Chapter 32 [32] The Second Request. [Update 1]…
【32】/First release
"Your Highness, do you think too badly of others?"
Yun Ran pursed her rosy lips and hesitated, "If you say that others are bad, it's fine, but the Empress Dowager and His Majesty, they are your closest relatives..."
"You think too highly of people."
After saying this, Sima Jing closed his eyes.
Seeing his aloof attitude that kept people at a distance, Yun Ran felt mixed emotions.
She had thought he was a little more normal this morning, but now he had become weird and unpredictable again—
Forget it, if he ignores her, then she will ignore him too.
On the way back, the two of them didn't speak again.
Even after getting off the carriage, Yun Ran didn't wait for him, but got off by herself by grabbing her skirt.
Sima Jing followed behind, looking at the angry little figure, he sighed deeply, and finally spoke: "Yun Wu."
The figure paused, then turned back, his cheeks still puffed up with anger, and he was very unconvinced: "What are you doing?"
Sima Jing's thin lips moved twice, then he pursed them tightly.
Yun Ran waited for a long time but he didn't say anything. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something -
"never mind."
She grumbled, but turned around with a sense of contract, raised her hand and quickly hugged Sima Jing: "Okay, I'm leaving!"
Sima Jing: “…”
The servants at the door trembled with fear: "..."
Who can tell them whether His Highness and the Princess are arguing or showing affection?
***
Perhaps it was because of what Sima Jing said about a place full of snakes and scorpions and a den of tigers and wolves, Yun Ran was thinking about this matter while lying in bed that day.
Even at night she dreamed of many jackals, tigers, leopards, snakes, scorpions, rats and insects chasing her.
In her dream, she screamed "No, don't come over here", and subconsciously kicked off the quilt with her feet.
So the next morning, she had a high fever, felt drowsy, had no appetite, and had no energy.
Nanny Lan Gui felt her forehead and her expression changed: "Go get a doctor quickly."
Qingling hurriedly responded.
Yun Ran was leaning on the pillow with a wet handkerchief on his head, looking sick.
When Nanny Lan Gui asked her when she had caught a cold, she was too embarrassed to say that she had kicked off the covers from a nightmare last night. She only vaguely said, "Maybe I was sweating on the way to Fengyi Palace yesterday and caught a cold."
Nanny Lan Gui seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, she took advantage of the fact that no one was around to ask Yun Ran what he had eaten in Fengyi Palace.
Yun Ran said, "I just drank a cup of Longjing tea and ate a piece of Longjing green tea pastry I brought with me. I didn't eat anything else."
Upon hearing this, Nanny Lan Gui said nothing, but just lowered her eyes and tucked the corner of the quilt for her.
Although Yun Ran was dizzy, he sensed something strange in Nanny Lan Gui's question.
Biting her cherry-pink lips, she whispered, "Mammy, but...but what's wrong with those foods?"
Nanny Lan Gui was slightly startled. When she met the little princess's dark almond-shaped eyes, she quickly forced a reassuring smile: "How could there be anything wrong with the food in the palace? I was just asking casually. Princess, please don't worry too much."
After hearing this, Yun Ran didn't ask any more questions, but he vaguely felt that there might be something going on.
Could it be that the seemingly peaceful palace is really as treacherous and mysterious as Sima Jing said?
She couldn't figure it out.
My whole body was weak due to illness, so I didn't think about it anymore.
Soon, the doctor rushed to the mansion.
The weather is cold in winter, and it is common to have a headache, fever, nasal congestion and runny nose.
The doctor took the patient's pulse, prescribed two doses of medicine to dispel the cold and warm the body, then left with his medicine box.
The last time Yun Ran was sick was three months ago. That time, there was quite a stir. Her father, mother, brothers and sisters-in-law all came to visit her in turn, which made her feel extremely nervous and terrified.
It was just a minor cold and high fever, but she treated it as if she had some incurable disease.
This time, when Yun Ran caught a cold again, he specifically warned everyone in Zhanlu Hall: "Don't tell anyone that I'm sick, especially don't let a single word slip to the Marquis' Mansion, otherwise..."
She had always been lenient with her servants, but this time she also threatened: "Otherwise, I will drag you out and give you ten lashes, and then drive you out of the palace. Do you understand?"
All the maids in Zhanlu Hall agreed.
After explaining this, Yun Ran lay down in the house with peace of mind.
She thought that with her physical condition, after taking some medicine and having a good sleep, she would be a lively and energetic woman again tomorrow.
But today she was afraid that she would not be able to go to Shenliu Hall to complete the task of hugging her every day.
Forget it, let’s wait until evening and send someone to ask for leave.
Anyway, yesterday's argument ended in a bad mood, and she didn't know how to face Sima Jing now.
Just as Yun Ran was lazily lying on the pillow with his eyes closed, a creaking sound suddenly came from outside the door.
She just thought that Qingling had brought her medicine and kept her eyes closed.
But as the footsteps got closer, she felt something was wrong.
When did Qingling's footsteps become so heavy?
She tilted her head and opened her eyes in confusion.
When he saw this, he was stunned.
In the dimly lit bedroom, a young man in a black robe stood tall and graceful, holding a medicine in his hand.
The overly gorgeous face, with its cold expression, inexplicably gave off a ghostly aura.
If Yun Ran had not recognized this face, he would have suspected that she was terminally ill and the Jade-faced Judge had come with Meng Po soup to claim her soul.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"
She called out uncertainly, in case she was still dreaming.
Sima Jing saw her lying on the bed, a small ball.
We hadn't seen each other for just one night, but I didn't know if it was because of the illness, but that snow-white little face looked thinner.
"It's me."
He came forward with the medicine in his hand, his thick eyebrows slightly furrowed: "How did it become like this?"
Yun Ran: “…”
He had the nerve to ask.
She glanced at him with resentment.
Seeing this, Sima Jing frowned even deeper.
He slowly sat down beside the couch, still looking straight at her, waiting for her to speak.
Since there was no one around at the moment, Yun Ran sighed and said truthfully, "I had a nightmare last night and caught a cold after kicking off the quilt."
Nightmare?
Thinking of her resentful look just now, Sima Jing seemed to guess something: "Is it because of something in the palace?"
Yun Ran hummed in a muffled voice.
She propped up her limp body and sat up slightly. Her usually bright eyes and brows were now shrouded in a faint gloom. "You Chang'an people either speak in flowery language or are evasive and unwilling to explain clearly. I'm new here and there are many things I don't understand. How can I understand your roundabout ways?"
"I came back and thought about it, but I couldn't figure it out. Even my dreams were filled with random thoughts. Oh, it's so annoying."
As an outsider in the past, she found the stories of deception and scheming told by the storyteller exciting and thrilling. However, when she was actually involved in them, no, she was not involved in them yet, but just got a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg, she frightened herself to death.
It's so embarrassing to say it out loud!
However, in front of Sima Jing, Yun Ran was inexplicably not afraid of being embarrassed.
She didn't know where her confidence came from, but she felt that Sima Jing would not laugh at her because of this.
Sure enough, after listening to her complaints, Sima Jing did not have the slightest intention of mocking her.
He just looked solemn and was silent for a long while before saying, "Don't be afraid."
Yun Ran's long, black eyelashes trembled, and he slowly raised his eyes.
The light between the bed curtains was dim and hazy. The man sat on the edge of the couch against the light. His deep facial features were a little blurry, but his pair of black eyes as deep as a pool were surprisingly bright at this moment.
He looked at her and said, "I will protect you."
Suddenly, Yun Ran's heart seemed to skip a beat.
It's over, she thought, her heart seemed to be failing again.
"The medicine has cooled down a bit, you can drink it now."
Sima Jing lifted the soup bowl and asked her, "Do you have the strength to hold it?"
Yun Ran suddenly came back to his senses and nodded quickly: "Yes, yes."
She didn't know what she was panicking about. She quickly took the medicine bowl from the man, trying to make herself feel better. "Actually, I'm not that scared. Yesterday was just an accident. And... and my illness isn't serious. It's just a cold. Nothing to worry about. I'll be well tomorrow. There's no need for you to come in person..."
"Cloud Five."
Sima Jing interrupted her chatter: "Drink the medicine."
Yun Ran: “…Oh.”
Just drink it, she didn’t say she doesn’t want to drink it.
Soon, under Sima Jing's gaze, she raised her head and drank a bowl of medicine in one gulp.
Just as he put down the medicine bowl with a grin, a candy appeared in front of him.
A small candied lotus seed was twisted between two slender and clean fingers.
Yun Ran's dark eyes lit up: "Sugar!"
Sima Jing looked at her shining eyes, and the corners of his lips lifted up slightly.
But he quickly suppressed his anger and just handed the candy to her.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
She took it, paused when she brought it to her mouth, but quickly put it back in.
Sima Jing noticed her pause and his eyes dimmed slightly.
It's not annoyance, but regret.
The person in front of him was just a fifteen-year-old girl. It was innocent for her to be forced to marry him, but he ignored her feelings and kept telling her those heavy and terrifying things.
It also made her sick.
"These candied lotus seeds are really sweet."
Yun Ran had learned from Nanny Lan Gui that Sima Jing didn't like sweets, so this candy was specially prepared for her by him?
Thinking of this, Yun Ran felt that the unpleasantness she had felt in the carriage yesterday had dissipated. Her eyes curved up, and she smiled and said to the person beside the couch, "Thank you, Your Highness, for visiting me and bringing me medicine and candy."
Sima Jing met her clear black eyes without any grudges. The clearer the eyes were, the more despicable he was.
He pursed his lips and said, "You're welcome." He put his long fingers on his knees and said, "No need to thank me."
Yun Ran blinked: "But I'm sick today, so I can't go to Shenliu Hall to have dinner with you, and..."
After a pause, he said, "I can't hold you anymore."
Sima Jing was silent for two breaths after hearing this, and then said, "You don't need to come to Shenliu Hall anymore in the future."
Yun Ran was surprised: "......?"
"You've already fulfilled my first request."
Sima Jing looked at her: "I no longer resist your touch."
Yun Ran actually already felt it——
He has been burying his face in her neck for a long time now, so why would he still resist?
But she thought that everyone's body might feel differently, so she tried it for a few more days and confirmed it before proposing it to him.
I didn't expect him to say it on his own initiative.
"So my first request is fulfilled?"
Yun Ran's beautiful eyes and eyebrows glowed in the dim light, and she couldn't hide her joy: "I don't have to hug you anymore?"
Sima Jing: “…”
Is she so happy that she doesn't have to hug him anymore?
As expected, she hated him deeply in her heart.
There was silence between the bed curtains.
Yun Ran also noticed the man's sudden cold expression. He tilted his head slightly and called softly, "Your Highness?"
This is...what's wrong with it?
"The first request is fulfilled, but you still owe me two."
The man beside the couch slowly raised his black eyes. He was just looking at her calmly, but Yun Ran felt that his gaze was like a pair of hands, firmly grasping all her attention.
"Well, go ahead."
Anyway, she is not the kind of person who would refuse to pay her debts.
"My second request is—"
Sima Jing's eyes darkened as he looked at her: "You, get used to my touch as soon as possible."
"You mean, I adapt to you?"
Yun Ran was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly said, "But... I wasn't resisting your touch in the first place."
Sima Jing narrowed his eyes, "You don't resist my touch?"
Yun Ran nodded: "Yes."
To prove that she was telling the truth, she sat up straight and put her hand on Sima Jing's arm: "Look, here we meet."
It's easy, it's a small matter.
She was secretly happy that Sima Jing had made a request in vain, when the man beside the couch suddenly leaned over and pinched her jaw with one hand.
"What about this kind of touch?"
Before Yun Ran could react to the touch, the man's deep and charming face quickly enlarged in front of him.
A sudden coolness passed across his lips.
Sima Jing lowered his thick eyelashes as he looked at her trembling dark pupils. His voice was slightly hoarse: "You don't resist either?"
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