Feng Wan suddenly leaned down and sealed Xie Yizhou’s lips, which were slightly parted in anger and shock.
It lasted only a moment before Xie Yizhou pulled her away.
The dark, intense possessiveness in his eyes was undisguised. "Don't you regret this."
"It is you who should not—mmph..."
Feng Wan’s words were snatched away by Xie Yizhou’s aggressive kiss.
He held her, wanting nothing more than to knead her into his very bones.
That night in the Cold Palace, he had kissed her, and he had also promised to help her replace the Emperor.
As for who that new emperor might be, he did not care in the slightest.
Even if it were that paper-thin daughter of hers, so what?
Since the founding of the Great Zhou, there had never been an Empress Regnant; he would simply set that precedent for her.
But the side of her bed would have only room for him.
She had come to him of her own accord tonight; for over a decade, there hadn't been a single moment he hadn't missed her or yearned for her.
Every fiber of his being was screaming for her.
He could not restrain himself, nor could he endure it any longer.
Even if she were to keep him forever in the shadows, hidden from the light, he would still accept it as a sweet indulgence.
***
After Madam Wang, Wang Nianci, finished dealing with the gold mine, she returned to Wutong Court via the side gate.
She did not enter her room, however, heading straight for the main courtyard instead.
After all, to spare the Xie family from disaster, she had handed …
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