A sudden kiss

  "Dislike Young Master? Is that true?" asked Hua Junzi with a frown.

  Xiao Zongrong smiled: "He saved me, I'm grateful to him, but I never thought of marrying him!"

  "He likes you! He's good to you and you should be able to feel it!"

  Hua Junzi's tone was somewhat accusatory, causing Xiao Zong to furrow his brow: "He's been good to me, I know that, but does my repayment have to be marrying him?"

  "I've never seen him treat any woman with such care! Apart from the difference in status, he's better to you than the Third Prince, would being his concubine be more humiliating for you?"

  Xiao Congrong was silent, is this the real reason why Hua Junzi came in?

  "Are you trying to persuade me to become Chu Gongzi's concubine?" Xiao asked uncertainly.

  "What's wrong with that? If you can be the concubine of the third prince, why can't you be the concubine of our young master? Besides, considering how well our young master treats you, he will definitely not let you suffer! What's so special about being a prince? Take away his royal status and our young master is no worse than him. He won't humiliate you!"

  The tone of Hua Junzi's words had a barely concealed sarcasm, not very obvious, but very subtle. Sensitive Xiao Zong still heard it and felt uncomfortable in her heart, with anger in her tone: "So according to your words, if the young master takes a liking to me, I should be grateful and offer myself to him no matter what? Even being a concubine would be an honor given by the young master, I don't accept it, is that not knowing one's place?"

  Hua Junzi was startled by her sudden anger, stunned for a moment. Xiao Zongrong didn't wait for him to speak and angrily said: "I used to be the concubine of the Third Prince, what's wrong with that? Do I have to be a concubine all my life? Is there no other way for me, Xiao Zongrong, except to be someone's concubine? Isn't there a man in this world who is willing to marry me properly?"

  She became more and more agitated, and Hua Junzi suddenly felt embarrassed, hastily shaking his head: "Third Miss, I didn't mean it that way, don't misunderstand! It's Shui Pei, her family has some grudges with the young master, Master Chu and his wife won't let her be the young master's concubine, and the young master likes you, afraid he'll be in a difficult position, so I dared to advise, absolutely no intention of offending Third Miss!"

  "I didn't misunderstand, it's normal for you to think that way! What relationship Water Pei and Chu Qing have is none of my business, who he wants to marry has nothing to do with me either! I'm already grateful for his kindness in taking me in, all I want is to be able to repay him when I have the ability in the future, other than that, I don't have any thoughts."

  Xiao Congrong's face turned stern as she said, "If your young master likes me, I'm grateful! But today, I, Xiao Congrong, can swear to the heavens that if I remarry in this life, I will absolutely not be someone's concubine! Any man who wants to marry me must marry only me for this lifetime. If he can't do that, then I, Xiao Congrong, would rather not marry at all! If I break this oath, let me be a pig or dog for all eternity, and let people trample on me!"

  The young master's face turned red, and he looked at Xiao Zongrong with a stern expression, unable to speak. He sighed bitterly: "Third Miss really misunderstood my good intentions... Ah..."

  He let out a long sigh, bowed deeply to Xiao Zongrong, and slowly backed out.

  Xiao Congrong didn't calm down until half a day later. He picked up the medical book to read, but he couldn't concentrate for a long time and kept thinking about Hua Junzi's words.

  Who is that Shui Pei? What's her relationship with Chu Qingkuang? Does Chu Qingkuang really like her?

  Thinking and thinking, I suddenly became annoyed for no reason. The more I didn't want to think about it, the more I thought of Chu Qing's kindness to her!

  When her hand wasn't good, he fed her every day, helped her braid and wash her hair, and told her interesting things to prevent her from getting bored... bit by bit, Xiao Zongrong discovered that she had unknowingly accepted too much of his giving, which completely exceeded the 'partner' relationship, making her feel that simply repaying him was not enough to clear up this relationship.

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  Suddenly fell silent, and when facing Chu Qingkuang again, he was no longer so calm, unable to ignore his kindness, and even more unable to accept it with a clear conscience.

  She's not even his family member, why should she enjoy his kindness?!

  Chu Qing's demeanor changed after seeing the visitor at home, and he became somewhat preoccupied. The carefree expression between his eyebrows was no longer there, and sometimes when playing chess, his mind would wander, lost in thought.

  Xiao looked at him calmly, but never took the initiative to ask questions, as if asking would disrupt the balance between them and make things uncontrollable.

  Another day, Xiao Congrong and Chu Qingkuang were having dinner together. As they were about to finish eating, Chu Qingkuang suddenly said in a careless tone: "I won't be coming over tonight, the Fifth Prince has invited me to drink at the Drunken Flower Pavilion!"

  "Is he back?" Xiao Zongrong also replied casually. She had heard Chu Qingkuang mention that after being imprisoned in the Xiao family, the Fifth Prince Wu Minghao and the Second Prince were both sent by the Emperor to govern the flood.

  She thought for a moment and knew it must be the Queen's intention. Wu Minghao had made such a fuss in the great prison, leaving him in the capital was definitely to protect the Xiao family, so they were sent out.

  "Yes! The other day, I arrived and even went to the East Suburbs to hang up papers for the Xiao family. Everywhere, I asked people about your whereabouts! I heard that the Empress was furious about this, if not for the Second Prince intervening, he would have been put under house arrest!"

  Chu Qing laughed and said, "Empress He is angry, put down the words, want to give him a princess, best can control him! Haha... also don't know which woman dare to control the fifth prince!"

  Xiao Zongrong smiled faintly, without any feeling. This fifth prince seemed to like her, but he was like a child who couldn't grow up, thinking he had his own ideas, yet unknowingly being controlled by Empress He in the palm of her hand, no matter how hard he cried and made a fuss, he still couldn't get what he wanted.

  "Rong Er, doesn't he like you very much? He's been searching for you everywhere and looks so pitiful! If you want to see him... I can arrange it!" Chu Qing put down her chopsticks, wiped her mouth, and asked seriously.

  Xiao Zongrong gave him a sideways glance and continued eating his own food without comment.

  "There's also the second prince, who is said to be secretly searching for you. I don't know if he still hasn't given up on the idea of making you his concubine!"

  Chu Qing pushed the fish she liked to eat in front of her, with no joy or anger in his tone, and continued: "I heard that he is contacting Old Duke Hou's former subordinates to find evidence of the Crown Prince's persecution of loyal officials, wanting to rehabilitate the Xiang family!"

  "Did you hear?" Xiao Zongrong finally moved, raised an eyebrow sarcastically: "Such important news you can also hear, then the person who told you must be so bored with life!"

  Chu Qing's expression changed slightly, and she continued with a smile: "You're really not easy to deceive! To be honest, the news was secretly revealed by someone... it's true! It is said that he is not only searching for evidence of the Crown Prince's framing of your Xiao family, but also collecting evidence of the Crown Prince's supporter, the Guo family's embezzlement of national treasury salt road funds, with the intention of overthrowing the Crown Prince and his party!"

  He took a sip of tea and looked at Xiao, who smiled calmly without saying a word.

  Xiao Zongrong carelessly picked at the fish bones on his plate with a pair of chopsticks, his lips curling into a faint smile: "What's wrong?"

  "Aren't you moved?" Chu Qing asked unexpectedly, "He can do so much for you, he must like you a lot! Much better than the Fifth Prince who only talks but doesn't act!"

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  "What about you? You're not doing any better than him! Do you like me too?"

  Xiao Congrong finally looked up at him, some things are better said clearly, lest they get deeper and deeper.

  "Why am I asking this?" Chu Qing's eyebrows were slightly raised in surprise as he asked.

  Xiao Zong said straightforwardly, "Some things are better clarified! Chu Gongzi, I initially sought you out to be partners, but didn't expect so many things to happen and stray from that intention. When I was alone and helpless, you took me in despite the danger, and I'm very grateful! You've done so much for me already, it's left me wondering how to repay you!"

  "I don't want your repayment, what's the point of you telling me these things?" Chu Qingfan seemed to realize something and interrupted her unhappily: "Everything I do for you is because I'm willing to do it, not because I was forced to, no one can force me!"

  "I believe this! So I must say it clearly!"

  Xiao said calmly: "I married the Third Prince as a concubine, you also know, Chu Gongzi. Before, I always thought I was right, liking someone and only wanting to be with him, without considering my family's feelings, stubbornly becoming a concubine just to marry him... Now thinking about it, I was really ignorant when I was young! Don't ask for self-respect and beg for emotions that don't belong to me, it's inevitable that others will look down on me. So no one should blame anyone else, my broken leg is the price I paid for being ignorant when I was young!"

  Chu Qing's face was unkind as he looked at her, his eyebrows twisted into a knot.

  Xiao Congrong smiled wryly and said, "In the heavenly prison, watching Grandfather and Father bear the great punishment for their own reputation without yielding, I was moved to reflection. I felt that my actions had brought them what kind of harm! Although I thought I was not wrong, but I was still wrong, I forgot that I am first a Xiao family member, before being myself!"

  "You're right, Rong'er, you have the right to decide how to live your own life!" Chu Qingfan moved over, took her hand and comfortingly stroked it.

  "Don't make excuses for me, I know I was wrong! So, when I was in the heavenly prison, I vowed that if I could survive, I would never do anything to shame my family again! In this life, no matter who else I might like, I will not be someone's concubine! And I will not share a husband with other women! As long as I am alive, I will find a man who loves only me in this lifetime! Only one wife, no concubines, no mistresses, just the two of us together until old age..."

  Xiao Congrong suddenly pulled out her hand, which had been scalded, and shook her head at Chu Qing's aggrieved face: "I'm lucky to have a man like this. Without such a man, I'd rather grow old alone than humiliate myself again... Do you understand this kind of thinking?"

  Chu Qingkuang's face was gloomy and uncertain, without nodding, but asked: "Who told you something?"

  Xiao Congrong only then realized that this person was not ordinary clever, his intuition was too keen. She naturally wouldn't say Huajunzi, but shook her head and said: "No one told me anything, it's just that I think it's necessary to make my thoughts clear to you, so as not to misunderstand! A man having three wives and four concubines I can understand, but I would never live with such a man again! Such a life is enough once, haha...I don't want to become a jealous woman again, who knows if next time I lose control of myself it won't be just destroying a fetus...I will kill people, hahaha, do you believe me or not?!"

  To ease the heavy atmosphere in the house, she deliberately gritted her teeth and said with a half-true, half-false laugh. No one knew that He Donghui had framed her, so it was also fun to scare Chu Qingcang now, making him think she was really a jealous woman, for the safety of his family's Water Pei, it's best not to provoke her!

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  Who knew Chu Qingkuang narrowed his eyes, seemingly smiling and saying: "If you really become a jealous wife for me, I won't be unhappy! At least it proves you like me to the point of madness... rather than being so damn... calm and collected..."

  He suddenly leaned forward, his hand pinched Xiao Congrong's chin, and the next moment, before Xiao Congrong could react, his lips were pressed against hers.

  His soft, tea-scented breath instantly invaded the space between her lips and teeth, brutally ravaging her lips and tongue, forcing her to lean back in an attempt to escape his control.

  But the wheelchair back limited her retreat, allowing her only to tilt her head back a bit, yet more deeply endure his increasingly overbearing kiss.

  He punished her soft lips with a light bite, his invasive tongue entwining hers, as if the passion that had been suppressed for so long found an outlet and erupted like molten lava.

  Xiao Congrong felt that the blood flow throughout her body was boiling due to this kiss, surging and rushing towards her brain, making her feel dizzy and unable to think, she could only passively endure his kiss, trying her best to ignore the unusual feeling stirred up by this kiss.

  The kiss lasted for a long time, until she was almost unable to breathe, until she thought she would suffocate when he finally let her go.

  Her lips were swollen and red, the stinging sensation on her mouth made her unable to speak for a moment, she could only glare at him in anger.

  Chu Qing's eyes gleamed with a faint blue light as he gazed down at her, his voice low and husky with an overbearing tone: "Xiao Cong Rong, it's too late. You can only be mine... only mine!"

  That dazzling blue, shining with a brilliant and dazzling light, how can someone's eyes be this color? Xiao Zong felt that he must have been sleepwalking, including this sudden kiss, it was something that only happened in dreams...

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