bullyxtreme Chapter 234 Masks and Drugs
Chapter 234 Masks and Drugs
“Your Excellency, breaking into a concubine’s meditation room in the middle of the night is a capital offense of disrespect.”
Chu Qingyin frowned and lowered her voice: "What you did was too reckless."
Lu Zhiheng smiled, seemingly unconcerned, and slowly approached, his voice deep and magnetic: "Has Your Majesty forgotten that every time I've committed a crime punishable by death?"
"Besides, if I don't sneak in at night, am I supposed to come openly and legitimately to meet with Your Majesty during the day?"
The man emphasized the last two words heavily, as if in a provocation.
"you--!"
Chu Qingyin was speechless.
On second thought, given their current relationship, he really had no grounds to refute her, so he had no choice but to suppress his emotions and ask in a low voice, "May I ask what brings Lord Lu here?"
Fortunately, Pei Yuanling was preoccupied with trivial matters today. If he had come to my meditation room at this time, wouldn't I have caught him red-handed?
Thinking about this, Chu Qingyin felt a surge of irritation.
Lu Zhiheng is a man who doesn't play by the rules and is difficult to deal with.
The man seemed to have guessed what she was thinking and scoffed, "Don't worry, His Majesty won't be coming tonight."
He found some things for Pei Yuanling to do, so he probably wouldn't be able to concentrate tonight.
As he spoke, he tossed the small package he was carrying to Chu Qingyin.
Chu Qingyin caught it instinctively and asked, "What is this?"
Lu Zhiheng leaned against the window, raising his eyebrows slightly to indicate that the other person should see for themselves.
The package wasn't too heavy, but it still had some weight to it.
Chu Qingyin frowned as she untied it, and upon closer inspection, she discovered that inside was a human skin mask and a small, pale blue porcelain bottle.
Seemingly noticing Chu Qingyin's confusion, Lu Zhiheng reminded her, "The porcelain bottle contains a sleeping potion."
"Where did you get this?" Chu Qingyin asked him curiously, pointing to the human skin mask inside.
Could it have been peeled off a real person's face?
When she first opened it, she was caught off guard, and the human skin mask startled her.
The man smiled and said, "It was made by my men. As for the sleeping pills, I had them specially prepared. Just a little bit is enough to make someone sleepy for a whole day."
"These two things are essential for your departure from the palace."
Chu Qingyin was shocked upon hearing this.
I didn't expect Lu Zhiheng to have everything ready so quickly.
It seems I really made the right choice to ask him for help.
After calming herself down, Chu Qingyin carefully put the items back into the package and then placed them at the bottom of the box.
After settling in, she turned to Lu Zhiheng and smiled, saying, "Thank you, Lord Lu."
Seeing her change of expression, Lu Zhiheng's lips curled up subtly.
"I have helped Your Majesty, shouldn't Your Majesty give me some reward?"
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at her with a half-smile, his deep gaze seemingly able to see through her every thought.
Chu Qingyin's heart tightened, but she maintained her gentle smile as she walked slowly to Lu Zhiheng and said softly, "I will always remember Lord Lu's help to me."
"But I am currently trapped in the palace and have nothing of value. I wonder what kind of reward Lord Lu desires?"
Lu Zhiheng did not answer immediately, but instead slowly paced around Chu Qingyin.
His footsteps were exceptionally clear in the quiet meditation room.
After a long pause, he stopped, leaned closer to Chu Qingyin, and lowered his voice, saying, "Your Majesty is exceptionally intelligent and should understand that what I seek is not gold or silver."
Chu Qingyin felt a chill run down her spine and subconsciously took a step back, creating some distance between herself and Lu Zhiheng.
She looked up and stared directly at Lu Zhiheng, a hint of wariness flashing in her eyes: "Lord Lu, please speak frankly. As long as I can do it, I will not refuse."
"Lord Lu is powerful and influential. I don't know what a mere concubine could possibly give you?"
"What do you think?" Lu Zhiheng asked back, pointing to the corner of his lips.
Chu Qingyin was slightly taken aback, then understood his implication, and her heart couldn't help but beat faster.
However, she did not immediately respond to Lu Zhiheng's hint. Instead, she turned around, her back to him, and said with a hint of mockery in her voice, "Lord Lu, what are you asking me for?"
"Pei Yuanling won't be back tonight, and no one will discover that I'm here. Does Your Majesty still have any concerns?"
"..."
Chu Qingyin looked up at him, but did not answer for a moment.
Seeing this, a sly glint flashed in Lu Zhiheng's eyes as he pointed to the package on the table: "Since there's no benefit to be gained, then these things..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chu Qingyin gently tiptoed closer to Lu Zhiheng and quickly planted a light kiss on his lips.
"Is this alright now?"
Just as Chu Qingyin was about to turn and leave, the man held her tightly by the back of her neck and deepened the kiss.
"Ugh! Lu... Ugh!"
She was taken aback, but the man bit her lip, his voice hoarse: "Focus."
That bastard!
Chu Qingyin's breathing was unsteady, but remembering that she still needed his help, she had no choice but to close her eyes.
Just consider it as if a dog chewed it up.
The candlelight flickered softly in the meditation room, illuminating the faces of the two people.
As the kiss deepened, Lu Zhiheng's breathing became heavier, and a dark undercurrent surged in his long, narrow eyes.
Sensing the changes in his body, he finally stopped the long kiss and gently pushed Chu Qingyin away from his embrace.
Now is not the time.
The usually composed and strategic Prime Minister had a suspicious blush creeping onto his face.
"I will come to see Your Majesty another day."
After uttering these hasty words, the man leaped out of the window like an arrow.
Inside the meditation room, Chu Qingyin gazed in the direction where Lu Zhiheng had disappeared, and couldn't help but raise her hand to gently touch her lips.
That man really was born in the Year of the Dog.
Then use force.
She ate so much her lips were swollen.
However, his clumsy kissing skills also revealed that this prime minister indeed had little experience in matters of the heart.
**
Snowflakes were falling outside the window. Lu Zhiheng was dressed in casual clothes, but he did not feel cold. Instead, he felt an unusual heat in a certain part of his body.
He knew that there was too much distance between him and her at the moment, and many things had to wait until she left the palace before he could proceed with his plans.
When he returned to his residence, he found Shen Ran standing by the window with a serious expression. "Master, you shouldn't have provoked her."
As Lu Zhiheng's most capable subordinate, he naturally knew what his master was thinking.
We are at a critical juncture and cannot afford any further mishaps.
Lu Zhiheng paused, turned to look at Shen Ran, his eyes filled with a hint of gloom: "I know what I'm doing."
Shen Ran lowered her head, not daring to look Lu Zhiheng in the eye, and whispered, "Master, Consort Liang is, after all, the emperor's favorite concubine. If you get too involved with her and the emperor finds out, all your years of planning will be ruined."
Lu Zhiheng coldly interrupted Shen Ran, "How could I not know these things? You don't need to say more."
Shen Ran felt a chill run down her spine and immediately fell silent.
He had followed Lu Zhiheng for many years and had never seen his master so out of control, so he couldn't help but feel more wary of Chu Qingyin.
Lu Zhiheng took a deep breath to calm himself down.
He knew Shen Ran was right, but for some reason, the thought of it made him feel incredibly troubled.
"Shen Ran, you should go back first."
Lu Zhiheng waved his hand, his voice regaining some calmness, "I want to be alone for a while."
Since he couldn't reason with him, Shen Ran didn't say anything more and quickly replied "yes" before disappearing into the darkness.
Lu Zhiheng's expression gradually became serious.
As far as he knew, Chu Tianheng doted on his younger sister the most, and since he knew about the relationship between Chu Qingyin and Chu Tianheng, he naturally wanted to make full use of it.
If Chu Tianheng knew that she was with him, would he regret his previous answer?
As the Grand General who protects the country, Chu Tianheng's prestige in the army is absolutely unmatched.
If Chu Qingyin could be used as leverage, it might be possible to persuade Chu Tianheng to join their side.