Chapter 457 Sending a Letter

Chapter 457: Sending the Letter

With this thought, he quickly tried to soothe her, saying, "You silly little Xuehua, why do you always let your imagination run wild? How could I ever not like you?"

"I had them put you in the best courtyard, with all the best food and drink you could want, and I made sure none of the servants would dare treat you badly. If I truly didn't like you, how could I have spent fifty thousand taels of silver to buy you out?"

"Isn't that simple enough for you to get?"

"Little Xuehua, in my heart, there's only you."

Hua Feixue nearly lost her dinner when she heard that.

It was too greasy—even greasier than the lard-fried squid she'd had that evening.

As the Crown Prince of an entire nation, his way of talking was even more cringe-worthy than the regulars at a brothel.

She really wanted to punch that Dog Crown Prince. What was she supposed to do?

No sooner had she thought it than Hua Feixue actually did it!

Her body moved before her brain could catch up, and she raised her hand and slapped Luo Jingshen square in the face.

Luo Jingshen was stunned. "How dare you! You actually hit me?"

Hua Feixue's face dropped, and she said, all aggrieved, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, this isn't a hit—it's a custom from where I'm from called the Matchmaker's Blessing."

"Have you heard the saying, 'Hit and scold, that's love untold'?"

"Back where I'm from, when a man and woman commit to each other, the woman gives the man a slap to test his loyalty."

"The harder the slap, the more loyal the man, and such love is blessed by the Old Man in the Moon."

"I hit you because I love you, Your Highness. I just wanted to get the Matchmaker's blessing!"

After saying that, Hua Feixue was impressed by her own ability to make stuff up.

Whether Luo Jingshen bought it or not, that slap had felt great!

Luo Jingshen was, in fact, half-convinced. In this era of male superiority and female subservience, he'd never heard of any such custom anywhere.

A woman hitting a man was seen as a rebellion against the natural order and wouldn't be tolerated by anyone.

Not to mention, he was the Crown Prince, after all.

But one look at Hua Feixue's gorgeous face, and Luo Jingshen held himself back.

He wiped the corner of his mouth, spat out a mouthful of blood, and said, "This is the imperial capital, right under the emperor's nose, not your hometown. I don't care what customs you picked up before. Now that you're in the Eastern Palace, you follow my rules. Got it?"

Hua Feixue pouted and said, "Yes, Your Highness, I understand!"

Luo Jingshen got some medicine and made Hua Feixue put it on his face.

She did as she was told, but her mind was racing with ways to sneak out and tip off Ji Yuntang.

She'd caught most of what Luo Jingshen and Linchuan had said earlier, and she knew that Dog Crown Prince was planning to make a move on the Prince Ye's mansion!

She was in the same boat as Ji Yuntang now, so she couldn't just sit back and watch the Prince Ye's mansion get into trouble.

Luo Jingshen noticed Hua Feixue's distracted look and turned to her.

"Little Xuehua, what's on your mind?"

"Tell me, and I'll take care of it for you."

Hua Feixue's heart skipped a beat—this was the chance she'd been waiting for!

She immediately said, "Honestly, Your Highness, I've been scared to sleep alone since I was a kid. I thought a change of scenery would help, but these past few nights in the Mengxue Courtyard, I haven't been able to sleep a wink. I need someone outside my door to fall asleep."

"Just the thought of not being able to sleep when I go back makes me anxious."

Luo Jingshen waved it off. "I thought it was something big. Just stay here tonight—I'll keep you company."

He'd been planning to sleep with Hua Feixue anyway, and since she'd brought it up herself, it saved him the effort.

Hua Feixue was more than happy with that arrangement too.

After all, living in the Eastern Palace meant there were countless eyes on her at all times.

She could dodge them sometimes, but it was still a pain.

If she stayed at the Dog Crown Prince's place, she could sneak out tonight without raising any suspicion.

Everyone would just assume she'd spent the night with Luo Jingshen!

And that would boost her standing in the Eastern Palace too.

Both of them had their own agendas. After the medicine was applied, a lecherous grin spread across Luo Jingshen's face, and he looked at Hua Feixue like he wanted to eat her alive.

"My little beauty, here I come!"

Luo Jingshen lunged at her, trying to tear off her clothes, but Hua Feixue knocked him out with one chop to the neck.

Then she slapped him twice, right across the face.

"You? You want to sleep with this Sect Leader? In your dreams!"

Hua Feixue hauled Luo Jingshen onto the bed, ripped his clothes open, and made it look like they'd slept together.

Before she left, she gave him some knockout drops so he wouldn't wake up in the middle of the night—he'd be out for a full day.

After that, she changed into a black night outfit, put on her mask, and slipped over the wall during the guard change at the Eastern Palace.

Hua Feixue jumped straight into the West Courtyard. The servants at the Prince Ye's mansion were already used to her popping in and out!

Not only that, Chen Hu even went out of his way to bring her a plate of donkey meat flatbreads and a roast chicken.

"Our Princess saved these for you. Eat them while they're hot."

Hua Feixue was confused, but her hand was already tearing off a chicken leg and shoving it into her mouth.

"How did your Princess know this Sect Leader was coming?"

Chen Hu said, "Our Princess didn't know, but she figured you're having a rough time hiding out there, and the second you showed up here, you'd make a beeline for the kitchen to steal food."

"So you might as well eat out in the open—our Prince Ye's mansion can spare a meal."

Hua Feixue: "..."

Hua Feixue: "!!!"

Ji Yuntang truly lived up to her name—not very harmful, but extremely humiliating.

She's out there suffering so much, with that Dog Crown Prince eyeing her like prey—and all for whose sake?

Once Hua Feixue had eaten and drunk her fill, she asked, "Where's your princess? I have something very important to tell her. Go get her, and hurry."

Just then, Ji Yuntang walked out from inside.

"What does the Sect Master need? Speak freely."

Ji Yuntang sat down across from her. Hua Feixue stared at her for a moment, then asked her first question.

"I just want to know—how have you two offended the Dog Crown Prince again recently?"

Ji Yuntang paused while pouring tea and looked up at her.

"Why would the Sect Master say that? This princess hasn't seen the Crown Prince in a while, and my husband never even leaves the house—so there's no way we could've offended him."

After speaking, Ji Yuntang frowned and asked, "Has something serious happened?"

Hua Feixue downed a cup of tea and slammed the cup hard on the stone table.

"Is a matter of life and death serious enough?"

"The Dog Crown Prince said he's sending men tomorrow night to wipe out the Prince Ye mansion—and he wants both your head and Prince Ye's."

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