Chapter 38 – The Mad Emperor and His Fairy in the Painting

The Mad Emperor and His Fairy in the Painting (4)

That night, Song Qinghuan lay coquettishly on Ma Er’s back, her fingers teasing him.

But for some reason, Ma Er kept avoiding her. Song Qinghuan thought that Brother Ma Er was just too shy. In that case, she would take the lead!

Song Qinghuan tugged at Ma Er’s collar. “Brother Ma Er~ I’m willing.”

Ma Er’s face had already darkened to the point of dripping water. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to, it was that he couldn’t!

Last month, while feeding the horses at the Song Residence, one of the horses suddenly went crazy. Its hind hoof kicked him right between his legs. The pain made his vision go black.

He endured the pain and gone to see a doctor, but the doctor said his lower body was basically ruined. He couldn’t believe it.

“Enough!” Ma Er was filled with anger. He shoved Song Qinghuan off him and roared harshly.

Song Qinghuan fell to the ground, completely bewildered. She couldn’t believe that after teasing him for so long, he had no reaction at all?!

Ma Er’s anger only grew. If it weren’t for feeding horses at the Song Residence, would he have ended up like this?

Thinking of his plan, Ma Er suppressed his rage and crouched down to help Song Qinghuan up.

“Qinghuan, I’m doing this for your own good. We are not married yet.” Ma Er made up an excuse to deceive her, inwardly disgusted with his own reasoning.

Song Qinghuan only thought: how could Brother Ma Er love her this much? For any man, this would be hard to resist, but Brother Ma Er was willing to hold back for her.

“Alright, Brother Ma Er. I’ll listen to you.” Song Qinghuan hugged Ma Er’s waist while feeling touched.

Seeing that he had fooled her, Ma Er breathed a sigh of relief. Once he was done using Song Qinghuan, he would take out all his frustrations on her!

…

Xu Xinghe watched Xie Chenyuan, who today had insisted on bringing her along even to court, and she facepalmed.

He also specially sent away the palace maids and eunuchs around him. So up on the platform, Xie Chenyuan boldly spoke to her.

“Xing’er, are you awake?”

Xu Xinghe only dared to speak in a low voice. “I’m awake, Ah Yuan. Next time there are so many people, don’t bring me along.”

What Xu Xinghe meant was that it would be too easy to get discovered this way, and that would cause trouble for him.

But Xie Chenyuan thought she didn’t want to accompany him.

Xie Chenyuan was silent for a long while, his fingers rubbing the corner of the painting, making it impossible to see the expression in his eyes.

And so, during court, those old officials who couldn’t read the room became his punching bags.

He didn’t kill anyone because Xing’er was present. He didn’t want her to see him as a man full of bloodshed.

After court was dismissed.

“His Majesty was really irritable today.”

“Right? Prime Minister Wang had a turtle drawn on his face, and His Majesty even required him to parade around the streets with it.”

“Hahaha… That pedantic Prime Minister Wang probably won’t even dare to leave his house now!”

…

Xu Xinghe was hidden in Xie Chenyuan’s arms. She could sense that he was unhappy.

When they returned to his chamber, Xu Xinghe immediately pressed on a little black cloud. “Ah Yuan~ Don’t be sad.”

The woman’s voice was soft and sweet as she called his name. How could Xie Chenyuan bear to be angry at her?

He let out a sigh and then spoke, “Xing’er, I just want you to spend more time with me.” He lowered his head, his voice muffled.

“I can’t see you. I’m afraid you’ll disappear.”

Xie Chenyuan’s words softened Xu Xinghe’s heart. “Ah Yuan, wait five more days for me. Then I’ll come out and keep you company~”

Xie Chenyuan asked in disbelief, “You can come out? Why five days? Do you need something? I can find anything for you.”

Xie Chenyuan’s tone was urgent. He was happy that Xing’er could come out, but he was also anxious at having to wait five days.

“No need to trouble yourself. It’s just that my immortal power hasn’t absorbed enough yet, so I keep getting sleepy. In five days, I’ll be able to come out and keep Ah Yuan company,” Xu Xinghe replied with a smile.

And so Xie Chenyuan’s mood turned very good again. There was even a faint smile at the corner of his lips.

Eunuch Li looked utterly confused. His Majesty had only gone back to his chamber for a while. How could his mood have changed so quickly?