The morning sun had just risen.
Dawn shone through the window and spilled across Qin Xiao's face.
He slowly opened his eyes.
Zhu Zhuqing lay curled up against his chest like a kitten.
Her long black hair lay tousled over her body, and her perfect figure was fully exposed before his eyes.
The only blemishes were the streaks of deep red and dark purple bruising.
They showed just how wild last night had been.
Seven times, eight, or ten?
Qin Xiao could no longer remember.
They had only fallen into a deep sleep after exhausting themselves.
He had thought about stopping, but he simply could not control himself.
"Zhu Zhuqing, you've suffered..."
A little more tenderness entered Qin Xiao's eyes as he looked at her.
He gently kissed the girl's forehead and covered her with the thin silk quilt before getting out of bed.
After a quick wash, he tiptoed out of the room.
He was afraid of disturbing Zhu Zhuqing's sweet dreams.
"Your Holiness."
Outside the door, Meng Yiran had clearly been waiting for quite some time.
No.
More precisely, she had not left at all since yesterday.
What if she left and someone interrupted His Holiness's pleasure?
Wouldn't that be a terrible offense...?
"You didn't sleep all night?"
Seeing the dark circles beneath the girl's eyes, Qin Xiao had a faint inkling of what had happened.
"That's right."
Meng Yiran answered without hesitation.
In truth, even if she had wanted to sleep, she could not have.
What inexperienced girl could listen to those unceasing sounds without her heart fluttering with desire?
"Your Holiness, there's also a letter here. Dean Liu Erlong brought it early this morning."
Meng Yiran held a sealed letter out to Qin Xiao.
"Hmm? Who would send me a letter?"
Suspicion appeared on Qin Xiao's