area51novel Chapter 122 Whether he forgives her or not is unimportant to him.
Chapter 122 Whether he forgives her or not is unimportant to him.
Beside him, the crown prince was also furious. He knelt down with a thud, "Your Majesty, please punish that vile woman, Shen, for the sake of our blood ties!"
Li Yuanke's gaze grew even colder, a murderous intent flashing in his lowered eyes.
Prince Jin remained silent, awaiting Li Yuanke's reaction.
It could be a test.
Shen Shixi had helped him a lot, but now that Li Yuanke had ascended the throne, would he feel comfortable leaving a woman who far surpassed his strategist in the harem?
If they were able to kill Shen Shixi, they could consider it a victory.
Li Yuanke, holding the prince's shoulder, laughed and said, "Your Highness is not married yet, is he? If you have taken a fancy to any girl, you may ask the Empress Dowager to issue an imperial decree to grant you marriage."
The Crown Prince was completely baffled, but the Prince of Jin understood that Li Yuanke was capable of disregarding brotherly affection for this woman.
He cried out, "Your Majesty! How can you be so disregardful of brotherhood?"
Li Yuanke's grip was very strong; the prince felt as if his shoulder blade had cracked.
He knelt on the ground, cold sweat pouring down his face. "Your Majesty, please calm your anger! I am guilty; I should not have insulted Consort Yuan. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
The emperor then released his grip and said, "Consort Yuan is my person. How dare you be so disrespectful and insulting to her?"
He said to the Prince of Jin, "Your Majesty must have more than one son. Please choose another son to be your heir!"
But Lady Pei only gave birth to this one son!
The prince was struck dumb, and kowtowed desperately, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, please forgive me. I was wrong, I am guilty. Please do not depose me from my position as prince."
But the emperor had already gotten up.
He came today and expressed his opinion; whether or not you, Prince Jin, forgive him is not important to him.
He was just putting on a show for the world.
When Lady Pei heard about this, she was so anxious that she almost fell off the bed.
"That vile woman, Shen, may she die a horrible death!"
The servants were terrified and quickly covered her mouth. "Your Highness, no! The eldest son has just lost his title as heir apparent!"
The Prince of Jin also had two consorts, three concubines, and several maids. Although he did not have many children, he still had a few offspring.
With the position of heir apparent vacant, things are about to get lively in the Prince of Jin's harem.
When the emperor returned to the palace, it was already past 7 PM. Naturally, it was not a good time for him to go to the inner palace. Jiang You came forward to report, "Your Majesty, Consort Yuan is waiting in Qian Yuan Palace."
Li Yuanke quickened his pace. As soon as he entered the palace gate, Shen Shixi came forward and respectfully bowed, "Your Majesty!"
Li Yuanke pulled her into his arms. "You little rascal, you've learned your manners now?"
Shen Shixi dropped all pretense and clung to him like a vixen. Li Yuanke picked her up and carried her inside. "Waiting for me? How long have you been waiting?"
"I've been waiting for quite a while, Your Majesty. Why are you only returning now? I'm so sorry that Your Majesty has been wronged. I apologize to Your Majesty!"
She held the emperor's face and kissed him repeatedly, leaving his face covered in saliva.
The emperor couldn't avoid it, nor did he truly want to. "Are you a cat? Is there any clean spot left on my face?"
"Oh dear, I didn't even complain about how dirty you are, you haven't even washed your face." She spat, and Li Yuanke burst out laughing, the little bit of resentment in his heart instantly dissipating.
"Have you had dinner yet?" the emperor asked.
"I've eaten. Where's the Emperor?" Shen Shixi rubbed her stomach. "I'm a little hungry again."
"What a pig! It eats so much every day!"
Li Yuanke still had someone order a late-night snack. The two of them bathed in the hot spring pool, ate dinner together, and decided not to go to sleep right away, so they did some exercise before going to bed.
Li Yuanke was quite fascinated by mirrors.
The full-length mirror was placed in the bedroom.
He deliberately moved to the edge of the tatami mat, and Shen Shixi kicked him, saying, "What's wrong with you?"
He held her toes and looked at them in the mirror, where they were more clearly visible and more three-dimensional.
Their hair was intertwined, the jade color of his hair clearly contrasting with his bronze color, yet they were closely intertwined. He was distracted for a moment and was pinned down on the couch by Shen Shixi.
Shen Shixi somehow obtained a ribbon and tied his hands together, just enough to loosen them with a struggle, but it gave Li Yuanke a great shock.
He tried to struggle a little, and whether he provoked Shen Shixi or not, he was definitely agitated.
Shen Shixi's tongue swept across his chest, and Li Yuanke couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
He had practiced martial arts for many years, so his shoulders and back were broad and flat with smooth lines. His chest and abdominal muscles were very obvious, but not in a savage, bulky way. They were well-defined, which Shen Shixi liked very much.
Touching his abs while sleeping was something that brought her great pleasure.
She poured some water into the grooves of his abdominal muscles, then licked and drank it little by little. Li Yuanke's waist and abdomen arched upwards, and he couldn't help but curse, "You vixen."
The curses were trembling.
Shen Shixi liked to tease him like this, watching him endure and seeing his rationality struggle on the verge of collapse.
"Your Majesty, it would be even better if there were a banquet here!"
Flames danced in Li Yuanke's eyes.
Warm water flowed over his body, and Shen Shixi's lips caressed his skin inch by inch.
It's like a raging fire is burning, gradually spreading like wildfire.
"Release yourself."
"No, you can't!"
Shen Shixi was in high spirits today. She leaned down, pressed his hands down, and placed them on the top of his head. "Your Majesty, let me serve you!"
Her voice was truly enchanting.
"You bastard, are you doing this on purpose?"
He broke free of the ribbon, picked her up, and pressed her down onto the couch.
They didn't care about the mirror anymore.
A fierce storm raged.
He truly didn't know how she came up with such ideas; her mind always held things that were different from those of people of that time.
Shen Shixi's fingers pressed on his waist and abdomen. The pink bodice was thrown aside by Li Yuanke, and his underpants were torn off. His eyes were filled with turbulent dark clouds.
The aftereffects are quite severe.
Shen Shixi didn't expect him to be so easily provoked.
With her methods, this is nothing!
It's just an appetizer.
Even so, she paid a heavy price; her back was almost broken.
[That bastard is too naive. With so many concubines in the harem, he acts like he's never seen anything like it before, just this little thing in bed. Ugh, I'm exhausted. I'm never playing with that bastard again!]
Li Yuanke's face darkened, and he looked at her with a sinister gaze.
What is this bastard thinking? How dare he look down on him? What kind of good person would put effort into something like this!
However, to be fair, when women in the harem were to serve the emperor, none of them dared to take the initiative on the bed. This was mainly due to the many rules: they were not allowed to touch the emperor's body, make any noise, or exceed the time it takes for an incense stick to burn (half an hour). There were also two historians and eunuchs watching over them.
If the time is exceeded, remind me, up to three times.
There were also requirements regarding posture; the concubines had to face away from the emperor and were not allowed to look at his face.
What fun is there in this?
Li Yuanke rarely stayed overnight in the inner palace; he usually summoned women for his own pleasure, except for the Empress, whom he was obligated to show respect to.
In this era, no one dares to openly discuss their desires; they all use the noble name of "procreation," and matters between men and women are all about having children.
Everyone else is handling things officially, but Shen Shixi is openly sleeping with a woman. The nature of their actions is completely different, so how can the process be the same?
So, while everyone else is very well-behaved, she's been wildly promiscuous.
Li Yuanke got angry and wouldn't let her have an easy time.
Shen Shixi was so exhausted that she couldn't even move her fingers and collapsed on the couch like a dead dog.
"Get up and go wash!" Li Yuanke knew perfectly well that he hadn't turned on the water today because he had exhausted her.
The problem is that this bastard goes crazy without restraint. He's almost exhausted himself, but people still cheer him on. How can he possibly stop?
"I'm not going. I'll just stay here and freeze to death." Shen Shixi grumbled, complaining of back pain and stomach pain, determined to make things difficult for Li Yuanke.