Right after that, several ladles of cold water were poured one after another.
Cheng Xiran broke free from Helian Duo's embrace. After he gently placed her on the ground, she looked around without much sense of shame.
"I..."
She scratched her head and ears, but couldn't figure out what had gone wrong. Moreover, she didn't dare to look at Helian Duo at all. She felt so embarrassed.
"You're in heat," Helian Duo said with a cold expression, but there was a hint of playfulness in his eyes as he looked at her.
Cheng Xiran gave him a disdainful look. "How can you still be joking at this time?"
Without waiting for Helian Duo to reply, she went behind the screen on her own to change into clean clothes. When she came out again, Helian Duo was already sitting in the same place, reading a book. Hearing the sound, he lifted his handsome face from the book. "Well, if I hadn't noticed in time, you would have taken advantage of me by now."
"It's clearly me who was taken advantage of by you..." Cheng Xiran pouted slightly. She walked forward and sat down opposite him. Then she continued, "I'm a beautiful young girl. You've probably had a lot of experience, right? Even though you have a noble status, in a way, I'm more precious than you. So even if something happened, it would be me who suffered!"
A lot of experience?
Helian Duo glared back at her. "There has never been a woman by my side for all these years."
Was he explaining?
Cheng Xiran couldn't help but secretly smile. Then she heard Helian Duo change the topic slightly. "You were in the mansion. Who could have drugged you with aphrodisiacs?"
She tried hard to recall. Finally, she slapped the table and stood up. "Oh, I know. It was the cup of tea Mrs. Qian gave me!"
Helian Duo was startled by her sudden action.
Cheng Xiran immediately calmed down and lowered her voice. "It was after I drank the tea she gave me that I started to feel hot all over. So it must be related to this."
"Why did Mrs. Qian do this to you? Did she notice something? What did you say to her?"
Helian Duo asked several questions in a row. Cheng Xiran was stunned. She couldn't very well say that she had been discussing sex with Mrs. Qian, could she? She just couldn't bring herself to say it.
Cheng Xiran coughed twice. While she was still thinking about how to reply, she heard a rustling sound from outside.
The two of them looked at each other and quickly stepped back from under the window. Cheng Xiran didn't react in time. Just as she was about to run inside, Helian Duo grabbed her and pulled her towards the bed. As they walked, she heard him say loudly, "My lady, what's wrong with you? It's still daytime. This isn't very appropriate, is it?"
Cheng Xiran frowned slightly, but Helian Duo gave her a commanding look. She felt a bit embarrassed.
"Cheng Xiran, this is not the time for you to be shy," Helian Duo whispered in her ear. Cheng Xiran's mind went blank with a rush of heat. She didn't care about anything else. After gently biting her lower lip, she shouted in a high - pitched voice, "Oh, husband, I want it right now!"
"We're in someone else's mansion. Can't you be a bit more modest..."
When they reached the bedside, Helian Duo pulled Cheng Xiran down. They both landed on the soft bed.
One on top of the other.
Helian Duo was very attentive to the sounds outside. Cheng Xiran's mind was completely blank, and she just did as he signaled.
"Husband, hurry..." Cheng Xiran paused. She almost burst out laughing but managed to hold it in. Then she pretended to be coquettish. "Hurry up and take off my clothes. I can't wait to be one with you."
Helian Duo got up and gently let go of Cheng Xiran.
Obviously, even as a grown man, he couldn't bear to listen to the bold words Cheng Xiran had said.
Cheng Xiran finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing that the sound outside didn't go away, Helian Duo pretended to be out of breath and said, "My lady, since you've said so, I won't be polite to you. I will surely satisfy you!"
Then he pretended to make a lot of noise.
"Really? Then hurry up and love me," Cheng Xiran said and then covered her face. She wished she could find a hole in the ground to hide in.
After shaking the bed for a while, Helian Duo asked in the same tone as before, "My lady, I've been working so hard. Can you feel my love for you now?"
Cheng Xiran imitated a few moans. Her "mm - ah" sounds made Helian Duo feel a bit numb.
After the "passionate encounter", there was a sudden and urgent knock on the door.
Helian Duo quickly lay down. Then he pretended to be impatient and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's me, Lord Qian."
Hearing this, Helian Duo gave a deep look at Cheng Xiran, who was covering her face. Then he sat up from the bed. He casually adjusted his clothes and let his long hair fall loose. Then he rushed towards the door. He opened it and saw Lord Qian. He bowed respectfully and said, "It's Lord Qian. May I ask what you need from me?"
"Oh, I just wanted to come and ask if Young Master He had rested... It seems I've interrupted your good time. We can talk about anything tomorrow."
Lord Qian left after saying this in a hurry.
When he returned to his own courtyard, he saw his wife sitting there, drinking tea.
He sat down next to her and couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "The prince is not married yet, and he has always been a man who has no interest in women. I've never heard that the prince has ever had a woman. So even though this Young Master He has an extraordinary air and is not an ordinary person, he may not necessarily be the prince."
Mrs. Qian poured him a cup of tea and comforted him. "Anyway, you've already gone to the capital to get the prince's portrait. We'll know their identities in a couple of days."
But Lord Qian looked very worried. "If he's really not the prince, then what on earth is he here for? I can't feel at ease. Since he was sent by the prince, it must be the emperor's intention."
Mrs. Qian was slightly stunned. Then she softly comforted him, "You've only taken up the post of governor for a few days, and you were directly transferred by the queen mother. So it's not strange. Maybe the prince is just here to inquire about the disaster relief."
As soon as the topic of disaster relief came up, Lord Qian looked even more embarrassed. He sighed several times. "It seems that what's bound to come will come. Anyway, I must strive for more disaster - relief funds for Mianzhou."
Mianzhou was adjacent to Fenzhou and was the area hardest hit by the famine this time. Although the court had already allocated a sum of money, the second allocation was very different from what the officials had said. Lord Qian had already sent someone to report to the court, and he thought there should be a response in a couple of days.
On the contrary, his wife's face was extremely calm.
As if thinking of something, Lord Qian suddenly changed his question. "By the way, didn't I find a casual job for your younger brother in the government yamen a few days ago? Have you been to see how he's doing these days?"