You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 2039: Imperial Villa

Joyce stepped outside the hall. She had only glimpsed a corner of the interior. Once outside, she realized the difference was vast. The garden before her was incredibly serene, seemingly designed for admiration and contemplation. Every plant and stone were connected in a natural essence.

Time seemed to stand still here. Joyce couldn't help but marvel.

"It's so beautiful," she thought.

Without a drop of water, it could transform into a vast ocean. Without building a mountain, it could reflect towering peaks. The trees were pruned into arcs, resembling distant islands, either floating alone or forming archipelagos.

Tadasuke caught up with Joyce's pace. "Madam, please wait. Please follow me this way," Tadasuke said respectfully.

Joyce glanced back at Tadasuke. Although she didn't understand the customs of this country or their hierarchy, she could tell that Tadasuke held a higher rank than the servant who had delivered food earlier, judging by his more elaborate clothing and hairstyle.

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"You called me what? Madam? What kind of madam?" Joyce scoffed lightly.

Tadasuke responded respectfully, "Any woman temporarily without status residing in the East Palace is referred to as 'Madam.""

Joyce rolled her eyes. "I have nothing to do with Clint. Besides, I'm already married."

Tadasuke kept his head down as if he hadn't heard Joyce's words. He had clearly seen their intimacy earlier, initiated by the woman before him.

Joyce sighed, "Forget it, there's no point explaining to you."

Tadasuke finally replied, "Any woman residing in the East Palace is considered the Crown Prince's woman. Madam, please follow me."

Joyce was speechless. She felt it was pointless to argue with these robots who only followed orders.

going in the wrong direction?" Joyce

glancing at Joyce with some disdain for her uninhibited behavior. "Madam, when speaking, your shoulders should

"Shoulders still? Do you think I'm a puppet? This is my natural voice. If

clearly irritated, his old face wrinkled in frustration as

said with

and Joyce followed

noted the landmarks along the way-gardens, study rooms, tea rooms, flower pavilions,

passing through a winding corridor, they finally

to the Imperial Villa, where several maids

he removed his shoes and led

knelt at the entrance of the

to kneel," Joyce tried to help

anxiously, "This is

She felt like she had traveled back in time. She had to constantly remind herself that she was still in the modern era; otherwise, the surroundings made

want. It's none of my business,"

into the bathing area,

bathing room; it was a semi-open

by rockeries and green plants, bamboo fences over a person high enclosed it. The half-open sky revealed a

realized she hadn't bathed since leaving

she quickly undressed and stepped into the hot

maids approached with brushes and other

I prefer to bathe

"But..." The maids hesitated.

off. When she got