Chapter 6: Waking Up from a Dream "Miss Yan doesn't seem as bold and passionate as she was last night..."
The more Yan Shu thought about it, the more headache she felt.
If Xiao Yu really used some contraceptive method on her secretly in her previous life that she didn't know about, and he would definitely use it in this life as well, then wouldn't her method of using the child to save her life be useless now?
The girl just felt upset.
Forget it, all methods are tried and tested. At least she still has two years. If this path of saving the child really doesn't work, then she can find another way to save her life.
After thinking about it, Yan Shu looked up at herself in the bronze mirror.
The beautiful girl in the mirror has rosy cheeks and a pair of beautiful eyes, she is truly a beauty.
An ordinary man would be attracted by it if he saw it.
But Xiao Yu was obviously not an ordinary man, and all his favors were calculated.
Yan Shu lowered her eyes, thought for a while, then turned to Qingtao and said, "Qingtao, bring me my peony skirt."
Qingtao responded immediately after hearing this and took out the peony skirt from the clothing box.
"Didn't the princess always dislike this cumbersome dress? Why do you want to wear it today?"
Yan Shu's eyes fell on the skirt, and she murmured softly, "Although it's complicated, it's extremely beautiful, isn't it?"
This peony skirt was given to Yan Shu by King Wen of Yan on her coming-of-age ceremony. Although King Wen of Yan did not attach much importance to Yan Shu, he still followed the etiquette of the princess's coming-of-age ceremony, so the gift he gave was not bad.
Although the peony skirt is complicated, it is extremely finely made. The smoky pink skirt extends to the ground. When the beautiful Yan Shu wears it, she looks like a peony bud about to bloom from a distance.
Seeing this, Qingtao exclaimed in admiration, her eyes filled with amazement: "The princess is truly so beautiful."
There must be a reason why Yan Shu chose this skirt.
In her previous life, Xiao Yu came to her Baohua Palace on this day. She was panicked at that time and was very careful with every move, fearing that she would be disliked by Xiao Yu if she was not careful.
So after Xiao Yu mentioned what happened last night, she didn't dare to tell him about the Hehuan Gu, fearing that if Xiao Yu knew about it, she would lose her temporary favor.
But now that Yan Shu has been reborn and knows Xiao Yu's true purpose, she will no longer take Xiao Yu's favor too seriously as she did in her previous life.
However, she didn't care in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face. After all, she still had to rely on Xiao Yu to implement the method for that child.
After all, she was afraid that she would not be able to find someone to treat the Hehuan Gu on her own. If she told Xiao Yu now, with the help of this false favor, he would definitely ask someone to treat her, even if it was just for show.
In her previous life, Yan Shu didn't dare to do so because she was afraid of losing favor. Now that she knows that all the favor is false, she doesn't have to be so timid.
However, when the time is right, you still have to make good use of your beauty.
Just like this peony skirt, it seemed to be Xiao Yu's favorite in his previous life.
After Yan Shu finished dressing up, Qingtao went to order lunch.
It must be said that these palace servants were the most adept at judging the situation. During the reign of King Xiao Wei, Yan Shu neither competed for favor nor received it, being merely a minor figure among the many beauties in the harem. Therefore, the palace stewards paid little attention to her food, clothing, and daily expenses. It was a blessing that she didn't have leftovers for three meals a day, not the delicious and varied dishes she enjoys today.
However, Yan Shu was used to it. After all, she had been Xiao Yu's favorite concubine for two years in her previous life and had seen all kinds of delicacies.
Qingtao, on the other hand, smiled widely, feeling that her princess was very lucky.
After finishing her meal, Yan Shu leaned on the couch by the window to digest her food. Looking at the peonies outside the window, she felt as if she was in another world.
Baohua Palace originally housed three beauties, though they rarely interacted with each other on a daily basis. However, after the palace coup, Yan Shu was the only one left. Without children, they would be buried alive with the emperor. This harem was truly a place of cruelty.
But when I think about my own fate in my previous life, which wasn't that good either, I have no qualifications or ability to sympathize with others.
Feeling sleepy after eating, Yan Shu lay on the couch for a while and then fell asleep in a daze.
I don’t know how long I slept.
The dream was filled with the cold-blooded look of Xiao Yu pushing her into the Colosseum. The vicious wolf was forcing her to retreat step by step. In the dream, Yan Shu could only keep shouting "No".
So after waking up, she felt dry in the mouth. Before she opened her eyes, Yan Shu subconsciously called Qingtao in a sticky voice to bring her the teacup.
The girl seemed to be still asleep. Her already sweet and soft voice became even more mellow, and her pink and white face was rosy from sleep, as beautiful as a peony.
Yan Shu took the teacup handed to her and drank most of it in one gulp.
I had too much salt for lunch and I'm so thirsty.
"More?"
The cold and low tone suddenly fell into Yan Shu's ears, scaring her so much that she immediately woke up and opened her eyes wide.
Then she turned around and saw that the Shura who had been pestering her in her dream was actually sitting next to her small couch. He was dressed in black, with his elbows resting on the small table. His dark, narrow eyes were bottomless, and he tilted his head to look at her with a faint smile.
Yan Shu tried hard not to scream out in surprise, immediately suppressed her panicked heartbeat and hurriedly stood up to salute.
"My concubine, my concubine, I am rude. I greet your Majesty."
Yan Shu lowered her eyes, feeling extremely panicked. She didn't know how long she had slept, nor how long Xiao Yu had been there.
What I’m even more afraid of is that I don’t know if I’m mumbling in my sleep. If I accidentally say something about my past life, that would be terrible.
Yan Shu still remembered the dream just now. She kept shouting "Don't come" and she didn't know whether she called out Xiao Yu's name.
"When did the king come? Why didn't you wake me up?" Yan Shu raised her eyes and looked at the person in front of her. Her almond eyes were gentle and she looked timid.
Xiao Yu curved his eyes, but did not answer. Instead, he stretched out a hand towards her.
The slender hand with distinct joints was spread upwards, and the girl was stunned for a moment and at a loss.
"Come here." Xiao Yu said again.
When Yan Shu heard this, her heart tightened again. Although she didn't know what Xiao Yu meant, she really didn't dare to disobey. She could only hesitantly place her hand on Xiao Yu's palm.
Then her hand was held tightly, and her whole body was pulled towards him, and finally she fell into Xiao Yu's arms.
Yan Shu was startled and subconsciously wanted to get up, but her waist tightened and her shoulders sank slightly. Xiao Yu's chin pressed towards her, and her nostrils were instantly filled with the cool pine scent of his body.
"Why are you running? Didn't you keep calling my name in the dream just now?"
Xiao Yu's tone was lazy and seemed to contain a hint of joking, but it made Yan Shu suddenly break out in a cold sweat on her back.
He really heard it.
Yan Shu was panicking and had no idea how much Xiao Yu had heard.
The man in front of him seemed to notice the girl's nervousness and uneasiness. He gently tucked the messy hair behind her ears and raised an ambiguous smile on his lips.
"What kind of dream did Lady Yan have just now? She was calling my name and saying no. What did she not want?"
Even though Xiao Yu's tone was light and lazy, Yan Shu still felt a strong sense of oppression.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, not knowing how to explain. After racking her brains, she suddenly had an idea and said, "I, I just dreamed about my time with the king last night..."
Having said this, Yan Shu pretended to be shy and lowered her head.
I secretly thanked myself for being a little smart.
She did shout "no" many times on the couch last night. Although this explanation is a bit embarrassing at this moment, it is not too far-fetched.
After hearing such an answer, ordinary people would not continue to ask questions. Yan Shu naturally thought so too, so she pretended to be shy and wanted Xiao Yu to understand.
But she just forgot that Xiao Yu could not be an ordinary person.
After hearing Yan Shu's words, he not only did not feel ashamed, but he even raised the girl's chin with his fingers, narrowed his narrow eyes slightly, and asked with interest.
"What did you say to me last night?"
Yan Shu's face suddenly turned red, and her watery almond eyes began to wander.
How could this man be so shameless that he would not be satisfied until he heard those shameful things from her own mouth?
As if he couldn't see the shame and anger on the girl in his arms, Xiao Yu said "Hmm?" softly again.
Seeing that he was determined not to give up until she got the answer, Yan Shu bit her lip, closed her eyes and went straight for it.
"I just dreamt of the lovemaking I had with the King last night!"
Xiao Yu half closed his eyelids and saw that the little face he was holding quickly turned red from the slender neck to the ears. The closed eyelashes trembled slightly, like two small palm-leaf fans, and his dark eyes couldn't help but darken.
Yan Shu closed her eyes out of shame and anger, thinking that since she had said it so bluntly, Xiao Yu would not ask any more questions.
And the fact was exactly as Yan Shu thought, Xiao Yu really didn't say another word.
But Yan Shu never thought that he would lower his head and kiss her directly!
The cool scent of snow-covered pine wood instantly entered her nostrils. Yan Shu whimpered and opened her eyes in disbelief.
The man in front of her pinched her chin, lowered his head and kissed her very seriously.
The long eyelashes like crow feathers swept across her cheek, and Yan Shu was stunned for a moment.
In her previous life, Xiao Yu didn't kiss her as soon as he came over. Could it be that everything changed just because of what she said casually?
As Yan Shu was thinking, she suddenly felt a slight pain on her lips. She opened her lips and wanted to say something, but the next moment she was pressed deeper into his arms.
Her breath was completely taken away, and Yan Shu was forced to look up and weakly grasp the collar of Xiao Yu's shirt.
The room was instantly filled with the intertwined scent of gardenia and cold pine, which took a long time to dissipate.
Yan Shu lay in Xiao Yu's arms, breathing lightly, her neck and shoulders were already covered in sweat, her little face was as beautiful as a peony, and her dark, apricot-shaped eyes were full of sparkling water.
Xiao Yu, who was lying under him, had a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and there were slight water stains on his thin lips.
The sky outside the window had darkened at some point, and a full moon had quietly hung on the treetops.
It is said that the moon is fullest on the 16th and 17th respectively. Tonight's moon does seem to be rounder than last night's.
And the people under him are more difficult to deal with than in the previous life.
Yan Shu didn't know how the situation had inexplicably turned out like this. In her previous life, Xiao Yu had never treated her like this since he came to Baohua Palace. Why had everything changed today?
While Yan Shu was concentrating on thinking, she didn't notice that the person under her was also looking at her thoughtfully with his narrow eyes.
"Miss Yan doesn't seem as bold and passionate as she was last night."
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I need to control the word count before I can be on the list, so I will update every other day these days.
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