The protagonist chased the villain, and Tiandao screamed in anger

"Stupid slave, You Heng is the prince, how could he not want to compete for the throne?" Reaching out to hold the wine pot, You Mu took a sip of the wine. It was a little hot, so he shook off the fox fur coat from his shoulders.

The fox fur was thick, and the loose collar on his shoulders fell down, revealing a greasy white in the candlelight.

After a pause, You Mu put down the wine jug, reached out to pick up his collar, and blocked the overly direct gaze from the opposite side.

Glancing over, he saw the ugly servant in the house stammering and lowering his head, continuing to watch the chess game in his hands.

"…It's just his self-consolation after being suppressed by Prince Yu and knowing that there is no way out. I gave him this way, so he naturally knows how to choose. As for the help, just give it to him."

As he spoke, the black piece fell, blocking the white piece's path.

Lou Jian held the white piece and looked around, unable to find where to put it. The game of chess, with its crisscross pattern, clearly had already decided the winner.

He had no chance of winning, so he had to let go and sighed: "Brother is really good, I lost."

You Mu leaned on the couch, threw away the black pieces and scattered the chessboard. He felt that it was really meaningless to win against Lou Jian's poor chess skills, so he mocked her:

"You picked up my endgame, but you played it so badly. When I was young, I taught you how to play chess, but you just couldn't sit still and couldn't get into it. Now I see that you are really making a fool of yourself."

"...Then brother will teach Ajian a few more times?"

When she was young, Lou Jian followed the prince and was forced to learn many skills. For other things, Lou Jian just followed suit. Although she could not be said to be very specialized, she was pretty good at it.

However, sitting in the prince's arms, being led by the hand to pick up the chess pieces, although Lou Jian was small, she was distracted by the shaking and just looked up, so she could not listen to the chess techniques.

Therefore, his chess skills are indeed extremely poor.

Thinking of this, Lou Jian couldn't help but blushing, and he felt that he still needed to improve his chess skills.

After glancing at Lou Jian, You Mu did not expose the other person's thoughts. He put down the wine jug and left the couch.

"Let's discuss it when we have time."

You Mu washed up simply in the basin that the palace servant had brought to him early in the morning and was about to go to bed. When he turned his head, he saw that the servant was still sitting on the couch and was reluctant to leave.

"Still not leaving?"

"I'll collect the chess pieces first." Reluctant to leave, Lou Jian separated the black and white chess pieces one by one, his movements light and slow.

When You Mu took off his clothes and went to bed, Lou Jian was still picking up the chess pieces and distinguishing them carefully.

"If all the servants in the East Palace are like you, I'm afraid I'll have to stare at the candlelight until dawn." You Mu tilted his head and looked at Lou Jian, who was about to play chess to pieces, and sneered.

Hearing this, Lou Jian really moved faster. He put away the chess box and put it in a cabinet on the side. He turned around to leave and went to water the acacia. He couldn't help but ask, "That's it. Brother, do you want to stay in the outer room today?"

Since the last time the other party got angry, he was not allowed to sleep on the bed. But Lou Jian naturally didn't want to leave, and slept in the outer room for several nights, feeling wronged, but the prince didn't show any mercy.

"I have not bound your hands and feet. You will naturally feel cold if you return to your own place. Put out the candle and go out."

You Mu closed his eyes and ignored Lou Jian.

"……Yes."

Feeling reluctant but getting no response, Lou Jian could only reluctantly blow out the candlelight in the gauze shade, draw aside the curtain and walk out.

Hugging the quilt and curled up on the couch in the outer room, Lou Jian felt uncomfortable. She looked inside from time to time, but did not see the prince move, as if he had fallen asleep.

After tossing and turning until the second half of the night, Lou Jian finally couldn't help it anymore, so she sneaked in holding the quilt and tried to climb onto the bed.

"doing what?"

On a quiet night, the prince suddenly spoke in the bedroom, startling Lou Jian, who was feeling guilty.

"Brother...I'm cold."

"Put on more clothes when it's cold."

Being caught and having her excuses rejected, Lou Jian simply threw in the towel and squatted under the bed, begging:

"...Brother, I can't sleep. I haven't slept well for several nights. Brother...let's do what we used to do...Ajian warms your bed."

You Mu raised his upper body, parted the curtain and looked at him: "Lou Jian, you are not my concubine."

“If brother agrees, it’s not impossible…” Lou Jian whispered, thinking, as long as the other party agreed, what’s the harm?

But before he could finish his words, the prince grabbed his chin with his hand.

"...The Grand Tutor once had high hopes for you, hoping that you would be made a marquis and become a prime minister, and assist me in the court. But now you say you want to be a concubine?"

Lou Jian pursed her lips and spoke cunningly:

"Then I can also be your wife...Brother, there is no conflict between the two. Dad wants me to be an official so that you can have a smooth journey and for the ancestors of the Lou family. This is also my wish, but I also want to be with you, brother."

You Mu leaned on the edge of the bed, took a few deep breaths, and wanted to scold, but felt it was too harsh. For a moment, he didn't know how to discipline this disobedient brother.

"How can I explain this to my Master in the underworld? What about your Lou family bloodline?"

Lou Jian looked up at the prince's face in the darkness, carefully discerning his emotions, and continued:

"Dad loves me, and after beating me with a stick, he just let it go. I like my brother, so naturally I won't look for anyone else. The blood of the Lou family and Shushu. With my brother's protection, she will naturally find a good husband in the future, have many children and grandchildren, and live a happy life."

Seeing that her words did not anger the prince like last time, Lou Jian grabbed the prince's wrist, took the opportunity to climb onto the bed, and hugged the prince's waist:

"Brother, I'm not jealous. Even if you want to... marry someone in the future, it doesn't matter. A Jian just wants to stay by your side, that's all."

He was gritting his teeth in his heart. The unknown identity of Liu Mei alone was enough to make Lou Jian wary. Every time the prince went to see Gu Shushu, he had to be alert at all times.

If one person is like this, how can he tolerate others? But if you want to make people feel sorry for him, you have to be more tolerant.

Reaching out to pull up the person nestling in his waist, You Mu lowered his head and whispered, "You want me to marry a man? Lou Jian, tell me, will the emperor allow it?"

"Why bother with them? When brother succeeds to the throne, no one will interfere. Brother will protect A Jian." It was late at night, and the bed curtains swayed slightly. At this moment, Lou Jian was like the enchanting concubine who bewitched the troubled times.

"You want to... be my queen?"

It was dark inside the tent, and Lou Jian could not see the prince's expression. She just felt the prince's fingertips caressing the corner of her eyes, and raised her head to rub against him: "Am I not good enough? Brother, do you think I'm ugly?"

The bed curtains fell into silence. Lou Jian could not wait for the prince's response. She carefully observed his gaze and subconsciously moved closer, almost sticking to him.

Their noses were almost touching, and her shoulders were held down. Lou Jian heard the prince ask, "Even if one day I fail to protect you and die, will you not regret it?"

He was startled, and a fire suddenly ignited in his heart, which ignited a bigger flame. Then he responded without thinking: "No regrets."

In the dim light, the prince reached out and held Lou Jian's cheek, then lowered his head and placed his lips on the scar on the left cheek of Lou Jian.

"Not ugly."

"...I agree."

The mere thought of a mad prince seizing the throne and making a man his empress was heretical. His father must have been very upset when he thought that the old system that the You family had been upholding would be broken by him.

While stroking the scars on Lou Jian's face, You Mu finally responded and kissed her when Lou Jian raised her head and leaned over.

The deep tent makes you feel the cold winter, the warm body makes you feel the spring is near.

After a long time of being satiated by love, the two of them finally separated and took a deep breath.

Lou Jian was extremely excited and chased after him to kiss him, but the quilt covered her head and she lost her direction.

He almost lost his temper, You Mu lay back on his side, his heart beating fast.

"It's late at night, go to sleep."

Lou Jian broke free from the quilt. Although she didn't succeed, she was satisfied. She leaned over and hugged his waist, sleeping with him on the pillow.