mesbooks Chapter 117: Becoming Your Husband
Chapter 117: Becoming Your Husband
Yuyin Pavilion.
"Come and sit down." Kangxi patted the back of the armchair in front of him, turned around and looked at Shi Nanxi, who was standing at the stairs with her eyes lowered and nervous, and had not followed him.
Shi Nanxi's eyelashes trembled violently, and she bit her lips tightly. After a while, she uttered a sound as thin as a mosquito:
"Your servant... I dare not."
"Don't dare?" Kangxi repeated, then put one hand behind his back and said in a low voice: "I dared before, why don't I dare today?"
"Your servant, your servant..."
Shi Nanxi didn't know how to answer and looked a little flustered. Her left hand subconsciously reached for the right hand holding the handkerchief, which was the hand that Kangxi had just held.
Kangxi noticed Shi Nanxi's movements and recalled the feeling of holding her hand just now - soft, boneless, smooth and delicate.
His eyes deepened, and he spoke again with a barely perceptible hoarseness in his voice:
"obedient."
As soon as these words came out, a hint of hesitation suddenly appeared in Shi Nanxi's nervous expression. She had always been the most obedient and docile. After hesitating again and again, she finally slowly moved towards Kangxi.
Kangxi stood where he was without urging anyone, just watching a little girl not far away walking as slowly as a snail, his head buried in his chest. He suspected that if she had a shell, she could really crawl into it like a snail to hide from him.
However slow a snail is, it will eventually reach its destination. Looking at the black head in front of him, Kangxi's eyes softened. This was the first time they had met since that day in Changyin Pavilion.
Looking closer, she looked even thinner, with a pale face. Thinking of this, and remembering that the little girl had not eaten much dinner just now, he said:
"You're still a little weak, sit down and rest for a while. I'll ask Liang Jiugong to bring dinner over. You didn't use much in Yikun Palace just now."
After hearing this, Shi Nanxi raised her head suddenly and refused subconsciously:
"Your Majesty, this is too annoying..."
Before he finished the last word "annoying", Kangxi suddenly leaned over the armchair and came close to Shi Nanxi. He lowered his voice slightly and said with a hint of temptation:
"But I just didn't eat enough. Nanxi will eat with me."
A light breath hit her face, carrying the unique ambergris of Kangxi. Shi Nanxi subconsciously stopped talking, her cheeks flushed instantly, she couldn't help closing her eyes in shame, and blurted out:
"Then your Majesty may use it, but I, the minister, will not need it."
Kangxi looked at the little face in front of him, so close that he could see the fine hairs on her face. His eyes could not help but slide slowly from her smooth forehead down to finally stop on her lips that were tinged with light pink.
That day she used it to bite his lips, his throat, and his chest. Her movements were so rough and unruly that he had to teach her himself.
"But if I don't use Nanxi together, I won't enjoy the food."
The deep voice was a little hoarse, with a slight hook and an inexplicable temptation.
Shi Nanxi still had her eyes closed, but her cheeks were getting redder and redder, spreading to her neck. At this moment, she couldn't help but let out a weak sound from her throat:
"Your Majesty, can you please not call me Nanxi?"
Kangxi's eyes had never left Shi Nanxi's face. When he heard this, his voice was mixed with a hint of laughter:
"Why can't I call you Nanxi?"
"Because besides her parents and brothers, only her husband can call her by her maiden name."
Shi Nanxi answered subconsciously, and after she finished speaking, she suddenly realized what she had just said and opened her eyes immediately in fright.
Who would have thought that she would meet Kangxi's deep eyes. Seeing this, Kangxi did not retreat but leaned closer to Shi Nanxi. The faint fragrance of Long Yan became more and more intense. His thin pink lips seemed to brush against Shi Nanxi's lips, and he lowered his voice and asked:
"Then I will be Nanxi's husband, okay?"
Is she good at being her husband?
Is that okay? Is that okay?
Shi Nanxi froze for a moment, all her shyness and panic disappeared with these words. She stared blankly at the emperor in front of her, repeating what he had just said in her mind.
It took her a long time to react. She turned her head away immediately, and her thick eyelashes kept trembling.
"Your Majesty, what happened that day was just an accident. It was me who was disrespectful and offensive, and I almost implicated you. I cannot implicate you now."
Kangxi's eyes softened when he heard this, this little girl was so timid, but her first reaction after almost losing her virginity was to consider his reputation.
Now, after hearing what he said, he was worried that he would implicate him. He never expected that one day, he, the emperor, would be protected by a little girl.
But a warm feeling surged in his heart. The little girl was thinking carefully about him. How could she be so considerate, well-behaved and thoughtful?
Thinking of this, his eyes became softer. He raised his hand and gently turned the girl's chin, then rested his forehead against hers, looking into her eyes, his tone calm but full of cherishment.
"What happened that day was an accident, but my desire to be Nanxi's husband was not an accident. It is what my heart desires."
When these words came out, Shi Nanxi's eyes were slightly startled, and she subconsciously said: "But doesn't the emperor want to marry me to the nephew of Concubine Yi?"
When Kangxi heard this, he immediately thought of the scene where the little girl was stopped by Xiao Chunzi but insisted on leaving. He immediately understood something. His chest shook and a low laugh escaped from his throat, and then the laughter became louder and louder.
At this time, Shi Nanxi realized what she had said. She immediately covered her lips, her cheeks turned red, and she said anxiously and panickedly:
"Your Majesty, what are you laughing at? Although I am stupid, Concubine Yi has hinted so clearly. If I don't understand, I would be a fool!"
Seeing Shi Nanxi's frustrated look, Kangxi laughed even louder, until he saw that the other party was really angry, then he stopped laughing.
"Okay, okay, I won't laugh anymore. I didn't expect that it was Nanxi who misunderstood. No wonder she kept her head down the whole way. I was worried that Nanxi might fall down when I was watching from behind."
"I won't fall down..." Shi Nanxi was so shy that she retorted subconsciously. However, Kangxi smiled gently and tolerantly when he heard her.
"It doesn't matter. Even if Nanxi falls, I will be there to support her."
"emperor……"
Shi Nanxi was so panicked that she didn't dare to meet Kangxi's gaze, but her eyelashes kept trembling violently.
When Kangxi saw this little girl, he slowly moved his hand from her chin to her ear and gently tucked her hair behind her ears.
"I will find someone else for Concubine Yi's nephew. It's my fault that Nanxi misunderstood me. Can I apologize to Nanxi?"
"Your Majesty, please don't say sorry." When Shi Nanxi heard this, she didn't care about anything else and immediately reached out and gently covered Kangxi's lips.
However, when she realized her action, she tried to retract her hand in panic. At this time, Kangxi grabbed her delicate hand.
"Nanxi, have you agreed to my request?"
Seeing this, Shi Nanxi struggled to pull her hand back, feeling embarrassed and panicked:
"Promise what?"
"Of course you promised me to be Nanxi's husband." Kangxi said and kissed Shi Nanxi's fingertips.
The struggling Shi Nanxi suddenly stopped moving. The next moment, she felt an electric current flowing rapidly from her hands to her brain, causing her body to soften and she fell forward.
In front of him was Kangxi's chest. Seeing the little girl throwing herself into his arms, Kangxi chuckled softly and slowly caught her with his hands.
When he felt the warmth and softness of the jade in his arms, and the familiar faint sweet fragrance coming from his nostrils, he couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction.
Shi Nanxi, who was leaning in Kangxi's arms, heard his chuckle and her whole body turned red like a shrimp. She immediately struggled to get up from Kangxi's arms.
However, Kangxi slightly increased his strength, holding Shi Nanxi tighter in his arms, raised his hand and placed it on her hair, stroking it gently, and whispered:
"Don't move. What I just said is true. Nanxi, don't worry or be cautious. I'm here for you. You just need to take care of yourself and wait for me to welcome you into the harem in a fair and honorable manner."
Hearing this, Shi Nanxi slowly stopped struggling, her eyelashes trembled, and after a long while, a weak voice came from her arms.
"But elder sister..."
Hearing Shi Rongyue, Kangxi's eyes darkened, but soon returned to normal. He slowly stroked Shi Nanxi's black hair and said softly:
"Don't worry, I have my own arrangements for her."
The two expressed their happiness. Kangxi held Shi Nanxi's hand and asked Liang Jiugong to serve the meal. Liang Jiugong had been waiting for the emperor to speak. The next moment he immediately clapped his hands. The palace servants who were waiting downstairs to deliver the meal received the reminder and lowered their heads and carried the dishes upstairs.
After the dishes were served, they all quietly retreated without even glancing at the food.
"This is mutton soup made from sheep that the Khalkha envoys brought from afar. It tastes delicious. Drink more to replenish your body."
When the two of them just expressed their happiness, Shi Nanxi was still a little shy, and a little uncomfortable with the sudden change in the relationship. She just lowered her head and hummed softly, then drank obediently in small sips with a spoon.
Looking at Shi Nanxi's appearance, Kangxi was not anxious at all, but rather satisfied.
Liang Jiugong and Hongying behind them were also satisfied.
The Emperor/Second Princess finally achieved her goal.