He could not keep on like this. Although Pei Hengyu indulged him, Yuwen Junan knew better than anyone that such indulgence had its limits. Through repeated testing, he had identified where that line was drawn, and by pushing against it time and again, he had successfully nudged that boundary further and further back.
Yet, Yuwen Junan knew that whenever matters of state were concerned, Pei Hengyu would never compromise.
Before the sky had fully brightened, Yuwen Junan slid off Pei Hengyu’s body, still unsatisfied, and turned to pull him into an embrace. As he used his Spiritual Power to erase the red marks on Pei Hengyu’s skin, he said, "Consort Wen didn't escape back to the Inner Palace? It seems she truly perished this time."
Chapter 225