Chapter 312:
On the first night back in the capital, this intimate affair initiated by Xie Wanning herself ultimately spiraled completely out of control, with even the chance to call a stop being stripped away.
It was only when it was nearly dawn outside the window that the commotion in the bedroom gradually died down.
Xie Wanning turned her head to the side, burying half her face in the soft pillow, trying hard to calm her rapid panting.
The man behind her, who was pecking kisses on her neck, reached out to lift her chin, his fingertip slowly brushing over her flushed lips, then hooked her sweat-dampened sideburns behind her ear, wrapped his arm around her shoulder, rolled over on top of her, and kissed her lips.
Xie Wanning raised her arm and elbowed him. “No more kissing. Rest for a bit. It’s time to attend court.”
“Wanwan really is a virtuous empress…” Lu Ziyan praised, pinching her jaw to lift it and kissing her. Seeing her unwilling to comply, he smiled and explained, “Why bother attending court every day? Paying their salaries isn’t for them to just eat and do nothing.”
As a tyrant infamous for his killings, who often had to lead troops into battle personally, he clearly lacked the diligence to personally handle every court politics matter.
On the imperial court, the military generals were almost all his confidants, and the civil officials were all newcomers promoted in recent years.
Those pedantic old officials from the former emperor’s reign hadn’t even waited for Lu Ziyan to ascend to the throne; in the year he served as regent, they were swiftly dealt with one after another.
A war-torn era has its advantages; many things don’t require too much adherence to rules.
Military power in hand is the rule.
Therefore, many old officials secretly believed that the former emperor’s decision to foster his legitimate son in the Wuyuan Marquis’s Estate was a brilliant move.
Military power returned to the imperial family.
After Lu Ziyan ascended to the throne, the imperial power, which had declined for generations, reached unprecedented strength—a true case of his word being law.
Compared to his father emperor, who was constrained by the officials and military generals every day and constantly schemed to balance the situation, whatever he said, not a single civil or military official dared to oppose.
In this life, he was not only an emperor with real power but also one revered by the people of the world.
Xie Wanning thought hazily, and when his hand slid down along her waistline again, she hurriedly stopped him. “Sleep. I’m so tired.”
After reuniting, this man was like someone who had gone hungry for days, completely unrestrained.
But she felt a guilty conscience; whenever he mentioned “five years,” she had no way out, carrying a desire to make amends, letting him do as he pleased, and basically never refusing his advances.
But on the way back to the capital, in that carriage for those ten or so days, his insatiable demands were one thing, but now they were back in the palace.
As the emperor and empress who set an example for the world, how could they indulge in lust like this.
Lu Ziyan didn’t care about being some example for the world or not. Hearing this, he paused his actions and seriously looked at the young lady beneath him.
After being demanded of for a night, her complexion showed no fatigue.
Instead, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows exuded a soft charm that she herself hadn’t noticed.
Fine beads of sweat on her forehead added even more allure to this bewitching sight.
Blossoms of red plum on her white, creamy snow-white skin.
Trailing down along her collarbone, disappearing under the bedding…
In these five years, his Wanwan’s body had indeed been well-nourished, possibly due to having become a mother.
In any case, compared to the delicate little young lady from five years ago, she had grown considerably.
Thinking this way, Lu Ziyan couldn’t help but chuckle softly, pecking the tip of her nose, and said warmly, “Really tired?”
She didn’t look like she was incapable of another round.
Xie Wanning lifted her slightly closed eyelids, wrapped her arms around his neck to pull him down, and cursed in his ear, “Beast!”
He just couldn’t stand seeing her energetic, could he?
“…” Lu Ziyan fell silent.
He buried his face in her neck, his laughter muffled. “Fine, I’m the beast.”
