GTB Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Not a Single Quilt Can Be Found in the Entire Seventh Prince’s Residence

Jiang Jiuchu’s expression showed a hint of surprise. Could it be that Governess Li knew? That shouldn’t be! How could she know?

She walked to the door, called Green Willow over, and whispered in her ear, “Go find me two quilts. Don’t let Governess Li see.”

Green Willow looked at her young mistress’s sneaky behavior and asked in confusion, “Miss, what do you need quilts for? Are you changing them?”

“Yes, changing them. If possible, bring three. The bed isn’t soft enough, so we need to add another layer.”

“Oh!” Green Willow responded, but just as she was about to turn around, she asked again in confusion, “Then why can’t Governess Li see?”

Jiang Jiuchu was momentarily speechless and had to put on a stern face. “Why are you asking so many questions? Just go!”

“Oh!” Green Willow saw this and had no choice but to run off to find quilts, completely bewildered. But after asking around, she couldn’t find a single new quilt in the entire Seventh Prince’s residence.

Already confused, Green Willow was now even more perplexed. Did the dignified Seventh Prince’s residence not have a few extra quilts for its masters?

Helpless, she had to go to Aunt Xing. However, the answer she received was that the weather was getting warmer, and Governess Li had put away all the thick quilts.

When Green Willow heard this, she naturally didn’t dare to go to Governess Li. After all, her young mistress had told her to avoid Governess Li, so how could she ask her for quilts?

She had no choice but to return to Emerald Bamboo Courtyard and tell the truth.

Jiang Jiuchu looked at the bed in front of her. If she had been 70% suspicious before, she was now 100% sure. And Governess Li seemed to have come prepared. So, the Empress Dowager also knew that they hadn’t consummated their marriage?

But how did she find out? Her gaze landed on the moon-white pillow on the bed. Could the clue be found here?

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. She then felt a little scared. Luckily, the Empress Dowager hadn’t questioned her. Presumably, the Empress Dowager thought it was Shi Yan’s fault, so she hadn’t made things difficult for her!

During dinner, Jiang Jiuchu originally wanted to tell Shi Yan about the matter, but seeing the maids serving nearby, she thought it would be better to talk about it after returning to their room!

However, Shi Yan went straight to the study after finishing dinner. She had no choice but to take out her drawing book, and before she knew it, the moon was already overhead.

When Shi Yan pushed the door open and entered, he saw Jiang Jiuchu slumped on the table, having just fallen asleep.

He was a little puzzled. He then walked to the wardrobe and opened the door. However, the newly rearranged clothes in the wardrobe made his eyes pause.

His gaze swept past his inner garments, the woman’s bodice and small clothes next to them. Then, he looked up and down, and sure enough, he didn’t see those two quilts.

Jiang Jiuchu woke up, startled by the sound of the sliding door. She looked up and saw Shi Yan walking out of the hidden door.

She rubbed her sore arm and said to Shi Yan, who was walking over, “That…Governess Li seems to know about us.”

“Know about what?”

Shi Yan sat down on the couch, pretending not to understand, and looked at Jiang Jiuchu in confusion.

“The…the quilts in the wardrobe were taken away by Governess Li.” Jiang Jiuchu looked at Shi Yan suspiciously, thinking, didn’t he notice the changes in the wardrobe when he opened it to get clothes?

“Then just have someone bring them back. Surely my residence can find two quilts.” Shi Yan said, then looked away from Jiang Jiuchu and pulled the quilt over himself.

However, the quilt was obviously thinner and narrower than before, causing his eyes to darken slightly.

“Not just two, you can’t even find one! I think that Governess Li came prepared.” Jiang Jiuchu said helplessly.

Shi Yan yawned. “Then go to bed. At most, this prince will take pity on you and give you half the space. After all, it’s not just a day or two, you can’t just not sleep, right?”

“However…this prince is a clean freak, you’re not allowed on the bed without taking a bath.”

After he finished speaking, he lay down and closed his eyes sleepily.

Jiang Jiuchu was infected by Shi Yan’s yawn and also yawned twice in a row.

She hesitated for a while, feeling that Shi Yan really didn’t seem to have any thoughts about her. So, she took her change of clothes and went into the bathroom.

Shi Yan was right, it wasn’t just a day or two. Even if she got through tonight, what about tomorrow and the nights after?

Forget it! As long as Shi Yan didn’t touch her, she could sleep on the same bed. Anyway, he had already seen almost everything last night, so what did it matter to sleep on the same bed?

A quarter of an hour passed, Jiang Jiuchu quietly walked to the bed and found that Shi Yan was already asleep. So, she tiptoed onto the bed from the foot of the bed.

However, as soon as she climbed up, she realized that the situation was far more complicated than she had imagined.

The bed wasn’t small, but there was only one quilt! Wouldn’t she have to share a blanket with this man?

And the blanket wasn’t even as wide as the bed. Sleeping together would definitely be very close. No, no, absolutely not.

She could be considered a beauty, and if they were squeezed together in one blanket like this, this man might have those kinds of thoughts about her, just like in the pool last night.

She absolutely didn’t want to consummate their marriage and didn’t want to have children with this man who would have three wives and four concubines in the future.

Thinking of this, she tiptoed back to the foot of the bed and got off, opened another wardrobe for autumn and winter clothes, and took out Shi Yan’s black cloak from inside.

She thought to herself, in a special situation, this Seventh Prince shouldn’t mind, right?

She took the cloak and carefully climbed back to the inside of the bed. As a result, just as she was about to lie down, she found that the candle was not extinguished.

Helpless, she had to climb down the bed again, extinguish the candle, and then groped to the foot of the bed, slowly crawling over Shi Yan’s legs.

In the darkness, a hint of helplessness appeared on the corner of Shi Yan’s mouth. Crawling back and forth, did she really think he wouldn’t wake up? And taking his cloak, she was quite impolite this time.

The night in late April was still a little cold. Jiang Jiuchu curled up in the black cloak, feeling that it was quite comfortable except for being a little cold. At least the ground under her was soft enough, which was more comfortable than sleeping on the floor.

After a while, even breathing sounds came. When Shi Yan saw that she was asleep, he was hesitating whether to pull some of the quilt on his body for her when he felt some movement under his feet. The next moment, a touch of coolness was attached to his calf.

Shi Yan swallowed and put down his hand that wanted to pull the quilt for her. After all, she would arch herself, and if he kindly covered her, he might be slandered by this woman.

Sure enough, after feeling a warmer place, Jiang Jiuchu leaned towards this side and directly arched into the quilt.

And with both hands, she hugged Shi Yan’s waist, her whole body clinging to this warmest place.

Shi Yan’s whole body stiffened. He was taken aback by the sudden hug, his face changed, and the softness clinging to his side made his whole body tense, and the temperature on his body continued to rise.

His throat rolled, and after calming his mind, he slowly raised his hand, preparing to take the woman’s hands and feet off his body.

After all, he couldn’t sleep while being hugged like this.

However, the next moment, the woman on his body hummed, turned over, and turned to the side, with no part of her body touching him again.

Shi Yan’s lips slightly hooked. He didn’t expect this woman to be very alert. Even when she was asleep, she could wake up and react in time. It was just that her acting was very poor, and her disordered breathing had already betrayed her.

At this time, Jiang Jiuchu’s face was burning, and her small face was wrinkled into a ball.

She was terrified in her heart. Fortunately, she reacted quickly. However, at the moment when she turned over just now, she felt Shi Yan raise his hand. So, was he awakened by her hug?

Ahhh! It’s really going to kill her.

Steady, steady, she tried her best to maintain a steady breath, and absolutely couldn’t let Shi Yan know that she was awake. She had to pretend that she didn’t know anything.