Chapter 24 Chapter 24 Clouds and Rain
The two of them were so close that Liang Hanzhang could clearly see the shadow cast by his thick eyelashes on his face. Thinking of what happened that night, she felt inexplicably emboldened and looked him straight in the face.
"I said it. What happened? That night, I could feel His Highness's... legs... and His Highness actually ran away halfway. If this isn't a hidden illness, what could it be?"
She curled her lips and said confidently: "I am doing this for your own good, Your Highness. Please don't let a little bit of face ruin your life."
Seeing her chattering so much that her tail was about to reach the sky, Li Cheng felt his temples throbbing. He raised his hand to his forehead and rested for a moment before explaining:
"I just thought you were unconscious that night and it was not good to take advantage of you. How come you said you were impotent?" Besides, didn't she know clearly whether he was impotent or not?
"Since Your Highness is capable, why wouldn't you touch me? Is it because I haven't served you well enough?" The woman rested her hand softly on his shoulders, her long black hair draped against her body, a delicate fragrance wafting into his nose. She seemed oblivious to how seductively she was acting.
"Your Highness, do you want proof?"
Li Cheng felt a surge of anger rising in his stomach. Staring at the ignorant woman, he gradually lost his mind. He didn't care that it was daytime and the bedroom door was still open. He leaned down, his face still cold.
"Since that's the case, don't regret it."
"No more...hmm" Before she could finish her words, her lips were sealed by the man, who held her lips like a delicacy and refused to let go. His breathing became louder and louder, with a hazy and damp smell.
He rushed along the woman's lips, past her teeth, crushing and biting them. Liang Hanzhang was defeated step by step, but the man became more and more courageous. His lips crushed her skin inch by inch.
He paused at the neck, noticing that the mark he had left there the day before had scabbed over. His eyes misted over, visibly softening. He gently kissed the scar, offering silent comfort.
The man's affection flowed like a stream, and Liang Hanzhang nearly drowned in it. She clasped her arms around his neck, rising and falling with his intense movements, her eyes hazy as she kept muttering, "Your Highness... Your Highness..."
As the tide rose and fell, the woman gradually lost her strength.
To vent her anger, she bit the man's neck and cursed him viciously: "Li Cheng!"
The man was startled. This was the first time he'd heard his name from her mouth. After the shock wore off, his heart felt like the water in a deep, calm well, bubbling up with a hint of sweetness.
He then held her sweaty little hand and said with a smile, "Do you still dare to go out and spread rumors about me?" as if he didn't feel any pain.
The woman was both ashamed and angry. She closed her eyes and refused to look at him. She said with a broken jar, "I know it! Your Highness is unable to do anything. Your Highness has a hidden problem..."
The man sealed her chattering mouth, his movements becoming more intense, his eyes filled with lust, his hot breath drilling into her ears, his voice intimidating without anger: "You're looking for a beating!"
The bed was small, more than enough for one person, but a bit too much for two. The bed couldn't withstand the intense movement and creaked.
The temperature gradually rose, and the sweat on the man's forehead slid down his cheeks. Their skin touched, and they could clearly feel each other's heartbeat.
The room is filled with fragrance, and the mind is confused and infatuated...
Li Fu and Nanny Sun, who were guarding the door, heard the movements inside through the screen. They looked at each other with shock and disbelief in their eyes. Then they carefully closed the door for the two of them.
Nanny Sun ordered the other maids to go get some water, and she took Li Fu to stand a little further away. She said with a smile, "I didn't expect that His Highness, a dignified and steady person, would do this in broad daylight... It's really surprising."
Li Fu also found it strange. What on earth had provoked His Highness in Changchun Palace that he could not even have lunch and directly embrace Feng Yi to have sex with her. It was really puzzling.
However, this result made them happy. Realizing that he would not need to be served for a while, the old eunuch supported his old waist and walked to the stone bench in the yard to sit down.
Nanny Sun was also sitting next to them. The two elderly people were chatting happily.
Suddenly, she saw Dongzhi holding a pile of books and about to open the door and rush in. Nanny Sun quickly ran after her and said, "Dongzhi, you can't go in!"
Dongzhi stopped and her little face turned red from running. She asked in confusion: "Why? The Queen just asked me to find books. These are what she wanted."
"Your Majesty is not feeling well right now and doesn't need to read any books," Nanny Sun advised earnestly. She pulled the little girl aside and said in a low voice, "His Highness is also in there. You can't go in and disturb him."
His Highness heard what seemed to be a woman's groaning sound coming from inside. Although Dongzhi was young, he was not completely ignorant. He immediately thought of what the two were doing in the inner room.
Her face flushed, and she said awkwardly, "Thank you for the reminder, Ma'am." She glanced at Li Fu, who was sitting in the courtyard, and said, "Then I'll take my leave. I'll send these books to Her Majesty when she's free."
Normally, he looked pure and simple, but he would not stop until the sun went down. At first, he did not feel anything, but when everything died down, the prince, who had not eaten for most of the day, began to feel hungry.
Glancing at the woman beside him, whose breath was long and deep, he suddenly felt satisfied, his eyes filled with a fragmented light. He carefully covered her with the soft blanket, leaned over and kissed her forehead, then turned over and got out of bed.
He put on his inner garments and called out to the guards outside, "Prepare some water." His voice was hoarse as soon as he spoke.
The maids filed in, and upon smelling the lewd atmosphere of the inner chamber, their faces flushed. The prince, usually meticulously dressed, was now wearing only his undergarments. The maids had never seen him in such a state, and they lowered their heads, not daring to look.
Li Cheng went into the bathing room to bathe, and after washing, he ordered the palace maids to help the empress wash and dress. The little girl was sleeping soundly, and the maids did not dare to wake her rashly.
Li Cheng saw this, paused, and then walked over. He waved away the palace maids and personally carried her to her feet. Liang Hanzhang smelled the clear soapberry scent on the man and struggled to get off, waving her hands and muttering, "No more... No more."
Li Cheng chuckled and pinched the other person's nose to prevent her from breathing. Suffocating, the person in his arms finally woke up. Seeing the handsome face above him, Liang Hanzhang put her soft hands around his neck and said softly, "Your Highness, I am so tired."
"I'll take you to bathe first, then come back to sleep, okay?"
"No, I'm so tired and sleepy," the woman said softly, her head nudging against his chest. Seeing this, the prince felt a warm current flowing through his heart.
He coaxed her, "Be good and take a shower before going to bed."
Liang Hanzhang gradually regained consciousness and realized that she had been put into the water. The man behind her was fixing her hair with a hairpin and holding a soapnut in his hand, as if he really wanted to bathe her himself.
A sudden surge of shame washed over the woman. She crossed her arms over her chest, frowning as she said, "Let's let the maids in." Having the crown prince bathe her was a bit of a challenge for her in the short term.
Seeing her red ears, Li Cheng smiled and handed the towel to her, then left without hesitation. The moment the bathtub door closed, the woman in the tub breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing the crisscrossing red marks on his body, Liang Hanzhang felt a headache. He had never expected that such a gentle and refined person could indulge in lust for such a long time.
It looks like she'll be able to have dinner by the time she finishes showering.
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Li Rong came out with a beaming face and was just about to ask someone to prepare the meal when Li Fu, who had been waiting all afternoon, came over and whispered, "Your Highness, General Zhao is waiting in the front hall and said he has something important to report."
He also didn't want to disturb the affection between His Highness and His Majesty at this time. It was really because General Zhao had been waiting for a long time and seemed to have something urgent to do.
Li Cheng's eyes paused for a moment, and he said from behind: "I will change my clothes before going out."
This was Fengyi's Zhilan Residence, and since this was his first time staying overnight, he naturally had no clothes of his own. A eunuch brought his clothes from Tingfeng Pavilion, and he packed them before leaving the palace with Li Fu.
Zhao Wen saw His Highness's brisk steps, his brows gleaming with joy, and was momentarily puzzled. As the figure gradually approached, he could clearly see the bite marks on His Highness's neck.
The neat row of teeth marks was clearly caused by a woman. His mind was wandering wildly, and he hadn't forgotten the purpose of coming to the Eastern Palace. Zhao Wen's expression returned to its stern state, and he clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, something has happened!"
"What's the matter?" The prince's voice was emotionless and only slightly hoarse.
"General Zhu Xiaowen has escaped!"
After hearing this, Li Cheng's expression turned cold. He placed the teacup in his hand on the table. The warmth in his body instantly melted away, leaving only an endless coldness.
"It's like this. I followed your highness's orders and kept a close watch on Zhu Xiaowen, thinking that he rode his horse directly home from the barracks as usual. Unexpectedly, a spy came to report today that Zhu Xiaowen didn't return home last night."
The prince's eyes were deep, and he felt that this matter was not simple: "Have you leaked this matter to anyone?"
Zhao Wen thought for a moment and replied: "In addition to Your Highness, my captain Feng Tao also knows about it, and he participated in the surveillance operation throughout."
"Capture Feng Tao, take him to prison, and interrogate him rigorously," Li Cheng ordered firmly. Zhao Wen was stunned for a moment, then clasped his fists and said, "As you command!"
"Wait a minute," the prince seemed to have thought of something, "his family is still in Chang'an, right?"
"Your Highness, Zhu Xiaowen's wife and two sons were trying to leave the city in disguise, but were caught by the secret guards and are now being held in the General's Mansion."
"In that case," the man snorted in a cold voice, "let them fight each other."
Everyone knows that although Crown Prince Yanguang has a reputation for virtue, he is actually extremely suspicious, jealous, and unkind. What would he do if he suspected the general of betraying him?
The son-in-law didn't react at first, until he saw the subtle sneer on the corner of His Highness' mouth, he finally understood, "I'll do it right away."
"Well, go down."
Zhao Wen was about to leave when the prince called him back, "Wait a minute."
"Your Highness, do you have any further instructions?"
Li Cheng pondered for a long time, and Shi Ran said: "Let Luo Hua find more things to do, and don't always run to the Eastern Palace for no reason", and always take Feng Yi to do bad things.
Zhao Wen was confused until his eyes fixed on the marks on His Highness's neck again, and then he finally realized what was happening. He chuckled, "As you command."
But before the smile came out, it was suppressed by a cold look from the prince.
The prince was afraid of disturbing Liang Hanzhang's rest if he went back, and he had official business to attend to, so he simply ate in the front hall as usual.
The meal was dragged from Changchun Palace to the East Palace and was finally eaten.
After the meal, Li Cheng continued to attend to official business. Emperor Hui'an had recently hinted at abdicating, and all matters of state fell on the Crown Prince. As a result, he was busy with court affairs every day and had little time to rest.
He also found the letter Zhao Wen sent him, which said that Zhu Xiaowen had been using his status as a general to assist the Liang Dynasty, secretly developing his power, and seemed to be suspected of reselling military equipment.
Unexpectedly, the hiding place of the weapons was not found out, but Zhu Xiaowen escaped.
Was it really Feng Tao who leaked the news? Li Cheng rubbed his tired eyes, feeling that the court was not as peaceful as it appeared. Countless waves were surging beneath the surface, yet to truly surface.
Although the Liang Kingdom was destroyed, the centipede was still alive and well. There were still many forces belonging to the Liang Dynasty in the court. This matter of the rebel party was becoming more and more difficult.
The good news is that after some efforts in the past period, the reputation of Prince Yin Yanguang as a virtuous person has disappeared, the Taoist temples in Dajin have been successfully demolished, and a large number of Taoists have been sent back to their hometowns to farm and cultivate mulberry trees. No large-scale riots have occurred.
Seeing the prince's exhausted face, Li Fu served him tea and then carefully advised, "Your Highness, why don't you take a rest?" He would eventually become exhausted from constant toil.
Li Cheng glanced out the window. It had grown dark without him noticing. The tall banyan tree in the yard was shrouded in darkness, further accentuating the loneliness of the night.
Almost instantly, something struck his heart. Later, he realized that this kind of loneliness had accompanied him through countless years.
Accustomed to loneliness, someone suddenly appears beside me. Her every frown and smile stirs my heart, like a stone hitting calm water, sending ripples across it. It's impossible to easily return to the way things were.
Gazing into the night, Li Cheng couldn't help but wonder if the woman in the backyard had woken up yet. The servants all indulged her, and he wondered if they'd let her sleep through the night, skipping even dinner.
Li Fu was like a worm in his stomach, and reminded him in a low voice: "Your Highness, Empress Fengyi has woken up, and I heard she is having dinner now."
Li Cheng gave him a sidelong glance, a warning: "You're talking too much." Although he didn't admit it, the prince's legs had already lost control and he walked straight towards Zhilan Residence.
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