Chapter 43 Tooth Marks
The evening breeze is blowing, and the moonlight is hidden behind the shadows of the trees.
Under the moonlight, among the twinkling stars, one can vaguely hear the woman's pitiful sobs.
It seemed like it was blocked, and even though she was biting her lips, there were still some tiny sounds leaking out from inside. The sound of cicadas chirping outside the window seemed particularly pitiful in the dark night.
The rosewood table creaked. Xiao Yu looked at the person who fell in his arms. He reached out his hand expressionlessly and pulled her fingers away from her red lips: "What are you blocking?"
Lifting his eyelids, he lazily asked, "Are you afraid that people outside might hear you?"
Shen Fu froze when she heard this, and waited until the punishment was directed at her cruelly. Her whole body felt numb and an uncontrollable moan escaped from her throat.
"Long live... Long live..." A broken voice came out of her throat. Shen Fu grabbed the shoulders of the Long Live Lord tightly, trying to make him slow down.
But how could Xiao Yu give in?
He raised his eyebrows, pressed her palm with one hand and easily subdued her: "Scream it out."
Xiao Yu looked at Chen Fu coldly, and there was really no tenderness in his eyes. This was a deception after all, and for him it was a challenge to the emperor's authority.
Even though he was determined to get Chen Fu in his heart, no man could understand this matter.
What’s more, he is an emperor.
The hot palm pressed against her palm, and his ten fingers clasped tightly together and squeezed into her fingertips little by little.
"Shout it out so they can all hear it."
He never liked having concubines serve him when he slept with them, so Lin An and the others always stayed far away.
This was meant as a threat, but in fact it had a hidden meaning.
Xiao Yu's eyes swept around the room, and then he looked at the incense burner in the center.
Wisps of white smoke floated from the copper stove wrapped with gold threads. Only when you smelled it carefully could you tell that the smoke had a different taste.
Xiao Yu almost immediately figured out why he had not noticed any difference when he had come to Changqiu Palace and served the emperor several times before.
If…if it weren’t for Shen Fu playing the piano, I’m afraid he would have been kept in the dark until now.
He withdrew his sharp gaze from the incense burner behind him and looked down at the person under him.
Shen Fu trembled slightly in his arms, her slender fingers struggling, and the fingers blocking her lips became more forceful.
Xiao Yu instantly guessed something. Since Chen Fu was so afraid of being heard, didn't it mean that someone was listening nearby?
He turned his gaze away without changing his expression.
Shen Fu's whimpering sounded even more pitiful under him, but Xiao Yu's movements did not slow down at all. His palm landed on the back of her head, and his other hand reached down to grab her ankle.
The plain long skirt had piled up to her waist, leaving only the slender white ankles in his palms.
During the day, it is separated by a crowd and can only be seen but not touched. Isn’t it in your own palm now?
A chuckle escaped his throat at the thought.
The hand holding Shen Fu's palm also began to tighten, and the fingertips deliberately stopped at the injured area.
The person in his arms trembled slightly and cried out in pain.
He was clearly sure that it was Chen Fu, but when she really reacted, Xiao Yu still felt a different feeling in his heart.
"What's wrong with your leg?" He lazily opened his eyelids, his clenched fingers never loosened, and asked sanctimoniously: "My sister-in-law Shen Fu also hurt her leg, could it be that my beloved concubine's leg was also sprained?"
As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the room paused.
Through the door, in the dark room, Shen Qingru felt as if her heart had stopped beating.
She placed her palms on the tabletop, her fingers clenched. The onion-like nails had lost all color and he looked out in fear.
In order to avoid being discovered, even the lights in the room were not turned on. Only a tiny bit of faint light shone through the gap in the door.
At this time, Shen Qingru looked towards the gap, as if wanting to see clearly what was happening inside through the gap.
But the candlelight in the room was too dim, and apart from the hazy shadows, nothing else could be seen.
Only the sounds in the room lingered in my mind.
Asking Chen Fu to come over today was a desperate move. It wasn't that she didn't want to serve, but the last incident dealt her too much of a blow.
If His Majesty left her room again, or was called away by a concubine in the harem, there would be no place for her in the harem anymore.
Shen Qingru didn't dare to think about the consequences, and finally called Shen Fu over. She huddled in this tiny space, holding her breath, and quietly straightened up, trying to hear clearly what Shen Fu would say.
After a brief silence, Shen Fu gradually came back to her senses.
She blinked, and watched her ankle fall into his palm in the moonlight, with her whole body in his palm.
She knew that His Majesty was teasing her on purpose to reveal her flaws.
But... Chen Fu glanced towards the corner. She knew that Shen Qingru was hiding there. The more so, the more she didn't want to be exposed.
"Not... not at all." Chen Fu's voice was choked with sobs, and she tried to explain hurriedly.
"That's not the case. My leg is not injured." Her voice was trembling, and she looked like she was trying desperately to explain.
"The injured one is my concubine's younger sister. Could it be that His Majesty has forgotten?" Chen Fu stuttered and at this point she kept calling him "concubine".
In the dark room, Shen Qingru breathed a sigh of relief. Her stiff body relaxed little by little and she sat down.
Still being stubborn?
Xiao Yu was almost so angry that he laughed.
He moved his fingers down and caressed her lips with his rough palm. During the day, she called herself a subject, and acted in moderation with him while avoiding him as much as possible.
And at night, she lay under him, and he called her his concubine and served him diligently.
Xiao Yu tightened his fingertips and pinched her lips with both hands. The bright red lips were opening towards him.
"Your Majesty." Chen Fu tilted her head and tried to struggle, but Xiao Yu held her tightly. The hand on his lips did not loosen at all, and his eyes looked up at Shen Fu's face with a slight raise.
"Wait." As soon as the fingers loosened and the thin lips moved down, Xiao Yu leaned forward.
He showed no mercy to the rest and used his wrists to lift her up to the top of his head.
The hand holding her ankle passed through her knee, and she put her long legs behind her waist: "Then..."
He panted slightly and chuckled, "Don't regret it."
The shadows of the trees trembled slightly, and the moonlight squeezed into the house through the windowsill. On the mat, two shadows were entangled with each other.
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When the sky was just getting light and the fog was just beginning to rise, the noise in the house finally stopped.
Some places outside the window were already bright, and under the moonlight one could see the golden light flickering under the glazed tiles.
The eunuch knocked on the door several times, but there was still no movement in the room.
Lin An and his servants were standing at the door, and upon seeing this, they turned back and forth a few times. He was standing at the door last night and could hear everything clearly. The Emperor's noise did not stop until dawn.
They rested for more than an hour in total. It must be said that Shen Ronghua was becoming more and more favored.
Lin An raised his hand and yawned. Seeing the eunuch circling around anxiously, he walked up to him and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
The morning court would begin in a while. Lin An knocked the door several times before he heard some movement in the house.
The servants filed in, but Shen Qingru had been waiting in the dark room for so long that her hands and feet were numb.
She kept her eyes open until dawn last night, but she still had no chance to get Shen Fu back.
For fear of being exposed, I had to stay in this dark room for a whole night.
When Shen Qingru thought about this, her hands and feet were still weak. She was curled up so tightly that even her bones felt uncomfortable. She didn't know how Shen Fu had stayed here for a whole night.
Fengchun came over to help her out. Shen Qingru's body was weak and she walked with difficulty, as if she had been severely bullied all night.
I have to say that His Majesty's time is getting longer and longer.
No matter how serious the fight was in the previous few times, it would only stop after two times. However, today was unusually different. Not to mention that he didn't go to bed from beginning to end, just talk about the noises he heard later...
Shen Fu cried and screamed all night long, and her voice was probably hoarse by the end.
Shen Qingru's heart was filled with hatred and sadness. But there is no doubt that His Majesty loves Chen Fu.
She sighed, calmed herself down, and waited for the outside to become lively before quietly going out.
The area where the cool mat was placed was still tidied, and even the broken porcelain on the ground was cleaned up bit by bit.
When Shen Qingru came out, the servants had already arranged everything inside and outside the house.
"Your Majesty." Shen Qingru stepped forward and saw His Majesty was washing.
Perhaps it was because he had just been steamed, but his usually cold and serious face now showed a hint of gentleness in his eyes and eyebrows.
Shen Qingru knew the reason immediately. She pinched her palm and walked forward: "I am here to help you."
The little palace maid who was kneeling on the ground to serve stopped instantly.
Only then did Xiao Yu frown and look at her.
Even though he knew in his heart that the person who served him last night was not Shen Ronghua, he still couldn't help but sigh when he saw this face.
The two sisters are indeed very similar.
Under the moonlight, it is so dim that people cannot tell the truth from the false. But even in the daytime, judging from the facial features and body shape, they are almost the same, about 70% similar.
But at most, that’s it.
Chen Fu is well-behaved and lovable, even on the bed, she is still extremely lovable.
As for Shen Ronghua…
His Majesty's gaze fell on her. Shen Qingru felt uneasy. She bit her lip and said, "Your Majesty?"
Xiao Yu looked away, without any pity in his heart. The two sisters used someone else's trick. We will know the reason when the time comes.
"No need to be so polite." Xiao Yu pulled his hand out of the copper basin, and Shen Qingru immediately picked up the handkerchief beside him and stepped forward to serve him.
The pajamas were thin and His Majesty had gotten up early and had not yet started to change. Shen Qingru stood beside His Majesty, and when she raised her eyes, they happened to fall on His Majesty's collar.
"What's wrong with His Majesty?" At a quick glance, Shen Qing thought he was injured, so he spoke subconsciously.
His Majesty has a dragon body, how can he be easily injured? Shen Qing said subconsciously: "Why don't you call the imperial physician?"
"No need." Xiao Yu raised his hand.
He glanced at his collar and then smiled.
"What is this, my dear? Don't you know?" He said as he slightly unbuttoned his collar.
The plain pajamas were clean and tidy, with the collar open. Below the rolling Adam's apple, a trace of teeth marks was particularly eye-catching.
Shen Qingru stared at the collar, her face turning visibly pale, and the hand holding the handkerchief paused in the distance, then fell into the basin with a "thump".
She immediately remembered that this should be the trace left by Shen Fu last night.
But at this moment, she forgot.
The eyes above his head were full of suspicion. Shen Qingru's palms were sweating and she was very uneasy.
She really didn't expect this to happen.
The concubines were taught by Mo Mo personally when serving the Emperor, and they had to be careful and prudent.
Even what postures and sounds to make have to be taught by the maids, for fear of damaging the dragon's body in the slightest.
But I didn’t expect that Shen Fu would… dare to leave a mark on the dragon’s body.
"My beloved?" Xiao Yu looked at her flaws like a cat playing with a mouse, raised his eyebrows and said deliberately: "My beloved didn't do it yourself? How come you can't remember it after just one night?"
The servants around heard a series of sneers. I thought the two masters had a good relationship.
Shen Qingru's body was staggering. She raised her head and felt dizzy when she saw the Emperor's half-smile gaze.
"I...I was too unruly last night." Chen Fu took her place, and now she was the only one who had to take the blame.
Shen Qingru had been huddled in the back all night, and her legs were already weak. Now he could not even stand steadily, his palms fell on the washstand, and he knelt down along the mahogany shelf.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Xiao Yu lowered his head and looked coldly at the person kneeling on the ground, but the figure of Chen Fu last night flashed through his mind.
Although the two sisters look similar, they are too different in some ways.
She is really too obedient and just endures whatever is done. Only when she is pushed into a desperate situation will he bite her out of desperation.
This mark is at the collar.
His fingertips rolled on it, Xiao Yu's eyes were smiling, and his gaze fell down on Shen Qingru's pale face, his eyes were cold.
"My beloved concubine, you worked hard last night. You don't need to pay your respects today."
Shen Qingru didn't expect to be fooled so easily and breathed a sigh of relief. Even though he knew that she was not the one who served him last night, His Majesty's words were not directed at her.
But no one knows, so what if it’s me?
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Qingru saw His Majesty off until he left the door, until she saw His Majesty's voice and figure disappear from her sight.
"Your Majesty." After walking out of the Changqiu Palace, His Majesty did not stop and continued to walk forward with big strides.
Lin An followed behind him, panting. The Emperor was very tall, and he walked much faster than an ordinary person.
Raising his hand to ask the sedan chair behind him to follow closer, Lin An trotted after it. I wanted to say something auspicious to please him, but when I looked up I saw the Emperor's cold face.
This...what is happening.
Lin An murmured in his heart that the Emperor was clearly very happy last night.
He stood at the door and listened, and felt that the noise was not simple. He thought that His Majesty was in high spirits after waking up early in the morning, but he didn't expect that His Majesty seemed to be in a bad mood.
Lin An muttered to himself, and the person who had been walking forward in front of him suddenly stopped.
Xiao Yu put his hands behind his back, rubbed his jade ring a few times, and glanced down: "Go and help me investigate something."
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