The Favored Concubine: The Doting Prince

Ever since they slept in the same bed on that rainy night, Yuan Yi's "self-awareness" of going to bed on time has become much worse. He would definitely wait until Fanyue was about to fall asleep before moving to the bedside to wait. The night was chilly, and Yuan Yi's thin figure standing there made Fanyue feel distressed. Every time Fanyue lifted the quilt, Yuan Yi would obey and crawl in.

This should be his fastest move.

When lying on the bed, Yuan Yi would lie on his side, his tall figure acting as a perfect bed rail, leaving a large space inside for Gu Fanyue to sleep in a mess.

But for some reason, every time Yuan Yi woke up, he saw his soft and tender Crown Princess hugging his waist and sleeping soundly in his arms.

I usually sleep uneasily, but with this little guy moving around next to me, I can sleep much more soundly and I don’t have messy nightmares anymore.

There was only one downside to everything being good. In order to have a good night's sleep at night, Yuan Yi added another vine bead. The original bottle was gone. Yu Liao and Yu Xiao were prepared to never look for it again, but they were persuaded by Yuan Yi with just a few words.

Yuan Yi discovered Xiao Fanyue's little secret when he lifted a corner of the bed curtain on just the second day of his stay.

Without asking too much, he knew that staying like this would be a burden to Fanyue, so after waking up early, he went back to his cold room to read books and practice calligraphy.

That day, Gu Fanyue remembered what Juanniang said about there being new pastries for breakfast, so she woke up early and tiptoed to Yuan Yi's room, wanting to give him a surprise.

Yuan Yi's door was not closed. When Fan Yue poked her head over, she saw her own prince looking at a box affectionately.

"What? Is this a token of love from first love?" Fan Yue complained in his heart.

Yuan Yi looked up and saw Fan Yue standing at the door. She had not yet changed out of the cotton skirt she wore to bed. She had a thoughtful expression on her face, and what she was thinking about was probably not good. Her little face was gloomy, her little mouth was pouting, and her pair of distant mountain-like eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.

"Yue'er, are you awake?" Just when Gu Fanyue's mind was getting further and further away, he heard Yuan Yi's soft call.

"I was thinking about what treasure you were looking at, my Lord, so I won't disturb you." Fan Yue said coquettishly

"Baby? You are indeed looking at some baby." Yuan Yi chuckled as he looked at Fan Yue's charming little appearance.

He reached out and turned the exquisite little box around so that Fan Yue could see clearly what was inside the box.

Fan Yue first deliberately lowered her eyes and pretended not to want to look, but she couldn't help but glance up, and then looked carefully again.

What? It's just a dried flower. Gu Fanyue was puzzled.

"Come here," Yuan Yi said softly, waving Fan Yue to sit next to him.

Yuan Yi turned the box over again with his slender fingers. This time Fan Yue could see clearly that there was a dried flower inside. It was so dry that it would crumble into powder with the slightest touch.

I always feel that this outline looks somewhat familiar.

"I think I've seen this flower before."

"Yes, you have seen it. It is the one that Yu Liao presented to you that day."

Fan Yue recalled carefully and it seemed that there was such an incident, but the flower disappeared afterwards. It was probably thrown on the table and no longer cared about.

"Why did you keep it? It was already withered when you gave it to me."

Whether it is Wang Yueran or the current Gu Fanyue, they don’t have any special feelings for flowers and plants. This time, she feels pity for those flowers only because Yuan Yi has invested time, energy and some emotions in them.

Yuan Yi smiled and stroked the edge of the box with his fingers. "Because..."

Yuan Yi paused for a moment and smiled even more.

"What?" Fan Yue asked, staring at Yuan Yi's smile.

"Because that was the first time we slept in the same bed, and the morning when you woke up." After saying this, Yuan Yi deliberately stared at Gu Fanyue's expression and saw that Fanyue was slightly stunned at first, then her face turned red and she lowered her head shyly. Yuan Yi was very satisfied with this scene.

"Your Highness~"

Fan Yue looked at the box again and wanted to reach out, but hesitated, afraid of breaking it.

Yuan Yi pushed the box towards Fan Yue, thinking that his Crown Princess was such a silly girl. If it weren't for her, these flowers would have no meaning at all.

How could I be afraid of being broken by her?

At night, Yuan Yi came to eat the third vine bead and saw the box with the withered flowers again. She recalled how Fan Yue had held the flowers carefully during the day. She had put her nose close to them and sniffed them carefully, like a curious little animal.

Yuan Yi smiled and opened the box, then saw the corners of her mouth slowly drop and her brows furrowed, a look of panic that had never appeared on this delicate face before.

The flowers that were originally withered inside are now beautiful and full of vitality.

At the same time, Feixue also snuggled into Gu Fanyue's arms, leaning close to his heart and feeling it quietly. The demon pill that had been frozen in sleep because its demonic power was almost dissipated had awakened, and there was hesitation and surprise in the fox's amber pupils.