Chapter 293: The Brainless Empress in the Arrogant Stallion Novel (43)

Chapter 293: The Foolish Empress in the Arrogant Stallion Novel (43)

Waking up once again with soreness, Tang Qing's face remained blank-faced.

In the bronze mirror, the sight of herself revealed a trail of passion marks from the neck downward—all deliberately left by Wei Shang the night before.

"Your Majesty, you're awake?"

Wei Shang arrived swiftly. The moment she stirred, he had already heard the movement and entered with a washing basin for her.

"Your Majesty, Shang is here to attend to your robes."

His movements were gentle. Despite being a man, he performed the work of a handmaid with unexpected tenderness.

"Your Majesty, are you tired?"

"Would you like Shang to knead your muscles?"

Tang Qing couldn't be bothered to respond. Whether she was tired or not, Wei Shang probably knew better than she did.

After the effects of the lust-inducing drug had worn off, she had a momentary lucidity—only to find herself unable to push Wei Shang away.

"Last night was all my fault..." Gazing at the dense red marks on Tang Qing's neck, Wei Shang's eyes darkened slightly before he purred, "Truly, Your Majesty was too irresistible... Shang couldn't hold back..."

"Did Your Majesty enjoy Shang's company last night?"

Satisfied? My ass.

He'd been relentless all night, couldn’t be reined in.

"What does Your Majesty's silence mean?"

"If Shang has failed to serve you well, please speak frankly." Pressing close to the empress's ear, Wei Shang raised his right hand slightly, twisting a lock of her hair and sending a faint tingling shiver.

"Even if it means serving you anew, Shang would gladly oblige."

With every exhale, the heat from Wei Shang's body seeped into her.

Just as his wandering hands threatened to move lower, Tang Qing abruptly seized his wrist!

"Wei Shang, it's broad daylight."

The huskiness in Tang Qing's voice took secret pleasure in Wei Shang, who then deliberately asked, "Then did Your Majesty enjoy last night?"

Tang Qing understood—Wei Shang wouldn't relent until he got his answer. It seemed sweetie was determined to extract the response he wanted today...

Faced with his sudden persistence, the empress finally sighed in resignation, "I did."

Hearing the answer he desired, Wei Shang burst into laughter, withdrawing his hands from her and murmuring, "As long as Your Majesty is satisfied."

"Your Majesty's eyes... always remain so impassive. So boring."

Even after sharing the most carnal union the night before, the empress had awoken as though it were all a dream...

That was why he itched to provoke her—longing to see a different reaction...

Wei Shang's fingers lightly traced the empress's brows as he whispered, "And yet... Shang loves these eyes of yours the most..."

"If only... Your Majesty's gaze held only Shang..."

As he spoke, Wei Shang casually picked up a hairpin and helped the Empress put up her hair.

The system chimed: "Wei Shang's Love Points have increased. Current Love Points: 93."

...

When settling the bill at the inn, the innkeeper, taking Tang Qing for the leader of the group, hemmed and hawed several times before finally approaching the Empress. "Um..."

"Good patron..."

His voice trembled, especially when his gaze met Liu Qingshu's drawn sword, and his courage faltered. "Last night, when you all stayed over, I just wanted to ask..."

The Empress: "What do you want to ask?"

"It's nothing serious..." The innkeeper glanced around and then whispered, "Last night... nobody died, did they?"

Guo Kai had been screaming bloody murder!

It was impossible not to notice!

Several times, the innkeeper had wanted to ask who was making those awful noises, but each time he encountered Liu Qingshu, the glint of her blade flashing in the light made him too afraid to approach!

His inn was located at the border between the Kingdom of Wu and Lin State, and most of the guests were merchants trading between the two nations, with the occasional rogue swordsmen settling scores.

But never before had he heard such...

...blood-curdling screams as last night.

Thinking of this, the innkeeper winced and said softly, "I wouldn't dream of prying into your affairs, esteemed guests..."

"But if there's a dead body, my humble inn can't bear the responsibility."

Not only would a death bring bad luck, but if it attracted the attention of the authorities, the trouble would be endless.

Hearing this, Wei Shang chuckled and said, "Don't worry, we're all upstanding folk."

"There's no murder case here."

As Wei Shang spoke, the Imperial Guard were just hauling out several sows from the inn's backyard...

These sows were all plump and sturdy, fine breeding sows!

However, they all seemed to be looking worse for wear, huffing and puffing like they'd been through the wringer...

The innkeeper was stunned, drawing a complete blank on when these sows had been brought into the inn!

"Esteemed guests, are you in the hog business?"

Wei Shang replied, "Something like that."

"Last night, we were servicing these sows—things got a little rowdy."

As he spoke, Wei Shang handed the innkeeper a few pieces of silver. "We made free with your premises without notice."

"The backyard has already been cleaned by my people. Our apologies for the ruckus."

At the sight of the silver, the innkeeper's earlier suspicions instantly turned to dollar signs in his eyes. "Well that explains everything!"

"So what I heard last night was them sows carrying on in the backyard!" [grunting sounds]

"Hey—I just found out today that breeding sows could get this loud."

Wei Shang's smile grew even more enigmatic as he spoke slowly, "Indeed, those pigs were squealing pretty bad."

"As long as nothing's wrong!"

"Safe travels, folks!"

Carefully maintaining a polite smile, the shopkeeper noticed that behind the sows, the Imperial Guard was also dragging a man along...

The man's steps were unsteady, his whole body weak, like he was completely spent, relying entirely on the Imperial Guard to move forward.

"How dare you!"

"I... am... the Divine Martial Emperor..."

Using every last ounce of strength, Guo Kai looked up, only to see Liu Qingshu's icy stare. "Qingshu..."

"Did you come to save me...?"

"Qingshu..."

With great difficulty, he reached out, attempting to grasp Liu Qingshu's wrist—but before he could touch her...

Liu Qingshu recoiled in disgust.

"You stink to high heaven."

Having rolled around with the sows, Guo Kai was covered in an overpowering stink of pig!

Without a second thought, Liu Qingshu snatched the bone bracelet off her belt and let it fly at him!

"His Majesty said, if you even open your mouth..."

[beat] "Put him to sleep."