Foolish Beauty Is Bound to the Sage Emperor Nurturing System Chapter 60
Chapter 60: Wanting to Sleep with Xiao Wan
Wahh.
The big baddie’s here QAQ
Wei Wanlan’s heart suddenly pounded. The psychological trauma from the day the Regent King set fire to things and smashed stuff was still fresh. Sitting on the dragon bed, Wei Wanlan shuddered several times.
—Didn’t he say the big baddie was in a bad mood lately?
—Didn’t he just say that whoever put Wei Wanlan in the Regent King’s mansion would die?!
But why would the Regent King appear at his door…
It’s so late already.
“Quick, hide!!!”
Wei Wanlan’s pointy ears trembled.
The Regent King strongly dislikes Minister Xiao, and he understands this situation. If the Regent King saw Xiao Ji, Wei Wanlan instinctively felt that Minister Xiao would be in grave danger: the kind where he might be instantly killed by the Regent King’s sword, hanging by a thread.
He absolutely cannot let his newly made friend die.
Wei Wanlan exerted all his strength, hastily pulling Xiao Ji from the ground. Luckily, Xiao Ji, a purely civilian official, was very thin, making him easy to pull.
Wei Wanlan quickly looked for an escape route for Xiao Ji. He quickly surveyed the sleeping quarters. The ceiling was too high, under the table too obvious. The dragon bed did have space, but Wei Wanlan didn’t choose it.
Instead, he pressed down on Xiao Ji’s shoulders, stuffing him under the bed.
Xiao Ji shifted under the bed, seemingly unwilling to hide there, and seemed about to say something.
But all protests were stopped by Wei Wanlan.
Wei Wanlan said: “Shh! Hide, breathe less! This is an imperial decree!”
Of course, this was also Wei Wanlan’s long-accumulated experience in struggle. He had never gotten any advantage over the Regent King.
Xiao Mengshi might be able to, but he didn’t want him to risk it because it was too dangerous.
The Regent King’s footsteps drew closer.
The door opened.
A long creak.
The Regent King’s silhouette appeared in the doorway.
Su Jingzhi was wearing a robe. The darkness made his shoulders appear broader, and although there was light in his eyes, they were dark, like the icy black jade of deep, gloomy lake water, his gloom almost melting into the night.
He stepped into the room, like a lion surveying his territory, his gaze quickly sweeping the sleeping quarters, then his sword-like brows furrowed slightly, a chill appearing in his eyes. His steps stopped.
Nervousness made Wei Wanlan tremble slightly. His pointy ears continued to quiver.
“Regent King,” Wei Wanlan spoke first, but his voice lacked confidence. His thin legs pressed together and retreated slightly. He sat in the center of the dragon bed, trying to use his insignificant little legs to block the space under the bed.
Of course, it was impossible.
Wei Wanlan took the initiative to change the subject:
“—Why did the Regent King suddenly enter my sleeping quarters?”
No, the approach is wrong, it’s too easy to cause conflict.
If they had a conflict, and the big baddie discovered that he dared to hide someone in the sleeping quarters, it would inevitably affect Xiao Ji.
So it’s better to smooth things over.
To avoid betraying his ally, Wei Wanlan was willing to continue to feign compliance. He valued loyalty in his friendships: “You didn’t tell me beforehand, it’s so cold outside, I couldn’t personally go out to greet you.”
Wei Wanlan approached the Regent King, very obediently standing up, using his dragon claws to touch the gold chain on the Regent King’s robe. He wanted to unfasten the Regent King’s outer robe.
Last time, he accidentally unfastened his sword and robe for him, and the Regent King seemed very happy.
But this time, Wei Wanlan had something on his mind, and his movements were clumsy, taking too long to unfasten the chain. His dragon claws couldn’t open the chain.
Instead, he continuously smelled Su Jingzhi’s clean, woody scent, his little nose twitching, sensing a faint, bitter scent of herbs on the Regent King.
Wei Wanlan’s brows furrowed slightly.
…Sure enough, he’s feeling unwell?
His knuckles curved slightly against the Regent King’s chest, then Wei Wanlan’s hand was grasped by another hand. Wei Wanlan looked up.
The grip wasn’t strong, but the calluses scraped against Wei Wanlan’s skin, making it burn.
He was pulled by the large hand, away from the dragon bed. Su Jingzhi’s sharp gaze was fixed on the area under the bed.
Wei Wanlan became more panicked, his skin tightening, using his top-level acting skills to feign compliance:
“I will give the Regent King—”
He wasn’t given a chance to feign compliance.
Su Jingzhi coldly opened his lips, ordering: “Drag him out.”
“Yes!”
The sleeping quarters’ carved door opened again.
Outside, the Imperial Guards obeyed, two guards entering. They pulled Xiao Ji out from under the dragon bed, promptly silencing him with an acupuncture point, then restraining him tightly.
The Imperial Guards, accustomed to this kind of work, had already formed a silent understanding of the Regent King’s needs.
So Xiao Ji couldn’t even move his eyes, let alone struggle or call for help. His thin body was dragged out of the sleeping quarters as easily as dragging a willow branch.
He couldn’t make a sound at all.
The door closed again, click.
The space under the dragon bed in Zi Chen Palace was empty.
There were no lamps, the room was dark, then quiet. So quiet that Wei Wanlan could hear his own pounding heart and nervous breathing. He had been caught red-handed by the big baddie.
He not only harmed himself, but also Xiao Ji.
Xiao Ji was innocently lying on his own bed, and was now caught in this unwarranted disaster…
The Regent King hates him so much, where was he taken?
The Regent King is always cruel to his political enemies, would he behead him directly?
Intense self-blame made Wei Wanlan temporarily forget that he was now directly facing the Regent King. He didn’t want to harm anyone; he couldn’t let others die because of him.
So now he completely forgot about himself.
Wei Wanlan panicked: “Xiao—”
“The Imperial Guards are negligent,” the Regent King said first, “Zi Chen Palace is heavily guarded, yet a fly could still get in. If it were an assassin, it would be too late to regret.”
…I seem to have implicated the Imperial Guards again QAQ
If Xiao Ji was one life.
Then the numerous Imperial Guards outside Zi Chen Palace were many lives.
Life is precious, everyone’s life is precious to them, and Wei Wanlan didn’t want to harm anyone.
He knew he shouldn’t have sought outside help!
Who would have known that the prop could actually move a living person to his side?
It’s a sin…
Wei Wanlan was a little panicked, he quickly tried to persuade and apologize:
“I’m sorry, Regent King, it’s all my fault. I brought the warrior in, it has nothing to do with the warrior, it didn’t go through the Imperial Guards, so it has nothing to do with the Imperial Guards. I will never hide anyone in Zi Chen Palace again, please don’t blame others!”
Wei Wanlan anxiously tried to salvage the situation.
But Wei Wanlan didn’t know why, the situation was actually developing in a more tense direction.
The Regent King’s expression became even worse.
He looked like he had swallowed a durian with its shell, his face tight.
Wei Wanlan didn’t know. Jealousy made Su Jingzhi burn from his stomach to his lungs.
In fact, the Regent King didn’t consider “political disagreements” or “childhood animosity” at all, but rather his mind was filled with a loop of Wei Wanlan’s words.
The Regent King repeatedly chewed on the information in the words, his brows furrowing even more:
—Actively brought him in.
—And called him so affectionately.
—Even now pleading for him.
The Regent King took a deep breath.
The cool wind he inhaled didn’t extinguish the burning heat in his chest.
Su Jingzhi felt that he wasn’t lacking, his appearance and family background were no worse than Xiao Ji’s, and his military and political achievements naturally surpassed Xiao by far.
Not to mention that he was giving his all to Wei Wanlan.
But he had never received this kind of full protection from Wei Wanlan…
Why?
The Regent King didn’t understand where the problem was.
Is it that “admiration” is simply unreasonable?
Just as he admired everything about Wei Wanlan, finding him cute even when he was cowardly and clumsy.
Could it be that in Wei Wanlan’s eyes, Xiao Ji was more pleasing to him no matter what he did???
Su Jingzhi’s heart was in turmoil.
His breathing rate increased, his chest rising and falling more noticeably, but his lips were pressed tighter.
—When the heart is fixed on another person, joy and anger are beyond one’s control.
Once, he had everything under control.
Now, he had lost control.
The Regent King felt a deep sense of helplessness.
He changed from holding Wei Wanlan’s wrist to pressing down on his shoulders:
“Is there anything you can’t discuss with this King? Why must it be Xiao Ji?”
He was unwilling to ask in the manner of a defeated competitor.
But his throat was choked.
His chest was so suffocated it felt like it would burst.
Even the Regent King’s pride was defeated by Wei Wanlan.
He lowered his gaze, his eyes now filled with Wei Wanlan. The pain from the acupuncture point still tingled, making his eyelids twitch. His voice was hoarse as he wanted an answer.
But the Regent King’s suppressed jealousy was hidden in his heart, unable to be understood or conveyed.
Wei Wanlan, pressed on the shoulders and questioned, could only understand the surface meaning: Of course it’s because Xiao Ji could help him with the mission, and the mission was ultimately aimed at the Regent King, so he couldn’t tell the Regent King.
Wei Wanlan bit his lower lip.
This small action made Su Jingzhi even more disappointed: He wouldn’t say.
He took a deep breath.
Wei Wanlan bit his lower lip even harder, his dragon claws trembling in his sleeves. It was a bit like when he had a toxic attack and caused a commotion in Zi Chen Palace, scaring him.
Su Jingzhi forcibly suppressed his emotions: “If you don’t want to say it, then don’t say it.”
Then he released Wei Wanlan’s hand, changing the subject, his gaze now avoiding contact, his words a little broken:
“This King was unwell that night, suddenly suffering from a headache, and I didn’t recover well after staying home for a few days. The military doctor said that the feng shui of Zi Chen Palace is excellent, suitable for my continued recuperation, so I returned with the memorials.”
“Oh.”
In most cases, Wei Wanlan was easily deceived.
After all, he didn’t know about the Regent King’s poisoning, nor did he notice that the military doctor only cared about treating illnesses and not feng shui.
As long as the Regent King spoke nicely to him, the little dove, Wei Wanlan, would nod slightly and believe a little.
Of course, Wei Wanlan also had some hidden things, lowering his head:
“Then I have something to say too… I went to the Zhongshu Province for personal governance this afternoon, and there was something I didn’t understand. I couldn’t publicly investigate, you weren’t here, and I didn’t know anyone else, so I quietly asked Minister Xiao.”
—It’s official business.
—And Xiao Wan actually prefers to ask himself first.
The Great Wei Regent King’s entire heart became light, thinking that the toxic attack really came at a bad time, unexpectedly missing the chance to personally guide Xiao Wan.
So easily affected by his beloved.
The east wind blows, the war drums beat.
The Regent King straightened his back, immediately dispelling his self-doubt. He felt that he had won the competition against Xiao Ji.
So he adopted a superior posture, his head slightly raised, like a proud rooster:
“Since it’s official business, you’ve already summoned him, why act like a thief? Why hide him under the bed?”
The Regent King’s belated tolerance was finally shown. It was unknown who already had objections to Xiao Ji.
So Wei Wanlan told the truth, his deer-like eyes blinking and reminding:
“You’ve always disliked him, and besides, there’s only so much space in the sleeping quarters. If I didn’t hide Minister Xiao under the bed, I couldn’t hide him on the bed, where would you sleep when you come back?”
“…”
Wei Wanlan’s intention was that he was worried that the Regent King would stay in Zi Chen Palace. Therefore, Xiao Ji couldn’t appear openly.
But the Regent King was already intoxicated by the feeling of victory, believing that Wei Wanlan was used to sleeping with him.
Because of Wei Wanlan’s words, he was filled with joy.
Su Jingzhi even used a thoughtful gaze to examine the space under the dragon bed where Xiao Ji had just been, hmm, it’s stuffy, and narrow.
The dragon bed is wide, but there’s no room for him.
Su Jingzhi let out a nasal sound of satisfaction.
Then he displayed the human weakness of wanting more, brewing a bad idea:
Since Xiao Wan is willing to sleep with him, can tonight progress from covering each other with blankets to… hugging Xiao Wan while sleeping?
His thoughts flashed, his heart beating rapidly.
At this time, Wei Wanlan had already burrowed into the covers, a sweet fragrance filling the air…
