mesbooks Chapter 32 involves... bondage, drugging, and such.
Chapter 32 involves... bondage, drugging, and such.
In his past life, the sixth brother tricked Mu Ling into falling into the water, staging a scene of a hero rescuing a damsel in distress in front of everyone.
Mu Ling's reputation was damaged, and she secretly harbored feelings for him, so she agreed to the marriage agreement with her sixth brother.
Although he later forced her to marry him, there was always a sixth brother between them.
Then, that kind of thing happened again...
Jun Yinghuai's fingers trembled slightly as he shook his head to shake off those painful memories.
No matter what.
In this life, he saved her before his sixth brother.
Then her heart should belong to him too!
He stared intently at Zhai Muling's beautiful face in the moonlight, a morbid obsession in his eyes.
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The flickering candlelight illuminated every corner of the palace.
Wen Shaoxuan walked quickly and soon arrived at a side hall. He stopped and pushed open the door.
"Oh it's you."
A girl's clear and beautiful voice came from behind him, and Wen Shaoxuan looked in the direction of the sound.
Zhai Rongyu was sitting leisurely on a cabinet by the window, her arms crossed in front of her chest, her toes dangling lightly as she kicked her skirt.
"Long time no see, Young Master Wen."
Wen Shaoxuan exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Zhai? What are you doing here?"
His aunt sent a letter saying she had something important to discuss with him, so he rushed over.
Unexpectedly, this "important matter" turned out to be...
He looked at Zhai Rongyu, a faint blush creeping onto his face.
"I never imagined your aunt was such a heartless person, even betraying her own nephew."
She jumped down from the cabinet, walked to the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and invited Wen Shaoxuan to drink with her, saying, "Sit down."
Judging from his appearance, it was clear that Consort Shu hadn't told him exactly why he was there.
Another innocent victim used as a pawn.
Wen Shaoxuan closed the door and sat down next to her.
"Ugh! Ugh!"
A sudden noise came from the bed.
Wen Shaoxuan walked over with some curiosity and lifted the bed curtains to take a look.
A man in black was bound hand and foot to the bed, his mouth gagged, and a talisman stuck to his head. He was twisting and turning like a pretzel, staring at him with a flushed face.
His eyes were filled with pleading for help.
"Miss Zhai, what is this...?" Wen Shaoxuan was shocked.
"Oh, the number one traitor."
Zhai Rong calmly took a sip of tea, her small face immediately scrunching up like a bitter gourd.
What a lousy place this palace is!
The wine and tea are both so awful!!
Wen Shaoxuan glanced at the burly man in black, then at Zhai Rongyu's petite figure, his mind a jumble of thoughts.
"Miss Zhai, cough, you really know how to have fun..."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, nothing."
Zhai Rongyu said, "Your aunt drugged me and then called you here. Do you know what she's up to?"
"What?! Drugged?"
Wen Shaoxuan was surprised and suspicious, and looked Zhai Rongyu up and down.
How come she seems perfectly fine?
"Are you...are you okay?"
Zhai Rongyu waved his hand, "It's alright, this little bit of medicine won't knock me out. The important thing is, I reckon someone will be here to 'catch them in the act' soon!"
As she spoke, she moved closer, "You don't want to be tied to me either, do you?"
"I……"
Wen Shaoxuan felt a little guilty and stammered, not daring to look at her.
"I knew you'd object to arranged marriages!" she exclaimed, patting Wen Shaoxuan's shoulder with her slender hand.
Wen Shaoxuan slumped down, coughing violently.
How can she be so strong...?
"In that case, I'll be leaving now. You can clean up the mess!"
After saying that, Zhai Rongyu ran away in a flash.
If Wen Shaoxuan hadn't been indifferent to her, she wouldn't have let him go so easily.
Wen Shaoxuan stared blankly at the petite figure disappearing through the doorway.
If what my aunt thinks is true, then they are already...
A pair of large hands clasped tightly at his sides.
Before he could react, a group of palace servants suddenly gathered at the door.
"Who's in there?"
They peered inside, and some of the bolder ones even went inside.
"Young Master Wen?"
"This is……"
They stared at the black-clad man bound hand and foot on the bed, his face flushed, and fell silent.
Wen Shaoxuan's face darkened, and he ordered, "Take care of it," before striding away.
The palace servants were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
Soon, a rumor spread like wildfire through the palace.
"Hey, have you heard? That young master Wen might be gay!"
"And there are many different styles!"
"What kind of trick?"
"Like... bondage, drugging, and stuff like that."
"what?!"
"It's true! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"I never imagined that Young Master Wen, who seems so serious, would be this kind of person behind the scenes!"
"I heard that Young Master Wen was quite indignant when his mood was ruined!"
"Yeah...he had such a sour face when he left..."
……
Upon hearing the scout's report, Consort Shu angrily smashed her teacup on the ground, shouting, "Utter nonsense!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Don't upset yourself." Qiu Jin stepped forward to comfort her.
“Please don’t take these rumors to heart,” Chunlan chimed in. “You know how good these palace servants are at gossiping!”
"I never imagined that Xuan'er would be so useless! He didn't even seize the opportunity that was presented to him, and instead, he was tricked by Zhai Rongyu."
Consort Shu sat down, catching her breath. "How did the palace banquet go?"
She had made an excuse to leave earlier, intending to catch Zhai Rongyu red-handed, but she never expected that the scout would bring back such news!
"It's just a performance, Your Majesty doesn't have to watch it," Qiu Jin said. "However, Your Majesty still needs to attend the prayer ceremony at Hai hour (9-11 PM)."
Consort Shu asked, "Is it the Three Pure Ones personally presiding over this?"
Qiu Jin nodded.
"This prayer ceremony concerns His Majesty's health and even the fate of the nation. The Empress Dowager attaches great importance to it, which is why the Three Pure Ones have appeared."
Even the event at Hai hour (9-11 PM) was meticulously calculated by the Imperial Astronomical Bureau.
"In that case, I will change my clothes and go over."
……
The night is getting darker.
Zhai Rong wandered around the palace.
I got lost again...
Zhai Rong sighed softly.
I wonder how my sister is doing, and whether she ran into her ex-husband.
With all these troubles she's involved in, she probably won't be able to catch up with her sister.
She took a tortoise shell out of her bag and sat on the ground to cast a divination.
Then he looked up at the sky.
Oh, fate!
Hmm? The moon seems a bit strange tonight.
She shook her head.
Could that medicine have any side effects?
She suppressed her doubts and continued searching for the way.
I don't even know which palace I've arrived at, there isn't a single palace servant in sight!
It's so hard to even find someone to ask for directions!
Suddenly, she twitched her nose, closed her eyes, and sniffed. "What's that smell?"
Seems to be……
The aroma of wine!
It's still a very mellow and delicious wine!
Her eyes lit up, and the dog followed the scent with its nose.
After a while, they arrived at an empty palace. Zhai Rongyu looked up and saw the words "Careful Thinking" inscribed on the plaque above.
She laughed wildly.
Hehe, you think carefully, I'm just wandering around~
With that, he pushed open the door and went inside.
No one was around.
Zhai Rong followed the scent to a locust tree.
She knelt on the ground, sniffing the earth closely, then stopped at one spot, patted the dirt off her hands, and smiled brightly, "Found you!"
When Jun Ce arrived, he saw the girl with a flushed face, fast asleep against a tree while hugging a wine jar.
A gentle smile graced her face, as if she were having a sweet dream.
A night breeze blew, and the locust blossoms from the trees danced and fell.
It fell onto her hair, face, and body.
The girl's long eyelashes were tightly closed, and her beautiful face made the locust flowers pale in comparison.
He was slightly distracted.
A guard reported that someone had broken into the Shensi Hall.
He issued the ban here, wondering who would be so audacious as to disregard his orders.
"So it was you, you little drunkard."
A low voice, tinged with amusement, rippled through the moonlight.