Chapter 187 – His Preference is Indeed Men
Yan Shujing, wrapped in bedding, was carried out by Long Si and Long Wu. Hearing Long Yu’s words, she was so frightened that her face turned ashen, trembling uncontrollably, unable to utter a plea for mercy. She could never have imagined Long Yu would treat a woman this way. What puzzled her even more was that her own beauty seemingly had no effect on him.
Long Si and Long Wu, who were carrying Yan Shujing out, hesitated for a moment, shocked by Long Yu’s words. Even the bed is not spared. It seems their master truly detests women. Could it be, as Long San guessed, that their master prefers men? The thought gave them goosebumps. They were both good-looking men and close guards of their master; they hoped he would not take a liking to them.
Long Yu noticed their hesitation. Sensing the strong scent of powder from Yan Shujing, he frowned and his cold gaze swept over Long Si and Long Wu.
“What are you waiting for? Hurry up and get her out of here.”
Seeing the deep disgust on their master’s face, Long Si and Long Wu dared not delay any longer and quickly carried the trembling Yan Shujing out of the east wing.
The night breeze helped disperse the scent of the powder a bit, easing Long Yu’s expression of disgust.
Long Yi, observing him, said hesitantly, “Master, if we throw out this bed, finding another one like it at this time of night might be difficult. Perhaps it would be easier for you to change rooms.”
Replacing the bed would indeed be more troublesome than simply changing rooms.
Long Yu found Long Yi’s suggestion reasonable and pondered for a moment, his gaze then falling on Murong Qinjian.
Murong Qinjian immediately had a bad premonition.
“What are you planning, Long Yu?”
Long Yu turned and walked briskly towards the west room.
Murong Qinjian followed, realizing Long Yu was heading to his room.
“That’s my room in the west.”
“In the entire eastern wing, only your room and mine are comfortable. Now that you’ve brought that woman into my room and made it unclean, I have to lower myself to sleep in your room.”
Murong Qinjian’s masculine scent was certainly preferable to the overwhelming fragrance of powder.
By the time Murong Qinjian caught up, Long Yu had already pushed open the door and stepped into his room.
“Long Yu, as the War King of the Great Chu Dynasty, you can’t be so unreasonable.”
Long Yi and Long Er quickly followed. Long Yi lit the candle inside, making sure there were no other people in the room.
The candlelight illuminated the entire room. Long Yu scanned around, finding the room’s layout similar to the south room—spacious and clean. He noticed some bottles and jars on the table and a bag on the bed, likely Murong Qinjian’s belongings.
“Long Yi, take Doctor Murong’s things to the south room and bring my things here.”
“Yes, master.”
Without consulting Murong Qinjian, the master and servant pair simply took over Murong Qinjian’s room.
Long Yi picked up Murong Qinjian’s bag and various bottles and jars to leave. Murong Qinjian’s face twisted with anger. “Long Yu, I am still a highly paid military doctor you hired.”
Long Yu, uninterested in his complaints, interrupted directly, “Murong Little Scoundrel, wasn’t it you who allowed that woman to enter the eastern wing to play the pipa tonight? The woman you enticed has defiled my room, and you still think you’re in the right?”
“Long Yu, you didn’t object at the banquet either, did you?”
“I saw that you haven’t been visiting the brothels lately and thought you were lonely, so I didn’t oppose it. But you couldn’t control that woman, letting her sneak into my room.”
“Long Yu, didn’t you realize that woman’s intentions tonight were not just about the music? She was clearly aiming for you by insisting on playing the pipa in the eastern wing.”
Long Yu sat down on the bed, a posture of taking over without leaving. “I didn’t notice.”
He hardly paid any attention to Yan Shujing throughout the banquet. How could he know her intentions?
Murong Qinjian was stumped by his response. “Long Yu, your aversion to women… Could it really be that you prefer men?”
This remark actually piqued Long Yu’s interest. He glanced at Murong Qinjian, “What makes you think I prefer men?”
Murong Qinjian, with a gossip-filled expression, asked, “Tonight, when that woman lay provocatively dressed on your bed, and considering she’s not bad-looking, did you feel any excitement, any heat?”
Long Yu recalled his reaction at that moment. Apart from anger, he also felt disgust and revulsion seeing the scantily clad woman on his bed.
“No.”
“Then it’s settled, Long Yu, you might really prefer men. Any other man, upon seeing such a scene, would have pounced immediately.”
Murong Qinjian’s words ended, and suddenly, Yan Xiaosi’s cunning face flashed in Long Yu’s mind, causing his brows to twitch. Why would he think of that kid at such a moment?
“Master, I’ve brought your things,” Long Er entered with a sword and a bag, interrupting Long Yu’s thoughts.
Long Yu pressed his brow, feeling tired, and ordered, “Put the things down and leave.”
Seeing Long Yu’s determination to occupy his room, Murong Qinjian reluctantly left with Long Yi and Long Er. Fortunately, he liked women and didn’t mind the scent of powder. He decided to sleep in the south room.
After Long Yu settled down, Long Yi and Long Er guarded outside his door. Their lapse earlier had led to the incident, and they couldn’t afford another mistake, lest they anger their master again.
After the drama in the eastern wing subsided, another commotion was unfolding in another courtyard of the county court.
“Eldest brother, second brother, what are you doing?”
Yan Shujing, wrapped in bedding and thrown out of the eastern wing by Long Si and Long Wu, was picked up by Yao Cheng and Yao Jia. The brothers then carried her to this courtyard and locked her up.
In the spacious room, only Yan Shujing, Yao Cheng, and Yao Jia were present. Seeing Yao Cheng and Yao Jia’s lecherous smiles, Yan Shujing trembled with nervousness, hugging her arms around her chest protectively.
