Chapter 35 Angry. Give him something to nourish his body.

Lu Qingyue's laughter was incessant, like a demonic sound piercing the ears, giving Lu Songyuan a headache.

"Shut up."

Lu Songyuan closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again, giving Lu Qingyue a cold look.

Lu Qingyue stopped abruptly, his smile frozen on his face. When he met Lu Songyuan's gaze, his heart skipped a beat.

We're doomed.

"Your subordinate knows he was wrong."

Lu Qingyue immediately knelt down and admitted her mistake.

Lu Songyuan spoke coldly, ordering, "Untie it."

"yes."

Lu Qingyue didn't dare to delay for a moment. She sprang up and strode to the bedside, where she untied Lu Songyuan's hands.

He proved his innocence, saying, "I didn't do it."

I doubt he would have the guts.

Lu Songyuan glanced at Lu Qingyue, then slowly straightened up, supporting himself on the bed. He turned around, sat on the edge of the bed with his feet on the footstool, and looked at his wrists.

The rope had been tied for too long, and the blood couldn't flow through the layers of constriction, leaving bruises.

The moment the cloth was loosened, blood flowed instantly, leaving both wrists bright red and slightly itchy.

Whenever Lu Songyuan drinks, he forgets what happened afterward.

Therefore, all he remembered about yesterday was that Jing Hui poured him the wine and got him drunk.

It's time to settle scores later.

Lu Songyuan gritted his teeth and asked, "Where are they?"

"Reporting to the General."

Lu Qingyue naturally knew who he was asking, and quickly replied, "A great joyous event happened in the palace yesterday. The princess went to the palace early this morning."

Okay, let's get him drunk and then leave him behind first thing in the morning!

Lu Songyuan turned his wrist, picked up his teacup, took a sip of cold tea, and asked, "What good news? I haven't heard anything about it."

"You've slept for three days straight. I wanted to tell you, but there's nothing I can do."

Lu Qingyue muttered in a low voice.

"Three days?"

Lu Songyuan frowned.

No wonder he dreamt of going to paradise again and again.

This little girl has no sense of proportion; just how much alcohol did she feed him?!

Looking at Lu Songyuan's bewildered expression, Lu Qingyue thought to herself: Well, my general hasn't woken up yet.

He mimicked Jing Hui's tone and said, "Yes, after returning to the manor that day, you had dinner with the princess. You got into a good mood and pulled the princess to drink. You drank a whole jar of wine, and then insisted on talking with the princess all night long."

It's obvious who gave them this story.

Lu Songyuan looked up at Lu Qingyue and said sarcastically, "Are you a pig? You actually believe that!"

"I dare not disbelieve what the princess says."

Lu Qingyue poured Lu Songyuan another cup of tea and said, "Speaking of the happy events in the palace, it must be related to the wine you drank."

What do you mean?

Lu Songyuan had just woken up, but the headache from being drunk lingered. The pain wasn't severe, but it kept interrupting his thoughts.

He said, "Speak plainly."

Lu Qingyue quickly said, "It is like this. Three days ago, the Rongxi envoy went to the palace on his own to ask the Empress Dowager for permission. He said that after the Rongxi king saw the portrait of the princess from Daliang who was to marry into Rongxi, he was very displeased and asked the Empress Dowager to select another princess to marry."

"It's their turn to choose."

Lu Songyuan sneered, paused, then frowned and asked, "Why did Rong Xiren suddenly say that?"

Lu Qingyue pursed his lips and said, "General, take a look at the red jade pendant on your body."

Lu Songyuan looked down.

The red jade pendant was intact, but the way it was tied seemed to have changed.

This is the method used by noble ladies in the capital to tie sachets, not the method used by men to tie pendants.

"That night, the princess must have deliberately gotten you drunk, and had her confidant take your pendant to Rong Xiren to exchange for your bride. Rong Xiren saw the pendant and believed it without a doubt, and immediately went to the palace to find the Empress Dowager. At that time, the Empress Dowager was discussing matters with her ministers in the Imperial Study. In front of the ministers, the Empress Dowager scolded them severely, and then summoned them to Cien Palace. After questioning them, she said to release the person first, and then talk."

Lu Qingyue glanced at Lu Songyuan and said, "It was only the next day that Rong Xiren realized something was wrong and sent someone to explain to me. I was about to come to see you, but the princess wouldn't allow me to see you. It wasn't until this morning when news came from the palace that the Empress Dowager was indeed re-selecting suitable members of the royal family to marry, that I was able to see you after the princess entered the palace."

After listening, Lu Songyuan remained silent, but his eyes gradually became unfathomable, as if they contained a storm, and his face was covered with dark clouds.

"General?"

"Who told her what the pendant was for?"

You realized it so quickly!

Lu Qingyue knelt down, "Last time when my elder sister was in the palace, she was chatting with the princess, and the princess asked her a question, which my elder sister casually mentioned. My elder sister was unaware that the princess would have such a plan, and I beg the general to forgive her for her oversight!"

"Go back to the military law."

"yes!"

Lu Qingyue quickly kowtowed and spoke up for Lu Zhouxue, saying, "My sister learned yesterday that she had caused a great disaster and voluntarily requested fifty lashes from the military. She is still unconscious. Thank you, General, for sparing her life."

Lu Songyuan closed his eyes briefly, but when he opened them again, his gaze was even more terrifying.

They kept dancing on his bottom line, and he had no idea that the people around him were so bold, it was no different from plotting against him!

When did he become so careless, letting beauty cloud his judgment?

Lu Songyuan reached out and touched the top of his head, only to find that his hair was completely bald.

Where is the red jade hairpin?

Lu Qingyue took out the red jade hairpin that Lu Songyuan often wore from her bosom and raised it above her head with both hands.

"I would never dare to lose this item."

Lu Songyuan exhaled and reached out to take it.

“If you make the same mistake again, you two will both be sent back to the North to be eaten by the wolves.”

"Yes, I admit my guilt!"

After the speech, the room fell silent.

Lu Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief and secretly glanced at Lu Songyuan. She saw that his brows were tightly furrowed and his face was full of anger. Just as she was about to say something, she heard the sound of the two of them playing around in the corridor.

"I won't give you any!"

"Princess!"

Just from the sound, Lu Songyuan could imagine the joyful expression on Jing Hui's face.

Although he didn't remember exactly what happened that night, Lu Songyuan remembered clearly the softness that had touched his lips and hands.

Jing Hui didn't have the same feelings for him as he did for Jing Hui.

For Jingning's sake, she was even willing to do that with someone she didn't like.

If it's not just myself who can help her today...

Lu Songyuan's anger intensified. He closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were bloodshot. He stared at the door like a ghost, waiting for his prey to come to him.

Jing Hui was very happy these past two days. After the news of Rong Xiren going to the palace to see the Empress Dowager reached the General's Mansion, there was no further news all day.

She was still worried that the matter would not succeed, but before long, news came that the Empress Dowager had ordered people to search for eligible women from collateral branches of the royal family.

Later, Jing Hui sent people to subtly inquire and obtained accurate information: the woman the Empress Dowager was looking for was to marry into a foreign country and establish a marriage alliance.

Recently, only Rong Xi has come to propose marriage, presumably to marry in place of Jing Ning.

Jing Hui was immediately relieved and ordered someone to keep a close eye on the matter. She then went to tell Jing Ning about it.

Jingning was overjoyed to hear the news, and even took her medicine more easily, and her complexion gradually became rosy.

Jing Hui spent most of the day with her in the palace, then remembered Lu Songyuan, who was still fast asleep in the mansion.

Although she acted improperly this time, let it be considered that Lu Songyuan repaid the debt for the arrow he shot that day. At worst, Jing Hui will not hold it against her in the future!

Then, just be nicer to him.

Thinking this, Jing Hui left the palace, intending to go home and prepare another meal for Lu Songyuan to help him recover.

However, upon entering the room and meeting Lu Songyuan's dark eyes, Jing Hui's smile instantly froze on her face.

The room was bright and warm from the sunlight, but the atmosphere was eerily cold, like being in an ice cellar.

The pillows and blankets on the bed were in a mess, and the sash that was originally tied to Lu Songyuan's hand was scattered on the floor.

Lu Qingyue knelt not far from the bed, while Lu Songyuan sat on the edge of the bed with his elbows propped on his knees. This posture made his shoulder muscles look muscular, like a ferocious beast about to pounce on her and kill her.

He found out, and he got angry.

Jing Hui stared at him for a moment, then decisively turned and walked away.

She had just taken a step when Lu Songyuan's hoarse voice came from behind her, "Azhu."

What a terrifying tone.

Jing wanted to escape immediately, but her body seemed to be out of control, and she couldn't move an inch.

Lu Songyuan seemed to stare through Jing Hui's retreating figure as he said, "Come here."

Jing Hui remained unmoved. Lu Songyuan's patience ran out. He clicked his tongue in annoyance and said, "Don't force me... I'll have Lu Qingyue go and grab you."

Lu Qingyue will really listen to Lu Songyuan and come to arrest her!

So what if I get caught by the servants!

"knew!"

Jing Hui slammed the pastries she bought on the street onto the table, stormed over, plopped down on the bed not far from Lu Songyuan, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Her eyes widened slightly, her pearly teeth biting her red lips, and her arms were crossed over her chest.

This is a defensive stance.

Seeing Jing Hui's frightened appearance, Lu Songyuan's anger inexplicably subsided.

He shifted his body slightly, reached out and grasped Jing Hui's shoulders, pulling her closer until their knees were touching, and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Jing Hui's eyes darted away. "I had no idea."

Lu Songyuan gestured with his chin towards his wrist and asked, "Who did this?"

"I don't know, it wasn't me!"

Jing Hui twisted her body, pushing against Lu Songyuan's chest and leaning back, "Let go of me!"

Fragmented images flashed through his mind, as if Jing Hui had twisted on his legs in the same way.

Lu Songyuan pursed his lips, not only not letting go, but also using some force to restrain Jing Hui, pulling her closer, staring at her and saying, "I won't let go unless you tell the truth."

"So what if it's me?"

Seeing that she couldn't break free, Jing Hui frowned, her face showing some anger. "Who told you to act so drunk that day, trying to do that to me..."

Jing Hui caught a glimpse of Lu Qingyue out of the corner of her eye and abruptly shut her mouth.

Lu Songyuan followed her gaze and instructed Lu Qingyue, "Go out and get the medicine."

Lu Qingyue replied, "Yes."

After Lu Qingyue left, only the two of them remained in the room. Lu Songyuan asked, "How have I treated you?"

"I finally managed to get you to bed, and you started undressing me, but you just kept touching me inappropriately."

Jing recalled what happened that night, sniffed, her eyes drooping, and said, "You really scared me!"

Lu Songyuan pursed his lips, staring intently at Jing Hui.

What Jing Hui said should be true, but seeing that she still comes closer on her own, he probably didn't do anything irreversible.

Lu Songyuan slid his arm down to Jing Hui's waist, pulled her onto his lap, and sat her up from behind.

"Yeah?"

Lu Songyuan rested his chin on Jing Hui's ear and deliberately said, "I don't remember."

Jing Hui was already used to his handling of her like a child. She struggled only briefly before looking up at Lu Songyuan, her bright, watery eyes asking, "You really don't remember? You don't remember anything from that night?"

Upon hearing her question, Lu Songyuan's earlier joy vanished instantly.

"I don't remember this matter, but I remember everything else very clearly."

Jing Hui's heart skipped a beat, and she prayed that Lu Songyuan would not remember the rope in A Yu's hand.

She gave a forced smile and asked, "The rest... what?"

Lu Songyuan opened his large hands and covered Jing Hui's stomach, then leaned down and whispered in her ear, "For example, sitting on me willingly, kissing me willingly, touching me..."

"What?"