Chapter 384 - Image Change (1/2)

“Act normally and don’t pretend that you’re a little abused wife. Seeing that makes me feel angry!” Zhu Junyang was interrupted by Yu Xiaocao, so his fury towards Meixiang had pretty much disappeared. However, in regard to the misunderstanding, he was a bit regretful that he didn’t take advantage of the situation and peck the little girl’s tender face. Tsk tsk tsk, the lass hadn’t reached twelve years old yet. Wouldn’t it be a bit too early for that?

Meixiang silently rejoiced that Miss Yu was there when she saw that the young royal prince didn’t explode. Otherwise...her mother, who was an inner steward at Prince Jing’s estate, would only be given her corpse!

“Am I truly that vicious ah? That I’ll just kill a person without any warning?” This was the first time that Zhu Junyang had peeked into a person's inner thoughts, so he had trouble stopping it. Poor Meixiang was his experimental subject.

Consequently, Zhu Junyang felt his temper rising again. Apparently, in the hearts of these maids, he was even more beastly than mere animals and was almost a man-eating monster! ‘Look at you, Meixiang. Usually you act very normally around me, never showing that you’re scared, and you treat me with respect. Apparently it was all a ruse ah!’

Yu Xiaocao covered her mouth and giggled like she was a little mouse who had succeeded in stealing some grain. Apparently, it was like what the young royal prince described. All of the people around him were afraid of him. Even Older Sister Meixiang was the same. The maid normally acted as if nothing was wrong when she was with the young royal prince, yet she had also inwardly thought that the prince had a vicious nature.

Xiaocao suddenly thought that the young royal prince had quite a pitiful life these past few years. There wasn’t anyone by his side who treated him sincerely. Even the servants and maids around him acted as if they were constantly on thin ice. It wasn’t surprising that his temper only became more and more irritable! If she was in his shoes, she likely would have gotten depression from all of this.

Meixiang was in the front and she increased the speed of her steps. ‘How did the young master guess exactly what I was thinking? This is too scary! Next time, when I need to give the young master a message, I should just give the task to Lanxiang and Zhuxiang ah. Argh! Although I’m one of the most trusted personal maids of Her Royal Highness, I have quite a bit of pressure on me.’

Zhu Junyang stared at Meixiang’s back with such intensity that it seemed like he was drilling a hole. ‘Meixiang, you brat. Lady Mother sent you to talk to me, and it’s her way of showing how much you’re valued. Yet, you’re not grateful at all. Am I a man-eating monster ah?’

Yu Xiaocao couldn’t take it anymore and pulled on his clothes as she stifled her desire to laugh, “Alright ah, you can stop observing Older Sister Meixiang. She’s going to be scared to death at this rate! As long as the other person doesn’t have any malicious intentions towards you, it’s not a bad thing if they revere and respect you.”

Zhu Junyang discovered that, when he turned his head to look at Yu Xiaocao, Meixiang’s thoughts became obscured again. Perhaps it was because he wasn’t focusing on the maid. He felt like he was starting to slowly grasp how to control his ability. In the future, wouldn’t it be as easy as pie for him to look into another person’s thoughts?

He revealed a brilliant smile at Yu Xiaocao. It was as if a thousand flowers suddenly blossomed in the middle of a wintry tundra. It was so stunning that Xiaocao was enthralled for a moment.

Zhu Junyang felt as if the dense haze within his heart had suddenly been dispersed completely by a refreshing breeze. He had never felt so open and free before in his life! He really needed to express his gratitude to his little lass. She was the one who dragged him away from the edge of the abyss. The little lass was truly his lucky star!

“You...don’t need to smile like that. I feel goosebumps coming up seeing it!” Yu Xiaocao found it hard to accept the sudden change in Zhu Junyang’s demeanor. The young royal prince had never smiled so sincerely before and it made his smile more enchanting and gorgeous. The smile was so stunning that it made it hard for a person to look away. If he was a female, he would definitely be a devilish beauty who could cause the downfall of a country!

“I’m incredibly happy and in an extremely good mood! I have never felt so light and free before in my life! Xiaocao, this prince wants to thank you properly. Whatever you want, please tell me!” The sound of Zhu Junyang’s was perceptibly brighter than before. Meixiang could also tell that the young master was in a good mood and also felt happy for him! Yu Xiaocao’s eyes lit up and her face seemed to glow with an inner light as she asked, “You’ll really do anything that I ask for ah?”

A thought quickly flashed through Zhu Junyang’s head and he frowned. He immediately squashed the little lass’s hope, “The only thing I cannot do is to stop pursuing you. I don’t care if you believe me or not, but I don’t want anyone but you in this life!”

For a second, Xiaocao’s face dimmed and she frowned as she mumbled to herself, “Don’t say it so confidently. Who knows if one day a great beauty will appear and steal your heart? At that time, wouldn’t that be a slap to your face?”

“Are you sure the great beauty you’re talking about isn’t a large, salivating wolf? She’s even going to steal my heart...even if a dozen large wolves appear, I can escape from them without a scratch!” Zhu Junyang knocked the little lass on the head as he snorted in amusement. He really didn’t know what to do with her sometimes!

In the front, Meixiang secretly slowed her steps and looked back to take a peek at the interactions between the young master and Miss Yu. She thought, ‘Looks like the young master is being sincere. This is a good situation that other people can’t even hope to fish up. Why is Miss Yu so reluctant to accept this?’

The young master treated Miss Yu very well. There were so many maidens in the capital of the proper birth and rank, who were also more beautiful than Miss Yu, that wanted to get closer to the young master. However, the young master always disdained these young ladies and only Miss Yu had caught his eye. She wasn’t saying that Miss Yu wasn’t good either but she felt like that the young master deserved someone better. Unfortunately, what was really infuriating was that Miss Yu didn’t appreciate how good she had it. Meixiang felt a bit aggrieved on behalf of the young master.