After sleeping for a while, I woke up because of my alarm. I don't have a physical alarm that makes noises to wake me up, but an alarm that uses spiritual energy to function. It is like a mental alarm clock, but not at the same time. I set this alarm to wake me up whenever someone has gone near my carriage and called out my name.

I tried to get off of the prince, but he wouldn't let me. He used some force to make me stuck on his chest.

"Your Highness, it's time for me to go back to me carriage. Madame's servant is waiting for me there. If I don't go back soon, Hao'er will panic."

"Let them. Let me enjoy my bliss for awhile first."

(Sigh), I can't do much for you Your Highness. No matter how much I want to love you, I can't, so I can only grant your wishes, until it is time for me to return.

With a snap of my finger, time stop and everyone stopped moving. Everyone except me and the prince.

"What did you do?"

"You said you wanted to enjoy your bliss for a while. I'm merely granting you your wish."

"You cheeky little brat. You should have done that when you first came so I had more time to satisfy myself with you."

"Hehe...Your Highness, you never asked."

"(Sigh), what am I going to do with you?"

"Your Highness, do want to know something?"

"Mm..."

"I've known you for longer than you know me. At least 2 years now."

"You've me for that long, yet, I never knew you until you entered my estate. Explain that to me."

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"It's simple actually. Your world is like a book that I can read everyday. While my world is the creator of that book."

"You are practically saying you know everything about me then."

"Yes, that's right. I know that the reason why you came back and is able to stay for such a long is because His Majesty told you to go off on a vacation or break, when in truth he is actually fearful that you may steal his seat."

"You are very knowledgeable."

"Hehe! I already told you, I'm a very smart and talented woman. Except for love. I'm a sore thumb at love. I got yelled at once by Lu Ming. He said that as a woman who knows how to fall in love, I should also be able to tell when a person has fallen for me."

"Somebody fell for you?"

"Yes, he was the eldest prince of a rich country. I didn't know he was trying to court me until Lu Ming said it."

"What did that man do?"

"Well, Lu Ming told me to cut off contact with him. I was scared to hurt the prince's feelings so I told him that may not be able to see him for a long time because of my job."

"Well, I hate that man Lu Ming, but I suppose I should be thankful that you had him. If you didn't, I would never be able to have you like this."

"Your Highness, I believe that I have indulged you more than enough so, perhaps its time to continue letting the time move along now?"

"Wait." His Highness suddenly pressed a kiss on my forehead and I instantly blushed. Although my body was hurting because of the curse, I felt a happiness from the bottom of my heart. It was something I haven't felt before. Maybe what I felt for Lu Ming wasn't love, but really as family?

After that small kiss on the forehead, I went back to my carriage and continued time. I will never be able to forget today. It was a small event, but it was a happy time of bliss for me.

"Mistress Xiu, we've reached the temple."

"Understood."

The servant left back to the Madame and I got down from the carriage.

"Mistress Xiu, how was your stay with the prince?"

And from the bottom of my heart I told Hao'er, "It was very satisfying. I was finally able to lift a rock."

Hao'er made a confused face at that sentence, but all I said was, "In the future, you will understand. All you need to know for now is that, the prince and I are very in love."

"Really?!"

All I gave her was a simple sweet smile as a reply.

"I'm so happy for you Mistress Xiu! I knew one day you would get recognized."

I would be as happy as you if only I didn't know that I need to return back to my world. Now that I am falling for the prince, it is even more important that I find a way to go back now. If not now, then I'll surely leave them sad.

"Hao'er let's make a move or they will abandon us here."

"Yes Mistress Xiu!"

When we first got there, we were showed to our rooms. The Wu family had brought all their concubines and had gotten 3 three rooms, but unfortunately, all the rooms were different sized. Knowing that the concubines wanted the big rooms and that I was too lazy to even talk with them, I immediately chose the small room.

We were to go to our appointed, refresh ourselves, and then head to the temple hall for small banquet feast as a welcoming for us guests. The Wu family was not the only ones here. There was also other families like the Shu family and the female lead's family.

I forgot that the female lead's family had come, too. If I didn't forget, I would have feigned sick so that I wouldn't have to come, unfortunately... The female lead's mother is a problem in the ass. Her mother only cares about the position and doesn't care to ask her daughter for opinion, but still there is another reason.

The female lead's mother was an underhanded b****. I remember correctly how she had made the other concubines suffer just to make sure her daughter did not have competition in the her new home. Really, all the plans were just to frame the concubines, instead. Not only that, because of the prince's growing adoration for the female lead, the concubines suffered and even harder punishment than what you would normally suffer. It was harsh.