Chapter 75 When asking for help, one must have the right attitude.
But that was simply impossible. Not to mention she was a girl, her cousins were all focused on their studies.
Yang Qing wrinkled her nose and swallowed the small pill with a bitter face. Because she swallowed it so quickly, she only tasted a little sweetness. It must have been coated with a layer of sugar on the outside.
She saw Li Shangxuan's eyes light up, but he shifted his body back, as if afraid she would molest him.
She felt completely bewildered. What was this person trying to do? He had forced her to take the medicine, but now he was putting on this act. What was he trying to do?
Li Shangxuan retreated again and again until he had nowhere left to retreat.
He watched as Yang Qing swallowed the pill, and he was almost bursting with excitement.
Xin Wanyou, that uneducated doctor, knows firsthand how potent the medicine he concocted is, having taken it himself.
Once the drug takes effect in a little while, Yang Qing will have no choice but to give in; she'll definitely cling to him.
He tried his best to maintain a serious demeanor, carefully observing her. When he saw her face getting redder and redder, he knew that it was almost working.
Yang Qing felt as if a fire was burning inside her body. The season had changed, from the transition between autumn and winter to the hottest part of summer.
To her at this moment, Li Shangxuan was like mung bean soup with ice cubes.
She finally understood Li Shangxuan's intentions. This stingy guy was simply still holding a grudge about what happened at the hot springs last time, and he really wanted to force her to beg him.
Yang Qing certainly didn't want to back down.
At first, it was alright; she gritted her teeth, pinched her thigh, and endured it. But before long, the effects of the drug became increasingly difficult to resist.
She moved a little closer to him, which Li Shangxuan noticed, but he didn't react at all.
Yang Qing bit her lip, unable to bear the torment of this invisible fire any longer. She cursed Li Shangxuan in her heart for being a despicable person, but her hand honestly reached out to take his hand. Her eyes were misty, and her voice startled even herself when she spoke.
"Your Highness, I've already taken the medicine..."
She wouldn't just stand by and watch her suffer alone, would she?
Li Shangxuan actually shook off her hand, his lips curved into a smile, but his words were icy cold: "Miss Chi, please have some self-respect."
Yang Qing was furious. She really wanted to respect herself. If he hadn't forced her to take that strange medicine, how could she not respect herself?
How can there be such evil people in this world?
She quickly turned to leave, but her legs were so weak that she could barely move. However, if she went out, she would surely alert the other palace maids, which would be incredibly embarrassing.
If Li Shangxuan had left, that would have been fine; she might have been able to get through it on her own. But he refused to leave, instead sitting at the foot of the bed, his gaze fixed intently on her.
She could see it, but couldn't eat it, which amplified her distress tenfold.
Yang Qing really wanted to cry. Her backbone had always been intermittent, and she was almost dying of distress when her backbone vanished.
She leaned closer and spontaneously sat in his lap. He trembled slightly but did not pull away, which relieved Yang Qing; he hadn't made up his mind to deal with her yet.
She wrapped her arms around his neck; she had never spoken so sweetly in her entire life, not even counting her previous one.
"Your Highness, I'm really in so much pain..."
Unless he was truly impotent, she didn't believe he really wouldn't do anything.
He's Li Shangxuan, after all; that's what he thinks about all the time.
Li Shangxuan didn't kick her off him, but he sneered, "Didn't Miss Chi tell me to have some self-respect? How come you're acting so disrespectful now?"
From the moment she was in his arms, her fragrance kept wafting over. While she was still nestled in his arms, he secretly sniffed and finally identified the source: her still slightly damp hair.
Yang Qing blushed and said reproachfully, "That was before we were married, so of course we had to observe the proper etiquette. But now that we're married, why is Your Highness starting to call me 'Miss Chi'?"
Li Shangxuan sneered inwardly. If she really thought that way, how could she have been living so carefree these past few days?
He said coldly, "Don't you also call me 'Your Highness'?"
Yang Qing immediately changed her address: "Brother Shang Xuan".
"Who is your brother?"
Yang Qing cursed him several times in her heart, but on the surface she went along with him and changed her address to "husband".
Li Shangxuan's body went limp, but he still stubbornly said, "Oh, so you do know about me."
He ran his fingers across her cheek and could clearly feel the person beneath him trembling violently; she was probably really about to give up.
His fingers lingered for only a moment before pulling away again. Yang Qing immediately pressed against him, rubbing against him reluctantly. She really couldn't take it anymore, and her voice began to tremble with tears, "I really can't hold back anymore."
Li Shangxuan said, "If you beg me, I'll help you."
His scheme succeeded, and he was finally satisfied, revealing a smug smile.
Yang Qing seemed to have lost her mind, staring blankly at him. Li Shangxuan patted her lower back, and she immediately straightened up, throwing caution to the wind, "Please, husband, please help me."
Li Shangxuan was finally satisfied, but he remained arrogant, unlike his usual eagerness. He slowly and methodically gave orders, "Take off your shirt and feed me yourself."
His gaze was intense, and the direction he was looking at was obvious. Yang Qing understood, and she felt both ashamed and annoyed, remaining motionless for a long time.
Li Shangxuan urged, "When you ask someone for a favor, you should have the right attitude."
Yang Qing could only reluctantly search for the ties on her clothes.
*****
The next morning, it was late in autumn and winter, and there was only a dim light outside.
Yang Qing was held tightly in someone's arms as soon as she opened her eyes, and she was still not used to it.
They had shared a bed since they got married, but before, she would wake up to find no one beside her.
She tried to break free, but failed once and twice; instead, the embrace tightened.
Yang Qing then realized what was going on and said through gritted teeth, "You're awake now, what are you pretending for?"
Li Shangxuan opened his eyes as expected, a smile playing on his lips as he pulled the person into his arms. "Why did your attitude change so quickly? You weren't like this last night..."
Yang Qing was annoyed and covered his mouth with her hand to stop him from saying any more vulgar things, but after covering his mouth, she was caught off guard and he licked her palm.
She could only shrink back, protesting, "I've never seen such a shameless person as you!"
Li Shangxuan twirled a strand of her hair around his finger, "You still have the nerve to say that? Now you've become even more capable, daring to spread rumors in the palace that I'm impotent. Do you know what a serious crime that is?"
Yang Qing felt a little wronged. If he didn't come, people would suspect something was amiss; what could she do?
"What serious crime could I have committed? You might as well drag me out and beat me to death. That would be better than this, where I can only tease you when I feel like it and then discard you when I don't. I've had enough of this life!"
After saying that, she started to sob.
Li Shangxuan couldn't tell for a moment whether she was really crying or pretending, so he coaxed her gently, "When did I ever abandon you? It's all because of the hurtful things you said before."
Yang Qing said, "If I've hurt you so much, why are you still coming to see me?"
Li Shangxuan said in a low voice, "Didn't we agree on this last night?"
Yang Qing was speechless. What did he mean by "agreed"? He had clearly taken advantage of her vulnerability and forced her to say strange things.
Li Shangxuan smiled. As if afraid she would forget, he wanted to help her remember, "You forgot? You said it yourself, you like me so much, and that you were just confused that time. From now on, you will never say hurtful things again."
Yang Qing glared at him angrily. He was shameless; it was clearly just him coaxing her into saying that.
If she hadn't said that, he wouldn't...
Thinking of this, she felt embarrassed again and tried to cover her head with the blanket, but Li Shangxuan pulled the blanket away, saying, "What are you hiding from?"
Yang Qing said resentfully, "I will remember how you bullied me!"
Li Shangxuan: "Perfect, I also need to settle accounts with you. If you continue to spout nonsense, I will sentence you to caning again, just like last night, and I will personally carry it out."
Yang Qing was furious. She looked down and saw that her shoulders and neck, which were exposed outside the herbal tuber, were covered with red spots from being sucked, almost forming a continuous patch.
If things are like this here, one can only imagine what it's like underneath the Terminalia chebula.
Her face flushed red, and too lazy to argue with him anymore, she complained, "You're always like this."
Seeing that she had suddenly become quiet, Li Shangxuan asked curiously, "What's always wrong with me?"
Yang Qing pointed out the red marks on her skin to him: "Look."
Li Shangxuan's eyes darkened.
Yang Qing noticed the change in his eyes, and without hesitation pinched his waist, spitting out, "You're practically a reincarnated lecher! I hate you so much!"
Luckily, it's cold, so she can wear a turtleneck to cover up. If it were summer, how could she possibly face anyone?
Li Shangxuan coughed, feeling somewhat embarrassed, but it was really not her fault.
He had never seen her act like that before, whether in a dream from a past life or in this one.
Normally, he would definitely remember this and not leave any trace outside.
Seeing that she had softened and stopped arguing with him, he sighed, and the emptiness in his heart that had been there for so long was finally filled. "I not only remembered what you said last night, but I also took it seriously."
He held her hand and kissed it tenderly. "Ah Xun, how could you say that I forced you? You have no idea how heartbroken I was."
Yang Qing muttered, "I didn't see how sad you were."
Li Shangxuan smiled and said, "I am indeed not sad now, especially after hearing what you said last night."
After a long pause, Yang Qing asked, "Has Wanyou really set off?"
Li Shangxuan: "It's true, I saw her leave the palace yesterday."
Yang Qing complained, "You people, you all talk so sweetly, but you didn't even tell me when you left."
Li Shangxuan said, "No, Doctor Xin is in a hurry to prepare for the wedding, so she is in a rush to go back."
Yang Qing was startled: "Marriage? Wanyou's marriage? What family are they engaged to?"
Li Shangxuan: "...No, it's Doctor Xin's own marriage."
Yang Qing was stunned. Thinking about it, it made sense. She had stayed on the mountain for several days and had gotten to know several of the young medicine boys, but she hadn't seen Xin Wanyou's father. He was either dead or separated from her.
Doctor Xin is not young, but he looks energetic and is far from dying. It wouldn't be surprising if he found another one.
But this is too hasty. Why did they send Xin Wanyou home in such a hurry?
Thinking about this, she also thought of Li Shangxuan, that dog, who had time to ask Xin Wanyou for this strange medicine again.
Xin Wanyou is really something. She always says the best things about herself, but she's just like Ming Luoqi. They're both traitors, helping Li Shangxuan to deal with her.
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