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Xiao Jinyan lifted the stone and looked closely, the characters were small but clearly visible.

It bore the inscription "Xiao Jiu."

"Who is Xiao Jiu?"

As Xiao Jinyan was wondering, he looked up and scanned the inside of the tent but didn’t see Shen Chuwei’s figure. Thinking that she had gone to bathe and hadn’t come out for so long,

he stood up with the rosary in his hand and walked towards the area behind the screen. "Shen Chuwei?"

There was no answer.

Xiao Jinyan knew her fairly well, she wouldn’t ignore him. With a sense of puzzlement, he quickened his pace to the back of the screen, and saw in the bath barrel, only the top of a shiny black head and a pair of jade-white shoulders poking out, her long hair spilling down like a waterfall.

She had her eyes tightly closed and was clearly asleep.

To think she always loved her sleep. Having ridden for several hours today and then cooked back at camp, it was no wonder she fell asleep from exhaustion.

Xiao Jinyan put the rosary inside his clothes, picked up a towel, lifted her out of the barrel, wrapped her in the towel, turned around with large strides towards the bed, and laid her down on it.

After doing all this, Xiao Jinyan had already used a great deal of self-control. He sat down on the bed, his gaze dropping to the soundly sleeping Shen Chuwei.

In sleep, she was especially docile, like a child, and not easily awoken.

He watched her for quite a while before he undressed and climbed into bed, lying down beside her.

Yet with a woman sleeping beside him, and the faint fragrance lingering from her bath constantly at his nostrils, it troubled his mind.

When Shen Chuwei awoke, it was with a start; she was still in the mindset of her bath.

She abruptly opened her eyes and glanced down, noting that she was not in the bath barrel. Without even thinking, she knew it must have been Xiao Jinyan who had lifted her out.

When she lifted her head, she saw Xiao Jinyan, dressed neatly. He wore his usual brocade robe, whoch gave a different impression than ordinary clothes.

Xiao Jinyan stepped over gently, "Woke up?"

Shen Chuwei rubbed her eyes, her voice slightly hoarse from just waking up, "Yes, is there still time for breakfast?"

Xiao Jinyan said, "Qin Xiao has already gone to prepare breakfast."

"That’s good." Shen Chuwei propped herself up to sit, stretched lazily, and felt a chill on her body.

As Xiao Jinyan approached the bed, he caught sight of such a tempting scene and suddenly felt quite warm.

Shen Chuwei looked down at her body and realized that when Xiao Jinyan had lifted her out last night, he hadn’t dressed her...

She picked up some undergarments to put on, when a figure loomed over her, caught her wrist, and prevented her from continuing her actions.

Shen Chuwei looked up and saw those deep, dark phoenix eyes she knew so well.

Xiao Jinyan bent down to kiss her tender lips. Actually, he had been somewhat unable to resist last night, but he refrained since he couldn’t bear to wake her.

Now that he saw her awake, he naturally couldn’t hold back any longer.

"Jinyan, didn’t you say Qin Xiao went to get breakfast? So he..."

Xiao Jinyan whispered intimately against her, "Just once."

...

When Qin Xiao brought breakfast, he called out twice from the entrance without receiving a response, so he didn’t dare to go in.

Shen Chuwei was extremely nervous. Although she knew Qin Xiao wouldn’t come in without permission, those calls still had her on edge.

Xiao Jinyu, with a serious injury, approached the entrance of the Crown Prince’s tent and saw Qin Xiao holding breakfast, "Why didn’t you go in?"

"The Master did not permit me to enter."

Out of curiosity, Xiao Jinyu glanced toward the tent curtain, his tone full of questioning, "Has brother Crown Prince and sister-in-law not gotten up yet?"

"The Master is already up and busy," said Qin Xiao, bowing his head respectfully, feeling quite embarrassed.

Xiao Jinyu hadn’t thought about that possibility and was simply puzzled, "The Crown Prince doesn’t remember anything, what could he be busy with?"

Qin Xiao: "..." It wasn’t something easy to say...

The conversation between the two outside didn’t miss a word inside.

Shen Chuwei, her face red, pushed at the man on top of her, "Get up quickly."

Xiao Jinyan stared at the person beneath him, desire swirling in his eyes, wanting with both body and heart to continue, but clearly, it wasn’t the right time.

He got up reluctantly and took a wet towel to clean her body.

After they were both busy for a good while, they gradually got dressed.

With Xiao Jinyan’s permission, Qin Xiao finally entered with the breakfast, his gaze lowered, setting the meal on the table, then left to bring breakfast to Xuetuan.

Without needing Shen Chuwei’s instruction, Qin Xiao had already made it a habit.

Xiao Jinyu walked in, saw Xiao Jinyan, and walked over "Brother Crown Prince, when do you plan to return to Daxia?"