ATPnovel Chapter 10 Li Chengqian: Su Wan, why are you sleeping on my bed?
Chapter 10 Li Chengqian: Su Wan, why are you sleeping on my bed?
night.
Li Chengqian got drunk, and Su Wan helped him back to the East Palace.
Yunjuan and Xiaoyue rushed over, and together they lifted him onto the bed.
Su Wan took off Li Chengqian's shoes, and a strong smell wafted out. Xiaoyue couldn't stand it and pinched her nose.
Su Wan then covered him with the blankets again.
Yunjuan brought hot water in a basin.
Su Wan took a white towel, soaked it in the basin for a while, wrung it out, and then wiped Li Chengqian's face and hands clean.
Yunjuan and Xiaoyue were both clever and quick-witted. They ran off laughing, closing the palace doors behind them.
Inside the palace, only Su Wan and Li Chengqian remained.
Li Chengqian is asleep, and he looks like he's sleeping soundly.
Su Wan sat down beside his couch and began to complain: "Your Highness, you really are something else. You drink every cup offered to you by anyone. You can't possibly handle all those civil and military officials offering you a cup each."
I've already brought you a pot of plain water. You can just drink plain water. Nobody will know you're drinking water. It's transparent anyway, so why be so honest?
Tell me, aren't you going to harm your health by drinking like this?
Moreover, I've also heard that excessive drinking can negatively impact a man's sexual function. What will happen if we get married in the future?
You're not allowed to drink so much next time.
Su Wan blushed as she said this.
Li Chengqian turned over and went back to sleep.
Su Wan continued, "As the saying goes, the bystander sees more of the game than the player. I'm not trying to sow discord between you brothers, but from what I've observed, Qingque calls you 'brother' so affectionately on the surface, but his eyes are shifty. Through his eyes, I can almost see his treacherous heart."
People often say that a smile can hide a dagger, and sweet words can conceal a dagger. The more someone smiles, the more likely they are to use their smile to mask their inner unease.
People who are sweet-talking often have ulterior motives.
Qingque is that kind of person; he acts one way in front of people and another way behind their backs. Don't be fooled by his outward friendliness.
I heard that he once visited you at the Eastern Palace. Did he come to visit you, or did he have other motives?
I'm afraid that's not necessarily true.
Is he here to find out about your relationship with Chengxin?
By the way, speaking of Chengxin, no matter what, since your father already knows about your relationship with Chengxin and is strongly against it, you'd better not associate with him anymore.
If your relationship with him becomes too close, it will displease your father, the Emperor.
On the other hand, it seems to have some impact on our relationship as well.
"Hey, can you hear me?"
Looking at Li Chengqian again, he was lying on his side with his eyes closed, as if he were sleeping soundly.
"You're really heartless; how can you sleep like this?"
I don't even know if you've figured out the current situation. My father told me that the reason your father favors Qingque and gives him so many privileges is because he intends to balance the relationship between you and Qingque.
Currently, your father does not want all the civil and military officials to support you; if he did, he would be sidelined.
Your father is not yet forty years old this year; he is young, vigorous, and at the height of his power.
If he lives to be over seventy like King Zhaoxiang of Qin and Emperor Wu of Han, that's still a long way off.
At that moment, Li Chengqian uttered a single word: "Cold!"
However, his eyes remained closed.
Su Wan quickly went over and turned the charcoal fire up a little more.
Li Chengqian's forehead was covered in cold sweat, but he still said he was cold.
Su Wan thought that he must have been exhausted from the coming-of-age ceremony today. After all, he had a leg ailment and was not like a normal person, yet he had stood for so long.
Su Wan brought over another quilt and covered him with it.
"cold!"
Still cold?
Oh my god!
What should we do?
At this moment, Su Wan didn't care about anything else. She took off all her clothes, crawled into Li Chengqian's bed, and used her body to warm the crown prince.
After a while, Li Chengqian finally stopped complaining about being cold and fell into a deep sleep again.
Su Wan blushed and nestled in his arms, drifting off to sleep.
In the middle of the night, Li Chengqian woke up because he needed to urinate.
When he opened his sleepy eyes, he was shocked to find a naked woman in his arms.
Upon closer inspection, who else could it be but Su Wan?
Su Wan was really tired and fell asleep.
"Su Wan, wake up!" Li Chengqian nudged her shoulder.
Su Wan opened her eyes when she heard Li Chengqian calling her.
She felt something hard touch her body, and when she realized what was happening, a blush crept onto her face.
"Your Highness, you...you're awake?" Su Wan asked shyly.
Li Chengqian rubbed his forehead: "What...what happened? How did you get onto my bed?"
"I noticed you were sweating profusely and kept saying you were cold, so I..."
"Oh dear, this is just playing the piano haphazardly! Men and women shouldn't touch each other like this. How can you do this? Quickly put your clothes on."
As Li Chengqian spoke, he got off the bed.
As Su Wan slowly put on her clothes, she smoothed her hair with her hand and smiled, "Your Highness, are you still cold?"
"It's not cold anymore. Put your clothes on and leave quickly."
What if someone else sees this?
"So what if you see it? Now we're sleeping on the same bed. For the rest of my life, I'm yours. You've had your coming-of-age ceremony today. Your father said you're an adult now and need to shoulder the responsibilities of a man."
"We slept on the same bed, but I know nothing about it and did nothing."
"We've already slept together, what else do you want to do?"
Oh, so you're trying to cheat, aren't you?
You must understand that reputation is of paramount importance to us women.
No, is this even reasonable?
Li Chengqian thought to himself, "No wonder Confucius said, 'Women and petty men are the most difficult to deal with.'"
It seems that's really the case.
"I don't want to do anything right now, all I want to do is go to the toilet."
"The toilet is over there, go quickly." Su Wan pointed.
After relieving himself, Li Chengqian felt much better.
He returned to the palace.
Su Wan had already dressed herself neatly and was sitting in front of the bronze mirror combing her hair.
"Wan'er, it's getting late, you should go back to the manor soon."
Su Wan looked out the window; the moonlight was bright.
The entire city of Chang'an appeared so tranquil and peaceful under the moonlight.
"Let me sit for a while. It's still early, so why are you in such a hurry to send me away?" Su Wan pouted.
Li Chengqian thought to himself that this girl was really a mushroom head, and there was nothing he could do about her.
Li Chengqian walked to the door, opened it, looked around, and thankfully found no one outside.
He closed the door again and came back.
Seeing his nervous expression, Su Wan chuckled, "Your Highness, what are you doing? You look like a thief."
"Wan'er, can you stop making a scene? It's the middle of the night, and we're a man and a woman alone in a room. What's going on here?"
"Why not?"
"No, we're not married, how can it be okay?"
Su Wan glanced at Li Chengqian and said, "A few days ago, your mother condescended to visit our home, did you know that?"
"Oh, is that so?" Li Chengqian was also surprised to hear this, because it was rare for the Empress to personally visit a minister's home. "What did my mother do at your house? What did she say?"
"Guess." Su Wan's lips curled up.
"How could I possibly have guessed?"
At this moment, Su Wan had already tied her hair up. She looked at herself in the bronze mirror and was indeed stunning. "Your mother told my mother that she thinks I'm not bad and wants me to be your crown princess."
"what?"
Li Chengqian thought to himself, "My mother really knows how to make decisions on her own. Didn't I already refuse? Why is she going to Su Wan's house again?"
To be honest, he didn't seem to dislike Su Wan that much. It was just that he was a transmigrator from the future, and who knew if he would travel back in time. How could he possibly marry Su Wan then?
Su Wan rolled her eyes at him: "Judging from your surprised look, do you not like me?"
"Could it be that the rumors are true? Is there really something going on between you and that Chengxin?"
"Wan'er, no, it's just that we are both still young, and I haven't established any fame or reputation yet. It's probably a bit too early to talk about these things now."
"Early? If I remember correctly, during the Northern Dynasties, when the Crown Prince Tuoba Huang of Wei Jingmu was thirteen years old, he gave birth to his eldest son Tuoba Jun, and when Emperor Xianwen of Wei Tuoba Hong was fourteen years old, he gave birth to his eldest son Yuan Hong, who was born out of wedlock."
"You're already thirteen, how can you say it's too early?"
"Uh," Li Chengqian hadn't expected this person to know so much about history, "Those you're talking about are the Xianbei people, how can they be the same as us Han Chinese?"
Su Wan stood up, placed her hands in front of her abdomen, and paced back and forth in the hall: "Your Highness, I must remind you that you must treat all people equally, whether they are nomadic or agricultural."
"That's natural. I mean they get married earlier than us. Maybe people on horseback drink more goat milk and have more exercise, so they develop earlier."
"It's true that exercise and physical activity help bones grow, but you're taller than your father, and you're growing quite fast too."
"this--."
"In my opinion, all of those things you said are just excuses; you clearly don't like me."
You actually dare to disobey the Empress's decree, don't you? Waaah...
Su Wan broke down in tears as she spoke.
When Li Chengqian saw her crying, he panicked and didn't know how to comfort her.
Then Su Wan opened the palace door and ran away crying.
Li Chengqian was stunned. Just then, the simulator's voice rang in his ears again: [Ding! Host, the system has detected that the other party is on the verge of extreme sadness, the other party has broken down, and the other party's emotional fluctuations are abnormal. Simulation options are now activated:]
First, decisively agree to the marriage proposal and persuade her to stay the night so that they can make love.
Second, quickly catch up with them, apologize, and admit your mistake;
3. Let it leave;
Please select!
Li Chengqian thought to himself, of the three strategies, the best one was too hasty, and the worst one seemed a bit unreasonable. Moreover, he had always made the wrong choice by selecting the third option, earning him the reputation of being "stubborn and inflexible." Too many negative reviews were probably not a good thing.
So he said, "I'll choose the second option."
[Wrong answer, no reward! The consequences are serious. Do you need to change your answer?]
Ok?
Is it wrong to choose to apologize? Should we choose the third option instead?
"I will choose the third option instead." This time, Li Chengqian finally made a concession.
[Wrong again! The consequences are extremely serious. Do you want to change your answer again?]
Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian thought to himself, "So it seems I have to choose the first option. But we are not yet married. What if I do such a thing?"
He pondered for a long time, but by the time he reached the outside of the hall, Su Wan had already vanished.
Su Wan returned to her residence and lay on her bed, crying uncontrollably.
Xue'er quickly came over and asked, "Master, what happened? Who bullied you?"
Although Xue'er was nominally a maid, she was actually like a sister to Su Wan.
Su Wan didn't hide anything and recounted the whole story.
To everyone's surprise, Xue'er, who had been ignoring the advice, burst into laughter upon hearing it.
Tears streamed down Su Wan's face, making her look like a pear blossom in the rain: "You little hussy, she's crying like this, and you're still making fun of her!"
Xue'er stopped laughing: "I think this is a good thing, why are you crying?"
"She was so proactive, but Chengqian didn't know how to cherish her at all and sent me back. Isn't that heartbreaking?"
Do you think he only has eyes for Chengxin and doesn't like me at all?
"Master, you can't say that."
First of all, you two are already sleeping on the same tatami mat, and you're not wearing any clothes, which in itself is a very intimate relationship.
Did you observe his expression? Was he extremely angry?
Su Wan thought for a moment and said, "It seems not."
"That's fine then. If he didn't like you, then he probably wouldn't have this attitude."
As for the Crown Prince asking you to return, doesn't that just prove he's a virtuous and upright person?
After all, you two aren't married yet, are you?
Su Wan pondered for a moment: "So, according to you, he also has those kinds of feelings for me?"
"That's for sure."
Besides, do you really think the Crown Prince is asleep?
"Isn't that right?"
I don't think so.
As far as I know, men often pretend to be drunk to test whether the woman they like also likes them.
This is a common tactic they use.
Think about it, how shrewd the Crown Prince is normally.
I could believe someone was drunk, but I absolutely refuse to believe the Crown Prince could drink so much in that kind of setting.
As the saying goes, words can unlock the heart. After listening to Xue'er's analysis, Su Wan also felt that what she said made some sense.
However, Su Wan's face immediately turned as red as an apple, and she covered her face with her hands: "Tell me, if the Crown Prince was pretending to be asleep and deliberately lying, then wouldn't I have fallen for his trick?"
Oh dear, how embarrassing!
"Men should marry when they come of age, and women should marry when they come of age. Besides, the Empress herself came to talk to your mother about this. I think you two will be together sooner or later. What's there to be shy about?"
Do you think there's really a future for us?
"Hmm, I think it's pretty much true. But—."
"Just what?"
Xue'er smiled: "You say the Crown Prince likes Chengxin? No matter what you say, I can't believe it."
Is he sexually functional?
Upon hearing this, Su Wan beckoned to him, "Come closer, I'll tell you something."
Xue'er peeked her head over.
Su Wan whispered in her ear, "Later, around midnight, he needed to pee, and then I felt something like it..."
Upon hearing this, Xue'er laughed so hard she bent over.
After a long while, she straightened up and said, "Then don't worry, the Crown Prince's sexual function is perfectly normal. Just wait to become the Crown Princess, and then have a bunch of kids..."