I sighed loudly as I pulled the hair ornament from my hair. What the hell am I even doing? Lady White Lotus…what a joke? Why am I bothering with all this training when I know deep down that I would never be able to match Jeely.
The question that nagged me at the back of my mind all day was…if Jeely was here then why would they need me to act as Lady White Lotus? No matter how I looked at it, subjectively or objectively, there was no way that Ren wouldn’t enjoy Jeely’s company…or the company of the other women like her. I haven’t met them, but I was sure that there was more than one high-ranking concubine in this inner court.
Two and then three days went by where I studied with Jeely. I was getting used to spending the entire day devoted to lessons now. Jeely helped me work on my posture in the morning and then we continued studying watercolor painting in the afternoon until sunset. Ren never visit me since that day we
I folded the paper and put it back into the envelop after I was done reading its content. As far as I was aware, there was nothing unusual about the message. However, I wasn’t sure I was comfortable enough to meet Prince Kin for tea or dinner. Perhaps, that could be avoided for now.I took out paper, a brush, and an ink tablet before starting to write back a message to Prince Kin. Unfortunately, I did not have any gift that would be worthy of offering to a prince so a thankful message from my heart would have to do.I wrote down a simple thank you message and wished him good health and happiness before folding the paper neatly and putting it in an envelope. I called for a maid and instructed her to deliver the letter to Prince Kin’s palace tomorrow. Now that that was all done and out of the way, I stretched and let the maids prepare me for bed.…When the following day arrived, I had completely forgotten about the gift
Jeely looked at me with eyes so wide that for a second she lost her composure. I didn’t expect that my question would come across as this shocking to her.“Of course not. I may come from a small town, but I am still the princess of that small town. It is my responsibility to represent my town and my people. If I leave, then the relationship between our cities would fall to ruin. I would never leave this place…” Jeely said with determination.“I see…” I whispered.“What about you? Do you want to go home?” Jeely asked.“I…I guess I do…” I replied hesitantly; however, I wanted to be honest to my new friend.Jeely seemed to consider my honest response for a while before smiling brightly at me.“Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. Let’s just both do our best for now…” Jeely said as we smiled at e
“I did not…expect to meet you here, Prince Kin,” I said as I tried to keep my voice steady and a friendly smile on my lips.I bowed politely to him. It doesn’t matter whether or not I wanted him here. He’s still the second prince which meant that I had to show respect.“I did not get a reply to my latest letter, so I was just a little bit worried about you…” Prince Kin said.His overly sweet smile was starting to creep me out. He was right, I did not reply to his latest message because I did not see the need to. Was that too rude?“I apologized, Prince Kin, for my delayed response. I was planning to send you a reply later today after my lessons are over,” I said, trying to sound pleasant. Obviously, I lied.“Then I guess I’ll be patient and wait for your favorable response. I truly wish to spend more time with you and a dinner would be a good start. Af
The next day marked the seventh day since I’ve last seen Ren. In other words, it’s been a full week since our tour of the Royal Medical Office together. I would be lying if I said that I felt like time just flew by because it didn’t. Each day felt long, and all the lessons were just my way of killing time.Now that I knew that Ren was at war, I couldn’t sit by patiently and wait for him to come back. There goes my peace of mind and my peaceful days. Last night, I couldn’t sleep at all. Honestly, I was too worried about Ren. If there’s a war going on, then people are getting hurt and injured. Worst, people were probably dying out there.At least this time Ren wasn’t the one attacking. He was the one defending his boarders which I guess is acceptable to maintain the security of his own empire. I sat up on the bed and stretched my arms above my head.…It was early in the evening the followin
“You’re cooking for me so of course, you’re allowed to,” Ren said as he smiled adoringly at me.It was probably the first proper smile that Ren showed me since his return. Suddenly the long and boring days of lessons after lessons felt like they were nothing.“Come to think of it, I don’t even know where the kitchen is here…” I said in sudden realization.“…me neither…” Ren concurred.We stared at each other hopelessly before we both started laughing. Since we both didn’t prepare our own meals, we had no idea where the kitchen was. Well, Ren doesn’t live in the inner court, so he has a valid excuse; on the other hand, I lived here but still didn’t know.“I guess I’m adapting to being a court lady now. I’m so used to food magically appearing on the table that I don’t even know where the kitchen is anymore
I watched as Ren ate his dinner peacefully. His face seemed tired and there were visible dark circles under his eyes. Whatever happened over the span of the past week took a toll on Ren’s body. I could tell that he was tired and probably hasn’t been eating or sleeping well.I wondered if he would tell me about his journey and the war if I asked. Many thoughts went through my head as I watched him slowly eat his food. I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t curious about what he had been up to. There was a war somewhere along the empire’s boarders and that was basically all that I knew.As I was making my mind if I should ask him for more details, Ren suddenly spoke up.“If you have something to say, you can just say it,” Ren said without looking up from his food.“I…was wondering if you would tell me more about…what you were up to…” I said hesitantly.
I knew well that he just got back and that he was tired, and it was not my intention to turn our conversation into an argument. This was not what I had in mind at all. He just returned, and after not seeing him for a week, I’m having an argument with him.“But…that doesn’t mean…” I began protesting again but Ren’s harsh words interrupted me.“If you’re desperately looking for a place to die or a way to die, I’ll suggest some painless poison for a swift death for you. Dying on the battlefield isn’t going to leave your corpse looking very pretty,” Ren said sarcastically.I watched silently as Ren got up from his seat signally that our conversation or argument was over. Ren probably viewed this conversation as crazy and full of non-sense. However, for me, an idea had started to solidify in my mind…“Where are you going?” I asked softly.
“Since you’re on top, want to try moving by yourself?” Ren suggested as he smiled sexily at me.“Move?” I asked, unsure of what he wanted me to do.“Move your hips, Rin. Imagine that you are riding my fingers…try it,” Ren instructed.I felt his fingers started wriggle inside of me and I automatically let out a pleasurable moan at the feeling of his fingers brushing against the walls of my pussy from various angles. It’s only been a week since we’ve been a part…did Ren’s touches feel this good?In response to his fingers, I started rocking my hips in rhythm to the movements of his fingers deep inside of my love hole. It feels…amazing…Ren watched me and my every move as he urged me on further with the movements of his fingers deep inside of me. I began moving my hips up and down, taking his fingers inside of my hole deeper and deeper and t