Chapter 013: Stop Thinking About Improper Things

Lin Shouyan pointed at the character “稷” (Ji).

“This character has so many strokes.”

“Yeah, so take your time learning it.” Qi Zhen helped him tidy up his sleeves to prevent the ink from staining them. “Stop thinking about improper things.”

???

What was I thinking?

Lin Shouyan turned his head in surprise, bumping into Qi Zhen’s slightly reddened ears.

Qi Zhen met his gaze, and in the exchange of breaths, a hint of unreadable, unspeakable ambiguity stretched between them.

…

He noticed.

Lin Shouyan’s face heated up.

Damn!

The male lead’s IQ and EQ must be 800!

Lin Shouyan held the pen, “Improper? Does brother not like it? Clearly, brother you…”

Qi Zhen, unable to bear it, grabbed his hand and, with the pen, drew a couple of strokes on his cheek.

The little fool became a little cat.

The little fool was slightly annoyed, “Brother is bullying me! If brother doesn’t like it, Yan Yan will find someone else!”

Qi Zhen’s expression instantly turned a bit scary, coldly saying, “No.”

The little fool mischievously smeared the ink on his face onto Qi Zhen’s sleeve, “Brother is unwilling! Yet you want Yan Yan to learn characters. What if Yan Yan can’t learn? What can Crown Prince brother do to me?”

Qi Zhen gave him a deep look and drew another stroke on his face, “Will you learn or not?”

???

?????

Lin Shouyan burrowed into Qi Zhen’s arms, avoiding the brush.

Draw on my face?

You can forget about your clothes!

However, the Crown Prince had plenty of clothes and didn’t care about this one.

“Will you learn? Can you learn properly?”

“I can, I can, I can!”

“You just don’t want to learn.”

“……”

Damn!

He noticed again.

Qi Zhen looked at him disdainfully, “Look at your face.”

????

Who did this??

Qi Zhen called for a wet cloth and carefully wiped the little fool clean.

The fair little face finally emerged.

“Crown Prince brother is bullying me.”

Qi Zhen turned his face, mercifully kissed him on the lips, and said, “Call me something else.”

“Brother…”

Qi Zhen didn’t move.

Not moving meant dissatisfaction.

Lin Shouyan suddenly hugged him tightly, whispering in his ear.

“Husband.”

Qi Zhen stiffened. He wanted him to call him by his courtesy name, the one he had just taught him.

He actually…

This was truly a pleasant surprise.

The string in Qi Zhen’s mind snapped, and he leaned down to bite Lin Shouyan’s ear hard.

Lin Shouyan yelped from the bite, protesting, “Don’t bite me!”

“Shameless.”

“……” Weren’t you the one who asked me to call you that?

How come you’re turning the tables now?

Qi Zhen said hoarsely, “Have you been wanting to call me that for a long time?”

?

“Learn well, tonight, I will allow you to call me as much as you want.”

No need,

No need! No need!

No need, no need, no need!

–

“System, I’ve thought of a third way.”

System: [ ? ]

“Cut off Qi Zhen’s root of evil.” Lin Shouyan gritted his teeth, “Once and for all.”

System: [ Don’t act on impulse, you’re the one who teased him ]

System: [ Qi Zhen’s root of evil will be very useful in the future ]

Lin Shouyan covered his face.

“I have a bad feeling. Last night was too smooth, I feel like I might have to carry a bag on my waist in the future.”

System: [ …… ]

Exaggerating, you’re exaggerating.

Trust your sphincter.

“I must have broken some heavenly rule in my past life, otherwise why do I have to endure such a big **”

System: [ …… ]

Isn’t this what you asked for?

“You don’t know, he’s like he’s been enhanced.”

System: [ Isn’t it the 10 T you wanted? ]

Isn’t this what you asked for?

Lin Shouyan: “…… I can’t compete, I can’t let him touch me again.”

He couldn’t afford to lose face.

The system laughed so hard it almost lost data, advising him to be careful and promising to assist him closer to New Year’s Eve.

Lin Shouyan nodded.

–

Qi Zhen said he would let Lin Shouyan learn to write, and he really did.

Before leaving in the morning, he wrote three lines! He wanted him to learn them all today!

Lin Shouyan wrapped himself in a small quilt, trying to bargain.

Qi Zhen was unmoved.

This matter was set in stone, not open for discussion.

“Brother, why does Yan Yan have to learn to write?”

Qi Zhen took the warehouse list handed over by Xu Fuquan, pointed out a few materials, and instructed them to make new clothes for Lin Shouyan. Only after returning the list did he say, “So you can understand my missing person notice in the future and run back yourself.”

Xu Fuquan lowered his head to stifle a laugh.

Lin Shouyan protested, “I’m not that stupid!”

“Hard to say.”

“……”

Let’s get a divorce,

I can’t live like this for another day.

Lin Shouyan choked, sulked for two seconds, and when Qi Zhen had one foot out the door, he called him back, retaliating, “Brother, Yan Yan wants to learn a character, can you write it for me?”

Qi Zhen asked, “What character?”

“爽 (Shuang). The character for ‘refreshing’, ‘super refreshing’. It’s what Crown Prince brother made Yan Yan feel…”

Qi Zhen’s expression changed, and his entire ear turned red.

Saying it in his ear at night was one thing!

In broad daylight…

He interrupted this embarrassing Crown Princess, “Shut up!”

“Then ‘猛 (Meng)’ is fine too.”

Xu Fuquan at the side wanted to laugh, felt embarrassed for Lin Shouyan, and was worried for the Crown Prince. Their Crown Princess really dared to say anything.

For a moment, his face twisted.

Qi Zhen coldly glanced at Xu Fuquan.

Xu Fuquan immediately straightened himself, returning to normal.

Lin Shouyan outwardly maintained an innocent facade, but inwardly he was laughing and rolling. Watching Qi Zhen stride out, only to hurry back shortly after.

He waved and added three more lines.

Lin Shouyan: ……

“Brother…”

Qi Zhen: “If you want to learn anything else, just say it. Do you need me to write down everything you said at night?”

“No, no.”

Flirty as I am, I still have some dignity.

Qi Zhen left the Eastern Palace, his face still hot. He closed his eyes for a moment to regain his usual cold demeanor.

The Dog Emperor was furious yesterday, confining the Fifth Prince. He wasn’t imprisoned, demoted, or executed. If the Fifth Prince wanted to make a comeback, it was still possible.

The Dog Emperor had many children, and he had to fight each one.

After a busy day, Qi Zhen felt tired and wanted to check on Lin Shouyan’s progress with writing. As he walked towards the courtyard under the moonlight, he heard maids gossiping on the other side of the path.

He managed his place strictly, and Qi Zhen had never heard the maids gossiping in private.

Moreover, they were talking about Lin Shouyan.

Qi Zhen slowed his pace.

Listening, his face darkened, and his ears turned red.

“How do you know about the Crown Prince’s affairs?”

“The entire Eastern Palace is almost buzzing with it! This morning, the Crown Princess didn’t want to learn any character but ‘爽’. He wrote quite a few today! Out of all the characters he learned today, this one was written the best! I heard he even asked the nanny how to write ‘大’. The nanny blushed~”

“Is there really such a thing? The Crown Prince is indeed a dragon among men, excelling in every aspect.”

“Indeed, our Crown Prince is amazing. Even if it’s a man, he can make him beg for mercy. I heard they asked for hot water several times last night.”

“More than that! Ever since the Crown Princess moved into the Crown Prince’s courtyard, the laundry room’s workload has tripled.”

“The laundry room sisters are really working hard.”

“But now, seeing this, we feel happy. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are both so outstanding, it would be great if they had a child.”

“You’re dreaming!”

“Don’t say that, it’s not impossible. The Crown Princess did say he wanted to give birth for the Crown Prince.”

“Could he really be able to?”

“Hard to say…”

“Our Crown Prince is so powerful…”

“Then our Eastern Palace might soon welcome a little master.”

“Shouldn’t we start preparing pregnancy medicine? Just in case the Crown Prince wants it one day…”

“Yes, yes!”

“Exactly!”

…

Qi Zhen took a deep breath, his hand at his side trembling slightly.

That fool…

How did he end up liking such a thing…

So embarrassing.

Want to hit him.