Chapter Seventy-Three: They Kissed Each Other
Huo Lin carried Jiang Huan and strode toward Weiyang Palace. The person in his arms was unusually quiet, only pressing her burning cheek against his neck.
"It hurts," Jiang Huan suddenly groaned softly.
Huo Lin paused and looked down.
On the slender, fair wrist that Huo Cong had held, there was a striking red mark, which stood out starkly against the fair skin.
Huo Lin's face immediately darkened.
Damn it, I didn't kick hard enough.
That claw of his should be crippled!
He reached out and carefully ran his hand over the red mark, his movements as gentle as if touching fragile glass.
"I'll apply the medicine when we get back," Huo Lin said in a low voice, suppressing all his surging anger.
Back at Weiyang Palace, Huo Lin dismissed all the palace servants and personally settled Jiang Huan on a soft couch.
He turned to get the ointment, but when he turned back, he saw Jiang Huan struggling to sit up.
Her eyes were blurry with drunkenness, her cheeks were flushed, and her long hair was scattered messily on the pillow.
Her collar fluttered slightly with her movements, revealing a small section of her delicate collarbone and the subtle curves of her breasts below.
Huo Lin's breath hitched, and his Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.
He strode towards the collapsed area and reached out to press down on Jiang Huan, who was still moving around restlessly.
"Don't move."
Jiang Huan raised her watery eyes and suddenly leaned closer to Huo Lin.
The two suddenly became very close, and Huo Lin's heart pounded faster and faster as he looked at the person so close to him.
Why are you still so restless even when you're drunk?
How can I concentrate on applying medicine to her in this state?
Jiang Huan blinked and then suddenly chuckled.
"Your Majesty, your heart is beating so fast."
She extended her uninjured index finger and gently poked Huo Lin's chest.
"I heard everything."
Huo Lin snapped out of his daze, his ear tips instantly turning red.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Is my heartbeat really that loud?
[She overheard me! I'm doomed, my dignity is completely gone.]
But who wouldn't be moved by her?
He coughed lightly, then took out the ointment and applied it to Jiang Huan with feigned seriousness.
Jiang Huan found it amusing to look at Huo Lin's reddened ear tips and deliberately reached out to touch them.
"So red."
Huo Lin hurriedly dodged her fingers, looking unusually embarrassed.
"Stop fooling around."
He tried to remain calm as he applied the medicine to her, but his eyes couldn't help glancing at Jiang Huan's face.
"Your Majesty, your hands are shaking."
Jiang Huan suddenly giggled and crookedly moved closer.
Are you drunk?
"I didn't, you're the one who's drunk." Huo Lin said sternly, but his voice softened unconsciously.
"No way~" Jiang Huan drawled, then lunged forward, clinging limply to Huo Lin's neck. "I, hiccup... am perfectly sober..."
Encouraged by alcohol, Jiang Huan raised her flushed face and gazed at Huo Lin with hazy, drunken eyes.
In the candlelight, Huo Lin's features were particularly distinct, his high, straight nose casting a small shadow, and his usually dignified phoenix eyes were now filled with tenderness.
Jiang Huan suddenly giggled: "Your Majesty, you are so handsome."
Huo Lin's breath hitched.
[Ahhh! She's finally noticed my unparalleled handsome face.]
Wait, could this be drunken talk?
[Never mind, I've already praised her. Tomorrow I'll have the historians record it in the daily records, so she won't deny it.]
[Okay, I have to keep a straight face and not show too much happiness, but what can I do if the corners of my mouth keep turning up in a smile!]
Hearing his joyful words, Jiang Huan smiled, her eyes crinkling with delight.
Intoxicated, she leaned close to Huo Lin's ear and gently blew a breath.
"Phew~ The Emperor's ears are even redder now."
Huo Lin froze, “Jiang Huan…”
"I'm here~" Jiang Huan replied with a smile, completely unaware of the danger.
Huo Lin took a deep breath, his voice low and hoarse.
Do you know the consequences of doing this?
"What will be the consequences?"
Jiang Huan tilted her head, her eyes innocent yet confused, but her fingertips mischievously traced Huo Lin's prominent Adam's apple.
Huo Lin suddenly grabbed her misbehaving wrist, staring at her moist lips, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down.
What would happen if we kissed?
But she's drunk. Wouldn't it be taking advantage of her in her vulnerable state if I did this?
But she was the one who started it...
Jiang Huan laughed as she listened to his conflicted thoughts.
She wobbled as she straightened up, and with a "slap," she cupped Huo Lin's burning cheeks in her hands, her nose almost touching his.
"Does the Emperor want to kiss me?"
She blinked her wet eyes, her tone as innocent as if she were asking what to eat today.
Jiang Huan's fingertips couldn't resist stroking his tense jawline. "Your face is so hot."
Huo Lin's pupils contracted sharply, and his breath caught in his throat for a moment.
Was my behavior that obvious?
His inner voice echoed, his eyes revealing a mixture of shock and a hint of anticipation.
Jiang Huan smiled slyly, and emboldened by the alcohol, she boldly leaned in and gave Huo Lin a light peck on the cheek.
"so?"
She kissed me, and she did it on her own initiative!
[Oh no! Does she have a crush on me?]
Her lips are so soft, I want to be kissed!
A deafening thought exploded like fireworks in his mind, and Huo Lin froze on the spot.
He maintained his slightly leaning posture, his fingertips tracing the spot on his cheek where he had been kissed, where the soft, warm touch seemed to linger.
Jiang Huan's eyes curved into crescents as she looked at Huo Lin.
As the alcohol took effect, her body began to sway uncontrollably.
"I'm so sleepy..."
She mumbled softly, her body gradually softening as she leaned against Huo Lin's chest.
By the time Huo Lin came to his senses from the kiss, Jiang Huan had already fallen asleep.
Moonlight streamed through the window, casting dappled silver light on her long eyelashes, making her small face appear even more serene and beautiful.
She's asleep, but I still want to kiss her. What should I do?
How about a quick, secret kiss?
Huo Lin's gaze lingered uncontrollably on her slightly parted lips.
[I promise, just once.]
She won't find out.
Anyway, she just kissed me...
Reason and desire clashed fiercely in his mind. Finally, Huo Lin slowly bent down, his movements as gentle as if afraid of disturbing a beautiful dream.
The moment their lips touched, he was so nervous he held his breath.
Stripped of all imperial majesty, only a childlike, clumsy piety remains.
[So sweet! Sweeter than the candied fruit from the imperial kitchen!]
What if she suddenly wakes up?
When she woke up, I told her I was wiping her mouth.
As Huo Lin straightened up, his fingertips unconsciously caressed his lips, the soft touch still lingering there.
He looked down at the sleeping Jiang Huan, his heart pounding like a drum.
[Am I possessed?]
[The emperor himself, in his esteem, actually committed such a heinous act of stealing pleasure!]
His ear tips were burning hot, and a thin layer of redness appeared on his neck as well.
The girl's sleeping face was so pure and untouched by any worldly dust, making his earlier actions seem all the more absurd.
If she knew, she would surely laugh at me.
No, they might get so angry they'd jump up and down.
Tomorrow, after she sobers up, I will definitely...
My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a soft hum from Jiang Huan.
Jiang Huan, who was asleep, was disturbed by Huo Lin's thoughts, and she frowned.
"Hey, stop making noise, be quiet."
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