Chapter 102
The Xia Dynasty enjoyed favorable weather and peace, with all industries flourishing, leading to an open-minded populace and contented citizens.
With life being so comfortable, it didn't matter whether the reigning emperor was male or female.
That's right, the new emperor of this generation was none other than Xia Linxia, who indulged in pleasure and neglected her duties.
Logically, the new emperor had an older brother, and the throne should never have fallen to her. However, the emperor's brother cared not for guarding the empire but for conquering it. He spent his days fighting on the borders with his brave warriors, striking fear into the hearts of neighboring small nations.
Thus, the empire was handed over to Xia Linxia. She spent her days lingering in the pleasure quarters, her footsteps practically wearing down the thresholds of brothels and dance halls. She did precisely what she shouldn't.
Empress Dowager Xia felt this wouldn't do. She believed it was clearly due to the absence of a man, so she convened a grand selection, mandating that all eligible young men must participate.
The Empress Dowager worried the new emperor wouldn't agree, but to her surprise, Xia Linxia's eyes lit up, and she weaved through the crowd of men, holding a selection token.
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor has chosen the Minister's son again," a young eunuch reported as he recorded, "My little notebook is almost full."
The Empress Dowager was shocked: "How many handsome men has Your Majesty chosen now?"
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, there are already two thousand three hundred and eight, and Her Majesty is still selecting."
The Empress Dowager fainted on the spot.
The new emperor's first grand selection resulted in nearly three thousand chosen men, astonishing the populace, who exclaimed, "Our Emperor is awesome!"
Before the selected handsome men could even rejoice, they discovered that the imperial harem's palaces were insufficient. The Emperor waved her hand grandly: "To the army!"
Some of the farmers who were forced to participate in the selection were overjoyed; farming and fighting were their true callings!
The remaining group of delicate beauties and those seeking to climb the social ladder were kept. Xia Linxia pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's squeeze in. Add a few more beds to each palace. If there's still not enough, you can add an upper bunk on the beds to save space."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
And so, Xia Linxia lived a life of "drunken extravagance."
The Empress Dowager secretly asked a servant: "Which palace did Her Majesty summon last night?"
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Her Majesty summoned Consort Zhang, Consort Li, Consort Lai, Lady Chen, Princess Wang, and Lady Dou... three consorts played mahjong, two performed folk dances, and two strong men punched for entertainment. Even the delicate beauty in the wheelchair couldn't help but stand up and cheer, a true medical miracle."
"Stop! She summoned so many people?" The Empress Dowager began to doubt her life.
"Yes, from dusk till dawn, they didn't return all night. Empress Dowager! Someone, come! The Empress Dowager has fainted again!"
The Empress Dowager felt this wouldn't do; it was detrimental to her health. So, she came up with a new idea: select some women to enter the palace; it wouldn't be as detrimental to her health.
Perhaps?
But the imperial palace was already full. The Empress Dowager personally selected daughters of several princes and ministers to reside in her side palaces.
However, Xia Linxia never summoned them.
What was the point of these women who couldn't play mahjong, couldn't punch or dance, and couldn't help her scale walls and sneak out of the palace? They were hardly worth looking at.
But the more she didn't summon them, the more those women tried to appear before her. Walking in the imperial garden, one would accidentally fall into a pond, another would pick up a purse embroidered with mandarin ducks, and some would stand by the shore reciting poetry, making it quite lively.
Xia Linxia: "Since you all seem so leisurely, why don't you go join the army?"
The women quieted down.
One day, she sat in the imperial court, dressed in a dazzling golden robe embroidered with dragons, her hair all tied up on her head and secured with a jade crown. She lounged with her legs crossed, lazily listening to the ministers argue amongst themselves, and said indifferently, "So, you mean that the neighboring Ji Kingdom has sent a great beauty for a marriage alliance?"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Tch." Xia Linxia scoffed. She had always heard that people from the Ji Kingdom were burly, tall, and brutish, known for being ugly and difficult. She couldn't help but mutter, "How beautiful can they be? Could they be more beautiful than me? That would make my mother laugh her teeth out."
One day, she sneaked out of the palace to play, only returning at sunset. The Empress Dowager's attendants were waiting at the entrance, saying that the person sent by the Ji Kingdom had arrived.
With nothing else to do, she went to take a look. As soon as she reached the entrance of the main hall, she saw a burly woman in pink kneeling inside. Startled, she ran away without looking back.
A few days later, she overheard a tea party of the imperial consorts in the back garden.
"The new lowly maid is truly a vixen, trying to please the Empress Dowager when she can't see the Emperor! How despicable!"
"Exactly, what a seductive enchantress!"
"But she looks like a femme fatale. If the Emperor really sees her, won't she..."
A series of question marks floated through Xia Linxia's mind. She thought these people had poor taste; if she could be seduced by that strong woman, she wouldn't need to be human anymore. She walked out directly: "Ladies, rest assured, I have seen that person and will absolutely not be seduced! I am the Emperor of the Xia Dynasty, how could I be seduced by a woman from another country?" Especially a woman whose arms were thicker than her legs!
"Your Majesty! You're here!" Several consorts quickly turned their backs to fix their makeup, but when they turned around again, Xia Linxia was nowhere to be seen.
Xia Linxia dreaded dealing with these women. They were all sisters, and they would undress and flirt in front of her all day, which was quite improper!
As she was contemplating where to assign that strong woman from the Ji Kingdom to a cold palace, she unexpectedly bumped into someone. Her vision blurred, and she saw a white figure falling backward.
She instinctively wrapped her arms around the person's waist.
Their eyes met.
Xia Linxia's eyes lit up: "Miss, I think I've seen you somewhere before."
The beauty in white lazily lifted her eyelids, got up, tidied her clothes, and turned to leave, but someone appeared before her.
"Miss, which palace are you from?" Xia Linxia asked with a smile.
The beauty gave her a deep look.
Xia Linxia's breath hitched. So beautiful, so beautiful, so beautiful! This woman should only exist in heaven! Why did she descend to the imperial garden?
"Miss, are you from heaven?"
"Yes," the beauty replied.
"Why has an immortal descended to the mortal realm?"
"To take your dog life."
"?"
Exciting!
She wanted to ask more questions when she saw that strong woman running towards them, shouting a name: "Ji... Fengxue, where are you?"
The beauty responded with a sound and turned back, only to find that the person had already disappeared.
Xia Linxia ran back to her sleeping quarters, pacing excitedly in place for a few steps.
Ji Fengxue, a beautiful name! Just as beautiful as her person! White and cold, making one unable to resist wanting to approach and warm her.
Everyone has a love for beauty. Although Xia Linxia was narcissistic and arrogant, few people caught her eye, yet she became infatuated with that strong woman's maid.
"Someone, come, Her Majesty has a reward!"
The next day, the tea party of the imperial consorts exploded. The Emperor had said yesterday that she wouldn't favor that Ji Kingdom enchantress, but that night she sent luxurious silks and satins to that palace!
What an enchantress!
"Wait, I heard it wasn't a reward for the enchantress, but for her personal maid," a consort said.
All the consorts: "!!!"
So the Emperor liked the burly type? No wonder the Emperor summoned seven or eight strong men every night and never paid attention to them; they had been looking in the wrong direction?
One consort couldn't help herself: "Someone, bring me some pig trotters and braised pork knuckles!"
"Me too! Roast whole lamb. If I don't finish it today, I'm not worthy of being human!"
Not only were the imperial consorts surprised, but the people in Ji Fengxue's palace were also astonished. The woman in pink directly knelt and cried: "Miss, this servant did not seduce the Emperor. It must be that she is lusting after my body and coveting my strength! Even if you gave me a thousand courage, this servant would not dare to compete for favor with you!"
Ji Fengxue glanced at the basket of gold and silver jewelry, casually picked up a piece of white silk, and got up to leave.
"Miss, where are you going!"
Ji Fengxue arrived at the Emperor's sleeping quarters, which were bustling with activity. She frowned slightly. Just as she reached the entrance, Xia Linxia opened the door.
Their eyes met.
Xia Linxia's eyes lit up: "Why are you here! I was just thinking of coming to find you to play!"
Ji Fengxue looked into her eyes and was stunned for a moment. Tonight, the stars seemed to have fallen into her eyes.
"Looking for me?" Ji Fengxue's gaze shifted to the room, where she saw a group of men drinking and playing mahjong, which was completely different from her expectations.
"Oh, they're too noisy. Let's go somewhere else." Xia Linxia pulled her hand and walked out. Unconsciously, they arrived at the imperial garden again. The roses by the path were blooming beautifully, and the competing flowers were covered in a layer of moonlight.
Xia Linxia couldn't help but secretly glance at the person more beautiful than the moonlight and ask, "By the way, do you like the things I sent you?"
Ji Fengxue paused: "Sent to me?"
"Yes, I don't like your master; she's too scary." The night was deep and the dew was heavy. Xia Linxia rubbed her arms and smiled sideways, "I prefer you. You are so beautiful."
Ji Fengxue: "..."
Xia Linxia lowered her head and saw her holding a foot of white silk, looking like Bai Wuchang coming to claim a life. She trembled and asked, "Are you really here to take my dog life?"
Ji Fengxue looked at the silk in her hand, clenched it, then relaxed, and unfolded it, draping it over her.
Xia Linxia was flattered: "Beauty, you are so kind!"
Ji Fengxue's eyebrows moved slightly: "You can call me by my name."
"Okay, Lao Ji!"
"?" Isn't this too forward?
Since that day, as if by agreement, the two met in the imperial garden every night, watching the stars and the moon, discussing everything from poetry and literature to life philosophy, always ending with Xia Linxia's snores.
Ji Fengxue held her and walked towards the sleeping quarters. They encountered her maid, who patted her sleeve: "Let this servant do this rough work."
Saying that, she directly took Xia Linxia.
Ji Fengxue's hands were empty. A cold wind blew, and she instinctively clenched her fist. She followed behind, seeing the maid throw Xia Linxia directly onto the bed. Her eyelids twitched, and she looked at Ji Fengxue, who stood by with her arms crossed, as if to condemn her.
Xia Linxia woke up in pain, rubbing her waist. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw the strong woman: "Why are you here! Get out!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this servant was just sending you back to the palace..."
"You sent me?" Xia Linxia shrank into the covers, looking at Ji Fengxue, who was standing by with folded arms, with a wronged expression. Unfortunately, the latter was looking down, and her expression couldn't be seen. Xia Linxia assumed that this strong woman must have treated Ji Fengxue poorly, and she became angry. "You go out. Tonight, I want Ji Fengxue to accompany me. I want to bestow her the title of Consort!"
Ji Fengxue looked up, gazing intently at her, and suddenly broke into a faint smile, which stunned Xia Linxia. She said dazedly, "Yes, Noble Consort, Consort Xue." She felt that only the noble title of Noble Consort could match this celestial beauty.
The maid, however, was confused. Hadn't she just been enfeoffed as Lady Ji? Why was she suddenly Consort Xue?
"You may return," Ji Fengxue said to the maid.
"Yes."
Seeing that the strong woman was so subservient, Xia Linxia couldn't help but feel proud: "Lao Ji, if anyone in the palace bullies you again, I'll make you Empress."
"Really?" Ji Fengxue sat on the dragon couch. "Come here, your concubine will help you change and bathe."
Xia Linxia was accustomed to being served and did not refuse. The Emperor had a private bath. Ji Fengxue peeled off her layers of clothing and then sat in the bath: "Lao Ji, you come too. Let's bathe together."
"Okay."
Xia Linxia leisurely poured two cups of sweet wine and picked up two grapes. Just as she put them in her mouth, she suddenly saw a pair of fair ankles appear in her line of sight.
Her gaze involuntarily moved upward. Ji Fengxue had shed all her clothes at some point and was standing before her naked...
Her pupils trembled, and the grape in her mouth suddenly got stuck in her throat: "Cough! Pfft! Cough, cough, cough..."
Xia Linxia pounded her chest and stamped her feet, causing countless splashes of water in the pool. The next moment, her chin was lightly pinched, and two slender fingers reached into her mouth.
Xia Linxia opened her mouth wide, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Tears began to well up in her eyes, and she let out a whimper, looking at her with pleading eyes, hoping she would quickly remove the grape.
Ji Fengxue's breathing hitched.
A moment later, the grape was successfully removed.
Xia Linxia breathed a sigh of relief, gasping for air: "Thank you, you almost killed me with this thing."
Ji Fengxue walked into the bath and sat beside her, asking, "Do you want to eat more?"
She wanted to eat more, but she was afraid of the awkwardness that had just happened. Did she, the ruler of a nation, have no dignity!
She didn't reply, but Ji Fengxue helped herself, her red lips parting to envelop the plump fruit. Although it was a common scene, it inexplicably became a vivid and alluring one.
Indeed, everything an immortal did looked beautiful!
"I want to eat too," she said.
"There are no more," Ji Fengxue said, holding the last grape and placing it in front of her. "Do you want it?"
"Yes." Xia Linxia felt like she was drooling, turning towards Ji Fengxue like a fawning dog, and couldn't help but lick her face. "You are so beautiful, I'm afraid the entire Xia Dynasty couldn't find another like you. My dear Lao Ji, please give me this one; I haven't even had one yet, qa q."
Ji Fengxue, however, put the grape into her own mouth.
"!!!"
Xia Linxia was sad for a second, but thinking it wasn't a rare delicacy, she would have a few more plates sent over after bathing. "If you like eating it so much, I'll have someone else..." Mmph!
Ji Fengxue leaned forward and blocked her mouth. Before Xia Linxia could react, her lips were pried open, and then a small grape entered, rolling between their intertwined tongues.
Xia Linxia's entire body went numb, her soul lost six out of ten senses. She opened her eyes wide, staring intently at the face so close to hers, and suddenly felt that the hot spring water was a bit hot, too hot.
The grape finally couldn't bear the pressure, its skin broke, and the pulp and juice spread between their lips.
After a long time, they finally shared the grape. Ji Fengxue slowly withdrew, wiped away the water stains from her mouth, and saw that her face and ears had turned red. She was also shocked. Seeing her clumsy technique, it was clear she was still a virgin, completely different from the debauched person rumored outside.
"You..." Xia Linxia said blankly, "What are you doing? I can eat myself."
"Your concubine is serving you," Ji Fengxue smiled charmingly.
Xia Linxia was greatly surprised: "Don't misunderstand. Although I have bestowed you the title of Noble Consort, I don't intend to monopolize you. I just..." am a philanthropist.
"But your concubine wants to monopolize you," Ji Fengxue caressed her tender, reddened skin and bit her earlobe. "Your Majesty, if it hurts, just cry out."
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