Chapter 32 Crystal Bone He Bit Her Lips
Cheng Feng's incident happened this morning during court session.
"It was dark then. Last night, after leaving the palace, Young Master Chu went straight to Qiuxiang Tower and didn't emerge until court time. He happened to run into Cheng Jiancheng. Young Master Chu was still drunk, and his horse was a fierce Western Region steed. Startled, he went berserk and trampled Cheng Jiancheng, who had just fallen from his steed, until he was covered in blood. I heard Chao'an Street was covered in blood, and it took the Street Affairs Bureau two hours to clean it up..."
Although Lilan hated Cheng Feng, she was horrified when she talked about this matter.
"When the emperor learned of this, he sent his imperial guards to investigate. However, Cheng Jiancheng's injuries were too severe. He was already old, and his tendons and veins were damaged. I'm afraid he will be paralyzed in bed and confined to a wheelchair."
Being paralyzed on one side of his body, it would be better for Cheng Feng, who is addicted to women and indulges in sensual pleasures, to be dead.
Cui Yiluo still remembered Cheng Feng's mocking remarks at the Qianqiu Banquet yesterday when Madam Cao accused her of having an affair with Ye Tan. She had been so distracted these days that she hadn't had time to settle the score with Cheng Feng.
After yesterday's incident, she had wanted to settle the previous score, but she hadn't expected that before she could make a move, Cheng Feng would run into Chu Ke. What a coincidence...
Cui Yiluo frowned. "Then the Chu family didn't say anything, and His Majesty didn't punish Chu Ke?"
Such a big thing happened, and it happened on a wide street. Although Cheng Feng was only a sixth-rank official, he was an official appointed by the court after all. No matter how powerful the Chu family was, the emperor could not openly favor them.
"The Emperor has exiled Master Chu to the northwest..."
Cui Yiluo was shocked. The emperor had doted on Concubine Qiong so much in the past, but this time he directly exiled her nephew Chu Ke?
Li Lan continued, "But it seems it's because the young lady encountered a fire at Guanghua Temple that day. It was set by the eldest son Chu. The kerosene was purchased by someone he sent to frame the Second Prince. Now the eldest son Chu is being exiled to the northwest, and the Fifth Prince has also been implicated and is now confined to reflect on his past. The news has spread throughout Shengjing, and everyone is talking about it."
Sure enough, Jiang Yunjin had already prepared a backup plan. Chu Ke was a fool, so how could he come up with a series of plans to frame the second prince after setting the fire? But the emperor doted on the fifth prince, so he could only turn a blind eye and push Chu Ke out.
But why did Jiang Yunjin choose Chu Ke over anyone else in the Chu family? Even if Chu Ke stayed in the court, with his unruly nature, without the Chu family's protection, it would only be a matter of time before he would dig his own grave.
Moreover, it is a coincidence that the two things happened today. Could it be that the incident with Cheng Feng was also planned by Jiang Yunjin?
As soon as this thought came up, Cui Yiluo denied it.
Jiang Yunjin is a gentleman, and disputes in the court are inevitable, but he has no grudges against Cheng Feng in private, so how could he attack Cheng Feng? What's more, Chu Ke is a dissolute person, and others can't predict which brothel he will go to today or how he will set up the trap.
Cui Yiluo didn't take it too seriously. If something happened to Chu Ke and Cheng Feng, she wouldn't have to take action.
At the same time, in a simple house in the suburbs, the second prince Xiao Jing, after giving birth to a son, looked at the man in front of him with a calm expression, but it was obviously more serious than the previous few days. After the fire in Guanghua Temple was over today, his aura immediately became much more relaxed, and his expression inexplicably carried a hint of satisfaction.
Xiao Jing thought of Jiang Yunjin's hard work for him these past few days, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty: "Shenzhi, you've worked hard these days."
Jiang Yunjin dropped the black piece and said calmly, "Your Highness is polite."
"But why push Chu Ke out?" Xiao Jing asked puzzledly.
After all, the kerosene could only be traced back to someone from the Chu family, so it was entirely possible to implicate Chu Jing or Chu Xun, but why was Chu Ke chosen?
Jiang Yunjin looked at the crisscrossing black and white on the chessboard and explained calmly, "I simply feel that Your Majesty will not abandon Chu Jing or Chu Xun over this matter. They can easily pass the buck to their subordinates, but Your Majesty doesn't need to bother protecting Chu Ke. Moreover, if we go too far, Your Majesty will inevitably be wary."
He slowly put the white characters into the chess box, "Now, His Majesty is suspicious of the Chu family again, and will not care about you, Your Highness."
Xiao Jing nodded. Just now he thought that Jiang Yunjin's action was partly due to Chu Ke's conspiracy against his wife, and Chu Ke coincidentally stepped on Cheng Feng this morning because his horse was frightened and paralyzed. Now that he finished explaining, Xiao Jing felt that he had been suspicious too much. Jiang Yunjin has always been selfless, calm and not interested in women. How could he go to so much trouble for a woman and use such a heavy hand on her?
Xiao Jing looked at his engulfed pawn on the chessboard and said with a smile, "Shen Zhi is truly a man of foresight."
Jiang Yunjin lowered his eyes and did not answer.
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At dusk, the city gates closed.
Inside Jixuezhai, Cui Yiluo was ordering the servants to bring dinner to the dining room when she suddenly saw a tall man walking in through the door.
He must have just returned from duty, as he was still wearing his crimson official robe. The jade belt outlined his slender waist, giving him a hint of strength. Cui Yiluo had already experienced the explosive power contained in it last night.
Looking at his neatly-made crimson-purple official robe, Cui Yiluo couldn't help but think of last night. Officials would have one or two sets of clothes to change into. Jiang Yunjin's robe today was obviously freshly washed. The one he wore last night was wrinkled and definitely couldn't be worn out, especially with Jiang Yunjin's personality.
The serious and abstinent look he showed in his official robes made Cui Yiluo want to pull him into her lust again.
She collected her thoughts and smiled at Jiang Yunjin, "Why are you home so early today, my husband?"
As soon as he asked the question, Cui Yiluo remembered that he had finally settled the matter of Guanghua Temple today, so why not go back earlier?
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Jiang Yunjin took out a bunch of keys from the secret pocket in his sleeve.
Looking at the familiar key, Cui Yiluo was stunned.
He said slowly, "I will go find my grandmother to get it back as I promised you yesterday. I should have given it to you this morning."
He appropriately omitted the rest of the words, but Cui Yiluo knew what he meant without him saying anything.
She smiled softly: "Husband, don't you know why I got up late today?"
If he hadn't deliberately controlled himself last night and not finished, with such force, his waist and abdominal muscles tensed tightly, bending her legs open and closed, how could she have slept so soundly until the hour of Si?
Jiang Yunjin's eyes darkened and he pursed his lips.
Cui Yiluo chuckled inwardly, but said nothing more. She obediently took the key to the accounting office and said, "Thank you, husband."
The old lady was obviously unwilling to hand it over to her. She thought that even after she left, the Jiang family's accounts would be taken over by Minggu, so she handed over the accounts of the first house to her first, so that she could take over smoothly in the future.
Isn't Jiang Yunjin's move simply a tactic against the old lady? Would he go to such lengths to keep his promise? Or does he actually trust her a little? Otherwise, how could he trust her with the Jiang family, who values it so highly?
Looking at the man in front of her, who was as handsome as a jade and had a strong build, Cui Yiluo's heart skipped a beat.
"Did my husband get scolded by my grandmother today?"
Jiang Yunjin calmly lowered his eyes and avoided her gaze, "No."
No? Cui Yiluo didn't quite believe it, but Jiang Yunjin's calm expression didn't seem like he was lying. Could it be that the old lady had broken her promise first, so she had to return the key out of guilt?
He added, "Let's eat first."
He wanted to eat, so Cui Yiluo didn't ask any more questions: "Okay."
In fact, it made no difference whether you dine with him or not. After all, he followed the rule of not talking while eating. It was just an extra pair of chopsticks.
But when Cui Yiluo lifted the bamboo curtain after taking a bath and saw the man sitting calmly on the couch, holding a book in his hand and reading carefully, she couldn't help but be stunned.
Seeing him coming over after hearing the sound, she quickly covered her face with a faint smile and said, "Husband, aren't you going to the study tonight?"
"Yeah." The man said calmly, with no intention of explaining to her: "I'm going to take a shower."
The bathroom door opened and closed. Cui Yiluo looked at the book he placed on the small table, which he obviously no longer intended to read, and chuckled.
In just a moment, the man finished his shower and came out of the bathroom. Seeing that the bedroom was brightly lit, he paused slightly and strode towards the bedroom, just like before.
As soon as I stepped into the room, a burst of fragrance came out from behind the bamboo curtain and hit me in the arms.
Cui Yiluo's long black hair flowed down, the thin gauze flowing like moonlight across her snow-white skin, making her incredibly beautiful. Her eyes were filled with ripples, and even a slight glance could captivate anyone.
"My husband, you came back so early tonight, isn't it to do this?"
"Or," Cui Yiluo fiddled with his neatly tied belt and said with a smile, "is it just for the sake of having an heir?"
She had just told him last night that Old Madam Jiang was urging him to have an offspring, and he went back to his room early tonight. It was hard not to think that he was doing this just for the sake of an offspring.
After all, if they were like this before, they wouldn't be able to conceive for two or three years.
He regards the Jiang family as the most important thing in his heart, so naturally he cares about the matter of offspring.
Jiang Yunjin let her hook his belt and fiddle with it, his eyes becoming darker and darker. Cui Yiluo pressed against him and keenly felt that he was getting hot.
But Cui Yiluo refused to let him get his wish so easily. She just looked at him with a smile, her slender fingers hooked on the belt, not wanting to pull it.
"Why doesn't my husband speak?"
Jiang Yunjin looked at her gravely.
The way he was waiting for her to take the initiative made Cui Yiluo more wanton. She raised her face and kissed him on the lips provocatively, but quickly retreated when he opened his thin lips and was about to come over to her.
Seeing a hint of surprise flash across Jiang Yunjin's face and the darker color in his eyes, Cui Yiluo's eyes became more interested.
He had clearly done everything, yet he still acted like a cold and aloof saint. Cui Yiluo hated seeing him like this the most.
She gradually became playful and kissed his thin lips again, actively stretching out her nipple to hook his. After what happened just now, Jiang Yunjin's reaction was much faster this time, as if he was afraid of being toyed with by her again, and he used a lot of force, either following her nipple or her lips.
The sound of water echoed in the silent night. Cui Yiluo endured his increasingly deep kisses, intertwining her fingers with his big palm, and then brought his palm to her soft waist.
The heat there seemed to be about to break free from its restraints. Cui Yiluo smiled even more deeply in her heart. When he was about to go deeper into the argument, she reacted quickly and backed away again.
A fine, glittering silver thread was pulled apart. Cui Yiluo looked at him, his eyes filled with dark desire. His face remained cold, but a glittering light stained his thin lips. She said innocently, "My husband is silent. I guess I guessed wrong. My husband has been toiling on official business all day, so it's only natural that he wants to retire early. Then I'll go put out the lights so that he can sleep peacefully."
After saying this, he loosened his belt with a hint of disappointment and turned around to turn off the lights in the house.
Suddenly, an arm came across her waist, stopping her from turning around and restraining her.
Her neck was held and lifted up, and he bit her lips directly.
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