The Favored Concubine: The Doting Prince

The capital city has been gloomy these past few days, and those living in Youran Garden are even lazier.

Apart from sitting in the pavilion with Yuan Yi drinking tea after dinner, Gu Fanyue spent most of her time curled up in the pile of pillows on the round bed, reading the storybook that Yuan Yi had found for her.

Today, because the rain had not stopped, the two of them hid in Fanyue's room, eating all kinds of exotic food made by Juanniang while reading storybooks.

When Fan Yue was tired of watching, she nestled in Yuan Yi's arms and took a nap.

In the past half month, Fanyue has gained a little weight visibly.

"Master, you need to rest."

Yuan Yi coaxed Fan Yue to sleep and returned to his room. As soon as he sat down behind the desk, Yu Xiao came to his ear and started chattering.

"I had a good rest." Yuan Yi recalled the time he spent with Fan Yue and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

Mingming had just walked out of Fanyue's room when he began to miss her pink little face.

"You only take a short rest every day when the Crown Princess is sleeping. Your body..."

Yuxiao lowered her head and said resentfully.

Yuan Yi's body requires long periods of sleep, partly because his medicine contains a large amount of sleeping pills and sedatives.

On the other hand, sleep can also reduce the consumption of Yuan Yi's vitality, which can be regarded as one of the ways to prolong life.

However, ever since the Crown Princess entered the palace, Yuan Yi has become the butterfly embroidered on the hem of her clothes, and has been inseparable from her.

But the Crown Princess is a person who stays up all night long and becomes drowsy as soon as the sun rises.

Yuan Yi could only stay with her and endure it, but he couldn't sleep well during the day. He was always worried about her little Fanyue opening her eyes and not being able to find him. It was as if she treated the Crown Princess as a baby, the kind that would fall under the bed if she turned over.

Yuan Yi's cough has become more and more severe these days, and he has to rely on vine beads to suppress it every day.

Ever since he discovered that Gu Fanyue liked the taste of rattan beads very much, Yuan Yi treated this poison as a spiritual medicine and used it unscrupulously.

Because of taking the vine beads, Yuan Yi is always energetic and doesn't cough or wheeze when he is with Fan Yue.

Yuan Yi even pretended to drink some refreshing medicine, and coaxed Fan Yue by saying that it was a new prescription and was very effective.

Even though Yuxiao Yuliao felt that his master was about to be sent to hell by Gu Fanyue, he could not feel any resentment towards this lovely ignorant person.

"Okay, stop talking. If Yue'er hears this." Yuan Yi didn't finish his words and just looked up.

The look in his eyes was even colder and more terrifying than the heavy rain that had been pouring down all night. Although it was only for a moment, Yuxiao was still frightened to the point of breaking out in a cold sweat.

When he first met his master, Yu Xiao thought he had stepped into a temple, where a deity with an indifferent expression and a calm heart sat.

But after they became close friends, Yuan Yi's unintentional glance was more terrifying than the Shura from hell.

When he was angry, even Leader Xian Ye would retreat in fear.

"I'm the prince. What should I do if I'm not with the Crown Princess?" Yuan Yi said with a smile.

Yuxiao stood aside with her head down, speechless.

Because he slept well during the day, Fanyue didn't sleep deeply at night.

A flash of white lightning and a loud thunder that exploded the sky and the earth woke Fan Yue up from her sleep.

When I opened my eyes, I saw the dim yellow candlelight flickering in the darkness, and the sound of wind and rain was heard outside the window.

When she was still Wang Yueran, she had never known what fear was. Insects, snakes, rats, ants, darkness, thunder and lightning, none of these could affect Wang Yueran's mood.

But when I arrived here and became Gu Fanyue, I changed. In this cold rainy night, I felt unhappy. I couldn’t tell what was wrong, but I just didn’t want to close my eyes.

Just then, Fan Yue heard the door of the room being opened. Through the bed curtain, Fan Yue saw a tall and thin figure holding a candlestick slowly approaching.

Then a slender hand lifted the veil, and Fan Yue's expectant eyes met Yuan Yi's picturesque eyes. Yuan Yi's first reaction was to frown slightly.

"Were you awakened by the thunder and lightning? Are you scared?" When Yuan Yi found that Fan Yue was awake, he thought of her pitiful appearance when she was awakened by the thunder and lightning, and felt distressed.

I'm not afraid. It was common for Wang Yueran to return to her rental house in thunder and rain during her internship.

But seeing Yuan Yi's worried face, Fan Yue still reached out and grabbed Yuan Yi's sleeve. Yuan Yi sat down on the edge of the bed and put the candlestick on the small table beside the bed.

"I'm not afraid." Fan Yue said softly.

Yuan Yi's expression flashed a trace of loneliness, but he still smiled bitterly and said, "Then, did I disturb Yue'er's rest?"

After saying that, Yuan Yi wanted to get up and leave, but Fan Yue's little hand holding onto his sleeve did not let go.

"I'm not afraid. Is Your Highness afraid?" Fan Yue leaned on Yuan Yi's thin back, wrapping Yuan Yi in softness and warmth.

This feeling of comfort and slight panic made Yuan Yi's mind go blank for a moment.

"I'm afraid. I'm most afraid of this kind of night." Yuan Yi's slow voice was more chilling than the cold rain outside the window.

"I was still young at that time. When night came, the palace servants would disappear. The prince's palace was large and empty. I would be scared, especially on nights like this."

Having said this, Yuan Yi turned around and hugged Fan Yue in his arms.

Fan Yue thought for a moment and lifted the quilt covering her body, and a warm fragrance filled her face.

Fan Yue's pajamas were made by a master craftsman in Beijing based on the design she drew herself.

The dress was made of pure cotton, embroidered with a pattern of clouds passing through the bright moon. It was a strapless long skirt with two shoulder straps that were neither too wide nor too narrow falling on Fan Yue's fair shoulders.

Reflected in the candlelight, Yuan Yi looked away in panic.

"Your Highness, are you afraid of Yue'er? Yue'er is here to guard Your Highness today." Fan Yue patted the bed gently with her hand.

"Then wouldn't it be embarrassing for me?" Yuan Yi smiled and looked at Fan Yue's little hand.

"Then you can come and protect me whenever Yue'er is scared in the future." Fanyue helped Yuanyi lie down. Yuanyi was a little restrained at first, but as Fanyue covered him with the quilt, Yuanyi relaxed unconsciously.

In fact, Fanyue would sometimes lie in Yuanyi's arms like a spoiled child, but once night fell, the two would separate.

This is the first time we are sleeping on the same bed under candlelight inside the curtains like tonight.

Fan Yue was half-sitting on the pillow, with her arm around Yuan Yi's shoulders. Yuan Yi put his arm around Fan Yue's waist and whispered the legends about thunder and lightning told by the old maids in the palace.

Gradually, he became incoherent and fell asleep.

The quilt was covering Yuan Yi's body, a long and thin quilt. Yuan Yi's sleeping appearance was different from when Fan Yue Hua Lin first saw him, and he looked much more relaxed.

But what remains unchanged is that this sleeping face is still as charming as ever.

Just as Fan Yue was staring in a daze, she heard the sound of the door being opened again.

It was Crisp Peach who ran towards the yard in the rain.

When seeing this scene, Cuitao first covered her mouth in a daze, and then smiled shyly.

Fan Yue waved her hand and asked Cui Tao to come around her.

"The princess said that you were afraid of thunderstorms. I thought you couldn't sleep well tonight, so I came to see you. I guess I was worrying too much." Cui Tao glanced at Yuan Yi who was sleeping soundly, and said in a low voice.

"You still come here even though it's raining so hard, aren't you afraid? Don't go back to your place tonight. Choose an empty room, cover yourself with a blanket and have a good sleep." Fan Yue said in Cui Tao's ear.

Cuitao nodded and tiptoed out.

As the room became quiet again, Fan Yue's unhappiness caused by the thunderstorm disappeared completely. She looked at Yuan Yi who was breathing evenly in her arms, and felt that the sound of the rain was very pleasant and soothing.