touchnovel Chapter 125 Unparalleled Favor
Chapter 125 Unparalleled Favor
It was a flowing, light blue palace gown made of the finest brocade, with lifelike phoenix patterns embroidered in gold and silver thread on the hem. The form-fitting cut perfectly accentuated her slender yet graceful figure, which had become slightly thinner from years of dressing as a man.
At this moment.
She removed the purple-gold crown that symbolized imperial majesty, and her cascading black hair was tied up with a simple jade hairpin, revealing her smooth forehead and slender, beautiful neck. Her face was free of makeup, which made her skin appear even whiter and more delicate.
Those phoenix eyes, which were usually filled with imperial majesty and scheming, were now misty with shyness and unease. Their long eyelashes trembled gently like butterfly wings, adding a touch of pitiful charm.
Looking at Zhan Doudou, who was completely different from her usual self and breathtakingly beautiful, Ye Tian couldn't help but feel a hint of amazement in his eyes.
"Oh?" He raised an eyebrow, a playful smile playing on his lips. "My dear Dou Dou, what's happened today? Has the sun risen in the west? You've actually donned such charming women's attire! It's quite a sight for me; I almost didn't recognize you. So, without your imperial robes, you are such a vibrant, alluring, and breathtakingly beautiful woman."
Zhan Doudou felt extremely uncomfortable under Ye Tian's undisguised gaze. Her cheeks instantly turned as red as fire. She nervously twisted her sleeves, her voice barely audible: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I thought that since I have already submitted to Your Majesty, I should no longer appear in men's clothing, so as not to displease Your Majesty. I only hope that Your Majesty will not laugh at my feminine appearance."
She spoke haltingly, her words filled with shyness and unease.
Once upon a time, she was a high and mighty emperor who held the power of life and death over a country. When had she ever shown such a girlish and coquettish side? But now, in front of Ye Tian, all her pride and dignity were no longer worth mentioning.
"Teasing?" Ye Tian slowly walked up to her, reached out, and gently lifted her shyly lowered chin, forcing her to look at him. "Why would I tease you? My Dou Dou, wearing this women's clothing, is many times more beautiful than that dragon robe, and it makes my heart flutter even more."
His voice was deep and magnetic, with an irresistible allure.
Zhan Doudou felt flustered and weak all over under his intense gaze. She mustered her courage and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, I...I've heard that the palace musicians have composed a new Hu Xuan dance, and I wish...I wish to perform it for Your Majesty alone. I wonder...I wonder if Your Majesty would be willing to watch?"
A knowing smile flashed in Ye Tian's eyes: "Oh? Dou Dou can dance? Then I'll have to enjoy it properly today."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Doudou's pretty face turned even redder. She took a deep breath, as if using all her strength, before gently nodding to the musicians waiting outside the hall.
Soon, the melodious music of the Hu Xuan dance, with a touch of exoticism, began to play.
To the music, Zhan Doudou began to dance gracefully. Her movements were light and agile, her long sleeves flowing beautifully. Her light blue palace dress billowed and rippled with her movements, like waves rippling on water, or a fairy treading on water. At first, her dance carried a hint of imperial dignity and awkwardness, but gradually, as the music deepened and as she focused all her attention on Ye Tian, her movements became increasingly fluid, graceful, and alluring.
Sometimes she twirled like the wind, her skirt billowing, revealing a glimpse of her slender, snow-white wrist; other times her eyes sparkled, her bright phoenix eyes filled with infatuation for Ye Tian and a reckless devotion. Currently reading: Chapter 125 Unparalleled Favor, latest chapter available here.
She knew that she had once been a high and mighty emperor, but now she had to offer this humble dance to a man who had conquered her country, in order to please him. This humiliation and shame made her feel uncomfortable all over, and her cheeks burned as if they were on fire.
At the same time, her morbid adoration for Ye Tian and the insane idea of "borrowing a seed to have a child" made her unconsciously bring out her feminine charm to the extreme as she danced. She hoped that Ye Tian could see her beauty, be attracted by her dance, and bestow his god-like bloodline upon her.
Ye Tian sat upright in the main seat, holding a glass of fine wine that Si Lili had just poured for him, his eyes appreciating Zhan Doudou's dance moves, which were full of contradictions and allure, with great interest.
He could see the awkwardness and shyness in her movements, and even more so, the struggle in her eyes where the pride of an emperor had not yet completely faded, as well as the undisguised infatuation and longing for him hidden beneath all of this.
"She is quite a remarkable person."
Ye Tian couldn't help but...
He chuckled to himself.
After the dance ended, Zhan Doudou was drenched in sweat. Sigh. She stopped dancing, her phoenix eyes, glistening with tears from the intense exercise and shyness, timidly looking at Ye Tian with a hint of unease and a hint of expectation.
Ye Tian put down his wine glass, slowly stood up, walked to her, and extended his hand.
Gently wiping the sweat from her brow, he exclaimed in a slightly hoarse voice, "Wonderful! Your dance is graceful and captivating, and you are even more beautiful."
He pulled Zhan Doudou into his arms, lowered his head, and whispered in her ear in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Doudou, your women's attire, compared to your dragon robe, truly arouses my desire. It seems you were born to be a woman, a woman who belongs entirely to me."
Hearing this blatant flirtation, Zhan Doudou felt her whole body go limp. If Ye Tian hadn't been holding her tightly, she probably would have collapsed to the ground. She buried her burning cheeks deep into Ye Tian's broad and reassuring chest, completely giving up her last bit of resistance.
At this moment, she was no longer the Empress of Northern Qi, but simply a little woman who had completely fallen under Ye Tian's charm and domineering presence.
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After Master Kuhe formally surrendered on behalf of Northern Qi, the imperial palace, which once symbolized the highest power of Northern Qi, fell completely into Ye Tian's control.
The former Northern Qi Empress Zhan Doudou, the Holy Maiden Haitang Duoduo, and the cunning and beautiful spy Si Lili are now all Ye Tian's nominal "women," or rather, prisoners awaiting his "favor."
That night, Ye Tian did not rush to deal with the mountain of military and political affairs. Instead, he chose to enjoy his "spoils of war" as a conqueror in the Jingxin Hall, Zhan Doudou's former bedroom.
Inside the Tranquil Heart Hall, the palace servants had already rearranged everything. The fragrant aroma of precious incense rose gently, creating an ambiguous yet luxurious atmosphere. Ye Tian, dressed in a loose brocade robe, leaned lazily against a soft couch covered with snow-white fox fur, toying with a crystal-clear jade cup filled with top-quality grape wine sourced from the Northern Qi imperial palace's wine cellar.
Si Lili, Haitang Duoduo, and Zhan Doudou, who had changed into a charming palace dress, stood beside him. The three stunning women, each with a distinct style, all carried an undisguised tension, humiliation, and, under Ye Tian's powerful aura, a morbid expectation and submission that arose involuntarily.