The man leaned over her with a cold and intimidating aura, making her originally slender figure seem incredibly petite.
Caiyu suddenly woke up from her dream. Her body trembled violently. Looking at the towering figure pressing down on her in terror, she let out a shrill scream.
"Ah—"
The scream was just about to burst out when Song Yinghuai sealed her lips with his own, swallowing all the following sounds.
After that, the scorching male breath sprayed densely on her cheeks, lips, and neck.
One hot kiss after another landed on her sensitive neck, making Caiyu shiver uncontrollably.
"Your Highness..." Caiyu's voice trembled as she spoke.
She felt that Song Yinghuai was really different tonight, a hundred times more dangerous than usual.
She tentatively met Song Yinghuai's black eyes, which were deep and showed neither joy, anger, nor lust.
"This servant... this servant is not ready yet..." A hint of fear welled up in Caiyu's heart. She felt that the man in front of her was so strange, as dangerous as a savage beast without reason.
His hands were kneading her so painfully, without any pity.
It was only at this moment that she realized that no matter how angry Song Yinghuai had been with her in the past, he had actually been gentle. He would always try his best to arouse her desires.
He would slowly tease and tempt her, making her relax in the sea of lust.
But today was different. He was rough and brutal, as if she were a lifeless object.
Song Yinghuai seemed indifferent to her plea. Without any preparation on her part, instead of lingering on her chest as he used to, and without arousing any of her desires, his palm roughly ravaged her secret garden.
The sudden pain made Caiyu clench her teeth tightly, but her chin was pinched by Song Yinghuai's long fingers.
Her delicate lips were pressed under his fingertips, and her white and cute rice - like teeth were slightly exposed. Song Yinghuai's Adam's apple twitched slightly, and he commanded:
"Kiss me yourself."
Caiyu had never been so humiliated before. Even though Song Yinghuai had been domineering in the past, he would never have desecrated her like this.
She really wanted to angrily refuse, but when she met the man's eyes that were as red as fire, fear occupied her mind.
She didn't understand why he was so strange tonight. Maybe it was because he had been humiliated by the requests of the envoys from the capital?
Maybe he urgently needed an outlet to vent?
Then just follow him!
In this way, he would leave contentedly tomorrow morning, which would facilitate her actions.
Caiyu trembled as she inched closer to Song Yinghuai. He immediately bit her hard. Caiyu could only whimper in pain, her watery eyes full of panic.
Song Yinghuai sucked on her lips fiercely for a long time before leaving. He pinched her pointed chin, his dark and profound eyes meeting her frightened and watery ones. His voice was calm:
"Caiyu, don't anger me anymore."
Caiyu was completely confused.
Where had she angered him?
He had been fine when he came back during the day.
It was obvious that he had been angry with the envoys from the capital and was taking it out on her!
In order not to provoke the tiger, Caiyu tried her best to show the docility she had learned during her training in Yangzhou.
Her thick and feathery eyelashes fluttered slightly. The panic in her eyes was half real and half fake. Hesitantly, she leaned in again and licked Song Yinghuai's thin lips.
The string in Song Yinghuai's mind snapped with a "zing".
All his anger and disappointment collapsed at this moment.
He just wanted to knead this seductive woman into his very bones and flesh, stuff her into his body, and become one with her.
He no longer cared about his reserve and pride. He took the initiative to lean in.
He kissed her fiercely, sucking and nibbling.
His kiss was domineering and powerful, with an irresistible coercion between his lips and teeth.
The lewd sounds filled the room and lingered between their lips. Caiyu's delicate face was red and hot, as if steaming.
Her eyes were hazy. Kissed by Song Yinghuai, her mind was in a daze. All her fear had dissipated, and her heart seemed to jump out of her chest.
Especially the area below her abdomen was getting hotter and hotter, revealing her eagerness.
Song Yinghuai stopped kissing and pinched her chin, then kissed her tender lips a few times. His eyes were deep.
He really didn't know how a girl who looked like a delicate flower could be so cunning and ruthless, willing to endanger her own life several times.
The powerful poison on the dagger in Dong Yurong's hand that day couldn't be fake!
There were glistening tears in the corners of Caiyu's eyes. She panted heavily. In Song Yinghuai's eyes, her tear - stained appearance was sometimes soft and vulnerable, and sometimes extremely hateful.
"Undress yourself."
Song Yinghuai's voice was low, full of the boundless might and ruthlessness of a superior.
Caiyu's mind went blank, but under the double pressure of the situation and her physical desires, she obediently began to take off the few remaining undergarments on her body.
It wasn't until her hands unconsciously covered herself that she realized how much she was longing for the man's favor.
"Your Highness... Your Highness..." Caiyu's tears finally fell like broken beads, one after another.
She felt humiliated in her heart but eager physically. The contradictory feelings made her feel so suffocated that she could hardly breathe. She sobbed so hard that she almost fainted.
"This servant is so uncomfortable... Woo - hoo - hoo..."
It was the first time for her to plead so shamelessly while in a sober state.
Song Yinghuai's mind had long since snapped, and he was also extremely tense. Immediately, he laid her down on the brocade quilt.
"Then let's see how you serve me."
...
A ray of morning light shone through the window into the palace, illuminating the snow - covered windowsill.
The cold air was filled with a faint frost, as if time had been frozen at this moment. Everything was so pure and peaceful.
Song Yinghuai left before dawn. By then, Caiyu had been so exhausted that she was almost unconscious, and her wrists no longer felt like her own.
However, last night was a bit different. Song Yinghuai only cared about his own release, but he would stop abruptly after arousing her to the peak again and again.
She was forced to stop countless times. In the end, her mind exploded like fireworks, and she completely fainted. Later, she fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up, it was already broad daylight.
Half - awake and half - asleep, she heard Song Yinghuai instructing Han Fen to take out the booklet from the bookcase and put it back in the study.
She lay on the bed, looking up at the canopy.
With Song Yinghuai not by her side, her mind was very clear.
Everything from yesterday replayed in her mind.
Some faint uneasiness was screaming at her, warning her not to act rashly.
But...
The fierce face of Nanny Yu appeared in front of her eyes:
"Miss Caiyu, the next time you see me, I'm afraid I'll send you your younger brother's finger..."
"Hehe!"
A cold laugh escaped from Caiyu's throat. She suddenly sat up, and her eyes changed from hazy to clear.
She glanced at the clepsydra. It was already the third hour of the day. Nanny Yu had made an appointment with her yesterday that she would send dishes for three consecutive days to keep track of her progress at any time.
Nanny Yu should be coming soon!
Caiyu got up, washed briefly, and then went to the back kitchen.
Sure enough, Nanny Yu was directing several servants in the mansion to arrange the fresh vegetables just picked from the manor's fields into the small kitchen.
The markets on the second day of the lunar new year were still closed, but the Prince Yan's Mansion had its own manor, so there was no need to worry about the shortage of fresh vegetables.
However, the manor was in the suburbs, quite far away. Usually, most of the vegetables were transported to the army to support the Prince Yan's troops.
Only on these special occasions would Nanny Yu send people to pick some vegetables to ensure the supply of fresh ingredients for the masters.
Seeing Caiyu coming, Nanny Yu's wrinkled face broke into a smile. "Miss Caiyu is here. Today's green beans, eggplants, soybeans, and luffas are all very fresh. Come and take a look."
Caiyu looked at them as usual and smiled. "I've always trusted Nanny's work. The vegetables you pick are all fresh..."
She paused for a moment and then said, "But the Chinese artichokes you sent some time ago are gone in the kitchen. You promised to send them. Why didn't you send them this time?"
Hearing the words "Chinese artichokes", Nanny Yu's eyes flickered constantly.
This was the secret signal she had agreed upon with Caiyu.
Chinese artichokes meant that the Dong family's booklet had appeared!