Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

Chi Junlin casually dismissed the guards at the gate, then pushed open the door and strolled in.

Jiang Qianju was so shocked that she almost jumped out of bed.

As if she'd seen a ghost, she screamed at Chi Junlin, "Chi Junlin! Why are you back again! Where's Yang Yuru? Why aren't you bullying her?!"

Chi Junlin glanced at Jiang Qianju for a moment, then replied, "I can sleep wherever I want, it's none of your business."

"I……"

Jiang Qianju was furious and reached out to hit Chi Junlin.

But she grabbed his wrist and pulled him into her arms.

Then Chi Junlin whispered in Jiang Qianju's ear, "Although I like Yang Yuru very much, I don't know why, but I can't stop thinking about you."

That's really strange... Why do you think that is?

"Red Emperor, you're a despicable person! You bastard... ugh—"

Before she could finish speaking, her lips and tongue sealed her mouth.

All words dissipate into the desire for words.

After a long while, Chi Junlin reluctantly released her red lips.

When they came to their senses, the two of them were already lying inside the red tent.

"Chi Junlin, how dare you touch me..."

At this moment, Jiang Qianju's harsh words sounded like she was being coquettish.

How could they possibly stop the Red Emperor from reaching his peak?

A moment of fleeting pleasure.

Chapter 6 The night is too short for pleasure, let us indulge in more.

What Chi Junlin liked most was Jiang Qianju's indomitable spirit.

Her resentment and shame will eventually turn into the will to rebel.

Jiang Qianju's bones were soft all over, possessing a natural, alluring charm.

Interestingly, her little mouth was harder than all the bones combined.

I woke up at dawn.

Chi Junlin rose from Jiang Qianju's embrace, looked at her full red lips, and lowered his head to kiss her again.

Then they heard Jiang Qianju, half-asleep and half-awake, uttering a coquettish murmur.

"Red Emperor... I will definitely poison you..."

Chi Junlin smiled and stroked her cheek, seeing a sweet smile on her face in her dream.

She quietly got out of bed, dressed, and called a palace maid to prepare food.

Before long, it was noon, and Jiang Qianju was finally awakened by the aroma of food.

Jiang Qianju usually gets up around this time.

At the service of the palace maids, she put on a loose red robe and came to the table, yawning.

Then he saw that Chi Junlin was wearing a white robe with gold trim, which was his own clothes.

Jiang Qianju frowned and said to Chi Junlin, "Why are you still here? Didn't the army enter the city? Didn't we just capture the inner palace? Aren't you going out today?"

Chi Junlin sat at the table, eating the imperial pastries that the kitchen had carefully prepared for the princess.

Upon hearing this, he casually replied, "My generals are capable, and the army is well-managed. As long as I give the orders, they will naturally do their jobs well. It's not a big deal for me; I just need to make the decisions."

"What about Jiang Hao? Shouldn't we worry about him?"

"Just detain him. He's just a figurehead now. The inner palace is full of my men; they can't cause any trouble. Let's leave him out for a few days and deflate his ego."

As Chi Junlin spoke, he picked up a half-eaten sugar biscuit and offered it to Jiang Qianju's lips.

"Never mind that for now. These osmanthus shortbreads are baked perfectly, fragrant, crispy, and sweet. You should try them."

Jiang Qianju rolled her eyes and replied, "I don't eat things that other people have eaten."

"If you don't eat, I'll feed you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qianju was both angry and furious, seemingly recalling what had happened the previous night.

But she was ashamed to mention it in front of the other palace maids, and she was also afraid that Chi Junlin would actually come and feed her.

So he reluctantly took a bite of the pastry.

"good."

Chi Junlin smiled as he looked at Jiang Qianju, as if he were looking at a sullen little kitten.

He then patted the seat next to him, gesturing for her to sit down.

After Jiang Qianju sat down angrily, the palace maid immediately brought her a bowl and chopsticks and served her a bowl of fresh mutton soup.

She frowned and immediately snapped at the palace maids, "I said I don't eat meat in the morning! Who told you to cook yokan!"

Upon hearing this, the palace maid knelt down trembling.

Chi Junlin then said, "Don't scold them, I asked the kitchen to cook it. When marching and fighting, we don't have the strength if we don't eat meat every day, so we're used to it."

He then waved his hand, signaling the palace maids to leave.

The two palace maids, as if granted a pardon, quickly got up and left the room.

Chi Junlin personally served Jiang Qianju a bowl of soup, sprinkled it with fine salt, stirred it well, and then fed it to Jiang Qianju's mouth.

Jiang Qianju was unwilling to speak.

Chi Junlin said in a calm tone, "You have to eat what I tell you to eat. That's your situation now, so it's better to behave yourself, understand?"

Jiang Qianju glanced at Chi Junlin with a resentful expression.

Then, reluctantly, he opened his mouth.

"That's right." Chi Junlin nodded with a smile and fed the soup to Jiang Qianju.

Jiang Qianju's expression gradually softened, because the soup did indeed taste delicious.

She had exhausted herself last night and was now hungry.

Chi Junlin fed her several mouthfuls, but when he saw a few drops of soup spilling from the corners of her mouth, she didn't bother to wipe them away with her hand.

So he lowered his head and slowly licked it clean.

Seeing that Chi Junlin was starting to get restless again, Jiang Qian blushed and made a coy expression, avoiding Chi Junlin's kiss, and said, "Chi Junlin, I want to take a bath."

"I guessed it early on, so I had them boil the water."

After Chi Junlin finished speaking, he picked up Jiang Qianju in one swift motion.

Amid her gasp, he strode into the bathroom of her private room.

The room is filled with the aroma of incense, and a huge bathtub with gold trim and red lacquer sits in the center of the room.

Without saying a word, Chi Junlin carried Jiang Qianju into the bathtub.

They let the warm water, still damp with flower petals, soak their bodies.

Jiang Qianju angrily reached out and punched Chi Junlin's chest.

"Are you trying to kill me?! I'm taking a bath, and you're not even going to leave?"

"You were served by palace maids since you were a child. Do you know how to bathe yourself? I, the general, will personally serve Her Highness a bath."

"Ah—Chi Junlin, you... vile woman! I will poison you sooner or later. I will... make you... die without... a burial place..."

"Here's a good idea. Why don't you grind poison into rouge and apply it to your lips? If I eat it, you'll poison me to death, won't you?"

"I...don't...don't...teach me...mmm..."

The room was filled with the warmth of spring, enveloped in a misty haze.

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Let's leave aside the matter of Chi Junlin eating Jiang Qianju early in the morning.

the other side.

Since being startled by the Red Emperor's cavalry yesterday and leaving the chaotic Xizhimen.

Ding Xia has returned to Yuanyang Tower and spent another night there.

When he returned there, the female manager greeted Ding Xia with a smile.

The jade pendant that Chi Junlin gave to Ding Xia, which was then pawned again, turned out to be surprisingly valuable.

He pawned his feet at the pawnshop for 850 taels of silver.

After settling the bill for Ding Xia, the female manager pocketed 150 taels of silver for herself.

He seemed quite surprised that he was only given five hundred taels in change. He thanked the female steward repeatedly.

When you encounter such a sucker, how can you not greet them with a smile?

But Dingxia was thinking that although Chi Junlin looked poor, the precious jade she gave him was actually genuine.

This solved his immediate problem.

But this does not mean that Ding Xia has forgiven Chi Junlin for having his cavalry threaten him.

Yes, Ding Xia still doesn't believe that Chi Junlin wanted to kill him back then.

In his understanding, Chi Junlin was still angry because he had gone to the brothel, and was just being a little womanly.

Hey, woman.

Do you think you can force yourself to comply by using threats?

Although I'm much smarter than before, how could I, Ding Xia, a hero for life, be defeated by such petty tricks?

Besides, it's not like I, Ding Xia, don't have other women.

At least Ding Xia knew that Chi Junlin's lifelong nemesis, Jiang Qianju, had always been obsessed with him and coveted him.

Previously, out of consideration for Chi Junlin's feelings, I had never openly contacted Jiang Qianju in front of Chi Junlin.

But now, Ding Xia obviously doesn't need to worry about so much anymore.

Since the Red Emperor is ruthless, don't blame him for being unjust.

At this point, Ding Xia had made up his mind.

This time, he will completely abandon Chi Junlin and seek refuge in the arms of the Eldest Princess.

Then let that ignorant woman regret it in secret!

Chapter 7 Long eyelashes and alluring bones, lotus-root arms entwined

Having made up his mind, Ding Xia did not hesitate for long and quickly left Yuanyang Tower, heading towards the Princess's Mansion.

Although the influx of the Northern army caused widespread panic among the city's residents, martial law had been lifted once Red King's Landing captured the inner palace.

The army did not harm the people in the slightest, so the city's security was relatively stable.

When Ding Xia arrived near the Princess's residence, he found that there were many guards patrolling outside the residence, who were obviously Chi Junlin's men.

He cursed inwardly. As expected, Chi Junlin hated the Princess to the extreme. After entering the city, she took control of the Princess's residence without stopping for a moment.

Judging from the looks of it, Jiang Qianju must have been captured by Chi Junlin a long time ago. I wonder if she's suffered any hardship these past two days.

But upon closer reflection, if Jiang Qianju really suffered some hardship, it would actually be a good thing for me.

At such a critical moment, he risked his life to see her. Wouldn't that move the woman to tears?

Ding Xia knows these women all too well.

If you lend them a helping hand when they are in danger and do them a little favor, they will cry and be convinced that you are willing to give everything for them.

Chi Junlin was like this before, and Jiang Qianju is like this too.

I just don't know what's gotten into Chi Junlin lately, she's been targeting me in every way.

Thinking of this, Ding Xia couldn't help but snort coldly.

She would not easily forgive Chi Junlin for allowing her to suffer such a humiliating disgrace.