Chapter 237 Xiao Yan covered her eyes: Don’t look at me like that
The little girl's ears were red, her hands were on his chest, she bit her lip and said nothing.
Xiao Yan held the person in his arms like a child, facing him. "Why aren't you talking? Weren't you talking so cheerfully just now?"
Seeing her face flushed but she said nothing, he lowered his eyes and pretended to be lost.
"Or was it that what Xiao Haitang said before was just to cheer me up?"
"Brother..."
As if out of breath, with a guilty conscience: "I didn't lie to you."
Tang Ning was shy and didn't dare to look him in the eye. She just tilted her head shyly. Her fair little face was flushed as if she was drunk. The color spread all the way to her neck, making her fingers that were grabbing his collar couldn't help but curl up.
"I'm telling the truth. We are just like before. I'm with my brother." She said in a low voice.
Xiao Yan chuckled softly, "That won't do."
Seeing her eyelashes trembling, he lowered his head to her forehead and pecked the tip of her nose: "Brother, you can't do this."
He grabbed her waist and pressed her against his front, lowered his head and touched the corner of her mouth: "Brother, you can't do this."
"And this..."
The little girl's pink lips are just like her favorite cakes, so sweet and soft that people can't help but linger, and the sweet and soft scent on her body tempts people to go deeper.
Xiao Yan only lingered gently on her lips, rubbing them softly, but even so, the little girl in his arms trembled slightly, closed her eyes tightly, and clutched his clothes tightly.
She was born with a fair and tender complexion. After the scars on her face faded, only a few light pink marks remained. Her black hair was tied into a small bun. She tilted her head slightly, forced to endure the passion of the man on her, revealing her fair and slender neck.
Although she was extremely nervous, the girl didn't seem to know how to refuse. As she pressed herself against him, the Yunbei Begonia flower in her hair swayed gently with the candlelight...
Xiao Yan suddenly stopped and let go of the person. He saw the girl in his arms open her eyes blankly. Her black and white almond-shaped eyes were misty, and her lips were slightly open with a hint of doubt.
The crimson corners of her eyes seemed to be stained with water stains, mixed with an innocent charm that made people feel as if she was about to lose control.
Xiao Yan paused, then suddenly stretched out his hand to block her eyes: "Don't look at me like that."
Tang Ning's eyelashes trembled: "Brother..."
She felt the warmth of the hand holding her waist, and her face became redder, and her body temperature also rose suddenly.
Seeing his chest rise and fall with his breathing, and looking at him through his fingers, even though he tried his best to hold back, his ink-black eyes were still a little red, stained with a kind of throbbing desire.
Tang Ning said softly, "Brother, I'm not afraid."
Xiao Yan was slightly startled. He lowered his head to look at the little girl in his arms, blushing and whispering, mustering up her courage: "I, I want to accompany my brother. I'm not lying to you. No matter what my brother is like, I, I can..."
She seemed a little nervous, she grabbed his collar and curled her fingers, her face red as blood.
"Just can it be later? I, I don't know what to do..."
In her previous life, she lost her life before she married into the Lu family. Although she had been chasing Lu Zhinian for many years, she only had a vague understanding of love affairs between men and women.
She didn't know what to do between a man and a woman who loved each other, she didn't know how to make people happy by being intimate after a kiss, and besides, her brother was a eunuch...
"I... Brother, let me learn..."
The little girl blushed and spoke in a very low voice. She was so shy that she wanted to curl up her toes, but her straightforwardness and boldness were astonishing.
Xiao Yan looked at her with her head down, and suddenly hugged her and laughed. His chest shook slightly as if it was soaked in warm water. The desire of his body was still there, but the satisfaction and joy in his heart overwhelmed his physical instinct.
Holding the little girl in his arms, he asked, "How do you want to learn, Xiao Haitang?"
Tang Ning hesitated: "There is a book..."
The tip of her ear was red and dripping with blood. "I heard that every woman will see it before she gets married. I, I will go and look for it quietly..."
Xiao Yan laughed even louder, and his chest vibrated, making Tang Ning's face redder. Seeing that she seemed at a loss, he bit the girl's fair cheek lightly, full of mischief: "Where can we find her? So Xiao Haitang is so frivolous?"
Not daring to leave a mark, he lowered his head and looked at the person in his arms when he opened his mouth: "Books don't teach you how to consummate marriage with a eunuch, and I'm not fully healthy, are you really not afraid?"
Tang Ning said honestly: "A little bit, but it's just brother."
Before she approached him, she already knew what he looked like, and knew that he was different from ordinary people. She coveted his kindness and wanted his eyes to always be on her. It was not a one-sided admiration, but an inexplicable heartbeat, regardless of whether he was a eunuch or not.
Although she was a little scared, she could do it if it was her brother.
Xiao Yan held the petite girl in his arms. The candlelight by the table fell back from behind him. His handsome face seemed to be covered with warmth, and his eyes were gentle but burning.
How could he bear to let go of such a sincere and frank girl?
Xiao Yan's heart was pounding, but he simply held the person and gently placed her beside him. Seeing her look up blankly, he whispered, "Did I tell you that my name is Yuan Sheng?"
Tang Ning nodded, she remembered.
"Then you probably don't know why I entered the palace as a eunuch. Actually, I..."
Xiao Yan liked the little girl and accepted her honesty, so he didn't think about hiding his identity. But just as he opened his mouth to say something, Tang Ning suddenly covered his mouth with her hand.
He was stunned: "Tang Ning?"
Tang Ning didn't let go of his hand, and said seriously, "I know that you are at odds with the royal family and have no loyalty to His Majesty. You seem to be a sharp blade in His Majesty's hands, facing his sword and clearing the court for him, but in fact, what you did in the court, even those against the aristocratic families, were not for His Majesty. Your goal is not just the aristocratic families."
This time, Xiao Yan was truly stunned.
He did not hide too much from Tang Ning, and he had even revealed some things to her on purpose so that she would be on guard against people in the mansion being deceived. But that was only to let her know that he and Emperor An were not as compatible as they seemed, and he did not reveal anything else.
she……
Seeing his rare stunned look, Tang Ning curled her eyes and said, "Brother said I'm very smart."
She put down her hand and looked at Xiao Yan very seriously.
"Although I don't know what my brother wants to do, you are extremely cautious with every step you take. You are clearly powerful in the court, yet you still have to make all kinds of plans. You seem to be targeting the aristocratic families, but you are actually disrupting the balance between the royal family and the court. I know what you want to do will be difficult."
"I don't want to know who my brother is, nor do I want to know the purpose of your coming to the court. I just want to know that you are my brother."
"You don't have any weaknesses, so you should never have any."
No one could guarantee what the future would hold, or that every step they took would be successful. Even someone as powerful as Xiao Yan had to be extremely cautious. Tang Ning knew she wasn't someone who could withstand severe torture, just like Prince Cheng that day, or Nanny Jiang who was about to die...
She didn't want to fall into the hands of others one day and become the one who took her brother's life because she knew too much.
If I don’t know, I won’t say anything.
This way, my brother will never have any weaknesses. Even if their relationship is discovered in the future, he still doesn't have to be afraid of anyone and won't be dragged down by her.
"Tang Ning..."
Xiao Yan's expression was moved, and his lips moved: "If your weakness is you, I am not afraid."
"But I don't want to."
After Tang Ning finished speaking seriously, she moved closer to Xiao Yan and put her arms around his waist. Her cheeks were still flushed, and she had the timidity of a little girl, but her words were unquestionable.
"I believe that my brother will not harm me. I know that you are not a treacherous person after spending so much time with me. The court is in chaos, with many aristocratic families and the corruption of the grain tax has caused the people to suffer. Yet, in the capital, only the court power is discussed and no one asks."
"Brother, you may seem to be abusing your power, but if you hadn't investigated thoroughly, the Southland would have been ravaged by starvation and countless people would have died. If you hadn't curbed the aristocratic families, countless lives would have been lost in vain."
"I trust you, brother. So no matter who you are or what you want to do, I will be with you. You may not need me to do anything, but I want to be with you. Not to rely on you, but to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with you."
She rested her cheek against his shoulder and rubbed it gently.
"Although there is some distance, I will try my best."
"Brother, don't stop and wait for me. I will try my best to catch up with you."
Although being with the eunuch would definitely result in countless scoldings, she was not afraid because she wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with him.
Xiao Yan held the girl in his arms. Her body was soft and her voice was not loud, but her gentle whispers made his heart feel full. He felt something had hit his heart, surging in his blood and flowing through his limbs.
He knew that he was really in trouble, having fallen into the hands of a delicate little girl.
…
There was no intimacy, nor was there much transgression.
The candles in the room were lit. Xiao Yan was holding the little girl and standing by the Leaping Carp Platform, watching the carp swimming under the lotus leaves in the lake. He was leaning on the railing with a carefree look, and Tang Ning was leaning in his arms, playing with the pendant hanging around his waist.
The room was so quiet that one could hear the sound of fish swimming in the lake. It wasn't until the night watchman's drum sounded outside that Xiao Yan tilted his head and whispered, "Let me take you home. If you're any later, the princess will be worried."
Seeing the little girl looking up at him, he rubbed the top of her head.
"After the court affairs are settled, I will accompany you to pay respects to your grandfather and his family, and then we will formally meet your aunt."
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment, then she frowned after understanding his meaning: "Then my aunt will definitely beat you."
Xiao Yan knew what Princess Cheng would do without even thinking. He chuckled softly and didn't argue too much. He simply hugged the little girl and teased, "That's not necessarily true. If she knew it was Xiao Haitang who coveted me and offered her body to me but failed, she would definitely feel sorry for me."
Tang Ning glared at him, turned around and climbed up. Xiao Yan leaned against the railing and held her hand.
The little girl lowered her eyes: "I ask for it but cannot get it?"
Xiao Yan laughed grimly: "No, it's just that I, the governor, couldn't get what I wanted."
Tang Ning raised his lips and snorted.
When Xiao Yan sent Tang Ning back, Cang Lang peeked outside. Seeing the two of them coming out, he felt relieved, but also a little regretful. Although it was not serious, he really wanted to see what the girl, who had thought that the governor was a eunuch, would look like after she found out that he was not.
Xiao Yan didn't know what Cang Lang was thinking, so he just sent Tang Ning back to the mansion next door.
"It's inconvenient to go back and forth like this. Tomorrow I'll have someone open a door on the backyard wall." Xiao Yan said.
"good."
Tang Ning glanced at Hua Wu who was standing not far away and whispered, "Then I'll go in first."
Xiao Yan suddenly called her: "Tang Ning."
"Um?"
The little girl turned around, looking at him and asking if there was anything else. She saw the tall man standing under the moonlight suddenly smile with his dark eyes. "Go back and rest early. Stop reading. I'll teach you later."
"Reading?"
Tang Ning was bewildered by these incoherent words. What was she reading? It was the middle of the night and she naturally needed to rest. Why was she reading a book for no reason?
When she saw the smile in Xiao Yan's eyes, something suddenly flashed through her mind, her face froze in an instant, and the next moment she turned from humiliation to anger.
“Who wants you to teach me?!”
wrong!
“I’m not watching!!!”
Seeing the little girl running away with her face flushed with shame, Xiao Yan laughed out loud with his chest shaking.
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