Chapter 496 Extra Chapter 15: Four Rooms in Xishan
In the evening, all four rooms in Xishan were lit up.
Main house.
Ji Qingwu tossed and turned, unable to sleep, when Zhao Mingyan stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his arms.
She wriggled out of his arms and asked in surprise, "You weren't asleep either?"
Zhao Mingyan gently touched her chin and said, "It's like having a restless kitten lying next to you; how can you possibly fall asleep?"
He hadn't slept either, and since he had someone to chat with, Ji Qingwu grabbed his arm and asked, "What do you think of the girl Yuan Heng brought back?"
Zhao Mingyan raised an eyebrow and said, "If A-Wu likes it, of course I have no objection."
Ji Qingwu asked, "How do you know I like it?"
Zhao Mingyan said, "You don't like that girl, so why would you want to go back with Yuan Heng? Isn't it because you don't trust Yuan Heng and are worried that he can't handle those three from the Hu family?"
Ji Qingwu did indeed like that girl.
Hu Yiyi was clearly a child who had been well protected by her parents. Every move she made exuded innocence and naivety, and her smile was sweet.
Ji Qingwu felt that being with Yuan Heng, who was young but mature and had a deep mind, was a perfect complement.
But while compatibility is important, there are more important things for men and women when they are together.
Ji Qingwu lifted Zhao Mingyan's arm, nestled back into his embrace, looked at him with teary eyes, and called out, "Mingyan."
Seeing her expression, Zhao Mingyan knew that she needed his help again.
He sighed softly and said, "Just ask me whatever you want to know."
Ji Qingwu stared at him and said, "You have good eyesight, can't you tell whether Yuan Heng has any feelings for the Hu family girl or not?"
After getting off the carriage, Yuan Heng ignored the Hu family's daughter, neither offering to help her nor waiting for her. After entering the house, the two did not sit side by side.
Ji Qingwu felt that something was wrong.
Zhao Mingyan said, "No one knows a son better than his mother. If you can't see what he's thinking, how could I?"
Ji Qingwu pinched his arm, frowned and said nitpickingly, "It's so hard, my fingers are sore."
She was the one who started it, yet she still complained to him, the victim.
Zhao Mingyan looked at her with a half-smile, then gently pulled her fingers into his palm and massaged her fingertips.
Ji Qingwu said arrogantly, "You should say that like father, like son. I didn't see it at all when you were interested in me. I was scared half to death."
If he had been more gentle that night in the military tent, or had exchanged a few words with her, perhaps things would have been different.
Ji Qingwu thought for a moment and then dismissed her wild ideas. With her pursuing Wei Ting first, how could Emperor Wu Su possibly give her a good look?
Zhao Mingyan said slowly, "Awu is really slow to understand matters of the heart."
Ji Qingwu retorted, "That was in the past. I'm not the same person now, and I've realized what you were up to back then." As she spoke, she pointed at his chest with her finger.
Zhao Mingyan said, "Where? Tell me."
Ji Qingwu said, "The marriage I had after I returned home was broken up by you."
Zhao Mingyan's voice sounded like a cold wind: "You think it's a pity?"
Ji Qingwu quickly shook his head and said, "It's a tragic fate, nothing to regret."
But it was too late; the old vinegar jar was simply untouchable.
In the latter half of the night, Zhao Mingyan took advantage of her, claiming that they would be separated for at least half a month.
The cabin in the mountains was poorly soundproofed, and Ji Qingwu endured the hardship.
At the end, Zhao Mingyan kissed her earlobe and said in a deep voice, "Xi Jin has been acting strangely again recently."
Why he brought this up at this time was unclear to Ji Qingwu, who asked in a daze, "Hasn't Xijin already surrendered?"
Zhao Mingyan said, "Yuwen Tianqing is playing with fire and will get burned. Zhao Zhao will not let him get away with this."
Ji Qingwu rubbed his aching back, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then let's do it again."
Only in this way can we accumulate more national fortune and share the burden for Zhaozhao.
A dark glint flashed in Zhao Mingyan's eyes as he said, "Isn't that a bad idea? I'm still recovering from my injuries."
Ji Qingwu rolled over and sat on his waist, saying generously, "Just lie down, you won't get tired."
Zhao Mingyan said hesitantly, "Alright then."
*
Chen Zhao and Xiu Ningchuan lived on the east side.
Xiu Ningchuan originally intended to go to the door to greet the Empress, but he overheard her conversation with Prince Yu and retreated back into the house.
After Empress Chenzhao entered the room, she did not see the royal consort who had greeted her warmly as she had expected.
Xiu Ningchuan stood indifferently by the window. Empress Chenzhao coughed lightly, but he did not react at all.
She frowned and said, "Ning Chuan."
Xiu Ningchuan remained unmoved.
Empress Chenzhao took two steps forward, looking at his strong, bamboo-like back, and said, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiu Ningchuan turned around, his face pale and dejected, and said, "I've been waiting for too long. I'm just tired."
Empress Chenzhao had never seen him like this before. She explained, "I am a little late. A secret report from the Northwest Army suddenly arrived, which caused the delay."
She added, "I haven't had a good rest these past few days."
Normally, the Emperor Consort would come to massage her shoulders, but this time Xiu Ningchuan asked with a sarcastic smile, "Your Majesty, who are you thinking about when you can't sleep or rest well at night?"
Empress Chenzhao could tell he was in a bad mood, but this was her father and mother's place, and she didn't want to argue with him.
She said coldly, "Get some rest."
Empress Chenzhao turned and walked towards the bed, but Xiu Ningchuan suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. Only then did she smell the alcohol on him, his favorite Zhuyeqing liquor.
Xiu Ningchuan lifted her chin with his left hand, forcing her to turn her head and look at him.
No one had ever dared to treat her like this before. Empress Chenzhao gently rebuked, "What are you doing! How dare you!"
Xiu Ningchuan said, "Is this already being presumptuous?"
His breath was hot, but his fingers were cold as he roughly tore off her clothes.
Empress Chenzhao, unable to break free from his grasp, angrily retorted, "What's wrong with you?"
Xiu Ningchuan said, "I've been crazy for a long time!" His eyes were red as he said, "Your heart has long been given to someone else, yet you still tempted me to take it."
Empress Chenzhao stopped struggling. As he bit her neck in a fit of rage, she touched his face and said calmly, "Ningchuan, let's talk."
Xiu Ningchuan stubbornly replied, "No talk, just action."
He then continued his conquests, knowing every detail about her body. Empress Chenzhao initially wanted to refuse, but upon touching the tears on his lower eyelashes, she gave in to his desire.
The floor was a mess, and the two people on the bed were sleeping in each other's arms, showing no signs of having just had a fight.
Xiu Ningchuan was drunk and had fallen asleep. The Empress was still half asleep, but she keenly sensed something was wrong; there was no smell of alcohol on her husband.
The smell of alcohol has dissipated?
She leaned in and kissed him on the lips, and Xiu Ningchuan's lips curled up slightly.
She confirmed that there was no smell of alcohol.
Empress Chenzhao picked up the man's clothes on the ground, sniffed them, and sure enough, only the outer robe smelled of wine.
Her eyes flickered in the night, but in the end she didn't expose Xiu Ningchuan.
It's just that I love her too much.
A little trick can be forgiven.
The magnanimous empress fell asleep in her arms with her husband.
The room on the west side.
Zhao Yuanheng opened his eyes again, which had been closed, and a look of helplessness flashed in his dark eyes.
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