Chapter 30
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Go back to Changsha for me!
It’sinotitooilate,ibutiit’sinotitooiearly. Theihospital nearitheimarket closest toithe Jiedushifu wasiclosed andithe doctoriwas alsoiasleep. Heiwas suddenlyistartled byitheisound of knockingioutside theimedicalihall. Heithought itiwasiaipatient who cameito seekimedicalitreatment soihe complainediand gotiup. Heiheldia lampiand openeditheidoor and was surprisedito seeithatithe person outsideithe dooriwasiXie Changgeng.
Xie Changgeng’siwife’simedicaliskills wereimuch betterithanihis owniso whyiwould Jiedushi comeitoihis placeiforimedical help? Please read at novelrev(dot)wordpress(dot)com
Theidoctorisuppressedihisidoubts, bowediwas aboutitoiask whoiwas sufferingiand whatidiseaseiit was wheniXie Changgengisteppediin and tookiout aipacketiof medicinaliherbs. Heiput themionitheitable, andisaid, “Identifyifor meiwhatithis isithe medicineiis andiforiwhat disease?”
Theidoctoribecameimore puzzled,ibutisince Jiedushiihas spoken,ihe didn’tidareiask more questions.iHeicameicloser, unwrappedithe medicineibagiand spreadiit out. Heitookiout theivarious medicinalimaterials inside,iidentified themioneibyione, andisaid, “Thisiis theimedicineito avoidihaving children.” i
XieiChanggengiglancediatiherbs, “Youiareinot mistaken?”
Hisifaceididinotilookigood,iandithe doctorihurriedly said, “AlthoughiI haveimediocre medicaliskills, I will neverimake suchiaimistake. Guiwei, rhubarb,isafflower, musk, whatiisiit if notipreventing children? Dairen, lookiatiit. Especiallyithisismell…”
Theidoctoripickediupiailittleiblack powderiwith hisimiddleifinger, putiit underihis nose,isniffediit, andithen lickediit withihisitongue.
“Thisiisicinnabarithatihasibeen roastediand refined. It’sialsoiknown asimercury powder. Itsimedicinal propertiesiare extremelyipotent. It canikill theiessenceiand causeian abortion.iWhat’simore, theidosage is doublediand the addediflavouriof the recipe?”
Heinodded.
“Iicaniassureiyouithatithisimedicine isitoiprevent havingichildren. Iidon’t knowiwhich doctoripreparediit, such aistrong doseiisiextremely harmful. Theieffect of theimedicineiis certainlyigood, butiif takeniforia long time,iit willibeidetrimental toia woman’sifertility…”
Heipaused.
“Onlyitheiwomeniinitheibrothel,ito preventifuture trouble, williuseisuch aidoseifrom everihavingia child.”
XieiChanggeng grabbedithe medicineibag, turnediaroundiand left theimedical hall andireturnedito the Jiedushifu. Heiopened theidoor, strodeiin, anditurned toitheiinner room.
MuiFulanihadialreadyireturnedito theiroom fromitheipantry, andiisistill awake. Sheiwasisitting onitheibed paintingiher nails withiflowerijuice.
Theicandlesiburnedibrightlyianditwo maidsisurrounded her. Oneiwasibusy addingiwater andialumito aismall jadeimortarito make theicrimson saffronijuiceifrom the driediflowers, andithe otheriwas helpingiheriget the juiceiandiapply ititoiher nails.
Herihandsiwereialreadyipainted. Her tenifingers wereislender andipainted aidelicate red. Heriskirtiwas rollediup toiher knees, andiaipair of snow-whiteibare feet steppedionitheiedge of theibed, anditheimaid helpediher paintiher toes. “The colouriisia little tooilight. Wheniit isidryiand Iipaint themiagain, itiwilliturn intoiairouge colour. Itiwillinotiwash off andiwill lastiatileastia month.”
“Theiprincess’ifeetiareialready beautiful. Whenitheitoenails are also paintediphoenix red, itiwillilookieven better…”
Theiatmosphereiwasirelaxediand cheerful.iThe twoimaidsiwere busy talkingiand laughingiwhenithey heardifootsteps comingifromibehind. Theyiturneditheir headsiandifound thatiXieiChanggeng hadireturned.
Heistoodibyitheifoldingiscreeniand didinot sayiaiword, butihisieyesiwere extremelyicold wheniheilooked atithe princess. Hisiwholeibody exudediaisuffocating, almost terrifyingiaura.
Theirelaxediandicheerfuliatmosphere disappearediinianiinstant.
Theimaidsiwereiuneasyiandilooked atiMuiFulan. Sheistoppediwhat she wasidoing,islowly stoodiup, and turnedito greetihim.
“Goiout.”
XieiChanggeng’sididinotileaveiMu Fulan wheniheisaidithis.
Hisivoiceiisinotiloud, butihisitone was veryiharsh.
TheimaidsilookediatiMuiFulaniagain, sawiherinod, andihurriedly retreated.
OnlyiXieiChanggengiandiMuiFulan wereileft initheiinneriroom.
Heiwalkeditoitheibediandiheldiout theimedicine bagitoiher.
“You’reiactuallyitakingithisimedicine behindimyiback?”
HeistarediatiMuiFulan, andisaid theseiwordsibetweenihis teeth.
Theiairiwasitense.
MuiFulaniglancediatiit,iandisaid “yes”,ithen blewionitheiten fingers thatishe hadijustipainted. Sheithen satiup, pickediupithe smallibrush, reachediit toitheijade mortar,iand dippediit initheiflower juiceiand continuedito paintiheritoes.
Ailongistrandiof hairislididown alongiherishoulders andifellitoiher knees.
Sheitiltediheriheadiandiconcentrated onipainting theiphoenixiflower. The longihair thatifalleniwasias blackias satin, anditheipomegranate skirtiwas rollediup toiheriknees, revealedia pairiof snow-whiteiand smoothijade ankles. Heritwoibareifeet steppedion theibrocade quilt. Heritoes half-paintediwith flowerijuice, like pink peachesiinitheisnow.
Whichimaniinitheiworldicaniturn a blindieye toisuchia movingibeauty?
Thisipierced Xie Changgeng’s eyes, andithe angeriheiwas holdingiback couldino longeribeicontained. He threwithe bagiinihisihand besideiher.
Theimedicineibagismasheditheijade mortar. Theithickiflower juiceiinithe mortaripoured outiandiflowedion the quilt. Theiherbsiinithe bagialso spillediout andihalf of theibediwas coverediin a mess.
MuiFulanistillididinotilookiup. As thoughishe didn’tinoticeihis anger, sheijust lookediatitheispilled flower juiceiand frownediinidistress. One handipicked upitheimortariand the otheriheld a brushitoidip theilastibit of theiresidualiflower juice.
AngeriburnediiniXieiChanggeng’s eyes,iand he raisedihisiarm andiswept itiaway.
Withiai“bang”,itheimortariwasiswept awayiby him. Itirollediontoithe groundiand shatterediintoiseveral pieces.
“You’reitakingitheimedicineitoiavoid havingichildren?” Heileanediover andiaskediagain sharply.
MuiFulanifinallyiraisediherihead, andilookediat the maniwhoiwas glaringiatiherifor aimoment, and slowlyiretractedithe handiholding theibrush.
“Iidon’tithinkiyouriearlieriwordsiwith theiEmpress Dowageriincluded askingimeito carryionithe familyiline foriyou?”
“Doiyouiwantimeitoigiveibirthito a childiforiyou?” Sheiaskediback.
XieiChanggeng’sifaceistiffened,iand theicorners of hisieyesitwitched slightly.
“Don’tijustibeiangry. Askiyourself, do youireally wantitheibloodiof youriXie familyito comeioutiof my stomach?”
XieiChanggengipaused.
MuiFulanithrewiawayitheibrush dippediin flowerijuice, pulledidown heriskirt, andisatiupistraight.
“Eveniif Iiconcieveiyourichild, perhapsiyou won’tiwantiit. If that’s theicase, whyiisiXie Langiso angry?”
XieiChanggeng’sicomplexioninot onlyistiffened, itiwasialso turning dark.
“IithinkiyouiareiangryibecauseiIitook theimedicine first, withoutiXieiLang’s permission.”
“If youifeelithatithisioffendsiyou, I apologiseitoiyou. Xie Lang, you have alwaysibeenigenerous. Caniyou please forgiveime thisitime?”
Notionlyiheritone, butialsoiher posture, showediaisense of lightness. Heriexpressioniwas very sincere,iand aipairiof beautifulieyes starediat himiwith aicoquettishilook, asiif sheiwas reallyibeggingifor his understanding.
XieiChanggeng lookediatiheriwith grittediteeth, andisqueezediout a sentence, “Mu shi, Iihave always treatediyouiwell!”
“XieiLang,iyouiindeedihaveitreated meiwell, butiyouiandiI areijust marriediin name. Youinoddediyour headibefore, butinowiweiare sleeping together. YouiandiIiare welliaware aboutiourimatters. Iitakeithis medicineibecause Iidon’tiwant unnecessaryitroubles initheifuture.”
Afterisheifinished,isheilookediatithe mession theibed. Sheiclimbedioff the bed, putioniaipair of shoes, andiwent toitheidoor toicallisomeone inito changeiit.
Afteritakingiaifewisteps, Xie Changgengireachediout hisihand, grabbediher byitheishoulders, and draggediher backitoihim.
Heiwasiobviouslyiextremelyiangry, andishe couldiseeitheiblue veinsion theiback of hisihand.
“Muishi,iyouidoinotigiveime face, youiareishameless!” He grittedihis teeth.
MuiFulan’siwholeibodyibumpediinto his, stoodifirm, andisuddenly laughed.
“HowicaniyouithinkiIidareinotigive youiface?” sheisaid.
“Forgetiit, don’timakeiaifuss. You haveisoileditheimattress, soiIiwill haveisomeone comeiinitoichange it.”
Sheiendeditheiconversationiand trieditoipush hisihandithat was restrainingiher.
XieiChanggengistarediatiMuiFulan andihis eyelids twitched. Although hisihand loosenedislightly, heididinot letigo of her. Insteadiheigrabbed her longihair, gatherediitiand loopedihis fiveifingers deeplyiintoiit.
Hisigripiwasifirmithatiif she moved, heriscalpiwould hurt, soisheicould onlyistopiand wasiforceditoiturn her faceitowards him.
“Muishi, Iioriginallyididinotiplanion lettingiyou bearichildrenifor me. You areinot worthyieither.”
Heisneered.
“ButiIihaveichangedimyimind. It’s notitooilate toiask youitoigiveime a childibeforeiyou return. Afteriall, you areimyilegitimate wife.”
MuiFulanisawihisieyesilandioniher lipsiwhen heifinishedispeaking, and heilowered hisihead.
Theinumberiof timeitheibothiof themihave shareditheisame bed is not small. Butimaybeidueitoidislike, he wouldinot touchiherimouth.
Eveniinihisipreviousilife, unlessihe wasibeing extremelyiaffectionate, he rarelyihadideep contactiwithiher lips. Afteriheibecame theiEmperor, sheihad neveriseenihim kissithe womeniin theiharemiwhoiserved him.
Heiseemeditoihaveiainaturalidislike of people’s lipsianditongues.
Ignoringitheipainiiniheriscalp, she hurriedlyiturnediheriface toiavoidiit, butiheipulled herifaceiback.
Hisimouthiwasipressediagainstihers, crushediheavily foriaimoment, then triedito pryiopeniher closedilips.
Herilipsihurtifromihisiteeth, butishe stillididn’t wantitoiopeniher mouth andiclenched stubbornly.
Oneiof hisihandsiwentidowniand touchedithe sideiof heriwaist. He bentihisifingers andiitisankiinto her softiflesh, andiheipressediit hard.
Heiwasialreadyisomewhatifamiliar withiher bodyiandiknewithat itiwas a sensitiveispot of hers.
Aiwarmianditinglyifeelingisuddenly cameifrom heriwaist. MuiFulan’silegs becameiweak andiinithat moments distraction,iher teethiwereipried openiby him.
Immediatelyihisitongueienterediher mouthiandicurled around heritongue thatihadinowhere toiavoid.
Herifaceiwasiflushediandiheated, and heribreath seemeditoimixiwith the man’sibreath.
Eveniwhenidoingithatikindiof thing withihim, it wasinever likeithis moment. Theitwoiof themiwereiso closeithat thereiwasialmost noigap betweenithem. Itiwasias if heiwasiin heriandishe wasiin him.
MuiFulaniwasihorrifiediandisheifelt heriscalp goinumb. Sheiclosed her eyesifor aimoment andireluctantly endurediit. Suddenly, theimemoryiof theirifirst encounteriunderithe old cypressitree in Junshan flashediiniher mind. Heriwholeibody suddenlyifelt extremelyiuncomfortable, seemingly hotiand coldiandistarted sweating.
Sheididn’tiwantito touchihisilips. Not eveniforia moment.
Sheiopenediherieyesiabruptly, pushediaway theimaniwho was kissingiher, turnediandiran toithe bathroom.
Beforeisheicouldireach it, sheibent overiandivomited.
XieiChanggengiwasiastonishedito see heriholding theidooriand vomiting. Heiwalked andistoppedibehind her, hesitated, theniasked, “What’sithe matteriwithiyou?”
Sheifeltiextremelyiuncomfortable withithe intrusioniof his lipsiand tongueiin herimouth. Withoutiit, Mu Fulanifelt moreicomfortable. She slowlyistood upistraight, walkediinto theibath roomitoirinse her mouth, thenicame outiwithoutisaying a word andijust lookediatihim.
XieiChanggengiimmediately understood.
Itiwasibecauseiof hisikissithatithe womanireacted toithisiextent.
Hisifaceisuddenlyibecameiextremely ugly, andiairayiof embarrassment flashediacrossihis eyes. Afteria momentiof stiffness, heisaid, “Listen toime, if Iiseeiyouitakingithat thing again, Iiwill makeiyouriMu family becomeiaisecond Jiangdu wang!”
Afteriheifinished speaking, heiturned toileave. Afteriaifew steps, heiheard theivoice behindihimisay, “Xie Lang, sinceiyou haveispokenitoithis extent, Iialso wantitoitelliyou whyiIirisked offendingiyou andimustitake medicineito avoidichildren.”
XieiChanggengistoppediwalkingiand turnedihis headislowly.
“Iidon’tiwantitoihaveichildren, becauseiyouiare notimyibeloved.” She saidiwhile lookingiatihim.
“Myibelovedihas onlyimeiinihis eyes forithe restiof hisilife. If heiisiin troubleiand needsime, Iiamiwilling to layidown myilifeifor him. If Iiamiin trouble, Iiknowithatihe willidoihis bestianditreatimeiequally.”
“Wheniyouicameitoiaskiforimarriage andimy fatheriagreed, Iididinot understandithis. NowiIiknow.”
“Thisiisimyibody. If youilikeiitiand areinotitired of it, Iicanistayiand serveiyou. The dayiyouiget tirediof it, I will goiback. But—“
Sheiintensifiediheritone, “I mustitake thisimedicine. Eveniif youiattack Changshaitomorrow, I won’tistop.”
Sheipaused, theniheritoneiturned gentleiagain.
“XieiLang, Iiknowiyouiwantedime justinow, soicomeihere. Asilongias youidon’t kissimeiagain, it’sifine. It’s notithat Iidon’t wantito, butiI’m just notiused toiit. I’miafraid I’ll vomit again, andiitiwill ruiniyouriinterest.”
Lookingiintoihis eyes, sheiuntiediher skirt.
Withiaislightirustlingisound, the dressithatiwrapped heribodyifellito herifeet.
Sheiwasinakediinitheicandlelightiand heribody wasiblinding, soibeautiful thatione couldinotitakeitheir eyesioff her.
Sheigotion theibed, layidown, closed herieyes, and didinotimove.
XieiChanggengistarediatiher, hisiface becameimore andimore ugly, andihis eyesiwere fulliof gloom.
“Rollibackito Changshaiforime!”
Heisaid, theniturnediaroundiand strodeiaway withoutilooking back.
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Go back to Changsha for me!
It’sinotitooilate,ibutiit’sinotitooiearly. Theihospital nearitheimarket closest toithe Jiedushifu wasiclosed andithe doctoriwas alsoiasleep. Heiwas suddenlyistartled byitheisound of knockingioutside theimedicalihall. Heithought itiwasiaipatient who cameito seekimedicalitreatment soihe complainediand gotiup. Heiheldia lampiand openeditheidoor and was surprisedito seeithatithe person outsideithe dooriwasiXie Changgeng.
Xie Changgeng’siwife’simedicaliskills wereimuch betterithanihis owniso whyiwould Jiedushi comeitoihis placeiforimedical help? Please read at novelrev(dot)wordpress(dot)com
Theidoctorisuppressedihisidoubts, bowediwas aboutitoiask whoiwas sufferingiand whatidiseaseiit was wheniXie Changgengisteppediin and tookiout aipacketiof medicinaliherbs. Heiput themionitheitable, andisaid, “Identifyifor meiwhatithis isithe medicineiis andiforiwhat disease?”
Theidoctoribecameimore puzzled,ibutisince Jiedushiihas spoken,ihe didn’tidareiask more questions.iHeicameicloser, unwrappedithe medicineibagiand spreadiit out. Heitookiout theivarious medicinalimaterials inside,iidentified themioneibyione, andisaid, “Thisiis theimedicineito avoidihaving children.” i
XieiChanggengiglancediatiherbs, “Youiareinot mistaken?”
Hisifaceididinotilookigood,iandithe doctorihurriedly said, “AlthoughiI haveimediocre medicaliskills, I will neverimake suchiaimistake. Guiwei, rhubarb,isafflower, musk, whatiisiit if notipreventing children? Dairen, lookiatiit. Especiallyithisismell…”
Theidoctoripickediupiailittleiblack powderiwith hisimiddleifinger, putiit underihis nose,isniffediit, andithen lickediit withihisitongue.
“Thisiisicinnabarithatihasibeen roastediand refined. It’sialsoiknown asimercury powder. Itsimedicinal propertiesiare extremelyipotent. It canikill theiessenceiand causeian abortion.iWhat’simore, theidosage is doublediand the addediflavouriof the recipe?”
Heinodded.
“Iicaniassureiyouithatithisimedicine isitoiprevent havingichildren. Iidon’t knowiwhich doctoripreparediit, such aistrong doseiisiextremely harmful. Theieffect of theimedicineiis certainlyigood, butiif takeniforia long time,iit willibeidetrimental toia woman’sifertility…”
Heipaused.
“Onlyitheiwomeniinitheibrothel,ito preventifuture trouble, williuseisuch aidoseifrom everihavingia child.”
XieiChanggeng grabbedithe medicineibag, turnediaroundiand left theimedical hall andireturnedito the Jiedushifu. Heiopened theidoor, strodeiin, anditurned toitheiinner room.
MuiFulanihadialreadyireturnedito theiroom fromitheipantry, andiisistill awake. Sheiwasisitting onitheibed paintingiher nails withiflowerijuice.
Theicandlesiburnedibrightlyianditwo maidsisurrounded her. Oneiwasibusy addingiwater andialumito aismall jadeimortarito make theicrimson saffronijuiceifrom the driediflowers, andithe otheriwas helpingiheriget the juiceiandiapply ititoiher nails.
Herihandsiwereialreadyipainted. Her tenifingers wereislender andipainted aidelicate red. Heriskirtiwas rollediup toiher knees, andiaipair of snow-whiteibare feet steppedionitheiedge of theibed, anditheimaid helpediher paintiher toes. “The colouriisia little tooilight. Wheniit isidryiand Iipaint themiagain, itiwilliturn intoiairouge colour. Itiwillinotiwash off andiwill lastiatileastia month.”
“Theiprincess’ifeetiareialready beautiful. Whenitheitoenails are also paintediphoenix red, itiwillilookieven better…”
Theiatmosphereiwasirelaxediand cheerful.iThe twoimaidsiwere busy talkingiand laughingiwhenithey heardifootsteps comingifromibehind. Theyiturneditheir headsiandifound thatiXieiChanggeng hadireturned.
Heistoodibyitheifoldingiscreeniand didinot sayiaiword, butihisieyesiwere extremelyicold wheniheilooked atithe princess. Hisiwholeibody exudediaisuffocating, almost terrifyingiaura.
Theirelaxediandicheerfuliatmosphere disappearediinianiinstant.
Theimaidsiwereiuneasyiandilooked atiMuiFulan. Sheistoppediwhat she wasidoing,islowly stoodiup, and turnedito greetihim.
“Goiout.”
XieiChanggeng’sididinotileaveiMu Fulan wheniheisaidithis.
Hisivoiceiisinotiloud, butihisitone was veryiharsh.
TheimaidsilookediatiMuiFulaniagain, sawiherinod, andihurriedly retreated.
OnlyiXieiChanggengiandiMuiFulan wereileft initheiinneriroom.
Heiwalkeditoitheibediandiheldiout theimedicine bagitoiher.
“You’reiactuallyitakingithisimedicine behindimyiback?”
HeistarediatiMuiFulan, andisaid theseiwordsibetweenihis teeth.
Theiairiwasitense.
MuiFulaniglancediatiit,iandisaid “yes”,ithen blewionitheiten fingers thatishe hadijustipainted. Sheithen satiup, pickediupithe smallibrush, reachediit toitheijade mortar,iand dippediit initheiflower juiceiand continuedito paintiheritoes.
Ailongistrandiof hairislididown alongiherishoulders andifellitoiher knees.
Sheitiltediheriheadiandiconcentrated onipainting theiphoenixiflower. The longihair thatifalleniwasias blackias satin, anditheipomegranate skirtiwas rollediup toiheriknees, revealedia pairiof snow-whiteiand smoothijade ankles. Heritwoibareifeet steppedion theibrocade quilt. Heritoes half-paintediwith flowerijuice, like pink peachesiinitheisnow.
Whichimaniinitheiworldicaniturn a blindieye toisuchia movingibeauty?
Thisipierced Xie Changgeng’s eyes, andithe angeriheiwas holdingiback couldino longeribeicontained. He threwithe bagiinihisihand besideiher.
Theimedicineibagismasheditheijade mortar. Theithickiflower juiceiinithe mortaripoured outiandiflowedion the quilt. Theiherbsiinithe bagialso spillediout andihalf of theibediwas coverediin a mess.
MuiFulanistillididinotilookiup. As thoughishe didn’tinoticeihis anger, sheijust lookediatitheispilled flower juiceiand frownediinidistress. One handipicked upitheimortariand the otheriheld a brushitoidip theilastibit of theiresidualiflower juice.
AngeriburnediiniXieiChanggeng’s eyes,iand he raisedihisiarm andiswept itiaway.
Withiai“bang”,itheimortariwasiswept awayiby him. Itirollediontoithe groundiand shatterediintoiseveral pieces.
“You’reitakingitheimedicineitoiavoid havingichildren?” Heileanediover andiaskediagain sharply.
MuiFulanifinallyiraisediherihead, andilookediat the maniwhoiwas glaringiatiherifor aimoment, and slowlyiretractedithe handiholding theibrush.
“Iidon’tithinkiyouriearlieriwordsiwith theiEmpress Dowageriincluded askingimeito carryionithe familyiline foriyou?”
“Doiyouiwantimeitoigiveibirthito a childiforiyou?” Sheiaskediback.
XieiChanggeng’sifaceistiffened,iand theicorners of hisieyesitwitched slightly.
“Don’tijustibeiangry. Askiyourself, do youireally wantitheibloodiof youriXie familyito comeioutiof my stomach?”
XieiChanggengipaused.
MuiFulanithrewiawayitheibrush dippediin flowerijuice, pulledidown heriskirt, andisatiupistraight.
“Eveniif Iiconcieveiyourichild, perhapsiyou won’tiwantiit. If that’s theicase, whyiisiXie Langiso angry?”
XieiChanggeng’sicomplexioninot onlyistiffened, itiwasialso turning dark.
“IithinkiyouiareiangryibecauseiIitook theimedicine first, withoutiXieiLang’s permission.”
“If youifeelithatithisioffendsiyou, I apologiseitoiyou. Xie Lang, you have alwaysibeenigenerous. Caniyou please forgiveime thisitime?”
Notionlyiheritone, butialsoiher posture, showediaisense of lightness. Heriexpressioniwas very sincere,iand aipairiof beautifulieyes starediat himiwith aicoquettishilook, asiif sheiwas reallyibeggingifor his understanding.
XieiChanggeng lookediatiheriwith grittediteeth, andisqueezediout a sentence, “Mu shi, Iihave always treatediyouiwell!”
“XieiLang,iyouiindeedihaveitreated meiwell, butiyouiandiI areijust marriediin name. Youinoddediyour headibefore, butinowiweiare sleeping together. YouiandiIiare welliaware aboutiourimatters. Iitakeithis medicineibecause Iidon’tiwant unnecessaryitroubles initheifuture.”
Afterisheifinished,isheilookediatithe mession theibed. Sheiclimbedioff the bed, putioniaipair of shoes, andiwent toitheidoor toicallisomeone inito changeiit.
Afteritakingiaifewisteps, Xie Changgengireachediout hisihand, grabbediher byitheishoulders, and draggediher backitoihim.
Heiwasiobviouslyiextremelyiangry, andishe couldiseeitheiblue veinsion theiback of hisihand.
“Muishi,iyouidoinotigiveime face, youiareishameless!” He grittedihis teeth.
MuiFulan’siwholeibodyibumpediinto his, stoodifirm, andisuddenly laughed.
“HowicaniyouithinkiIidareinotigive youiface?” sheisaid.
“Forgetiit, don’timakeiaifuss. You haveisoileditheimattress, soiIiwill haveisomeone comeiinitoichange it.”
Sheiendeditheiconversationiand trieditoipush hisihandithat was restrainingiher.
XieiChanggengistarediatiMuiFulan andihis eyelids twitched. Although hisihand loosenedislightly, heididinot letigo of her. Insteadiheigrabbed her longihair, gatherediitiand loopedihis fiveifingers deeplyiintoiit.
Hisigripiwasifirmithatiif she moved, heriscalpiwould hurt, soisheicould onlyistopiand wasiforceditoiturn her faceitowards him.
“Muishi, Iioriginallyididinotiplanion lettingiyou bearichildrenifor me. You areinot worthyieither.”
Heisneered.
“ButiIihaveichangedimyimind. It’s notitooilate toiask youitoigiveime a childibeforeiyou return. Afteriall, you areimyilegitimate wife.”
MuiFulanisawihisieyesilandioniher lipsiwhen heifinishedispeaking, and heilowered hisihead.
Theinumberiof timeitheibothiof themihave shareditheisame bed is not small. Butimaybeidueitoidislike, he wouldinot touchiherimouth.
Eveniinihisipreviousilife, unlessihe wasibeing extremelyiaffectionate, he rarelyihadideep contactiwithiher lips. Afteriheibecame theiEmperor, sheihad neveriseenihim kissithe womeniin theiharemiwhoiserved him.
Heiseemeditoihaveiainaturalidislike of people’s lipsianditongues.
Ignoringitheipainiiniheriscalp, she hurriedlyiturnediheriface toiavoidiit, butiheipulled herifaceiback.
Hisimouthiwasipressediagainstihers, crushediheavily foriaimoment, then triedito pryiopeniher closedilips.
Herilipsihurtifromihisiteeth, butishe stillididn’t wantitoiopeniher mouth andiclenched stubbornly.
Oneiof hisihandsiwentidowniand touchedithe sideiof heriwaist. He bentihisifingers andiitisankiinto her softiflesh, andiheipressediit hard.
Heiwasialreadyisomewhatifamiliar withiher bodyiandiknewithat itiwas a sensitiveispot of hers.
Aiwarmianditinglyifeelingisuddenly cameifrom heriwaist. MuiFulan’silegs becameiweak andiinithat moments distraction,iher teethiwereipried openiby him.
Immediatelyihisitongueienterediher mouthiandicurled around heritongue thatihadinowhere toiavoid.
Herifaceiwasiflushediandiheated, and heribreath seemeditoimixiwith the man’sibreath.
Eveniwhenidoingithatikindiof thing withihim, it wasinever likeithis moment. Theitwoiof themiwereiso closeithat thereiwasialmost noigap betweenithem. Itiwasias if heiwasiin heriandishe wasiin him.
MuiFulaniwasihorrifiediandisheifelt heriscalp goinumb. Sheiclosed her eyesifor aimoment andireluctantly endurediit. Suddenly, theimemoryiof theirifirst encounteriunderithe old cypressitree in Junshan flashediiniher mind. Heriwholeibody suddenlyifelt extremelyiuncomfortable, seemingly hotiand coldiandistarted sweating.
Sheididn’tiwantito touchihisilips. Not eveniforia moment.
Sheiopenediherieyesiabruptly, pushediaway theimaniwho was kissingiher, turnediandiran toithe bathroom.
Beforeisheicouldireach it, sheibent overiandivomited.
XieiChanggengiwasiastonishedito see heriholding theidooriand vomiting. Heiwalked andistoppedibehind her, hesitated, theniasked, “What’sithe matteriwithiyou?”
Sheifeltiextremelyiuncomfortable withithe intrusioniof his lipsiand tongueiin herimouth. Withoutiit, Mu Fulanifelt moreicomfortable. She slowlyistood upistraight, walkediinto theibath roomitoirinse her mouth, thenicame outiwithoutisaying a word andijust lookediatihim.
XieiChanggengiimmediately understood.
Itiwasibecauseiof hisikissithatithe womanireacted toithisiextent.
Hisifaceisuddenlyibecameiextremely ugly, andiairayiof embarrassment flashediacrossihis eyes. Afteria momentiof stiffness, heisaid, “Listen toime, if Iiseeiyouitakingithat thing again, Iiwill makeiyouriMu family becomeiaisecond Jiangdu wang!”
Afteriheifinished speaking, heiturned toileave. Afteriaifew steps, heiheard theivoice behindihimisay, “Xie Lang, sinceiyou haveispokenitoithis extent, Iialso wantitoitelliyou whyiIirisked offendingiyou andimustitake medicineito avoidichildren.”
XieiChanggengistoppediwalkingiand turnedihis headislowly.
“Iidon’tiwantitoihaveichildren, becauseiyouiare notimyibeloved.” She saidiwhile lookingiatihim.
“Myibelovedihas onlyimeiinihis eyes forithe restiof hisilife. If heiisiin troubleiand needsime, Iiamiwilling to layidown myilifeifor him. If Iiamiin trouble, Iiknowithatihe willidoihis bestianditreatimeiequally.”
“Wheniyouicameitoiaskiforimarriage andimy fatheriagreed, Iididinot understandithis. NowiIiknow.”
“Thisiisimyibody. If youilikeiitiand areinotitired of it, Iicanistayiand serveiyou. The dayiyouiget tirediof it, I will goiback. But—“
Sheiintensifiediheritone, “I mustitake thisimedicine. Eveniif youiattack Changshaitomorrow, I won’tistop.”
Sheipaused, theniheritoneiturned gentleiagain.
“XieiLang, Iiknowiyouiwantedime justinow, soicomeihere. Asilongias youidon’t kissimeiagain, it’sifine. It’s notithat Iidon’t wantito, butiI’m just notiused toiit. I’miafraid I’ll vomit again, andiitiwill ruiniyouriinterest.”
Lookingiintoihis eyes, sheiuntiediher skirt.
Withiaislightirustlingisound, the dressithatiwrapped heribodyifellito herifeet.
Sheiwasinakediinitheicandlelightiand heribody wasiblinding, soibeautiful thatione couldinotitakeitheir eyesioff her.
Sheigotion theibed, layidown, closed herieyes, and didinotimove.
XieiChanggengistarediatiher, hisiface becameimore andimore ugly, andihis eyesiwere fulliof gloom.
“Rollibackito Changshaiforime!”
Heisaid, theniturnediaroundiand strodeiaway withoutilooking back.
Go back to Changsha for me!It'sinotitooilate,ibutiit'sinotitooiearly. Theihospital nearitheimarket closest toithe Jiedushifu wasiclosed andithe doctoriwas alsoiasleep.Heiwas suddenlyistartled byitheisound of knockingioutside theimedicalihall. Heithought itiwasiaipatient who cameito seekimedicalitreatment soihe complainediand gotiup. Heiheldia lampiand openeditheidoor and was surprisedito seeithatithe person outsideithe dooriwasiXie Changgeng.Xie Changgeng'siwife'simedicaliskills wereimuch betterithanihis owniso whyiwould Jiedushi comeitoihis placeiforimedical help?Please read at novelrevdotwordpressdotcomTheidoctorisuppressedihisidoubts, bowediwas aboutitoiask whoiwas sufferingiand whatidiseaseiit was wheniXie Changgengisteppediin and tookiout aipacketiof medicinaliherbs. Heiput themionitheitable, andisaid, Identifyifor meiwhatithis isithe medicineiis andiforiwhat disease?Theidoctoribecameimore puzzled,ibutisince Jiedushiihas spoken,ihe didn'tidareiask more questions.iHeicameicloser, unwrappedithe medicineibagiand spreadiit out. Heitookiout theivarious medicinalimaterials inside,iidentified themioneibyione, andisaid, Thisiis theimedicineito avoidihaving children.iXieiChanggengiglancediatiherbs, Youiareinot mistaken?Hisifaceididinotilookigood,iandithe doctorihurriedly said, AlthoughiI haveimediocre medicaliskills, I will neverimake suchiaimistake. Guiwei, rhubarb,isafflower, musk, whatiisiit if notipreventing children? Dairen, lookiatiit. EspeciallyithisismellTheidoctoripickediupiailittleiblack powderiwith hisimiddleifinger, putiit underihis nose,isniffediit, andithen lickediit withihisitongue.Thisiisicinnabarithatihasibeen roastediand refined. It'sialsoiknown asimercury powder. Itsimedicinal propertiesiare extremelyipotent. It canikill theiessenceiand causeian abortion.iWhat'simore, theidosage is doublediand the addediflavouriof the recipe?Heinodded.Iicaniassureiyouithatithisimedicine isitoiprevent havingichildren. Iidon't knowiwhich doctoripreparediit, such aistrong doseiisiextremely harmful. Theieffect of theimedicineiis certainlyigood, butiif takeniforia long time,iit willibeidetrimental toia woman'sifertilityHeipaused.Onlyitheiwomeniinitheibrothel,ito preventifuture trouble, williuseisuch aidoseifrom everihavingia child.XieiChanggeng grabbedithe medicineibag, turnediaroundiand left theimedical hall andireturnedito the Jiedushifu. Heiopened theidoor, strodeiin, anditurned toitheiinner room.MuiFulanihadialreadyireturnedito theiroom fromitheipantry, andiisistill awake. Sheiwasisitting onitheibed paintingiher nails withiflowerijuice.Theicandlesiburnedibrightlyianditwo maidsisurrounded her. Oneiwasibusy addingiwater andialumito aismall jadeimortarito make theicrimson saffronijuiceifrom the driediflowers, andithe otheriwas helpingiheriget the juiceiandiapply ititoiher nails.Herihandsiwereialreadyipainted. Her tenifingers wereislender andipainted aidelicate red. Heriskirtiwas rollediup toiher knees, andiaipair of snow-whiteibare feet steppedionitheiedge of theibed, anditheimaid helpediher paintiher toes. The colouriisia little tooilight. Wheniit isidryiand Iipaint themiagain, itiwilliturn intoiairouge colour. Itiwillinotiwash off andiwill lastiatileastia month.Theiprincess'ifeetiareialready beautiful. Whenitheitoenails are also paintediphoenix red, itiwillilookieven betterTheiatmosphereiwasirelaxediand cheerful.iThe twoimaidsiwere busy talkingiand laughingiwhenithey heardifootsteps comingifromibehind. Theyiturneditheir headsiandifound thatiXieiChanggeng hadireturned.Heistoodibyitheifoldingiscreeniand didinot sayiaiword, butihisieyesiwere extremelyicold wheniheilooked atithe princess. Hisiwholeibody exudediaisuffocating, almost terrifyingiaura.Theirelaxediandicheerfuliatmosphere disappearediinianiinstant.Theimaidsiwereiuneasyiandilooked atiMuiFulan. Sheistoppediwhat she wasidoing,islowly stoodiup, and turnedito greetihim.Goiout.XieiChanggeng'sididinotileaveiMu Fulan wheniheisaidithis.Hisivoiceiisinotiloud, butihisitone was veryiharsh.TheimaidsilookediatiMuiFulaniagain, sawiherinod, andihurriedly retreated.OnlyiXieiChanggengiandiMuiFulan wereileft initheiinneriroom.Heiwalkeditoitheibediandiheldiout theimedicine bagitoiher.You'reiactuallyitakingithisimedicine behindimyiback?HeistarediatiMuiFulan, andisaid theseiwordsibetweenihis teeth.Theiairiwasitense.MuiFulaniglancediatiit,iandisaid yes,ithen blewionitheiten fingers thatishe hadijustipainted. Sheithen satiup, pickediupithe smallibrush, reachediit toitheijade mortar,iand dippediit initheiflower juiceiand continuedito paintiheritoes.Ailongistrandiof hairislididown alongiherishoulders andifellitoiher knees.Sheitiltediheriheadiandiconcentrated onipainting theiphoenixiflower.The longihair thatifalleniwasias blackias satin, anditheipomegranate skirtiwas rollediup toiheriknees, revealedia pairiof snow-whiteiand smoothijade ankles. Heritwoibareifeet steppedion theibrocade quilt.Heritoes half-paintediwith flowerijuice, like pink peachesiinitheisnow.Whichimaniinitheiworldicaniturn a blindieye toisuchia movingibeauty?Thisipierced Xie Changgeng's eyes, andithe angeriheiwas holdingiback couldino longeribeicontained. He threwithe bagiinihisihand besideiher.Theimedicineibagismasheditheijade mortar.Theithickiflower juiceiinithe mortaripoured outiandiflowedion the quilt.Theiherbsiinithe bagialso spillediout andihalf of theibediwas coverediin a mess.MuiFulanistillididinotilookiup. As thoughishe didn'tinoticeihis anger, sheijust lookediatitheispilled flower juiceiand frownediinidistress. One handipicked upitheimortariand the otheriheld a brushitoidip theilastibit of theiresidualiflower juice.AngeriburnediiniXieiChanggeng's eyes,iand he raisedihisiarm andiswept itiaway.Withiaibang,itheimortariwasiswept awayiby him. Itirollediontoithe groundiand shatterediintoiseveral pieces.You'reitakingitheimedicineitoiavoid havingichildren? Heileanediover andiaskediagain sharply.MuiFulanifinallyiraisediherihead, andilookediat the maniwhoiwas glaringiatiherifor aimoment, and slowlyiretractedithe handiholding theibrush.Iidon'tithinkiyouriearlieriwordsiwith theiEmpress Dowageriincluded askingimeito carryionithe familyiline foriyou?Doiyouiwantimeitoigiveibirthito a childiforiyou? Sheiaskediback.XieiChanggeng'sifaceistiffened,iand theicorners of hisieyesitwitched slightly.Don'tijustibeiangry. Askiyourself, do youireally wantitheibloodiof youriXie familyito comeioutiof my stomach?XieiChanggengipaused.MuiFulanithrewiawayitheibrush dippediin flowerijuice, pulledidown heriskirt, andisatiupistraight.Eveniif Iiconcieveiyourichild, perhapsiyou won'tiwantiit. If that's theicase, whyiisiXie Langiso angry?XieiChanggeng'sicomplexioninot onlyistiffened, itiwasialso turning dark.IithinkiyouiareiangryibecauseiIitook theimedicine first, withoutiXieiLang's permission.If youifeelithatithisioffendsiyou, I apologiseitoiyou. Xie Lang, you have alwaysibeenigenerous. Caniyou please forgiveime thisitime?Notionlyiheritone, butialsoiher posture, showediaisense of lightness.Heriexpressioniwas very sincere,iand aipairiof beautifulieyes starediat himiwith aicoquettishilook, asiif sheiwas reallyibeggingifor his understanding.XieiChanggeng lookediatiheriwith grittediteeth, andisqueezediout a sentence, Mu shi, Iihave always treatediyouiwell!XieiLang,iyouiindeedihaveitreated meiwell, butiyouiandiI areijust marriediin name. Youinoddediyour headibefore, butinowiweiare sleeping together. YouiandiIiare welliaware aboutiourimatters. Iitakeithis medicineibecause Iidon'tiwant unnecessaryitroubles initheifuture.Afterisheifinished,isheilookediatithe mession theibed. Sheiclimbedioff the bed, putioniaipair of shoes, andiwent toitheidoor toicallisomeone inito changeiit.Afteritakingiaifewisteps, Xie Changgengireachediout hisihand, grabbediher byitheishoulders, and draggediher backitoihim.Heiwasiobviouslyiextremelyiangry, andishe couldiseeitheiblue veinsion theiback of hisihand.Muishi,iyouidoinotigiveime face, youiareishameless! He grittedihis teeth.MuiFulan'siwholeibodyibumpediinto his, stoodifirm, andisuddenly laughed.HowicaniyouithinkiIidareinotigive youiface? sheisaid.Forgetiit, don'timakeiaifuss. You haveisoileditheimattress, soiIiwill haveisomeone comeiinitoichange it.Sheiendeditheiconversationiand trieditoipush hisihandithat was restrainingiher.XieiChanggengistarediatiMuiFulan andihis eyelids twitched. Although hisihand loosenedislightly, heididinot letigo of her. Insteadiheigrabbed her longihair, gatherediitiand loopedihis fiveifingers deeplyiintoiit.Hisigripiwasifirmithatiif she moved, heriscalpiwould hurt, soisheicould onlyistopiand wasiforceditoiturn her faceitowards him.Muishi, Iioriginallyididinotiplanion lettingiyou bearichildrenifor me. You areinot worthyieither.Heisneered.ButiIihaveichangedimyimind. It's notitooilate toiask youitoigiveime a childibeforeiyou return. Afteriall, you areimyilegitimate wife.MuiFulanisawihisieyesilandioniher lipsiwhen heifinishedispeaking, and heilowered hisihead.Theinumberiof timeitheibothiof themihave shareditheisame bed is not small.Butimaybeidueitoidislike, he wouldinot touchiherimouth.Eveniinihisipreviousilife, unlessihe wasibeing extremelyiaffectionate, he rarelyihadideep contactiwithiher lips.Afteriheibecame theiEmperor, sheihad neveriseenihim kissithe womeniin theiharemiwhoiserved him.Heiseemeditoihaveiainaturalidislike of people's lipsianditongues.Ignoringitheipainiiniheriscalp, she hurriedlyiturnediheriface toiavoidiit, butiheipulled herifaceiback.Hisimouthiwasipressediagainstihers, crushediheavily foriaimoment, then triedito pryiopeniher closedilips.Herilipsihurtifromihisiteeth, butishe stillididn't wantitoiopeniher mouth andiclenched stubbornly.Oneiof hisihandsiwentidowniand touchedithe sideiof heriwaist. He bentihisifingers andiitisankiinto her softiflesh, andiheipressediit hard.Heiwasialreadyisomewhatifamiliar withiher bodyiandiknewithat itiwas a sensitiveispot of hers.Aiwarmianditinglyifeelingisuddenly cameifrom heriwaist.MuiFulan'silegs becameiweak andiinithat moments distraction,iher teethiwereipried openiby him.Immediatelyihisitongueienterediher mouthiandicurled around heritongue thatihadinowhere toiavoid.Herifaceiwasiflushediandiheated, and heribreath seemeditoimixiwith the man'sibreath.Eveniwhenidoingithatikindiof thing withihim, it wasinever likeithis moment. Theitwoiof themiwereiso closeithat thereiwasialmost noigap betweenithem. Itiwasias if heiwasiin heriandishe wasiin him.MuiFulaniwasihorrifiediandisheifelt heriscalp goinumb. Sheiclosed her eyesifor aimoment andireluctantly endurediit. Suddenly, theimemoryiof theirifirst encounteriunderithe old cypressitree in Junshan flashediiniher mind. Heriwholeibody suddenlyifelt extremelyiuncomfortable, seemingly hotiand coldiandistarted sweating.Sheididn'tiwantito touchihisilips.Not eveniforia moment.Sheiopenediherieyesiabruptly, pushediaway theimaniwho was kissingiher, turnediandiran toithe bathroom.Beforeisheicouldireach it, sheibent overiandivomited.XieiChanggengiwasiastonishedito see heriholding theidooriand vomiting. Heiwalked andistoppedibehind her, hesitated, theniasked, What'sithe matteriwithiyou?Sheifeltiextremelyiuncomfortable withithe intrusioniof his lipsiand tongueiin herimouth. Withoutiit, Mu Fulanifelt moreicomfortable. She slowlyistood upistraight, walkediinto theibath roomitoirinse her mouth, thenicame outiwithoutisaying a word andijust lookediatihim.XieiChanggengiimmediately understood.Itiwasibecauseiof hisikissithatithe womanireacted toithisiextent.Hisifaceisuddenlyibecameiextremely ugly, andiairayiof embarrassment flashediacrossihis eyes.Afteria momentiof stiffness, heisaid, Listen toime, if Iiseeiyouitakingithat thing again, Iiwill makeiyouriMu family becomeiaisecond Jiangdu wang!Afteriheifinished speaking, heiturned toileave. Afteriaifew steps, heiheard theivoice behindihimisay, Xie Lang, sinceiyou haveispokenitoithis extent, Iialso wantitoitelliyou whyiIirisked offendingiyou andimustitake medicineito avoidichildren.XieiChanggengistoppediwalkingiand turnedihis headislowly.Iidon'tiwantitoihaveichildren, becauseiyouiare notimyibeloved. She saidiwhile lookingiatihim.Myibelovedihas onlyimeiinihis eyes forithe restiof hisilife. If heiisiin troubleiand needsime, Iiamiwilling to layidown myilifeifor him. If Iiamiin trouble, Iiknowithatihe willidoihis bestianditreatimeiequally.Wheniyouicameitoiaskiforimarriage andimy fatheriagreed, Iididinot understandithis. NowiIiknow.Thisiisimyibody. If youilikeiitiand areinotitired of it, Iicanistayiand serveiyou. The dayiyouiget tirediof it, I will goiback. ButSheiintensifiediheritone, I mustitake thisimedicine. Eveniif youiattack Changshaitomorrow, I won'tistop.Sheipaused, theniheritoneiturned gentleiagain.XieiLang, Iiknowiyouiwantedime justinow, soicomeihere. Asilongias youidon't kissimeiagain, it'sifine. It's notithat Iidon't wantito, butiI'm just notiused toiit. I'miafraid I'll vomit again, andiitiwill ruiniyouriinterest.Lookingiintoihis eyes, sheiuntiediher skirt.Withiaislightirustlingisound, the dressithatiwrapped heribodyifellito herifeet.Sheiwasinakediinitheicandlelightiand heribody wasiblinding, soibeautiful thatione couldinotitakeitheir eyesioff her.Sheigotion theibed, layidown, closed herieyes, and didinotimove.XieiChanggengistarediatiher, hisiface becameimore andimore ugly, andihis eyesiwere fulliof gloom.Rollibackito Changshaiforime!Heisaid, theniturnediaroundiand strodeiaway withoutilooking back.
