Chapter 80 You also have feelings for me, don't you?

Yang Qing didn't want to recall exactly how he punished her. In short, it was extremely vulgar, filthy, and shameless!

Li Shangxuan only saw her blush and she kept urging him, "Do you want it?"

Yang Qing was furious: "You big dummy, you filthy scoundrel, stay away from me!"

Regardless of his true thoughts, even if he hasn't grown into that kind of person in this life, it's all his own doing, so let him pay for it himself.

Li Shangxuan was baffled. He wanted to go find her again, but was stopped in front of the palace. Li Li looked troubled. "The Crown Princess said she wants to take a nap and instructed that you not be allowed to go in and disturb her."

Li Shangxuan had no choice but to leave.

Lying on the couch, Yang Qing grew angrier the more she thought about it. She tried not to think about those images, but they kept creeping into her mind.

She even suspected that Li Shangxuan might have hated her in his past life. Sometimes, it seemed that he really wanted to kill her, as if they were mortal enemies who had to kill one of them.

Even when Yang Qing begged for mercy without any backbone, he just pinched her chin and smiled casually, "The Empress is always like this. How do I know if you really can't take it anymore, or if you're just pretending?"

Yang Qing didn't dare to speak, but she cursed him in her heart in various ways.

If her true feelings could be written down in memorials, there would be far more than all the ministers combined.

After it was all over, Li Shangxuan would change his attitude and kiss her tenderly, feeding her water.

Yang Qing coaxed him to be faster and gentler next time, and he readily agreed, but he did the same thing again next time, stubborn and incorrigible, and even worse.

This dream, which wasn't really a wet dream, was shattered by Lili. After wiping her face with a handkerchief soaked in cold water, she became much more awake. When she saw Xiaoman standing there dumbfounded, holding her precious sword that she had just acquired, she was furious.

This tattletale.

She thought for a while with a cold face, then decided to fight fire with fire. She instructed Xiaoman, "Go to the front and find out what your prince did today, who he met, and tell me everything in detail when you get back. Don't miss a single detail."

Xiaoman immediately refused: "No, spying on the Crown Prince's whereabouts is a serious crime, we can't do that."

Yang Qing knew she shouldn't do that, but she still felt resentful. Li Shangxuan could keep people by her side who knew everything about her, but she couldn't. That was just too unfair.

She was determined to do it, to see what Li Shangxuan would do if he found out. Would he really punish her?

Xiaoman refused, so she sent others to inquire whether Li Shangxuan wanted to kill or torture her. They suggested that he should target her alone, since he had recently met a new love and probably wanted to get rid of her to make room for his new love.

The palace maid had no choice but to go. Ming Luoqi then came over to invite her to play. Yang Qing was already very upset, and she didn't like Ming Luoqi, this silly woman who spoke in a way that was hard to understand. Without thinking, she sent her away.

Lili advised, "It's not good to stay cooped up in your room all the time. Since Miss Xin left, no one has been dragging you out to play anymore. Since Miss Ming has invited you, why don't you go out for a walk? Otherwise, staying cooped up in the room will spoil your mood."

Yang Qing thought that made sense, so she decided to go out for a stroll.

Ming Luoqi brought two kites over, which she proudly showed off to Yang Qing. "Look, this was a gift from my aunt. There was only one originally, but I wanted to play with you, so I shamelessly asked for another one. See how good I am to you? And you always ignore me."

An eagle and a butterfly, both exquisitely crafted, but even with their masterful artistry, Yang Qing couldn't muster any interest.

To make matters worse, there was hardly any wind today. I ran for quite a while and was almost sweating, but the kite still hadn't taken off.

She threw the ball of yarn aside in frustration, no longer wanting to play with such a boring thing.

Seeing that her expression was off, Ming Luoqi asked curiously, "What's wrong with you today? Who made you angry again? I haven't even said a few words to you today, it couldn't be me, could it?"

Yang Qing sat down, took a sip of her iced tea, and said, "I can't be bothered to get angry with you."

She realized that Ming Luoqi and Xiaoman were not much different; they were both mentally unstable. Getting angry with them would only drive you crazy.

Ming Luoqi pouted and said, "So, it's because my cousin, the Crown Prince, made you angry again?"

Yang Qing said, "I really don't understand, what kind of cousin is he to you that he's worth protecting so much?"

Ming Luoqi said, "How is it not worth it? My cousin, the Crown Prince, is good-looking, and he's good at everything else. Most importantly, he is the Crown Prince, second only to the Emperor."

Yang Qing remained silent for a long time before saying, "So, the person you've always wanted to marry is the Crown Prince, not him."

Ming Luoqi asked in confusion, "What's the difference? He is the Crown Prince's cousin, and the Crown Prince's cousin is him."

Yang Qing was truly speechless. "That's not necessarily true."

She glanced around discreetly; the palace maids were all far away, and if she spoke softly, they shouldn't be able to hear her.

"If, and I mean if, someone else becomes the crown prince, and Li Shangxuan is just a prince without a title, would you still want to marry him?"

Ming Luoqi paused for a moment before saying, "The Second Prince is disabled, and the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Princes are still too young. Apart from my cousin, there is no one else who can be the Crown Prince..."

Yang Qing: "Are you stupid? I already said it was 'if,' 'if'!"

Ming Luoqi remained silent for a moment before finally speaking, "Then I will definitely marry the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince will be the most honorable person in the future, and I want to marry the most honorable person."

Yang Qing already knew this was the case, so she wasn't surprised at all; this was typical of the Ming family's upbringing.

In her previous life, she had never been the Crown Princess and had little interaction with Ming Luoqi, but Ming Luoqi had also come to the capital.

Yang Qing didn't say it, but she secretly paid attention to her. She also remembered her marriage. After Li Shangxuan ascended the throne, he couldn't wait to make an exception and confer the title of county princess on her, and arranged a marriage for her.

Ming Luoqi suddenly realized and said, "Your relationship with your cousin, the Crown Prince, is sometimes good and sometimes bad. Is it because you only want to marry him as a person, and not for any other reason?"

Yang Qing instantly became furious and embarrassed: "Stop talking nonsense, who wants to marry him?"

Seeing that her face was red, Ming Luoqi not only didn't restrain herself, but clapped her hands and laughed, "I'm talking nonsense, why is your face so red? You just like him, I'm not an outsider, what's there to hide?"

Yang Qing was furious: "How come you're not an outsider? We've never been close."

Ming Luoqi: "Hey, hey, hey, how can you be like this? We've been playing together for so long, and you're still so distant. Besides me, who else can put up with your weird temper?"

Yang Qing said, "I'm not irritable, you're the one who's brainless!"

A fool never thinks of himself as a fool; on the contrary, he gets angry when others point out that he is a fool.

Ming Luoqi was now furious.

Seeing that the two seemed genuinely angry, the palace maids rushed forward to try and dissuade them.

After Ming Luoqi stormed off, Lili poured a cup of tea and handed it to Yangqing. "Why did you suddenly get angry?"

She lowered her voice and whispered, "Su Su went to the front and asked earlier. Eunuch Rong Shan told her what the Crown Prince did today and who he met. Su Su was afraid she wouldn't remember, so she specially wrote it down on a piece of paper."

Yang Qing took the note and glanced at it. Some of the names on it were ones she recognized, while others were unfamiliar.

He tore it up casually, then propped himself up on his elbow and stared blankly.

What is love in this world? It's such a hateful and complicated thing.

Because of Li Shangxuan, she had become someone else entirely. In her frustration, a strange thought arose: if only she had never met Li Shangxuan.

This slump lasted until evening, and the culprit, completely oblivious to his own faults, still had the nerve to pinch her cheek, asking, "Are you in a bad mood?"

Yang Qing didn't want to talk to him.

But she underestimated how shameless Li Shangxuan was now. Even though she didn't want to talk to him, he still insisted on coming over to hug her, affectionately nuzzling her face, his voice practically overflowing with pleasure, "Why are you so jealous?"

Yang Qing remained silent, then he chuckled softly, "I used to always suspect that what we had was truly one-sided on my part, that I had bullied you and forced you to marry me and become my wife. Even with Ming Luoqi, though you didn't like her, you weren't jealous. Until Zhou Zhiyu appeared..."

He cupped his beloved's face in his hands, as if examining some rare treasure. "Although it's not really appropriate, the stronger your reaction, the happier I am. Ah Xun, you love me too, don't you?"

Yang Qing was still in shock, wondering how he could be so crazy. The angrier she got, the happier he became.

Upon hearing the last sentence, she was momentarily dazed.

Do you like him?

Is there even a need to ask this?

They grew up together as childhood sweethearts, their entanglement spanning two lifetimes.

She suddenly felt wronged and questioned, "You really have no conscience."

Emotions welled up in Yang Qing's eyes, forming a misty haze. "Why do you always bully me like this?"

Yang Qing had cried in front of him many times, but it was mostly an act.

Now that she was crying, Li Shangxuan was at a loss. He gently stroked her back and coaxed her, "How have I bullied you? You're the one who bosses me around every day. How could I dare to say anything bad about you?"

Yang Qing said, "You're asking a question you already know the answer to."

Li Shangxuan wiped away the tears on her face with his fingertips, and couldn't help but put them to his lips and taste them.

It was both bitter and astringent.

Seeing her face streaked with tears, her eyes and nose red, she looked like a little kitten.

My heart ached and softened. I lowered my head and kissed her forehead. "You've been crying so pitifully. If your eyes are swollen when you wake up tomorrow, you'll be embarrassed if others see them."

Yang Qing stopped crying and hurriedly wiped her tears, complaining, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, why would I be crying?"

Li Shangxuan lay down and watched her face in front of the mirror. She didn't call for anyone to serve her, but simply wiped her face with a handkerchief. He couldn't help but smile. "I can't deny that. I do always make you cry."

He shook his head and sighed, feigning annoyance. "How can you be so stupid? You've done it so many times and you still don't understand. Sometimes, crying helps, and sometimes it only makes things worse. Like now, I feel sorry for you when you cry, but," he smiled slightly and continued, "sometimes, the more you cry, the more excited I get, and I want to see you cry even harder."

Yang Qing was both ashamed and furious, so angry that she wanted to die. She used the blankets to draw a line between Chu and Han, and said coldly, "You are not allowed to cross this line."

Li Shangxuan neither said yes nor no. Yang Qing had some doubts about whether he would just be honest. As soon as she closed her eyes, she knew the answer.

There was only a thin blanket between them, not a real dividing line, which he destroyed with ease.

She nestled back into his arms, and he whispered, "It's been several days since I've held you while we slept."

Yang Qing originally wanted to scold him, but she held back after hearing these words.