Chapter 138 He was a bit rough last night
The next day, at the crack of dawn.
Xie Yanzhi got up and looked at the person lying next to him. Her face was flushed, and there were still a few teardrops on her long eyelashes.
He was a bit rough last night, and she cried for too long.
Xie Yanzhi reached out, wanting to brush away the stray strands of hair that had fallen across her cheek.
His gaze suddenly fell on her shoulder, which was exposed outside the blanket.
Her fair skin was strewn with varying shades of bluish-purple marks, like dark plum blossoms blooming in the snow.
His hand paused, he quickly looked away, and then carefully pulled the slipped quilt back up to cover the ambiguous marks.
Then he gently kissed Shen Qingnian's forehead.
He then loosely put on his outer robe, grabbed his belt, opened the door, and went out.
Yuan Qing was shocked to see his grandfather come out.
He waited under the eaves all night, and the sound of Qing-guniang crying could be heard from the house.
The crying was faint and weak, heartbreaking.
The commotion inside didn't subside until dawn.
I thought Miss Qing had suffered a terrible ordeal.
Unexpectedly, even his own grandfather didn't get any benefit.
He leaned closer and said respectfully, "Master."
Xie Yanzhi glanced inside and said in a deep voice, "Find two maids to serve you."
"Should we wake Miss Qing up?"
Xie Yanzhi thought of the sleeping face on the bed, and how late he had been up last night, and said coldly, "Let her rest a little longer."
At this moment, a pain came from his arm, and Xie Yanzhi frowned and pressed his arm.
He didn't care about anything last night, and the injury got worse.
Seeing this, Yuan Qing said, "Master, I'll go and call the doctor."
Xie Yanzhi nodded and went to the study.
When Yuan Qing arrived with the doctor, the doctor was somewhat incredulous.
His shirt was open, and there were scratches on his neck and chest.
Besides the old wounds, there were also two rows of teeth marks on his arm.
It seems that the young master's performance last night was quite remarkable.
This aloof young master either forced himself on the girl or used various tricks to enjoy the pleasures of the bedroom.
I wonder which woman had the audacity to treat him like that?
Thinking of this, the doctor felt his face burning slightly.
Noticing the doctor's probing gaze, Xie Yanzhi looked at him coldly.
The doctor then withdrew his gaze and respectfully treated his injuries.
He prescribed some more nourishing remedies, and seeing Xie Yanzhi's dark face, he didn't dare to say anything more, and bowed as he left.
Even after the doctor left, Xie Yanzhi's complexion did not improve.
Looking at the scratches on his body, Xie Yanzhi felt upset and confused.
Other men and women who had sex were never as embarrassed as him.
Seeing this, Yuan Qing didn't know what to say and just stood quietly to the side.
Shen Qingnian didn't wake up until noon.
As soon as I moved my body, I felt like my whole body was falling apart, with waves of soreness coming from it.
Especially in his lower body, he felt a tearing pain.
She then remembered what had happened last night.
Xie Yanzhi's ruthlessness and brutality, and his own futile struggle.
The humiliating memories of last night came rushing back like a tidal wave.
She buried her face in the blankets, her shoulders trembling, and cried for a long time.
Hearing the faint crying, the maid outside the door tried to push it open: "Madam, you're awake?"
Aunt?
Hearing them call her that made her even sadder.
She suddenly raised her head, her voice hoarse: "Don't call me that!"
The two girls looked at each other, somewhat bewildered.
To be the Crown Prince's concubine is such a blessing.
Why are you crying?
They're not even allowed to call her that, are they? They don't even care about her status anymore?
One of the older maids stepped forward and gently advised, "Miss, it's getting late. Shall I help you wash up?"
Shen Qingnian then realized that she felt sticky all over and needed to wash up.
She wiped away her tears, her voice still choked with sobs: "I can do it myself. You guys prepare the hot water and then leave."
Seeing this, the two maids didn't dare to say anything more. They simply poured hot water into the bathtub, found some clean cloths and clothes and placed them on the screen, then tactfully retreated outside the door.
Shen Qingnian threw off the covers and was about to get out of bed when her legs suddenly gave way and she fell heavily to the ground.
Xie Yanzhi was too fierce last night, and her legs were too weak from all the exertion.
Hearing the noise, the maid outside the door hurriedly pushed the door open and came in, only to see that Shen Qingnian's fair skin was covered with bluish-purple marks, which made her blush.
They never expected that the usually aloof and refined prince would be so ruthless in this matter.
The two maids quickly helped Shen Qingnian to the bathroom.
Shen Qingnian entered the bathtub, waved to the two of them, and was left alone in the bathroom.
Looking at the marks on her body, she picked up a towel and scrubbed herself vigorously.
It was as if they wanted to erase all traces of Xie Yanzhi, along with the humiliation of last night.
But those marks were deeply etched on her skin, and no matter how she wiped them away, she couldn't get rid of them. As she wiped, tears welled up in her eyes again.
She had been away from home for three months, and in just three months, she had still come to this point, being forced by Xie Yanzhi to become a concubine.
Why is this happening?
Shen Qingnian stayed inside for nearly an hour before changing into a snow-white dress and coming out.
As Xie Yanzhi had instructed, nourishing dishes and supplements had already been laid out on the table.
The older maid, named Hongyu, brought the angelica and pigeon soup to Shen Qingnian: "Miss, please have some."
"These tonics were specially prepared by the young master so that the young lady could properly nourish her body."
Upon hearing the name Xie Yanzhi, Shen Qingnian felt a surge of anger rising in her chest.
Without turning her head, she walked into the inner room, sat on the soft couch by the window, and gazed absently at the crabapple tree in the courtyard outside the window.
The crabapple blossoms were in full bloom, their pink and white petals adorning the branches, but there was no smile in her eyes, only an unyielding sorrow.
Hongyu glanced out the door and shook her head. In this grand mansion, in the home of the powerful and wealthy, what right did women like them have to choose?
Thinking this, she quietly withdrew with another maid named Yuzhu and stood guard at the door.
After handling some official business in his study, Xie Yanzhi placed his pen on the pen rest.
Right now, he keeps thinking about Shen Qingnian.
Given her personality, and after what happened last night, I wonder how she will react when she wakes up.
He rubbed his temples, finally unable to contain himself any longer. He stood up from behind his desk, put his hands behind his back, and walked out.
Upon reaching the door, he saw the two maids standing guard under the eaves and asked in a deep voice, "Has the concubine woken up?"
Hongyu quickly bowed and replied, "Your Highness, my aunt woke up around noon."
Xie Yanzhi nodded slightly, pushed open the door, and went inside.
The outer room was empty, and the tonics on the table remained untouched. His eyes instantly turned cold.
He turned and walked into the inner room, where he saw Shen Qingnian on the soft couch, hugging her knees, her long black hair loose, quietly gazing outside.
Her white dress made her look frail and delicate, as if she were about to break.
"Why aren't you eating?" Xie Yanzhi's voice came from behind.
Shen Qingnian's eyelashes trembled violently, her nails dug deeply into her palms, and the anger in her heart was about to burst forth.
If she hadn't already experienced the difference in strength between men and women last night, she would have rushed up and slapped Xie Yanzhi hard.
Besides, her injuries wouldn't allow her to do that.
Seeing that she didn't even turn her head, Xie Yanzhi frowned and his tone became a bit more serious: "The favor that others would beg for, I have given to you, what is there for you to complain about?"
"Favor?" Shen Qingnian suddenly raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
"Xie Yanzhi, how could you be so shameless? You forcibly defiled me, and you even dare to call it an act of grace!"
The two maids outside the door were so frightened by these words that they looked at each other and trembled.
This young lady actually dared to speak so negatively about the young master.
Hongyu quickly lowered her head, feeling a pang of worry for Shen Qingnian.
"Defile?" Shen Qingnian's words were like a knife piercing his heart.
Xie Yanzhi gave a cold sneer.
In her eyes, the intimate things he did with her were a defilement!
When has he ever been humiliated like this?
Shen Qingnian knew how to humiliate him.
"Have you thought about the consequences of saying that?"
Shen Qingnian looked up at him and saw that his face was dark and ugly, and the atmosphere around him was frighteningly heavy.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and a sense of unease crept into her heart.
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