Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

“Li Hua, will you not ask me why I killed her? You are always curious to know,” Lóng Wei asked her, and took her hand in his. Their fingers intertwined together as he waited for her response.

“I do not want His Highness to get upset,” Li Hua answered. She didn’t deny that she didn’t want to know.

“She always wanted me to leave the palace. I was born from a mistake. These were her words, which I grew up listening to from her,” he said, and asked her to keep all this to herself. “I don’t want you to go to the King and tell him. It’s not meant to be shared,” he added.

“Why?” Li Hua asked.

“Because if the person who wanted me to leave the palace, then everyone would keep using it against me. It’s between me and her. She is gone, so it has ended. The resentment is still present,” Lóng Wei affirmed. “I never regretted it but resented it. I still do,” he clarified her confusion. She thought he regretted it, but it was the opposite.

“After I catch this person who attacked the Crown Prince, I will take you to the riverside on the horse,” Lóng Wei told her. Li Hua was delighted to hear it. But she feared if someone attacked them. Then what would they do?

“We must take some soldiers with us too,” Li Hua suggested to him.

“No. I don’t want anyone to be there except us,” he asserted and smiled. He promptly sat up, and his right knee rose in the air. “Li Hua, I want to take you to many places,” he avidly said. The smile widened on his lips.

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“His Highness already took me to a few places. Thanks to him, I saw the flower valley on the hill. I still have to see the magnificent lake where Monk Yuze resides. Then, we went to Xinshui. I explored the market and even the part where I always wanted to go.” She didn’t want to go to many places because of the safety concern.

“What happened? You suddenly seem unexcited to me,” Lóng Wei said. His fingers stroked her cheeks while his eyes lingered in her eyes.

“After His Highness get hurt, I am scared. What if he is attacked again?” She inquired.

“I took that shot as I wanted to save Shui Xiaoqing. No one attacked me,” Lóng Wei answered. “If you keep getting scared in this way, then you will miss so many things,” he affirmed.

He dipped his head and kissed the left side of her neck. Her fingers tightened their hold on his fingers while her eyes shut. He trailed kisses on her neck, down to her shoulder. Using his hand, he yanked off the overcoat and then the thin fabric of her dress.

His fingers traveled down her back in gentle and slow motions. He leaned back and faced her while she gradually opened her eyes.

Li Hua’s heart hammered against her chest with just a few kisses. She initiated the kiss this time and captured his lips. Lóng Wei’s expert hands picked her up by the hips and made her sit on his lap.

Their lips were still connected, moving in rhythm with each other. His right hand went under her long skirt, and his fingers traced her soft leg. He smiled, realizing she didn’t push him away, unlike the former times. She had finally accepted him. He deepened their kiss.

They withdrew from the long-passionate kiss, leaving them breathless. He didn’t stop there. He kissed her chin and angled her neck.

She moaned when he licked the hollow of her throat and moved his lips to the sensitive spot right below her ear. He bit her skin, yearning for a moan from her when he kissed her there.

Li Hua’s hands, which were on his nape, now came to the front as she gradually moved them over his shoulders and chest. Her body was on fire and she wanted more of it. However, a masculine voice interrupted them.

“Your Highness, this is Eunuch Gao Bing. The King has sent something for you.”

Lóng Wei ignored him and continued kissing her collarbone while Li Hua had opened her eyes.

“Prince Lóng Wei, Eunuch Gao Bing is outside,” she whispered and patted on his shoulders.

Lóng Wei had to stop, and he cursed under his breath. He moved the dress up from her shoulder and traced her lips with this thumb. “I will kill him,” he muttered under his breath and dashed to the door.

With fury, Lóng Wei opened the door.

“Your Highness, this-”

“You love to anger me, right?” Lóng Wei’s sudden burst of anger terrified Gao Bing. “Why are you staring at me? Go away from my sight!” He shrieked at him.

“Prince Lóng Wei should not talk to me in this way,” Gao Bing said, despite his fear. His hands had turned sweaty and his feet were trembling.

“You should not have interrupted me when I was busy with my wife,” Lóng Wei told him as he calmed down. “Fine. I apologize to you,” he said.

Gao Bing was astonished to hear Lóng Wei. Did he hear correctly? “D-did the Pr-prince-” words didn’t come out of his mouth. He was unable to process if he had heard right or if it was merely an illusion.

“I apologize to you,” Lóng Wei said as he opened the scroll. By now, his anger had vanished. He read the message of his father and folded the scroll.

Gao Bing smiled and said, “Forgive me for intruding on the newlyweds in the middle. Your Highness, I apologize for my mistake. This is the first time I heard the prince apologizing to me. I am unable to express my happiness,” he stated.

Lóng Wei chuckled and wondered if his apology mattered so much to Gao Bing. He stepped up and hung his arm around Gao Bing. “Indeed, I must apologize to you since you are old. I must respect you at least, who help me in my various tasks,” he said.

Eunuch Gao Bing felt proud for some reason. His relationship with Lóng Wei was improving. Once he had won Lóng Wei’s heart, then he didn’t need to fear anyone.

“Gao Bing, could you give me the records what Eunuch Lianying does these days? It will be of great help if you give me the record of his activities of past one week,” Lóng Wei asked for his help. He was the only one who could access the personal records of every servant’s activities in the palace.

“Sure, Your Highness.” Gao Bing didn’t have any choice except to accept the order of Lóng Wei.