Chapter 28 Exchange "See? You need me too."...
Shi Wan felt a deathly silence in her heart. The burning pain at the back of her neck seemed to be a reminder of the danger she was in. She thought of the large amount of blood she had seen a moment ago and couldn't help but gag twice.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Xu's tone suddenly turned sour, "What, did I guess right?"
She felt uneasy. "I really know I was wrong." It was an undeniable fact that she had hitched a ride with Zhang Yiwen. Judging from Jiang Xu's current state, no matter how much she denied it, he would definitely be able to come up with more reasons to shut her up.
"You admit your mistake?" Jiang Xu's tone revealed a hint of harshness he himself was unaware of. "Are you making excuses for that wild man?"
Shi Wan was speechless for a moment, unable to understand how this person could be so good at distorting the truth!
Clearly, when she first arrived in Jichuan, Jiang Xu didn't give her this impression, or perhaps...
She never truly understood him.
them......
They were all people wearing masks.
She was disgusted by his words, and the nausea she had finally managed to suppress surged up again. Just as she was about to change to a more comfortable position, Jiang Xu, seeing that she seemed to be making a move, suddenly turned half of her body around.
The thin shirt she had barely put on slipped off without her noticing.
Shi Wan bent her elbow against his chest, the cold armor making her suddenly more alert, causing her to hesitate a bit, but then she mustered all her strength again to push him away.
But such resistance was futile, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Instead, Jiang Xu grabbed her waist and lifted her up. Shi Wan felt dizzy and, when she came to her senses, she was already pressed completely against the bed.
The man's anger, which had been somewhat extinguished, reignited instantly. "What did I do?"
At such close range, our eyes met.
Only then did Shi Wan see the terrifying anger and jealousy in his eyes. "You are my person, so naturally I can do whatever I want with you."
Jiang Xu smiled and said, "We should really light the lamps so you can see what you look like right now."
The suggestive thoughts in those words were obvious. Shi Wan wasn't stupid. She knew what the other person had been thinking about her all along, and now she couldn't pretend to be oblivious anymore. Otherwise, even the slightest hint of it would probably provoke this person to do something crazy again.
Her face was pale, even showing signs of decay, like a flower about to wither, stubbornly standing halfway up. In Jiang Xu's eyes, it added an intangible beauty that seemed to want to speak but couldn't.
The more Wan'er acted this way, the stronger his desire became.
Her body always held a natural attraction for him.
As Jiang Xu thought about it, he subconsciously leaned closer, wanting to kiss her.
This behavior immediately caused Shi Wan to lose control.
"What more do you want from me?!" she screamed hoarsely, then coughed uncontrollably. After a moment, she clenched her fists tightly, then looked up and said, "Your Majesty, you just hate me."
"You still dare to think about running away instead of rushing to your side and begging for your love!"
It's all just pretense; who's more noble than whom?
She almost gritted her teeth, "This is a camp." But when she finished speaking, she saw that the other person was just staring at her, just as before.
Jiang Xu's voice carried a hint of amusement, and if it was just my imagination, I could also hear a touch of relief, as if he had gotten what he wanted. He replied, seemingly unrelated to the question, "You care, huh?"
What did he say? Shi Wan had no intention of talking to this madman, and only said coldly, "If Your Majesty doesn't want to pay attention to me, then so be it."
Jiang Xu's anger seemed to subside a bit, and a smile returned to his lips. "If you want to know anything, just ask me."
He referred to himself as "I," and Shi Wan didn't stand on ceremony with him. Knowing that she might not be able to avoid this in the next few days, she calmed herself down and asked, "Did Liu Ying and Feng Hui suffer any physical pain?"
Seeing that her thoughts were still on those two servants, Jiang Xu's lips drooped slightly. "If I tell you, you'll have to give me something in return."
"Change?" She had already mentally prepared herself and immediately said, "I'll change. What about the two of them?"
Jiang Xu chuckled, "Do you know what I want you to exchange?" His voice carried a hint of intimacy, "This haste is not like your usual self."
Shi Wan stared intently at her, then circled back to the topic, "Whatever you want to change to, I'll change it."
"...Could you tell me how they are?"
Shi Wan's face was full of defiant anger, with a hint of coldness. Jiang Xu looked at her, who was ready to fight at any moment, and found it even more interesting. Even the anger he had felt moments before had completely disappeared.
Now that people are by his side, everything else merely adds to the elegance.
Jiang Xu stared at her, chuckled softly, and reached for her undergarment. He moved swiftly, pressing down on the seam with just the right amount of force, until the undergarment was barely hanging down, only managing to cover Shi Wan's vital parts.
"They're just two maids, why are you thinking about them all of a sudden?"
“I am a servant too.” Shi Wan still only looked at him. “Or are you planning to have sex with me here and then give me a title?”
"A concubine? Or a noble concubine?" She was seething with resentment, having been tormented by this man time and again, with no one to confide in. Enduring this long was already a feat. "I'm just a servant who has offended you..."
"It can't be a secondary wife position, can it?"
Jiang Xu's smile faded. "What nonsense are you talking about?" In broad daylight, even though the few candles in the tent were extinguished, a faint light still seeped in. Wan'er's expression was one of mockery, much like his earlier one.
He stared at her coldly, then suddenly moved closer and kissed her cherry lips fiercely.
Ignoring her momentary struggle, he stroked her face with one hand, their lips pressed together. Shi Wan knew she was no match for him, so she comforted herself in her heart. Jiang Xu was young, strong, and quite handsome. Even at the auction at Liushaotai, she would most likely not find such a good buyer. So she simply stopped moving and stared at him with her eyes wide open in a huff.
The kiss lasted much longer than she had imagined. The intense heartbeat caused by their lips meeting was quickly replaced by a faint feeling of nausea from the touch.
A bloody smell came from my mouth.
Jiang Xu seemed to sense something, and his displeasure deepened. "You've said some nonsense, and now you're even behaving like this?"
Without realizing it, the two of them were closer than before.
The stench of blood filled the air once more, lingering in the air and giving Shi Wan the illusion that... the two of them were very close.
"It is Your Majesty who has acted foolishly."
"With the campaign imminent, are you planning to abandon your soldiers?"
"Clever words and a flattering smile." Jiang Xu's words carried a domineering air, his voice hoarse and tinged with lust. Seeing her stunned expression, he chuckled, "Actually... you see, aren't you enjoying it too?"
His warm, slightly tingling lips traced the contours of Shi Wan's cheek, as if carrying a fine electric current, gently moving from her lips and teeth to her earlobe. Seeing that she was no longer as sharp-tongued as before, he looked back with satisfaction, "See...?"
"You need me too."
Shi Wan's earlobes quickly became flushed and turned pink. She felt humiliated, but the sensations of her own body could not be lied to.
“I don’t need it.” She looked up, her eyes gleaming with a subtle, dazzling light, like amber. “Someday.”
"It will happen someday."
This escape was due to her overconfidence and lack of skill, but she is only sixteen years old. She can still learn, and she has many more opportunities.
Calm down, Shiwan.
Calm down.
She spoke again, "As for physical changes and sexual intercourse between men and women, these are not things to be ridiculed."
"I won't suffer a loss."
"If Your Majesty is not afraid... that a son born out of wedlock will be born first, then what do I have to be afraid of?"
Shi Wan's heartbeat gradually calmed down. She nestled obediently in Jiang Xu's arms, pressed against the man's warm chest, listening to the regular heartbeat coming from his chest. She then lowered her eyes and gently stroked the marks she had made on her palm with her thumb.
Her other hand was held tightly by Jiang Xu, their fingers interlocked, preventing her from moving an inch. Almost as soon as she finished speaking, the restraint on that hand became even heavier.
The marks on her wrists were shocking, and the lingering pain in her heart had not subsided. Shi Wan was in so much pain that she couldn't help but shed tears, one by one.
This time, Jiang Xu did not wipe away her tears.
His voice was much clearer, and he frowned as he asked her, "Don't bring these things up again."
"Wan'er".
"Don't cling to what you think you have and think you're truly safe and sound."
"Besides, do you really think that you're so beautiful that every man would fall for you?"
"The army is about to depart." Shi Wan pursed her lips, and instead of answering, continued, "Your Majesty."
"Everyone outside the tent is waiting for you."
Then Wan'er said to herself, "Since you've accepted this exchange gift..."
"I hope Your Majesty will keep your promise."
She offered a kiss, which landed on her cheek, leaving a faint warmth.
The lingering taste of blood on his lips and teeth quietly emerged. Jiang Xu focused his mind and stood up. At this moment...
But my heart was ice-cold.
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