Chapter 326: My Aunt and I Have a Common Affection
Whoosh————

The raindrops hit the eaves and corners of the corridor, making a rustling sound.

After such an incident happened outside Zeng Lengyue, he closed the door to visitors on the grounds that the girls were frightened.

Su Qingqi stood beside the bed, looking towards the direction of the imperial city, worried about Zhao Wumian’s injuries, but when she thought that Luo Chaoyan had already used the Qingying Jade Clothes, she felt a little relieved.

crunch————

She closed the window, and the raindrops hit the window sill, and the flying water droplets fell on the back of her hand, giving her a slightly cool touch. Looking back, she saw Xiao Yuanmu sitting in front of a small desk, playing with a glass lamp with his small hands.

Su Qingqi walked over and sat opposite Xiao Yuanmu, and asked curiously:

“The Zhan Yan hairpin, the colored glass lamp, the green jade pendant, and the crimson pearl jade in the body of Xiangzhu County Lord… the four jades have been gathered, but it seems that there is no strange phenomenon in the heaven and earth to indicate the location of the Cuojin Boshan furnace.”

“The inlaid gold Boshan furnace is the national treasure of Chen country. We have owned it for hundreds of years and have our own methods.”

Xiao Yuanmu’s white and tender little hand lightly touched the center of the glass lamp, and a clear flame was drawn out from the lamp, following Xiao Yuanmu’s fingertips like a shadow.

Su Qingqi subconsciously held her breath. The temperature of the green flame was not high, but with her martial arts skills, she still couldn’t help feeling a palpitation.

Guan Yunshu sat beside Xiao Yuanmu, slowly poured himself a cup of tea, and sipped it gently while holding the cup with both hands.

Although the nun didn’t want to come to a place like a brothel that was immoral, Zeng Lengyue was lucky that the door was closed to visitors at the moment. Besides, she and Su Qingqi had snatched the glass lamp together, so she couldn’t just give it to Xiao Yuanmu, so she followed Su Qingqi here.

She glanced at the green flame and narrowed her almond-shaped eyes. “Ning Zhongxia’s sword also had green flames on it. It must have been inspired by the glass lamp…”

Xiao Yuanmu hummed, and the faint green light from the burning green flame shone on her face, and said:

“Although the Nine Bells are created by heaven and earth, their shapes and functions are mostly in line with common sense. The Qingying Jade Clothes can be worn, the Donghuang Bell can be struck and covered, the Heirloom Jade Seal can be used to stamp… The Inlaid Gold Boshan Furnace can also burn incense.”

“This glass lamp is the fire source when burning incense. The Zhan Yan hairpin is the ‘key’ to open the mother-and-child opening, which is the cover of the stove. As for the green jade pendant and the crimson jade…”

Xiao Yuanmu paused, recalled, and then said: “They are both incense cores, but they have different effects, one is virtual and the other is real. The virtual one is crimson pearl, and the real one is green jade.”

Luo Xiangzhu was also staying in the room. She was biting a piece of persimmon cake wrapped in a handkerchief. She blinked when she heard the words and subconsciously touched her chest… She felt something was not right.

Do we need to take the crimson pearl jade out of her body?

My mother told me that she had been weak and sickly since childhood. Fortunately, she had the Crimson Pearl Jade, otherwise she would have been the same as her mother and died young.

But her muteness seems to be caused by the crimson pearl jade… Once the jade is taken out, will she be able to speak?
Luo Xiangzhu wanted to speak, and wanted to be like a normal person…

Xiao Yuanmu glanced at Luo Xiangzhu. Considering Luo Xiangzhu’s relationship with their Taixuan Palace, Xiao Yuanmu would definitely not let anything happen to her.

Generally speaking, the Crimson Pearl Jade must be taken out of Luo Xiangzhu’s body, but her current healthy body is entirely dependent on the Crimson Pearl Jade. It is no exaggeration to say that it is Luo Xiangzhu’s second heart.

If you take the jade rashly, your body’s balance will be disrupted and something bad will definitely happen.

Chen country’s classics record that within a year of containing jade in the body, the person would be in a coma for a few months at most after the jade was removed. However, Luo Xiangzhu’s case of containing jade for twenty years…

It’s not that there are none, but the patient died a few days after it was taken out.

Xiao Yuanmu clasped his hands together calmly, extinguished the green flame, and then told the story truthfully.

The faces of the girls present all changed slightly, and Luo Xiangzhu shook her head fearfully.

She also wanted to help find the wrong Jinboshan furnace, but she was obviously not mentally prepared to die for it.

Guan Yunshu rarely showed his compassion and comforted Luo Xiangzhu:
“If you were captured by Mo Jingxue and the others, they would definitely dig out your heart and take the jade. But Zhao Wumian, you don’t have to worry. If someone wants to use your life to exchange for the whereabouts of Jiu Zhong, he will never agree.”

It would have been fine if Guan Yunshu didn’t say anything, but once Luo Xiangzhu heard it, he became even more scared.

This means that if the fact that she has the Crimson Pearl Jade in her body is exposed, she will be captured and killed on the spot by having her heart dug out?
The dumb princess was so frightened that she had no mood to eat the persimmon cakes.

Xiao Yuanmu tapped the table lightly. “According to the records in the classics, this kind of thing has happened before. I will just need a few days to prepare. There is no need to dig out the heart to get the jade. This period of time is just right for Zhao Wumian to fully recover…”

As he spoke, Xiao Yuanmu looked at Luo Xiangzhu again and asked, “In June of previous years, were you often bedridden with a high fever?”

Luo Xiangzhu nodded repeatedly.

“That’s right.” Xiao Yuanmu nodded slightly, stood up, fanned himself, walked to the window, opened it, and looked at the brightly lit capital.
“If nothing unexpected happens, you’ll have a high fever again in a few days, so be prepared.”

Luo Xiangzhu stuffed the persimmon cake in her hand into her lips, and her cheeks bulged…

Eat more of your favorite food now, because after the fever gets high, you won’t want to eat anything.

Xiao Yuanmu looked back at Luo Xiangzhu and then cast his gaze towards the palace. He raised his hand to receive some of the spring rain and sighed inwardly.

The excitement of collecting the four colored glaze jades faded away in the blink of an eye… Zhao Wumian had been in the palace for a whole day and a night.

Everyone in Kyoto was talking about how Zhao Wumian killed Tong Congdao single-handedly with a sword. It was very lively, but the inner palace was completely silent.

As the emperor, Luo Chaoyan was already busy with government affairs, and he also held on to apply medicine and bandages to Zhao Wumian. Even though he had to use the Qingying Jade Clothes in the end, he still stayed with Zhao Wumian for a long time.

She had never practiced martial arts, and if she didn’t rest she was afraid she would faint, so she fell asleep.

Mu Lier wanted to stay with Zhao Wumian, but Su Huaixi and Xu Ran were not there, and Zhao Wumian was seriously injured and unconscious, so she had to take on the responsibility of a master of the palace, patrolling the imperial city to prevent any villains from causing trouble… She could only go to Kunning Palace to visit Zhao Wumian from time to time and leave after a while.

Not long after the Queen Mother left, Zhao Wumian and Empress Canghua were the only two people left in the side hall of Kunning Palace.

Lady Canghua carefully sensed and confirmed that the empress dowager had already taken off her clothes and gone to bed. She muttered in her heart that Zhao Wumian, a grown man, was still sleeping in the side hall, and her aunt actually took off all her clothes and went to bed, how defenseless she was.

When I resume my identity as Shen Xiangge, I must teach her a lesson and not let that pervert Zhao Wumian take advantage of her aunt.

While she was thinking, Lady Canghua felt Zhao Wumian begin to gently knead her little hand.

Lady Canghua narrowed her beautiful eyes, pulled out her hand, placed it lightly on her thigh, and said coldly:
“My Lord, please respect yourself. Although I am your ally, I also want Canghua Tower to have a close relationship with you, so I sent many female disciples to serve you… But this does not mean that I will allow you to bully me.”

After a while, Zhao Wumian’s vision gradually became clear. He raised his pillow and sat back on the couch. He found it funny to see Empress Canghua refusing to succumb to her tyranny.

Look at the touch of this little hand, isn’t that his girlfriend Shen Xiangge?
Shen Xiangge’s disguise method might also be able to change the body shape, but in Zeng Lengyue’s case, she obviously only changed her face.

But Shen Xiangge insisted on acting as Empress Canghua Yan Rongfei, so Zhao Wumian naturally followed her.

This is Zhao Wumian’s tenderness towards Shen Xiangge, but on the other hand…it’s actually quite interesting.

Therefore, upon hearing this, Zhao Wumian sneered.
“Yan Rongfei, are you still confused about the situation? Don’t forget that if you want Canghua Tower to become the state religion, you can only rely on me… If I don’t want to, do you think His Majesty will agree to your Canghua Tower becoming the state religion?”

Empress Canghua opened her beautiful eyes wide and looked at Zhao Wumian in slight surprise.

Zhao Wumian acted like a bully who has power and is willful. He sat back on the couch, bent one leg, put his arm on his knee, and smiled at Lady Canghua:

“This is your lifelong wish, right? With your appearance in Zeng Lengyue, everyone in the martial arts world knows that you and I have a close relationship. Canghua Tower has long been on the same side with me. If you honestly follow my wishes, Canghua Tower will soon become the state religion. But if you are not honest…”

Zhao Wumian snorted coldly, “It won’t be difficult for me to make your Canghua Tower a target of public outrage.”

“you!”

Queen Canghua was both angry and amused in her heart. With her pride, anyone who dared to say this to her would lose his head.

But the person who said this was his lover, and, and… he was now Empress Canghua, Yan Rongfei, not his girlfriend Shen Xiangge.

For a moment, Lady Canghua was a little confused.

Huh?
Should she be furious, or should she accept it, or should she half-refuse?
What did Zhao Wumian mean by these words? Did he just want to have fun?
While Lady Canghua was in a trance, she suddenly felt that the ferocious imperial marquis in front of her stretched out his evil claws again, sliding from her slender waist to the front line, caressing her plump and attractive thighs.

Zhao Wumian pressed and pinched, laughing as he said, “Empress Canghua, how tough were you when you saw me before? When you captured me in Jin, I couldn’t do anything to you, but now, things have changed over time… You’d better be obedient.”

Lady Canghua had kissed Zhao Wumian many times, but it was obviously the first time for him to touch such a private place. She could feel her body trembling slightly, so her voice was extremely cold:

“Weiming Hou… don’t push me too far.”

“What can you do to me?” Zhao Wumian slowly raised the beautiful face of Lady Canghua, who was full of anger, with his other hand, and gently stroked her moist red lips with his thumb, “Yan Rongfei, you are the daughter of this marquis…”

Before she finished speaking, for some reason, Lady Canghua’s eyes suddenly turned cold. She raised her hand and covered Zhao Wumian’s mouth, even using her own voice.

“Zhao Wumian! Have you forgotten about me… your disciple? You are so ungrateful!”

Zhao Wumian had his mouth covered and he almost collapsed when he heard that.

Why are you still jealous of yourself? Lady Canghua and Shen Xiangge, aren’t they both you?

Madam Canghua realized that she was so jealous that she forgot to imitate the sound. She snorted coldly, silently let go of her little hand, lowered her eyes to look at the floor tiles, and resumed her voice, saying:

“I know the relationship between you and my disciple… but it is impossible for a master and a disciple to share the same husband. My Lord, please give up on this idea.”

As she spoke, Lady Canghua smiled again, looking sideways at Zhao Wumian, her tone suddenly becoming a little charming.
“My Lord, you can only choose one of the two… do you want to choose me or Xiangge?”

Seeing that Empress Canghua began to laugh, Zhao Wumian moved closer, pretending to be flirtatious and hooked Empress Canghua’s chin.

The two people’s faces were very close to each other, and the hot air they exhaled brushed against each other’s faces, making their bodies inexplicably hot.

Lady Canghua displayed her usual alluring manner. Instead of hiding, she took the initiative to move forward, and her red lips brushed lightly across Zhao Wumian’s face.

“So, the Marquis wants to choose me?”

As she spoke, Lady Canghua lightly hooked the tip of her tongue and gently licked the side of Zhao Wumian’s cheek.

Zhao Wumian felt a little wet on his face, but it licked the heat in his heart.

Zhao Wumian was seriously injured. He tried to resist the Wushan sword and was almost shaken to death. Even though he was wearing the Qingying Jade Robe, his injuries had not fully recovered. The most important thing was that he was starving as if he had been hungry for ten days.

The Qingying Jade Clothes can heal injuries, but if one wants to restore physical strength and internal energy, it is impossible not to consume energy. When he was unconscious, Luo Chaoyan must have given him some liquid food, but it was obviously not enough.

But even so, Zhao Wumian felt as if he had endless energy at the moment.

Empress Canghua had a seductive expression, but actually her eyes were a little cold. As long as Zhao Wumian dared to succumb to this temptation and said that he wanted Empress Canghua, she would definitely turn around and leave.

Be jealous of yourself if you want to. Anyway, Zhao Wumian said that if he liked Yan Rongfei and Empress Canghua, she would feel uncomfortable and unhappy in her heart.

“all I want.”

Zhao Wumian smiled faintly and leaned close to Lady Canghua’s delicate red lips that looked like petals.

boo~
“Woo…”

Empress Canghua’s expression froze. She didn’t expect Zhao Wumian to be so shameless.

That’s fine, but who is Zhao Wumian kissing now? It’s her master Yan Rongfei’s face!
Thinking of this, Empress Canghua immediately became angry. When Zhao Wumian was about to clench his teeth, she suddenly stood up, breathing rapidly, her pretty face slightly red, glared at him, and was about to turn around and leave.

“Wait a minute, Your Majesty.” Zhao Wumian called her.

“Your Highness can be sorry for my disciple, but I cannot.” Lady Canghua stood there, without looking back, and said coldly. Zhao Wumian smiled, smoothed the wrinkles on the bed sheet, and said leisurely:
“Let’s talk business. If Cang Hua Lou wants to become a state religion, it needs prestige in the martial arts world, strength of the sect, and recognition from the people. The prestige in the martial arts world comes from the Cang Hua Order, and the strength of the sect is barely enough with you. As for the recognition from the people… I have a way.”

Empress Canghua was stunned, looked back, hesitated for a moment, then sat down obediently on the soft couch.

Zhao Wumian smiled again when he saw this, and put his hand on the thigh under Lady Canghua’s skirt and rubbed it gently, “That’s right.”

Lady Canghua endured the strange feeling and said through gritted teeth: “My Lord, please speak frankly.”

“Want to know?” Zhao Wumian pinched Empress Canghua’s pretty face, thinking in his heart that this disguise was indistinguishable from the real person, too realistic. It was true that there were so many wonders in the world.

While pondering, Zhao Wumian continued to smile and said: “No problem, but you have to show some sincerity, for example…”

Zhao Wumian paused and said, “Your Majesty, please accompany me for a drink of wine.”

Empress Canghua opened her beautiful eyes wide and stared at Zhao Wumian.

Zhao Wumian looked at her in confusion. “Back in Taiyuan, I said that sooner or later, I would ask the Empress to have a drink with me… Is this request strange?”

“No, it’s okay…”

Lady Canghua had a slightly strange expression on her face, but she actually had no objection in her heart… What was there to object to drinking with her lover?

She was just thinking about what happened between them in Taiyuan City. Half a year had passed in a flash. Who could have thought that they would develop into such a relationship?

She found it funny in her heart, but she felt unhappy when she thought of her lover drinking with “another woman”.

Lady Canghua glanced back at Zhao Wumian, sweeping away all distracting thoughts.

“You should recover first. Drinking is harmful to your health. If Marquis Weiming dies at the table, I won’t be able to explain to the Queen Mother or His Majesty.”

As she spoke, Lady Canghua slowly stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles on her dress that had been pinched and kneaded by Zhao Wumian with her bare hands, and gave him a charming look.

“Tomorrow night, I will come to look for Marquis Weiming tomorrow night…”

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Zhao Wumian to speak, Lady Canghua turned around and left, leaving only a lingering scent in the room.

Zhao Wumian sniffed it and thought to himself that his girlfriend had changed the fragrance. The scent of Lady Canghua was completely different from that of Shen Xiangge.

Empress Canghua left Kunning Palace and did not stay in the palace for long. She quickly returned to the Shen Mansion quietly and wiped off her disguised face.

“Qihe, fetch a bucket of water. I want to take a bath.”

Qi He, the leader of the Taiyuan branch whom she brought from the building, has now become Shen Xiangge’s personal maid. Upon hearing this, she hurried down to make arrangements.

Crash—-

Shen Xiangge, whose attractive body had exaggerated curves inherited from the empress dowager, slowly stepped into the water and breathed a sigh of relief.

Qi He was beside her, massaging her shoulders and saying, “My Lady, how is the injury of Marquis Wei Ming?”

“Don’t you hate him very much? Why do you care about him now?” Shen Xiangge closed her beautiful eyes and asked casually.

“Now everyone in the martial arts world knows that the queen is with that guy.” Qi He’s eyes twitched. She had already bitten her handkerchief countless times when she heard the news. “I don’t want the queen to be a widow either…”

“Widow? Slap her face.”

“My lady, I was wrong…”

Shen Xiangge smiled faintly, “Be prepared, you may be asked to warm his bed in the future…”

“Ah?” Qihe was shocked.

Shen Xiangge didn’t say anything else. After taking a bath, she stood naked in front of the wardrobe and took out an exquisite wooden box from it.

Qi He stood beside Shen Xiangge holding a hot towel, and looked confused when she saw this. “Madam, what is this…”

Shen Xiangge placed the wooden box on the couch, raised his hand to open it, and inside was a stack of neatly arranged dark red bellybands. Just by looking at the fabric, one could tell that the bellybands were expensive. They were dotted with gold thread all around, and an iris was embroidered in the middle.

She stroked the material of her bellyband with her bare hands and whispered:
“My mother is often ill and stays in bed most of the time. My aunt has been taking care of me since I was a child… This was sewn for me by my aunt when I was fifteen, and she said I could wear it after I got married…”

“When I was sixteen, the late emperor summoned me to the capital to be his empress. I should have worn it then, but I didn’t want to and ran away, which caused great harm to my aunt… I thought this thing would be kept in this box for who knows how many years, but now…”

Shen Xiangge paused and put on his bellyband silently.

This was sewn by the Empress Dowager when Shen Xiangge was fifteen years old. Now, ten years have passed, and Shen Xiangge has gained a lot of weight and figure, so it is actually a bit tight when he wears it… but it doesn’t matter.

If an ordinary woman is a jade bowl, Shen Xiangge is a marshmallow…with amazing ductility and elasticity.

“Go, prepare some food. I will be going to the palace later.”

“Oh……”

Not long after, Shen Xiangge came in neatly dressed in a dark red dress, with dark eyebrows and lipstick. Her waist-length black hair was combed into the style of an unmarried woman, with a scarlet lotus mark on her forehead. She walked slowly into the palace, carrying a food box in her small hand and holding an oil-paper umbrella.

According to the rules, no one can enter the palace during this period of time, but when doing business in the imperial city, the most feared thing is to be tactless.

Shen Xiangge is the concubine of Marquis Weiming and the niece of the Empress Dowager. Everyone in the capital knows this. As long as her identity is confirmed, the imperial guards will be lenient.

“But do you want me to inform the Queen Mother and the Marquis?” a maid asked

Shen Xiangge walked slowly inside the palace wall and shook his head slightly, “Aunt, take a rest. The Marquis’s injury has not healed yet. I won’t disturb you.”

“Yes……”

Shen Xiangge lifted the food box to his nose, knowing that Zhao Wumian must be hungry, so he quickened his pace.

Empress Canghua has just visited…but Shen Xiangge hasn’t yet.

Zhao Wumian must be happy that he suddenly passed away this time.

And in Kunning Palace.

Queen Canghua left, but Zhao Wumian’s fiery heart did not cool down.

He tossed and turned on the couch, unable to fall asleep, so he asked the palace maid to bring him some food. He ate a little and then quietly sneaked into the main hall of Kunning Palace again.

The Queen Mother was indeed tired. There was no light in the room, it was pitch black. It was raining outside, but it was warm inside, making people feel cozy.

Zhao Wumian glanced sideways and saw that there was a curtain around the phoenix couch. He could vaguely see a figure lying inside, rising and falling with his breathing.

Zhao Wumian carefully touched the phoenix bed, pulled open the curtains, lifted the spring quilt and lay down in it.

As soon as he lay down, he felt the warm and even hot body inside him turning over, with her small hands on his chest, talking in a daze in her sleep.

“Damn Zhao Wumian… I now know what it’s like to sleep with someone else… Now I have to sleep alone… It’s even harder…”

Zhao Wumian held the empress dowager’s little hand, brought it to his mouth and kissed it.

The Queen Mother was sleeping very soundly, and her body had already gotten used to Zhao Wumian’s breath, so she didn’t wake up immediately, but just tried to pull back her hand in a daze.

Zhao Wumian let go of the Queen Mother’s hand, gently pulled open the quilt, buried his head in it, and relying on Wu Kui’s amazing eyesight, he looked at the Queen Mother’s perfectly curvaceous body in the dim light.

Ordinary women hold a jade bowl upside down, but the Queen Mother holds a hot water bottle upside down…

It feels warm and moist to the touch…

The Queen Mother frowned. No matter how deep her sleep was, it was impossible for the hot water bottle to remain silent even when it was touched.

She opened her beautiful eyes a little dazedly, only to see that her quilt was bulging.

The Queen Mother was a little slow to react. She raised her hand to lift the quilt and looked inside. It was her lover whom she had been thinking about day and night…

The Queen Mother was slightly startled, but after realizing it was Zhao Wumian, she suddenly came to her senses. She patted his shoulder helplessly and lowered her voice, “I am not pregnant again…”

Zhao Wumian raised his face, smiled slightly, and said softly: “Queen Mother, you smell so good…”

“Hmph…” The Queen Mother had a smile on her face. Zhao Wumian had been in a coma for a day and a night, and she was worried. But when Zhao Wumian came to her as soon as he woke up, the Queen Mother was happy.

Therefore, the Queen Mother let Zhao Wumian kiss her whole body, then she quietly lay down, turned her head and said in a tender voice: “Hurry up…”

“Nan Ge…don’t make any noise…” Zhao Wumian called the Queen Mother’s name softly.

After all, Zhao Wumian has not fully recovered, so his perception is naturally much weaker than before. If the empress dowager shouts loudly to attract someone, he may not be able to react immediately.

rustle—-

It was drizzling outside Kunning Palace. Because the Empress Dowager liked the flowers, she had planted a large cluster of peonies in the courtyard. At this moment, the flowers were swaying in the rain.

Shen Xiangge was walking along the corridor holding an umbrella. When he arrived outside Kunning Palace, he suddenly stopped. As a martial arts master, his perception was very sharp.

She stood outside the palace gate, looking into the hall, her beautiful eyes gradually widened and became a little dazed.

Bang bang bang——————

Raindrops fell on her oil-paper umbrella, making a snapping sound.

After Shen Xiangge was stunned for a few seconds, as if to confirm something, he slowly put down the oil-paper umbrella, concealed his breath, and quietly walked into the house with the food box.

But the scene before her was like being struck by lightning. She stood there, eyes full of shock and disbelief.

The Empress Dowager was naked, lying on the square table, her face flushed, her eyes watery, her face facing Shen Xiangge, and sweat on her forehead.

Zhao Wumian’s perception was much dulled due to his injury, but it was impossible for him to not notice someone entering the room. When he looked up, he also felt as if he had been struck by lightning and stood still.

The Queen Mother was totally unaware of this. She bit her lower lip, and seeing that her lover didn’t move, she turned her head and looked back at him cutely. Her red lips parted slightly, and she seemed to exhale a passionate and hot breath as she spoke.
“My Lord, why are you…”

Just after uttering a few words, the Empress Dowager realized something was wrong. She slowly raised her head and looked at Shen Xiangge who was standing not far in front of her.

The Queen Mother froze in place, her delicate body suddenly tensed up.

This made Zhao Wumian startled and came back to his senses. He subconsciously explained to Shen Xiangge:

“Your aunt and I are in love…”

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Please read and cherish it… I am really writing this at the risk of it being taken down…

(End of this chapter)