“Your Majesty, I still want to drink… more wine!”
With her mindset changed, Fu Lingxi clung to the Taiyong Emperor with infatuated, fox-like eyes, her voice soft and coquettish as she murmured:
“Just let me have one more cup!”
Staring at the drunken, rosy little woman nestled in his arms, wriggling restlessly against him, Xie Subing curled his lips and retorted in a displeased tone:
“You get drunk after one sip, and you still want more? Absolutely not!”
“Nooo, I still want it. It’s sweet… so delicious~ Xi’er has never had such sweet wine before~”
Fu Lingxi stubbornly leaned in, draping herself over the emperor’s shoulder as she coquettishly rubbed her forehead against his neck, muttering inwardly:
【This Taiyong Emperor isn’t as cruel and violent as described in the original body’s memories!】
“Acting cute won’t work!”
Xie Subing had not expected a drunken woman to be this bold.
She actually dared to cling to him. Instinctively, his large hand pressed against the top of her head, intending to push her away—
But what met his palm was a soft, silky texture.
With that touch, his hand slid from the crown of her head down to the back of her neck. Unconvinced, he tried again, his palm once more gliding to her slender nape, making him inwardly remark:
What a nice feel!
Outside the hall, Sheng Shizan, who had secretly peeked in, clutched his chest and withdrew, his thoughts running wild.
“Didn’t I say no—”
Xie Subing stopped mid-sentence, then suddenly thought that tonight was his wedding night. This delicate woman was half-drunk—easier to handle than if she were sober.
“Fine. I’ll let you drink a couple more cups. Being half-drunk will make things easier.”
Having decided, he immediately fed her two more cups of Golden Nectar Wine. Just enough for intoxication—he had no intention of dealing with someone completely drunk.
After all, being half-drunk was indeed better. At least she wouldn’t notice his… shortcomings.
After all, the fact that he still maintained a pure yang body was not something he needed a concubine to know.
Fortunately, as a legitimate prince, he had been educated in such matters since the age of thirteen. He knew how to share a bed with a woman and ensure conception.
However, knowing and being skilled were entirely different matters.
The Taiyong Emperor’s approach to intimacy was just like his personality—direct and forceful.
Foreplay?
None.
Luckily, the court lady who had taught him back then had done her duty well and had not misled him.
Meanwhile, Fu Lingxi, upon realizing that the emperor was even more awkward than she was when it came to intimacy, watched in shock as he tore apart her palace garments and pinned her onto the dragon bed, heading straight for the main act without any finesse. Startled, she cried out in panic:
“Wait—Your Majesty!”
【Damn it, the Taiyong Emperor is a virgin, isn’t he?! Even I, a lifelong virgin, know there should be foreplay—foreplay!】
In her previous life, living in a technologically advanced era, such “educational videos” were abundant.
Once, for the sake of acting, she had even studied them. The clips her assistant chose were quite realistic, helping her at least understand how a woman should act afterward—how to portray that shy, hesitant charm.
Shocked by the emperor’s roughness, even when Fu Lingxi reacted and tried to stop him, it was already too late.
At the very moment she was forced to accept him, she thought she would die from the pain!
But unexpectedly, the spirit core crystal in her left palm suddenly activated on its own.
And its effect was significant, almost like a miraculous phenomenon—
A small blood phoenix image, glowing faintly with golden light, emerged from where their bodies joined. It flowed through him briefly before instantly sinking into Fu Lingxi’s abdomen.
“This—”
Xie Subing’s phoenix eyes sharpened, his voice low with astonishment. So soft that no one but the two entwined on the bed could hear it:
“Is this the Phoenix Bone Body?!”
“Mm?”
Fu Lingxi was dazed from the pain, but her senses, enhanced by the spirit core crystal, were unusually sharp. Naturally, she heard his quiet exclamation.
At this moment, she clutched his arm tightly, her body curling in pain. Unable to move due to his strength pinning her down, she could only press her left hand against her abdomen, wishing she could curse him as a “damn man.”
The phenomenon occurred right then—
To Xie Subing, it appeared as though he had obtained the pure essence of a woman with the Phoenix Bone Body, which, combined with his own pure yang energy, produced the vision of a blood phoenix descending.
Being a man of this world, upon confirming that Consort Yi truly possessed the Phoenix Bone Body, Xie Subing felt a surge of exhilaration. His primal instincts ignited, and in that excitement, even his aversion to women faded. He held the woman in his arms and indulged in fervent passion.
Throughout the night, the bed echoed with the woman’s soft cries of pain, her murmured complaints gradually turning into tender sobs, then into soft, yielding pleas, until finally, her voice weakened into faint, lingering whimpers that lasted half the night…
Afterward, Xie Subing finally grasped a hint of desire. Still not fully satisfied, he only stopped when the woman was on the verge of fainting, pulling her into his arms and soothing her:
“My beloved, be good. Don’t cry. If you conceive my child in one go, I will protect you well from now on.”
“You’re lying… You don’t even remember my name, yet you say you’ll protect me…”
Fu Lingxi felt as though her body had fallen apart. Yet, thanks to the spirit core crystal strengthening her body over the past days, she could not even faint.
Especially when she sensed the powerful energy within the emperor—far greater than that of Imperial Physician Qin. If Qin’s energy was like a cup of tea, then the emperor’s was like a vast lake, endless and inexhaustible.
She didn’t dare pretend to faint.
Strangely, though she was in pain, she gradually endured it. With the combined effects of the spirit core crystal and his energy, her body was continuously strengthened.
Her previously vague spiritual awareness became clearer and more refined. Within a ten-meter radius, she could perceive everything without using her eyes, as though she had memorized the environment completely.
It was as if, in a single night, she had stepped into the Qi Refining stage, her body brimming with strength, her mind sharper than ever.
Because of this realization, she endured the pain again and again, even trying to accept it. After all, the emperor’s face was identical to her beloved senior brother from her past life. In the end, she even experienced a faint trace of pleasure…
“Who says I don’t remember? You’ve been crying out your name all night. I’m not deaf.”
Xie Subing exposed her little trick, his expression free of displeasure. Instead, he pulled her firmly into his arms and said lazily:
“Enough. We’ve made enough noise tonight. Xi’er, sleep. I am the ruler of a nation—once I give my word, it stands.”
“Mm…”
Fu Lingxi was truly exhausted. Seeing that the emperor was not as cruel as rumored, she relaxed completely and fell asleep in his arms within seconds.
One final thought flashed through her mind:
No wonder those celebrities with benefactors always say that a well-satisfied man is especially easy to talk to…