277 Their Differences (1/2)

After her bath, Princess Lingchen returned to her bedroom, and the maidservants helped her to dress up. When Lu Wei entered the room, the servants had just finished with drying her hair.

Lu Wei paused at the door. His gaze fell on her black hair that fell to her waist. Earlier today, he had felt his soft hair against his hands when he helped her to remove the heavy headdress. As his thought drifted towards her smooth hair, Lu Wei immediately looked away.

The servants stopped their action to greet him. One of the maidservants stepped forward to inform him that the bathing water was ready. Lu Wei nodded and had the servants retreated.

After living with her grandmother and the Nanlin Tribe for a few years, Lu Wei was used to doing things on his own. He found it uncomfortable to have someone to attend him during his bath. Lu Wei went to take his bath and returned not too long after.

When he reentered the room, his wife was resting on the bed, reading a book. Only one of her maidservant had stayed inside the room.

He looked at the maidservant and signaled her to leave the room.

The maidservant bowed quietly before she walked out and closed the door behind her.

Seeing that the Princess did not look up at him, Lu Wei pulled a stool and sat down in front of her.

Princess Lingchen looked up in surprise. She blinked a few times at him and tilted her head sideways. ”What's wrong?”

The two were husband and wife now. Since they were married, Lu Wei planned to have a small chat with her. They were going to spend their time together for a long time. It would be best for them to live in harmony.

However, when he saw the way she had her fingers tapped against the book cover, Lu Wei knew that she was nervous about being around him.

Though they had not spent their time together for a long time, Lu Wei noticed some of her habits through their short interactions. When the Princess was worried and anxious, she would always tap her fingers. Lu Wei wondered if she had noticed this habit of hers.

”Princess-”

”Why do you still call me a Princess?” she asked before he even began. ”Since we are already married, let's not be too courteous with each other. You can call me Lingchen. If the citizen heard rumors that you are still addressing me formally like this, they might think that Da Cheng was really suppressing Qian Rong.”

Lu Wei paused. A seconds later, his lips curved into a small smiled. ”Lingchen.”