N-M Chapter 189 Two Dog Men
Chapter 189 Two Dog Men
It was the third day since He Qing moved into the East Palace.
Su Yaoyao felt like she was about to die.
She sat in front of the dressing table, looking at her face in the mirror, and remained silent for a long time.
Chuntao carefully combed her hair, barely daring to breathe.
"Miss..." she whispered.
"Your dark circles..."
Su Yaoyao waved her hand.
"No need to say anything more."
She knows what she is like.
With dark circles under his eyes, bags that could hold oil bottles, and a sallow complexion, he looked like he had been drained of all his energy.
Isn't that exactly what happened? It was completely drained.
I was tormented during the day.
I was "tortured" by another person that night.
It's a miracle that she's still alive and sitting here.
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The story begins three days ago.
On the first day He Qing moved in, he appeared in the main hall right on time for breakfast.
Xiao Chenyuan came out of the inner room and frowned slightly when he saw him.
"Why are you here?"
He Qing blinked.
"Let's eat. It's no fun eating alone. It's more fun when the whole family eats together."
Xiao Chenyuan: "..."
"Come, come, I've had the kitchen make some Jiangnan-style pastries, come and try them!"
Su Yaoyao had just gotten up when she was dragged to eat, still half asleep.
He Qing sat opposite her, attentively serving her food.
"This is delicious, you should try it. This is also delicious, you should try it. This is something I specially asked the chef to make, you should try it—"
Xiao Chenyuan sat next to him, almost breaking his chopsticks in his grip.
I tolerated it on the first day.
That night, Xiao Chenyuan tormented her until midnight.
The next day, before Su Yaoyao even opened her eyes, she heard singing coming from outside the door.
Yes, singing.
That show-off He Qing was sitting at her door early in the morning, singing a little tune.
"Birds chirping in the trees, always in pairs; I till the fields, you weave the cloth~~~" (Sorry, the author is from Anhui and only knows this line.)
Su Yaoyao covered her head with a pillow.
Useless.
The sound was incredibly penetrating.
"Master!" He Qing called from outside.
"Get up! The sun's already high in the sky! I'll take you sightseeing in Beijing! There's a shop there that has really delicious roasted chestnuts!"
Su Yaoyao reached out from under the pillow and grabbed Xiao Chenyuan's arm.
"Your Highness..." her voice was hoarse, "Could you please make him shut up?"
Xiao Chenyuan opened his eyes.
Those phoenix eyes were clear and bright.
He looked down at the person in his arms who was completely disoriented, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
"I'm leaving alone."
He got up, put on his outer robe, and went out the door.
There was a moment of silence outside the door.
Then He Qing's voice rang out again.
"Cousin, why are you glaring at me? I'm just waking my cousin's wife up, what's the problem?"
Xiao Chenyuan's voice was cold.
"She hasn't had enough sleep yet."
"Oh dear," He Qing said matter-of-factly, "Young people should be energetic! They can't stay in bed!"
Xiao Chenyuan remained silent for a moment.
Are you leaving or not?
"I'm not leaving."
"..."
Su Yaoyao lay on the bed, listening to the conversation between the two people outside the door, and silently turned over.
Forget it.
do not care.
She continued to sleep.
But as soon as I closed my eyes, the song started again.
"Birds on the tree are in pairs—"
Su Yaoyao grabbed a pillow and threw it towards the door.
"He Qing! Shut up!"
There was a moment of silence outside the door.
Then came He Qing's laughter.
"Master, you're awake? Come on, let's go have breakfast!"
Su Yaoyao: "..."
She resigned herself to her fate and got up.
At the breakfast table, He Qing was as attentive as ever.
"Master, try this. Master, try that. Master, you don't look well, did you not sleep well?"
Su Yaoyao stared at him.
Those peach blossom eyes were bright and sparkling, and her face was full of innocence.
She took a deep breath.
What do you think?
He Qing blinked.
"What did I say?"
Su Yaoyao didn't want to talk.
Xiao Chenyuan sat beside him, slowly sipping his porridge as if nothing had happened.
But Su Yaoyao noticed that the way he looked at He Qing was chilly.
That night, that beast Xiao Chenyuan kept her awake again.
Day three.
Su Yaoyao has become smarter.
She instructed Chun Tao to close the doors and windows tightly, and also ordered Ling Feng to guard the door, forbidding He Qing from approaching.
But it's no use.
He Qing squatted down under her window and started to whine.
"Master... I'm hungry..."
Su Yaoyao covered her head with the blanket.
"Master... I'm really hungry... The kitchen said they don't have breakfast for me... They said it was your order..."
Su Yaoyao remembered.
She did give the order.
Because Heqing had come over for meals the past two days, she specifically asked the kitchen not to cook for him today.
But what's with him squatting here whimpering?!
"Master... I'm so pitiful... I came all this way to help you... and I can't even get breakfast... Waaah..."
Su Yaoyao threw off the covers and sat up.
Xiao Chenyuan also woke up.
He looked at her, his gaze deep and unsettling.
"I'll go and throw him out."
Su Yaoyao grabbed him.
"Fine," she resigned herself to her fate. "Let him in."
When Heqing came in, he was smiling like a cat that had just stolen some fish.
"Master! You're so kind!"
He sat down at the table and began eating the breakfast that Chun Tao had brought him, talking as he ate.
"Master, you look even worse today. Did your cousin keep you from sleeping last night?"
Su Yaoyao: "......"
Xiao Chenyuan paused, his chopsticks still.
He Qing continued, "Cousin, this won't do. You need to learn to be more restrained. Look at how you've made your master's eyes so dark they could be used as ink."
Xiao Chenyuan looked at him.
"Say it again?"
He Qing blinked.
"I told you you need to learn self-control. What? That's not right?"
Xiao Chenyuan remained silent.
But the way he looked at He Qing was as if he were looking at a dead person.
Su Yaoyao covered her face.
Can you two please stop messing with her?
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That night, Xiao Chenyuan still didn't restrain himself.
When Su Yaoyao woke up in the morning, she looked at the two even bigger dark circles under her eyes in the mirror and remained silent for a long time.
Chuntao said cautiously from the side.
"Miss, how about... you take a nap during the day?"
Su Yaoyao shook her head.
"It can't be fixed," she said hoarsely. "He'll be here soon."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than He Qing's voice came from outside the door.
"Master! I brought some osmanthus wine from Jiangnan, please try it!"
Su Yaoyao closed her eyes.
She took a deep breath.
Then she stood up, walked to the door, and flung it open.
He Qing stood outside the door, smiling broadly.
He was stunned when he saw her face.
"Master, your... dark circles..."
Su Yaoyao stared at him.
"Heqing! Can't you let me sleep in a little longer!"
He Qing blinked.
"What?"
Su Yaoyao pointed to her face.
"See that? What's that?"
He Qing answered honestly.
"...dark circles under the eyes."
"Who did this?"
He Qing thought for a moment.
"Cousin?"
Su Yaoyao shook her head.
"You two."
He Qing was stunned.
Su Yaoyao continued,
"You torment me during the day, and he torments me at night. It's been three days!"
She gritted her teeth, "Are you two kidding me?!"
He Qing looked at her, his expression gradually becoming subtle.
He opened his mouth, as if to say something.
But Su Yaoyao didn't give him a chance.
"Go tell Xiao Chenyuan," she turned and walked back, "if he torments me again tonight, I'll—I'll go back to my parents' house!"
With a "bang," the door slammed shut.
do not care.
Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, she would still want to sleep!
He Qing's voice came from outside the window, tinged with laughter.
"Master, I'll go make you some soup. Drink it when you wake up."
Behind him, Xiao Chenyuan's footsteps approached and then stopped.
A corner of the blanket was lifted, and a hand reached in, gently stroking her hair.
"Go to sleep," he whispered. "I won't bother you tonight."
Su Yaoyao peeked out from under the covers with one eye.
"real?"
Xiao Chenyuan nodded.
"real."
Su Yaoyao was relieved and closed her eyes.
In her daze, she heard two men talking outside.
"You did this on purpose?" Xiao Chenyuan's voice.
"Aren't you one too?" He Qing's voice rang out.
Then there was a moment of silence.
Su Yaoyao was too lazy to care.
Sleep is the most important thing.
She turned over and fell into a deep sleep.
Outside the window, the sun is shining brightly.
The two men stood under the eaves, glanced at each other, and then looked away at the same time.