Chapter 99: Jiaojiao wants it, but I can’t satisfy you
"What did you say?!"
Yueli stood up suddenly and ran outside without caring about anything else.
She ran out of the bedroom and arrived at the front yard, just in time to see Chu Yi and others escorting He Yanchen back. He Yanchen walked steadily and there was nothing unusual about him. But in Yueli's eyes, she always felt that he was forcing himself.
"Your Majesty!" Yue Li ran towards him, instinctively wanting to throw herself into his arms, but when she got in front of him, she forced herself to hold back. She grabbed his arm and looked left and right, tears streaming down her face. "Your Majesty, where are you hurt?"
He Yanchen wiped her tears and said, "Don't worry, I'm not hurt."
"Are you...not hurt?" Yue Li sobbed, still looking him up and down worriedly. She always felt that he looked not well and she couldn't let go.
"Your Majesty..." Yue Li still couldn't help but want to throw herself into his arms. He Yanchen put his arms around her waist and signaled everyone else to step back.
After she had cried enough, he said, "It is true that I encountered a ferocious beast in the forest today, but I am fine. I was just a little frightened."
"What kind of ferocious beast?" Yue Li wiped her tears on his clothes and looked up at him. "How could there be a ferocious beast? Since Your Majesty is going on a trip, the Imperial Guards should have gone ahead to explore the route. How could they have frightened Your Majesty?"
Yueli became angrier and angrier as she spoke, feeling that the imperial guards were neglecting their duties.
He Yanchen rubbed her head and said, "Of course they failed to do their job well. I will deal with them. Jiaojiao, don't worry about these things."
"How can I not worry... I was scared to death when I heard that something happened to you..." He Yanchen stroked her back. He didn't want to see Yueli cry so sadly, but he also felt happy because of her concern for him.
Yueli hugged him and cried for a while before she seemed to remember something: "Your Majesty, please go into the hall and sit down. Why are you still standing outside when you're frightened?"
She anxiously grabbed He Yanchen's hand and led him into the hall. He Yanchen lagged behind her a small step, looking at her flustered back with a faint smile in his eyes.
Yue Li placed the man on the couch, then reached out to take off his clothes.
He Yanchen held her hand that was pulling at his clothes and said, "What? Even if Jiaojiao wants it now, I can't satisfy you."
Yueli blushed and wanted to hit him, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She could only scold him, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"Let me see if Your Majesty is injured anywhere. Your Majesty has never cared about me, so I have to take a look to feel at ease." Yue Li kept moving her hands while speaking. She took off his outer shirt in a few seconds. The clothes inside were intact and did not look like they were hit.
After fiddling with it for a long time, He Yanchen didn't move. She looked up at him and saw the man leaning leisurely on the soft pillow, as if letting her do whatever she wanted.
Seeing her stop, He Yanchen raised his eyebrows slowly: "Not taking it off anymore?"
"How can you tell if I'm injured if you don't take it off completely?"
Yue Li realized belatedly that he was playing a trick on her. She pursed her lips and grunted as she stripped off He Yanchen's shirt. She looked at his muscular chest and tight abdominal muscles, which had no injuries at all.
Yueli threw her clothes on him: "Your Majesty lied to me again."
He Yanchen stood up and grabbed her arm: "Jiaojiao, why don't you take off your lower body as well? What if the wound is underneath?"
Yueli was angry and wanted to shake his hand off: "I am worried about Your Majesty, and Your Majesty still wants to play tricks on me..."
Her almond-shaped eyes, already red from crying, became even redder. He Yanchen's heart was tugged at by her crying: "It's my fault. I'm really not injured. I didn't explain clearly. I shouldn't have made Jiaojiao worry."
He hugged the woman who was twisting and turning in his arms, and apologized gently: "I like to see Jiaojiao caring about me like this. I was just joking with you for a few words. Jiaojiao, please don't be angry, okay?"
Yueli snorted and glanced at him sideways: "Are you really not hurt?"
"No, really not." He Yanchen hugged her from behind and held her hand. "We met a black bear in the forest. Maybe it was very hungry in the winter, so it wanted to attack people when it saw them."
"Then...how did it get out?" Yue Li was frightened and curious.
He Yanchen gently kneaded her earlobe. "The emperor is always protected by the imperial guards when he travels. It was just a bear. It had been hungry for a long time and was exhausted. Its hind legs were badly injured, so its movements were slow. Chu Yi led his men to subdue it."
"Commander Chu is so awesome." Yue Li thought about the scene and praised him sincerely.
"Really?" He Yanchen used a little too much force in his hands, pinching Yue Li's earlobe a little painfully.
Yue Li knew that he was jealous again, but she still remembered that He Yanchen had teased her just now, so she refused to coax him.
After waiting for a while, He Yanchen rested his chin on her shoulder, closed his eyes, and said in a weak voice: "I feel a little uncomfortable, be good and let me hold you for a while, don't move around."
Yueli blinked and looked back at him quietly, only to see the man leaning on her shoulder with his eyes closed. His usually cold and hard face seemed a little pale.
"Your Majesty..." Yue Li reached out and touched his forehead. It wasn't very hot, so he probably didn't have a fever.
Was it really scary?
Yue Li helped him lie down on the couch, took off her embroidered shoes and climbed onto the bed. She sat beside him and looked at him: "Your Majesty, would you like to ask the imperial physician to come and see you?"
He Yanchen didn't open his eyes, but just held her small hand and kneaded it: "No need, I'm just a little tired, I just need to rest for a while."
After saying that, he exerted force on his hands and pulled her into his arms, "Jiaojiao, just sleep with me for a while."
Yueli didn't dare to sleep. Listening to his gradually calming breathing, she turned over slightly, lay on his chest and looked at him, touching his head from time to time, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure that he really didn't have a fever.
"Will Your Majesty be scared too?" She murmured softly, but was afraid of waking him up, so she quickly covered her mouth.
Yueli was not sleepy at first, but when she smelled the familiar scent on the man, she soon couldn't open her eyes.
*
When Yue Li woke up, the room around her was empty and the bedding had become cold. She didn't know how long He Yanchen had been gone.
She rubbed her eyes, sat up, put on her embroidered shoes and wanted to go out to find him.
The bedroom and the outer hall were separated by a screen and curtains. Just as Yue Li was about to go around the screen, she heard Chu Yi's voice from outside:
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards responsible for searching that dense forest were all commanded by General Xiao. I have already dismissed them and investigated their actions."
They were discussing political affairs, so Yueli stopped and decided not to go out.
Wherever the Emperor went, the Imperial Guards would search that place in advance in order to deal with potential dangers. This time, the black bear actually frightened the Emperor, but he was merely dismissed and investigated. Yue Li even thought that He Yanchen had become more merciful.
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