With a smile, Ren Zhengsheng put the short sword back to the sheath and shrugged his shoulder. He walked closer to his concubine and grabbed the gun, taking it away from the other's hand and grabbed the hand before the man could move away from him. His eyes stared at Jin Qiu. The two of them just stared to each other but why is it that he felt like he wants to have more of Jin Qiu? He doesn't even care about this person before, but now when he received such a cold shoulder, he felt annoyed.
"Can you let go of my hand now?" Jin Qiu tried to pull his hand back, but perhaps because this body is much weaker than Ren Zhengsheng's, he can't pull it back no matter how hard he tried.
Using his free hand, Jin Qiu punched on the man's face, but this time, the man didn't budge at all. The man just licked the slight blood from the side of his lips. Knowing that he would have no chance to win any physical fight with this man, he choose to calm himself down.
A smile remained on Ren Zhengsheng's face. "Done struggling? Or are you finally realizing that no matter what you trying to do, you won't be able to get away from me?"
"There's no point in starting a fight that I can't win."
"I like it that you get this clever, Qiu er. But you should know that the more you act like this, the more I feel like I want to know more about you."
Jin Qiu glared at Ren Zhengsheng as soon as he heard the last sentence.
He just hope that right now, some assassins would come so he can get away from this crazy Emperor.
With one swift movement, Ren Zhengsheng pulled Jin Qiu closer to him and lifted the man up to his shoulder. Even with all the struggling, he brought Jin Qiu inside and throw the man on his bed. Of course, Jin Qiu didn't just give up and let Ren Zhengsheng do whatever he want. He tried to get away from the bed, but Ren Zhengsheng just pulled his leg and pinned him down. Making sure that he won't run away no matter what happen.
"I just remembered that you are my concubine." Said Ren Zhengsheng
The man has a smile on his face when saying that and it made Jin Qiu felt really anxious. He has been in a lot of situation that he know about what will happen from here on. That was why he tried to run away.
"You do remember that our current relationship is just business? You need my status as the commander to control Jin Troop and I need your authority to get information on how to go home. You can't do something like this."
Ren Zhengsheng gripped Jin Qiu's wrist even more tightly. Smiling for a bit when he saw a slightly pained expression on the other's face. "Forgive me, but I'm sure that I told you I don't want that."
Fuck. Jin Qiu cursed inside his mind. Whatever the reason Ren Zhengsheng acted like this, he doesn't want to know. He doesn't want to have any feeling for this man for whatever reason. He doesn't want to have a pathetic end like the original.
He should kick the Emperor and run away, he need to run away, but he didn't do that. His body and his mind is not working together, causing him to remain there, under the Emperor and stared at the man who stared down at him. The eyes that full of desire. Yes. Jin Qiu knew about that eyes because in his world, he met a lot of people like that. Though usually, he would just punch and kick them.
"Are you angry with me now?"
"What do you think? I just told you that I'm not the Jin Qiu who love you so much. This body is him, but not the soul. What you did now is the same like forcing me."
"If you really don't like it, you have all the capability to push me away, but you didn't do it."
Jin Qiu hate it. Jin Qiu hate the fact that what Ren Zhengsheng said was all true. He can run away. His spiritual energy, though it's not as strong as Ren Zhengsheng, still can be considered as strong since he's someone who got choosen as commander.
Jin Qiu was so deep in thought that he didn't really notice it, but when he looked at Ren Zhengsheng again, the man has already leans closer to him, the man's lips getting closer to his and right at that moment, he could feel himself shuddered. Ren Zhengsheng might want to go all the way, but he can't let it happen. He raised his hand and blocked the man's lips. Surely, the kiss will make him lose his mind.
"Since you're living in this body now, don't you have even a slightest bit feelings for me?" asked the Emperor even while his mouth covered with Jin Qiu's hand.
Freaked out by the action, Jin Qiu pulled his hand back. "I don't love you. I don't love you and I don't want to love you!" He shouted. "What I want is to find out why did I entered this body and how to get back to my world!"
"How cold… I thought that even when you're not the original Jin Qiu, you would have a little bit feelings for me. Hearing you say that you don't want to fall in love with me is hurt, you know."
"Then would you be happier if I say I love you and I want you to love me back? Isn't that what the original Jin Qiu always did to you?"
"I guess he did."
"You've been ignoring him and make him suffer all this time, so why did you say that you're feeling hurt hearing what I said? Isn't it good for you? You hate the original Jin Qiu anyway. Though the soul inside is different, this face, this body, everything still belonged to that Jin Qiu."
Ren Zhengsheng stared at Jin Qiu. The man pinned under him is not someone that one can call as ugly. His beauty is something he got from his mother who was quite famous among the commoners after all. So why did he choose to abandon Jin Qiu before? Simple. He hates the man and wants to make sure that the man suffers for as long as he lives. Everyone who made him suffer need to feel the same suffering. But this Jin Qiu is different. This Jin Qiu has nothing to do with his revenge.
"In that book, it is said that you hate Jin Qiu because he's a part of Jin Family and Jin Family was the one who are responsible for the death of your mother, the previous concubine. The reason you get close to Jin Qiu is because you want to take over Jin Troop before getting rid of Jin Family." Jin Qiu started again as he moved his gaze away from the Emperor.
"Is that what written in the book? That I hate Jin Qiu because he's a part of Jin Family? Somehow that made me sounds like a bad person."
"Then are you thinking that you're a good person?"
For a moment, Ren Zhengsheng looked shocked and seems to lose his focus.
Jin Qiu was going to make use of that chance to get away from the man, but he was too slow.
Ren Zhengsheng forced the man under him to look at him again by holding to his chin.
Jin Qiu tried to get away from those hand, but every time he managed to move away, his face would get caught again and forced to look back again.
He thought it would keep like that, but Ren Zhengsheng moved closer to him again and kissed his lips. At that moment, Ren Zhengsheng's soft long hair brushes against his skin and a jolt of numbness shot up his spine. Blood rushes to his lower body, just as if he lost his self control. Not to mention, he felt like his head started to spin.
From the corner of his eyes, he could feel tears coming out for no particular reason. His breathing getting faster. He could feel goose bumps rising all over his body. But at that moment, his brain seemed to be thinking hard.
It's not like he never kiss or having sex in his previous world. Even his first experience is not like this. Right now, he felt like Ren Zhengsheng dominated him and he really can't do anything against the man. The only thing he could think about was because the body he used was so madly in love with Ren Zhengsheng.
"Fuck you…" He whispered when the kiss break. He was surprised that even in such situation, he can still mutter some curse towards the man, not that the man will understand though, and it's not like he care about that.
His eyes met with the other's eyes that looked like a beast looking down at prey. This is the first time he saw someone looking at him like that.
In order to calm down, Jin Qiu closed his eyes and takes a deep breath. In his previous world, he would be the one who dominated his partner but here, he got dominated instead. Either he felt insulted or embarrassed, he doesn't know. The only thing he knows is that he wants to run away from this room as fast as possible.
He placed his hand on Ren Zhengsheng's shoulder. "I don't want to play around with you anymore."
But instead of letting him go, Ren Zhengsheng lowered his head again and started to kiss on his neck. Not only kissing, the man also started to suck and biting his neck. He can't help but released a slight moan from his mouth.
Obviously, his body enjoying Ren Zhengsheng's touch. A chills runs from his toes to his groin and another moan coming out of his mouth. This is the first time he felt like this. He could feel the man's breath against his neck, just below his earlobe. It feels like the man is laughing, or maybe chuckling, or maybe just teasing him with breath.
Ren Zhengsheng lightly sucks at his neck and leaving a heated trail of kisses along the curve of his jaw.
Then Ren Zhengsheng moved above his chin and nips gently at his lower lip. Another moan escaped his mouth.
Using the moment when he moaned, Ren Zhengsheng pressed their lips together. Instinctively, he clenched his teeth. He can't believe that he's reacting like this towards the man, so he keeps his eyes and mouth clenched shut. And finally, Ren Zhengsheng chooses to stop trying to go for a deeper kiss and stopped kissing him or sucking on his neck. Slowly, he opened his eyes and looked at the man.
"Are you still saying that you don't love me?" Ren Zhengsheng asked with a smirk on his face. "I don't think your body would be reacting so much to someone who you don't love, and not to mention, it was just a simple kiss."
Jin Qiu wants to protest, but nothing comes out of his mouth. If he hates the man, he wouldn't be reacting like before. He knows about it. But at the same time, he still want to deny it by thinking that everything was because he's using the original's Jin Qiu's body, thinking that it was the desire left by the original.
Ren Zhengsheng slipped his hand down inside Jin Qiu's clothes, reaching up to touch the nipples and looked a bit shocked when Jin Qiu letting out another moan, and a more passionate one.
The man can't help but letting out a sigh. "If you keep moaning like that, I doubt I will be able to hold myself." He said as his fingers started to rub in circular motion around the nipples. He noticed that Jin Qiu rocking his hips back and forth to his touch and soon, Jin Qiu started to scratch on his arms.
"Jerk…Ah, ah… T, that's… Stop… Aah!"
"Is it too much for you? Should I stop it now?"
"Of course…you need to stop…"
When Jin Qiu thought that the Emperor would ignore his plea, unexpectedly, the man really stopped.
Ren Zhengsheng pulled his hand away from Jin Qiu's body. Not only that, the man also moved away from Jin Qiu and now sitting by the side of the bed. It was quite amusing to see Jin Qiu moaning and panting like that.
"I hate Jin Qiu, but like you said, you're not Jin Qiu, so there's no reason for me to hate you. Not to mention, you've caught my interest, so there's no way I would let you go, right?" Ren Zhengsheng started again. "But I will give you a chance. You can use my name and whatever you need to find out about what happened to you. And your reward about the First Concubine authority, you can have it as long as you do your job as the First Concubine properly." He continued. "If in three month you can find a way to go back to your own world, I will let you go. But if not, you will need to live here forever as my concubine. Giving your body and your heart to me for the rest of your life."
"If I can go back, then…what will you do to the original Jin Qiu? Are you going to abandon him again like you did before?"
"Who knows..the fact that now you're occupying his body must mean that he's already dead, right? So when you go back to your own world, I will just think that you died and everyone shall know that as well."
If the original Jin Qiu really died, then it's fine, but if he go back to his own world and the original Jin Qiu came back, the only thing that came to his mind when hearing what the Emperor said was that the man will kill the original Jin Qiu. Hopefully that won't be the case. "I will find the way home." He suddenly said before getting up from the bed. His legs feel weak after such stimulation, but he doesn't want to stay there any longer.
"You're my concubine, so why don't you sleep here for tonight? I will embrace you and take a really good care of you."
Jin Qiu continued to walk towards the door, though before he walks out, he showed his middle finger towards the Emperor. He doesn't care even if the Emperor won't understand it. He just needs to do it for self satisfaction. What he doesn't know is that the Emperor started to laugh as soon as he walks out from that room.
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Thanks to what happened last night, Jin Qiu unable to sleep properly since his mind busy thinking about what happened with the Emperor. And because of that, he looked quite haggard.
"You look pale, Your Highness.." said one of the servants who take care of Jin Qiu's hair. "Should we call for some doctor for you?"
"No need. It's your Emperor's fault."
The servants looked to each other and started to smile. They're different servant that entered the palace not long after Jin Qiu made the deal with Ren Zhengsheng. Song Yun was the one who choose them, making sure that every servant working for Jin Qiu has nothing to do with the previous one. The advisor worried that the old servants will make Jin Qiu feel uncomfortable because of what happened before.
After finishing up the preparation, the servants showed Jin Qiu to Lixue Palace, another part of the large Imperial Palace that he knows nothing about. Apparently, the place is used for the Imperial Family to spend some free time or even using it for breakfast while enjoying the view of lotus pond that surrounding the building.
When he just taking a seat, Song Yun arrived together with Pan Zhiqiang.
"Greetings, Your Highness." Song Yun greeted as he bowed his head, and then Pan Zhiqiang followed behind him. "We heard from His Majesty that from today onward, you will be returning to your duty as the First Concubine. We came here in order to assist you, Your Highness. So if you get confused, you can always ask me or Zhiqiang about it, we will help you as much as we can."
"Returning is not the right words since I never take any duty properly before." Jin Qiu replied. "Everyone in this palace knew that the Emperor abandoned me so of course, there's no way he would let me do my work as the First Concubine properly. I was nothing more than a prisoner before." He continued while picking up some meat slice with the chopstick.
"I've very sorry about that.."
Pan Zhiqiang daring himself to grab Jin Qiu's hand. "Song Yun was the one who always been kind to you since before, why are you acting this way towards him?"
From his hand, Jin Qiu moved his gaze towards Song Yun, who stared at him with a slightly worried expression. He's pissed off because of what Ren Zhengsheng did, but Song Yun has nothing to do with it.
He then set the meat slice, along with the chopstick down before letting out a sigh. "I'm sorry. I'm feeling really pissed because of what Zhengsheng did last night. Unconsciously, I became angry with you and said something rude."
"I don't really mind so you don't need to worry about that. And if you don't mind, maybe you can tell me what happened last night?" Song Yun asked with a smile. "I will try to help you as much as I can."
What happened last night was Ren Zhengsheng fooling around with him by kissing him and touching him, is what he wants to say to this two men. But what will change even if he says it? These two men is the Emperor's subordinate and in their eyes, he is a concubine, so it's normal for the Emperor to do something like that.
"Forget about it. I don't even want to talk about it now." He waved his hand and picked the chopstick again. He is angry, but he doesn't want to become hungry because of it. "Now tell me, what exactly do I need to do as the concubine? If there's really an actual work for me, then I don't want to do it half heartedly."
"You're so fired up to do this." Pan Zhiqiang commented.
"Then do you want me to fool around instead?"
Pan Zhiqiang wanted to say something, but seeing that every words that came out of Jin Qiu's mouth is quite harsh, he stopped himself. He figured that something might have happened to make the man in front of him feeling so displeased. He looked at Song Yun who's smiling to him. It seems like Song Yun also noticed Jin Qiu's bad mood.
"Since the position of Empress is still empty, the First Concubine is the one who's responsible for watching over the servants and making sure everything inside the palace is working properly. You can choose to hire or fire the servants as you see fit. You can arrange on what to serve when the Emperor accepting guest in the palace. Usually, you will also responsible for the harem, but since there's no harem yet, you only need to take care of your own palace. You also need to meet some noble wife in order to build a good relationship with them. And when there's a guest, you need to meet them first before they can meet with the Emperor. And if it's not concerning military matter or affecting the whole Empire, you can help the nobles with their problem. It would be good to build relationship with them."
Jin Qiu took some more of the meat slice to his bowl before he looked at Song Yun. "So it means that I will rule over the palace and I can do anything as long as it won't affect Zhengsheng in his daily duty. Am I right?"
"That's correct. Before, the one who did all those work was me, so I can teach you about everything that I know. I'm sure you will have no problem in learning about it."
Hearing that, a smile formed on Jin Qiu's face. Before, he thought that he would be able to gather a little bit information by taking his authority as the First Concubine, but who would have thought that he will gain so much power. He can gather as much information as he want, as long as he's careful to not make anyone suspicious.
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