Villainous Fake Eunuch (22)
“Not like that! Big villain!”
Song Xuyi hadn’t spoken yet when the system in her mind angrily interrupted.
However, even with this accusation, the system understood all too well: these were conditions Song Xuyi could not resist.
What made the system even more upset was that if someone else had proposed such conditions, it might have been acceptable, but the person proposing them was the main villain! And this villain was a woman! With a face Xuyi liked!
At that moment, Song Xuyi was still somewhat in shock. She considered herself a calm person, yet everything that happened that night was completely unexpected: Song Xuyi never imagined Gu Ruyu would confess to her and kiss her!
Song Xuyi’s heart was in turmoil, feeling as if she were dreaming; their posture was too intimate, Gu Ruyu’s breath was close, Song Xuyi’s cheeks were burning, and her heart was filled with shyness, making it hard to think clearly…
Song Xuyi struggled to use her remaining reason, ignoring the panic and shyness in her heart, to consider Gu Ruyu’s conditions.
Just as the system predicted, these were conditions Song Xuyi couldn’t refuse. If someone else had proposed them, Song Xuyi felt she would surely refuse, but the person proposing them was Gu Ruyu, who had saved her twice—
Song Xuyi bit her lower lip, recalling the restrained kiss Gu Ruyu had just placed on her forehead, and couldn’t help but clutch her clothes tightly, knowing that something might happen this month. However, even if Gu Ruyu proposed some excessive demands this month, Song Xuyi felt she… might not find it so hard to accept?
“System!” Realizing what she thought, Song Xuyi felt inexplicably guilty, wanting to explain her motives to the system, but found it had already unilaterally cut off contact.
“Alright!”
Song Xuyi understood that the system already knew her decision, it was just sulking and not trying to contact the system again, considerately giving it time to accept. Then, she bit her lower lip, her voice trembling as she softly agreed to Gu Ruyu’s request.
However, after speaking, Song Xuyi realized that things were not as simple as she had imagined. She didn’t dare to look at Gu Ruyu’s expression, almost instinctively closing her eyes.
Above her, a light laugh was heard; clearly, Gu Ruyu was not surprised by Song Xuyi’s decision.
“How pitiful, sweating so much…” The sweat-drenched hair by her cheek was carefully brushed aside, and Gu Ruyu’s lips finally left Song Xuyi’s cheek. Song Xuyi’s heart relaxed, she exhaled, but before she could finish, the next moment, her body was lifted into the air—
“Your injury—” Song Xuyi couldn’t help but exclaim, wrapping her arms around Gu Ruyu’s neck, her gaze falling on Gu Ruyu’s previously injured shoulder. Gu Ruyu paused, following Song Xuyi’s gaze, slightly raised an eyebrow, her red lips curving, her voice teasing: “Xuyi, do you want to open my clothes to check again? After all, you’ve seen it more than once—”
That word “open”…
Gu Ruyu might have spoken casually, but Song Xuyi felt extremely ashamed, unable to help closing her eyes and burying her flushed face into Gu Ruyu’s embrace.
Gu Ruyu then laughed, her laughter full of joy, her chest vibrating. Song Xuyi had never seen Gu Ruyu laugh so happily, she couldn’t help but open her eyes, but before she could see Gu Ruyu’s face, what came into view was Gu Ruyu’s collar inadvertently opened wider by herself…
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The heat on her cheeks didn’t subside the entire evening. Song Xuyi’s body stiffened, her eyes tightly shut, as she began struggling to get down…
By this time, they had arrived at the edge of the pool. Gu Ruyu initially intended to place Song Xuyi into the water, but as Song Xuyi struggled, Gu Ruyu’s clothes were splashed with water again. Looking at Song Xuyi’s flushed cheeks, Gu Ruyu’s throat moved, and as if by some strange impulse, she held Song Xuyi and stepped into the water.
Once in the water, Song Xuyi instinctively wanted to swim away to avoid Gu Ruyu. However, Gu Ruyu wasn’t about to let her get away that easily, and with a slight hook of her fingers, she caught onto Song Xuyi’s belt—
No one anticipated that Song Xuyi’s belt was not tightly fastened. Gu Ruyu gave it a tug, and Song Xuyi’s belt came undone and floated away…
Song Xuyi’s eyes widened in shock, feeling utterly helpless! Frantically, she gathered her clothes. Although it was all just an accident, it felt as if they were deliberately flirting. For a moment, Song Xuyi even thought about burying her face in the hot spring to drown, so she wouldn’t have to face the overwhelming situation…
Gu Ruyu seemed startled for a moment as well. She turned her eyes away, her ears appearing slightly red, and said hoarsely, “You… you come over here!”
Song Xuyi huddled in the corner, shaking her head vigorously, not daring to move.
She hadn’t been unprepared for certain things, but… everything was happening too fast, and Song Xuyi couldn’t accept it.
However, Gu Ruyu clearly understood the saying, “If the mountain won’t come to me, I will go to the mountain.” Facing Song Xuyi’s wide-eyed gaze, Gu Ruyu pursed her lips and slowly walked over…
Song Xuyi wanted to escape in panic, but recalling her earlier promise of “okay,” she could only force herself to stand still, closing her eyes like an ostrich.
In a daze, she felt a hand wrap around her shoulder, and then she was pulled into a familiar embrace.
The hairpin was removed, and her hair cascaded down. Slender fingers threaded through Song Xuyi’s hair, patiently and meticulously combing her long locks…
For a moment, Song Xuyi felt like prey that was being carefully nurtured, only to be eventually devoured whole.
Even though she knew she shouldn’t let her guard down, and that certain things might happen after soaking in the hot spring, the sensation was just too comfortable, and Song Xuyi couldn’t help but relax her body.
After being anxious all night, she suddenly loosened up. Song Xuyi had originally intended to secretly take a breath and enjoy a brief moment of leisure, but she unexpectedly fell asleep without realizing it.
It was a dreamless night. In the middle of the night, something cold beside her made her instinctively want to avoid it, but unexpectedly, that cold object persistently clung to her, and Song Xuyi could only keep shifting away to avoid it…
Finally, that object suddenly lost its coldness, turning into a warm temperature. Song Xuyi was extremely happy, recognizing the familiar scent, and couldn’t help but wrap her arms and legs around it.
The next morning, Song Xuyi found the space beside her pillow empty.
Feeling refreshed all over, with no lingering scents from the night before, Song Xuyi sighed in relief, yet shamefully noticed she was in a brand new set of sleepwear, knowing without a doubt it was Gu Ruyu’s doing.
Almost as soon as Song Xuyi awoke, maidservants carrying toiletries entered the room.
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The leading maidservant’s figure seemed somewhat familiar, her head always lowered. Song Xuyi remembered Gu Ruyu’s promise to her and couldn’t help but inquire with the maidservants, “How is the situation outside now?”
“Is the princess asking about the court, the border, or the Jiangnan situation?” The maid raised her head, revealing herself to be the orphan girl who had sold herself to bury her father, saved by Song Xuyi and who pledged loyalty to Gu Ruyu a few months ago.
Song Xuyi was taken aback, seeing an old acquaintance again brought a warm feeling to her heart. Initially, she felt uneasy about the upcoming month, but the presence of an old acquaintance gave her a bit more peace of mind.
“What do you know?”
“The situation at the court isn’t great; the dog emperor coughed up blood two days ago and forced the lord to personally make an elixir for him, which is troubling the lord.” Despite saying it was troubling, the girl showed no signs of distress. She appeared to have been instructed to tell Song Xuyi everything and continued: “As for Jiangnan, the lord, with brilliant strategies, sent someone to assassinate several leading clan members and framed others, causing the clans to fight among themselves, leading to internal chaos, and soon they will collapse on their own…”
“As for the border, it is somewhat troublesome, but now the third prince has gone there. The third prince is skilled in both literature and martial arts and will surely stabilize the situation…”
The eloquent maid before her seemed almost a different person from the timid girl of a few months ago. Song Xuyi couldn’t help but take a closer look at her.
Upon receiving Song Xuyi’s glance, the girl blinked and laughed: “Sister, I am now the lord’s subordinate! The lord has affection for you and sent me to please you. I definitely won’t help you escape…”
Song Xuyi didn’t expect the girl to tease her like this, and for a moment, she still found it hard to accept that Gu Ruyu liked her, blushing and lowering her head.
Breakfast was soon brought up, all dishes were of flavors Song Xuyi liked. She’s not a picky eater, and very few people knew her preferences. Song Xuyi didn’t expect Gu Ruyu to know her tastes so well, which complicated her feelings even more, making Gu Ruyu’s words about liking her feel more real.
After breakfast, Song Xuyi sat by the window, originally thinking she would be like a caged bird this month, but unexpectedly, Gu Ruyu soon came in.
Gu Ruyu was dressed in black, her brows furrowed tightly, her expression cold and solemn, making her look even more pristine than frost and snow. It wasn’t until she stood in front of Song Xuyi that the icy look in Gu Ruyu’s eyes slightly melted away.
“Xuyi, can you come with me to a place?”
Gu Ruyu lowered her head, her voice calm and steady, seemingly no different from usual, but Song Xuyi felt that Gu Ruyu’s emotions seemed somewhat off. She couldn’t help but glance at Gu Ruyu, and just as her gaze moved over, Gu Ruyu took hold of Song Xuyi’s hand.
“You didn’t even agree to her, and she just came over and took your hand. That’s really bandit behavior! Shameless!” The system, not knowing when it had come online again, once more cursed aloud.
Song Xuyi, however, wasn’t in the mood to listen to the system’s complaints. Gu Ruyu’s hand was very cold, seemingly… extremely sad.
Gu Ruyu led Song Xuyi out the door, where a strong steed awaited. Gu Ruyu helped Song Xuyi onto the horse. The horse was incredibly fast, galloping like the wind as it sped out of the city. Seeing the changing scenery around her, Song Xuyi roughly guessed where Gu Ruyu intended to take her and couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.
The grave of the renowned Liu royal family from the previous dynasty was located on the western mountain outside the city. The emperor had symbolically sent a few soldiers to guard the graveyard, but during the day, those soldiers gathered to gamble, completely unaware of Gu Ruyu’s horse passing by…
Gu Ruyu led Song Xuyi directly to the innermost grave in the cemetery. Song Xuyi looked at the densely packed names on the tombstone and pursed her lips—
Back then, a great fire reduced everything to ashes. The people collecting the remains for the Liu family couldn’t find any of the Liu family members’ remains, so they symbolically placed some black ash and erected a solitary grave…
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Clearly, those guarding the grave hadn’t taken care of it properly. Now the grave was overgrown with weeds, looking extremely desolate.
“I usually don’t dare to come see them,” Gu Ruyu squatted down, slowly pulling the weeds from the grave, her voice hoarse and soft: “Afraid to hear their voices of blame, afraid of those endless cries and wails appearing in my dreams again—”
“But I think you should come and see them.”
Gu Ruyu raised her eyes to meet Song Xuyi’s gaze. Her expression was smiling, but Song Xuyi felt that Gu Ruyu’s eyes seemed extremely sad, as if tears might fall at any moment: “Buried in this grave are my parents and relatives.”
“Xuyi, my real name is Liu Ruyu—”
The author has something to say:
Humph, you all overestimate a certain Gu. She doesn’t have the courage to give Xuyi a bath right now~~~
LP: Re-translated on September 05, 2024