Chapter 270: Beginning to Resist Him

Chapter 270: Starting to Resist Him

Xiao Lingchuan placed her on the soft brocade blanket, his tall figure immediately covering hers, firmly trapping her beneath him.

The drug's power surged at this moment, like a bursting dam, instantly overwhelming the last barrier of her reason.

Jiang Shuning's eyes became completely unfocused, a layer of misty water covering them, and an involuntary moan escaped her lips.

The darkness in his eyes surged even more violently, and he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her crimson lips.

This was their first time in this life.

In the previous life, on their wedding night, his nuptial wine had been drugged, and his tears never stopped flowing.

In this life, he had intended to treat her gently, to make amends for his past-life wrongs.

But he found that Jiang Shuning wouldn't let him be gentle.

The drug was too potent; the woman in his arms seemed to transform into someone else.

She was no longer the cold, distant Jiang Shuning who was always on guard against him, but rather like a seductive siren, proactive and passionate.

Outside the window, the torrential rain continued to beat down relentlessly on the entire estate, the rain masking every sound.

After a long while, the movements within the bed curtains gradually subsided.

Xiao Lingchuan did not call for servants to attend to them.

Taking a deep breath, he suppressed the urge to take her again, then lifted her horizontally and strode towards the bath chamber.

Warm steam greeted them.

He placed her into the bath pool that had already been prepared with hot water, letting her limp, powerless body lean against his solid chest, then picked up a wooden comb and patiently washed and combed her sweat-drenched black hair.

The strands of hair slipped through his fingers like fine silk, making him feel as if he were in a dream.

As he was washing her, the person in his arms suddenly stirred.

She seemed to have woken up.

Xiao Lingchuan lowered his head and met a pair of moist, hazy eyes.

Those eyes stared straight at him, without the coldness and wariness she had when awake, leaving only pure, unadulterated confusion and dependence.

His throat constricted, and the desire he had barely managed to calm began to stir again.

He couldn't help but hold the back of her head and kiss her fiercely once more.

This gesture carried a fatal allure.

How could Xiao Lingchuan withstand such provocation? He groaned, and the last shred of his sanity snapped completely.

As dawn broke, the drug's effects in Jiang Shuning's body finally faded, and her chaotic consciousness gradually became clear.

Before she could fully come to her senses, Xiao Lingchuan tightened his grip on her waist again.

Xiao Lingchuan did not stop, his deep gaze tracing the subtle expressions on her face inch by inch, not missing a single change.

She was now awake and had begun to resist him.

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

“Now, do you know who I am?” He stared at her with burning eyes, his tone low and dangerous.

“Prince Jing... Xiao Lingchuan... I beg you, don't do this...”

She desperately tried to push him away, but found her whole body limp and weak, like a sponge soaked in water, utterly unable to muster any strength to resist.

“Yes, it’s me.” Hearing her answer, Xiao Lingchuan seemed quite pleased, and as a reward, he lightly bit her earlobe with his thin lips, his hot breath spreading across her sensitive skin, his voice low and seductive. “This time, and the two times last night, it was all me.”

As soon as the sky brightened, Xiao Lingchuan got up.

Like a satiated lion, he promptly set about dealing with the matter of Jiang Shuning being drugged the previous night.

How dare they try to touch his woman! He would make them pay with blood!

The gardener's corpse still lay in the side hall, covered with a cold black cloth, like a silent curse.

Without Xiao Lingchuan's orders, no one in the residence dared to move that corpse.

Xiao Lingchuan walked straight to the corpse and ordered Ling Feng to pry open the dead man's jaws, and indeed found the deadly poison hidden inside.

“What a bold scheme, arranging 'death warriors' to infiltrate the residence.” A cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth, and a cold gleam flashed in his eyes. “Issue the order to bring the steward who recommended this person here!”

Soon, Steward Chen, who was in charge of purchasing for the residence, knelt on the ground trembling with fear.

When he saw the gardener's unclosed eyes, he was scared out of his wits and could only kowtow like pounding garlic, admitting that he had accepted a bribe from a human trafficker to recruit this person into the residence.

“Spare me, Your Highness! I saw he was strong and seemed hardworking, how could I know he was a death warrior with evil intentions?”

“Still trying to make excuses! I ask you, yesterday when the Princess Consort nearly had an accident, why was there no one in the main courtyard?”

Facing Xiao Lingchuan's interrogation, Steward Chen could only kneel and beg for mercy: “It was Concubine Wang who ordered me to summon the servants from the main courtyard to help in the Zangjin Pavilion. I never expected she would seize the opportunity to frame the Princess Consort!”

“Drag him away, give him twenty lashes, and expel him from the residence! Also, bring that human trafficker he mentioned to me!” Xiao Lingchuan's tone was cold, devoid of any emotion.

The steward respectfully reported from the side: “Your Highness, another incident occurred in the residence yesterday. Concubine Wang and Concubine Huo accused Ling Wu of stealing their hairpins. Now Miss Ling Wu has been locked in the woodshed, awaiting your decision on punishment.” Upon hearing this, Xiao Lingchuan's face instantly darkened: “Deliberately sending Ling Wu away, then targeting the Princess Consort... they must be in collusion! Guards, bring Concubine Wang and Concubine Huo here at once!”