Song Qingshu had never expected her to be here, but after a brief moment of surprise, he recovered. "Could it be that the Princess Consort couldn't sleep alone and came to me in the middle of the night to ease her loneliness? Ah, what a shame to have missed such a wonderful opportunity."
Haemish had not expected him to be so shameless. Though his current appearance was indeed somewhat ugly, at her status, she no longer judged men by their looks. Usually, no one dared speak to her with such ease, so she found it rather novel. "Your Excellency is quite bold."
"A man must never be small, no matter what it is," Song Qingshu said with a half-smile.
The smile vanished from Haemish's face. "Are you teasing me?"
Song Qingshu spread his hands, looking innocent. "You were the one who came looking for me in the middle of the night. Strictly speaking, you made the first move, didn't you? Why are you blaming me instead?"
Haemish snorted, clearly having no time to bicker with him. "You still haven't answered my question, Your Excellency."
Song Qingshu remained utterly calm. "Where I go at night is hardly something I need to explain to the Princess Consort, is it?"
Haemish stared intently at him. After a long while, she finally smiled. "True enough. Everyone has their own secrets, so I won't press the matter. But seeing as I waited here for you all night, shouldn't you compensate me somehow?"
Song Qingshu's gaze fell on her full, undulating curves as he smiled. "Of course I should compensate you. How about repaying a debt of gratitude with my body?"
"Pah!" Haemish spat. She ultimately could not quite withstand it; normally, she was always the one teasing others. Who could have imagined that the tables