Volume 1 ◆ Chaos in the Imperial Harem 034 His Strength

  A wave of fragrant roasted meat aroma wafted over, and the two pairs of eyes in the dark had a vague deep meaning.

  "The prince seems to have a special interest in this woman!" A voice devoid of any emotion echoed through the dark night.

  Right then, a man's voice with a hint of jest spoke up: "Your Highness also needs a woman by your side, doesn't he?"

  "Hmph, the Crown Prince is trapped in Dongling, yet he can still control the situation across the land. That woman, how can she be worthy of him?" Moreover, if the Crown Prince wants to leave, how could a mere Dongling Imperial Palace possibly hold him back?

  "Haha... alright, don't worry about it anymore, didn't His Highness just say it was just returning a favor?"

  "Still affectionate?" The two words were coldly spat out, and he didn't continue the conversation, but his tone was clearly dissatisfied. His Highness had always disliked others touching him, yet that woman had touched him time and again, and His Highness hadn't felt any disgust. Although they weren't always by His Highness's side, they had entered the palace twice and seen that woman by His Highness's side both times! Once was when they were admiring the moon in the trees, they saw from afar and didn't approach, directly leaving instead. And once was today.

  Could it be that Your Highness has really taken a liking to this woman?

  ……

  "Does it smell good?" she asked with a smile, turning to the man beside her.

  Ba Li Jing Hong furrowed her brow, "Is this really the best place to go?" She went to the imperial kitchen and stole some things, then returned to the Pear Garden to roast them. Although the meat had a slightly strange flavor, it was indeed very fragrant.

  It's clear she asked him, but he still didn't respond.

  "Ask you, is it fragrant?" When doing the killer job, sometimes special tasks are executed. When there's no food to eat, of course, one has to be self-sufficient, so roasting meat is her specialty.

  After asking for the second time, a certain annoying person's mouth twitched, and suddenly there was an urge to slap herself twice! How could she forget who she was talking to? This stupid dead man, it would be strange if he could respond!

  But unexpectedly, a low male voice sounded from beside her ear: "Fragrant." Still as pleasant to the ear as heavenly music.

  "Hmm! Raised her head, staring at him without blinking."

  He was stared at until he felt slightly uncomfortable, his good-looking eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a hint of puzzlement appeared on his white jade-like face.

  After a while...

  She patted his shoulder with her hand: "What a good eye!" After that, she turned her head and continued to roast...

  A faint black line emerged from behind her head! He had never seen such a strange woman before!

  Sizzling sounds, the roasted chicken on the rack slowly drips out oil, fragrant all over. There is no cumin powder here, but there is the most primitive cumin.

  Several people looked at her in surprise as she sprinkled cumin on top...

  "Hey! What do you want?" Grabbing the black-clad man in front of him.

  Xiu turned her head and looked at him coldly: "Didn't you see her sprinkling some strange stuff up there? She's trying to poison the prince!"

  "Alright, alright! Can't you tell whether it's poisonous or not, Your Highness? Just be honest and stay put, we have a mission this time. If we get exposed, it'll ruin everything!" Feng furrowed his brow, somewhat displeased.

  Although Xiū didn't say anything else, he was somewhat worried.

  "It's done, eat up!" He said, tearing the chicken in half and handing him a portion.

  He, however, furrowed his brow and hesitated without taking it.

  He was slightly displeased, and coldly snorted: "What? Afraid I'll poison you to death?" She had kindly roasted a chicken to repay him for saving her life, but he actually suspected her instead.

  He snorted coldly and disdainfully turned his head away. Your Highness has a severe cleanliness habit, no matter if the meat is poisonous or not, it's absolutely impossible to touch! But then, something unthinkable happened...

  As soon as Su Jinping finished speaking, Baili Xinghong's slender fingers stretched out and took the roasted chicken!

  Xing De Xiu and Feng's jaws almost dropped!

  Those white hands formed a striking contrast with the chicken meat, slender and elegant.

  Su Jinping looked at his hand and then compared it with her own, gritting her teeth quietly. A dead man, what's the use of having such good-looking hands!

  He gnashed his teeth and took a bite of chicken to vent his anger, but then he looked at him holding the meat, seemingly somewhat embarrassed.

  He slapped his forehead and took back the meat: "Mistake! How could I forget that you can't see!"

  Tore off a piece and put it to his lips: "Eat!"

  He paused for a moment, without saying a word.

  "Okay, eat!" coaxing a child patiently.

  A faint black line emerged from the corner of his forehead, and after being silent for half a day, he finally opened his mouth and put the meat in it. He chewed lightly, and the strange flavor stimulated his taste buds, but he couldn't deny that the meat was extremely fragrant.

  "The taste isn't bad, right?" with a tone of obvious pride.

  "Uh-huh." This time she didn't have to ask again and he answered directly.

  Then the two of them didn't say a word and just quietly ate their food.

  Not far away, Xiuhe Feng watched this scene, his eyes almost bulging out! Isn't this a ghost? Have they gone blind? The prince not only accepted that greasy meat but also let that woman feed it to him! They must have eye problems!

  But what's even more annoying is that when you look at the two of them, one wearing a snow-white long gown, as beautiful as an immortal fairy. The other wearing a moonlit white men's outfit, as gorgeous as a celestial being. The two of them are just sitting on the ground eating, but they seem like the most beautiful painting in the world, with an indescribable harmony and beauty. It makes the people around them feel extremely complicated!

  After eating up that chicken, the firewood on the ground will also be burned out.

  Wiped his mouth, propped his hands on the ground, gazing at the night sky, and let out a satisfied sigh: "It's been a long time since I've felt so relaxed!"

  He just sat quietly, motionless, as he listened to her words.

  "Hey, you know what? I'm actually not a person of this world!" Maybe it was the moonlight that was too bright, or maybe it was her mood that was too comfortable, but she couldn't help blurting out such a sentence.

  Thin lips moved slightly, and there was a clear astonishment between his eyebrows. Not someone from this world?

  She glanced at him sideways, smiled lightly and said: "Alright, what's the point of telling you this. Go back and rest, I should be going too!" Otherwise, Red Maple might send someone to look for her.

  After listening to her finish speaking, he quietly got up and headed into the pear garden.

  Su Jinping also got up and returned to her own room. Feng's eyes flashed with cold light, she could feel the breath of two people, and after he got up and left, those two people followed him, but intuition told her that these two people had no malice towards him, so she didn't send him off. It seemed that he was not as simple as she had imagined?

  ……

  "Your Highness, the second prince died suddenly, and the Emperor has begun to suspect the eldest prince and the fourth prince. The Prime Minister also secretly advised the Emperor to let you return to your country!" Feng reported the message he brought with a respectful face.

  "Hmm." A faint response, all of this was within expectation, "Xiu, what do you want to say?"

  Xiu was taken aback, not expecting the prince to notice that he had something to say. No longer hesitating, he gritted his teeth and spoke up: "Your Highness, that woman is not worthy of you. Moreover, you have a marriage agreement with Murong Shuang, the daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo. If it weren't for the support of the Duke of Zhenguo, we would probably..."

  At this moment, the person's moon-like eyes opened, and a silver vortex surged up from the bottom of their eyes, mysterious and unfathomable, making it impossible to see through their thoughts. Finally, their thin lips lightly parted: "This palace will conquer the world, no need to rely on women."

  Xiu Yi was stunned, looking at this majestic man, and finally understood how ridiculous his usual thoughts were! Ah, with Your Highness's abilities, a small town's Marquis estate is nothing! "Your Highness, I know my mistake! It's just that woman..." Really doesn't match up to You!

  But he didn't give him a chance to continue. "Alright, go down."