Xing got down from the roof when Rijun approached her and the Emperor got back into the Study after Rijun greeted him. Their relations.h.i.+p did seem strained.But, Unlike Weiye, the first thing Rijun noticed was the White Tiger Token hanging in Xing"s waist and gave a polite bow.
"Can you tell me what happened on your way here?", he was polite as he talked. Not only this woman inquired him about Xu Mama but also she seems close with his father spending time with him a lot lately and his father seems to be in good health lately after he met her. Now he had learnt that she is the bearer of the White Tiger Token. So it is his duty to be polite with her.
And for some reason he liked her even though by his wife"s words she should be some kind of demon who destroys and should be exterminated. She even told him the Emperor is under her spell and he should be rescued from her clutches too. But why does he find her adorable... Like how he feels thinking about his late little sister? She is obviously a different person!
"Your wife asked her maid to slap me because I refused to move back my carriage after Chu Zhilan blocked my way",Xing answered flatly a bit surprised by her brother"s behaviour.
Why is he not fighting me for the sake of his wife?
Rijun sighed deeply after hearing her reply, "I apologise on behalf of my wife. Thank you for not sending her to prison this time"
Is he insinuating I can send her to prison in the future? Xing was confused.
"I did it for the sake of father.. Um... Your father... The Prime Minister",Xing replied truthfully.
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"Oh!", Rijun nodded. "Get in!", he pointed at the study thinking she"d be talking with the Emperor, "It"s cold outside"
"Its fine,bro...Minister. I"m leaving", Xing was really surprised. Somehow it felt like how he"d treat her before. Does he remember me?
"Xu mama never went back to her village. All her tracks are gone after she left the Prime Minister"s Manor. There aren"t even records of her pa.s.sing the city gates", Xing told Rijun and she could see him widen his eyes in surprise.
She"d been trying to find Xu mama in the past days but it didnt lead anywhere.
Why does this seem fishy? Rijun thought. And why is she obsessed with Xu mama?
"It"s fine though!", Xing smiled seeing her brother in a deep thought, "Even if she had reincarnated, I can track her... Minister Huang, have a good day", she said with a smile and turned to leave but all Rijun could feel was a strange familiar threatening aura.
If anything had happened to Xu mama and it is your wife"s fault, I won"t let her go, brother!
"Wait!", Rijun stopped her and Xing turned to look at him, "Aren"t you cold?", he pointed at the wet patch on her shoulder courtesy of the crybaby Emperor.
"I"m fine!", Xing smiled. She always felt warm anyway. Fei Lian"s protection is awesome. Also she noticed the barrier against the G.o.ds around the palace had gone. Did Master Yuan put it down?
"You don"t have anyone else with you?", he asked looking around. He had never seen a lady without a maid by her side.
"No I..."
" Don"t wander alone, it is not safe", Rijun said patting her head and it was the same warmth her brother always had on him, when he hit her or patted her and he still is the brother who loved her a lot.
"You are living in the Rui w.a.n.g"s Manor, right? Take my carriage when you leave. And have someone with you at all times", Rijun"s face had the same gentleness as always making Xing speechless. She wanted to hug him and call him "brother" to her heart"s content.
But it is better that he doesn"t remember her too! Makes it easy to investigate his wife.
Rijun looked at the flabbergasted woman in front of him and realised he"d done it again. Previously he hit her, now he is patting her... But it felt so familiar and he patted her head a couple more times before he turned and left.
Xing went back into the study to get the cloak Chenglei gave her to see it gone. Did he pick it up?
Poor Xing didn"t know her man had misunderstood her and left enraged not before picking up his cloak.
"Brother has asked me to arrange a carriage for your return. It seems like he has work to do", the Emperor her showed a note in Chenglei"s handwriting.
Xing didn"t think much of it and returned back in the carriage her brother sent her. She expected Chenglei would join her for dinner like in the past few days but he didn"t and she already missed him.
After taking a bath and drinking her usual honeyed milk, Xing went to bed and she went to sleep pretty soon. Xiao Mei had a small room beside her room to stay and her Manor usually had lesser guards.
Why waste money on guards when two G.o.ds are watching over you, right?
In the middle of the night, Xing felt something heavy over her and she couldn"t move as she felt like her hands were pinned up her head and she felt uncomfortable as her face felt covered by something ticklish and a strong odour of alcohol entered her nose.
Xing woke up hissing with pain in her ears as it burned like it was bit and the familiar silver hair came to her view the moment she woke up. She couldn"t even see his face.
Chenglei was straddling over her sitting in her thighs with his right hand holding both her hands above her head and his lips were gnawing on her face and Xing could not move even a bit. His hold was strong and she was still muddled just awake from her sleep.
"Oww! What are....", before she could finish her sentence, Chenglei looked into her confused eyes with his eyes dark and filled with emotions and with no consideration for her, he pressed his mouth on her mouth hard stopping her from speaking.
Xing would not call it a kiss because he was just pressing her hard and she was too confused by his behaviour.
What is he trying to do?
Chenglei who left the palace enraged, got drunk trying to get over this woman who has someone else in his heart. His mind only wandered to extremes and for some reason he could not even decide to forget her. So in his rage that seemed to be only kindled more by the alcohol he had, he stupidly decided to claim her body by force so she has no other way but to accept him.
What if she has someone else in her heart? He"d claim her body and her heart has to follow, right?
He easily got to her room and there she was, sleeping deeply like the flower she was. He sat by her side and her beautiful face was too pure and lovely.
Will she cry if I hurt her? She seems to cry a lot!
He gently traced his fingers on her cheek and there it was... the pleased smile... The smile he had seen on her when she thinks about the one in her heart.
How dare she misunderstand me for him, again? Let"s see about that!
He straddled above her and held her pet.i.te hands above her head. Both of her wrists fit inside his one hand and the snowy white arms visible were beguiling.
Will it break if I hold them too hard?
He loosened his grip a bit and looked at that woman who is making him do a vile act, still peacefully sleeping.
Is she that dumb?
Somehow a smile crept up his lips. But he didn"t know how to continue from there. I"m sitting over her and then...
What should I do?