Chapter 223 Disturbing My Dao Heart!

“Creak~”

Suimian Street, the backyard of the County Duke’s Mansion.

The first thing to open was not the door, but the window.

“Make Do, go attend to your tasks first.”

“Young Lord, I am not busy.”

“When I tell you to be busy, go be busy!”

“Oh.”

Ding Suian leaned against the window, his chest bare, wearing only an outer robe. Once Make Do left, he crouched down, his arms hidden behind the window, performing a pulling motion.

It was obvious he had just gotten up in a rush and hadn’t had time to dress properly.

Wansu, who was following beside Lin Hansu, turned away in embarrassment.

Lin Hansu turned her head slightly to look. Seeing that Hu Couhe had already walked away, she chided softly, “It wouldn’t have been too late to dress properly before opening the door. Why were you in such a rush?”

“Hehe, opening the window a moment earlier means seeing you a moment earlier, Sister~”

Opening the window first could air out the smell!

Over there, hearing this, Lin Hansu’s eyes rippled like water.

Just at this tender moment, a jarring voice came from the rafters behind Ding Suian, “Tch, disgusting!”

The volume was as faint as a gossamer thread.

Ding Suian reached his hands behind his back and made a ‘please’ gesture.

The night breeze dispersed the lingering, heady scent in the room.

Ding Suian opened the door and welcomed Lin Hansu inside. Wansu, following behind, tactfully stepped forward to close the door and stood guard outside.

“Why did you come so late, Sister?”

“Chen Hong ran to Your Highness to lodge a complaint against you~” Lin Hansu sat in a chair, deliberately putting on a stern, beautiful face. “Your Highness has ordered me to reprimand you on her behalf and dock three months of your salary!”

Ding Suian laughed, “Oh? Then let’s begin, Sister.”

“Begin what?”

“Begin the reprimand.”

“…”

Lin Hansu looked at Ding Suian, her feigned sternness finally dissolving, and she let out a helpless sigh, “You, why exactly did you fall out with Chen Hong?”

“Our horoscopes don’t match.”

“Speak properly~”

“He doesn’t treat people like people.”

Ding Suian thought for a moment and spoke about the Physical Body atlas that Chen Hong took such pride in.

The key to this matter was not the number of women, but his attitude of viewing ordinary people as collectibles and playthings.

Even now, as just one of the many Princes of Great Wu, he is already so blatant. If he were to ascend the throne as Emperor in the future, wouldn’t all the people of the world become his toys?

A scoundrel like this might suppress his peculiar habits before he gains power.

Once he holds absolute power, he will certainly do even more outrageous things.

In any case, Ding Suian does not want to become someone else’s toy.

Lin Hansu could naturally hear the hidden risks in his narrative. At the same time, as a woman, upon learning of such things as the ‘Physical Body atlas,’ she felt an added layer of anger stemming from her gender.

She pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, “No wonder Your Highness dislikes him. Such a lewd and vile person truly has no appearance of a ruler. However, Your Highness already has…”

“Sister! Are you going back tonight?”

Ding Suian interrupted abruptly.

He had a premonition that Lin Hansu was about to reveal some of Princess Xingguo’s secret arrangements.

This matter must not be heard by the snake on the rafters!

The absurdity of Chen Hong that Ding Suian had just mentioned had already been vaguely hinted at to Xu Jiuxi last night, but he hadn’t mentioned details like the Physical Body atlas.

It didn’t matter if Xu Jiuxi heard that.

He took the opportunity to glance quickly upward. Sure enough, on the rafters, old Xu was lying on her side, her jade-like body exposed, one hand supporting her head, listening intently.

Lin Hansu was slightly taken aback by his words. Thinking she understood what Ding Suian wanted, she couldn’t help but reveal a doting and indulgent smile, whispering, “Since I’ve returned, I’ll stay with you tonight. Let’s talk about business first. Your Highness she… Mmm~”

Ding Suian, sitting beside her, pounced like a hungry tiger and kissed her fiercely.

Lin Hansu, who was still intent on finishing business before attending to personal matters, pushed him weakly a couple of times. Seeing that he wouldn’t pull away, she simply extended her arms to wrap around his neck and responded passionately.

Above, Xu Jiuxi watched, filled with anger.

On one hand, no one would be happy about being cuckolded right in front of their face.

Furthermore, she had long since sensed that Lin Hansu might inadvertently reveal Princess Xingguo’s true intentions, yet she had been interrupted by Ding Suian time and again.

Ding Suian exerted a little force, holding her and turning her around, so that Lin Hansu, who habitually closed her eyes when bickering, was facing away from the rafters, to prevent her from inadvertently opening her eyes and seeing the person above.

He himself, however, quietly opened his eyes and glanced upward.

Xu Jiuxi had been waiting for him to look over. As soon as their gazes met, the snake on the beam immediately dangled her little panties in the air, swaying them. This was a ‘literal, naked threat’!

The meaning was, if you interrupt again, I’m going to throw them down.

Ding Suian’s brain raced, searching for a way to break the deadlock.

It took a full several dozen breaths before he released Lin Hansu.

This kiss left Miss Lin completely disoriented. It took her a while to catch her breath. Her cheeks were flushed red, and she glared at Ding Suian in feigned anger, raising her hand to poke him lightly on the forehead. “What’s the rush! It’s not like I’m not giving it to you, can’t you wait until I finish talking about business?”

Her chiding voice had already softened completely.

Still talking about business?

A kiss like that hadn’t even made her forget her business.

Ding Suian decided to change his approach. “Sister, do you remember Sect Leader Xu of the State Religion?”

Xu Jiuxi, who was mindlessly dangling her panties there, paused.

“Xu Jiuxi? Why suddenly mention her?”

Clearly, Lin Hansu remembered her very well.

Ding Suian softened his tone. “Behind Chen Hong is Sect Leader Xu.”

On the beam, Xu Jiuxi’s eyes narrowed slightly~

Lin Hansu, completely unaware of this, said, “Your Highness already knows about this.”

It would be strange if she didn’t.

Now both sides have basically shown their cards; behind Chen Yi is Princess Xingguo, and behind Chen Hong is the State Religion.

It’s just that both sides have reservations, which is why they haven’t torn off the masks and are maintaining a surface-level peace.

“Sect Leader Xu may seem maverick, but in reality, she is sincere, broad-minded, reasonable, pure as ice and clean as jade, and cares for the common people…”

“Wait~”

Lin Hansu raised her hand to interrupt Ding Suian, staring at him suspiciously. “Young Master, is the person you’re talking about Xu Jiuxi? Her, reasonable? Cares for the common people?”

Ding Suian glanced upward with the corner of his eye, his face exceptionally serious. “Sister, you haven’t interacted with Sect Leader Xu. Once you do, you’ll know that what I say is true. In short, if a person like this could see Chen Hong’s true colors and work in unity with the Imperial Court, wouldn’t that be a blessing for Great Wu and the people of the world?”

Whether Xu Jiuxi above was pleased by the praise or not, Ding Suian didn’t know, but Lin Hansu’s expression began to look wrong.

“Interact with her? Young Master, are you saying you’ve been in frequent contact with her lately?”

“Uh… not exactly frequent, just occasionally.”

Extremely occasionally, sixteen times in three days.

Hearing him say this, Lin Hansu’s expression turned stern, a rarity, carrying the serious tone of a matriarch. “You must have less contact with her! That person appears solemn and dignified on the surface, but in private, she is flirtatious and seductive… You are young, don’t be bewitched by her appearance!”

To this day, Lin Hansu cannot forget the unvarnished declaration Xu Jiuxi made in her ear more than two months ago, while waiting outside Central Heaven City for the return of Ding Suian, who had been on a diplomatic mission to Southern Zhao.

Not to mention, not long ago, she had caught Xu Jiuxi red-handed inside the Nine Gates Patrol Yamen.

But these words caused Xu Jiuxi to sit up straight, her pair of smooth, long legs dangling down from the rafters.

Hey, you little widow! You’re not proper yourself, sneaking around with a man, and yet you have the nerve to criticize me?!

Seeing the situation about to spiral out of control, Ding Suian could no longer worry about anything else and suddenly picked up Lin Hansu and walked out.

“What are you doing?”

Lin Hansu was startled. After walking quickly out of the room, Ding Suian whispered, “Back to the Ji Pavilion, to sleep.”

“Can’t you sleep here?”

Sleep. Well, one could sleep here.

But it wouldn’t be good to let Sect Leader Xu sit on the rafters and watch a live erotic show, right?

Inside the room, silence returned.

Xu Jiuxi descended gracefully from the beam, her bare feet landing silently on the floor.

Just now, it was suddenly interrupted.

And then, seeing Ding Suian and Lin Hansu’s interaction with her own eyes… calling each other’Sister’ and ‘Young Master’, it was so disgusting.

The double accumulation of resentment in her body and emotions made her experience a feeling she had never had before.

Before, if anyone displeased her, she would kill them with a single move. If that wasn’t enough to vent her anger, she would capture them and refine them into a Medicinal Pill.

But at this moment, that indescribable, stifling feeling in her chest actually made her feel lost and bewildered.

She stood quietly by the bed, looking at the messy mandarin duck brocade quilt on the bed, and a sense of malevolence rose without reason in her peach-blossom eyes.

Her slender fingers suddenly formed claws, slashing fiercely at the quilt cover.

The sound of brocade tearing rang out repeatedly, cotton batting splattered everywhere, and in the blink of an eye, the festive patterns were reduced to tattered rags.

Looking at her masterpiece, the congestion in Xu Jiuxi’s chest eased slightly.

But the smile on her lips lasted only a moment before gradually disappearing… She suddenly felt quite annoyed. How had she become so stupid? Taking her anger out on inanimate objects? Was this kind of childish behavior something a dignified Sect Leader like her should be doing?

Disturbing my Dao Heart! I’ll kill you two adulterous wretches!

Stretching out her arms, her clothes, like living creatures, automatically attached themselves to her, wrapping around her body.

Then she turned and walked out, her target the Ji Pavilion, her steps firm!

That’s right, this is my persona!

But those firm steps stopped after only three paces.

Xu Jiuxi’s expression was murderous as she stared for a while at the boudoir next door, where the lights had just turned on. But then she turned and walked back, whispering to herself as if to comfort herself, “This Seat is tired tonight, I’ll spare your lives for now~ You adulterous wretches!”