Chapter 56:1 Can Stay in the Imperial Residence
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Chu Yihan came with a medicine box to bandage her wounds. Su Yingxue couldn’t help but mock him when she saw his proficient movements. “It seems that Your Highness has saved many women.”
Chu Yihan lowered his head, fully focused. Only his magnetic voice responded to her, “Only you.”
“Your Highness doesn’t need to lie to me anymore. There must be plenty of women serving you.” Wasn’t Hong Lian, whom she had seen that day, one of them?
A man like Chu Yihan wouldn’t be lacking in female companions, right?
“She won t appear in the prince’s mansion again, and she has never served me,” Chu Yihan said each word with emphasis. After he finished bandaging her, he held Su Yingxue’s hand and gently kneaded it.
His strong fingers gently caressed her palm, as if checking for any injuries in her muscles and bones. But Su Yingxue found his actions ticklish and quickly pulled her hand away.
“Thank you, Your Highness, for tonight. I’ll return to the Marquis’s Manor,” Su Yingxue said, her face blushing. But before she could take two steps, Chu Yihan grabbed her arm. “Once we leave the Ninth Prince’s Mansion, there will be a constant stream of people who want to kill the genius doctor.”
“1 will handle it myself, Your Highness. There’s no need for you to worry,” Su Yingxue retorted and vexed.
Chu Yihan was domineering and formidable. Nobody dared to oppose him, but that didn’t mean she had to rely on him for protection.
Chu Yihan held onto her and pulled her back into his arms. “Before you leave, 1 want to explain something to you.”
“What is it? Your Highness, please let me go!”
What was there to explain to her?
However, Chu Yihan dragged her into the study. On his desk, there was a pile of books, all about how to interact with women and make them happy. There were at least ten books, each with circled questions and annotations in red. It was clear that the reader had taken them seriously.
Su Yingxue was puzzled. “Your Highness, do you… read these?”
She was astonished. She had always assumed that someone like Chu Yihan would either read memorials or secret letters or study intricate military texts. Why would he read these books that were meant to deceive naive young men?
Chu Yihan quickly answered her confusion. “I initially wanted to use them to please you. So, 1 asked Hong Lian to annotate the parts 1 didn’t understand. But she made you misunderstand, and when I followed her advice, you found it off-putting. That’s why 1 ordered her never to come to the prince’s mansion again, and 1 won t read these books anymore.”
Chu Yihan activated his internal energy and effortlessly shattered one of the books in his hand.
His expression seemed somewhat serious, tinged with a hint of apology.
But he wasn’t one to apologize naturally, so he could only gaze deeply at Su Yingxue.
Suddenly, Su Yingxue wanted to laugh. The dignified Ninth Prince had been deceived by Hong Lian.
But when she considered that he had sought out these books just to please her… Su Yingxue’s heart sank.
She had misunderstood him.
With a smile, Su Yingxue thanked him. “Your Highness, you’ve put in a lot of effort, but I still won’t stay in the prince’s mansion. It wouldn’t be beneficial for me if news were to spread. I’ll return to the Marquis’s Manor first.”
“Stop! Why can’t you stay in the prince’s mansion? If you want, you can stay forever,” Chu Yihan said, hiding his clenched fists behind his back.
He didn’t let Su Yingxue see the trace of nervousness in his tightly gripped hands.
“Stay forever? That’s even more impossible.” Besides, not only would her reputation be tarnished, but it would also affect Chu Yihan’s reputation. Well… just thinking about it was a little detestable..