Chapter 23 Bewitching "...Words fail me"
Even though Ruan Yang was unwilling, she didn't dare to openly refute him. She was still angry with Ning Xian and had no way to vent her anger, so she could only clutch the sides of her skirt and stare at him with her bright, watery eyes.
Seeing that the little girl was so angry that she was about to cry, Ning Xian felt a surge of pleasure from teasing her.
He felt that this was clearly revenge against Ruan Yang, revenge for her abandoning her husband and children, and revenge for her having an affair with another man.
How could you... forcibly abduct a woman?
Ning Xian crossed his arms and looked at Ruan Yang with an arrogant air. He sneered, "Commoner? I suspect you are a spy who betrayed Daye. I have been magnanimous to treat my enemy like this."
“I am not a spy. You just searched me, and there is nothing suspicious on me.”
"Give me a kiss, and I'll let you go."
Ning Xian seemed not to hear, her tone suddenly turning icy: "I'll count to three. If you don't come over now, I'll tie you up. Three, two..."
Ruan Yang knew that he recognized her, which was why he was being so unreasonable. He didn't expose her to her face because he felt that no matter how she tried to play tricks, she, a woman raised in seclusion, could only be manipulated by him.
Even if he conceded a few rounds, he was confident that he could completely surpass her.
Seeing this, Ruan Yang didn't make things clear. She walked over, sincerely cupped his face, and then calmly kissed Ning Xian's lips.
She closed her eyes slightly and sipped her teasing, as if she were savoring a sweet pastry, no longer as hesitant and coy as before.
Warm breaths wafted gently between them, and the faint fragrance made Ning Xian's heart clench with pain.
When the other person's two small hands began to unconsciously caress his neck, he felt a chill run down his spine and goosebumps rose on his arms.
Whether it was the excitement of finally being favored by Ruan Yang or the resentment that had been building up for so long, he snorted softly and shamelessly began to avoid Ruan Yang.
Under Ruan Yang's intense advances, Ning Xian, despite pushing and shoving, ultimately couldn't resist wanting to get closer to Ruan Yang.
Ruan Yang has Lu Wenjin, but who else can he have? This guy was the first to give him candy, then ran away irresponsibly, and now he's back clinging to him. How can he let go of him like this!
Ning Xian was caught off guard by the sudden deep kiss, and his legs began to go weak. He didn't need to look in the mirror to know that his ears and cheeks were as red as if they had been smeared with rouge.
What are they doing?!
The child's voice wasn't loud, but it stood out in the serious and somber atmosphere.
"They're kissing..."
The crowd hadn't noticed what was happening by the riverbank, but the shout drew their attention to Ning Xian and Ruan Yang. The children's mother, seeing this, was extremely embarrassed and immediately covered her children's mouths and eyes: "Don't speak! This is not for you to see! Come here..."
The slightly older child, however, was sulking. He broke free from his mother's arms and shouted, "Big brother, you're shameful!"
Ning Xian: "......"
Ruan Yang pushed Ning Xian away, turned her back and squatted down, almost burying her face in her knees. For the Tiger Seal, she was really going all out today.
The fire had finally gotten going when something suddenly poured over it. Ning Xian gritted her teeth, almost hating the child who had talked nonsense.
He glared fiercely at the little boy, then lightly kicked Ruan Yang's embroidered shoe, asking eagerly, "Did I tell you to stop? Aren't you very good at it? Why did you stop?"
Ruan Yang looked up: "Can you let me go?"
"...No! Move along, move along, who's up ahead?"
Ruan Yang's words completely reminded him that her enthusiasm just now was purely because she wanted to leave. Ning Xian couldn't help but clench his fist and kick Ruan Yang's embroidered shoe hard.
He said coldly, "A superficial search cannot prove your innocence unless you tell the truth."
Ning Xian scooped the person up from the ground and said, "Come here."
Ruan Yang was so dizzy from the ordeal that after a few moments of jolting, they arrived at a nearby inn. Ning Xian kicked open the door and, without any tenderness, threw her onto the soft bed.
Ruan Yang, panting, looked up at Ning Xian with a blank expression.
Ning Xian noticed the person trembling and asked, "Are you shaking?"
"Yes, I know what you're going to do next, so I'm very scared."
Ning Xian scoffed: "Don't worry, I won't do anything to you."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Ruan Yang saw this shameless man begin to undo his waistband.
Ruan Yang fell silent. She glanced at the stables below the attic, where the horses were tethered, and changed her strategy.
"I don't want to see you, you're just a piece of pork."
"?"
Ning Xian paused for a moment: "Pork? You're calling me an animal?"
"I wouldn't dare."
Upon hearing this, Ning Xian arrogantly said, "You're under someone else's control now, do you even have the right to refuse? You were seducing someone just now, weren't you just after me? What are you pretending for?"
Seeing that the man was angry, Ruan Yang deliberately provoked him and sighed, "I'm not pretending. It's just that my husband caught a cold, which made me feel very uncomfortable a few days ago, and he still hasn't gotten better."
"Husband?" Ning Xian asked incredulously, "Which husband of yours, is his surname Lu or Ji?"
Ruan Yang scoffed lightly. She curled up in the corner and looked innocently at Ning Xian: "The one surnamed Lu, the Ji family brother you mentioned, seems to be even more frail."
Ning Xian nodded angrily. It was true. They were childhood sweethearts with a deep and lasting bond, and the girl was charming in every way. How could Lu Wenjin not have any improper thoughts?
He gritted his teeth, suppressing his anger for a long time, but his tone softened first: "What are you dissatisfied with about me?"
Ruan Yang fell silent.
It's like a tacit admission that there's something wrong with him.
Ning Xian was naturally unconvinced. He walked over and slowly took off his clothes one by one, from the outer robe at the beginning to only the inner garment left in the end.
Ning only glanced at it briefly, but then frowned.
There was nothing suspicious at all.
Where would she hide the things?
He threw down what he was holding, grabbed Ruan Yang's long black hair that fell to her chest with his large hand, and tried to find the tiger tally under her hair.
But the result was obvious; naturally, it didn't happen.
Ning Xian looked into the girl's innocent eyes and sneered.
...
In the middle of the night, the candle by the bedside finally burned out, and the milky white wax was half solidified in the candlestick. The whole room was pitch black, with only the faint moonlight barely outlining the two figures.
Ruan Yang snapped out of her daze and struggled to move her body, waking Ning Xian in the process.
"sorry."
Ruan Yang didn't expect that his first words after waking up would be an apology.
She asked knowingly, "Why did you wrong me? Didn't you always think it was my fault?"
Seeing that she wouldn't back down, Ning Xian snorted, "You're not a good woman either, but I was wrong too. I shouldn't have been so bad. Knowing you were pregnant, I deliberately said those things to hurt you."
"I can't bear to part with you."
Ruan Yang bit her lip, holding back her tears. She had no idea how much sincerity and how much pretense was in those few words.
"What about you? Have you missed me?"
Ruan Yang remained silent for a long time before replying, "I want to."
Ning Xian received an affirmative response, and he couldn't help but hug her tighter. Now, he was so intoxicated by Ruan Yang's gentle embrace that he forgot everything else and was almost completely infatuated.
"Then I'll marry you."
Ruan Yang was taken aback: "But I don't want to be someone's concubine."
The girl's voice grew increasingly indistinct. As her consciousness faded, Ning Xian suddenly recalled her mother dying with blood flowing from all seven orifices, and how her brothers had turned her into a human pig after she was crippled.
What is he doing?
Ning Xian suddenly tightened her grip on her fingertips: "Tell me, where did you hide it?"
Ruan Yang was startled and suddenly realized what was happening. She immediately shook off his arm and said coldly, "I don't understand what you're saying."
"Then how can I understand it?"
Ning Xian had completely changed; his eyes turned sinister, and his tone became cold.
He suddenly grabbed Ruan Yang by the neck out of control.
Ruan Yang grabbed the back of his hand: "Let go... Do you want to... strangle me... to be happy?"
"Then why bother saying... insincere words... to deceive me?"
Seeing the person struggling desperately, Ning Xian slowly released his palm.
He seemed utterly exhausted, no longer dwelling on the tiger tally, and unwilling to speak. He even completely exhausted himself, obediently lying on Ruan Yang's chest.
After a while, hot liquid dripped down.
"...You betrayed me."
"I'd rather someone else win than have me live."
Since that's the case, then I'll die beside him and never go back.
Ning Xian fell into a deep sleep shortly after he finished speaking. Ruan Yang stopped comforting him and then glanced at the incense pills that had disappeared from the candlestick.
This stuff must have worked; it's time to leave.
She had to get back to where she had hidden the tiger tally as soon as possible, lest things get complicated.
As long as she can leave safely under his nose, the Protector General will meet her at the ferry, and then there will be no chance of anything going wrong.
......
The next day was sunny; after the heavy rain the night before, it wasn't so hot during the day.
The two had been traveling all night and slept very soundly. In addition, due to the incense poison, Ning Xian didn't wake up until almost noon.
Ning Xian rubbed her throbbing forehead and reached out to touch the side, only to find the bedside empty.
He got up and looked down from the pavilion. He noticed that even one of the horses downstairs was missing this morning.
Wang Chong arrived late: "So Your Highness was here..."
The man sat on the edge of the couch with red eyes, his black hair loose, and his nightgown wide open, revealing his firm and well-defined chest.
Wang Zhong exclaimed in surprise, "That girl is outrageous! How could she do this?"
Ning Xian was furious and forcefully threw the soft pillow that Ruan Yang had slept on into the corner.
He said weakly, "Go after them, kill them without mercy."
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