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When Xiao Jinyan leaned in, he carried a distinct masculine scent that swirled around her nose, making her a bit dizzy.

Plus, his voice was already pleasant to listen to, and when he deliberately lowered it, it became all the more fatally seductive.

Shen Chuwei stared at the evenly sculpted chest muscles before her, their defined and smooth texture, and as a half art student, she regarded the physique of a handsome man with a discerning and appreciative eye.

She had seen it countless times, yet every time she did, she felt it was a pity not to model that body.

Shen Chuwei thought to herself that she shouldn’t be lascivious, but she couldn’t control her foolishly wandering hand.

Her slender fingers touched the firm abs, feeling their solid and resilient texture, slightly damp with sweat, probably from sitting too close to the bonfire.

Xiao Jinyan supported himself with his hands on the couch, his eyes cast down at her tentatively approaching hand, hungry eyes darkening his gaze.

As Shen Chuwei touched, she realized that Xiao Jinyan was looking down at her. He was her husband, so what was the problem with her touching him?

"With such a husband, what more could one ask for?"

Xiao Jinyan let out a barely audible chuckle, "Little Nine."

Shen Chuwei looked up at Xiao Jinyan to find that they were very close, and the cool scent at the tip of her nose was growing stronger.

Xiao Jinyan’s long fingers lifted her chin as he bent his head down and kissed her lips.

At that moment, an untimely voice came from outside the door, "Master, the hot water is ready."

Xiao Jinyan’s face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Upon seeing this, Shen Chuwei couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

"..." Xiao Jinyan said, "And you’re laughing."

Shen Chuwei, struggling to hold back her laughter, said, "Your Highness, this concubine is at fault. Go take your bath."

"Together," Xiao Jinyan said, sweeping her up sideways and heading for the screen.

Before Shen Chuwei could react, she was lifted by Xiao Jinyan and strode energetically behind the screen, where he placed her in a chair.

Just as she settled in, she saw Xiao Jinyan’s hands move toward her, beginning to undress her.

His hands, having removed clothing countless times, were expertly agile.

The garments were discarded one by one, tossed carelessly onto the floor, without pity.

Shen Chuwei looked at the clothes on the ground, still new, worn by her for the first time today. Such wanton discard seemed too extravagant.

As she sat in the bath, the warm water enveloped her, easing the fatigue of the day.

"Your Highness, this is not proper," she protested.

"We haven’t tried it here yet," he replied.

Shen Chuwei lifted her head to look at Xiao Jinyan, her fair and slender arms wrapping around his neck, and whispered near his ear, "The tents don’t have good soundproofing, it wouldn’t be good for others to hear."

Xiao Jinyan’s gaze paused, then he chuckled softly, "The guard at the door has already heard you."

Standing at the entrance of the tent, Qin Xiao blushed with shame...

Hearing this, Shen Chuwei’s face reddened. The hearing of martial artists certainly was extraordinary...

She complained, "Then it’s definitely not okay."

Xiao Jinyan replied, "You don’t want them to hear, what’s so difficult about that?"

Shen Chuwei snorted, "How is that not difficult? We can’t just have them plug their ears, can we?"

Xiao Jinyan, without further explanation, commanded in a cold voice, "Move further away."

"Your subordinate obeys," Qin Xiao instructed to the guards around, "Everyone, back off."

Shen Chuwei stood there petrified, "..." Is that even possible?

Xiao Jinyan asked, "Is that satisfactory now?"

Shen Chuwei flatly refused, "No, they all know now."

Xiao Jinyan simply gave her two words, "Too late."

In her dazed state, she heard Xiao Jinyan say hoarsely, "Little Nine, your look just now whetted my appetite."

Shen Chuwei was baffled. What had she done just now to tantalize Xiao Jinyan so much?

At this time, Xiao Jinyu had taken some mosquito repellent from the Imperial Doctor to put inside the tent.

The siege encircled a great forest, with the most and the most poisonous mosquitoes.

After placing the repellent, Xiao Jinyu sat down by the bed, his gaze falling on Miss Han’s legs. Her legs were really long and white, but several bites had left red, swollen spots, which pained his heart.

"I’ve already sprinkled insect repellent, so there won’t be any mosquitoes later. I will apply some ointment for you," he said.

Xiao Jinyu, taking out a bottle from his embrace, opened the lid and applied a little ointment gently onto the swollen areas.

Miss Han looked down at his pained expression. If one didn’t know better, they might think she had suffered a grievous wound.

"It’s just a few bites, they’re a bit itchy, but not painful."

"Itchy is already miserable enough, how much worse would pain be?" Xiao Jinyu, looking at the spots that had yet to subside, eyed the ointment in his hand, "This ointment isn’t effective at all, it’s still swollen."

Miss Han: "..."

"Even the best ointment doesn’t work that fast."

"Miss Han makes sense, it’s just me being too hasty," Xiao Jinyu placed the ointment on the table.

Miss Han, pushing his arm, urged him, "You should go and bathe, it’s time to rest."

"Yes," Xiao Jinyu stood up to bathe.

The hot water had been prepared early, and after Xiao Jinyu finished his bath, he found that there were still mosquitoes in the tent because Chuwei had been bitten again.

"This insect repellent is useless; what is the Imperial Doctor even good for?"

As Chuwei watched Xiao Jinyu frowning, she was about to speak when her arm was suddenly bitten by a mosquito. She slapped it forcefully, and upon looking at her palm, she saw not just the mosquito but also blood.

Xiao Jinyu saw this, grabbed her arm, and noticed yet another red and swollen bump on her fair skin. He felt very distressed.

"You wait here, I’ll go find Crown Prince brother."

Having said that, Xiao Jinyu stood up and strode out.

When Chuwei wanted to call him back, he had already disappeared at the door.

The distance between the two tents wasn’t far; just a few steps away.

Seeing the light still on inside the tent, Xiao Jinyu knew that the Crown Prince brother had not yet slept, and he walked over quickly.

Inside the tent,

"Your Highness is becoming less and less considerate of your concubine, not letting me rest so late at night," Shen Chuwei complained dissatisfiedly.

"I said I’d help you digest your food, and I meant it."

Sweat dotted Xiao Jinyan’s forehead, but his actions didn’t pause for an instant.

"Crown Prince brother, I need to talk to you."

The sudden shout made Xiao Jinyu’s brows furrow tightly.

Why isn’t he sleeping at this time, and what’s he doing at my camp?

Shen Chuwei held her breath; she remembered that Xiao Jinyu had also learned martial arts, and the sounds inside the tent could surely be heard.

Impatiently, Xiao Jinyan spat out two words, "Wait."

Xiao Jinyu had been waiting outside the tent for the time it took to brew a pot of tea, becoming somewhat impatient with Crown Prince brother for still not letting him in.

"My brother is taking way too long to dress, isn’t he?"

Qin Xiao: "..." It’s a wonder the Master isn’t cursing him out yet, and he still complains about slowness?

After another pot of tea had brewed, Xiao Jinyan walked out, dressed properly from inside the tent, and upon seeing Xiao Jinyu, he asked coldly, "What is it?"

Xiao Jinyu hadn’t noticed his brother’s displeasure; all he could think about was Chuwei being tormented by mosquitoes.

"Brother, do you have any insect repellent? There are so many mosquitoes in my tent, and Chuwei has been bitten all over."

"I’ll go in and fetch it," Xiao Jinyan said with an obviously ill temper.

Xiao Jinyu still didn’t realize that his brother was in a bad mood.

Xiao Jinyu got some insect repellent, which was concocted by Shen Chuwei, and it worked very well.

"Just light it and place it underneath the bed."

"Got it, brother," Xiao Jinyu replied, taking the insect repellent and turning to leave. He didn’t get far before remembering the red bites on Chuwei’s legs, so he circled back.

"Brother, do you have any anti-itch ointment? Chuwei’s legs got bitten by mosquitoes, and they’re really itchy."

Xiao Jinyan: "..."

Indeed, there was anti-itch ointment, also prepared by Shen Chuwei, and it was very effective.

When he had gone on an inspection tour last year, Shen Chuwei had prepared many such essentials for him.

When Xiao Jinyu happily returned to his own tent with the anti-itch ointment,

He discovered that Chuwei had been bitten several more times in the short time he was away.

Xiao Jinyu felt unbearable distress, "I got some insect repellent from Crown Prince brother; I’ll light it now."

Chuwei was frowning and scratching the places where the mosquitoes had bitten her, some of which she had scratched until they bled.

After lighting the insect repellent, Xiao Jinyu sat on the bed with the anti-itch ointment, regretting bringing her here as his tender movements smeared the ointment on her bitten skin.

Looking at her white, long legs, he began to daydream.

Ever since that drunken episode, he vaguely remembered bits and pieces that made his face flush and heart race with excitement whenever he thought of them.

His gaze began to drift upwards unconsciously...

Noticing Xiao Jinyu’s gaze becoming erratic, Chuwei asked, "Jinyu, what are you looking at?"

Xiao Jinyu quickly averted his eyes feeling guilty, "Maybe you’re just too fragrant, and even the mosquitoes want a taste of you."

Since the mosquitoes weren’t biting him and only targeted Chuwei, if they all bit him instead, she wouldn’t have had to suffer.

Chuwei chuckled at his words, "This is the first time I’ve heard of mosquitoes biting by scent."

She looked down at the spots where the ointment was applied, surprised, "This ointment works very well; it’s not itchy anymore."

"Anything from Crown Prince brother is naturally the best," Xiao Jinyu said rather proudly. It was good that he had gone to the Crown Prince brother; otherwise, if he’d sought the Imperial Doctor, Chuwei would have continued to suffer.

After Xiao Jinyu finished applying the ointment, he took off his clothes to go to bed, and the buzzing of mosquitoes near his ears had stopped.

He turned his head toward Chuwei, "Have you noticed that the gnats have decreased too?"

"Indeed, they are fewer, and no mosquitoes are biting me anymore," Chuwei noticed that the insect repellent was effective, having been initially worried about not getting a good night’s sleep.

Xiao Jinyu stretched out his arms, pulled her into his embrace, and closed his eyes. However, the image of Chuwei’s white, tender long legs, combined with the thrilling fragments from after his drunkenness, kept him wide awake.

"Chuwei, are you sleepy?"

ps: Third update