The incense burner inside the room was filled with pine resin, which swirled upwards and drifted into the tent, masking the strong smell of medicine.
On the high bed and soft couch, the moonlight from the window spilled onto a corner of the couch, illuminating his arrogant face.
Chu Changning subconsciously lowered her eyelids to avoid his gaze, and deliberately pushed him fiercely.
"Come down quickly, it's the middle of the night. If the wound reopens, we'll have to trouble the doctor again."
Yan Beimo remained motionless, his rough fingertips caressing her eyebrows and eyes, his dark eyes carrying a hint of a smile.
Chu Changning's back trembled from his words, and he turned his head, about to open his mouth to curse him.
Yan Beimo pressed down on her, sealing her lips with his own, and then slipped his lips inside to entangle with her.
The two embraced naked in the dimly lit, alluring tent, where it was easy for things to escalate into something more intimate.
Chu Changning's eyes were red, and her slender fingers gripped the bed sheet tightly. She was inexplicably nervous, so she quickly turned her head away and kicked her legs.
"Get down."
She thought herself fierce, but her moist eyes and brows looked alluring and seductive.
Yan Beimo's lust surged as she stared at him, his voice hoarse and deep.
"Come sit down."
"---"
Chu Changning glared at him fiercely, "So you know you're seriously injured?"
Yan Beimo stopped talking, buried his face in her neck and kissed her. His warm hands slowly climbed up her waist, the smooth touch like jade, making him reluctant to let go.
She twisted her waist and struggled, but dared not move too much for fear of aggravating her wound, and frowned as she cursed at him.
But the madman got more and more excited as he cursed, and when she felt him kneading her tender skin, she couldn't help but tremble and moan.
Every time they were in bed, it was the same. Chu Changning glared at him resentfully, glanced at the wound on his chest, swung her arm, and kicked the wall hard with her right leg, flipping him over and pinning him down, sitting on top of him.
Yan Beimo was caught off guard by her sudden attack and was completely unprepared. Before he could react, he was already pinned down.
He didn't move, his eyebrows slanted upwards, his dark eyes staring straight at her.
Chu Changning rolled her eyes, restrained him, grabbed a belt from the clothes at the foot of the bed, and tied his hands together.
Yan Beimo asked with a smile, "What kind of new trick is this?"
"You have a dirty mind."
Chu Changning cursed, then lifted the gauze curtain and examined his injuries by the moonlight. Seeing that they hadn't been torn open, she breathed a sigh of relief.
She ignored him, got off him, and said calmly, "Given Your Majesty's indiscretions, let's sleep like this tonight."
Yan Beimo, "---
Chu Changning ignored him, took out her undergarments, put them on, pulled the quilt over her head, lay down on the inside, and closed her eyes.
"Are you really going to abandon me and just let me sleep like this?"
She heard his voice behind her, kicked her legs, and then, out of kindness, tucked a corner of the blanket around him.
"Ouch, that hurts."
"---" Chu Changning turned around and quickly sat up. "Where does it hurt?"
Yan Beimo leaned closer to her, "It hurts, give me a kiss."
"---"
Shameless.
Chu Changning's face flushed red instantly. She glared at him fiercely, pulled the corner of the blanket away, and rolled to the inside, ignoring him.
"It's cold, and I'm still injured."
"His Majesty's vital energy is weak; he won't freeze to death overnight."
Yan Beimo raised an eyebrow. "If I die, you'll become a widow."
Chu Changning deliberately retorted, "The people of Daqi are open-minded and romantic; she remarried with her child in tow—"
Before she could finish speaking, a gust of wind swept from behind, the blanket was suddenly pulled off, and a tall figure loomed over her. She instinctively turned around, but he grabbed her waist and pulled her into his arms.
"You dare."
Chu Changning bumped into his chest and tried to back away, but he wrapped his arms around her waist and rolled her inside.
The two of them spun around, blankets and all, and the blankets rolled up tightly, making the bed completely covered.
Not satisfied with that, Yan Beimo pressed down on the back of her head with one hand, wrapped his other arm around her waist, and clamped her legs tightly with his long legs, making her completely helpless and unable to move.
Chu Changning was annoyed by his domineering attitude and struggled to twist her waist, but he was too strong and held her tightly.
The more the two of them moved, the tighter the blanket was wrapped around her, and before long she was panting and unable to move.
She was about to look up and yell at him when she noticed that his lips were pale and his face looked tired.
"Serves you right."
Yan Beimo closed his eyes, rested his chin on the top of her head, and murmured.
"Ouch~"
Chu Changning said awkwardly, "I'll let you do whatever you want."
He probably really couldn't hold on any longer; he didn't speak or move, just held her tightly with his eyes closed.
The room fell silent. A breeze blew in from outside, causing the soft bed curtains to sway gently, adding a touch of mystery.
Chu Changning carefully tugged at the blanket wrapped around her body, but before she could move much, he pulled her hands into his arms.
"---"
She stopped moving and let him hold her as she closed her eyes.
The occasional chirping of cicadas could be heard outside. After some time, Chu Changning heard his faint breathing and quietly opened her eyes.
He fell asleep, his face pale and exhausted.
Chu Changning stared at his eyebrows and eyes, and as she looked, her gaze darkened.
“On the surface, we are just a couple in name only. You are from a noble family, and I am a princess of a fallen kingdom. It is understandable if you want to kill me.”
She murmured softly, unsure whether she was speaking to herself or to Yan Beimo.
“You had someone give me the bone-breaking nail, deliberately humiliated me, made me kneel in the rain, and locked me in the cold palace. I tried to kill you several times, even poisoning you. Now I've returned the bone-breaking nail to you. We're even, we're even---”
She murmured to herself, then reached out and pinched his waist.
"You disregarded past grievances and went to the bottom of the cave to save my life, and even took two arrows for me. I owe you that."
Even though they had already fallen out and become enemies before she was captured by the enemy, he still saved her amidst a hail of arrows and pulled her out of a bottomless snow cave.
The suffocating despair of being buried in a snow cave or deep sea was truly terrifying. Without him, she would never see her son again.
Ah Yu, yes, her son is already two years old, but she, as his mother, hasn't taken good care of him for even a few days.
Chu Changning felt uneasy and rolled over, but as soon as she moved, the person behind her immediately pressed against her, holding her tightly as if afraid she would run away.
woke up? !
Her heart tightened, and she turned around awkwardly, only to see him sleeping soundly with his eyes tightly closed.
Always so domineering, regardless of whether others like it or not, even when asleep, he still has such a strong possessive nature.
She frowned and pinched his face hard, scolding him in a low voice.
"You've always been aloof and arrogant, disrespectful, stubborn, and ruthless. You'll destroy what you can't have, and you'll stop at nothing to get it. Do you even know what love is?"
Deep down, she disliked his title as emperor and the prison of the palace, where there was no favor and anyone could trample on her. She didn't want to live off his favor.
In this chaotic world, he carefully plotted his way to the throne, offending countless people. If he were to relinquish power, countless people would want to kill him, and she and her son would also be implicated. Only the emperor has the power of life and death.
Thinking about it, Chu Changning glared at him fiercely, then turned away angrily and went to sleep.
"You crazy lunatic."
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