Chapter 440 - The Princess Takes the Initiative ~~

Chapter 440: The Princess Takes the Initiative ~~

As she looked at the surrounding scenery, she unknowingly walked to the place Jun Shiling had given her.

This was an extremely simple and exquisite small courtyard. The plaque on the door had the words “Xi Garden” written on it.

The servant who had long received the notice had been waiting at the door for a long time. When she saw a beautiful figure slowly walk over, she hurriedly stepped forward. “Excuse me, are you Xia Wanyuan?”

“Mm.” Xia Wanyuan nodded.

“Hello, Madam. Young Master has already instructed us to bring you in first.”

With that, the servant took the things from Xia Wanyuan and brought her in. The courtyard was much larger than Xia Wanyuan had imagined. There were pavilions, mountains and lakes. Birds and cranes flew everywhere.

“I’ll take a walk myself. You don’t have to follow me.” Xia Wanyuan wanted to take a look herself.

“Okay, Madam, you can call us if you have any questions.”

After the servant left, Xia Wanyuan walked around the courtyard herself. It was midsummer, and the lotus flowers were blooming. The lotus flowers that filled the lake, coupled with the pavilions and that were decorated with carvings, reminded Xia Wanyuan of the princess palace in her youth.

However, the Great Xia Dynasty was not so gloomy and rainy. The Great Xia Dynasty was always sunny.

When she was young, she loved to play and throw tantrums. There was once when she secretly took a wooden basin to wash her face and threw it into the lotus pond. Then, she sat in the wooden basin and supported herself with the lotus leaf pole to pluck the lotus flowers in the lotus pond.

The maidservants in the palace could not find her and were almost frightened to death. Even her parents, who were in the midst of a meeting, were alarmed. The entire palace was mobilized to look for her, but they could not find her for a long time.

In the end, her royal grandfather, who knew her the best, got the guards to go down the lotus pond. In the middle of the lake, he found her, who was lost and crying.

Her father was extremely angry and wanted to beat her up to teach her a lesson. However, he was shouted back by her grandfather.

“If you dare to hit my precious granddaughter, I’ll hit you!!”

In the end, her father left in a huff, unable to hit her.

As she was frightened, the little princess cried pitifully. In the end, her mother slept with her for more than half a month. Only when the Buddha statue, which her father had found someone to bless from the western regions, was placed beside her bed did she gradually calm down.

After an unknown period of time, the moon slowly climbed up the treetops. Only then did Xia Wanyuan’s sculpture-like figure move. When she turned her head, she saw a figure standing by the window under the melting light in the distance.

A layer of warmth appeared in Xia Wanyuan’s eyes as she walked into the house.

“I’m going to take a shower.”

“Okay.”

By the time Xia Wanyuan took a shower, it was already an hour and a half later. Jun Shiling had already washed up and was leaning against the bedhead reading the book Xia Wanyuan had annotated.

The door was opened and then locked. Hearing a click, Jun Shiling looked up and saw that the book in his hand had a crease.

In the shop, where Xia Wanyuan had bought a dress in the day, the shop owner had not only given her a jade hairpin, but also a set of silk pajamas. The thin layer of silk could only roughly cover it, making it look hazy and mysterious.

The orchids on her dress were as white as snow, but they could not compare to the jade-white skin under the silk veil.

Xia Wanyuan walked towards Jun Shiling barefooted.

When Xia Wanyuan was nervous, she had the habit of biting her lower lip. At that moment, Xia Wanyuan, who was walking over step by step, was biting her lower lip. Jun Shiling’s breathing instantly became heavy.

Jun Shiling placed the book in his hand on the cabinet by the side, but he did not move. He only looked at Xia Wanyuan quietly.

Xia Wanyuan walked to the bed and lowered her head to lift Jun Shiling’s blanket, but Jun Shiling grabbed her wrist.

“Your place is inside.” Jun Shiling’s voice was terrifyingly low with an obvious hoarseness.

From where Jun Shiling was holding her, Xia Wanyuan seemed to be heated up. Her entire body was covered in a faint pink color.

Xia Wanyuan looked up at Jun Shiling. Her eyes, which were usually covered in ice and snow, were now bright and a little embarrassed.

Xia Wanyuan moved her wrist and insisted on lifting Jun Shiling’s blanket. Then, she lay in his arms and hugged his waist. Jun Shiling suddenly froze.

“Are you ready?” Jun Shiling’s suppressed voice sounded above her head.

Xia Wanyuan hugged him tighter. “Mm.”

Jun Shiling could not take it anymore.