Chapter 87 I had no idea you harbored such thoughts.
Li Yuanzhao lost his patience and turned to Ru Mo, ordering, "Pry open her mouth and force her to drink the rest of the wine."
"No!" Li Yuanshu's pupils constricted in fright as she struggled to get up. "Royal sister, no! That's an aphrodisiac! I'm not married yet. If I drink it, my innocence will be ruined!"
But Ru Mo didn't give her a chance to resist. He stepped forward, grabbed her neck, and choked her chin, forcing her to open her mouth.
He then poured an entire jug of wine laced with aphrodisiac directly into her mouth.
Ru Mo only let go of the wine pot when it was completely empty.
Li Yuanshu collapsed to the ground, coughing and vomiting violently, but he couldn't vomit much alcohol.
She raised her head, looking at Li Yuanzhao with venomous eyes: "Li Yuanzhao, you...you have such a cruel heart!"
It's over. Her innocence, her reputation, are all gone.
Li Yuanzhao didn't even glance at her, turning around directly and only casually giving Rumo some instructions as he stepped out of the palace.
"Close the door tightly and have someone guard it. No matter how much they cry, how much they make a fuss, or how much they struggle inside, don't open it. No one is allowed to go in before dawn."
Chen Yanqing followed Li Yuanzhao out of the side hall, his heart filled with shock.
He had assumed that, according to the usual palace intrigues, His Highness would find a few men to throw into the palace, completely destroying Li Yuanshu's chastity as a warning to others.
Unexpectedly, she only ordered Li Yuanshu to be locked up in the palace.
But then he thought about it again and felt a chill run down his spine.
That aphrodisiac is extremely potent; when it takes effect, it's like a nagging, unbearable ache in your heart.
Li Yuanshu, an unmarried princess, was confined alone in the palace. There was no one to comfort her, and she could not escape. She could only endure every moment of the drug's effects.
This kind of physical and mental torment seems even crueler than directly destroying her chastity.
As Chen Yanqing followed Li Yuanzhao out the door, they happened to run into Pei Huaijin, who was rushing over.
Upon seeing him, Li Yuanzhao instantly understood what her third sister's foolish intentions were.
It seems she was hoping that by staging a live sex show, Pei Huaijin would witness it firsthand and become disappointed and disgusted with her.
Ha, how foolish!
Pei Huaijin saw Li Yuanzhao and quickly stepped forward to bow, "Your Highness, I heard you were looking for me?"
"Pei Huaijin, you have really disappointed me."
Li Yuanzhao's words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing Pei Huaijin's eagerness.
Pei Huaijin's expression changed drastically. "Your Highness, I am foolish and ignorant. I do not know where I have gone wrong?"
He was still at the banquet when a palace servant came to report that the eldest princess was looking for him.
The palace servant who delivered the message was a complete stranger, and he did indeed have some doubts.
But when he thought that Li Yuanzhao had summoned him urgently, he suppressed his suspicions and hurried over.
"If I really wanted to summon you, would I send a palace servant you've never seen before?"
Li Yuanzhao's gaze fell on his face, filled with undisguised disappointment.
"You couldn't even see such a simple trap? I've really overestimated you in the past."
Pei Huaijin instantly realized that he had been set up.
"It was my oversight that nearly led me into someone's scheme. I am guilty and beg Your Highness's forgiveness!"
Li Yuanzhao ignored him and went straight back to Xihe Palace.
At this moment, the effects of the medicine in the body had quietly taken hold.
As soon as she stepped into the palace, she felt her whole body begin to heat up.
She raised her hand and ripped off her outer robe, tossing it aside casually, but the burning sensation on her skin continued to spread, and even her breathing became somewhat rapid.
She directly ordered Chen Yanqing behind her, "Go and summon Lin Xue'an to me."
Lin Xuean had recently joined the Honglu Temple as the head of the guest office, and happened to be in charge of the reception of the Tibetan delegation.
These past few days have been incredibly busy, so I haven't been able to be by her side to serve her.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yanqing's face turned deathly pale.
When he followed them back to the palace, he still held a sliver of hope in his heart.
I thought that under such circumstances, His Highness would choose him.
But the person she was looking for was Lin Xue'an.
Why?
He couldn't quite understand it.
He knew that Li Yuanzhao aspired to the supreme position, and that having "three wives and four concubines" would be commonplace in the future.
So even though he knew of Lin Xuean's existence, he forced himself to keep quiet.
Because he knew that the man was nothing more than a plaything by His Highness's side.
He always felt that he was special in her heart.
At least, she still has feelings for him.
But right now, when she needs someone to "relieve" her most, she's unwilling to choose him?
Seeing him frozen at the doorway, not moving for a long time, Li Yuanzhao's tone became impatient, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go."
Chen Yanqing did not move. Instead, he turned around and reached out to close the palace door.
Then he turned around and looked at Li Yuanzhao with deep, unfathomable eyes.
Li Yuanzhao frowned slightly, momentarily unable to react to what this person was about to do.
The next second, Chen Yanqing slowly raised his hand, his slender fingers hooking the belt around his waist and gently tugging at it.
His dark outer robe slipped down, revealing a moon-white inner garment underneath.
Immediately afterwards, he slowly and deliberately untied the sash of his inner garment, and the hem fell apart and piled up at his feet.
In the candlelight, his chest was clearly defined, his muscles firm, rising and falling slightly with his breath, bathed in a delicate, soft glow in the dim light.
Without pausing, he bent down and removed the last piece of clothing—long trousers—leaving him completely naked in front of her.
He gritted his teeth, mustered his courage, and asked, "Your Highness, is there something I did wrong?"
Why did he... not want me?
Li Yuanzhao then understood his intention.
A half-smile played on her lips as her gaze traveled from his taut shoulders and neck, down his narrow waist and abdomen, and slowly moved downwards…
When she touched a certain spot beneath him, her eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly.
That's true...
Exceptionally gifted.
Chen Yanqing did not avoid her naked gaze. Instead, he met her gaze and walked step by step to the bed, where he knelt down.
He looked up at her, his jaw clenched tightly, even his kneeling posture conveying a sense of restrained forbearance.
"Your Highness, may I look at you? I can look at you too."
His Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice trembled slightly. "I will do it... better than him."
Li Yuanzhao stared with great interest at his reddened eyes, his expectant expression, and the tense muscles throughout his body caused by kneeling...
The next second, her face turned cold, and she suddenly reached out and grabbed his neck, tightening her grip abruptly!
The force was so great that Chen Yanqing frowned instantly.
But he didn't flinch at all. Instead, he used her strength to tilt his head back slightly and bring his face even closer.
“I hadn’t noticed,” Li Yuanzhao’s voice was as cold as ice, “that you actually harbored such thoughts.”
"Is it not allowed?"
Chen Yanqing boldly retorted, his voice slightly hoarse.
He knelt humbly on the ground, looking up at her.
His expression was like that of a most devout believer looking at his one and only god.
But in his eyes surged an undisguised, burning desire.
Li Yuanzhao stared at him for a moment, then slowly loosened his grip on his neck, suddenly curving into a smile, his tone light and airy.
"Can……"
Her voice rose at the end, like a hook, seemingly casual yet capable of making one's heart tremble.
For Li Yuanzhao, what he needed right now was someone to relieve the effects of the drug, so what difference did it make who he slept with?
She raised one leg and stepped on his bare chest, a gesture that looked extremely suggestive, but her words were very forceful.
"Please me!"
The heartbeat from the soles of my feet was fast and heavy; I could feel the skin burning hot even through the soles of my shoes.
Chen Yanqing looked down at the foot in front of his chest, his breath hitched, and his Adam's apple bobbed violently.
He obediently held her ankle, gently took off her shoes, and carefully slipped her socks back on.
Her slender yet powerful arches were revealed, the firm lines left by years of martial arts training.
Then, under her unabashed gaze, he slowly leaned down and placed a trembling kiss on her ankle.
The kiss started off very lightly, like a feather brushing against my skin, but gradually became hot and intense, carrying a hint of piety and a hidden yearning, as it traveled up my leg.
...
"Your Highness..."
"Why are you hiding?"
"Um……"
"Scared?"
...
The flickering candlelight cast a play of light and shadow within the hall, completely igniting the heat generated by the medicine's effects.
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