Chapter 67 Chapter 67 As long as you are willing, we will have a long...
"But, I'm not ready yet." Nan Xu tilted her head, trying to avoid his touch, but he held her tightly and she couldn't move.
He paused, stopped moving, buried his head in her neck, and said in a hoarse voice, "Nan Xu, we are husband and wife."
"We're just a fake couple. Uncle, on our wedding night, you agreed to give me a divorce letter. Have you forgotten?"
forget?
Of course he didn't forget.
At that time, the imperial decree granting the marriage had just been issued, and Nan Xu shot him with an arrow again in Tianxiang Tower. After returning, he wrote a letter of divorce.
At that time, he only thought of Nan Xu as a passerby.
He slowly raised his head and rested his forehead against hers. His dark eyes held a rare hint of seriousness that he himself hadn't noticed. "I regret this."
His voice was hoarse, and he leaned close to her as he spoke, "Nan Xu, I've regretted everything since returning from the Big Buddha Temple. I regret using you to capture Zhao Huaijue, and I regret testing your abilities, leaving you to face those difficult stewards alone. Even more, I regret giving you that divorce agreement on our wedding night."
"Ah Xu, everything that happened in the past is in the past. As long as you are willing, we can have a long future together."
Nan Xu had never heard him speak so much, so sincerely, and almost humbly plead.
My heart skipped a beat, and the throbbing and sourness spread from my heart, passed through my fingertips and flowed to my limbs.
This feeling is even more intense than when I was with Li Zhan, and it is even more addictive.
She opened her red lips slightly, and something was about to come out.
But the moment it rushed out of his throat, he held it back.
How true and how false are Duan Wenpei's words?
The heat in his eyes faded, replaced by ups and downs of confusion and doubt.
At the beginning, Li Zhan was so passionate towards her, so passionate that he could almost melt her.
But later, everything seemed like a mirage, leaving her heart cold and her emotions broken...
"Uncle." She called out, not daring to look him in the eye.
"Your wound is still bleeding. It's more important to recover. Let's wait until you're better before discussing this matter."
Before she finished speaking, the man's aura suddenly changed. He let go of her hand and forcefully turned her face away. "Nan Xu, do you hate me so much?"
Seeing the frost gradually forming in his eyes, Nan Xu frowned slightly. She really didn't like this tone of voice that said "those who obey me will prosper, and those who disobey me will perish."
She grabbed his wrist, struggling to break free from his grip, and said stubbornly, "Duan Wenpei, I haven't explained myself clearly enough. Recovering from your injuries is more important. Who would want to say these cheesy words to someone who's been seriously injured and isn't sure if they're conscious or confused?"
Her strength was too weak, like an ant trying to shake a tree in front of Duan Wenpei. She knew Duan Wenpei wouldn't really do anything to her, so she let go, stiffening her neck as she stared at him, saying word by word, "I'm not ready yet, Duan Wenpei, are you going to force me? You—"
"Are you unwilling or don't want to?" Before he finished speaking, he leaned forward and almost roared in a low voice.
The woman's neck, as white as jade, glowed with a faint warm yellow glow under the dim candlelight. His hand could barely hold most of it. As long as he exerted force, this piece of pink neck would be broken in his hand, and the bright red lips that had opened and closed would be cut off.
Try harder, try harder, such a disobedient person...
He shook his dizzy head and repeated, "Are you unwilling? Or do you not want to at all? Nan Xu, are you still thinking about Li Zhan in your heart?!"
Nan Xu was stunned, thinking she had misheard.
What does this have to do with Li Zhan?
Could it be that after Li Zhan blocked the sword for her, she cared about Li Zhan?
But didn’t she explain it... Oh, and later on, because of the matter between Aunt Zhou and Nan Yun, he didn’t ask, so she didn’t say anything.
But, this doesn’t mean anything.
She had only sent people to the Li Mansion a few times to inquire about the news, but so what? It wasn't like she was meeting him in person. People are all made of flesh and blood, and she couldn't just ignore her savior.
Moreover, that night outside the city, Li Zhan came with Cheng Guang, and she snuggled in his arms without even showing her face.
She thought that what she had done and her attitude towards Li Zhan were clear enough.
Duan Wenpei, why did you react so suddenly?
"Did you hear something?" She really couldn't figure out why Duan Wenpei had such a misunderstanding about her and Li Zhan.
"Heh." He sneered, stood up, and looked down at her. "So, you admit that you still have Li Zhan in your heart. No matter how he treated you before, how he abandoned you, how he let you down, you still love him as always."
He emphasized the word "love" very much, as if he wanted to crush it between his lips and teeth.
"You're so in love with him that you're willing to meet him regardless of gender differences. You're so in love with him that he's already despised you, yet you're still begging him not to leave you. Nan Xu! If you're so obsessed with him, why are you pretending to be nice to me, playing both sides? Uncle Ben, it's not like I absolutely need you!"
"baffling!"
"Duan Wenpei, you are simply incomprehensible!"
Nan Xu roared, tears of grievance welling up in her eyes.
She didn't know why the person who had been so affectionate to her just now could suddenly say such hurtful words.
She wanted to explain, but her mind was a mess and she didn't know where to start.
Besides, why should she explain?
She was sleeping soundly. If she hadn't been woken up by the noise of Yuxiang looking for medicine, and if she hadn't realized that she didn't have no feelings for him at all, she wouldn't have wasted her precious time to sleep and come here to make such a fuss.
Her pride did not allow her to bother with these unfounded matters.
She took a deep breath, raised her foot and stepped on the boots of the person in front of her. She still felt unsatisfied and stepped on them repeatedly.
While Duan Wenpei was in pain, she tried to use her body to break free from his restraints.
Nan Xu thought it would take some effort, but unexpectedly, with only a little strength, he was able to knock the person in front of him to stagger.
Nan Xu pursed her lips.
What are you up to again?
Nan Xu rubbed his sore shoulders and wrists, pulled up his slightly messy collar, placed the medicine bottle that had just been overturned by the collision on the table, and walked towards the study door without looking back.
"I left the medicine there. Tell Liu Hui to remember to apply it to you."
"Before coming here, I had already asked someone to call a doctor. The Earl may not take care of his own health, but as the nominal wife of the Earl of Weiyang, I cannot ignore my reputation."
She said it against her will and pretended to be calm.
After a long silence, seeing no one answering behind her, Nan Xu bit her lower lip and cursed herself for being nosy and even taking the initiative. Duan Wenpei would never appreciate it.
She no longer hesitated and reached out to open the door.
Just as I took half a step, I heard a muffled sound behind me.
Nan Xu turned around and saw that the man who had been domineeringly holding her in his arms just now had his eyes closed and fell to the ground as if he was asleep.
*
The doctor came quickly.
In less than half an incense stick of time, the doctor came out from the inner room and explained the situation to Nanxu.
"Madam, the master's arm burn was not treated promptly, and he was exposed to a cold wind. Furthermore, his heart was beating fast, and his blood was churning, causing a high fever that wouldn't subside. Fortunately, Madam applied medicine to the master, and it was very effective. The injury to the master's arm has been brought under control. However, he is still in poor health. I will prescribe a few prescriptions for strengthening his body and reducing his fever. When he wakes up, give them to him. He will rest for a few days and he will be fine."
Nan Xu sat at the head of the table, listening to the doctor talk about how his heart was beating fast and his blood was boiling. He coughed twice uncomfortably and covered his lips.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Doctor."
As he said that, he asked Yuxiang to take the doctor to the back to get some medicine.
Nan Xu lifted the curtain and went in to see Duan Wenpei lying on the bed.
"Give it to me."
The maid twisted the handkerchief and prepared to put it on Duan Wenpei's forehead. When she heard Nan Xu speak, she hurriedly handed it over.
"Go, ask Liu Hui to come in and answer."
The maid said yes and went out to call someone.
The only people left in the inner room were Nan Xu, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, and Duan Wenpei, who was lying quietly on the bed.
The sky was already bright. The golden sunlight passed through the screen wall, squeezed through the treetops, and slanted down from the half-open window, sprinkling on the sky-blue curtains and falling on Duan Wenpei's sharp face.
Nan Xu touched his forehead and then touched her own forehead. It was indeed burning hot. No wonder his words and actions were not as indifferent and cold as usual.
Nan Xu curled her lips and said that what she said before could not be taken seriously.
She placed the handkerchief soaked in cold water on his forehead somewhat perfunctorily.
The undrained water droplets meandered down from his forehead, slid across his face, and disappeared into his collar.
But the high and mighty Wei Yangbo did not react at all.
At this time, can't we do whatever we want?
Nan Xu suddenly felt like playing some games.
She reached out her hand and gently touched his closed eyes, then moved her fingertips down, across the high hump of his nose, and continued down to his bright red, shapely lips. It was this that seemed to be able to captivate her soul, leading her to sink into it, unable to extricate herself.
She puffed out her cheeks, pinched his lower lip, pulled it outward, then suddenly let go, letting the lips bounce back.
This went on and on, but she still couldn't get rid of her hatred. Nan Xu simply used both hands to pull his cheeks and tug at his earlobes. If she could bite people, she would also like to bite his neck a few times...
"Ahem, ma'am, you called me."
When Liu Hui came in, he saw his wife gritting her teeth and "ravaging" his master's face.
Nan Xu calmly withdrew her hand and looked at Liu Hui without changing her expression, without any embarrassment of being caught.
"Does Steward Liu know what happened to Master Bo's injury? Was it in the palace?"
"This... This... I don't know either, but it was like this last night when Master Bo came back from the palace."
Nan Xu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Didn't you follow your uncle into the palace last night?"
Liu Hui did not dare to hide it and said yes.
That's strange.
Liu Hui was Duan Wenpei's personal attendant, and he was always present whenever he went to the palace. Why didn't he let Liu Hui accompany him yesterday?
Moreover, Duan Wenpei repeatedly disobeyed the imperial order and refused to enter the palace yesterday. Although she couldn't guess what he was up to, she thought that Emperor Xuanwu would not let him go so easily.
At times like this, we should bring Liu Hui along so that there will be someone to deal with any problem.
"Since you didn't enter the palace, what were you doing?"
She remembered that she did not see Liu Hui when she returned home.
"Madam, Master asked me to go back to the mansion and sort out the books that were not put away in the study in the front yard last time and put them back in Jingyuan."
He said it very naturally, but Nan Xu felt that there should be more to it.
"really?"
Liu Hui smiled and said, "Really? If you don't believe me, Madam, you can ask someone to go to the study and see if there are any extra books on the bookshelf."
After hearing him say this, Nan Xu knew that she couldn't ask anything.
"Of course I believe what Steward Liu says. Since that's the case, I'd like to trouble Steward Liu to take care of those things that haven't been moved from the front yard to Jingyuan yet."
Liu Hui hurriedly said that he dared not, as this was all his responsibility.
As he spoke, the curtain outside was opened and Chunya walked in with medicine.
Nan Xu gave the medicine to Duan Wenpei, sat for a while, then slowly got up and went to the next room to rest.
Only when Nan Xu finally disappeared from view did Liu Hui roll up his sleeves and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
Fortunately, when he was moving the seed material and carving knife to the study, he had an idea and asked someone to pack up a few volumes of books and put them in Jingyuan's study.
He was afraid that his wife would find out something and question him.
The rest is fine.
My master secretly intercepted the letter from Mrs. Li to my wife, and met with Mrs. Li in private.
If my wife knew about this, I don’t know what would happen.
He had listened carefully outside just now. The lady had only given her master some medicine, but it caused her master's heart to beat fast and his blood to boil. He hasn't woken up yet.
You can imagine how powerful it is.
Liu Hui shook his head, and Nan Xu's image in his mind became even taller.
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