Chapter 36: Is He Sick?

Seeing Liu Jingyi’s mood gradually improve, Feng Moheng’s lips lifted in a smile.

He felt quite satisfied.

Without a word, he bent down and picked Liu Jingyi up in his arms.

Liu Jingyi instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

Feng Moheng held her steadily and walked towards the inner chamber.

Once inside, he placed Liu Jingyi on the bed.

She gazed up at him, her eyes filled with affection, her lips curved in a smile.

Raising her hand, she hooked it around his neck. With a gentle pull, Feng Moheng leaned down in response.

The two enjoyed their intimacy for a while, and the atmosphere in the room grew increasingly enchanting.

Just when Feng Moheng’s heart was ablaze with desire, wanting to proceed to the next stage, his expression suddenly changed.

A hint of panic flashed in his eyes.

Liu Jingyi, puzzled, asked, “Moheng, what’s wrong?”

Feng Moheng’s gaze flickered uncertainly.

He casually replied, “It’s nothing, Jingyi. I just remembered I have some official duties that I haven’t attended to today; I need to go to the study.”

After saying that, Feng Moheng hastily got up.

He straightened his clothes and quickly left the inner chamber without looking back.

Liu Jingyi lay in bed, dazed and alone.

“Moheng…”

Liu Jingyi watched his hurried retreating figure, unable to help but reach out as if trying to grasp something, but only ended up with empty air.

Her hands slowly clenched into fists, knuckles turning white.

Her heart was filled with disappointment and resentment.

Just when she thought their passion was about to ignite, one of them had pulled away so abruptly.

Liu Jingyi felt as if she had been humiliated.

The sense of humiliation surged like a tide, nearly drowning her.

Her personal maid, Li Su, walked in.

Seeing her mistress’s icy demeanor, Li Su frowned, a hint of worry in her expression.

She softly reported, “Master, the prince really did head towards the study; perhaps there are indeed important official matters to attend to.”

Liu Jingyi took a deep breath.

She forced her tumultuous emotions to calm.

But how could the waves in her heart be so easily quelled?

Could it be that Feng Moheng really had started to dislike her?

Was it because he had fallen for Shen Yuling that he now even began to keep himself clean from her?

Thoughts surged in Liu Jingyi’s mind.

These thoughts were like sharp thorns, piercing her heart painfully and filling her with fear.

On the other side.

Feng Moheng hurriedly returned to his own courtyard, his back exuding an indescribable urgency and anxiety.

The maid, Qingyi, noticed his return and a subtle, barely noticeable depth flickered in her eyes.

“Your Highness.”

Qingyi slightly bowed and softly called out.

Feng Moheng walked straight into his room and sat down in a chair.

His brows furrowed, his expression dark and gloomy.

Earlier, when he was being intimate with Liu Jingyi, his body had shown no reaction at all.

This left him both surprised and angry.

He couldn’t understand why.

Qingyi, dressed in a pale blue gown, stood beside Feng Moheng.

She lowered her head slightly, obscuring her face, but her delicate figure was strikingly attractive.

Before long, she seemed to sense that Feng Moheng’s expression was not good.

She lifted her head, and a beautiful, ethereal face came into view.

She was someone the Emperor had placed beside Feng Moheng.

And tonight, Feng Moheng had already noticed the strange condition of his body.

The Emperor had secretly given her a pair of mother and child charms.

The child charm was now in Feng Moheng’s body, while the mother charm was with her.

As long as this charm was not lifted, Feng Moheng would face an unspeakable condition with any woman.

Only when facing her, who carried the mother charm, would it be different…

Moreover, this charm would act up every month on the full moon.

Coincidentally, today was indeed the full moon.

While Feng Moheng was lost in thought, he suddenly caught a faint, alluring fragrance wafting through the air.

He instinctively looked up, and his gaze met Qingyi’s.

Feng Moheng couldn’t help but furrow his brow, his eyes clouded with confusion.

Then, inexplicably, his body felt a rising heat, and looking at Qingyi, a strange impulse surged within him.

Why?

What was happening to him?

Feng Moheng was filled with confusion and even panic.

Qingyi seemed to feel the prince’s gaze upon her and slowly lifted her head again.

Her lovely face was unobscured before Feng Moheng’s eyes.

Feng Moheng shook his head vigorously, as if trying to clear his mind.

He shouted at Qingyi, “Get out!”

His voice carried an oppressive anger and irritation.

Qingyi understood that Feng Moheng was desperately trying to resist the charm’s effect on his body.

But she also knew he could not withstand the power of this charm.

The Emperor had initially sent someone to the Northwest to handle matters related to the princess.

Unexpectedly, he had come across this peculiar charm in the Western Regions.

Last night, when the prince stayed in the princess’s courtyard, it had thoroughly angered the Emperor.

And Qingyi, who had been lurking in the prince’s residence, received the Emperor’s order to cast a charm on the prince and become the prince’s woman.

Qingyi’s gaze fell on Feng Moheng.

Sure enough.

Before long, Feng Moheng’s eyes turned bloodshot.

The clarity in his eyes gradually faded, as if he had lost all reason.

He felt unbearably hot, as if a fire was raging within him, yet he was incredibly confused.

What did he really need?!

Feng Moheng suddenly stood up.

His steps were unsteady, yet he walked with a clear aim towards the direction that inexplicably attracted him.

Following the faint scent, he stepped closer to Qingyi.

Feng Moheng embraced Qingyi and took a deep breath.

He murmured, “So fragrant.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, he lifted Qingyi up and headed toward the bedroom.

Seeing this, Qingyi felt a sense of calculation in her heart, but she still pretended to struggle slightly.

She kept saying weakly and pitifully.

Because when Feng Moheng woke up the next day, he would remember everything that happened tonight.

Including how he had forced her into intimacy.

She wanted him to know that it wasn’t her initiative, even dispelling any doubts he might have about her.

Her struggles were utterly futile before the Feng Moheng who was already under the control of the charm and had lost his rationality.

Soon, the temperature in the room soared, as if an invisible fierce fire was burning.

On the ground, torn clothing was scattered everywhere, creating a scene of chaos, indicating the uncontrollable frenzy occurring within the room at that moment.

The next day.

Feng Moheng slowly awoke, the daylight already bright.

Qingyi, in order to save her own life, had tidied herself up before Feng Moheng woke, pretending nothing had happened, and silently left the room.

Feng Moheng felt a splitting headache, as if thousands of needles were stabbing at his brain.

He raised his hand to support his head.

He slapped himself, trying to ease the unbearable pain.

Suddenly, the memories of last night flooded back.

He…

He had actually been with his maid, Qingyi?!

Feng Moheng’s eyes widened in shock.

He threw off the covers.

Seeing his naked body and the disordered traces on the bed, he instantly realized that what had happened last night was not a dream.

His expression darkened, and a thick haze of black seemed to permeate the air around him.

Once, his father had fallen in love with a maid and had had an inappropriate relationship with her, resulting in his mother ruthlessly abandoning him.

Since then, he had vowed that he would never fall in love with or touch women of lowly status!

But last night…

Feng Moheng gritted his teeth, desperately trying to suppress the fury that threatened to erupt.

Something was definitely wrong with his body!

All day long, Feng Moheng did not step outside the prince’s residence.

He even secretly summoned several physicians to examine him.

But to his utter shock, those physicians all assured him that there was nothing wrong with his body.

Feng Moheng was filled with confusion.

His irritation was evident on his face.

With a cold expression, he ordered for Qingyi to be called in.

His gaze was stern as he stared at Qingyi, who seemed as if nothing had happened last night.

He coldly asked, “Qingyi, what did you do last night?”

Qingyi’s face was calm as water, unhurried.

“Replying to Your Highness, I rested in my room last night and did nothing special.”

“How dare you! Do you think I know nothing?” Feng Moheng reprimanded sharply.

Only then did Qingyi seem to realize that he remembered everything clearly.

With a thud, she knelt down, tears welling in her eyes.

Choking back her words, she said, “Your Highness, I thought you were just under the influence of an aphrodisiac last night, so you sought me out for relief.”

“I thought that when you woke up this morning, you wouldn’t remember this matter, so… I treated it as if it never happened.”

Wiping away a tear, she continued, “I also know that the prince would never like a lowly maid like me, which is why I deliberately concealed this matter. I hope Your Highness will forgive me.”

Feng Moheng’s initial doubts about Qingyi gradually dissipated after hearing her words.

If she had harbored any ambitions of climbing the social ladder, she wouldn’t have acted as if nothing had happened.

Feng Moheng clenched his fists, the anger and confusion in his heart intensifying.

So what was wrong with his body?!

“Leave.”

Feng Moheng instructed expressionlessly.

Meanwhile, in the afternoon, warm sunlight poured into Ninglan Courtyard.

Shen Yuling was leisurely basking in the sun when she suddenly saw Feng Moheng enter.

Usually, Feng Moheng was busy throughout the day due to Quan Minghe’s difficulties.

What was going on today?

Why did he have time to come here?

Shen Yuling was puzzled but didn’t think much of it.

She followed Feng Moheng into the room.

To her surprise, as soon as they entered, Feng Moheng suddenly embraced her.

Without further ado, he kissed her passionately.

His hands roamed over her body wantonly.

Shen Yuling was taken aback, unsure how to respond.

She hurriedly signaled to Xi Tong beside her to keep an eye on the outside, preventing anyone from barging in.

Then, Shen Yuling gently asked, “Husband, what’s wrong?”

Feng Moheng seemed not to hear, remaining silent.

He even roughly stripped away most of Shen Yuling’s clothing.

His gaze burned as he looked at Shen Yuling’s flawless figure.

In an instant, his heart raced with desire.

But…

His body showed no reaction whatsoever!

Feng Moheng pressed his thin lips together.

His gaze grew increasingly deep and obscure, revealing a strong sense of defeat.

Then he silently began to dress Shen Yuling again, as if the impulsive act from earlier had never occurred.

“I suddenly remembered something, so I have to leave now.”

With that, Feng Moheng hastily left the room without looking back.

Shen Yuling stared in disbelief at Feng Moheng’s hasty departure.

So what was he doing in Ninglan Courtyard?!

Was he out of his mind?!