Incense
Back at the General's Mansion, the group entered Luoying Courtyard. Jiang Yiyou declined Xia Zhi's offer to light the lamps and entered the room one after the other with He Lin.
For some reason, the lights in the courtyard and other rooms were on, but their room was dark and gloomy.
Taking advantage of the dim light coming from the window, He Lin lifted his leg and walked to the table. "Don't move yet, I'll go turn on the light."
Jiang Yi closed the door behind her, and taking a deep breath as she thought about what she was going to do next.
He Lin had just opened the tinderbox at the table, and before he could even blow it to light it, he felt a pair of soft, warm arms wrap around his waist from behind.
"Jiang Yi".
"Um?"
He Lin put down the tinderbox in his hand, turned around and hugged her.
"Was everything you said to Qi Junxu tonight true? I'm very important to you."
He Lin placed one of his large hands on the back of Jiang Yi's head, then lowered his head slightly and gently rubbed her forehead.
"Yes, I promised you that I would never allow anyone to hurt you in the slightest. As long as I am in this world, this promise will remain valid forever."
"What about those people? Are you really going to kill them?"
"It's just a bluff. With Qi Junxu's brain, he won't be able to process it."
Jiang Yi chuckled. "The bold get rich while the timid starve," the old saying was indeed true. He Lin had actually managed to outwit the current prince.
"Wow, to be honest, what you said really fooled me. I thought I had been abandoned by you again."
“You are not a pawn, you are my wife, He Lin.”
Jiang Yi pushed away He Lin's embrace and looked up into his dark eyes. Although there were no lights in the room, she could still see the light inside.
She liked He Lin's face, but what she loved most were his eyes. They were somewhat like phoenix eyes, with slightly upturned corners. His black eyes were as bright and beautiful as obsidian, with clear distinction between the black and white of his pupils. His eyelashes were also very long. Especially when he had a cold expression, he looked sharp, arrogant, and disdainful, as if he didn't care about anything in the world...
He truly lives up to his reputation as the male lead!
Seeing that Jiang Yi was staring at him without saying anything, He Lin couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Without saying a word, Jiang Yi stood on tiptoe, wrapped her arms around his neck, and accurately kissed his slightly cool lips.
He Lin was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes, put his arm around Jiang Yi's waist, and began to respond.
The weather was cold, but the temperature inside the room gradually rose. By the time He Lin regained consciousness, Jiang Yi had gone limp and was sitting on the table in his arms. Most of her clothes had been removed, and their breaths were mingling together, both of them panting heavily...
In the heat of the moment, He Lin discovered that the waistband of Jiang Yi's inner garment could not be untied no matter what he did. He moved his two large hands down to tear it open, when he suddenly touched her hand. In a panic, he glanced down and saw that Jiang Yi's hand was tightly gripping the ties.
"He Lin, I... I'm not ready yet."
Jiang Yi felt as if two people were tearing and ripping each other apart inside her body. One was facing her beloved, wanting to be with He Lin deep down, while the other was much stronger, her moral conscience was being strongly condemned, choking her and warning her that this body was not her own, that she was just a soul that had transmigrated and was borrowing someone else's.
If she really did have relations with He Lin tonight, it wouldn't be fair to the original owner of this body. After all, it belonged to him, and she already felt bad enough about borrowing it for a romantic relationship...
The system in her mind seemed to have lost its connection, offering no response whatsoever. Before she could even ask a question, she had to temporarily interrupt her intimacy with He Lin.
A closer look reveals that both of them have fallen in love, their lips are even red from kissing.
He Lin's hot breath sprayed onto Jiang Yi's neck, making it even redder. He whispered in her ear, his voice deep and mellow, like a seduction, like an enticement. You could tell he was trying his best to restrain himself, waiting for the consent of the person in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, my dear. I won't let you feel any pain, okay? We are husband and wife in the proper way. We've already gone through the wedding ceremony."
Hearing the words "husband and wife" made Jiang Yi's mind clearer.
Help! She's not the one marrying He Lin!
After saying that, He Lin tentatively kissed Jiang Yi's earlobe.
Jiang Yi closed her eyes and then opened them again, her hands trembling slightly. She pressed them against his chest and whispered her refusal, "No, no, He Lin, please bear with it. It's really not possible today."
Unexpectedly, He Lin reacted even more strongly after Jiang Yi said that. He opened his mouth and bit her neck. Although the action was fierce, the force was not strong enough to hurt her.
It was obvious that He Lin was a little angry when he called a halt at the last minute.
Jiang Yi was filled with regret. She should have known better than to tease him, or she would be in such a miserable state now.
After a while, He Lin gently exhaled a breath of warm air, picked Jiang Yi up by the back of her knees, carried her around the screen, and gently placed her on the bed.
"Are you hungry? I'll go and have someone prepare something for you to eat."
Jiang Yi quickly grabbed his hand, "I'm not hungry, stay with me for a while."
"Okay, do you need a light?"
"Need not."
Jiang Yi shook her head, sniffed twice, and suddenly realized that the room had a different fragrance today. It wasn't the familiar sandalwood she usually burned; this one smelled sweeter, with a rich floral scent.
At first, she just thought He Lin had changed her clothes, so she didn't pay attention. But as her body got hotter and hotter and she felt more and more uncomfortable, she gradually became frantic and started tearing at her clothes.
"Jiang Yi, what's wrong?"
"It's hot, He Lin. Aren't you hot? Open the window."
He Lin suddenly realized something was wrong and turned to look at the incense burner next to him. He immediately stood up and lit the candle. He saw that Jiang Yi's face was flushed, her forehead was covered in sweat, and she was trembling all over. She could no longer sit still. He leaned close to the incense burner and took a careful sniff.
This is—an aphrodisiac!
No wonder.
He received special training from Yu Lingge since childhood and has never been very sensitive to aphrodisiacs or similar scents.
He Lin quickly poured a cup of tea to extinguish the lit incense burner, pulled a cloak from the shelf to wrap around Jiang Yi, and carried her steadily outside.
In the stillness of the night, the hot spring in the backyard gurgled with the sound of flowing water, and wisps of steam rose from the screen that held it up, causing droplets of water to condense and flow down...
Both of them were wearing only snow-white undergarments, which were now soaked through by the hot spring water. The wet garments clung to their bodies, revealing their curves in a way that sparked endless imagination.
Especially He Lin, whose firm chest and abdominal muscles were on full display. Jiang Yi, under the influence of the aphrodisiac, took advantage of her being bewitched by his good looks and did not restrain herself at all, directly and unscrupulously touching him.
"He Lin, I knew I was right, you're in great shape! You even have eight-pack abs, wow, and your chest muscles are huge too, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. No wonder I've got my eye on you..."
He laughs like a scoundrel, and even after being drugged with aphrodisiacs, he still doesn't behave.
Helpless, He Lin removed her hand and warned, "Alright, behave yourself."
"No, I can't let this hard-won opportunity slip by."
Are you feeling better?
"I don't know, but I don't feel as bad as before. Hey, by the way, how come you're alright?"
He Lin patiently explained, "Yu Ling Pavilion has a kind of trial. I've been smelling this aphrodisiac incense since I was a child. It's a training to learn how to block out this smell. After smelling it a lot, it seems to lose its effect. To me, it's no different from ordinary incense."
"You can do that?"
"Um."
"Well, it seems you suffered a lot when you were young. You must have had a tough time."
Jiang Yi raised her hand and touched He Lin's face, muttered a sentence, and then leaned against his broad chest without moving.
She actually wanted to find out about He Lin's background and secrets as soon as possible, but then she thought that this kind of thing might be very embarrassing for him, a wound that could not heal and that he was ashamed to talk about. She decided to wait until he figured it out himself and told her on his own initiative.
I will investigate tonight's events thoroughly.
Only a few people live in Luoying Courtyard, and they all happen to be away today. So where did the aphrodisiac incense come from? For safety reasons, we must find out the truth.
Jiang Yi was very sleepy and softly hummed in agreement: "Then I'll leave it to you. We mustn't let any spies get into our yard."
He Lin smiled, his lowered eyes gleaming slightly: "There's one more thing."
"Huh? What?"
"Qi Junxu is no good person. I know you're fearless, but try to avoid him in the future and don't clash with him, understand?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yi couldn't hold back anymore, and the smile on her lips gradually widened.
Saying she's not a good person is just an excuse. I guess He Lin is jealous because he heard Qi Junxu say he wanted to marry her as a concubine tonight.
Jiang Yi tilted her head back and quickly kissed the corner of his lips, then laughed and said, "Husband, actually I like you even more when you're jealous, really."
He was being insincere and saying things he didn't mean, subtly telling her to stay away from other men—these were all traits of He Lin that were rarely seen on him. The aloof male god became even more vivid, making Jiang Yi's heart soften.
He Lin gently pinched her waist. "I'm not kidding."
"Okay, okay, as long as he doesn't get into trouble, I'll try my best."
"..."
When Jiang Yigang transmigrated, Xia Zhi told him about the original owner's life experiences.
She was born to a concubine in the Jiang family and was the most inconspicuous illegitimate daughter in the Jiang household. She was not favored by her biological father from a young age, and her biological mother was also not favored. Apart from being a mere shell of a young lady, she was practically a dispensable and invisible existence. By a twist of fate, she actually received a marriage decree from the emperor. It was truly a stroke of good luck in her past life. It can be said that when one person attains enlightenment, even their chickens and dogs rise to heaven. With the General's Mansion as their backing, the Jiang family became much more powerful in the capital.
With the year drawing to a close, and considering the days ahead, it's about time to go back and visit the original owner's family.
She originally wanted to invite He Lin to come along, but Shan Yanzhi rushed over and said that His Majesty had urgently summoned her to the palace, so He Lin entered the palace as Xi Chen, leaving Gu Ziyu with her to prevent the kidnapping incident from happening again.
This trip didn't seem like a homecoming visit. Not only did we spend a lot of time eating and drinking along the way, but we also came back empty-handed, without bringing any gifts.
Of course, this was Jiang Yi's idea unilaterally, and Gu Ziyu and Xia Zhi couldn't dissuade her.
The three of them stood in front of the Jiang family mansion gate. The two servants who were sweeping held brooms and stared at each other for a while before recognizing that this was their second young lady. If it weren't for Xia Zhi standing next to her, the two of them would probably have been stunned for a long time.
Is this still the timid and submissive second young lady? Her demeanor alone is completely different, and the two servants are filled with doubt.
Jiang Yi stood with her arms crossed, her feet wide apart, and her upper body slightly leaning back. She looked carefree and unrestrained, the kind of stance commonly known as a "bad girl," with an air of arrogance, self-centeredness, and disregard for everyone.
Forget about visiting relatives, people would probably believe she came to smash the Jiang family mansion to pieces...
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