Corriendo de un lado a otro y desempeñando papeles secundarios

Capítulo 25

"With whom?" Li Yuxuan's heart skipped a beat again. His face was filled with horror, and the foot he had put on the saddle came back off.

"With you!" Oh, well, you can keep crashing.

At the end of one's rope

But Li Xinyun ignored her expression, leaned down, grabbed her by the waist, and threw her onto the horse behind him. He then whipped the horse, which neighed in pain and galloped toward the inn's entrance.

Li Yuxuan stumbled and almost fell off his horse, so he had to reach out and grab Li Xinyun's waist.

Hearing the noise, the innkeeper came out and, seeing it was them, immediately chased after them, calling out, "Hey, you two, you haven't paid your rent yet!"

Li Xinyun flicked his whip, sending the waiter blocking the doorway flying to the base of the wall in the courtyard: "Get out of the way!" He added, "The rest of the horse is your rent."

Xiao Er scrambled to his feet, feeling utterly disoriented. He could hear the distant sound of horses' hooves; Li Xinyun was already far away. He had been whipped for no reason and was about to curse when someone beside him advised, "I don't think the men with them are ordinary people. Just accept your bad luck and don't cause any more trouble."

Seeing Li Xinyun leave the inn, Li Yuxuan spurred his horse and charged forward at full speed. Soon they arrived at a large courtyard with high walls. Inside, the trees were towering and the buildings were faintly visible, stretching as far as the eye could see. It was probably the palace of the Western Xia. The guards saw a horse charging straight at them and tried to stop it, but Li Xinyun whipped them several times, leaving them sprawling on the ground, teeth knocked out: "You're asking for death! Are you blind as dogs?"

However, Li Xinyun slowed down and walked along the main road of the palace for another half a day before stopping in front of a courtyard. Immediately, many people came out of the courtyard and surrounded Li Xinyun, chattering amongst themselves. Li Xinyun pushed Li Yuxuan to four of the women and said something to them. The four women then smiled and led Li Yuxuan inside. Li Xinyun called out, "You brat, you stay here in my Qinglu Garden. I'm going to see my emperor brother first, and I'll talk to you when I get back."

Before Li Yuxuan could rebel, he turned and disappeared.

Li Yuxuan looked at the beautiful women around him and said with a wry smile, "Does any of you understand what I'm saying?" A woman in a green dress came over and bowed to him, "This servant is Xiaolei, greetings, young master."

Li Yuxuan was overjoyed to hear her speak in the Mandarin of the Song Dynasty, and immediately bowed to her, saying, "Sister, you are truly my angel. I am so happy that someone can speak to me and understand me."

Xiao Lei avoided Li Yuxuan's bow, covered her mouth and laughed, "Young master is a distinguished guest of Her Highness the princess, please follow me." She led her forward, where there was a two-story wooden building not far away. There was a clear stream beside the building, and several large brown stones were placed in front of the building. The stones were smooth and looked like they had been polished by people often.

Xiao Lei led Li Yuxuan into the wooden building and sat down in a small flower hall. Li Yuxuan noticed a large diagram of the human body's meridians hanging on the wall of the flower hall, and the diagram was full of small holes. He asked curiously, "Princess, why do you have this thing here?"

Xiaolei covered her mouth and chuckled again: "This is what the princess uses when she's angry. When the princess is angry, she uses darts to poke these acupoints."

The other maids chuckled, their eyes filled with envy and worry as they looked at Li Yuxuan. Li Yuxuan knew what they were laughing about. The princess bringing a man home—even an idiot could guess the illicit affair. His fake man identity was likely about to be exposed. If they couldn't be lovers, they could be brothers. Would Li Xinyun do anything to him? After all, they were sworn brothers.

I wonder if Prince Xin and the others have returned to the inn yet. If they have, and they heard what the waiter said, they should know that Li Xinyun brought her to the palace, right? They should come looking for her, right?

These past few hours have been truly agonizing. Li Yuxuan paced back and forth in the flower hall, finally waiting for Li Xinyun to return to the wooden building in a huff, just as there was still a sliver of light in the sky.

It's better to talk about things during the day; things get harder to explain at night.

Li Yuxuan greeted her with a smile: "Princess, why are you only coming back now? I've been waiting for ages."

Li Xinyun pouted and rattled off a string of words to a woman, who bowed her head and left. Then she turned to Li Yuxuan and said, "You brat, write a letter to your Song emperor, saying that you are willing to stay here as a Western Xia prince consort for the sake of friendship between the Song Dynasty and the Western Xia neighboring country, and not go back."

"Why?"

"This is what the Empress Dowager said. She said that you are an official of the Song Dynasty, and Western Xia is a vassal state of the Song Dynasty. This matter needs your emperor's consent."

Li Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief: "The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty will definitely not agree to this." If that's really the case, it would be strange if he disagreed. He's willing to give up 100,000 taels of silver every year, why wouldn't he be willing to give up Li Yuxuan, who has absolutely no connection with him?

"I don't care anyway." Li Xinyun stomped her foot, and a maid brought out a plate of throwing darts. Li Xinyun picked up four or five darts and threw them hard at the wall: "If I marry that Khitan barbarian, I'll kill you first and then kill myself!"

This is a very serious problem: "Princess, please don't worry, let's discuss this slowly."

"There's no room for discussion. Write me a letter tonight, and I'll send it to Bianliang as soon as I finish writing it. The Khitan envoys have all moved to our Western Xia."

"But I have a wife at home."

"Find another one for your wife to marry."

"This seems a bit difficult..."

Li Xinyun leaned closer to her face, her beautiful face showing an indescribable pain and despair: "I've saved you several times, am I not as good as your wife at home? Besides, I am a princess of Western Xia, how am I not good enough for you?"

Li Yuxuan, who was always quick to respond to any challenge, was speechless this time: "That's not what I meant."

"So what do you mean?"

"I have my reasons—"

"You!" Li Xinyun gritted her teeth as she looked at Li Yuxuan, who seemed helpless. "You wait!" she said, and then walked out.

Li Yuxuan followed behind and walked out: "Xinyun, listen to me."

Li Xinyun lashed his whip at the rock in front of him, making a loud cracking sound. Li Yuxuan was startled, but was about to chase after her when Xiaolei stopped him: "Young master, don't chase after her. The princess is angry, but she'll calm down quickly. Wait here, and she'll come back when she's calmed down."

Li Yuxuan shook his head in frustration, sat back down in the room, and threw darts at the wall.

After some time, Xiaolei came over again, holding a cup of steaming hot milk tea: "Young master, please drink this milk tea first. The princess said that you should stay here tonight."

Here? The princess's boudoir? No, no. That would be even more sinful. Li Yuxuan stood up: "Where is the princess? Please tell her that I will carefully consider her words. Please, Your Highness, let me rest somewhere else."

"The princess said she won't be coming back to rest tonight. Lord Li, after you finish this cup of milk tea, I'll take you to rest."

Is this okay? Something doesn't seem right. Li Yuxuan touched his nose. Li Xinyun only wanted to marry him; she probably wouldn't harm him. Oh well, he'd just have to take it one step at a time. He'd definitely have to explain things to her when he saw her tomorrow.

She took the milk tea from Xiaolei and drank it all in one gulp. "Then please lead the way, sister!"

Xiaolei covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes sparkling with the smugness of someone who had succeeded in their scheme: "Please, young master!" She then led her through a corridor and upstairs, stopping in front of a door: "Please, young master!"

Li Yuxuan pushed open the door and saw that the room inside was very large, with thick long-haired carpets, tasseled curtains, and a magnificent and opulent atmosphere, truly befitting an imperial family.

Xiao Lei lowered her head and said, "Young master, please come in. This servant will take her leave."

Stepping inside, the thick carpet beneath my feet seemed to warm my body as well.

Seeing Xiaolei close the door behind him, Li Yuxuan sighed and stretched, feeling incredibly sleepy. Why was he so sleepy all of a sudden? Perhaps it was because he saw that huge bed covered in furs in front of him?

The Western Xia palace is so well insulated; it's so hot in this room, I'm sweating! There's a couch over there; I should sleep there for the night. This big bed is too luxurious; I dare not sleep there.

After taking off her coat, Li Yuxuan lay down on the bed, saying she was drowsy and wanted to sleep, but she didn't really want to sleep. It was just that her body felt inexplicably awkward, as if no matter how she was positioned, it didn't feel right. She was so agitated that she just wanted to take off the cotton-padded coat she was wearing. No, it was the waves of excitement in her heart that made her so restless that she just wanted to take off all her clothes, including the uncomfortable bodice that was tightly wrapped around her.

Upon thinking of this, Li Yuxuan immediately pictured his own body as seen in the mirror at midnight. His breasts hadn't shrunk from being hidden from the sun for so long; every time he untied his bodice, they would spring out like rabbits.

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Every time she took a bath, she would carefully massage them. The full and soft feeling was so comfortable. She really wanted to touch them again. The scene of her taking a bath in Bianliang appeared in her mind, and her hands involuntarily reached inside her clothes.

Her hand had just touched her bodice when she instinctively stopped. No, this is Western Xia, no—but it's so swollen, I can't take it anymore.

No, what's wrong with her? Is she possessed? I reached up and touched her forehead; it was covered in sweat. The room is too hot. I should take off her coat; it'll be cooler then, and she won't be overthinking things.

But it's even hotter now, so uncomfortable. Prince Xin's chest is so muscular, and the bookworm's shoulders are so broad. I wonder what their muscles would look like if they took off their clothes? Do they have seven or eight-pack abs? I saw Brother Zhan's profile the other day, his physique was really good. Why was I so gentlemanly back then and didn't sleep next to him? It would have been so much better to take advantage of him.

She hasn't been with a man since she transmigrated to the Song Dynasty, so she must still be a virgin, right? I wonder if it hurts the first time?

What's wrong with her? What's she thinking about? Li Yuxuan shook her head violently, but more images of lovemaking flashed through her mind. Memories of intimate encounters with men that she had forgotten from her past life all came flooding back, along with fantasies, things she had seen or heard in books—it all came rushing back at once…

She's dying, she's going to die.

Her lower abdomen felt bloated, and her insides were swelling too, so uncomfortable, a tingling, numb sensation. Had her flower bloomed? She really wanted to put her hand inside; the flower was waiting, wanting—wanting, wanting a man. Had she been abstinent for too long? Where was the man? Clear fluid gushed from her tingling sensation. It was so uncomfortable that she involuntarily opened her legs, trying to clamp something between them, but ultimately could only rub her legs together. But it didn't work; it was getting more and more uncomfortable.

The little rabbit is rebelling too! It's so bloated and uncomfortable, so suffocating! Touch it, touch it, okay? My whole body hurts... Anyone, is there? Someone come and take me! Let me die!

With a thud, Li Yuxuan, who had been rolling around on the bed in a daze, fell to the ground. As his mind cleared up a little, he realized that his hand was reaching under his clothes towards his lower abdomen.

The shock brought her back to her senses a little. She groaned and quickly clenched her fist and pulled it out. This was unbelievable; she couldn't possibly have lost control like this. Li Xinyun must have done something to her.

She dug her hands deep into her flesh. Could it be that Li Xinyun had drugged her with the legendary drug?

Li Yuxuan was clenching his teeth and digging his fingers into the flesh of his arm to relieve the trembling in his body when the door to the room opened silently.

A glimmer of hope appears after a long period of darkness.

A hand landed on Li Yuxuan's shoulder, and then a red figure squatted down in front of her, its pure, large eyes filled with hesitation and an unfathomable depth as it stared into Li Yuxuan's eyes.

This person was Li Xinyun. She was dressed in a bright red dress and a phoenix crown, in full regalia.

Li Yuxuan bit his lower lip until it bled. He said in a hoarse voice, "Princess."

Li Xinyun didn't answer, but reached out to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth. Li Yuxuan turned her head away, avoiding her hand, and continued, "Princess, now that you've cured me of the drug, I have something to tell you."

Li Xinyun helped her up from the ground: "Speak!"

The pain of her nails digging into her flesh eased her discomfort. She sat down against the couch, and with difficulty licked the blood from her lips. It tasted salty, sour, and bitter, just like her feelings at that moment: "Princess, I am a woman."

"I don't believe it!"

Li Yuxuan bit his lower lip even deeper, using the salty and bitter taste of blood to suppress the frenzied desire within his body: "Unbutton my inner garment, untie the breast wrap inside, I won't lie to you."

Just like when he first saw her, Li Xinyun looked her up and down with disbelief: "Really?" The first time, he couldn't believe that there was such a handsome man in the world; this time, he couldn't believe that this man could be a woman.

Li Yuxuan nodded vigorously.

Seeing her trembling body and the increasing flow of blood from the corner of her mouth, Li Xinyun reached out to unbutton her undergarment with some skepticism. Li Yuxuan groaned and averted her gaze, while Li Xinyun blushed deeply with embarrassment, her hands trembling. She secretly hoped that what Li Yuxuan said was true, yet she also hoped that it wasn't. She really didn't know what to do.

Those three nights, seemingly real yet unreal, the man who stayed by her side all night, the tender moments in that icy place, the passion and bewilderment of a young girl just beginning to experience love, the man's strong chest, his affectionate whispers—all of these made her panic and feel completely lost.

She didn't know if it was a dream or reality. It was a dream, yet it felt so real, so real that her body still felt the warmth of the man's body and the soreness after pleasure. Yet, every time she woke up, she couldn't see or touch him, leaving her feeling lost and confused.

So...so...so she wanted to marry Li Yuxuan so quickly, she didn't know what she was trying to hide. She was just shy, anxious and confused, and wanted to find an excuse for the dreams of the past three nights.

But she didn't want other men to touch her body. It seemed that Li Yuxuan had never put any pressure on her as a man, which made her feel so comfortable wanting to marry him?

She did indeed like Li Yuxuan. She liked his handsomeness, his scholarly elegance, his carefree attitude, and his occasional unruliness. Unlike the men around her, he wouldn't give way to her, wouldn't flatter her, and even made her fall flat on her face on their first meeting.

But when she woke up this morning, she realized that nothing could compare to the man she had spent three nights with in her dreams. She didn't know how to face herself, how to face him, how to face that dream…

If Li Yuxuan is actually a woman... then wouldn't that mean she didn't fall in love with someone else?

Trembling, she untied Li Yuxuan's inner garment, revealing a white bodice underneath. She dared not continue, glancing at Li Yuxuan, who was drenched in sweat, her face flushed, barely able to hold on. She gritted her teeth, found a scrap of the bodice, closed her eyes, and pulled hard.

Hearing Li Yuxuan exclaim "Ah!", she opened her eyes. The scene before her made her both laugh and cry. This...this...this was actually real!

How is that possible?

She was a distinguished scholar who had achieved the highest rank in the imperial examinations during the Song Dynasty.

And she even drugged her... How could she ever face anyone after this got out? She was already too ashamed to face anyone, wasn't it because she was too ashamed to face anyone that she was so eager to take advantage of this brat? Unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable, the person she liked was actually a woman.

Now that she's gouged out her own eyes, she can go jump off a building.

Seeing that Li Yuxuan was a woman, she wasn't angry at all; in fact, she was quite pleased. This person had deceived her for so long, making her foolishly fall in love with her. Could it be that the problem was with Li Xinyun? No wonder she looked so natural dressed as a woman; no wonder she said she had her reasons. Now, what should she do now?

She gave him "Spring Breeze" medicine, a remedy her master had given her; its effects wouldn't dissipate quickly. She doesn't look like she can hold on much longer. What should we do?

Seeing that Li Xinyun was grinning foolishly after seeing that she was a woman, Li Yuxuan thought he had upset her too much and wanted to comfort her and explain, but his throat was burning and he couldn't speak.

She pointed to the mouth.

Li Xinyun shook her head: "There is no antidote."