Chapter 69: Breaking into the Boudoir at Night, the Emperor Appears


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Chapter 69: Breaking into the Boudoir at Night, the Emperor Appears

Duan Mingfeng folded his arms, with a soft sword still wrapped around his waist, and retreated to a distance of ten feet away from them.

With such a master as him around, Ji Qingwu felt much more at ease.

She said, "Your Highness, Jiujiu and Lanzhi have returned to the Ji Mansion. It's too late now, so I will go back first."

Prince Yong frowned and tried to stop her: "I will send you back."

Ji Qingwu was prepared and slipped out from under his arm the moment he reached out his hand, more agile than a rabbit.

"No, no, why should I trouble Your Highness? This place is not far from home. I can go back by myself." He said as he quickly stepped back.

By the time he finished speaking, the person was already about three meters away.

Prince Yong glared at Duan Mingfeng several times. If he hadn't been in the way, Ji Qingwu would not have been able to get away so easily.

On the way home, Ji Qingwu always felt that someone was watching her in the dark.

She could only quicken her pace and walk straight ahead. Finally, she arrived at the brightly lit gate of Ji's mansion. She looked back but saw no one.

Maybe she was afraid and thought too much.

The guard in the mansion said, "Fifth Miss, the eldest lady is still waiting for you."

Ji Qingwu first went to Qiao's room to report that he was safe.

The lights in Anjuyuan were still on, and Mrs. Qiao hadn't gone to bed yet, just waiting for her.

Ji Qingwu came home so late, she thought he would be scolded.

When Mrs. Qiao saw her come in, she sighed, "Xiaowu, how can you, as a mother, still be so playful? No matter how beautiful the river lanterns are, you can't watch them until midnight."

Ji Qingwu's face was red because she walked back in such a hurry, and Qiao thought she was just too excited to play.

She asked, "See the river lanterns?"

Mrs. Qiao asked the maid to put down the bed curtains and said, "Lord Duan from the Imperial City Department sent his subordinates to send Jiujiu and the others back first. He told them that you were fascinated by the river lanterns and told them not to worry at home. He would personally escort you home."

Ji Qingwu nodded.

That’s right…it turns out the person following her on the road was Duan Mingfeng.

Qiao brought the soothing soup that she drank every night before going to bed, and asked curiously: "Xiaowu, is this gentleman like you..."

Duan Mingfeng is a rare young talent in Lin'an. He became a deputy envoy at a young age, but he has a gloomy personality.

After the incident with Li Chengxun, Qiao became extremely cautious about Xiaowu's marriage.

Ji Qingwu took the empty bowl and explained helplessly: "This is really not the case, mother, please don't think too much about it. I will tell you in detail tomorrow morning. You go to bed first."

Return to Wutong Garden.

Jiujiu was already fast asleep in bed. She patted Lanzhi gently and told her to go out and rest.

She sat on the round stool and looked at the little girl's sleeping face.

Before, I didn’t feel tired because I was busy with something and had no time to think about other things. But now I feel tired all over, especially my legs.

Ji Qingwu went to the bathroom to take a bath. After coming out, her head started to hurt again. She walked to the bed and lay down, tossing and turning, but couldn't fall asleep.

She was so upset that she couldn't help but get up, put on her clothes, walked to the couch in the second room, and lit a dim candle.

She took out the koi jade pendant and looked at it carefully in the candlelight.

It is said that jade nourishes people, and in fact, people also nourish jade. This piece of jade is obviously well protected and there is not even a scratch on it. The color of the jade is even more transparent than the one that Jiujiu is wearing.

What is hard to ignore is the broken five-colored thread tied to it.

As Ji Qingwu looked at it, he somehow took out the five-colored silk thread that he had not used up from the drawer on the kang table.

She bent her neck, twisted her fingers lightly, and the thread wrapped around her fingertips. After a while, the thread was connected, but there was a knot at the break, and it could not be restored to its original state.

Ji Qingwu frowned, thought for a while, and then his fingertips moved flexibly again.

The candle made a beeping sound and the flame jumped.

Ji Qingwu rubbed the back of his neck, which was sore from lowering his head for a long time, and looked at the masterpiece in his hand with a satisfied smile on his lips.

As my peripheral vision passed over the ground, I suddenly noticed a shadow.

It was still a tall and tall male figure.

Ji Qingwu's heart suddenly started beating rapidly and she looked up.

Their eyes met, and there was a faint light in the other person's eyes.

"Why aren't you asleep yet so late?" The voice was also very cold.

She stared in amazement at the man leaning against the door of the room.

He broke into her room at night and asked her why she was still awake so late.

Ji Qingwu carefully observed his expression, quickly stuffed the jade pendant under his butt with his right hand, and said with blinking eyes: "Your Majesty, you haven't slept yet."

Emperor Wu Su sneered, how could he sleep?

Her little mouth is so tough that it can make a dead person dig out of his grave.

Ji Qingwu was worried, wondering if the Emperor was so angry that he couldn't sleep, and so he came to her house in the middle of the night specifically to take her life.

Her neck was no longer sore, but started to feel cold. She looked at him nervously as he came closer and closer.

Emperor Wu Su smoothed the wrinkles on his robe and asked calmly, "What were you doing just now?"

Ji Qingwu didn't know when he came. She replied with a wandering look in her eyes, "I wanted to sleep, but I couldn't fall asleep, so I got up and sat down."

Emperor Wu Su stood in front of her, blocking most of the candlelight, and all that was cast on her face was his shadow.

He raised his hand and touched her waist, and Ji Qingwu quickly held his hand down.

He said hastily, "Your Majesty, it is not good to break into a woman's boudoir at night and behave like a scoundrel."

Emperor Wu Su looked down at her smooth face and said calmly, "The whole world belongs to the king. Is it not okay for me to visit your home?"

It was said so matter-of-factly.

Ji Qingwu pursed her lips and pushed him harder, but her little strength was no match for him.

Emperor Wu Su's hand continued to slide down from her slender waist to her hips, and then down to the mat she was pressing on.

Ji Qingwu moved slightly in panic.

She tried to cover up the jade pendant completely, and didn't want him to discover the little tricks she put into the five-colored thread.

Emperor Wu Su's eyebrows twitched, and his hands felt limp and elastic, but she was still sitting so firmly.

Ji Qingwu pulled his arm guiltily, trying to get him to pull his hand away, and said kindly: "Your Majesty, please sit down first. I will go and pour you some... tea, tea, water."

Her lips trembled and she couldn't speak clearly.

Her eyes suddenly lit up with embarrassment and anger.

He, he, he pinched her butt.

Emperor Wu Su caught a glimpse of her expression and said slowly, "I am only here to retrieve my things."

Ji Qingwu's face was full of shock, his hand was still wandering, and had even reached the base of her thigh.

She gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty, are you sure there is something you want here?"

"certainly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Emperor Wu Su took out the jade pendant.

“Found it.”

He hooked the five-colored thread with his long fingers, and the koi pendant swayed in front of Ji Qingwu's eyes.

She wanted to take it back, but Emperor Wu Su turned his wrist and she missed.

She anxiously defended herself: "This is obviously..."

Emperor Wu Su stared into her bright eyes: "How is Mingming? Whose is it?"

When asked a question related to this, Ji Qingwu's eyes began to visibly turn red again.

Emperor Wu Su sighed in his heart.

But he was sighing for himself.

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