The Gilded Cage

Chapter 23: Torment third

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In the Liangyi Hall, the Queen Mother Qi sat alone on the main seat, looking at the people below with a smile, she was kind and calm.

She has lived a simple and clean life all these years, never indulging. Even today, on her birthday, she only tasted one sip of each delicacy, and she only drank three cups of wine before switching to tea.

Seeing that many young people have become slightly drunk, she still has clear eyes.

"Queen Mother, Liu Niang is back." The maid next to Qi Chenxiang saw Qi Chenxiang changing clothes and came back.

The Queen Mother Qi said "uh", without moving her eyelids, she still calmly picked up the teacup and took a sip.

She just saw that Qi Chenxiang didn't come back after performing her dance, so she guessed what happened to her and asked someone to take a look. She knew that she had met Zhao Erniang later.

She was not in a hurry, nor did she ask anyone to interrupt, she just waited patiently.

After a while, Qi Chenxiang returned to her seat and sat down silently, but she looked at the aunt on the side from time to time, looking like she was hesitant to say anything.

"Okay, just say what you want to say, why stop in front of me." Empress Dowager Qi put down the tea cup and waved to her niece, "Everyone says you are calm, I think you are still young, you owe some heat, hide Don't worry about it."

Although she has a kind face, she has always been strict with others, only the youngest niece, who has been brought up for many years, has always loved her.

Qi Chenxiang bit her lip and hesitated for a moment, then walked forward slowly, sat down next to her aunt, and said in a low voice, "Auntie must have known, I just met Erniang Zhao and said a few words to her..."

She then finished Zhao Yu'e's words.

After listening to Queen Mother Qi, she glanced at her expression of grievance and dissatisfaction that she couldn't help but sighed and shook her head: "You, I just said you were young, and sure enough, you still can't hold your breath. What is the second mother of the Zhao family? Identity, is it worth you to be so angry for her? She said it well, if you want to marry the emperor, you have to endure it, and if you can bear other women, you can live comfortably. Besides, with your father and I, who is there? Can I go past you?"

Qi Chenxiang was stunned for a while, and couldn't help but look up at her aunt: "But for marriage, is it enough to just get a title?"

She was puzzled. No matter the father or the queen mother, they all seem to think that marrying the emperor and becoming the queen will not only stabilize the status of the Qi family, but also the best home for her in her life.

But she always felt that the relationship between a man and a woman should not only be based on status and status. If a husband and wife want to have hair, they must also have a harmonious relationship. There are really women in this world who can completely let their husbands and other women be completely willing. Are you close

The smile on Mrs. Qi's back faded.

She was silent for a moment and said softly: "People's hearts are changeable, only the position of power is the most reliable. People have a long way to go in this life, and the winner is the one who has the last laugh."

Qi Chenxiang opened her mouth and wanted to say something more, but in the end she just nodded obediently and said no more.

In the secluded side hall, Xiao Kezhi used the dim light to caress the clean skin that was close at hand, inch by inch.

The rough texture brought by the thick calluses on the palms and finger pads came from the back, causing Chu Ning to lean against the door frame and tremble slightly.

"You temptress, you are so shameless!" He pulled a ribbon on her shoulder and drew a mark between her flesh, but he never pulled down, "Wear a dress like this, Said I asked you to come?"

He suddenly grabbed her waist with both hands, held her whole body in front of him, and pushed her to the side of the couch to hold her firmly, preventing her from moving.

"Do you usually serve my nephew like this in the East Palace?"

He gnashed his teeth quite a bit when he said this, and the palm of his hand on her arm couldn't help but exert a little force, and the blue veins on his forehead kept jumping.

"No, only Your Majesty." At this moment, Chu Ning no longer dealt with him cunningly like before, and only softly followed his heart and said words that could appease him. After all, she still remembered what she was doing today. What, "Uncle Sixth Emperor, niece has something to say-"

Not only did she want to seek asylum, but she also wanted to ask him to vindicate her father. She wanted to use the sharp blade in his hand to force Xiao Yu to admit and repent of the crime he committed.

Only by saying everything and getting his reaction can she feel at ease.

However, Xiao Kezhi seemed to have made up his mind today and did not want to listen. Before she could continue speaking, he lowered his head and held her lips tightly and kissed her fiercely.

The rest of the words were stuck in the mouth and hard to come out.

She was a little dizzy from the kiss, and her eyes gradually became blurred. She only felt that the person in front of her had transformed into the gray wolf he raised, and was stepping on her firmly, tearing her apart and eating her like a prey. into the belly.

That's all, she has to go all the way, and since she's going out of her way, she's not afraid of sooner or later.

Thinking like this, she simply took the initiative to stand up and put herself to his mouth, and responded enthusiastically.

During the rubbing, this side hall, which was originally lonely and cold because there was no one, has ignited with a scorching temperature, which made people's breathing become heavier and their blood vessels swelled.

Chu Ning's slender arm was clinging to his solid arm, and while trying to raise his head, he groped to unbutton his clothes.

But it is such enthusiasm, but it seems to have touched Xiao Kezhi's inverse scale.

He remembered the pain of being tortured a few times before, and a burst of anger surged in his heart. Today, he is here to take revenge!

He licked his lips, straightened his upper body, pulled her restless little hand from his clothes button, and took out two familiar things from his arms and gently swayed them in front of her eyes.

"Remember this thing?"

Chu Ning glanced at the silk handkerchief with the same lotus pattern on the two sides with watery eyes, and a smile appeared on the lips that were kissed by the kiss: "It turns out that the uncle is still wearing his niece's handkerchief. "

Xiao Kezhi looked condescendingly at her natural charm, which was the opposite of the dignified appearance when she was wearing a robe, and a burst of sweetness passed through her heart.

"What you gave me with all your energy, I naturally have to keep it well." An unintelligible smile flashed across his handsome and deep face, and then he squeezed her wrists and twisted them back, cutting them behind his back.

Of the two silk handkerchiefs, one was forced into her mouth by him, so that she could no longer speak, and the other was used to firmly bind her wrists.

She was lying on the couch, and her back-tied posture forced her to hold her upper body upright. The smooth silk shone like a jewel in the candlelight, and her long black hair was scattered on the couch, reflecting her graceful body more and more.

He put his hands on both sides of her cheeks, lowered his head and looked at the beauty in front of him carefully, his voice was hoarse: "Today, I want to rub your temperament."

The banquet in the main hall was still going on. The Queen Mother Qi had already returned to the Baifu Hall due to exhaustion, and many of her family members had already left the table.

In the other side hall, Cui He was quietly guarding the outside, listening to the sound of silk and bamboo coming from outside the house, only to feel very far away.

Her clasped hands were full of cold sweat, thinking of Chu Ning, who had been out for a long time, not only hoped that she would come back soon, but also hoped that Xiao Yu, who was drowsy, would wake up later. The whole hour is fine.

However, Xiao Yu did not do as she wished.

Probably because today's hangover soup was boiled by the palace servants in the Tai Chi Palace, he drank a few more sips, and after just over half an hour, he woke up leisurely, lay on the couch and called out "A Ning" twice.

Cui He was startled, and quickly stepped inside, whispering, "Your Highness is awake, would you like some tea?"

At this moment, Xiao Yu had a splitting headache, and agreed with a vague "uh", but when he saw that the person who helped him up was Cui He, his mind became clearer, and he frowned and asked, "Where's Aning?"

He was a little drunk before, and he didn't remember what happened. After a moment of stunned, he remembered that he seemed to be helped here, and Chu Ning was still by his side at that time.

Cui He's heart trembled, thinking of Chu Ning's explanation before she left, while pouring a cup of warm tea and serving it, she calmly said, "The lady was just guarding His Highness, but suddenly the bracelet she was wearing today fell on the road, so she personally went looking."

Xiao Yu endured the dizziness and pain in his head, drank two sips of tea, and said rather impatiently: "How can she find it in person for a mere bracelet?"

Cui He took the tea cup with her eyes down and put it aside, and said softly, "The servant wanted to find it for the lady, but the lady said that it was a gift from His Highness, and she should go in person, which made the servant stay to guard His Highness."

Xiao Yu was in a daze. After listening to her words, it took a while to remember the white suet jade bracelet that Chu Ning was wearing on his wrist today. fade away slowly.

"Well, what time is it now?"

"It's about three o'clock in the morning." There were no leaks in the room, so Cui He could only guess and answer, feeling more and more anxious.

At this time, the two servants who went back to the East Palace to pick up the clothes had come back, and they were still holding the food boxes containing the porridge and side dishes.

Cui He ordered the two of them to come in and said to him, "My lady ordered someone to prepare clean clothes and porridge for His Highness. Your Highness might as well use some. If you are in a hurry to see your lady, the servant will call her back."

"You go." Xiao Yu sat up from the couch and waved at her without raising his head.

After Cui He got permission, he stooped and walked out slowly. After closing the door, he hurriedly took a shortcut and walked towards the Yiqiu Gate on the west side.

The only red candle in the room was blown out by the wind that got in through the crack of the door, and only a few wisps of blue smoke were left gradually engulfed by the darkness.

Chu Ning lay on his back on the couch, feeling extremely unbearable.

She has been tortured to the point of sweating, her breathing is unsteady, her eyes are full of tears, and it seems that they will overflow in the next moment, but her mouth is blocked by the silk handkerchief again. other voices.

Xiao Kezhi was really patient. He tried his best to provoke her, but he never broke through the bottom line. Even the disfigured clothes were still hanging on her in a mess. Satisfy.

He is like a general who has already won on the battlefield. In order to be ashamed, he still has to tease the prisoners who have lost their armor and disarmed in every possible way, and then he is willing to give up.

"I remember your girlfriend's name is Aning?" He leaned down and spoke, one palm behind her head and the other under her skirt, making a mess, his voice extremely hoarse.

Chu Ning couldn't speak, let alone thinking about the jerky that appeared from time to time in his slightly rough movements, and only nodded with tears in his eyes.

"Good Aning." He kissed the corners of her wet eyes and asked with the tip of her nose, "Do you know what's wrong?"

She could only nod helplessly.

He reached out and took away the silk handkerchief from her mouth, bringing up a sticky wet, "Tell Uncle Huang, what's wrong?"

"Aning is wrong, he shouldn't provoke Uncle Huang several times, An Ning will not dare to do so again." She said sadly with red eyes, no longer as cunning as she had previously provoked him.

"Good boy." He finally showed a satisfied smile, and slowly untied the other handkerchief tied to her wrist.

At this moment, there were a few very short knocks on the door outside the house, and one of the servants said in a low voice, "Everyone, someone has just come to report that His Royal Highness the Prince is awake."