lcionline Chapter 282 Don't even think about taking advantage of me.
Chapter 282 Don't even think about taking advantage of me.
Su Mowan quickly stopped the person.
"Um, get some rest. Don't you have to get up really early tomorrow?"
This time, Murong Jing didn't listen to her. His slightly hoarse voice fell on her ear. "The journey is long. You can rest in the carriage tomorrow."
Su Mowan trembled at the low, husky voice, but Murong Jing's hand was wandering restlessly over her waist.
Unable to bear it any longer, Su Mowan simply looked up and kissed his lips, "You want a child?"
"..."
You could say that.
His Highness the Prince of Qin remained silent. Although now was not a good time to have a child, influenced by the atmosphere between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, His Highness the Prince of Qin did indeed want Su Mowan to have a child for him.
Seeing that his silence was tantamount to acquiescence, Su Mowan's heart pounded like a drum. After waiting a while and still not hearing Murong Jing speak, Su Mowan hesitated and said, "Isn't it a bit too early now? After all, I... I'm still young."
In truth, Su Mowan harbored a hidden fear deep within her heart.
Putting aside whether or not she would have children, she was not even ready to consummate their marriage.
A little flirting, kissing, and hugging is fine, but to expect her to have a real relationship with Murong Jing right now... is a bit too early.
Unexpectedly, after Su Mowan finished speaking, Murong Jing, who was always very concerned about his age, actually said, "But I am not young anymore."
He had barely finished speaking when his lips landed on hers again, a light and lingering kiss. Before long, it began to deepen, and Su Mowan's heart was pounding, fearing that things would get out of control.
He quickly turned his head to the side, panting, and said, "Give me some time, let me think about it."
Murong Jing turned her head back with displeasure. "What's there to think about? Don't you want to have a child for me?"
Su Mowan was annoyed by his question and blurted out, "It's me who gave birth, not you. You make it sound so easy. Have you ever seen a virgin give birth to a man's child without even thinking about it?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Mowan felt Murong Jing's aura suddenly turn cold. He slowly loosened his grip on her, then lay back down and said calmly, "It's getting late, go to sleep."
"..."
Are you angry?
Su Mowan felt that she was a typical example of being a fool. She was so confident just now, but after seeing Murong Jing's reaction, she felt guilty.
Murong Jing has such a bad temper, shouldn't she be being coaxed? She's the one feeling wronged! And Murong Jing has already started throwing a tantrum!
Su Mowan felt increasingly frustrated. Having a baby is such a major life event, it's not as simple as buying a cabbage, can't she even have time to relax?
Besides, she's only sixteen, a tender and youthful age. Wouldn't it be dangerous for her to have a baby?
Of course, Su Mowan was mainly unprepared and a little scared about such an intimate thing as skin-to-skin contact with Murong Jing.
It is said that when feelings are intense, it is hard to restrain oneself. Su Mowan thought about it and felt that the two of them were still lacking something.
Murong Jing's reaction clearly showed that he was angry. Su Mowan thought for a moment, cleared her throat, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Are you angry?"
His Highness Prince Qin wasn't actually angry, just a little disappointed and dejected. He believed he had given Su Mowan everything he had, except for the matter of faking his lameness.
He thought Su Mowan had started to care about him during this time, but who knew that she not only kept her heart to herself, but also didn't want him to touch her body.
The usually proud Prince Qin was somewhat hurt at this moment, and even wondered if Su Mowan disliked him, which was why she wouldn't let him touch her.
People caught up in emotions tend to overthink, especially since Su Mowan is incredibly popular with men, causing His Highness Prince Qin to feel somewhat insecure.
When Su Mowan asked him so bluntly, Murong Jing paused for a moment, then said coldly, "I'm tired, I'm going to sleep."
As she spoke, she deliberately pulled the blanket up to show that she was really ready to sleep.
Su Mowan could tell that this person was just being stubborn. After thinking about it, she realized that what she had just said was indeed a bit inappropriate, so she decided to lower her head.
"Uncle Jing, can you please stop this? Can't you give me some time to process this?"
Uncle Jing...
His Highness the King of Qin could no longer tolerate it. He flipped over and pinned the person beneath him, exuding a dangerous aura.
"What do you call me, King?"
It's good that there's a response; I'm just worried about no response at all.
Su Mowan smiled, put her arms around Murong Jing's waist, and said fearlessly, "I'll call you Uncle Jing. Don't get excited, there's a lot to it about how you address someone."
Although he knew she was probably going to start spouting nonsense again, Murong Jing couldn't help but play along, asking, "What's the significance?"
Su Mo cleared his throat, burning a bunch of brain cells, and said, "It's like this, you can't call an ordinary person 'uncle.' There are three conditions for being called 'uncle.'"
Murong Jing braced himself against her elbow, lightly pressing down on her. "What three conditions?"
"First and foremost, he has to be a man."
"..."
"Secondly, they need to be a bit older."
"..."
"Third, you must have a lot of charm."
"..."
"To sum it up, he's a charming man who's a bit older, and isn't that exactly what describes Your Highness?"
"..."
His Highness the King of Qin gritted his teeth inwardly; this woman was making fun of him again.
Su Mowan, unafraid of the consequences, added, "What do you think of this nickname? Isn't it unique and one-of-a-kind?"
Logically, he should be angry at this moment, but when Murong Jing thought about how the person under him was only sixteen years old, seven years younger than him, his mood gradually calmed down.
The nickname "Uncle Jing" sounds jarring, but it is indeed quite unique.
So His Highness the King of Qin let her go.
Su Mowan thought the old man would be relentless, but to her surprise, he rolled over and lay flat, pulling her into his arms and hugging her. He rubbed his chin against the top of her head and whispered, "Then I'll give you time."
They're actually quite easy to coax.
Su Mowan responded with an "okay," then obediently snuggled closer to the person's arms and fell asleep peacefully.
The next morning, as soon as Su Mowan opened her eyes, she saw that Murong Jia had already washed up and was sitting by the bed, seemingly waiting for her to wake up.
Su Mowan sat up, her eyes instantly regaining their clarity. "Why didn't you call me?"
Murong Jing saw her sit up quickly, glanced at her indifferently, and then looked away.
There's no rush.
Su Mowan lifted the covers to get out of bed, but Murong Jing glanced at her and said, "Go back inside and wait for the hot water to come out."
"..."
Su Mowan had no choice but to shrink back into the quilt and wait. After a short while, Qinghe came in carrying a basin of water. The water was steaming and looked like it had just been boiled.
Qinghe put down the basin of water, looked at Su Mowan, and hesitated to speak. Su Mowan thought she wanted to help her wash up, so she lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed when she heard Murong Jing say again, "Wait until the water cools down a bit."
Okay, let's shrink back again.
Qinghe was clearly a little uncomfortable with her master's presence. After standing there for a while, she twisted her fingers and then took her leave.
Su Mowan really wanted to ask why they couldn't just add some cold water instead of just waiting. But when she thought about how unusual Murong Jing's thought process was, she obediently huddled under the covers and didn't ask.
The two had a minor disagreement last night, and the silence between them made the atmosphere a bit awkward.
Su Mowan turned her head and saw that Murong Jing was actually looking at a booklet in his hand. Upon closer inspection, she saw that it was the budget for expanding the restaurant that she had written a few days ago.
So Su Mowan decided to break the silence and asked, "What do you think?"
Murong Jing put the booklet down, turned to look at her, and said, "I don't understand it."
Su Mowan couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips into a smile, revealing dimples. "So I wasn't lying to you, right? I really do know some characters you don't recognize, and besides me, no one else can understand them."
Murong Jing believed this. Even he couldn't understand it, let alone others.
So he said, "Teach me everything you know another day."
Su Mowan smiled smugly and said in a good mood, "Okay, then you have to call me teacher."
Murong Jing coldly glanced at her.
"Don't even think about taking advantage of me."
Su Mowan curled her lip. Why didn't you say anything when you took advantage of others? It's a classic case of "only the magistrate is allowed to watch."
After waiting a while, seeing that the steam from the water wasn't rising as intensely, Su Mowan got out of bed and washed up by herself. Qinghe, who was outside, heard the commotion and ran in to serve her, but Su Mowan waved her hand, telling her to go and prepare her makeup.
Actually, there wasn't much to prepare, because Murong had said not to dress up too much, so Su Mowan just had Qinghe style her hair into a simple bun to represent a married person.
She hadn't paid attention to this before, but today all the people going on the autumn hunt were prominent figures, and since she was going with Murong Jing, she had to at least be mindful of the etiquette.
After Qinghe finished styling her hair, Murong Jing left the bedroom. Su Mowan quickly put on her clothes, but as she was leaving the bedroom, she remembered the fox fur coat and turned back to hug it.
When they arrived at the outer room, they saw that Feng Yue had also come over. It seemed that everything was ready and they were just waiting for her.
So Su Mowan walked up to Murong Jing and asked softly, "Leave now?"
Murong Jing did not answer, but Feng Yue said instead, "Please wait a moment, someone has already been sent to the East Courtyard to invite Consort Shen."
The implication is that they should go out together, and that she should wait for them?
When did Shen Muyue start receiving this kind of treatment?
However, Su Mowan felt better when she thought about what Murong Jing had said last night.
After waiting for a short while, someone came in to report that Consort Shen was already waiting at the door, so Murong Jing signaled to Feng Yue that he could leave.
Feng Yue pushed the person ahead, while Yin Shuang picked up the bundle placed to the side and followed behind Su Mowan.
Qinghe was kept behind as usual, and Su Mowan persuaded her with the same reason. Before leaving Huangfeng Garden, Su Mowan said to Shen Murui's maid, "There is progress on your young lady's matter. I will tell you the specific details after the autumn hunt."
Su Mowan's tone was slightly relieved, so Xiaoyun's eyes lit up slightly, but then dimmed again, and she just nodded obediently.
Upon exiting the west courtyard, they indeed saw Shen Muyue standing at the door with two maids. Caiwei's face was still somewhat pale due to her injuries.
Su Mowan raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself that someone was injured like this and she still had to take him to such a far place in the northern suburbs, as if he was not lacking someone to take care of him.