Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

In Xiao Tao's mind, the forbidden scenes from the storybooks she had secretly read had already begun to play automatically.

Miss...she...she wanted to quench her thirst by taking her own body because she couldn't see Young Master Lin?

Good heavens!

"Shut up! Do you want to attract that old fogey outside?"

Xia Man'er tapped her on the head in an annoyed tone, then leaned close to her ear and mumbled out her plan.

Xiao Tao was completely stunned after hearing this.

She looked down at the faded, coarse cloth maid's uniform she was wearing.

He glanced at Xia Man'er's gorgeous dress embroidered with gold phoenixes, and his tongue stammered.

"Will this... will this work, Miss?"

"What if... what if Mr. Wenruo finds out..."

"Oh, it'll definitely work!" Xia Man'er urged impatiently. "He doesn't have X-ray vision, how would he know!"

Before she finished speaking, she had already ripped off Xiao Tao's outer garment in no time.

"Hurry up, take it off yourself! I want to take mine off too!"

As she spoke, Xia Man'er turned around and began to undo her elaborate dress.

On the screen, the candlelight cast two hazy, slender figures.

The rustling sound of the fabric rubbing together was particularly clear in the quiet room.

Every now and then, there was the soft sound of a few pieces of clothing being thrown on the ground.

Xia Man'er moved swiftly, with only one thought in her mind:

Hurry, hurry up! Brother Lin Mo must still be awake!

Meanwhile, Xiao Tao was in a flurry of activity, her pretty face burning hot.

This was the first time she had ever worn such luxurious clothes. She spent a long time looking for the ties on the bodice embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water.

"Why are you so slow! Hurry up!"

Xia Man'er's little head peeked out from behind the screen, looking impatient.

"ah!"

Xiao Tao was startled and instinctively covered herself with her arm, stammering in response:

"That'll be...that'll be it, Miss! Right away!"

Finally, both of them were changed.

Xia Man'er looked at herself in the mirror, dressed in drab gray clothes with her hair deliberately messy, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then look at Xiao Tao, the poor little maid, wearing a princess dress that didn't fit her at all.

It didn't know where to put its hands and feet, like a little mouse that had stolen its owner's clothes.

"Alright, do as I said, let's get started!"

……

Outside the room, Wenruo strained her ears.

Like a vigilant old cat, it was watching for any movement inside the house.

The wind blew through the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, bringing with it a sweet and cloying fragrance.

But he couldn't smell anything.

He focused all his attention on his ears, straining to hear any sounds coming from behind the tightly closed door.

Not right.

Something's really wrong.

The little princess who was just making a fuss, throwing cushions and stomping her feet, why is she suddenly so quiet?

If a child is quiet, they're definitely up to no good.

This was a lesson he had learned through decades of cleaning up messes for the young princess, a lesson learned through blood, sweat, and tears.

No, we have to go in and take a look.

But as soon as the thought crossed his mind, his raised hand froze in mid-air.

No.

It was already late at night, and for a foreign official like him to break into the princess's bedroom without permission was inappropriate.

If word gets out, not only will his reputation be damaged, but it will also be a huge stain on the princess's reputation.

Wenruo lowered her hand, cleared her throat, and adopted a gentle tone before gently knocking on the door.

"Princess?"

"Princess, are you asleep?"

"Princess? Why aren't you saying anything?"

There was still no sound in the room, not even a breath could be heard.

Wenruo's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and the unease in her heart grew wildly like weeds.

Something's definitely wrong.

The princess's room has never been so quiet!

Unless... she's not inside!

Wenruo's alarm bells rang loudly, and he no longer cared about etiquette, raising his hand to push the door open.

Just then—

"Squeak—"

A very slight noise came not from the door, but from the side window of the room.

The wooden bolts on the window were opened.

Immediately following was the sound of fabric rubbing together, followed by a muffled "thud".

Someone landed.

Wenruo's hand, which was about to knock on the door, froze in mid-air.

His mind was racing.

The princess is... trying to escape through the window!?

This is so much in line with her style!

That's a perfect match!

"not good!"

Wenruo immediately sensed something was wrong and, no longer caring about etiquette, dashed to the side.

His wide Confucian robe fluttered in the night wind, and he almost tripped over it as he ran.

When he finally made his way around to the side of the room, panting heavily, he witnessed a scene that horrified him!

Under the moonlight, a petite figure darted out from the back door of the courtyard and disappeared into the night.

Although it was just a fleeting glimpse of her back, Wenruo could see her clothes clearly!

Embroidered with phoenixes in gold thread, flowing sleeves, and pearls from the South China Sea shimmering faintly in the moonlight on the hem of her skirt.

It's exactly what the princess wore tonight!

"Princess!"

Wenruo let out a grief-stricken roar and chased after him without thinking.

Oh no! Oh no!

It's completely broken!

As expected, the princess couldn't hold back any longer and was going to find that pretty boy Lin Mo!

No!

We absolutely cannot let them succeed!

If we just watched the princess go into that man's room,

The prince insisted on cutting him into 360 pieces and hanging them on the banyan tree in southern Xinjiang to feed the crows!

"Princess, stop immediately!"

"It's dangerous outside! Don't run!"

Wenruo screamed in anguish, and the two figures, one chasing and the other fleeing, quickly disappeared into the depths of the courtyard.

……

The bustling Qifeng Garden has finally returned to tranquility.

But this tranquility did not last long.

"Squeak—"

The door to the bedroom in the courtyard was gently pushed open a crack from the inside.

A figure dressed in coarse cloth maid's clothes peeked out, looking furtively outside.

After confirming that the corridor was empty and that Wenruo's furious shouts could still be faintly heard in the distance,

Xia Man'er's lips curled into a smug smile.

She tiptoed out and carefully closed the door behind her.

Then he put his hands on his hips, looking very pleased with himself.

"Heh heh, you old codger, trying to mess with me!"

"You're still too green!"

She gave a smug hum, then her eyes lit up as she looked toward the deepest courtyard in the city lord's mansion.

"Brother Lin Mo, I'm here!"

"I've come to... consummate our marriage!"