Liquor emboldens the coward, and this saying was perfectly embodied in Su Mu.
After seeing that she hadn’t punished her for snatching Chen Qing’s chopsticks, Su Mu’s arrogance grew even more rampant.
“If you dare bully me again in the future, I’ll…”
“And then what?”
Seeing Silly Shizun’s aggressive demeanor, Chen Qing smiled and countered.
“Then…”
Chen Qing’s question immediately stumped Su Mu.
She had only said it in the heat of the moment after drinking, wanting to sternly warn this detestable Villain.
But when Chen Qing asked, Su Mu racked her fuzzy little brain and realized she really couldn’t do anything to this Villain.
However, backing down like this would be too embarrassing.
“Then, just wait for my revenge! In the future, I’ll stuff my foot into your mouth and humiliate you thoroughly!”
Unable to think of a retort, Su Mu blurted out the harsh words from her heart under the influence of the alcohol.
Chen Qing looked at the arrogant Silly Shizun, her gaze unconsciously drifting to the small feet hidden in her shoes.
Stuff her foot into her mouth—that was how this Silly Shizun planned to take revenge on her.
Su Mu had meant to threaten Chen Qing, but after hearing it, Chen Qing felt a tiny bit of anticipation.
Though this Silly Shizun’s threats held no real menace for her and even sparked a little excitement, she couldn’t let her continue being so brazen. After all, with so many people around, whatever revenge Silly Shizun had in mind next should be something she whispered to her alone in a room with just the two of them.
Maybe she could even pretend to be subdued by this Silly Shizun.
With that thought, Chen Qing stood up.
Seeing Chen Qing rise from the ground, Su Mu felt a twinge of fear despite her drunkenness—after all, this was Chen Qing, who had suppressed her for so long.
She hurriedly picked up the half-jar of wine and gulped it down.
Buoyed by the alcohol, Su Mu’s hazy mind even fantasized about going all out against Chen Qing.
But Chen Qing simply wrapped one arm around her waist and the other under her legs, effortlessly pinning her in her embrace.
Holding the drunken Silly Shizun, Chen Qing called out to Wu Ran before leaving the hall directly.
Wu Ran watched Chen Qing and Su Mu’s retreating figures and sighed.
Miss Su was completely and utterly suppressed by Senior, both in strength and presence.
Chen Qing carried Su Mu away from the lively banquet hall.
From entering to leaving, she hadn’t even stayed in that hall for half an hour.
After all, with this misbehaving Silly Shizun in her arms, and not being one for crowds herself, there was no reason to linger in this superficial banquet hall.
Su Mu in her arms, however, was far from pleased.
Carried out of the hall by Chen Qing, Su Mu didn’t sober up from the cool breeze outside. Instead, as the alcohol absorbed in her stomach intensified, she grew even drunker.
“Put me down! I, I want to go back. I want to eat braised duck! I want to drink more!”
Su Mu flailed unhappily in Chen Qing’s arms. Her stomach wasn’t even full yet, and this villain had carried her out.
Chen Qing brought Su Mu to a quiet gazebo. Outside the gazebo, lotus flowers bloomed pink on the still water surface, shimmering with moonlight.
Chen Qing, already feeling pent-up, grew increasingly irritated as Su Mu wriggled nonstop in her arms, her soft waist occasionally brushing against her hands.
Even their clothes became disheveled from her vigorous struggles.
Looking at Silly Shizun’s flushed, drunkenly pretty face and the delicate collarbone peeking from her half-open collar, the fire in Chen Qing’s heart burned hotter and hotter, her reason utterly shattered by surging desire.
Su Mu, still struggling, grew annoyed at Chen Qing’s lack of response and shoved her.
Her palm sank directly into the soft mound on Chen Qing’s chest.
This shove fueled Chen Qing’s already blazing desire.
Chen Qing forcefully pressed Su Mu against the gazebo’s stone pillar.
The hard, cold stone behind her made Su Mu uncomfortable.
Before she could adjust, Chen Qing leaned in close, their soft lips entwining passionately.
“Mm~”
Chen Qing’s aggressive kiss left Su Mu breathless, her breathing heavy, her eyes gradually clouding with desire.
She tried to push her away forcefully, but Chen Qing’s hand was already on her body first.
Her sash fell to the ground undone, leaving her defenses wide open. Her pale, tender skin was exposed before Chen Qing’s eyes.
From her smooth little belly to her taut lower back, Chen Qing caressed and claimed inch by inch with her hands, making Su Mu’s breaths come faster and faster.
In the quiet air, Su Mu’s muffled pants were amplified by the surroundings.
In this open space, filled with shame and fear of discovery, Su Mu tried desperately to suppress her breathing.
But the hands wreaking havoc at her waist made it impossible for her to calm down, eliciting occasional seductive moans.
The two-minute deep kiss finally ended, a sticky thread connecting their lips, mirroring the desire ignited in their bodies.
Furious, Su Mu was about to demand Chen Qing let her go when she heard voices talking.
“That’s the Imperial Princess, right? She really does have such poise.”
“She’s the Empress’s daughter, after all—of course she’s extraordinary. We won’t get caught slacking off here by the Steward, will we?”
“Don’t worry, this place is so remote—hardly anyone comes here.”
The conversation between the two slacking maids made Su Mu’s heart leap to her throat.
If the light were any brighter, these two would spot her and Chen Qing in the gazebo.
The scare sobered her up considerably.
She pushed hard at Chen Qing, urging her to pick up the sash from the ground so she could tie it back on.
If these maids saw her and Chen Qing in their current position, she’d be infamous in the City Lord’s Mansion’s maid circles by tomorrow.
But Chen Qing, her eyes burning with desire, didn’t stop.
Her hands continued to roam and caress.
The intensifying stimulation made Su Mu’s body go limp.
She bit her lower lip tightly to stifle any sound.
Seeing Silly Shizun’s eyes brimming with lust, enduring so fiercely, Chen Qing decided to fan the flames a bit more.
She gently bit Su Mu’s collarbone, her warm breath teasing the sensitive skin of her neck.
The small feet in her shoes had their dainty toes curled tightly.
She clamped her thighs together to block Chen Qing’s wandering hand below.
But her resistance played right into Chen Qing’s hands.
Chen Qing’s cool fingers rubbed teasingly at the root of her thighs, the intimate stimulation making Su Mu’s taut little waist tense even more.
“No, don’t~ I, mm~”
When Su Mu tried to whisper a protest, Chen Qing deliberately intensified the speed and pressure of her caresses. After a coquettish moan escaped, Su Mu’s waist trembled slightly.
This uncontrollable moan from Su Mu alerted the two slacking maids to something amiss.
