Chapter 77

"Don't worry about Wanqiu, go and rest first."

As he spoke, Xiao Minghuang gently kissed the corner of her lips.

"Well then, Your Highness should also get some rest."

Lin Wanqiu blushed slightly, took a few steps back, and ran away.

Watching Lin Wanqiu's retreating figure as if she were fleeing, Xiao Minghuang shook her head and sighed softly.

"Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown. Perhaps it's the same principle..."

A few breaths later.

Xiao Minghuang arrived outside Ye Ruoshui's courtyard.

She clutched the golden Phoenix Hairpin in her hand, which shone even brighter in the moonlight.

Knock knock knock!

Ye Ruoshui sat upright in the room. When she heard the knock on the door, a look of joy appeared on her face.

"His Highness has arrived!"

She quickly got up, went to the door, and opened it.

"Your Highness, please come in!"

Xiao Minghuang walked in and saw Ye Ruoshui's joyful face. For no reason, a sense of guilt arose in his heart.

Without thinking twice, she reached out and pulled the little girl into her arms.

"Ruoshui..."

Xiao Minghuang held Ye Ruoshui tightly and called out softly.

Hearing His Highness call her name, Ye Ruoshui felt a sweet warmth in her heart, her heart raced, and her heart pounded wildly.

"Your Highness..."

The two embraced for a moment, and Xiao Minghuang finally released Ye Ruoshui, taking out the Phoenix Hairpin from his bosom.

"This Phoenix Hairpin is for you."

As she spoke, Xiao Minghuang handed the Phoenix Hairpin to Ye Ruoshui.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ye Ruoshui's face was filled with a happy smile as she took the Phoenix Hairpin, carefully held it, and put it on her head.

She walked quickly to the mirror and was overjoyed to see the gleaming golden phoenix reflected in it.

She had never worn such beautiful jewelry before.

Ye Ruoshui ran back to Xiao Minghuang, raised her little face, and said with great joy:

"Your Highness, this hairpin is really beautiful."

Xiao Minghuang raised his hand, patted Ye Ruoshui's head, and said softly:

"If you like it, that's good."

The two went inside and sat down, talking for a while.

During this time, even if Ye Ruoshui was naive and simple, she could tell that Xiao Minghuang had something on his mind and kept hesitating to speak.

"Your Highness, is something troubling you?"

Ye Ruoshui asked with concern.

Xiao Minghuang raised her head, looked at Ye Ruoshui, a bitter smile on her face, and said:

"I..."

The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back.

Seeing that His Highness remained silent for a long time, Ye Ruoshui was filled with anxiety, but she didn't know how to persuade him.

"Your Highness, I'm not very bright. If there's anything particularly important, you can consult Sister Lin. She's much smarter than me!"

Ye Ruoshui cautiously offered a reminder.

Hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's face was full of complicated emotions. She thought to herself, "That Sister Lin, who is much smarter than you, is already secretly having an affair, but you're still clueless."

Xiao Minghuang thought about it again and finally made up her mind.

She sat upright, looking at Ye Ruoshui with eyes full of solemnity.

"Actually, there's something I need to tell you."

"I like you..."

"Since before the last seclusion..."

"Or perhaps on the way back to Beiyang City..."

"Back in Beiyang City..."

"I can't quite remember..."

But I really like you.

"And it's not just you who likes him, but also Lin Wanqiu..."

As she spoke, Xiao Minghuang felt her cheeks burning. She was a little afraid to look up, but she reached out and grabbed Ye Ruoshui's small hand to prevent the shy girl from running away before she could finish speaking.

But after waiting for a long time, Xiao Minghuang still didn't get a response from Ye Ruoshui.

She composed herself, looked up at Ye Ruoshui, and saw a pair of bewildered eyes.

"Didn't His Highness say these things a long time ago?"

"It was in Beiyang City, or even earlier, before we went to Beiyang City, that we already mentioned it, right?"

Ye Ruoshui frowned slightly, her small face full of confusion.

"Ah?!"

Xiao Minghuang was shocked.

She realized what was happening.

I didn't expect that.

The little girl actually took what she had said to fool her earlier seriously.

Ye Ruoshui didn't take her honest confession to heart.

In an instant.

A sudden sense of loss welled up inside her.

Like a young girl who has mustered all her courage to confess her feelings to the person she loves.

In the end, I only got one sentence.

"We're an old married couple, why bother with all this useless stuff!"

That's roughly it.

Xiao Minghuang's surging emotions vanished instantly, and she gave a bitter smile.

"Yes... I said that a long time ago."

"Uh-huh!"

Ye Ruoshui nodded repeatedly. She thought His Highness had something very important to discuss with her, but she didn't expect him to say these things.

"However, I am very happy that Your Highness said these words to me. Thank you, Your Highness."

The words had barely left his mouth.

Ye Ruoshui tiptoed slightly and gently kissed Xiao Minghuang's lips.

102. Pure and immaculate, cultivating both spirit and consciousness.

A kiss as light as a dragonfly skimming the water.

Xiao Minghuang's heart suddenly began to pound.

This little girl... actually took the initiative to kiss her...

Ye Ruoshui's face was flushed, and her heart was pounding like a drum.

It had been a long time since she had kissed His Highness, since the last time at the Enshrinement Courtyard.

She missed that heart-fluttering feeling, which made her both shy and joyful, and she couldn't resist it.

"Your Highness... I suddenly kissed you, you won't blame me, will you?"

Ye Ruoshui clutched the hem of her clothes, her head drooping, and asked in a low voice.

Looking at the rosy-cheeked little girl in front of her, and feeling the soft touch on her lips, Xiao Minghuang was stunned. The scene of Ye Ruoshui kissing her a few days ago flashed through her mind.

Back then, Ye Ruoshui was just as shy as she is now, yet she also took the initiative to kiss him.

In an instant.

A sweet feeling welled up in Xiao Minghuang's heart.

She gently pulled the little girl into her arms and said softly:

"How could your sister blame you?"

Hearing His Highness's gentle voice and feeling the warmth against her chest, Ye Ruoshui's heart was filled with happiness.

"Your Highness, you are so kind..."

Nestled in Xiao Minghuang's arms, Ye Ruoshui smelled her faint fragrance and a happy smile appeared on her face.

"How about I sleep with you tonight?"

Hearing this, Ye Ruoshui raised her small face, her eyes full of surprise. Since returning to the capital, she had not been close to His Highness for a long time and missed His Highness's gentleness very much.

"Good!"

Ye Ruoshui nodded, her face full of excitement.

"Then let's go change our clothes."

As they spoke, Xiao Minghuang released Ye Ruoshui and pulled her into the inner room.

Ye Ruoshui had done this countless times, helping Xiao Minghuang change clothes, but only this time was she filled with anticipation.

Xiao Minghuang took off her outer robe, leaving only her snow-white, thin inner garment, revealing a patch of snow-white skin.

Seeing the prince's exquisite and graceful figure, Ye Ruoshui stared blankly, her heart fluttering, and she murmured:

"Your Highness... you are so beautiful..."

Xiao Minghuang's beauty is undeniable.

Throughout the entire Great Xia, no one dared to say that Princess Ziwei was not a beauty of unparalleled charm.

Some even went so far as to call Princess Ziwei the most beautiful woman in the Great Xia Dynasty, or even the most beautiful woman in the Southern Border.

But for Xiao Minghuang, reputation was nothing but an external thing, and she didn't care about it at all.

She raised her hand and pinched Ye Ruoshui's small, delicate nose, her gaze falling on Ye Ruoshui's two firm, rounded breasts, and teased:

"Ruoshui's place here is lovely too!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ruoshui was stunned, then her face flushed red, and she quickly covered her chest with both hands, lowering her head.

But less than a moment later...

Ye Ruoshui suddenly raised her small face, removed the defenses on her chest, and instead reached out and grabbed Xiao Minghuang's wrist, pulling her closer and closer.

Ye Ruoshui's face flushed red, her eyes filled with shyness, but her hands moved without the slightest hesitation.

"Your Highness, please feel free to do as you please..."

Her voice was barely audible, but she spoke incredibly fast, and after saying that sentence, she didn't even look up.

Xiao Minghuang was stunned when she heard this.

She never expected Ye Ruoshui to take such the initiative.