Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Jinjiang First Release
Chapter 85
"Su Li, promise me."
Cui Jue was a little obsessed tonight. His tone sounded gentle, but his actions were extremely reckless.
Su Li was held in his hand, and the hem of her spring dress was lifted up inch by inch by the man's pale finger bones.
He did not take off Su Li's clothes.
His cool, calloused fingertips lingered along the girl's waistline, gently kneading the soft flesh of her tender belly.
A bone-chilling numbness instantly surged up Su Li's spine. She shuddered involuntarily, and her legs felt numb.
When Cui Jue's fingers moved up along the knee...
Crushing on her legs.
Su Li finally felt the danger, and her whole body seemed to be hanging on Cui Jue.
Only the palm completely covered her, pressing firmly and fitting perfectly.
With this, he held her delicate body.
Su Li felt a finger pressing into her lips.
The moist and hot lips wrapped around Cui Jue in layers.
She was so helpless that even her arms were covered with warm sweat and a thin red spot appeared.
She knew it barely reached the base of her fingers.
Just at this moment, Cui Jue reached out with his other hand and twisted her jaw.
Cui Jue bit her lips and kissed her deeply.
Su Li's wet eyelashes trembled slightly. She smelled the fragrance of bath beans on Cui Jue's hair and clothes, and knew that he was not coming to offend her just because he was covered in blood.
Su Li gradually relaxed a little, her almond-shaped eyes blurred. In the kiss, she discussed with him: "Can you... not come in?"
Su Li knew how evil Cui Jue was, and she couldn't let him do what he wanted.
This is to avoid your waist and legs becoming weak later and people noticing.
Cui Jue's dark eyes were deep, his tone was solemn, and his warm breath fell on her ear, "Why not?"
Su Li felt the ruthlessness of Cui Jue's attack and even tried to accept him.
Su Li blinked her long eyelashes lightly, "There will be an official banquet later, I don't want anyone to see..."
She thought she had explained it clearly enough, but Cui Jue became furious when he thought of the greedy looks those gentlemen had cast on Su Li.
He casually brushed aside Su Li's wet hair and kissed her even harder.
He hooked out Su Li's tongue tip, slid across her teeth, lightly kissed her cherry lips, and swallowed her saliva.
It was as if he wanted to tear her apart and eat her.
Cui Jue continued to coax her: "Why don't you want others to see it? Is there anyone at the banquet...who you care about?"
Cui Jue twitched his lips slightly, as if teasing her, but his eyes were as cold as wind and snow.
Su Li was speechless.
Cui Jue didn't say anything else. He buried his head and kissed Su Li's white and round shoulders.
The man bit lightly or heavily, trying to absorb all the sweet sweat flowing from Su Li.
He was not satisfied with this, and he kissed Su Li's snow-white skin again, leaving some ambiguous kiss marks and tooth marks.
"Su Li, let people know that you are mine...isn't it good?"
Su Li was tortured by Cui Jue several times and had lost her temper. She was sweating all over and raised her head in anger, biting Cui Jue's beautiful, slightly bulging Adam's apple.
"Cui Jue...don't go crazy!"
The man took a deep breath, and his breathing became heavier.
But as Cui Jue's fingers hooked...
Su Li's mind went blank and she couldn't help but curl up her feet.
Finally, Cui Jue let her go.
He wiped all the wetness onto the bedding on one side.
The house was filled with the faint fragrance of osmanthus, and the sweet aroma filled the air.
Cui Jue picked up the rapidly breathing Su Li with one arm, pressed her into his arms, gently stroked her back, and comforted her patiently.
Su Li was like a dying bird, trembling, with her back hunched, curled up in Cui Jue's arms.
She opened her cherry lips slightly and took a long time to come back to her senses after the outburst.
"Do you like it? I know you enjoy it..." Cui Jue was still asking her.
Su Li closed her eyes tightly and didn't want to talk anymore.
Fortunately, she did not embarrass herself. She suppressed all the moans that she could not suppress in her throat.
Not a single sound was made.
Cui Jue knew that he had gone too far, so he took out a handkerchief and skillfully wiped her, then reached out to tidy up Su Li's dress.
Su Li was angry and didn't want to talk to him. Instead, she remained silent and waited for the monarch to take care of her.
Cui Jue was supposed to return to the imperial tent to preside over the banquet, but for some reason, he wanted to stay in this small space with Su Li for a while longer.
Cui Jue picked up Su Li, and his tall and slender figure walked towards the bed, hugged her, and wrapped her in a thin quilt.
"Is there anything you want to eat? I'll ask the royal chef to make it."
Su Li opened her eyes tiredly. She leaned against Cui Jue's broad and solid chest and whispered, "Winter Melon Candy."
Cui Jue stroked her wet cheek and vaguely remembered that a long time ago, when he fed Su Li a bitter medicine, she also muttered about winter melon candy.
Cui Jue: "Why do you like to eat this?"
Su Li was stunned, not knowing how to answer.
She carefully recalled the poor and difficult days of her childhood. She shouldn't have revealed her past to Cui Jue, but when his finger bones stroked her, she actually felt an inappropriate warmth.
Su Li felt tired and lost in thought for a long time before she whispered, "That was a sweet treat I could hardly taste in my youth..."
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In the next half hour, Cui Jue did not quarrel with her. Instead, he stuffed Su Li into the thin quilt and rolled her into a sturdy cocoon for her to take a nap.
When Su Li was in Lanhe County, she had nightmares from time to time. She dreamed of the towering courtyard walls and the door that was tightly closed by Zhou.
It's strange. Recently, Su Li has been disturbed by Cui Jue several times before going to bed. Maybe she is very tired, or maybe it's because the smell of blood and evil spirit on his body can suppress evil spirits. Su Li hasn't been troubled by nightmares for a long time and can sleep until dawn.
Until night, the sounds of sheng and xiao, the beginning of a banquet, and the pleasant music of 羯盘 and pipa could be heard outside the tent. Su Li was startled by the noisy noise and sat up straight in a daze.
Huirong seemed to have heard the noise, and hurriedly lifted the curtain and came in, bringing the clean clothes that Cui Jue had ordered.
Su Li looked a little embarrassed.
Isn't Cui Jue just trying to cover up his guilt? There was nothing wrong, but she changed her clothes for no reason, making it seem like she and Cui Jue were really having an affair.
Huirong always knew that Su Li was shy, so she did not make fun of the young lady. Instead, she respectfully helped her change into a white hyacinth red narrow-sleeved Hu clothing, and also helped her to untie her messy bun, and then braided a few small braids with pearl pine frost green silk ribbons.
Su Li looked at the Hu skirt on her body and secretly praised Cui Jue's intentions.
The silk robe with a stand-up collar just covered the crimson kiss mark on her collarbone, so as not to embarrass her in front of others. After Su Li was dressed, she followed Hui Rong to find Cui Shunying.
Su Li pretended to be Cui Shunying's lady-in-waiting, so of course she could serve beside the princess's desk.
Cui Shunying pretended to ask Su Li to pour a glass of wine, and then let her eat and drink by herself.
It was Su Li's first time to attend a state banquet where the emperor and his ministers were seated together. She stared at the small area in front of the table and did not dare to look around at others.
Until a few more dishes were brought to the red table, all of which were steamed lamb, fish soup, roast goose and other meat dishes...
Cui Shunying doesn't like lamb and fish, so she couldn't help but glance at Yang Da who was serving the dishes.
Yang Da wiped the sweat from his forehead and said attentively: "Your Highness, this is food given by His Majesty for you to try."
No matter how stupid Cui Shunying was, she knew that her brother wanted Sister Su to eat a few more bites of food.
Cui Shunying reluctantly filled the fish soup and the meat and placed them in front of Su Li. "Sanniang, please taste it for me. If it's good, I'll eat it."
Su Li was just a female official under Cui Shunying and was not qualified to sit at the table. In order to let her eat some hot food, Cui Shunying had to rack her brains to come up with an excuse.
Fortunately, Su Li was very cooperative. She held the bowl honestly and after finishing each dish, she would comment on the taste to Cui Shunying, saying that the fish soup was tender and smooth and the mutton was delicious. Cui Shunying was so hungry after hearing this that she picked up her chopsticks and tasted it herself.
The two little girls were eating happily together. Cui Jue glanced at them from a distance and knew that they had a good appetite, so he felt relieved and looked away.
Halfway through the banquet, envoys from a small foreign country came to pay tribute, saying they wanted to present a gift to Cui Jue.
The envoy smiled mysteriously and said in broken Wu dialect, "Your Majesty, the treasure I wish to present is the Uighur moon..."
The ministers of the noble families were curious. They whispered to each other and speculated in low voices what kind of treasure this tribute was.
Some say it's a scripture from the Western Regions, others say it's gold or silver, or a precious jade...
As the rapid and lively drumbeats sounded, a red carpet with a pattern of auspicious birds holding golden lotuses fell to the ground and stretched all the way from the thick lawn to Cui Jue's imperial table.
A foreign girl with golden bells tied to her ankles and an orange blossom shawl wrapped around her wrists moved closer step by step from the fluffy felt carpet.
The moment she stepped onto the carpet barefoot, the music became more radical and lingering.
The girl had brown hair, dark eyes, a high nose, a charming smile, and was incredibly beautiful. Her slender waist swayed to the beat of the drums, and her graceful dance whirled like drifting snow, a sight to behold.
It was actually the Hu Xuan dance!
When noble families held banquets, they would always prepare dancing tables and musicians.
But Cui Jue didn't like this, so when he usually had a banquet, he would at most rehearse a performance of "Pozhen Music" or "Taiping Music" before the meal started, and that would be it.
However, many officials were well aware of this and could not help but sigh in their hearts that such a beautiful and good-dancing Hu girl was truly a rare treasure. No wonder the envoy who presented the girl was so complacent and looked like he was seeking credit.
Xie Qinghan felt uneasy when she saw the Hu woman approaching Cui Jue step by step, and subconsciously glanced at the king.
However, Cui Jue looked indifferent and showed no interest at all.
It was the first time that Su Li saw such a bold and revealing girl. She watched with great interest and even hesitated to drink the wine in her hand.
After the dance was over, the Hu woman stretched out her waist and knelt before Cui Jue's desk.
She spoke fluent Wu dialect and said to Cui Jue, "Gu Zanli has long admired the wise and valiant King of Wu. Today, I would like to offer a dance at the banquet. I hope Your Majesty will forgive any shortcomings."
Gu Zanli had obviously been trained by someone, and she spoke a few auspicious words fluently and authentically. The moment she raised her eyes, her eyebrows were full of ripples, which was charming and captivating.
Cui Jue remained indifferent and just silently turned the gilded silver cup in his hand. However, the ministers next to him stared at the charming and passionate Gu Zanli and couldn't take their eyes off her.
Cui Jue glanced at the foreign envoys and said, "Since your dance performance is meritorious, I will commend you. After the banquet, I will order the officials of the Ministry of Rites to send you your rewards."
Upon hearing this, the Uighur envoy knew that Cui Jue had no intention of accepting the beauty, and he couldn't help feeling depressed. You know, Gu Zanli was the most beautiful woman in their ancient Uighur country. Even the monarchs of small countries in the Western Regions had sent betrothal gifts, wanting to marry Gu Zanli as a concubine. How come the emperor of Wu had no intention of accepting her?
The envoy didn't dare ask any more questions, but Gu Zanli had long admired Cui Jue's reputation. She bit her lip and spoke boldly, "Your Majesty, Gu Zanli has admired you for a long time. I followed the envoy to the Central Plains this time because I wanted to serve the king in person... I hope Your Majesty will not despise me because I am a Hu woman and allow me to serve you in bed."
When these words were spoken, not only the ministers at the banquet, but even Cui Shunying and Xie Qinghan were a little surprised... Asking for pleasure in public is truly shameless!
Only Su Li secretly praised her in her heart, thinking that she was a sincere and courageous girl. Cui Jue was so lucky!
It’s a pity that Cui Jue didn’t seem to be very interested in the Hu woman, and he didn’t follow Gu Zanli’s wishes.
Cui Jue was surprised and waved his hand to call the servants to send Gu Zanli out of the banquet.
Su Li was really surprised that Cui Jue was so unromantic.
But if you think about it carefully, maybe Cui Jue just prefers authentic Wu beauties with black hair and black eyes, and he is not very interested in Hu women.
Su Li turned her head away with a dull look and continued to drink the wine in her glass.
Unfortunately, Cui Jue saw all the regretful expressions on his wife's face.
Seeing that she didn't look unhappy, the man felt a chill in his heart.
Cui Jue's eyes grew even colder, his chest aching deeply, his breathing fluctuating. Upon closer inspection, besides the slight pain of cracking flesh, there was also a slight sourness in his chest.
Under the invasion of such unbearable feelings, the faint smile on Su Li's face seemed particularly annoying and glaring to Cui Jue.
It's irritating and unbearable.
Cui Jue admitted that he didn't like Su Li's magnanimity.
He also thought of the competition just now. Su Li's eyes were wandering. She could look at the sky and the earth, but her eyes never fell on Cui Jue.
She didn't pay much attention to him, just like in the previous piano lessons, everyone surrounded Cui Jue, only Su Li had the leisure to look at the summer flowers outside the courtyard.
Because she...didn't like him.
The banquet was filled with wine and everyone was in high spirits.
Cui Jue rarely showed any patience and drank one glass after another.
The king did not leave the table, but he did not want his ministers to feel restrained while eating, so he asked the eunuchs to lower the gauze curtain in front of the emperor to cover the imperial table. In this way, it could be implied that the emperor was closed-minded and could allow his ministers to eat and drink to their heart's content and have fun, and he would not blame them too much.
Cui Jue, standing behind the curtain, stared coldly at Su Li, who was sitting at the banquet on the left, through a thin layer of gauze.
After a moment, he said to Cui Shunying coldly, "Fourth sister, what is the name of the female official next to you?"
When Cui Shunying heard Cui Jue's question, he was stunned. He didn't understand why his brother asked a question even though he knew the answer. What was he doing?
Even Su Li was a little confused. She didn't know why Cui Jue was making things difficult for her in public.
Cui Shunying was putting on a show, so she had to go through with it. She whispered, "Royal brother, she's the third child in the family, so I call her 'Sanniang'."
Cui Jue raised the corner of his lips slightly, his eyes cold as he whispered, "Sanniang... come here and pour me some wine."
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