Desiring a Spring Night

Dantai Huang's excuse of needing to use the latrine successfully dispelled Dantai Ji's suspicions of her. He had found his younger sister's behavior today rather unusual, but he hadn't expected her to show her true colors so quickly!

Of course, Dantai Huang's voice was by no means quiet, causing many people sitting behind her to shake their heads repeatedly! The Third Princess of Mobei was truly... Alas!

Dragging Dantai Ji all the way back to her palace, she shut the door with a loud "Thud!" Only then did Dantai Huang breathe a sigh of relief! She patted her chest and hastily asked, "Royal Brother, you won't actually convey Jun Jinglan's words to Imperial Father, will you?"

Just as she asked, the other party's bewitching peach blossom eyes froze, scanning her body for a long time as if examining her, before he spoke, "All of you, withdraw!"

The maidservants in the room were stunned, but they immediately reacted, bowing as they replied, "Yes!" Then, they filed out one after another.

Only Dantai Ji and Dantai Huang remained in the room. Dantai Huang's back was covered in a light sweat, but she still looked up at him. Her intuition told her she was being suspected!

"Who on earth are you?" His voice, usually romantic and elegant, was now cold. Her presentation and analysis in the grand hall today had been highly unusual, and she had even rejected the marriage proposal of a peerless beauty like Jun Jinglan?

Dantai Huang's lips twitched. "Who do you think I am? The birthmark on your sister's body—I have it too!"

"My sister has no birthmark on her body!" Dantai Ji replied swiftly.

"..." No birthmark. Fine, she had to use the classic transmigration excuse. "I lost my memory! When I woke up, I found myself on a tree branch near the palace roof! If you do not believe I am your sister, you can test our blood to confirm!"

But Dantai Ji was by no means foolish, quickly catching her loophole. "Since you lost your memory, how can you be certain you are my sister?"

Ah. A drop of cold sweat rolled down Dantai Huang's forehead. She said melodramatically, "That is because when I saw you, Royal Brother, I felt an immense sense of familiarity! It was like meeting a lover from many years ago!"

Dantai Ji's lips twitched violently a few times, not daring to ask further! A trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, and his eyes darted around for a moment, as if hiding something, or perhaps there was some past event he didn't want Dantai Huang to recall. After regaining his composure, he stared at her for a while longer before saying, "Forgetting is also good! The past is in the past. Behave yourself from now on. If you cause any more trouble, even I won't be able to save you!"

Seeing Dantai Ji's clearly unnatural expression, Dantai Huang asked, "Royal Brother, are you hiding something from me?"

"No!" Dantai Ji replied very quickly, but precisely because it was too fast, it made her feel there was indeed a problem! Immediately, he continued, "You only need to remember: you are Dantai Huang, I am Dantai Ji, and we will forever be brother and sister!"

"Oh!" She nodded half-understandingly, but a trace of hesitation lingered in her eyes. There was definitely a problem!

"Also, remember this! Zhongli Cheng is a piece of trash. I can protect you even if you provoke him a few times. But Jun Jinglan and Huangfu Xuan—you had best not provoke them. If you get into trouble with them, it will be immense!" Dantai Ji warned.

Dantai Huang felt anxious and asked, "Are those two really that formidable?" Was it truly that bad?

"Jun Jinglan was enfeoffed as Crown Prince at the age of one and shook the world at seven. At eleven, he quelled internal rebellions; at thirteen, he held sole royal power; at fifteen, he led Beiming to independence and repeatedly shattered Dongling's border cities. He has long been a mythical figure, and there are rumors... that he has forged the Undying Divine Weapon of Ten Thousand Tribulations! If the rumors are true..." At this point, his brows could not help but furrow.

"...!" Was he even human?! "Then what about Huangfu Xuan..."

"Two years ago, if Dongling's Retired Emperor had not personally gone to the battlefield to help Huangfu Xuan hold off the enemy, Dongling would have been annihilated by Jun Jinglan's army long ago!" Dantai Ji said calmly.

Wow! Those two were indeed evenly matched! She swallowed hard, suggesting with great unease, "How about we return to Mobei?" Leaving early meant safety!

Dantai Ji frowned, displeased. "The coronation ceremony of Dongling's Emperor takes place in ten days. It is a grand state banquet held once every ten years, and we must attend. This time, everyone has come, except for the State of Chu: the Crown Prince of Chu is sickly, so they sent their First Prince instead. The representatives of other nations are mostly future crown princes. Under such circumstances, how can we rudely depart early?"

"Haha, alright! Royal Brother, you should go back first! I want to rest!" You go back first. If you can't leave, I'll leave by myself! She pushed Dantai Ji out...

Dantai Ji was pushed to the door, and turning to look at her, he frowned and said, "Today, Jun Jinglan declared he wanted to roll with you ten thousand times. This will naturally reach Imperial Father's ears, and Imperial Father will surely agree. Although I do not know what designs he has, rest assured, as long as I am here, I will definitely keep you safe!"

"Yes! I know. Royal Brother, you should go back first!" Her father agreeing meant this marriage was eighty percent likely to happen. Dantai Ji could protect her for a moment, but not for a lifetime. It was still better to rely on herself! But this Royal Brother—she accepted him!

As soon as Dantai Ji stepped out, the maidservants entered. Dantai Huang dismissed everyone again, keeping only the maidservant who had pulled her into the room earlier. "You, tell me, what was the relationship between me and my Royal Brother before?" She felt Dantai Ji's reaction earlier was extremely bizarre; there had to be a secret! Of course, this wasn't the main point. The main point was that if their relationship had been good, perhaps she could persuade Dantai Ji to help her resist the marriage, so she wouldn't have to flee. After all, fleeing required skill and physical stamina!

"Ahem... cough cough... Cheng Ya... Cheng Ya dares not speak!" At this moment, Cheng Ya's expression became extremely awkward, identical to Dantai Ji's earlier expression.

"I told you to speak, so speak!"

Cheng Ya looked up at her, and seeing that her expression didn't seem like a joke, she could only brace herself and say, "Princess, the First Prince is the most handsome man in Mobei. You... you have always disregarded... disregarded human relations to love him, causing him endless headaches. His Majesty was also extremely furious, which is why he had the First Prince bring you along this time, hoping that after seeing many handsome men, perhaps you would..."

Perhaps she would decide to give up on her own biological brother?!

No wonder when she said "like meeting a lover from many years ago," his face had instantly changed! Now it was great. Forget about Jun Jinglan and Huangfu Xuan, she would feel embarrassed even seeing Dantai Ji in the future, let alone asking him to help her resist the marriage! Alas! It was still better to run...

...

At night, the palace was completely silent.

A window in the hall suddenly opened, and a figure carrying a bundle crept out. She looked up at the moon, suddenly remembering her grandfather. Now that she had transmigrated, her grandfather must be even more lonely, having to deal with those uncles who were constantly eyeing the family property. Thinking of this, she clasped her hands and prayed toward the moon, "If there really are gods, please protect that old man of mine!"

With that, tears welled up in her eyes. Immediately, she thought of her own miserable plight, lowered her head, wiggled her hips, and crept forward. She and her grandfather were both pitiful people! After taking just a few steps, a beam of light reflected onto her face. Looking up!

On the roof, the moonlight stretched out, reflecting a silver glow. There, a man lay sideways beneath the starry sky and the moon, peach blossom petals occasionally falling onto his silver robes. The essence of heaven and earth seemed to gather in one place at this moment. In his hand, he held a mirror, utilizing the refraction of light to monitor Dantai Huang's entire room at a full seven hundred and twenty degrees.

Seeing her gaze sweep over, he curled his lips into a faint, highly seductive smile. "The Princess cannot sleep at night, climbing out of the window and looking around in such a stealthy manner. Could it be that you wish to come to this Crown Prince's palace to share a spring night with me?"