Luo Wushuang did not reappear before Shangguan Liqian until the following morning. Seeing the woman sleeping obediently in bed, the murderous aura in the depths of Luo Wushuang’s eyes finally dissipated. After instructing the servants that no one was to disturb her, she departed for the morning court session.
By the time the Empress Regnant returned, Shangguan Liqian had been awake for a while and was preparing to have breakfast. Seeing her enter, Liqian beckoned her over.
“Wushuang, you probably haven’t eaten yet, right? Why don’t we eat together?”
As Shangguan Liqian asked, she began setting out utensils for Luo Wushuang. She knew the Empress would never refuse her on such small matters.
After a relatively warm and peaceful breakfast, Shangguan Liqian found herself pinned back onto the bed. Watching Luo Wushuang casually shed her outer robe, she didn’t need to think twice to know what the other woman intended.
Sigh…
Shangguan Liqian knew that if she wanted to regain Wushuang’s trust, she couldn’t firmly refuse her in this regard.
However, she had to admit that Luo Wushuang’s stamina was appallingly high. If she let the woman have her way completely, Liqian felt that even if the shackles were removed, she wouldn’t have the strength to run anywhere.
“Wushuang, lean down.”
Luo Wushuang didn’t know what she planned to do, but she obediently lowered her head nonetheless.
In the next moment, a gentle warmth pressed directly against her lips.
Having taken the initiative for the first time, Shangguan Liqian’s face turned red all the way down to her neck after that brief moment of courage.
“I’ll try my best to cooperate this time. Can you… can you unbind me, please?” By the time Liqian finished speaking, her face was so flushed it looked like it might bleed.
She didn’t want to be this proactive, but this woman had monstrous energy and terrible technique. If she let Wushuang just do as she pleased, Liqian would not only end up covered in bruises, but she probably wouldn’t be able to get out of bed for days.
Looking at Shangguan Liqian, who found it difficult to even turn over while tied to the bed, Luo Wushuang remained silent. She merely reached out to hook a finger under Liqian’s chin, gazing at her intently for a long time before finally releasing her with a somber expression.
She remembered that her sister had said the same thing last time. But the moment she had loosened the restraints, the other woman had lunged forward and viciously throttled her neck.
She had always known her sister hated her, perhaps even loathed her, but she hadn’t realized the woman wanted her dead so badly.
And this time? What was she planning now?
Almost instantly, the atmosphere surrounding Luo Wushuang turned ice-cold.
Shaking from the sudden chill, Shangguan Liqian knew that Luo Wushuang’s mood was turning sour. She proactively pressed herself into the Empress’s embrace, tilting her head up to kiss her jawline.
The madness in the depths of Luo Wushuang’s eyes was ignited almost instantly.
She was the one who initiated this…
Luo Wushuang could no longer be bothered to think about what Shangguan Liqian might be planning. She lowered her head, raining down a dense flurry of kisses like a thunderstorm.
If she weren’t afraid of making Luo Wushuang angry, Shangguan Liqian actually wanted to wipe her face to see if she was covered in saliva.
Sigh…
With a long sigh in her heart, Shangguan Liqian resigned herself to responding.
Though her movements were clumsy, it was enough to drive Luo Wushuang even more wild.
Sister is responding to me… this is the first time.
Her heart, which had been as hard as stone, began to waver slightly. Luo Wushuang knew full well that this was likely one of Shangguan Liqian’s schemes, yet she couldn’t stop herself from wanting to sink into this indulgence together.
She was already driven mad by love. As long as Shangguan Liqian gave her a tiny bit of sweetness, she would be willing to throw her life away.
In her excitement, Luo Wushuang accidentally bit Liqian’s lip. Hearing her muffled groan, Wushuang stopped guiltily. She hadn’t meant to, but she simply couldn’t control herself when she was excited—especially when the person lying beneath her was the one she had yearned for so long.
“Bite me again and no more kisses,” Shangguan Liqian snapped, giving her a frustrated glare while reflexively swatting her on the back.
Her palm met smooth skin with a crisp smack. Luo Wushuang wasn’t annoyed at all. Instead, she whispered in a hoarse voice:
“I… I will be more careful.”
Shangguan Liqian nodded slightly, sticking her tongue out to touch the bitten spot. Hiss… that hurts!
Looking at Luo Wushuang, who was now nuzzling against her like a puppy, her irritation flared again.
“Get down there!”
Luo Wushuang’s body stiffened, her eyes looking somewhat wounded. She knew it; her sister was just acting. Had she finally run out of patience and decided to reveal her true colors?
Shangguan Liqian could tell at a glance that this woman was overthinking things again. She looked at her, and in the end, she couldn’t help but press down on the Empress’s hand, whispering softly:
“You’re hurting me.”
“Then I shall be gentler.” Luo Wushuang tested the waters cautiously. Only when she saw her sister’s silent acquiescence did she breathe a sigh of relief.
This time, under Shangguan Liqian’s guidance, Luo Wushuang was as tender as possible, and because of it, she witnessed a completely different kind of scenery…
***
When everything finally returned to a state of calm, a satisfied Luo Wushuang held the sore and weak Shangguan Liqian, unwilling to move.
She had never been this happy. Even though she knew it was a trap, she was still overjoyed by Shangguan Liqian’s response.
Even if it was just an act, she hoped her sister would keep the performance going a little longer…
However, this time, her sister’s patience seemed exceptionally good.
For half a month, Luo Wushuang kept Shangguan Liqian by her side every night, devoted to researching the limits of the human anatomy.
Throughout these two weeks, Shangguan Liqian did everything in her power to satisfy the Empress’s “reasonable” requests.
Finally, half a month later, Shangguan Liqian was allowed to step outside.
The long-lost feeling of the breeze on her skin moved her so much that tears welled in her eyes.
In contrast was Leng Yu, who had been punished for her previous dereliction of duty. Looking at the released Shangguan Liqian, she felt nothing but a massive headache.
She truly couldn’t understand why her master would fall for such a troublesome ancestor. The woman had quite a few tricks up her sleeve, but she was a jack of all trades and master of none.
She tried to run every single time, yet she could never get away. Their master couldn’t bring herself to actually hurt the woman, so it was the servants who suffered the consequences.
Sometimes, let alone their master, even the guards wanted to knock the woman unconscious and lock her in a dark room so the Empress could punish her properly.
Unfortunately, their wise and martial Empress Regnant was a textbook love-struck fool. Miss Shangguan played their master like a dog, and yet her master kept wagging her tail and rushing back for more.
A typical case of never learning her lesson!
While the loyal Leng Yu was lamenting her master’s lack of backbone, Luo Wushuang sidled up to Shangguan Liqian again, speaking in a coaxing tone:
“Sister, if you stay obedient, I won’t lock you up anymore, alright?”
Hearing the hurried footsteps behind her, Shangguan Liqian didn’t even need to turn around to know it was Luo Wushuang.
In the entire palace, no one else dared to stand this close to her.
“Alright, I’ll listen to you.” Shangguan Liqian turned with a smile, a lingering tenderness in her eyes. Her voice was soft, like a feather brushing against one’s heartstrings.
Luo Wushuang’s heart fluttered. She instinctively moved to seek out the other’s lips, only to be gently rejected by Liqian, who had long since seen through her intentions.
“Wushuang, we are outside.”
The rejected Luo Wushuang didn’t show any dissatisfaction; she merely spoke with a plaintive tone:
“What is there to fear? There is no one here anyway.”
Ling Yun and Ling Feng: “…”
Leng Yue and Leng Yu: “…”
The serving maids and eunuchs: “…”
Fine. Apparently, they weren’t human!
Ultimately failing to get her way, Luo Wushuang cast a ferocious look at everyone who wasn’t Shangguan Liqian.
However, under Liqian’s soothing touch, Luo Wushuang quickly calmed down.
Fine, if she couldn’t have a kiss now, she would just make up for it tonight. She’d take an extra kiss—no, ten extra kisses.
I’m adoring the Empress, this is so silly I love it