klisemfg Chapter 83 Am I dreaming?
Chapter 83 Am I dreaming?
Zhai Sangjie carried Gu Xiruo as they leaped down the cliff, one hand hanging from a protruding tree trunk on the cliff face, the other holding her in his arms.
He glanced sideways at the high platform not far away and saw that there was indeed a cave entrance there.
Just as he was about to leap over, he saw the assassin peering down the cliff.
So I waited for a while.
The child in my arms was petite, and holding her was not difficult.
He looked at Gu Xiruo's flustered face with amusement, and seeing tears welling up in her rabbit-like eyes again, he patiently coaxed her:
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
"General..."
Gu Xiruo looked up at him, her eyes still involuntarily glancing down the cliff. The view was shrouded in mist and bottomless abyss, which immediately terrified her, her long eyelashes trembling uncontrollably.
"I...I'm not afraid..." Her voice trembled like a leaf.
She clung tightly to Zhai Sangjie's waist, burying her head in his chest.
Zhai Sangjie subconsciously tightened his arms.
With sharp eagle eyes peering through the gaps in the leaves, he saw that the assassin had left. He immediately channeled his inner strength, leaped onto the high platform, and with a whirlwind, carried Gu Xiruo into the cave.
With her feet finally touching the ground, Gu Xiruo breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did she realize that she was clinging to Zhai Sangjie, and she immediately blushed with embarrassment.
Zhai Sangjie released her, and Gu Xiruo lost her balance and fell to the ground. Zhai Sangjie quickly caught her again around the waist.
"My legs... my legs are weak..." Gu Xiruo said with a pained expression, her voice barely audible.
Without saying a word, Zhai Sangjie bent down, wrapped his large hands around her knees, and picked her up. Gu Xiruo exclaimed in surprise and reached out to hug his neck.
He looked down at her.
A hint of tenderness appeared in his usually calm and indifferent eyes. "Hold on tight."
Gu Xiruo's heart was pounding, and her head was spinning.
She looked at him with a hint of shyness.
Zhai Sangjie walked to a rock inside the cave and gently placed the person on it.
Gu Xiruo immediately lowered her head like a quail.
Her little hands twisted the hem of her clothes.
Zhai Sangjie didn't get up. Instead, he squatted down in front of her, his hawk-like eyes fixed on her. He asked in a deep voice, "Why are you avoiding me?"
Gu Xiruo avoided eye contact, unsure how to respond.
Zhai Sangjie sighed and reached out to rub her head.
"If I were to propose marriage to the Gu family, would you be willing?"
Gu Xiruo suddenly raised her head, her watery eyes filled with surprise, thinking she had misheard.
"You...what did you say?"
"You want to marry me?"
When Zhai Sangjie met her expectant gaze, a smile naturally spread across her lips.
"Finally you're looking at me?"
Seeing that he was changing the subject, Gu Xiruo's heart sank for no reason, and she turned her head away again.
Zhai Sangjie chuckled softly, cupped her face in his hands, and turned her to look at him.
He looked at her intently, his gaze fixed on her, and said, word by word:
"Gu Xiruo, I love you and want to marry you."
He has always been this straightforward.
Like is like.
Besides, she's so timid; if I don't marry her and keep her by my side, she might run away one day without me even knowing.
Gu Xiruo felt a buzzing in her head.
Everything around them instantly lost its sound and color, except for the direct and genuine affection in his eyes as he looked at her.
He's serious...he's serious!
Overwhelmed with joy.
Tears welled up in her eyes, and through her blurred vision, she repeatedly sketched his radiant and noble character.
She bit her lower lip hard with her teeth until she tasted a hint of blood, confirming that she wasn't dreaming.
Tears finally streamed down my face uncontrollably.
She was both surprised and delighted, and called his name incoherently over and over again, "General... General..."
Hot tears fell one after another into his palm.
He raised his thumb to wipe away her tears, his tanned skin making her small face appear even whiter and more delicate.
Zhai Sangjie cupped her small, palm-sized face in his hands, his eyes slightly darkened.
"How did you bite yourself?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
"I...I'm so happy." Gu Xiruo sniffed, still somewhat incredulous, and asked, "Am I dreaming?"
"fool."
Zhai Sangjie reached out and gently rubbed her lips with his rough fingertips.
A tender emotion welled up in his deep eyes, and he asked her with a hint of seriousness, "Xiruo, I'm a rough man, I don't know how to cherish someone. Will you regret marrying me?"
Gu Xiruo quickly shook her head.
Her fair face was caressed in his palm.
The delicate skin aroused his wild and destructive desires.
His eyes, burning with passion, swept unabashedly over her moist eyes, slightly red nose, and luscious lips, finally locking onto them and unable to look away.
Gu Xiruo felt weak all over under his gaze, and lowered her eyes, not daring to look him in the eye.
Her long eyelashes cast a shadow on her slightly flushed face, which he saw as a shy and timid look.
Zhai Sangjie's breathing gradually became hot.
"Then let's stamp it."
He leaned down and kissed her.
The moment the warm lips touched, a jolt of electricity was felt.
It was as if a valve had been opened for him in an instant; the delicate, gentle kisses gradually turned into a passionate entanglement of lips and tongues, and an unfamiliar tide of emotion surged in, overwhelming his senses.
"Well……"
Her unspoken words were instantly crushed into broken whimpers.
In her dazed state, Gu Xiruo reached out to push him away, but his fingers were caught and intertwined around her waist, forcing her to press against him and sink into his embrace.
But his kisses became increasingly fierce.
His burning lips and tongue licked her wound, and her delicate cry of pain brought him back to his last shred of reason. Zhai Sangjie released her with a light breath.
Gu Xiruo's mind went blank, tears still glistening in the corners of her eyes, as she looked at him with a somewhat dazed expression.
Like a rabbit that can be taken and given whatever it wants.
Zhai Sangjie cursed under his breath and reached out to cover her eyes, "Don't look at me like that."
Otherwise, he cannot guarantee what he might do.
Then he let go.
Gu Xiruo's gaze finally focused on the stone wall behind him, and she asked with some confusion, "General, what is that?"
……
The clouds drifted slowly.
The sun, trapped in the clouds, let out a few rays of light, which fell on the roof of Xianning Palace.
Zhai Rong crouched down, watching the movements below the palace wall.
Below, Consort Shu's personal maid, Chunlan, was reprimanding a young palace maid.
"How many times have I told you? The cherries that Your Majesty eats must be carefully washed sixteen times with mountain spring water before they can be served."
"How dare you slack off!"
"Did you think you could get away with washing it less often?!"
Zhai Rongyu frowned upon hearing this.
[Tsk...Is this Consort Shu out of her mind?]
Cherries need to be washed sixteen times?!
Whoever has to serve her is incredibly unlucky.
The young palace maid knelt before Chunlan, her face streaked with tears, her thin shoulders trembling. "Sister Chunlan, I know I was wrong... I saw that the cherries were already very clean, and I was thinking of saving some water, so..."
"Snapped!"
Without saying a word, Chunlan slapped her, and the little palace maid's face immediately swelled up.
Only then did Zhai Rongyu see her face clearly.
This person's eyes do resemble my sister's somewhat.
"Frugality?" Chunlan said coldly, "Your Highness is of noble status, and everything you use and eat is of extraordinary quality. Why should you be frugal?!"
"Someone as poor and filthy as you dares to serve the Empress?"
She stared at the maid's face with some disgust. "The Empress doesn't want to see you. Sending you to clean the chamber pot is already a great favor."
"If you don't know what's good for you, you might lose your life!"
The palace maid covered her face tightly, trying her best to suppress her sobs, her shoulders shaking as she said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
She knew in her heart that it was because of the cherries...
It was clearly because the Sixth Prince glanced at her too much that Consort Shu was displeased.
"You'll kneel here and you're not allowed to leave before sunset!" Chunlan warned fiercely.
She flicked her sleeves and left.
Zhai Rongyu glanced at the kitchen behind the palace maid, and a thought suddenly came to her.