Chapter 224.2
At that time, Sun Yue’er was feeling weary, but she didn’t resist it too much. In her heart, she was willing to marry anyone since she had never thought of getting married. Marrying someone like this actually felt easier.
But this ease had somehow turned into something heavy at some point. During quiet nights, it weighed her down, making it hard to breathe.
“Your Highness, I’m not sure if the cat is well-behaved. I think we might need a few days to get used to each other. When I was young, my maternal grandfather gave me a similar cat. That cat was fierce. The first time I tried to hold it, it scratched me.” She said with a smile.
The crown prince’s eyes also carried a hint of a smile, and he asked, “What happened next?”
“Later? Well, later, I cried and went to my mother. She laughed at me for being timid and then applied some ointment to my scratches. I didn’t dare to provoke it again, but eventually, I grew to like it…” However, when she suffered grievances again and went to look for her mother, she was no longer there.
The hall fell quiet. Sun Yue’er sat gracefully in her chair, exuding a serene and gentle demeanor. It seemed she had recalled something, and her eyes became distant, as if filled with a nameless sadness.
Someone approached with light footsteps, but it startled the young woman, and she turned abruptly. The crown prince’s gaze immediately shifted, clear and piercing, causing the person to kneel.
“This servant deserves to die. This servant deserves to die.”
“Get up; it’s my fault. I got lost in my thoughts,” said Sun Yue’er. Then she realized she had overstepped her boundaries. “I hope Your Highness won’t blame me for being presumptuous.”