Chapter 74: Commitment
I had a dream.
Perhaps this is not a dream, but a fragment of the past. In my dream, there was myself, Kuang Xiqing, Yan Ke, and even Lu Xiuzhu and Kuang Xizhao, but there was no person I wanted to see the most - Jiang Zhuo.
It's as if she's gone completely out of my world.
I woke up with a sudden start, aching and unable to sit up, so I had to breathe heavily to calm my heart rate, which was still too fast.
The memories flashed back to me at this moment, and I suddenly realized what was the cause of my physical discomfort.
Those misty eyes, ambiguous gasps, frenzied entanglement...... A qiē is by no means a dream for me, but something that actually happens.
I was going to break off with Jiang Zhuo, but in the end I went to Wushan with her inexplicably; The implication that cannot be solved is even worse.
-- What went wrong?
The curtain on the top was a festive red, the incense in the air was the usual smell in my room, and even the bedding was the thickness I was most accustomed to—this was the wedding room that Yan Ke had specially arranged for my wedding, not the room that was so drunk that I was reluctant to leave.
The man I had been obsessed with all night was no longer around.
The heart fell to the bottom in an instant.
"Your Highness, are you awake?" A gentle male voice sounded faintly on the side of the couch, and I realized that I was not alone.
Looking sideways, a man in a silver-red auspicious suit stood with his hands down, waiting respectfully a foot away from the bed, and he didn't know how long he had been there.
"You are Fu ......" I cleared my throat, and suddenly remembered that he had already emphatically said his name, and now that I am his nominal wife, it is not good to call him Fu Gongzi in a sparse manner, and I don't have to teach people to notice that my relationship with Wang Fu is cold, which is not good for anyone, so I changed my words abruptly, "Zhen Zhen, what time is it?" ”
He raised his eyes and looked over, as if he was surprised that I called his name, and a little happy, and hurriedly replied, "Back to Your Highness, the hour has just passed." ”
- At least I haven't slept until three o'clock in the morning, but I'm not far behind.
Fortunately, there are no elders above who need to have morning tea, and it doesn't matter if you get up late, at most teach your subordinates to mutter a few words of youthful frivolity and intemperance.
"Last night...... Uh-huh, why are you in this royal room? I had the heart to ask him how he had come back, but I had some scruples, so I had to take it vaguely to see how he would answer—after all, he was my husband, and on the wedding night I left him to find someone else, and I didn't return all night, so I was slapping him in the face, and if the people of the palace knew, I was afraid that the majesty of his righteous monarch would only be a joke.
The incident with Jiang Zhuo, although it was not my own volition, happened in the end. To be honest, I don't regret it, but I'm a little ashamed when I face Fu Zhenzhen - no matter what, it's always me who loses him.
"There was still a moment left in the morning, and it was His Highness's guards who sent His Highness back, and at that time, Your Highness, you were already asleep, and the slave didn't dare to wake you up, so he stayed by the side until you woke up." He cautiously approached the bed, lifted the curtain, and asked softly, "Your Highness wants to take a bath?" Hot water is ready. ”
According to him, Jiang Zhuo should have quietly sent me back while I was asleep, and sent me to the happy room unconsciously, pretending that I had never left; Thinking that Bingsan, who was an insider, did not have the courage to sue Yan Ke, even if Fu Zhenzhen was dissatisfied, he would only rot the matter in his stomach and would never publicize it everywhere.
I saw the blue and black under his eyes, which was enough to prove that I didn't sleep well at night, and I thought that his words were also true, which made me feel a little more sorry.
"There is labor." I nodded, and wanted to lift the quilt and get up, but I realized that something was wrong when I put my hand on the quilt, but I saw that he was bending over eagerly, waiting for me to stretch out my hand to help.
Ruthlessly, I endured the discomfort in my lower body and slowly stood up - I still had a knee-length bedgown on my body, which could cover my body and keep me from being too embarrassed.
Although I acquiesced that he was my royal husband, and promised to give him the honor he deserved, I was not prepared to expose myself to him—and I had no intention of doing so.
Except for the person I like, I don't want others to see my body, let alone that I had a skin-to-skin relationship with Jiang Zhuo last night, even if she doesn't admit it, my heart and my people belong to her completely.
I won't do anything to be sorry for her, this is my steadfastness to this relationship, and it is also my bottom line.
According to my current body, I'm afraid that I won't be able to walk to the special bath in the house, so as not to stir up the people, and solve it in the bath barrel in the room.
He helped me to the screen, and commanded the attendant to pour hot water into the barrel, sprinkle it with soothing petals, and when the attendant had gone, he took a few steps forward and made a gesture to coat me.
I took a few steps back suddenly, and bumped into the tub with a bang, and my back slammed to the side, and I broke out in a cold sweat in pain, probably blue.
"Your Highness! Are you alright? He was also startled, and hurriedly came up to me to pick up my clothes to check on my injuries.
I grabbed his hand, endured the pain and said, "This king is fine, you go down to rest first, this king can wash himself." ”
"Your Highness? Let the slave serve you......" He looked at me puzzled, still persistent.
I took a deep breath, embarrassed but unquestionable, so I had to reprimand with a cold face: "This king doesn't like to have people next to me when he takes a bath." ”
"It's the slave who has trespassed, Your Highness forgives the sin, the slave ...... That's it. His face turned pale, and at last he bowed his head, saluted, and reluctantly withdrew to the door, closing it gently.
“…… I'm sorry. "My apology was stuck in my throat, and I couldn't say it in front of him.
Licking my parched lips and making sure that no outsiders were present, I immediately took off my bedding clothes and stepped into the barrel - the warm water filled my body with the scent of flower petals, and taught me to finally relax.
Picked up a handful of water mixed with flower petals and poured it on his neck, and wiped it twice at will, only to find that the petals seemed to be stuck to the surface of the skin; I rubbed it again until I felt a tingling in my skin, and then I realized that it wasn't a petal, but a purple color...... Kiss marks.
Starting from the neck and gradually descending, covering almost every corner of the body, you can imagine how fierce the battle was last night. I thought I had left a mark on her back, and subconsciously glanced at my fingers—the nails were full and round, and they were trimmed very evenly, so they shouldn't be too hard.
Fortunately, Fu Zhenzhen was sent out, and there were no attendants watching from the side, otherwise I really can't explain where the traces of happiness in this body come from...... You can't say it's a bug, right?
Smiling self-deprecatingly, I leaned against the wall of the tub and closed my eyes, waiting for the aches and pains in my body to fade a little; I'm afraid that this trace still needs some ointment, and it may not be able to be erased in two or three days.
As I was thinking, I seemed to hear some slight movement in my ears, and I opened my eyes alertly, only to see a figure appear outside the screen.
"Who's where? Vera? Didn't you say don't come to disturb the king? I shrank myself in the tub and asked in a cold voice, but I secretly complained in my heart: If he insisted on breaking in, I couldn't stop it, and I couldn't blame him, teaching him to see the light and the small things, and it would be embarrassing to see these traces.
In the midst of my nervousness, the figure walked in silently - I was relieved at first when I saw her, but the next moment my face turned sharply red, and I didn't know whether to find something to cover her hot eyes, or whether I was not looking for an inch.
"What are you going to do?" I was extremely embarrassed in my heart, but I didn't want to show anything on my face, I looked directly into her eyes and asked lightly.
――Quietly send me back to the wedding room in the morning, isn't it just the idea of pretending that nothing happened?
In that case, I followed her wishes and never mentioned it, just as last night was a dream.
She didn't shy away from approaching, and before I frowned and tried to stop her, she walked behind me without stopping, and her warm palm was on my shoulder, teaching me to feel a stir - the fit at the palm was like a conduction switch, and with a light touch, the fragments that I had deliberately forgotten last night came flooding in, constantly impacting my mind, and teaching me to warm up from head to toe.
"Stop, stop! In broad daylight, you, you, you, you ......" for fear that she would do something out of the ordinary, I hurriedly stopped her, my voice trembled, and I changed my tone, worried that someone would rush in and break this qiē in the next moment.
"Don't worry, it's not what you think," her voice was low, and there was a soothing tenderness in the palm of her hand on my shoulder, but I seemed to hear a hint of displeasure in her tone, "Just to come and see your body, is it a big deal?" ”
――Now that you know that you care about my body, what are you doing?
Besides, this kind of shameful thing, how good, how easy to say!
Suppressing the curvature of the corners of my mouth, I couldn't stare at her, so I had to splash her with my backhand to express my indignation.
"So what? Anyway, no one cares anyway...... Hum! I pretended to be impatient and turned my head, but I waited anxiously for her response.
I couldn't hear her answer for a long time, and my heart was cold, but the next moment I felt that the shoulders were being kneaded more or more lightly or heavily, not only the shoulders, but also the acupuncture points on the back of the neck and arms were taken care of, the gestures were precise, the pinching was measured, and every inch of strength was just right, teaching me to almost follow the mouth to make a sound - I didn't expect that she was actually good at massage; What I didn't expect was that she would do it for me.
"Are you comfortable?" Seeing that I was intoxicated, she asked with a chuckle, her fingers brushing between her collarbones as if they were not, teasing with hints.
After last night, I already understood the other side of her hidden under the indifferent exterior, and I had the intention to stab her a few words, but I was reluctant to do so, just blocked her unruly hand, and pretended to be reluctant: "Let's make a living." ”
Deliberately suppressing her arrogance, not teaching her to be too proud, thinking that it would be easy to lift things over with just a few presses—even though the balance in my heart had tilted in her favor for the most part.
Alas, I can insist on the bottom line and principles in front of anyone, but in the face of Jiang Zhuo, I have repeatedly lowered the bottom line and revised the principles, afraid that one day, I will give up everything for her - I am really afraid of such a day.
When that time comes, am I still me?
She pinched it for a while, the water gradually lost its temperature, only her palm was still hot, I didn't speak, quietly enjoyed this moment of getting along, but I also knew that this was just an illusion of warmth, and she always had to leave.
Taking a deep breath, I still opened my mouth with difficulty, wanting to ask clearly: "Jiang Zhuo, what am I to you?" ”
Annoying suitors?
Abominable boss?
Or is it just a one-night stand?
I don't care that the truth hurts, I just ask for an answer.
"The mountains have trees and branches," she said as she walked up to my side, half-knelt down to eye level with me, and said with a serious face, "I am happy...... Do you know? ”
"Y-You peeked at what I wrote?" My first reaction was to be shocked that she had actually flipped through the manuscript I had written and played when I was bored alone, and had memorized the verses of another world; Then she came to her senses - was she confessing to me?
Stunned, I didn't know what to say, just looked at her blankly: "Are you ...... What do you mean? ”
"Give me some time, and I'll take you away." She softened her eyes, took my hand to her lips, kissed my fingertips gently, and promised word by word.
Staring at her light smile in a daze, I think I finally understood the shock of "suddenly like a night of spring breeze, thousands of trees and pear blossoms".