Xiao Jin placed her on the pear wood bed, his gaze burning as he stared intently at Song Lingxi.
He thought to himself, "Today's wine is really intoxicating. I feel like my body is burning up. Perhaps, it's not the wine that makes me drunk, but my own feelings."
What a pleasant surprise! Such a stunning beauty, and I happen to not dislike her at all; in fact, I'm quite pleased with her.
Xiao Jin felt his heart pounding so hard, a feeling he had never experienced before, which filled him with wonder and made him wonder why his heart was beating so fast.
His fingertips traced Song Lingxi's skin, smooth, delicate, and lustrous, like the finest pearls, with a strong sheen that didn't seem out of place but rather harmonious.
Song Lingxi was quite drunk and thought Xiao Jin was playing with her, as if she had returned to her childhood...
In that dark and gloomy little courtyard, the only person she could interact with was the maid, but she always ignored her. How she longed for a playmate!
"Hehehe, did you come here to play with me?"
Song Lingxi's cheeks were flushed. She stretched out her little finger and hooked it around Xiao Jin's big hand. The two little fingers were hooked together, one big and one small, which looked very harmonious.
As she looked at it, her eyes suddenly brightened, and the corners of her mouth turned up. She looked quite smug, tilting her little neck back and speaking sweetly.
"You pinky swear! You promised to play with me, no take-backs!"
Xiao Jin's image was clearly reflected in Song Lingxi's eyes. It was rare to see such clear eyes. Those almond-shaped eyes, which could see right to the bottom, could easily remove all of a person's disguise.
Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes slightly. In his position, he had seen all kinds of shrewd people. After all, the imperial court and harem were never short of clever people.
But these clever people are blinded by greed. They gain power through their intelligence and talent. Once they have power, they can't control their desires and commit all sorts of evil deeds, such as burning, killing, and looting.
Of course, there were also some clever people in the previous dynasty who were worldly-wise but not cynical. Their smooth nature ensured that they would not offend anyone and always maintained a place in the court.
He admires such people and is happy to protect their integrity, but even the cleanest person will change their eyes after spending too much time in the world of fame and fortune, or rather, be assimilated.
Xiao Jin had never seen such clear eyes before, like the purest snow lotus growing on a towering iceberg, untouched by worldly pollution.
He wondered if such clear eyes truly existed in the world, or if they had been trained to look that way.
"Yangzhou slender horses"—this phrase suddenly popped into Xiao Jin's mind.
The powerful and wealthy loved to cultivate playthings, finding beautiful and respectable women from the common people, or unfavored daughters of officials, to train.
Don't think this is some great wealth. He himself had suffered persecution in this area, so he paid more attention to it and noticed that these powerful people didn't treat women as human beings at all.
The outstanding women they cultivated were used as pawns to help them win over various families and consolidate their power and status.
If it doesn't work out, she'll become a prostitute for everyone, no, perhaps even worse than a prostitute in a brothel, where people have even more tricks up their sleeves, leaving her covered in wounds and a living hell.
...
Xiao Jin gently pinched Song Lingxi's chin, carefully examining her stunningly beautiful face, staring into her eyes, pondering deeply. Could this person before him also be someone specially cultivated?
Ironically, he couldn't see any seduction in it at all, which was quite strange. He couldn't possibly think that today's events were just a chance encounter between the two of them.
Is it because this young lady is such a good actress?
Xiao Jin remained skeptical; he couldn't believe that such a pure person existed in the world, as innocent and naive as a child.
"What exactly is your purpose, hmm, tell me?"
Xiao Jin could pretend to be confused. He handled so many government affairs every day that he would turn a blind eye to some people's mistakes. No one is perfect.
But Xiao Jin inexplicably didn't want to be hypocritical with this woman, and he couldn't accept even the slightest bit of exploitation. So, he began to test her.
"I can give you all the riches and honors, but tell me, who sent you here?"
The coaxing in his voice would have delighted any ordinary woman, who would have thought that simply answering one question would grant her a lifetime of wealth and honor.
But Song Lingxi was no ordinary person. She was a drunken little madwoman, playing house with Xiao Jin, so how could she possibly pay attention to his questioning?
"You're being naughty. I'm your bride, you should call me 'wife,' and you're not allowed to pinch my chin."
Song Lingxi slapped his hand away. A person who is completely drunk cannot recognize people. She treated him as her playmate and had no idea that he was an emperor.
She talked to herself, sometimes giggling incessantly, sometimes holding his hand and playing childish games with him.
If I encountered someone like this under normal circumstances, I would have dragged him out and beheaded him long ago, or at the very least, imprisoned him. Disrespecting the emperor's authority deserves severe punishment.
However, Xiao Jin was very indulgent towards Song Lingxi at this moment, even though it was the first time the two had met, and given his sensitive and suspicious nature, he had many guesses about Song Lingxi's appearance.
Undeniably, his heart was still pounding. The woman's laughter, anger, and scolding were all so vivid in his eyes, as if adding a splash of color to his life.
"Tsk, what a naughty child! Did you sneak over here without your family's knowledge? Or perhaps you admire my handsome appearance and ran away secretly?"
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