Quick Transmigration: The Villain Is Too Pampered and Alluring - Chapter 94

The enthronement ceremony and the empress’s investiture arrived as scheduled, and the entire nation celebrated with joy. Shengjing once again returned to its former bustling and prosperous state.

At the same time, the Duke of Zhenbei’s manor was filled with silence and gloom.

All the servants dared not make a loud noise as they walked. When they encountered each other, they exchanged knowing glances and hurried away.

Xiao Dingcheng, now officially holding his title, sat alone in the pavilion, with several empty wine jars rolling at his feet.

On the stone table beside him lay a newly purchased sugar figurine.

The same person, the same crude sugar figurines… but the one who would have treasured them would never come back.

Gui Momo supported the Old Madam as they approached from a distance. Seeing Xiao Dingcheng’s appearance, they stopped.

Gui Momo glanced worriedly at the Old Madam. After a brief hesitation, the Old Madam continued toward the pavilion.

“Grandmother.” Seeing the Old Madam, Xiao Dingcheng stood up to pay his respects, the scent of alcohol lingering on him.”

The Old Madam silently gazed at him for a moment before asking coldly, “How long are you going to wallow like this?”

Xiao Dingcheng lowered his head and said nothing.

“That she left… is only to be expected.”

The Old Madam took a deep breath. “You weren’t worthy of a girl like her… If you continue to wallow in this way, you’ll only prove more and more how unworthy you were.”

Xiao Dingcheng’s figure froze at her words…

The Old Madam turned and left. Gui Momo hesitated, casting another glance at Xiao Dingcheng before sighing and shaking her head.

It seems that life is often this way. We grow through our mistakes… But once we’ve grown, there are no longer any opportunities to make up for the wrongs we’ve done.

In the pavilion, Xiao Dingcheng crouched down beside the table, burying his head in his arms as tears fell like rain.

But this time, no one was there to stand before him and say, “Get up.”

After the enthronement ceremony, Bai Chengze fully immersed himself in the busy affairs of running the country, while Sheng Nuan got her wish and happily became a rice worm¹.

Sheng Jingting was promoted to the Imperial Academy, which, while not a high-ranking official position, was both noble and leisurely, allowing him to engage more with scholarly pursuits, aligning better with his character.

Madam Cheng came to visit Sheng Nuan in the palace once. She came in a timid and cautious manner, even attempting to kneel in reverence, but was helplessly stopped by Sheng Nuan.

Midway through the visit, Bai Chengze came to see Sheng Nuan, and Madam Cheng was so shocked she wanted to kneel. Bai Chengze immediately helped her up, greeted her warmly, and then returned to the imperial study to handle state affairs.

During dinner, Sheng Nuan said with a hint of helplessness, “How can being an emperor be so busy? Can your body handle it?”

Bai Chengze, showing none of the coldness he displayed before his ministers, shot her a look. “Don’t you already know how my body is, Sister?”

Sheng Nuan froze for a moment, then stared at him in disbelief. “Can’t you speak properly? Why do you have to make everything sound so suggestive?”

Bai Chengze looked very proud. “It can’t always be me being teased by you…”

Bai Chengze’s illness was gradually improving, though he still occasionally had episodes of confusion. But whenever Sheng Nuan was there, he would calmly get through them.

The imperial physicians also said that he was recovering well and would be fully healed within two years.

One day, Sheng Nuan woke up from a nap only to see Bai Chengze sitting at the edge of her bed, looking uncharacteristically shy.

Puzzled, she asked, “What’s wrong?”

“The imperial physician said that Sister has been overexerting yourself, and your qi and bl00d are weak…”

Sheng Nuan was stunned for a moment before she realized what he meant. Embarrassed and helpless, she gritted her teeth. “You still have the nerve to say it!”

She couldn’t understand where he got all his energy. He woke up before dawn to attend court, handled state affairs all day, and then still had enough stamina to toss her around for several rounds at night…

Bai Chengze felt quite guilty in his heart, then pressed his lips together and said earnestly, “Tonight, I’ll sleep in the imperial study. Sister should get some good rest.”

Sheng Nuan was overjoyed. “Really?”

“Is Sister that happy?” Bai Chengze asked, looking hurt.

Sheng Nuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Well… I do need a good rest. And you too, don’t neglect your health just because you’re young. Be good.”

Bai Chengze gently bit her hand before standing up. “Then I’ll head to the imperial study. Sister, go to bed early.”

Sheng Nuan hummed, and he left reluctantly, turning back several times as he walked away…

Sheng Nuan had thought she’d finally get a good night’s sleep, but unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, she was suddenly pulled into a cold embrace.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Bai Chengze’s bloodshot gaze staring back at her.

Before she could speak, Bai Chengze gritted his teeth and said, “You want to leave me again, don’t you?”

Sheng Nuan: I…

Bai Chengze’s eyes were red, filled with twisted, malevolent energy, but his tone was full of grievance. “Why won’t you sleep with me?”

Sheng Nuan was at a loss for words.

Wasn’t it you who said we should sleep in separate rooms?!

Bai Chengze held her tight, his voice cold and obsessive, with a trace of sickly stubbornness. “Sister, you’re all I have left, I only have you…”

The next moment, a rope was tied around Sheng Nuan’s wrist.

Sheng Nuan was shocked… Didn’t this scoundrel say he burned all the pirated Immortal Binding Ropes? Why was it still here?

Seeing herself tied up, and not wanting to suffer unnecessarily, Sheng Nuan hurriedly reassured him. “I’m not leaving! I’ll never leave. We’re already married, remember?”

Bai Chengze was very stubborn. “Then why won’t you sleep with me?”

Sheng Nuan: ……

Resigned to her fate, she admitted defeat, “Fine, fine, we’ll sleep together!”

Only then was Bai Chengze satisfied. He scooped her up and carried her back to the sleeping chamber in the imperial study.

That night was even more outrageous than usual, Sheng Nuan was so tormented that she cried without tears.

If she had known this would happen, she wouldn’t have agreed to separate rooms… What was the point of that separation, anyway?

Only in the latter half of the night did she finally fall asleep…

By the time the sun was high in the sky, Sheng Nuan slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Bai Chengze’s magnified handsome face right in front of her.

His gaze was filled with infatuation, doting, and a hint of helplessness. Seeing Sheng Nuan wake up, he sighed softly and whispered “Didn’t we agree to sleep in separate beds last night?”

Sheng Nuan was nearly dumbfounded. Who the hell are you asking?

Bai Chengze gently massaged her waist as he coaxed softly, “I know Sister likes being with me, but… for the sake of your health, we can’t indulge too much. Starting tonight, I’ll stay in the imperial study for three nights… and Sister mustn’t come over. Okay?”

Sheng Nuan glared at him, gritting her teeth. “Get out!”

A short while later, Bai Chengze, fully dressed, left the imperial study with a sigh.

A’Gui was immediately alarmed.

What happened… why is His Majesty sighing?

“A’Gui, I’m a little troubled.”

A’Gui immediately knelt. “This slave deserves death for failing to serve Your Majesty properly.”

Bai Chengze looked at him and shook his head. “It has nothing to do with you…”

After a pause, he continued, “The empress clings to me too much. When I don’t give in to her, she gets upset with me… But I’m only doing it for her own good.”

A’Gui was momentarily confused. Then he heard his emperor ask, “Do you understand this kind of trouble?”

A’Gui was dumbfounded, awkwardly replying, “This slave… doesn’t quite understand.”

Bai Chengze sighed. “That makes sense. You’re a eunuch, after all. You can’t get married, so how would you understand…”

With that, Bai Chengze shook his head and walked away, leaving the loyal little eunuch A’Gui standing there in the breeze, utterly bewildered and on the verge of tears.

Hitting right where it hurts! So heartless!

1. rice worm – someone who lives off the hard work of others without contributing themselves aka freeloader. ↵