by La Mi Tu
“Emperor, chenqie didn’t…didn’t lie, ah!”
“It’s zhen? You are saying that these mandarin ducks you embroidered are you and zhen?”
Hearing Yue Lan Zhi say that, Wanyan Lie’s hand slowly loosened. Aside from the disbelief, in his eyes was also surprise.
“Yue er, you are saying, this pair of mandarin ducks, one is you, one is zhen?”
“Yes!”
Yue Lan Zhi nodded frightenedly. She didn’t know which nerve of this man would be touched in tge next moment. If one day she dies at his hands, she wouldn’t be surprised. Those women who lived here before, didn’t they all die at Wanyan Lie’s hands?
“Hahahaha! Yue er, you heart does indeed have me! You indeed love me! I also love you, ah. Ming Yue, do you know, when you were born, I held you. The moment you smiled sweetly at me, I fell in love with you. I love you, ah!”
Yue Lan Zhi wanted to struggle. Unexpectedly, Wanyan Lie went rudely at her skirt. He pushed her skirt to her waist. Then, swollen feeling stimulated Yue Lan Zhi.
“Yue er, big brother loves you!”
Again…Yue Lan Zhi looked at the roof in despair. Every time, it was like this. Every time, he called another woman’s name and recklessly trampled her (YLZ).
Yue Lan Zhi’s beautiful eyes were open with emptiness. It was not the first time such a thing happened. As long as he desired or wanted it, she had to bear everything he brought every time.
Even when she was pregnant, she had to meet his desire which was like that of a wolf. That’s why… she miscarried her child. That’s why he wasn’t even two months old and had left her! All of that was because of this demon!
Tears of hatred rolled down Yue Lan Zhi’s cheeks onto the ground. Wanyan Lie bit on her body like a mad dog, leaving a trace of purple bite marks.
Yue Lan Zhi seemed to no longer feel pain for those. She had long regarded herself as a walking corpse. In this big palace, there was no one who didn’t envy her. There was no one who wasn’t jealous of her.
Everyone thought she had gotten Wanyan Lie’s love. Although she wasn’t the empress, but she had enjoyed treatment better than the empress. However, who knew that the truth behind it was like this?
This man who was chased by all women of the harem was a demon she wanted to escape from. If she could choose, she would rather live at a remote place, and not know what palace was, not now who the emperor was, would not enjoy this wealth and also didn’t have to bear this reckless pillaging.
Sometimes, Yue Lan Zhi truly hated, hated herself for having a similar face to that woman. She hated that woman who was lying in the underground even more. All of this was because of her. That’s why he was so crazy!
It’s because of this face that made her bear such a inhumane treatment. Like now, this man would be crazy for a moment and normal for another moment. Another moment, he would want to kill her because of a little dissatisfaction. Another moment, because of one word from her, he would become happy. This was a demon-like man, making her body, as well as her heart, afraid of him!
“Yue er! My Yue er!”
Wanyan Lie’s hand grabbed Yue Lan Zhi’s hair, forcing her to look at him.
“Say! Who do you love the most?! Say, who is the man in your heart? Say! Is it Feng Xie? Mm? Do you love Feng Xie or I? Is it that Feng Xie is more powerful or that I’m the best?”
“Emperor, chenqie’s heart only has you and loves only you! You’re the best!”
Yue Lan Zhi cried while trying to pull a smile. She endured the pain from her scalp and body as she tremblingly answered Wanyan Lie’s questions.
“Really? Really?”
While talking, Wanyan Lie suddenly stopped. Like the high above everyone emperor, he looked down at Yue Lan Zhi.
“Yue er, you need to be obedient and don’t lie! I don’t like the lying Yue er! If you lie, big brother will push you with the big stick, yo!”
“It’s true, truly, truly there’s only you!”
Yue Lan Zhi didn’t dare to struggle and she also couldn’t struggle. Her parents and little brother were in Wanyan Lie’s hands. So many people from the tribe were controlled by Wanyan Lie. If she accidentally angered him, then what was waiting for her was the same fate as those women before her.
“Hahahaha! I’m the best! Yue er finally knows! Yue er finally knows!”
Wanyan Lie jerked fiercely. Yue Lan Zhi’s face distorted from pain. The originally beautiful face paled very much from pain. She bit her lips fiercely and dug her fingernails into her skin. In the end, she really couldn’t bear it anymore and fainted.
After a long time, when Yue Lan Zhi woke up, the lights have been already lit. Outside was dark. Inside was bright from the light. Chun Xing was sobbing in a low voice. Her hand twisted the towel in the warm water. She gently rubbed Yue Lan Zhi’s body.
“Chun Xing…don’t cry…,” Yue Lan Zhi opened her mouth. A hoarse voice came from her throat. Seeing that Yue Lan Zhi had been tortured so much, Chun Xing cried.
“Niangniang, you’ve suffered!”
“Chun Xing, I hurt so much…”
Yue Lan Zhi wanted to turn over, but after just moving her lower body, she immediately felt so much pain that sweat appeared on her forehead.
“Niangniang, just now the imperial physician came. He said that niangniang needs to rest well and needs to remember…remember not to have intercourse. However, the emperor has always been like this. I’m afraid that niangniang’s body wouldn’t be able to take it…”
While Chun Xing was talking, she cried. Yue Lan Zhi struggled to sit up. She grabbed Chun Xing’s hand and covered her (CX) mouth.
“Chun Xing, in this palace, you know what should and shouldn’t be said…In the future, don’t let others see. Even if you cry, don’t let other people see…I’m telling you for your own good…”
Chun Xing knew that Yue Lan Zhi told her for her own good. She nodded, but her tears still couldn’t help but fall.
The people outside said that her master was too weak to even stand up to the wind and also said that she’s too delicate. That was why she couldn’t keep the prince. How could they know that little prince was killed by his own imperial father! If it wasn’t because Wanyan Lie forced Yue Lan Zhi to have intercourse while being pregnant, how would niangniang miscarry? How would her body still be weak like this?
“You’re not allowed to cry anymore!”
Yue Lan Zhi couldn’t help but raise her voice.
“Chun Xing, if you want to continue living in this palace, the first thing you need to learn is not to cry. Otherwise, if something happens, I may not be able to protect you!”
After saying so much in one breath, Yue Lan Zhi couldn’t hold it anymore. She fell on the bed. Her forehead was full of sweat and her face was red. Chun Xing quickly brought the medicine the imperial physician had boiled over. She carefully fed Yue Lan Zhi. After one bowl of medicine, Yue Lan Zhi’s face color turned a bit better. She gestured with her hand and closed her eyes to let Chun Xing retreat.
“How is she?”
Outside the palace, Wanyan Lie stood solemnly. His image now was opposite of the demon image from before.
“Answering emperor, niangniang’s body just had a miscarriage and hasn’t been nursed back to health. Plus, the fact that the blood attacked the heart, that was why she fell ill. This subject has already prescribed medicine. It’s just, niangniang’s body is too weak. Asking…”
“Mm?”
Wanyan Lie turned his face sideways to look at the old imperial physician’s bent back. His voice turned serious.
“Say, ask what? Don’t speak only half a sentence and hesitate!”
“Although emperor favors niangniang, but this subject asks emperor the times of intercourse to not be too frequent; otherwise, it would be difficult for niangniang’s body to recover well…”
While talking, the imperial physician lowered his head even more. The sweat on his forehead dripped, drop by drop, onto the ground, leaving small and big watermark
s.
After Wanyan Lie listened to that, he was silent for a moment. This made the old imperial physician even more frightened. Although it was winter, but the imperial physician’s official robe was very wet (from sweating). He swallowed and didn’t dare to clean the sweat off his forehead. He feared that with one action, his head would fall off his neck.
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Niangniang: used to call all the females of the imperial family by others
Bengong: this palace/ I, used by females of the imperial family
Chenqie: this subject wife/ I, used by the wives of the imperial family
Er: term of endearment
Zhen: I, used by the emperor
Chapter 107: Annoying In The Extreme Father And Son (1)
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Now, the most favored person in the palace was Yue Lan Zhi. For her, the emperor wished he could get the stars from the sky.
However, the sexual desire Wanyan Lie had was a bit too strong. The old imperial physician didn’t know just how many times, after Yue Lan Zhi’s miscarriage, he had been woken up and dragged to Long Autumn palace to save the life of this imperial noble consort. The old imperial physician saw today’s situation clearly. That bed and white clothes stained with blood had startled him a lot.
If Wanyan Lie continued to ‘pamper’ like this, he was afraid that this niangniang1 would be like those past niangniang of this Long Autumn palace and won’t live for much longer.
The old imperial physician felt sympathy for Yue Lan Zhi. Not every person could bear an emperor’s love. It was just, he’s also just a subject. Besides, he’s already so old. He should enjoy his old age. If he carelessly said something wrong and angered Wanyan Lie, making his head become separated from his body, then it wouldn’t be worth it.
Wanyan Lie narrowed his eyes. He looked at the old imperial physician’s wrinkles on his face. His (WL) gaze followed along his (physician) chin till the cold sweat on his beard. He finally laughed.
“Zhen2 understands. You should just treat her. Zhen promises you that I would not touch her! As long as it’s good for her body and this palace has it, you can go take it! If you heal imperial noble consort, zhen will reward you heavily!”
“Yes! This subject accepts the command!”
The old imperial physician sighed from relief. He could be considered to have passed this calamity. He hoped that Yue Lan Zhi would get well and be safe after eating his medicine. He’s already old. He could no longer take these shocks.
After the old imperial physician retreated, Wanyan Lie entered to take a look at Yue Lan Zhi. Under the light, her face was very pale. Her face, as small as a handpalm, didn’t have a single trace of blood. Even the usually soft like flower petals lips were also pale.
The quietness made Yue Lan Zhi feel scared. She opened her eyes. Seeing Wanyan Lie staring at her, she struggled to sit up: “Emp…emperor…”
“Beloved consort, you lie down!”
Wanyan Lie stepped forward and gently let her lay back down. He personally covered her with the bedding.
“Beloved consort, the imperial physician already said that your body is too weak. You should rest well and nurse yourself back to health. You can relax. What you want, what you need, you just need to say it. Zhen will bring it to you. As long as you get better, zhen is willing to do everything!”
“Emperor…”
“Sorry, just now, it was zhen who was wrong! Zhen loves you too much! Every time, zhen couldn’t control myself!”
Wanyan Lie held Yue Lan Zhi’s slender and cold hand and put it gently on his face.
“It’s because zhen loves you too much, that’s why zhen wants to keep you forever at zhen’s side. Sorry Yue er,3 zhen is truly wrong, zhen truly knows that zhen is wrong!”
He’s doing it again and again! Feeling the wet feeling of tears in her hand, Yue Lan Zhi was scared.
Every time, after treating her rudely like that, he would be like this. It was like he completely changes to someone else. He becomes so gentle. In the end, which one is the real him? In the end, what was he truly thinking? Although the time she was at Wanyan Lie’s side was not short, she still couldn’t see through him.
“Beloved consort, touch…”
Wanyan Lie put Yue Lan Zhi’s hand on his chest to let her feel his heartbeat.
“Do you feel it? This whole heart is beating for you. It’s because zhen has you that makes zhen continue to persist. Yue er, you must be fine. If you die, what should zhen do? How could zhen endure the days without you? Zhen will certainly follow you (in death); not being able to be born on the same day, will definitely die on the same day…”
“Emperor…”
Yue Lan Zhi covered Wanyan Lie’s mouth.
“Emperor, how could you say such words again? You are the one who will live ten thousand, ten thousand years. Chenqie4 is just your slave. Chenqie couldn’t afford to bear what you’re saying…”
“Yue er, you’ve forgiven zhen, right?”
Hearing Yue Lan Zhi open her mouth to speak, Wanyan Lie was exceptionally excited. The eyes looking at her were also like shining crystal tears.
“Yue er, do you still love zhen? Like how zhen loves you?”
Yue Lan Zhi felt bitter after hearing Wanyan Lie. Why was it like this every time? Could it be that he didn’t realize that acting like this would hurt people very much? Trampling her without the slightest scruple like that, and now he’s crying like this…If he truly and sincerely felt repentance, why did he continue to repeatedly hurt her? Why?
Yue Lan Zhi didn’t speak for a long time. Wanyan Lie’s tears fell on Yue Lan Zhi’s hand.
“Zhen knows that Yue er doesn’t want to forgive zhen, no matter what! It was zhen who caused our child to die! Everything is zhen’s fault!”
Wanyan Lie’s fists hit his face, making Yue Lan Zhi flustered. She quickly grabbed Wanyan Lie’s hand.
“Emperor, chenqie, chenqie has never blamed you! Your love is chenqie’s blessing! Chenqie was willing…”
After hearing this, Wanyan Lie’s hands finally stopped. The raised-up head still had traces of crying, but no more tears fell out.
“Yue er, do you mean it? You truly love zhen? You won’t leave zhen?”
“Emperor, chenqie will stay by your side forever! Until…you’re tired of chenqie!”
“Hehe…”
After hearing this sentence, Wanyan Lie finally exposed the first smile since he’d entered this room. And this gentle laughter couldn’t help but let Yue Lan Zhi shudder.
Was it her imagination? Why was Wanyan Lie’s laughter not the same this time? There seemed to be something else inside that laughter. It was just, she couldn’t catch what it was.
“How would zhen get tired of you?!”
Wanyan Lie’s big hand followed the pattern of Yue Lan Zhi’s white undergarment and probed into it. He seized that cloud and didn’t take into account the coldness of Yue Lan Zhi’s body. His big hand grabbed it. The callus of his palm rubbed it until Yue Lan Zhi’s face became pinkish.
“Emperor, chenqie really can’t, really…”
Yue Lan Zhi shook her head and bit her lips. Her tears came up. She actually forgot that he’s a demon. Just now, she almost indulged herself in the demon’s lies.
“Don’t worry! Zhen is just telling you that zhen will love you forever!”
Seeing the fear in Yue Lan Zhi’s eyes, Wanyan Lie smiled while retrieving his hand. He once again tucked Yue Lan Zhi in.
“Rest well! Recover quickly! Zhen truly loves the wonderful moments with beloved consort! Don’t let zhen wait for too long, yo!”
He bent over. Wanyan Lie’s warm lips fell on the corner of Yue Lan Zhi’s eye and sucked the tears away.
“Yue er, I love you! Forever…”
Hearing that, Yue Lan Zhi closed her eyes. Her tears rolled out again. She knew that those words were not said to her. It was just like what Wanyan Lie had previously said. No matter how much she imitated, she couldn’t be compared to that woman
in the underground tunnel. And the ‘Yue er’ he always called was in fact calling for that woman and not her.
“Don’t cry, your tears fell into zhen’s heart. Zhen hurts, really!”
Wanyan Lie’s deep and magnetic voice, coupled with the ambergris fragrance of his body, made people almost indulge in his pampering and gentleness. It was just, it was not the first time that she had fallen for it. This time, she absolutely won’t fall for it!
Yue Lan Zhi’s tears fell, one by one. Every one of them entered Wanyan Lie’s mouth and then these bitter tears were fed into her mouth. Acting differently from the rude and arrogant behavior of before, Wanyan Lie’s kiss was now gentle. Careful and full of magic, making people couldn’t help but indulge in that kiss. If it wasn’t because of the pain on her body reminding her, she would’ve been deceived by him once again.
Seeing that Yue Lan Zhi finally stopped crying, Wanyan Lie stood up satisfied. He called Jing De: “Pass zhen’s decree. Long Autumn palace’s imperial noble consort Yue is truly to zhen’s taste. Especially rewarding her with a pair of gold and jade jewelries, a peacock feather…”
When all those rewards from Wanyan Lie were brought into Long Autumn palace, Yue Lan Zhi had long turned numb. At first, she was grateful towards these rewards from Wanyan Lie. Now, she’s already so numb to these that she wouldn’t even want to thank the emperor for this grace.
She didn’t know how many times Wanyan Lie used this tactic. The things he rewarded were always more extravagant and more gorgeous than the previous time, but each time, she had been injured even more than the previous time. She really didn’t know when such a life would end. Is it that only when she dies will he let go of her and give her freedom?!
“Chenqie thanks the dragon’s (emperor) grace!”
Only when Wanyan Lie left Long Autumn palace did Yue Lan Zhi slowly thank for this grace. It was just, Wanyan Lie had already walked far away.
After he came out of Long Autumn palace, Wanyan Lie put his hands behind his back. He walked slowly and was in a very good mood.