Chapter 254: Scaring Her Away in One Move, I Did It for Your Own Good, My Lord!

Lady Xu, the concubine, knew how seriously Lady Chang viewed the position of the Crown Princess; to Lady Chang, Princess Xueyan was now her greatest rival.

Tao Chenghui nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Shen Chuwei returned with Xiao Jinyan to Hehuan Hall. As soon as she saw the bed inside, she felt a sense of familiarity. Letting go of Xiao Jinyan's hand, she began to take off her outer garment.

Xiao Jinyan watched her actions with downcast eyes, really not coy at all. He then sat down by the bed.

Shen Chuwei, halfway through undressing, noticed that Xiao Jinyan was staring at her and wondered, what's there to look at in someone undressing?

Xio Jinyan watched her intently, thinking back to how she'd clutched his arm in the Imperial Garden and drifted off to sleep. He then remembered her kitten-like humming from the night before.

"Last night, it was my palace that was too frivolous, and ended up tiring you out, little nine," he said.