Chapter 164 Sleep with Me
The wound was bleeding and was indeed much more serious than yesterday.
His palm was warm and cool, easily wrapping her hand in it.
She felt the sticky blood on the man's waist and abdomen, mixed with the agarwood around his body, cold and abstinent.
"Y-You don't have to hurt yourself on purpose. I promised to come."
She spoke softly, her voice timid.
A muffled smile came from the man above her head. He played with her slender and soft finger bones and said in a cold and elegant voice: "It's just a minor injury."
Pei Jingxu certainly didn't believe it.
Taking the ointment from the table, Pei Jingxu carefully applied it to the man.
While applying the medicine, she said in a clear voice, "You should have asked Bai to bandage you. Her medical skills are indeed much better than mine."
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything. He supported his hands behind his back, lowered his eyes, and looked down at Pei Jingxu who was treating his wounds.
The light shone through the man's thin inner garment, revealing his smooth and beautiful lines.
Pei Jingxu rolled his eyes and said casually, "I heard from them today that you hunted a white tiger."
——That was the last prey obtained by Prince Shen Qianfan in his previous life.
The emperor was very pleased, and Shen Qianfan secured his position as crown prince.
Unexpectedly, the White Tiger in this life fell into Rong Jianxue's hands.
The plot of this life is really different from that of the previous life.
Pei Jingxu was worried that something unexpected might happen because of this.
Rong Jianxue responded calmly, and didn't seem to care about this prey.
The two fell into silence again.
The candlelight on the table flickered twice. Rong Jianxue lowered his eyes to look at her and said coldly, "Do you like it?"
"Hmm?" Pei Jingxu didn't react and looked up at the man. "What?"
"Do you like that white tiger?"
Pei Jingxu was stunned for a moment, then said in a clear voice, "It's just that I've rarely seen large white insects before, so I'm a little curious."
"His Majesty said he wanted to keep it in the palace for his enjoyment. If you like it, I won't give it to him."
Pei Jingxu widened his eyes.
——How dare she snatch things from the emperor?
He quickly shook his head: "That's not what Ah Xu meant."
The injuries on the waist and abdomen have been bandaged.
Pei Jingxu took a few steps back: "You... go to bed early tonight."
As she spoke, she tried to stand up, but the man grabbed her wrist and she fell back into his arms.
"Rong, Rong Jianxue!" Pei Jingxu struggled in panic, the tips of her ears slightly red. "I, I don't want tonight..."
She didn't say the rest of the words.
——She really didn't want to tonight.
She was so tired last night that she felt like she almost died in bed.
Rong Jianxue tapped her finger bones, and every time she tried to escape, he would pull her ankles and bring her back under him.
She felt like she needed a few days to rest.
Hearing this, Rong Jianxue raised her eyebrows slightly, with a faint smile in her eyes: "Okay, then I won't think about it."
As he said that, he picked her up and carried her sideways, walking towards the bed.
The world was spinning, and when she came to her senses, a hand was across her lower abdomen, holding her in his arms.
The man's chin rested on her shoulder, and the cold incense instantly enveloped her, leaving her nowhere to escape.
"Sleep with me."
The man's chest trembled slightly as he spoke.
Pei Jingxu bit her lip slightly, her body tense: "If I don't go back tonight, people will talk about me."
"Yeah," the force in her abdomen tightened a little, and the man behind her had no intention of letting her go. "I asked Jiang Hui to arrange it, don't worry."
He seemed really tired. Apart from the hand around his waist, Pei Jingxu could hear the man's steady and strong heartbeat, and his regular breathing on his neck.
Pei Jingxu moved his body somewhat stiffly.
Then I heard the man's hoarse voice: "If you can't sleep, I still have some strength."
"I fell asleep, I fell asleep, I, I have closed my eyes."
Pei Jingxu heard the man's dull smile: "Rest early, I'll take you to collect the debt tomorrow."
Debt collection?
Pei Jingxu was stunned, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
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"Shutong, don't be angry!" Rong Xuanzhou pulled Bai Shutong's hand down and comforted him softly, "Big brother has always been unkind, you know."
"Unkind?" Bai Shutong chuckled and looked at Rong Xuanzhou intently. "Master Master is only unkind to you and me. He's extremely partial to Sister Pei!"
Upon hearing this, Rong Xuanzhou frowned disapprovingly: "Shu Tong, what do you mean by that?"
Bai Shutong's eyes were still filled with tears, but she moved them and looked at Rong Xuanzhou with a softer expression: "Brother Xuanzhou, it's not that I'm overthinking..."
"Before, we were on the mountain of Ran Deng Temple. There were no doctors around, and I was busy taking care of Nuonuo. Master Shaofu asked Sister Pei to bandage her, so that's fine."
"During this autumn hunt, there are imperial physicians everywhere in the enclosure. Why did Guard Jiang specifically ask Sister Pei to help Master Young Master apply medicine?"
Bai Shutong said softly, his voice slowing down: "Shutong believes that Sister Pei and Master Shaofu...maybe there really is something going on..."
Rong Xuanzhou frowned even more tightly: "Shutong, you think too much."
Although he said this, a hint of gloom flashed in Rong Xuanzhou's eyes.
Bai Shutong didn't miss the hesitation in the man's eyes and continued, "Perhaps I'm overthinking it, but Brother Xuanzhou, I still think...it's better to verify it."
Rong Xuanzhou pursed his lips slightly, his eyes cold and gloomy.
--
She originally thought that it would be difficult for her to fall asleep while being held by Rong Jianxue, but when she opened her eyes again, it was bright outside.
Under the bed, Rong Jianxue changed back into his dark blue wide robe, and let his black hair hang down again, looking clear-minded and noble, with the demeanor of a powerful official.
"Aren't you going hunting today?"
Pei Jingxu propped himself up, his voice still sounding sleepy and sticky from just waking up.
"No, it's time to get up. Jiang Hui said breakfast is ready."
Pei Jingxu rubbed his eyes and nodded.
For some reason, the conversation between the two was simple and normal, as if they had been a married couple for many years.
--
Pei Jingxu did not return to the tent last night, and the women around the tent did not seem to notice anything wrong.
When he arrived at the dining tent, Pei Jingxu discovered that there were indeed not many people going hunting today.
For two consecutive days, this young master shot and killed a black bear and hunted a white tiger. No matter how hard they tried, they could not win the championship again.
It would be better to take advantage of the last day and have a good time.
Before everyone entered the tent, the ministers saw Rong Jianxue and swarmed up to chat with the young and promising Master Shaofu.
"Oh! I heard that Master Young Master hunted a black bear and a white tiger in quick succession. He is truly brave and unparalleled!"
"Yes, yes! Congratulations in advance to Master Shaofu for taking first place!"
"Master Young Master is both civil and military, it is truly a blessing for Yunlan!"
“…”
Pei Jingxu calmly stepped aside and sat at the dining table.
As soon as she sat down, Bai Shutong walked over to her with a smile: "Sister Pei, there's a target set up in the middle of the enclosure today. Let's go take a look together later!"
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