Chapter 35: Jun Xin Chuan (2) The child’s biological mother cannot be from the Great Zhou Dynasty…
The ambiguous sound of water "gurgled" along with their movements.
Their bodies were pressed together, and as they kissed, their heartbeats pounded heavily against each other's chests, like a silent but deafening accusation from both sides.
Steaming water vapor, mixed with the intimate fragrance of their bodies, spread over them, creating an unbearable heat. Even their kiss was moist and warm. As soon as their soft lips met, they were drawn fiercely into the vortex of love. Body temperature climbed, and eyelids grew heavy. Only when they were immersed in darkness could they find the courage to sink into it together.
Xie Yun's lips and teeth were forcibly pried open, and she was forced to accept Yan Huinan's kiss. With her sight gone, her other senses were infinitely magnified. Every suck and lick was magnified, every movement so profound, arousing Xie Yun's desire even more than usual.
Yan Huinan took Xie Yun's hand and hugged him. Every inch of skin that her delicate hands touched and lingered on was ignited with a ball of burning fire.
At some point, Xie Yun felt a chill all over her body, and Yan Huinan picked her up and pressed her against the bathtub.
The fog was thick as a curtain, becoming increasingly hazy. The splashing water fell all over the ground, like dark flowers blooming on bricks.
The water cooled. Yan Huinan pulled Xie Yun from the water, having fainted from the heat. Her delicate, boneless body nestled tightly in his arms. He tilted his head and gently took hold of her soft earlobe. There was a small hole in it, meant for earrings. He pressed the tip of his tongue against the hole, playing with it.
Xie Yun felt cold and wet all over, and groaned uncomfortably.
Yan Huinan then let her go, wiped the water stains off her body, changed her into pajamas, and carried her back to the bedroom.
On the way back to the bedroom, the eunuch serving Song Hongxuan actually came with several young women at night.
"General Yan, you have served us diligently this time. Your Majesty, in consideration of your hard work and dedication, is offering you the dancers that the Fenggao County Magistrate has found tonight to comfort you after your long journey."
During their conversation, Xie Yun nestled in Yan Huinan's arms, wincing uneasily at the night breeze. Her wet hair brushed against Yan Huinan's chest, evoking a tingling sensation. But Yan Huinan, preoccupied with the present, didn't notice.
He hugged Xie Yun tighter and said calmly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
The eunuch smiled, thinking, "As expected, all men are equally despicable. He's holding a woman in his arms, yet he still takes advantage of every beautiful woman who comes to him." "Hmph! I thought Yan Huinan was truly as detached from worldly affairs and women as the rumors said. Now it seems he's just that, a common man obsessed with food, sex, and nature."
He waved his hand. "When you serve the general, please be careful and sensible. Follow the general..."
Yan Huinan's eyelids twitched, and his annoyance grew. He knew what Song Hongxuan was thinking; he had only thanked him to save him some face. But before he could finish his words, the eunuch was already eager to shove someone into his side.
His voice was cold and hard, brooking no resistance: "Who said I wanted to keep them?"
The eunuch paused, "Huh?"
He was willing to submit, but these people really thought he was a soft persimmon that was easy to manipulate. Now they could come up with any despicable tricks. But they all forgot that Yan Huinan was always Yan Huinan, and he would never change. He was still the general who was not to be trifled with. "Get out with your men!"
"Yes! Yes!" The eunuch made a complete mistake. He had only seen the rumored majestic general from afar in the palace before. Now, when he saw the violent Yan Huinan with his own eyes, he was so scared that he almost fainted.
After saying that, he almost crawled away with the group of people.
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In order to reduce the harm of contraceptive soup to the body, Xie Yun tried to adjust the formula to change its effectiveness from short-term to long-term.
While preparing the medicine, her head was always dizzy. Or maybe it was not that her mind was not clear, but she was confused about the future, which made her not know what she was doing for a moment.
She looked blankly at the herbs in her hands. These things that exuded a strong herbal fragrance should have been the basis for her survival in the world, but now they became the only thing she could do for herself in her predicament.
How could she not feel resentment or hatred?
As Xie Yun wrote down the prescription, she felt a dull pain in her wrist. After she finished writing the last stroke, she gave it to Han Zhen to boil before she could finally relax. She used a chisel to chisel out a piece of ice from the copper basin of ice and gently applied it to her wrist.
This was taken by Yan Huinan last night.
What a savage.
After the prescription was changed, the efficacy of the medicine was a little difficult to grasp, but Xie Yun didn't care about much else and could only test it on himself.
Xie Yun drank the bitter medicine in one gulp without blinking, adding a touch of heroism to it even more than drinking alcohol.
Han Zhen, however, was terrified watching from the side. She had learned some pharmacology from Xie Yun and knew that Xie Yun had changed the prescription. She asked worriedly, "Madam, is this really okay?"
Xie Yun smiled and shook her head. "Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs to know what was medicine and what was poison. No problem."
Under Han Zhen's scorching gaze, Xie Yun stuck out her tongue and said jokingly, "However, there must be side effects."
"Madam!" Han Zhen suddenly shouted.
Xie Yun was very generous and repeatedly comforted Han Zhen, "You are by my side, so this side effect won't kill me. If anything happens, please take care of me for a while!"
But perhaps because the drug she was trying was new, the dosage was difficult to control. Not long after drinking a bowl of medicine, Xie Yun felt a strong urge to vomit and vomited a lot.
Seeing this, Han Zhen cried and tried to stop Xie Yun, determined not to let her continue drinking the medicine. "Madam, you can't torture yourself like this!"
Xie Yun felt dizzy and thought these things should have worked. Since she was indeed feeling unwell, she stopped torturing herself.
In the afternoon, Xie Yun, tired from drinking the contraceptive soup and vomiting again, wanted to go to sleep, but the Empress sent someone to invite her, and she didn't know why.
Xie Yun didn't want to cause trouble, so she had to force herself to go despite her tired body.
When Xie Yun arrived at the Queen's palace, she found Prince Rui there, with a group of palace maids surrounding the eldest prince and the Queen. The Queen was holding a toy with a bell to amuse the eldest prince.
Because Prince Rui rashly sneaked here, Song Hongxuan punished him by making up for the missed lessons in the Queen's palace.
As soon as he saw Xie Yun coming, he put down his brush and ran over, but when he was in front of Xie Yun, he returned to his adult appearance, serious and solemn, which was very interesting.
Xie Yun bowed and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to the Empress."
The Queen asked her to stand up and said with a smile, "I have heard of Madam Yan's name since I was still waiting to be married, but I have never had the chance to meet her. Last time, at the palace banquet, we met for the first time, but we didn't even have a chance to talk. I have always wanted to see you and have a good chat with you. But I finally had the chance today."
Xie Yun: "I don't deserve it."
The Queen didn't put on airs in front of Xie Yun. "Don't be so reserved. Just treat us as sisters who met too late. General Yan and the Emperor are cousins, and you and I are sisters-in-law. It's just that we are different as monarchs and subjects, so we don't call it that."
Xie Yun smiled apologetically. She didn't know what the Queen wanted to say by calling her here, but it couldn't be that she really just wanted to chat and talk about daily life, right?
"I heard that you were ill a few days ago. Are you feeling better now?"
"Much better. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"That's good." The queen smiled gracefully, and the radiance radiating from her inside out was bright and lofty. She must have received extremely strict education when she was waiting to be married, and she was trained to embark on this admirable path since she was young.
"The news of your heroic performance at the archery range has already spread throughout the palace. Yesterday, His Royal Highness Prince Rui also wrote to me about your excellent archery skills. If there is a chance, would you let me see them too?" When the Queen said this, Xie Yun actually felt a hint of envy.
Xie Yun always responded.
She initially thought she was overthinking it, but the Queen continued, "Did you know? In fact, many young girls in the capital at that time envied you or admired you. Of course, there were also some who were jealous of you out of envy. I was jealous too. I envied you for being able to so brazenly and ostentatiously shine on the archery range."
Xie Yun didn't know this. She had very few noble ladies on her side before. So, without any close friends, she could only associate with Yan Huinan and the others.
But in fact, Xie Yun believed from the bottom of her heart that the queen was also a rare woman in the world.
The Queen also said that Prince Rui had been looking forward to Xie Yun's arrival, and she had promised Prince Rui that as long as Xie Yun came, she would allow him to play for a while.
Maybe the reason for expecting her to come more often is because of the latter?
Xie Yun couldn't help laughing as she looked at Prince Rui.
This Prince Rui was really well-behaved and easy to coax. She thought that he would be unhappy because she and Yan Huinan had left him at the training ground. But when he came back, he actually spoke well of her.
The Queen waved to Xie Yun, "Would you like to come and see the little fellow who caught General Yan's bone ring?"
In the crib was a chubby, pink baby, laughing heartily because his mother had used some fun toys to amuse him. Upon seeing the unfamiliar face of Xie Yun, his little face froze for a moment, as if he was trying to figure out who this person was.
"You tease him." The queen said this like a loving mother, wanting to show off her child to the whole world.
"Does Madam Yan like children? Have you ever thought about having a child of your own with General Yan?"
Xie Yun truly thought the child was adorable. She wasn't particularly fond of children, but she didn't dislike them either. If a child was well-behaved and obedient, she would be quite fond of them. But she hadn't considered having a child with Yan Huinan.
I just don’t know what the Queen means by asking this question now.
Is he Yan Huinan's lobbyist? Or is he some other person?
She followed the Queen's words and reached out to touch the eldest prince's little face. The baby's skin was as smooth and soft as mutton-fat jade, and as tender as white tofu just out of the pot.
As a result, as soon as Xie Yun's hand touched it, the eldest prince pouted and burst into tears.
Xie Yun was terrified, but luckily the wet nurse arrived in time and picked up the child. It turned out that the little guy was just tired from playing and hungry.
After the little farce, the eldest prince was taken away to be nursed. The Queen's focus shifted to the events of the previous night: "The Emperor sent a few young women to General Yan last night, but they were kicked out. Do you know about this?"
"What?" Xie Yun had no idea, but she had been with Yan Huinan until she fainted last night. This could only have happened after she fainted.
She shook her head honestly, "I don't know."
"Really?" The Queen's smile made it unclear what her attitude was. She simply ordered someone to bring a bowl of drink to Xie Yun, "Madam Yan, try this iced drink."
It looked like just a normal summer cool drink, but Xie Yun felt inexplicably uneasy.
"Your Majesty, I am not feeling well today... so I cannot drink anything cold." Xie Yun said in embarrassment.
She really couldn't drink ice today.
The Queen didn't force it, but she didn't say she didn't have to drink either. She simply continued, "Madam Yan should know that General Yan is the God of War of the Great Zhou. The Emperor values everything about him, including his offspring and even the identity of the child's mother. You should understand what I mean."
The Queen's meaning was very clear.
This means that the biological mother of the person who will inherit Yan Huinan's title in the future will not and should not be a sinner of the Great Zhou.
The Empress heard that Xie Yun couldn't drink ice cold, so she asked someone to change it to a hot cup. It seemed that she had to drink it.
Han Zhen, who was standing aside, was frightened by the atmosphere. She looked at the Queen with a smile on her face and a kind look on her face, but she was afraid of the bowl of medicine in her heart.
Although she was not in a position to speak at this moment, she still wanted to stop Xie Yun. Just by looking at the steaming bowl of medicine with a strong ginger aroma, it was difficult to discern what was in it.
But it was too late. Xie Yun had already calmly scooped a spoonful and drank it!
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