Chapter 4 (1/2)

Chapter Four

Yan Shi Ning couldn’t see the intruder clearly in the dark chamber.

She panicked. A thief? A bandit? Too many scary thoughts appeared in her head. She quickly grabbed the pillow and threw it at the intruder.

The pillow hit the intruder’s head, followed by a thud. The intruder fell on the ground.

When Yan Shi Ning arrived at the Yan Manor, she knew she couldn’t live harmoniously with Princess Kang Hua and Yan Shi Ting. She purposely chose the chamber furthest from the mother and daughter pair. But the chamber was upstairs. She rushed to the window to see if the intruder died.

Outside below the chamber the intruder stood but didn’t leave. The intruder whispered something incoherent.

‘Mistress, are you alright?’ a maid asked from outside the chamber door.

Yan Shi Ning finally heard what the intruder whispered, ‘little lion, it’s me.’

Yan Shi Ning didn’t know what do. Heavens! Mouthy boy indeed couldn’t let her live peacefully.

Her first thought was to scream ‘thief.’ Afterward the guards in the Yan Manor would capture mouthy boy and see his true mask. What gentleness? What kindness? Mouthy boy was actually a bandit that climbed through a maiden’s window in the middle of the night.

‘I’m alright,’ Yan Shi Ning said reluctantly to the maid. ‘I was getting a cup of water, you can go back to sleep.’

Her second thought was that it would be pointless for mouthy boy to be caught. He would explain the situation to appear like the perfect gentleman, ‘tomorrow is my wedding day, my heart was restless and I wanted to see my betrothed. I know sneaking into her chamber is wrong, but I couldn’t control how much I missed her. Prime Minister Yan, please forgive me this one time.’

If her prediction became true then mouthy boy’s mask wouldn’t be taken off, but help enhance his reputation and make him appear like a man deeply in love with his betrothed. The more she thought about his cunningness the more she wanted to attack him.

She peered outside the window and saw Pei Jin began to climb the wall into her chamber again. His movements were too swift like he often climbed into a maiden’s chamber.

Half of Pei Jin’s body entered through the window. She quickly closed half the window to stop him from entering the chamber.

‘Big brother, you’re here?’ Yan Shi Ning asked softly.

Pei Jin used one hand to keep the window open and his other hand passed Yan Shi Ning the pillow.

‘Tomorrow is our wedding day,’ Pei Jin said in a tone too sweet. ‘My heart missed you. I rolled on my bed many times and couldn’t sleep. I wanted to see you.’

Yan Shi Ning glared at Pei Jin.

‘But you shouldn’t reward me with a pillow,’ Pei Jin protested. ‘Look at my forehead, it’s swollen. What am I going to do tomorrow?’

‘You deserve it,’ Yan Shi Ning said. ‘Big brother, you should be happy it’s a wooden pillow. If it’s a jade pillow then you wouldn’t have a small lump on your forehead.’

Pei Jin frowned, Yan Shi Ning continued to hold the window to stop him from entering the chamber.

‘If you don’t let me in I’ll fall again,’ Pei Jin said. ‘Then the lower half of my body will be crippled and your future happiness will disappear.’

‘Go ahead and fall,’ Yan Shi Ning said and she wanted to close the other half of the window.

Pei Jin’s grip on the window was slipping. He quickly used both hands to hold onto the window and purposely glanced at Yan Shi Ning’s chest.

‘You’re not wearing undergarments?’ Pei Jin teased.

Yan Shi Ning looked down at her chest. Her loose inner robe was opened and half of her chest was visible. It was the humidity’s fault that she wasn’t wearing undergarments beneath her inner robe.

She quickly pulled the collar of her inner robe together with both hands.

Pei Jin took advantage of her flustered state to enter the chamber and lay on the bed.

‘Big brother, get off the bed!’ Yan Shi Ning said.

She stepped to the bed and wanted to pull him off the bed. But he laughed and rolled away from her reach on the bed.

‘Mistress, are you alright?’ the same maid asked again from outside the chamber.

Yan Shi Ning closed her mouth but Pei Jin sat on the bed and pulled her onto the bed.

He hugged her and he smiled lecherously.

‘I dare you to scream,’ Pei Jin whispered and blew on her ear.

Yan Shi Ning’s face turned bright red. Luckily it was a dark night. He would mock her if he could see her blushing.

Unexpectedly Pei Jin’s wide hand stroked her cheek.

‘Your cheek is hot,’ Pei Jin whispered. ‘Are you embarrass?’

Yan Shi Ning gripped his arm and bit his hand.

‘Ah!’ Pei Jin cried out.

Yan Shi Ning’s mouth wouldn’t let go of his hand so his free hand squeezed her bottom, but he accidently pressed one of the acupuncture points on her waist. His intention was to squeeze her bottom to cause her to use both her hands to remove his hand on her bottom, and her mouth would let go of his hand. He didn’t expect she gained meat on her bottom since the last time he saw her.

The maid didn’t hear her mistress’ response and feared something bad had happened to her mistress. The maid quickly pushed the chamber door open.

Pei Jin reacted faster and pulled the beaded curtains down.

The maid entered the dark chamber and she couldn’t see clearly behind the beaded curtains.

‘Mistress are you alright?’ the maid asked. ‘Why were there strange noises coming from your chamber?’

Yan Shi Ning recovered from her shock and she glanced at Pei Jin hidden on the bed next to her.