Chapter 46 A Glimmer of Hope
"When you think you've reached the end of the road, a new path opens up..." I mumbled to myself, smiling as I approached He Yan.
He Yan retreated warily, shouting, "What are you trying to do!"
I smiled but didn't answer, and quietly took a large wooden mallet from behind my back with my right hand.
"Prime Minister?!" Suddenly, I looked towards the doorway in surprise and doubt.
He Yan subconsciously turned his head.
No sooner said than done, I swung the big club in my hand and struck him hard on the neck.
"You!" He exclaimed in shock, glanced back at me, and then collapsed to the ground.
"Little beauty? Little beauty?" I squatted down and checked his breath. He was still breathing. I poked him with my index finger, but there was no response.
OK, the force is just right, not too strong and not too weak.
I threw down the wooden mallet and reached out my devilish hands to undress him.
One was a delicate and beautiful young man, and the other was a lustful and wicked woman. It seemed that an old man taking advantage of a young woman and a woman forcing herself on him was about to happen... For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became extremely ambiguous.
"Don't blame me, it was your father who forced me to do this." I muttered to myself, feeling a little guilty, as I struggled to undress.
(Narrator: What a tragedy! Is this the legendary "the son pays for the father's sins"? Is it because his father wants to consummate his marriage with Pei Xiao, so Pei Xiao wants to get revenge on his father by first taking advantage of his pure adopted son, the beautiful Pei Xiao…? Pei Xiao glares angrily: First, don't call me by my full name! My surname is Pei! Not Pei! Second, your thoughts are filthy! Don't think such things!… Everyone nods, feeling a sense of shared experience… Narrator: Tch, you fence-sitters, dare you say you didn't have dirty thoughts just now? Didn't you?)
As I spoke, I hurriedly took off his brocade and gorgeous robe and put it on myself.
Seeing that there was still time, I quickly put the brand-new dress that Madam Ding had just brought on him, and with some effort helped him to lie on the couch facing inwards, and then covered him with a thin blanket.
Tsk tsk, He Yan in women's clothing is just as good as Gou'er.
"Lust is a double-edged sword." I had no time to appreciate beauty. I quickly combed my hair up high, dressed up to resemble He Yan, and looked at the handsome young man in the bronze mirror with satisfaction. I stuffed the money I had just packed for my escape into the crossbody bag I always carried with me, hid the bag at my waist, covered it with my robe, and walked out of the room with my head down.
"Young Master." The guard at the door bowed respectfully.
I waved my hand with my head down, forced myself to walk a few steps, and as soon as I was out of their sight, I ran away as fast as I could, heading straight for the secret passage in the garden.
We walked along the garden path and entered a dense flowerbed.
Standing before that secret passage, I was thrilled and my heart was pounding. Hehe, this is the great path to freedom!
Bending over, I slipped into the flowerbed and reached out, following my memory, to touch the spot where that large piece of wood was.
After struggling for a long time, he still couldn't find the large lump of wood he had expected, and sweat began to bead on his forehead.
"What are you looking for?" a puzzled voice asked.
"Wood," I answered immediately.
"Do you need my help?"
"good."
"Hmm, I think it should still be a little to the left."
I subconsciously moved a little to the left, and sure enough! I touched a piece of wood, and I happily went to move it away, but suddenly froze.
...That voice...it sounds so familiar.
Turning around abruptly, I saw a tall figure in the afterglow of the setting sun, wearing a bright purple robe and a mocking smile on his face.
That expression reminded me of a cat teasing a mouse.
I slowly crawled out of the flower bushes, stood up, and leisurely picked up the bits of grass stuck to my clothes.
"You knew about this place all along?" I asked, remaining extremely calm.
Cao Cao smiled, not denying it.
"Why should I stay? Look closely, I'm not her. We only share the same name, nothing else," I leaned closer to him. "Is she so wonderful that you'd want to keep a woman who only shares your name?"
Yes, it's just a collection, a collection of everything related to that woman, even if... it's just her name.
"Wouldn't it be better to stay?" He looked at me, his eyes slightly narrowed. "In this chaotic world, a woman is constantly on the move, and could lose her life at any moment."
I chuckled, "It's not that easy to die. I'm tough, I'm not afraid."
"Go back to your room," Cao Cao said calmly, then turned and left without looking at me again.
"Please." The guards who had been standing outside my room had somehow appeared behind me and said in unison.
I was so angry I was grinding my teeth.
"Cao Cao! You stop right there!" I jumped up and down at his back.
He slowly turned around, looked at me, and actually smiled with his eyes narrowed, "We'll be consummating our marriage tomorrow, so you should get some rest tonight."
I was furious. "I saved your life, after all. Is this how you treat your savior?"
"Isn't offering yourself in return enough?" he laughed.
I gritted my teeth in anger, “The first time, I saved you from being framed by a thief; the second time, I saved you from being chased at the gate of the Prime Minister’s residence (Young Master: That time you pushed him into the tiger’s den. Pei Xiao: Ignoring this); the third time, I saved you from being searched for in the palace…”
Cao Cao paused slightly, then pursed his lips. "What are you trying to say?"
“I’ve saved you three times, and now I have a favor to ask of you, yet you refuse?” I glanced at him sideways.
With his narrow eyes slightly narrowed, Cao Cao suddenly burst into laughter, "Good, very good! Three rescues in exchange for one wish," and he strode forward.
I stared blankly as he approached me.
“I made that promise before, but this time with you… I want to go back on my word,” he looked at me and grinned. “Remember, I’m not some so-called gentleman, don’t try to reason with me.”
I was stunned. Well done, that's really honest.
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