Chapter 481 - 481 478 A Taste Is Enough_1

Chapter 481: Chapter 478: A Taste Is Enough_1 Chapter 481: Chapter 478: A Taste Is Enough_1 “Governor also said, if the Commandery Princess wants to know more details, he will come to explain them in person another day.”

“Okay!” Bai Qingyan nodded. “Steward Hao, please send someone to inform the gatekeeper. If Uncle Ping returns, have him report to Boyun Courtyard immediately.”

“Yes!”

Chun Tao hesitated, very worried about Bai Qingyan’s health.

The more information Bai Qingyan got, the clearer the outline of the matter became. Up until now… Bai Qingyan intuitively felt that the kidnapping was closely related to King Liang.

Bai Qingyan stood under the corridor, wiping the sweat off her neck and forehead with a handkerchief. She thought deeply, if King Liang was still entangled with the Bai family and aimed to destroy them, Bai Qingyan was willing to continue sparring with him. However, if he had lost even the most basic humanity for that position, then he did not deserve to live in this world any longer.

From the Northern Frontier to returning to Shuoyang, Bai Qingyan was mentally and physically exhausted. She was still waiting for Lu Ping’s return. Without changing her clothes, she leaned on the soft couch and fell asleep, dreaming about the kidnapping incident.

In her dream, she saw King Liang, enraged and humiliated, raising a knife towards Xiao Ba, Bai Wanqing.

She pulled the Sun-shooting bow with all her might, but the arrow’s speed seemed unable to catch up with King Liang’s knife.

“Bai Qingyan…”

Bai Qingyan suddenly opened her eyes, her chest heaving violently, drenched in sweat, her hair soaked.

“Had a nightmare?”

Bai Qingyan’s throat tightened. Still in shock, she saw Xiao Rongyan sitting beside her on the soft couch and got startled, realizing she was tightly gripping Xiao Rongyan’s hand.

She quickly released his hand and sat up. “You…”

Xiao Rongyan stood up from the soft couch. “I’m sorry.”

Bai Qingyan looked around and saw that this was her Boyun Courtyard. She frowned and asked, “Is there an emergency? The mine?”

Xiao Rongyan gazed at Bai Qingyan. It wasn’t about him intruding into her boudoir but about her concern over any urgent matters. This trust she placed in him made Xiao Rongyan very pleased.

“There is an urgent matter.” Xiao Rongyan had just finished speaking when Bai Qingyan tried to get up.

He quickly leaned down to stop her from getting up, looking at her with a smile and whispering, “I heard you returned to Shuoyang. Missing you was unbearable. Originally, I just wanted to see you and leave. Unexpectedly, the hidden guards of the Bai Mansion were more formidable than anticipated, coupled with your nightmare, so…”

Bai Qingyan was briefly stunned upon hearing this. Then her ears turned red as she recalled the moment they committed to each other back in Dadu City…

“You used to…”

“The first time…” Xiao Rongyan interrupted before Bai Qingyan could ask further, “Relax. I had Yue Shi lure away the Bai Mansion’s hidden guards and your personal maid. I truly intended only to deliver something and see you before leaving!”

Taking such a risk just to deliver something and see her might have been a bit too daring.

“The hidden guards of the Bai Mansion are very skilled and not foolish. Xiao Rongyan, how do you expect me to explain to my mother if a man walks out of my boudoir?” Bai Qingyan asked.

Although Bai Qingyan had long vowed never to marry and was the pillar and family head of the Bai family, excelling in everything she did more than any man, even a private meeting with a man late at night could be justified if Xiao Rongyan came through the main entrance or met in an adjacent area.

Meeting in Bai Qingyan’s boudoir, what could that be considered?

Xiao Rongyan knew he was indeed rash this time. He took out a bottle of secret medicine from the Yan Palace that was rarely given out and handed it to her. “You’ve always been strong and never spoke of your injuries. Over time, it could harm your health. This medicine is a secret from Yan, delivered to me just half an hour ago. Dissolve a pill in warm water every three days. It will benefit you! Doctor Hong has examined it, so you can use it with confidence!”

Before they committed to each other, although Xiao Rongyan was emotionally moved, he could restrain himself. But after committing, he felt like an inexperienced young boy, experiencing the agony of missing someone so deeply.

When the medicine arrived today, he used delivering it as an excuse… all just to see Bai Qingyan.

Bai Qingyan’s gaze fell on Xiao Rongyan’s long, powerful hand. She reached out, took it, and held it tightly in her palm. “Thank you!”

This was Xiao Rongyan’s first time entering a girl’s boudoir. He wondered if all girls were like Bai Qingyan, with such simple and neat decor. Looking around, aside from the bed, incense burner, screen, and books, there wasn’t much else.

The whole room was filled with Bai Qingyan’s deep and rich scent. Xiao Rongyan’s hand behind his back tightened, his breathing quickened, but he deliberately slowed it down.

“Let me send you out!” Bai Qingyan wasn’t flustered. The Bai family’s guards and assassins were very tight-lipped, so she didn’t worry about anything being leaked.

She lifted the thin blanket Chun Tao had draped over her and got up, saying to Xiao Rongyan, “Please wait, Mr. Xiao!”

Before Bai Qingyan could walk around the screen, Xiao Rongyan grabbed her slender wrist.

She turned back and gazed at Xiao Rongyan’s high nose and deep eyes, her heartbeat quickening.

“This was reckless of me.” Xiao Rongyan looked down at her wrist, his distinct bony fingers gripping it slightly. He caressed her wrist bone with his thumb, “I couldn’t help it. I missed you deeply…”

He pulled her softly in front of him, his eyes tender. “First time feeling love, never knew… missing you could be so hard to bear!”

In the darkness, Xiao Rongyan’s deep, rich voice whispered love words, making Bai Qingyan’s breath falter.

His large hand grasped her slender shoulder, lowering his head… His well-defined features slowly approached, his voice hoarse. “Have you ever… missed me like this, Kid?”

Hearing Xiao Rongyan call her by her childhood name, Bai Qingyan held her breath, her eyelashes trembling with nervousness.

Xiao Rongyan’s hot hand held her face, his eyes falling on her lips. He tentatively rubbed her chin with his thumb as if testing whether to kiss her.

She grabbed his firm wrist, pushing him away. “Xiao Rongyan, you…”

He paused, seriously looking into her flickering gaze, forcing her to look at him as well. He guided one of her hands to encircle his narrow waist.

Silence, accompanied by a certain desire, quietly spread between them.

Seeing Bai Qingyan no longer resisting, he lowered his head and gently touched her lips.

Bai Qingyan was momentarily dazed, filled with Xiao Rongyan’s overpowering aura.

The bright moonlight from the unclosed window shone onto their feet.

The swaying tree shadows and the sound of rustling leaves and summer insects filled the air.

Xiao Rongyan tasted her briefly and then gazed into her flawless features.