At that moment, time seemed to freeze completely.
The eunuchs, palace maids, and guards around them instantly went numb. Even their ancestors beneath the earth began calling in favors, praying that their nine surviving generations of kin would remain safe and sound.
As the Crown Prince, Sui Hongji had never encountered anything like this in his life.
He had just been about to reprimand the guards for running around the palace when a strange object nearly poked him in the throat.
He instinctively took a whiff.
Hmm, no smell.
But the shape seemed somewhat... delicate?
"E-Elder Brother?"
Only then did Sui Wanhe come back to her senses. She felt awful all over—it was actually her eldest brother, the one she feared most.
Among her elder brothers, her eldest brother had the gentlest temperament, yet he was the one she feared most. Even she could not explain why.
Though her eldest brother had always treated her very well.
She quickly pulled the thing back, her face awkward as she said, "I was just fooling around with them. Elder Brother, why are you here... You could have told me in advance."
After seeing what Sui Wanhe held in her hand, Sui Hongji could not stop himself from dry-heaving. He had the urge to use fire arts to scorch his tongue and mouth clean.
Could something meant to go in a mouth actually be put in a mouth???
Casually condensing a ball of water with true essence, Sui Hongji rinsed his mouth. Only then did he feel somewhat better. Suppressing his anger, he looked at his mischievous younger sister and said, "You are a dignified princess. What kind of behavior is this, fooling around with such a thing? Who gave it to you?"
"I... I picked it up outside myself."
Sui Wanhe was