Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Passion
Chu Xian hid in the shadow cast by the screen.
I don't know why I felt inexplicably sad, but my heart was calm.
As long as she doesn't meet the Fourth Prince, she can even hide in a crack in the ground.
Although the two of them were only separated by a screen at this moment, it seemed as if they were separated by the Chu River and Han River, thousands of mountains and snow, and the world seemed to be within reach.
She could even comfortably pick up the teacup and sip the tea.
"Nara!"
With a bang, the screen separating the two people collapsed unexpectedly.
The sinister and handsome face of the Fourth Prince suddenly appeared before his eyes.
"If you dare to kill innocent people again, I will never forgive you!"
Fueled by alcohol, his anger became increasingly difficult to suppress.
Yinzhen's face turned ashen and he suppressed his murderous intent to tear Nara into pieces.
Chu Xian was terrified and helpless. The man pressed her step by step and she retreated to the corner with nowhere to retreat.
His eyes were full of sarcasm, mixed with contempt and disdain, like sharp rusty nails piercing into flesh, leaving her completely disfigured and battered.
His eyes were full of hatred and contempt, as if she was something dirty to look at.
Chu Xian just felt nauseous, as if she had eaten a fly. She wanted to vomit, but she could only keep her mouth shut in frustration.
Endless terror suddenly surged out.
I have never hated someone so deeply.
She was helpless against him. Begging was useless, crying was useless, and laughing was a capital sin that would bring her a bad end. In front of him, even crying was a sin. She didn't even dare to breathe too hard...
She fell to the ground in despair, in so much pain that she held her breath.
It's like disaster strikes while you are still at home.
She didn't even know why the Fourth Prince came to her house on this stormy night to demand an explanation.
"Fourth Prince, what did I do wrong? Please explain."
"Heh." Yinzhen narrowed his eyes slightly, and sneered in anger at Nara's hypocritical face.
"Why ask when you already know the answer, Nara!"
At this time, Su Peisheng came to the door and hinted that Lin Shu was not among those who tortured and killed slaves.
Yinzhen didn't want to stay any longer, and looked at Nara, whose face was as pale as a corpse, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"You have no shame, but I still have some. Don't let me hear about your scandal of killing innocent people again, otherwise..." Yinzhen turned away in disgust: "You will bear the consequences at your own risk."
"Your servant respectfully bids farewell to the Fourth Prince." Fu Chan, who was kneeling at the door, was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground, his voice trembling.
"Farewell, Fourth Prince."
Chu Xian knelt upright, watching the man disappear in the rain curtain, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
Before she could stand up, Fu Chan rushed to her in a rage.
There was a crisp sound, and she was almost knocked to the ground.
"Ulanara Chuxian, if you want to die, then die early and don't drag us down with you!"
Fuchan roared and raised his hands.
"That's enough! Suiqing, catch him."
Chu Xian covered her burning cheeks in pain, walked up to her eldest brother angrily, raised her hands and slapped him hard on the ferocious and furious face.
"Narafuchan! It's not your place to criticize me! If you do that again, I'll chop off your hands."
I was extremely unlucky tonight. For no apparent reason, the Fourth Prince chased me to his house, got drunk, and then scolded and threatened me. I was also beaten up by my irritable eldest brother.
The more Chu Xian thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt. She returned to her room in a huff and immediately asked Sui Qing to prepare the carriage and return to the manor that night.
This damn place! She didn't want to stay there any longer.
"Girl, there's thunder outside. I'm afraid the horse will jump in fear. It's better to go tomorrow morning."
Sui Qing squeezed the hot egg tightly and carefully treated the bruises on the girl's face.
"No! If we leave tonight, then we won't take the carriage. Let's go."
Chu Xian grabbed the cooked egg and crushed it.
After the master and servant disguised themselves with the disguising potion, they left through the corner gate in the rain.
As soon as Pu Yi stepped out from the eaves, the violent wind and rain instantly overturned the bamboo umbrella, and everything, including her, seemed to be displaced.
Chu Xian was so angry that she threw away her broken umbrella. When she was about to rush into the rain, she suddenly found that the wind and rain stopped above her head, separating her from a corner of peace.
Chu Xian turned her head in surprise. In the heavy rain, a young man with a smile on his face was holding an oil-paper umbrella with the umbrella tilted towards her.
The wet crow-blue sleeves fluttered and touched the hem of her clothes, sticking to each other wetly, inseparable.
"Chi Zheng, why are you here?"
Chu Xian subconsciously turned her face away, not wanting Chi Zheng to see her injured left cheek.
"I went into town to do some shopping today and happened to be passing by."
Having just left in anger, Yinzhen somehow took a detour to the teahouse in the back alley. He felt that he shouldn't leave at this moment, not to avoid the rain, but for some unknown reason.
At that moment, my heart felt empty, and I couldn't explain it.
It was not until he saw her that he suddenly realized that the anxiety he had just felt was the result of a long wait. This was a loss of control he had never experienced before.
From the moment he left Fanhua Tower tonight, he felt more confused and upset than ever before.
Yinzhen stared coldly at the clear and bulging scars on Lin Shu's cheeks caused by torture. Her plain cheeks were still stained with blood, which slowly seeped out and became swollen.
Damn it, he hurried as fast as he could, but was still half a step late.
Sooner or later, this debt will be repaid to Nara with interest!
When he came to his senses, he had subconsciously reached out and gently wiped her haggard face that was wet by the rain.
Her face was full of beauty, her makeup had faded, and the makeup on her face was melted away by the heavy rain. Her tears were flowing like blood and tears, and she looked extremely fragile and haggard.
Yinzhen suppressed his rage and carefully tucked the messy hair that was sticking to her pale cheeks behind her ears.
Chu Xian pushed the tilted oil-paper umbrella towards Chi Zheng, and took advantage of the dark storm to glance at him.
I don’t know what he was thinking about. His lips were tightly pursed and his face was expressionless, as if he was sulking with someone.
I don't know how long he waited in the rainstorm, his clothes were already soaked by the rain.
Fine raindrops drifted along his handsome eyebrows, down his cheeks and chin, and slowly slid into his neck.
Chu Xian blinked and couldn't help but reach out to wipe the raindrops from the tip of his nose.
Suddenly, she felt a warm and soft sensation, and her fingers touched his warm lips. He kissed her fingertips by mistake.
Chu Xian hurriedly withdrew her fingertips, but fortunately Chi Zheng didn't care and was holding an umbrella to watch the rain.
The moment Chu Xian lowered her head, Yinzhen glanced sideways at her, as if he had been observing her since just now.
If there was one thing about his engagement with Nara that he didn't reject or dislike, it was Lin Shu.
"Sir, Miss Lin Shu."
Su Peisheng drove the ox cart slowly out of the dark alley. Seeing Sui Qing's gloomy face, he quickly added with a smile: "Sui Qing is here too."
"Yeah." Sui Qing always felt that Su Sheng was slick and unreliable, so she was too lazy to talk to him.
He helped the girl into the ox cart, but when she was about to get in, she was stopped by Su Sheng.
"Oh, it's so dark, I don't know the way very well. Miss Suiqing, could you sit in front of the cart and show me the way?"
"How dare you come and wander around this city without knowing the way?" Sui Qing took the straw hat and raincoat and snatched the long whip from Su Sheng's hand.
Chu Xian and Chi Zheng were alone in the ox cart, feeling a little nervous.
"Lin Shu, there is blood on your face." Chi Zheng suddenly approached her. Chu Xian's heart was pounding like a drum and she leaned back in panic.
"I can do it myself...ah..." The ox cart was shaking and swaying, and Chu Xian screamed and threw herself into Chi Zheng's arms.
Her waist was hugged tightly, and she tilted her head back and kissed Chi Zheng's slightly opened lips softly and gently.
A myriad of sorrows and hatreds surged into Chu Xian's heart at this moment. She began to tremble all over and didn't know what to say.
She was unwilling to accept it, really unwilling to accept it.
She is destined to have a bad end in this life and never be reborn.
I've never hugged anyone so weakly before!
She was filled with endless resentment and unwillingness, and he suddenly appeared on her road to death when she was completely desperate.
Why did she let go of his embrace?
She refused! At least not tonight, at least... not right now.
She tried hard to hold back her tears of grievance and not let them flow down. She just tightened her arms cowardly and buried her cheek in Chi Zheng's warm embrace.
The warm water soaked my clothes, and each drop of water chilled me to the bottom of my heart.
Yinzhen opened his hands to avoid intimate touch, and stood still, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.
At this moment, her whole body was trembling. He could empathize with her helplessness and despair. The suppressed sobs sounded like a subtle threat.
What should he do? Her crying made him feel upset. Yinzhen was at a loss and tightened his arms to hold her in his arms.
Yinzhen hugged Lin Shu, not daring to use force. Her waist was slender and soft, and could be held in one hand.
"Don't cry." He lowered his head and wiped her tears in a soft voice until she was tired of crying and fell asleep in his arms.
The woman was very confused as to why she was still crying in her sleep. Yinzhen lowered his head helplessly and carefully wiped away the tear marks from the corners of her eyes with his cheek.
I don’t know how long it took before the ox cart slowly stopped.
Yinzhen freed his hands and was about to hug Lin Shu when Suiqing's loud voice suddenly came.
"Lin Shu, we're at the village."
"Woo..." Chu Xian sat up slowly with sleepy eyes.
Under the flickering candlelight, Chi Zheng was dozing with his eyes closed.
Thinking of her recklessness just now, Chu Xian looked at Chi Zheng in panic. There was a red mark of lip balm on his fair cheek.
Chu Xian felt a little embarrassed and her face turned red. She reached out her hand and wanted to wipe his face clean, but she was too ashamed to get close to him.
She struggled with the conflict for a long time, raised her outstretched hand and then retracted it. Finally, she gritted her teeth, jumped off the ox cart in panic and fled.
When the footsteps gradually faded away, Yinzhen suddenly opened his eyes and wiped the traces of makeup on his cheeks with the back of his hand.
Su Peisheng was waiting outside the ox cart and saw the Fourth Master step out of the cart calmly. Although his expression was still calm, he seemed quite happy.
Su Peisheng chuckled, and the faint noise from the carriage could be heard.
No wonder I’m in such a good mood. I wonder how much fun I had with Lin Shu tonight and whether anything happened.
That idiot Sui Qing foolishly asked if Lin Shu was feeling unwell, and he was so anxious that he stopped her several times.
The master and servant understood each other tacitly and returned to the west wing.
"Su Peisheng..." Yinzhen paused, his tone vague and he pursed his lips in anger.
"The servant is here."
Su Peisheng respectfully approached his master who was hesitant to speak, stretched his neck and ears, waiting for the Fourth Prince's instructions.
"Nothing." Yinzhen walked slowly to the table, clenched the brush, and spoke in a deep voice.
Su Peisheng lowered his head in confusion, turned around and was about to make a cup of tea, but was stopped by his master again.
"When will the list of slaves and maids accompanying Nala's dowry be delivered?"
"Ah? I sent it to you at the beginning of the year along with the dowry list, but you were busy and didn't read it..."
Su Peisheng scratched his head, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
"Oh." Yinzhen remembered that he had casually thrown the list into the charcoal basin without ever looking at it.
"Who is on the list of dowry slaves?"
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