Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

“Don’t,” he urged her.

Lóng Wei realized that aphrodisiac was mixed in the tea, which they drank. That’s why they both were feeling this way. More than him, Li Hua had gone out of control. Before anything could happen, he lifted Li Hua in his arms.

“Y-Your Hi-Highness,” she stroked his cheek with her palm.

“Li Hua, don’t!” Lóng Wei urged her. He was getting out of control too, but if he starte, then they would not stop. He could not let anything happen between them this way. Her touch was playing with his mind, screaming at him to take her to the bed. Shaking off his head, he somehow reached the bathhouse.

He slid the door and walked in before closing it. Looking at the pool of cold water in the bathtub, he quickly walked to it. Lóng Wei put his right foot in, and the water splashed out. Taking in his other leg, he carefully sat down, and their bodies submerged into the water.

He took a dip with Li Hua and, within a few seconds, came out of the water within seconds. Li Hua gasped for air. She tightly locked her hands around him. Li Hua promptly moved away as she felt better and lowered her body into the water.

“What was that? I suddenly felt-” she paused and peered at his lips. She kissed him, and deep frowns appeared on her forehead.

Lóng Wei stood up and started to remove his clothes. “Did someone put anything with tea leaves?” Lóng Wei asked her as he threw his clothes out of the bathtub. He didn’t remove his pants and glanced at Li Hua, who was staring at his naked body.

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“I asked something,” Lóng Wei said and sat down in the pool of water.

“I don’t know, Your Highness. Forgive me for that. I didn’t mean to do that,” she said in a low voice and covered her face with her palms. She felt embarrassed for doing this intimate thing with him.

“Someone put an aphrodisiac drug in hot water. You know about it, right?” Lóng Wei asked her, and she peeked from the gaps, between her palms.

“To increase s-s,” she was unable to say when Lóng Wei completed her words.

“To increase sexual drive.”

Li Hua shut her eyes tightly, and she further lowered her body into the water. She wanted to bury herself deep in the ground. She kissed him and even removed her clothes. How could she even do it?

“Did you prepare everything yourself?” Lóng Wei asked.

“Senior Brother Xiwan did,” Li Hua replied.

“Xiwan?” Lóng Wei knitted his brows. “Did someone ask him to do this? But, who? Did he betray me?” He murmured and looked at Li Hua, who had still covered her face with her palms.

“Court Lady Hong had accompanied you to the kitchen, right?” Lóng Wei asked her. “Look at me,” he raised his voice.

Li Hua gradually put her hands down and looked at him. “Yes, she did. But why will she do such a thing? Also, Senior Brother Xiwan can never do such a thing,” Li Hua opined.

“Did you hand the tray to Court Lady Hong?” Lóng Wei asked her.

“Hmm. She asked me again and again despite my refusal. So I could not help but hand the tray to her,” Li Hua answered.

“She mixed an aphrodisiac drug in hot water. Did she get suspicious of us? Did she know that we both have not consummated?” Lóng Wei thought of many such possibilities.

“But I didn’t tell Court Lady Hong about all this. She cannot know about this on her own. And even if she knew it, she would have told me to do my duties well. Using an aphrodisiac isn’t the correct way.” Li Hua didn’t want Lóng Wei to punish Court Lady Hong without proof, nor did she want him to be suspicious of her.

Lóng Wei outstretched his hand into the water and grasped Li Hua’s wrist. She gaped at him, and the next second, she found herself on his lap.

“Your acts are enough to show her that you are not giving enough attention to your husband. It is not a normal household. It is the palace. Everything is recorded and scrutinized here. Here, your first duty is to produce an heir,” Lóng Wei affirmed. “You would have cried tomorrow if I had also lost my control. And more than you, I would have been hurt,” he stated.

“But I acted as per the Sixth Prince’s order. I didn’t let her get doubtful of me,” Li Hua replied and curled her fingers.

“Court Lady Hong has been serving the royals for over thirty years. She knows a woman better than a woman knows herself. It’s not tough to study you. She must have been suspicious of you,” Lóng Wei proclaimed.

“That’s not possible. I have been careful, Your Highness.” Li Hua was still adamant about her statement.

Lóng Wei snickered and ducked his head to look at the lovebite. “You covered it with facial powder earlier,” he moved his fingers over the spot and peered into her eyes.

“I didn’t give it so that you could hide it. It has a reason, Li Hua. Luckily, we are leaving for Xinshui tomorrow. Else,” he paused.

“Else what, Your Highness?” Li Hua queried.

“Else, you were taught all sorts of things about intercourse. A date would have been fixed, and she would have been present with Chief Eunuch to witness it,” Lóng Wei proclaimed.

“W-what?” Li Hua’s jaw dropped down.

“In the palace, all such things happen. You cannot escape it. Luckily, the Queen isn’t involved in all this because she doesn’t care what happens in my life. Else, it would have been difficult for you to make any excuse,” Lóng Wei asserted.

Li Hua was perplexed and shocked to hear all this. The palace wasn’t a good place to live. She thought. A woman was even forced into this.

“I believe His Highness would have saved me then,” Li Hua said.

“Why? A man only enjoys it,” Lóng Wei reasoned.

“But His Highness does not come in that category of men,” Li Hua replied and smiled.

“Why do you think so?” Lóng Wei was interested to know her opinion.