CH 6

Yan Xiaobai nodded quickly with his brows dyed with extreme joy. He was ecstatic to know that Her Highness still cared about him.

The two were very close to each other and their breaths intertwined.

Situ’s hair was hooked on Yan Xiaobai’s cheek, making his heart itch. He despicably wanted to bring the two of them closer together.

He could kiss those lips that were full of temptation if he leaned ever so slightly forward.

But Yan Xiaobai didn’t dare to do so. He was afraid that the intimacy and tenderness of her previous treatments toward him would be reduced to nothing.

Everything would return to zero and he didn’t want that, so the best policy was to approach the bigger picture slowly.

Creak.

The door of the room was pushed open from the outside. The person who came dressed in a red outfit with green robes rushed in. Upon looking at the two people who were entangled together, he collapsed as his eyes widened. 

Then, he knelt in front of Situ’s feet, crying with snot and tears overflowing, “Your Highness said yesterday that Liu Wen is your favorite, so how could you let this lowly slave climb onto Your Highness’s bed today?”

[System, come out and help me]

Situ had no impression of this person, but his words did irk her.

“Spewing words about a slave the moment you come in, who are you to act so high and mighty?”

[Beep! The villain’s blackening value drops by 10 points]

Hm? That was a bit of a surprise.

Situ glanced at Yan Xiaobai as she saw the curvature of the corner of his mouth which could not be suppressed.

[This is the male pet(1) of the original owner. He used to instigate the relationship between the original owner and Yan Xiaobai]

(T/N: Referring to the original princess’s favourite male prostitute)

[He’s a male pet with a face like this?]

Did the original owner not have a particularly high standard for men?

[Uh, he is a bit ugly, but he wins when it comes to the clean records of his family. He also came from the Men’s Institute of Moral Arts(2) and he is really good at embroidering]

(T/N:An institute that teaches men the morals and rules to live as a better person. Some also includes activities that wouldn’t necessarily be considered manly such as embroidery and cooking)

Seeing that Si Tu was angry, Liu Wen kowtowed and cried even more, “It was clearly Yan Xiaobai who deliberately seduced Your Highness, but how could Your Highness favour him?”

Liu Wen refused to accept it!

She even called him her cutie pie last night, so how could she claim a new favourite?

Liu Wen continued to mess around, “Didn’t Your Highness say that Liu Wen is the only one in Your Highness’s heart? Your Highness mentioned that I was going to be brought into the Palace as well.”

She mentioned something about him being a Consort, but he was fixated at the exciting thought because his rank would soar!

Feeling the hot gaze behind her, Situ felt like the situation was not really going in her favour.

[Beep! The villain’s blackening value increases by 5 points]

Okay, I need to hurry up and extinguish that thought. Whatever will be, will be.

Situ got up and kicked Liu Wen’s heart, “Presumptuous! This Princess has never said such sloppy words! What kind of person do you think I am?”

If she didn’t interrupt him, the consolation towards the villain just now would all be in vain.

Smoothing the folds of her robe, Situ disdainfully said, “Do you think that you’re worthy of entering this Princess’s Palace just with you alone?”

With this pathetic face of his, it wasn’t even worthy to get her to lift up her sword!

Shi Ying looked at the scene unfolding in front of her as her heart trembled. Why isn’t Her Highness going along with her usual routine? Shouldn’t she be kicking Yan Xiaobai out?

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone in the Palace was there, Situ spoke clearly, saving Yan Xiaobai’s thoughts from wandering.

“Dismiss all the male pets of this Princess; I would never raise idlers!”

Even if she kept them, it would be a waste of food to feed them. No, she wasn’t that benevolent.

“As for Yan Xiaobai…”

Situ paused slightly before she turned her head and looked back, “Promote his rank to the steward of the Palace. My living necessities would be handled by him and him alone.”

Everyone was amazed.

Didn’t Her Highness used to always dislike Yan Xiaobai? What sort of opera play was this?

[The Host has a pretty high skill]

Two people getting along both day and night would certainly be able to inflict the spark of love, thereby reducing the blackening value.

Sure enough, the Goddess of War is the Goddess of War, the system thought.

[If I die, this villain is not going to have an easy life either]

The system was full of questions at her remark.

[When did the villain show that he was going to kill you?]

[Didn’t you say that he has hatred in his heart? It’s always right to have more preparation]

This host’s ideas are very strange.