The poison of desire within him, like an overripe berry splitting open, seeped its venomous juice into the man's every limb, like flames scorching his insides, threatening to burn him to ashes from the inside out.
Shen Yinning clearly sensed Lu Ying's body tensing up, his skin scorching hot and terrifying.
She tried to break free, but he had her wrist pinned down on the table.
His eyes were blood red, wanting to say something, yet unable to utter a word due to the fierce resistance against the surging tide of passion.
Shen Yinning tried to call him back to reason: "Your Majesty is a wise ruler who conquers the seas; I am the woman your brother-in-law admires. Are you going to favor me in the Grand Empress Dowager's palace?! If word gets out, what will the officials say, how will the historians write, what will Huo Mingxu think?! Does Your Majesty not care about your reputation?!"
Lu Ying's breathing was heavy.
The poison of desire awakened the dormant old wounds in his head.
