Du Gu Luanyue said coldly, "Hurry up and do it. I don't want to say another word to you, Huo Wei."
Huo Wei looked serious. "What on earth is your purpose for coming to the Northern Yan?"
But at this moment, Du Gu Luanyue refused to say another word to him. She knelt on the cold ground, shed a couple of tears, wiped them away with the sleeve of her robe, and then bit her lips tightly, stubbornly refusing to make a single sound.
Huo Wei said, "The ground is cold."
Du Gu Luanyue still ignored him. She closed her eyes, looking like someone determined to seek death.
Huo Wei had grown up on the desolate frontiers since childhood and had hardly had any contact with women during his formative years.
He didn't know how to talk to or interact with women. He couldn't even figure out why Du Gu Luanyue was so broken - down today, let alone realize what he had done to her.
In his memory, she was always a charming and alluring temptress. No matter how he treated her, Du Gu Luanyue always wore a smiling face.
But at this moment, she was completely shattered.
Seeing that Du Gu Luanyue didn't get up from the ground, he grew a bit angry and roared, "I told you to get up. The ground is cold. Didn't you hear!"
Before she could react, Huo Wei easily picked her up from the ground, carried her horizontally, and threw her onto the bed.
Du Gu Luanyue was roughly tossed into the quilt without any tenderness. Although it wasn't painful, it was rather rough. She angrily roared,
"Huo Wei, what exactly do you mean! If you want to do it, then do it quickly!"
Huo Wei just stood in front of the bed, silently gazing at her. "The belt made of celestial silk. You were originally going to give it to your lover, weren't you?"
Du Gu Luanyue leaned against the head - board of the bed, with the corners of her eyes bloodshot.
"I'm far away in the Northern Yan and already married. I've long cut off all ties with him.
Huo Wei, what's the point of asking these questions? Sheng Yunqi hates me to the core by now. In his heart, I'm already a despicable person."
She would never see Sheng Yunqi again in this lifetime. She was too ashamed to face him.
Huo Wei picked up his brocade robe from the ground and put it on. He picked up his armor. He had walked several steps and was almost at the door when he suddenly stopped, walked back, and picked up the broken pieces of the teacup one by one from the ground and placed them on the table.
Before leaving, he still glanced back at her.
"The important minister of the Southern Chu, Sheng Yunqi, has secretly come to the Northern Yan. I have no choice but to report this. Please forgive me, Mother. I'm just acting impartially."
Du Gu Luanyue trembled all over upon hearing this. She quickly threw off the quilt, got out of bed, and hugged Huo Wei from behind.
"I beg you to spare him, okay? I promise, I promise to make Sheng Yunqi disappear from the territory of the Northern Yan within three days."
Huo Wei looked down at the fair and delicate hands tightly clasped around his waist. The killing intent in his thick, ink - like eyebrows faded, but a touch of sadness welled up. He didn't know where this discomfort and sadness came from. He just felt his chest was extremely stuffy.
He turned around and looked at Du Gu Luanyue. His gaze slowly moved downward. She was standing bare - footed on the cold ground. Then he glanced at the broken porcelain pieces on the round table.
He knew that after he said those words, Du Gu Luanyue would rush over regardless, even bare - footed.
Du Gu Luanyue looked up at him.
"Huo Wei, I've never known what you want. I've always just guessed. If you want power and influence, I can help you, and there's no need to invade other countries.
I can even help you gain a firm foothold in the court. I was raised as an emperor since childhood. I know how to help you."
Huo Wei said in a deep voice, "If you hadn't come to the Northern Yan, would you have already married that Sheng Yunqi by now?"
Du Gu Luanyue was slightly stunned. She didn't understand why Huo Wei kept asking about Sheng Yunqi.
From what she knew of Huo Wei, he was a heartless and ruthless man who only cared about weighing the pros and cons. He was like a wild beast that would never let go of any opportunity. What was wrong with him today?
A sinister and cold smile appeared on Huo Wei's wild and handsome face.
"Making you say you're in love with me, I'm afraid it's always against your will, right?
The Empress Du Gu has had a hard time. In the Northern Yan, you still have to deal with different men. Now that the main character is here, why drive him away instead of keeping him?"
Du Gu Luanyue's charming eyes locked deeply with his dark ones. Her eyes were filled with a layer of water. "He belongs to the past. I've already let go."
She slowly reached out her jade hand to his waist and easily untied the familiar celestial - silk belt.
Du Gu Luanyue forced back her tears. She lifted her hands and took off Huo Wei's clothes. She also took off her own outer robe. Several pieces of clothing hung limply on the ground.
She took the initiative in despair, wrapped her arms around Huo Wei's neck, and kissed his cold, thin lips. "Huo Wei, don't leave tonight, okay?"
Intermittent kisses followed one after another. Huo Wei's eyes flickered for a moment. His rough palm unconsciously climbed onto her slender waist.
The candle flames in the room flickered. The wax melted drop by drop under the scalding flame and piled up limply on the candlestick.
The heavy and rough breathing sound of Huo Wei came from her ear, gradually becoming rapid. Their lips and tongues intertwined, as if he had forgotten who he was and what he was supposed to do.
For the first time, he took the initiative to pull her into his arms. His fingertips caressed her fair skin and delicate shoulders. He said in a deep and magnetic voice,
"I know you're doing this for him."
Du Gu Luanyue's body stiffened and she stopped. But Huo Wei refused to stop and continued to entangle with her.
He pressed her against the bed railing. His black eyes flashed slightly. "What are you afraid of? Afraid that I'll be angry?"
Du Gu Luanyue lowered her head guiltily. "No, I'm not doing this for him."
Huo Wei reached out his finger and pinched her chin, forcefully lifting it up. "Du Gu Luanyue, you do have an overly alluring face. It's so beautiful that people are willing to believe your lies."
Her voice was extremely soft. "Let's go to bed. It's cold here." She had no mood to talk to Huo Wei about anything else. She just wanted to get it over with quickly and beg for his forgiveness.
Huo Wei frowned slightly. He bent down, picked up the clothes on the ground, and stuffed them into her arms.
"I'll pretend I didn't see what happened to Sheng Yunqi today. But I'm warning you, this is the only time. If there's a next time, Sheng Yunqi won't have a second chance to return to the Southern Chu."
After saying that, Huo Wei left her room, leaving her with blood - shot eyes, standing there blankly.
Did Huo Wei really just spare her and Sheng Yunqi like this?
But her weakness was now in his hands. She really didn't know how to go on in the future.
Huo Wei had only walked a few steps out of the temple when he bumped into Sheng Yunqi in a dark corner. Sheng Yunqi was wearing a plain white monk's robe and his face was full of killing intent.
Aunt Mei Jiang rushed out from the other end and desperately grabbed Sheng Yunqi. "My lord, you must calm down. This is the Northern Yan!"
Sheng Yunqi had lost his mind. During the time when he had just woken up from his coma, what had Huo Wei done in Du Gu Luanyue's room?
He stared intently and saw that Huo Wei's clothes were a bit askew and he was tidying up his cuffs, looking like someone who had just put on his robe.
He looked at Huo Wei with blood - shot eyes. "Villain, villain! What on earth did you do to her!"
Huo Wei sneered. "You should think about what she did to save your life because of your impulsiveness and stupidity."
After saying that, he gave Sheng Yunqi a cold look and then left.
Sheng Yunqi's pale and thin lips slightly parted. His body stiffened in place and he suddenly knelt down.
Aunt Mei Jiang helped him up and made him sit on the railing of the corridor. "My lord, Her Majesty asked me to convey a message to you."