely appease Xiaoyu and prevent her from disturbing Your Highness’s good time again.”

After speaking, she suddenly realized she had let something slip. Ignoring everything else, she scurried out the door.

And carefully closed the door tightly.

Pei Shujing lowered her gaze and waited for a while before lifting the quilt.

Revealing the someone whose cheeks she was pinching.

After someone was completely out, she collapsed onto the bed, as if exhausted.

“Hiss!”

The cold wind blew, and the whole person came alive.

She sneered: “Tell this Prince, what were you doing just now?”

“Your Highness, why didn’t you let her leave sooner?” Xie Ning asked weakly.

Pei Shujing’s foot stepped back and forth on someone’s face, saying unhurriedly: “If not for Xiaozhu, would you have had such a good opportunity to profane this Prince?”

“In that case, Your Highness gave me the opportunity to profane you.”

Pei Shujing smiled, her tone frosty: “I must punish you!”

“…Why is that again?”

“You dared to speak the truth!”

“…Alright, alright. Then the punishment can be that I am profaned by Your Highness just as well.”

Pei Shujing was almost amused to the point of anger. How could this person be so shameless?

“Xie Ning! Go tap dance for this Prince now!”

“You’re not a child anymore. Why be coy with me now!”

“Shut up.”

“Okay.”

“What are you doing?”

“Tap dancing!”

“Heh. This Prince permits you to dance on this Prince’s body.”

“…Your Highness, you see, this…”

“Ah, I’m feeling rather embarrassed myself.”

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