Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

“Li Hua, why didn’t you wake me up earlier? It is already evening, so let me sleep more,” Lóng Wei complained to her and got the scent coming from her. He found she already had taken a bath.

“I thought to let Prince Lóng Wei sleep more,” Li Hua said and pulled away the quilt from him. “Now, His Highness can get out of bed,” she muttered.

Lóng Wei lay on the bed with his arms spread out. “No. I will stay here only. Sleep next to me,” he said with a smile.

“Your Highness, don’t act like a child,” Li Hua glared at him. “Everyone wants to see you. Prince Mingquan has sent the servant so many times to find out if Prince Lóng Wei is awake or not,” she stated.

Lóng Wei sighed and sat up on the bed. “I didn’t even miss them this much,” he said and pressed the temples of his forehead.

“Prince Lóng Wei is the youngest among all. So, he is the dearest to all,” Li Hua said and put the quilt on the foot of the bed. “The bathhouse is ready for Prince Lóng Wei. He should freshen up and then meet all of his brothers,” she asserted.

“Order is accepted, Princess Consort Li Hua,” Lóng Wei remarked and got down from the bed. He spread his arms out, asking her to hug him. She chuckled and walked up to him.

Lóng Wei hugged her tightly and inhaled the scent of her hair. “I feel so good suddenly. It is after all my home,” he said.

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Li Hua patted his back and they withdrew from each other’s embrace. “Did you meet the others?” He inquired.

“No. How could I have? Prince Lóng Wei was asleep and I decided not to go until he would wake up,” Li Hua said.

“Such a devoted wife you are!” Lóng Wei kissed her nose tip and told her to see the Queen.

Li Hua astonishingly looked at him.

“You don’t need to wait for me. You should meet the Queen, and the other consorts of the other princes,” Lóng Wei stated and walked out of the room.

Li Hua went behind him and asked him if he was not hungry.

“I am famished,” Lóng Wei said and he turned around to face her. “Aren’t you?” He asked.

Li Hua nodded at him.

“Wait for me in the chamber. I will be there in twenty minutes,” Lóng Wei said and looked at the servant standing a little away from Li Hua.

“Set the dinner table for us,” Lóng Wei ordered the servant and told Li Hua to go inside.

“Come quickly,” Li Hua said before going inside the chamber while Lóng Wei walked ahead to the bathhouse.

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After filing their stomachs, both Lóng Wei and Li Hua felt delighted. “I was starving since the morning. Now, we can do the rest of the work,” Lóng Wei said as he gazed at Li Hua, who was drinking the water.

“We only need to meet everyone in the palace before they sit to have dinner,” Li Hua asserted.

Lóng Wei shook his head.

“I will go out to see my two fellows,” Lóng Wei stated.

“At this night? His Highness can go tomorrow morning,” Li Hua complained.

“Umm... In the morning, I have other works to do,” Lóng Wei said.

“I will wait for His Highness,” Li Hua stated.

“No. You should sleep because I will return late,” Lóng Wei suggested to her.

Li Hua realized that Lóng Wei wanted to spend a good time with his fellows. So, she agreed to him. “Let’s go and see the King and the Queen first. I need to congratulate them,” Li Hua said and stood up from the floor chair. Lóng Wei rose to his feet after her and they left for the King’s manor.

The servants opened the doors for them and the two walked in.

Jin Yu got up to see them and quickly ran to Li Hua. She hugged her tightly and kept smiling. “I missed you, Li Hua. I wanted to share my happiness with you after telling the King,” she asserted.

Xiaoming told Jin Yu to let Li Hua breathe and she promptly loosened her arms around her.

“The Queen is as energetic as she was before,” Lóng Wei said. “Her Majesty’s child is going to be active like her,” he stated. Xiaoming stood next to her and placed his hand on her shoulder.

“Brother Lóng Wei is right. Our child is going to be enthusiastic about everything. I keep asking the Queen not to run away around, but she doesn’t listen to me,” Xiaoming stated.

“Your Majesty, don’t do that. You need to be careful at this time,” Li Hua said with a concerned look.

“It is good to move a lot,” Jin Yu said and asked her how she was. “Did you both enjoy your time? I thought we would get a piece of good news from you two,” Jin Yu pronounced.

Li Hua ended up blushing to hear that. Jin Yu was more vocal about her thoughts.

“We will soon,” Lóng Wei said, and looked at Li Hua with an amusing smile.

Jin Yu and Xiaoming smiled to look at them.

“Why don’t we all sit? Then, we can have a long conversation,” Jin Yu suggested to them.

Both Lóng Wei and Li Hua looked at her.

“We need to see the others too, Your Majesty,” Lóng Wei said.

“I will call everyone here. The chamber has a lot of space,” Xiaoming asserted and gazed at Sun Fuguo, who was also present there.

“Tell everyone to be here except the Consort Dowagers,” Xiaoming ordered.

Lóng Wei thought to ask about Zhu Liling. “How is Queen Dowager doing?” He asked, looking at Xiaoming.

The smile from Xiaoming’s lips disappeared while Jin Yu’s smile also faded.

“I sent her out of the place,” Xiaoming replied. Lóng Wei furrowed his brows together. Before he could ask more about it, Jin Yu intervened between them.

“Both the brothers can talk about such things later. Right now, we only do fun talks,” Jin Yu said. The informal accent in Jin Yu’s voice made them smile.