Chapter 26 Chapter 26 The Man Wearing a Hijab
"Master, Xue'er had a nightmare earlier. She's so scared."
A delicate voice rang out in the house late at night, just like the scene in Lanruo Temple where Nie Xiaoqian seduced Ning Caichen.
Jiang Wu, who was one step behind, was so embarrassed that he dug his toes into the ground. It turned out that they had such extravagant fun in private.
Xie Ji's face darkened as his knuckles clenched so tightly they turned white. He seemed to completely disbelieve that the sound had come from his disciple's mouth. He took a deep breath to calm the anger in his chest and said to the court physician who followed him, "Excuse me, Doctor Li, for coming over so late at night."
The palace physician following behind wished he hadn't come tonight, and even more so, hated himself for having ears. "Your Excellency, you're joking. I'm the one providing for the palace, and treating the princess is my duty."
The voices outside the door were carried unobstructed by the wind and reached Shen Tingxue's ears, causing her to scream and realize that it was not just her master who came outside.
Shen Tingxue, with an ugly expression, thought about what happened earlier. Her nails were so embarrassed that they almost tore through the sheets beneath her. What was the difference between her and that clown on stage just now!
And how come this is so different from what he thought? She hinted so directly, could it be that he is really almost a blockhead?
Perhaps not expecting the disciple he had raised to have such feelings towards him, Xie Ji's face suddenly turned pale. He took a deep breath, turned to his wife, who was practically stuffing her head into her chest, and said with embarrassment and shame, "I'll have to trouble you, Madam, to come in for a moment."
Jiang Wu, who had been looking down at the pearls reflecting off the embroidered shoes, raised her head and subconsciously asked, "Aren't you going in?"
"After entering, will you give her unnecessary fantasies, or will you indulge her delusions?" The man's voice, which was always as clear as the sound of jade chimes, now carried a hint of self-mockery.
I'm afraid no one can accept that the disciple raised by a daughter would fall in love with him.
Shen Tingxue, who covered her body with a quilt, still didn't believe that her master would bring another man to her room. Maybe she had heard it wrong before.
It wasn't until Jiang Wu walked out from behind the screen that Shen Tingxue's self-deception was completely broken. He looked at her with a face full of resentment and gnashed his teeth, "Why is it you who came in? Where is my master?"
She didn't believe that her master would remain indifferent after learning that she was sick. You know, in the original text, after the original owner fell ill, he would stay by the original owner's side all night without sleep.
So it must be this bitch who whispered something in the master's ear, so the master didn't come in.
Jiang Wu rubbed the tip of his nose innocently and pointed outside the door honestly, "He's outside the door."
After saying that, he added, "Doctor Li is here too."
"I knew that Master couldn't possibly not care about me." Shen Tingxue didn't even listen to her last words. She got out of bed, took the coat beside her and put it on. Then she ran barefoot into the yard, waiting to see the pure and innocent figure under the soft moonlight.
Her nose felt sore and she was about to cry because of the grievance. "Master, why don't you come in to see Xue'er? Is it because Xue'er made you angry and you don't want Xue'er anymore?"
"Why do you let other men come to Xue'er's yard? Don't you know that it's not right for men and women to touch each other?"
The moment Xie Ji walked towards him, his eyes first fell on her bare feet stepping on the ground, and his face suddenly darkened. "I asked Doctor Li to come. Didn't you say you were having a nightmare? It's a good opportunity for him to come and check on you."
"Master, I don't want him to see me. Can you please see me? You should know that you were the one who saw me when I was sick as a child." And this was exactly what Shen Tingxue was most obsessed with him.
He is a father-like lover who is powerful, mature and steady, and is deeply in love with her alone.
"You said it was when you were young, not now." Xie Ji didn't show any concern for her illness, but was indifferent. "Since you are fine, go back and rest early, instead of affecting so many of us because of your personal reasons."
Shen Tingxue, who was staggering and stumbling backward, didn't believe that he would be so ruthless to her, so she raised her voice, "Master, how could you say such words to me? Have you forgotten that you said that I am the one you love the most?"
"I promised your parents to take good care of you, but that doesn't mean I have to unconditionally accept any of your unreasonable demands." Xie Ji ignored her grief-stricken accusations and pressed his brow lightly with a tired hand. "Thank you for coming over tonight, Doctor Li. I will double your monthly salary this month."
"It's no trouble, no trouble. It's my honor to relieve the Prime Minister's worries." At this moment, Doctor Li wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He never thought that he would hear such a secret just when he came to see the princess. He just didn't know whether the Prime Minister would kill him.
Doctor Li hesitated for a moment, then spoke with a compassionate heart, "I heard that the princess had a nightmare earlier. Would you allow me to take your pulse?"
Otherwise, he didn't do anything, but his monthly salary doubled this month, which really made him feel uneasy.
Shen Tingxue, who felt she was betrayed, bit her lip and said nothing, just staring at Xie Ji stubbornly.
The whole yard became so quiet that even the chirping of insects and birds around could be heard clearly.
"Are you sleepy?" Xie Ji glanced at Jiang Wu, who was secretly yawning, and reached out to her with a guilty look on his face, "Let's go back."
Jiang Wu had just finished yawning and the tears were still in her eyes when a thin but elegant hand appeared in front of her.
His fingers and bones were slender, the back of his palm was slightly wide, and blue veins were faintly visible under his white skin.
Reason told Jiang Wu that she shouldn't put her hand into his palm, otherwise she would definitely die miserably, but she still did it.
According to the plot in the dream, when her husband did something wrong and returned home for a short time out of guilt, it was the best time for her to make money. Moreover, when she thought about Shen Tingxue holding her husband's hand and provocatively saying something in front of her in the future -
The one who is not loved is the mistress.
There is no order of priority in love. The one who is not loved is the third party.
The real mistress is not the one who comes late, but the one who is not loved.
If she holds her husband's hand, will she be mad to death? Jiang Wu thought darkly in her heart.
Until the moment he turned around and left with that person, Shen Tingxue still couldn't believe that he would really abandon her. Like a drowning person, she desperately grabbed the piece of driftwood closest to her, her eyes full of bloodshot, and gritted her teeth and said, "Master, if you dare to leave, believe it or not, I will die here tonight!"
"You promised my parents that you would take good care of me and protect me for the rest of my life. Have you forgotten?"
"I promised your mother and father to take good care of you. If you are determined to die, I will not stop you. I will apologize to them when I reach the underworld." He did not stop walking when he said this, and his tone was cold and almost heartless.
To him, anyone who threatens others with his own life is not worth saving, let alone spending a single moment of his attention.
Because when she said that, she was disregarding her own life.
After he finished speaking, Jiang Wu suddenly smelled a strong smell of blood from him. Could it be that he was so sad that he vomited blood?
She secretly opened her eyelids and looked up, and suddenly saw a familiar black shadow appearing against the wall in the distance. Her heart began to beat violently uncontrollably.
Xie Ji saw her suddenly stop and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Jiang Wu raised her hand to cover her chest and bit her lip to dispel the image she had seen before.
Why would Ji Xiao appear in the Prime Minister's residence so late at night? It seemed that she had not slept so late and was so sleepy that she had hallucinations.
After returning, neither of them spoke a word, they just lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
After she turned around, Xie Ji said softly, "Go to bed early, you have to get up early tomorrow morning."
I don’t know if it was because of what he said, but Jiang Wu really had a nightmare after falling asleep on the bed.
Nightfall is the most ambiguous time period because it is the time when the sun sets and the sunset glows.
Jiang Wu opened her eyes and found herself standing in front of a room with red silk hanging down. In her ears came the melodious sound of stringed instruments from the drunken chamber in the hall.
After hesitating for a moment, she chose to push the door and walk in.
After stepping into the house, I saw that it was filled with gorgeous red silk and peonies, and even the candles lit in the room were an ambiguous and seductive crimson.
The inlaid gold mandarin duck incense burner is emitting a sweet fragrance. If you smell it for a long time, it will make you feel dry in the mouth and a stream of evil fire will rush into your body.
Looking down, I saw a narrow path paved with flower petals. I stepped on the petals and walked forward along their path, finally stopping in front of a mahogany bed with a carved pomegranate pattern and the curtains drawn.
Even though the layers of light crimson veil were hanging down, one could still see that hidden in the bed was a male body that was not thin, but rather had an aura that could break one's pride and shatter his noble character.
Jiang Wu wanted to lift the gauze curtain with his hands, but he saw a jade ruyi on the tray on the table. He picked up the jade ruyi and used it to lift a corner of the gauze curtain.
What caught my eye next was the overwhelming and blinding scarlet color.
And on this eye-catching red, there is a man wearing a red veil with a gold-woven mandarin duck pattern, with his upper body bare, and the rough hemp rope leaving streaks of blood on his cold white skin.
Even though he was wearing a veil and his face could not be seen underneath, one could still guess how sad, angry and humiliated he looked at that moment.
The way the ropes were tied was extremely aesthetic, highlighting the light pink and the red marks that had been scratched by fingernails at some point.
His hands and feet were tied, and he was covered with a veil, like a beautiful gift waiting to be opened.
Apparently, this carefully prepared gift was accidentally seen by Jiang Wu, who immediately blushed, closed her eyes, turned around and walked out. Even if she had never eaten pork, she had seen pigs run.
"Sorry, I'll be leaving right away." It was obvious that this was a gift prepared by someone else. How could she have walked in accidentally? Damn it.
"Don't go." The man's hoarse and low voice was like a small hook, easily hooking Jiang Wu's belt as he was about to leave.
Jiang Wu was so embarrassed that she didn't even know where to put her eyes. She gritted her teeth and explained dryly, "You've got the wrong person. I'm not the one you're waiting for."
"Can you help me untie the ropes on me?" The man with his Adam's apple rolling spoke in a weak voice, like a cat's tail reaching out to gently scratch the palm of her hand.
Jiang Wu swallowed, her eyes inadvertently glancing at his chest, which was bulging from the hemp rope, and she forced her gaze away from it, "This, isn't good."
It was obviously a gift prepared by someone else. It was already very rude of her to accidentally see it. If she opened it without permission, it would be impolite and immoral.
"It's not bad at all. The only one who can help me now is you, young lady." The man's voice was filled with endless sadness. "As long as you are willing to save me, I will definitely repay you for your kindness today."
The candle flame in the room suddenly grew higher, and a spark exploded on the ground.
"Then I'm sorry." Jiang Wu thought that if he was really a forced man from a good family, she really couldn't just stand by and watch him die.
"Turn over so I can help you untie it." Jiang Wu, who was kneeling on the edge of the bed, was reaching out to untie the rope. He happened to turn around, and the outstretched hand accidentally pressed on his chest muscles that were rising and falling with his breathing, and then he pushed him into the big red soft pillow with great force.
The red is the bed sheet, the black is the hair spread out like ink, and the white as snow is the man's naked skin, but the white is gradually turning into pink.
The moment she touched it, Jiang Wu felt that men’s breasts were not all hard, they could also be soft.
Suddenly, the man who was pressed under him let out an inopportune groan, thin and soft, like a kitten's tail tickling his heart.
Jiang Wu realized what she had done and her face flushed red. She was about to move away from him in a panic. "Sorry, I didn't mean to. I'll help you untie it right away."
The more anxious she was to get up, the more likely she was to make mistakes and she fell on him again. In order to maintain her balance, she pressed one of her hands down again.
The man who was suddenly sat down let out a quick groan.
Xie Ji, breathing heavily, suddenly woke up from his dream. He covered his red face with his hands in shame and ashamed, not understanding why he had these dreams.
It was still dark in the sky, but he got up from the couch without any sleepiness at all. Then he walked around the screen to the bed, and looked at his wife sleeping in the bed in the moonlight.
She slept soundly, but she curled up into a ball because she felt insecure, and her sleeping posture was unexpectedly bad.
Realizing that he was staring at her sleeping face, Xie Ji chuckled and bent down, reaching out to tuck the hair that was stuck to her cheek behind her ear. After realizing what he was doing, he quickly withdrew his hand as if he was burned.
As the dark purple and deep blue of the sky were gradually swallowed up by the fish belly white, Jiang Wu felt a little itchy on his face and patted it, mumbling a few words, "Stop it, I still need to sleep."
"Ma'am, it's time to get up."
When Jiang Wu heard the terrifying sound ringing in his ears, he suddenly opened his eyes.
Then she looked at the man standing beside the bed with a stiff neck, and she thought that she must not have woken up yet.
Otherwise, how could she see Xie Ji standing by the bed like a ghost before dawn? After she closed her eyes again, that horrifying voice rang out again.
"Have you forgotten what Madam promised last night?"
Last night?
Jiang Wu opened her eyes again and racked her brains for a long time before she suddenly remembered that she would be exercising with him starting today. She glanced out the window at the still dark spot and tried to negotiate, "Husband, it's still dark now, isn't it too early?"
"It's getting late. It will be hot when the sun comes out." Xie Ji, who had asked Gao Lang to bring him his clothes yesterday, was buttoning his sleeves. "I'll give you one stick of incense to prepare them."
"Or, Madam, do you want to wear the outfit you're wearing to the training ground?"
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Knowing that the lady would be exercising with the adults, light Hu clothing had already been prepared in the closet.
With her hair tied into a neat high ponytail and her eyelids almost glued together, Jiang Wu arrived at the martial arts training ground and suddenly met the resentful eyes of Pearl in the distance.
To be honest, she has been under so much pressure from studying recently that she almost forgot about Pearl.
The slightly old-fashioned royal blue narrow-sleeved Hu clothing with bamboo patterns made him look even more refreshing. Xie Ji, who was reflected in the spring and stone, walked over and pinched her arms and calves. The flesh was loose and soft, like a ball of cotton. It was obvious that there was no sign of any exercise.
Jiang Wu felt itchy when he pinched her. When she was about to hold back her laughter, she quickly held it back after glancing at his serious face.
After learning that her body was far more delicate than he had imagined, Xie Ji pursed his lips and said, "Warm up first, then run around the martial arts training ground twice, and then do a horse stance for the duration of one stick of incense."
He started by running six laps and doing horse stance for half an hour, which reduced her weakness by half.
Two laps?
Jiang Wu looked at the martial arts training ground that seemed to have no end in sight, her calves trembling as she swallowed her saliva. Was she sure she would still be alive after running two laps?
Jiang Wu, who hadn't even run away yet, felt like she was going to lose her life here. She stretched out two fingers and tugged at his sleeve. Before she could say anything, the culprit asked coldly, "Madam, do you think two laps are not enough?"
Jiang Wu shuddered suddenly and nodded repeatedly, "That's enough, my husband, will you run with me?"
Xie Ji, who was originally preparing to practice horse riding and archery, lowered his eyes to the hand that was pulling his sleeve. The slender fingers were as white as scallions, just like the hand that was touching him in panic in his dream. His Adam's apple rolled unnaturally once or twice, then he looked away and responded softly.
After the warm-up, Jiang Wu thought that two laps would be a piece of cake when she started running. However, she had run less than one lap when her vision went dark, her chest felt as if it was about to explode, the smell of dried blood gradually filled her mouth, and her legs became as soft as cotton.
No, she couldn't run anymore.
"Let's stop here for today. Your health is really too bad." Xie Ji, who was always paying attention to the changes in her breath, quickly reached out and picked her up when she was about to fall into the ground.
Jiang Wu really hated his always preaching face, so she didn't say anything and just lay on his arm to calm her breathing.
What made her even angrier was that she was so tired that she was lying on the ground with her tongue hanging out, but why did he act like nothing happened?
Jiang Wu became more and more angry as she thought about it. She immediately wrapped most of her body around him and decided to disgust him. "Husband, I don't have any strength left. Can you please carry me back?"
Xie Ji stiffened instantly as he felt a ball of cotton sticking to him, but he didn't push her away. He just said with a stern face, "Stand still."
The more he said that, the more Jiang Wu refused to listen. Instead, she clung to him like a vine, "Husband, I don't have the strength anymore. Can you carry me back?"
"I'm so tired. I don't have any strength left. Please have pity on me and carry me back."
He can't torture her just because he and Shen Tingxue had a fight. That would be unfair to her.
And she wasn't lying, she really had no strength left.
………
"If you're really that tired, it just means you're in very poor health."
"There's a big court meeting today, so I won't be having breakfast with you in the mansion."
Jiang Wu, who was carried back to Hengwu Garden, couldn't hear what he said at all, and just nodded vaguely.
After taking a shower, Jiang Wu had no appetite at all. Thinking that it would still take some time before Aunt Cui came to give the class, he hurried to bed to catch up on his sleep.
But she hadn't slept for long when she heard noisy sounds coming from the yard. Even though she covered her head with a quilt, it couldn't block out the noise, which simply didn't allow her to sleep well.
"What's going on outside? It's so noisy so early in the morning. I can't even get a good night's sleep."
Juan'er, who had entered with a tray, heard the lady's voice and hurriedly replied, "Madam, I heard that the princess lost something, and now the whole mansion is conducting a strict investigation to find the thief."
When Jiang Wu heard that a thief had broken into the house, he sat up and grabbed a handful of hair, unable to sleep. "What was stolen? Have you reported it to the police?"
"The princess said she didn't want to mobilize a large force, so she didn't send anyone to report it to the authorities. As for what was lost, I don't know." Juan'er put down the hot water and wrung out a hot towel and handed it over. "Madam, you've woken up just in time for dinner. Madam Cui will be here later to give you lessons."
When Jiang Wu heard that she had to go to class, she immediately shrank like a frost-bitten eggplant. Especially when she thought about how she would live like this for the rest of her life, she suddenly felt that life was boring.
Because she didn't eat in the main hall, she had breakfast in her own courtyard.
As soon as breakfast was served, a maid came hurriedly and said, "Madam, the princess is coming this way."
"What is she doing here? Is it because the kitchen didn't prepare breakfast for her?" Or was it because Xie Ji didn't stay overnight last night, but took her hand and went back to Hengwuyuan, which made her so angry that she couldn't sleep all night.
Juan'er shook her head, "It shouldn't be. Madam, you should go out and take a look."
Jiang Wu nodded, put down her chopsticks, and was about to leave when the maid named Zijuan stormed in angrily, shouting at the top of her lungs, "Miss Jiang, I know you're unhappy with my princess, but you can't do such a thing as stealing her jade pendant. You know how important that jade pendant is to her."
Before Jiang Wu understood what was happening, she started to accuse him. She was furious. "What nonsense are you talking about? Why would I steal her jade pendant?"
Zijuan crossed her arms and looked at me with disdain and intimidation. "Someone saw a woman sneaking into Miss Jiang's yard. That woman had appeared in Qingyu Courtyard not long ago. Miss Jiang, how dare you say that woman was not assigned by you?"
When Jiang Wu pointed at his nose and almost named her as the thief, he just found it funny. "So you mean, I stole your princess's jade pendant. Then let me ask you, if you say I stole it, what evidence do you have?"
"I didn't say that. Instead, why didn't Miss Jiang let us in to search? Is it because she feels guilty?" She kept calling her Miss Jiang, which made it clear that she didn't regard her as the mistress of the prime minister's residence.
Just as the anger was about to flare up, a voice that shouldn't have appeared in the yard floated in with the wind.
"Of course I know my cousin's wife wouldn't do such a thing, but I don't know if she's willing to let us search your yard to prove her innocence."
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