"Here’s the antidote."

Feng Yun thought about the events of the previous night, her cheeks heating up in embarrassment.

The first time it ended, she was already too exhausted to go on.

Having toiled in the mines all day, her body was weary, how could she withstand such intensity?

But Pei Jue had rushed back non-stop, day and night, fast as the wind, how could one time be enough? Having tasted the sweetness, he became unstoppable, tightly gripping her wrist, staring intently at her, he had poured quite an amount of antidote into her, almost suffocating her...

Her body reacted faster than her thoughts. Upon hearing those words, Feng Yun subconsciously trembled, wanting to dodge away.

Pei Jue seemed to chuckle lowly, his gaze locked on her.

"I mean, to apply medicine to you..."

Feng Yun, seeing the teasing look in the man’s eyes, found that Pei Gou had become even more detestable.

He asked, "Do you still have some Pearl Charms and Jade Gates? Should I have Puyang Jiu make some more?"

Feng Yun asked, "Aren’t you supposed to be returning to Xijing?"

What she meant was, you’re leaving anyway, we won’t need to use it a second time, so there’s no need for such trouble.

Pei Jue glanced at her indifferently.

"I’m leaving, and you seem quite happy about it?"

Feng Yun suppressed a smile, "No."

Pei Jue said, "You will come with me."

"Ah?" Feng Yun was taken aback, instinctively refusing, "Did the Governor tell the great king about the locust plague? If I leave and the locusts come, what will happen to the crops?"

Pei Jue’s face darkened, he asked word by word:

"What? Can you eat locusts?"

Feng Yun started to laugh.

"The great king is humorous, very amusing."

Pei Jue looked down, scrutinizing her.

Before the wedding, she had already said she would not enter his harem nor bear children.

The Prince of Yonghuai Residence in Xijing was newly granted by Emperor Tianshou, and other than Pei Chong residing there, it was Pei Yao, who, after splitting with Ao Zheng, continued to "temporarily stay" at her parents’ house with Azuo and Ayou.

She refused to go.

With a smiling face, she provided many reasons in a gentle voice, all of them excuses.

Yet Pei Jue knew, she just didn’t want to be the lady of his house.

"Hmm. As you wish."

He was not one for small talk, and Feng Yun couldn’t detect any joy or anger. Her heart lightened, and she tried to rise, but Pei Jue had no intention of concluding, lightly brushing away her hanging hair, his fingers tracing down her collarbone, grasping her in an instant and pressing down.

Feng Yun’s heart tightened, "Not now."

Pei Jue said nothing, effortlessly subdued her, and silently began to remove her clothes.

Feng Yun moaned softly, her voice shattered.

"The Emperor is waiting for me..."

"Let him wait," Pei Jue said casually.

Obviously, in his eyes, the Young Emperor carried no weight at all.

Between a power minister and an emperor, when the balance of power tips, status will inevitably shift.

Feng Yun, with an eye on Pei Jue’s stern brow and eye, thought of Yuan Shangyi’s compliant and gentle demeanor, and suddenly felt a heavy heart...

"Thinking of what?" Pei Jue asked.

Feng Yun met his gaze, shaking her head with a light laugh.

"Nothing."

"I will leave later," Pei Jue said, looking down at her body, pale white skin flushed with a light red, the coldness in his eyes flaming anew, "Let me do it one more time."

If the army were to return to court with its commander sneaking away midway, it would have been unthinkable for Pei Jue in the past, nor would he believe he could do such a thing.

He was actually a very rigid and conservative person; all the ill fame attached to him was because he was too rule-bound, not smooth or worldly in his ways of bureaucracy, thus under the scrutiny of scholars’ pens and saliva, he became a man with a marred reputation.

The man at present...

Had nothing to say.

Having done such an outrageous deed, no wonder people said he overshadowed the sovereign with his arrogance and insolence...

His hand on her waist was up to no good, ceaselessly at work.

Feng Yun looked at his handsome profile, her mood not too pleasant, feeling slightly moved, she reached out to undo his clothes.

His tall and majestic body with well-defined musculature, subtly bulging, exuded an indescribable male tension, strong and sensual...

What a pity, for such an enticing physique had accumulated many new injuries.

Some of them hadn’t fully healed, looking especially ferocious.

Feng Yun didn’t see them last night, but now she was startled upon seeing them.

Her fingers withdrew quickly, she questioned softly:

"You got hurt, why didn’t you say anything?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Pei Jue glanced at it, "Minor injuries, it’s nothing."

Feng Yun didn’t know what to say.

Gently, she touched it.

"Does it hurt?"

"No pain."

He brushed off her concern, and to prove his point, he took her hand and poked it against the wound, startling Feng Yun with a cry. Only then did he tightly embrace her, kissing her fiercely.

His eyes flashed a hint of laughter due to her concern.

"Even ten more times wouldn’t matter."

She was going to die!

Feng Yun’s cheeks flushed, she asked in a soft voice: