Chapter 95 Delusion
Shen Yuheng stared at her for a long moment with his dark pupils. His Adam's apple rolled as he spoke with difficulty, "Since Madam has a fever, then you have to go."
Jiang Weiman's solemn instructions suddenly flashed through his mind. When his will was not firm, he would move the Buddhist beads in his hand to clear his mind.
But the more he fiddled with the beads, the more he remembered the way she casually put the beads on his wrist while being kissed on their wedding night.
Clumsy and hurried.
Shen Yuheng's eyelids trembled as she let Lu Qiaoxiao lead her to the bathroom.
Lu Qiaoxiao stretched out her hand to test the water temperature, then looked back at him: "It seems a little hot, but it's early winter, so it's better to be warmer."
The hot mist rushed straight to her face, steaming her face red, like a red peach ripened by spring dew. Shen Yuheng took a deep breath, his breathing gradually becoming heavier. He said in a trembling voice: "Help me undress."
Lu Qiaoxiao blinked and said, "Okay, if you don't feel awkward and angry anymore, I'll take it off for you." Unaware of the danger, she moved her face close to him, staring at him with her watery eyes, as if trying to create sparks from dry wood.
Shen Yuheng's Adam's apple rolled, and he almost gritted his teeth as he replied, "Okay."
Lu Qiaoxiao moved quickly, and with her small hands she gently pulled, and the two outer coats of the man were taken off. She bent her waist slightly to reach the straps around his waist, her face almost touching his lower abdomen.
It’s so tight, as if I’ve been practicing standing meditation for a whole day.
"Aheng, that knot is a bit tight, why don't you do it yourself..." She muttered to herself while raising her head, resting her chin on his taut abdomen, her eyes seemed to plunge into a bottomless cold pool.
The man's usually cool and dignified face was now stained with a layer of abstinence pink, as if he had drunk alcohol, and his eyes were fixed on her.
Before he finished speaking, kisses came down on him. He grasped her restless hands skillfully, restrained her with one hand, and with the other hand, peeled her clean like peeling lychees, and threw her into the water like dumplings.
“Plop.”
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle"
"Cough cough cough"
......
Lu Qiaoxiao didn't know how much time had passed. He only knew that when he woke up again, the moon had risen very high in the sky.
She vaguely saw the thin moonlight, which softly soaked half of the couch, and Shen Yuheng's satisfied, handsome face like a god.
This is the kind of person who looks like he wants to save all living beings, but when he really does something, he is so crazy that he seems to want all living beings to be buried with him.
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Zhaoyang Palace:
The red charcoal in the charcoal basin was burning with crackling sounds, and sparks were coming out from time to time, warming the huge Zhaoyang Palace.
Wei Mingzhu was taking a nap on the couch, with her bare feet dangling outside. They were slender and white, and one could tell at a glance that her skin was the product of pampering, without a single flaw visible to the naked eye.
Suddenly, a very handsome man walked out of the hall. His black hair cascaded outside like a waterfall. His eyes were as bright as black grapes, and were framed by his long black eyelashes, which made him look very handsome.
He saw the woman sleeping soundly on the couch, sighed softly, walked forward, squatted in front of her, and wrapped his hands around her cold feet.
An hour later, Wei Mingzhu woke up. She felt someone strangling her ankle. She subconsciously pulled it out, and the blade between her sleeves appeared.
"Your Highness?" Zi Chen asked tentatively, raising his hand to smooth her frown.
Wei Mingzhu suddenly opened her eyes, a cold light flashed in her eyes, and when she saw it was Zi Chen, her nervousness eased. She stared at him as he gently held her feet and put on her shoes and socks bit by bit.
She couldn't help but think of the time when she encountered bandits in Mount Li three years ago. Others had to walk this road three or five times a day, but she only walked it once and attracted horse bandits who injured her.
Fortunately, Zi Chen blocked the sword for her and saved her life.
There were countless such incidents, which is why she developed the habit of sleeping lightly and carrying a knife with her.
It happened that Wei Yan and Wei Wu were fighting fiercely and there were constant disturbances in the court. She saw the opportunity to join the game. She took advantage of Wei Wu's suspicion of her and his deliberate poisoning, and took advantage of the situation to fight for the opportunity to return to the palace by becoming seriously ill.
This gamble was about the emperor's remaining affection and pity for his daughter.
We must also thank the second son of the Shangshu Mansion, Pei, for his radicalism and eagerness to prove himself, which allowed him to coerce her stupid brother Wei Wu to run to Jiangnan and openly confront Wei Yan, who was investigating the case under the emperor's order.
Wei Wu, this idiot, was wary of her and secretly plotted to murder her even though she was thousands of miles away, but he should never have forgotten how much his father feared his military power in the north.
If a real fight broke out in Jiangnan at this time, even if Wei Yan exaggerated the situation or even took the initiative to create conflicts to provoke Wei Wu, he would be guilty as long as he was in Jiangnan - the grain and horse roads leading to the northern border might have been ambushed by troops in advance.
What she needed to do was to peacefully build her own power in the capital, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and let her father know that she was his only daughter and the child he loved most.
Wei Mingzhu slowly opened her eyes, took a long breath, and raised her hand to touch Zi Chen's eyebrows.
At this time, the eunuch outside announced in a long voice: "Your Majesty has arrived——"
The hand that had been raised was retracted reluctantly, "You go back to your room first." Wei Mingzhu pinched Zi Chen's palm, and the face that was cold a moment ago suddenly became obedient.
She got up to make tea and brought a fox fur blanket to use as a pillow on the high seat.
Emperor Qing's deep voice followed: "Mingzhu, this winter is cold and you are not in good health. You must take extra care of yourself." The elderly man in bright yellow had a gray beard, deep eye sockets that showed the traces of time, and a pair of eyes as sharp as frost.
He waved his hand, and a young eunuch carefully brought a bowl of soup to him.
Dozens of guards filed into the hall, carrying mahogany boxes filled with supplements from the Western Regions and wolfskin furs from the North.
Wei Mingzhu hurriedly supported Emperor Qing up the stairs. She coughed a few times while clutching a handkerchief in her other hand. Emperor Qing looked at her with some concern, "But is the cold coming back again?"
Wei Mingzhu forced a smile, her face pale, "Father, it's an old illness, it's not a big deal." She respectfully handed the freshly brewed tea to Wei Junming, her slender white fingers revealing a frail beauty.
Wei Junming chatted with her for a few more intimate words, his eyes unconsciously wandering around the hall. He caught a glimpse of a half-open wooden box on the table. Inside was a pale blue hairpin. He asked, "Mingzhu, I remember that you used to dislike pink the most. How come you have changed your taste now?"
Wei Mingzhu smiled amiably, and looked over as well, saying casually, "This isn't for my own use. I picked it up to give to someone."
Wei Junming felt something was amiss. His daughter rarely made friends, and ordinary people were not in her eyes. He subconsciously asked, "Whose girl is this that caught your eye?"
Wei Mingzhu smiled meaningfully and said, "Commander Lu went to the Prince's Mansion yesterday to propose marriage for his younger brother. The girl he wanted to marry was a cousin from the Prince's Mansion."
"I just thought it was interesting. Commander Lu is a special girl herself, and the woman she chose for her brother must be very good."
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