Aromatic Flesh
chapter-20-1

Mu JinYu and Gu MingYue made their way back to SiFang Courtyard in silence.

Gu MingYue had been used fiercely today, hence her legs were shaking uncontrollably while her most secretive parts throbbed in pain as she walked. Following closely behind the man, she managed to endure it long enough to reach their living quarters.

“Why were you there today?” As soon as they stepped into the bedroom, with his back still facing her, Mu JinYu’s voice arose deeply as he spoke softly, as if he, too, was exhausted.

Her appearance was too coincidental, as she had swooped in like a hero just when he was about to lose control. In fact, though her arrival had saved him and he knew that there was no way she was involved in this conspiracy, deep down, he could not help but suspect if there was a chance that she was actually an accomplice of the Duchess.

Making love to his concubine in a cave versus making love to his cousin in a cave. It did not take a genius to realize which was more acceptable than the other.

The former, in fact, would merely be yet another after-meal gossip regarding him, a good-for-nothing young man.

While the latter would mean that he had forced himself upon his own cousin sister, and what more, having their shameless act witnessed by the noble circle and a foreign princess!

This was a huge responsibility for him to uphold, because Wei Min had made it clear that she’s in love with him and wished to marry him, while Commander Liu, Liu YiYi’s father, would not allow his legitimate eldest daughter to be a concubine.

In the end, no matter which side he chose, the Emperor would surely not forgive him nor the Dukedom!

That witch is truly an idiot!

XiLiang and BeiLiang had been at war for countless years, causing their national strength to be declining throughout the years. The Emperor had high hopes that this union marriage between the two countries would finally bring peace to the country. And as the candidate chosen for this role, if Mu JinYu had fallen into the Duchess’s plan and raped his cousin sister, it would surely anger the Emperor and possibly put the dukedom in danger. In fact, in order to show his sincerity towards Country XiLiang, the Emperor would definitely strip them of their title so that they could only rely on the Princess for the rest of their lives!

Fortunately, Gu MingYue saved him from all of these troubles, which was equivalent to preserving the title of the Dukedom.

However, her appearance was too much of a coincidence. Not only did she know that he was within the artificial cave, but she also carried the antidote to the aphrodisiac on her. He could not help but wonder what was her motive?

Gu MingYue knew that the man would not be easily fooled, but fortunately, she had already prepared her perfect alibi.

Though the man had turned his back on her, she still put on a bitter smile before continuing, “This slave knows that the princess would attend the banquet today… This one only wished to take a better look at Young Master’s main wife in the future…”

Mu JinYu’s heart missed a beat at her words, and for a moment, he felt as if he could not face the woman behind him. As the son of a Duke, marrying a proper main wife was the norm, and usually, no one would give it a second thought, however, at this current moment, he felt as if his actions had wronged Gu MingYue.

Her words were soft as she continued, “However, as soon as this slave entered the garden, I noticed that the Madam was leading the other noble ladies around. And in order to take a peek at Young Master’s future main wife, I ended up hiding behind the artificial cave and waited for the princess to show up, but instead, I heard some weird noises coming from the cave…” She paused hesitantly at this, “Unable to control my curiosity, I took a peek into the cave, only to find Miss Liu on the ground and Young Master’s face flushing unnaturally…”

Right, her explanations sounded somewhat legit… Mu JinYu thought silently to himself, before indicating for her to continue.

“Young Master should know that this slave grew up in that kind of environment. Our only purpose was always meant to serve as a mistress or a concubine, hence naturally, we were taught the unspeakable ways of surviving in a household, which was why I would usually bring a universal antidote in case of an emergency.” Her words were soft and understanding, “As soon as I saw Young Master and Miss Liu in that situation, I understood instantly that Young Master was probably tricked, which was why I showed myself before anyone else could.”

Thinking of her origins and that she had a MeMe to teach her the methods of a household, Mu JinYu was convinced of her words.

Furthermore, after recounting her words, Mu JinYu was suddenly filled with such melancholy as never before. His beauty had to resort to hiding and taking a peek at the noblewoman, all because of her low status.

Furthermore, even after knowing that he had plans to marry a proper woman as his wife and keeping her as a lowly concubine, his beauty had still kept his goodwill and interest above hers and had prevented and saved him from suffering the backlash of a horrible mistake.

However, as a legitimate son of a Duke, there was no way for him to take Gu MingYue as his wife, hence, he instantly decided that he would treat her and their illegitimate son with love and care.

After thinking it through and clearing up his mind, Mu JinYu was once again impressed by her decisiveness and secretly praised her within his heart.

Ruo Lan Ruo Lan, how nice it would’ve been if she wasn’t Ruo Lan… Mu JinYu wondered thoughtlessly, before chuckling at his ridiculous thoughts, If she wasn’t Ruo Lan, she wouldn’t have ended up his…

No matter who I marry, you’re the only one I wish to grow old with…

Unfortunately, Gu MingYue had absolutely no idea what happened while Mu JinYu’s inner thoughts went wild.

Our FL making good progress here! OwO

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