Chapter 66 Chapter 66 "Be my lover."...
Zhang Jingxuan said calmly, "Come with me to the Imperial Study to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, voluntarily admit defeat, and hand over the names of the assassins Prince Yu has planted in the capital, along with a list of his soldiers and guards. I will then convince the Crown Prince that your merits and demerits are offset, and I will ensure your safety."
Xue Yuanyin felt a bit absurd and asked with a pursed lip, "And then? Did you catch all the remaining people in one fell swoop?"
Zhang Jingxuan's face was calm, and his voice was slightly cold:
"As opponents of Prince Yu, isn't it our duty to kill them or punish these soldiers?"
Xue Yuanyin smiled, but felt a pang of sadness in her heart. She whispered, "Although they followed Prince Yu, they were all soldiers who had fought on the frontier. They chose sides involuntarily, and before they could do anything, they were branded as Prince Yu's followers. They shouldn't have sacrificed their lives in factional strife."
After a pause, she looked at him with clear eyes and said, "You're asking me to hand over the secret agent. This is like asking me to sacrifice my own family for the sake of justice and hand my father over to you. Asking me to hand over the list is like sacrificing the lives of innocent soldiers to save my own life."
Zhang Jingxuan looked at her with a frown.
Xue Yuanyin said coldly, "Don't make it sound so nice to be a traitor. I won't agree to your terms."
Zhang Jingxuan's forehead bulged slightly, suppressing the irritation rising in his heart, and said:
"So what do you want?"
Xue Yuanyin suddenly felt powerless. She and Zhang Jingxuan had never seen eye to eye on this aspect.
She turned around and sat back on the mat, causing the chains to rattle, her expression calm yet stubborn.
"Unless you agree to one condition, I'll hand over the list and the Crown Prince can make his own decisions based on each person's circumstances."
Zhang Jingxuan rejected it outright: "Impossible. Even if the Crown Prince agrees, I won't agree. Your Highness has just started regent, and he must make an example of these people to establish his authority as the crown prince."
Xue Yuanyin said coldly, "Then I can't voluntarily hand over the list of secret agents and guards."
After a pause, she twitched her lower lip sarcastically: "I don't want to kneel to heaven, to earth, to others, to myself, and finally become a selfish traitor."
She had to buy time for those who were as helpless as she was to find another way out, or at least avoid being caught by the prince.
What's more, her military integrity prevented her from being a fence-sitter, and she was even more unwilling to be nailed to the pillar of shame and be stabbed in the back for the rest of her life.
Zhang Jingxuan couldn't suppress his anger, staring at her with gloomy eyes, and said:
"Why won't you bow down to me? You always end up arguing with me when I refuse to give in. But when Liu Minyan came to see you, the atmosphere between you two was quite harmonious."
Xue Yuanyin was annoyed: "Liu Minyan on the left and Liu Minyan on the right, why do you always mention him?"
Zhang Jingxuan realized that he had lost his composure a bit and calmed down. After a moment, he looked straight at her:
"Just hand in the list. Don't worry about having no one to back you up or where to go. The Zhang family will protect you."
Xue Yuanyin said: "First of all, what I care about is not what you said. Secondly..."
She paused slightly and scoffed, "With what identity and position are you telling me this? Can the eldest grandson of the Zhang family provide such a heavy guarantee?"
Zhang Jingxuan's eyes darkened slightly, and he pursed his lips without saying anything. Seeing him like this, Xue Yuanyin actually smiled. Looking at the man standing in front of her with such good posture and appearance, she joked:
"Could it be that... you want to marry me?"
The thought that she had once had rekindled came to her mind, and she suddenly became interested. She stood up and walked towards Zhang Jingxuan step by step. With the crisp sound of the iron chain on her ankle, she stopped in front of him, her eyes swept over his body inch by inch, and finally raised her hand to touch his chest.
Seeing Zhang Jingxuan's expression darken slightly, she smiled and said in a long voice:
"How about this, you become my lover, sleep with me once, and I'll agree to your terms."
Her demeanor was that of a thug, and it was hard to tell whether she was real or fake. Zhang Jingxuan repeated with a dark look in his eyes:
"Sleep? Which one are you talking about, Miss Xue?"
"How come the famous Master Zhang is so slow-witted that he can't even understand this?"
Xue Yuanyin held his shoulders, and the chain was placed on his shoulders. She avoided the chain with her feet and took a step closer to him. She leaned slightly closer, rubbed her lower abdomen against his hips, and said softly:
"Of course I slept with this..."
There was a subtle change in that place all of a sudden, making it almost impossible for him to control himself.
Zhang Jingxuan's face darkened slightly, and he didn't know whether he was annoyed at her doing whatever she wanted, or was more annoyed at himself.
He held her arms and separated her from him, with a warning on his handsome face:
"This is a prison, don't behave recklessly."
Xue Yuanyin raised her eyebrows slightly. "Behaving recklessly"—is this word used to describe her?
Why does he act as if he is the upright gentleman Liuxia Hui, and the marks on his body before were not left by him.
Xue Yuanyin moved closer again, grabbed his wrist with one hand to stop him from resisting, and with the other hand, she slid down his robe like a snake, patiently and slowly groping downwards.
She had seen the coral trees grow tall before, and when she went to greet them again, they seemed to welcome her. Zhang Jingxuan's waist and abdomen suddenly tensed, and a subtle tingling sensation spread throughout him, and he could hardly contain its momentum.
She naturally noticed it, and her expression became more and more wanton. Under the lake, she became more and more adept. She closed her palms to touch the plants she had watched grow, and smiled shamelessly:
"I accidentally kicked the young master just now. Let me check if he's hurt. I hope he doesn't become ineffective..."
"Xue, Yuan, Yin!"
Zhang Jingxuan felt a surge of heat from her reckless behavior. He tried to stop her, a slight irritation welling up inside him. What kind of place was this? This was a private cell, damp and cold, and they were discussing serious matters. How could they be so casual?
He suppressed his irritability and said, "Don't you know why I won't obey you?"
Xue Yuanyin really didn't know what Zhang Jingxuan was worried about. If he was worried about their opposing identities before, now that she was in prison, he couldn't still worry about this.
She then asked, "Can you explain this to me?"
Although she said this, her hands were not honest. She couldn't touch him, so she held his wrist and guided his slender jade-like hand to touch her body through the clothes.
It was winter now, and she had little experience, so she didn't know where the fruit would grow...
Zhang Jingxuan pulled his hand away abruptly, but his movement was too hasty and he hit something while struggling. Xue Yuanyin hissed in pain.
He was completely annoyed, his palms clenched slightly, and his eyes seemed to be soaked in cold frost:
"Xue Yuanyin! Can you please think clearly about what you are doing? You insist on doing this, only caring about the present pleasure. Have you ever thought about how you will get married in the future? What will happen to your reputation? Now that you don't have the Xue family to back you up, if you are found out and lose your innocence, you will be drowned. Do you still want to live?!"
Xue Yuanyin was startled, slowly withdrew his hand, and his smile gradually disappeared.
Zhang Jingxuan pursed his lips the moment he finished speaking, but Xue Yuanyin didn't notice the subtle change in his expression. She was just very surprised, and the desire to tease him just now disappeared without a trace.
She said calmly, "I never thought I would have a future, let alone get married."
So what's wrong with just caring about the momentary pleasure?
What's more, he never said that he wanted to marry her or bring her into his family.
Even if she has the chance to be released from prison, how can she marry someone else when there is someone else living in her heart?
Zhang Jingxuan looked at her with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes, as if he was irritated by him again, but also seemed to be suppressing something else, unable to vent his anger, and remained silent for a long while.
Xue Yuanyin turned and walked back to the bed. The sound of the chain being pulled was particularly obvious in the silent prison and echoed for a long time. She turned her back to him, was silent for a long time, and said softly:
"Zhang Jingxuan, please go away. You really don't have to do anything for me anymore."
You should be the one who steadily ascends to the sky, not descends from the clouds.
You never owe me anything.
The cell was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Her slender back was facing him, and he was looking at her. No one spoke, both of them controlled their emotions, and no one spoke to break the silence.
Zhang Jingxuan suddenly laughed in anger, and walked forward abruptly. He picked her up and placed her horizontally on the cattail bed, pressing down on her, and almost gritted out a word through his teeth:
"Okay, since you want to find me so badly, I'll do as you wish!"
He closed her wrists and grasped them, lifted them above her head, and pressed them tightly with one palm, while reaching down with the other hand to the hem of her skirt.
It is winter now, and it is difficult to find fruits on the branches. It is not easy for birds to find fruits. They seem to be angry and rush to pick the targets they have set their sights on without even waiting for a moment.
The thumb wearing the ring was bent, and with some force, it was used to pick the astringent fruits from the winter branches.
Xue Yuanyin's body tensed up, she suddenly screamed, and then she bit her lips tightly.
The branches and leaves were curled up and blooming, trembling. Zhang Jingxuan had already washed his hands, and with just a few strokes he squeezed out some juice from the fruits on the branches, letting the juice slowly soak into the skin of the fruits.
He was too fast, and Xue Yuanyin was trapped by him and couldn't break free. Just like when a swift storm comes, the fruit that falls from the branch cannot withstand the ravages and twists of the wind.
Last time he was very slow, giving her a buffer, but this time he didn't let her prepare at all.
Dongguo had little experience and had never felt such fast and heavy wind and rain. She vaguely wondered if the fruit leaves beaten by the wind and rain would be like her?
It seems that the mind and body are not in the same place. It is obviously extremely uncomfortable, but a secret comfort rises in the body.
The anticipation came so quickly that she was actually eager for what he was going to do next.
Gradually, her tense body stopped struggling, but she felt too ashamed. Her earlobes turned crimson, and she turned her face away and stared at the asphalt wall, refusing to look at him.
Zhang Jingxuan stared at her face closely, feeling both hateful and helpless.
This stubborn and strong-willed girl just refused to give in, so his bottom line was lowered again and again. Now he even took the initiative to plead for her, but she was unwilling to bow her head.
Is it really that difficult? Giving up others to save herself is making it so difficult for her?!
Zhang Jingxuan didn't allow her to show any expression. The constant echo of the iron chains could be heard in the silent prison.
His ring was a reward from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from the national treasury. It was as transparent as white jade, with shallow marks on it. The uneven marks seemed inconspicuous, but when it was placed somewhere else, the marks became particularly annoying.
The person on the mattress was obviously unable to bear the dent left by the ring.
Her brows were half relaxed and half frowned, as if she was enduring something, but not in pain either. The sound of iron chains kept echoing in the prison.
He did not have any sophisticated techniques, but smart people usually learn quickly. He had figured out a way through his last experience. Since he was picking fruit, he could not just move the ring quickly. He had to deliberately slow down and speed up, lightly and heavily, so that the fruit would be willing to release juice.
The rain was piling up layer upon layer, like fruits about to climb up the wall. Her chest was heaving, and a broken sound came out of her throat. She was too embarrassed to tell him to stop torturing her like that, so she bit her lip.
Looking down from his angle, it seemed like an urging that was both reluctant and welcoming.
It was clearly winter, but it seemed as if heat was sweeping over him, making it difficult to suppress.
Zhang Jingxuan's eyes locked on her as the chains tumbled down from her slender ankles and wrapped around his back. The chains made a relentless sound as they twisted around him, like shackles capable of locking someone down. The ringing grew louder as time passed.
But the anger in his heart became even stronger, and he almost couldn't keep calm.
She knew he was waiting for her to answer something, but she still refused to agree.
A damp crimson color slowly appeared at the corners of his eyes, and he whispered word by word:
"Is it so difficult for you to care less about others?"
Zhang Jingxuan didn't wait for her answer. The anger in his stomach and heart surged together, and he pressed harder and harder.
Xue Yuanyin closed her eyes, as if she was on the edge of a cliff and had to pull her horse back. She wanted to hold the reins tightly and stop for a while, but the vast expanse of land and her helpless body seemed to be filled with something extremely pleasurable. The rain from the sky swept over her whole body, making it almost impossible for her to think.
This was the nature of riding a horse on a cliff. She could only rely on her intuition, suppressing the breath in her throat and answering intermittently:
"I, I can't just stand by and watch myself hand over those lists of soldiers... But as long as you promise to sleep with me once and be my lover, I'm willing to consider it... Ah!"
The fierce horse suddenly stopped.
She couldn't help but gasp twice, her waist trembled slightly, and then became sore and weak.
Zhang Jingxuan paused for a few breaths, slowly let go of the branches and fruits, and looked down.
The white, translucent ring shone with a watery crystal, as if the juice of ripe fruit on the branch had suddenly squeezed out and poured all over it.
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