594: His Highness Reads A Book For His Wangfei

His Highness Reads A Book For His Wangfei

Yi Huiqing looked at Zhao Zhang Wei's innocent smile with a pair of blank eyes. A moment later, she turned her head away as a sigh full of irritation left her lips.

There was still something weird thing going on inside her chest when she saw his beautiful face and smile.

She must be crazy. She thought inside her heart.

When she looked back at him, her eyes were very cold and she sad emotionlessly but respectfully

"Your Highness should leave. This wangfei would not dare to disturb Your Highness' rest. Your Highness must have a lot of work to do in the Imperial Court tomorrow."

"No!"

Zhao Zhang Wei said with another beautiful smile on his lips.

'Why was he smiling so much?'

Yi Huiqing thought inside her heart as her hands clenched the bedsheets inside the blanket. It reminded her of the smile she had seen on his lips when they had met for the first time.

It was during the banquet four years ago. The last banquet she had attended as an unmarried lady. At that time, she had just gone to breathe some fresh air outside the banquet hall where she had collided with Zhao Zhang Wei.

Yi Huiqing knew very well that he was from the Imperial Family when she had seen his clothes though she didn't know that he was the man she was about to get married to.

She had apologized profusely. However, he had asked her not to with a gentle smile on her lips. She had to force herself to look away from him.

Surprised at her own feelings, she had scolded herself silently and had never raised her head again to look at him. 

However, before leaving he had also whispered gently when he had walked past her.

"We will meet again very soon, Lady Yi."

She had been confused at that time until she had gone inside the banquet again and her mother had shown her the second prince sitting inside the banquet hall. 

He was none other than the man whose smile had made her heart throb.

It was that small incident that had brought her the confidence to continue with that imperial decree. When she had completed all the marriage rituals, there had been a smile on her lips contrary to how she had shed tears when she had received the Imperial decree.

Just to live with this man, she ignored everything. She ignored her own feelings that would hurt always every time a new concubine would enter the Imperial Palace or he would spend the night in some other courtyard.

It was surprising that none of the concubines or she herself ever bore him any child.

Yi Huiqing suddenly wondered whether other concubines shared the same fate as her. 

She came out of her trance when she felt a touch on her cheek. Yi Huiqing flinched immediately and tried to back away. A hiss left her lips because the wound on her chest started to hurt because of her movement.

Zhao Zhang Wei immediately held her still to not let her move much.

Sensing his actions, Yi Huiqing only wanted to scream at him to leave her. She wouldn't even an inch then.

Perhaps Zhao Zhang Wei saw the displeasure in her eyes and left her shoulders.

"That…"

He tried to remember what they were talking about. That was the only way Zhao Zhang Wei could make himself face Yi Huiqing.

"I don't need to attend the Imperial Court for a few days. I have asked for a few days off from His Majesty."

"Oh…"

Yi Huiqing muttered as she again looked away from him.

So basically she didn't have any reason to send him away now. Yi Huiqing closed her eyes as she thought that he might leave if she pretended to sleep. However, feeling his continuous stare at herself, she couldn't even pretend to sleep.

She opened her eyes abruptly and sure enough, he was looking at her without even blinking her eyes. Her eyes narrowed making Zhao Zhang Wei's phoenix eyes flash with amusement.

"Does Your Highness know that staring is rude?"

Yi Huiqing tried to tell him to stop staring as politely as she could.

Zhao Zhang Wei felt embarrassment filling up his heart because of being caught. Perhaps it was because it was the first time he was caught while doing something like this. In fact, it was the first time he was doing something like this.

He wanted to give some explanation. However, what came out of his mouth was

"Even the other person is your own wife…"

"Ye…No…But…"

Yi Huiqing was suddenly at the lack of words. Helpless she closed her mouth trying to think of some counterattack.

However, she couldn't come up with any. 

Zhao Zhang Wei really liked to see her so flustered. However, he knew that the time was not right. She should be sleeping at this time. Her body needed a lot of rest.

Thinking this, he didn't annoy her anymore and said gently.

"You should sleep now."

 Yi Huiqing also wanted to sleep but what could she do when she was not feeling sleepy at all. However, she didn't want Zhao Zhang Wei to stay here as well. 

So she closed her eyes and tried to sleep. However, no matter how hard she tried she couldn't sleep at all.

It was after a few moments she heard some movement and opened her eyes gently only to see Zhao Zhang Wei's back towards her.

So he was finally leaving. He must be annoyed to wait on her like this.

She smiled bitterly and coldly.

Her eyes again went blank as she stared at the ceiling of her chambers with sleepless eyes. But her attention was diverted when she heard a noise again.

She was shocked when she turned her head sideways only to find Zhao Zhang Wei sitting on that chair again.

But this time he had a book in his hands.

It must be the sound of the pages being turned she had heard a moment ago, she thought as she looked at him flipping through the book.

"Can't sleep?"

The man raised his head suddenly and asked her gently. She didn't answer him but her hold on the bedsheet inside the blanket tightened.

Zhao Zhang Wei didn't mind the lack of response. He continued in the same gentle voice.

"Let me read a book to you."

And then without waiting for her answer, he started to read the book in his hands.

Yi Huiqing didn't even know what story he was reading. Her eyes were fixed on him. A few moments later, she closed her eyes silently. Her hold on the bedsheet loosened. 

The deep and gentle voice felt like a lullaby to her and soon she fell into a deep slumber.

Zhao Zhang Wei raised his head and smiled when he looked at her peaceful face. He closed the book and leaned down to kiss her forehead.

After that, he continued to sit on that chair and look at her sleeping face.1

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