Chapter 21 He hummed a nursery rhyme to lull her to sleep

"Okay, you and I are husband and wife, and it would be a beautiful story if we could die together." He Pingzhi smiled at her.

"He Pingzhi, let me go, stay away from me!" Shen Junheng glared at him with disgust, "The smell of alcohol on you makes me want to vomit!"

He Pingzhi's eyes dimmed slightly. He paused, then stood up straight and let go of her chin. He said in a deep voice, "The smell of powder on you is even worse!"

Shen Junheng scoffed, extended his hand in a "please" gesture, and said nonchalantly: "Since you suspect me, then search me. However, if you do, I will go to the palace and cry about your suspicion of me cheating on you, leaving me at a loss for words. I will go and ask the emperor to either let me divorce you or let me go with you to the border, so that you won't suspect me of cheating on you again."

It had only been a year since His Majesty had granted them their marriage. If they were to divorce again, wouldn't that undermine the Emperor's authority? If she got too upset, and Imperial Concubine Shu spoke up for her, His Majesty might actually allow her to go to the border with him.

It was said that women would slow down a man's sword-drawing speed. He was going to the border to accumulate military merits. If he really took her with him, it would be disgraceful. Furthermore, the border was under the influence of the Prince of Yan. If she noticed something, wouldn't it be a disaster for the Prince of Yan?

He Pingzhi heard this, looked at her and pondered for a moment, then said: "I didn't say you were cheating on me, you're overthinking it. I came here to spend the night."

"You want to sleep with me?" Shen Junheng laughed mockingly, sat down on the bed calmly, and looked up at him.

"As a girl, can you be more reserved when speaking?" He Pingzhi's ears turned red and the words escaped from between his teeth.

Shen Junheng showed no sign of shyness. He sneered, "On our wedding day, you left for the border without touching me. A year later, you came back and didn't touch me either. Instead, you favored a concubine every night. Now you actually want to sleep with me. Did I hear correctly? How much horse urine did you drink to think I would be humiliated like this?"

He Pingzhi glanced at her and said softly, "I'm not drunk."

"So you really want to sleep with me?" Shen Junheng's lips curled slightly, but his eyes were as cold as winter.

He Pingzhi turned his gaze away from her and pretended to be calm, saying, "Ms. Shen, you are a girl after all. How can you speak so bluntly? Where is your reserve?"

Shen Junheng said with a hint of sarcasm: "If you want to sleep with me, then just tell me that you like me."

He Pingzhi's eyes flickered slightly, and then he looked at her coldly and said in a deep voice: "Shen Junheng, I hate you!"

After saying this, He Pingzhi turned away.

As soon as he left, Shen Junheng immediately went to close and lock the door.

She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. When she turned around, she saw Xiao Lingyu sitting beside the bed, looking at her with sad eyes. She frowned again and sighed softly.

"You really don't like him?" Xiao Lingyu looked at her, his tone filled with jealousy and resistance.

Shen Junheng was too lazy to answer him and just said lightly: "Go away quickly and don't hurt me."

Xiao Lingyu asked to himself, "You were inviting him to stay overnight?"

Shen Junheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Xiao Lingyu, He Pingzhi and I are husband and wife. Even if I really did something with him, it would be natural. On the contrary, you shouldn't show up here anymore. Can you please leave?"

"He Pingzhi has become suspicious. I can't go out now." Xiao Lingyu lay on the bed. "I will stay here tonight and wait until he goes to court tomorrow before leaving."

Shen Junheng rolled his eyes so much that they almost reached the sky.

But she had to admit that what he said did make sense. After a little hesitation, she agreed to let him spend the night in her room.

"You can stay overnight, but don't sleep in my bed." Shen Junheng said coldly.

Xiao Lingyu didn't move, his eyes half teasing and half serious: "Ah Heng, I like you, I want to sleep with you."

Shen Junheng's face immediately darkened, his eyes becoming stern and fierce: "Xiao Lingyu, don't you think I really can't do anything to you?"

Seeing that she was really angry, Xiao Lingyu immediately got off the bed, made a "please" gesture, and said with a playful smile: "Miss Shen, please go to bed. Can you give me a quilt and let me sleep on the floor for one night?"

Shen Junheng glared at him unhappily, walked to the wardrobe, pulled out a quilt and threw it to him, then walked to the bed and lay down with his back to him with his clothes on.

Xiao Lingyu looked at her back for a moment, spread the quilt on the ground, and then blew out the candle.

Shen Junheng closed his eyes but couldn't fall asleep.

After a long time, she guessed that Xiao Lingyu had fallen asleep, so she slowly turned around and looked at him. The light was dim, but she could still vaguely see his figure.

He was not asleep either. He suddenly opened his eyes and met her eyes.

His eyes were deep and there was a smile on his lips. Her cheeks flushed and he immediately turned around and faced away from her.

Shen Junheng's mind inexplicably emerged with the lines of Zhizunbao and Bai Jingjing:

Zhizunbao: The night is long and I can’t sleep. I thought I was the only one who couldn’t sleep, but it turns out Miss Jingjing, you can’t sleep either!

Bai Jingjing: Yes! I wonder why the boss can’t sleep?

Thinking of this, a little deer suddenly rushed into Shen Junheng's heart, and she was so scared that she immediately covered her chest.

In order to stop herself from thinking about it, she silently counted sheep in her mind: one sheep, two sheep, three sheep...

"Six sheep." Suddenly, Xiao Lingyu's smiling and gentle voice floated into her ears.

Shen Junheng was stunned for a moment, but still asked quietly behind his back: "Can you hear my heart?"

Xiao Lingyu smiled and said, "You counted out loud yourself. What's wrong? Can't sleep?"

"No." Shen Junheng closed his eyes tightly, trying to find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

"How about I sleep next to you and coax you to sleep?" Xiao Lingyu's voice seemed even more magnetic in the night where you could hear a pin drop.

His voice seemed to penetrate into her heart and tickle her.

She shook her head vigorously and said, "I am He Pingzhi's legal wife, and you are the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. If you and I sleep in the same bed, it would be a loss of morality and a distortion of human nature. I don't want to be thrown into a pig cage."

Xiao Lingyu was silent for a moment, then said solemnly, "After I ascend the throne, I will immediately issue an order for you and He Pingzhi to divorce, and then I will marry you as my queen."

Shen Junheng: “…”

How can I still be so love-brained even after being reborn?

"The wind blows gently, the clouds move slowly, and the birds return to their nests silently. Baby, baby, don't be startled, sleep in the beautiful flower garden..." Xiao Lingyu suddenly hummed a nursery rhyme gently and lightly.

His voice was like a gentle spring rain, soothing and warm, and especially helpful for sleeping. Shen Junheng soon felt sleepy and fell asleep not long after.

In a dream...

When Shen Junheng woke up, the warm morning light was already shining through the window.

She stood up and looked at the ground where Xiao Lingyu was lying. He was no longer there. His used bedding was neatly folded and placed beside the bed.

She smelled a sweet scent like a dream, and looked down to see two jars of golden and jade hidden sweets and a bottle of medicine for scar removal and skin regeneration beside her pillow.