HRPM – Chapter 499 Is Baby a Book?

Could the treasure be this book?

“Why is there a book here? It looks like it was deliberately placed on display. Could this be the treasure the Empress was talking about?”

Jin Luoluo walked over and picked it up. Several large characters were printed on the cover.

“One Hundred and Eight Techniques for Harmonizing Yin and Yang of Heaven and Earth?”

“What is this? Why would they put a martial arts manual here? Are they trying to turn me into an unrivaled martial arts master?”

She casually flipped it open.

“Don’t open it—!”

The three men cried out in unison, their voices filled with embarrassment. Their jade-like faces instantly flushed red.

But Jin Luoluo had always been quick with her hands. By the time they tried to stop her, she had already opened the book.

Besides, even if they had stopped her, her curiosity would never have allowed her to obey.

“Swallows Flying in Pairs?“

She read the title aloud.

Then her eyes fell upon the illustration.

A completely naked man and woman were lying together on a bed.

Smack!

As though the book had burned her, Jin Luoluo hurled it away. Her entire face flushed crimson.

Damn it! It’s an erotic picture book!

Who would play such a tasteless prank and leave an illustrated sex manual sitting out in plain sight?

Then it hit her.

The Empress.

It had to be the Empress.

After thinking it through, Jin Luoluo finally understood everything.

First, the Empress had bestowed wine upon her. Then she had summoned both her and Xiao Che to this bedroom overflowing with romantic symbolism.

She had clearly intended to bring the two of them together, hoping they would consummate their relationship first and force the marriage afterward—leaving Jin Luoluo no choice but to become Xiao Che’s princess consort.

What a devious old woman!

Jin Luoluo wanted nothing more than to scream and curse the Empress and all eighteen generations of her ancestors.

Turning around, she saw the three princes standing there with equally embarrassed, flushed faces.

From their expressions, it was obvious they had also realized this was all part of the Empress’s scheme.

“Mother has gone too far meddling in other people’s affairs,” Xiao Yu said through gritted teeth.

How could his mother resort to such underhanded tactics just to make Luoluo her daughter-in-law?

Trying to force Luoluo into marriage this way was simply outrageous.

Fortunately, Luoluo had run into him and Seventeenth Uncle today. Otherwise, if she and Xiao Che had been left alone together in this room, with passion so easily ignited between a man and a woman, the consequences could have been disastrous.

Xiao Che remained silent.

So this was why his mother had gone to such lengths to arrange their trip to the imperial retreat. Tonight had been the true purpose all along.

However, she had probably never expected Jin Luoluo to refuse to follow instructions. Through a twist of fate, she had brought Seventeenth Uncle and Fourth Brother with her instead, completely ruining the plan.

Although he had been manipulated by his mother, the thought of being alone in this room with Jin Luoluo still stirred his imagination.

To his own surprise, he even felt a faint sense of regret that the plan had failed.