The Command to Pamper the Husband - Chapter 133

The Second Prince calmed down.

However, the Third Prince was not calm after receiving the news. How strange, both his eldest and second elder brothers no longer harbored hostility towards their Fourth Brother.

Why?

What should he do then?

Frowning and pacing around, the Third Prince suddenly had a flash of insight and laughed. If their Father Emperor found out that the Crown Prince and Second Brothers no longer had enmity towards the Fourth Brother, would he be uneasy? Hehe, interesting!

Anyway, as long as the Eldest and Second Brothers were around, he had no chance at the throne. His original attitude was that of a fisherman reaping the benefits while the snipe and clam fought.

Tomorrow’s palace banquet—just imagining their father vaguely sensing that the Eldest and Second Brothers no longer had hostility towards the Fourth Brother…

Imagining his father’s possible reaction, the Third Prince instantly felt less troubled. What did it matter to him? He would just enjoy the spectacle.

The Third Prince went to sleep happily.

However, at Shen Yue’s residence, Song Jin still couldn’t sleep. Lying on the bed, with her legs straddling the quilt, Song Jin stared at the moonlight outside the window with wide, dark eyes.

Why hadn’t her father entered the capital yet? When would these days end?

She wanted revenge; she wanted to kill that dog Emperor in the palace, but she knew her own brain wasn’t enough. And now there was this Daoist Master Deqing.

Her father had instructed her not to use telekinesis to control weapons after entering the capital. Although he didn’t explain directly, from Lu Zhan’s words today, Song Jin vaguely guessed that using telekinesis would be noticed. And the person who would notice her was Master Deqing.

According to the situation in her dream, combined with Zhao Ke telling her that the Emperor was searching nationwide for a sixteen-year-old girl, it seemed the person the Emperor was looking for was her. Damn it!

Not a single protagonist’s halo, but all the protagonist’s troubles! What the hell!

Song Jin became more and more furious, unable to sleep. Tomorrow’s palace banquet—did she really have to steal something for the Crown Prince?

Thinking about all this, Song Jin couldn’t fall asleep. It wasn’t until dawn that she finally fell asleep in a daze, only to be awakened by Wan Xi, who shook her while she yawned and wrapped herself in the quilt.

“Let me sleep a bit longer.”

Wan Xi tried to pull her out of the quilt. “Miss, you can’t sleep anymore. Wake up, someone from the palace is here to invite you to the banquet!”

Song Jin clung tightly to the quilt, “Just fifteen more minutes, just fifteen minutes.”

Wan Xi desperately pulled at the quilt. “Wake up, Miss, you can’t sleep anymore. The Crown Prince is already on his way in.”

Song Jin was still drowsy and could hardly open her eyes. Hearing this, she suddenly jolted awake and turned to Wan Xi, “What did you say?”

Wan Xi had a crying face. “The Crown Prince is here. Lu Zhan went out to greet him. You need to hurry.”

Song Jin rolled out of bed. Just as she was about to speak, footsteps approached from outside, making Wan Xi shrink her neck in fear. She immediately pressed the mechanism beside the bed.

The bed moved to reveal a gap, and Wan Xi quickly slipped inside, not forgetting to urge Song Jin, “Miss, hurry up!”

With Wan Xi hiding in the secret room, Song Jin sat dazedly on the bed. The Crown Prince was here? Why so early in the morning! Was he bored or something?

Song Jin was almost in tears. Was this Crown Prince sick or something?

Despite her inward curses, Song Jin quickly dressed. As soon as she finished, the footsteps grew closer. Song Jin hurried out to greet him, putting on a bright smile, “So early, and Brother is already here.”

The Crown Prince gave her a sideways glance. “The Qimen Dunjia in your courtyard is well designed.”

Lu Zhan immediately tensed up. No one had known about the Qimen Dunjia in the Fourth Prince’s courtyard before. This was the Crown Prince’s first visit, and he had noticed it right away. Lu Zhan was extremely nervous, his eyes full of vigilance.

Song Jin also had a jolt of realization. “Brother, you’re joking. What Qimen Dunjia.”

The Crown Prince’s expression was wooden. “Joking? Do I often joke with you? Giving you such an illusion.”

Song Jin…

Did you come here to argue? Such a nitpicker!

Despite the cursing in her heart, Song Jin maintained a smile, shrinking her neck and saying in a soft, cute voice, “Brother.”

Hearing this, Lu Zhan’s already tense body became even more rigid. What did this mean? Song Jin, using his Highness’s body, was acting cute towards the Crown Prince?

Lu Zhan looked at the Crown Prince with twitching eyes. The Crown Prince had an ambiguous smile on his face, seemingly unaware of anything unusual.

“Are you ready? If you are, let’s enter the palace.”

Song Jin looked bewildered. “Brother came specifically to pick me up?”

The Crown Prince looked at her coolly. “Is there a problem?”

Song Jin immediately nodded. “Of course not, but…why?”

The Crown Prince stepped forward, leaning close to Song Jin. “I came to remind you not to forget the purpose of entering the palace today.”

Standing so close, Song Jin could smell a pleasant scent on the Crown Prince, though she couldn’t identify what it was; it smelled nice.

“I won’t forget.”

However, as soon as Song Jin spoke, the Crown Prince immediately frowned and moved away, waving a hand in front of his nose. “What did you eat?” he asked in disgust.

Song Jin…

“I ate noodles with Laba garlic last night.”

The Crown Prince…

Lu Zhan…

The air seemed filled with the smell of Laba garlic.

“Don’t you wash in the morning?”

Song Jin…

You don’t wash! Your whole family doesn’t wash! If you hadn’t come so early, would I be in this situation?

Still smiling, Song Jin said, “I didn’t have time yet. Please wait a moment, Brother, I’ll wash up now.”

She signaled to Lu Zhan with her eyes and hurried away. Lu Zhan followed Song Jin.

“What’s going on!”

As soon as they were out of the Crown Prince’s sight, Song Jin asked. “Was it like this before?”

Lu Zhan shook his head. “I don’t know. The Crown Prince has never visited before.”

The fact that the Crown Prince had instantly seen through the Qimen Dunjia in the courtyard made Lu Zhan extremely anxious. His Highness hadn’t woken up yet. What should they do about the courtyard’s setup?

Song Jin knew what Lu Zhan was worried about, but she couldn’t help. Her understanding of Qimen Dunjia was limited to knowing how to pronounce the words.

“Did he say anything on the way?”

Lu Zhan shook his head. “Nothing.”

Unable to glean any useful information, Song Jin nervously went to wash up. After getting ready, the Crown Prince glanced at Song Jin and turned to leave. This time, Lu Zhan didn’t lead the way; the Crown Prince easily found his way out. Song Jin and Lu Zhan exchanged looks.

This Crown Prince must be an expert in Qimen Dunjia. Did he learn this from reading books?

Sensing the gaze behind him, the Crown Prince inwardly sneered. His first book on Qimen Dunjia had been his introduction to reading; he studied it for five years. If he couldn’t see through their tricks now, he’d have wasted all those years of study.

People should always keep learning. You never know when knowledge will come in handy. This was the Crown Prince’s only insight over the years.