Chapter 48: Pleasure, By Imperial Will

Gangcheon did not explicitly tell him to spread his legs, instead simply applying a slight pressure.

The trembling thighs opened slowly without any particular resistance, creating a space for Gangcheon.

“Empress.”

As he leaned over Haeryeong’s legs and looked up, Haeryeong opened his feverish eyes hazily.

The moment their gazes met, the Empress’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed hard.

“Do you know what I am about to do?”

“I… do not… know.”

“Then watch closely; do not take your eyes off me.”

Gangcheon kept Haeryeong’s gaze fixed on him as he lowered his head.

As he tilted his head and descended, his chin eventually brushed against the wet penis.

Gangcheon extended his tongue.

Lap.

With a light lick upward, Haeryeong’s body heaved violently.

His thighs twisted, wrapping around Gangcheon’s temples and ears.

The contact point vibrated so intensely it felt as though one could hear the sound of the quivering muscles.

Gangcheon took Haeryeong’s penis into his mouth.

Enveloping it in the hot membranes of his mouth and sucking upward, he watched Haeryeong twist his waist slowly.

The Empress’s lower belly hollowed out so much that his ribs were visible through the gaps in his robe.

Haeryeong clamped his hands over his mouth, his eyes wide with shock.

The dark pupils within his widened eyes shook frantically before meeting Gangcheon’s smirking gaze.

A lewd groan leaked from Haeryeong’s throat.

“Hnghh…”

Gangcheon’s tongue wrapped around the shaft of the penis like a snake, sucking as it traced upward.

In that state, he stared directly into the eyes that were beginning to dampen again.

Glistening under the flickering candlelight, his eyes shone brilliantly.

As Gangcheon chuckled at the remnants of pleasure hidden within them, the penis in his mouth twitched and seemed to swell further.

Tightening his cheeks, he sucked hard before releasing the member.

Haeryeong, who had squeezed his eyes shut from the pleasure, barely managed to slit them open to look at Gangcheon before finally parting his lips.

However, no sound could escape the mouth blocked by his hands.

Gangcheon licked his wet lips with his tongue, watching Haeryeong with narrowed eyes.

“Now do you understand what I am doing?”

Haeryeong shook his head wildly.

It wasn’t that he didn’t know what was happening, but rather his eyes were filled with confusion as to why such a thing was being done.

“Carnal pleasure can be enjoyed in many ways; enjoying it with the mouth is called fellatio.”

Gangcheon continued, licking the shaft with his tongue once more.

“Since I am serving you this time, perhaps the Empress will do it for me next time?”

Haeryeong stared at Gangcheon with eyes so wide they looked ready to scream.

The fingertips covering his mouth trembled violently before curling inward.

When Gangcheon took the penis deep into his mouth, Haeryeong arched his long, white neck back sharply and finally pulled his hands away.

Clutching the quilt just as before, Haeryeong’s Adam’s apple bobbed frantically, and his tightly closed mouth slowly fell open.

Gangcheon watched the Empress clearly while ravaging his penis with his mouth.

Every time he sucked deep enough to poke his throat, Haeryeong shook his head as if he couldn’t bear it, his hair swaying back and forth.

As short moans began to mix into his gasping breaths, his buttocks began to lift off the bed.

Gangcheon gripped the buttocks firmly in time with the Empress’s twisting and heaving.

“Hng!”

Haeryeong exhaled sharply.

While the veins in his fully arched neck repeatedly rose and fell, his jaw moved busily in line with his gasping mouth.

Haeryeong’s breathing grew increasingly frantic.

In response, his lower belly and chest heaved violently, and he eventually thrust his hips backward.

“P-please, let me go; Your Majesty, let… go… ah-hng!”

‘Is the end finally approaching?’

His thick, lewd scent had filled the bedchamber before anyone realized it.

Haeryeong was so flustered that he pleaded and begged Gangcheon in a tone completely different from his usual self.

As Gangcheon patted his buttocks as if to soothe the Empress, who was so panicked he had discarded all etiquette and formality, the man erupted in a sob-filled moan.

“Hng, ah… ah! No, ah-mmph!”

It seemed Haeryeong had not yet realized that the more he resisted, the more he would suffer.

Gangcheon swallowed the member deep enough to reach Haeryeong’s pubic hair and sucked with all his might.

He sucked so hard that the skin surrounding the shaft was pulled upward.

“You must not, you must not; Your Majesty, no, it is not… nng…”

Haeryeong’s body, which had erupted in a tearful plea that sounded like a scream, stiffened as it hovered in the air.

Soon, bitter semen burst into Gangcheon’s mouth.

While Haeryeong trembled and reached his climax, supporting his upper body with only his arms and arching his back, Gangcheon tightened his cheeks and swallowed every drop of his essence.

With a final long suck and release, Haeryeong’s body collapsed onto the quilt.

Leaning over the shivering man, Gangcheon spat the semen he had collected into his own palm.

A pale, viscous fluid pooled in his cupped hand.

Despite the bitter taste remaining in his mouth, he let out a strange laugh.

“Look, Empress; it is your essence; the first thing you have ever released into my mouth.”

Haeryeong, who had been gasping for breath while lying down, bolted upright in shock at Gangcheon’s words.

While Gangcheon watched to see what he would do, Haeryeong knelt on the bed, trembling, and bowed his head low.

“Your servant has committed a mortal sin.”

Seeing him tremble like that caused the excitement that had risen to the top of Gangcheon’s head to vanish instantly.

Gangcheon narrowed his eyes, glancing at the back of Haeryeong’s head, and let out a deep sigh.

“I truly have a long way to go; this is a problem.”

Haeryeong’s back flinched.

Gangcheon used a deliberately stern voice as he commanded him to lift his head.

Even though the excitement was gone, he had to deal with what was left in his hand.

As he extended his hand toward Haeryeong, who had only lifted his head while remaining prostrate, the Empress’s round eyes darted between Gangcheon and his palm.

“Since you are the one who released it, you should be the one to wipe it away.”

Slowly raising his upper body, Haeryeong moved his knees as if to escape the bed.

Gangcheon had no intention of waiting for him to get up and find a towel.

Thus, he thrust his wet hand back in front of the man’s eyes.

“Should you not wipe it away just as I did for you to settle the score?”

Haeryeong’s eyes sank into gloom once more.

Seeing the moisture beginning to seep into the eyes that were hesitantly peeking at him, Gangcheon’s heart softened slightly.

“I shall let you off just this once.”

Haeryeong bowed his head deeply.

“I beg for your understanding.”

Gangcheon let out a chuckle, rose from the bed, and headed toward the water pitcher.

When he returned after washing his hands, Haeryeong was already up and pulling his inner trousers back on.

“Are you rising already?”

Haeryeong, who was tying the belt of his trousers, lifted his still-burning face with a look of confusion.

“Is it not nearly time for the assembly? Your servant must also prepare to escort Your Majesty.”

Gangcheon laughed softly and scooped Haeryeong up.

Though he had been as stiff as a block of wood at first, Haeryeong seemed to have gained some experience after being carried several times, as he now obediently relaxed his body.

“The escort is unnecessary, so it would be better for you to get a bit more sleep; you look exhausted; do you still have a hangover?”

Gangcheon asked as he laid Haeryeong down and sat beside the bed.

“I do not seem to have a hangover.”

‘Is his face red because of what happened earlier?’

Gangcheon pressed his hand against the warm cheek and whispered.

“Gamhongno is that sort of wine; it is brewed with all kinds of medicinal herbs that are good for hangovers; regardless, try to get more sleep; you woke up too early, so you will be tired.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“I shall see you off to sleep before I leave; I will tell them not to bring your early morning gruel, so sleep a bit longer and we shall have breakfast together.”

“Yes, I shall do so.”

After a slight hesitation, Haeryeong lay down and closed his eyes.

Gangcheon pulled the quilt up to his neck and slowly patted his body.

As he whispered a lullaby, Haeryeong’s eyes twitched beneath his thin lids.

When Haeryeong slit his eyes open, Gangcheon gave him a stern look, and he obediently closed them again.

However, his slightly furrowed brow was heavy with the discomfort he felt.

“My golden child, my silver child,”

“Our Haeryeong sleeps so well,”

Gangcheon began to sing the rest of the lullaby while gently rubbing his thumb over the wrinkles on his forehead to smooth them out.

Withdrawing his hand from the forehead, he stroked the man’s hair and used his other hand to pat his stomach.

“Could I buy you with gold?”

“Could I buy you with silver?”

Haeryeong, his eyes rolling beneath his closed lids, took a deep breath.

From then on, Gangcheon slowed the rhythm of his hand patting the stomach to match the man’s gradually decelerating breaths.

“To the country, a loyal child,”

“To the parents, a filial child,”

“Lullaby, lullaby, our Haeryeong,”

“Lullaby, lullaby, he sleeps so well,”

By the time he finished the quiet song, Haeryeong had fallen into a deep sleep, breathing softly.

Gangcheon gently brushed the hair back from the Empress’s round forehead with his palm and spoke quietly toward the outside.

“Prepare for my departure to the Great Hall.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Hearing Eunuch Jeong’s reply, Gangcheon looked at Haeryeong one last time.

He must have been truly exhausted, as Haeryeong was sleeping with his mouth slightly open.

When he placed a hand on his cheek, the man tilted his head toward the touch.

It was a minor contact, yet strangely, a smile blossomed on the Emperor’s face.

“You are far more honest when you are asleep.”

Gangcheon added quietly while gently squeezing the cheek that filled his palm.

“And even more honest when you are drunk, my Empress.”