Chapter 392 Imperial Edict Issued! Luo'er Granted the Title of County Princess!
Li Qinglu felt as if she were having another nightmare.
I woke up suddenly, staring at the top of the tent for several blinks before my consciousness gradually returned.
"woke up?"
A cold, clear voice echoed inside the room.
Li Qingluo looked up at the low couch by the window, her face full of surprise: "Your Highness, what are you doing here?"
Duan Rongshi didn't even look up; he just stared intently at the book in his hands.
"If I am not here, where should I be?"
Li Qinglu stared at him, and saw the morning light gently falling on his head and shoulders.
Her long hair cascaded down.
The drooping eyelashes were illuminated by the light and shadow, making them appear like a fan.
With the slightest movement, it transforms into a butterfly taking flight.
The butterfly landed on his arm and seemed reluctant to leave.
Li Qingluo looked at the mimosa flowers outside the window, and was momentarily lost in thought.
I can't tell if I'm dreaming or actually awake.
Otherwise, how could we see such a beautiful picture?
She was so captivated by his appearance that she boldly looked him up and down, then stared at his incredibly handsome face for a long while.
Then, slowly lowering my gaze, I finally saw his hands.
Holding the book in one hand and turning the pages with the other.
Those fingers were long and straight, like meticulously carved jade pillars, with each finger bone perfectly proportioned.
Coupled with his fair complexion, every movement of his strong joints revealed his innate nobility and elegance...
Until his eyes fell on the book that Duan Rongshi was holding.
Her eyes widened instantly.
"Your Highness!"
"That, that's mine—"
She hurriedly jumped off the bed, pounced barefoot, and reached out to snatch the book.
Duan Rongshi immediately raised his hand high, letting her pounce on him to snatch it.
"your?"
"Then tell me, what is the name of this book?"
Li Qinglu blurted out: "The Regent and the Princess's illicit affair..."
As she spoke, she almost bit her tongue.
His face flushed bright red.
Li Qingluo: ……
It's over.
She didn't dare to look up and meet his gaze again.
All that could be heard was a cold chuckle from the person above.
"So, you usually like to watch these kinds of things?"
"I just took a look, and it's all disgusting stuff."
Li Qinglu opened her mouth to argue, "Where have I ever seen that before?"
"It's all because His Highness bit me that day... I only wanted to learn and observe after I came back..."
"Moreover, I haven't even looked at it seriously more than a few times."
"On the contrary, Your Highness has turned more pages than I have, hasn't he?"
Li Qinglu raised her hand, trying to snatch it back again.
But Duan Rongshi grabbed her wrist.
He held her waist with his other hand and gently pulled her into his arms.
"Explain yourself more clearly?"
Where did I bite you?
His expression was a half-smile.
He stared intently into Li Qingluo's eyes, without blinking.
Li Qinglu's cheeks flushed red, and she didn't dare to look him in the eye.
Moreover, the two of them were standing so close together that she was extremely flustered.
"Your Highness, this is still my home... When Que'er and the others arrive, please let me go."
Duan Rongshi: "They were all chased out, and no one dared to come in."
As he spoke, he exerted a little more force, pulling her and most of her body completely onto him.
He leaned back, his entire back resting against the window.
Li Qingluo was afraid that she would press down on him, which would be too embarrassing and uncomfortable, so she could only support herself against his chest to separate the two of them a little.
But the hard texture under her hand only made her more aroused.
When did you arrive?
"I think I saw you last night. Did you feed me blood again?"
She blushed and tried to steer the conversation to something more serious.
Duan Rongshi simply gave a faint "hmm".
His gaze fell on her lips.
The scab had already formed there, making it look quite pitiful.
He stared at her with deep, intense eyes, then suddenly asked in a low voice, "Want to try again?"
Li Qingluo: "Try what?"
Duan Rongshi: "I just learned it."
After saying that, he leaned in and gently kissed her.
Outside the window, flowers bloom, butterflies dance, insects chirp, and birds sing.
A gentle breeze stirred the pink mimosa blossoms on the ground, making them resemble pink dandelions, lightly brushing against the silhouettes of the two beautiful women against the wall outside the window…
The entanglement lasted only a few moments.
Li Qingluo almost couldn't breathe.
However, both of them were beginners, so neither was better than the other.
Fortunately, this time the teeth did not cut the lip again.
Li Qingluo even found it somewhat wonderful.
Duan Rongshi calmly analyzed: "We need to get some fresh air."
Li Qingluo: ……
However, I was indeed a little out of breath just now...
Li Qinglu blushed as she realized that she had been pinned down on the bed by him without her noticing, and that he had rolled over on top of her.
Their early morning frolicking was a violation of etiquette and morality, so Li Qingluo quickly grabbed his arm, trying to get up.
Duan Rongshi hissed softly, his face turning pale.
Li Qingluo: "What's wrong?"
She remembered something.
She reached out and began to pull at his collar.
Duan Rongshi took her hand and sat up: "It's alright."
Li Qingluo nervously got up and continued to pull off his clothes: "Your Highness, please don't move."
With a serious and earnest expression, Duan Rongshi had no choice but to half-heartedly allow her to kneel on his chest and remove his clothes layer by layer.
He practiced martial arts diligently from a young age, so he is very strong and fit.
My chest and arms were all stiff.
Li Qingluo dared not look at the color on his chest, so she only looked at his arms.
Upon seeing this, they were instantly stunned.
There were four or five wounds on his arm, some large and some small, some new and some old.
They were all still wrapped in gauze.
The newest color was from a fresh wound on the upper right arm.
"You were injured during this bandit suppression operation."
Li Qingluo reached out and touched it, her eyes already glistening with tears.
Duan Rongshi: "Minor injuries are nothing to worry about."
She pointed to the new spot: "What about here? Does it hurt?"
Li Qing's eyes and nose reddened, and her voice trembled with sobs.
Duan Rongshi suddenly felt very regretful.
I should never have shown it to her.
His half-hearted refusal was actually a deliberate attempt to evoke her pity.
Little did he know that his plan backfired, and when she actually started to feel pain, his heart ached several times more than hers.
"It doesn't hurt."
He gently stroked her head with his large hand, and was about to close his clothes when a loud shout came from outside the window: "What are you doing?!"
"Luo'er!"
"How could you... how could you do such a thing?!"
"How can a woman forcibly strip her husband of his clothes? What kind of behavior is this?"
"Get separated right now!"
"separate!!"
"Get down here right now!!"
Madam Pei let out a low, heartbroken roar, nearly fainting from the shock.
She had assumed that Prince Su was a lecherous man who coveted her beloved granddaughter.
Little did he know, his own granddaughter turned out to be a female pervert.
Look at her, brazenly pulling off Prince Su's upper body with the window open, where is the slightest bit of girlish modesty?
Although they knew that the two of them were in love with each other.
Prince Su disregarded his own safety for Luo'er's sake; his loyalty and affection are truly profound!
But in the end, they still don't have a formal status. If word gets out, how will she, a woman, live?
"This is outrageous!"
"Incredible!"
Madam Pei stormed inside.
Li Qingluo's face turned deathly pale.
She hurriedly scrambled down from the low couch, exclaiming, "It's all over! It's all Your Highness's fault for seducing me..."
Duan Rongshi calmly pulled up his robe.
"Don't worry. What's meant to come will come eventually."
He got up, but not to greet Madam Pei. The two of them pulled Li Qingluo back to the bedside.
Then he instructed her, "Put your shoes and socks on."
"Someone from the palace is coming soon."
Li Qingluo then realized that she had been running around in front of him barefoot.
Having learned a great deal about the etiquette of a well-bred young lady, she shyly hid her feet, while Duan Rongshi pulled down the bed curtains to completely cover her.
When Madam Pei stormed in, he said, "General, it was my fault for being rude. Don't blame Luo'er."
"If you want to curse, then curse me."
Madam Pei: ...
Can she yell at him?
ah! ?
He rescued Luo'er last night. Although he went out for a while, he came back and stayed with Luo'er.
A prince, in all his glory, rested for no more than an hour on a low couch.
In this world, let alone a prince, it would be difficult for any gentleman to be so considerate and attentive.
Pei Xiuzhen saw it all; how could she be the kind of person without a conscience?
Moreover, even though she was Luo'er's grandmother, she would never dare to scold a prince.
What crime was that?
But he just protects Luo'er like this, does he really think everyone else is blind?
Madam Pei was so angry that she almost rolled her eyes and turned her back.
He could only glare fiercely at Li Qingluo behind the tent flap: "Luo'er, do you have anything to say?!"
Li Qingluo immediately knelt down on the bed obediently: "Grandmother, Luo'er knows she was wrong. Luo'er will never dare to do it again."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Granny Zheng rushed in, beaming with joy: "Madam—"
"girl--"
"Someone from the palace has arrived!"
"It is an imperial edict from the Empress Dowager. Please come out and receive the decree, young lady!"
Li Qingluo had already put on her shoes and socks when she heard this, and she immediately lifted the bed curtains.
When she looked at Duan Rong, she asked, "Imperial decree?"
Duan Rongshi nodded slightly: "Go."
"I'll pick you up later."
"The imperial edict from the Prince Su's residence should have arrived by now."
After saying this, he remained calm and respectfully nodded to Madam Pei before striding away.
It was as if the scene of being caught by Madam Pei just now was not shameful at all to him.
Seeing his calm and composed demeanor, Old Madam Pei cursed inwardly: "His skin is damn thick..."
But why would the Empress Dowager issue an imperial edict?
At this point, Madam Pei was too lazy to argue with Li Qingluo anymore, and just told her to hurry up and get dressed to receive the imperial decree.
After Li Qing finished dressing and made herself up properly, the grandfather and granddaughter went to the front hall together.
Besides Aunt Fang, who served the Empress Dowager, another person who came was a senior eunuch.
"Emperor's decree—"
By the mandate of Heaven, the Empress Dowager decrees:
Now there is Li Qingluo, the eldest granddaughter of General Xiuli's mansion. She is gentle, dignified, intelligent and decisive.
Amidst the chaos of war at Nanshan Villa, he resolutely and decisively saved my life with his intelligence, wit, and extraordinary martial arts skills.
She possesses both virtue and beauty, and her demeanor is commendable, making her a role model for women everywhere.
I am deeply gratified and hereby bestow upon her the title of Princess Yaoguang.
He was also granted a mansion and a sum of gold and silk to recognize his virtue.
...
The proclamation was made public so that all might hear of it.
So be it.
"General Pei, Miss Li, please receive the imperial decree!"
The head eunuch smiled and handed the Empress Dowager's edict to Li Qingluo.
Just as the grandfather and grandson reached out to express their gratitude in bewilderment, the eunuch pulled out another imperial edict from behind his back.
"Don't rush."
"There's also an imperial edict."
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