After Spending a Passionate Night with the Eldest Princess - Chapter 13

Xin Yuan covered her face and looked at the young guard. Because it had been too shocking and sudden, she was actually unable to speak for a moment.

The young guard said expressionlessly, “My apologies. This was Master’s order.”

He did not know how this person had offended Master, but Master had actually ordered him to keep an eye on her all day and not allow her to close her eyes and fall asleep. She had even instructed him not to hold back when slapping her.

Xin Yuan’s reason returned, and anger immediately surged up. “You… she… does she even respect the law anymore?!”

The young guard’s expression did not change. “I am merely following orders.”

At the side, Guo Xiaowu’s mouth hung open for a long while before finally closing. Looking at the half of Xin Yuan’s face that had swollen high, she unconsciously touched her own face.

As expected of the Eldest Princess. Once she made a move, she aimed straight for the face.

Tsk, tsk. This little sister was going to have a miserable time.

Talking about the law with the Eldest Princess—was that not a joke?

Xin Yuan finally understood what Miss Qin had meant by those words. So this was what she meant by “stop dreaming.”

Good. Very good. Last night, she should have gone through with it in one breath. To hell with her concerns.

She had worried this way and that, only to get slapped in the face.

She would remember this.

After that incident, Xin Yuan did not dare sleep again. She could only stare wide-eyed.

Guo Xiaowu truly could not hold back her curiosity. She glanced at the young guard and asked, “Xin Yuan, did you offend Miss Qin?”

Xin Yuan said hatefully, “How could I offend her? Clearly, she wanted… she’s afraid her secret will be exposed, so she wants me to keep my mouth shut.”

That slap had nearly knocked away all her rationality. That woman was far too hateful.

As soon as Guo Xiaowu heard this, her curiosity grew even stronger. “What secret?”

Xin Yuan calmed down slightly and brushed it off. “Of course it’s an unspeakable secret.”

She said it casually, but Guo Xiaowu grew excited when she heard it.

“Xin Yuan, are you serious? You’re not lying to me?”

“Why would I lie to you?” Xin Yuan rolled her eyes at her. Why had this sister suddenly become so excited?

How could Guo Xiaowu not be excited? She had already prepared herself to enter the palace and engage in a battle of wits and courage with the little emperor, thinking there was no hope of escape.

But then Xin Yuan gave her such a huge surprise.

If they could grab hold of the Eldest Princess’s weakness, perhaps they would be saved.

“Xin Yuan, we’re saved… cough, cough.”

Guo Xiaowu glanced at the young guard, who was like a wooden stake, and stopped herself in time.

She could not be anxious. She had to take things slowly. First, she had to figure out what secret this little sister knew.

Thinking this, she looked at the young guard with a smile. “This little brother, riding in a carriage is quite stuffy. Do you want to go out and get some air? Don’t worry, I’ll help you keep watch. If Xin Yuan dares sleep, I’ll slap her hard and absolutely won’t show favoritism.”

The young guard ignored her completely, his eyes fixed only on Xin Yuan, looking utterly dedicated to his duty.

Guo Xiaowu could not help worrying. How could she avoid this young guard?

Xin Yuan could not understand what she was trying to do. Tugging at the corners of her mouth, she said, “What are you blindly thinking about?”

Guo Xiaowu blinked, meaning that with the young guard watching here, there was no way to talk.

Xin Yuan: “…”

She did not understand. Better to just ask directly.

“Stop blinking. There are no outsiders here. If you have something to say, just say it.”

Guo Xiaowu’s expression stiffened. From the corner of her eye, she glanced at the young guard. Was there not a living, breathing outsider right here?

Xin Yuan raised her brows and smiled at the young guard. “Since you already know that I know your master’s secret, that means the three of us now share a secret. You should know clearly in your heart what should be said and what should not be said.”

Guo Xiaowu was dumbfounded. Was this sister serious? What kind of twisted logic was that?

The young guard stared straight ahead. Did he look like a fool?

In life, he was Master’s person. In death, he would be Master’s ghost. He absolutely would not betray Master. Absolutely not!

But Xin Yuan did not stop until her words were shocking. “The three of us can also be considered people in the same boat now. At a time like this, we should unite against outsiders and not betray one another.”

She was sleepy but could not sleep, and she was bored with nothing to do. Having someone to chat with would at least help pass the time.

The young guard was speechless. Who was in the same boat as her? He would rather smash this boat apart.

Xin Yuan patted his shoulder and said earnestly, “So, for what comes next, just pretend you can’t hear anything. Or you can cover your ears now.”

The young guard was completely speechless and silently covered his ears.

Only then did Xin Yuan say to Guo Xiaowu, “You can speak now.”

Xin Yuan was bored and looking for amusement, but Guo Xiaowu found the whole thing indescribable. Forget it. She might as well shut up.

Just then, the carriage stopped. It turned out it was already noon.

Tang Er brought over two food boxes and handed them to Xin Yuan and Guo Xiaowu, then signaled for the young guard to get down and eat something.

As if granted amnesty, the young guard jumped off the carriage. If he kept listening, he was going to start suspecting whether Xin Yuan was a fool.

Seeing the young guard walk away, Guo Xiaowu thought she had finally found a chance to whisper.

But before she could speak, Xin Yuan opened the food box and glanced inside, then simply got off the carriage.

Guo Xiaowu’s heart jolted. She hurriedly lifted the carriage curtain and saw Xin Yuan marching aggressively toward Miss Qin.

This sister could not possibly be going to demand an explanation after being slapped, right?

Guo Xiaowu could not help advising her, “Xin Yuan, calm down.”

Xin Yuan did not look back. She only raised her hand and waved it, indicating that she had heard.

Guo Xiaowu watched her back while eating and sighing inwardly. The ignorant were truly fearless.

On this side, Xin Yuan arrived before Miss Qin. Her gaze swept over the food box, and sure enough, she saw a large, bright red apple inside.

She immediately reached out, picked it up, and began gnawing on it.

There were no apples in her and Guo Xiaowu’s food boxes.

Traveling was dull, and apples were far tastier than dry rolled flatbread.

Miss Qin’s movements paused, but she said nothing.

After eating half the apple, Xin Yuan thought for a moment before tentatively speaking. “You’re not planning to have that young guard watch me all day, are you? A lone man and a lone woman being together is really inappropriate.”

Miss Qin said faintly, “Jiang Si will not act recklessly.”

Nor would he dare to act recklessly.

Jiang Si was the young guard’s name.

Xin Yuan had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, “Fine. I did dream of you last night, but I only wanted to try finishing the dream to see whether it would stop appearing.”

Once she discovered that things were beyond control, she had stopped in time.

Miss Qin glanced at her, her tone without much fluctuation. “I said it was improper.”

Xin Yuan paused. “I didn’t think it through properly. I admit I was wrong. I won’t try it again. Can you stop having someone watch me? It feels really uncomfortable.”

She still had not determined whether it was necessary to escape. Being watched was far too troublesome.

Hearing Xin Yuan admit her mistake, Miss Qin could not help curving her lips.

With Jiang Si watching her, Xin Yuan had not been able to close her eyes all morning. Meanwhile, Miss Qin had enjoyed a rare good sleep, and her mood at this moment was inexplicably pleasant.

Looking at that overly bright and beautiful smiling face, Xin Yuan decided to appeal to both emotion and reason.

“Look at my face. If I keep being alone with him, forget my reputation—my face will be ruined too.”

It was still swollen even now. And it hurt.

Miss Qin looked at Xin Yuan’s slightly red and swollen cheek, then shifted her gaze away. “Is there not still one other person?”

Three people did not count as being alone together.

Xin Yuan knew she was talking about Guo Xiaowu, and she also knew this woman had seen through Guo Xiaowu’s identity from the very beginning, so she did not bother hiding it.

“Putting aside the fact that I’m not close with Guo Xiaowu, it’s still inconvenient for Jiang Si to keep following two women like us.”

Hearing this, the smile at Miss Qin’s lips faded slightly. “She is also surnamed Guo?”

Xin Yuan nodded. In any case, Guo Xiaowu would have to exchange names with this woman sooner or later. And since Guo Xiaowu had not told the whole truth either, Xin Yuan did not bother concealing anything.

“Yes. She also said Prince Chang Guo is her uncle.”

Miss Qin looked thoughtful. Uncle? How did she remember that Prince Chang Guo was the only son in his family and had no brothers?

Seeing her sink into thought without speaking, Xin Yuan casually asked, “Is something wrong?”

Miss Qin returned to herself and said calmly, “Nothing.”

“Then what about our matter?”

After thinking for a moment, Miss Qin waved at the young guard waiting not far away.

Once the young guard came closer, she instructed, “You do not need to go this afternoon. Watch her again tonight.”

In truth, she had not gone so far as to make Xin Yuan stay awake all the time. She had only wanted to stagger their resting times.

Seeing this, however, Xin Yuan could not feel happy. What did “watch her again tonight” mean?

Xin Yuan stared at Miss Qin for a long while. After confirming that the other woman would not change her mind, she gritted her teeth, turned, and left.

Inside the carriage, when Guo Xiaowu saw Xin Yuan return, she hurriedly asked, “What did you say to Miss Qin? Is that young guard still going to watch you?”

Xin Yuan glanced at her. “He’s not watching me. He’s watching us.”

That woman was planning to have the young guard spend the night with the two of them. How thoughtful of her.

Guo Xiaowu: ??