Chapter 555 Adventures On The Road (Part One)


    The carriage ride home took a rather slow pace. So much so that there were several times Harper


    doubted whether the carriage had actually stopped or not. However, every time she opened the curtain


    to check, she found that they were still moving, and it was just that they were moving so slow that she


    couldn''t feel any bumps on the road. It shouldn''t be that far, and they could probably reach the imperial


    capital in six days. That day also happened to be the first day of the Lunar New Year. But Matthew kept


    on asking the carter to slow down, leaving them with no choice but to spend the first day of the Lunar


    New Year holiday on their way home.


    Although Owen was so worried about Francis'' condition, he didn''t dare toin. After all, Matthew


    and Harper had nned to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the River City. But because of his sudden


    arrival, they had to spend it on the road. For that reason, Owen would never dare to have any


    comint, even when the couple went off somewhere else on their own for an entire day on the first


    day of the Lunar New Year holiday.


    That being said, seven days had gone after the Lunar New Year. Yet, they were still just halfway to the


    imperial capital. At the rate that they were travelling, Owen couldn''t help but wonder if they would still


    be able to get back to the imperial capital.


    The pace at which they were going was much too slow for Harper as well. They could only cover about


    thirty miles per day. If they continued travelling like this, it was highly likely that they wouldn''t arrive at


    the imperial capital until next year.


    "Darling, when are we going to reach the imperial capital at this pace?" Harper asked with a smile. And


    she thought, ''What the hell is he up to?''


    "You''re still weak. I''m afraid that the long ride home won''t be good for your health. If we go fast, the


    carriage would keep shaking, and you might not be able to stand it," Matthew carefully said, without


    taking his eyes off of the book he was reading in his hand. Taking a quick nce at it, Harper found


    that it was a book about Go.


    "Since when were you interested in reading such a book?" As far as Harper could remember, he had


    never picked up the Go book, let alone read it. Most of the books he usually read were about military


    strategies or state governance. She had no idea when he began to take a liking to the Go book.


    Hearing this, Matthew looked up at Harper and then continued reading the book. ''How could I not read


    it?'' he thought to himself. He had been quite proud of his superb Go skills, but he lost when he yed


    Go with Zack for the first time. Upon the thought of the triumphant look on Zack''s face, Matthew gritted


    his teeth with intense hatred. Once they reached the imperial capital, he would definitely have another


    Go game with him. By then, he must defeat him and make him kneel down and beg for mercy.


    Seeing the look of bitterness and hatred in Matthew''s eyes, Harper remembered that he started


    reading the Go book after he yed Go with Zack some time ago. ''Is he nning to y Go with him


    again and get back at him?''


    With this possibility in mind, Harper cast a nce at Matthew. As it turned out, Matthew didn''t like to


    lose. But when he lost to her in the past, he didn''t hold a grudge against her and didn''t seem to be that


    affected even though she had a little chance of winning.


    She never thought that even though Matthew was willing to admit defeat when he lost to her, there was


    no way he could afford to lose to his rival in love. He had to make aeback no matter what.


    "Darling, it''s still a long way home. How about finding something to do to kill time?" Harper suggested


    with a smile on her face. To relieve the boredom, she wanted to do some recreational activity, such as


    ying Go.


    "All right." As soon as he said those words, Matthew tossed the book aside and took her into his arms.


    Seemingly a bit surprised, she asked, "What are you doing?"


    As he looked deep into her eyes, he tly replied, "Didn''t you say that we still have so far to go, so we


    should find a way to keep ourselves entertained? Well, I actually feel the same way, so I want to do


    something with you. We still haven''t tried all the positions in the picturesst time. Why don''t we give it


    a try today?"


    "I...I… When I said ''find something to do'', I meant I wanted to y Go game with you! You''re


    misunderstanding things," exined Harper, trying to clear things up right away. Of course, that wasn''t


    what she was implying. All she wanted was to y Go!


    "Well, we can do that after we''re done with this recreational activity for developing intimacy," Matthew


    insisted with a straight face.


    "No, it''s still daytime!"


    "Have you already forgotten? We used to do it during the daytime." In one swift motion, Matthew pried


    away Harper''s waistband using his fingers. However, Harper managed to catch his hand and said,


    "We''re in the carriage right now."


    "There''s no need to worry. It''s the secret guard who''s driving the carriage. He won''t dare to eavesdrop."


    After she heard that, her face darkened in an instant. ''That''s not the point!'' What she was trying to say


    was that it was still daytime and they were riding the carriage. ''How on earth are you nning to do it


    while the carriage is moving?''


    "Can''t we just wait until we get home?"


    "No!" Matthew refused decisively as he held Harper''s hands, a passionate look shing across his


    eyes. "How are we supposed to wait? In any case, didn''t we already agree to have a baby? Then, I


    should work hard as your husband."


    Hearing this, Harper had to give up on the idea of arguing with him, letting out an audible grunt. If it


    wasn''t for her reputation, which she really cared about, she seriously wanted to kick him out of the


    carriage. ''This man is getting wilder and wilder!" she thought. But in the end, she hated herself the


    most. Why did she have to draw those pictures to entice him? Wasn''t she just setting herself up into a


    trap?!


    Although she once told him that she wanted to have a baby, that was only tofort him. Now, she


    ended up getting caught in her own trap. Every time she wanted to turn down his advances, he would


    put on a face like that of an abandoned little dog and ask whether she just wasn''t interested in doing


    the deed with him. And every time, without fail, all she could do was raise her hands and give in.


    This time, she just couldn''t stand his eagerness anymore, so she got out of the carriage and asked to


    ride the horse instead. However, due to the cold winter breeze, he didn''t allow her to do that.


    "The carriage is moving at a snail''s pace!" she yelled out, feeling both ashamed and angry at the same


    time.


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    "I can ask the guard to go faster," Matthew said, trying to convince her toe back inside. "If you''re


    not satisfied with it..."


    Without finishing his sentence, he pulled his clothes a little, revealing his well-built chest muscles. As a


    practitioner of the martial arts, the cold did not faze him. Even though Harper was wearing a thickyer


    of clothes, he only had two clothes on. "I don''t really mind letting you take the lead."