Lu Xingjian asked, his expression unclear:
"Is this the only hot spring pool on the estate?"
Yanruo choked for a moment: "Of course not..." Her eyes were a little flustered, and her gaze slid down to his waist.
It felt like being scalded, making me even more panicked, and my heart was pounding like thunder.
A bit incoherent:
"I heard that Your Majesty the Empress is soaking in the hot springs here, and I just wanted to come and pay my respects... I also wanted to ask you about the method of swimming."
The man was simply wearing a robe.
The belt was tied loosely.
Beneath the robe, his pale, muscular abs were clearly defined, appearing and disappearing.
Yet he possessed a faint, aloof expression, and was tall with long legs.
Extremely attractive to men.
Such a handsome man, if he were to become her husband...
Her eyes became shy and watery, her whole face turned red, and her supple body began to sway coyly.
"Your Majesty, since the Empress is not here, may I ask for your guidance?"
The man neither spoke nor moved.
Yanruo was so nervous that her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
She decided to go all in and take a step forward.
She stretched out her slender hand, trying to hook the man's loosely tied belt.
The man suddenly spoke: "Wife."
Yanruo's fair fingers paused just before touching the man's belt, and she looked up at his handsome face in disbelief.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her heart was overwhelmed by a tremendous joy.
Does he like me too?
Otherwise, why would she call herself "wife"?
Perhaps he simply doesn't show it because he's newly married to the Empress?
Today's bold initiative has certainly paid off.
Yanruo's red lips trembled as she pondered what to say to express her innermost feelings.
However.
The next moment, the excitement and shyness on her face froze.
The man's gaze passed through her and went to something behind her.
Yanruo turned around and looked over.
Su Wanwan was dressed neatly, her hair was tied in a bun, and a glistening jade hairpin was pinned to the top of her head.
She wore a lotus-root-colored ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) over a honey-colored jacket, and her snow-white skin was tinged with a faint blush.
Her bright eyes, like autumn water, simply watched them quietly.
Yanruo's heart tightened.
The Empress witnessed her seducing the Emperor...
I wonder if the Empress will humiliate her to her face.
But when she thought of the Empress Dowager supporting her, she straightened her back instantly.
On the contrary, what does Su Wanwan have?
All members of the Su family and their in-laws retired and returned home.
Su Wanwan is nominally the Empress, but she always grovels before the Empress Dowager and doesn't dare to utter a single word.
Even when sitting on a chair, she only dared to sit on half of her buttocks, so cautious and timid that she was even less than the head palace maid in Renshou Palace.
Why should she, the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Chongxin, be afraid of Su Wanwan?
Yanruo took a step closer, wanting to snuggle into the man's arms.
We've already taken ninety-nine steps; let her take the last one.
However.
The man took a step back and asked, "Where did you go?"
Yanruo missed her target and her face froze.
Her figure and appearance were absolutely stunning, and she even threw herself at him, only to be rejected.
Su Wanwan smiled faintly: "I just finished my work and am about to leave. You all have a good time."
Yanruo's tense nerves instantly relaxed.
The Empress was sensible enough not to become a hateful and jealous wife.
She quickly looked at the man's face, her red and tearful eyes filled with caution, fear, and pleading.
The sunlight streaming through the window was refracted by the hot spring water, casting an unusual glow on the two people's bodies and faces.
Su Wanwan calmly turned to leave.
Lu Xingjian asked, "Where to?"
Su Wanwan didn't say anything, and walked away.
Lu Xingjian brushed past Yanruo and followed her.
Yanruo became anxious.
How can one be willing to let a duck that has already been caught fly away?
She quickly took a few steps, squeezed between Su Wanwan and Lu Xingjian, and managed a weak smile.
"If Your Majesty does not mind, why not stay and teach Yanruo how to swim?"
Su Wanwan stopped in her tracks, turned around to look at the two scantily clad figures behind her, and smiled faintly:
"I will not disturb you any longer."
As she was about to turn around, she heard a scream.
Turning back, I saw Yanruo stumble and fall into the hot spring pool.
"thump"!
Huge splashes of water rose from the pool, soaking the clothes of Lu Xingjian and Su Wanwan who were standing by the pool.
Su Wanwan paused slightly, wiped the water droplets from her face, frowned, and looked at Yanruo, who was still struggling in the water.
If Yanruo deliberately framed her, then she is truly quite cunning.
really.
Yanruo coughed and cried, her eyes brimming with tears as she accused:
"Your Majesty, why did you push me?"
As she spoke, she struggled to climb out of the pool.
The gauze dress, wet with water, became translucent and clung to her body, outlining her curvaceous and alluring figure.
Su Wanwan was too lazy to argue, and simply said in a nonchalant tone:
"Didn't you want to learn to swim? If you don't want to, then forget it."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Lu Xingjian took a long stride to catch up with her and took her hand: "Change your clothes first."
Su Wanwan tried to break free, but failed.
She turned to look at the man's profile beside her; his expression was indifferent.
"Miss Yanruo needs comfort and reassurance. Your Majesty, why don't you stay?"
Lu Xingjian's gaze fell on her, and he said ambiguously:
"I can't swim, you have to teach me first."
"Don't you cherish women?"
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