"Enough, I shall go out!" Xie Qianmo clutched his chest and with a leap, flew out the window!
After Xie Qianmo left, Qin Yun slumped dejectedly in the bathtub.
Tonight, she had used her life as a threat to drive Xie Qianmo away!
But what about next time?
And the time after that?
If something like tonight happened again, what would she do?
The water in the bathtub gradually grew cold.
Qin Yun tidied her thoughts, quickly got up, and hastily grabbed the nearby wrap to dry herself before putting on her robes.
Tonight, she had thoroughly offended the scoundrel.
She wondered if he would target her in court from now on.
After getting dressed!
Qin Yun instructed a maid to move the bathtub out.
After drying off, she would go to bed.
Lying on the bed, Qin Yun tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Tonight... she had almost been exposed.
If Xie Qianmo had insisted on getting closer at that moment!
She might have been a cold corpse by now.
"Creak!"
As Qin Yun was agonizing, the door opened.
She thought it was a maid coming to clean the bathing area and paid no mind, merely saying, "Remember to close the door after you're done!"
A few seconds later!
Qin Yun received no response.
She slightly sat up!
What greeted her eyes was... Xie Qianmo, who had returned!
"You...? Didn't you leave?" Qin Yun was shocked and scared.
Xie Qianmo did not reply, but slowly walked to Qin Yun's side and sat by the bed.
Qin Yun instinctively got up, only to be pressed down by Xie Qianmo.
"Lie down! I won't do anything rash!"
Xie Qianmo showed no anger, his face filled with tenderness.
It was as if everything that had happened in the bathroom earlier had been forgotten.
Qin Yun watched Xie Qianmo with caution.
She couldn't guess what he was planning.
"Your Majesty?" Qin Yun probed softly.
Extending her hand!
Xie Qianmo gently pulled open her collar.
He saw the conspicuous red wound, which stung his eyes.
"Get up and let me apply the medicine!"
Qin Yun did not refuse. She got up and walked to the wooden cabinet, picking up a bottle of white ointment.
"I will apply the medicine for you!" He snatched the ointment from Qin Yun's hand and forcefully began to rub it on her.
Qin Yun could not resist and let Xie Qianmo apply the medicine.
At this moment, the two were exceptionally quiet.
It was as if the unpleasantness of moments ago had been forgotten.
Applying medicine should have been a quick matter.
But Xie Qianmo spent a full hour before stopping.
"I'm sorry!"
"I'm sorry?" The scoundrel was apologizing to her?
How could that be?
Was she hallucinating?
"Your Majesty, what did you just say?" Qin Yun asked again uncertainly.
Unexpectedly!
Xie Qianmo became displeased again.
"Qin Yun, don't be ungrateful! I have already apologized, and I will never say it a second time!"
Qin Yun shrugged indifferently.
If he wouldn't say it again, then so be it. Why was he so angry?
However, it was truly unexpected that the scoundrel would apologize to her.
Did this mean there was still hope for their relationship to improve!
"From now on, don't do this again!"
Qin Yun lowered her head.
She didn't want to do this either.
If she didn't, the scoundrel would surely force himself upon her. She couldn't risk it, so she had to resort to self-harm to protect her last shred of dignity!
"I missed you dearly tonight, so I was a little impulsive. It won't happen again in the future."
After tonight's events, Xie Qianmo knew that Qin Yun still resisted him. This meant she didn't like him enough.
He had to try harder!
"Your Majesty, it's very late, you should return to the palace!"
Xie Qianmo said nothing more, took off his shoes, and lay down on the bed.
"Your Majesty, you...?" Didn't he just say he wouldn't do anything to her!
How could he climb into her bed in the blink of an eye?
"I will stay with you tonight. Don't worry, I won't touch you. We're just sleeping."
Qin Yun looked carefully into Xie Qianmo's eyes.
There was no lust in his eyes.
Perhaps he was really just going to sleep.
It was already late at night, and Qin Yun didn't stop him.
She wanted to verify whether Xie Qianmo would actually touch her.
If he truly touched her tonight, she would never believe anything he said again.
Qin Yun slept on the innermost side.
A wide space was left between them.
Xie Qianmo wanted to hold Qin Yun as he slept.
But he knew in his heart that he couldn't move rashly!
If he got any closer to Qin Yun now, she would surely misunderstand him.
At first, when Qin Yun threatened him with her life to leave, he was indeed very angry.
After leaving, he thought a lot.
From beginning to end, it was he who had been pressuring Qin Yun.
He had gone too far.
Moreover, he was worried about the wound on Qin Yun's neck, so he returned.
...
The night passed quickly.
When Qin Yun woke up, Xie Qianmo's figure was no longer beside her.
Qin Yun sat on the bed in a daze.
Last night?
The scoundrel really hadn't touched her; he had just slept.
He had gotten up and left before dawn.
Qin Yun felt somewhat flattered.
She had been guarding against the scoundrel all night, but in the end, she had fallen asleep while guarding.
This morning, the scoundrel had quietly left again. Why did it feel like a clandestine tryst?
"Young Master, are you awake? May this servant enter?"
Xiao Ju?
"Come in!" Qin Yun had not removed her outer robe from last night.
She had just put on her shoes after getting up.
"Xiao Ju, your injury...?" Qin Yun was still a little worried, as Xiao Ju's injury had only just begun to heal.
"Young Master, this servant is much better, it's nothing serious!" Xiao Ju placed a basin of hot water in front of Qin Yun.
"Don't overwork yourself. There are other maids to serve in the manor. You need to take good care of yourself!"
Xiao Ju lowered her head. "This servant is just restless! I don't want others to serve the Young Master!"
Qin Yun gave a bitter smile.
However!
At this moment, she thought of something more important.
From now on, she needed Hong Fu and Xiao Ju to guard her while she bathed.
Such a thing as last night could not happen again.
If what happened last night occurred again, her heart might stop at any moment.
She still wanted to live a few more years.
After washing up!
As she exited the room!
She bumped into Qingshan coming towards her.
"Qingshan?" So early in the morning, was there something important?
"Master, this servant has found Steward Wei. This servant has settled him in the previous residence!" Qingshan got straight to the point.
Steward Wei had been found?
The scoundrel had said he would help her yesterday, and this morning Qingshan had found the person and successfully brought him to her territory.
It was obvious even without thinking that this matter was related to Xie Qianmo.
"Was it smooth when you found Steward Wei? Were there any mishaps?"
Qingshan frowned and said, "It wasn't smooth at first, but this servant always felt that this matter was not simple!"
"Tell me about it!"
"This servant always felt that there was a hidden force assisting, but we haven't been able to find out where that force came from!"
Hearing this! Qin Yun understood clearly!
The scoundrel had indeed kept his word!
He had just agreed to be her half-imperial consort yesterday, and today he had already dealt with Steward Wei for her.
Next! She would uproot those old bastards from the Ministry of Rites!
That's right!
And Su Tai and his son, she wouldn't let those two off either!