Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!-Chapter 456 - 445: Don’t Harm Your Future Happiness
Night Glow Empire, Imperial Palace.
When Shen Tang’s family was about to officially move into the palace, Song Fang brought the Beast Husbands along with Hu Yun and the others to enthusiastically help with the move.
In just a few days, they had set up the furniture and items inside the palace.
Last night, Shen Tang was taken back to the nest by Xiao Jin, and after a whole night of tossing and turning, she still hadn’t woken up by noon.
Xue Yinzhou glanced at the bright sun in the sky, strolled to Jia Lan’s palace, and looked at the outdoor pool in the backyard connected to the moat. Jia Lan transformed into his true form, swimming leisurely in the pool. A rare sense of envy and regret rose in his heart.
He wished he had dug a pool too.
Snake Beasts also love water.
"What exactly happened when we were away, how did the old house get burned down?" Xue Yinzhou asked, looking at Jia Lan lying by the shore, having forgotten to ask about this on the way back.
"That day, someone tried to assassinate Tangtang and Shen Li..." Jia Lan recounted the events in detail.
"Yiyuan Empire, Wu Family, I will remember this." Xue Yinzhou’s aura suddenly turned ice-cold and terrifying as he turned to leave.
"Hey! Wait, don’t be impulsive!"
Jia Lan hurriedly rushed out of the pool trying to stop Xue Yinzhou, forgetting he was still in mermaid tail form, and with a splash, he fell onto the shore, grimacing in pain. Just as he was about to say something, his Light Computer on his wrist suddenly vibrated with a message from an informant, "Tsk, the person who tied the bell must untie it. You don’t need to do anything; the Wu Family has already been punished."
Xue Yinzhou turned to look at him, raising an eyebrow in confusion.
Jia Lan casually picked up the white robe by the shore, draped it over himself, covering his long, white legs.
He forwarded the message from the Light Computer to Xue Yinzhou and said lazily, "Here, take a look, the latest news is that the Wu Family’s marriage has been annulled, their fief reduced, and they’ve been sentenced to ten years of exile at the border. This punishment is quite disgraceful for an aristocratic family."
He chuckled lightly, "Who would have thought that fox actually has some tricks up their sleeve. Even my mother wouldn’t dare to come down so hard on these aristocratic families; those pedantic old folks could drown you in their spittle just lecturing."
Xue Yinzhou didn’t understand the twists and turns between royal families and nobles, and still felt uneasy inside, thinking it won’t be settled unless they’re dead.
"Don’t be too impulsive. Now that the two nations are allies, the affairs of the Wu Family are internal matters of the Yiyuan Empire and have nothing to do with us. But if you charge in alone to kill, the nature of it changes, and those with ulterior motives could easily frame you as starting a war." Jia Lan hurriedly advised.
Xue Yinzhou furrowed his brow, but ultimately suppressed his murderous intent. Being Tangtang’s Beast Husband and an emperor’s beast husband, his actions could not be based only on his feelings; he had to consider the bigger picture for her sake.
Lu Xiao, handling matters at the Lu Family, also received the news.
Unexpected yet expected.
He had long had a premonition that this wedding might not go smoothly.
He just hadn’t expected it to end like this.
——The exile of the Wu Family caused a massive upheaval in the Yiyuan Empire.
Initially, the other four aristocratic families were very unhappy about the royal marriage and had often opposed the Wu Family in secret. If the marriage was successful, the Wu Family would certainly overshadow them; who would have thought the emperor would run away midway, leaving the bride at the wedding site, with the wedding not even completed.
The other four families were very pleased about it, thinking Wu Qing wasn’t loved by the emperor and that they could insert their own young females beside him.
But just as they were having their fill of joy, they heard the shocking news that the Wu Family had been exiled, with the emperor utterly disregarding any past engagement.
This terrified the other families, as it became clear that the emperor didn’t intend to take a wife.
The Nine-tailed Fox Clan already had few offspring, and the young females were treasures of the clan; how could they allow such humiliation, and risk their family’s involvement?
Since then, the noisy court, which had been arguing over the matter of establishing a queen, abruptly quieted down, with no one daring to mention the matter again.
...
The dawn light lazily flooded the room.
When Shen Tang woke up, she was nestled in Xiao Jin’s arms.
Xiao Jin was only wearing a thin silk robe, the neckline messily open, revealing his strong, tanned chest with well-defined abs and a sharp, sexy mermaid line; quite tempting indeed.
She felt an itch in her heart and reached out to touch.
"Mmm~" A sensual groan rolled from the man’s throat. He opened his deep, brilliant golden eyes, still harboring lingering desire. He flipped over, pressing her beneath him, and teasingly said with a rolling Adam’s apple, "Little glutton~ still not full?"
Shen Tang’s pretty face turned red, thinking this dog of a man was starting to get frisky again in the morning! So shameful!
She gave him a light kick, scolding playfully, "Get up, it’s already past noon, I’m hungry."
Xiao Jin had just woken up, feeling sensitive. Being rubbed against so vigorously, he groaned, squinting his eyes in a mix of pleasure and discomfort, "Tangtang, if you use more force, what about future happiness?"
"Anyway, it’s already late, why not~ just one more round?" He was feeling suffocated; the urge surged unexpectedly.
Shen Tang felt the man’s restless stirrings, her face flushed even redder, and she pushed him over, pressing down firmly, "Hmph! If it’s broken, I’ll just go to Lu Xiao and them!"
After a night of chaos, she absolutely couldn’t satisfy him this morning.
Otherwise! He’d just get more and more.
Shen Tang got out of bed and made her escape.
Leaving Xiao Jin lying straight on the bed, taking a deep breath—utterly drained.
He couldn’t hold it back any longer and...
had to settle it on his own.
After washing up, Shen Tang went downstairs to eat and ran into Lu Xiao coming out of the kitchen.
"Good afternoon, Female Master." Lu Xiao hugged her into his arms and planted a kiss.
Shen Tang’s heart felt sweet, and she tiptoed to return the kiss, "I thought you’d be sleeping at the Lu Family again these two days."
"I’ve been too busy these last few days, couldn’t really spend time with you. I wonder if the little prince has been looking after you well." Lu Xiao ruffled her hair.
Jia Lan walked over, "Don’t worry, if you don’t come back, the head chef’s position in the house will be handed to me."
"And Xiao Jin? Not up yet?" Lu Xiao turned his head to look upstairs.
The palace where Shen Tang lived was the largest, with several rooms inside. Some people wouldn’t stay in their own nests, preferring to crowd into hers.
"Ahem~ let’s not mind him, let’s eat first!"
By the time Xiao Jin came out of the room, they were nearly done eating, and he looked at the heartless little female, feeling unsatisfied, before plopping down beside her and picking at the leftovers.
During the meal, Shen Tang listened to Lu Xiao and the others talk about what happened over in the Yiyuan Empire.
The emperor canceled the marriage arrangement with the Wu Family and exiled them to the border for forming factions and collusion; the Spiritual Sparrow Clan, Rock Deer Clan, and others were also dealt with.
Shen Tang only took it as idle chat and soon forgot about it.
