Chapter 149: Can You Hit Me So It Doesnt Hurt?

When silence finally fell upon the room, their eyes suddenly met in mid-air. Both of them hastily averted their gazes as if theyd been burned, their hearts still beating furiously. To relieve the awkwardness, Bai Xiangxiu asked, ThatSun-mama was the widower Sun. Just what happened here?

Actually, shed guessed part of it, but had no way to verify anything.

Long Heng didnt hide anything from her, telling her how hed found out that Sun Honger was the one to set the fire. He even explained her motive of wanting to replace Bai Xiangxiu as Long Hengs new favorite.

Wah, the hole in that womans head was a bit too big. How could one obtain such an imposing prince with just schemes? Wouldnt all the women in his rear court go crazy then? But truthfully speaking, the women of the rear courts would only go mad when fighting over a man. They lived for men and because of men. Besides him, they had no other good prospects.

Did she really want to stay in a place like this? Then all she could do was be the male leads concubine. Other women would enter the household even without the female lead. She might even be oppressed by the matron of the household forevermore. Reality wasnt like a novel, and neither was she its female lead.

Long Heng didnt tell her how Sun Honger had died, only that her parents had found her body. Theyd then started causing a ruckus at the Prince Li Manor without even asking about the reason.

He was blatantly lying to her, but did he really think she wouldnt understand a thing? Bai Xiangxiu was still undecided as to whether she should stay here, but she was definitely more familiar with him now that theyd had relations together.

Your Highness, could someone really find a corpse that you disposed of? Moreover, that Sun Honger was born of a servant of the household. How could her parents not understand that you punished her because of something she did wrong? Isnt their behavior a little strange? After analyzing the situation, she raised her head to look at Long Heng without hiding her curiosity.

But Long Heng had always assumed she was a timid girl who was afraid of getting into trouble. Hed never expected her to be clever and quick-witted as well. No wonder the head steward had spoken well of her to him before. He was the one who had underestimated her. Since there was nothing to do at the moment, he took off his shoes and climbed into bed, sitting on the side to stare at her until Bai Xiangxiu thought shed said something wrong. Perhaps men from ancient times didnt like their women speaking of household matters?

Unexpectedly, Long Heng suddenly raised his hand, his long, slender fingers happening to stop before her eyes.

There was a pop

He flicked her forehead, leaving her pained and numbed, but the sensation wasnt unbearable. But every women liked to act like a spoiled child once in a while, so she gave a delicate little cry as she rubbed her head and looked pitifully at Long Heng.

Long Heng really thought that hed used too much strength. He hastily pulled aside her hand for a look, only to see a slight redness beneath. So he gently blew on the spot a few times. It is a bit strange.

Hm? No anger, no losing his temper. He didnt even blame her, but was smiling slightly. Bai Xiangxiu couldnt resist a small smile in return, her face flushing happily.

Long Hengs heart beat furiously at the sight, but right now the sun hadnt even begun to set. Hed yet to eat his dinner, so he had to endure despite his sudden impatience.

Then could it be that someone wants to deal with you, Your Highness? So they used this incident to ruin your reputation? That was how it had been written in the novel, though it hadnt gone into details. The book only said how despite having power and wealth, Long Hengs reputation was actually quite poor. Meanwhile, the emperor seemed fond of him, seemingly trusting him without question,, but was actually whittling away at Long Hengs military power bit by bit.

Still, the male lead was still a male lead. No matter how the emperor hurt him, he was just a supporting male. Thus, the emperor had to come up with multiple excuses to take military power back from Long Heng. The emperor couldnt afford to offend the prince, so he was limited to minor schemes that could only happen behind the scenes. Naturally, the emperor had his own help from his fellow cohorts.

Would this prince fear such minor schemes? My reputation wasnt that great even before my return to the capital. Rumors of him eating humans here, raping and killing women there, and maltreating the common people had often reached his own ears. If he couldnt even take that kind of pressure, how was he supposed to accomplish any major feats?

But Bai Xiangiu stuck up a finger and said cleverly, How will that do? You dont care because youre a man, but Old Madame doesnt think that way. Everyone wants their dear ones to be praised by others, not met with malicious remarks.

The male lead might be the male lead, but he was always on the losing end from other peoples criticism. For example, there was how the female lead had misunderstood him in the beginning, and how the ministers had isolated him. Since she could be considered his most intimate comrade-in-arms, she had to think of ways to help him.

Long Hengs heart stirred. Were her words meant to say she was worried about him? Inexplicably, his whole body grew warm. Even his gaze softened as he spoke. Then you tell me, what should be done?

Hed only asked on the spur of the moment. He had no expectation that this woman from the inner residence would actually have a solution. Moreover, he didnt need her to waste brainpower on the issue when she was so weak and delicate to begin with. It was enough as long as she took care of herself. Unexpectedly, she actually started thinking seriously before suddenly bursting into a smile.

It was a rarely seen, self-confident smile that made Long Hengs heart tremble. Thats right, others thought she was docile and meek because she acted gentle and quiet, but itd be boring if she was always like this. However, when she wore such an expression, it made people feel that only those closest to her could see her true, mischievous side. Surprisingly, there was even a hint of pride hidden within.

It was all Long Heng could do to avoid flicking her on the head again. But when that little mouth started to speak somewhat excitedly, Long Heng felt that hed do as she said even if her words didnt seem to make any sense. Her very word seemed to hold some sort of magical charm.

You know Sun Hongers style. You didnt explain things clearly to her family when she was punished, right? She paused. Actually, shed guessed that a man with such headstrong and whirlwind methods would never explain anything to other people. What kind of general needed to explain the reasons behind any of his orders?!

Thus, she added, Your Highness, you can write down all of Sun Hongers wrongs and put them up on posters. Have the witnesses and those who are equally guilty kneel before them to admit their wrongs. Of course, you have to hang up her corpse too, in case In case he was accused of stealing the corpse. Shed seen such intentions in her dream, but she wasnt sure whether they were real. Just then, shed almost avoided revealing everything.

Sun Honger had been convicted of being sexually promiscuous in the princes manor. As for her other crime, that would have to wait for the results of an investigation. She never expected that the male lead would furrow his eyebrows and look at her again once she was done. Just when she was getting goosebumps, he raised his hand again.

Dont Bai Xiangxiu unconsciously clutched her forehead and backed away to one side.

Actually, Long Heng simply wanted to rub her head to encourage her. Her idea wasnt bad, since exposing everything openly would make it impossible for others to pick faults at it. But he didnt expect that shed run away from him while clutching her head like a little rabbit. His heart couldnt help but soften. He was about to speak when he saw a certain young lady sitting pitifully in a corner, thinking things over before quietly offering him her head. She had her eyes squeezed shut and said with a timid, tragically miserable voice, Go ahead and hit me, but can you do it so it doesnt hurt?