Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Prying Her Lips Open
"Uncle, you are really brave. You rescued the people in such a short time. I wonder if that group of people have been caught? Uncle, do you know where they came from?" Cheng Guang withdrew his gaze and hurried forward.
Duan Wenpei nodded lightly in response, but raised his arm to block his sight from looking over here.
"Master Cheng, you arrived at a perfect time. You arrived after almost everyone had been killed. If you want to know who they are, why don't you go and ask them yourself?"
Cheng Guang blushed but didn't dare to refute. Just when he was about to say that his uncle was joking, something was suddenly thrown at him from the side. He subconsciously reached out to catch it, but when he looked down, he was so frightened by the thing in his hand that he almost fell off his horse.
Fortunately, Li Zhan was quick to support him.
Cheng Guang hurriedly threw the thing out. Li Zhan raised the torch and saw that it was a bloody human head.
He restrained his gaze as he glanced at Duan Wenpei's arms, his already pale face losing even more color. "Uncle, what do you mean?"
Duan Wenpei frowned and glanced at him, as if he had just seen him, and answered irrelevantly, "Why are you here, Prince Consort? This is not the place for you. Go back and heal your wounds quickly, so you can return to the Princess's residence and appease her anger."
This is truly heartbreaking.
Everyone present was in the officialdom, and everyone had heard about Princess Jingyi's plan to kill Li Zhan. Suddenly, Duan Wenpei mentioned it in this situation, and when they thought of Nan Xu in Duan Wenpei's arms, they all had a clue as to what was going on.
Could it be that he is trying to get close to someone so rich that he is still thinking about his childhood sweetheart?
If this is true, wouldn't it be like eating from the bowl and looking at the pot?
No wonder Wei Yangbo was so rude to Li Zhan. No wonder, who would want their wife to be missed by others...
The constant gazes from all around him were like sharp blades piercing Li Zhan's body mercilessly. The wound on his back seemed to have split open again. He looked hopefully into Duan Wenpei's arms, but only saw the top of his head shaking from time to time.
A fishy and sweet taste suddenly surged in his throat. Li Zhan covered his lips with his hands and coughed continuously.
Looking at his hunched body through the space between her arms, Nan Xu gradually stopped struggling. She said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Let's go, Duan Wenpei, let's go!"
Duan Wenpei was a little unhappy with her reaction, "I still have something to tell Cheng Guang, you first..."
A cold liquid ran across his arm, and Duan Wenpei's body froze, unable to utter the following words.
Cheng Guang was busy patting Li Zhan's back to calm him down. After all, he was his nephew who grew up under his care. Seeing Li Zhan's frighteningly pale face, he was also shocked. He asked Huang Xie to look after him first while he came to apologize to Duan Wenpei.
"I failed to stop this group of people and allowed them to kidnap Miss Yin and kill so many city gate captains. This is my dereliction of duty. I should take the blame. I have no objections. I hope that Master, for the sake of our acquaintance, will allow me to take my nephew back first. Once he is settled, Master can hold me accountable."
Duan Wenpei was not trying to make things difficult for him. He did not insist on having things sorted out in the pitch-black suburbs. It was really because Cheng Guang was incompetent as the Jingzhao Yin. If he was not taught a lesson, something bad would inevitably happen in the future.
Just feeling the tears dripping down his arm, Duan Wenpei lost his mood even though he had a heart of stone.
He didn't even look at Cheng Guang, and just flicked the reins. The horse galloped forward with him and Nan Xu. When everyone reacted, they could only hear the sound of horses' hooves.
Li Zhan's distracted eyes suddenly shrank, and he was about to ride his horse to chase after him, but was stopped by Cheng Guang.
"Little ancestor! You don't want your life anymore, right?"
Li Zhan stared at him in amazement. "Uncle, don't you know? From the day we got married, my life was long gone."
*
On the way back to the city, Duan Wenpei almost galloped on his horse. Nan Xu felt uncomfortable, but she bit her lips tightly and said nothing.
Duan Wenpei was the first to notice something was wrong.
He turned Nan Xu's body over, lifted her face, and looked at the bright red blood at the corner of her mouth with an ugly expression.
"Open your mouth." He said coldly.
Nan Xu closed her eyes stubbornly and tried to pull her face away from his hands, but his hands were too strong and she couldn't break free.
Duan Wenpei's face was so gloomy that water could drip out of it.
As much as he admired her stubbornness, he now resented it.
"I'll say it again, open your mouth."
Nan Xu closed her eyes and did not move.
He even provocatively let more blood flow from the corner of his mouth.
It seems like I just won't do anything you ask me to do.
Duan Wenpei stroked the delicate skin in his hands, smiling instead of angry, "Good, very good."
Nan Xu curled her lips slightly and was thinking about how to compete with him, but the person in front of her suddenly lowered his head and kissed her.
The kiss came unexpectedly. Before she was prepared, Duan Wenpei rushed in with the force of thunder.
Unlike the light touch that day in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, he pried open her lips with almost brute force, hooked her tongue, rolled up the wet saliva, and kept thrusting against the narrow cavity wall.
Nan Xu tasted a faint sweet and fishy smell, it was her blood.
She reached out to push him, but couldn't. She then tried to twist his waist, but couldn't move it at all. If this was also a contest, Nan Xu had no chance of winning.
Gradually, she let go of her hand and sank into it with him. Feeling her submission, Duan Wenpei slowly closed his eyes and twisted and lingered with her.
Just when Nan Xu thought the kiss would last forever, Duan Wenpei let her go.
"You like it so much, you can't even breathe."
Nan Xu looked at him with blurry eyes. It took her a long while to realize what he meant. Her shyness instantly turned into anger. She reached out and slapped his face. "Duan Wenpei, you hypocrite who takes advantage of others' misfortune, I will not forgive you!"
Duan Wenpei calmly caught her wrist, turned her over easily, and put his arms around her from behind to continue on his way.
"Madam, whether to forgive or not, we'll talk about it after we get home."
*
The explosion on Suzaku Street not only woke up most of the people in Kyoto City, but also woke up Emperor Xuanwu in the palace.
He had finally managed to flip the concubine's card tonight and entered the harem, which he had only been able to visit twice in half a month. He was pressing down on Concubine Shu and preparing to make a move when he shrank back in shock at the loud sound.
Concubine Shu was anxious and did not want to miss the opportunity that she had finally got. She was thinking about how to seduce Emperor Xuanwu to come again, but unexpectedly, Guo Huai's urgent voice was heard outside the palace door.
Emperor Xuanwu pushed away the Concubine Shu who was bullying him, put on his dragon robe without mercy and left.
"What's that sound?"
Guo Huai helped Emperor Xuanwu dress and said hurriedly, "I was just asking the Imperial Guards to investigate. It seems something exploded west of Suzaku Street. I was just ordering people to prepare water when, through the heavy palace walls, the red light and smoke from the explosion illuminated half the sky."
Emperor Xuanwu glanced at him, waved his hand away irritably, and walked out of the hall. "After all this talk, you just want to tell me that this explosion was most likely a thunder bomb?"
Guo Huai hurriedly said that he didn't dare, but he didn't rush to deny it.
Emperor Xuanwu sneered, picked up the teacup brought by the palace maid, and said in a deep voice, "Ask the Five Cities Military Commander, Jingzhao Yin, and Weiyangbo to come to see me."
Guo Huai hurriedly said yes and stepped back to convey the order.
Turning around, he saw someone walking up the stairs. When he saw the person's face clearly, Guo Huai was stunned. He was about to bow his head to greet him, but the person ignored him and walked straight into the hall.
When he could no longer see the figure, Guo Huai's little disciple spoke up to speak up for him.
"Princess Jingyi is too arrogant. Even the concubines in the harem have to give you some respect when they see you, but she acts as if she didn't see you, Master. Moreover, she doesn't even wait for you to inform her when entering or leaving the palace. Does she really think she is a princess? When she was in the cold palace, she was just a toy..."
"Shut up!"
Guo Huai tapped the young eunuch's forehead in displeasure, and said angrily, "Why don't you learn your lesson? If you can't tell what to say and what not to say in this palace, you'll die someday! Who knows!"
"I've cultivated you for so long, and I don't want to be the last one to die, so I can go and collect your body!"
The young eunuch was frightened by his words and fell silent.
*
I'm afraid things won't be that easy tonight.
Duan Wenpei originally wanted to send Nan Xu back to the Bo Mansion first, but was sternly rejected by Nan Xu.
The reason was very good. She wanted to go to Yin's house to accompany Yin Ruizhu for two days.
Of course, it is no longer appropriate for a married woman to stay alone in another person's house. Duan Wenpei originally did not agree, but he could not resist Nan Xu's stubbornness. Moreover, he had tasted a different sweetness today and did not want to make things so awkward with her, so he nodded and agreed.
Seeing his reluctance, Nan Xu rolled her eyes secretly.
She still has the divorce papers in her hand. If she is pushed into a corner, she can do anything.
After sending Nanxu to the gate of Yin Mansion and repeatedly instructing Madam Yin to take good care of Nanxu, Duan Wenpei headed towards the west side of Zhuque Street.
Although he left Yu Rong behind to put out the fire, the houses next to the explosion were not spared.
Looking at the house that was burned to ashes, Duan Wenpei's breathing became heavier, and the past memories came to his mind like a passing scene.
Back then, it was a fire like this that killed more than 30 people in my grandfather's family.
Those who lost their loved ones wailed loudly, those who lost their homes beat their chests and stamped their feet, women covered their faces in grief, and children cried out in grief.
Duan Wenpei grabbed the reins, dismounted, and picked up a small child covered in gray and black. A neighbor who recognized Duan Wenpei pointed at the child and explained, "This child is so pitiful. He lost his mother when he was born. His father fought hard to protect him in his arms when the fire started. It's a pity that such a tall man was burned beyond recognition. He was a good man. Why didn't he live longer?"
Duan Wenpei couldn't answer. He felt as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping his heart, making it painful for him to breathe.
He reached out and wiped the dirt off the child's face, coaxing him clumsily, "Don't cry, uncle will take you to ride a big horse."
After saying this, he nodded to the neighbor who was talking, and really helped the child sit on the horse. The sky was dark, and the dawn was not yet bright, but his tall body was like a lit lamp, bringing a ray of light to the surroundings.
Liu Hui was about to rush forward to call out to Duan Wenpei, but was stopped by Nan Xu.
"Madam, you came here because you want to tell your uncle something, don't you?"
Nan Xu shook her head. "You can talk at any time, but he has more important things to do right now."
"He and I have plenty of time."
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