"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!"
Chu Chen quickly got up and apologized repeatedly.
Princess Xinyue, her face flushed, turned sideways and whispered, "You, how could you do that?"
"Uh~ It was just an accident, so..."
Chu Chen stammered, not daring to look at Princess Xinyue.
It's over. Won't Xinyue think I'm a frivolous person? Although I really couldn't hold back just now.
"Just an accident?"
Princess Xinyue asked impatiently.
"Uh~"
Chu Chen was stunned, and suddenly remembered a joke from his previous life. He opened his mouth and said, "I just saw your lips were very charming, and I kissed you without realizing it."
"You still say it was an accident, this was clearly intentional!"
Princess Xinyue angrily slapped Chu Chen's chest and ran towards the mansion gate, "You bad guy, this princess doesn't want to talk to you anymore!"
"Hey! Wait, I'll escort you back!"
Chu Chen didn't know if she was angry or not, so he quickly chased after her.
Didn't jokes from the internet in his previous life lead directly to winning the beauty's heart?
Why did Xinyue want to run away when I did as they said? The jokes betrayed me!
Chu Chen, who was complaining in his mind, didn't notice that although Princess Xinyue said she was leaving, her steps were not fast. Especially after Chu Chen caught up, she slowed down, matching Chu Chen's pace.
Along the way, both of them felt very awkward. Neither of them spoke first, and they walked in silence until they reached the outside of the imperial city.
"Stop! Lord Chu, you cannot enter without an audience!"
Chu Chen instinctively wanted to follow, but he forgot he was no longer a fake eunuch. He was stopped by the soldiers guarding the imperial city with strange expressions.
"Uh~ Okay, then I won't go in."
Chu Chen felt awkward again, scratched his face, and said a little embarrassed for some reason, "Xinyue, I'll escort you this far."
"This guy, at appropriate times he calls this princess 'Your Highness', and at inappropriate times he directly calls this princess 'Xinyue'!"
Princess Xinyue felt a little shy and angry in her heart, nodded with a blush.
Hearing Chu Chen's words, the soldiers guarding the imperial city were stunned and quickly looked away, wishing they could plug their ears.
They cried in their hearts: "Is this something a humble guard like me can listen to? Can you two hurry up and leave? If you say any more, my head will be gone!"
"Speaking of which, Lord Chu Chen, has he successfully wooed the princess? Amazing!"
The two were unaware of the guards' thoughts. Princess Xinyue reluctantly turned her head.
Looking at Chu Chen, she took two steps forward and whispered in his ear, "You did that to this princess just now, and an apology and an accident are enough?"
"Don't you plan to take responsibility for this princess? This princess has heard that kissing can lead to pregnancy!"
"That's not true, who is spreading rumors!"
"Ah, no, I mean I will definitely take responsibility."
Realizing he had said something a bit blunt, Chu Chen quickly corrected himself.
"Hmph, really? Then tell me how you plan to take responsibility?"
Princess Xinyue snorted, her eyes watery, seemingly full of expectation.
"Uh~ Be my girlfriend?"
"What is that?"
Princess Xinyue asked in confusion.
Chu Chen slapped his forehead and explained, "It means a close and ambiguous heterosexual friend, above friends, but not yet lovers."
"Above friends, not yet lovers?"
Princess Xinyue repeated in a low voice, finding the phrase very interesting, but she was not satisfied with Chu Chen's answer, "Hmph, we've already kissed, and we're still not lovers?"
"But I haven't achieved anything significant yet. If... I'm afraid I won't be able to convince everyone and won't be worthy of you."
Chu Chen hesitated, expressing his worries.
"Hmph, your promise is enough. This princess doesn't necessarily want you to marry me now."
Princess Xinyue smiled with satisfaction, took Chu Chen's hands, and said shyly, "I believe with your abilities, you will achieve something soon. In less than half a year, you've risen from the seventh rank to the third rank, so you will definitely achieve something quickly."
"I will wait for that day to come, and I hope it won't be too far off."
Chu Chen was stimulated by her boldness. She, a girl, was bravely making a move despite her shyness, so how could he be inferior?
He immediately said, "Xinyue, don't worry, that day won't be too late. In at most one to three years, I, Chu Chen, will surely make my name resound throughout the Yunyue Kingdom as a true man!"
"At that time, I will grandly propose to His Majesty, and I will come to marry you on seven-colored auspicious clouds!"
Princess Xinyue was overjoyed. She glanced around and saw that the guards dared not look this way. She quickly kissed Chu Chen on the cheek and chuckled, "I will wait for that day in the palace!"
"If two hearts are meant to last, why dwell on the moments we are apart!"
Chu Chen involuntarily recited a famous poem.
"If two hearts are meant to last, why dwell on the moments we are apart! What a beautiful poem! I didn't expect you to have talent in this area!"
Princess Xinyue looked at Chu Chen even more happily and said seriously, "I will write down this poem!"
"It's getting late, I'll go back now!"
"Mmm!"
Princess Xinyue reluctantly let go slowly, took a few steps, turned back and waved, then walked step by step into the imperial city.
Outside the imperial city, Chu Chen watched Princess Xinyue leave, feeling an unusual sweetness in his heart.
"Is this what love feels like? It's my first time, both in my previous life and this one! It feels... pretty good?"
Chu Chen turned and left, content.
At this moment, both of them had entered each other's hearts.
An accidental encounter clarified their feelings. Who knows when this fragile thought will blossom and bear fruit, turning into a towering tree that shelters a happy family.
"Phew~ Fifth Highness and Lord Chu are finally gone, you scared me to death."
"Isn't it? I didn't expect Lord Chu to actually woo the Fifth Highness while pretending to be a eunuch. This is truly amazing!"
"That's right! As a fake eunuch, he wasn't executed even after his identity was exposed. I don't know how he got an immunity token! He's really lucky. If I had something like that, I'd dare to woo a princess too!"
"You can forget it. Luck? Immunity tokens are granted only to those with merits as high as the heavens. Do you think you can get one just by luck? You wouldn't even dream of it!"
"That's true. Only someone like Lord Chu, who is like a saint and thinks of us common people, is qualified to woo a noble beauty like the Fifth Highness."
"Alright, all of you shut up, do you still want to live! Remember, this matter must not be spread!"
"Yes! Captain!"
Although the captain gave such an order, secretly, news about Princess Xinyue and Chu Chen's romance spread very quickly.