Chapter 246

Chapter 246: Did You Remember?

Since Shang Xing Yu was the Princess’s consort and also Shang Tian Hao’s son, Emperor Chong Sheng could not truly let Shang Xing Yu be a common soldier.

In the end, Emperor Chong Sheng arranged for Shang Xing Yu to stay by Pei Ling Yuan’s side as an Assistant General who only followed orders and held no real power.

The news that Shang Xing Yu was going to the battlefield spread.

The new Fengguo General Manor turned into chaos.

Shang Tian Hao pressed a hand to his forehead and soothed Liang Rao. “If he wants to go, then let him go. An Assistant General with no authority-what achievements can he possibly earn? Besides, the situation in Mo Bei is unclear… he might not even come back.”

Otherwise Shang Tian Hao would not have ruined Shang Tian Hao’s own body with medicine just to avoid going to Mo Bei.

It was just that the medicine’s aftereffects were worse than Shang Tian Hao expected.

Liang Rao looked doubtful. “General, are you serious?”

Shang Tian Hao nodded.

Liang Rao immediately grew happy.

That was true. Shang Xing Yu was a useless waste. Shang Xing Yu probably could not even step onto a battlefield. Maybe the moment Shang Xing Yu saw someone from Northern Di, Shang Xing Yu would scare himself to death.

At Duke Qi Manor, Duke Qi thought the same.

Shang Xing Yu, a rich wastrel, wanted to compare with Duke Qi’s Shu Xian?

Shu Xian had already lost to Northern Di. If Shang Xing Yu went, Shang Xing Yu might not even keep Shang Xing Yu’s life.

It would be best if Shang Xing Yu died on the battlefield.

Sheng Zhi Wan had divorced and supposedly brought doom to husbands. Before Sheng Zhi Wan even married again, Sheng Zhi Wan’s newly chosen consort would die on the battlefield.

If that kind of reputation spread, who would still dare get involved with Sheng Zhi Wan?

Because of this, Duke Qi’s worry was distracted a little.

The Mo Bei army suffered heavy casualties, so Emperor Chong Sheng ordered Pei Ling Yuan to lead eighty thousand troops to reinforce them.

The day before the army departed, Shang Xing Yu carried a bundle and entered the Princess residence through the front gate to pay respects.

An Zhi, Ting Lan, and Liu Shang all stayed far away with good sense.

Sheng Zhi Wan looked at the items placed before Sheng Zhi Wan-a ring, a hairpin, and a pair of delicate sleeve crossbows.

Shang Xing Yu said, “There is a mechanism inside the ring. You just need to move the inside, and the poisoned needle hidden along the outside of the ring will twist out.”

Shang Xing Yu continued, “The hairpin is solid, but the pearl on it has been tampered with.”

Shang Xing Yu demonstrated by twisting the end of the pin. The smooth, round pearl slowly opened.

Shang Xing Yu said, “Princess can put something for self-defense inside.”

Shang Xing Yu pointed at the last pair. “As for these sleeve crossbows, each one has three bolts. The three bolts in the left sleeve crossbow are not poisoned. The bolts in the right sleeve crossbow are coated with a strong numbing poison.”

After Shang Xing Yu finished showing each item, Sheng Zhi Wan looked at Shang Xing Yu. “These are the gifts you wanted to give me before you left?”

Shang Xing Yu nodded obediently. “While I’m gone, Princess needs to be more on guard. If Princess is willing, tomorrow I can have Xiu He come over, how about it?”

For so long, Shang Xing Yu had not sent anyone to stay by Sheng Zhi Wan’s side because Shang Xing Yu worried Sheng Zhi Wan would misunderstand. Shang Xing Yu and Sheng Zhi Wan were not married yet, and Shang Xing Yu did not want Sheng Zhi Wan to think Shang Xing Yu was trying to interfere with the Princess residence.

But now Shang Xing Yu was going to Mo Bei. No matter how Shang Xing Yu thought about it, Shang Xing Yu still could not feel at ease.

Sheng Zhi Wan watched him, and Shang Xing Yu stared back at Sheng Zhi Wan.

The cold wind outside was fierce, yet it seemed to be blocked completely by his tall figure.

But Sheng Zhi Wan was not a weak vine meant to grow inside a greenhouse.

Sheng Zhi Wan stood up, curled a finger, and tugged lightly on the tie at the front of Shang Xing Yu’s cloak.

Sheng Zhi Wan did not use much strength, but Shang Xing Yu felt as if some irresistible force had taken control.

His body followed Sheng Zhi Wan’s slender fingers. Shang Xing Yu willingly leaned forward, willingly bent down again and again, until Shang Xing Yu’s head was half a head lower than hers.

Sheng Zhi Wan’s slightly cool fingers rested on his cheek.

Sheng Zhi Wan’s red lips, carrying a soft, tempting fragrance, brushed his ear.

Warm breath brushed him like a drumbeat in his chest.

“Thump!-thump!”

Heavy and deep, one beat after another, stealing his mind.

Shang Xing Yu’s voice turned hoarse. “Princess… what were you doing?”

Sheng Zhi Wan’s lashes lowered. The hand resting along his back trembled slightly.

Sheng Zhi Wan took a deep breath, then pressed moist lips against the man’s upper lip.

In that instant, even the howl of the wind outside seemed to stop.

Shang Xing Yu’s eyes widened.

Sheng Zhi Wan watched his stunned reaction, and the unease in Sheng Zhi Wan’s heart slowly settled.

Sheng Zhi Wan pulled him closer, drawing his bent body in a little more.

Sheng Zhi Wan’s voice was light, yet it carried an order that could not be questioned. “I will wait for you in capital city. You were only allowed to win, not to lose!”

[Only live, not die!]

Sheng Zhi Wan asked, “Do you understand?”

Shang Xing Yu swallowed. Every muscle in Shang Xing Yu’s body tightened. “Princess, could Princess say it again?”

Sheng Zhi Wan began, “I will wait for you in capital city. You were only allowed to win, not to-”

“Mmph-”

Shang Xing Yu closed his eyes and pulled Sheng Zhi Wan into his arms.

Shang Xing Yu did not want to be reckless, and Shang Xing Yu did not want to be rude.

But she insisted on testing him again and again.

His restraint did not hold every time, and especially not now.

Shang Xing Yu swallowed the words she was about to finish.

That way, it was not only his ears that remembered. Even his body would remember it clearly.

Sheng Zhi Wan could barely breathe under the kiss.

Only when Sheng Zhi Wan’s fingers went weak and left two faint marks on his neck did Shang Xing Yu finally let her go, still reluctant.

But his eyes had changed.

The obedient puppy was gone, replaced by a wolf. That dark gaze held nothing but unsatisfied hunger.

Sheng Zhi Wan panted softly. “You-did you remember?”

Shang Xing Yu’s eyes curved, and the wolf vanished in an instant. “I remembered. Princess waited in capital city for me to become your consort. Even for Princess, I would definitely complete what Princess ordered.”

[Her order?]

Sheng Zhi Wan’s eyes trembled. Sheng Zhi Wan wanted to say it was not only that.

But Sheng Zhi Wan pressed her lips together and, in the end, did not repeat the words again. Either way, it meant almost the same thing.

Sheng Zhi Wan steadied her mind. “Just remember.”

Shang Xing Yu murmured, “Mm.”

Shang Xing Yu’s gaze fell on what Shang Xing Yu had done.

After being kissed and sucked like that, her beautiful lips looked even more vivid and tempting than Shang Xing Yu ever imagined.