Chapter 103: Feinting to the East, Attacking the West
“Princess, this subject… is much better.”
Yaoguang turned his body slightly away.
Li Xuanyueâs soft hand was left stiffly in mid-air without the support of the man’s spine, but she didn’t get angry.
“Then do you want to eat something?”
She quietly withdrew her hand and asked Yaoguang softly.
When her gaze landed on the flush redness around Yaoguangâs ears, a smile suddenly filled her eyes, and she relaxed instantly.
It turned out that when alone, he was even more nervous and shy than she was. This gave Li Xuanyue the urge to tease him.
“Or perhaps you want to eat after we sleep together?”
Yaoguangâs red-rimmed eyes widened in shock. His stiff gaze swept over Li Xuanyue repeatedly.
“Princess, do you know what you are saying?”
Did she really plan to consummate the marriage with him?
Seeing Yaoguang looking scared out of his wits, Li Xuanyue knew he was overthinking and couldn’t help lowering her head to stifle a laugh.
She nodded. “Naturally, this Princess knows what she is saying.”
She puffed out her chest and said seriously, “Aren’t we just sleeping together? Consort Yao, where did your thoughts go?”
Yaoguang was stunned by Li Xuanyueâs teasing look. Only then did he realize he had misunderstood her words. His eyes instantly became embarrassed.
Seeing his shy appearance, Li Xuanyue didn’t stop teasing; instead, she intensified it.
“Or could it be, Consort Yao, that with your current expression, you are actually looking forward to something happening with this Princess later?”
Teased by this, Yaoguang immediately raised his head.
“How could that be!”
When his awkward gaze met Li Xuanyueâs smiling eyes, he was involuntarily drawn in for a few seconds before hurriedly lowering his head to explain.
“The Princess has a body of a thousand gold. This subject is currently frail and fears he cannot satisfy the Princess.”
He chose his words carefully. This was a roundabout way of telling Li Xuanyue his body wasn’t suitable for consummation. Li Xuanyue wasn’t stupid; she could hear it immediately.
“This Princess is not a beast.”
She emphasized, “I am well aware of your current physical condition.”
“Just sleep well. Rest assured, this Princess won’t do anything to you.”
Of course, even if she wanted to do something to Yaoguang, couldn’t a grown man resist? However, Li Xuanyue didn’t say this to his face.
Seeing that she didn’t seem to be lying, Yaoguang finally relaxed the heart that had been hanging in his throat.
“Princess, you are…”
However, the heart he had just relaxed was raised again the moment he saw Li Xuanyue lift the quilt and lie down.
Li Xuanyue looked sideways at him. “What? If you sleep, can this Princess not sleep?”
She had been tossing and turning all day and was already exhausted. Going back to her Phoenix Harmony Palace now would waste more time. She might as well make do for the night here in the Yaoguang Palace.
“Hurry up and sleep. This Princess has matters to attend to tomorrow, so stop dilly-dallying.”
After speaking, without waiting for Yaoguangâs reply, she turned her back to him.
Aside from being dumbfounded, Yaoguang felt a complexity of emotions. Since growing up, he had never rested with anyone. Li Xuanyue was the first. This left him with mixed feelings.
As a result, Yaoguang didn’t rest well that night. It wasn’t until Li Xuanyue got up and left quietly the next day that he slowly drifted into dreamland.
Meanwhile, Minghua Palace.
Since Li Qinghe was punished by Li Xuanyue with fifty slaps and three days and nights of kneeling, the hatred in her heart toward Li Xuanyue had ascended to a new level.
She thought of finding trouble for Li Xuanyue anytime and anywhere. But reason told her she couldn’t yet.
Thus, she shifted her gaze to other matters. Unexpectedly, her people discovered a shocking secret at this time: Hua Shanâs Xihe Palace was hiding a person.
This gave Li Qinghe an outlet for her anger. So, having been well-behaved for so long, she hatched a plan.
She would send her people to bring out the person Hua Shan was hiding and expose his true face.
What she hadn’t expected was Hua Shanâs strong defenses. Two waves of people she sent successively disappeared without a trace. Now, she had very few people left. But she didn’t intend to give up.
“Remember, tonight, no matter what, you must abduct that person for this Princess.”
Li Qinghe gave her final warning to her death soldiers.
“Otherwise… don’t ever come back.”
Having sacrificed so many people, she couldn’t give up halfway. She had to rely on the person hidden in Hua Shanâs palace to fight a beautiful turnaround battle, so Li Phoenix would truly notice her and her Father Monarch again.
Since Li Qinghe was demoted to a commoner, her father, Noble Consort Zhao, had a very hard time in the Yuehe Palace. Before, with Li Qingheâs title as Princess, the maids served him diligently, daring not to neglect him. But since the title was gone, the food sent to Noble Consort Zhao became worse and worse.
By now, the food sent was either rotten or sour. Li Qinghe had privately punished countless maids, but it was useless in the end.
The only way was to catch Hua Shanâs mistake so Li Phoenix would notice her again. Ideally, restore her Princess title immediately so her Father Monarch wouldn’t have to suffer with her.
“Princess, isn’t the price for doing this too high?”
The death soldier who had followed her for years looked at Li Qingheâs determined face and couldn’t help but speak. “The Phoenix Lord Consort is not an easy person to deal with.”
From their two encounters, it was clear Hua Shan was decisive. If they provoked him again and again, the final result might be unbearable.
Li Qingheâs cold eyes looked at the death soldier standing beside her. “Are you teaching this Princess how to do things?”
“This subordinate dares not.” The death soldier hurriedly lowered his head to show loyalty.
Seeing that he meant well, Li Qinghe finally softened her tone.
“Naturally, this Princess knows the risk is high.” She stared solemnly at the death soldier. “I also know Hua Shan isn’t easy to deal with. But having reached this step, do you think this Princess has any other way?”
“Father Monarch is still suffering in the Yuehe Palace.”
“Just do as planned. We will feint to the east and attack the west. Whether we succeed or not depends on this one time.”
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