Chapter 3: The Thrill of Forced Takeover Doubles

Gu Jingxing was startled, snapped out of his thoughts, and knelt down to Junxi's bedside.

"Your Highness, please forgive me."

Junxi glanced down at Gu Jingxing. It was the dead of winter, and although her bedchamber was warm as spring, it was freezing cold outside.

Gu Jingxing went to great lengths to plead for the Grand Tutor, wearing only a simple blue robe, his black hair half-tied up, his eyebrows and eyes clear and refined, like a blue lotus quietly blooming in a secluded valley, untouched by worldly strife.

"Oh? You want me to forgive your sins?"

She was very interested.

"Why don't you think carefully about how to please me? Once I'm in a good mood... I naturally won't hold a grudge against you, a man in my backyard."

Gu Jingxing's straight back slumped, his head hung low, and he seemed lost in thought.

Soon, Junxi knew what Gu Jingxing was thinking.

The man's movements froze for a moment as his pale hand rested on the waist belt. His long eyelashes brushed against his eyelids for a fleeting instant, and Gu Jingxing concealed the humiliation and resentment in his eyes.

With a finger movement, the ties are untied.

Junxi made no attempt to stop him, her gaze unabashedly fixed on the man's pectoral muscles.

I never would have guessed that Gu Jingxing, who looks so slender, is actually so well-endowed.

She raised an eyebrow and finally made a move.

She sat neatly on the edge of the bed, her bare feet pressing against the man's chest.

"continue."

Gu Jingxing had already made up his mind and stopped being coy. In no time, the thin blue robe fell to the ground and piled up at the man's feet.

He was only wearing a pair of fur trousers to cover his body, his chest was bare, his well-defined abdominal muscles were clearly visible, and his sexy V-line disappeared into the white fur trousers.

Junxi's foot slid down the man's chest and landed right in the middle.

Gu Jingxing's breath hitched, but his eyes met Jun Xi's condescending gaze without flinching.

“As long as Your Highness spares the Grand Tutor, Jingxing is willing to serve Your Highness without any regrets.”

The man tilted his head back, making his jawline even more clearly visible. The veins on the side of his neck snaked upwards, and his Adam's apple bobbed. His cool expression made him appear even more ascetic.

Junxi then realized that Gu Jingxing did indeed have a handsome face that could bring misfortune to men, even more so than Shen Changqing.

How could she have been bewitched by Shen Changqing after eating such chaff in her past life?

Junxi was completely baffled, feeling as if her heart had been scratched by a cat's paw. She lowered her eyes, placed her hand on the top of the man's head, and gently stroked it like she was petting a cat.

"Get into bed and serve me well."

Junxi always kept his word, and Gu Jingxing dared not disobey him.

The man's movements as he climbed onto the bed were slightly stiff; Junxi could tell from his actions that he was unwilling, but...

So what?

What's the point of doing it willingly? The thrill is doubled when it's taken by force!

Moreover, she was confident that she could make Gu Jingxing fall in love with her just like in her previous life.

Looking back on these seemingly humiliating scenes, Gu Jingxing will only think of them as nothing more than marital fun.

Junxi leaned closer, near the man's taut neck, and took a light sniff, seemingly able to smell the delicate fragrance of lotus.

"My dear husband, you seem very nervous? Is this your first time?"

Gu Jingxing's long eyelashes trembled slightly. Junxi was indeed a madman, asking meaningless questions.

He was favored by Junxi and forcibly taken into the palace. She knew perfectly well whether it was his first time or not, so why did she deliberately flirt with him?

The wife is the head of the household, and now that he has entered the Eastern Palace and become the legitimate husband, Gu Jingxing had long expected this day to come.

However… Gu Jingxing had never experienced romantic love, so naturally he was nervous.

"Your Highness, this is indeed my first time serving you. I hope Your Highness will be kind to me."

Junxi then remembered that all men entering the Eastern Palace had to undergo rigorous screening, with chastity being the first requirement.

When a boy is born, a small red dot is placed three inches below his navel to mark him as a symbol of purity. This tiny dot represents a strict constraint on the boy.

Any man who loses his virginity before marriage will suffer a terrible fate.

Unless the prime minister is tired of living and wants to play a game of elimination with her, he would never send a man who has lost his virginity into the Eastern Palace.

She propped her head up on her side, and with her other hand lowered the apricot-yellow bed curtains. The dim candlelight couldn't penetrate the thick fabric, and although the bed was wide, it created a closed space.

Junxi clearly sensed that Gu Jingxing's body trembled, his abdominal muscles tensed, and he seemed even more nervous.

Her delicate hand first traced the man's handsome features, then moved down, across his Adam's apple... finally resting on the bright red freckles.

"Your Highness..."

Junxi stopped drawing circles with her index finger around Shoujie Sand, raised her eyes, and her expression was unreadable.

"Is this how Gu Zhengjun serves me? Before you entered the Eastern Palace, didn't they teach you the rules for serving the Crown Princess?"

Gu Jingxing turned his head away in embarrassment, his lips moving slightly, his voice barely audible.

"Your Highness, They have taught me "

"Since you've been already taught ..."

Although the woman's voice was soft, it carried the imposing authority of someone who had long held a high position, leaving no room for doubt.

"My beloved husband, please me."

Gu Jingxing never expected that Junxi would treat him as a male concubine who used his looks to serve others. He was the eldest son of the Prime Minister's mansion, with a noble status and an unyielding spirit, yet he was humiliated to this extent!

Love between a man and a woman should naturally lead to a relationship between two people who are mutually attracted.

Junxi, however, repeatedly forced herself on him...

Gu Jingxing pressed his tongue firmly against his back teeth, already contemplating suicide.

Just as Junxi and Gu Jingxing were having a great time playing, a report came from nearby.

"Your Highness, Princess Qingrong requests an audience."

Princess Qingrong?

Isn't this just a way to trick her into taking Wushi San for a long time and spread rumors that she's a ridiculous, cruel, and heartless "good cousin"?

In her previous life, Princess Qingrong was executed by her, torn apart by five horses and her bones were crushed and scattered to the winds.

...

Outside Jiyue Palace.

Jun Qingrong's face was gentle and generous, as if bathed in holy light, but his tone was anxious.

"Cousin, Gu Zhengjun only offended you because he was anxious to save people. Grand Tutor Li is loyal to the country and incorruptible; he can be considered your mentor..."

Jun Qingrong hesitated at just the right moment, seemingly helpless against Jun Xi's tyrannical actions.

"Qingrong kneels down before her cousin. Qingrong has no other request but to ask that her cousin spare the lives of Gu Zhengjun and Li Taifu."

A daughter's knees are worth their weight in gold; Jun Qingrong's kneeling has truly put Jun Xi in the eye of the storm.

This further damaged Junxi's already precarious reputation.

Jun Xi narrowed her sharp phoenix eyes. Jun Qingrong was indeed no pushover; she had just returned and was already setting a trap for her.

If Junxi remembers correctly, Princess Qingrong is ambitious and wants to seize power. Today is the first step she has taken.

After Qing Rong's energetic performance, Empress Junlan would arrive late.

Jun Qingrong had a clever plan. He first knelt down, claiming it was for her own good, but in reality, he was confirming the fact that Jun Xi had "murdered her master."

Gu Jingxing will remember this favor; she might need it in the future.

Junxi secretly raised an eyebrow, thinking of killing two birds with one stone?

She wanted to show Jun Qingrong what it meant to be utterly destroyed.

Speaking of which, her reputation for being tyrannical and cruel, and for harming loyal and virtuous people, spread throughout the country, and her "good cousin" Jun Qingrong certainly played a significant role in fueling this behind the scenes.

Junxi's murderous intent surged, and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

"Dark Moon, please invite Princess Qingrong to come in and kneel."

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