A woman always has a special, indescribable feeling towards the first man in her life.

From the first time she met Jing Zhe, to when he was captured by the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry for her sake—although he himself was also a target of the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry, he bravely stepped forward in advance—Murong Xi was moved at that moment.

She had lived for so long, and no one had ever stood up for her before; Jing Zhe was the first.

It was from that time that a very special feeling began to grow in her heart towards Jing Zhe.

What happened between her and Jing Zhe afterward was even more dramatic. Her first kiss, her first time—though not in the traditional sense, but what happened that night was enough for her to never forget.

Therefore, Murong Xi's feelings for Jing Zhe became even more special...

However, she also knew in her heart that she was the Empress of Yueyao, and many times she had no choice in what she did. She had come to Anguo with too many responsibilities, and the safety of the entire Yueyao Kingdom rested on her shoulders. So she could only keep such things to herself.

However, his disregard for her still angered her…

It wasn't until she arrived in Jingzhou, entered the palace, and went to court that she truly realized how influential he was!

At that moment, she truly considered that if he were indeed the one she was to marry, it wouldn't be so bad. It would protect the Yueyao Kingdom and also satisfy the longing and feelings in her heart...

But when she thought of his two beautiful "older sisters," she felt a sense of powerlessness, yet also a fighting spirit, which troubled her and made her feel very strange.

It was because of this strange feeling she had for Jing Zhe that she felt relieved when she discovered that it was Jing Zhe who was spying on and touching her, and that she felt even more disappointed after hearing Jing Zhe's "irresponsible" reply.

The voice grew even colder, making one feel as if they were in an ice cave.

"Okay, I'll assume you just covered my mouth because you were afraid I'd scream. But can you explain to me why you sneaked into my room?"

Murong Xi hugged the blanket to her chest, her gaze cold.

"It was the Holy Maiden who let me in! If you don't believe me, I'll go and call her in, and you'll know the answer soon enough!"

"You come back here!"

In his current predicament, how could he possibly let Chu Xia in?

Seeing that Jing Zhe really wanted to go out and call for help, Murong Xi quickly lowered her voice and stopped him.

"Okay, Chu Xia sent you, but why didn't you knock or say anything before coming in?"

"this…"

Jing Zhe scratched his head: "I meant to knock, but the door opened as soon as I put my hand on it, so I had to come in. Honestly, you're so careless. Didn't you know to lock the door when you were changing clothes?"

"..."

Murong Xi's breathing became noticeably heavier, and after a moment he continued, "Then let me ask you again, you came in and you didn't make a sound, fine—who told you to take off my clothes?"

In his last sentence, Murong Xi's voice was filled with boundless anger, but he kept it very low for fear of being overheard.

"You're the one who told me to take it off!"

Jing Zhe looked wronged: "I was just about to tell you after I came in, when you told me to hurry up and that you were uncomfortable. I had no choice but to help you take it off..."

Jing Zhe shrugged, indicating his helplessness.

"OK!"

Murong Xi gritted her teeth, making a "crackling" sound: "I asked Chuxia to go downstairs to listen to storytelling, so Chuxia letting you in is actually my fault. I didn't lock the door, and you just pushed it open, that's also my fault. I told you to take off your clothes, that's still my fault. In the end, it was because my mouth was open as if I was about to call for help that you covered my mouth with yours, so that's still my fault."

After analyzing all of this, Murong Xi stared at Jing Zhe: "So from the moment you entered the room, took off my clothes, and then... forcibly kissed me, it was all my own fault, is that what you mean?"

"Forehead…"

Jing Zhe chuckled awkwardly, "It might not sound nice, and it might be hard for you to accept, but that's how it is, that's how things are..."

Having witnessed Jing Zhe's shamelessness once again, Murong Xi was so angry that she couldn't utter a single word.

After catching her breath for a while, Murong Xi, who had gradually calmed down, was too lazy to waste any more words with Jing Zhe and pointed towards the door.

"Go away."

But Jing Zhe remained unmoved.

"I can't leave."

"Why?"

"I came to see you about something, and I haven't done anything yet, how can I leave?"

After once again savoring the delightful taste of the aloof empress, Jing Zhe became even more determined to win her over. Knowing that she dared not make a fuss due to her status, he became even more emboldened.

If it weren't for the fear of being overheard, Murong Xi would have loved to spit on him a few times!

That's so shameless!

Did you come in and do nothing?

You used both top and bottom, touching the places you should have touched and the places you shouldn't have touched. How can you say you didn't do anything?

Goodness, according to his logic, does that mean it's only considered something if he strips himself completely naked and bullies him in bed a few times?

Murong Xi's emotions, which had just calmed down, were disrupted again by these words. Her breathing became heavy once more, and she said coldly, "There's nothing more to do between us! Get out of here!"

As she spoke, she stood up, and the blanket on her body fell off with a thud, instantly revealing her smooth, fair upper body to Jing Zhe. Especially since he had only seen the back of her bodice before, now that he could see the front of the bodice, he saw two mandarin ducks embroidered on it, with the two heads of the mandarin ducks protruding particularly prominently. Jing Zhe swallowed hard when he saw it.

Murong Xi hardened her heart. Since she had already seen him, what did it matter if he saw her a little longer? The most important thing was to get him out of there!

So he didn't bother to hide it and stepped forward to reach out to Jing Zhe, ready to push him out.

Unfortunately, how could a woman with no strength to even kill a chicken possibly push a man at the sixth level of the cultivation realm?

Jing Zhe grasped her hand and then smiled, "I misspoke earlier. I have something to discuss with you, not something..."

"I have nothing to talk to you about, so just go!"

Murong Xi struggled to pull her hand away from Jing Zhe's grasp.

"What if it's about the future stability and peace of the Moon Yao Kingdom? Aren't you going to talk about that either?"

"..."

This was Murong Xi's weakness. After hearing this, she even forgot to struggle and let Jing Zhe hold her hand.

"Put the blanket on first, it's so cold, don't catch a cold."

Jing Zhe picked up the blanket that had fallen to the ground and carefully draped it over Murong Xi. At this moment, that special feeling he had in the tent of the Western Frontier Heavy Cavalry Regiment seemed to have returned...

Murong Xi stood there, and Ren Jingzhe held a blanket, covering her completely.

"Your Majesty, would you like some tea? I just had the waiter brew a pot and will bring it in for you."

At that moment, Chu Xia's voice suddenly rang out from outside the door. Murong Xi and Jing Zhe exchanged a glance, both of them greatly surprised.

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