Mercenary Princess - Chapter 116
"Um."
A sly glint flashed in her starry eyes: "You're willing to do that?"
"Um."
"Will you marry me?"
"Um."
After agreeing, Fang realized what he had just promised and suddenly opened his eyes, only to be met with Tuoba Chen's bright eyes.
She rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "You're making fun of me again!"
He smiled noncommittally: "You just promised! A general's word is his bond!"
Lazily propping herself up, Rongyue picked up the gold-embroidered cushion with white peony decoration that Tuoba Chen handed her, leaned back against it, and said softly, "I can't be bothered with you."
He lifted his robe and sat down beside Rongyue, instantly causing the soft couch to sink in: "What were you thinking about just now? Why were you so absent-minded?"
"It's nothing. Maybe it's because I'm about to ascend the throne and I'm tired from all the work."
"Oh? Really? I thought you were heartbroken over the departure of that young prince!"
Smelling the acetic acid in the air, Rongyue raised an eyebrow: "What, are you jealous?"
His handsome eyes gleamed, and his muscular body drew closer to Rongyue: "What if I said yes?"
Blinking: "Aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache from eating too much vinegar?"
"How much jealousy I get depends on you. If you want me to live to be a hundred years old and not die young because of jealousy, then you'd better not get me into any more romantic entanglements."
As they spoke, his warm breath brushed against Rongyue's temples, and Tuoba Chen's entire scent inevitably filled her nostrils, making her quite uncomfortable. Giving him a sidelong glance, Rongyue lightly spat, "You're so frivolous!"
Volume Two: The Resolute Heroines' Chronicle, Chapter Forty-Four: Such a Father and Daughter
A seductive smile spread across her face, her alluring gaze shimmering in her deep, bright eyes: "I can't be serious with you. Blame it on yourself for being so alluring, making me restless and unable to settle down and be serious with you..."
She awkwardly shifted her body away, but Tuoba Chen mischievously wouldn't let her escape. For every inch she moved, he leaned forward two inches. The closer they got, the more Rongyue retreated, and the more she retreated, the closer Tuoba Chen pressed in. The 'vicious' cycle resulted in Tuoba Chen's nose touching Rongyue's, his round almond-shaped eyes and smiling starry pupils almost at blind spot distance.
Just as Rongyue was feeling embarrassed, her lips were suddenly brushed with something wet. She shuddered, her pupils widened, and before her central nervous system could even issue a command, her body was already scrambling to escape.
With swift and decisive movements, he pressed down on the back of her head, licking her lips with relish. Tuoba Chen was somewhat smug: "You can't escape my grasp! I know which way you're going to run the moment your eyes dart around! Little mistress, just be obedient and don't make futile struggles... Tsk tsk, so sweet--"
This Tuoba Chen is getting more and more outrageous! He's taking advantage of her more and more each time. Does he think that if she doesn't yell at him, it means she's tacitly agreeing? It's just that she's too lazy to yell!
Her eyes widened, and she was about to explode when a thunderous roar from the entrance of the bedchamber interrupted her shout: "What kind of behavior is this?!"
Both pairs of eyes simultaneously darkened. Quickly widening the distance between them, Rongyue turned her cold gaze to the guards at the gate. Seeing them standing motionless like wooden statues, she immediately realized that Ye Ming, standing beside Liu Zhiyi, was behind it all.
Turning her gaze away from Liu Zhiyi, who was walking towards them, Rongyue remained seated, still lazily leaning against the cushions: "Liu, you're quite something, entering my palace as if it were your own territory. I tolerate you only to avoid trouble, not out of fear or out of any old ties! I warn you, don't act like you're superior just because you're old. If you anger me, you'll suffer the consequences!"
"Rebellion! Rebellion!" Liu Zhiyi roared immediately, his aged eyes blazing with fury: "You unfilial wretch! How dare you... how dare you talk to me like this..."
His gaze suddenly fell on Tuoba Chen, who was present. He abruptly stopped, suppressing the rising anger in his heart. He pointed at Tuoba Chen with his well-maintained hand, but spoke to Rong Yue: "Let him out first!"
Tuoba Chen was taken aback at first, then slammed his hand on the bed and roared, "Insolence! Who gave you the audacity to speak to this prince like that!"
"This prince?" Liu Zhiyi chewed on these three words, then sneered sarcastically, "Tuoba brat, you must be mistaken. General Jian doesn't even have a son yet, so where did this prince come from?"
These words struck Tuoba Chen squarely. A dark glint flashed in his bright eyes, but Tuoba Chen forced the darkness back, gritting his teeth and glaring angrily at the arrogant Liu Zhiyi: "Truly, a tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs!"
Liu Zhiyi's old face was as gloomy as a dark cloud pressing down on a city: "You dare to insult me! You're truly a newborn calf that doesn't fear a tiger! Tuoba brat, today I'll teach you how to write the word 'death'! Ye Ming!"
Seeing Ye Ming draw his soft sword from his waist, Rong Yue tensed up instantly, her gaze sharp and fierce as she looked at Ye Ming: "How dare you! Ye Ming, don't forget who your master is!"
Captured by Rongyue's gaze, Yeming hurriedly sheathed his soft sword and looked at Liu Zhiyi with a troubled expression.
Liu Zhiyi's beard trembled with rage, and his finger pointed shakily at Rongyue: "You, you ungrateful wretch! I gave you everything, and in the end you use my trust to control me! You are truly a wicked creature, a wicked creature!!"
"Please get this straight, you were the one who forced it on me, don't make it sound like I begged and pleaded for it! You know, that bundle you forced on me made me angry for a long time!"
Liu Zhiyi was so angry he couldn't catch his breath. He closed his eyes tightly, refusing to look at Rong Yue's cold face that made him feel suffocated with anger. He patted his chest and gasped for breath. It took a long time for his turbid breaths to calm down a little.
Because he was concerned about the presence of an 'outsider,' he couldn't start a conversation. So he suppressed his anger, opened his eyes, softened his expression, and tried to make his voice sound gentler: "Let him leave first."
Upon hearing this, Tuoba Chen trembled with anger. Just as he was about to step forward to argue with him, he suddenly felt a warmth on his hand, and a soft, smooth little hand tightly grasped his.
With a tremor in his palm, Tuoba Chen turned to look at Rong Yue, his handsome eyes filled with tenderness, like a colorful pebble thrown into a clear lake, creating ripples that spread out in circles.
With a sly glint in her eye, Rongyue glanced at Liu Zhiyi, who still held an air of imperious authority in her eyes. "Isn't it you who's leaving? Liu Zhiyi, this visit has gone on for far too long. Shouldn't you consider going back? You know, you're an official in the Southern Kingdom, receiving a salary and a stipend from the emperor. If you're absent without cause for so many days, the old emperor will be furious! If the emperor is angry, at best he'll punish you by deducting some of your salary and rations; at worst, you'll lose your official hat, or even your head! So, for the sake of the Minister, you should set off immediately!"
Having crossed the red alert line and reached the berserk threshold, Liu Zhiyi was completely enraged by Rong Yue!
No longer caring whether there were any outsiders present, he grabbed the glass cup that was teetering on the shelf and threw it at Rongyue without hesitation: "What a sin in my past life to have given birth to a beast like you! Not only do you yell at your father, but you also call him by his name! Where have you learned your female precepts? Go back? You unfilial thing, pushing me into the fire pit, you wish your father would die sooner, don't you?!"
Seeing the glass lamp speeding towards him, Tuoba Chen didn't think twice and quickly wrapped Rongyue tightly in his arms. However, his forehead was hit hard by the glass lamp, and it became red and swollen.
Struggling to get out of his arms, Rongyue frowned slightly as she looked at the bump on his forehead, a heavy feeling settling in her heart: "I could have dodged it just now..."
Tuoba Chen's lips moved, as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself. His body reacted faster than his mind; what could he do?
Rongyue then turned cold, got off the bed, and walked up to Liu Zhiyi: "Haven't you made enough trouble? This is my territory, not a place for you to run wild! Liu Zhiyi, you'd better remember this! If you continue to be so stubborn, don't blame me for being impolite!"
"You're welcome?" Liu Zhiyi's voice rose: "Ha, let me see just how impolite you, this imposing general, really are..."
The last word was abruptly cut off mid-sound, and his pale lips froze in place. His old, predatory eyes stared intently at Rong Yue, Liu Zhiyi's expression a mixture of anger, threat, and disbelief that Rong Yue had attacked him…
Ignoring his threatening gaze, Rongyue picked up the other two glass cups on the shelf and flew them out of the hall in two swift motions, striking the pressure points of the two servants.