Chapter 26 Ah Xun... Is it okay?
They had moved to a different place sometime during the night, and there was always an inexplicable ambiguity in the bed, especially between a young couple. Not to mention now, with Yang Qing's clothes hanging loosely, it was clear that their relationship was anything but ordinary.
Li Shangxuan whispered in her ear, "Don't move." His hands weren't idle either; not content with just kneading her through her clothes, he reached inside her dress, observing her expression as he did so, afraid of hurting her.
She was so soft, he couldn't help but use more force.
Yang Qing was both ashamed and angry. How could she not escape this fate even in this second life? He didn't know what had gotten into him, but he just stared straight at her. She got even angrier and forgot to push him away. She just covered her face with her hands.
Li Shangxuan couldn't see her face, so his movements became even gentler. He kissed her chin and whispered, "Are you comfortable?"
Yang Qing's voice leaked out from between her fingers: "Not at all."
Li Shangxuan didn't ask any more questions. He used to think about these things and felt it would be abrupt for her, but after those fragmented moments appeared in his mind, he suddenly understood. No matter what, they would always be husband and wife, before and now.
He didn't quite believe what she said, at least nine-tenths of him doubted it. Abandoning the most vulnerable point and moving downwards, he tried to distract her with words, "I think there's something wrong with what you're saying. If I really had three palaces and six courtyards, would you still have stayed with me for so many years?"
Given her personality, it would be normal for her to curse him as an "old dog" if he had other women.
Yang Qing sensed his intention, her body tensed, and she focused her mind on retorting, "You were already the emperor back then, what could I do even if I was angry?"
Before she could even speak, she couldn't help but cry out. Li Shangxuan, seemingly out of kindness, covered her mouth and said, "Keep your voice down, the soundproofing here isn't very good."
Yang Qing glared at him, but it wasn't intimidating at all; instead, it sounded like a couple playfully teasing each other.
Li Shangxuan released his hand from her mouth, and Yang Qing clenched her teeth tightly to prevent any groans or panting from escaping and being heard by others.
Although his flirting was still inexperienced, his physical reactions were undeniable.
She closed her eyes, not daring to look at him, but her senses were even more acute. His slender fingers even had a thin layer of calluses on them, probably from holding a pen, and they weren't as soft as hers.
Yang Qing couldn't help but recall their wedding night in their previous life. Back then, Li Shangxuan was still innocent and naive, and the two of them blushed and fumbled around in their bridal chamber. It was nothing like the situation now...
When it was over, Yang Qing was finally free. He released her and leaned down to kiss her tenderly. Because they were so close, she could naturally feel his unusual behavior.
Li Shangxuan asked softly, as if in a daze, "Ah Xun... I want to go in, is that alright?"
Yang Qing, who had been lost in thought, immediately snapped out of it upon hearing this, forcefully pushing him away and rejecting him decisively, "Are you crazy!"
Li Shangxuan didn't speak. He realized it was inappropriate as soon as he spoke, but his tongue seemed to be completely out of his control, and the words just came out naturally.
Faced with Yang Qing's accusations, he said nothing, but simply hugged her tightly again in silence.
Yang Qing assumed he hadn't given up yet, so she could only explain in a soft voice, "It really won't work. What if we get pregnant?"
She had experienced many such things before, so she had nothing to object to, but since it was like this before marriage, she still couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.
Li Shangxuan explained in a hoarse voice, "I won't touch you."
Yang Qing was relieved, but then she heard him say, "Whether or not we have children, I will marry you as soon as I get back."
Yang Qing was stunned for a moment. That's not right. In their previous life, they got married three years later, by which time Li Shangxuan had already ascended the throne.
Why is he in such a hurry to marry her this time?
After thinking it over, there was only one reason: he was lusting after her body!
Yang Qing was very unhappy: "Just because you say you want to marry me, does that mean I have to marry you?"
Li Shangxuan said softly, "Then I beg you, will you marry me?"
Yang Qing said, "It's no use begging me! Even if you don't admit it, the things from your past life are still there. You're a womanizer, and I won't fall for it a second time!"
She climbed out of his arms and sat down to straighten her clothes.
Li Shangxuan sat up with her and said, "If you don't want to marry me, then I'll go to your house to propose. Your parents will eventually agree."
Yang Qing was initially furious that someone dared to threaten her, but then she remembered that her mother now held Li Shangxuan in utter disgust. She immediately became smug and said, "Go if you want. If you weren't the Crown Prince, my mother would definitely have chased you out with a broom!"
Li Shangxuan said decisively, "Impossible."
Teacher Mingming and his family are very satisfied with him.
Yang Qing, her eyebrows raised in a mocking smile, said, "How is it impossible? Do you still think it's like before? Let me tell you, my mother is fed up with you now. She thinks you're a fickle and despicable person."
She smiled and gave him a few malicious glances, saying sarcastically, "Although that's exactly how you are."
Li Shangxuan pinched her face with one hand, and Yang Qing said angrily, "What are you doing! Let go of me!"
After releasing him, Li Shangxuan snorted coldly: "Then we'll see when we get back."
Yang Qing rubbed his face. This brat dared to pinch his face. "Don't forget, Empress Ming's niece is still waiting for you."
This time, Li Shangxuan didn't pinch her face. Instead, he grabbed her hand and squeezed it. "If you weren't really stupid, you would know that the Crown Princess would never come from the Ming family again."
Yang Qing said, "Fine, you actually dared to laugh at me for being stupid!"
She tried to shake off Li Shangxuan's hand, but failed. She tried again, but still failed.
Li Shangxuan laughed as he watched her futile efforts. Instead of letting go, he held her even tighter, threatening her with a hint of mockery, "So what if your parents don't agree? If I don't become emperor, so be it. But once I do, no matter where you run off to, I'll bring you back. If you marry someone else, I'll take your wife as my own. If you become a nun, I'll just snatch a little nun from you. Anyway, you'll always be mine."
Yang Qing said, "You're shameless. Who's yours? My legs are my own, and I can go wherever I want."
Li Shangxuan said, "Then I'll follow you wherever you go, is that alright?"
Yang Qing said, "Don't try to fool me. There's still the emperor waiting for you to become. How could you possibly follow me forever?"
Li Shangxuan paused for a moment, seemingly thinking seriously for a while, before saying, "If you don't want me to be emperor, I can choose not to. Aren't you always worried about me having a harem? If I don't become emperor..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Qing covered his mouth, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
She knew that neither men nor women could take words seriously in bed.
But the two parties involved knew it wouldn't count; if word got out, it could be fatal.
A ruler who loves beauty more than his country can be considered a foolish and incompetent ruler throughout history in the eyes of others.
Yang Qing said, "I don't believe it. You always talk nonsense. You know what? Wanwan once told me, 'If men are reliable, pigs can fly.' I think that's absolutely true."
Li Shangxuan was speechless for a moment, then removed her hand. "What's going on in her head? I need to warn her to stop teaching you this nonsense."
Yang Qing said, "What's all this nonsense? It's clearly the truth!"
The candles on the lampstand had almost burned out. The summer blanket was thin, and even though Yang Qing covered herself completely with it, it was still a bit stuffy. "You should leave now, I want to sleep!"
Li Shangxuan looked at her for a while before saying, "Alright, I'm leaving. Remember to cover yourself with a blanket when you sleep tonight, it's windy on the river."
Yang Qing mumbled incoherently for a moment, then poked her head out when she heard the door close. She stared blankly at the flickering candlelight for a while. The commotion had left her with a thin layer of sweat, but she didn't want to make a big fuss about taking a bath, so she could only calm down slowly.
When the last bit of candlelight went out, she slowly closed her eyes. This time, however, her dream was not one of those blush-inducing, heart-pounding erotic dreams from her past life, but rather memories of her and Li Shangxuan from their childhood.
Li Shangxuan's mother, Consort Xue, was a second wife. She was brought into the emperor's harem after her first husband died, but this did not prevent her from being highly favored.
In Yang Qing's childhood memories, Li Shangxuan seemed quite pitiful because the emperor and Consort Xue argued and sulked every few days.
It is said that a mother's status rises with her son's, but whether in the imperial family or in an ordinary family, it is actually more often the son who rises with his mother's status. Every time these adults quarrel, it is Li Shangxuan who is neglected.
As for the emperor's subsequent favor towards Li Shangxuan, that happened after Consort Xue's death.
At that time, the eldest prince born to Empress Ming was still alive. He was the eldest son and the legitimate heir. Although the emperor had not officially appointed him, the position of crown prince seemed to be in his grasp. No one would have expected that he would die young, allowing Li Shangxuan to seize the opportunity.
In short, Li Shangxuan back then was far less powerful than he is now. He wasn't exactly pitiful, but he certainly wasn't as dazzling.
At that time, Master Chi was working at the Imperial Academy. Because of his grandfather's influence, the emperor appointed him as Li Shangxuan's teacher.
The second wife often mocked him, saying that he was the only one who had remained stagnant for so many years without being promoted to the first rank.
Li Shangxuan had been frequenting the Chi family since he was a child, so it was impossible for him not to be familiar with Yang Qing.
His eldest and second eldest sisters were too old to talk much with a little kid like him. His third sister, Rongyue, was only a year older than him, but she was precocious and thoughtful, and she also didn't want to have much contact with men. The only one he could talk to occasionally was Yangqing.
In her past life, Yang Qing had asked Li Shangxuan why he chose her as his empress. He said it could only be her, and she was so moved that she cried buckets. Now that she thinks about it, he probably just got used to it.
He's always like this. He seems like a nice person, but he always has bad intentions and always tries to bully people. You can't find many people like me who are so cowardly and let him bully them.
Just like those two girls surnamed Ming, each one more proud than the other.
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