Poison Genius Consort

d this man be like this? He didn’t talk, but when he did it was to confess his feelings all of a sudden.

“What?” Han Yunxi grew anxious.
She had to listen closely, word for word.
She wouldn’t let him vague though it like this.
The ever mighty Long Feiye actually felt a bit embarrassed.
He laughed a bit before holding Han Yunxi’s head and pressing her against his chest. 

Han Yunxi wouldn’t yield just like that.
She popped up and searched his gaze.
“Long Feiye, what did you just say? I didn’t hear you.”

Heavens, is he actually feeling shy?

Why wasn’t he shy at all last night? What’s with the bashfulness just then? He’s so wild with his actions but that embarrassed just by speech?

Long Feiye avoided Han Yunxi’s gaze again as his hands embraced her.
He allowed her to struggle as she wished, but refused to speak.
Occasionally, he would break out in suppressed laughs. 

“Long Feiye, you’re not telling me, is that it?” Han Yunxi set herself against him, calling out his full name.

Long Feiye’s grin grew wider, but he remained mute.

Han Yunxi wasn’t going to let him off just like that.
She freed her hands to circle them around his neck.
“Long Feiye, are you telling me or not?”

Despite using plenty of strength, she couldn’t stop Long Feiye from turning his head aside.
He refused to look at her, leaving her with a view of his devastatingly handsome side profile.

“Long Feiye, I’m asking you one last time.
Are you telling me or not?” Han Yunxi’s voice was quite loud.
Coupled with her struggles, she was moving around a lot. 

Uncle Gao had been eavesdropping the entire time.
When he finally heard signs of conversation, he only felt conflicted. Just what does the West Qin princess want His Highness Crown Prince to say?

Are they really having a discussion? About what?

Long Feiye was definitely enjoying Han Yunxi moving around on top of him.
He simply smiled wordlessly throughout it all until Han Yunxi finally released him and grew serious.
“So you’re not talking, is that it?”

At last, Long Feiye turned around.
He gazed at her loftily from above.
“So what if I don’t?”

Han Yunxi narrowed her eyes dangerously before beckoning Long Feiye to come closer with her finger.

What else could this woman do against him?

Long Feiye immediately drew close, but Han Yunxi simply scooted next to his ear and whispered, word by word, “If you won’t say it, then I will! Long Feiye, I…I really, really love…I really love you!”

Long Feiye was at first startled.
Then he broke into a truly mesmerizing smile as he grabbed Han Yunxi by the waist to pull her even closer.
He was almost biting on her ear as he murmured back, word by word, “Han Yunxi, my heart delights in you.”[1]

“Say it again!” Han Yunxi wasn’t satisfied at all.

Long Feiye simply held her while confessing his love again and again next to her ear. 

If the love-addled girls of Cloud Realm Continent knew that its most chilly, taciturn prince, Long Feiye, was actually capable of such tender honeyed words, how would they feel? Unfortunately, he only treated Han Yunxi with such sentiments.

Soon enough, the carriage came to a stop.
Uncle Gao had followed His Highness Crown Prince’s orders to follow the forest path south.
He had no idea where His Highness wanted to go, so he halted when they came to a natural hot springs blocking the path.

“Your Highness, there’s a hot springs blocking the way.
Shall we change directions?” Uncle Gao asked quietly.

“No need.” Long Feiye’s clear voice sounded from within the carriage.
“Your lordship wants to take bath.
Send word that no one is to draw closer than 1 li to the area without orders.”

Han Yunxi stared at him at the same time Uncle Gao gaped.
If he hadn’t figured out what happened by now, then it’d be a disgrace to his years of service to this carriage.
Despite a mind full of shock and questions–even a little dissatisfaction–Uncle Gao still respected the orders and left with the shadow guards to stand watch on all sides. 

Long Feiye wrapped himself in his spacious outer robes to get off the carriage before offering a hand to Han Yunxi.
When she didn’t budge, he peeked inside to see her looking like a startled rabbit.
She had wrapped his roomy inner robes around herself to nestle in the carriage, her face looking petrified.

“Do you want me to carry you down?” Long Feiye asked.

“You wash, I’ll wait for you…” Han Yunxi replied.

“The guards are standing watch, so no one will peep.
Don’t worry,” Long Feiye said seriously.

Han Yunxi wasn’t concerned about that, but something else entirely.
Unexpectedly, Long Feiye knitted his brows and asked, “Don’t you feel dirty with a body full of smelly sweat?”

Alright, she admitted she’d been thinking too much. 

“We’ll talk business after we wash ourselves clean,” Long Feiye stated.

Han Yunxi was now even more certain she’d been thinking the wrong things entirely.
What happened last night seemed only like a matter of course.
Since he didn’t bring up a word, she wouldn’t mention it either.
Extending a hand to Long Feiye, she was pulled over to the door and princess carried off the carriage.
Truthfully speaking, they really were covered in sticky, dried sweat in urgent need of a wash.

Although he’d inspected her thoroughly, Han Yunxi was still embarrassed before his glittering gaze.
She quickly sought refuge underwater.
Long Feiye crouched by the hot springs’ edge as he loosened his robes with a lazy motion.
Beneath the light of the rising sun, he seemed bathed in a thin layer of golden light, looking both noble and holy.
Looking at him was definitely a high treat in this world. 

Meanwhile, Han Yunxi finally felt a little better after soaking in the hot springs for awhile.
Last night’s activities had left her sore all over.
Long Feiye allowed her to stare at him before a wicked grin crept onto his lips.
He suddenly splashed Han Yunxi’s face with water.
By the time she wiped it off, he had disappeared from sight.

Eh…?

Where did he go?