Chapter 58 Did the Emperor Recognize Her?
Princess Huachang felt a sharp pain in her arm from his grip, and her heart also ached.
Anger rose in his usually cold eyes.
She shouted to the coachman outside the curtain, "Xiao Chen, don't go back to the princess's residence, go to the sesame seed cake stall on South Water Street."
The carriage changed direction and headed straight for South Water Street.
Upon hearing that he was going to that place, Yuchi Lianping looked bewildered.
Princess Huachang felt even colder upon seeing his reaction.
He frowned and said, "We're arguing, why are you going to that flatbread stall? Are you hungry and tired from arguing, and want to eat your fill before arguing with me again?"
Princess Huachang saw that he was still pretending to be stupid.
She didn't want him to touch her anymore, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake off his big hand.
Yu Chi Lianping gripped her arm tightly and sneered, "No matter how much you eat, you can't be stronger than me. Just give up on that idea."
Princess Huachang's anger flared, her gaze sharp as a knife.
"What, are you so angry you want to chop me up?"
Yu Chi Lianping put his other arm to her mouth and said provocatively, "Now that we don't have any knives or swords, I might as well let you bite me."
Princess Huachang stared at the paw that was being offered to her, her chest heaving with anger, wishing she could bite off a piece of flesh.
"Go ahead and bite if you're not afraid of breaking your teeth."
Yu Chi Lianping added smugly, "I was all sweaty after the fight, so if you bite into it, it'll probably be a bit salty."
The fastidious princess turned her head away resentfully.
*
After the emperor left.
Ji Qingwu squatted down and examined his brother's injuries.
Ji Changlin gently pushed her hand away and whispered, "Fifth Sister, I'm fine."
This was the first time she had ever seen a look of dejection on her older brother's face.
Back when she was at the Southern Chu Medical Clinic, she already knew that Ji Changlin was exceptionally intelligent and capable, otherwise he wouldn't have become an envoy of Northern Li.
But the huge conflict he had with Yuchi Lianping at the palace banquet today is not something he would do.
So many questions remain unanswered, but only the word "love" can explain them.
Ji Qingwu didn't ask any further questions, and said softly, "Brother, the banquet is over, and Mother should be looking for us. Let's go back quickly."
She felt a chill on her lower back, paused, and said, "Big brother, you go ahead, I'll be right there."
Then she jogged to the lotus pond, wanting to find her belt.
"Strange, it's gone." She walked around the pool several times but didn't see it.
Ji Qingwu frowned. Could it have been swept away by the current?
Back to Wutong Garden.
Lanzhi asked in surprise, "Fifth Miss, where is the belt of your dress?"
The maid was meticulous. Ji Qingwu made an excuse: "I didn't hold the food properly when I was picking it up at the banquet, and it got dirty by accident, so I took it off."
Lan Zhi was speechless. What kind of food could make a belt dirty? She wanted to ask again.
Ji Qingwu quickly said, "I'm going to take a bath now, you can leave."
"This servant will fetch bath powder and perfume to help you with your washing and grooming."
"No need tonight, I can wash myself."
After Lanzhi left, Ji Qingwu went to the clean room, unbuttoned his blouse, looked down, and immediately hissed.
The bright red finger marks were clearly imprinted on his waist.
One can imagine the kind of treatment this fair and slender waist received.
Ji Qingwu picked up her blouse and covered her face, not wanting to face the mark left by Emperor Wusu.
She didn't remember the first time Li Chengxun hugged her. All that came to mind were the images and sensations of Emperor Wusu holding her in his arms, his hands repeatedly "rubbing" her.
Feeling suffocated and unable to breathe, she threw her blouse aside with a flushed face, only to pick it up again a moment later and stuff it into the bottom of the closet.
I've decided never to see it again in this lifetime.
Soaking in the bathtub, enveloped in hot water, Ji Qingwu gazed at the layers of clear ripples on the surface.
My thoughts drifted back little by little.
Too much happened today, and things happened too fast. Li Chengxun was harassing her, but when she learned that Princess Qingyun was coming, she ran away.
Princess Keqingyun did not appear again after that.
The person who appeared was the emperor.
The black-clad guard appeared suddenly and then disappeared just as quickly; he was most likely one of Emperor Wusu's men.
He's been trying to avoid meeting Li Chengxun... Is it because of Princess Qingyun?
These few meetings between Emperor Wusu and her filled her with both fear and dread.
Every time they say they'll be punished, they never actually are—no, they are punished.
However, her temper was unpredictable; she glanced at her waist, her eyes flickering slightly, revealing that the emperor's intentions were truly unfathomable.
The hot water made Ji Qingwu's eyelids feel weak. He wondered what the wine was made of and felt an inexplicable burning sensation in his body.
She suddenly had a terrible thought.
He whispered, "Peanut, Peanut, Peanut, are you there?"
[Dear host, I am here. Is there anything I can do for you?]
"Can you tell me if I've been poisoned by the Yin-Yang Harmony Powder?"
[Please wait a moment, we will now perform a full-body scan on you]
Ji Qingwu felt that her body was reacting as if she had been given an aphrodisiac.
Has the emperor recognized her?!
In retaliation, they drugged her too.
The more she thought about it, the more suspicious the emperor's behavior seemed. He was deliberately stirring things up for her, wanting her to experience the feeling of being out of control.
[Upon examination, your body is in good health with no signs of medication. Please note that the Yin Yang Harmony Powder is exclusively developed by this system and will not be leaked. Host, please rest assured.]
"But at that time, my body was hot, my heart was racing, and all the blood in my body was rushing to my head."
Ji Qingwu frowned as she described her feelings.
"My lower abdomen feels hot and swollen, my legs feel weak and I can't stand up, and I want to find something cool to hug."
[Dear host, is it possible that this is a normal physiological reaction?]
Ji Qingwu slapped the water's surface, splashing water, and said righteously, "Absolutely impossible."
[Ignorant host, why is it impossible? Food and sex are basic human needs, it's human nature.]
"Do you know who the man in front of me is? He's the General Who Pacifies the North, Emperor Wusu. I'm having a reaction to him. Am I crazy, or are you crazy?"
The system knew how terrified Ji Qingwu was of this person. Every time she woke up in the middle of the night, it was because he had caught her and left her in various indescribable deadly states.
[Wise host, you are right. Further testing has revealed that you consumed alcohol, which contains natural aphrodisiac substances.]
"No wonder... it was because of the alcohol."
That makes sense; it couldn't be her problem.
Ji Qingwu asked, "I still feel hot. Is there any way to calm down?"
[WARNING: This system is for procreation; suppressing desire is an illegal service offered by this system.]
She gritted her teeth and said, "Go, go now."
Ji Qingwu was physically tired, but mentally excited. That night, he counted 13,281 sheep.
*
The night was deep, and even more people were unable to sleep.
A horse-drawn carriage stopped opposite the flatbread stall.
Princess Huachang lifted the carriage curtain and gazed at it for a long time.
Yuchi Lianping said, "Didn't you say you wanted to eat sesame cakes? Xiao Chen, go and buy a few."
Princess Huachang spotted the proprietress chatting and laughing with several customers at a glance. She raised her slender, green finger and pointed at her.
"Look at this person yourself, do you recognize him?"
Following her hand, Yu Chi Lianping looked over and exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this Yu Niang? How did you know she was selling pancakes here?"
He hadn't been here in a long time and had forgotten that her stall was here.
"General, you have such a bad memory. Everyone under you knows that this young lady is someone you take special care of."
Seeing the princess's icy expression, Yuchi Lianping scratched his head and said with difficulty, "Someone asked me to take care of her."
Is anyone there?
This person must be him.
Princess Huachang glanced at him sideways: "Are you still pretending to be stupid? Isn't this your precious little darling?"
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