eurekapd Chapter 86 Take a closer look at who I am.
Chapter 86 Take a closer look at who I am.
Under this tangible gaze, Chu Qingyin gradually blushed.
She lowered her head, nodded shyly, and said, "Mmm."
Upon hearing her agree, Pei Yuanling felt a tightening in his stomach.
He reached out and, as if treasuring a precious treasure, gently put his arm around her slender shoulders, then slowly removed the moon-white long robe she was wearing.
Her clothes trailed on the ground, and in the moonlight shining through the carved window lattice, the woman's skin was as white as jade, smooth and delicate, faintly radiating a soft glow.
Pei Yuanling's eyes darkened. The next moment, he leaned forward and gently kissed her forehead, eyebrows, and nose, before passionately covering her rose-petal-like red lips.
"Well……"
Chu Qingyin couldn't help but raise her hand to hug Pei Yuanling's lean waist so that she could stand up straight.
"Yinyin."
Pei Yuanling pulled her into bed, his tall body pressing against hers, and he gently and carefully placed tender kisses on her jade-like skin.
Chu Qingyin could feel the intense desire in the man's eyes. She suppressed the faint resistance in her heart, reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck, returning his kiss on his thin lips.
Their breaths mingled, and gradually, the man's hot, large hands were no longer satisfied with simply caressing their skin; they slowly moved downwards—
He was being cautious, yet tentative. Chu Qingyin knew he was trying to reassure her.
He would stop if she didn't want to.
But at this moment she cannot, and should not.
As if she had made up her mind, she took his hand.
Pei Yuanling thought she was still unwilling, and a dark look flashed in his eyes. But the next moment, he felt her pull his hand down—
Disappointment quickly turned into surprise; was she willing to accept him?
"Yinyin?" Pei Yuanling called out softly.
"Your Majesty." Chu Qingyin's long eyelashes trembled, and she moved even closer to him.
In an instant, the man's kisses came like a storm, so fierce that they seemed to devour her entire soul. Chu Qingyin could only passively succumb to him.
Just as that large, well-defined hand reached under her skirt, and the two were about to break through the final barrier, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the door.
Chen Zhongliang, somewhat flustered, said from outside the door: "Your Majesty, an urgent report has arrived from outside the palace. A flash flood has occurred in Yinduan Mountain, causing countless deaths and injuries. We await your arrival to handle the situation."
The man's imposing figure suddenly stiffened.
Chu Qingyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but dared not show it, only appearing as if she was still immersed in love and panting.
Only when the man's hand was still caressing her, refusing to leave, did she finally turn her face slightly, biting her lip and reminding him in a soft voice, "Your Majesty, matters of state are of utmost importance."
Just as Pei Yuanling was about to speak, Chen Zhongliang's voice came from outside the door again: "Your Majesty, Chief Minister Lu and several other Grand Secretaries are already waiting in the Zichen Hall."
Pei Yuanling's eyes suddenly darkened. After a long while, he rolled out of bed and said, "Change your clothes!"
The palace maids immediately filed in to help him change his clothes.
"Your Majesty, let me come!"
Chu Qingyin covered her chest with the blanket, sat up in bed, her rosy face charming and beautiful in the candlelight.
Seeing this, Pei Yuanling bent down and kissed her forehead, saying gently, "You should rest well. I will come to see you when I'm done with my work."
After saying this, he let the palace servants come forward and quickly put his clothes on, then turned and left.
Watching the man's tall figure hurriedly leave, the shyness on Chu Qingyin's face slowly faded away.
He left just in time; she also had something important to do tonight.
***
In the dead of night, all was quiet, and a cold moon hung high in the sky, casting its cool light.
In the secluded and quiet Cold Palace, Wei Yiqiu sat on the ground with a blank expression.
She has maintained this posture for a long time since she was dragged into the cold palace, as if time has stopped and she has been frozen in this moment.
She didn't react at all until Chu Qingyin walked up to her.
Chu Qingyin gazed quietly at the woman before her. Her gorgeous clothes had long been stripped off, leaving her in only a thin plain dress. Her hair, which seemed to have slipped off during the struggle, was scattered messily across her face, and she no longer possessed her former radiant beauty.
Logically speaking, Chu Qingyin should be overjoyed to have avenged her great grudge.
However, seeing Wei Yiqiu like this, she felt a deep sadness in her heart.
Last year, she was relegated to the sidelines. How can we not say that she and Wei Yiqiu, who are now, have arrived at the same destination by different paths?
Even now, they still hold onto the hope that person will change their mind and rescue them from here.
"Wei Yiqiu".
Wei Yiqiu only looked up when she heard someone call her name.
Upon recognizing the person, her face instantly hardened with wariness, and she asked, barely concealing her anger, "What are you doing here?"
Chu Qingyin leaned down to look at her, her eyes filled with indifference: "Don't be nervous, I just came to see you."
"I don't need your visit! Get out, get out of here!"
As Wei Yiqiu sat up from the ground with a ferocious expression, she raised her hand to push Chu Qingyin.
Chu Qingyin nimbly dodged aside, "Why is Consort Wei so agitated?"
She found a spot to stand and looked at Wei Yiqiu again, her eyes deep and serious: "When you plotted against me, you should have foreseen this outcome. After all, debts must be repaid and murderers must pay with their lives; this is an age-old truth."
"I didn't kill anyone!" Wei Yiqiu roared.
"Ha, even now you're still trying to deny it?"
Chu Qingyin sneered, staring intently at her: "Do you dare say that you didn't kill Consort Chu? Wasn't it you who instructed Consort Ning to poison me? And since I entered the palace, you have repeatedly sown discord and used others against me. Do you really think you are completely innocent and have no ulterior motives?"
These accusations left Wei Yiqiu speechless. She gritted her teeth and forced a retort, "Yes, I admit I do dislike you and have secretly made things difficult for you. I also ordered the poisoning, but you only drank it once, how could you possibly be poisoned and unconscious? You—"
Suddenly, Wei Yiqiu seemed to have finally figured something out, and stared wide-eyed at Chu Qingyin: "It was you! You discovered that bowl of medicine a long time ago and deliberately set a trap?"
Chu Qingyin smirked, "Looks like you're not too stupid after all."
"You! You vile woman! I'm going to tell His Majesty and expose your true colors before him."
As Wei Yiqiu spoke, she tried to run outside, but after only two steps, Chu Qingyin grabbed her wrist and pushed her to the ground: "Wei Yiqiu, even if you tell His Majesty about this, do you think he will still believe you?"
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you understand? You've done countless evil deeds, constantly relying on your father's power to force His Majesty to submit to you. Do you think His Majesty still has any sincerity towards you, or any pity for you?"
These resounding, cold words left Wei Yiqiu speechless. She shook her head, still trying to sound brave: "No, impossible, His Majesty would never do this to me..."
"No, he will."
Chu Qingyin glanced at her indifferently: "Otherwise, why do you think I would come here? Don't you think I'm afraid you'll come back to seek revenge on me in the future?"
These words undoubtedly became the final straw that broke Wei Yiqiu's back.
She collapsed to the ground, completely unable to get up, but murmured, "With my father here, His Majesty will not abandon me."
"But what if your father never finds out about this?"
Chu Qingyin leaned forward and looked at her: "Do you still remember the letter in Empress Wang's hand?"
That letter...
Without that letter, her father wouldn't have come to save her, and her life would be over!
"It was you! You intercepted my letter, it was all your fault."
Wei Yiqiu suddenly raised her hand and grabbed Chu Qingyin's collar, her eyes bloodshot with hatred: "Qiao Qingyin, you pretentious bitch, I'm going to kill you—"
"Fine, kill me then. You've already killed me once."
"What...what do you mean by that?"
Wei Yiqiu stared blankly, looking somewhat bewildered.
Chu Qingyin scoffed, then followed the force of her hand forward, her face landing on the ground as she met her gaze: "Wei Yiqiu, why don't you take a closer look and see who I am?"