Chapter 44: Take a bath and stretch out your legs
Jiang Yueying wanted to close the door, but Xie Yuting stretched out his arm to stop her and squeezed directly through the door.
He said to the people outside: "Bring in the hot water."
A group of people lowered their heads and hurriedly carried hot water into the house, poured it into the bathtub, and then rushed out without stopping, closing the door for them with extra care.
“…”
"Little princess, please." Xie Yuting raised an eyebrow at the bathtub.
Jiang Yueying's face flushed red, and she became angry and said, "Xie Yuting, don't push your luck!"
Xie Yuting cried out in injustice, and preemptively said, "Who is so wrong as to leave me alone in this empty room, unable to sleep? You are truly cruel."
"I..." Jiang Yueying choked.
"Haven't I been good enough to you? And yet you despise me like this..." He sat down on the couch, his demeanor suddenly changing, a dejected air shrouding him. "Yeah, it's all my own wishful thinking. I've been clinging to you so relentlessly, so it's only natural that you hate me..."
The man's hair fell in front of his forehead, and some strands of hair were stuck to his handsome face. His brow was covered with a hint of sadness. He sat alone in dejection, and a feeling of grievance arose spontaneously.
Like an abandoned big cat.
Jiang Yueying's heart suddenly panicked, and she stammered to explain: "I don't hate you, don't talk nonsense..."
"Then why did you kick me out?" Xie Yuting accused.
"I'm afraid that your animal nature will be unleashed and you won't be able to control yourself."
"You still think I'm fierce..."
"No, I..." Jiang Yueying couldn't explain herself at all. "It's not what you think."
"Then show some sincerity."
Xie Yuting opened his arms, his intentions clear.
Never mind, just coax her for a while, she still wants to take a peaceful bath.
Jiang Yueying walked over, leaned over and hugged him, but it was difficult for her to pull away. Xie Yuting held her waist tightly and forced her to sit on his lap.
The scorching temperature was as hot as charcoal fire.
This scoundrel took the opportunity to launch another sneak attack.
She raised her eyes and glared at him, trying to open them as wide as possible. However, in Xie Yuting's eyes, the girl looked very cute with her eyes wide open, like an angry bird.
"You're sticking your mouth up so high, are you planning to peck people?" Xie Yuting teased.
He tapped his lips lightly with his index finger, narrowing his eyes slightly: "Why not peck here?"
Jiang Yueying had no idea what to do with this guy. She twisted his arm angrily, but he just smiled and said it was comfortable, which made her ears red with anger.
Facing the shameless Crown Prince, Jiang Yueying admitted defeat and said solemnly, "Xie Yuting, I really need to take a shower. You should hurry back to your room. At worst... you can come back after I'm done."
"There's a screen covering it, what are you afraid of?" Xie Yuting pinched her cheek, "I will definitely not barge in."
Hearing this, Jiang Yueying looked up at the so-called screen.
In front stands a half-sized three-fold screen inlaid with gold. The screen is made of silk threads and depicts a landscape painting of misty Jiangnan. Because the silk threads are fine and light in color, the outline of the bathtub behind is reflected in the screen, making it look hazy and vague.
I can’t see it completely clearly, but I can’t say I can’t see it at all either.
If I really bathe behind this screen, what difference would it make from holding a pipa with my face half covered? It would only arouse my imagination.
Jiang Yueying's face suddenly turned red, and she said with some resistance: "I can't cover it."
Xie Yuting saw her doubts and patted her lower back. Jiang Yueying stood up quickly, covered her buttocks with her hands, and looked at him with puffed cheeks.
Seeing this, he stood up from the couch and slowly took off his royal blue robe. The sound of the fabric rubbing against each other was clearly audible, and the shimmering brocade was dazzling, like a falling river of stars.
Why did he start taking off his clothes? Does he want to take a bath too?
Maybe he wanted to be with her...
Jiang Yueying's breathing stopped, and she stared at him without blinking: "What are you trying to do?"
Looking at the cute look of the little princess who was facing a great enemy, Xie Yuting couldn't help laughing. He slowly walked to the screen and put his outer robe on it to cover the translucent brocade screen.
He was tall and slender, so his robe was naturally not short. Together with the screen, it was enough to cover most of the view.
In this way, the outline is also invisible.
Jiang Yueying watched him do everything before she realized that she had misunderstood him. It turned out that he was not being ruthless, but was really considerate.
"Are you satisfied now, little princess?"
Jiang Yueying pursed her lips, her ears turned red, she lowered her head and went behind the screen, pretending to be mute without saying a word.
Xie Yuting sat back on the bed, raised his head and took a peek. A piece of royal blue brocade covered the girl's figure. The hot water in the bathtub was emitting mist, which diffused hazily from the top of the screen, like seeing flowers in the fog.
Soon, a small jade-white hand reached out and put the pink and white dress over the royal blue robe. The overlapping clothes showed an inexplicable ambiguity for some reason.
Then, the sound of dripping water was heard.
Xie Yuting lay back, closed his eyes and dozed off.
The sky gradually darkened, a crescent moon hung in the sky, and the bright moonlight dyed the night white.
The candlelight in the room was bright and the flames were flickering.
The sound of splashing water stopped, and there was movement behind the screen.
Bang!
Suddenly there was a knocking sound, and Xie Yuting, who was dozing off, was suddenly awakened. He rushed over without thinking.
Over the screen, the girl who had accidentally fallen was dripping with water all over her body, and her black hair cascaded like a waterfall, covering her naked body.
She looked up in panic, her eyes flashing with moisture.
As fragile as petals swaying in the wind and rain.
Xie Yuting acted decisively, grabbed the large bath towel placed aside, wrapped her tightly, and then carried her horizontally.
Walk quickly towards the bed.
Jiang Yueying had not yet recovered from her panic, her whole body was trembling, a few crystal drops of water rolled down her chin and dripped onto the snow-white bath towel, forming a splash of water.
Looking up, I saw Xie Yuting's tense jawline.
She was gently placed on the couch. Xie Yuting frowned and asked, "Where did you fall?"
His tone was serious and his voice was unnaturally cold.
Jiang Yueying, who had fallen and was stunned, suddenly felt a little aggrieved, and her eyes suddenly turned red: "Knee."
Xie Yuting pulled the towel without saying a word, wanting to see if her knees were swollen.
Jiang Yueying finally came back to her senses and arched her body, curling herself up to prevent anyone from touching her. Her fair skin turned red from head to toe, and she was almost smoking with shame.
Just now...did Xie Yuting see her naked?
And she fell to the ground in what must have been a very embarrassing position.
Will it be ugly...
Her earlobes were almost dripping with blood, and she hid her head in the towel like a little quail, not daring to face Xie Yuting.
Xie Yuting said directly and forcefully: "Stretch out your legs, or I will strip you naked."
“…”
The unquestionable tone made Jiang Yueying tremble. Under pressure, she could only carefully straighten her legs, revealing her bruised knees.
His large hands grasped her legs, his fingertips brushing across her knees. Xie Yuting asked, "Does it hurt?"
Jiang Yueying nodded.
Xie Yuting turned around to look for medicine for the wound and took out a small jade bottle from his bag, which contained medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
He pinched open the ointment and applied it to her skillfully.
The cold ointment rubbed against the skin, but fortunately the fingertips of the person applying the ointment were hot, and the coldness was soon replaced by warmth, and the pain subsided.
Jiang Yueying looked at the man's serious profile, her heart feeling sour and sweet, and she couldn't help but crave this kind of thoughtfulness.
His eyebrows were still furrowed.
"Are you angry..." She always felt that this guy was too serious, and his usual playful smile seemed to disappear in an instant.
"I'm not mad at you," Xie Yuting spread the medicine evenly on her and capped the bottle tightly. "I'm mad at myself for not taking good care of you."
"You can't take care of this kind of thing."
"some."
Jiang Yueying was confused and uttered a puzzled "hmm?"
Xie Yuting said: "I should have washed with you so that you wouldn't fall."
"...Be serious." She was a little helpless.
"I'm very serious." He rubbed her head.
It was late at night and the lights were bright. Jiang Yueying had already changed into clean underwear and buried herself in the quilt without showing her head. Her mind was full of the scene of Xie Yuting rushing towards her.
He had been teasing her the entire time, but when she was in danger, he didn't take advantage of her, and even wrapped her up in a towel. He had seen everything, but there wasn't a trace of desire in his eyes. He was very polite when applying the medicine, and didn't touch anything except his knees.
How can there be such contradictory people?
Could it be that he usually teased her just to see her embarrassed and angry, and actually had no intention of kissing her, let alone consummating the marriage?
Otherwise, if he was a little more assertive, I wouldn't be able to refuse him at all, but he always stopped at the right time and never really crossed the line.
Is Xie Yuting a normal man? How could he be so indifferent?
Could it be that after seeing her full appearance, he is no longer interested in her figure?
Or, he had been teasing her the whole time.
Xie Yuting is a man of both civil and military talents, and has hidden his potential for many years. How could he possibly be interested in a domineering and rude princess from an enemy country?
With thousands of thoughts flying around in her mind, she hid in the quilt and thought about everything, with the sound of the shower splashing behind the screen in her ears.
After a while, the candlelight in the room went out, and Xie Yuting, who had just finished bathing, got on the bed and lay beside her.
The mattress beside me collapsed and the air was filled with dampness.
Xie Yuting yawned and asked, "Does your knee still hurt?"
Jiang Yueying reached into the quilt and touched her knee. The ointment on it had dried, forming a thin film.
"It doesn't hurt."
Hearing her words, Xie Yuting closed his eyes with peace of mind.
After a moment, in the quiet darkness, Jiang Yueying suddenly said: "Don't you have anything to say?"
"Ah," Xie Yuting turned sideways to face her, "What did you say?"
"Did you see clearly..."
Xie Yuting suddenly realized something and raised the corner of his lips: "Do you want to hear a lie or the truth?"
"You don't even want to say anything."
"The little princess is as white as pearls."
"Xie Yuting, you are not normal."
"Huh?" Xie Yuting was confused. Why was this not normal?
Jiang Yueying was inexplicably angry, but she didn't want to say anything, so she could only say fiercely: "You have no reaction to this princess at all, is that not okay?"
His Royal Highness, who was questioned by his wife, said: "..."
It’s unfair.
Xie Yuting laughed in anger: "I'm not a beast. Seeing you fall so pitifully, I still have sexual thoughts."
"Not just today." Jiang Yueying insisted.
"I really don't have any hidden illness."
"I don't believe it."
Xie Yuting sighed softly and raised his eyebrows: "Then what do you say will make me believe it?"
"Kiss me." She stared at him.
"?" Xie Yuting was completely shocked. Didn't she forbid kissing before? Has the little princess changed her personality?
Could it be that not only did he hit his knee, but his head was also hit hard?
He stared at her, trying to figure out the joke.
Not sure, let’s see.
The atmosphere suddenly became quiet and breathing slowed down.
At this moment, his silence was a definite resistance in Jiang Yueying's eyes. Although he said a lot of nice things, he actually had no interest in her at all.
Logically, she should be happy, but she felt an inexplicable blockage in her chest, and she felt irritable and aggrieved, and her eyes were sore from the discomfort.
Her eyes turned red, and she gritted her teeth and said, "If you don't want to kiss me, forget it. I don't want you to."
After saying that, he turned around and buried his head in the quilt.
An indescribable warmth welled up in his eyes.
A hand clamped her waist from behind, and in the blink of an eye, the world spun around her and she fell into a warm embrace.
Xie Yuting supported himself with his arms on both sides of her head, looking down at the girl's red eyes, his heart trembling violently.
How could I feel so wronged?
"You asked for it." His voice was hoarse.
As soon as Jiang Yueying opened her mouth, she was blocked by a kiss.
“Hmm…”
Xie Yuting pinched her thin chin, bit her plump and rosy lips, and his scorching breath invaded her wantonly. The unexpected kiss caught her off guard. Jiang Yueying was completely stunned, keeping a stiff posture and motionless, as if her blood circulation was blocked.
The kiss couldn't go deep, so Xie Yuting stuck out his tongue and pushed the seam between her lips. Jiang Yueying subconsciously opened her lips and let out a soft whimper.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, he drove straight in, blocking the soft moans back into her throat, their lips and tongues entwined, and the only sound in the silent and dark night was the ambiguous sound of water.
Xie Yuting enjoyed his prey without any hesitation.
Arrogant, powerful, and unquestionable.
Every inch of her mouth was being cared for. Jiang Yueying felt like a bird with broken wings, shaking off its feathers, about to be devoured by a wolf.
Unable to see the man's expression, she could only endure the violent kiss.
Her body trembled slightly, and the faint whimpering from her mouth seemed to be emotional, with a seductive meaning.
Her tongue was numb, she thought vaguely, but the feeling of being completely invaded was so comfortable, so strange... The faint scent of ginkgo leaves on the other person had a fatal attraction that made her unable to extricate herself.
The passionate kiss gradually subsided. Xie Yuting's hand stroked the girl's earlobe, and the thin calluses on his fingertips twisted the earlobe, leaving a crimson finger mark.
He pecked the corner of her lips, sweeping like the tip of a feather's tail.
Jiang Yueying was already exhausted, her chest heaving intermittently as she gasped softly.
Xie Yuting rubbed her lips and asked in a low voice: "Are you satisfied?"
Unable to think, she tilted her head, trying to create some distance so that she could see the other person clearly.
Xie Yuting cooperated by pushing himself up and meeting her eyes.
The man's handsome face was covered with a thin layer of red, his peach blossom eyes were sparkling and charming, and there was a crystal clear bead of sweat on the corner of his temple, sliding down along his dark black hair.
From his face, she saw two words: satisfied.
It's a pity that she can't see what she looks like now. She wonders if she's in a mess. Her lips hurt, maybe they're swollen. Her eyes are wet, maybe she's crying...
The depression before the kiss was swept away, leaving only embarrassment and shyness in my heart.
It was her own request, it would be too embarrassing to be shy now.
She wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a word. Suddenly, she felt something pressing against her.
Jiang Yueying was startled, then lowered her head. The room was pitch black and she couldn't see anything clearly. The strange feeling was even more obvious through her thin underwear.
After realizing something, his little face suddenly turned red.
“You, you, you…”
Xie Yuting narrowed his eyes slightly, exhaled hot breath, and said viciously: "Didn't you say I can't do it? Can I do it now?"
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