As Xing approached the room, she heard moaning noises but they weren"t the kind of moaning she"d have preferred.Xing saw the Emperor pus.h.i.+ng Weiye despite her protests to stay inside a bathtub in the room that was filled with... Dirty rainwater..?
"Kouki..?", Xing pushed him aside and pulled the trembling Weiye out of the tub. There were some scratch markings in the pale skin that was not covered by the Emperor"s coat that was protecting her modesty.
"What?", he snorted, "Didnt you ask me to release the heat in her body? Cold water would do just fine right?"
Xing clicked her tongue by his att.i.tude but she could see his worries, "What if she catches a cold?", "So stupid!" she mumbled at the one standing with his hands tied to his back in front of her. But seems like his tactic worked. She seems fine now but is s.h.i.+vering uncontrollably and have fainted.
Just then their soldiers got inside after securing the perimeter and arresting the men.
Xing covered the bruises on Weiye and asked for a blanket from the soldiers when one got it from somewhere and she immediately covered her. For a n.o.ble lady like her, if what happened to her tonight is outed, it will be the death sentence for her. The society is cruel.. As if what she went through struggling with those men is not enough, the words of the others will be worse than that. It is better to keep this as a secret.
"I apologise for curiously following a doe at this time of night with Weiye and causing trouble to your majesty", Xing bowed to the Emperor, "We would have been in trouble if Your Majesty didn"t come here in the right time as those infiltrators might have... ", she paused and wiped the corners of her eyes as if she was really scared by whatever happened here.
The Emperor understood her intention and he got mad..... Really mad. Is she implying to those soldiers that I was the one who saved the women by disabling those thirty odd men? Why would I take credit for what she did?
Xing didn"t mind his anger and the Emperor picked the double sword at the entrance of the house and Xing asked the soldiers to carry Weiye as the Emperor shot her a glare when she was about to ask him to carry her.
Why does he hate Weiye that much?
Xing went back to her tent after Chu Weiye was brought to her father"s tent with the doctors prescribing medicines for her and it was said that she"d be fine with some rest and she is just overwhelmed.
The Emperor was in his tent lying in his bed but he could not sleep. A lot happened tonight.
When he saw Weiye with her clothes torn and her face swollen with tears he felt his heart skip a beat and he rushed to untie her and as she was feeling ashamed, he covered her with his outer coat and sensing her s.h.i.+vering out of fear, he hugged her to rea.s.sure her.
He heard the sound of the clas.h.i.+ng weapons outside and wanted to a.s.sist Mingxia but he felt a sting tug and he stumbled on Weiye who was looking at him with her face flushed and her body that was touching him was hot.
He tried to get up but she wrapped her arms around his neck making him unable to move and started to kiss him out of nowhere. Her lips that were soft and warm travelled from his neck to chin to mouth and he was too shocked to realise what was going on.
He tried to push her away when he heard a wild animal but her grip only tightened and soon she started to lick him in his lips, "Help me, I"m feeling weird!", she whispered and started to grind her bosom on his chest all the while making her hands wander all over him and making weird moaning noises that made him go crazy and unknowingly he was kissing her too until a fruit landed on the back of his head....
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The Emperor turned to his side and took a deep breath as his lower body had become stiff thinking of the incidents. He had more than twenty women in the Harem and never even kissed one of them. He firmly believed that there should be at least some feelings there to do such acts of intimacy. This woman did smell a bit good and even though he didn"t feel anything when she first started to kiss him gradually he did start to react.
You are a man! You don"t need feelings to sleep with a woman, just a good libido is enough!. Someone had told him.
If that is the case what is the feeling I had for this woman at that time? Was it like or just l.u.s.t? How can I confirm?
She does not seem to be a woman with good intentions. She mindlessly stole the phoenix coat only an Empress could wear for her and got into trouble because of it. Also she is the daughter of that bragging idiot, Chu Yixin. Is Mingxia right to think she"d fit to be the Empress?
Then again I kissed her back too, didn"t I? I must have some sort of feelings towards her. Should I take responsibility? May be by spending more time with her I can find out?
*Sigh*
The Emperor stood up and paced inside his tent for sometime. Then he reached a decision and stepped out of the tent. The security of their place was increased and he just asked the men to follow him at a distance and glanced at the Empress" tent which was dark.
She must have slept! He thought, she really worked hard tonight.
He then walked towards Lord Chu"s tent and as he felt uneasy to pay a visit at such unruly hour and so he took a walk around the tent when he could accidentally overhear what the Chu father and daughter were talking.
"Daughter, I told you there were talks that some people might attack the Empress tonight... Why did you get caught wearing a phoenix coat?"
The Emperor stood closer to the tent to hear clearly as this question was asked. They knew?
"Dad, I know! But didn"t you say Lord Táng had promised to protect me and there are rumours that Lord Táng and the Empress are actually siblings? I knew he"d be here and nothing would happen to me... Also look at the situation now, the empress is guilty that I suffered in her place and the Emperor... Well, he must have some feelings towards me after what happened tonight "
" What happened..? ", Lord Chu was curious.
" Dad! It"s just.... I.... The Emperor... He cannot forget tonight, I"ll say. All we have to do is to make sure everyone knows that the Emperor was with me for some time tonight and then they will have to bring me to the inner palace. Once I get in, I will definitely take the phoenix seal for myself. After that no one will bother to belittle us. Those who tare avoiding us from the East, they will try to pander to us to win our favour! Father, I will bring back your honour, trust me"
The Emperor heard the cold and calculative voice of Weiye and stood there petrified for some time.
For some reason he felt his heart squeeze in pain. So she just wants the t.i.tle of the Empress and not become the wife of the Emperor. How unexpected!
"Hmpf! ", He snorted after some time.
What could I expect? All the women who approach me would do so only for these reasons since,
I AM THE EMPEROR! THE SON OF HEAVENS!
Even the Tians.h.i.+ Emperor gave the same advise didn"t he? I am the one with absolute power and I cannot have it all.
It is high time I start accepting the facts as it is! Finding true love is not for me, this lifetime!
At least believing this will help my heart from future heartbreaks!