Fu Ciyi's eyebrows moved slightly.
The dagger was not used on Fu Minghe, but was used to defend against him first.
Yan Funing moved to the inside of the bed, her tone still as charming as ever: "When you're out, it's perfectly normal to use a dagger for self-defense."
She patted the outer bed, her eyes flickering as she said, "I'll let you sleep on the outer side."
The corners of Fu Ciyi's beautiful lips curled up. Could it be that his guess was wrong?
Thinking this, he sat on the edge of the bed. As soon as he put his legs on the bed, a dagger was pressed against his back.
"Fu Ciyi, I'm telling you, the blade isn't unsheathed yet." Her voice was soft and gentle, with a warning in it, "If you reach your hands or feet over to the inside of the bed, you'll be stabbed by the sharp blade!"
Fu Ciyi laughed angrily.
With her cat-like strength, he could snatch the dagger away in an instant.
Her warning was no deterrent at all.
"What are you laughing at?" She pushed the sheath against his back. "I told you I won't prick you, but I will sting you."
Fu Ciyi shook his head helplessly and said calmly: "Okay, you are amazing."
He sat on the bedside, pulled the quilt over himself, lowered his eyes, and slowly said, "Yan Funing, where do you get the confidence to think I would do anything to you?"
Yan Funing was stunned, holding the dagger in her hand, and was stunned for a long time.
Suddenly she chuckled awkwardly: "You can't blame me. The bed sheet and the rope came undone that day, and I, I..." She hid the dagger under the pillow, "Then let's go to sleep."
They both lay down.
One lies inward, the other lies outward, with a groove between them.
After a moment, Fu Ciyi blew out the light.
After he asked this, Yan Funing relaxed all over.
In addition, I had set out early in the morning and was exhausted from the journey, so I fell asleep quickly as soon as I touched the pillow.
Fu Ciyi couldn't sleep.
Whether I sleep on my side or on my back, my mind becomes clearer and clearer, and I toss and turn and cannot fall asleep.
I glanced sideways at the bed. In the moonlight outside the window, I saw that she was motionless, so I guess she was fast asleep.
Suddenly, she turned around.
Not only that, her whole body leaned towards him.
She was wrapped in half a quilt, and her body was wriggling like a worm.
When her body was pressed against his side, she finally stopped moving.
Through the thin inner garment, he could clearly feel the coldness of her arm skin.
Perhaps it was because there was quite a distance between them just now, and the night was cold, so the space between them was also cold...
She is cold.
Fu Ciyi lay on his back, not daring to turn around.
He adjusted his sleeping position slightly, and his hand touched her cold little hand. After hesitating for a moment, he held her hand in his palm.
Her hands are small and soft as if they have no bones.
This caused him to pinch her gently, but surprisingly, she didn't react at all, so he used more force.
He rubbed and pinched her hands, wishing he could crush them.
Perhaps the force was too strong, and she let out a soft sleep sound in her sleep.
He quickly slowed down his strength.
Fu Ciyi didn't know when he fell asleep, he only knew that her hands were very fun to play with.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already bright outside.
Unlike last night when she slept close to his side, now her back was pressed against the inside of the bed, her hand stretched under the pillow, obviously holding a dagger.
She is really something!
At this moment, Yan Funing suddenly sat up, holding the dagger tightly in her hand.
"Fu Ciyi, I had a dream."
Fu Ciyi was startled by her sudden action.
He slowly sat up and asked in a hoarse voice, "What's wrong?"
"I dreamed of a wild wolf with a faint glow in its eyes, chasing me relentlessly. On a snowy night, I was shivering with cold, my hands and feet numb, but I had to run."
"And then?"
"Later, I found a cave with a fire inside. I finally warmed up my body and my hands and feet. Just as I was about to leave, I found the wolf squatting at the door. It saw me coming out and pounced on me..." She pressed her chest, which was heaving violently. "I was so scared!"
Fu Ciyi's eyes darkened. A wolf at the cave entrance?
If this bed is a cave, wouldn't he be sleeping on the outside...
"Don't you have a dagger? You can stab the wolf even in your dream."
"Are you angry? I couldn't pull out the dagger in my dream." Yan Funing looked at her hand holding the dagger. "I don't know what was holding my hand, and I couldn't pull out the dagger."
"You're usually familiar with your bed, so it's no surprise you had this dream."
Fu Ciyi got out of bed and coughed lightly.
"That's right." Yan Funing stretched lazily, put the dagger back into her bag, and murmured, "Luckily I didn't pull out the dagger in my sleep. If I had, wouldn't I have stabbed you?"
Fu Ciyi turned his back to get dressed. Upon hearing this, his thin lips curled up unconsciously.
Soon, the two of them dressed neatly and went downstairs to have breakfast.
After breakfast, he went to the government office.
The two yamen runners from yesterday saw them coming and started chatting with laughter.
Yamen Runner A: "Look, they're really here."
Bailiff B: "Country people don't know the rules. What are you going to do?"
Yamen Runner A: "Since they are country folk, why do we need to punish them? Just tell them that the master is not here."
Yamen Runner B: "It's not easy for country people to come to the provincial capital. Since the master is not here, they have no choice but to go back. This is worse than a whole."
When Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing came closer, the two yamen runners stopped smiling.
Today, Yan Funing didn't want to ask them anymore, she planned to go in directly.
As they approached the stairs, two yamen runners stopped them on the left and right.
Yamen Runner A: "You two want to see the master, but he is not here."
Fu Ciyi frowned: "Yesterday you said that the prefect would return today."
Bailiff A: "He will be back today, but today is not over yet, so who knows what time he will be back."
Yan Funing smiled and said directly, "We heard what you said yesterday. We are from the countryside. Does that mean country people are not worthy of meeting the prefect?"
Yamen Runner A snorted: "Since the young lady said so, I will tell you the truth, country people are really not worthy to see us masters."
Yamen Runner B chimed in, "Our prefect has jurisdiction over several counties. If everyone in every county came to ask him for favors, would he be able to handle it?" He waved his hand, "Go, go, go. Go back to where you came from."
Yamen Runner A glanced at Fu Ciyi and said, "You have red lips and white teeth, and you do look like a scholar, but not every scholar can pass the imperial examination. Since your county magistrate has not allowed you to participate in the autumn examination, he must have his reasons. Just accept your fate!"
Yan Funing asked, "We want to sue the Ling County Magistrate, but the prefecture won't accept the case?"
"A commoner suing an official?" Yamen Runner A shook his head. "Miss, I'm not trying to be difficult with you. If a commoner sues an official, he'll first be beaten with thirty sticks."
Bailiff B also shook his head: "How can the two of you withstand thirty blows of the killing stick?"
Just then, a carriage stopped at the gate of the government office.
The two yamen runners immediately stepped forward respectfully and bowed deeply.
Yan Funing looked at Fu Ciyi: "Does the law stipulate this?"
Fu Ciyi nodded. "To prevent false accusations from the public, there is indeed such a rule. I can withstand thirty lashes of the cane."
Fu Zhengqing, he has decided to sue!
Yan Funing accidentally saw the old man getting off the carriage and hurried forward: "Old man, why are you here?"
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