Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Lips seem to have been ravaged and played with

His slender knuckles penetrated her lips and tongue, and she was instantly enveloped in a wet heat. He looked down at her with a cold expression, and acted swiftly and decisively.

He Anting pressed down precisely with his fingertips, and Jing Yao suddenly struggled free, sobbing as she reached out to grab his wrist, struggling to avoid his shackles.

However, He Anting was too strong, her rosy lips opened slightly, and her saliva wet the back of his hand that was pinching her cheek.

He Anting's expression remained unchanged, showing no disgust at all.

After he pulled out his finger, Jing Yao couldn't bear it any longer and ran to the inner room with her hands covering her mouth to spit out all the medicine she had just drunk.

"Cough, cough, cough." Jing Yao coughed so hard that tears came out, and a wave of grievances surged up in her heart.

She slowly raised her head and looked at the man with a frown and a very imposing look.

Tear marks remained on her wet eyelashes, like petals covered with dew, trembling gently, and she was incredibly beautiful. Her skin was very tender, and there were two obvious light red fingerprints on her cheeks, slightly blurred.

Jing Yao looked at him sobbing. She couldn't understand why He Anting treated her like this.

He ran into her house for no apparent reason and... bullied her like that. How could he be like a ghost that lingered around and she couldn't get away from him.

He Anting looked down at the half-lying woman. Her lip balm was smudged and her lips were messy as if they had been ravaged and played with. Her pitiful and charming appearance actually pleased He Anting.

His throat was rolling up and down, and he felt very thirsty: "Don't drink that medicine from now on."

Jing Yao looked confused, as if she had been bullied. Although she really didn't want to drink, it was strange to hear the words coming from He Anting. What right did he have to stop her from drinking?

"Why?" she asked aggrievedly.

"All medicines are toxic. I've seen Aunt Cui's recipe from my mother. It contains centipedes, scorpions, and spiders. I have a basic understanding of medicine. Although this medicine is very nutritious, it can be extremely harmful if the symptoms are not right."

He spoke nonsense with perfect logic without blinking an eye.

Sure enough, the little thing was so scared that its face turned pale and it covered its mouth in a daze.

Jing Yao retched twice out of nausea. Centipedes, scorpions and spiders are all poisonous. If it really was a folk remedy, she knew that Cui was up to no good.

He and the county lady were anxious to have children, so they didn't consider the authenticity of the recipe. As long as Zuo wouldn't drink her to death, they might as well give it a try.

On the contrary, He Anting had nothing to do with him, so his words were more credible. If it wasn't really wrong, he wouldn't have been so nosy.

"Then, will I be poisoned?" She quickly drank the tea and rinsed her mouth. He Anting said calmly, "I don't know. Open your mouth and let me see if you have spit it out."

"Ah?" Jing Yao looked at him blankly and didn't move for a moment.

He Anting was just looking at her stunned to test whether she was easy to fool. It seemed that she was indeed the case, so he raised his hand again.

Jing Yao quickly backed away from him and said cautiously, "Just keep talking. Don't touch me. It's against the rules. Sir He, please leave immediately. It's not good for others to see you."

Those people would not blame He Anting, but they would blame her, slandering her as fickle and a vixen.

He Anting was somewhat displeased with her demarcating appearance: "Including last time, I've helped you twice. What about you? You both stood me up and drove me away."

Jing Yao was instantly disheartened by what he said: "What do you want, sir?"

She wanted to repay the favor quickly and then have nothing to do with each other anymore. After all, it was really strange that the two of them were looking at each other like this right now.

He Anting looked at her coldly, and changed his words when they were about to come out of his mouth: "Stay away from Ye Yunzheng, don't let him touch you."

The window was suddenly blown open by a gust of wind and gently hit the wall. The black hair on Jing Yao's forehead was blown across her face, and she showed a confused expression as if she didn't understand.

He Anting's tone made her very uncomfortable.

Although he might have meant to warn her on behalf of He Qingxuan, his words could easily be misunderstood.

He Anting is a reserved person. Most people in high positions like to have their thoughts guessed, but they never express their true intentions.

He felt that this was straightforward enough and she should understand.

He reached out and gently touched her earlobe. Jing Yao stepped back as if she had been electrocuted, and her face, already pale, became even paler.

I feel so stupid, as if I’m scared.

He Anting frowned and retracted his hand: "Remember my words, do you hear me?"

Jing Yao was in a daze, feeling that two out of her three souls and seven spirits had escaped, and she was as stiff as a walking corpse.

Half of her body was numb, and her hands and feet were cold, as if she was in an ice cellar. Her soul had been away from her body for a long time before it returned. When she came to her senses, He Anting had already left. She gasped and pinched herself, the pain confirming that she was not dreaming.

He Anting just now... She touched her earlobe, and the uneasy feeling suddenly became stronger.

Just warn her, why touch her?

Jing Yao's mind is straightforward, without any detours, and she doesn't like to think about complicated things, but He Anting really makes her unpredictable.

Maybe, maybe she had a bug in her ear.

She looked depressed, pinching the corner of her clothes to comfort herself. It must be like this. It couldn't be that he was interested in her.

It's impossible to even imagine it with your toes.

There is no way a man who is engaged to marry her would have other thoughts about her. Although she is stupid, she will not be self-indulgent.

What's more, their status is different. The prince is his brother-in-law. People like the He family value respectability the most. Jing Yao felt ashamed of having such thoughts.

It’s really no wonder that Jing Yao had the wrong idea. He Anting really has no boundaries. He is a vicious and annoying guy who eats people.

She felt so cowardly again. She should have firmly refuted him just now. If there was a next time, she would definitely warn him.

Jing Yao thought so much that she had a headache and slowly fell asleep on the bed.

The sky was covered in ink, and the house was shrouded in darkness. Yun Qiao groped her way into the house and woke Jing Yao up.

Jing Yao's eyes were hazy: "What's wrong?"

Yun Qiao was cautious and no longer as happy as before: "The prince is here."

Jing Yao's sleepiness disappeared and she lay on the bed for a long time without coming to her senses. She recalled what He Anting had said during the day, "Don't let Ye Yunzheng touch you."

She bit her lip and shook her thoughts away.

Ye Yunzheng's steps were filled with briskness. Although the promotion was only to a minor position, it was proof for him that he was able to withstand the pressure from the He family.

The pressure in my heart eased a little.

As soon as he entered the house, Jing Yao, wearing a plain skirt and holding her shoes, walked up to him and saluted. Ye Yunzheng helped her up and said, "I've been so busy with official duties recently that I haven't had the energy to sleep. Tomorrow will be another busy day, and I only have time tonight because of the family dinner."

His eyes were filled with emotion, and he felt that the beauty under the lamp was quite charming. When Jing Yao met his gaze, her heart skipped a beat.

He Anting didn't need to say anything more, she couldn't do that either.

"Sir, I have a favor to ask of you."

Ye Yunzheng was in a very good mood: "You say."

"My mother is seriously ill, and the one she can't let go of the most is me. However, she has never met the prince, so she is worried. I want to ask the prince, when you are not busy, if you can let me meet my mother and fulfill her wish." Jing Yao said courageously.

"Of course." Ye Yunzheng agreed without hesitation.

Jing Yao's eyes widened: "Really?"

"It's not a big deal. I'll go with you after this matter is over."

Jing Yao was delighted and said gratefully, "Thank you, Prince."

After the gratitude came the huge guilt. The prince was really good to her, but she was destined to let him down.

Perhaps because she was extremely tired, Jing Yao lingered in the bathroom. Ye Yunzheng fell asleep directly after taking a shower.

When Jing Yao came out, his breathing had already become even. She breathed a sigh of relief, tiptoed onto the bed, and snuggled into the quilt. She thought she would not be sleepy after sleeping for a long time in the afternoon, but she fell asleep soon after.

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He Anting naturally couldn't hide the fact that the two of them slept together.

But no one knows what's going on inside the house, and it's not a good idea to eavesdrop on someone else's wall, as that would be like a thief's act.

He Anting's face looked unhappy. He tapped the table with his knuckles. It was obvious that the little thing didn't take his words to heart.

Can't I refuse just once?

He Anting had to admit that he was not so omnipotent that he could never make mistakes, and if Jing became pregnant, he had to stop the loss in time.

He had to punish her and make her behave.

Qing Wu came into the room and interrupted his somewhat violent thoughts, saying that the county lady wanted him to come over.

He Anting was very annoyed: "I know."

Xue Ningzhen came to pay her respects to the county lord today, but the county lord excused herself from feeling unwell and did not see her, so she went to the Lingyun Marquis's Mansion to get closer to He Qingyun.

"Young Madam is so lucky. Her husband's family is so close to her mother's family. Shouldn't she be able to go back at will on weekdays?" Xue Ningzhen said enviously as she looked at the hanging flower gate to the west.

He Qingxuan was somewhat pleased with herself when she heard this. "This is truly a coincidence. My husband and I are childhood sweethearts and have known each other for many years. After we got married, my mother couldn't bear to part with me, so my husband built a door like this. When Sister Xue marries into our family in the future, we can have more frequent interactions as sister-in-law."

Xue Ningzhen blushed when she heard this: "Young Madam, be careful with your words. We haven't even started yet."

"Sister Xue, why are you so modest? I almost thought my brother would be alone for the rest of his life, but I didn't expect that he and Sister Xue would become a perfect match." The two walked back while chatting.

Xue Ningzhen glanced around casually, then suddenly fixed her gaze on one spot. She smiled, "Young Madam's maid looks very familiar."

He Qingyu turned around in confusion and found that it was Bitao: "Where is Lianqiao?"

Bi Tao bowed and said, "Sister Lian Qiao has gone to pack up the account books."

He Qingxuan turned around and fanned herself, not caring at all: "Maybe Sister Xue has seen him somewhere before."

Xue Ningzhen suddenly smiled: "Maybe it's because she looks so much like the maid I played with when I was little, it makes me miss her."

He Qingxuan felt that Xue Ningzhen was really sentimental. She could remember a maid for a long time. She said politely, "She's just a maid. If Sister Xue likes her, ask Bitao to go back and serve her."

Bitao's face changed slightly, and she was terrified.

Xue Ningzhen agreed: "In that case, I will be disrespectful to refuse."

He Qingxuan was stunned for a moment. Although she felt it was strange, she had already said it and couldn't regret it. "Okay, Mother Zheng, go get Bi Tao's indenture contract."

"It's almost noon. Sister Xue, please allow me to change my clothes and go to my mother's place later." He Qingyun knew that her mother had some opinions about Xue, but she had a good impression of her. Her brother finally found someone he liked, so she must not miss it.

Xue Ningzhen agreed with a smile. After He Qingyun left, she looked at Bi Tao leisurely: "Do you know why I asked for you from the young lady?"

Bi Tao was terrified: "I don't know."

Xue Ningzhen gently stroked the bright red nail polish and said, "I saw you that night at the Spring Hunting Palace. Who were you leading?"

Bi Tao broke out in a cold sweat on her back: "Miss, this was not my intention. It was the young lady who ordered me to do this. I was just following orders."

Xue Ningzhen's face turned cold: "Who?"

"It's...it's the Crown Prince's concubine, Jing."