Zijuan said, "But I still feel uneasy."
Hu Xiaotian said, "Don't worry. I'll stay right beside the princess."
Zijuan nodded and lay down. Hu Xiaotian waited a while until her breathing gradually grew even, secretly delighted. It seemed the Ease Pill Liu Yucheng had given him was taking effect. He deliberately called softly, "Your Highness!"
Zijuan lay quietly on the bed without responding. Hu Xiaotian leaned close to her ear and called loudly, "Your Highness!"
Zijuan still made no response. Hu Xiaotian dared not grow careless and pushed her with his hand. She was sleeping deeply, and he did not wake her.
A wicked smile curled Hu Xiaotian's lips. His gaze fell on Zijuan's breasts, and he rubbed his hands together a few times before carefully beginning to undo her clothes. Long Xiyue had once told him that Zijuan's breasts were different sizes. This was the perfect opportunity to verify it.
In truth, Hu Xiaotian had begun to suspect Zijuan's identity after the shipwreck on the Yong River, but he could find no flaws in her appearance, so he had to seek another means of verification. Using the Ease Pill to put her to sleep had been a last resort. His fingers had barely pulled open her collar when Zijuan suddenly opened her eyes and stared coldly at him. "What are you trying to do?"
Hu Xiaotian froze. He had thought Zijuan was fast asleep, never imagining she had been pretending all along. Before he could recover, Zijuan parted her lips and spat out a pill with a pfft! It struck him squarely in the right eye. Although she had spat it from her mouth, it carried tremendous force, hitting so hard his eye socket felt ready to split. He grunted in pain and stumbled backward, clutching his eye.
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