Chapter 113 Yongqi Takes a Cold Bath

In the blink of an eye, Yongqi was pinned down on a bench in the hall by Xiaoyanzi. "Xiaoyanzi, get up quickly."

"I'm not getting up!" Little Swallow pouted, pressing down on Yongqi. "Today is my birthday, I'm the birthday star, you have to listen to me."

Xiao Yanzi placed her left hand on Yongqi's chest and stroked his cheek with her right hand, saying, "He's so handsome, thank goodness he's mine!"

Yongqi looked at Xiaoyanzi clinging to him, feeling quite helpless. He tried to reason with her, "Xiaoyanzi, let's go back to your room first, okay?"

Upon hearing the words "back to the room," Xiao Yanzi's eyes lit up, and she looked at Yongqi with a smile, "Okay, back to the room."

Xiao Yanzi immediately got up, grabbed Yongqi, and headed towards her room.

After entering the room, she closed the door again. Yongqi looked at Xiaoyanzi's practiced movements and couldn't help but suspect that Xiaoyanzi was pretending to be drunk!

"Little Swallow, do you still recognize me?"

Yongqi's questioning did not elicit an answer from Xiaoyanzi. Instead, his clothes were once again ripped off by the drunken Xiaoyanzi.

"..." Yongqi fell silent. Was this still the Xiaoyanzi he knew?

Yongqi was pushed onto the bed by Xiaoyanzi. She sat on him, looking down at him with her face flushed. Slowly, she leaned down and kissed his lips...

While they were kissing, Xiao Yanzi's hands didn't stop, groping Yongqi's body. Yongqi quickly grabbed Xiao Yanzi's hand, flipped her over, and switched their positions. "Xiao Yanzi, you did this on purpose, didn't you?"

"You're taking advantage of the fact that I don't dare to do anything to you right now, so you keep provoking me?"

Xiao Yanzi remained silent, sealing Yongqi's mouth shut. If Yongqi hadn't retained a shred of reason, he probably would have made a real mistake today.

At the last step, Yongqi stopped. Xiaoyanzi was a little dissatisfied, "Why did you stop? Don't you want me?"

Yongqi stroked Xiaoyanzi's cheek with his right hand and said with a smile, "Silly girl, how could I not want you? But, it's not the right time yet!"

As soon as Yongqi finished speaking, Xiaoyanzi fell fast asleep.

Yongqi helped Xiaoyanzi cover herself with the blanket, then got dressed, got out of bed, walked out of the room, and gently closed the door behind her.

He looked up at the sky and sighed, "We should get married soon."

Judging from the current situation, he probably won't be able to hold on.

Little Swallow didn't want to get married so early, but she teased him repeatedly, each time leaving him completely bewildered, while she herself fell fast asleep.

He didn't want to force her, so he had to control his desires, stopping at the crucial moment each time. "Little Swallow, if you keep doing this, I don't know how much longer I can endure it..."

Yongqi left Shufangzhai in a slightly disheveled state and rushed back to Yonghe Palace, where he took a cold bath to calm himself down completely.

After drying himself off and getting dressed, he had the bathtub cleaned and went to his study.

"Fifth Prince, you just took a cold bath. Drink some ginger soup to warm yourself up. If you catch a cold, the Princess won't forgive us." A short while after Yongqi entered the study, Xiao Shunzi brought in ginger soup.

It's only April, and the cold wind is still blowing. Yongqi took a cold shower again. If he doesn't warm up in time, he might get sick the next day.

Having been by Yongqi's side for several years, Xiao Shunzi naturally knew which names would be most effective. Sure enough, Yongqi frowned at the mention of ginger soup, and reluctantly drank it when he heard that Xiao Yanzi would be worried.

"You should know in your heart what you should say and what you shouldn't say." After finishing the ginger soup, Yongqi glanced at Xiaoshunzi, his words naturally warning Xiaoshunzi not to talk nonsense in front of Xiaoyanzi.

"...This, Fifth Prince, I'm afraid that won't work. The Princess said that from now on, no matter what happens to you, Fifth Prince, you must tell her everything, no matter how small. If we hide it from you, Fifth Prince, you will be fine, but we servants will probably be finished!"

Xiao Shunzi's words truly surprised Yongqi: "Xiao Shunzi, whose side are you on?"

"..." Xiao Shunzi hesitated for a second, then said weakly, "Fifth Prince, you are the Princess's person, so we servants are naturally also the Princess's people. We should always put the Princess's words first."

Yongqi was angry at Xiaoshunzi's words, but he couldn't refute them. "Fine, go down."

"This Xiao Shunzi is truly worthy of being someone who has followed you for so many years; he speaks with such eloquence." After Xiao Shunzi left, Consort Yu followed him in.

"Mother." Upon seeing Consort Yu enter, Yongqi quickly stood up and bowed.

"Is Little Swallow resting now?" Consort Yu smiled at Yongqi. "You came back from Shufangzhai in such a disheveled state, and then immediately took a cold shower. Something must have happened..."

"Mother..." How could he possibly say such a thing in front of Consort Yu?

Consort Yu sighed, "I came here to remind you, have you handed over all your property to Xiao Yanzi?"

Yongqi looked at Consort Yu in confusion, "Mother means..."

"Given Xiao Yanzi's personality, she might not take it on, but you have to make it clear to her that after you get married, you'll need her permission to use any money."

"When you get married, you're not just entrusting yourself to someone, but also your assets. And what changes will occur between before and after marriage, and what changes are unnecessary?"

"As for the Empress Dowager, I will go with the Emperor to speak to her. What you need to do is let the Empress Dowager know that your eagerness to marry Xiao Yanzi is not for romantic love, understand?"

"I understand, thank you, Mother."

"Perhaps this is the only time in your life you'll be this serious about Xiao Yanzi, so you have no experience. Your mother is here to give you a few words of advice. As for what to do and how to talk to Xiao Yanzi, that's your own business. If you mess this up and Xiao Yanzi can't come back, then you shouldn't go back to Yonghe Palace either."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Yongqi smiled helplessly, "It seems that my status with my mother is declining day by day!"

"Isn't this what you wanted before? Well, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself! Alright, Mother won't bother you anymore, you go ahead with your work."

When Consort Yu left, it was almost 7 PM. Yongqi sat in his chair and murmured, "Little Swallow drank so much today, she'll definitely have a headache tomorrow. I should have stopped her."

But if she hadn't been drinking, how would he have seen Xiao Yanzi's passionate side?

"No, I can't think about it anymore!" If he keeps thinking about it, he'll go crazy!

Yongqi immediately took out a string of Buddhist prayer beads from the corner of his desk, then took out a Buddhist scripture. He recited the scripture, turned the prayer beads, and tapped the wooden fish. Only then did his thoughts slowly return, and he stopped thinking about Xiaoyanzi.

Seeing their masters chanting Buddhist scriptures and striking the wooden fish again, Xiao Shunzi and Xiao Guizi outside felt quite sorry for them. "I wonder when the princess will agree to marry the Fifth Prince..."

Both of them were thinking, "Princess, if you don't agree, we're afraid the Fifth Prince will really become a Buddhist monk!"