Chapter 247 Punishment
Pushing open the study door, Shen Anan saw Xiao Yuan sitting behind the desk, concentrating on reviewing official documents. The candlelight stretched his shadow very long, making it difficult to discern his expression.
"You looking for me?" she asked casually.
He didn't say anything, but buried his head in the official documents, writing furiously, his brows becoming even colder and harder.
“…”
She glanced around the study, not knowing whether to stand or sit, and a thin layer of sweat formed on her palms.
How did the relationship, which was originally like treating each other with respect, turn into what it is today?
Finally, he put down his pen and looked up at her calmly, "Are you back?"
"Um."
"Where did you go?"
Then aren't you asking even though you already know the answer, Shen An said with a calm mind.
"Helping others, helping a poor mother find out the truth about her son being framed, going deep into the tiger's school."
"Heh," Xiao Yuan stood up from behind the desk and walked towards her step by step, "Madam is so righteous and awe-inspiring, and speaks so righteously."
“…”
"Is the tiger scary? Has it stabbed Madam's eyes?"
Shen Anan pursed her red lips and said, "That's not the case. I'm very disciplined. When something is eye-catching, I will close it myself."
“Shen An’an!”
Her eardrums were buzzing from the shock and she subconsciously shrank her neck and closed her eyes.
Suddenly, someone grabbed my waist and pushed me backwards until I hit the table, with nowhere to go.
"You've grown up and have the courage to visit a brothel. So next time, are you going to visit a theater and find a small brothel?"
"That can't be done," Shen An'an smiled, "I'm going there for business, not for fun. Besides, you've seen those people in the opera house before, how can I be attracted by such beauties? I might as well go back to the mansion to look for you."
"You mean, choosing me is just a second choice for you?" Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes and stared at Shen Anan, with flames jumping wildly in them.
"I don't."
The more you say, the more mistakes you make, so Shen Anan simply shut up and said only this.
"No?"
Xiao Yuan stretched out his legs to hook the chair beside him and sat down, staring straight at Shen Anan's little face.
Imprisoning the person in front of him and making him unable to move.
"I stay at home to take care of you every day, but you go to visit brothels, Shen Anan..." He raised his hand and touched her arm, which startled her and gave her goose bumps.
"I'm really here for business."
"Business? To you, everything is business. But for me, let alone business, I am afraid I am not even worth a damn. What a heartless little thing."
Shen Anan couldn't figure out how going to a brothel had anything to do with not having a place for him in her heart, but this guy had to do it, and he had a dark face and was obviously very angry.
"I'm back now, and I never left you alone..."
Why did these words sound so awkward? They shouldn't come from a woman like her.
Seeing Xiao Yuan's face turn cold again, Shen Anan immediately shut up and stopped talking.
Xiao Yuan suddenly let her go and smiled at her.
"You...what are you doing?" She was a little panicked.
"I have thought about it carefully. Perhaps it is my fault that made Madam curious about that dirty place. In order to dispel Madam's curiosity, I will personally teach Madam today. It is better than Madam going to those brothels to have fun."
"What kind of fun am I looking for? I am..."
Before she could finish her words, he pulled her to the basin of water. He held her wrist with one hand and soaked the handkerchief with the other hand and wrung out the water.
… “You, what are you doing?”
"Be good, Madam, your eyes are dirty. Let me wipe them for you."
The cool handkerchief was pressed against her eyelids, and Shen Anan's face wrinkled up.
"When you go out, you can't watch anything that's offensive. Madam, you have to learn to protect yourself."
"Come on, wipe it again and wipe off all the dirt."
"I really didn't see anything." Shen Anan's rebuttal was pale and powerless.
"My eyes hurt, and you've almost rubbed off a layer of my skin."
Xiao Yuan finally threw away the handkerchief, and stared at Shen Anan with warm and cool eyes.
Shen Anan hoped that he would teach her a lesson like he did just now, rather than being so ambiguous and scary.
"Wipe your eyes clean. Come, wipe your hands. The things in the brothels are very dirty. Don't put them in your mouth or you'll get sick. Your husband will wipe them clean for you."
Xiao Yuan is a bit weird now, and Shen Anan doesn't dare to refuse.
Her skin was originally fair, and her pair of jade-like, porcelain-white hands were held in his hands, and soon they were rubbed red.
"Did you eat anything wrong? I'll ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine for you."
Shen Anan shook his head violently, turning it into a rattle.
"Be good, don't touch the tea or snacks there. If you eat anything, be sure to tell me and let the doctor wash them for you."
He held her hands, his eyes full of tenderness, "Madam, you have lived in a deep house for a long time, you don't know the dangers outside, some of the decent girls are drugged and deceived by the brothel madam, Madam, you have a beautiful face, in case someone has bad intentions, remember not to eat or touch anything outside."
“…” Shen An’an’s throat seemed to be clogged with cotton wool, and she nodded silently.
Xiao Yuan was about to say something else, but she suddenly stepped back half a foot, "You...you should just get angry, don't...don't be like this, it's so scary."
"What are you talking about?" Xiao Yuan was like a drunk tiger, he stepped forward slowly, his sharpness was suppressed, "How can a husband bear to get angry with the lady?"
But the force with which he gripped her waist seemed to break it. He pushed her onto the desk step by step, and suddenly lifted her up with great force.
The ink spilled onto the official document, splashed onto half of the desk, and then dripped along the edge of the table to the floor.
"Your official documents..."
Crash——
Xiao Yuan waved his long sleeves and swept all the documents on the desk to the ground. If you said that his posture was not full of anger, no one would believe it.
Shen Anan glanced at the mess on the ground and shut her mouth silently. It didn't matter if he smashed things, as long as he didn't hit her.
But his voice was so soft that water could drip out of it, "Official documents are not important, teaching my wife is the most important thing."
He touched her belt and gently pulled it open. "Madam, you went to that dirty place because you must be wondering about something. For your safety, I will teach you everything today to dispel your curiosity."
Shen Anan's face turned green, "The desk is dirty..."
"It's okay. All the clothes that Madam wears from head to toe are useless. Just throw them away."
“…” Shen Anan’s little face was numb.
Should she be grateful that he didn't throw her away with him? That's right, after all, she can still use it after washing it.
With his entire back pressed against the desk, Xiao Yuan pressed forward, causing Shen Anan's face to burn with anger and almost split.
"No... no need to teach me, I know it all."
"Really?" Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at her. "How could I not know when did you learn all that?"
Shen Anan held onto the edge of the table tightly, "After all, you and I have been married for a few months, and we are not girls in the boudoir, so how could you not know."
Xiao Yuan shook his head gently, "No, Madam only knows how to lie down, which is different from those people."
Shen Anan's eyes gradually changed, "You know so much, have you been there?"
There was a slight pain at the tip of her ear. Xiao Yuan lifted her earlobe with an unhappy look, "Madam, you did something wrong but you framed your husband in an attempt to get away with it. Your crime is even more serious."
He looked at the constipated face of the person under him, slowly loosened his hands, and lowered his head to her neck. Shen Anan closed her eyes as if ready to die.
But for a long while, the person on his body did not move. He suddenly stood up with his arms, and there was something in his hand, which he waved in front of Shen Anan.
"I heard from Li Huaiyan that those girls were taught with this book. Today we will test them page by page. Madam, when you can't hold on any longer, remember to tell your husband and I will allow you to rest for half an incense stick."
Shen Anan tilted her head and saw the pornographic picture book. She felt terrible and admitted her mistake very straightforwardly, "I was wrong. I will never go there again, okay?"
"Why didn't you say so before you left?"
“…”
The flattering voices were drowned out by the strange noises. Qing'an sent all the servants in the yard away, leaving only him and Mo Xiang sitting on the steps of the corridor further away.
Mo Xiang looked back several times and tried to get closer, but was stopped by Qing An.
"My uncle is very angry. The princess will surely suffer physical pain again."
Qing'an's emotionless face became even more stiff.
If we must put it that way, it can also be considered a kind of physical pain.
"You are a girl, why do you say anything out loud?"
"...What did I say?" Mo Xiang's eyes turned red with anxiety and his voice was choked with sobs.
Qing'an had no idea how to explain to her, so he just kept silent.
Mo Xiang was scratching her ears and cheeks anxiously. Time passed by little by little. After an hour, she could no longer sit still and stood up to rush in.
"What are you doing? Are you looking for death?" Qing'an grabbed her wrist tightly.
"Let me go. I am worried about the princess."
Qing An: "..." He glanced at the sky and muttered softly, "It's my master who should be worried."
There is no ruined land, only overworked cows.
"What did you say?"
"No, nothing, just sit down and wait. The master is very kind to the princess, and his subordinates will not be inappropriate."
"But……"
Squeak——
The study door finally opened, and they both stood up and looked over. It was Xiao Yuan who came out, looking refreshed. He gave instructions to Mo Xiang.
"Prepare water for bathing, and then go back to Wutong Garden to get some clean clothes, shoes and socks."
"Master, is the princess okay?" she asked, sniffing. She couldn't even wear her clothes. What kind of torture must she have gone through?
Xiao Yuan glanced at Mo Xiang, said nothing, then returned to the study and closed the door.
Behind the screen, Shen Anan was like a dying fish, lying on the cold and hard couch, motionless.
The long red mark on the arm caused by the edge of the table was very conspicuous and exuded a faint medicinal fragrance.
Xiao Yuan sat down beside the bed. The person lying on the bed didn't even raise his eyelids, but turned his head slightly inside, looking angry.
"Madam, you have suffered. Let me apply medicine to you."
He lifted the thin blanket, took the ointment and applied it evenly on her waist, gently rubbing it with his palms.
The waist that had been stiff for an hour slowly relaxed, and Shen Anan let out a comfortable sigh.
"Madam, are you satisfied with your husband's strength?"
Shen Anan did not respond.
Xiao Yuan didn't care and continued, "Next time before going to a place like that, Madam, you must first recall the offense you suffered today, and then decide whether or not to go."
next time?
What Shen Anan was thinking was that she must silence Qing Feng as soon as possible.
Mo Xiang served Shen An'an to take a bath in the wing room, while Qing'an sorted out the documents and tidied up the desk. When he saw the mess on the desk, he was stunned.
He suddenly felt that Mo Xiang's worries might not be wrong.
Fortunately, not much of the official documents were damaged, and most of the stained handwriting could be repaired. However, the ink on the desk was smudged everywhere, so I'm afraid I'll have to change the desk.
Shen Anan changed her clothes and washed up, then left the study without saying hello.
Mo Xiang thought of the marks on the prince's wife's body, and did not try to persuade her. She just left with a pout.
"Princess, please go slowly." When stepping over the threshold, Shen Anan suddenly held her waist, and Mo Xiang hurried forward to support her.
She frowned and leaned on the couch as soon as she entered the room.
"Son-in-law is too reckless. How can he torture people like that?"
Shen Anan was silent for a few breaths, and then spoke for Xiao Yuan, "He didn't do anything. It's my skin that is intolerant and easily leaves marks."
Mo Xiang curled her lips, "The princess is reluctant to blame her son-in-law, so she should severely punish Qingfeng and make him talk too much."
"He is Xiao Yuan's man. It is a serious crime for him to not report the situation. There is nothing wrong with doing this. It's because we don't have our own people."
Mo Xiang hung his head, "It's useless even if I have it. My son-in-law's power in the capital is so great that he can find out anything."
"Okay, I'm a little tired, let me rest for a while."
Perhaps because she was extremely tired, Shen Anan slept until it was dark. When she woke up again, it was pitch dark in the room. Only the faint candlelight outside emitted a color other than black.
"Princess, you're awake." Mo Xiang heard the noise and walked into the room, lighting all the candles.
"What time is it?"
"It's three quarters past midnight. Princess, you must be hungry. Would you like to eat something?"
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