Qin Yuhang withdrew his fingers, pulled down her pants, and laid her soft, fragrant body on the desk, impatiently removing her small chest wrap.
He enjoyed admiring her bare, naked body, lifting her slender legs onto his shoulders, spreading her open, burying his head to examine his favorite part. Not having been intimate for three or four days, her sensitive body trembled uncontrollably at his touch.
Qin Yuhang inserted two fingers, immediately gripped tightly, occasionally twitching as he moved. "Mm... my lord... ah..." Ye Hui suddenly screamed, her small feet kicking against his back, then stiffening, reaching climax within minutes.
"Already there, I was just wanting you!" Qin Yuhang lifted her, spreading her legs while standing, her upper body leaning on the desk, embracing her delicate back, guiding himself inside her tight, hot interior. His excited hips moved rapidly, roughly kneading her soft buttocks, the flesh becoming more sensitive with increasing speed.
Ye Hui was taken twice, changing positions frequently - sometimes prone on the carpet, sometimes sitting on his lap, sometimes bound helplessly.
After bathing and wearing a light dress, resting in bed, Qin Yuhang had Xiaolu deliver a letter.
Ye Hui opened the letter to find that Huangfu Zedu had immediately purged the deposed prince's followers upon receiving the family letter - executing some, exiling others, barely restraining himself from completely eliminating the deposed prince out of respect for the emperor.
"Does this mean the danger is over?" Ye Hui sat up, embraced by her husband, sipping the tea he handed her. A slight bitterness gave way to a penetrating fragrance - this cloud mist tea, exclusively made for the imperial court, had been sent by Huangfu Zedu a month ago.
"You'll be safe going out now. Tomorrow we'll take some attendants, I'll show you around, then spend the winter at Tianying Gate, returning to the capital in next spring's bloom."
"The capital!" Ye Hui slightly furrowed her brow, not particularly missing the city where she'd only stayed a month, feeling more at home in Pingzhou.
"We've been away for years. Though you never mention your family, I know you must miss them. Now, as the crown princess of Yingtan, you can better care for them." Having been away so long, even he felt homesick, let alone a young woman.
"My family doesn't know I've become crown princess." She'd sent two letters home with local specialties, but hadn't revealed her status, wanting to tell her mother personally.
Ye Hui's eyes moistened, recalling a dream from her real world - in the 21st century, a version of Xiao Nan could be filial to her parents, and she would treat his mother and brother as her closest family.
Qin Yuhang smiled, wiping away her tears: "Just a few words and you're already emotional. We'll return in a winter, so don't be sad."
Traveling with family would take nearly half a year to reach the capital.
"My lady," Ajin entered through the pearl curtain, "A young master named Facai, claiming to be your disciple's grandson, requests an audience."
Ye Hui was surprised. Since returning from Tianying Gate this spring, she hadn't seen the talkative Facai. Wasn't he in the capital? Huangfu Zedu had taken his two main disciples when leaving Pingzhou, and Facai, Zhou Xun's disciple, had gone to the capital.
"Let him enter!"
Facai, who had seen many grand scenes in the capital, even attending Huangfu Zedu's prince investiture ceremony, remained unchanged. Still wearing fine silk but retaining his village demeanor, he entered laughing and bowing, having his attendants present gifts from the capital.
Mostly local specialties - never Facai's strength in gifting jewels.
Ye Hui, in good spirits, had the eunuch open the packages, nearly laughing - almonds, pistachios, chestnuts... The last package contained bird's nest.
High-quality bird's nest cost dozens of silver taels; among the gifts, only this was truly valuable. Facai wasn't entirely stingy.
Scratching his head, Facai explained: "From the capital to Pingzhou is nearly 5-6 thousand li. I rode fast horses, traveling day and night for almost a month. Others would take half a year with family. I brought non-perishable items, thinking girls like snacks."
Ye Hui suppressed her laughter: "Nice gifts, my favorites. But why return so soon?"
"I'm returning to get married. My bride-to-be must be waiting," Facai looked slightly bashful.
Ye Hui smirked, thinking he was the one who was eager.
"I figured the deposed prince is finished. Shifu won't be here long before returning to the capital. So I wanted to quickly marry and join her entourage next spring, traveling in style and gaining some benefits along the way."
"You want to bring your whole family to the capital?"
In ancient times, one's success meant family prosperity. It made no sense for Facai to succeed while his family remained poor in Pingzhou.
Please take care of me on the way,” said Fa Cai with a chuckle, his eyes rolling: “Grandmother, I remember you once said that when I get married, you would personally attend and promised to bring a generous gift. I’m not quite sure if that’s true.”
