0p0 Chapter 222 Ah 7's Thoughts
Chapter 222 Ah 7's Thoughts
When Wei Jianning returned to the Crown Prince's residence, it was already dark. Lan Zhi, however, had no desire to sleep. Instead, she sat at the table, staring blankly at the candlelight.
During her time away from home, she missed the feeling of home. When she returned home, she felt incredibly at ease.
Now, thanks to Mao Mao, the Northern Wei Kingdom can have a few years of peace and quiet, and Wei Jianning can finally stop going on expeditions and have time to stay home with her. It's so good, so good.
"Miss..."
As she was imagining her wonderful future life, the sound of a door opening, mixed with Wei Jianning's voice, reached her ears.
She quickly pulled herself together, got up, and went to greet them.
"My lord, you're back? How are they?"
Wei Jianning came up to her, put his arms around her, and nodded gently.
"His Majesty was quite lenient, and each of them was given twenty strokes of the cane and confined for a month."
Lan Zhi nestled in his arms, rubbed her forehead against his chest, and nodded gently.
"That's good. Everything has finally settled down. That's good."
He pulled her out of his arms again, looking at her slightly pale face and dry lips, and with a pang of heartache, he pulled her into his embrace once more.
"My wife, you've suffered these past few days. If you hadn't arrived in time, I might have died silently and been labeled as a useless piece of trash. So, thank you."
Lan Zhi hugged his waist tightly and nodded coquettishly.
"Okay, then you'd better make it up to me."
"What kind of compensation do you want? Jewelry or clothing?"
She shook her head vigorously.
"I don't want any of those material possessions."
"That……"
She looked up at him, biting her lip shyly, and giggled:
"I want you."
Wei Jianning chuckled, lifted her chin with one hand, and without a word, kissed her.
His warm lips covered hers, moving back and forth. Her hands slowly moved down, arousing his entire body. His kiss suddenly became fierce, as if he wanted to take her into his mouth, chew her up, and swallow her whole.
The kiss was long and passionate, pressing their bodies together. He couldn't bear to let go of her lips and carried her to the bedside.
Only when he reached the bedside did he impatiently push her down onto the bed, and then began to gently unbutton her clothes, his gaze fixed on her face.
She smiled gently, a smile tinged with affection...
Tonight, this bedroom is destined to be anything but peaceful. The air here has become sweet, and even the snow outside seems to be melting in the warmth.
……
There has been an unusually heavy snowfall this winter, one after another, chilling people to the bone.
Just after 9 PM, Yuan Tianxiong was carried back.
Originally strong and healthy, he didn't take the twenty strokes of the rod seriously at all, but because of Wei Jianning's words, the twenty strokes became heavier than the forty strokes, and his buttocks were almost bleeding.
When Ah Qi heard the news of his injury, he rushed to see him. He was lying on the bed, groaning softly...
Ah Qi couldn't help but sigh:
"Brother Yuan, is twenty strokes of the cane really that painful?"
Yuan Tianxiong glared at her, baring his teeth.
"Twenty strokes of the cane would have been nothing, but His Highness was ruthless and made me take twenty more strokes for Yujie. Those servants were also vicious; they hit me as if I were an enemy. Ouch!"
As soon as he moved, a tearing pain shot through his buttocks. He quickly waved his hand.
"I can't talk about it anymore, it hurts..."
Ah Qi moved closer to him and asked with concern,
"What should we do? How about I get you a hot towel to put on it?"
Yuan Tianxiong was immediately frightened and shook his head vigorously in refusal.
"no, I'm fine……"
Ah Qi glanced at his buttocks and said, "How about I help you change your clothes?"
"no, I'm fine."
Startled, Yuan Tianxiong shifted further into the bed, shaking his head in panic.
“I can change it myself, no need for Miss Qi to do it.”
Ah Qi's face immediately turned red.
From a young age, she admired generals like Yuan Tianxiong, who were clad in armor and exuded heroic spirit.
Now, a general, though not particularly handsome, but quite masculine, is constantly in her sight, and she doesn't know when she fell in love with him.
This is why she braved the freezing cold and came to his room in the middle of the night to take care of him.
However, Yuan Tianxiong seemed very resistant to her. But the more he acted this way, the more she felt that he was a good man who was not interested in women and was worthy of her entrusting her life to.
"Miss Qi, it's getting late. You should go back to sleep. And please turn off the light for me."
Ah Qi hurriedly shook his head.
"Brother Yuan, I'm not sleepy. I'd better stay and take care of you! What if you need to use the restroom? You'll need someone with you."
what?
Yuan Tianxiong swallowed hard and refused again:
"I don't need to use the outhouse, I just want to sleep, Miss Qi, please, go back now!"
"I'm not leaving..."
As Ah Qi spoke, she reached out to cover him with the blanket. Her arm went over his body, and her upper body was on top of him. He was so scared that he wanted to use his hands to block her, but a sharp pain came from his buttocks, and he instinctively let out a cry of "Ouch!"
"what happened to you?"
Ah Qi quickly looked down at him.
"Brother Yuan, what's wrong? Are you in pain again?"
Yuan Tianxiong coughed loudly and turned his face to the side to ease his embarrassment.
Ah Qi seemed to realize that her current actions were a bit ambiguous, and quickly stood up straight.
"Brother Yuan, I... I just wanted to cover you with a blanket, please... please don't misunderstand."
Yuan Tianxiong immediately stammered:
"No...no misunderstanding. I have always...always treated you and Xiangxiu as my own younger sisters, and I will continue to treat you as my own younger sister from now on."
"Brother Yuan..."
When Aqi heard this, she felt her mood plummet. She wanted to ask him if he had any feelings for her, but she held back the words.
She was afraid that if she asked that question, and the other person didn't like her at all, they wouldn't even be able to be friends anymore.
The main reason was that she knew that Princess Yujie had followed him on this expedition, and that Princess Yujie also liked him, but she didn't know how their relationship would develop.
Between her and Princess Yujie, Brother Yuan would definitely choose Princess Yujie.
She sighed sadly and muttered to herself:
"Well... you should rest well, I'll go back now."
She fled from Yuan Tianxiong's room as if escaping, afraid that if she lingered even a moment longer, her little scheme would be exposed.
Yuan Tianxiong lay on the bed as if he had been given a great relief, and his tense nerves finally relaxed a bit.
Early the next morning
The snow finally stopped, and the sky cleared up.
As the sunlight climbed onto the roof, Wei Jianning arrived at Yuan Tianxiong's room and saw him lying on the bed drinking porridge.
"Ok!"
He coughed lightly, covering his mouth with the back of his hand. Yuan Tianxiong quickly put down the spoon in his hand, swallowed the porridge in his mouth, and tried to get up to bow.
"Your Highness..."
"Don't get up."
Wei Jianning simply pulled up a chair and sat down in front of him, looking at him with a mocking expression.
"How does it feel? Does your butt feel like it's been bruised and battered?"
Yuan Tianxiong shook his head, then nodded vigorously.
"That's good. It makes the subordinate realize his mistake and won't dare to repeat it in the future."
"You got this time because of Yu Jie; otherwise, even eight of your heads wouldn't be enough to cut off."
Mentioning Yu Jie, Wei Jianning frowned and asked:
"Do you know that she has feelings for you?"