GTB Chapter 249

Chapter 251: Not even thanking me, but trying to swindle me instead?

Chapter 251: Not even thanking me, but trying to swindle me instead?

However, the moment Shí Yan fell, he casually hooked his foot, and Jiang Jiuchu was instantly destabilized by his hook, falling towards the bed following his momentum.

“Ouch~” Jiang Jiuchu’s nose directly hit his chest.

She covered her nose and got up, angrily slapping his chest and muttering, “So heavy.”

She looked at the somewhat dizzy Shí Yan, pursed her lips, pulled the nearby quilt over him, and reached out to touch his forehead. Feeling that the fever had subsided, she turned and walked towards the wardrobe on the side.

She completely didn’t notice Shí Yan’s opened eyes behind her, and the corners of his mouth that were raised high.

Jiang Jiuchu took two quilts from the cabinet, spread them on the chaise lounge, and was about to extinguish the candle when she saw the little fire fox hiding under the table leg, looking at her.

When the little fire fox saw her looking over, its fox eyes seemed startled, and it scurried to Shí Yan’s side, looking wary, as if afraid that Jiang Jiuchu would dislike it and throw it out again.

Seeing this, Jiang Jiuchu went to the table, took a piece of pastry, and smiled as she beckoned to it.

The little fox looked at the pastry in Jiang Jiuchu’s hand, its eyes lit up, and it instantly ran over.

Jiang Jiuchu held the little fox, stroking its head while feeding it pastry, “Sleep with me tonight.”

The little fox didn’t seem to hear, and whimpered twice at Jiang Jiuchu, continuing to eat the pastry in Jiang Jiuchu’s hand.

After feeding it two pieces, Jiang Jiuchu hugged the little fox, extinguished the candle, and lay down on the chaise lounge.

In the darkness, Shí Yan listened to Jiang Jiuchu’s light and even breathing, hesitated for a while, and still gave up the idea of ​​carrying her to the bed.

He turned over, closed his eyes, smelled the familiar fragrance on the quilt, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, when the sky was slightly bright, Mu Feng, hidden in the thick tree behind Crabapple Courtyard, looked at the light rising on the horizon and shook his head.

He thought to himself, how long has Master been emperor before he started skipping morning court?

He tilted his head and glanced at Jiang Jiuche, who was coming out of Cheya Courtyard in the distance, and a rare hint of entanglement appeared in his eyes.

He really wanted to tell him that the emperor was still in his Jiang residence, so what kind of court was he going to?

But his professional ethics did not allow him to meddle in other people’s business.

At the morning court, the officials looked at the emperor who had not appeared for a long time, and whispered in confusion.

Jiang Jiuche and Jiang Yuan, father and son, looked at each other, with vague guesses rising in their hearts.

After all, they knew that the emperor was guarding Jiang Jiuchu’s window every night, trying to win her heart.

He didn’t attend court today, could it be that the two of them reconciled last night?

At this moment, Eunuch Chang, who was by Shí Yan’s side, walked in and said to the crowd, “The Emperor caught a cold last night and is unable to attend court. If any of you ministers have anything to report, please present it. If not, the court is dismissed.”

Hearing this, the officials suddenly understood and did not suspect anything, after all, Shí Yan had coughed a lot in front of them at the morning court yesterday.

Crabapple Courtyard, the morning sun shone through the window lattice, and the chirping of birds outside seemed to enter the ears of the two at the same time.

The two opened their eyes at the same time. Jiang Jiuchu had a very uncomfortable sleep, and as she rubbed her sore neck and sat up, she caught sight of Shí Yan sitting up with his upper body bare.

Jiang Jiuchu pursed her lips, then said in a flat voice, “Leave when you’re awake.”

Shí Yan seemed to not have heard Jiang Jiuchu’s words at all, but blinked his eyes with a look of confusion, as if he couldn’t understand the current situation.

He looked at his bare upper body in surprise, then suddenly lifted the quilt, his eyes widened as he looked at the loosely tied bathrobe around his waist. He looked up at Jiang Jiuchu again.

Jiang Jiuchu quickly turned away, thinking to herself, what did that look in his eyes mean just now?

No, she felt that his eyes were a little strange, and she needed to explain.

While getting out of bed and putting on her shoes, she looked at Shí Yan and said, “You had a high fever and were unconscious last night, and you didn’t have anyone with you. I had no choice but to let you in and called a doctor for you.”

After she finished speaking, she thought for a moment and added, “Your Majesty, please don’t come again next time, otherwise, if you fall ill in my Jiang residence, our Jiang residence can’t bear the responsibility.”

“Oh, okay.” Shí Yan seemed to understand what had happened, and obediently responded.

Jiang Jiuchu was a little surprised, she didn’t expect Shí Yan to be so docile.

However, as soon as she had this thought, she heard Shí Yan say, “But, I am the dignified ruler of a country, sleeping naked on your couch, shouldn’t you be responsible?”

“What?” Jiang Jiuchu’s eyes shook, obviously shocked by Shí Yan’s words.

Shí Yan ignored Jiang Jiuchu’s shocked expression, swallowed, and said aggrievedly, “You took off all my clothes, you have to be responsible.”

Jiang Jiuchu laughed angrily, walked to the table and sat down, intending to reason with Shí Yan properly.

“I saved you when you were sick, and you don’t even thank me, but you’re trying to swindle me.”

Shí Yan’s eyes shifted, “Thanks are of course necessary, but you also have to take responsibility, they are two different things.”

“Heh.” Jiang Jiuchu turned her head angrily, really not expecting that after working hard all night, she would be forcibly blackmailed.

She rolled her eyes, and then said, “I didn’t take off your clothes, how could my small body move you, it was Mu Qing, Mu Qing took them off for you, go find her to take responsibility.”

The corners of Shí Yan’s mouth twitched, he also didn’t expect that this woman could lie through her teeth.

He said coldly, “Is that so? It seems she is quite bold, knowing my rules, she still dares to risk her life.”

“What do you mean?” Jiang Jiuchu was confused, thinking, how could it be related to life?

Shí Yan looked at Jiang Jiuchu and said word by word, “There are only two identities for those who have seen my body, one is my wife, and the other is a dead person.”

“So, do you think I will marry her, or kill her?”

“Are you threatening me?” Jiang Jiuchu understood, she had been repaid with evil for her kindness, and was being taken advantage of by this person.

Shí Yan’s voice changed from the coldness just now, and he said with some grievance, “No, this is a real rule of mine, if you don’t believe it, you can ask Mu Qing now.”

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at Jiang Jiuchu and continued, “Besides, it was clearly you who helped me yesterday. I just recalled it carefully. It seems that you were the one who helped me onto the bed, and told me to lift my feet or something.”

After he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Jiuchu’s slowly squinting eyes, immediately raised his hand to rub his forehead, pretending to want to recall more details.

However, as soon as he touched his forehead, he gasped in pain.

“Ouch…”

“Why does my head hurt so much?” He said, while gently touching it with his hand.

Then he looked at Jiang Jiuchu with confusion: “Why is there a lump on my head?”

Jiang Jiuchu looked at the slightly bulging and bluish bump on Shí Yan’s forehead, and said with some guilt, “You bumped it.”

Hearing this, Shí Yan seemed to not quite understand why he had bumped it, but he just hummed lightly and did not ask in detail.

He lifted the quilt and got out of bed, tightened the bathrobe around his waist, and walked towards the bronze mirror.