Forced to Marry the Enemy Prince - Chapter 47

The snow in Jin Palace was very thick. However, the palace maids had swept the snow aside and the carriage drove on steadily.

In the car, Xian Sheng pinched the pads that threatened to fall off and blushed.

Zhan Lue noticed that something was amiss. He lowered his head immediately and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Xian Sheng was a bit embarrassed and scared. Biting the bottom of his lip, he remained silent. However, Zhan Lue frowned and tried to pull his hands away. Xian Sheng hit his hand away and asked with reddened eyes, “Why’re you so forceful?!”

Zhan Lue’s heart skipped a beat and his voice became gentler. “Did I hurt you?”

Xian Sheng kicked him and cowered into a corner, his hands folded across his chest. He pursed his lips and tears brimmed in his eyes, threatening to fall. Zhan Lue wanted to go closer to him, but Xian Sheng’s lips pursed tighter. Zhan Lue felt like an immobilization spell had been cast over him.

Xian Sheng curled up at the side and sniffed. With the bruises on his face and his pinkish nose, he looked pitiful and adorable. Zhan Lue touched his leg and said, “You… You mentioned a man pretending to be a woman earlier. I thought that you were a bit weird recently so I wanted to make sure.”

Xian Sheng bit his lip and said on purpose, “I’m a man pretending to be a woman. That’s why I didn’t want to sleep with you.”

Zhan Lue looked at him interrogatively and suspiciously. Although Xian Sheng said that, he intentionally made it sound fake. At the same time, he turned his head away and pouted.

His body was thin and the blue belt in his coat was tied around his slender waist. Zhan Lue had hugged him before and knew how thin his waist was.

He followed Xian Sheng’s line of thought. “If that’s the case, then you must be careful tonight. I might steal your clothes and I’ll throw you into the snow naked if you’re really a man.”

His words were exactly what Xian Sheng had dreamed of in the past. Xian Sheng was not so shocked because he knew that Zhan Lue did not believe what he said. He turned his head around and ignored Zhan Lue. However, the latter suddenly moved closer and his gaze landed on his slender neck. After a while, he said, “Are you really a man?”

Xian Sheng humphed. “You’re just a blind and lustful man. You only realised now?”

Zhan Lue burst out laughing and bit his cheek. Xian Sheng retreated and kicked him.

It was hard to tell if Xian Sheng was male or female from his pulse. Perhaps it was because he was still young, or because he did not eat a lot of meat, he was not very healthy and his adam’s apple was not very prominent either. He had a very elegant aura and even if he wore men’s clothing out, he would look like he was a woman pretending to be a man. Furthermore, he was purposely trying to confuse Zhan Lue. Those parts were not ‘big’ yet… But Zhan Lue had confirmed their existence earlier already. Hence, no matter what Xian Sheng said, it seemed like he was teasing Zhan Lue.

“You just don’t want me to touch you, right?” Zhan Lue saw right through him and laughed. “Little liar.”

The little liar lowered his eyelashes, which were as dense as a small fan. They fluttered, tempting Zhan Lue.

He wanted to pounce over and kiss Xian Sheng. However, he dispelled that thought due to the bruises on Xian Sheng’s face.

The Ancestral Worship Ceremony was coming. He should not seek trouble in these few days.

After returning to the palace, Zhan Lue carried Xian Sheng into the room as usual. When Zhan Lue saw that he was still clutching onto his chest, he asked, “It still hurts?”

“What do you think?”

The bruises on his face explained everything. Zhan Lue took out the ointment from Qi Siyue and said, “This is great at healing bruises. Should I help you apply it?”

Xian Sheng climbed onto the bed and immediately felt the pads slipping down from his chest to his waist. He hugged his knees hurriedly and said, “Can you promise to not take advantage of me?”

Zhan Lue replied honestly, “No.”

After Xian Sheng glared at him, Zhan Lue added, “But I’ll definitely not hurt you. The injuries on my back are worse than yours.”

In other words, he was also scared of being beaten up by his Father.

Xian Sheng said mercilessly, “Then I don’t want you to be here either.”

Zhan Lue stared at him. Although Xian Sheng looked fearless on the surface, his body tensed up like a rabbit targeted by a predator. Perhaps sensing his fear, Zhan Lue placed the ointment down and said, “I’ll go to the study room.”

Xian Sheng’s eyes followed him as he left and his tensed body relaxed gradually. Soon after, Yue Hua walked in and said, “The Crown Prince ordered me to help you apply the ointment.”

“Okay.”

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