Chapter 453 Honey-coated bitter melon, impossible to swallow or spit out
If you actually say it out loud, it won't broaden your horizons, but rather reveal absurd, shocking, and terrifying things.
Ji Qingwu was not ready to tell him everything.
However, her previous actions do lack a reasonable explanation.
Looking at the face in front of him, Ji Qingwu felt as if he had a bitter pill coated in honey stuck in his throat, a bittersweet feeling that he couldn't swallow or spit out.
Zhao Mingyan placed his hands on either side of the heated seat, leaned down, and trapped her inside.
Ji Qingwu tried to back away, but ended up sitting back down, this time even shorter, and his imposing manner vanished completely.
She first looked away, then lowered her eyes to look at her tangled fingers.
His deep voice, mixed with the ticking of the water clock, made her ears ring.
"What has Ah Wu been hiding from me?"
Ji Qingwu's brow twitched, worried that he was really angry. She looked up to look into his eyes and saw a pair of deep, dark, and intimidating eyes, full of unfathomable meaning.
She said, "I've run out of the secret medicine I used, so I can't show it to you."
Zhao Mingyan asked, "Is that really so?"
Ji Qingwu had used up all the points from the childbirth system, and he didn't know if the system could still be used, so he couldn't show it to him.
Seeing Ji Qingwu nod, Zhao Mingyan suddenly chuckled, his fingertips brushing over the now completely disappeared hickeys on her neck, his warm breath sweeping over her earlobe, and she clenched the hem of her clothes.
He said in a low voice, "Then I won't ask."
"There are some other things, though. Why don't we ask A-Wu about them today?"
Ji Qingwu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as they didn't keep asking about the secret medicine and the system.
She asked, "What do you want to ask?"
Zhao Mingyan looked at her even more beautiful face than five years ago and picked up a strand of her hair with his long, calloused fingers.
"Why did A-Wu break into my military tent in the first place?"
When the words "military tent" rolled to his lips, Ji Qingwu's face suddenly turned pale again.
Her jet-black hair slipped through his fingers one strand at a time, then swayed back down to her chest.
Why did A-Wu leave the military camp after one night?
Zhao Mingyan stared at his empty palm and slowly closed his hand.
It was as if he was savoring the feeling of holding soft strands of hair, or recalling the night five years ago when he watched Ji Qingwu's departing figure and what his feelings were.
Zhao Mingyan asked the last question in a calm tone.
"After A-Wu left, she became pregnant. Why was she willing to give birth to the child and even separate from her child, sending Yuan Heng back to my side?"
Ji Qingwu's expression froze when he heard the first question, and as he listened to one question after another, his mind seemed to stop working.
Lies cannot conceal the truth, especially in front of Emperor Wusu.
The light in Ji Qingwu's watery eyes vanished abruptly, replaced by an obvious look of bewilderment.
He waited patiently for her to speak, and she finally opened her mouth.
"If I told His Majesty, would he believe me?"
Zhao Mingyan disliked three things the most in his life: making deals with him, testing him repeatedly, and hiding things from him. Ji Qingwu repeatedly touched his sore spot, but he tolerated it all.
The two have reached the point of deep affection, but she still lacks trust in him.
When Zhao Mingyan spoke again, his voice turned cold and deep: "If you want to gain people's trust, you must first show sincerity. Awu either makes excuses or keeps silent. How can I trust you?"
His tone could be described as stern.
His robe, embroidered with dark gold thread, brushed against her smooth, exposed legs.
Ji Qingwu felt a pang of sadness; she always felt exposed in front of him.
But in that instant, she suddenly understood what the emperor wanted.
She thought that as long as he was in her heart, that would be enough, but now it seems that it is far from enough.
He could set aside his imperial dignity and male pride, kneeling down to apply medicine to her and wipe her body.
He was more controlling of her body than of her own; he saw her as part of his body and therefore had high expectations of her.
He wanted her to be completely open with him, without leaving any blind spots.
Not just the body, but also the mind.
Zhao Mingyan did not back down, staring intently at her, determined to get an answer today.
Ji Qingwu's eyebrows were furrowed in a knot.
Although she understood his thoughts, it was by no means easy for her to be so ruthless.
At that moment, a short and urgent bugle call suddenly sounded outside the tent, indicating an urgent military situation.
A glint flashed in Zhao Mingyan's eyes; it seemed that the task he had just assigned to the secret guards had yielded results.
His Adam's apple bobbed a few times as he looked at her fair face and said, "Awu, think it over carefully. When I get back, I'll explain everything to you."
Ji Qingwu didn't want him to have any worries, so she nodded.
Watching the man lift the curtain and leave, Ji Qingwu remained in the bathroom. Suddenly, she felt a chill and quickly put her clothes back on.
Ji Qingwu couldn't help but follow him to the outer room, where he saw that he had already taken off his outer robe and was only wearing his inner garment, about to put on his battle armor.
She took a few steps forward and picked up the black armor next to the clothes rack. Zhao Mingyan caught a glimpse of it and naturally opened his arms.
Ji Qingwu lowered her head and silently dressed him. As she was putting the shoulder pads into the hollow of his shoulder blades, he suddenly grabbed her wrist.
Zhao Mingyan frowned slightly. The hard rhinoceros leather lining of her black armor brushed against her sleeve, leaving a new red mark on her softly glowing wrist.
Although he now knows that her body has a strong ability to heal itself and that the marks will disappear quickly, he still cannot bear to see her suffer even the slightest injury.
Zhao Mingyan reminded him, "These armor plates have been soaked in tung oil three times, so be careful when handling them."
She didn't answer, but lowered her eyes and tightened the cross-shaped braid on his chest, but her fingers suddenly hooked onto something hidden inside.
Ji Qingwu's hand trembled as she looked at the five-colored silk threads peeking out from the corners.
It turns out he had always kept it with him.
Looking back now, I realize that she gave him far too little.
Ji Qingwu hid the five-colored silk threads inside, and her voice became muffled in her throat, lacking its usual clear and melodious quality, instead sounding raspy.
"Raise your elbow."
Then, she tiptoed and put the armbands and greaves on him.
Then she picked up the scarlet cloak with a gold lining soaked in cedar scent, and Zhao Mingyan let her wrap the cloak around her broad shoulders.
The neighing of horses could be heard outside the tent.
When Ji Qingwu's fingers slipped for the third time while tying the ribbon, Zhao Mingyan suddenly leaned down and bit her trembling lips.
Her upper lip stung, and the thought of parting again brought tears to her eyes.
Ji Qingwu's heart stirred. Instead of pushing him away, she hooked her arms around his neck and responded even more passionately.
She rarely took the initiative like this. Zhao Mingyan lifted her by the waist, and through the cold, hard armor, Ji Qingwu hugged him tightly, her soft palms imprinting the marks of the black armor scales.
All the unspoken words transformed into a chaotic tangled mess.
Ji Qingwu felt more reluctant to part than ever before, and her eyes welled up with tears.
Li Yuzong's shrill voice came from outside the military tent.
"Your Majesty, the warhorses are ready!"
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