Chapter 179 Serving Her
The north wind howled, the cold was biting, and a light drizzle fell, shrouding the Dou family in darkness and rain.
Dou Wenyi felt as if she were surrounded by harsh winds and frost, and the grandmother and granddaughter remained silent.
After a long pause, Dou Wenyi spoke in a deep voice, "Then we have to find the ledger! No matter how many ledgers there are, at least one of them is the real one."
Madam Dou glanced at the rain outside the window and nodded. "Yi'er, it's too late tonight, don't go back to the East Palace. Have you... consummated your marriage?"
Dou Wenyi's face flushed instantly, and she shook her head in a self-deceiving manner.
They spent every night together, but although Pei Siyan hadn't gone all the way, she had helped him relieve himself several times; sometimes he could even rub against her leg...
Madam Dou's wrinkled face relaxed. "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Go get some rest."
Dou Wenyi returned to Yilan Courtyard. Thinking that she would have to find out the truth from Dou Ruzhang the next day, she ordered in a deep voice, "Cuizhi, send someone to the East Palace to deliver a message that I will not be going back tonight."
Meanwhile, Pei Siyan, exhausted after a long day, returned to Chaohua Palace and lay on the couch, his lean waist and abdomen showing strong, muscular lines.
Anxi the eunuch fetched some water, took some soap and silk, dipped them in a special oil, and skillfully peeled off a cicada-wing-like skin from his face, placing it in the water.
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess has returned to the Dou family. She just sent word that she will not be back tonight and will return tomorrow."
Pei Siyan suddenly opened his eyes. "What?"
Eunuch Anxi's heart skipped a beat. How could he forget that His Highness stayed at the Wutong Garden every day, and could not be separated from the Crown Princess for a moment. This clinginess was a bit too much.
Pei Siyan was filled with mixed emotions, but asked casually, "When did she go? Did she have dinner?"
Anxi, the old man, squinted his eyes, wrung out a handkerchief, and asked him to wipe his face. "He went back when it got dark."
She went back to her own home; did they really dare not give her food?
Pei Siyan took the handkerchief, wiped his face haphazardly, then tossed it into the copper basin, got up, pulled off his outer robe, and walked out.
Eunuch Anxi was startled. "Your Highness, it's getting late. Are you still going out?"
Pei Siyan frowned, his already sharp expression becoming even more indifferent. Without turning his head, he said, "I also bear responsibility for her brother's matter, and I should comfort him properly."
Eunuch Anxi was speechless, "..."
What's there to appease? There's no rush!
Could it be that His Highness can't sleep without her these days?
But he's still ill; how could he suddenly appear at the Dou family's house...?
Dou Wenyi had only been back for half a day, and he was already clinging to her, even risking his life to follow her to the Dou family home. Wasn't he completely under her control?
It's unbearable to look at!
After taking a bath and changing her clothes, Dou Wenyi's mind calmed down. When she returned to her bedroom, she felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity.
She lay on the recliner and laughed self-deprecatingly: Did she really really consider the Eastern Palace her home?
Cuizhi used a cloth to dry her damp hair, then picked up a hand warmer to dry it.
The charcoal inside the room burned brightly, and Dou Wenyi, feeling drowsy, drifted off to sleep...
Cuizhi got up, grabbed a blanket, and draped it over her. Turning around, she saw Pei Siyan. "Your Highness—"
Pei Siyan raised his hand to signal her to be quiet, and Cuizhi understood.
He reached out and took the hand warmer, then sat on the soft stool. His calloused fingers ran through a strand of her hair, carefully drying it.
The faint fragrance of her hair lingered around his nose; it was indeed the scent he liked.
After her hair was dried, Pei Siyan's slightly warm fingertips landed on her temples, gently massaging them with a pressure as smooth and even as spring water. After a while, his large hand lightly swept along her hairline to behind her ears, gently pressing and stroking her Fengchi acupoints.
His large palms moved slowly down her slender neck, covering her thin shoulders. He pressed down slightly on her Jianjing acupoint, the force like a gentle rain seeping into the soil, gradually softening her tense body.
Dou Wenyi had a feeling that the technique had changed. "Cuizhi, when did you learn a new trick?"
"How are you feeling? Are you feeling more comfortable?" Pei Siyan leaned down, his warm breath brushing against her ear, afraid that using even a little more force would hurt her.
Dou Wenyi sat up abruptly, her eyes wide with shock. "Your Highness? You..."
No one could have imagined that the hands that used to hold swords and ink would be massaging her now.
The rain was pattering outside the window, and Dou Wenyi felt her skin burning hot.
Pei Siyan raised an eyebrow, his eyes shimmering, a half-smile playing on his lips. "We've reciprocated, haven't we? How was my service? Did you like it?"
Would she dare say it's bad?
She never expected that he would also know how to give massages.
"Your Highness!" Dou Wenyi said shyly, her heart softening as well.
“No need to guess, I didn’t learn that from you.” Pei Siyan laughed, his narrow phoenix eyes catching the subtle emotions on her face.
Only two women in this world have enjoyed his craft, and she is the second.
The first one is naturally Empress Wen, his mother.
"Why are you here at this hour? I'll be going back tomorrow." Dou Wenyi smiled and didn't press the matter further.
Pei Siyan stared into her eyes, where only his reflection was visible, no one else. Did this mean that she was one step closer to having him completely fill her heart and eyes?
He smiled, and it seemed that he was content just to look at her smiling face for a long time.
"Aren't you afraid of the cold in winter? You can't even stay warm after sleeping all night. I'm worried you'll get cold."
Dou Wenyi naturally didn't expose him, and said in a teasing tone, "Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness."
Pei Siyan suddenly picked her up and said, "Yi'er, you are mine."
After placing her on the couch, his voice was unusually low and husky, "How about I continue to serve you?"
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