Mu Wan shook her head and covered her face, shouting, "How dare you pinch my face? Do you want to die?!"
Normally, such a shout would be so powerful that it would definitely make Yan Shang hesitate. However, now she was held in his arms softly and weakly. Her limbs were thin and her body was thin. She just howled without any sound. She only had the delicate and innocent feeling of a girl who looked fierce but was actually weak, which could not scare people.
Yan Shang had a very strange feeling in his heart. This was what he often encountered with Mu Wanyao: she was always high and mighty, looking down on him, despising him, beating and scolding him.
But every time he hugged her, he could feel how weak she was.
Although she could jump high, the control was often in his hands.
Because he was a man, he was naturally stronger than her, he could hold her and hold her with one hand, making her unable to move... She was so weak. If he really wanted to do something, she would not be able to resist.
This feeling made Yan Shang feel uncomfortable, because he could easily control her, so he couldn't control her. He couldn't use his physical strength to suppress her and force her. She was clearly a weak and lovely girl who shouldn't be bullied.
Yan Shang leaned down, brushed away the messy black hair on her face, and kissed the corner of her lips gently.
That kind of compassionate, gentle kiss.
Mu Wan covered one eye and whimpered twice, looking at him quietly. When she met his eyes, her heart suddenly became quiet, and the playfulness just now seemed to have subsided a little. She liked his gentleness in the first place, and when he looked at her with such eyes, and kissed her so gently and softly...it made her very excited.
She climbed up from the bed, buried herself in his arms, and kissed him with her head up. His heartbeat, body temperature, and breath all surrounded her. The lights outside the tent were a little dim, and the gauze curtain was hazy, vaguely reflecting the figures of the two. Mu Wanyao's eyes turned red, and she suddenly felt that when he kissed her closely, his breathing was a little too fast, and his body was revived again.
Before Mu Wanyao could react, she was held by the waist and pressed down. Yan Shang put his hand on her knee and gently rubbed it. That action made Mu Wanyao tremble and the corners of her eyes turned red instantly.
His eyes also flickered, and an irritating red color appeared in the corners of his eyes.
He lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "I... want it again."
Mu Wanyao knew in her heart how difficult it was to get a man like him to say that he also had desires. She also wanted to go along with him, but... Mu Wanyao hesitated: "But, but I'm tired..."
Yan Shang blushed: "Can't you just let me do it last time?"
Mu Wan shook: "..."
He regretted it very much after he said that, but he didn't want to give up after he said it with great difficulty. He lowered his head, kissed her like he was trying to please her, and whispered: "Don't be afraid of me...if it's a little bit bad, just stop it, okay, shake it?"
Mu Wanyao looked up at him.
She thought it was terrifying to be held down by a man, but the candlelight outside the tent was on, and as long as she opened her eyes, she would see Yan Shang's face.
She is not afraid of Yan Shang at all.
Everyone in the world would hurt her, not even Brother Yan. Brother Yan was such a convincing good man.
Being a friend is a good person, being a brother is a good person, and being a lover is naturally better.
Mu Wan smiled, her dark black hair spread out on the pillow. She said nothing, but put her arms around him, letting him press against her and hug her. She whispered, "Second Brother Yan, you have to love me."
Yan Shang said in a hoarse voice: "Of course."
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The evening banquet put everyone in high spirits.
It was already late at night, but Fanchuan could still hear intermittent singing and music coming from the private residences of the nobles.
The music was patchy and out of tune, and it was not very pleasant to listen to. But at night, it was like a beautiful dream, which made people feel relieved.
In the bedroom of the princess's mansion, the room was filled with fragrance, sweat stuck to the face, the curtains were covered with the hazy shadow of the moon, and the smell inside was chaotic.
Some girls screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on, which was both tragic and pleasurable; the men sometimes also groaned and whispered a few words.
Mu Wanyao was hugged by Yan Shang, with his hand on her knees. When they were face to face and sweaty, she felt as if she had met a brand new Yan Shang.
He was still considerate, although unfamiliar, but he kept observing her, clumsily but trying hard to give her a good experience. And he was so smart, when he was determined to do something, Mu Wanyao really couldn't hide, she could only tremble in his arms until she softened like spring water and sobbed softly.
However, Yan Shang could not help but become reckless. His self-control, which he was so proud of, was often taken care of by her at the beginning, but later he could not hold on any longer. Only when Mu Wan shook her and called her would he come to his senses and kiss her apologetically to comfort her.
He still didn't dare to look at her, his eyes flickered, and his hands didn't dare to touch her below the neck. But sometimes he would accidentally touch her, and his eyes would be bright and embarrassed. Mu Wan shook his hand and asked him to touch it, but he didn't dare, saying that he couldn't do it.
Yan Shang had a clear understanding of his self-control. After he said no several times, Mu Wanyao stopped forcing him. She dared to close her eyes in his arms and hum softly against his neck, thinking that after a few times, he would definitely dare to do it.
Mu Wanyao likes Yan Shang like this, calm and decadent. He is not like him, but he is all like him.
She wondered wildly, was he so decadent because of lust, or because of her?
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It was because of desire and also because of her.
Yan Shang looked down at her and couldn't help wanting to hug her and kiss her.
She was as beautiful as a peony spreading its branches and leaves and blooming alone at night, with bright red petals and spreading branches and leaves. The milky white moonlight shone on her through the curtain.
Such gorgeousness, such beauty.
Her black hair is unfurled, her skin is as white as ice, her eyes are like water, and her lips are slightly parted.
She was not the kind of girl who was reserved in bed. On the contrary, she was very open and tolerant of him. Not only did she tolerate him, she also enjoyed it. Such boldness, such self-release... made Yan Shang stare at her, unwilling to look away.
Yan Shang is undoubtedly an extremely introverted person.
He is an extremely boring person.
He had no vision of love between men and women, and his only thought of marriage and husband and wife was to pass on the family line. He did not think love was a good thing, and his admiration for the beauty of women was because they were good in character and gentle in nature. In his heart, he always thought that he should do more for the country and the countless people, and he had very little heart for love.
Mu Wanyao broke his narrow cognition.
She made him realize that the beauty who was alive and well, the beauty who blossomed in his arms, was so radiant. Her every frown and smile, the charm of her eyebrows and eyes, whether she was willful or coquettish... such self-centeredness and disregard for others made him, a person who was born to take care of others, couldn't help but yield to her.
She entered his world.
Spring is full of vitality.
She lit up his dull, bland world like a whole spring day, and made Yan Shang's world fall apart. Everyone lined up to welcome her, the proud, beautiful and arrogant princess.
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Compared to the brief first time, the second time is the real desire, right?
After the end, the two of them were like being fished out of the water, Mu Wan was lying there, swaying and dying. She really didn't expect Yan Shang to be so excited. She was sleepy and tired, and still had the lazy feeling after the end of that thing. She lay on the bed with her eyes closed, about to fall asleep.
Yan Shang put his hand on her waist, scaring Mu Wan so much that she shivered.
She hurriedly tried to run away, not wanting him to touch her: "I don't want it anymore! I don't want it anymore!"
Yan Shang quickly covered her mouth to stop her from screaming. He said in a hoarse voice: "Speak softly, don't let the maid outside hear you."
Mu Wan shook his hand and pulled it down, scolding him, "You only remembered to ask me to lower my voice now. Why didn't you say it just now? You've enjoyed yourself, so you forgot about me, right?"
Yan Shang blushed: "Nonsense."
He held her waist and pulled her up from the mattress. Mu Wan felt his hot skin, she hugged his neck with a sad face and begged him to stop, wondering in her heart why he had to be so stubborn.
Yan Shang blushed, thinking that she regarded him as a playboy, as if he only liked this kind of thing. Yan Shang coaxed her: "I won't touch you, I won't touch you! I'll just take you to clean up... Your Highness doesn't want to sleep in such a sweat, right?"
Mu Wanyao raised one eye and looked at him, half believing and half doubting: "Just wipe it casually."
Yan Shang pursed his lips and looked at the bedding. He said awkwardly, "No... the mattress also needs to be changed. Your Highness, do you know where the clean mattress is?"
Mu Wan shook her head: "I don't know! You can ask Xia Rong."
Yan Shang: "How can you ask a maid about this?"
Mu Wan shook his face and tried to crawl out of his arms and continue sleeping with the pillow in her arms. She said vaguely that it was okay, she was very tired and didn't want to wash. If he wanted to change the mattress, he could ask the maid himself and not disturb her.
Yan Shang had no choice but to coax her and let her sleep. He carried the half-asleep girl off the bed, took her to the bathroom, and took the trouble to wash her himself. When Mu Wan made trouble for him, he always blushed and felt embarrassed; but when she was quietly sleeping in his arms, Yan Shang could be a little bolder and secretly look at her body.
But I was too embarrassed to look at it any more.
Mu Wan could vaguely feel Yan Shang's hand brushing across her chest, water pouring down, and he washed her obediently, very politely. Then he carried her back, searched around for a clean mattress, and remade the bed. The curtains rustled down, and he went to fold the quilt again.
When Mu Wan shook the quilt over him, she opened her eyes in a trance and looked at him. Before she fell asleep completely, her last thought was: Is this man born to be a hard worker?
Even though he was so tired, he still had to wash, and after washing, he still had to fold the quilt... Fortunately, he had a good character and only forced himself, and did not use his own requirements to force Mu Wanyao to do this or that. Otherwise, no matter how good-looking he was, she would not dare to provoke him.
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Probably not having slept for long, Mu Wanyao felt Yan Shang getting out of bed.
She was a little frightened by him.
She collapsed and threw off the mattress: "What else are you going to do?"
The young man was slender, wearing only a shirt and with long hair loose. He sat carefully on the edge of the bed with his back to the curtain, and was about to get dressed. Hearing the girl's slightly hoarse angry voice behind him, he turned around in surprise and saw Mu Wanyao actually sitting up, staring at him accusingly.
Yan Shang was slightly startled, then said softly: "I...I'll go back. I can't let anyone see me leaving His Highness's residence after daybreak, right?"
Before Mu Wanyao could continue to lose her temper, he leaned forward. Mu Wanyao thought he was going to kiss her, but he just came over, picked up the quilt she had knocked off, and wrapped her up again.
He lowered his eyelashes and said softly, "Your Highness, please don't kick the quilt around. It will be bad if you catch a cold."
The anger in Mu Wanyao's heart was immediately extinguished by him. She felt a little depressed - the other person was so nice, and it was so unreasonable for her to get angry.
Mu Wan shook: "But I didn't sleep well all night, and you have to get up so early."
Yan Shang felt guilty: "I'm sorry, I won't do this again. After I leave, Your Highness can sleep for a while... Anyway, there shouldn't be anything to do today."
Mu Wan glanced at him and said, "Are you going back to catch up on your sleep as well?"
She was so cute that Yan Shang couldn't help but smile and said, "I still have official business to attend to."
Mu Wanyao looked at him seriously: "If you keep working day and night without a moment's rest, you will tire yourself to death."
Yan Shang smiled and coaxed her to lean against the bed. He went to get the clothes that he had folded neatly last night and placed on the low table beside the bed, and began to put them on. Mu Wanyao quietly hugged the quilt and looked at him. Seeing that he quickly changed from a beautiful young man to a handsome gentleman, she couldn't help but smack her lips.
Mu Wanyao was delighted. If she hadn't been exhausted, she would have really wanted to go over and kiss him, take off his formal clothes, and let him lie back on the bed.
After tying the belt, there was only a jade pendant left on the low table.
When Yan Shang's hand touched the jade pendant, his knuckles hesitated for a moment and he turned back to look at the bed curtains.
Mu Wanyao was no longer sleepy because of him, and was watching him get dressed with her chin in her hand with great interest. He looked back at her with the jade pendant in his hand, and Mu Wanyao raised an eyebrow.
She looked at the jade pendant in his hand with interest: "What's wrong? This jade pendant looks like it's made of good material. I see you wearing it often."
She just said it casually, in fact, she didn't care what kind of jade pendant he wore every day. Just looking at Yan Shang's expression, Mu Wan shook her head and knew that she guessed it right.
Yan Shang stroked the jade pendant with his fingertips. He lifted his robe and sat on the edge of the bed. He turned around to look at her and said softly, "This jade pendant was given to me by my father when I left home last year. My father said it was a token of love passed down from our family. My father said that if I like someone and want to get engaged to a girl in Chang'an, I can give the jade pendant to that girl."
Muwan shook stiffly.
I thought to myself in fear: Marriage! Another marriage!
She looked at the jade pendant in Yan Shang's hand with a little fear, then looked up at Yan Shang. Her whole body stiffened, thinking that he was not going to give her the jade pendant, was he?
It's unnecessary, right? He's going to marry her just after sleeping with her for one night?
Yan Shang saw Mu Wanyao's panic-stricken eyes, and felt shy and happy, awkward and expectant, and he stepped back instantly.
He was silent for a while, feeling a chill in his heart.
Fortunately, this process was very short. Yan Shang regained his emotions in a few breaths, put the jade pendant back on his waist, and did not say that he would give it to her. Mu Wan breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at him, and felt a little guilty.
She opened her mouth to say something, but Yan Shang had already smiled gently: "I'm leaving first."
When he stood up to leave, Mu Wan shook his sleeve and asked him to turn back. She looked up pitifully: "Second Brother Yan, there is no problem between us, right? You will still care about me in the future, right?"
Yan Shang looked down at her, paused for a moment, and said, "Of course."
But he whispered again: "But Yaoyao, I am also a human being, I also have seven emotions and six desires. There will be times when I give up... Do you understand?"
If she continued to pretend to be confused at this time, Yan Shang might be really disappointed. Mu Wanyao didn't want him to give up their relationship just the day after she slept with him.
She nodded quickly: "I will, I will try my best. I won't let you wait in vain... I will give you an explanation. Brother, can you wait for me for a while, okay?"
Yan Shang smiled, and this time he leaned down, lifted her hair, and kissed her on the forehead to show his attitude.
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After Yan Shang left, Mu Wan lay on the bed for a while, thinking about something, then she heard two knocks on the door and Yan Shang's voice was outside.
She was shocked and wondered why he came back again.
Yan Shang pushed the door open and came in, holding a bowl with steam rising from it. Mu Wanyao thought he was serving her porridge, but the smell of the porridge...wasn't it a bit too bad?
Mu Wan hesitated: "You... made the porridge yourself?"
If Yan Shang had cooked the porridge himself, would she have to endure drinking it?
Yan Shang knew what she was thinking by looking at her expression. He smiled and said, "Your maids gave me the drink, not me. They said you might not want to drink it, and you were hesitating and mumbling. I happened to hear what they were talking about when I passed by. In that case, I might as well bring it to you."
He was also a little hesitant.
He looked at her with lowered eyelashes: "Will you... be angry with me?"
Mu Wanyao was confused: "You brought me the porridge. You were so kind. Why should I be angry with you? Give it to me."
Yan Shang sat by the bed, lowering his head for a long while, but did not hand over the bowl in his hand. After a while, he raised his eyes and whispered, "It's not porridge."
Mu Wan shook: "Hmm?"
Yan Shang said softly: "It's the contraceptive soup."
Mu Wan shook her head and looked at him blankly.
He knew nothing, so he just frowned and looked at her, worried about her and regretting his recklessness: "Last night, last night... I'm sorry. You should have drunk this, right? Why did your maids say you didn't want to drink it?"
Mu Wanyao was quiet for a moment and smiled. He was too smart, and she couldn't let him see the clues from her expression, as she didn't want him to dislike her.
She said calmly: "I'm not unwilling to drink. I just got angry casually like before."
She smiled at Yan Shang: "Give it to me, I'll drink it."
Yan Shang looked at her for a long time, but he couldn't figure out anything, so he handed over the bowl of medicine with a bad smell. Mu Wanyao was very generous and drank it all in one gulp. Seeing that he was still looking down at her, she raised her eyebrows at him.
Mu Wanyao teased: "If you look at me with such affectionate eyes again, I will be unable to resist kissing you.
"If I can't help kissing you, you can't leave now."
Yan Shang's face immediately turned red because of her annoyance. He hurriedly put away the medicine bowl and stood up hastily, not daring to get too close to her. He said goodbye to her awkwardly, saying that he would see her later, and then hurried out.
This time Yan Shang really left.
As soon as the door was closed, Mu Wanyao leaned over the edge of the bed and began to vomit. She held her throat and vomited out all the contraceptive soup she had just drunk.
The black medicine dripped all over the floor in front of the bed. Mu Wan was lying on the bed, vomiting, almost vomiting stomach acid.
It was her body that was rejecting it, and her mind that couldn't accept it... She rejected and resisted all topics related to children, so much so that she would spit out a bowl of unnecessary contraceptive soup without leaving a drop.
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Mu Wan lay on the edge of the bed, gasping for breath, and closed his eyes in despair.
How can she get married and consider marriage when she is like this?
She can't give Yan Shang anything...she will only be a burden to him.
But even though she knew it would be a burden to him, she was still so willful and unwilling to let go.
She would rather drag it on like this...why does he have to get married?
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After the military performance and literary duel on Leyouyuan came to an end, the emperor's birthday celebration came to a successful conclusion and everyone returned to Chang'an.
After congratulating the emperor on his birthday, envoys from various countries began to prepare to return to their countries one after another, and the Wei court began to get busy with these matters.
The prince has been in high spirits these days.
No matter what happened recently, he was the one who benefited in the end. Whether it was the success of Mu Wanyao's literary duel, or Yang Si and Yan Shang who were recognized by the central government in the military exercise... they were all on his side. Back in the court, the prince keenly felt that his voice was much greater than before.
Those ministers who were like old foxes were gradually leaning towards him.
How can this not be exciting?
However, too much joy leads to sorrow, and there is always someone who doesn't let him be happy.
In the evening, after the prince met with the ministers in the East Palace, the palace maid said that Yang Sanlang had been waiting outside.
After finishing reading the last memorial, the prince washed his hands, wiped them with a towel, and tilted his head: "It's hard for him to be so patient today and wait for so long. Okay, let him in."
Soon, the young man in a black martial robe took off the sword from his waist and took off his shoes and walked into the hall.
The prince was sitting and looking at him with a smile, but his eyes suddenly froze, because Yang Si lifted his robe and actually knelt down straight in front of him.
Prince: “…”
As soon as Yang Si knelt down in front of him, he instinctively felt that Yang Si had caused trouble again.
The prince put his elbows on the table, took a few deep breaths, adjusted his mood, and said quietly: "Tell me. Did you beat someone again, or kill someone again, or was beaten up by your father, or made an enemy with someone, and do you need me to be a lobbyist?"
Yang Si raised his eyes: "Nothing. I haven't done anything recently."
The prince said, "I guess you didn't do anything. The military exercise just ended. How could you have the energy to get into trouble so soon... Then why did you kneel to me?"
Yang Si replied: "I want to go to the border to join the army."
The prince's eyebrows jumped: "......!"
Yang Si ignored the prince's gloomy face and continued, "Before the military exercise, Su Chen and I visited many veterans in Chang'an. Their teachings made me realize that the military strength of our Wei Dynasty was too weak. During the duels during the military exercise, Su Chen and I studied both sides and compiled a lot of military information. I believe Your Highness has seen it.
"Your Highness knows what I did during the military exercise. The military exercise made me realize that I should not stay in Chang'an and live in ignorance. My world should be at the border and on the battlefield. Please allow me to leave Chang'an and join the army at the border!"
The prince immediately said: "Nonsense!"
He spoke in a stern voice and slammed the table, frightening the palace servants outside so that they quickly retreated and dared not approach the palace.
Yang Si disagreed and said, "I am not kidding. I am determined to leave Chang'an and go to the border to fight. I just hope Your Highness agrees."
The prince gritted his teeth and was about to explode in anger, but then he remembered that this young man was stubborn. The more he insisted, the more Yang Si resisted.
The prince tried to persuade him earnestly: "I finally transferred you back to Chang'an from the Longxi border army that day, and now you tell me that you want to go again? Have you ever thought about your parents, have you ever thought about me? The situation on the battlefield is like that, swords have no eyes, you are a Yang family brother, why do you have to go to such a place... What do you want? If something happens to you, it means you don't miss me, what will happen to your family?
"Sanlang, you are the only son of your father's family! How could you bear it?"
Yang Si raised his head and said calmly, "A good man has great ambitions. How can he be afraid of death? I came back once before because I couldn't bear it. Now I have thought it through. I still have to leave. Now is the time for me to leave... Chang'an is a place of luxury and prosperity. It's a good place, but it's not suitable for me.
"I have nothing to do with my parents. They should be proud of me. If they can't be proud of me...then just pretend that I don't exist. I can't do things I don't like forever for the sake of others. I can force myself temporarily, but I can't force myself forever!"
Prince: “How outrageous!”
He stood up and said sternly, "I asked you to return to Chang'an that day so that you could marry Sixth Sister. Well, you don't want to. I'll let it go for now. Later, Sixth Sister also worked hard, and marriage became less urgent... But I always regarded you two as a couple. Now I understand that you don't have this intention at all...
"Don't you like Mu Wanyao? Haven't you always sympathized with her? Didn't you stay in Chang'an to protect her? You don't want to protect her now? Are you giving up on her now?"
Yang Si raised his chin and said, "She has someone more suitable than me to protect her. I am relieved and can leave without worrying about her being bullied by you. Yan Erlang is much better at this than me, and he likes Yaoyao more than me. In this world, whoever is good at it should do it! Those who are not good at it should find something they are good at, and don't force each other!"
The prince gnashed his teeth and laughed at him: "So I was the one who forced you all along?"
Yang Si lowered his eyes and said nothing.
The prince came over and hit Yang Si on the head and face with the scroll in his hand. However, Yang Si remained motionless, kneeling without even a sway, letting the prince rage.
The prince was furious: "If you don't marry Mu Wanyao, then you won't marry anyone else!"
Yang Si: “Sure!”
The prince advised gently, "You are already so old, and will soon be an adult, yet you want to run so far away... Can you at least leave a child behind to give your parents some thought?"
Yang Si raised his head and looked at the prince. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't think I'm really a fool. You tricked me into staying in Chang'an, saying you wanted to leave an heir. Then you slowly found a wife for me, and it took me a year or two to choose one. After I got married, you urged me to have a baby. When my wife got pregnant, you urged me to wait until my wife gave birth before I left. And when I had a child, the child was so young, how could I bear to leave..."
Yang Si's eyes were red, his face was thin and his features were sharp.
He frowned and said coldly: "I will not listen to your excuses anymore. I just want to join the army. If Your Highness disagrees, I will kneel here until Your Highness agrees."
The prince was angry: "Then you kneel down!"
The prince turned and left the hall without even looking at him. The palace servant carefully lit a lamp and looked at Yang Sanlang kneeling in the hall. He smacked his lips and dared not ask any more questions. Yang Si knelt in the hall, and the shadow of the sycamore tree outside shone on him, the light and shadow like water.
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