The physician's words still rang in her ears. If this fire is not dispersed, I'm afraid the Marquis is in great danger.
She knew what that meant. She was not a child. The drug they forced on him at the banquet was a potent aphrodisiac, compounded with something that softened the bones and drained the limbs of strength. It could kill a man if left unresolved.
And she was the only one who could resolve it.
She leaned down and pressed her lips to his, once, briefly. Then she lifted her head and said to him in a low voice, "You've married into my family."
It was not a declaration of love. It was a declaration of fact. Of ownership. Of the right to touch him, to save him, to do what needed to be done.
Her hands trembled as she reached for the ties of his robes.
🔥 Here's the *bathtub scene* from Pursuit of Jade, fully written. Seven chapters. One night.
📖 Based on the novel Zhu Yu (朱玉), interwoven with the cinematic details of the drama adaptation. Where the novel implied, this story follows through.
🗓️ Chapter 1 drops tomorrow, September 19!
📚 Add it to your library now: https://www.wattpad.com/story/416241573-dispersing-the-heat
⚠️ Mature content. Reader discretion advised.
