The Noble Woman's Guide On How to Tease One's Husband

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Chapter 111 – Affectionate

*Warning: The following chapter contains explicit content.*

There has not been any intimacy since Chu Jinglan left home. After the reunion, they hadn't gone beyond due to Ye Huaiyang's pregnancy. The two of them who had endured for such a long time never thought such a simple kiss would stir up an uncontrollable massive flame.

Half lying on the jade platform with her back leaning against it, Ye Huaiyang's bending angle was just right. Her belly was neither squeezed nor was her breathing constricted as she soon sank into Chu Jinglan's caresses. Her beautiful eyes were dazed and felt limped like the water without even a trace of strength left. Stretching out his arms to wrap around her, Chu leaned over slightly and suspended carefully above her before lowering his head to keep that sweet red lips in his mouth and only released it after sucking it for a long time.

"Yang'er."

His voice was enticing, which made Ye Huaiyang involuntarily straighten her body to move closer to him, but after all, she was carrying a ball and her movements were not as flexible as before. She began to pant a moment later. As such, she could only see but unable to eat hence she felt restless and immediately squirmed.

To appease her restlessness, Chu Jinglan took the initiative to move his chest closer, letting her stroked and licked him. Noticing that her body was already overflowing wet, he carefully pushed in. It was still tight as before with a sense of astonishment. He tried to move twice when Ye Huaiyang moaned instantly.

"Is there any discomfort?" He stopped and asked in a muted voice.

Ye Huaiyang raised her hands to stroke his sweaty cheeks with bewitching seductive eyes.

"How could there be, you always know how to please me the most ..."

Even a celestial's heart would also be ensnared with mortal desires by these words of hers but a loud rumble echoed in Chu Jinglan's ears as if something tautly snapped that the next second, he held her waist and moved like thunderclaps.

Overwhelmed, Ye Huaiyang raised her head and her hands held her belly to rock up and down in wake of his movements, causing ripples to break on the pool while the smattering of her extremely coquettish moans was distractedly fascinating. Gritted his teeth to resist the urge of his body, Chu Jinglan carefully and slowly moved in and out while caressing her small face and her belly from time to time, lest she might feel any discomfort.

"You're so slow ... are you disdaining my body?"

Breathing heavily, she squeezed out this sentence intermittently with eyes closed at first before opening them and looked lustrously at Chu Jinglan, as if having all kinds of grievances. Ignited with raging flame by her provocation, Chu Jinglan's lower body swelled up more yet he forcibly restrained himself from moving to lean over and gently wiped the sweat off her forehead.

"Husband is afraid of hurting you."

"I'm fine and the Imperial son is fine too." Hooking his neck, Ye Huaiyang wailed coquesttishly, "You are tormenting me deliberately ..."

Exactly who is tormenting who!

The veins on Chu Jinglan's forehead spasm abruptly. Couldn't withstand her delicate pleading, he quickened the speed of the rhythm. Ye Huaiyang cried out suddenly while her body jerked up and the snowy peaks that were half-covered by her black hair surfaced from the water. Seizing and rubbing it with his palm, she instantly sprung up like a bowstring that even her toes were trembling lightly.

"What you want, Husband will give it to you."

In the midst of ecstasy, Chu Jinglan whispered these few words into her ear which she comprehended yet unable to ponder deeply. She only felt the stirring chaos of the misty water and warmth that gradually submerged her.

The beast that was imprisoned in a cage for half a year finally lashed out.

Her scented smooth skin was flushing a charming pink while her tensely straight pair of legs would twitch from time to time not knowing how long later. Seeing this, Chu Jinglan changed her posture. Hugging her to sit in front of him, he slowly entered from behind.

"Eh... Jinglan?"

Ye Huaiyang turned her head back in confusion where he kissed the side of her face in passing and said, "You are coming."

"But I can't hold back even more this way ..." Leaning close to him, she cried out.

"Then don't hold back, Husband is with you." Chu Jinglan laughed softly then extended his hand to the sensitive part below her belly and rubbed it. The smoothness of the touch made him unable to tear himself away.

Ye Huaiyang only felt her entire body about to be scorched severely by the flame and the pool water no longer able to ease her. After a few deep thrusts, she quickly let out a long moan while leaning her body back continued to convulse that her snowy-white belly drew out a beautiful arc and quivered in the air. Chu Jinglan exploded at the same time too where surges of warmth rushed into the depths like tidal waves and ultimately only rough gasps echoed in her ears.

A momentary silence and tranquility.

After a moment of rest, Ye Huaiyang suddenly propped herself up and left his embrace. He stretched out his arms to shield her and asked puzzledly, "What are you doing?"

With a blush, she whispered, "Gugu[1] said that the child is not full-term yet and not to let that thing stay ... "

Chu Jinglan understood instantly and lifted her butt in passing to let the thing flow out completely before embracing her again and letting her rest against his chest.

"Is it uncomfortable here?"

The big palm placed between her waist and belly felt a slight hardness that Chu Jinglan could not help knitting his brows while Ye Huaiyang who was leaning languidly against him did not even bat an eyelid as she merely grabbed and gently pressed his hand then whispered, "It's okay. Will be fine later."

Although the strength was within his control, Chu Jinglan was eventually still worried. Rubbing her waist, he said, "Let the imperial physician take a look at you tomorrow."

"Don't want." She threw out two words without thinking. Though she sounded feeble, she was extremely firm.

"Not behaving again." The tips of Chu Jinglan's brows raised steeply and about to reason with her when he suddenly heard a strange rumbling. Slightly startled, he looked down and the face of the person in his arms was already blushing up.

Is this ... hunger?

Feeling exuberant, Chu Jinglan felt even more invigorated after the indulgence that he naturally neglected the meal time but Ye Huaiyang was susceptible to this. After all, she is now eating to nourish two people and the little guy will be at odds when her tummy is a little hungry. Chu Jinglan realized this too and immediately put aside the prior matter about seeing the imperial physician. Scooping her out of the water, he returned to the room and turned his head to let someone summon the meal.

As it took a while for the food to be served, Ye Huaiyang huddled up on the couch to rest looking a little depressed. Seeing this, Chu Jinglan could not help but tease her "Why, still not satisfied?"

"No." With red face and ears, Ye Huaiyang corrected him before burying herself in the nest of his shoulder and muttered, "I'm afraid the longevity-noodles made just now can't be eaten anymore."

Chu Jinglan understood instantly.

She must have thought about having the meals after looking at the map and had it ready when she came over. Who knew the two of them couldn't restrain themselves and had a scene of mandarin ducks sporting in the water* which disrupted everything. Chu Jinglan certainly didn't want to waste his beloved wife's loving intention and immediately coaxed softly, "What can't be eaten? Let them reheat and serve it up. As it happens, Husband also misses your cooking."

[T/N: 鸳鸯戏水 (Yuānyāng xì shuǐ) – figurative for lovers taking bath together]

"How could that works!"

Ye Huaiyang dared not think what that bowl of noodles had become now. In one breath, she clamored up and felt a sudden pull in her belly. Shrinking in pain at once, Chu Jinglan embraced her hastily and caressed her belly with an alarmed expression when someone nudged his palm underneath.

"He's moving again." Ye Huaiyang smiled sweetly at him after she recovered. Grabbing his hand and moving it around, she let him feel the obvious fetal movement, "He is wishing Emperor Father a happy birthday."

Stiffened for a long time before exhaling a breath, Chu Jinglan's complexion eased slightly before he took her into his arms again, "Emperor Father doesn't need his birthday wishes, just don't hurt his Empress Mother."

"Lu Heng said it's good that a child loves to move which means he is healthy. I like to have him chat with me every night."

Kissing her lovingly, Chu Jinglan said, "It's been hard on you."

Ye Huaiyang shook her head gently, filled with the joy of being a mother soon.

The two of them talked to the little one for a while and dinner happened to be served once he calmed down. Chu Jinglan helped Ye Huaiyang up and walked to the table. Seeing that the imperial chef had obviously made another bowl of noodles, Ye Huaiyang breathed a sigh of relief immediately. She was a little embarrassed when she turned her head and met Chu Jinglan's gaze who instead took the initiative to comfort her.

"It doesn't matter. We'll spend years and years together in the future. There are plenty of opportunities."

"En." Ye Huaiyang nodded with a smile.

Since it was a pleasant evening, the two of them went for a walk in the courtyard after dinner and only returned to the room to rest once the food almost digested. Physically exhausted after bustling around the whole day and the affectionate indulgence with Chu Jinglan, Ye Huaiyang felt sleepy the moment her head touched the pillow. Tucking the quilt for her, Chu Jinglan kissed her forehead again before he turned around to walk out of the room.

Tang Qingfeng had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Is it all done?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the altar has been set up. Junwang[2] Rong and the Imperial Brother-in-law will also be there, just waiting for the imperial decree to reach Meng mansion."

Imperial decree? What imperial decree?

Ye Huaiyang, who was about to fall asleep, immediately opened her eyes when she heard these two words. The two figures that stood erectly outside the four-screen carved folding door obviously had more matters to discuss.

"Good, the day after tomorrow is Minister Yue's birthday. We can finally worship him without qualms."

Tang Qingfeng nodded before hesitated a little, "Your Majesty, are we really not telling Niang-niang[3] about this matter?"

There was suddenly an added touch of gentleness in Chu Jinglan's cold voice, "No need. She is pregnant. It's better not knowing about this. We will help sort out her enemy."

Ye Huaiyang understood everything once she heard them that her delicate body trembled suddenly.

He knew it, he knew it all along!

She was so stupid, how could she think that she could hide the truth from such an astute and wise him? From Tang Qingfeng's tone, it seemed that both her Elder Brother and Zhenghe already knew about this matter, and even participated in it while she was the only one kept in the dark!

There were many obvious inklings after much careful consideration. The retraction of military power was to prevent Meng Xuan from rebelling and the reason her Elder Brother's was also taken away was just to pull the wool over people's eyes; asking her Elder Brother to restructure the various troops must was to split the Northern Land's army to avert mutiny; Meng Qi was later promoted to be the Minister of War which imperceptibly a kind of compensation. The reason he was not allowed to participate in the northern-west defense was because what the three of them discussed in the Imperial Study Room was not that at all!

He has long known that it was Meng Chen who had harmed her.

Such a long planning besides preventing the Meng family from retaliation was perhaps to deliberately wait until Yue Ting's birthday before taking action. No wonder he only conferred a posthumous title to Yue Ting but did not personally visit his grave to worship him since he ascended the throne which was not normal based on their relationship. She was actually so slow-witted to even realize it.

Since she came back, he really kept her like a pampered oriole.

Ye Huaiyang couldn't help sighing yet her heart was touched to the brim.

For her, he is really falling-out with the Meng family. That was his safe haven in times of crisis and his once most valued family members, but for her, he could completely forsake them and didn't even fear being called ungrateful by the common people.

Indeed troublesome ...

A faint arc pulled up at the corner of Ye Huaiyang's mouth as she soon huddled her body to lie back under the quilt before her eyelashes flapped twice with overflowing wisps of gleams.

With him treating her like this, how could she bear to have the history of his glorious monarchy be tainted?