In Chapter 38, when you asked what you wanted to make for dinner, the maids brought it in…
At dinner time, the maids brought out food and a pot of wine.
Zhao Linzhang, who had spent most of the day playing with his daughter and Siliang, looked at Shen Yunrong, who was helping to set out the dishes, with a puzzled expression.
They never drink alcohol normally, so what does this wine pot mean?
"Today is my birthday. May I invite Your Highness to have a drink with me?" Shen Yunrong quickly noticed his confusion and smiled as she placed the cup in front of him.
"It's your birthday, and I didn't even prepare a gift for you. I owe you one. I should be punished with three cups!" Zhao Linzhang poured himself three cups and drank them.
"You haven't even eaten yet, why are you drinking on an empty stomach!" Shen Yunrong helped him put some food into his bowl.
"I've been so busy these days that I even forgot your birthday!" Zhao Linzhang said, admitting it was his fault, as it was their first birthday together.
"My mother just boils an egg for me every year on my birthday. It's not an important day!" Shen Yunrong had originally just been looking for an excuse to drink with him, and it just so happened to be her birthday.
"We still need to eat eggs. Someone, quickly boil a pot of eggs!" Zhao Linzhang called over a maid and instructed her.
"Why cook so much? Just cook two!" A whole pot? Is this meant for everyone in the palace to have one?
"Okay, cook two!"
Eggs were among the food prepared for Siliang and Ruoyu, and soon, a maid brought over two eggs.
"I'll peel it for you!" Zhao Linzhang peeled the egg in a few quick movements and held it to her lips.
Shen Yunrong took a bite from his hand: "You eat too!"
Zhao Linzhang swallowed the remaining eggs in one gulp.
Shen Yunrong smiled and shook her head. She wanted him to peel one for himself too, but oh well, they had already kissed so many times, eating an egg that she had already eaten was nothing.
"May this cup bring you joy and peace every year!" Zhao Linzhang poured her a drink and raised his glass to congratulate her.
"Yes, thank you, Your Highness!" Shen Yunrong looked at him with tender affection in her eyes, and Zhao Linzhang was stunned. The three cups of wine were still churning in his body, making him dizzy.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?" Shen Yunrong glared at him, unaware that her shyness seemed to Zhao Linzhang to be incredibly alluring.
"No, you look beautiful today! By the way, Eunuch Tan!"
Zhao Linzhang got up and whispered something to Steward Tan at the door. Steward Tan quickly took his orders and left.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yunrong asked him curiously.
"I almost forgot, I have something to give you!"
"What is that?"
"You'll find out soon enough!" Zhao Linzhang raised his glass and lightly clinked it against hers. "You can't hold your liquor, so please drink as you please!"
"This is the first time Your Highness has offered me a drink, I can't refuse!" With that, he imitated Zhao Linzhang, tilting his head back and drinking it all in one gulp.
But her face scrunched up from the spiciness, and Zhao Linzhang quickly handed her the soup bowl, saying, "You haven't been drinking alcohol, so take your time!"
It took half a bowl of soup to dispel the spiciness in my mouth.
Steward Tan presented a gilded wooden box after bowing, saying, "Your Highness, the things have been brought!"
Zhao Linzhang took the box, and Steward Tan tactfully stepped back and closed the door behind him.
“This is what my mother said she wanted to leave to my princess. Let me put it on you!” Zhao Linzhang opened the box, inside was a bright green bracelet that glowed with fluorescence, clearly priceless.
“No, it’s too valuable!” Shen Yunrong waved her hand.
"What do you mean by precious or not precious? Nothing is more precious than you!" Zhao Linzhang grabbed her hand that she had pulled back and slowly helped her put the bracelet on. The bracelet was a little big on her delicate wrist.
"So beautiful!" Zhao Linzhang couldn't help but exclaim. The emerald green bracelet looked even more vibrant against her fair skin.
"What if it gets bumped or damaged? Let's put it away first!" Shen Yunrong was about to take the bracelet off.
Zhao Linzhang pulled her over and sat her on his lap: "Don't take it off, I like you wearing it!" This was specially prepared by his mother for his future wife.
He watched her put it on, overjoyed and content; she was his wife.
Shen Yunrong felt a flush on her face, unable to tell whether it was from his words or the effects of the alcohol.
Zhao Linzhang's burning body pressed against her: "Were you frightened today? Although the Empress Dowager is not my birth mother, she raised me. Once I explain everything to her, she will agree to our marriage!"
Zhao Linzhang's warm breath brushed against her brow, causing a faint itch, like feathers tickling her heart.
She felt a little dizzy and let herself lean against that hot chest: "Hmm, the Empress Dowager looks kind and gentle!"
With a strong and powerful heartbeat, Shen Yunrong suddenly raised her head. Her breath, carrying a faint scent of alcohol, landed on Zhao Linzhang's bobbing Adam's apple. Her consciousness was somewhat hazy. The wine gave her a lot of courage, making her dare to do things she would never normally dare to think about.
Without thinking twice, she gently bit the slightly bobbing Adam's apple.
Zhao Linzhang groaned, a tingling sensation exploding in his heart. He looked at the woman in his arms in surprise.
She tilted her head, her face flushed, and her usually bright eyes were now hazy and dreamy, like a deep, unfathomable spring.
Her slightly pouting red lips exhaled a faint aroma of wine with each breath.
"Are you drunk?" This young lady has such a low alcohol tolerance. Zhao Linzhang looked at her empty wine glass, which she had only drunk a small amount from.
"I'm not drunk. I have something important to do tonight!" Shen Yunrong held Zhao Linzhang's face and turned him to look at her.
"It's important!" Zhao Linzhang smiled indulgently, letting her massage his cheeks.
"You're not allowed to laugh, it's really important!" Shen Yunrong stroked his lips with her hand. She had never thought this man was so handsome before, so handsome that she couldn't help but want to lick him.
I took a lick, and it was indeed like cheese, soft, bouncy, and sweet.
Zhao Linzhang's eyes were deep, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "Do you know what you're doing?" This woman was driving him crazy; her flirting was making his blood boil.
"I know, I want to eat you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Yunrong felt dizzy and was gently lifted up by the man. With a cry of surprise, he shoved her into the bed with his arms and shoulders.
"Please have your meal, Madam!" Zhao Linzhang quickly tore off his outer garment, revealing his muscular chest.
Shen Yunrong reached out and touched his bulging muscles; the smooth, slippery feel was no less than that of her own body as a woman.
"You're so cold!"
"Want to take a bite?" Zhao Linzhang's voice was seductive, yet filled with restrained anticipation.
Without a second thought, Shen Yunrong grabbed his neck and bit him. Zhao Linzhang trembled all over as she endured the bite, which ignited a burning passion within him.
The last thread in his heart snapped when he saw Shen Yunrong bite him and then lick her lips with the tip of her tongue.
He leaned in and pressed her into the blankets: "It's my turn to serve the lady her meal!"
The candle on the table flickered and burst, the blue curtains swayed rapidly, and two intertwined figures could be vaguely seen.
Many bizarre scenes flashed through Shen Yunrong's mind. Sometimes it was the rain falling on the crabapple blossoms, covering the ground with red petals, and sometimes it was the shimmering scales of fish leaping out of the lake.
The suffocating feeling of impending death overwhelmed her like a tidal wave. The man coaxed her in a low voice, "If it hurts, bite me, bite here!"
There are teeth marks there where she once bit me, the only mark that could only have been left by her in this lifetime.
Shen Yunrong couldn't resist biting down, but quickly let go. She was like a lone boat in a storm, pushed further and further away by the surging waves, battered up and down by the sea, losing her way. All she could do was cling tightly to the man's neck, and with his low growls, she and he ascended to the clouds together.
In the early morning, there was a fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds outside the window. There was a slight itch in her eyes. Shen Yunrong opened her eyes with difficulty. Her whole body felt weak and sore, as if her bones had been crushed and then put back together.
The culprit's large hand was still around her waist, and their naked skin was wet and hot where they were touching.
A strand of Zhao Linzhang's hair fell across her face, the end of which landed on her eyes, no wonder it itched.
She tried to pull away a little, and just as she pulled her waist away from that area of skin, the man above her opened his eyes.
"I'm awake!" The voice was full of lazy satisfaction and hoarseness from a night of hard work.
"Hmm!" Although it wasn't the first time they had been completely naked together, Shen Yunrong was still not used to being completely undressed in front of him.
"Last night, I lost control. Are you still in pain?"
If it weren't for mentioning last night, Shen Yunrong would have been fine, but she clenched her little fist and punched him in the chest in anger: "You just bully me!"
She suspected that his previous impotence was all an act; he had been incredibly valiant last night. She cried and begged for mercy again and again, but the man only kissed away her tears while thrusting even harder.
"You, even a god couldn't resist you last night, I won't do it again!" Zhao Linzhang grabbed her fist and kissed it.
He used to scoff at those scions of wealthy families who frequented brothels, looking down on men driven by lust. But when he actually tasted one, he truly understood the saying that even heroes can't resist the charms of a beautiful woman.
"Turn around!" Shen Yunrong pulled her hand away and pushed him. Last night was too crazy. Clothes were scattered everywhere on the floor and bed, and it was impossible to tell whose clothes belonged to whom.
"I'll help you put it on!"
"No! If you dare peek at me, I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Her voice was sweet and charming, sending shivers down Zhao Linzhang's spine. Like an obedient tiger, he turned around in an instant.
"I'll listen to you, I'll do whatever you say!"
Her fingers trembled as Shen Yunrong put on her undergarments. After hearing his words, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "I want to go back and see my mother!"
"Yes, of course. I'll have Liu Hu and Xiao Zheng escort you there!" Zhao Linzhang listened to the rustling sound of clothes being put on, and his mind began to wander again.
Shen Yunrong paused in tying her clothes, then slowly lay down and hugged him tightly from behind: "Why are you so good to me!"
The cool fabric, with its undeniably soft texture, clung tightly to Zhao Linzhang's back. He gritted his teeth and said, "You're my woman. If I don't treat you well, who will I treat well!"
The woman behind him suddenly flipped over and straddled him: "Yes, you're my man, so I have to treat you well too!"
The surprise flashed by, but Zhao Linzhang quickly lowered his gaze. He placed his hands on her slender waist, so delicate that it could be grasped in one hand, like a lotus swaying in the wind, graceful and charming.
His voice was hoarse and broken: "How can you be good to me!"
Last night, Zhao Linzhang held her and washed her up with her until almost dawn, and even helped her rinse her mouth. Her mother had never treated her like this since she was an infant.
Shen Yunrong didn't reply to him, but instead leaned down and sealed his lips with hers.
In the morning light, dust swirled and danced happily in the beams of light, circling in the air before settling on the blue curtain with its auspicious cloud patterns. The curtain, which had been still for less than an hour, began to sway gently again.
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