Sitting on his lap, they drank exchanged wedding wine, cutting locks of hair to tie in a lovers’ knot. Yan Xuan sucked on her earlobe, murmuring: “Bound together in heart, from now on, only you and I.”
“Only you and I.” Ruan Ning was dazed, as if in a beautiful dream, hoping never to wake up.
Two days later, Sui Huan, traveling to Chen Kingdom with Ning Ye, received news from palace informants that the Emperor had favored the Imperial Consort and the palace was celebrating with lantern decorations.
“Yan Xuan, how dare you!” Sui Huan’s eyes were bloodshot, nails digging into his palm, blood flowing between his fingers. He hoped the pain would keep him lucid.
His heart was desolate. He had lost her and handed her over to another man. In this life, he could never be redeemed.
The medical woman left the medicinal oil on the table. Yan Xuan sat on her body, warmed the oil in his hands, and began to massage her lower back, neither light nor heavy, neither fast nor slow.
Although his strength and heat were greater than the medical woman’s, Ruan Ning quickly noticed his body rubbing against hers, occasionally brushing up against her.
This scoundrel! Ruan Ning gritted her teeth and turned sideways, glaring at him: “Behave yourself!”
“How am I not behaving?” Yan Xuan looked puzzled, appearing innocent.
Ruan Ning tried to push him away, but he caught her hand, flipping her to face him directly. He smiled ambiguously: “So you like it from the front? Your husband understands.”
He pressed down hard, rubbing his chest against her softness.
Ruan Ning bit her lip, involuntarily letting out a soft moan. Yan Xuan smugly licked his lips and whispered, “You know I can’t stand when you moan; you’re trying to seduce me.”
Ruan Ning was furious and pinched his waist hard. “Who’s seducing you? Stop dreaming!”
Yan Xuan winced in pain, inhaling sharply. “You’re so strong; I can tell you’ve recovered your strength. Come on!” He hugged her tightly, rolling back and forth on the bed. Ruan Ning was both angry and amused, twisting his waist again and shouting, “Get off!”
