Chapter 34 The Prime Minister

Yu Wanyin gradually fell asleep in the carriage.

It was as if an invisible hand was dragging her into the depths of a dream.

But she heard someone get on the car.

On a quiet mountain path, the sound of a man's footsteps was still exceptionally clear.

She tried to open her eyes, but she couldn't wake up.

Until the man drew closer and stopped by the bed, looking down at her.

This intense presence made her increasingly uneasy, and she gently curled her fingers as if gripping the blanket would give her some sense of reality.

He stared at her for an unknown amount of time before bending down and pulling the blanket off her.

A cold wind blew by, and she shivered slightly, then a warm source enveloped her.

His movements were gentle and tender. He slowly and methodically loosened her sash, slipping his hand into the fabric along the loose hem, and touched her soft skin.

Those fingers were icy cold, and once they touched her, they never left her body.

It was as if it were wrapped around her.

Yu Wanyin's nerves relaxed for some reason, and Chu Yu's very soft voice sounded behind her ear, "Don't be afraid."

It was him.

During Chu Yu's journey, he accompanied the emperor during the day, and she was often woken up by him in the middle of the night.

In her sleep, she is slowly and deeply invaded, so much so that she is usually caught off guard at the beginning.

When I came to my senses, my thoughts were already in complete disarray.

My hands and feet were so weak that I had no strength left.

She was always picked on in a daze.

Completely unprepared to be taken advantage of, and then engaging in sexual intercourse late at night until one is completely disoriented, one feels numb all over.

The same applies this time.

After she lost in thought, he lovingly hugged her from behind for a short rest.

The surroundings remained quiet for a long time, but his presence was still felt.

Just as Yu Wanyin was about to fall asleep again, she felt the person behind her get up, but instead of leaving, he grabbed her and turned her over!

Yu Wanyin was momentarily dazed, vaguely sensing that the force had changed considerably.

He has abandoned his usual gentleness and become tough and rude!

Yu Wanyin instinctively cried out, "Husband, it hurts."

After saying that, I realized something was wrong.

More than just force.

Even inside the body...

In her panic, Yu Wanyin saw the bandit king, who was as tall as a small mountain, completely surrounding her!

Yu Wanyin frantically pushed him away.

A large hand gripped my waist, and a feeling of restraint came from my waist.

Yu Wanyin woke up instantly, her chest heaving violently.

Before she could even feel relieved that it was just a dream, she found herself surrounded by red silk curtains, and someone was waiting for her to wake up.

She fell asleep against his chest, surrounded by warmth, with the deep thumping of his heart still ringing in her ears.

Yu Wanyin was stunned for a moment.

Rong Si was flipping through a piece of red paper in his hand when he saw her wake up. He said leisurely, "You can really sleep."

Yu Wanyin looked around in a panic.

They then realized that they had unknowingly arrived at the bandit stronghold.

But inside and out, everything was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, just like when Yu Wanyin left and asked them to prepare for their wedding!

Red lanterns have been hanging all over the village, and no one has taken them down for the past few months.

No one dared to pick it.

Although everyone gets along well on a daily basis, there is still some fear of the enemy.

No one dares to put away the wedding preparations until the runaway wife is brought back.

Everyone even has to clean them from time to time to keep these celebratory items as tidy as ever.

Yu Wanyin didn't know how long she had slept.

However, judging from the complete darkness outside, they must have slept for a whole day.

So much so that when she arrived at the bandit camp, she didn't even know when she had been bathed, groomed, or dressed in wedding attire.

The fact that they agreed was a result of being forced into it.

She had just taken a nap when she opened her eyes to find herself sitting in the wedding hall.

This rapid progress made Yu Wanyin's heart flutter.

Yu Wanyin used some force to push him away, wanting to get down.

Rong Si seized the opportunity to grab her wrist and pull her back, handing her the red paper in his hand, "You've been sleeping for too long, so I prepared this for you."

"Look, do you like it?"

Yu Wanyin's body stiffened for a moment; she vaguely knew what it was.

She took it and opened it.

It really was a marriage certificate.

The compatibility criteria have already been written on the marriage certificate.

Rong Si's fingerprint was already pressed on it, only her fingerprint was missing.

Yu Wanyin's breathing became a little rapid.

Rong Si played with her hand, his index finger sliding to her palm, easily prying it open and probing inside.

He then slid his hand up to her knuckles, pinched the index finger bone, and slowly but irresistibly pressed it onto the inkpad.

Yu Wanyin's fingers trembled slightly as he gripped them tightly.

Rong Si looked at her, then exerted force without saying a word, "Do you like it?"

After staining her fingers with red ink, he pressed them onto the marriage certificate, saying, "We are getting married today."

Yu Wanyin looked at her fingerprint pressed on the marriage certificate, and the hairs on her body stood on end.

She was simply separated from Chu Yu, and then her husband was replaced.

Rong Si looked down at her and asked, "Are you hungry?"

That incredibly deep voice seemed to resonate deep within her bones, making her feel weak. "No, I'm not hungry."

"If we're not hungry, then we still have one ritual to complete."

Yu Wanyin's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly corrected herself, "Hungry, hungry, I'm hungry."

Rong Si got up, put her aside, and went to fetch the prepared wedding meal.

Yu Wanyin was temporarily out of his control and looked around.

The wedding room in the mountain village was newly built, deep within the bandit king's cave dwelling, a distance away from where the rest of the village lived. Inside, it was decorated according to the highest etiquette of the nomadic tribe, with neatly arranged wedding banners and a tiger-skin animal carpet laid on a high stone platform.

Red silk was laid out all around, and animal bone candles provided illumination.

The room was scented with a special floral fragrance made from the mountains.

It smells fresh and damp, with a hint of ambiguity.

Rong Si placed her on the animal-patterned carpet on the high platform, and red gauze curtains fell down all around, obscuring the view inside the stone bed.

She remembered him mentioning a few months ago that there weren't so many rules in the mountains.

Walking through the wedding hall signifies the completion of the wedding ceremony; it seems they have already fulfilled their vows.

Yu Wanyin had no appetite. She propped herself up and, as soon as he left, jumped off the platform and ran toward the cave exit.

She hadn't even run out of the bridal chamber yet.

With a loud "creak".

The stone door in front of her slammed shut!

Turning around, she saw the tall and imposing bandit king looking at her with great interest.

Yu Wanyin's attempt to escape was completely blocked.

A deep, husky male voice came from behind, "Not hungry again, huh?"

Yu Wan watched as Rong Si released the door latch and walked towards her. His steps were slow, and his gaze locked onto her.

Every step he took carried the ferocity and intimidation of a ruthless bandit.

Yu Wanyin felt like a caged bird. As he approached step by step, she took a few steps back, and soon her back pressed against the cold stone door.

Rong Si asked her, "Do you want to eat more?"

Yu Wanyin did not answer. Rong Si raised an eyebrow, "If you're not going to eat, then it's my turn."

Yu Wanyin's heart skipped a beat.

Suddenly, she recalled that in the dream she had just had this body for the first half of the night, and then she turned around and it was a different person.

Perhaps the dream was too absurd.

Yu Wanyin's shoulders and neck tightened, as if afraid that someone would break her open and make her act absurdly as well.

She changed men for no apparent reason.

If that's the case, Rong Si and Chu Yu will be within three days of each other.

absurd.

Yu Wanyin's eyelashes trembled violently. "You, you calm down, I, I've been married before..."

Rong Si leaned down to look at her, blocking out all the light around her. "Madam Prime Minister, doesn't this look familiar? This is our bridal chamber."

“I got here before Chu Yu.”

Yu Wanyin choked up.

“You should have married me,” Rong Si’s fingers slid down her ear, sending a shiver down her spine. “Have you fallen asleep with him? Forgot about me?”

"Then we can slowly fall asleep, and you won't remember him anymore."

Yu Wanyin's ears tingled from his rude words. Before she could raise her hand to slap him, he grabbed her wrist.

Then he pressed down on the stone door and leaned over to block her slightly open mouth.

Yu Wanyin reacted strongly to being kissed so forcefully, but she couldn't break free.

The whimpering sound was like the gentle purring of a kitten, making one's heart itch with desire.

The more she struggled, the deeper he rubbed and ground her.

All her resistance only gave him an opening, allowing him to squeeze into any crack he could find.

He forced her to belong to him.

The air was scalding hot, while the stone wall behind him was icy cold.

The contrast between ice and fire resulted in a powerful and oppressive attack.

Yu Wanyin had never been invaded like this before; her pushing and pounding were completely useless.

Instead, his limbs became increasingly weak.

A misty haze appeared at the corner of her eyes.

It should have been done a long time ago.

This should have happened months ago if she hadn't been brought back to Shang'an.

Rong Si bent down and lifted her up in his arms.

The sudden feeling of weightlessness made Yu Wanyin's thoughts linger for a moment, and her struggle turned into a helpless grip on his collar.

Rong Si then felt a slight sense of suffocation.

The suffocating feeling intensified his somewhat insane thoughts.

Yu Wanyin was placed back on the animal skin platform. She tried to prop herself up, but her wrists were grabbed and she was forced back down without any room for argument.

His strength was truly terrifying.

With just one hand gripping her wrist, Yu Wanyin felt completely controlled and manipulated by him.

Rong Si's figure drew closer little by little. The light from the red candles outside shone through the red gauze, but was then obscured by his figure, becoming dim and gloomy.

All around were the shadows of clothes swaying.

Yu Wanyin was overwhelmed with anxiety and unease by the sense of immorality of being forced to remarry after being separated from her husband for only three days, as well as by the powerful pressure she felt.

His large hand covered her slender waist, and she trembled violently. She frantically tried to hold down his wrist, her voice trembling as she said, "I did agree to marry you, but you have to wait..."

"Seeing how agitated I am," the tall figure said, binding her to the animal-hide platform, pulling at her hand and loosening her skirt, "didn't you want a husband?"

Yu Wanyin was stunned. As she gripped his wrist, she could clearly feel the pulsating muscles in her palm and how he had undone her clothes.

Rong Si, looking down at her, decisively tore off her skirt sash and threw it aside.

Yu Wanyin's thin clothes came undone, and she instinctively covered herself, inching her way inwards.

He stared intently at her. "Or do you want Chu Yu?"

Yu Wanyin dared not answer.

Rong Si stepped forward slowly but firmly, "If you don't speak, then you want me."

Yu Wanyin negotiated with him, "Give me some time."

"how long?"

Yu Wanyin reluctantly suggested a timeframe she could accept: "Three months."

Rong Si laughed, "No, I won't give it to you."

He had been waiting for this marriage for three months.

His newlywed wife had already been the wife of his enemy for several months.

Almost instantly, the man grabbed her calf and applied pressure with his hand.

The intense masculine aura hit her head, startling Yu Wanyin, who cried out repeatedly, "Wait, wait a minute..."

"I'll be slow, but you have to be mine."

Yu Wanyin's body trembled slightly from the unfamiliar touch.

All the screams and struggles were drowned out by the red gauze curtains, while in the chilly mountain caves of early autumn, waves of heat emanated.

She was enveloped in heat, which suppressed and gradually took over.

All sounds echoed against the stone walls of the tightly closed bridal chamber.

Magnified infinitely, it collided and bounced back, grinding against the beauty's fragile nerves again and again.

For a moment, Yu Wanyin felt like she was melting.

It melted into a puddle of water, gently pressed against the lava.

Then the lava rolled and crushed over him, and he began to be filled and floated up, his consciousness evaporating and dissipating.

All that remained was an indescribable sense of immoral shame.

That dream seemed to have become reality.

The body has been replaced.

That hoarse, deep voice brushed against her ear, "Madam, how many times have I saved you? Let's count."

She couldn't speak, so he spoke for her, "Jiangling, Fengtian Temple, Qinggupo, three times."

“You stopped Chu Yu from besieging Jiangling, so you repaid me once. You tried to kill me, so you owe me another debt. Let’s call it even.”

"Three times, I managed."

*

Amidst the chaos of battle, the land of Yingzhou bore the scars of war's devastation.

Everywhere still retains the ferocious force of a landslide.

The earthquake shook the mountains and caused widespread devastation.

No one, whether human, tobacco, or wood, is at peace.

The mountains and forests trembled in the fierce wind, and the tree trunks and branches were blown about, making a broken and mournful sound.

The branches and leaves of the jungle trembled, and withered branches and fallen leaves rustled down.

The officials and soldiers that Chu Yu had previously sent away had arrived in Shuping. The Commandant of the Guards watched from the city wall of Shuping for half the night, but still had not seen any sign of Chu Yu's arrival.

He paced back and forth on the wall, saying, "At a normal marching pace, the Prime Minister should have arrived yesterday."

Why haven't they arrived yet?

His subordinates were equally anxious, saying, "We have to set off no later than tomorrow; we can't wait any longer."

Just then, a soldier covered in dust and whose armor was charred arrived from outside the city.

He shouted, "Report!"

The Imperial Guard frowned slightly as he watched the approaching figure from afar.

The guards below stopped the man, who then produced a token bearing the character "Chu".

Upon seeing this, the guards immediately let them pass.

The Imperial Guard descended from the city wall. "Where is the Prime Minister?"

He didn't recognize the soldier, but Chu Yu was surrounded by many unknown assassins.

Therefore, there was no doubt.

The soldiers looked grim. "The Prime Minister died in the Battle of Qinggupo and ordered you to continue the relocation of the capital and select a capable leader."

The Imperial Guard Commander was shocked: "The Prime Minister is dead in battle?!"

Su Fang feigned a sorrowful expression and replied, "Yes."

Those around who heard this staggered back and forth, momentarily bewildered. "How could this be!"

"The Hu troops were too numerous to ambush, and the Prime Minister resisted stubbornly, ultimately perishing together with the Hu."

Su Fang presented the charred "Chu" character token, saying, "This is a relic of the Prime Minister."

This item was indeed the token that Chu Yu carried with him, used to command the palace soldiers.

The Imperial Guard had seen him; he was somewhat dazed and still found it hard to believe.

The atmosphere on the city wall was incredibly somber for a moment.

But grief cannot last long under such circumstances. The Commandant gripped the token in his hand tightly. "The Prime Minister has defended us against thousands of Hu soldiers. We must not ruin the Prime Minister's good intentions."

"We should set off to relocate the capital immediately! The sooner the better!"

Upon hearing this, the morale of the surrounding soldiers soared, and they all shouted in unison, "Yes!"

The Commandant of the Guards also went back to reorganize the army.

Chu Yu used to rely most heavily on the Imperial Guard Commander, and since Chu Yu was not present, he naturally took over as the leader.

Soon, Chu Yu's obituary was also spread far and wide.

Seeing that everything was arranged, Su Fang quietly left Shuping to return and report back.

His team's mission was to keep watch on the relocation of the capital, ensuring that the Hu people would not ambush the team and that the journey from Yingzhou to Yunjing would proceed smoothly.

Incidentally, announce Chu Yu's death to the world.

Ultimately, half of their bandit camp had a blood feud with Chu Yu.

Sufang is no exception.

Everyone wished he were dead.

They couldn't wait for everyone to know, even though Chu Yu's body hadn't been found yet.

It's like how saying something too much can make it seem true.

The sky was just beginning to brighten in the early morning.

The red curtains of the bridal chamber let in dappled light and shadow from outside.

The red candles had burned out, and the joyous atmosphere in the room showed that the host family had held a wedding the night before.

Beneath the stone bed, there was utter chaos. On the stone bed, a brocade quilt covered the figures that were still inseparable, making them appear to be an intimate newlywed couple.

Rong Si opened his eyes, his arms holding the person in front of him in an irresistible way.

She hasn't woken up yet.

She curled up passively in the man's arms, a soft, yielding figure.

Her forehead rested against his chest, touching a bloody scar on his chest.

Those were the scars left from when she plotted to ambush him half a month ago.

The wound hasn't even fully healed yet; she bit it again last night.

Fine, bloody scratches are visible all over the man's strong back, initially very deep, then light and thin at the end.

It's like someone who has struggled and then given up in a helpless surrender, unable to even hug their own back.

The slipped brocade quilt revealed the smooth, milky sheen of her shoulders, where a few teeth marks remained.

Consider it a return to him.

After watching for a while, Rong Si's resentment towards her had long since vanished.

Even though he almost died in that siege.

never mind.

She said she didn't know it was him.

It was most likely Chu Yu who interfered, stirred up some trouble, and tried to eliminate her by taking advantage of her intelligence.

Rong Si brushed away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his rough fingers, and only when he touched her cheek did he realize something was wrong.

He frowned and placed his hand on her forehead.

A scalding heat instantly spread through my palm.

Rong Si frowned, stood up, and left.

This act of leaving caused the person on the wedding bed to let out a soft moan.

Like weeping and lamenting.

Not just her forehead, her whole body was burning hot.

Yu Wanyin was half-asleep when someone dressed her and took her away from the enchanting room.

She didn't know where she was taken again, but soon she heard a familiar voice.

Aunt Duan was cursing, but she couldn't hear what she was cursing or who she was cursing at.

But the man didn't say anything back, and listened silently.

After scolding him, he started asking about things that happened before the onset of his illness.

"How could you have tormented her like this last time?"

The man paused, then said, "Once."

Aunt Duan's eyelids twitched, "Just once..."

To be precise, she only withstood it once.

She fainted shortly after the second attempt began.

She woke up crying and fussing, saying she couldn't go on and that she was going to die.

He gasped for breath and almost passed out.

Rong Si knew she was physically weak, and although he had made some harsh remarks, he couldn't really hurt her.

They didn't continue.

Besides, he originally intended to wage a protracted war, and the first round was about adaptation and getting used to it, so it didn't drag on for too long.

He didn't really put in any real effort either.

Who would have thought that even this wouldn't work?

Aunt Duan thought he was a beast all night.

Upon hearing this, she remained silent for a moment before continuing to scold him, "Knowing that people are physically weak, you shouldn't be so unreasonable."

Rong Si lowered his eyes and received the instruction.

In her dazed state, Yu Wanyin felt a cool hand touch her cheek, and she immediately felt wronged.

It felt like the warmth of his hand. She remembered that Chu Yu had always been very gentle with her, never like he had been last night.

I won't knock her unconscious and then wake her up.

He wouldn't let her go until she was on the verge of death and couldn't breathe.

He said it's not slow at all.

Last night, all she could see were afterimages.

They were about to knock people away, but then they were pulled back.

No matter how you try to hide, you'll be caught up and forced to endure him, becoming covered in his warmth.

People are no longer their own.

She murmured in a daze, "Prime Minister..."

The room fell silent instantly.

That hand doesn't belong to the Prime Minister; it belongs to Aunt Duan.

Aunt Duan was silent for a moment, then gently comforted her, "Don't be afraid, it's alright."

Rong Si looked at the unconscious person.

She had just gotten off his bed when she heard another man calling out to her.

He frowned.

But it's pointless to argue with someone who is sick about this.

She can only argue with another man.

So what if it's Chu Yu? He just remembered that Chu Yu also made someone sick the night before.

The second time Chu Yu was with her, she also fell ill.

Chu Yu wasn't a good person either, and he wasn't very good at serving people.

Rong Si refused to believe that he could be less skilled at serving others than that treacherous official.

Yu Wanyin didn't know how long she had been unconscious.

When I woke up again, I still had a persistent low-grade fever.

Aunt Duan sat by her bedside and immediately went over to her when she saw that she was awake. "How are you?"

Yu Wanyin paused for a moment before recalling what had happened yesterday.

She couldn't say how it was.

His whole body felt like it had been taken apart.

It's just sour.

It's sour and bloated, everywhere.

I can't straighten my back, and it's even difficult to lift my fingers.

Aunt Duan comforted her affectionately, "You caught a cold last night, and I've already scolded him."

"If you sweat too much and then get exposed to a cool breeze, you are most susceptible to cold when your body is sensitive. Otherwise, you will be fine."

Yu Wanyin remained silent, leaning against the bedside with a wronged expression.

That was the first time I realized he was a vengeful and vicious bandit.

Aunt Duan sat closer and said very tactfully, "There are still some areas that are a bit raw, so I applied some medicine for you, but it didn't hurt the wound properly."

Yu Wanyin blushed deeply upon hearing this, feeling extremely embarrassed.

She still couldn't accept it; the last time she was with Chu Yu was just three days ago...

We've been having more sex lately.

He said Chu Yu was dead, but she didn't believe him.

It must be some excuse he made up so he could force himself on her.

Seeing that Yu Wanyin was still silent, Aunt Duan changed the subject, "The young lady next to you has also woken up. She suffered a concussion and is still dizzy. She needs to rest for a while."

Yu Wanyin only perked up after hearing Qing Song's news, "A concussion is..."

"It's not seriously injured, she just needs to rest for a few days," Aunt Duan coaxed her. "Come on, eat something first."

Aunt Duan's words made her realize she was indeed hungry.

Aunt Duan placed a table on the bed and set out food to accompany her during the meal.

When Yu Wanyin fell ill, she was truly weak and listless.

Aunt Duan then fed her; in fact, Aunt Duan had a daughter years ago.

She never mentioned it.

Because her daughter died of illness.

If the child were still alive, he would be about the same age as Yu Wanyin.

Aunt Duan was somewhat relieved to see that she was eating seriously.

As long as a person can eat well, nothing else matters.

Yu Wanyin ate in a lukewarm manner.

Every gesture she makes is graceful.

Aunt Duan felt she should have realized sooner that this was a daughter from a wealthy family.

Currently, not many people in the mountain stronghold know Yu Wanyin's true identity; only Rong Si, Zong Cheng, and she do.

After all, people in the mountain stronghold generally hate officials, and if Yu Wanyin were to live here, her identity would inevitably attract resentment.

Aunt Duan once harbored resentment, but after spending time with this child, she suddenly realized—

They hated officials indiscriminately, and the government indiscriminately suppressed bandits.

Actually, there is no difference.

Even in a corrupt court, there are good officials; even in the mountains and countryside, there are good people among the bandits.

It seems that no one has seen this clearly.

Apart from the young girl in front of me.

People caught up in hatred in the secular world are prone to blindness and ruthlessness.

Few people are clear-headed.

But we can't blame them.

Rong Si had been concealing her identity, probably because he had anticipated this.

When they came back, they only said that the person had been kidnapped and was now back.

After she married him, she became the queen of this mountain stronghold, and no one dared to question her anymore.

Although it was stolen back.

Aunt Duan thought about it and realized that the master was somewhat obsessed with this child, and that he had planned to take the child back at every step.

However, not to mention her lord, she also liked Yu Wanyin very much.

Seeing Yu Wanyin eating obediently, he couldn't help but reach out and touch her cheek.

His mannerisms conveyed a sense of intimacy and affection.

Yu Wanyin slightly raised her eyes, her bright, clear pupils gazing at her.

Aunt Duan's heart melted at the sight.

It's incomprehensible how the Yu family could bear to raise such a sickly child.

Yu Wanyin, however, was thinking about something else.

She asked her softly, "Could I stay here with you from now on?"

“Of course.” Aunt Duan knew what she was afraid of and didn’t mind. “He should be taught a lesson.”

"You're all sleeping in separate rooms these days, so you can take a break and rest."

Yu Wanyin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her say that.

Aunt Duan is the kind of person who dares to scold even him, so she should be able to stop her.

She was overthinking it.

Yu Wanyin stayed at Aunt Duan's place for a day.

Rong Si returned just before dinner was ready.

As he walked to the door, Yu Wanyin heard someone outside greeting him.

The scary thing is that Aunt Duan isn't in the room right now.

Rong Si strode in, ready to enter the room. Yu Wanyin immediately became alert, got out of bed, and ran downstairs to try to lock the door.

But it was too late.

Rong Si pushed open the door first.

Startled, Yu Wanyin took a few steps back.

She retreated as he entered, saying, "You, you, get out. This isn't your room."

Rong Si looked her up and down without any hesitation, noticing that she seemed to be in much better spirits. "The whole village is mine."

Yu Wanyin stumbled backward, then went behind the table to create some distance between herself and him. "Don't come any closer."

Rong Si easily dragged the wooden table in front of him aside with one hand and pushed it aside with a "clatter"!

That pitiful cover vanished instantly.

Yu Wanyin didn't know how he had so much strength, nor did she know how she had survived under those hands last night.

Rong Si cut to the chase, "Are you hungry? Come back to your room with me."

"I'm not going back with you." Yu Wanyin turned around and ran into the house.

He was caught up with after only a couple of steps and hoisted up by the waist!