Chapter Fourteen: The Shameful Desire
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“Little sister, what’s wrong?” Chu Hengyang asked anxiously as he stepped down from the carriage.
“Nothing, nothing at all!” Chu Ying quickly laughed it off.
But when she saw Xiao Yixi alight from the carriage behind, a little light bulb suddenly lit up over Chu Ying’s head.
At a moment like this, she should find an excuse to leave, giving her brother and sister-in-law the time and space to be alone.
She needed to let her brother take the princess to the dining hall for some private time.
But what excuse could she use…
“Miss! Miss!” A Yu came running over waving a letter in her hand. “Miss, there’s a letter for you.”
Chu Ying’s eyes lit up with excitement.
A Yu, as expected of the lady’s personal maid, truly understood her lady’s heart!
“Miss, there’s a—there’s a letter for you…” A Yu panted as she handed it over.
“All right, all right.” Without even looking, Chu Ying smiled brightly and took the letter. “Brother, I’m going back to my room to read this. Please take Her Highness to the dining hall.”
Chu Hengyang’s Adam’s apple bobbed nervously. “Okay.”
“Your Highness…” Chu Ying looked pleadingly at Xiao Yixi.
Xiao Yixi gently shook her head. “It’s nothing.”
[Little Yingying, I really like you more and more.]
Thinking this silently, Xiao Yixi glanced at Chu Hengyang’s gentle and warm face.
Chu Ying secretly rejoiced.
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It seemed her plan was working perfectly.
Chu Ying bowed to Xiao Yixi, then greeted Chu Hengyang before darting away.
A Yu, surprised, bowed to Xiao Yixi; after receiving a nod, she hurriedly followed Chu Hengyang, keeping pace with Chu Ying.
As she ran, she was puzzled.
Why did Her Highness suddenly come to their residence?
And—didn’t she just give the letter to Miss? Why did Miss suddenly rush off to read it in her room?
“Miss, please wait for your servant!” A Yu wanted to cry but had no tears.
At the gate, the young attendants, upon learning of Xiao Yixi’s identity, were shocked and instantly dropped to their knees with thuds. “Welcome, Your Highness the Princess! Long live the Princess, long live, long, long live!”
“Rise,” Xiao Yixi said.
“Yes.” The attendants scrambled to their feet, never dreaming they’d see such an exalted person in their lifetime.
“*Ahem*.” Chu Hengyang’s eyes shimmered like spring water as he respectfully looked at Xiao Yixi. “Your Highness, please follow this humble servant.”
Xiao Yixi lifted her head slightly; her exquisite, icy-cold beauty momentarily dazzled Chu Hengyang, making it hard for him to look away. “Mm.”
She stepped forward, and Chu Hengyang quickly steadied himself, wearing an ordinary polite smile as he walked beside her.
A faint curve appeared at the corner of Xiao Yixi’s lips.
Her heart’s joy rose uncontrollably.
She saw it.
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There was a fleeting moment of hesitation in his gaze when he looked at her.
What did that mean?
It meant that seducing him was not entirely impossible; he did have a little fondness for her.
Xiao Yixi pressed her lips together; the coldness in her eyes deepened into delight.
Chu Hengyang’s breathing became rapid and uneven.
How could he harbor such impure thoughts toward the princess?
Just now, looking at her in the sunlight, her eyes shining, her face bathed in sunlight—so beautiful she seemed otherworldly—what he thought was…
He imagined kissing the princess’s eyes.
He…
The love he felt for the princess five years ago, when she was still tender and naïve, was clearly the kind that wanted to protect and guard her for a lifetime. But now…
Chu Hengyang’s eyes reddened slightly as he felt ashamed of his own feelings.
Elsewhere,
Chu Ying remained completely unaware of the fiery passion and deep affection brewing between Chu Hengyang and Xiao Yixi.
She was still happily congratulating herself on another great success.
Chuckling, she pulled out the letter in her hand. “Let me see—who is it that understands me so well and has helped Brother and Sister-in-law.”