9 TGP: Five birds in one stone

Li Amm hides in some commoner's courtyard. She then peeked through the straw wall.

'Please go away...please go away....'

She was murmuring this when she felt her body floated and her head spun, making her dizzy.

'Again!'

But what got her scared more was the man who was now glaring at her.

"Lying to me, huh? Why do you need to lie and make up stories? Am I not good enough? I can support you. No man can ever give you as much wealth as I am. I can give you a comfortable life. Do you want to stay as a beggar looking like this?!"

He even pointed out Li Amm's plain clothing covered with mud and her dirty face and hair.

He could not understand this girl's thinking. Did she not want a luxurious life rather than living in the streets?

Li Amm just slammed her fist to the man's back.

"I don't want to be a concubine! If you want to marry me, make me your main wife!"

Being a concubine might leave her regret for this life. Much better achieve a higher position, a wangfei.

The young man's face darkened. He could not take her as his main wife. He wanted to keep this girl as his lady, to give her a comfortable life, and remain to his side by what he is, while his wangfei would be used as his tool for getting the throne. There were different matters.

"Don't worry, even you are not my wangfei, you will be my favorite consort. I may probably not touch my wangfei. Remember, wangfei is only a title. But in my heart, you will be my other half."

Since that day, they met. He promised he would find the girl and make her his. Finding comfort from the girl, he swore an oath to himself that he would keep her in his household. Now that he was nineteen, in the age where he could marry, all the girls around him, in the imperial palace and even on the northern side of the country, could never find such warmth and comfortable feeling that the little girl gave him from those women. Hence, when he recognized her dirty clothes and dirty face, he immediately took her, afraid that he would never see her again.

"What are you saying? Do you even know me?!" Liam, for the first time, met a stubborn individual in both lifetimes. He was just a child then when they met! What she even did to make this man chase after her?! For turtle's sake, the man might not even know her name! Were people from ancient times were like this?!

The young man's beautiful brow furrowed. Looks like the girl doesn't like him. Why? He could give her wealth, status, a comfortable life, and he also knew that his appearance was not nasty or disgusting. Why did this girl not like him?

But no matter what, once he decided on something, he would never change his mind. If the girl did not like him, he would make her like him.

He once heard when he was taking a bath, two maids were talking outside. With his martial arts, he could clearly listen to them even they were whispering.

"If my husband looks like that and asks me anything, I would give it to him. Even my chastity!"

"Yeah, me too~ I bet young master could get every girl he wants. What's more, seducing them?!"

"Oohh~ imagine young master's hair is wet and his robes too! Kyaaa!!"

The two maids' nose bled after that.

Now he would try this move if those two young maids were speaking the truth.

He then smiled evilly.

Oh, Liam having no clue what this man was thinking, was dragged away to someplace.

*****

They arrive at some private inn. The young man paid a gold coin at the front, making the inn manager delighted and lead them to the most extravagant room.

"Prepared a warm bath for her." The young man put Li Amm down.

Servants attended them and prepared for their bath.

Hearing this, Li Amm quickly rambled.

"Hey, I told you I will not come with you and be your concubine! I have my own life to live! Besides, I don't know who you are-"

"I'll answer your questions later. Don't you feel dirty and itchy? You smell...well, you probably got used to that. At least have a take a bath first."The young man said, ignoring her ramblings.

"You--" servants passed them, and Li Amm saw that they were holding orchids and lilies and other flowers for the bath. Her gaze followed them, and she saw a holy bath. Smokes were arising, and flowers lingered in the air.

Li Amm then looked at herself.

'Yeah~ having a bath is good right now.'

She turned towards the man.

"We talked later. After the bath and our talk, you bring me home.", she said sternly and turn away.

She walked to the big basin with warm water and flowers. Closing the curtain, she quickly took off her clothes, revealing all her curves. Having lived in a modern era, she did not leave any clothing scrap like she used to in the past. She rinsed all the mud in her body and fell the warm water, and the fragrant orchids hugged her while closing her eyes. Suddenly, the basin moved, and the water level increases. She heard a splash and turned around. She was shocked by what she saw.

The deity man was only wearing inner clothes.

Since he stepped in the basin, his thin clothes were wet, hugging his muscled chest, his six abs were clearly outlined by the wet clothes. His light robe was slightly opened, revealing a creamy collarbone and chest. His skin was like a sparkling diamond with the water sprinkled on it. His long, silky, and straight hair was let down, the bottom half was wet. His beautiful eyes were slightly wide, like they were shocked. And his plump red lips were slightly agape. Droplets of water were running through his perfect jaw. The man was like a painting—a seductive one.

Li Amm forgot that she was in the same basin with him while she was completely naked. All her brain could process was the seductive scenery in front of her.

While the young man was also shocked.

First, he was shocked because the girl was not wearing anything at all! Even he was a man, he still wearing inner garments whenever he took a bath.

Secondly, what was in front of him was not a beggar she met when he was a child nor a while ago, but to simply describe, he was looking at a goddess right now.

Her black long wet hair covered her upper body, but it did not hide her curves and enormous melons. Her small face was carved perfectly to make the angels sinned and make the gate of hell break loose. The water droplets admiring her face making him stare in wonder. His gaze followed it as it traveled through her thin, beautiful brows, through her slightly upward corner eye and thick curly lashes. These black orbs of hers with every move make his heart falter, seducing him. Then the water traveled to the side of her straight and high bridge nose. Then down to her red, thin lips. The girl's beauty was truly mesmerizing. He had never seen someone as beautiful as her. Even the princess from other kingdoms could not compare to her.

Then his gaze traveled down to her figure.

Her skin was translucent without any blemish made him want to run down his fingers on it and felt its smoothness. And every curve of her lighted up fire in his core. Heat flooded in his neck, cheeks, brain, and even the lower part of his abdomen. He badly wanted to hug the girl and felt her softness.

The young man sweated. What was he feeling? He took a deep breath to restrain the beast that was waking up inside of him.

Finally, after admiring the sight in front of her, Li Amm recovered her wits. She then covered her chest and shouted at the man.

"What are you doing here?! Don't you mind? I'm taking a bath!"

The young man also woke up from his daze. He has nearly forgotten his reason why he was here. He came here to seduce her. Using his body to make the girl agree to be his concubine. Of course, as a gentleman, he would not force himself on her ultimately. Besides, he did not have any experience in that area. He would just suppress her a little with his dominant aura and sex appeal. But it might be difficult. For it was like he was the one being seduced instead.

He cleared his thoughts and began to say.

"The same reason as you. I came here to take a bath." He then leaned back lazily on the basin's wall.

Li Amm narrowed her eyes.

'What a lame excuse!'

"Then have a bath somewhere else. You're not blind, aren't you?"

The young man then got up and walked towards her.

"A man with his concubine in a bath is a usual thing, right?" He let his voice deepened. He tilted his body a little to let Liam better look at his chest and abs.

And this move was advantageous. Liam glued her eyes to that creamy skin and teasing chest.

'What this man doing?! Is he seducing me? It's working!'

She gulped. And look away. Heat traveled through her body.

'It's not good....not good.'

Just a little push, she might agree to be his concubine!

She cleared her thoughts and asked the man while her eyes were somewhere.

"Why do you insist on making me your concubine? It's just a childish promise. Besides, with your looks, many women would want you. But not me...I-If I will marry someone, I'll be a wangfei, not a concubine. Also- " she looked at his forehead.

"-Who are you?" She almost forgot the most important question.

The young man stared at her. His beautiful eyes scanned her flawless face.

"I'm the newly appointed general. Son of the second brother of the emperor, the fifth prince, I am Ren Shou. As for why it must be you-" he took a step closer and stared hard in her mesmerizing eyes. He fought hard to not look down on her body.

"-because I only want you. I'll ask uncle emperor to bestow you to me."

'Kyaaahhhh! Step closer! I mean, don't step closer!'

Li amm averted the heated gaze. Well, she was the one who's giving a wild look. She tried to think of anything that he could reason with the man.

'Eh-new general? A Prince? Nephew of the emperor?!!'

Then her eyes lit up. Most of her wanted to make' list that was related to those people! If she made him her husband, she could fulfill the general, prince, imperial palace, and even the emperor's mission! It would become more manageable! She looked at the Young man. Well, having a deity-like husband was not bad. She could have access to his everything --oh, don't be green. She could use his status to run amuck in the palace. But still- a concubine? She did not want to! But who she was in the past life? A legendary businesswoman. So her mantra? Bargaining and profits.

"What if my status is not a commoner? But have a father that attended the court? Would you make me your wangfei then? I will never be a concubine." She said sternly.

The young man was a little bit startled. He never imagined that the girl's father could be a court official. He contemplated. Even her father was the seventh rank official or lower, he could make her his wangfei. What important was that the girl's family has a status or title or even a scholar family. It doesn't matter if it's low and brings no benefits to him. As long as she was not a commoner. In this era, if someone like him with high status wanted to take a commoner as a wife, the most elevated position they could take would be a consort or a concubine. If someone made their wangfei a commoner. He would suffer much in social circles and would be ridiculed. It was taboo for the nobles—especially him who had royal blood.

But if this girl had family status even, it was a low rank, or with a faraway relative who was an official, he could make adjustments and made her his wangfei.

"En. But I can not guarantee to you that you will be the only woman in my household. I may take a concubine. But don't worry. I will not touch them."

'I will only use their status..'

"En. That's good. My father is working in the palace. So...are you making me your wangfei?"

"En. Finish your bath, and we go to your father later. " then he stood up and walked away without looking back.

Li amm just stared at his broad back.

'Hmmm...I got a general, a prince, an emperor's relative, an infinite passage in an imperial palace...and a handsome husband.

Li amm smiled.

'I struck many birds in one stone...'