Chapter 45: Xue Yu is a Bastard. Late in the night, the young man held...
Late at night, when everyone was asleep, the young man got off the carriage holding the woman in his arms. The wide sleeves of his scarlet official uniform swayed slightly in the night breeze. When they arrived at the main gate of Xue's mansion, the doorman came up to greet them. Xue Yu climbed the stairs under the doorman's surprised gaze.
"Ask the court physician to come to Jinxiang Pavilion." Xue Yu said.
The servant was stunned for a moment and ran away.
"Put me down." Yun Yang pushed him.
"Your foot is injured. How will you walk if I put you down?" Xue Yu said.
"It's fine," Yun Yang said calmly, struggling to get off the ground. "This little injury is nothing."
Unexpectedly, Xue Yu hugged her even tighter, his hands around her waist, making her breath choke.
In just one afternoon in the palace, she experienced things that she had never experienced before. The Eighth Prince rushed towards her like a fool. She thought he would not be so unreasonable, but the next moment, the Eighth Prince pulled off her shoes.
Yun Yang could fight two white and fat men like the Eighth Prince alone, but because the other party was a prince, she could only endure it and could not take action. Even so, it still angered Concubine Shu.
At first, Concubine Shu wanted to execute her immediately without any reason. However, after being reminded by the palace maid and asked about her identity, she restrained herself and only punished her by making her kneel down and apologize to the Eighth Prince.
For the first time, Yun Yang understood the meaning of being helpless and having to do something.
Faced with imperial power, she was completely powerless to resist.
After Xue Yu arrived, Concubine Shu became noticeably more restrained. Yun Yang finally understood how aloof and aloof Xue Yu was in the palace, and in front of his colleagues, his aloof demeanor was unapproachable. She then understood the Xue family's status in Dazhao, what it meant to be young and in a high position, and why her father, without even meeting Xue Yu, was so intent on arranging a marriage between her sister and him.
She should be grateful for his help and for breaking the arrogant and complacent face of Concubine Shu.
But she felt a sour feeling in her heart, and she remembered what Song Fanghe had said - she and he were the same kind of people, not Xue Yu and the others.
Just like she knew he kept a prostitute, but she could do nothing about it.
Just like she didn't want him to carry her now, she had no choice but to let him do it.
Helplessness and grievances came like a tide, wave after wave, shattering her self-esteem.
"Brother-in-law." She suddenly said quietly, "Do you powerful people like to force people like this? You are used to not treating people as human beings."
Xue Yu was startled, his temples throbbing.
It had been a long time since anyone had made him angry, and he didn't understand why she was so angry.
He took her away in public. After all, Shufei was a palace concubine and had such a mean temper. This matter would never be exposed.
But she didn't remember his kindness at all and said such heartless and hurtful words.
Yun Yang raised her head from his arms, her eyes stubborn, "Put me down."
The night wind was cool, and Xue Yu's eyes were filled with scrutiny. All the young Hanlin scholars she had high hopes for had been ruined by him, so she could only rely on the Xue family.
He didn't know what he was doing. He was the one who took the list to the Fourth Madam, but he didn't allow her to actually get married.
The moonlight was dim, and Yun Yang looked at him coldly with a bit of stubbornness.
Xue Yu knew that if he didn't allow her, she would be unable to escape.
But he still didn't want to let her go. He always felt that once he let go, she would return to her cold self, treating him politely and being out of reach.
He had had enough of her cold treatment these days. He finally held her in his arms, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air and had nowhere to go, finally calmed down. He wished he could just hold her tightly, not let her get off the ground, not let her move, and make her rely on him.
How could he let it go?
He closed his eyes, his expression unchanged, and spoke in a cold and indifferent tone, "If I didn't treat you as a human being, I should have let you die in the flood. If you walk on your own, your injuries will become even worse. You will have to lie in bed for many days, which will only cause unnecessary trouble to the mansion."
Her heavy breath brushed against his neck, bringing a shudder. The strange and seductive feeling made him unable to stop. He tightened his hands around her waist and said coldly, "Stay still and hold me tight."
Yun Yang's expression darkened. Indeed, if she was seriously injured, it would inevitably alarm the old lady and cause unnecessary trouble to the servants, maids, and palace doctors.
After all, she lives under someone else's roof.
Yun Yang was quiet for a long time and didn't say a word along the way.
When they arrived at Jinxiang Pavilion, Xue Yu leaned over and was about to put her down, but she stretched out her arms and put them around his neck. Xue Yu's heart beat like a drum, but he met her eyes filled with anger.
The next moment, she put one arm around his neck and bit his shoulder hard.
Xue Yu didn't hide either. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
He didn't know what she was angry about, but if this was a punishment for his unethical behavior towards her, he was willing to accept it.
There was a hot and wet feeling on the side of his neck, which seemed to burn his heart.
She is crying.
The young man hugged the girl tightly again, his eyes full of fanaticism and self-blame, even the pain in his shoulder changed its meaning.
He wanted to have physical contact with her and wanted her to leave marks on his body. He had a strong desire to demand and possess her, but she knew nothing about it.
"You bully me!" Yun Yang's tears soaked the clothes on Xue Yu's shoulders. Her sweet voice was choked with sobs as she spoke, "You kept a prostitute, and you forced me, Xue Yu. You are a big bastard, you are a bad person!"
He finally let her go. Yun Yang looked up and saw Xue Yu's eyes full of eagerness that she couldn't understand.
She cried for him, was still angry because he went to Tianfulou, and even bit him.
This was a feeling this innocent and naive girl had never experienced before, but now, because of him, she had it all. Was she also a little different towards him, but she just hadn't realized it yet?
Yun Yang looked at his strange expression in surprise and doubt.
Is it an illusion?
"I don't have any prostitutes, nor do I have any lovers." Xue Yu laid her on the bed, and he lifted his robe and half-knelt in front of her. He calmed down and explained, "I went to Tianfu Tower just for social events. I didn't have any improper affairs with any women. I... don't have anyone."
Yun Yang's eyes were moist as she stared at him straight in the eyes. "But you clearly said such drunken words, and you still, you still..."
Xue Yu asked, "What else can I give you?"
"You're still trying to trick me. When you were drunk, you said you were usually very close to that woman. How could you be so sensitive now? You even bit my ear thinking I was that woman!" Yun Yang was like a madman, blurting out everything she wanted to say. Her earlobes felt hot again. "You haven't kept your virginity. It hasn't been long since you've been hanging out in those brothels!"
Yun Yang's breathing was rapid and disordered, his eyes were slightly red, and there were traces of tears on his face. His voice became lower and lower, and he could not continue. It was obvious that he was very angry.
As Yun Yang continued to narrate, Xue Yu's face turned red all the way to his ears, and a hint of crimson also appeared on his cold white neck.
It turned out that this was the reason why she had been so indifferent to him these days.
But was she angry because he flirted with her, or because she mistakenly thought he was flirting with other women and was speaking up for her sister? Or was she angry because she thought he was flirting with someone else?
"You look like a gentleman on the surface, but why are you so unruly in private? Not only did you bite my ear, you also licked it. You! You hypocritical hypocrite!" Yun Yang continued to scold him, glancing at him quickly before lowering his head and pushing him. "Xue Yu, you old bastard!"
The way she lowered her head, the look in her eyes that seemed to be filled with anger and resentment, made Xue Yu's heart tremble slightly. He looked at her intently, his gaze as if it had substance, and finally stopped on her slightly pouting red lips.
Little girl...
She was still berating him.
But he didn't hear a word she said and grabbed her wrist.
When she was accusing him, when her hand touched his chest, what he wanted to do was to grab the back of her neck, force her face up, and then kiss her hard.
A certain part of the body also becomes clearly defined.
How could this be? How could he not control such dirty and explicit thoughts in front of her?
Yun Yang didn't know what he had said wrong, as the aura of the young man in front of him suddenly changed.
He pressed her hand against his heart, leaned close to her, and almost breathed into her nose. He whispered, "Xue Yu is a bastard."
"Ah?" Yun Yang looked up at him in silence, angrily, "You don't even want to explain? You clearly talked in your sleep like that, you..."
Those narrow eyes were like a dark and deep whirlpool. If you weren't careful, you would be sucked in and eaten dry.
She didn't dare to look any longer and turned away quickly.
"Yangyang even wants to know if there are other people in my dreams?" Xue Yu said with a faint smile, "I like Yangyang's possessiveness."
"You, you, you, who told you to call me Yangyang?" Yun Yang glared at him, "You are not allowed to call me that."
"They can all call me Young Master Song and Young Master Chen, but I can't?" Xue Yu said indifferently, "That won't do. Didn't the Master teach you not to be partial to one person over another?"
Yun Yang ignored him. Xue Yu lowered his eyes. After a while, his uncontrolled heartbeat slowed down. He took a deep breath and distanced himself from her.
She didn't seem to have any other feelings for him.
Even if she allowed him to call her by her nickname, it was only because she regarded him as a lovable and respectable elder, right?
Realizing this, Xue Yu lowered his eyes and tilted his head slightly, laughing self-deprecatingly, "Yun Yang, I don't have any prostitutes, nor do I have any lovers. I'm alone and lonely, and my sleep talk is just a dream."
"Really?" Yun Yang looked up at him suspiciously, and met his pair of cold eyes like glass.
Just now he was calling her Yangyang gently and indulgently, why did he suddenly become cold and distant again?
"Yes. You can ask the doorman or the groom, or I can take you to Tianfu Tower to ask around, have I ever been promiscuous with anyone?" Xue Yu said.
"Oh." Yun Yang lowered his head. "I misunderstood you. You are not allowed to go to those places again."
"Okay." Xue Yu responded.
Yun Yang added, "I really didn't seduce the Eighth Prince today. I was just sitting peacefully in the Imperial Garden when he suddenly appeared out of nowhere. So, if you take me out of the palace, what will happen next? Concubine Shu will definitely give you a hard time, right?"
Xue Yu looked indifferent. He stood up and patted her on the shoulder. "I have a way to deal with it."
Yun Yang looked up at him, that indifference coming from the sense of control that came from years of being immersed in power.
He and she are different people after all...
He is up in the clouds, out of reach.
And she will eventually return to the earth.
"I'm not actually hurt. I just hit my foot with a stone, and my knee hurts from kneeling. Brother-in-law, don't worry about me," Yun Yang said. After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to make a small deal out of the matter. "Don't get angry with them because of me. There's no need."
Yun Yang lowered her head and tucked her toes into her skirt. She spoke in a gentle and understanding voice, as if she was coaxing a child.
Little girl...how can she be so sensible? It makes me feel distressed.
"Don't worry, I know my limits." Xue Yu couldn't help but reach out and touch her head, looking at her intently, "Just don't be angry with me again. Also, the prince has already gotten married. If he comes to see you again, avoid him and send someone to tell me."
"I know, I know. You don't have to tell me over and over again." Mentioning the Crown Prince and thinking of the oppressive feeling of imperial power in the palace today, Yun Yang felt annoyed. "I'm grown up now. Brother-in-law, you don't have to lecture me like this."
Xue Yu's expression suddenly changed, and he sneered, "Now that you've grown up, I don't need to take care of you anymore? Great, so after entering the palace, you don't need anyone to take care of you anymore? Yeah, I forgot that you already have a temper. You're no longer the Yun Yang who needs my protection. It's me who can't help but take care of you..."
Yun Yang looked at his sullen face and was stunned. "Why are you angry again? Okay, okay, you can control me if you want. Oh, really..."
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