Chapter 23 - Finally picked a bedmate (1/2)

”So, this is the woman.” The fifth prince, Wu Yixing, let out soft laughter. ”My friend Yu Chen, you rejected all the women from the capital and picked up someone from a battleground.”

Kwon Yoori smiles politely at him, but her insides feel like they are rotting because of the anger buried inside her for a long time. Back in the capital, he would drag her to the flower house every day and make her watch things that she would never want to see as a woman. He would throw her inside a room with a woman. One time, he announced that he would gift rare jade to any woman who could take her vɨrġɨnɨtƴ. Damn him! Why can't she send him to hell herself? Thanks to him, the emperor thought that Yu family is trying to see power. Oh! She still can't figure out the connection between the Yu family and the empress. She couldn't care less. The Yu family hated her more because of this.

Thanks to him, she was sent here. The emperor made it sound like he was rewarding her. Everyone in the capital knew that it was a punishment for getting too close to the fifth prince. The Yu family was happiest because of the outcome.

If she ever gets her abilities back, she would make this prince's life hell. Then, she will take care of that emperor and the Yu family. Screw crazy court politics! Kwon Yoori will teach them what real power is.

”What is your name, beautiful lady?” She hears him ask Kyuri who is looking at him with awe. Didn't she warn her not to get seduced?

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A real prince. Wow! I have only seen people like this in drama. He has an enchanting smile. Such seductive eyes. He is even more handsome than Kang Si An.

”What is your name, beautiful lady?”

I feel a fluttering feeling in my belly. My aunt has helped me polish my understanding of their language. It's not perfect, but I can understand better now.

”Kyuri.” My face burns when I see his gaze on me. ”What is your name?”

He purses his lips and smiles. My aunt is looking at me like she wants to toss me to timekeepers. I feel intense eyes on my back. I don't have to turn around to see who it is.

”Wu Yixing,” He replies to me with a kind-hearted smile. ”Kyuri, your name sounds beautiful just like you do.”

I blink. I remember my aunt's warning. If Li Jun is master death, this person is a master seducer. This person could kill me with a warm smile and I would feel happy about it. If I compare him with Kang Si An and Li Jun, I would choose him. Dying happily, isn't that good?

”Here.” He gives me a glass of wine. I take it without any question. It's been a while since I drank and ate anything good. The food here tastes like crap. It's basically roasted in the fire. I don't know how my aunt has survived here. I will never refuse yummy wine after spending days like this.

”Thanks...fifth prince.” I give him a slight bow. I haven't watched a historical drama much. I don't know how to act here. I take a sip of the rich time. Oh, it's so good!

”This prince is happy that General Yu finally picked a bedmate.”

I resist the urge to spit out the wine. My aunt laughs nervously. The fifth prince also laughs. The intense feeling on my back gets more intense. I take another sip. I need to be drunk to carry on this conversation.