Jiang Wu was carried over and bound while she was fast asleep.
It felt quite comfortable, though the journey was slightly bumpy. At this point, she didn’t really care much about surviving anymore; whatever Pei Yu wanted to do with her was fine, so she simply wiggled indifferently, rolled over onto her side, and went right back to sleep.
It wasn’t until the rich iris pheromones enveloped her that she lazily propped open her eyes. Due to extreme exhaustion, her obsidian pupils were clouded with a thin layer of mist.
Curiously, despite the lamps burning outside, it felt as though something was blocking the light. She parted her lips and tentatively licked forward at the soft warmth enveloping her.
The woman’s muffled groan was kept exceptionally quiet. Pei Yu froze completely, swallowing the thick fragrance of flowers rolled against the tip of her tongue.
In her peripheral vision, that thoroughly unreliable light sphere had turned into a mosaic once again, peacefully sprawling in a lump beside her pillow.
Realizing what was happening, Jiang Wu’s pupils constricted slightly.
She was completely doomed. What on earth was the Empress doing right now?
If she, if she opened her eyes right now, she would surely be beaten to death.
As various extreme ancient tortures flashed through her mind, she bit her lip, desperately holding back her tears.
Then, the moment the Empress cast her gaze down toward her, she urgently squeezed her eyes shut.
A deeper, more stifled sound fell briefly, only to be forcefully suppressed by its owner.
Jiang Wu could feel that Pei Yu’s middle fingertip and first knuckle were sticky, as if they had been used by someone, but without finding the right spot, managing to graze only a small section.
So, was Pei Yu taking care of herself right now?
A pregnant Omega, heavy desires!
Jiang Wu’s eyelashes fluttered slightly, and she made her breathing even lighter. Wanting to die and having a death wish were two completely different matters.
She would just pretend she knew nothing at all.
Just a moment ago, Pei Yu had nearly thought Jiang Wu was waking up. When she turned her head to look, the Alpha was lying there sleeping soundly.
Youth was truly wonderful; the person was practically soaking in pheromones and still didn’t wake up. She had been jostled all the way along the journey, yet as soon as her head hit the pillow, she fell fast asleep.
Pei Yu bit her own lip, her peach-blossom eyes glistening with mist and holding a clear, lingering grievance.
Yet precisely because she felt deeply guilty toward Jiang Wu right then, no matter how unbearable the sensation, she didn’t dare wake her up. Moreover, her experience in this area was absolute zero.
She didn’t know how to do this at all.
Since ancient times, no Empress had ever specifically learned such things. Especially as an Omega, in her mindset, these matters were inherently supposed to be initiated by the Alpha.
During her first attempt to touch herself there, she had explored for a long time yet still found it thoroughly uncomfortable, stuck halfway in a particularly unbearable limbo.
In the end, closing her eyes, she pressed the side of her own neck right against the Alpha’s already-triggered marking teeth, rubbing against them with force.
A surging wave of pheromones swept through every meridian in her body. She let out a few soft hums, but before she could suppress them, the Alpha buried against the side of her neck parted her lips and bit down even deeper into the marking teeth.
She lifted her head involuntarily, her gaze scattered as tear droplets gathered, her kitten-like whimpers gradually turning into repressed, sobbing cries.
Was Jiang Wu actually a puppy?
She had clearly been sleeping like a dead log just moments before, yet the moment she bit into the Omega’s lateral neck gland, she exerted so much force it was as if she wanted to stuff her entire being straight into her body.
While biting, she even nuzzled her whole head deeper into Pei Yu’s embrace, a completely instinctive reaction, entirely out of a genuine fondness for her body and scent.
Realizing this, Pei Yu’s breathing grew long and tremulous. She gently wrapped her arms around the head resting against her chest, her palm soothingly petting the puppy’s fluffy crown.
With a gentleness she herself hadn’t even noticed.
The amount of pheromones required during early pregnancy wasn’t actually all that massive; biting for ten-odd minutes was completely sufficient.
Yet, considering the foolish Alpha’s physiological needs and her longing for her, Pei Yu forced herself to let her bite for nearly an hour. She even had to suppress her own pants while comforting the puppy’s head in her arms so as not to wake her up.
It wasn’t until the oil lamp burned out and the marking teeth finally withdrew from the side of her neck that Pei Yu numbly and belatedly managed to separate the randomly nuzzling head from her embrace.
She seemed to realize what this little puppy wanted to hold onto right now.
Between Alphas and Omegas, the vast majority of markings concluded within half an hour. On one hand, it consumed a tremendous amount of pheromones and physical stamina; on the other hand, because other things needed to be done, mere marking left the Omega’s body profoundly unsatisfied.
She had endured the discomfort and let that foolish hound bite her for so long, yet the other person still wanted more, and such a shameful, outrageous thing at that.
How utterly pushy.
She had no intention of spoiling her.
The person beside her remained dead silent. Enduring her aching soreness, she turned her head to look; the person who had tossed her about all night was still sleeping soundly and deeply.
With a complaining little nibble at the Alpha’s chin, Pei Yu yielded to exhaustion, curled up in the puppy’s arms, closed her eyes, and drifted into a heavy sleep.
Right beside her, the person who was now fully awake and entirely devoid of sleepiness experienced a slight flutter of her long eyelashes. When she opened them, her pretty obsidian pupils were suffused with shimmering, wavering moisture.
What on earth was the background of this world?
Why did she lose all control the moment she bit Pei Yu, wanting to leave bite marks all over the woman’s body, on her lateral neck, her shoulders, her chest, and even her abdomen?
She was completely ruined.
Did she have some sort of peculiar fetish?
Doing things like this and that, once she returned to reality, it would be even harder to find a girlfriend. Who could possibly tolerate such a bizarre preference?
Jiang Wu lay sprawled out on the bed like a flattened pancake made of dog, feeling utterly hopeless and remaining wide awake the entire night.
There was no morning court session today, allowing Pei Yu to sleep exceptionally well.
When she woke up and met those unblinking, staring eyes, she pulled the thin quilt up to cover her body. Taking a quick, covert glance to ensure there were no particularly obvious marks aside from the one on her side of the neck, she maintained her poise and spoke with reserved dignity.
“You took care of yourself last night.”
Utter nonsense.
She had clearly been sleeping peacefully when Pei Yu hog-tied her and carried her into the sleeping quarters.
“Considering that you are still carrying injuries, Us can forgive you for trespassing into the sleeping quarters and crawling onto Our side.”
“Stay here tonight, sleep properly on your own bed, and do not cross the boundary. Did you hear that?”
Jiang Wu pouted, nodding while looking deeply aggrieved.
What a spineless little creature.
Pei Yu slipped on her nightrobe and rose lazily. She had no obligation to delve into the mind of a foolish dog.
She was the Empress; naturally, everything had to be done according to her word, and even if it weren’t, Jiang Wu was in no position to argue.
Given how heavily and for how long she had bitten her last night, not holding it against her was already the height of magnanimity. She hoped certain puppies wouldn’t push their luck with such matters.
Chunya, who was keeping watch outside, heard the movement and walked in carrying the dark red everyday court robes.
Her face flushed slightly upon catching the sweet, decadent scent lingering in the air.
As a Beta, she couldn’t smell pheromones, but the sweet cloying quality and the post-intimacy aura radiating from Her Majesty were simply too intense to ignore.
The robes in her palm felt scorching hot.
She asked in a low voice, “Would Your Majesty like to bathe first?”
The woman nodded. As she headed out the door, she cast a lingering, effortless glance back at the bed where Jiang Wu was squatting with the blanket wrapped around her, staring straight at her.
Well-behaved, like a little puppy left feeling lost and adrift after being favored by its master.
If Jiang Wu behaved well enough, considering letting her climb back onto her bed to sleep for another night might not be out of the question.
Being a few years older than Jiang Wu, indulging her a little within a controllable range didn’t hurt.
Thinking of Jiang Wu’s injuries and wondering whether that foolish hound had applied medicine to herself over these past few days, Pei Yu turned her head and gave an order.
“Send someone to the Imperial Hospital to grab another batch of healing ointment and have it delivered to the sleeping quarters.”
Chunya nodded. “This servant understands.”
In her heart, she couldn’t help feeling a bit resentful. Alphas really had no sense of moderation; with Her Majesty carrying a child, she had still managed to injure Her Majesty down there.
It was only due to Her Majesty’s magnanimity and gentleness; under any previous Empress, the offender would have long since been dragged out and beheaded.
She made a mental note to instruct the imperial physicians to provide plenty of the specialized topical ointment for that area, along with an extra batch of lubricant.
Before Qing Yue left, she had instructed her to take good care of Her Majesty throughout these three months. As a personal maid, flexibility was essential, and sometimes, for the sake of the master’s safety, going the extra mile was well worth it.