Chapter 6 (1/2)
Chapter 6: Forced Marriage [R18]
When Xu Mo woke up again, her body felt relaxed without the unbearable pain she had imagined.
Although they were fully clothed, why was Yunfu on her bed?
She swallowed and gently removed the quilt then parted the drape. When she was sure there was no one else, she got down from the bed.
From the closet, she took out a white dress with orchids embroidered on the collar and put it on. She was just about to go behind the folding screen to get washed when the man sat upright facing away from her. His long hair was black as ink and his clothes were white as snow. The invisible light wind swayed his layers of clothing but his graceful composure remained unwavering.
Xu Mo wanted to step closer but her footsteps paused when she realised she had not washed yet. When she was about to call someone to fetch some water, he slowly turned around.
She rubbed her eyes and asked awkwardly, ”Yunfu, why are you here?”
”Can I not?” Yunfu asked in a crystal clear voice.
Xu Mo shook her head, ”Of course not.” At that moment, she wanted to run away and wash her face as it took a lot of courage to speak to him with an unkempt appearance.
Whereas he slowly walked towards her with light footsteps.
”Do you still remember what I said last time before I left?”
The young lady stared blankly. What he said last time…
What did he say…
The man's eyes dimmed under the mask when he looked at her as she thought very hard and said, ”You forgot.”
Xu Mo was startled and took a step back then raised three fingers to whisper, ”I did not mean to.”
After a long while, he sighed, ”No matter, I will tell you again……”
When he finished, the young lady was stunned as if by thunder and fixated her gaze on him.
The mask concealed the man's slightly flushed face and he replied in an angry yet ashamed tone, “You don't want to.”
When Xu Mo snapped out of it, she frantically shook then nodded her head in confusion. She pondered to herself, this was not a question of whether I want to or not!
She seriously replied, ”Did you not say before that you wanted to live out your life in secrecy within the mountains? I am destined to stay here in the imperial city with a husband so I cannot put you under such injustice.”
Yunfu stepped closer and whispered gently in her ears, ”I think you forgot that in the Jing Kingdom we share wives. Even if you had married to an Emperor, you would still need to abide the law.”
Xu Mo was afraid to lift her head and move, ”But you clearly knew I am not from here and the place I was originally from we are monogamous. Perhaps one day I will return there but what will happen to you. The right chancellor is the legitimate husband of the princess but where will you go.”