Su Xi-er turned her head away and shook off his hand. âThis servant does not understand your thoughts, Prince Hao.â
A chuckle could be heard. âOthers will pretend to understand when they donât, but you are the opposite. However, this Prince doesnât mind telling you directly: anybody who betrays this Prince will be directly executed instead of tortured. No matter who it is, this Princeâs subordinates must remain loyal. Do you understand?â
His words were for me. I am Prince Haoâs maidservant, and will be for the rest of my life. As his servant, even if he doesnât want me, I must stay loyal to him.
This man is so vicious. However, Su Xi-er knew that the only way to protect oneself was to be vicious to others. After all, the reason for my tragic death in my previous lifetime was because I wasnât ruthless enough and was too trusting of others.
âPrince Hao, this servant understands your intentions. This servant will continue to wipe your body.â
Seeing that Su Xi-erâs expression was blank even as she wiped his body, Pei Qianhao smirked slightly before asking, âHow is this Princeâs skin?â
This sentence broke Su Xi-er away from her stupor. Heâs not wearing anything on his upper body! I am leaning on his skin...
She immediately recoiled, but was trapped by Pei Qianhaoâs grasp. âIs it comfortable leaning on this Princeâs body?â
Su Xi-er silently admitted that he was outstanding in both his military and governing ability, something that was made clear by his position today. Logically, his skin shouldnât be so good. Leaning on his body feels cool, and if I have to say it, smooth and comfortable...
When Su Xi-er saw his serious expression, she replied, âPrince Hao, your skin is better than any palace maid. Do you rub medicinal powder on yourself every day? More than silkâŠâ
Before she could finish, Pei Qianhaoâs eyes became cold. How can she compare my skin to a womanâs?! It would have been better if she hadnât opened her mouth!
Pei Qianhao let her go with a cold expression, picking up the clothes on the rack next to him and starting to dress. He no longer tried to have Su Xi-er assist him.
Su Xi-er stood on one side quietly, then walked quietly to the wooden table and poured a cup of green tea. âPrince Hao, the fragrance of this tea is light, it smells great.â
Pei Qianhao tied up his robe belt and ignored her, causing Su Xi-er to stop talking.
Once he finished dressing, Pei Qianhao made his way over to the table, picked up the cup of tea, and tested the temperature before downing the entire cup.
Tea needed to be enjoyed slowly for it to be fragrant. It was impossible to taste the flavour of the tea by drinking it so quickly, and the cup of tea was wasted.
Pei Qianhao saw that Su Xi-er didnât realise her mistake, so he furrowed his eyebrows and coldly instructed, âLeave.â
Su Xi-er noticed that he wasnât happy and followed his instructions to withdraw. âPrince Hao, enjoy your tea.â With that, she walked out of the room, leaving Pei Qianhao with a sombre expression.
When the imperial guard saw that Su Xi-er had come back downstairs, he asked worriedly. âDid you make Prince Hao angry?â
âPrince Hao is always grey-faced; is it always because of me? Brother imperial guard, you are thinking too much.â
The imperial guardâs heart skipped a beat when he heard this. âWhat exactly did you say?â
âNothing much. I just said Prince Haoâs skin was better than a palace maidâs. Now that I think about it, I shouldâve said that it was similar to the skin of those noble daughters.â
The imperial guardâs body completely stiffened. Prince Hao will be happy to hear that, my ass! She should say that his skin is sturdy, muscular, and manly! Anything would have been better than saying that it was similar to a womanâs!
Sigh. Does Su Xi-er not know how to talk? The imperial guard was a bit speechless. How could she say something like that?!