91. Wordless
◎I will tear you into pieces before I die◎
Chapter 91
He loves her too much.
He softened because of her.
This is the answer.
Ji Ci quickened his pace, opened the dormitory door like lightning and thunder, and rushed in.
Jiang Qiuye had been awake for a long time, but he was so fast that she hadn't reacted yet when she saw him in front of her. Her heart beat faster and she couldn't hide the gold anklet in her hand. She just stared at him in a daze with dark circles under his eyes.
He glanced down at what she was holding, and saw the panic she was trying to hide, as if she was thinking of an excuse. An excuse for the unexplained vomiting of blood and the thing in her hand.
She rolled her eyes and said nervously, "Husband... Ugh!"
Unexpectedly, before she could finish her words, Ji Ci leaned over, grabbed the back of her neck with one hand, and sealed her with a kiss with such great strength.
It doesn't matter. He won't ask her these questions again. He only knows that he really loves her.
Jiang Qiuye's eyes widened, the gold anklet on her hand rolled to the side of the bed, her teeth were gently pried open, and the bitterness in her mouth was covered by a sweetness that penetrated her mouth directly, making her tremble.
The kiss lasted for a long time before he left her lips, his breathing so heavy that she could feel the breath spraying on her face.
Jiang Qiuye's heart was beating so fast that it almost shot up to the top of her head. Some of the excuses she had prepared seemed to be taken away by that fierce kiss at this moment.
"Husband, I..."
"Shh, don't talk." He interrupted her, sat down on the edge of the bed, held her in his arms, and took a deep breath of the fragrance on her neck, which made her feel itchy and she couldn't help but shrugged her shoulders.
At this moment, he didn't want to listen to the lies she made up, he would rather she didn't say it.
His deep voice reached her ears, "Let me hug you, just a hug will do."
Jiang Qiuye intuitively felt that he seemed different from before. Thinking of her vomiting blood before she passed out, if he knew her identity, how could he treat her like this?
The only rational explanation was that she had frightened him, just like the time she had blocked the sword.
She raised her hand and patted his back gently, and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother Jian Xi, Ye'er is fine. She feels much better after a good sleep."
Although her body was still burning with heat, the unbearable bone-gnawing pain seemed to have dissipated a little, so that she was no longer unable to control herself.
Ji Ci sighed deeply in her ear, let her go, and stared at her pursed lips and confused peach blossom eyes.
He chuckled unconsciously, raised his hand and rubbed the top of her head, saying, "The imperial physician has examined you. Although he couldn't tell what the illness was, he said it wouldn't be life-threatening and that you just needed to rest well. He prescribed some medicine when you were unconscious, and I gave it to you. Are you feeling better?"
It turned out that it was the imperial physician who prescribed the medicine. She felt a little nervous, but looking at his expression, he didn't seem to have any suspicions about her.
She felt relieved, smiled slightly, nodded gently and said: "No wonder, Ye'er feels much better."
"Ye'er."
Ji Ci called her, and after a long while, he took her hand and rubbed it, then looked at her seriously and said, "If you have any of these things in the future, tell your husband, and I will definitely find a way to solve it for you."
Jiang Qiuye didn't understand what he meant, so she just nodded and said "hmm".
Ji Ci saw her perfunctory attitude and felt a little powerless. He tightened his grip on her and said seriously, "So much has happened these days. To be honest, I can't sleep well every day. Ye'er, I admit that I was deceived by you and let go of my once deeply rooted moral values for you. I have decided that no matter what you did in the past, I will no longer care."
"I'm sorry for the New Laws of the Great Jin that I personally drafted, I'm sorry for the Ji Dynasty, I'm sorry for the Empress Dowager, and I'm sorry for the oath I made before my mother. But, Ye'er, although I'm the Prince Qi of the Great Jin, Ji Ci, Ji Jianxi, I'm also your husband."
"You are my wife. I personally proposed to you, and after going through the three letters and six ceremonies, you have passed the imperial gate of the Ji family. We will spend our lives together. You and I are one. No matter what happens, at any time, I will tolerate you. I will even let go of my obsession for you, just because I am your husband, your... brother Jian Xi, and I will hold up the tree canopy for you."
Jiang Qiuye opened her eyes wide, suppressed the strange feeling in her heart, and suddenly wondered, "Husband..."
"Ye'er, I know you're still hiding something from me. I won't force you to tell me anymore. If I were in your shoes, I wouldn't be able to do the same." He lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly, "But Ye'er, I want you to trust me. As long as I'm here, I'll handle everything for you. You don't have to bear it all alone. You have a husband, and I'll let you rely on me whenever you want."
Her breathing quickened, and the waves in her heart surged and rolled, unable to be contained. It was a shock, a shattering of the fixed notions that had been ingrained in her heart since childhood.
He was her husband, she didn't need to be alone, she could rely on him.
Really?
"Husband, I..."
She almost blurted out her identity, Feiyan Pavilion, and confessed everything. But her eyes suddenly flashed by the golden anklet, and she took back the words that were about to come out.
"Hmm?" Ji Ci tilted his head slightly, trying to look into her eyes.
She lowered her head, not knowing how to reply to him. She just counted on her fingers, feeling itchy and anxious and conflicted.
Ji Ci was very patient and did not rush her. He saw the fear that flashed across her eyes just now. Although he didn't know what she was afraid of specifically, he was willing to give her time.
After waiting for a moment, he interrupted her thoughts and said, "Okay, don't think too much. You must be hungry."
"ah?"
Although she had slept all day and had not eaten, she was not hungry and had no appetite.
Ji Ci pursed his lips, reached out and touched the tip of his nose, and said with a smile: "I'm hungry, please have dinner with me, my little princess."
This was the first time she saw him like this, and she couldn't help but smile. She nodded, threw back the quilt, got out of bed, and walked to the dining hall holding his hand.
The night was deep, Ji Ci held her tightly in his arms and fell asleep. Jiang Qiuye might have slept enough during the day, or she might still be shocked by Ji Ci's words.
She carefully raised her head, watching him sleeping soundly with his eyes closed. She quietly raised her hand, sliding her index finger from the top of his forehead down the bridge of his nose. Under the moonlight, he slept like a child, and it seemed like he hadn't slept like this for a long time.
Do I really have to confess everything to him?
After knowing everything, would he hate her? Would he still look at her with such affectionate eyes?
Ever since she realized she was attracted to him, she seemed to have changed. She became afraid and uneasy. He tore off her mask layer by layer, and she couldn't find anything to cover herself up.
She wanted to exist in his mind as a perfect image, but since the Susu case was exposed, she was no longer perfect.
Jiang Qiuye was so preoccupied that he fell into a drowsy sleep half an hour before he went to court.
The next day, she woke up to find herself sleeping past noon again, alone in bed. She stood up and called Mingyue into the room to help her wash and dress. After her hair was combed and her gilded hairpin was inserted, Mingyue placed a bowl of medicine in front of her dressing table.
"Princess, this is what the prince specifically instructed before he left. He asked you to take the medicine to relieve your physical symptoms."
Jiang Qiuye looked at the bowl of black medicine and frowned slightly, but when he thought about the effect of taking the medicine yesterday, he found that it was indeed much more effective than the cold medicine he had prepared.
She lifted the medicine bowl, pinched her nose, and gulped it down. The bitter taste nearly made her vomit. She shuddered, even her hair tingling. Mingyue immediately handed over the candied fruit. Jiang Qiuye squinted her eyes, unable to open them, and simply opened her mouth, letting Mingyue stuff the candied fruit into her mouth.
The sweetness melted away, and it took her a while to fully wake up.
This medicine was so bitter! It was bitterer than any medicine she had ever taken before!
Mingyue blushed and smiled, "Princess, this candied fruit was actually specially ordered by the prince. He said that the princess cannot endure hardship. The prince really cares about the princess."
After hearing this, Jiang Qiuye glanced at her, unable to suppress a smile on his face, and then his ears turned red.
Although this medicine can relieve some of the pain, it is only a relief. It seems that this is not a long-term solution. Perhaps she still needs to go to Jingshan Academy again and find Wang Fu. Maybe she can coerce or bribe him into giving her the antidote?
She has been joking for so long that she can find an excuse to get the antidote every month, so she will definitely be able to do it this time.
Thinking of this, she asked the servants to prepare lunch. After eating a few bites, she left the palace alone.
When she left the house and felt the heat wave outside, her eyes suddenly went dark for a moment. After she regained consciousness, she realized that she had not noticed that ice had already been placed in the house.
Enduring the discomfort, she headed straight for Jingshan Academy. She hid in the backyard as usual, waiting for Wang Fu to emerge. But he was so slow, she stamped her feet impatiently and scratched her head.
It wasn't until she heard footsteps behind her that she impatiently said, "What's wrong with you today? You're so slow! It's already been two incense sticks!"
"Ye'er is still the same as before, with no patience in doing things." A gloomy voice came into Jiang Qiuye's ears.
She froze in place, unable to move. A chill crept up from her heels, up her scalp, and then spread to her limbs. Her breathing quickened. After a long pause, when she heard no movement, she turned around, stared at him for a long moment, and then tremblingly said, "Yan! Wu! Why are you here?"
Yan Wu had narrow eyes and a slightly pointed chin. He was wearing a dark and gorgeous robe. He raised his orchid finger and placed it on his waist. He had a smile on his face and stared at Jiang Qiuye in front of him.
He didn't answer, but Jiang Xiahua came out from behind the door, excitedly came towards Jiang Qiuye, and said excitedly: "Sister!"
"We all know! My sister betrayed Feiyan Pavilion. To prevent her from making the same mistake again, the Pavilion Master came here in person."
Jiang Qiuye gritted her teeth and cursed Jinhong several times in her heart. She swallowed her saliva and forced herself to look back at Yan Wu's dark and lifeless eyes.
Seeing that she was unwilling to speak, Yan Wu said, "That's part of the reason. The main reason is that Brother Yan Wu misses Ye'er so much. Now Ye'er is like a bird that has flown out of the cage, which really makes Brother a little worried."
This pervert!
"I, I...you promised me that if I could complete this mission, you would give me the final antidote and set me free."
Yan Wu's expression remained unchanged after hearing this. He nodded and said, "Of course, brother always keeps his word. But Ye'er, after all these months, it seems like... Ye'er hasn't done anything."
Jiang Qiuye couldn't help but take a step back, his breathing becoming increasingly disordered. He defended himself, "I've searched the entire palace for the Shengjing City Defense Map, but I can't find it. Maybe, maybe it's not in the palace at all."
"Oh, really?" Yan Wu didn't say whether he believed it or not. "If what Ye'er said is true, then that's good. I almost thought you were obsessed with Prince Qi and didn't want to betray him, so you killed Prince Zhuo Jun, and you handled your daily tasks in a careless manner. How could such a cold-blooded and heartless Ye'er fall in love with a man?"
Jiang Qiuye's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he immediately shook his head in denial, "Of course not!"
Yan Wuze looked at her ankle and asked, "Ye'er, where is the anklet your brother gave you? Did you keep it well?"
She frowned, avoided his gaze, and said, "That thing is too easy to arouse suspicion, so I put it away."
"Just keep it, but don't throw it away." Yan Wu took a few steps closer to her, leaned down, and his breath sprayed on her face. She frowned and turned her head away uncomfortably.
Seeing her evil reaction, Yan Wu suddenly laughed, and continued in a steady voice: "If Ye'er loses the anklet, don't blame me for punishing you. I don't want to see you suffer like that, I feel sorry for you."
Jiang Qiuye turned her head and stared at his lifeless eyes, biting her lower lip tightly, curling her toes, and using all her strength to control her hands from shaking.
Punishment, she knew his methods of punishment better than anyone else.
After a long period of silence, Yan Wu retreated and took out a pill from his sleeve and handed it to her, "Here, it's the antidote for this month. I know Ye'er is suffering from the poison and I'm very sad. But next time, maybe you won't be so lucky."
Jiang Qiuye looked at the black pill on his fingertips and reached out to take it, but Yan Wu didn't let go. When she didn't understand why, Yan Wu suddenly said secretly: "Ye'er, don't blame me for not reminding you. Don't fall in love with that man, otherwise..."
He didn't finish his words, but there was a sinister look in his eyes. Jiang Qiuye knew what he meant by the second half of his sentence.
Her fingers, trying to take the medicine, paused, and she looked up at Yan Wu in shock, as if a nerve in her brain had suddenly snapped. After a moment, she sneered, narrowing her eyes and saying, "Yan Wu! I advise you not to have any thoughts that shouldn't be there! If you dare to touch him, even if I die, I will tear you into pieces before I die!"
"Sister!" Jiang Xiahua was shocked to see that she suddenly acted like a hen protecting her chicks and dared to resist Yan Wu.
Yan Wu retracted his smile, twirled the pill on his fingertips, and finally laughed again, saying, "Don't worry, Ye'er. Prince Qi is very capable. And this is in Shengjing. How can I touch him?"
He raised his finger towards Jiang Qiuye and asked, "Do you still want the antidote, Ye'er?"
Jiang Qiuye was furious. She hadn't expected to suddenly threaten Yan Wu with such words. Even she was stunned. But the words were out, and there was no way to take them back.
She walked forward, took the pill from his hand angrily, swallowed it directly, and then left Jingshan Academy without even looking at the two of them.
Yan Wu stared at the empty sky for a long time without moving. Jiang Xiahua was puzzled and called out, "Pavilion Master?"
He finally reacted and sighed, "Now, Ye'er has left. She's become bolder. With Prince Qi's protection, I'm afraid even I can't touch her."
I wonder if he made a mistake in the deal he initially agreed to with her.
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