When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

late at night.

The Third Prince's bedroom.

Luo Qingxue sat on the edge of the bed, idly listening to the falling flowers. Moved by the scene, she couldn't help but think of the night she went to the Lin residence to see Lin Xuan.

"Tomorrow is the succession ceremony, will Lin Xuan... really go?" Luo Qingxue sighed. "He probably won't. He's so clever, how could he not see through this trap?"

Thinking of this, Luo Qingxue stood up and paced around the room.

What's wrong with her? Despite being Xiao Zhan's imperial concubine, she's thinking about another man. This disconnect between her identity and her feelings makes her feel like a promiscuous woman, a fickle and promiscuous harlot.

Luo Qingxue, who was born into a scholarly family and grew up reading classic texts, cannot accept herself in this way.

But the more this is the case, the clearer the past experiences become.

She had been married to Xiao Zhan for two and a half years, yet she had fallen for a man she had only met two or three times. What else could she be but a slut?

Luo Qingxue was unusually irritable. Looking at Xiao Zhan, who had already gone to bed, she silently walked over, trying to gain Xiao Zhan's favor in order to suppress the absurd thoughts in her heart.

However, Xiao Zhan remained indifferent to her as always.

Luo Qingxue felt extremely wronged.

"Your Highness, we have been married for more than two years. Why does Your Highness still refuse to look at me directly? Could it be that Your Highness really has someone else in your heart?" Luo Qingxue said aggrievedly.

Xiao Zhan did not answer her question and chose to ignore it.

Luo Qingxue stood up and said with grief and indignation, "If Your Highness continues to ignore me, I will go out and seek pleasure, and no longer care about female virtues and chastity."

Xiao Zhan remained silent.

"Your Highness!" Luo Qingxue stamped her feet in frustration, and in a fit of anger, turned and left.

"Make sure to close the door when you leave," Xiao Zhan said.

These words completely chilled Luo Qingxue's heart.

She clearly saw Xiao Zhan and Yun Xiyue's intimate moments, but she still believed that Xiao Zhan would change for her.

However, Xiao Zhan still ignored her completely.

Luo Qingxue wiped away her tears and left the palace in tears. As soon as she left the palace, she bumped into someone and fell to the ground with a thud.

"Damn it! Which lackey has a death wish!" Luo Qingxue angrily cursed.

"Why is Your Highness so angry in the dead of night?" A familiar voice rang out from above Luo Qingxue's head.

Luo Qingxue was taken aback. She looked up and found that the person in front of her was Lin Xuan.

"Lin Xuan, is that you? What are you doing here?" Luo Qingxue said in disbelief.

Lin Xuan said, "If I said I was waiting for you, would you believe me?"

"Waiting for me?" Luo Qingxue stood up, rubbing her sore bottom. "Waiting for me for what?"

"I'll wait for you to come out and have some fun," Lin Xuan said.

Luo Qingxue blushed, remembering what she had said to Xiao Zhan in the palace, and immediately felt ashamed.

But she instinctively took Lin Xuan's words as frivolous, and said with slight anger, "You scoundrel, how dare you!"

"Me, a lecher? Wasn't it the imperial concubine who wanted to have fun but was caught red-handed by me? If anyone should be called a lecher, it should be the imperial concubine," Lin Xuan said with great interest.

Luo Qingxue was taken aback and vehemently denied it: "You're talking nonsense! When did I ever seek pleasure?"

"If I hadn't come, wouldn't you have gone?" Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Lin Xuan knew Luo Qingxue's fate. In her previous life, she had been married to Xiao Zhan for many years without consummating their marriage. Unable to bear the loneliness, she went out to seek pleasure with prostitutes, thus falling into prostitution and ultimately leading to her tragic end.

Therefore, Lin Xuan waited for Luo Qingxue on her way out of the palace, firstly to rescue her, and secondly for the succession ceremony the next day.

"Nonsense!" Luo Qingxue snorted.

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Your Highness the Imperial Concubine must have had a fight with the Third Prince, which is why she went out and planned to indulge herself at a brothel."

"Actually, I know that Your Highness does not really want to fall into depravity. She just wants to annoy the Third Prince so that he will pay attention to you, feel sorry for you, and cherish you."

"But unfortunately, someone who never loved you will not care about you even if you die."

"Mr. Lin has a deep understanding of this."

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingxue looked at Lin Xuan in disbelief, as if she were looking at a complete stranger.

"You have deep experience? How could you have deep experience?" Luo Qingxue was skeptical; she thought Lin Xuan was just being glib.

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, fine, but I can tell you that if you really step into a brothel tonight, your life will be ruined."

As he spoke, Lin Xuan stepped aside.

"The road is right here. How you go and which way you go is up to you. I, Lin, will not interfere."

Looking at Lin Xuan's sincere expression, Luo Qingxue was momentarily dazed.

The two had met openly and honestly, which meant that their relationship was closer than that of strangers, but farther than that of friends.

Though farther than friends, yet closer than lovers.

This complicated and strange relationship left even the well-read Luo Qingxue somewhat bewildered.

What exactly is their relationship? She really couldn't understand it, and even after searching through ancient books, she couldn't find any definition.

"I'll count to three. If you don't leave, I'll take that as a refusal," Lin Xuan said when Luo Qingxue didn't answer.

Luo Qingxue was still hesitant, unsure of what to do.

"Then I'll start counting, three." Lin Xuan counted directly to three.

Luo Qingxue was stunned and said, "You're just going to count to three?"

"I only said to count to three, but I didn't say how to count," Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Luo Qingxue was both amused and exasperated. She playfully slapped Lin Xuan's arm and said, "You scoundrel, you just don't want me to leave, do you?"

"That's one way to put it. After all, it would be such a pity if a beauty like you fell into prostitution and died young!" Lin Xuan sighed.

Luo Qingxue snorted, her face showing displeasure, but her heart felt as sweet as if she had eaten candy.

If only the Third Prince were like him.

Lin Xuan, though a bit of a rogue, is a decent person. It's just a pity I'm already married and he's already married, otherwise...

No, what am I thinking? Luo Qingxue, how could you have such frivolous thoughts?

"Hmph! Smooth talker! I bet you're not a good person either," Luo Qingxue said irritably.

Lin Xuan opened his arms and said, "Since that's the case, Your Highness, just stab me to death with your sword. Consider it an act of eliminating a scourge for the people."

Luo Qingxue pouted and said, "I don't want to kill you and dirty my sword."

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "It's alright, I have weapons too. You can use mine; it won't get dirty."

"No way! Your weapon is dirty, I don't want to touch it!" Luo Qingxue snorted.

Lin Xuan smiled and slowly approached Luo Qingxue.

Although Luo Qingxue had a good impression of Lin Xuan, she actually backed down when she saw him getting closer.

In the end, Luo Qingxue was cornered by Lin Xuan against the city wall, with nowhere left to retreat.

As Lin Xuan drew closer, Luo Qingxue's face grew increasingly red and hot, and her heart pounded more and more violently.