The Fourth Lady

Murong Jingxuan brought Qingyan with him to a place; it was precisely the place he spoke of earlier. He held her in his arms, sitting atop a tree. It was considered a brightly lit place, but she could feel that all the men there were not that simple.

Especially for men who'd never seen a woman before.

It was possible for Qingyan to imagine what kind of scenario that was, to helplessly watch as your own wife was violated by others. As the husband, what kind of feelings did he have? Qingyan watched as a man in black threw Su Qingyuan into their lair. Those men stared at the messily dressed Su Qingyuan before them, then looked back to the man in black.

"Young master, do you need something?" One man walked out and looked to the man in black, asking in a polite tone.

The man in black glanced to Su Qingyuan lying on the ground and smiled, "This is a present from the master, better not let her die, master still have some use for her."

At a glance, the man could already tell that the girl before him was no longer a virgin. While he undoubtedly disliked that kind of girl very much, he glanced back to those beast like men behind him. He raised his clear cold voice, "Remember, don't let her die."

Those men looked to their leader and diligently nodded, then afterwards all flocked on to her. As for the man in black and their leader, the two quietly watched the scene from the sidelines.

Several times during, Su Qingyuan was awoken by the pain, but before she could realize what was happening, she would fall unconscious once more.

Eventually, those men had their full and left her body. But Su Qingyuan had already been defiled beyond recognition, her stark naked body lie on top the grass. You could no longer tell she was still that high and mighty eldest daughter of the Su family.

"Young master, it's already finished, and according to your wishes, this woman is still alive." The man that was the leader continued to face the man in black with a respectful attitude, yet what was written on his face was full of distaste.

However, he was more than happy to do more businessses like this, this way his subordinates can also focus on their work more.

"Master, what you've asked of has already been taken care of." The man in black spoke into the air, "What should we do next?"

When Murong Jingxuan heard this voice, he turned to Su Qingyan in his arms, "How do you plan on dealing with what's next? Didn't you not want Ning Siyao to find out about this entire situation." Qingyan looked to Su Qingyuan on the ground, the corner of her lip curled up. Next to Murong Jingxuan's ear, she whispered in a low voice.

"So you're saying you want a 'thief to yell for a thief*? It's perfect because you didn't know how you were going to punish that man that wanted to kidnap you, right?" Murong Jingxuan looked to Qingyan amused, "This really suits your style."

(*TN: An idiom meaning: to purposefully cause confusion in order to divert the attention.)

"Tsk tsk tsk." Qingyan couldn't help clicking her tongue, "What would it be like, if Ning Siyao were to see such a scene tomorrow morning?" She pretended to make a pitying look, "This is all her own fault." "Alright, we'll do it as you say." Murong Jingxuan looked into her eyes and smiled.

"Zhuyang, send this girl back to her yard. The bodyguard from earlier, feed him some Juxin* powder, and throw the two of them together after stripping them." Murong Jingxuan looked down to the man in black below and ordered, "Remember, don't let anyone discover you."

(*TN: The name literally means 'to harbor evil intentions')

"Understood." Zhuyang picked up Su Qingyuan in a woven mat the leader threw him; he didn't want to directly touch that kind of woman.

What kind of people these men were, he really knew all too well. But their Shizi Consort was quite impressive as well. If one day, one of them were to accidentally offend her, would they also end up like this? When Zhuyang thought of this, he turned his attention to the two sitting on top the tree, then disappeared in an instant.

Skills to keep the Shizi Consort happy, he really needed to learn from Fengqing.

"Your subordinate seems to fear me, it's not like I'm a tiger." Qingyan eyed the disappearing Zhuyang and reluctantly said, "Could it be that my heart is too dark?"

Murong Jingxuan affectionately scraped the tip of her nose, "Don't think too much, letting them fear you is also a good thing."

Qingyan turned to him and shook her head, "I don't think of it as good thing, you're the one that's actually their master after all."

"Silly girl." Murong Jingxuan spoke with sigh, "In the future, you're going to be my Shizi Consort, my people will be you're people too. They might even be thinking about how to curry to your favor." Qingyan reluctantly shook her head, "Jingxuan, I heard there's an excellent place in Diqiu to watch the sunrise, why don't you take me there to watch the sunrise."

Murong Jingxuan knew that Qingyan definitely won't go back today. Seeing the young girl's serious look, he nodded, "Alright, there certainly is a place within the capital that's perfect for watching the sunrise." With that said, he picked up Qingyan in his arms and disappeared before the crowd.

Murong Jingxuan brought Qingyan to a tall mountain peak. Qingyan saw this mountain before in an painting in a book, it's said to be the tallest mountain peak within Diqiu, called Yunkai* Peak. (*TN: Literally means parting clouds.)

The reason it's called Yunkai was mostly because during sunrise, this mountain peak appears as if it was sitting on top the clouds, thus the glorified name: Yunkai.

Nighttime atop the mountain peak was still a bit cold, but fortunately Murong Jingxuan had a habit of carrying a lighter with him. After finding some firewood, he started a fire. Seeing Murong Jingxuan work with familiar hands, Qingyan smiled.

"To think that Shizi also knows how to start a fire, you've really opened my eyes."

Murong Jingxuan blew out the sparks in the lighter and sat down next to Qingyan smiling, "Not only can I start a fire, I also know how to roast things."

A gust of cold wind blew by and she let out a sneeze. Without a word, Murong Jingxuan took off his cloak and draped it across her shoulders, "I forgot that your body has yet to fully recover."

Seeing him so serious, Qingyan helplessly shook her head, "Jingxuan, I've said before, this isn't your fault."

Murong Jingxuan pulled her into his embrace, "I know. If I could have appeared before you earlier, then perhaps you wouldn't have become like this."

Qingyan buried herself into his chest and chuckled, "If it was like that, then you wouldn't have met me. And I wouldn't have met Xianyi Empress either."

He looked to her and nodded.

Qingyan was right. If they'd met earlier, then perhaps the one he would've come to known would be the foolish Su Qingyan, and not the such high spirited Su fourth miss in his arms right now.

"Yan'er, in the next few days, we'll most likely hear news of the seven toxins that you wanted me to find for you. But I'd never thought that Liu Shang would return to the Thousand Beast Pavilion just to get the Seven Colored Lingyun Snake for you. I recall it's a rare species raised by the Thousand Beast Pavilion." Murong Jingxuan turned to her and affectionately scraped the tip of her nose.[