454 Get up (1/2)
It was the first time that Dragon King had gotten up late.
The high-ranking military officers had not stopped drinking until midnight, but they still appeared in the main tent the following day at dawn to receive the daily roll call.
The Dragon King had never missed a roll call as long as he was in the military camp. He used to stay until the roll call was over, even if he did not have anything to say. However, General Dugu Xian was responsible for calling the roll today, so the Dragon King did not have to show up.
Dugu Xian had not earned much prestige or regard from the military officers, so he needed the support from the Dragon King behind him.
But today, the Dragon King did not show up.
When the call roll was over, all the military officers grinned. They thought that it was normal for the Dragon King to be unwilling to separate from his new bride.
On that day, several high-ranking military officers met the Dragon King in person to send their congratulations.
The next day, the Dragon King was still absent from the roll call. A ridiculous rumor was started that the Dragon King was too exhausted to get up.
”Nonsense,” was many people's first response when they heard the rumor. As for those swordsmen from the Great Snowmountain, they were shocked by the rumor and responded, ”The Dragon King isn't interested in women. He is a cold-hearted man.”
Others also questioned from another perspective, asking, ”How old is the Princess? How could such an innocent girl like the Princess do it? No more jokes.”
The rumor soon spread widely. Some believed it, others doubted it, but everybody could understand the Dragon King's behavior. ”It is kingly. A king should own more women, but the Dragon King has only one queen,” they thought.
Zhong Heng also heard the rumor, but he gave no response, except to laugh. He had met with the Dragon King since, finding that he was acting normally. Their meeting was short, but he didn't suspect anything, because the Dragon King only spoke about important matters during their conversation, as usual.
On the third day, the Dragon King still did not show up in the main tent. Instead, he sent the Captain of the Guards, Long Fanyun, to supervise the roll call on his behalf.
Noticing this, Zhong Heng started to become suspicious, thinking, ”I can understand the Dragon King being absent from the roll call the last two days, but now, he's sent Long Fanyun to do the roll call. It suggests that he will not attend the roll call anymore.”
”He is an ambitious young lad who swore to avenge his family. Was his determination shaken by the Princess?” Zhong Heng wondered. After meditating on it, Zhong Heng decided to talk to the Dragon King, as was his duty as Prime Minister.
Gu Shenwei was surprised by himself, but the Princess surprised him even more.
On their wedding night, the maid had been panicked, with anxiety in her eyes. She was just like a lifeless toy at the mercy of her husband. But when she touched the scars on his body, she trembled with fear.
They didn't enjoy their first love making that night. One endured in sacrifice, while the other acted violently, in pride and anger.
Neither uttered a single word that night.
After that, Gu Shenwei laid on the bed, intending to send the Princess to the Royal Palace while he stayed there. It was just business. He believed that the Princess would be content with this arrangement.
But instead, she put her hand on his arm, and slowly moved it upwards. After that, she let her hand linger on a scar on his chest, gently touching it. This was an obvious suggestion that shocked Gu Shenwei.
On the second round, the Princess seemed to become a different person. This time, she took the initiative and became enthusiastic. After having sex the first time, she had become less afraid of the Dragon King. Overpowered by her desire for sex, she displayed to him another side of herself that she had been shy about.
For Gu Shenwei, this experience was different. Luo Ningcha had sex with him for flirtation and revenge, while others did it for money. This time, he felt that he completely owned the woman in his arms. This feeling helped him get rid of the all tension that had disturbed him for years.
His tension came from the killers behind him and the noble moral sense he was unwilling to admit. That night, he finally was able to leave both of them behind.
As they got more and more comfortable with each other, both of them began to enjoy the process. They became more greedy and desired more after each time. Their desire for sex became too strong to be completely satiated. As a result, they indulged themselves in it.
The rumor was true. The Dragon King was reluctant to get up because of the Princess. He had never been so exhausted in his life. During these days, he was even too tired to lift a finger on the bed. Besides, he was also unwilling to leave the woman in his arms. He put his fatigued fingers on her naked body even during rest.
”I'm Xiuyao,” the Princess whispered in the Dragon King's ear. It was the first time that she had uttered a word during the whole night.
”Ju Xiuyao -- it's a good name,” Gu Shenwei responded in a cool tone, as if he was making a formal judgment. He was trying to be gentle, but failed.
Hearing it, the Princess burst into laughter and said, ”Why is your name Yang Huan? It doesn't sound like a Dragon King.”
”Hmm, my father didn't expect me to be the Dragon King. He thought that I would take his career and be a guardian,” he said.
The Princess's hand on the Dragon King's chest became slightly stiff. His words reminded her that the man beside her was the offspring of a servant, and he had been a servant in Golden Roc Fort. She agreed that a hero couldn't be judged by his family background, but she was born into the Royal Family, so she had always expected that her future husband would have a more decent birth family.