Chapter 31 Lies So, what will happen if I marry her?
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Leaving the narrow path shaded by trees, the road became wide and bright.
The fork in the road was not far from Yingfeng Courtyard, but the three of them had been walking for half a quarter of an hour and still hadn't arrived.
With the steady force supporting him, Xue Zhiying walked more slowly than before.
But the injury was in her leg, so she limped and walked very slowly.
Xue Zhiying's hand was actually a little painful from being squeezed, not because Xiao Yunqi squeezed it too hard, but because the place on her palm where it was scratched might have been squeezed.
She pursed her lips and endured it, not daring to speak, for fear that once this long-lasting silence was broken, the little support she had in her hand would be taken away.
Xiao Yunqi's palms were dry and warm, and the strength of his arms gave him a sense of security.
Only the last section of the road was filled with an increasingly silent atmosphere.
Xue Zhiying didn't know whether she did the right thing or the wrong thing by listening to Mu Yan.
Finally we arrived at Yingfengyuan.
Before they reached the gate of the courtyard, Mu Yan quickened his pace, passed them and walked to the front.
Xue Zhiying looked up and saw two swaying shadows in front of the door. After Mu Yan approached, they bent their bodies and retreated.
When I entered the courtyard again, I didn't see any other servants.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Xiao Yunqi is also very secretive about this relationship. I wonder if this can indirectly indicate that he does not want to take her as a concubine.
In fact, Xiao Yunqi's expression paused slightly.
If Xue Zhiying looked up, she could clearly see that he had not given any instructions for this and was a little confused.
Mu Yan was waiting at the door. When he saw the two people approaching, he looked up, looking as if he thought he was thoughtful.
This wasn't the first or second time these two had been sneaking around. As the master's personal bodyguard, how could he not have seen through this?
Master, don't worry. Today and tomorrow, until the cousin leaves, there will only be one subordinate like me in the entire yard!
Xiao Yunqi glanced at him with cold eyes.
Muyan: "...?"
"Go get some water."
Mu Yan: "Yes, Master."
Xue Zhiying blinked and then looked up at him.
But Xiao Yunqi looked straight ahead and took another step. Before she could see clearly, she had to hurry up and catch up.
Limping, the destination seemed to be right in front of me, but I couldn't get any closer.
In fact, I only took two steps.
Suddenly, Xiao Yunqi let go of her hand and put his hand on her waist.
Xue Zhiying was caught off guard and let out a low cry, and her whole body flew into the air in an instant.
"cousin……"
"Don't move."
Mu Yan, who was about to get some water, turned around when he heard the sound.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and hummed softly where Xiao Yunqi couldn't hear.
If you had carried him earlier, we would have arrived earlier.
I can't wait any longer in these two steps.
Really.
He gritted his teeth, looked away and turned to prepare some water.
Xue Zhiying instinctively put her arms around him, her face flushed.
She didn't expect Xiao Yunqi to suddenly pick her up.
And it’s still like this... a hugging posture that makes people feel a little uncomfortable.
He didn't carry her sideways, nor did he carry her roughly on his shoulders.
She was almost sitting on Xiao Yunqi's arm.
The muscles of his arms were tight and firm, supporting her hips firmly.
Her body had already soared to a high place, and the sound of her chaotic heartbeat was right next to his ears.
He even just held her with one hand and pushed open the door with the other hand and strode in.
It was obvious that the snail-like pace of progress had made him impatient, and the bright candlelight in the house instantly illuminated the gloom on his face.
Xue Zhiying was carried to the bedside by him. Just as he was about to put her down, he looked down and suddenly asked, "Did you fall on your butt?"
"……ah?"
Xue Zhiying also looked down and saw that the hem of her skirt, waist and even her chest were stained with mud, which was especially obvious on the white fabric.
She was suddenly embarrassed: "I didn't fall on my butt, but I..."
Xiao Yunqi didn't listen to her finish and put her down on the bed and sat down.
As soon as Xue Zhiying left his arms, she quickly said, "I'll take off my coat."
She was a little flustered and took a long time to untie the belt around her waist, then she looked eager to take it off.
A low laugh came from the front.
Xue Zhiying looked up blankly, and met Xiao Yunqi's deliberately mocking expression, and immediately realized something.
She pursed her lips and looked away, paused for a moment, then continued to undress, but this time she did it slowly and without any impatience.
The smile on Xiao Yunqi's face gradually faded. He watched her take off her coat to reveal the apricot-colored cross-collar shirt underneath, and then he looked away calmly.
He walked to the cabinet on the side of the room, opened the drawer and took out the medicine box.
When she walked back to the bed, Xue Zhiying had already taken off her coat completely, but she held it in her hand, not knowing whether to throw it away or put it down.
Xiao Yunqi lowered his eyes and looked at her. He stretched out his hand slightly, picked up the thin coat with his index finger, and pulled it out of her arms.
The man casually hung the clothes on a rack nearby.
Seeing this, Xue Zhiying took the initiative to say, "Cousin, I fell and hurt my knee."
The apricot-colored cross-collar shirt highlights her slender neck and fair skin, and it fits her figure tightly, revealing soft and plump curves on her originally petite figure.
It should have been a charming and alluring picture, but the girl had just cried, her face was red, the corners of her eyes and the tip of her nose were still red, her face was crisscrossed with tear marks, and a few strands of hair were scattered from her temples. She was sitting on his bed, a little huddled, looking up at him eagerly.
Xiao Yunqi just felt like a little wild cat he had picked up from the roadside. With her well-behaved and pretty appearance, she was trying to confuse the person who picked her up, saying that she was not troublesome at all.
In fact, it is quite troublesome.
He was shy when taking off his clothes, but he was very skillful when lifting up his trouser legs.
Soon, Xiao Yunqi's expression changed slightly. Seeing the slender calf going up and a bloodstain on the knee, he couldn't help but frown.
Xue Zhiying also gasped in surprise. She didn't expect that she fell so badly. No wonder she was in so much pain that she burst into tears.
Thinking of the thrilling moment when she fell just now, she stared at the injury and shrank her shoulders in fear.
Xiao Yunqi moved to sit next to her.
Xue Zhiying hesitated for a moment, without looking at Xiao Yunqi's expression, she bent down and quickly took off her embroidered shoes.
The embroidered shoes fell to the ground with a noticeable thud.
Xue Zhiying's eyes trembled and he couldn't help feeling guilty.
Xiao Yunqi glanced at the ground when he heard the sound, the corners of his lips twitched slightly, and he said with a smile: "Anything else you want to take off?"
Still feeling guilty, Xue Zhiying whispered, "No more."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man grabbed her calf with one hand and lifted her leg up.
"pain."
"Hold it."
Her calf fell on the man's leg, and Xue Zhiying fell silent for a moment.
Xiao Yunqi opened the medicine box, which was similar to the medicine box in his mountain villa. The box was filled with various bottles and jars. When it was opened, there was a faint bitter smell of medicine.
The white socks formed irregular folds at the slender ankles, and above them were smooth, porcelain-white calves with smooth skin and flowing lines without a single flaw.
If you ignore the shocking scar on her knee, the way the woman puts her leg on the man's leg is enough to bring the atmosphere into an ambiguous and seductive mood.
But right now—
“Hiss, it hurts!”
Xiao Yunqi's actions were not rough, but the cotton cloth soaked in alcohol went straight to her wound.
And his tone was not gentle at all: "I told you to bear it."
“…But I can’t help it.”
She pouted, as if she was about to cry again.
Xiao Yunqi turned his head to look at the disheveled face.
Except for a pair of eyes which were still bright, the rest were dirty.
There was nothing to see, but Xiao Yunqi stared at it for a long time.
Because of this pause, the pain came again, causing Xue Zhiying to scream out unexpectedly, and then she clenched her teeth with a red face.
But this time the pain didn't last long.
Xiao Yunqi stopped for the moment and threw the blood-stained cotton cloth aside.
Xue Zhiying looked down and saw that after wiping off the blood from the hideous wound, what was revealed was just a scrape of skin, and the area around it was red and black due to the collision.
In short, he was not unscathed, but it was not serious enough to make him scream in pain. It was just bleeding and looked scary.
Xue Zhiying's face suddenly turned even redder.
Although she really felt pain just now, she was embarrassed to let people misunderstand that she did it on purpose just by looking at this minor injury.
Just as I was about to lower my head and remain silent, a hand suddenly reached out to me.
Xue Zhiying was startled: "What are you doing?"
Her wrist was grabbed, and Xiao Yunqi circled his two fingers and pulled her arm over.
When Xue Zhiying spread out her palm, she saw that there were some scratches under her palm.
It's even less serious here.
It's just slightly reddish, but quite muddy.
Xue Zhiying finally realized how embarrassed she was. She fell down and got dirty all over.
She tried to pull her hand back, but the increased force on her wrist restrained her.
"Be honest and don't hide."
It was not an attempt to soothe the pain at all, but rather a punishment. The new clean cotton cloth pressed down with a little more force than before, and the cool touch of alcohol caused Xue Zhiying to inevitably feel a stinging pain.
She frowned but held back a cry of pain.
This was the first time Xiao Yunqi treated someone's wound in this way. He showed unprecedented patience, but the other person looked reluctant and aggrieved.
So, how can it not be troublesome?
Xiao Yunqi's movements slowed down slightly.
It wasn't serious, not even close to the knee injury. After the initial sting, the pain quickly dissipated to the point where I could hardly feel it.
The body relaxes and the mind slowly returns to normal.
Xue Zhiying remembered the purpose of her sudden excitement tonight.
She lifted her eyelids and glanced at Xiao Yunqi. His face was sullen and his eyes were calm. He didn't seem too angry about the trouble she had caused.
She tentatively moved her body to sit closer to him and said softly, "Cousin, I will be more careful next time I come and I won't fall again."
She looked well-behaved, with a clear attempt to please.
He just has a small clown face, and his sincerity is not obvious, but his cunning is well hidden.
Xiao Yunqi said sarcastically, "If you stop doing such sneaky things, you won't fall."
Xue Zhiying quickly said, "That won't work. I want to see my cousin, but I can't cause him any trouble. I'm already very familiar with that route. Today was just an accident."
"If you don't wrestle, you won't cause me any trouble?"
Xue Zhiying choked and couldn't help but curl her lips.
At this time, the wound on her hand had been treated. Xiao Yunqi let go of her and ruthlessly took her legs, which were still rolled up with their trouser legs, off his legs.
Just as they broke away from all contact, the girl came closer softly again, and her lower hand went straight to pull his arm.
Xiao Yunqi was not surprised. He spread his legs and changed his sitting position.
"But my cousin has already agreed to be with me. Even if he finds it troublesome, I still have to come to see you."
Xiao Yunqi said coldly, "Why did you choose this time to come?"
"My cousin just came back, didn't he? If I had come earlier, I would have been disappointed."
She was quite confident.
Xiao Yunqi ignored her.
After a while, Xue Zhiying's fingers slowly moved down along the muscles of his arm, straight to his palm, and with just a slight pry, she successfully pried open the palm that was supporting the bed.
Not being rejected, Xue Zhiying boldly put her hand in and took the opportunity to ask, "When can you take me with you as my cousin promised me?"
It was obvious that pushing for more was Xue Zhiying's usual style that Xiao Yunqi had seen.
But she would soon be disappointed in this matter.
Xiao Yunqi raised his head, looked into those bright eyes, and said slowly: "After next month, I will be leaving Beijing soon, so I won't have time to take you out."
"What?" Xue Zhiying's eyes widened in shock.
She was not immediately disappointed, but could not help asking: "Why, where are you going? Didn't you just come back?"
What Xue Zhiying was talking about was Xiao Yunqi’s return after leaving Beijing for half a month.
He has indeed been very busy most of the time in recent years, but he has rarely been away for such long periods of time as this.
It was also because of this that Xue Zhiying was not particularly anxious these days. She thought that Xiao Yunqi had already agreed to her, so she just had to wait for him to call her. Even if he didn't come, she could ask him in a few days.
Who would have thought that I would get such bad news when I asked.
Xiao Yunqi waited in silence for a while, and finally saw the eyes gradually dim.
The corners of his lips moved slightly, and he said casually: "Go out and avoid the limelight."
Xue Zhiying was slightly startled, then stood up and asked uncertainly, "Is it to avoid the pressure from your family to get married?"
Xiao Yunqi didn't understand the meaning of her expression when she mentioned this matter.
Originally, this was indeed a casual excuse he made up, but now he deliberately asked back, "Why should I avoid this limelight?"
Xue Zhiying's heart tightened, and her eyes wandered: "...Isn't it because of this?"
Xiao Yunqi suddenly reached out, pinched her chin with his fingers and forced her to tilt her head back so that he could see those eyes.
His gaze was filled with inquiry, but the pupils in his eyes were trembling, disturbing the emotions in them, so that even if he looked straight at them, he still couldn't see clearly.
Xue Zhiying looked at him, also not knowing what he was thinking.
She could only speak again and tentatively ask, "What does my cousin think of what the Patriarch said that day? From the Patriarch's tone, he seems particularly resolute this time."
She didn't struggle at all when her chin was pinched. She was obviously nervous, but it was obvious that she cared about the matter.
Xiao Yunqi asked: "What do you think I think?"
Xue Zhiying couldn't help but look away: "How would I know what my cousin is thinking?"
As soon as she looked away, the grip on her chin tightened, and the fingertips pressed against her skin, forcing her to look back again.
Xiao Yunqi stared at her for a long while and said, "Xue Zhiying, you seem to really hope that I won't compromise with my family."
Xue Zhiying was stunned, not knowing where he came to this conclusion, but nodded slightly: "Of course I hope so."
"Why?"
Xue Zhiying opened her mouth and said, "I like my cousin, so naturally I don't want him to marry the woman from the aristocratic family chosen by the old lady."
Xiao Yunqi's gaze flickered for a moment across this face that seemed real, but clearly had something else on its mind.
She came late at night and asked him about his marriage in a roundabout way. Her intention was obvious.
He asked her slowly, "Who should I marry then?"
Before she tried to move her lips to speak, he suddenly said, "You?"
Xue Zhiying widened her eyes, and the words were about to come out of her mouth, but her open lips silently choked the words in her throat.
In Xiao Yunqi's eyes, he looked as if his thoughts had been exposed.
He looked at it twice more, and some thoughts arose in his mind for no reason.
But he quickly suppressed the thought that had just emerged, then withdrew his hand and moved away.
Xue Zhiying suddenly felt empty when he left her.
When I came back to my senses, I saw Xiao Yunqi standing up and about to leave.
Without having time to think, she stood up with him, somewhat deliberately, and staggered a little, her feet only stepping on the embroidered shoes beside the bed. She grabbed his sleeve and threw herself on him.
"Cousin, where are you going? Haven't we finished talking yet?"
Xiao Yunqi turned sideways and raised his hand to catch the person, with a helpless look on his face.
"You've troubled me, and you still want me to stay here with you and talk all night long?"
If he hadn't picked up a wild cat from the roadside, he would have already showered, changed his clothes, and lay down to rest.
"But……"
Xue Zhiying pursed her lips, looking a little apologetic.
But what did he mean by that just now?
Xue Zhiying thought for a moment, lowered her eyes to hide most of her expression, let go of his hand, and stretched out her arms to wrap around his waist.
She hugged him gently, tilting her head to rest her cheek on his chest.
"Didn't my cousin say he wouldn't marry me? How could I have thought that? I didn't think about who my cousin should marry. I just thought that if my cousin didn't marry someone else, I could continue to be with you."
This sounded funny, and Xiao Yunqi did chuckle.
"Xue Zhiying, do you think I will stay with you forever?"
Xue Zhiying suddenly looked up: "Of course not."
Then she realized that she might reveal something, so she lowered her head hastily, rubbing her cheek against his chest, and whispered to herself, "I am willing to stay with my cousin like this. I don't ask for any status, I just want to cherish every day I have left."
Full of lies.
Xiao Yunqi raised his hand, poked her forehead with a finger, and pushed her cheek away from his chest.
"Then remember what you said today, and don't end up like that..."
He paused, and suddenly felt that there was no point in saying this, so he didn't want to say it anymore.
In the end, she still curled her lips and had tears in her eyes, and she would not remember the perfunctory words at all.
As expected, in the moment he paused, Xue Zhiying answered without hesitation: "Yes, I will definitely remember it!"
Xiao Yunqi moved his fingers down and pinched her face instead, giving her a perfunctory punishment.
So, what would happen if I married her?
The thoughts that had been suppressed just now slowly came back to my mind.
Xiao Yunqi looked coldly at the girl in his palm, his face thinking calmly.
He would no longer listen to the urgings of the Xiao family that disturbed his peace.
But from now on, there will be an extra tail behind the front feet.
But when she is well behaved, she is not noisy, and she is not annoying even if you follow her.
She has a clean background and lives alone in the capital.
By marrying her, he only needs to take good care of her.
But perhaps she has a lot of troubles, and this pretty face has brought her a lot of troubles.
But these were easy for him to deal with.
For example, Xu, who had already been disciplined by him.
And if she became his wife, he wouldn't have to do anything to control her, and no one would dare to make plans against her.
She might also become more aggressive because of this.
But her biggest wish has been fulfilled, so why would she ask for more?
He couldn't imagine it, but he stopped his curiosity.
Xiao Yunqi put his thoughts aside and loosened his grip, simultaneously prying her hands free from his waist.
"Go wash your face."
Xue Zhiying was stunned: "...What?"
This statement was a bit too broad and she didn't understand it for a moment.
Xiao Yunqi didn't answer again. He raised his chin in the direction of the bronze mirror beside him and turned away.
It was not until she saw him hang his coat on the rack, turn around and walk around the screen to the bathing room that Xue Zhiying realized that he must be going to take a bath.
While touching her face that had just been pinched, she lowered her head to put on her embroidered shoes.
Walking in front of the bronze mirror, Xue Zhiying's eyes widened in shock.
Just now, she was acting like this in front of Xiao Yunqi, acting coquettishly and begging, and even rubbing against his clothes!
“…”
Xiao Yunqi only spent half a minute bathing.
He changed into his pajamas and walked back into the room, and at a glance he saw a bulge on his bed.
She wrapped herself tightly in a thin quilt, as if she would not be thrown out, revealing only her clean little face, which was clean but slightly flushed.
Her shoes and socks were taken off and placed neatly aside. Even her hair bun was loose, her black hair scattered on the pillow, and her round almond eyes looked straight at him.
She really felt that she was speechless.
But she pretended to ask, "Cousin, can I sleep here today?"
"No." Xiao Yunqi answered quickly.
She stopped talking, but didn't move either.
From the outline of the thin quilt, it could be seen that he was lying upright, a little stiff.
Xiao Yunqi glanced at it indifferently and walked towards the candlelight beside him.
The lights went out and the house was plunged into darkness.
Almost at the moment when it got dark, a rustling sound came from the bed.
One can imagine the girl heaving a sigh of relief and relaxing her straight posture.
Xiao Yunqi walked slowly towards the bed. When he was almost there, he heard her move inward again, as if inviting him to leave enough space for him to lie down.
It was late at night, or rather, dawn was approaching.
He didn't have time to play with her anymore.
Xiao Yunqi turned his back to the bed, took off his shoes, and lay down without saying a word.
A faint fragrance wafted from the darkness.
A familiar smell, mixed with a hint of medicinal powder.
Xiao Yunqi suddenly realized that this was the first time he slept in the same bed with her.
The thin quilt beside me moved slightly, carrying the breath and bringing the warmth closer.
The gentle sound of caressing is particularly clear in the quiet atmosphere.
Until the thin quilt was like an open net, rising and falling, wrapping his body in a fragrant, soft and warm atmosphere.
Xiao Yunqi's expression changed slightly, and his eyes swept over an apricot-colored cross-collared shirt that appeared on the clothes rack beside him.
Suddenly I stretched out my hand, and my palm touched a smooth and soft surface without any obstruction.
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