Chapter 14
Shi Yunlin seemed to be having a recurring nightmare, and the bed curtains shaking all night were the accompaniment of this nightmare.
A gap appeared between the two bed curtains at some point, and the light from outside the bed curtains leaked into the bed. The light and shadow that came in staggeredly covered Shi Yunlin's tearful cheeks. Later, the mattress was also stained, and the whole bed was filled with moisture.
Shi Yunlin lay on the pillow, closing her eyes and sipping softly. There were tears in the corners of her closed eyes, and a small pool of tears slowly accumulated between the corners of her eyes and the bridge of her nose. Her hand resting on the pillow accidentally touched Qishan Lang's wrist. Her slender fingers trembled slightly and she immediately curled up.
She liked to play with rag dolls when she was a child. She feels that now she has become Qishanlang's rag doll, being manipulated and played with at will.
She misses home.
She wants to go home.
Not Evergreen Lane, but my hometown.
The stuffy heat in the bed caused the quilts to be piled in the corner. Qishan Lang took Shi Yunlin's body into his arms, and she snuggled obediently against his chest, the color of snow and the color of wheat matching each other.
Shi Yunlin faintly heard a rooster crow in the distance. Her eyelashes trembled slightly and she pulled her eyes out tiredly. She looked out through the gap between the bed curtains and saw that the window was already white.
It's almost dawn.
She was bound to be late for the palace banquet today. Shi Yunlin murmured to herself twice, vaguely mixed with grievances.
Qishan Lang was just about to fall asleep when he heard her moans. He opened his eyes and looked at the person lying in his arms. He didn't hear what she murmured clearly. He just thought she was cold and pulled the quilt in the corner. , covering her body indiscriminately.
The pale color in his pupils had disappeared, but there was still a faint feeling of pain in his eyes. His eyes hadn't changed for a long time, but they had happened frequently when he was in contact with Shi Yunlin recently. The long-lost pain made Qishan Lang press the corners of his eyes.
I came over again when it was green. I stood outside the door and hesitated for a long time, not daring to go in. She had already learned from the boy that Qishanlang had returned last night. She took another look at the long knife that Qishanlang casually threw outside the door, and she couldn't help but take half a step back.
Don't dare to enter. Don't dare to enter.
She wandered in the yard for a while, hesitant about whether to wake up Shi Yunlin or not. Two-quarters of an hour later, she finally made up her mind to call someone, carefully walked around the long knife, walked to the door, and knocked gently.
"Madam, it's already a quarter past two o'clock..."
The room was quiet and there was no response.
Youlu's whole brows furrowed. She looked at the closed door, but she didn't have the guts to push it in directly.
Maybe the general came back last night, and his wife fell asleep too late, so it was difficult to wake her up now. He walked around the yard again for a while, then stood outside the door again to tell the time.
She knocked on the door every two-quarters of an hour, and on the third time, she finally heard a noise in the room.
The door was pushed open by Qishan Lang from inside.
The moment he saw Qishan Wolf, his face turned pale with fright. He knelt down and spoke incoherently: "General, Princess Mingci held a plum blossom appreciation banquet in the palace today for Madam. This place is a bit far from the palace. Madam Worry……"
"boom--"
The door was closed in front of Youlu, and half of what Youlu said came to an abrupt end.
She chattered endlessly, and her sentences were so long that Qishan Lang didn't want to waste his brains to listen.
Shi Yunlin turned over and yawned softly.
Qishanlang walked back to the bed, opened the bed curtain and looked at her sleeping soundly.
He stared at Shi Yunlin motionless until Shi Yunlin faintly felt a chill falling on her in her sleep.
She endured the sleepiness and opened her eyes, and saw the Qishan Wolf staring at her. Her eyes widened instantly, and she suddenly woke up with fear, and her body shrank back almost instinctively.
Qishan Lang paused and looked away.
Shi Yunlin sat up and placed her palms on her heart to suppress her frightened and rapid heartbeat. After a while, she realized how empty her heart was. She glanced down and quickly pulled the quilt next to her to cover it.
When I woke up, I also remembered about entering the palace today. She turned to look for the leftover clothes and picked up the close-fitting clothes. Before she could put them on, she found that the strap was broken.
It was torn apart by a Qishan wolf last night.
Shi Yunlin frowned and shouted: "Green again!"
As soon as she opened her mouth, she realized that her throat was scratchy, and she was complaining more deeply about Qishanlang. She pursed her lower lip tightly, and called her twice more, but no one answered.
She was discouraged, pushed the quilt around her body with a little annoyance, and got out of bed. As if Qishanlang was no longer there, she walked quietly to the closet, stood in front of the closet and rummaged through her clothes. .
Hearing the footsteps of Qishan Wolf behind her, Shi Yunlin braced herself and pretended not to know, but her heart was pounding. Then, she heard the sound of Qishan Lang dragging the chair. The sound of chair legs scraping the ground was a bit harsh in the silence of the room.
Shi Yunlin quickly pulled off a robe from the closet and wrapped it around her body before turning back to look at Qishan Lang. She saw him sitting carelessly on a chair and looking at her.
His gaze made Shi Yunlin uncomfortable. She immediately turned her head and hurried inside to freshen up and change clothes.
After Shi Yunlin finished picking it up, she came out of the inner room and saw Qishan Lang still sitting there, even his posture had not changed.
Shi Yunlin understood her situation in her heart. She was not representing herself alone. She couldn't anger Qishanlang, but the anger in her heart was suppressed and suppressed, and not losing her temper was the limit of her endurance.
She passed Qishan Lang with her head sullenly and walked straight out without looking at him. When passing by Qi Shan Lang, Qi Shan Lang suddenly held her wrist.
Shi Yunlin bit her lower lip and tried to speak in a calm tone: "I want to go to the palace for the banquet, but it's already late."
She turned her wrist, broke away from Qishanlang's shackles, and pushed the door open.
In the yard, Er Dongzi was jumping up and down, teasing and talking to Youlu. Youlu had a straight face and didn't want to pay attention to anyone at all.
Seeing Shi Yunlin coming out, Youlu hurriedly left Er Dongzi behind, hurried up to meet him, took a look at Shi Yunlin's face, and said, "Madam, I called you this morning, but it was the general who opened the door..."
What happened next was not elaborated on. Shi Yunlin also understood.
It's already late anyway, so there's no point in worrying about it. Shi Yunlin sighed and said, "Is the carriage ready? Let's go."
His face turned green and his face turned pale. Er Dongzi took the initiative and said, "Madam, you want to use a carriage? The general sent the carriage to pick up people early in the morning."
Youlu hurriedly added: "I've already asked people to make further preparations."
Shi Yunlin saw that Youlu and Er Dongzi, who were standing opposite her, looked past her, and knew that Qishanlang had left the house. She turned around and watched Qishan Lang walking towards this side step by step.
Shi Yunlin gritted her teeth and stared at Qishanlang with a frown. She felt that the obedience she had been pretending to be submissive during this time was about to become unbearable. A person who is a princess from birth, no matter how good-tempered she is, is not someone who can be kneaded by others.
Qishan Lang had already walked in front of him. Shi Yunlin took a deep breath and turned her back, out of sight and out of mind.
"Where to go?" Qishanlang asked.
Shi Yunlin remained silent.
Qi Shanlang went to hold her wrist, but Shi Yunlin shook it off without even thinking, nor did she look back at him.
Youlu and Erdongzi quickly lowered their heads, pretending they saw nothing.
After Shi Yunlin shook off Qi Shanlang's hand, she immediately regretted it. She knew that things were different now, and she was no longer the princess of Xiang. She shouldn't lose her temper, let alone do it in front of the servants.
But the anger in my heart was too heavy. In other words, it's not anger, but grievance. She begged Qishanlang several times last night and said she would get up early this morning. All the requests she had made in the first half of her life were not as many as she had made to Qishan Lang. Today's tardiness was just an introduction, leading to her grievances of being treated indifferently and roughly several times.
And those rough treatments that seem to be taken for granted are grievances that cannot be expressed in words.
The more I can't say it, the more uncomfortable it accumulates in my heart. I feel uncomfortable in my heart, I feel uncomfortable in my body, I feel uncomfortable everywhere. Shi Yunlin lowered her head and looked at the corner of her skirt.
Shi Yunlin was in an embarrassing situation after losing her temper. She could neither look back and apologize to Qishanlang shamelessly, nor could she continue to be stubborn.
In the midst of a stalemate, Qishan Lang turned to look at Youlu and asked, "What did you say this morning?"
The one who was suddenly called was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly replied: "General, Princess Mingci held a plum blossom appreciation banquet in the palace today for Madam. This place is a bit far from the palace. Madam is worried that she will be late tomorrow morning, so she asked the servant to Wake up Madam at Mao hour..."
Er Dongzi winked at Youlu and lowered his voice to remind: "Speak slowly..."
Youlu spoke in a panic and didn't notice Er Dongzi's reminder. Shi Yunlin heard Er Dongzi's words. Shi Yunlin glanced at Er Dongzi in surprise, then quietly turned to look at Qishan Lang.
Youlu has finished his speech.
Qishan Lang lowered his head slightly, lowered his eyes, and raised his eyebrows slightly in thought. He remained silent and motionless, letting the morning light leaking from the gaps in the flowing clouds fall on half of his shoulders.
I don't know if it was because the atmosphere was too awkward, but Shi Yunlin felt that Qishan Lang was silent for a long time.
Qishan Lang finally responded. He raised his eyes, and a faint cluster of morning light fell into his bright eyes. He turned to look at Shi Yunlin and said, "I understand."
Shi Yunlin was stunned and didn't understand what Qi Shanlang meant. But she faintly noticed something in her heart.
Qishanlang whistled, and the horse neighed. The black horse galloped from outside the courtyard, raised its front hooves and stopped in front of Qishan Wolf. The neighing is not over yet.
Qishan Lang directly grasped Shi Yunlin's waist and lifted her up. Shi Yunlin was already sitting on the horse with Qishan Lang.
"Where are you taking me? Qishanlang, where are you taking me?" Shi Yunlin asked quickly.
"Going to a banquet."
The horse had already galloped out of the yard carrying the two people.
Er Dongzi stood there with his eyes wide open, staring at Shi Yunlin's leaving back. Even though Qishanlang had already gone far, he still subconsciously took half a step back in horror. Did he hear it correctly? The lady calls the general "Qishanlang"? How dare she call Qishan Lang like that in front of him? How dare she? What's the difference between this and calling someone a bastard in person?
The big black horse stopped in front of the palace, and the guards in front of the palace looked this way.
Qishanlang held Shi Yunlin's waist and put her down from the horse.
Shi Yunlin brushed her wind-blown hair on her temples and was in no hurry to enter the palace. She raised her head, looked at Qishan Lang sitting on the horse, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Are you going back?"
Qishanlang nodded.
Shi Yunlin asked again: "When will we leave the capital and return to Qishan?"
Qishan Lang paused and said, "Tomorrow."
Shi Yunlin continued to ask: "When the plum blossom appreciation feast is over today, will the carriage come to pick me up? Or will you pick me up?"
This time, Qishanlang obviously paused for a longer time, and even frowned before saying: "Me."
Shi Yunlin lowered her eyes, feeling certain in her heart. It turned out that he probably didn't understand what she said to him last night while crying.
Shi Yunlin suddenly stopped being angry.
She is a human, and the opposite person is a half-human. It would be too stingy for her to be angry because of the stupidity of a half-human who is not a human.
Shi Yunlin turned around and followed the palace attendant who led the way into the palace.
Another palace steward came up to Qishanlang, bent down and respectfully asked him if he had anything to do before entering the palace. Before the steward had finished asking the question, Qishanlang had already turned around and left.
Even though Qishanlang's horse was rushing to see him off, Shi Yunlin was still late.
The Baiyuan Garden was filled with courtiers, and at first glance, they were all dressed up carefully. They were even more colorful than the garden full of red plums.
Shi Yunlin followed the maid who led the way into the Baiyuan Garden. She was obviously a newly married bride, but compared to the beauties in the garden, she was very indifferent.
It's not that she doesn't like dressing up, it's just that she has no money.
