Night invaded, it was silent, and neither stars nor moon could be seen outside the house.
If you are not careful while walking, you will fall into the endless night and be doomed.
In the Liuhuabaizi tent, Pei Jinting held his head with one hand, lifted the bed curtain, and let the bright red candlelight from outside pour in.
The light and shadow faintly outline the profile of the woman lying next to her, sleeping soundly.
He slowly stretched out his fingers, gently tapped the tip of the sleeping woman's nose, and slid his bony hands along his face to the back of her neck.
She wrinkled her nose slightly, as if she was dissatisfied with this sudden interruption, and subconsciously hid to the side, burying her face in the quilt.
Pei Jinting pulled her over with a little force on his arm.
Her long fingers were entangled in her long hair, and she slowly untied it with great patience.
He buried his face into the soft and warm crook of her neck, rubbing it gently.
The whole body is enveloped in a gentle and warm girl's fragrance.
He whispered, "Gu Yuanyuan, Gu Qingyuan..."
After a while, he moved his body, covered the person beside him with the quilt, and walked out of the inner room.
There were regular and varying knocks on the door outside.
Pei Jinting knocked on the table, and a dark shadow followed the wind into the room. He lowered his head and said,
"Sir, the Ruan family and their daughter will arrive in the city at dawn, and the arrangements will be made accordingly."
Pei Jinting said "hmm",
The shadow hesitated for a while and said,
"Sir, it was for the sake of Duke Zhen that I ruined his daughter's marriage."
"Now that the young master has snatched someone into the house and consummated the marriage in front of His Majesty and the ministers, is it necessary?"
"And your injury... Do you want to bring someone over to take a look at it again?"
Pei Jinting stared, "No need. It's okay."
There have always been several versions of the punishment of the rod in the palace.
It may seem that the skin and flesh are intact, but in fact the muscles and bones inside are broken and the limbs are completely destroyed.
There are also cases where the flesh seems to be intact, but the pain is intense.
There are also cases that appear to be bloody, but are actually not serious.
The emperor also took great pains.
In order to silence Yushitai, and also to reprimand him.
Such a big show of cane punishment was staged.
After waiting for a while, Pei Jinting glanced at the person in front of him, and nonchalantly tapped the table with his long knuckles, his tone neither salty nor cool.
"As for marriage... do you think I am an unlucky person? If I don't marry her, will it be possible for her to go to a Buddhist temple to spend her life? Or send her to the East Palace to be a concubine?"
Pei Jinting obviously didn't want to talk much and saw the guest off without raising his eyes.
The night is dark, and the red candles are stained with red tears.
Gu Qingyuan unexpectedly slept well that night.
I don’t know how long I slept, but I felt vaguely like a man was leaning over me to talk to me, and I felt like I was being suppressed by the Five Finger Mountain, unable to turn over.
Half-opening his eyes, everything was dark.
"What time is it?" She buried her head in the quilt and asked casually.
What answered her was not the maid's voice, but a hoarse male voice,
"It's just past midnight, you can still sleep for a while."
Gu Qingyuan was startled, and it took a lot of effort to hold back the screams that overflowed her mouth.
She took a deep breath for a moment, then calmly sat up holding the quilt.
She had never been too longing for the marriage that came from this covenant before.
I never imagined that my first wedding night would be spent like that.
Fortunately, Pei Jinting didn't embarrass her for too long and asked proactively,
"Why are you awake?"
"You and I are newlyweds, so we can't get up too early, otherwise it will be unreasonable, especially since you and I came here to snatch you..."
His posture was a little loose, and the word "grabbing" was particularly emphasized.
Gu Qingyuan originally wanted to ask about his injury, but when she heard his words, she wished she could just give him a blank look in return.
She opened the quilt and carefully prepared to climb off the end of the bed.
She obviously slept outside the bed last night, but when she woke up, she was inside and still pressed against Pei Jinting.
I wonder if he was injured?
When she was about to step over Pei Jinting's feet, she might have been too careful and couldn't control herself. She stumbled and fell forward. Fortunately, Pei Jinting pulled her back quickly.
The person didn't fall, but the whole thing fell on him.
The familiar smell of cedar on the young man's body and the sharp, hard chest made her head hurt.
He put his strong arms around her waist and smiled softly,
"You were disappointed that you couldn't get married last night, weren't you? Now that I'm better, it's up to you to do whatever you want..."
Gu Qingyuan was hugged and she beat him hard. She was very angry and was not being honest at this time.
Pei Jinting frowned when she hit him and let out a light hiss.
Gu Qingyuan tried to get up in a panic and asked repeatedly,
"Did you pull the injured area? Does it hurt? Don't move, don't move. Do you want me to call the doctor..."
Pei Jinting hugged the girl with both arms and laughed softly.
Seeing him like this, Gu Qingyuan looked at him doubtfully,
"Is your injury really okay? Are you faking it? Is this a ploy?"
Pei Jinting let her go and watched her get out of bed, admiring her sleepy and coquettish look. Then he curled his lips casually and asked with a chuckle,
"If I suffer the punishment of the rod, it will make you feel distressed. I can suffer it as many times as I like."
"But..." he said calmly, "if you don't feel sorry for me, won't this torture plan be ineffective?"
"Still, you feel sorry for your husband?"
Gu Qingyuan couldn't help frowning when she saw that his attitude was lazy and he had returned to the familiar slutty look of the past.
"Your Majesty punishes you like this, which can be considered a light punishment."
Pei Jinting chuckled quietly, and for a moment, the look he received was thought-provoking,
"Gu Yuanyuan, you really want me to be tortured even worse, don't you?"
Questioned by him, Gu Qingyuan slightly updated her voice and said in a deep voice,
"Don't worry, it won't happen. I don't want to be a widow just after being snatched away."
Pei Jinting looked back with a smile, as if he was in a happy mood.
"This afternoon, you will come to the palace with me to thank Long En and thank His Majesty for recognizing our marriage."
After hearing this, Gu Qingyuan's eyes slowly widened, and she weakly rubbed her head.
It seems that everything has deviated from the originally planned path and there is no turning back.
Thinking that Pei Jinting was injured, Gu Qingyuan brought the food to the bedside for Pei Jinting to eat.
She neatly placed the food on the low cabinet, poured a bowl of nourishing soup, and handed it to Pei Jinting.
The soup is clear in color and smells very tempting.
Pei Jinting didn't take action, just looked at her quietly, and after a moment he suddenly said,
"This soup doesn't look like something the chef in the mansion would make."
Gu Qingyuan raised her eyes and glanced at him. Did this person have a dog's nose? She hadn't even drank it yet, but just by smelling it, she knew it wasn't made by the chef in the house.
This soup was an ingredient she had been looking for for a long time, and she personally watched it simmer for a long time before getting it right.
Medicinal prescriptions say this soup is good for wound healing.
Seeing that he didn't take the bowl, Gu Qingyuan paused, pursed her lips and said,
"You don't want to drink?"
Pei Jinting looked at the bowl of soup and said slowly,
"It's inconvenient to go to the ground and I don't want to drink."
Gu Qingyuan looked at him and saw that he was too lazy to bother. She thought he was asking for Qiao and wanted her to feed him soup.
So he sighed, held the bowl, sat on the edge of the bed, picked up the spoon, blew on it, and fed it to his mouth.
"Eat."
He was silently surprised for a few moments, his eyes lingered on the soup full of soup for a moment, and he took a sip casually.