Chapter 123 Chapter Yu Yanran takes the initiative
The Eastern Palace is divided into three parts: the Front Palace, the Central Palace and the Back Palace.
The Front Palace was where the officials of the Eastern Palace worked and where Zhao Xing entertained guests on a daily basis.
The Central Palace was Zhao Xing's bedroom and office.
The harem includes gardens and many courtyards, which are where the concubines of the Eastern Palace live.
The Central Palace is named Chaoyang Palace. Chaoyang means the rising sun. The Eastern Palace is the residence of the crown prince, which means that the crown prince is the rising sun of the Song Dynasty.
It was already late at night, and the lights were on in the study of Chaoyang Palace. Zhao Xing sat at the desk with a storybook in his hand, not turning the pages for a long time.
Sanshui walked up to Zhao Xing and whispered, "Your Highness, the old nanny next to Miss Yu just came over to ask if Your Highness had rested."
Zhao Xing sighed silently after hearing this and said, "Tell her to ask Miss Yu to come to Chaoyang Palace."
He originally thought that he would stay in the study longer, as Yu Yanran might go to bed when she saw that there was no news from him for a long time.
However, Yu Yanran was still waiting until late at night. If she continued like this, she would have to wait until dawn.
"Yes." Sanshui responded and walked out.
Zhao Xing stood up, stretched, and left the study.
After returning to the bedroom, he washed up with the help of the palace maids, took off his outer clothes, and sat on the bed in his inner clothes.
After a while, Yu Yanran came in led by a palace maid.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" Yu Yanran lowered her head slightly, bowed and saluted.
Yu Yanran was obviously dressed up carefully. Under the light, her skin was as white as cream, her fair face was glowing with a rosy glow, and her long black hair was draped over her shoulders.
The youthfulness that comes with age seems to have dissipated a little.
Yu Yanran lowered her head slightly. She couldn't see Zhao Xing looking at her, but she seemed to be able to feel Zhao Xing's gaze. Her heart was beating wildly, her face became more rosy, and she felt as if she was more beautiful than a flower.
"Cough cough..."
Zhao Xing took a while to come back to his senses. He coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment and said, "What are you standing there for? Why don't you help Miss Yu remove her makeup and change her clothes?"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing this, the palace maid in the room responded and led Yu Yanran to the dressing table to remove her makeup.
After removing her makeup, the palace maid helped Yu Yanran change her clothes. During the whole process, Yu Yanran kept her head down, allowing the palace maid to manipulate her.
Soon, Yu Yanran's outer clothes were taken off, leaving only a tube top.
"Turn off the lights and leave." Zhao Xing said.
Upon hearing this, the palace maid turned off all the lights in the room, leaving only a night light, then bowed and retreated.
In the huge bedroom, there was only a faint candlelight, and the room was very dark.
Zhao Xing sat on the bed, looking at Yu Yanran standing in front of the screen with her head lowered, motionless. He shook his head slightly, then stood up and walked over.
Yu Yanran felt dizzy as she listened to the footsteps getting closer.
"what!"
Suddenly she felt dizzy and couldn't help but look up and let out a scream.
"Don't scream!" Zhao Xing said in a low voice.
Yu Yanran then realized that she was picked up by Zhao Xing. Looking at Zhao Xing's face so close to her, she was so scared that she quickly closed her eyes.
Zhao Xing carried Yu Yanran to the bedside and put her on the bed. Seeing Yu Yanran with her eyes closed and motionless, like a puppet, Zhao Xing said speechlessly: "Go inside, or you will sleep alone. It's a bit cold at night, cover yourself with the quilt quickly, don't catch a cold."
The main reason was that he could hardly bear it anymore. Yu Yanran was only wearing a tube top at this time, revealing her shoulders and collarbones, but the back was empty, tied with only a ribbon.
When he hugged her just now, feeling the silky smoothness of her back made Zhao Xing feel very hot in his heart.
Yu Yanran's dizzy head regained a little consciousness after hearing this. She opened her eyes and like a frightened rabbit, she lifted the quilt and crawled in.
Zhao Xing shook his head slightly, lifted the quilt and lay down.
He closed his eyes and tried to calm himself, but the faint fragrance kept drilling into his nose, making him feel inexplicably irritated.
After Yu Yanran got into bed, she also hid her head inside the quilt.
When she felt the quilt being lifted, she got goosebumps from nervousness.
However, after Zhao Xing lay down, there was no movement.
The room was very quiet, so quiet that Yu Yanran could even hear her own heartbeat and Zhao Xing's breathing. Zhao Xing did not make any moves, and Yu Yanran breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, a thought came to her mind - did he want her to take the initiative?
Yu Yanran thought about what her nanny had taught her, hesitated for a long time, suppressed her shyness, and reached out her hand to grope in the direction of Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing was reciting the scriptures he had put together at random, and finally calmed down when he suddenly felt a hand touching him.
Zhao Xing was speechless. Are they all so proactive?
Originally, Zhao Xing wanted to pretend to be asleep, but Yu Yanran's hand was very accurate and reached into the side of his underwear.
When Yu Yanran's hand touched the skin of his chest, he shuddered.
Zhao Xing reached out and held Yu Yanran's hand, and with his other hand he held Yu Yanran tightly in his arms, resting his lower hand on her head, and whispered, "Go to sleep, don't move."
Yu Yanran's mind went blank as Zhao Xing held her in his arms. She didn't know how long it took before she regained her ability to think. Listening to Zhao Xing's even breathing, her tense nerves relaxed.
For some reason, she felt a little lost...
Zhao Xing really fell asleep. Holding Yu Yanran's soft body and smelling her fragrance, he felt a sense of peace and fell asleep soon.
The next day, Zhao Xing woke up in a daze. Before he could regain consciousness, he felt something weak in his hand and squeezed it instinctively.
"Hmm~"
Yu Yanran uttered a low moan and opened her eyes blankly.
When Zhao Xing heard the low humming sound, he was completely awake and knew what he was holding in his hand.
I didn’t expect Yu Yanran to be quite talented.
Seeing Yu Yanran open her eyes, Zhao Xing quickly pulled his hand back, lifted the quilt and got out of bed.
Yu Yanran felt the hot hand leave her chest, and she instantly understood what had happened, her face turning red.
However, when she saw Zhao Xing getting out of bed, she seemed to have thought of something and lifted the quilt and was about to get up.
"You sleep a little longer..."
Zhao Xing turned around and wanted to let Yu Yanran sleep for a while longer, just in time to see Yu Yanran lifting the quilt and getting up.
I don't know if the tube top she was wearing was untied by someone unconsciously last night, or if the ribbon at the back had come undone while she was sleeping.
The tube top was made of soft silk and slid down as Yu Yanran sat up.
Yu Yanran saw Zhao Xing stop talking and stare at her. She blushed and lowered her head. Only then did she realize that her tube top had slipped down. She screamed and pulled the quilt to cover herself.
Zhao Xing touched his nose and said, "It's still early, you should sleep a little longer."
After saying that, he walked out.
Yu Yanran no longer cared about being shy, and poked her head out and said anxiously: "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I...I will get up and help you change your clothes."
"Didn't I tell you that it's still early? I'll let you sleep a little longer," Zhao Xing said.
Yu Yanran said with some uneasiness: "But serving His Highness is what I should do, otherwise the nanny will punish me."
Zhao Xing said in a domineering tone, "I have the final say in this East Palace. If I tell you to sleep, then you can sleep peacefully. Who dares to punish you?"
After saying this, Zhao Xing turned around and walked to the inner room, calling the palace maid to help him wash up.
After washing up, Zhao Xing reminded: "Madam Feng, it's still early, let Yanran sleep a little longer and don't go in to disturb her."
"Yes!" When Nanny Feng heard this, she thought that Zhao Xing favored Yu Yanran last night. Although she was not feeling well, a happy smile appeared on her face.
Yu Yanran couldn't sleep at all. After Zhao Xing left, she got up and put on her clothes.
By the time she had tidied herself and came out to the outer room, Zhao Xing had already washed up and went out to practice martial arts.
When Nanny Feng saw Yu Yanran coming out, she smiled and said, "Your Highness told Miss Yu to sleep a little longer, but how come Miss Yu got up by herself without even calling out so that I could arrange for someone to serve her. What are you guys standing there for? Why don't you help Miss Yu wash up?"
"Thank you, Ma'am." Yu Yanran thanked.
"Miss Yu is too polite."
Nanny Feng arranged for several palace maids to help Yu Yanran wash and dress, and she took a few palace maids into the inner room to clean the house.
Arriving at the inner room, Nanny Feng went straight to the bed, lifted the quilt, and saw the slightly wrinkled Yuanpa, which was still spotlessly white. The smile on her face froze.
She checked the bed without giving up, but did not find any blood.
(End of this chapter)