Chapter 220 - 151_3
Her body became stiff in an instant...
Pei Yuqing pinched her waist and sighed, "Why don’t you want me?"
As he spoke, his hand started to lift her skirt. The teasing at the Hot Spring Villa was still fresh in her mind. Xie Wanqing reacted quickly and immediately grasped his hand, "Don’t mess around!"
Pei Yuqing let her hold his hand and did not move further, only gazing down at her, "If you don’t want me, Wanwan, who do you want?"
"...I don’t want anyone." Constantly talking about this topic made Xie Wanqing very uneasy. She turned her face away, her voice as small as a whisper, "Don’t force me."
The word "force" made Pei Yuqing’s eyes darken. He looked at her intently and suddenly pressed her hand against his abdomen, "Last time you said you touched his waist and abdomen. Do you want to touch mine?"
As he spoke, he pulled her hand downward, "And here, we’ve been married for so long. Wanwan, don’t you care whether your husband is lonely at night?"
His strength was considerable. Xie Wanqing had no time to resist, and her hand was pressed down, her fingertips trembling in shock.
"No, no, no," she shook her head repeatedly, "...I don’t want to!"
She had never seen him so forcefully domineering and was somewhat flustered.
Moreover, ...this is still a carriage.
Just as she thought this, the wheels came to a stop.
The carriage halted directly outside Xuanhua Courtyard.
Xie Wanqing almost leapt to her feet, urgently pushing him away and jumping out of the carriage.
This time, Pei Yuqing did not stop her. However, after she got off, he stayed inside for a long time before coming out.
By then, Xie Wanqing had undone her bun, finished grooming, and was ready to sleep.
Yet the door was pushed open, and Pei Yuqing walked in.
Xie Wanqing was half-lying on the bed, flipping through a magazine. Hearing the door open, she thought it was a maid, but when she turned her head and saw it was him, her pupils widened, and she instinctively sat up straight.
Pei Yuqing, seeing this, stopped his approach, stood three steps away from the bed, looked down at her, and said, "I’m sorry, did I scare you just now?"
By now, he had transformed from the aggressive man on the carriage back into the gentleman as pure as jade from their first meeting.
Xie Wanqing suddenly felt a little guilty. They were husband and wife...
She shook her head, pinching her palm, unwilling to speak for fear that as soon as she spoke, she would invite him back onto the bed.
Pei Yuqing walked to the bedside, reached out to pat her little head, and sighed lightly, "It’s my fault. I clearly promised before the marriage never to force you."
He even promised that if she ever wanted to leave, he would write a divorce letter.
At that time, in order to openly hold her in his arms, he would agree to anything.
But now, he found it hard to contain himself.
Whether it’s more painful to have and then lose, or to never have at all, no one can say for sure.
But since he had owned her completely, how could he not develop more greed, or remain indifferent?
To desire one’s wife is not absurd, even if this wife was won through calculation.
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After the Lantern Festival, the couplets on the doors of every household gradually faded, signifying the end of the New Year.
Both commoners and nobles began to engage in a new round of busyness.
The winter snow melted, and the young buds in the courtyard started to sprout, while the precious flower trees, carefully tended by the gardeners, began to bud in the flower fields.
Spring has arrived.
As the season began, news emerged from the Duke Pei Mansion about selecting a husband for Princess Pingning.
To choose a husband, a banquet must naturally be held. The first banquet hosted by the Duke Pei Mansion this year was different from the elegant flower viewing and lake outings of previous years.
This time, the banquet was held at Princess Duan Yang’s private villa, inviting eligible young men and noblewomen from the capital to attend and enjoy.
Located at the foot of the Royal Beast Fighting Arena, the villa reportedly housed many rare beasts, with several fierce ones loaned from the arena for a unique beast fight performance.
The Royal Beast Fighting Arena was usually reserved for Princes of the Royal Family and high officials to observe, but this banquet was to seek a husband for Princess Pingning.
The status of a Commandery Princess is exceptionally noble, and if she were to marry highly, she would have to rejoin the royal family. Princess Duan Yang had no such plans; in fact, she had no high demands for the future son-in-law’s background.
In recent years, the internal and external troubles of the Great Khan have intensified, and being an Imperial Princess, she understood more than ordinary women within the inner chambers.
After consulting her daughter, she decided that scholarly gents who could not shoulder responsibilities were out of the question.
If choosing, she would choose a man proficient in both military affairs and governance, capable of protecting the family and nation, and safeguarding his wife and children.
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