Chapter 141: Han Yunxi gets taken advantage of (1/2)
Chapter 141: Han Yunxi gets taken advantage of
When Han Yunxi asked about himself, Gu Qishao licked his lips in bewilderment. He didn’t immediately reply, but sat back down on the warm bench until he was half lying down. One hand propped up his head as he looked at her with interest.
What was this fellow doing?
Han Yunxi leaned against the cupboard on one side, arms crossed as she stared at him with knitted brows. Unexpectedly, Gu Qishao started blinking at her with his enchanting eyes, his long lashes quivering innocently as if he wouldn’t hurt a soul. He appeared charming down to his very bones.
What an annoying rascal!
Han Yunxi gave a start, finding it difficult to pull her eyes away. She narrowly avoided being bewitched by the sight; fortunately, she was calm enough to look elsewhere. She picked up a teacup and threw it his way. Sadly, Gu Qishao caught it in his hands.
“Exactly what do you want?” This scoundrel, Han Yunxi was about to lose against him. She was very, very tired, and wanted nothing more than to sleep.
“Answer my question. You were a useless trash since youth and the Han family has no poisons knowledge. Your mother Lady Tianxin was highly skilled in the medical arts, but not poisons. When you entered the bridal sedan chair, there was still a poison scar on your face, but it was treated by the time you alighted. At what age did you start learning about poisons? You’ve never left the capital and rarely left the Han house, so who taught you?”
Hearing Gu Qishao’s words, Han Yunxi narrowed her eyes with a cold laugh. “You’ve certainly investigated thoroughly.”
Gu Qishao wasn’t modest at all. “Of course, I even know that you…”
But before he could finish, Han Yunxi suddenly starting shouting, “Ah…! Someone come, there’s an assassin!” Since he couldn’t get any answers out of her, she didn’t want this guy taking up her precious sleeping time!
Gu Qishao was caught unawares as he suddenly jumped up. “You!”
Han Yunxi exerted renewed efforts. “Someone come, quick! The assassin’s right here!”
Soon enough, the sound of footsteps came hurrying towards them from four directions. It’d taken Gu Qishao considerable effort to get inside. He narrowed his eyes and licked his lips, before giving Han Yunxi a big thumbs up. A dangerous aura settled around his form.
“You’re really not afraid that I’ll use you as a hostage?”
But Han Yunxi didn’t dread the threat at all. She lazily crawled into her bed with an as-you-will expression before closing her eyes. Of course she wasn’t scared of him. If he was really dangerous, she would’ve been in danger long ago.
Gu Qishao gave a minute start before breaking out into wild, soundless laughter. This woman really was too interesting! He liked it! Although the footsteps outside were getting closer, Gu Qishao still didn’t plan on escaping just yet. His figure brushed over and quietly drew closer to Han Yunxi, who only felt a gust of wind drift past her face. She subconsciously opened her eyes, only to see…
At the same time that Han Yunxi opened her eyes, Gu Qishao bent down and lightly pressed his lips against her forehead. It was a brief touch at most, soft and a little ticklish, even lighter than the breath that brushed against her face.
In that instant, she saw the perfect curve of his chin and the slight movements of his Adam’s apple. Everything about him was very close. As it turned out, this man who looked more beautiful than a woman had all the angles and curves of a man. Han Yunxi’s eyes grew wide as her entire body turned stiff. All that was left was her flustered, panicked heart, pounding wildly in her chest.
Heavens, this evil rascal kissed her!
No, he’d assaulted her!
A light peck later and Gu Qishao had backed away with his bewitching smile. “What are you looking at? I’m just marking my place. This gentleman’s taken a fancy to you.”
He didn’t wait for Han Yunxi to reply before vanishing in a flicker of movement. At almost the same time, three guards rushed inside with Zhao mama. When they saw esteemed wangfei lying on the bed in an empty room, Zhao mama hastily opened her mouth.
“Esteemed wangfei, the assassin? Where is he?”
Only then did Han Yunxi recover her wits before quickly sitting up. “Assassin? Assassin…”
“Where’s the assassin?” Zhao mama was worried, afraid that esteemed wangfei had been truly frightened.
“Just then, I was dreaming of an assassin! Lots of assassins, so scary!” Han Yunxi lied. With Gu Qishao’s skills, it would probably be impossible to catch him right now.
In an instant, the tense guards and Zhao mama all relaxed their guard. They weren’t sure what to make of this mistress who could shout so loudly even while dreaming. However, they didn’t hold any suspicions. The security of the Hibiscus Courtyard was very tight, so it’d typically be impossible for assassins to charge in here.
Zhao mama let the guards withdraw as she hurried over to pour a cup of hot tea. “Esteemed wangfei, hurry and drink a sip to calm your nerves.”
Han Yunxi really needed to soothe her nerves. She really had been scared! Gu Qishao, that wretch! Hooligan! He actually took advantage of the moment to take liberties with her. She drank as she furiously rubbed at her forehead, trying to figure out if that counted as a kiss. If so, would that count as her first kiss?
“Esteemed wangfei, your forehead…is something wrong?” Zhao mama asked doubtfully.
Han Yunxi immediately stopped rubbing. “N…nothing.”
Gu Qishao, you evil man! She decided to put him on her personal blacklist. He better not come back, or else I’ll scream every time I see him!
No, I’ll poison him every time I see him!
She had been feeling weak all over, but Gu Qishao had thoroughly revved her up again. Han Yunxi sat for a long time before slipping to Long Feiye’s quarters for a soak in the hot springs. There were still limits to her body. After she came back, she laid on the bed musing over Gu Qishao’s background before unwittingly falling asleep.
One could say her sleeping made her dead to the world. She slept clear through the afternoon, all night, and the next morning before waking up at noon. The first thing she heard upon waking up was all sorts of rumors circulating the capital. Without an exception, all of them were related to last night’s events. Not many people focused on Madame Li or her daughter, but much more were interested in laughing over Mu Liuyue’s plight after a cup of tea or a meal. Everyone was waiting to see whether she’d honor the conditions of the bet. The news from the general’s estate was that Mu Liuyue had fallen ill as soon as she came home with a high fever that made it impossible for her to be conscious of the happenings around her.
It really was convenient for her to fall ill right at this time.