The Obsessive Crown Prince Can't Let Me Go

The mountain winds crossed the borders, rustling through the fields and hills.

Cui Ji suddenly looked Shen Yinning straight in the eyes and said, "I know the rules of the Capital. Whoever is stronger, gets Shen Madam. How can Shen Madam be so certain that in the future, I won’t become powerful enough to claim Shen Madam?"

The usually gentle and composed man revealed, for the first time in front of Shen Yinning, an intense ambition and aggressiveness. At this moment, his gaze bore an uncanny resemblance to that of Lu Ying.

Shen Yinning smirked; her long, curled lashes veiled the ambition mirrored within her eyes.

She said, "The day I found you by the roadside, I saw the pride buried in your bones. Cui Ji, having ambition is admirable, but don’t aim it at me. I, Shen Yinning, am not something that can be so easily taken by anyone."

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After the autumn hunt concluded, Shen Yinning was taken to the Eastern Palace by Lu Ying. During the day, she was tasked with washing Shen Yunxi’s clothes, while at night, she was summoned to his study, either to prepare his ink or serve him in bed.

On this particular day, Lian Ye approached her with a tray and instructed, "Here is a silk robe, worth a thousand gold coins, exceedingly precious. In two days, the Crown Princess Consort will wear it at the Third Princess’s flower banquet. Wash it clean and don’t forget to use that special spice from your hometown—the Consort enjoys that scent."

Shen Yinning acknowledged with a nod.

She had already been in the Eastern Palace for seven days. Every day, she used that special fragrant powder to wash Shen Yunxi’s clothes and socks; even her pillowcases and quilts were soaked in it. Too lazy to wash by hand, Shen Yinning only stepped into the basin barefoot and trampled a few rounds. So thoroughly infused with fragrance, everything smelled as though it had been pickled.

Counting the days, in just over half a month, Shen Yunxi would no longer be able to conceive a child.