Extra: Yingliu × Mo Duo (3)
Mo Duo's words made Ying Liu's mind explode.
Her drooping eyelashes trembled so much that they almost became a shadow.
The shoulders that had finally gained some weight were shaking uncontrollably.
Mo Duo's heart suddenly softened. He sat down next to Ying Liu, took Ying Liu's hand, placed it in his palm, and rubbed it gently, "Are you scared?"
The voice was a little low, but incredibly gentle.
Ying Liu had never felt Mo Duo like this before. For a moment, she didn't know why, but her nose felt sore and tears started to fall.
After the first tear fell, the rest of the tears flowed like a dam bursting.
But she was not extremely sad about anything. When the incident happened in Prince Ning's Mansion, she did not cry so much. But now she could not control her tears.
When Yingliu started crying, Moduo suddenly panicked.
He cupped the person's little face in his hands, reached out and clumsily wiped her tears, his voice as gentle as possible.
"It's my fault. I said something wrong. Don't be angry, don't be afraid. I won't make things difficult for you. If you don't want to, I won't force you. Don't cry, okay? Don't cry."
In a hurry, I even changed my self-proclaimed name from "Gu" to "I".
Mo Duo had never coaxed anyone in his life, and this was his first time coaxing someone, and his words were incoherent.
"What do you want to eat? I'll ask the kitchen to make it for you. Or, are you missing the young master of Prince Ning's Mansion? I'll send someone to check and bring her back for you to have a look, okay?"
It would have been fine if she hadn't been coaxed, but once she was coaxed, Yingliu cried even harder.
Mo Duo was panicked.
"Are you feeling very aggrieved because I asked you to read the storybook these past few days? Don't cry, I won't let you read anymore, but I don't force you to.
That is, if I bring you back and don’t give my father a clear explanation, your life will be difficult.
But I couldn't bear to hit or scold you, and I couldn't think of any other way, so I came up with this stupid idea. I was wrong. Don't cry. Let's never read that storybook again, okay? Otherwise, I'll read it to you?
Actually, I have a selfish motive for reading the storybook.
Ever since I saw you at the flower viewing banquet at Prince Ning's mansion that year, I've been thinking about you. I... I wanted to see how much you hated me, so...
Why.
Anyway, it’s all my fault, don’t cry anymore.”
Moduo's explanation made Yingliu's heart, which she had secretly loved for three years, suddenly swell up, feeling sore and numb.
Just when Moduo was panicking and at a loss, Yingliu, who was crying, suddenly turned around, hugged Moduo around the waist, and pressed her lips against his lips as he was about to speak.
Before, it was Yingliu who was shocked, and now it was Moduo's turn.
He froze in shock.
The kiss ended in a split second, and Ying Liu lost her courage no matter how thick-skinned she was. She was about to pull away when Mo Duo felt the movement of the person in his arms. Without even thinking, he acted faster than his brain and grabbed the person, pinched her chin and kissed her.
"Open your mouth."
Moduo gave the order in a deep voice as if he was giving a military order.
Yingliu felt dizzy and her lips parted slightly. The next moment, Moduo pushed straight in and stirred her all over. It was their first time kissing, and the first time he kissed her so hard that she fell limp on the bed and couldn't get up.
No matter how erotic the description in the storybook is, it is not as alluring as Yingliu at this moment.
…
Yingliu never thought she would hear such words from Moduo.
Whether it was sincere or just to coax her, she just felt that it was enough for her life and it was complete.
But Moduo didn't let her complete her wish. They tried everything but failed to reach the final step. "Your body is not in good condition yet. Take some more time to recover. We still have a long way to go."
The two of them were face to face, body to body. Mo Duo lay flat on the bed, holding Ying Liu against him, and spoke to her with a slight breath.
The two of them were in such close contact that neither could hide their body's reactions from the other. Ying Liu blushed and lay on top of Mo Duo, "Aren't you uncomfortable?"
Moduo bit her earlobe and said, "Don't tease me."
Ying Liu blushed and whispered, "I... am not that weak."
Mo Duo's breath became heavier, and the hand around Ying Liu's waist tightened. In an instant, he turned her over and pressed her under him, his eyes red.
Ying Liu suppressed her shame and looked him in the eye, "I'm fine."
Mo Duo breathed heavily and said to her lips, "Be good, take care of it for another month. After a month, it will be useless even if you say it's no use."
At that moment, Yingliu's heart was filled with Moduo's tenderness, and her mind was full of one sentence: How could this man be so gentle?
Mo Duo knew that Ying Liu did not take his sincerity seriously, but he did not care. As long as the person was by his side, he had plenty of time to slowly make this person trust him completely and sincerely.
People outside all said that Moduo kept Yingliu as a plaything to entertain him. Moduo never explained anything, and Yingliu never asked anything.
One knows that now is not the time to explain. If he explains, it will bring unexpected disaster to Yingliu.
The other one understood that all she wanted was to be with Moduo, and she didn't care about his identity.
Neither of them cares what others say or think. It's enough for them to be sweet and clingy behind closed doors. Only Ying Liu knows how arrogant and clingy Mo Duo, who appears to be gloomy and cold outside, can be behind closed doors.
If the days just pass like this, it is not life.
Moduo had frightened Yingliu the night before. The next day was the last day of the one-month appointment. He said that he would not show any mercy to women and would do whatever he wanted according to his own will. Yingliu should be prepared to cry because he wanted her to cry.
Look, how bad it is!
But the person who said this was very fierce at the time. The next night, Yingliu waited all night but he didn't come back.
Ying Liu was certain that there had never been another woman in front of Moduo. There was only one reason why he stayed out all night without even saying a word: something had happened.
Yingliu had experienced something like this before when something happened at Prince Ning's Mansion, and she understood the pain of separation from life and death.
But the people in Prince Ning's Mansion, after all, were just employed by her, so how could they compare to Mo Duo?
That night, Yingliu was restless and upset. When she finally waited until dawn the next day and couldn't wait to rush out to inquire about Moduo's news, Moduo's personal followers came back exhausted.
"His Highness has asked me to bring a message to you, young lady, to reassure you that His Highness is fine and will be back in three to five days at the earliest, or seven to eight days at the latest. If you are bored in your spare time, please read a book at home."
People outside don’t know the relationship between Moduo and Yingliu, but Moduo’s close followers know it.
Ying Liu couldn't bear to hear this and asked anxiously, "What happened to him?"
The attendant looked hesitant, not knowing whether to say it.
"Tell me quickly. The reason your Highness asked you to come back with a message was to reassure me. But how can I be reassured now? I don't even know what happened to him. Tell me. If you don't tell me, I can still find out even if I go out."
The attendant didn't think Yingliu could really find out, but he was afraid that Yingliu would rush to seek help from the wrong person, and if something went wrong, His Highness would be upset.
"There was a problem with the war horses sent from the northwest. His Majesty sent His Highness to the northwest to resolve the problem. The Second Prince's men kidnapped His Highness on the way."
Yingliu was frightened when she heard this.
"To solve the warhorse problem, why did we set out at night? It's so urgent that we don't even have time to go home?"
Although the issue of war horses is important, it is not so important that it cannot be delayed.
Yingliu was invited by Prince Ning's mansion to be the young master's tutor. Her knowledge and strategy were far beyond the reach of ordinary women.
She pointed out the key point in one sentence, and Moduo's followers no longer hid it.
"It's called the Northwest War Horse problem, but in reality, it's a setup set up for Your Highness by the Second Prince and Prince Teng. Yesterday afternoon, His Majesty urgently summoned Your Highness to the palace, and Prince Teng immediately sent a report about the Northwest War Horse problem. Your Highness has been solely responsible for this matter, and if there's a problem, His Majesty will definitely hold You accountable. But the problem is that the batch of war horses in question is connected to some horse dealers from Northern Yan. If we're not careful, we could be charged with colluding with the enemy."
Moduo is the crown prince. The current Empress Dowager is his biological mother, and he also has a biological brother, the second prince.
This is well known.
But Yingliu knew that this queen was not Moduo's biological mother, but his aunt.
No matter how close the aunt is, she cannot compare to one's own mother, not to mention that this aunt has her own prince.
Upon hearing these words, Ying Liu immediately flashed through at least seven or eight terrifying scenarios in her mind. "The Second Prince kidnapped His Highness. What was his purpose? Was it to delay His Highness's journey to the northwest?"
The attendant nodded. "From what we can see now, it is like this. As long as Your Highness fails to handle this matter effectively and misses the best opportunity, the seeds of doubt will be planted in His Majesty's heart."
"Since you can come to tell me the news, Your Highness is not completely controlled by the Second Prince," Ying Liu asked again.
The attendant said, "Your Highness has a way to escape, but it's not foolproof."
Moduo wanted to find a way to kill two birds with one stone.
He could get out of this situation himself, but his good brother could also shoot himself the foot.
When Yingliu learned that Moduo had made arrangements, her anxious heart finally settled down a little.
When she was in the Ning Palace, even though she was highly regarded by the Ning Princess, she was just a teacher after all. Later, the Ning Palace was convicted of treason, and her identity became even more complicated and embarrassing.
Now that the prince is in such a predicament, any slight mistake on her part could push the prince into irretrievable disaster.
If the Crown Prince is ever involved with the rebellious Ning Palace, it will be a tough battle for Moduo to turn the tables.
No matter how worried Yingliu was, she didn't dare to act rashly.
However, the tree wants to be still, but the wind does not stop.