The abstinent prince, practicing Buddhism, is seduced by a voluptuous beauty into breaking his vows.

When it was broad daylight, Su Yaoyao was awakened by a sticky kiss on her ear.

Without even lifting her eyelids, she reached out and pushed him aside, her voice hoarse with the languor of someone just waking up, and a hint of lingering coquettishness.

"Xiao Chenyuan, did I not feed you enough last night? You're already having wicked thoughts again first thing this morning?"

The moment her hand touched the man's firm chest, he grabbed it and pressed it against his heart.

Xiao Chenyuan propped himself up on his arms, looking down at the person in his arms.

The ink slid from the corner of her reddened eyes to her exposed shoulders and neck—covered in traces of his wild night.

The crimson blood that had left her uncontrollably red in those phoenix eyes was long gone, replaced by an overflowing tenderness and a deep-seated possessiveness.

Sunlight streamed in through the window, falling on his sharply defined profile, even the red marks at the corners of his eyes exuded a captivating charm.

He lowered his head and gently pecked the corner of her reddened eye.

"Not fed enough. Never will be fed enough in this lifetime."

His hand slid down his side.

"Does your back still hurt? Let me rub it for you."

It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because the mere mention of it reminded Su Yaoyao of his out-of-control behavior last night, making her both angry and amused.

Her fingertips slid down his jawline, precisely scraping across his bobbing Adam's apple.

"Your Highness, you're showing some compassion now? Who was it that was acting like a madman last night, impossible to shake off? So you're denying everything now that you've done it?"

Xiao Chenyuan's ears instantly flushed red. He tightened his grip on her hand, rolled over, and pulled her into his arms, biting her ear and whispering:

"I'm only crazy about you."

He paused, then lowered his head and gently nibbled on her earlobe, his breath hot and teasing, with a hint of obsession.

"And last night, Madam clearly also..."

"Shut up!" Su Yaoyao reached out and covered his mouth, not blushing at all. Instead, her fingertips slid down his taut abs, deliberately scratching them. Watching the man's ears instantly flush red, she smiled even more mischievously.

"Your Highness's physique is quite impressive. After half a night of tossing and turning, he's still rock hard this morning. So, instead of becoming a Buddhist monk, he's become a womanizer?"

Xiao Chenyuan's breathing instantly became erratic.

"What, Your Highness? Still not enough? Want to go again so early in the morning? Aren't you afraid the Empress Dowager will come storming in, and you won't even have time to pull up your pants?"

"Graceful".

Xiao Chenyuan pulled her into his arms.

"What happened last night will not happen again. From now on, no one but you is allowed to come within three steps of me. Anyone who dares to extend a claw will be chopped off by me."

"It should have been done a long time ago." Su Yaoyao snorted, poking his chest with her fingertip. "You don't even turn away beauties who are offered to you. Is Your Highness trying to annoy me?"

"In my eyes, there is only you. Other women are no different from stones." Xiao Chenyuan immediately pledged his loyalty.

His kiss slid down her forehead and landed on her lips. Just as he was about to deepen it, Su Yaoyao reached out and covered her mouth.

She smiled mischievously, poking his lips with her fingertip: "Stop fooling around, we haven't taken care of the important business yet. That white lotus Shen Qinghe is still locked up in the woodshed, and the Empress Dowager is probably already in an uproar. Does Your Highness still have the mind to act like a hooligan here?"

Xiao Chenyuan bit her fingertip, his eyes full of displeasure, but he still obediently let go, keeping her tightly wrapped in his arms. His tone turned cold: "Just a clown, not worth your time. Leave the interrogation to Ling Feng, you can sleep a little longer, okay?"

"That won't do." Su Yaoyao raised an eyebrow, flipped over and straddled his waist, her hands supporting her chest, her eyes sparkling with a seductive smile. "She dares to drug my man, dares to set her sights on the Crown Prince's palace. If I don't meet her in person, does she really think I, the Crown Princess, am made of clay?"

As she spoke, her body swayed slightly, and Xiao Chenyuan's breathing instantly became erratic. He gripped her waist tightly, his voice hoarse as he gritted his teeth: "Yaoyao, don't move. If you move again, you won't be leaving this room today."

Su Yaoyao leaned close to his ear, her breath sweet as orchids: "Your Highness couldn't hold back anymore? Who was it last night who hugged me and said they'd be gentler in the future?"

Seeing the man's ears turn bright red, almost bleeding, and the desire in his eyes surging to the point of overflowing, yet he stubbornly restrained himself from moving, as if afraid of hurting her, Su Yaoyao laughed even more heartily. She obediently got off him and reached out to pinch his cheek: "Just kidding. Get up quickly. After we finish interrogating the people, we'll give His Highness some perks."

Xiao Chenyuan watched her jump off the bed and chuckled helplessly, his eyes full of doting affection, yet also with an unyielding obsession.

His little girl, how come she's so good at flirting, so adorable?

He will never let go, not even if it means death.

Ling Feng's deliberately lowered voice, tinged with seriousness, came from outside the door.

"Your Highness, Crown Princess, Granny Li from Shou Kang Palace has arrived. She has been ordered by the Empress Dowager to summon Your Highness to the palace today."

The ambiguous atmosphere in the room instantly dissipated.

Xiao Chenyuan's face immediately turned cold, and a chilling aura instantly filled the entire room.

He reached out and pulled Su Yaoyao tightly into his arms, his phoenix eyes gleaming with icy coldness as he spoke coldly towards the door.

Tell her that the Crown Princess is unwell and will not be going.

Last night she dared to drug someone in his study and plot against them, and today she dares to invite someone to the palace. Does this old hag really think the Eastern Palace is something she can manipulate at will?

"No, please."

Su Yaoyao reached out and hooked her hand under his chin, gently shaking it.

"You can run away from her now, but you can't hide forever. She just ruined Shen Qinghe's chances, so she'll definitely come after me. I want to see what she's really up to."

"No." Xiao Chenyuan refused without even thinking, tightening his arms around her, his eyes filled with a stubborn worry.

"Shou Kang Palace is her territory; she's capable of anything. I'll go with you!"

Just as he was about to say something more, another series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and another guard rushed in with a flustered voice:

"Your Highness! An urgent message from the border! Several veteran generals are waiting at their camp outside the capital, requesting your immediate presence for a meeting!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chenyuan's expression instantly turned extremely ugly.

The emperor is still ill, and only he can handle the affairs of state.

He held Su Yaoyao's hand tightly, his eyes brimming with worry.

Su Yaoyao reached out and smoothed his furrowed brows, then tiptoed and pecked him on the lips, coaxing him with a smile:

"National affairs are of utmost importance. I'm not a three-year-old child; I can handle that old hag. Go ahead with peace of mind. I promise, not a single hair will be missing. I'll come back perfectly fine for you to check, okay?"

"No." Xiao Chenyuan gritted his teeth, burying his face in the crook of her neck, his breath hot. "I'm worried."

But even so, he knew that urgent reports from the border could not be delayed in the slightest.

He remained silent for a while before suddenly looking up and giving instructions to the person outside the door, each word carrying unquestionable weight.

"Ling Feng, you will take all the guards of the Eastern Palace and follow the Crown Princess closely. Wherever she goes, you go. If she loses even a single hair, I will take your head."

Ling Feng, standing outside the door, immediately responded, "Yes! This subordinate will protect the Crown Princess with his life!"

Xiao Chenyuan looked at Su Yaoyao again, his tone softening slightly, but still carrying an unyielding stubbornness:

"Take Jingzhe with you. I'll transfer all my secret guards to you. They'll be deployed inside and outside the palace. If anything happens, send a signal immediately. Even if I have to break into the palace, I'll be there for you the moment."

Su Yaoyao smiled and nodded, her fingertips gently scraping his taut jawline: "Alright, Your Highness, I'll do as you say."

He paused, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, as if he had exerted tremendous effort to force out a sentence through gritted teeth.

"Heqing has to go too."

Su Yaoyao was taken aback for a moment, then raised an eyebrow at him.

"He Qing?"