Chapter 31 Chapter 31 I really like Xiaobai as always...
Chapter 31 Chapter 31 I really like Xiaobai as always...
"Your Highness, I'm not feeling well. Can you please let me go?" Cheng Yian blinked, trying to find a way to get away.
The princess saw through her at a glance, "Pretending?"
"Why...are you so afraid of Lu Xusheng? An An, your father is Cheng Mingyu. If any man doesn't obey your discipline, just divorce him. The next one will be better."
Cheng Yian retorted, "What about you, Your Highness? Why have you been staring at my father for so many years? The next one will be more obedient..." She imitated the eldest princess' tone.
The eldest princess looked distressed, "Because I have never had it."
Cheng Yian was speechless.
Because of this delay, the carriage had travelled a long way.
The snow fell gently, and even the bustling world became silent.
This was a very romantic snowfall. There was no howling north wind, no heavy snow pressing down on the city. Instead, the snow flakes were flying all over the place, like fine velvet dotting the capital city.
The bright lights in front of the Princess's mansion shone against the silvery white light of the snow, reflecting the sky at the turn of the setting sun with a different kind of brightness. The carriage stopped, and the Princess got off with Cheng Yian, and they walked toward the threshold together.
Qiu Qing followed without any surprise.
The guards of the Princess's residence were about to stop them. Qiu Qing bowed to the Princess.
"Your Highness, I have been ordered to protect the young lady's safety. Unless I die, I will not retreat a single step."
Cheng Yian glanced at Qiu Qing. It was not that she had not weighed the pros and cons just now. If she made it public, it might attract Lu Xusheng. Lu Xusheng had boasted last time that if he knew that she had entered the princess's mansion, he would definitely come to make trouble. It would be difficult to end it then. The best way was to make a big thing small. Besides, the princess was just talking about a male favorite. If she didn't agree, he could still force her to take him in, right?
Therefore, she did not signal Qiu Qing to inform the others.
Since she didn't give his permission, Qiu Qing couldn't act on his own.
He had been sent to Cheng Yian by Lu Xusheng, so he belonged to Cheng Yian, and it was the duty of the military to obey orders.
Even though Qiu Qing was extremely anxious for the major general, he could not act on his own.
Cheng Yian found an excuse for Qiu Qing.
"Your Highness, Guard Qiu heard that your chief guard was the champion of the imperial guards' competition that year. He admired you and wanted to learn a thing or two from you."
The princess's eyes moved to Qiu Qing, who had a tall and majestic figure, a straight and cold face, and a good temperament. "Okay."
The princess brought Cheng Yian directly to the Snow House. The Snow House of the princess's mansion was built in a depression on the west side of the mansion, sheltered from the wind on all sides. There was a spacious courtyard in front of the house, and a row of weapons were placed under the corridor on one side. It can be seen that the princess usually watched the guards' martial arts competition here.
In front of the court, Qiu Qing was fighting with the eldest princess's chief guard. The sound of their swords clashing on the ground made a series of clanging sounds, which added a bit of murderousness to Xue Luping.
Cheng Yian watched carefully, fearing that Qiu Qing would be at a disadvantage and would have trouble explaining himself when he returned. However, the princess did not seem to care at all. She ordered people to serve fruits, snacks, venison and a plate of pickled vegetables. The venison wine had already been warmed up, and she signaled the palace maid to pour wine for Cheng Yian.
Cheng Yian had just finished his meal and did not have any snacks at the moment. He just took a sip of deer wine. The hot wine flowed down his throat to his internal organs, and a wave of heat gradually rose up along his limbs and bones.
"Your Highness, this wine is indeed
Not bad, very warming.”
The princess leaned on the soft couch covered with a black fox mattress, tasting the wine mouthful by mouthful, glancing ahead with a dim look, "Bring a bottle back later, and have a drink on a winter night to cheer you two up..."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yian burst into coughing violently. It turned out that this wine had such medicinal properties. She quickly put down the wine cup and stopped drinking.
"Your Highness, it's getting late. I've just taken over the feeding, and I'm afraid there are still chores to take care of at home."
The eldest princess stared at her with disdain, "As a woman, why do you have to confine yourself to the backyard?"
Cheng Yian said, "It's not like I'm trapped in the backyard. I can just take care of things. Besides, I'm not like you, Your Highness. You're a royal princess, enjoying wealth and glory. I still have to earn some money for myself, not only to keep myself safe when I'm old, but also to have children to look after in the future."
The eldest princess waved her hand and said, "When you have a child, please recognize me as your grandmother. After I die, this little business of mine will be passed on to her."
Cheng Yian is not afraid of anything now, except that the eldest princess will spend a fortune to try to dissuade her from doing so.
"Your Highness, you are still young. Why don't you find a reliable man? If you have a child, you will have someone to take over your family in the future."
The princess said firmly, "Except Cheng Mingyu, I will not bear children for any man."
Cheng Yian: “…”
Suddenly I remembered that the eldest princess also had a prince consort. I heard that after the eldest princess divorced the prince consort, he remarried and had a son and a daughter. Now the two children often come to pay their respects to the eldest princess.
This plan didn't work, so Cheng Yian had to try another approach.
"Your Highness, I suddenly thought that a man like my father would be so heartless that no sword or axe could break his heart. There is really no need to waste your time on him. The best way to please one person is to become him and surpass him... You are the eldest princess of the Jin Dynasty, with countless followers. If you want to accomplish something, none of those men can match you."
It was the first time that the princess heard such words, "Surpass him, become him?"
"Yes!" Cheng Yian encouraged her, "Didn't you just say that women shouldn't be trapped in the backyard? In that case, Your Highness, you should set an example for us women."
Cheng Yian felt that he was right this time.
Unexpectedly, the eldest princess's mind is really beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.
"Will your father be able to see me then?"
Cheng Yian: “…”
There's no way around this, right?
It's better than being obsessed with it right now.
"You try it."
The eldest princess suddenly understood. That’s right. After thirty years of pursuing him so hard, how could Cheng Mingyu even look at her?
If you like him, you have to be him.
What an inspiring message this is.
The princess suddenly gained confidence and quickly grabbed Cheng Yian's wrist again.
"An An, you are really my lucky star. No, I have to reward you." The princess looked at the female official beside her.
"Go, call Fu Kang and Fu Lin from the side yard over here."
Cheng Yian felt ashamed when he heard this, and he felt like he was hitting his feet with a stone. He quickly stopped the princess and begged,
"It's just a small matter, you don't have to reward me, I really can't afford it. You know Lu Xusheng's temper. If you bring me a male pet today, I won't live through tomorrow..."
Now it was the eldest princess' turn to be disappointed. She glanced at Cheng Yian quietly, her eyes falling on her chest and slender waist. The eldest princess had a sharp eye. No matter how tightly Cheng Yian covered herself, she could still see the truth. She snorted,
"Such a voluptuous and graceful figure cannot be taken away by Lu Xusheng. It's not easy to come to this world. How can you know who is good and who is bad if you experience a few men? I will bring the person here first, you can take a look, if you like it, take it back, if you don't like it, you can choose again..."
Before Cheng Yian could refuse, two beauties appeared at the corner of the corridor.
Each of them is as slender as a bamboo, tall and graceful, and elegant.
Cheng Yian was stunned at the first sight.
It's not that she was seduced by beauty. Aren't these two guys looking for her father?
His stature is almost the same as my father's, with a cold pale face, broad shoulders and narrow waist, and a graceful and elegant demeanor. He has also imitated my father in dressing style. Even though his appearance and demeanor are different, from a distance he is still a rare handsome man.
The eldest princess's taste in choosing men is really...absolute.
The eldest princess was a little shy at this time, "Ahem, it's like this in my house. These two are the youngest and are suitable for you."
Cheng Yian was about to refuse with a righteous word when he suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing from behind his neck. He turned around abruptly and saw a man standing on the corridor at the side. He was dressed in a crimson official robe and looked very heroic. His narrow eyes were lowered and there seemed to be a cold light in them. Who else could it be but Lu Xusheng?
No, I didn't...
Cheng Yian hurriedly covered his face.
Lu Xusheng was so angry that smoke came out of his seven chariots.
Look at that dumbfounded look, it turns out that he still likes pretty boys as always.
He raised his hand and drew out the soft sword from his waist. He gathered strength in his palm and shook the soft sword diagonally to the opposite side. The sharp sword flew in front of the two boys like a spirit snake and pierced straight into the pillar in front of them, scaring them so much that they turned pale and fell to the ground.
Such a beautiful girl was ruined by Lu Xusheng.
The princess was furious when she saw this and stormed out.
"Lu Xusheng, I won't allow you to act so unruly in my Princess's mansion!"
Lu Xusheng came over with a mighty horse and a golden sword, pulled up the extremely dead Cheng Yian and hid him behind him, looking at the princess with a sly look in his eyes.
"This is not the first time that Lu has been so outrageous."
He said, regardless of the eldest princess' expression, and shouted behind him,
"Someone, drive all the male favorites out of the Princess's mansion!"
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of figures flashed out from behind him, and those figures suddenly rushed to various places in the mansion like a whirlwind.
This was the first time that the princess was provoked like this. She was so angry that she said, "Lu Xusheng, you are offending the royal family!"
Lu Xusheng sneered disdainfully, with a hint of wantonness and perversity resting on the corners of his lazy brows.
"If Mr. Lu remembers correctly, I warned Your Highness last time that you must never bring my wife into the mansion again. Since Your Highness dared to do it, you must bear the consequences!"
The eldest princess was furious and pointed at his nose. "When did I ever arrest An An? You are just provoking me!"
Cheng Yian knew the tempers of these two people too well. One was more fierce than the other, and neither of them would give in to the other. She immediately stepped out from behind Lu Xusheng and stood in front of the two to explain,
"Xusheng, you misunderstood. I was invited by His Highness to come to your house to drink wine and tea..."
The princess glared at him, "Did you hear that?"
Lu Xusheng didn't look at Cheng Yian, but glanced at the eldest princess arrogantly, "I said I would arrest her..."
"You're so brave!" The princess gnashed her teeth in anger, "Someone, get Lu Xusheng out!"
Unfortunately, at this moment, the chief secretary came hurriedly from the front hall and shouted to the princess,
"Your Highness, there's a fire over there in the government office area. I heard it has spread to the Censorate!"
Cheng Mingyu is in the Censorate!
The princess was furious and didn't care about anything else. She ran out, pointing at Lu Xusheng and shouting,
"Just wait, I'm going to kill you!"
In the blink of an eye, the mermaid in the Princess's Mansion retreated. Cheng Yian didn't know whether it was true or not, so he rushed to Lu Xusheng and asked in surprise,
"Is what the chief historian said just now true?"
She was more rational than the eldest princess and was not in a hurry to follow.
Lu Xusheng sneered, then suddenly bent over and picked her up, lifted up the cloud fox cloak, and wrapped her up completely, leaving no trace of her nose or eyes, and walked out with big strides.
"It's just a tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west." Otherwise, how could the guards in the Princess's mansion be transferred out?
Cheng Yian felt dizzy and suddenly he was wrapped in his arms. He was almost suffocated. He struggled a few times and got a ray of light. He asked in a depressed tone, "Where's my dad? Is he okay?"
"How could I really hurt your father? I just burned down a warehouse of the eldest princess outside the palace wall."
After Cheng Mingyu entered the Censorate, the eldest princess forced the emperor to give her a warehouse outside the Censorate in exchange for her. As a result, she built a attic inside, from which she could overlook the direction of the Censorate from afar. This was the place where Lu Xusheng burned his body.
Cheng Yian was still worried, "After all, this is a stronghold in the palace. Aren't you afraid that the censors will impeach you tomorrow and the princess will complain to the emperor?"
"Then someone has to find out about me. That's one thing. Second, do you think the Censorate will impeach me?"
Cheng Yian: “….”
That’s right, the people in the Censorate hated the eldest princess to the core, and they said that the eldest princess had defiled their throne.
"But you don't have to make a fuss over such a small matter. I am confident that I can leave the house safely. Besides, His Highness is not as overbearing and unreasonable as you think..."
"Really?" His sinister sneer echoed above my head.
"The man is right in front of her, but I think she just wants him but can't get him.
Just to make me unhappy!"
Cheng Yian was afraid that he had misunderstood, so he immediately explained, "No, you misunderstood. It's not what you saw..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Xusheng threw him into the carriage.
Lu Xu was so angry that he didn't get into the car with her, but rode forward to lead the way.
Cheng Yian was bumped all the way, and the carriage finally stopped. The pair of iron-like arms reached out and hugged her again. Braving the heavy snow, she entered the study through the corner door reserved for him, and then entered Ningji Hall through the small door.
The servants were all frightened when they saw him rushing in angrily.
Ruhui saw Rulan chasing after her, and then saw that Lu Xusheng was obviously holding someone in his arms, so she knew it was Cheng Yian, and she immediately knelt on the ground and stopped him,
"My Lord, no matter how serious the matter is, please be careful with our grandmother and do not hurt her..."
Lu Xusheng simply ignored her and walked past her into the inner room.
When Cheng Yian saw the daylight again, he had been thrown onto the bed by Lu Xusheng.
It was already the first quarter of the evening, and the sky outside was illuminated by the snow, which was heavier than before.
The room was heated by a floor heating, so it wasn't cold. Cheng Yian took off his cloak slowly and threw it out, then sat on the bed and looked at Lu Xusheng calmly.
Lu Xusheng went to the bathroom to wash his hands and face, and came back with a wet and warm towel to Cheng Yian.
Cheng Yian glanced at him slowly, took the handkerchief and wiped his face and hands, then threw it back on the dressing table.
Both curtains were hung, and a tall man was sitting in front of the dressing table, blocking her way and staring at her eagerly.
It's not that he was angry, but his face looked terribly gloomy.
"Did you enjoy watching it?" Lu Xusheng pursed his lips tightly.
Cheng Yian suddenly felt wronged, "No, I saw them when you came and they just came out, but I was surprised because they looked like my father, not because of them..."
“But you still watched it…”
Cheng Yian choked and threw up his hands helplessly, "Then what are you going to do?"
Lu Xusheng touched his teeth with the tip of his tongue, and said nothing with a sullen face.
Cheng Yian was a little frightened by his appearance and explained in a low voice, "I really didn't see him. I just saw a vague figure from a distance and thought he looked like my father... I was thinking that Her Royal Highness the Princess still has the same taste as always..."
Unfortunately, Cheng Yian discovered that after he said this, the man's face became even worse, as gloomy as a pool of stagnant water, without causing even a ripple.
Cheng Yian saw him raise his hands to lower two curtains, and then he approached her step by step like a tiger descending from a mountain.
The original light was suddenly blocked, and Cheng Yian's heart skipped a beat. "Lu Xusheng, what are you doing?"
My eyes were not yet used to the darkness and I could not see anything. I could only hear some rustling movements and even my breathing. It was as if there was a ferocious beast waiting to pounce beside me.
It's so scary.
Cheng Yian was about to cry, and said fiercely, "Don't scare me. If you scare me again, I won't live with you anymore!"
"If you don't say anything, I'll ask someone to invite my father..."
Before she could finish her words, that tall figure came over, covered her soft lips with his palms, and pushed her whole body between the pillows. Cheng Yian heard the sound of his Adam's apple rolling, as if he wanted to swallow her.
She stared at him aggrievedly and tried to move her lips, but he held them tightly.
The soft and wet lips clung to his palm like a cat. Lu Xusheng's eyes were dark and deep. He pulled her hand and held it against his body.
"Look at it, feel it, it's no match for those pretty boys."
This time, Cheng Yian was forced to touch his hot skin, and his brain shook, and his body trembled, shaking off all the panic and fear.
Perhaps because he couldn't keep up with Lu Xusheng's thoughts, Cheng Yian began to listen to his instructions in a daze, slowly tracing the texture of his chest with his fingertips.
Of course, the first things I felt were some bumps, like scars, hard and firm. Below the solid chest were well-defined abdominal muscles, each one accumulating explosive strength.
It turned out that what he was doing just now was taking off his clothes.
This guy shows off his body whenever he gets angry.
You should have told her earlier, otherwise she would have been scared.
After touching a deep groove, she dared not go down, and then she put her hands on his broad shoulders and commented in a serious manner,
"Just try your best."
We can't let him get too arrogant.
Lu Xusheng was so angry that he laughed. In response to her saying "barely able", he pulled her belt and peeled her out.
Cheng Yian was anxious, and felt that danger was approaching. "Alright, alright, I admit defeat. I am blind and I don't care about male pets. I have General Lu, and I don't care about anyone else."
Look, it can bend and stretch.
“But you still watched it…”
I'm crazy about it.
Lu Xusheng just wouldn't let her go.
"I really didn't..." Cheng Yian was caught by him, and he couldn't clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
Seeing that he was taking so long to come down, Cheng Yian felt a little cold again and stammered, "The wind is blowing in."
Lu Xusheng laughed grimly, but his arms honestly reached behind her back, lifted her up, and tucked the quilt tighter for her. Cheng Yian felt as if she was being deprived of her breath by him, and she gasped and simply clung to him.
Now it was like nesting in a warm stove, it was so snug and tight, she felt comfortable.
Lu Xusheng put her arm behind his back again and said, "Tell me clearly, how can you not compare with me? If you don't explain clearly, today will not be over."
Cheng Yian sneered softly.
Didn't she know that he was just taking the opportunity to bully her?
In the end, she didn't suffer any loss.
So he pretended to compare, measuring his territory with his soft fingertips, looking very satisfied, "I figured it out now, it looks good and is useful."
With a sarcastic laugh, he pushed her in firmly.
It almost cost Cheng Yian his life.
It was already unknown what time it was outside. The maids heard the commotion inside, but when they realized that it was nothing serious, they gradually dispersed.
It seems like there are birds singing and clouds floating, and I feel so lost and confused that I don't know where to go.
The rain and mist rose layer by layer, blurring her eyes, but she knew that this man was really good.
It can make people happy without almost any tricks.
I accidentally poked such a pie today, but I wasn't really angry with her.
A good thing about a mature man is that he can take it or leave it, and knows how to turn hostility into friendship. He is not the kind of person who uses his wife as a scapegoat when he is offended outside.
Her high position of power gave her a solid family background and an unparalleled sense of security.
According to all the criteria, Lu Xusheng is the most suitable husband.
If I have to say something bad, it's that he doesn't like kissing.
Cheng Yian likes kissing, and he can’t explain why, it’s just a natural thing for him.
Lu Xusheng was different. After being married for such a long time, he only touched the corner of her lips lightly twice last time and never went deeper.
I don't know whether he doesn't like it or he's just not used to it.
If it was the former, she would have nothing to say and would not force it. After all, they were a couple living together, and everyone had their own bottom line.
If it is the latter, teach him tomorrow.