The atmosphere was quiet and stiff.
After a long while, he placed his hand on her back and pushed her close to him.
He glanced at her indifferently.
"Say 'I love you' a hundred times, and I'll personally help you assemble a team, like the Eastern Depot, how about that?"
The Eastern Depot was a secret service agency established by Emperor Taizong. Like the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it was directly under the emperor's command and could arbitrarily supervise and arrest officials and commoners without the approval of the Three Judicial Offices.
The Eastern Depot held even greater power than the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and was led by trusted eunuchs, making it a place that inspired fear in all who heard of it.
During the reign of Emperor Xianzong, a new Western Depot was established.
This shocked the court and the public. Civil and military officials almost united to remonstrate with him to the death, nearly forcing the emperor to abdicate. Only then did Emperor Xianzong, in a fit of rage, reluctantly abolish the Western Depot.
However, not long after Emperor Xianzong finished dealing with the cabinet, the troublemakers who led the opposition, and even forced the Grand Secretary who had won the triple crown to resign and return to his hometown, he reinstated the Western Depot.
An organization like the Eastern Depot was far superior to Liu Qi's group of江湖草莽 (jianghu caomang, meaning rough and unruly people from the martial arts world), and was practically synonymous with imperial power.
Real power.
It's really tempting.
The kind of allure that makes your heart race.
Su Wanwan remained unmoved and scoffed, "And then those people will take orders from you?"
"Naturally, we will follow your lead."
She closed her eyes: "I'm sleepy, let's go to sleep."
Lu Xingjian wouldn't let her off the hook, pinching her cheek, "Fifty times, so your throat won't hurt."
Su Wanwan simply ignored her.
"Twenty times?" Lu Xingjian leaned down and whispered in her ear.
"Ten times, no less." Lu Xingjian's tone was firm.
"I don't want to." Su Wanwan didn't even open her eyes.
Seeing that his soft approach wasn't working, Lu Xingjian's tone turned cold, and he snorted:
“If something happens to Liu Qi and his gang, you can’t cry and say you’re at their mercy.”
Su Wanwan then opened her eyes.
He hesitated for a moment: "Ten times?"
Lu Xingjian suppressed the urge to smile, keeping his face stern, but his eyes revealed his doting affection.
"Um."
"You can't go back on your word?" Su Wanwan asked again to confirm.
"A promise made by the emperor is never to be broken."
How can one allow others to sleep soundly beside one's own bed?
Lu Xingjian's willingness to relinquish imperial power to her, allowing her to possess her own power, is the greatest expression of his sincerity.
As for the beautiful clothes and properties he gave Maggie, neither Lu Xingjian nor Su Wanwan would care about them.
"Will you make things difficult for Liu Qi and the others?" Su Wanwan asked him again to confirm.
Lu Xingjian's indifferent attitude: "They're just a bunch of江湖草莽 (jianghu grass rabble), only you take them seriously, they're not worthy of my attention."
Su Wanwan's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't agree immediately.
"We'll talk about it once you've finished."
Seeing that she was finally no longer stubborn, Lu Xingjian readily agreed:
"become."
The air quieted down again.
Lu Xingjian pondered for a moment, then asked, "Then you have to pay some deposit?"
Su Wanwan looked at him calmly: "What deposit?"
Lu Xingjian shrugged, gave her a meaningful look, and spoke in a light, smiling tone.
What do you think?
Su Wanwan curled her lips in a mocking smile.
There was not a trace of romantic feeling.
The loving and tender relationship between husband and wife eventually turned into a transaction of power and sex.
She said calmly, "Okay."
It was just about making her please him.
It's no big deal.
The man's gaze dimmed.
She's so hard to please.
I'm starting to regret giving that hint earlier.
"Wanwan..." he called softly in a hoarse voice, his eyes filled with a complicated expression.
Su Wanwan didn't respond, but her slender, fair fingers hooked open the man's inner garment and slid down his firm chest to his abdominal muscles.
The man gave a soft groan and grabbed her small hand that was stirring up trouble everywhere.
"Stop fooling around."
He pulled her hand to his lips and kissed it, but then pulled his body back slightly, no longer pressing against her.
Su Wanwan raised an eyebrow, "Don't you want it?"
How could I not want to?
He couldn't resist her even if she didn't seduce him, let alone if she took the initiative.
However, her expression was too pale, clearly indicating that she was still holding back her anger.
This is not the situation he wanted.
The man's voice was extremely hoarse, his Adam's apple bobbing deeply: "Come again when you want to."
He pulled the thin blanket over Su Wanwan and wrapped her up tightly, then held her close in his arms, his long, strong legs pressing down on hers.
"Go to sleep."
Su Wanwan was in no mood for romance at the moment, so she naturally didn't bother to deal with him.
She yawned, turned her back to him, closed her eyes, and said:
"If you don't want to, then leave sooner rather than later. Don't stay here any longer."
Rather than sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams, it's better to separate first.
Lu Xingjian remained silent for a long time before finally kissing the back of her neck.
"I'm not leaving."
"Hmm?" Su Wanwan opened her eyes, hid in the bed, and resisted his intimacy.
"I won't leave anymore; I'll stay home with my wife every day."
Lu Xingjian's arms were suddenly empty.
He paused for a moment, but wasn't annoyed. Instead, he gently tidied her hair, which was scattered on the bed, with meticulous and tender movements.
"My wife, your hair is so beautiful, like satin. It looks so good when your hair is down. I can't stand the thought of it."
Su Wanwan turned around and glanced at him. "Aren't you feeling unwell?"
Lu Xingjian frowned deeply, a deep frown forming between his brows, and coldly snorted:
"If I leave, do you really believe I'll remain chaste?"
"Instead of trying to appease you later, it's better to put your mind at ease from the start."
Su Wanwan's expression was complicated, and after a long while, she said:
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