Chapter 32: His Majesty Daju clearly knew everything, but he still deliberately...
Xiao Chengjing raised his eyes, a hint of a smile on his face.
"I'm done." He looked Shu Yao up and down, as if he were looking at a bird that had walked into a trap. The corners of his lips curled slightly. "Yaoyao, what brings you here? Could it be..." he dragged out his words, "that you came here specifically to see me?"
Oh.
Shu Yao sneered in her heart, but did not show it on her face.
She raised her sparkling eyes, the corners of her eyes slightly reddened. "Your Majesty, it's strange. Today, I wanted to go to the library to find a couple of books to relieve my boredom, but the guard refused to let me in, saying it was Your Majesty's special order..." Her voice trailed off, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't. She bit her lip and continued, "Sister Xianfei and Sister Defei were allowed in, but I, your majesty, was not."
Her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she was extremely confused and aggrieved: "I am stupid and can't figure it out. I feel really depressed, so I came here specially to ask Your Majesty what is going on." When she said this, she suddenly turned her face to the side and gently pressed the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, leaving only a section of her porcelain-white neck exposed.
Xiao Chengjing chuckled, then suddenly leaned forward, resting his elbows on the table, and looked at her with his chin in his hand: "Oh? So it's about this." His eyes were fixed on her flickering eyelashes, with a playful look in his eyes, "Then Yaoyao, do you want to go to the library?" He insisted on forcing her to say the word "want" with her own mouth.
Shu Yao wrinkled her nose and barely resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
"Your Majesty obviously knows everything, but you still deliberately tease me..." She pouted, deliberately dragging out the tone, "What do you want?" Her eyes moved, with a bit of resentment and a little coquettishness, she clinged to the throne and pricked him lightly.
Xiao Chengjing lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, his long eyelashes casting a shadow. "My grace is not given in vain." His slender fingers slowly stroked the jade paperweight beside him. "Yaoyao should at least show some sincerity." His voice rose slightly at the end, as if he had discovered something interesting. "Huh? Why is Yaoyao's face red?"
Blushing? Blushing for nothing.
Shu Yao subconsciously raised her hand and touched her face. The warmth from her fingertips made her heart choke.
Gritting her teeth, she tortured the person in front of her eight hundred times with her eyes.
"Your Majesty is cautious at every step..." She paused, a hint of sob in her voice, "Aren't you just waiting for me to fall into your trap?" As if she felt wronged, she lowered her head and even changed her name. "Now that Yaoyao is here, isn't... that not enough sincerity?"
Suddenly she remembered the day when he captured her. She asked him if he wanted to see her cry and beg for mercy, and he replied that he would never know if it worked unless he tried.
A layer of humiliation instantly appeared in her eyes, and she bit her lower lip unconsciously.
She raised her chin and said, "Your Majesty, you are bullying Yaoyao like this." Her soft voice was filled with a hint of uncontrollable annoyance. "Could it be that you want to hear Yaoyao plead?"
Xiao Chengjing was struck by her, and his smirk deepened. He nodded without disguising himself, "Yaoyao is indeed smart. You really hit the nail on the head."
Shu Yao took a deep breath, her chest rising and falling slightly, as if she had made a huge decision.
He just squeezed out the word "beg" in a trembling voice.
Somehow, the originally calculated grievance, mixed with the depression of the past few days, was provoked by Xiao Chengjing's complacent look, and the tip of his nose uncontrollably became sour, and his vision suddenly became blurred.
By the time he reacted, two hot golden beans had hit his collar, spreading out into dark dots.
Xiao Chengjing's smile froze instantly.
He stood up almost immediately, took three or two steps to her side, and his knees almost hit the table.
He just wanted to tease her, but he didn't intend to make her cry.
"You..." His Adam's apple rolled, and the calm attitude he had just in playing with the paperweight disappeared completely.
He instinctively reached out his hand, but stopped abruptly just as he was about to touch her.
The five fingers were suspended in the air, trembling slightly, and the fingertips curled up and unfolded helplessly.
Shu Yao turned away in anger, her shoulders twitching slightly, and she wiped her face with the back of her hand twice.
"Don't cry, don't cry." His voice was tense, and he repeated "I agree" three times in a row, each time more hurried than the last. Finally, he added dryly, "I allow you to go to the library."
After a long while, she slowly turned half of her face back. The tip of her nose was red and tiny tears were hanging on her eyelashes.
She glanced at him quickly through her wet eyelashes.
She sniffed, and with a heavy cry, she confirmed in a low voice: "...Really?" The ending tone was slightly upturned, gently scratching the most vulnerable part of his heart.
He bent his knuckles slightly and gently stroked upwards along the tear marks, as if touching fragile glass.
He almost greedily felt the warmth of her skin, his voice hoarse, which he himself did not even notice: "Really."
Thinking back to the last time when she had avoided him for seven days because of Chuntao's matter, her heart inexplicably tightened.
"Your words are not a joke." His voice was deep and slow, each word wrapped in warm breath, "Yaoyao wants to go, you can go now!"
Shu Yao's heart finally settled down.
Although the process was tortuous, fortunately the goal was achieved, and I even had an extra reason to avoid him.
Feeling a little relieved, she lowered her head at the right time and hummed softly.
Xiao Chengjing stood there frozen, wanting to speak but afraid of disturbing her.
Shu Yao didn't care about him at all and glanced at the plate of almond cookies on the small table.
There was still a crescent mark on it where she had just bitten it.
With tears still lingering in her voice, she mumbled, "I'll go after I finish my snacks."
Without waiting for his response, she walked over and sat down, picked up the cake and continued to eat it in small bites.
Xiao Chengjing still stood there steadily.
As if sensing his gaze, Shu Yao suddenly raised her head and glared at him fiercely.
She snorted and turned away angrily, leaving the back of her head facing him, like a kitten whose tail was stepped on.
After eating the snacks fiercely, Shu Yao went to the library without saying a word.
The library is quiet and cool, with the unique scent of ink from old books.
She strolled to the bookshelf, her fingertips gently tracing the spines of the books. Finally, she pulled out a volume and slowly flipped through it in the afterglow by the window.
When I was reading with great interest, I saw that dusk had fallen outside the window, so I had to close the book and carefully put it back where it came from.
His fingertips lingered on the spine of the book for a moment, and then he quietly left the pavilion.
When I came back from the library, I saw Yunxiu coming in carefully holding a furry thing.
"Your Majesty," Yunxiu said respectfully, her voice soft, "I saw this little thing in the corridor." As she spoke, her eyes drooped slightly, and the cat in her palm meowed at this moment.
Her sleeves and eyelashes trembled slightly as she spoke, "She looked very hungry, even following me in." She paused briefly, then moved the hand holding the cat forward half an inch. "I dare not act on my own, so I have come to ask for your instructions, Your Majesty."
It was a half-grown orange cat. Its fur was not very smooth, but it had a pair of round amber eyes.
The tip of its tail gently wrapped around Yunxiu's wrist. It timidly retracted its claws and meowed softly again.
If it was brought by Chuntao, Shu Yao would definitely not have any doubts.
But it was Yunxiu who brought it here.
However, Shu Yao has never had any resistance to these furry little creatures, even though she knew it might have been a gift from Xiao Chengjing.
Finally, I couldn't help myself, so I reached out and gently scratched its chin.
The little guy squinted his eyes comfortably and purred with contentment.
"Forget it," Shu Yao sighed, her tone filled with a hint of helpless indulgence. "Since it found itself here, it's fate. Let's just let it stay in the side hall." As she spoke, she gathered the cat in her arms, feeling its warmth as it rubbed affectionately against her arm. She continued, "Since it has a round head and a round brain, let's call it Daju."
So Daju settled down in Shuyao's palace.
After the incident at the library, Shu Yao stayed in the library every day, staying there for most of the day, just to avoid seeing it.
As for Xiao Chengjing, he would step into Shuyao Palace on time every day, but he would always come back empty-handed.
On the first day, he thought she was so engrossed in reading that she wasted time and even sat in the hall drinking a cup of tea.
The next day, he stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, his gaze lingering for a long time on the palace road leading to the library.
On the third day, he heard Yunxiu respectfully report, "The Queen went to the library again early this morning."
Looking at the empty main hall, he chuckled.
On the fourth day, Shu Yao was about to go to the library to kill time, but was stopped by Yun Xiu at the door of the palace.
Yunxiu looked troubled and whispered, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has ordered that you... rest in the palace today and not go anywhere else."
Shu Yao was stunned, pursed her lips, and finally said nothing.
At dinner time, the only sound in the hall was the soft clink of dishes and chopsticks.
Shu Yao lowered her eyes, picked up a grain of pearl rice with concentration, put it into her mouth and chewed it slowly.
Across from him, Xiao Chengjing was eating his meal as usual.
Just when it was quiet, the big orange boy, who was becoming more and more courageous, slipped in without anyone noticing.
It jumped lightly onto the empty stool and then leaped onto the corner of the table.
Perhaps it smelled the delicious aroma of the fish soup, and its furry tail swung curiously.
clang.
The porcelain cup filled with half a cup of tea was swept over by its tail.
It hit Xiao Chengjing's leg right on target.
The dark tea stain spread quickly, leaving a large and conspicuous wet mark.
The air in the hall suddenly became stagnant.
The palace maids all lowered their heads and held their breath, fearing that the rustling of clothes would disturb something.
Shu Yao quickly glanced at Xiao Chengjing's furrowed brow.
She raised her finger to cover her lips, as if she had just realized something. Her voice rose slightly, with a hint of anger: "Hey! Big Orange!"
He waited for a moment before standing up and walking around to the table.
He pretended to touch the big orange head, but when he reached down, he only lightly brushed the tip of its ear.
The corners of her lips curved up in an imperceptible arc, her voice was soft, but with a hint of obvious teasing: "Look at what you have done! Don't be so mean next time! OK?" She glanced at Xiao Chengjing out of the corner of her eye.
Xiao Chengjing lowered his eyes to look at the water stains on his robe, then raised his head to look at the woman who was holding a cat and watching the fun.
I know she is teasing me under the guise of training the cat.
The cunning look in her eyes that was meant to point fingers at someone else could not be hidden at all.
He raised his hand and pressed his forehead, then shook his head helplessly.
He chuckled softly, his tone filled with complete and helpless indulgence: "...you."
The meal is over.
The palace servants quietly took away the cups and plates.
In a blink of an eye, there were only two people left in the hall.
The candle flame crackled, illuminating the depths of Xiao Chengjing's eyes.
He walked closer with a smile and said softly, "The moonlight is just right tonight..."
Shu Yao saw that his pupils were frighteningly dark and thought to herself, "Oh no!"
Today is a dangerous period, we must not let him stay.
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The author has something to say: I feel like this chapter is a bit too everyday [Clown]
Very good. I revised the outline overnight. The next chapter will start to torture [dog head]
The original male and female protagonists' flirting plot is over, and the welfare extra will be released after it is finished. It can't be written in vain hahahahaha [pigeon]
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