Chapter 51 and Tao Wants.
“Say you want it too, say it, just say it…”
The man, his breath hot, whispered seductively between kisses.
Qin Song was already infatuated, trapped by the rosemary on his body, and caught in a huge wave of passion.
Her body was trembling, and she couldn't speak at all, but unconsciously she responded to his lips and tongue, silently asking for more.
The man's eyes were bloodshot, and his arms, which were supporting him on the pillow, were trembling noticeably. Suddenly, it sounded like another person was speaking: "No...no, I'll hurt you."
His voice was muffled, as if he were admonishing himself.
He knelt before her, patiently staring at her. After a long while, he lowered his head again and roughly sucked on her lips, almost biting and invading her completely.
He lowered his hand, peeled back her clothes, and moved his lips and tongue down...
"Ouch." The wound on her shoulder was touched, and the pain brought tears to her eyes, and her chest even spasmed.
The man stopped abruptly, his bloodshot eyes widened, and after a few heavy breaths, he suddenly sat up.
The scorching heat suddenly dissipated, and Qin Song clearly felt his body yearning for something.
She looked at the young man in red with dazed eyes. He sat on the edge of the bed with his back to her, his eyes closed, as if he was fighting with himself and trying to regain his senses.
As Qin Song's pain subsided, he was about to call out to him when the man suddenly raised his large, arrogant hand, his eyes flashing with malice.
Qin Song instinctively felt a chill and suddenly moved to the inside of the bed.
"Slap!" The sound of a slap on the forehead echoed throughout the room.
Immediately afterwards, the man's broad body slumped onto Qin Song's lap.
Everything happened so fast that it took Qin Song a long time to react.
...Tao Qingyang slapped his forehead, knocking himself unconscious.
The chaos stopped, and the surroundings became quiet.
Qin Song lay limp on the bed, the lingering sensation of his touch still present on his lips and chest—rough, hot, rapid, fierce…
She had to admit that he had aroused her desire, and she felt hot all over.
Looking around the room, there was a broken table on the floor that had just been smashed. The decor was old and the furnishings were simple. Although the bedding on the bed had been changed, it was clear that no one had lived there for a long time.
This cold and austere room is utterly devoid of charm, yet Qin Song has gone mad.
It was as if they had been bewitched, lured, and imprisoned.
It urgently needs to be filled and released.
She clearly resisted intimacy with him, but her body language betrayed her.
Whether just now or now, fear and compliance constantly pull at her, leaving her no time to think, and she trembles as she lets him get closer.
Unable to suppress the chaotic thoughts swirling in her mind, she frantically relived the intense struggle that had just transpired.
Her collar was disheveled, and with the main door of the room open, the breeze blowing through the hall didn't cool her at all; instead, she felt hot all over.
Like ants crawling.
Like beans rolling.
The strange feeling of the secret place left her feeling incredibly empty and unbearably thirsty.
The scent of rosemary mixed with the smell of blood enveloped her, and she couldn't help but move her legs, the rubbing of the fabric sending a tingling, electric shock through her.
I can't control it.
I can't stop.
She pulled her leg out, stood up, and looked at the man lying at the foot of the bed. His clothes were slightly open, and his firm chest muscles were faintly visible with his heavy breathing.
The small mole below her collarbone was like a hook, drawing Qin Song's already wanton thoughts, causing them to fall deeper and deeper into depravity.
She wanted to kiss his eyes, touch his chin, lick his Adam's apple, bite his collarbone, and caress his scars.
She reached inside his blood-stained collar...
Her mind was in a mess, and she watched helplessly as her hand touched the man's eyebrows, his Adam's apple... and finally stopped at that small mole.
She kissed it.
She then pulled back his shirt and kissed the slightly raised pink scar below his collarbone...
My nerves are on edge and I'm anxious, but my body feels weak and numb.
She lay down beside him, her hand moving back to her body...
She had never had this experience before, and she never needed to do anything herself, so she was completely disorganized.
Anxious, empty, and unbearable.
She closed her eyes and remembered Lu Youchuan's soft lips and tongue.
Li Yu's beautiful hands.
There was also the lingering, burning breath of the person beside her on her waist, and the decadent expression on their lips and teeth as they bit the sash at her waist.
Not enough, not enough, still not enough...
She missed the strength of Lu Youchuan's lips and tongue.
Li Yu's hands caressed him.
And the person beside her used his neat teeth to tear away her only defenses, and used his subtle movements as he hid behind her to calm the rising heat in her body.
...
She stopped moving the moment the footsteps approached.
Spring has not yet arrived, and the flower buds have not yet blossomed.
Qin Song broke out in a thin sweat, and physiological tears welled up in the corners of his eyes as his sense of emptiness reached its peak.
She felt even more powerless than when she was on her period, lying between Li Yu and Lu Youchuan.
"Knock, knock, knock." A tentative knocking sounded on the door.
Qin Song sighed resentfully, pulled out his fingers that had turned white and wrinkled from soaking, straightened his clothes, and sat up like a walking corpse. "Come in."
"You...you knocked him unconscious?"
Liniang entered the room alone and looked at the young man in red who was fast asleep on the bed. She could not hide her shock.
Qin Song glanced at the person on the bed, the mist in his pupils gradually fading: "He hit himself."
Li Niang calmed down again: "He's capable of doing such things. You can't handle him when he gets agitated."
She spoke so naturally that Qin Song became even more displeased.
It wasn't just because she wasn't satisfied; more importantly, her emptiness was caused by Tao Qingyang.
Tao Qingyang and the woman before her had long been indulging in romantic affairs, and she was dissatisfied with her body that was no longer under her control.
Qin Song showed no hostility towards the person in front of him and casually asked, "Miss Li, you know all this?"
Li Niang's expression changed, but she forced herself to remain calm: "Miss Qin, please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean anything by it."
Qin Song was slightly shocked, but her thoughts gradually cleared. She wanted to wash herself and casually replied, "You recognize me?"
"Of course, I also want to see Miss Qin on my trip back to Yunzhou."
"oh?"
"Yunzhou is fraught with danger. Please, Miss Qin, leave with me."
"Where to?" Qin Song asked gently. "I think it's not appropriate for Miss Li to take Uncle Yuan back to the capital. After all, given his mindset, he certainly wouldn't be able to accept your status as a courtesan. He's getting old, and he probably can't handle the shock."
"Do you know who I am?" Li Niang suddenly grabbed the hem of her clothes.
Is that hard to guess?
Of all the women in the capital who were associated with Tao Qingyang, she had only heard of the courtesan of Wanhua Tower.
Qin Song did not answer, but just looked at her quietly, his gaze calm, neither praising nor criticizing.
Li Niang no longer concealed anything: "I don't intend to let my father know my identity, so I won't return to the capital. Miss Qin can come with me to Jiangnan. There are too many variables in Yunzhou. We'll make plans after things stabilize."
"If I remember correctly, I was the one who saved you just now, right?" Qin Song's expression suddenly turned cold. "You actually dared to try and take advantage of me."
Li Niang paused, not expecting Qin Song's attitude to change so quickly, and did not rush to respond.
Qin Song stood up and approached her: "Jiangnan is my Qin family's territory. If I wanted to go to Jiangnan, why would I go with you? Rather than saying that I'm going to Jiangnan with you, it would be more accurate to say that you're asking me to give you protection in Jiangnan."
Li Niang was speechless.
Qin Song's gaze was intense: "Speak, what exactly is your purpose? You are just a helpless and weak woman, what gives you the confidence to persuade me to go with you?"
Li Niang swallowed hard, having no more room for pretense: "Miss Qin, please believe me, leaving Yunzhou immediately might still be in time."
"What exactly do you know?" Qin Song pressed on. "If you are honest with me, I can consider your request and find a place of refuge for you and Uncle Yuan in Jiangnan."
Li Niang pursed her lips, still unwilling to speak plainly, "In short, if you insist on taking Yunzhou, you will only perish here."
"Okay, if you're not willing to say it outright, then I'll ask you another question."
Qin Song stopped staring at her, lowered his head slightly and straightened his still loose clothes. "How am I different to you? General Tao is your savior. You could watch him die with 100,000 troops, yet you came back to persuade me to leave? I don't think I'm anything special."
"No, I don't want to harm General Tao. He is the best gentleman I have ever met. He never jokes about women, and he has never belittled the sisters of Wan Hua Lou. He has even protected the sisters who were bullied many times. If possible, I hope he can live to be a hundred years old."
Li Niang's tone was very sincere, and Qin Song couldn't help but turn around and look at the unconscious man lying on the bed. The wound on his arm was still bleeding slightly and urgently needed to be bandaged.
The woman beside him said regretfully, "But there's so little he can do. No one can escape Yunzhou unscathed."
What a joke! He's a general commanding an army of 100,000, yet he says he can do so little.
Shouldn't the one who can do so little be the eldest princess, who is constantly hampered?
Qin Song seemed to have sensed something amiss and wanted to get more concrete information from her: "You still haven't answered me why you turned back specifically for me."
"Because the Empress is about to give birth."
Qin Song asked, "Was it a daughter?"
If she were a prince, the whole country would probably be celebrating; she couldn't possibly be completely unaware.
Li Niang shook her head. "She gave birth to a monster, and he died on the same day. The current emperor only has one daughter, the eldest princess. There is no suitable successor from the collateral branches of the royal family. The crown prince is vacant, and establishing an heir has become a problem. Although the eldest princess is a woman, she has become the only one who is rightfully to inherit the throne."
"What does that have to do with me?" Qin Song continued to press.
"If the eldest princess sits on the dragon throne, she will be different from any other monarch of the Li family. She will protect the women of the world, instead of treating us like weeds, hiding us under the fists and feet of men. She can do much more than a mere General Tao. But all of this will require a long process and will inevitably go through many difficulties. It will require the joint efforts of many people like Miss Qin who disregard worldly customs and dare to break with tradition."
Liniang's face, which had initially shown signs of disappointment, became more and more excited as she spoke, filled with great anticipation for the future she spoke of.
Qin Song certainly hoped that all of this could come to pass, but she also felt it was very unrealistic: "More than the Princess's blueprint for rule, I'd like to know what grudge the Princess has against General Tao?"
Li Niang looked at Qin Song seriously for a moment, then suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh: "How could I possibly know the inside story if even Miss Qin doesn't know it?"
After she finished speaking, she seemed to realize something: "You don't think that I'm that close to General Tao, do you? Well, General Tao of Shengchuan in the capital stays at Wanhua Tower every night, and everyone thinks that he and I have a close relationship. It seems that this method of deceiving people is still effective."
"To deceive people?"
"General Tao frequented the brothel Wan Hua Lou only to dispel His Majesty's suspicions about military generals. I happened to be there as well. I thought he wasn't interested in women, but I didn't expect him to be an exception for Miss Qin."
The Great Yu Dynasty valued civil officials over military ones, was extremely wary of military generals, and indulged in brothels and pleasure quarters, making them seem like easy targets.
If that's the case, then is the root of her resistance to him just a fabricated pretense?
Qin Song fell into deep thought, and Li Niang urged, "Miss Qin, don't delay, it will be too late if we don't leave now."
Qin Song looked at her. She knew what she was anxious about. Uncle Yuan must have told her that soldiers had already returned to the city to inform people to come and pick her up. If they delayed any longer, she would run into the people who came to pick her up as soon as she went out, and she would not be able to take her away so easily.
"I'm still considering it." Qin Song deliberately sat back on the bed. "If the Princess is truly as you say, willing to create a more enlightened and prosperous era, I would gladly give my life. But have you ever thought about this? Putting aside the preciousness of life, let's talk about men and women. Yunzhou and Danzhou are not prefectures for men. There are countless women here. Should they just be abandoned? I certainly can't do that."
Li Niang fell silent.
Qin Song sighed and said seriously, "Miss Li, do you think we can go back even if I agree? If it really comes to the point where you need to rush to take your father away, then I guess you will become the first prey of your secret before you even leave Yunzhou. Because your beauty, your powerlessness, and the tip of the iceberg you know are all deadly blades."
If I'm not mistaken, the eldest princess probably wants to use her to find the crown prince's whereabouts, thereby eliminating her last threat.
Of course, it's also possible that they were attracted by the power of the Qin family.
Li Niang frowned slightly and did not reply.
“I’ll give you a chance. Tell me all the secrets you know, and we can be friends. Of course, if you’re stubborn, that’s fine too. Did you ever say the word ‘crush’?” Qin Song raised his eyes and looked at her solemnly. “Only when your power is great enough can no one shake you. Thank you for reminding me. The Qin family comes from a prominent family in Jiangnan.”
Based on Li Niang's few words, Qin Song had roughly guessed what was going on in Yun and Dan prefectures from the clues. Indeed, they could not delay any longer, but she could not go with her.
Li Niang was also adamant; if she couldn't take Qin Song away, she wouldn't linger. She nodded regretfully, "Thank you, Miss Qin, but I dare not gamble. I must ensure my father leaves Yun—"
She stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.
The distinct sound of horses' hooves approached from afar, accompanied by the rapid sound of carriage wheels turning.
Li Niang looked slightly nervous. Both of them knew perfectly well that the messenger who had gone to Yunzhou to deliver the message had returned.
Qin Song calmly said, "If you insist on leaving, I will not stop you."
The Zhenbei Army must recognize her; if she were to run into them, it would be difficult for her to leave.
She really left, leaving Qin Song alone in the room again. The sticky feeling made her uncomfortable.
But in an instant, the sound of the carriage stopped in the courtyard, and Qin Song became happy again.
He went out into the main room, picked up the clean clothes on the table, and stepped out the door.
As soon as she stepped outside the door, she was met with a steady and warm embrace. Without a word, the young man pulled her into his arms, and his cool fragrance filled her emptiness.
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Author's note: Did I scare you all?
The female lead will quench her thirst in the next chapter. [Huang Xin]
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