chapter Ten
The tassel of the wedding crown was broken, and the crystal multi-colored beads rolled into the bright red wedding quilt. Amidst the sound of the bed shaking, one or two beads rolled from the bed to the floor, ticking, ticking, until they rolled to the corner and made no sound at all.
Shi Yunlin made a promise to herself this morning that she would never shed tears if she wanted to get married with dignity. But it was so uncomfortable, as if my body no longer belonged to me, and my bones were no longer in their original place, as if they were about to fall apart. She didn't know how many tears she had shed. She subconsciously stretched out her hand to push Qi Shanlang. When her fingertips touched Qi Shanlang's strong forearm pressing against her waist, she retracted her hand as if she had been burned.
She bit her lip and looked over with tearful eyes, wanting to apologize, but Qishanlang suddenly looked over. With their eyes facing each other, Shi Yunlin saw a strange color in Qishanlang's pupils, somewhere between blue and pale.
Shi Yunlin was stunned, forgetting even the pain.
Qishanlang frowned and lowered his head to hide his eyes.
However, Shi Yunlin had a lot of thoughts in her mind for a moment, remembering the rumors told by General Zhao - General Zhao said that Qishan Lang's father might not be human.
It seemed ridiculous and impossible at first, but why were his pupils that color when I just caught a glimpse of him? If the rumors are true...will he suddenly transform from human to wolf one day and tear her into pieces and eat her alive?
While shaking, Shi Yunlin glanced at her bulging belly from the corner of her eye. If he puts the seed into her belly, will she give birth to a litter of wolf pups?
Shi Yunlin secretly glanced at Qishanlang's eyes again. She couldn't help but shuddered, rolled her eyes, and fainted from fear.
After a while, Qishan Lang realized that Shi Yunlin had stopped moving. He paused, leaned over and patted her face gently. Shi Yunlin remained motionless.
Qishan Lang's brows furrowed even more. He leaned forward, put the tip of his nose close to Shi Yunlin, and sniffed her breath.
Oh, still alive.
Qi Shanlang's forehead rested on Shi Yunlin's eyebrows. He closed his eyes and relaxed for a while. When he opened them again, his eyes had returned to their dark luster.
He didn't understand why his eyes changed color at this time. In the past, they would only occasionally turn pale when they were happy killing people or fighting beasts.
Qishanlang turned over to the other side of the bed and sat there cross-legged, staring at Shi Yunlin in confusion. People who are fearless and unruly are now in trouble.
When Shi Yunlin woke up, she felt very stuffy, so stuffy that she couldn't breathe. She opened her eyes drowsily, and the first thing she saw was the arm lying in front of her.
An arm as thick as her calf was placed in front of her, holding her in place. With just one glance, Shi Yunlin suddenly woke up completely and knew that Qishan Lang was holding her behind her.
Shi Yunlin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. She forced herself to close her eyes or look away, but every time she quietly turned her gaze back, her eyes fell on Qishan Lang's arm lying in front of her.
She couldn't ignore the presence of Qishan Wolf at all.
She carefully raised her hand, trying to take Qishanlang's arm away, but after moving her hand for a long time, she finally moved it close to Qishanlang's arm, and she felt like she didn't know where to start.
She didn't dare.
What should I do if I wake him up? She would rather he sleep and sleep until the end of time.
A sudden knock on the door startled Shi Yunlin, and her shoulders shook violently.
Xi Niang smiled outside and said: "Madam, I have sent you some wedding cakes and meals. You eat some first."
Shi Yunlin was so angry that she didn't dare to breathe or respond.
How did she respond? Let Xi Niang see herself in a mess, with a broken wedding crown, a messed up bed, and the groom who was supposed to be at the wedding party already lying on the wedding bed? But compared to these, she was still more afraid of waking Qishan Wolf, and she didn't dare to face Qishan Wolf.
Shi Yunlin didn't know that the moment she woke up, Qishan Wolf behind her had opened her eyes and was looking at her.
The people outside waited and did not receive a response, so they couldn't help but knock on the door again, this time with a stronger force. Xi Niang said again: "Madam, you haven't had a meal at noon. It's almost midnight. You need to take care of your stomach first. You're still busy with the wedding ceremony in the evening."
Shi Yunlin bit her lip, knowing she couldn't be so frozen, but her mind went blank.
The palace maids following Xi Niang started talking quietly.
"Is there any accident?"
"Hush... Good luck, but don't say anything unlucky."
"I'm also worried that Princess Xiang won't be able to think about it. It's not like the princesses who got married didn't always cry and live in search of death. What's more, marrying..." The little palace maid lowered her voice and did not dare to say the name.
"The door is locked from the inside. We can't wait like this. If someone is killed, we won't even think about living..."
"When Princess Xiang asks us all to go out, we shouldn't all leave..."
Another palace maid asked Xi Niang for instructions: "Shall we break the door? Even if it is a misunderstanding, we are still worried about the safety of the general's wife!"
Hit the door? Shi Yunlin suddenly woke up from shock. She calmed down her chaotic mind and said, feigning anger: "This princess just wants to take a break. Why are you arguing outside?"
She is a golden princess, and it is easy to speak in such a tone.
There was silence immediately outside. After a while, Xi Niang smiled and said: "Today is a day of hard work. Madam, rest first. We will come back in a while."
Listening to the footsteps walking away outside, Shi Yunlin temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.
Shi Yunlin also understood that the Qishan Wolf behind her must have woken up, and there was no point in continuing to cover her ears. The wedding ceremony wasn't over yet. There were drinks and hair tying in the evening. She had to clean up quickly and couldn't stand still like this.
She bit her lower lip lightly and whispered: "General, let go, I want to get up..."
The hand on her body was immediately withdrawn.
Shi Yunlin lowered her head and fumbled to pick up the clothes on the bed. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of her skirt being pressed under Qishanlang's legs. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look around. She pulled it over and got out of bed holding the clothes. With her feet on the ground, she was about to stand up when her legs went weak and she fell directly onto the footrest under the bed.
Qishanlang stretched out his hand to help him, but Shi Yunlin subconsciously shrank her shoulders and evaded to the other side.
Qishanlang withdrew his hand.
Shi Yunlin didn't have time to think about anything else. She stood up holding her clothes and hurried to the other side of the screen to get dressed. She slowly packed her clothes and didn't want to go out, when she heard the sound of opening and closing.
After a long time, when she came out from behind the screen, Qishan Wolf was no longer in the room. Even the stained mattress has been replaced with a new one.
Shi Yunlin stood in the middle of the room in despair, her mouth was deflated, and she wanted to cry.
Another half hour later, when Xi Niang returned to the new house with several maids, Shi Yunlin was already sitting dignifiedly on the wedding bed.
Xiniang secretly looked at Shi Yunlin's expression, but her face turned a little red, and she didn't notice anything else. But the wedding crown was missing. But since we have arrived at the new house, it doesn't matter if we don't wear a wedding crown.
Later, Qishanlang came back from a banquet. Shi Yunlin's heart suddenly jumped, but she still had to endure her fear and pretend to be calm.
Xi Niang continued to preside over the follow-up process of the wedding ceremony, and led Qi Shanlang to sit down next to Shi Yunlin. His approach immediately made Shi Yunlin's hand on his knee freeze.
Xi Niang read a congratulatory message, and the palace maid stepped forward, picked out a strand of hair from Shi Yunlin's temples, and then carefully held a strand of Qishanlang's hair, and carefully tied it with a red rope at the ends of their hair. Previous knot.
Shi Yunlin glanced out of the corner of her eye. The hair tied together really looked like shackles.
Xi Niang solemnly held the scissors tied with red silk, cut off the ends of the two people's hair tied together, and put it into the brocade box.
The maid brought two more glasses of wine. Shi Yunlin turned sideways and raised the wine bottle. When their wrists were intertwined, Shi Yunlin was forced to raise her eyes and look at Qishanlang. Seeing his black eyes, Shi Yunlin quickly looked away and raised her head to drink. The spicy taste entered her throat, making her want to cry.
Xiniang brought another bowl of dumplings and handed the chopsticks to Shi Yunlin, when Shi Yunlin took a small bite of the dumplings. Seeing that she didn't speak, Xi Niang immediately asked: "Is it raw or cooked?"
Shi Yunlin knew the process of the wedding ceremony. At this time, Xiniang would bring her raw dumplings to eat, and asked her to say "生", which means to have a baby early.
Shi Yunlin chewed the raw dumplings slowly without saying a word.
Xi Niang became anxious and asked, "Are you giving birth or not?"
She didn't want to give birth to a litter of wolf cubs. Shi Yunlin ate the raw dumplings gracefully without making a sound.
The smile on Xi Niang's face could hardly be held back. She has lived for more than half her life, and has presided over countless wedding ceremonies from the royal family to the poor. She has never seen such silent newlyweds.
Xi Niang gritted her teeth and continued the process, helping Shi Yunlin to bathe and change clothes. Shi Yunlin didn't want them to see the marks on her body, so she asked them to go out and clean up by herself.
Shi Yunlin slowly packed herself up and put on the thin red gauze pajamas that Xi Niang had placed next to her.
She hid in the inner room for a while, unwilling to go back to her new house. When she felt that she could no longer hide like this, she reluctantly moved back to her new house.
Shi Yunlin glanced quietly and saw Qi Shanlang sitting at the table, pouring wine with his head bowed. Shi Yunlin quickly averted her gaze and silently returned to the bed. When Xi Niang and these maids were there, Shi Yunlin was worried about the unavoidable wedding ceremony, but when they all left and she and Qi Shanlang were the only ones in the room, she began to be afraid again.
Qishanlang put down the wine bottle, stood up and walked towards the bed. Seeing Qishan Wolf approaching him step by step, his tall body blocked the dim light of the candle in the room, and his vision suddenly dimmed. The huge sense of oppression made Shi Yunlin almost breathless, and her rationality reminded Shi Yunlin of what her mother taught her.
She endured the pain in her legs and stood up, pretending to be calm and reaching out to undress him. But she couldn't untie Qishan Lang's belt. Seeing her trembling hands, Shi Yunlin realized that her forced calmness had no effect at all. She suddenly burst into tears, whispered that it hurt, choked, and repeated the pain twice in a low voice. A few days ago, she had sworn that she would never beg for mercy as a princess, but now she looked up at Qishanlang with tearful eyes. I can't say the word "please" out of my mouth, but my eyes are full of pleading.
Suddenly there was a chaotic sound of footsteps outside, and a person ran to the door and said in a panic: "General, there is news from Feizhou. Ke Xiuyong was captured as you expected! Your Majesty asked you to go..."
Qi Shanlang suddenly grabbed the aromatherapy bottle on the bedside table in annoyance and threw it towards the door. With a crisp sound, the celadon aromatherapy bottle fell to pieces.
Half of what the person outside said was stuck in his throat, and he fell to the ground in fright. He quickly got up and ran away without daring to say another word.
In the room, Shi Yunlin looked at the smashed porcelain, her legs went weak and she fell to the edge of the couch. Her face turned pale with fright, as if the bottle had not hit the door but her head.
Qishanlang turned around and looked at Shi Yunlin condescendingly.
Shi Yunlin looked up at him. "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt anymore..." She shook her head in panic, and the tears in her eyes fell. Pain is better than being smashed to death.
Qishanlang looked at Shi Yunlin's fearful look and frowned slowly.
Why did she become so afraid of him? When they met before, she wasn't so afraid of him. He didn't want to bully Shi Yunlin, nor did he want to scare her. He just didn't expect her to be so... delicate.
Qishanlang has a headache.
He sighed and said, "Stop crying."
Shi Yunlin was stunned for a moment, with tears filling her eyes, half-falling. She looked at him in surprise and blurted out: "Can you speak?"
This time, it was Qishanlang who was stunned by the question.
Didn't he talk to her?
