Chapter 173 How dare she?
"Uh... no." Duan Jiu said dryly, "It's Miss Jiang who slept all day. The maid went to check on her several times, but she still hadn't woken up."
Pei Jing's breath reached his chest, and he was almost getting dizzy with anger. Duan Jiu's sudden words made his expression freeze instantly, and his breath was stuck in his chest.
He slowly sat back in his chair, picked up the fan again and stroked it unconsciously, "Can't you just finish your words in one breath?"
Duan Jiuxin said, "I was just talking, weren't you too excited and interrupted me?"
However, Duan Jiu was used to taking the blame, and since the prince had been extremely emotionally unstable recently, he could only accept the blame and said, "I spoke a little slowly. I will definitely speak faster in the future."
"He hasn't woken up yet." Pei Jing frowned. "Have you asked the doctor to see him?"
Duan Jiu shook his head. "Last night, Miss Jiang fell asleep right after finishing her meal. The maid said that Miss Jiang's breathing was steady and her face was rosy. It seemed like she was just catching up on some sleep."
Pei Jing's tense shoulders relaxed slightly. He lowered his eyes to look at the fan in his hand, and suddenly remembered Jiang Fei's pale face and the obvious dark circles under her eyes when she was kidnapped yesterday.
"Then let her sleep. She will wake up in the afternoon."
Duan Jiu responded, "I'll have the kitchen warm up the porridge and side dishes and bring them over as soon as the young lady wakes up."
After saying this, he hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but say, "If Your Majesty is worried, you might as well go and see for yourself."
Pei Jing didn't speak for a long time. When Duan Jiu was about to leave, he suddenly whispered, "I dare not go."
Duan Jiu was stunned when he heard this, and almost suspected that he had heard it wrong.
King Zhaoning, who has always been decisive and murderous, actually said the word "dare not"?
"Your Highness..." Duan Jiu spoke cautiously.
Pei Jing lowered his eyes and looked at the folding fan in his hand. "I can't bear to watch her marry someone else, but I dare not see her either. I'm afraid she'll wake up and see me and make a scene and ask to go back."
I feel anxious when I can't see her, and angry when I see her. I'm afraid that I can't be cruel enough, but I'm also afraid that I'm too cruel.
The sunlight cast shadows of varying depths on Pei Jing's well-defined face, and his usually sharp eyes now revealed a rare fragility.
In the afternoon, when Pei Jing asked, Jiang Fei had not woken up yet. In the evening, she still had not woken up.
How could a normal person sleep the whole day? Pei Jing started to worry again.
Until late at night, I heard that there was still no movement. The porridge in the kitchen was cold and heated, hot and cold, and they were already cooking a second pot.
It was not until late at night that Pei Jing finally couldn't help but step into Jiang Fei's yard.
There was a circle of secret guards outside the courtyard, and two maids were napping at the door inside.
Pei Jing pushed the door open and walked in. There was only a dim light on in the room. Jiutao was sleeping on a low couch in the corner, snoring.
Pei Jing walked over and gently tapped the couch with his foot, and Jiutao woke up immediately.
"Little..." The voice stopped abruptly after seeing who was coming. Jiutao quickly stood up, and Pei Jing waved his hand to signal her to go out.
After Jiutao left, Pei Jing walked to the bed, bent down and looked at the person on the bed. She was curled up in the quilt, her sleeping face peaceful.
Pei Jing used his eyes to trace her delicate eyebrows and eyes in the dim candlelight, and unconsciously reached out to feel her breath, which was very even.
He stared at her for a moment, then gently placed his hand on her wrist. His pulse was steady and strong, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Pei Jing was about to withdraw his hand when his fingertips were suddenly gently hooked.
"I caught you." Jiang Fei opened her eyes, without a trace of sleepiness in them.
I went hungry for a whole day and didn't eat anything just to cheat on him.
Pei Jing's face darkened and he tried to pull his hand away, but she held it even tighter.
He shook her off, but she came back again. This went on for several times before Pei Jing finally got annoyed: "What on earth do you want to do?!"
"Let's talk." Jiang Fei sat up, and the quilt slipped off, revealing her thin inner clothes.
"What are you talking about?" Pei Jing sneered. "You think you'll surrender and let me go? Dream on! Wei Mingzhen has already married Jiang Rulin, there's no place for you. Do you still want to go back and be his concubine? Rather than letting you go back and be tormented by others, I'd rather kill you right now!"
"Who said I'm going back?" Jiang Fei looked up at him, her fingers climbing up another inch. "I want to ask you, is there still room for me by your side?"
Pei Jing's pupils suddenly shrank and his whole body froze in place. The candlelight crackled, reflecting the wildly surging emotions in his eyes.
After a while, he suddenly sneered, "You are pretending to be submissive, just hoping to escape. I will never fall for your trick. This house is guarded by three layers of guards inside and outside. You can't escape even if you have wings."
"You have imprisoned me here, what are you going to do with me?" Jiang Fei asked with her head tilted.
Pei Jing turned and walked towards the window. The moonlight outlined his tense figure. "I'll talk about it when I think about it."
"Then why not..." Jiang Fei stepped on the ground barefoot and walked closer step by step, "Let me tell you what I think first?"
Pei Jing turned around suddenly, only to see that she was very close to him. The familiar fragrance lingered around his nose, making him forget to retreat for a moment.
"I can't escape, and you can't let go." Jiang Fei looked up at him, with a glint in her eyes, "Since that's the case—"
"I took you back to torture you," Pei Jing interrupted. "You'd better give me good food and drink, take good care of yourself, and you can endure the torture for a few more days."
Being tortured? Jiang Fei's thoughts were a little scattered.
Pei Jing looks like she has great physical strength, but it is still unknown how long her small body can hold on.
Jiang Fei's face turned red just thinking about it. She stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "Can you be a little gentler when you torture me?"
Pei Jing's breathing stagnated, and his hands hanging at his sides were clenched tightly. This girl would do anything to escape.
How dare she?
In the moonlight, you can clearly see the rolling of his Adam's apple and the struggle in his eyes.
"What are you doing again?" Pei Jing's voice was hoarse.
Jiang Fei sighed inwardly. What's wrong with this guy? Before, when she said she wanted to marry Wei Mingzhen, he refused to believe her. Now, when she said she wanted to stay, he still refused to believe her. He was doing the opposite of what she wanted.
It seems that once bitten by a snake, he is afraid of ropes for ten years. Whatever she does, he thinks she is scheming. It seems that it will take some effort to change her mind.
"I'm hungry."
How could she not be hungry after not eating for a whole day? The low blood sugar almost made her faint. She had woken up hungry in the evening, but then a light bulb went off in her head. It was almost evening anyway, so she might as well continue to be hungry and see if he would come.
The maid brought the second pot of porridge, which was already thick and soft, emitting an enticing rice aroma.
Jiang Fei held the bowl and drank in small sips, occasionally stealing a glance at Pei Jing who was sitting opposite her, while thinking about how to win him back next.
The pair of dark eyes were illuminated by the candlelight, and it was obvious that he was thinking of something evil as his eyebrows moved.
Pei Jing became angrier and angrier as he looked at it. He simply stood up, slammed the door and left.
When they reached the courtyard, Wen Zhu chased out from the next room and said, "Your Highness, please stay."
Pei Jing stopped and asked, "What's the matter?"
Wen Zhu glanced at the main house and whispered, "There's something I don't know whether I should report to the prince. It's about the young lady."
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Wen Zhu gritted his teeth and said, "It seems that there is something wrong with the young lady's mental state."
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