"The second son of the great General Xiu dying in the wedding night… Say, what should be your cause of death?"

Strands of brown hair fell by his face as the she leaned lower, her slender finger pressing the cold knife to his pallid cheek. Onyx eyes stared down at him, contrasting against her light skin. From her arched eyebrows, upturned nose, down to her smiling red lips, the Princess Ji Shen Ai lived up to being one of the top beauties of the capital. However, the sinister glint in her eyes and the evil curve of her lips made his blood run cold.

"Erotic asphyxiation?" She suggested in a soft voice that tickled his ear. With a dark laugh, she added, "Or should it be that your body just couldn't take the intensity of it all and you died in seventh heaven?"

She lowered the knife and held it by his neck. He had been staring at her blankly since she pressed him down the bed, holding his pale wrists with one hand. The handsome boy's cerulean eyes were still devoid of emotions. Shaped eyebrows, long nose, pink lips. With a face that could cause the downfall of nations, he was so pretty she thought he might've been female. His blond hair was spread in the bed and his red robes were disheveled, slightly revealing the toned but extremely pale skin underneath. It was a sight that would make anyone turn into a puddle, but she had different intentions.

Prince Consort Xiu Renchen had to die tonight.

But as a son of a man whose war runs in his blood, Xiu Renchen had other thoughts. Finally blinking, he noticed that there were people spying on them.

In an attempt to negotiate properly, Prince Consort Xiu tried to sit up but winced when he felt pain in his neck. He had completely forgotten about the knife she held.

"What do you think you're doing?" Princess Shen Ai angrily said. She had to make his death look like an accident. She slightly moved the knife away from his neck but it already formed a small cut, blood seeped out and stained the sheets.

"Princess," he spoke. His voice was deep and mellow, very pleasant to the ears.

Princess Shen Ai raised her chin haughtily and harrumphed. "Think before you speak. The next words that come out of your mouth will be your last."

His long eyelashes fluttered, creating shadows on his cheek that danced with the candle light; quite a beautiful sight as he exuded a coquettish aura.

"You're too close," he said.

Princess Shen Ai's eyebrows immediately furrowed. "Wha-" She yelped as Prince Consort Xiu breaks free from her hold and swiftly took the knife from her hand, pinning her down to the bed.

It happened too quickly. Princess Shen Ai struggled underneath him. In just mere seconds, the tables turned. Glaring up at the beautiful man above her, she narrowed her eyes in suspicion. Wasn't the second young master of the XiuFu weak and sickly? How could he possibly cage her like this?

Prince Consort Xiu had thrown the knife to the side and held her wrists down, straddling her lower body. He raised his free hand to his bleeding neck. It wasn't fatal.

"Shh," he hushed her the moment she opened her mouth. Those people were still out there. Aware of the customs of every wedding, he theorized that since they didn't try anything, they were probably here to snoop. But to dare defy the Emperor's most favored Princess' orders for everyone to leave… it most likely meant that the Emperor wanted to guarantee that he pleased his precious daughter.

As Prince Consort Xiu leaned down, Princess Shen Ai's face drained of all colors and she began struggling when she felt his breath tickling her neck. "No, get off me."

"Quiet," Prince Consort Xiu whispered. Knowing that she will protest, he didn't hesitate to threaten her. "Another word and I'll cut your tongue." He wouldn't really do it. He believed that beautiful things must be treasured. Princess Shen Ai was too beautiful to be marred.

Prince Consort Xiu pressed his lips on the soft skin on her neck, making her shiver. Thoughts ran wild in Princess Shen Ai's head. 'You pervert! How dare you eat this young master's tofu!' She gritted her teeth. Never in her almost nineteen years of tyranny, the Emperor's endless doting and enjoying the company of many beautiful girls had she suffered such humiliation.

Princess Shen Ai turned her head away, closing her eyes tightly when she felt his wet tongue on her neck. If she wasn't afraid that this treacherous man would cut her own, she'd have vented how wronged she felt. She didn't like men at all! She'd much rather prefer to be accompanied by a beauty in her wedding night rather than this two-faced lecher!

Feeling him press kisses all over neck, she clenched her hands into fists, swearing that once she got her chance, she wouldn't give this guy a quick death but rather she will torture him and make him beg for death! Princess Shen Ai's eyes suddenly opened and she gasped when he sucked on a spot on her neck. She felt Prince Consort Xiu pause before lapping up the spot. She struggled underneath him, pulling on her wrists as she bit her bottom lip to hold back sounds of pleasure.

"Ahh, youㅡow," she whimpered, biting her lip when he nibbled a bit painfully on her neck. Right, Princess Shen Ai had a bitter expression, she had to be quiet else she'd lose her tongue. Her soured countenance didn't last long when Prince Consort Xiu indulged himself even more in tasting the skin on her neck.

Princess Shen Ai kept cursing the man a painful and horrid death in her head but soon couldn't help but moan no matter how much she tried to suppress it and she felt that she was reacting down there. She didn't like this at all! She'd rather be caressed by a beauty but her body was reacting to this pervert's antics!

Princess Shen Ai was breathing heavily and too flustered to notice that Prince Consort already let go of her wrists and caressed the lightly bruising spots apologetically before he leaned back and got off the beauty. "They're gone," he said as he stood up.

"Wha… What?" Blinking rapidly, Princess Shen Ai snapped out of her daze. "You!"

"Princess," Prince Consort Xiu faced her with the knife in his hand. His cheeks were pink as he bit his bottom lip coyly.

Princess Shen Ai was horrified at how fast this guy could change faces. He didn't look like someone who was holding a knife. He didn't even look like someone who had just molested someone at all! In fact he looked like he was the one who got taken advantage of!

"I a-apologize for what I did," He stuttered, eyes shyly looking away from hers, "but I," his cheeks flushed, ears red, "I will take responsibility."

Princess Shen Ai was speechless and she gaped at him before she recovered her senses and glared at him menacingly, "I'm going to kill you," she declared in a low voice.

Prince Consort Xiu's eyes widened and he stepped back in fear, eyes sparkling with unshed tears. He hugged the knife to his chest, feeling wronged, "P-princess, please don't," he pouted. Wiping the corner of his eye, he said, "My mother hoped that I would have a good life once married out. I don't want to die on the first day."

"Hmmp," Princess Shen Ai crossed her arms and looked at him domineeringly. He read it on her face, 'Do you think I care about that?'

Prince Consort Xiu sobbed pitifully, "Princess, I will be a good Prince Consort. I won't meddle in your affairs. I will behave I promise."

He was like a child and Princess Shen Ai truly had a hard time relating him to the one who pressed her down. Maybe he had a multiple personality disorder? But it was unlikely.

"If you have achieved your so called freedom, what do I get from not killing you, huh?" She didn't really see anything positive with letting someone so suspicious stick around.

Prince Consort Xiu's eyes became crescents and he approached her, "You can have this knife," he held the knife out, grinning happily.

Princess Shen Ai deadpanned. She then took the knife and raised an eyebrow. "That's all?"

"Um…" Prince Consort Xiu frowned and he furrowed his eyebrows thoughtfully. He suddenly raised his hand to cover his mouth, ears turning red and shyly looked away. Princess Shen Ai felt that this pretty boy was a bit girly. "I… I can also give you good looking children." This made Princess Shen Ai choke on her own saliva and she coughed furiously. She took it back! He was a guy! Even if she was being hypocritical, she was still right! All men were dogs!

"You! You pervert! Get out! Get out!" Princess Shen Ai began throwing everything she saw at him and when she raised the knife in her hand and aimed it at him. Prince Consort Xiu's eyes widened and he immediately ran outside.

"Princess, it's the truth! We're both good looking so surely we won't have ugly children!" He exclaimed as he ran out.

Hearing the Princess let out a high-pitched scream out of frustration, he rubbed the back of his head in confusion. He was only telling the truth. After tending to his wound, he walked around and at a distance from the chambers, saw the two maids who served the Princess earlier.

Greeting them, the two stared at him in a daze. Prince Consort Xiu was just so beautiful. The two then formally greeted him, apologizing for their disrespect. "It's fine," he waved it off. "Now, hurry and serve your master. She's in need of your assistance."

"E-eh?" One of the two, Xiao Xi, exclaimed in shock. After recovering, she blushed furiously and asked for punishment as to which Prince Consort Xiu laughed. He urged them to hurry and followed behind, the two missing his sly smile.

Once the two maids entered, they were shocked to see the mess and the fuming Princess in the center. She looked at them with a dark glare before she calmed at seeing the cute girls.

"Prepare my bath and clean this mess," Princess Shen Ai ordered. The two did as they were told without asking any questions, just like when the Princess told them not to bother prepping her up for her wedding. They knew the Princess didn't like this wedding at all.

"Your highness," Xiao Rong murmured to herself, tears clouding her eyes. The Princess was currently bathing. She was curious; did her highness really do it with the Prince Consort? She remembered the blood stain in the bed and bit her lip as she clenched her hands into fists. Her highness had personally picked them as her servants because they were the prettiest and she always pampered and doted on them even if they were just her servants, now that she had a real man, a very good looking man at that, by her side would she still treat them the same?

The other maid, Xiao Xi had also been thinking about the blood in the bed but her thoughts were different. Did the Princess truly consummate with the Prince Consort? But why were they so fast? It was rumored that Second Young Master Xiu of the XiuFu was sickly… however; he was very energetic despite the fact that he was pale. Could it be… Xiao Xi glanced at the doors to the bath… that it was her highness that could not keep up with Prince Consort's stamina?