**Back to the Present**There’s no mistake. Although his hair, his clothing, and the air around him is very different from when I met him before. This man…he’s Ren, the trader that I rescued! Why is Ren here? Why is he dressed like that?Ren…is the Crown Prince of the Flame Dragon Empire?!My mind went numb as many thoughts raced frantically through it. I stared with eyes wide opened at the Ren who was dressed in the highest-grade royal ensemble as befitting of the Crown Prince of a large empire. His hair partially tied back and decorate with gold jewelry. His royal robe must be made mixed with gold as well. He wore multiple gold jewelry and had a beautifully decorated sword hanging by his side. The air about him was royal, refined and quite arrogant. However, there is no mistaking it, this man standing before me is Ren.
“You…come this way,” the senior eunuch said suddenly. “You mean…me?” I asked in slight confusion as I pointed to myself. Did he mean me? “Yes, you. Come here with me,” the eunuch replied in a desperate voice as he beckoned me to follow him with his hand. Hesitantly, I started to follow him. I didn’t know where he was leading me, but he was leading me away from the group of women. I looked back over my shoulder as the group of women walked further away in the other direction. Where is he taking me? “The Emperor has graciously decided to let you stay in the White Lotus palace. You should consider yourself extremely lucky to have earned yourself such a reward on your first day at the Grand Palace,” the eunuch explained as if to answer my unasked question. Not that I knew what the White Lotus palace is. As far as I was aware, the fact that Ren seemed to show some interest in me by simply ta
Ok. In other words, this auntie is the manager of the Crown Prince’s harem. What an interesting job to have. If I must live here or find a way out as fast as possible, it will be extremely important to remain on Chen’s good side. “It is an honor to meet you…umm…Miss Chen…” I replied with the warmest smile I could muster. “You can call me Auntie Chen. Everyone, please leave us alone for a moment,” Auntie Chen replied before turning to wave off the others in the room. With swift bows they turned to leave the room, quietly closing the door behind them. Suddenly, I was left alone with Auntie Chen. I breathed in deeply a few times to calm my own heat beat. For some reason, I had a very gad feeling about this and the atmosphere is making me nervous. I looked down to see that my hand were balled together and my palms were sweating slightly. “There is no need to be nervous. I am here to guide and prepare
“Lastly, here is a small gift for you,” Auntie Chen said as she handed me a small bottle containing some liquid inside. “And this is…?” I asked as I hesitantly took the bottle from her hand. “This is a special oil that will enhance his pleasure and lessen the pain for you upon his entry into your love flower. Let me help you apply it in between your legs…” Auntie Chen calmly stated like this was and probably is the norm. Ok, so this thing oil is like lubrication. Not like I will be needing such thing because I am not going to engage in any sexual activities with Ren tonight or any other night. Auntie Chen approached me, and I recalled the rest of her words from just now. No! “No no no…I can apply the oil myself. Thank you…like really, thank you…” I quickly protested before this mad old woman proceeded with spreading my leg to apply the oil to my private area. This is crazy.
“Fine,” I replied simply. “I see. Well, do you know why you’re here with me tonight?” Ren asked in a light tone, his eyes never leaving my face. Ren has not eaten at all. Clearly food was not on his mind right now. “Yes. I know why I’m supposed to be with you tonight…but…I don’t know why it has to be me,” I replied honestly. Out of all those women, why must it be me? “Good question. To be honest, it doesn’t matter to me who is sitting opposite me right now. It could be you…or it could be any other woman,” Ren replied emotionlessly. “Then…can you please just send me back home? Please” I pleaded with some hope in my voice. If he has no interest in me, and I didn’t think he did, then I can go, right? “That’s not entirely for me to decide. Just to cure you a bit of your curiosity. I didn’t pick you or anything like that. Th
His lips feels so hot against mine and I felt my body feel weaker as he continued kissing me. His hand dipping lower from my waist to caress my hips. I heard myself let out a sigh, followed by a soft moan. “No…crown prince…” I protested weakly in between our kisses as my mind started feeling hazy. “Ren…call me Ren,” Ren whispered seductively as he changed the angle of our kiss. Using this opportunity, Ren slowly slipped his wet tongue in between my slightly parted lips. I felt my body shudder when I felt his warm tongue enter my mouth and meeting my own. I’ve never kissed man before and this new sensation was making me feel tingly inside. I heard myself moan several times when Ren’s tongue grinded against my own. When Ren’s lips finally parted from mine, I felt so lightheaded dthat I could barely keep standing. Sensing this, Ren supported my body with his arms around me as I leaned on him. I was p
“You’ll kill me? I guess dying at a beautiful woman’s hand is not such a bad option, after all. Shall I help you out then?” Ren asked in a solemn voice. I couldn’t tell if he was joking or serious. Glancing away from me and at the knife held close to the side of his neck, Ren slowly moved his neck closer to the knife until his skin grazed the sharp edge of the knife. Smiling at me, he pushed his neck slightly harder against the knife and to my absolute shock, red blood started oozing out from his neck. Ren…he cut himself on purpose?! Why?!“No! Ren!” I screamed at him in shock as I let go of the knife. He’s bleeding. Almost by instinct, I grabbed the long sleeve of my robe and pressed it firmly against his wound in an attempt to stop the bleeding. This is bad, I don’t know if the wound is deep or not but a wound to the neck can be dangerous. He needs to be treated as soon as possible. “Ren&hell
“There’s no need for you to be so nervous. Just act natural and follow my lead,” Ren said reassuringly as he smiled brightly at me and took my hand in his. Today is the start of our pretend relationship between crown prince and his favorite concubine. Easy for him to say, how can I possibly act natural in this situation. His hand holding mine felt hot and my palm feel sweaty from nervousness. “Easy for you to say. I’ve never dated anyone before, I don’t know how to act all lovey-dovey…” I mumbled to myself. “Just hold my hand, smile sweetly at me, talk to me in a sweet voice and just follow my lead. If people ask questions, I’ll help you answer them. So just smile and keep your head up, ok?” Ren instructed confidently. At a loss for words, I just nodded. After the maids dressed me up fitting of my new position, we were ready to leave the White Lotus palace to meet the emperor at the main