My transformation into a beautiful girl started with a hemorrhage.

The floors of Feiyan Palace are all paved with Hanzhong snowflake white marble slabs, but Hui's marble slab is covered with a layer of dark yellow-brown carpet, so kneeling on it doesn't hurt her knees.

However, although she was not in physical pain, she felt extremely humiliated. As a modern person, she instinctively felt aversion to kneeling, especially now that she had to kneel because of a man's order. The humiliation in her heart and the submission to reality made Hui feel even more humiliated.

Ziyan and Qiyue, who were behind Hui, also knelt down on either side of Hui. However, unlike Hui, they placed their hands on the ground and pressed their foreheads to the ground, looking very respectful.

When Granny Liu saw Hui's "unconvinced" kneeling posture, she wanted to correct her so that Hui would behave like a woman. But then she thought that the prince might like to see Hui's stubborn look, so she didn't correct Hui's kneeling posture.

As the sun set, the red glow of the sunset shone through the lattice window, illuminating the graceful figure of the young girl.

Granny Liu looked at Hui's figure, nodded in satisfaction, and finally ordered, "Miss, kneel here and wait for the Prince. This old servant has to leave now."

After finishing her sentence, Granny Liu instructed the female guard outside the door: "Keep a close eye on the young lady inside. If anything happens, report to me immediately." The implication was: If Huigan stands up, tell her.

"Yes." X 2

The two female guards answered respectfully.

Granny Liu grunted in agreement and left, leaving Hui, Ziyan, and Qiyue alone in the side hall.

As darkness fell quickly, a maidservant came to the side hall and lit the hundreds of intricately carved palace lanterns hanging in the hall on sandalwood frames, illuminating the entire side hall of the Scarlet Smoke Palace as if it were daytime.

The maids also saw Hui kneeling in the hall, their eyes filled with curiosity, but they didn't say a word. They silently lit the lamps and then quietly left.

Time seemed to drag on as Hui knelt on the ground; the days felt endless. She cursed Xia Yuxuan inwardly, wishing he'd choke to death on his water, or else fall into her hands…

Hui had no idea how much time had passed; all she knew was that a waning moon was hanging in the sky outside.

Just when Hui thought Xia Yuxuan wanted her to kneel for the whole night.

Behind him, a voice that seemed to wish it could tear him to pieces rang out: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Hui'er. I was busy with official duties today, which is why I'm late."

After Xia Yuxuan finished speaking, he walked up to Hui, lifted her chin as she knelt on the ground, looked into her beautiful, puffed-up eyes, smiled wickedly, and asked, "Hui'er, did you miss me?"

"Hmph!" Hui shook her head, swatting away his dirty hand that was lifting her chin, and lowered her head, refusing to look at him.

"Haha, it was my oversight. Come, Hui'er, please rise."

As he spoke, Xia Yuxuan helped Hui to her feet.

"Hey! Don't touch me!" Hui suddenly cried out, trying to shake off Xia Yuxuan's hand.

But it didn't work. Xia Yuxuan's hand was still firmly gripping Hui's elbow, and he commanded with a domineering and forceful expression, "Hui'er, forget about that man from before, remember this feeling, this is how I feel!"

Originally, when Hui learned that Xia Yuxuan had come in, she felt both angry and shy. She had only met women before, so she hadn't felt anything.

But now that Xia Yuxuan has entered, the girl's modesty has been completely aroused. Only now does she realize that this so-called "pure snow silk cloud thousand water skirt" is as revealing as a bikini swimsuit in her previous life, or even more so, because the girl's key parts are not completely covered like a bikini, but are vaguely visible, like the shadow of a tree, which makes people's imagination run wild.

If it's just this, Hui can accept it. After all, modern people have seen all kinds of daring outfits.

However, Hui never imagined that these tattered clothes would have this function:

When Xia Yuxuan grabbed her arm just now, Hui felt as if the Thousand Water Skirt didn't exist at all, and Xia Yuxuan's hand was directly touching her skin.

Chapter 207 Recognizing One's Identity

"Let go, let go."

Hui Mei's eyes were already moist, and she prayed softly with helplessness and panic.

Xia Yuxuan's domineering attitude aroused Hui's fear, an instinctive female fear of a strong male.

Especially when she felt Xia Yuxuan's rough grip on her palm, unlike a girl's delicate and soft palm, Xia Yuxuan's palm was full of masculine energy. It was thick, large and powerful, and if you looked closely, you could feel the calluses on it.

The overwhelming masculine scent made Huibi acutely aware of her identity as a girl.

Therefore, Hui's attitude softened.

However, Xia Yuxuan thought that Hui was still resisting him.

He didn't notice Hui's completely different, weak attitude from before.

Xia Yuxuan was extremely dissatisfied. The thought that the beauty in front of him was pleasing others under the moonlight, yet resisted him so much, made a ruthless glint flash in Xia Yuxuan's dark eyes. He wanted to leave his mark on the beauty in front of him.

Xia Yuxuan brought Hui's two delicate arms together, grabbed them firmly with one hand, lifted them behind Hui's head, and used his other thick hand to clamp Hui's chin, turning her head to look at him. Then he began his "education":

"Since ancient times, 'a country cannot be well-governed if it has no laws, and a family cannot be unconnected if it has no laws.' Remember, this is my flavor, a flavor you must become familiar with!"

After speaking, Xia Yuxuan ignored Hui's pleading eyes and kissed her rosy lips...

"Um-"

After the initial shock, Hui began to fiercely resist.

But it was no use. Her hands were firmly fixed and she couldn't move, nor could she back away from him. She wanted to bite off Xia Yuxuan's invading tongue, but Xia Yuxuan's hand, which was clamping down on Hui's chin, secretly exerted force. The pain from her jaw forced Hui to open her red lips and let Xia Yuxuan do whatever he wanted.

Time passed slowly, and during this time, Hui was forced to experience the sensation of her lips and teeth being connected with Xia Yuxuan's.

At this moment, the image of a strong person he had previously projected onto him was no longer that of a strong person; instead, it reflected the helplessness and bewilderment of a little girl.

Gradually,

Hui gave up her struggle.

Because Hui resisted and refused to cooperate with Xia Yuxuan, Xia Yuxuan would tighten his grip on Hui's hands and the hand that was clamping his chin.

Xia Yuxuan used this method to tell Hui that resistance was useless and would only lead to more brutal treatment.

Therefore, Hui gave up resisting.

It was only at this time that Huicai gained a very deep understanding of her identity as a woman.

Sure enough, no matter how much I outwardly look down on the "Prince Charming" story, at this moment, what I long for most is for a "prince" to come and save me.

'But reality isn't a fairy tale; I'm all alone, how could anyone possibly come to my rescue?'

Finally, Hui glanced at Xia Yuxuan: 'Perhaps, I'm destined to be a concubine in the Prince's mansion for the rest of my life.'

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Aomori

Kota's room.

It was still night here, and only a few minutes had passed since Hui left this world.

"Achoo!..."

Kouta sneezed again.

"He probably has a cold!"

Kouta muttered to himself, then got up to drink a glass of water. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt uneasy.

"Looks like I need to go to bed earlier from now on."

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Xia Dynasty.

The side hall of the Scarlet Smoke Palace in the Prince Xian's Mansion.

After a long while, Xia Yuxuan finally released Hui.

At this moment, Hui was already in tears, her delicate face covered with tear stains. Her beautiful eyes, filled with helplessness and fear, were misty as she looked at herself. She was a pitiful sight, no longer the spirited woman who had been reciting poems at the poetry gathering, nor the resolute and decisive woman who had attacked herself when drinking with me.

Seeing Hui's weak and helpless state, Xia Yuxuan's dissatisfaction and anger immediately vanished, replaced by a pang of heartache.

Only then did he realize that no matter how legendary the girl's past experiences were, how high her martial arts skills were, or how unparalleled her talent for poetry and prose was, in essence, she was just a fourteen-year-old girl, a woman who needed to be cherished.

Suddenly, I had originally intended to punish Hui on the spot and make her realize the reality, but now I have lost all interest and have no such thoughts at all.

"Don't cry."

Xia Yuxuan's gentle voice rang out, and he wiped away the tears from the corners of Hui's eyes with his hand.

"Hui'er hasn't eaten yet, has she? Let's eat together."

After Xia Yuxuan finished speaking, he instructed the servants to prepare food and then led Hui into the inner room of the side hall.

Hui obediently followed Xia Yuxuan into the inner room.

Hui had already prepared herself for the worst, but seeing Xia Yuxuan's sudden tenderness, she was completely bewildered and couldn't understand why Xia Yuxuan was doing this.

In fact, Hui completely underestimated a girl's most powerful weapon against men—crying.

Dong'er herself had learned how to cry in front of men, because there are techniques to crying. When you cry well, you look like a pear blossom in the rain, pitiful to behold; when you cry poorly, you wail like a ghost, making even gods and men weep.

Of course, Hui herself did not intend to seduce Xia Yuxuan; she was simply playing herself and naturally used the techniques that Dong'er had painstakingly learned.

This has resulted in Xia Yuxuan's current state.

Unlike the dramatic ups and downs in Hui's heart.

Ziyan and Qiyue smiled throughout, especially when they saw Xia Yuxuan taking such good care of Hui. They thought their master was really amazing, winning the prince's attention so quickly, something unheard of in the entire backyard of the prince's mansion.

Upon arriving at the table in the inner room, Xia Yuxuan helped Hui sit down. The table was round, and Xia Yuxuan sat down naturally next to Hui.

Seeing that Hui had stopped crying, Xia Yuxuan held Hui's hands in his palms and asked with concern, "How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"

Having calmed down, Hui looked at Xia Yuxuan suspiciously, completely unsure of what he was up to. She had a feeling he was about to pull some kind of trick. So Hui simply laid it all out and said, "You can just say what you want to do. You don't have to pretend with me."

"Hypocritical!? Uh, okay." Xia Yuxuan gave a wry smile and continued, "I understand that Hui'er is suspicious of me now. Don't worry, we have a lifetime to resolve the misunderstanding. Take it slow, and I believe that time will allow Hui'er to see my true feelings."

"The rest of my life?! You really want to lock me up for the rest of my life?!" Hui exclaimed in shock.

"Haha, Hui'er, you're overthinking it. Of course, it wouldn't work if it were any other woman, but since it's Hui'er, once I ascend the throne and everything settles down, I can allow her to go out and play if she wants to."

"You... don't you hate me for hitting you back then?"

"So that's what Hui'er is worried about. Don't worry, it's just a small matter. I do take it to heart. If Hui'er is worried that this matter will affect my feelings for you, you don't need to worry about it. On the contrary, I find Hui'er's mischievous behavior quite endearing."

Seeing that Xia Yuxuan was shamelessly treating her as his woman, Hui wanted to deny it, but she was afraid of angering him, so she could only accept his statement.

Then, a group of more than a dozen maids entered carrying various delicacies, and soon a table full of sumptuous dishes was laid out on the table.

After it was over, most of the maids left on their own, leaving only 5 or 6 maids to come to Xia Yuxuan's side and start picking up their chopsticks to serve food.

Seeing this, Hui knew what was going to happen. In the palace, Hui had seen that these high-ranking officials did not need to use their chopsticks when they ate. They only needed to move their eyes and mouths, and the maids would naturally pick up food and feed them.

However, Xia Yuxuan said, "You may all leave."

Upon hearing this, the maidservant said nothing, but respectfully replied, "Yes."

Then he quietly left the room.