From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 170
As both a participant and an observer, Sheng Bailan witnessed everything that had just happened.
She truly noticed every change in Lin Wanqiu’s expression and could feel the deep affection this young girl had for Xiao Minghuang.
She still felt a lot of guilt in her heart, after all, she had forcibly intervened between them.
And the current conflict was also caused by her.
Xiao Minghuang had only resorted to this because of her careless words.
Sheng Bailan looked at Xiao Minghuang and said helplessly:
“Aren’t you going to chase after her? You need to comfort that young girl.”
Although in her eyes, Xiao Minghuang was also a young girl.
As an elder, since she was going to marry this young girl, she naturally had to take full responsibility for her.
“Thank you for your understanding, Bailan.”
Xiao Minghuang’s eyes showed gratitude, and she quickly headed towards Lin Wanqiu’s courtyard.
…
Lin Wanqiu sat on the edge of the bed in her room, hugging her knees, her head lowered.
She felt her heart was in turmoil.
Although she had mentally prepared herself beforehand, knowing that Her Highness most likely had an extraordinary relationship with the sect master of the Spirit Sword Sect, seeing it with her own eyes still made her tremble.
How could Her Highness do such a thing?
How could she be with another woman…
Thinking of this.
Lin Wanqiu couldn’t help but laugh at herself.
In truth, it wasn’t just Sheng Bailan.
Even she herself was just another “other woman.”
What right did she have to criticize or get angry about it?
Moreover, Her Highness must have had her reasons for doing so.
She shouldn’t just assume that Her Highness had abandoned her based on her own imagination.
Perhaps, she should have a good talk with Her Highness, reminiscing about their days at the Spirit Sword Sect.
But.
“Her Highness is probably still with that woman right now. I’ll wait a few more days before bringing it up.”
Lin Wanqiu gradually adjusted her emotions. She had already prepared herself to accept that Her Highness would have more than just her and Ye Ruoshui as partners.
But facing it for the first time was inevitably unsettling.
After all, she wasn’t from some farmer’s family in the countryside.
Her Highness was the Crown Princess of Great Xia!
And in the future, she would be the Empress of Great Xia!
She was the child favored by the stars, and she deserved more than just the two of them.
Pat pat!
Lin Wanqiu gently patted her cheeks, fully calming herself down.
“Her Highness has just returned. I need to prepare a banquet to welcome her back.”
She stood up, ready to instruct the servants to begin their work.
It was around this time.
Knock knock.
The sound of knocking came from the door.
Lin Wanqiu walked over and opened it.
Xiao Minghuang stood outside, dressed in a red robe, her features exquisitely beautiful, her eyes moist and her gaze tender yet tinged with guilt.
Under the gaze of those gentle, watery eyes, the resentment in Lin Wanqiu’s heart dissipated by more than half. Instead, she felt that she had been too petty, causing Her Highness distress.
“Your Highness…”
Without saying much, Xiao Minghuang pulled her into an embrace and then stepped into the room.
Click!
A gentle breeze swept by, and the door closed behind them.
Xiao Minghuang scooped Lin Wanqiu up in her arms and carried her toward the bed.
“Your Highness…”
“Shh…”
Xiao Minghuang silenced her with a kiss, cutting off her questions.
Her movements were gentle and delicate.
She laid Lin Wanqiu down on the soft bed.
Then she leaned over her.
Their delicate bodies intertwined.
Her kisses trailed slowly from Lin Wanqiu’s forehead, down to the bridge of her nose, her brows, and finally landed on her soft, pink lips.
Xiao Minghuang nibbled lightly on Lin Wanqiu’s lips, teasing and tugging, tracing the shape of her mouth, savoring the sweetness as if drinking from a spring, enjoying the fragrance and sweetness of her lips.
“Mmm…”
Lin Wanqiu let out a soft moan.
She had originally wanted to ask Her Highness what had happened at the Spirit Sword Sect.
But at this moment, all those trivial matters were completely forgotten, no longer important.
Now, she only wanted to enjoy the long-awaited pleasure.
Moreover.
She didn’t believe that Her Highness, who was so wholeheartedly entwined with her, would ever think of abandoning her.
Her fingers caressed Xiao Minghuang’s neck, slender and fair, her skin soft and smooth like silk.
“Your Highness… I love you…”
Lin Wanqiu’s voice carried a hint of allure as her arms wrapped around Xiao Minghuang’s neck, her legs clinging to her waist, pressing her body tightly against hers.
Xiao Minghuang lifted her head slightly, looking down at her.
“Wanqiu, I love you too.”
Xiao Minghuang responded softly, kissing Lin Wanqiu’s lips again, easily claiming her territory, drinking deeply of her essence.
……
The night was sleepless.
Until dawn broke in the east.
Both of them were exhausted.
Lying in bed, neither spoke, simply holding each other in silence.
After a long while, Xiao Minghuang finally broke the quiet.
“Wanqiu, when I was at the Spirit Sword Sect, my interactions with Bailan were purely about discussing swordsmanship. It was on the way back that things took a turn…”
Xiao Minghuang then proceeded to recount the general sequence of events.
When she mentioned the sudden appearance of the Dragon-Tiger Sect Master, who nearly took her life, Lin Wanqiu instinctively held her tighter, as if she were in the moment herself, on the verge of death.
It was only when Xiao Minghuang mentioned Sheng Bailan’s timely intervention that Lin Wanqiu breathed a sigh of relief.
At that time, if it hadn’t been for Xiao Minghuang’s quick wit in using words to calm Sheng Bailan, she might never have made it back to Great Xia.
“To be honest, I never expected that Sect Master Sheng, who was once a senior, would suddenly insist on marrying me. Could there be details I’m unaware of or have overlooked?”
Xiao Minghuang spoke softly, as if asking Lin Wanqiu, or perhaps herself.
Lin Wanqiu, holding her arm and resting her head on Xiao Minghuang’s collarbone, felt a wave of fragrance seep into her heart. She instinctively responded:
“Your Highness, why not tell me about what happened those days? I can help analyze it.”
“Mm…”
And so, Xiao Minghuang shared everything she knew with Lin Wanqiu.
When she mentioned the night before her departure, when she suddenly had a spring dream about Sheng Bailan, Lin Wanqiu couldn’t help but laugh.
“Your Highness, could it be that you truly harbor improper thoughts about Sect Master Sheng, hence the dream?”
“How could that be?”
Xiao Minghuang said helplessly:
“I truly respect her as an elder. What happened afterward was completely beyond my expectations…”
“By the way, I remember that when I woke up that morning, I found my sleeping posture was different from usual, all twisted and tangled, and a button on my undergarment had been torn off.”
She hadn’t thrown that garment away but had kept it all this time.
At this point, both of them had lost their tender mood and got up to dress themselves.
Xiao Minghuang took out the undergarment from her storage bag and placed it on the table.
Lin Wanqiu examined the damaged part of the garment carefully, then lay back on the bed, turning over with a large movement.
With a “rip” sound, Lin Wanqiu stopped her movement, changed into another garment, and placed the one she had been wearing on the table as well.
Pointing to the different damaged parts of the two garments, her eyes blazing, she said with certainty:
“Your Highness, there must be something fishy behind this!”
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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