Listening to his breathing gradually steady, A Rao's eyes deepened.
The fear that faintly arose in her heart when interacting with the man was a psychological reaction belonging to the original owner. A Rao recalled the original owner's short life and gently exhaled.
A Rao was an orphan who was chosen to enter the Royal Palace as a servant at the age of ten. Now, five years had passed. It would be a lie to say that A Rao wasn't moved by the most handsome male master in the palace. However, when she personally saw the sisters in the palace who served the Prince strip naked and lie on the couch, attempting to seduce the Prince, and the Prince coldly ordered the handyman in the palace to drag them out and beat them to death, the girlish heart that had just begun to sprout died completely.
Even later, when she saw how much the noble master doted on the Princess Consort, the bloody color still permeated A Rao's heart. She didn't want to be beaten to death at all.
But in the end, she wasn't beaten to death, but was forced to death by the person high above.
The more powerful and influential this man is, the more he likes unusual existences. Because Gu Shui Rou disdained him, the desire to conquer as a man made Jin Wang deeply infatuated with Gu Shui Rou. For her sake, Jin Wang was even willing to defy his birth mother.
But how could reality allow him to indulge in love? Three years of marriage without children was the original sin of being a Princess Consort. Now De Consort was already dissatisfied with her. If she still couldn't get her wish in another year, then a huge friction would definitely occur between this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with disparate status.
And this year was the best time for A Rao to implement her strategy.
She would use the man's unattainable temperament to fiercely arouse his desire. After all, with sex, love would gradually begin to develop.
This was a common problem for men of high status and power.
And the woman he deeply loved ignored him. Although Jin Wang enjoyed the desire to conquer, he inevitably felt frustrated.
At this time, if someone was wholeheartedly and completely focused on him, treating him as the most important existence in her life, the difference between such cherishment and cold treatment would be very obvious.
A Rao wanted to make Jin Wang accustomed to her existence, to be able to see her as soon as he looked. Only then would the man be able to notice in time when she was not around.
A Rao raised her head and looked at the bright moon, thinking of a place.
As summer approached and the heat rose, the flowers in the garden were in full bloom. She remembered that there was a kind of flower in the flower garden that could repel mosquitoes. Moreover, she seemed to be able to make use of the people who tended the flowers and plants.
For three consecutive days, A Rao went to the garden to pick flowers in her spare time, and she gradually became familiar with Da Fu, the steward of the flower house who tended the flowers and plants.
"Thank you, Brother Da Fu. This is enough. I can't use any more."
A Rao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Her arms were already filled with flowers, and Da Fu in front of her was still enthusiastically stuffing flowers into her arms. Seeing A Rao shake her head, the honest Da Fu finally stopped and scratched his head, smiling embarrassedly.
"I'm sorry, A'rao. There will be even more beautiful flowers in a few days. I'll get them for you when you come."
"Thank you, Brother Da Fu."
After the person left, Da Fu still stood there, staring blankly. The flower artisan who lived in the same room laughed loudly, "Da Fu, your soul has run away with that A'rao. However, this A'rao speaks softly and gently. I like her too when I see her. You just wait. Maybe next year the Princess Consort will be pregnant, and A'rao will be released from the palace. Then you can propose marriage, right?"
Da Fu's face turned red, "Don't ruin the girl's reputation. How could she look up to me?"
Although he said so, Da Fu still had some expectations in his heart.
Everyone in the palace knew about the Prince's feelings for the Princess Consort. Although there were two more concubines in the palace, no one took this seriously. After all, Jin Wang's infatuation and devotion to the Princess Consort were famous in the capital.
Recalling the scene when A Rao came to him three days ago, the weather was fine that day, without a cloud in the sky. A Rao was wearing a goose-yellow dress, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and she looked straight into his heart.
A Rao, who was holding the flowers and going back, saw Cui Ping standing at the door to serve. When the other party saw her coming, she first scanned her up and down, and then rolled her eyes, covering her nose and disgusted, "You like such lowly flowers. Take them away quickly. Don't let them stink the doorway."
A Rao ignored her, hugged the flowers and returned to her room. Today was Cui Ping's shift, and she could rest for a day.
After putting down the wild daisies in her arms, A Rao prepared to dry them and make mosquito-repellent sachets. Although the scent of daisies was not very pleasant, they were effective in repelling mosquitoes. After all, she still remembered that Jin Wang was a mosquito magnet.
In the middle of the night, just as A Rao fell asleep, she heard a crackling sound at the door. She got up and opened the door. Chang Qing, Jin Wang's personal guard, stood at the door, his dark face full of indifference, "A'rao, the Prince wants you to serve him."
Walking into Study, she saw Cui Ping, dressed in a thin gauze, kneeling in the center of Study, wiping away tears with her head down, not daring to cry out loud.
Jin Wang was wearing a black inner garment. Seeing A Rao walk in, wearing a set of tight clothes, he barely loosened his eyebrows, "From now on, you will serve at night."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Ping's resentful gaze shot over. A Rao was also stunned for a moment, and then nodded in agreement. She was really too slow-witted.
But Jin Wang liked it very much. Compared to Cui Ping, a woman with intentions, A Rao was much better.
Seeing Cui Ping, he frowned in disgust, "If it weren't for my mother De Consort pointing you out, I really wanted to kill you."
He could kill people, but Cui Ping was different. She was personally appointed by De Consort. If he killed her, it would be Gu Shui Rou pulling hatred for De Consort.
Although Jin Wang was annoyed, he was currently deeply in love with Gu Shui Rou, so he would naturally not do this.
"Go out and kneel. You are not allowed to get up unless you kneel for four hours."
After Cui Ping went out, the strong fragrance of powder in the room dissipated a lot. Jin Wang said "Follow me" and strode towards the inner room. A Rao quickly followed.
She happened to see the man taking off his inner garment, revealing his back. The muscles on his back were smooth and distinct, and his inverted triangle waist and abdomen were cold white but full of strength. The man turned around, his sexy Adam's apple pointing down to his strong but not exaggerated chest muscles, and below that were eight distinct lines of muscles that stretched all the way into his pants, carrying tremendous power.
"Change clothes."
Jin Wang's tone was not good. The clothes just now were stained with Cui Ping's scent, which was terribly unpleasant.
A Rao took the inner garment from the couch and slowly approached the man, putting the excellent quality clothes on the man.
"The scent on your body is light and pleasant. Do you also use incense?"
"This servant has never used incense."
"You are strange, different from other women. If I didn't know you were honest, I would have thought you were deliberately seducing me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jin Wang saw the slightly trembling figure prostrate on the ground, and he chuckled, "A mouse's courage."
After saying that, he didn't fasten his belt and sat on the couch with a golden sword, his posture casual but with unparalleled beauty, "What, did I expose your conspiracy, or did I scare you?"
A Rao shook her head, her lips and teeth seemed to hear a trembling sound, "This servant, this servant is timid, making the master laugh. It is this servant's fault!"
"You are quite timid, kneeling at every turn. Your knees are quite hard."
Perhaps in a good mood, the man rarely intended to chat with this stupid girl, "How old are you this year?"
"This servant was ten years old when I started working in the Royal Palace, and it has been five years now..."
"Fifteen? It's a flowery age. Come here."
A Rao was stunned, and knelt forward, only to hear a chuckle above her head, "I'm asking you to come to the couch."
A Rao didn't move.
The voice above her became colder, "What, is my order not working?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the kneeling girl quickly knelt on the couch, no more than an arm's length away from the man.
Jin Wang also used incense, but it was a faint, sharp bamboo fragrance, which smelled cold and steady. As the bamboo fragrance approached, the girl's chin was lifted by a slender, bony fingertip, and a clear voice approached.
"I am in a good mood tonight, and I see that you have some beauty."
Jin Wang said it casually, but inadvertently met a pair of wet, watery eyes. The watery eyes were pitiful, and the corners of her eyes shone, with a drunken innocence and charm under the shimmering light, which made the man's breath catch. This pair of eyes was extremely moving.
The skin under his hand was also fair and soft, like a peeled lychee.
Jin Wang re-examined A Rao and had to admit that this stupid girl usually didn't stand out, but she really had an innocent face to the extreme.
Such a face would only arouse people's brutality, making people wish they could watch the crimson lips under their hands panting, crying out.
Jin Wang's face suddenly changed, realizing that he was really aroused by this lowly servant, his face darkened, and the strength in his hand increased a bit, his voice sinister, "What about you, what do you want to say? Do you want to serve me?"
A Rao was forced to lean her body forward, her slender and moist neck was forced to lean back, her delicate body trembled slightly, and a few scents of a woman came, adding a bit of fascination to the hazy night.
However, these few affections were completely destroyed after the girl opened her mouth—
"You, you don't fasten your clothes, you'll catch a cold..."