sbdcsierra Chapter 39 Winter
Chapter 39 Winter
As usual, Wen Jiu got up, ignored everyone's strange looks, ran around the palace twice and returned to his residence.
Chunxue handed him a handkerchief and whispered in Wen Jiu's ear, "Your Highness, everything is ready according to your request."
Wen Jiu wiped the sweat from his forehead, turned his head to look at the palace maids and eunuchs who were cleaning nervously, and nodded.
"As for Miss Qiao, do you really intend to keep her in the dark?" Chunxue couldn't help but ask again.
Wen Jiu tilted his head slightly and stared at Chunxue with a half-smile, without saying a word.
Chunxue only felt that Wen Jiu's gaze was burning and full of unknown danger, so she couldn't help but lower her head.
"Who is that person? Do I know him?" This was the fifth time Wen Jiu asked Chunxue this question. Both of them knew who Wen Jiu was asking about.
Hearing this, Haruyuki's answer was still full of respect: "He said that when you are ready to see him, he will come to see you and answer all your questions."
Wen Jiu shrugged, threw the handkerchief into Chunxue's hand, and strode into the room. Qiao Shinian appeared on the bed without knowing when. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Wen Jiu squatted down and looked at her quietly.
This feeling was very strange. Wen Jiu thought it was his attachment to motherhood. Qiao Shinian also explained to him that children would rely on people older than themselves.
Wen Jiu also thought so at first. After all, if Qiao Shinian was a few years older, he could indeed have a son as old as him.
Later, he discovered that this was not a dependence on motherhood. He looked to Qiao Shinian more like grasping at a life-saving straw. Qiao Shinian was a flame, his only source of warmth in this cold world.
Only when he was with Qiao Shinian did he feel alive, and he no longer had that trance-like feeling that nothing mattered.
He had a subtle feeling towards Qiao Shinian.
Looking at this defenseless sleeping face, Wen Jiu stretched out his hand and felt the warm touch.
It seemed that he would feel very satisfied at this moment.
His ideal should be to make everyone fear him. He wants to stand at the highest point, unify everything, and eliminate all those who disobey him.
But it seems nice to see other people happy.
"Wen Jiu." Qiao Shinian opened his eyes with difficulty, and struggled several times in the not-so-warm quilt before lifting it. "I brought you some warm clothes."
She yawned and stood up.
Wen Jiu saw Qiao Shinian wearing clothes he had never seen before. The black clothes fit Qiao Shinian's curves perfectly, making her look slimmer and taller, giving people a more strange feeling.
Wen Jiu didn't understand the shock this strange feeling brought him. He just felt his heart beating fast and he seemed to become a little strange.
"Go out! I need to change clothes." Qiao Shinian looked at Wen Jiu who was staring at her blankly and explained, "This is a thermal jacket. Although it looks thin, it is really warm. I always turn the air conditioner to 20 degrees when I sleep. You don't know how hot it is over there now."
After Qiao Shinian finished speaking, she saw Wen Jiu still staring at her blankly. She walked to Wen Jiu and pushed his forehead with her finger: "Hey, are you stupid?"
Wen Jiu stood up and shook his head: "I'm not stupid, I just think it's weird to see you wearing this."
Qiao Shinian shrugged. When she took off her outermost warm clothing, she revealed a piece of clothing that was obviously not suitable for her and tightly wrapped around her entire body.
After taking off two warm clothes in a row, Qiao Shinian finally put on the warm clothes that suited her. Seeing that there was one less piece of clothing in the closet, she sighed and tried to get the ancient costume before spring came, otherwise she would have nothing to wear.
When she had put on her clothes, shoes and socks, she opened the door and waved to Wen Jiu to come in and tie her hair.
Most of the time, Chunxue and Wen Jiu would stand outside together waiting for her to wake up, and then Chunxue would tie her hair.
When Chunxue is not around, Wen Jiu takes her place.
"Your Highness, Miss, the Imperial Concubine is here with her people." A maid walked quickly into the room, but saw Wen Jiu tying up Qiao Shinian's hair. She lowered her head quickly and said, "Chunxue asked me to tell Your Highness that the Imperial Concubine and her people are furious and have come with ill intentions."
Qiao Shinian's originally bright eyes suddenly dimmed, and she suddenly thought of the girl in Amusement Valley.
Wen Jiu naturally noticed the changes in Qiao Shinian. He reached out his hands to hold Qiao Shinian's face and gave her an innocent smile in the mirror: "Sister, it's okay. I will protect you."
Qiao Shinian stretched out his hand and covered Wen Jiu's hand: "Okay, I'm not afraid."
When the imperial concubine walked into the dilapidated courtyard, she was stunned for a moment. What did she see?
A prince's residence, with all these random pieces of wood and clothes hanging out to dry?
"Welcome to Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine. I wonder what business it is that has brought Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine to my place?" Wen Jiu walked up to the Imperial Concubine, bowed, and his attitude was very proper.
The graceful and elegant imperial concubine looked at Wen Jiu coldly and remained silent.
Wen Jiu naturally also saw Princess Yu'an shivering beside the imperial concubine, and he sneered in his heart.
Concubine Liu traveled in a grand procession, followed by several eunuchs and palace maids, and four guards with swords.
This scene is enough to show how important Concubine Liu is in Emperor Zhou's heart.
Yu An had been huddled together. After hearing what Wen Jiu said, she pointed at him and said, "Mother, it must be him. He wants to avenge me. Yesterday I killed his two eunuchs, and today he killed Xiao Tao and hanged her in my bedroom."
Wen Jiu looked up at Concubine Liu, whose expression seemed calm. Concubine Liu looked at Wen Jiu without saying a word, as if she wanted to hear what Wen Jiu had to say.
Wen Jiu naturally knew that as long as they had no evidence, they could not convict him.
He smiled softly at Princess Yu'an and said, "Princess Yu'an, how could I take revenge on you because of two lowly palace maids?
To be honest, when I first came to Zhou Kingdom, I was almost mesmerized by your elegant figure.
Besides, I am just a useless prince who was found halfway. Apart from being a little stronger, I can't do anything.
"Do you think I can put any of these maids and eunuchs my father gave me to good use? Do you think I have the ability to kill someone in your palace and then leave quietly?"
Princess Yu'an suddenly heard Jiu's straightforward words, her cheeks felt slightly hot, and her fear was slightly alleviated.
Concubine Liu looked at Qiao Shinian behind Wen Jiu and said coldly, "Why didn't she kneel when she saw me? How dare a mere maid look directly at my face."
Wen Jiu's heart skipped a beat and he turned to look at Qiao Shinian, only to find that Qiao Shinian had kept his head down and remained silent the entire time.
"Give him fifteen strokes of the cane as a warning to others." Concubine Liu naturally had no evidence. She came here today just to cause trouble for Wen Jiu and to intimidate him.
Qiao Shinian immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you for your grace, Madam."
Concubine Liu sneered, and then set her eyes on Wen Jiu: "I heard that this is your favorite maid. You won't be dissatisfied if I punish her?"
"Your Majesty is so kind. How could Your Highness be dissatisfied with Her Majesty?" Qiao Shinian was lying on the ground. Although his voice was trembling, he still rushed to answer.
She was afraid of being impulsive and afraid of hearing things she didn't want to hear.
Her only support in this world is Wen Jiu, and she doesn’t want to be alone.
"Raise your head." Concubine Liu said coldly.
Qiao Shinian raised her head to look at Concubine Liu. She was silent, her heartbeat out of control.
"She's a pretty beauty. Looking at her pitiful face, I can't help but feel pity for her." Concubine Liu raised her lips slightly, then looked down at Princess Yu'an, "Fuyue, she's so pretty. Isn't she a good match for Guard Wang beside you?"