Chapter 56 I’m hungry but I’m not full yet…
When Shen Xingwan woke up again, the light outside the window had quietly dimmed, the sun was setting, and it was already dusk.
She felt sore and weak all over that even raising her hands was difficult. She gritted her teeth secretly and glared hatefully at the man who was still sleeping beside her.
The corners of Yan Jinghuan's lips curled up slightly, his brows were relaxed, and he was obviously sleeping very soundly.
His well-defined chest rose and fell slowly with his breathing, without a trace of tiredness, as if the insatiable jackal just now was not him.
Shen Xingwan snorted softly, reached out to grab the black gown on the back of a chair next to him, and pulled it around himself.
She sat up carefully, the ambiguous red marks on her snow-white skin looked even more glaring against the backdrop of the loose black dress.
She glanced across the room and caught a glimpse of the moon-white dress that had been violently torn to pieces and fell pitifully to the ground. It looked like a tragically ravaged white plum blossom, desolate and helpless.
Next to it was the broken jade hair crown. The jade was translucent, but now it was cracked and could not be restored.
Shen Xingwan couldn't help but frown, feeling both ashamed and annoyed.
She turned around, stretched out her slender fingers, and pinched Yan Jinghuan's arm hard.
"It's all your fault." She gritted her teeth, "Nothing should be wasted!"
Yan Jinghuan didn't even open his eyes, his brows were slightly furrowed, as if his sweet dream was disturbed.
He took advantage of the situation and grabbed her wrist, pulling her back into his arms.
Shen Xingwan was caught off guard, screamed, and fell on his warm chest.
Her long black hair fell on both of them like a waterfall, covering up most of the ambiguous traces.
"Don't make trouble." He snorted, "I'm tired, sleep for a while."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingwan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, and said in a voice that was a little surprised and mocking, "Really? I didn't realize that you would be tired too?"
The obvious sarcasm in the tone made Yan Jinghuan slowly open his eyes. His deep eyes looked at her, full of smiles.
"how."
He deliberately lowered his voice and leaned close to her ear, "Isn't that enough?"
Shen Xingwan's cheeks flushed instantly, and she quickly turned her face away, unwilling to look at him, and just spat in a low voice: "Shameless!"
Yan Jinghuan chuckled, tightened his arms around her waist, rested his chin on her soft hair, and had a faint smile on the corner of his lips.
Shen Xingwan sighed softly, struggled to sit up from his arms, gathered the loose black clothes on her body, pointed at the tattered moon-white long gown on the ground, and said faintly: "Look, what should I do? I have to call Feiyun to buy another set of men's clothes."
Yan Jinghuan lazily raised his body, casually glancing at the mess with an indifferent expression, the corners of his lips slightly raised, with a somewhat casual nobility.
"Why go through all this trouble?"
He reached out and pulled Shen Xingwan back into his arms, tapping her smooth forehead with his fingertips, "You don't have to disguise yourself like this when you're with me. You can wear whatever you want."
His eyes dimmed, and his deep voice carried an unquestionable dominance, "With me here, no one dares to touch a hair on your body."
Shen Xingwan glanced at him sideways and was about to retort, but saw him suddenly chuckle, with a hint of mischief in his eyes.
"but......"
He looked her up and down, as if he was admiring a beloved treasure, "You are quite interesting in your disguise as a young master. I like it very much."
He leaned forward, his thin lips gently rubbing against her ear, his warm breath blowing on her neck, causing a small shudder, "If you want, it would be nice to pretend again."
The tone was ambiguous, with a blushing meaning.
"Yeon Kyung-hwan!"
Shen Xingwan was extremely embarrassed and angry. She put her fist on his chest and pushed him away. Her fair cheeks turned red. "Don't you have any shame? Shameless!"
She glared at him fiercely, but her eyes unconsciously showed a hint of anger.
"Aren't you very busy? Why are you running here when you're not in the Military Affairs Office handling state affairs?"
"The affairs of the court are piling up, and the emperor has entrusted you with an important task, and he doesn't want you to act recklessly like this."
Yan Jinghuan was pushed back slightly by her, but instead of getting angry, he smiled, his eyes full of doting.
He lay back, showing a rare bit of youthful spirit, and chuckled, "Did you forget that my last name is Yan?"
He had a bright smile on his lips, and a sly look flashed in his eyes. "Let those people surnamed Wei deal with the mess in Wei State. My beloved concubine is about to run away, so why should I care about what they do?"
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Shen Xingwan to answer, he put his arms around her waist and leaned over to give her a light kiss on her lips, as brief as a dragonfly touching the water, but with a tenderness that could not be refused.
Shen Xingwan stood there in a daze, and for a moment he even forgot to resist. He only felt as if millions of butterflies were fluttering in his heart, and he felt an indescribable tingling sensation.
The two of them fooled around for a while, and Shen Xingwan finally pushed his chest away with a red face, and said shyly: "That's enough! I'm hungry. I haven't eaten anything all day. My stomach is rebelling."
Yan Jinghuan refused to give in, hugged her tightly and refused to let go, whispering in her ear: "I'm not full yet..."
Shen Xingwan glanced at him and spat softly, "Are you born in the year of the dog? How can you be so shameless?"
Yan Jinghuan didn't care. His ink-black eyes were full of smiles, making his cold and handsome face even more vivid.
He raised an eyebrow at her, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "In front of you, your husband has always been extremely shameless, woof..."
Shen Xingwan's face immediately turned red, and she pushed his chest with her jade hands, "If you continue like this, I will really be angry."
Yan Jinghuan saw that she was really unhappy, so he reluctantly let go of her arm and sighed helplessly: "Forget it, since my wife is hungry, I naturally have to put my wife first."
He took a few steps back, but the tenderness in his eyes had not yet disappeared, and his eyes, as hot as if they were real, still lingered on her.
Shen Xingwan was tidying up her clothes and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the still burning affection in his eyes. Her heart softened inexplicably, but she forced herself to keep a straight face and avoided his sight.
Yan Jinghuan ordered the servants to prepare hot water, and called Feiyun in to help Shen Xingwan wash and dress.
Yan Jinghuan walked to her side again, gently stroking her slightly messy black hair, his eyes were so soft that water could drip out, "Let's wash up and eat first. After the meal, I have something to tell you."
Shen Xingwan's heart was slightly moved. Just as she was about to ask further questions, Feiyun's voice came from outside the door, "Miss, I am coming in."
Feiyun came in with hot water. Seeing the two people standing very close to each other with intimate looks, she couldn't help but lower her head to hide the smile on her lips.
Shen Xingwan blushed and coughed lightly, "Feiyun, come and help me wash up."
"Yes, ma'am."
Feiyun stepped forward and helped Shen Xingwan to wash up. Yan Jinghuan went to the next room and was helped by the servants to wash up and change clothes. After Shen Xingwan finished washing up, Feiyun took out a silver comb and combed her hair. Then she turned around and took out a brocade skirt with lake green scattered flowers.
"Miss, this is the clothes that my uncle ordered to be sent. He said that although men's clothes are good, skirts are lighter, softer and more comfortable. My uncle is very considerate to you. Why don't you try it on?"
Shen Xingwan unfolded it and took a closer look. She saw that the material of the dress was soft and precious, the hem of the skirt was densely covered with dark silver thread patterns, and the workmanship was exquisite and gorgeous. It was obviously newly made.
She felt a little warm in her heart, but also a little confused. When did he prepare all these?
Feiyun saw her lost in thought and smiled, "Son-in-law is really thoughtful. It's obvious that he holds you in his heart and loves you very much."
Shen Xingwan snorted, "It's not that simple."
She put on the dress and it fit her perfectly. Feiyun then took out the matching hairpins and pearl flowers that were sent with it and pinned them on her, making her look even more charming and elegant.
After they washed up and walked out of the inner room, they saw that Yan Jinghuan had also changed into a clean black brocade robe. It was not the black and gold brocade robe he usually wore, but a more homely style with a jade-like buckle tied around his waist. He looked less aggressive and more gentle.
He was sitting at the desk in front of the window, flipping through a file in his hand. He looked up when he heard footsteps, and his eyes fell on Shen Xingwan. His pupils shrank slightly, but returned to normal in a moment, with a faint smile on the corners of his lips.
"She looks more beautiful when she changes into women's clothes."
He stood up and held out his hand to her, "Come here."
Shen Xingwan glanced at him sideways, ignored the extended hand, and walked to the table and sat down.
Yan Jinghuan smiled even more deeply, and was not angry. He turned around and sat down beside her, and said to the door, "Serve the meal."
The servants filed in and quickly placed a table full of exquisite dishes, all of which were Shen Xingwan's favorite dishes.
Yan Jinghuan personally served her a bowl of delicious fish soup, placed it in front of her, and told her: "Drink some soup first to warm your stomach. You have lost some weight, so you need to nourish yourself more."
Shen Xingwan took the bowl of soup, took a sip, and the rich and delicious soup slid into her throat, warming her stomach and seemingly her heart.
She lowered her eyebrows to hide the emotions in her eyes and said softly, "Thank you."
Yan Jinghuan looked at her tenderly for a while, then picked up his chopsticks and began to eat slowly.
The two of them ate in silence. The only sound in the room was the clinking of dishes and chopsticks. However, the atmosphere was not awkward. Instead, it became more peaceful and harmonious.
Shen Xingwan took a few bites and suddenly remembered what had made her angry. She looked up at him and said in a cold tone, "It's time for you to go back to Beijing to deal with state affairs. After dinner, I'll leave for Yangzhou."
Yan Jinghuan paused slightly, raised his head, his eyes were as dark as ink, surging with emotions that she could not understand.
He put down his chopsticks, picked up the napkin and wiped his lips, and said in a low voice, "I will go to Yangzhou with you."
Shen Xingwan was startled. "As the regent, you have the responsibility to supervise the country. How can you leave your post without permission?"
Yan Jinghuan stared at her with sharp eyes and said, "Before I came here last night, I had arranged for the state affairs to be supervised by several princes and important ministers of the cabinet, and the army will be temporarily dispatched and commanded by Commander Qin, so there will be no delay."
Shen Xingwan was about to retort, but Yan Jinghuan suddenly leaned forward, stretched out his hand and grasped her slender wrist, his fingertips touching the place where her pulse was beating, and he applied a little force, his low voice carrying an irresistible strength.
"Xingwan, don't test me anymore."
"You are the most important thing to me."
Shen Xingwan looked into his deep eyes and saw the unfathomable persistence in them. Her heart trembled slightly, but the corners of her lips lifted slightly.
"Okay, then let's go to Yangzhou together."
Yan Jinghuan's tense expression finally relaxed a little.
He let go of her wrist, picked up the chopsticks again, and said in a more relaxed voice, "Eat more, so you won't be hungry again at night."
"......"
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