Tao Ti was still a little confused about whether to go and visit Qiongqi.
But she soon discovered that this was a great opportunity at the right time and place—
First of all, most people are at the bonfire party, and there are only two guards on the tent side who take turns patrolling.
Secondly, on her way back to her tent, she happened to pass by Qiongqi's tent.
Finally, and most importantly, when she walked near Qiongqi's tent, Linglong suddenly found that one of Tao Ti's earrings had fallen off. Without saying a word, she bent down and looked around with the two little eunuchs.
Seeing the chaos, Linglong and the others were looking for it seriously, Tao Ti clenched her fists and said:
She went in and took a look, and she would come out soon!
Tao Ti held her breath, bravely, and walked quickly to Qiongqi's tent.
She was nervous at the moment, and she had no time to think about how unusual it was that there was not even a guard guarding the door of the tent.
She didn't even notice that when she lifted the curtain and walked in, Linglong stopped looking for the earrings, and turned her head to stare at the tent with complicated eyes.
Inside the tent, the candlelight was frightening, Qiongqi was lying on the bed and sleeping.
"Ah Qi, Ah Qi!" Tao Ti walked quickly to the bed and shouted in a low voice.
Qiongqi opened her eyes in a daze, seeing her friend's face, she was both surprised and happy, "Ah Ti!"
She tried to sit up, "Shouldn't you be at a bonfire dinner right now? Why did you come here? You're not afraid of being discovered!"
"I didn't hear that you broke your leg. I'm worried." Tao Ti lifted her quilt and took a look, only to see that her leg was covered with bandages, like a mummy. She frowned and said softly, "Is it painful?"
Qiongqi's eyes were full of tears, she curled her mouth, "Yes, it hurts!"
Tao Ti didn't want to worry about her yelling and selling miserably with a macho face for a while, and said in a low voice, "You ask your subordinates to make you some bone soup to make up for it... After all, your riding skills are so good , how did you fall off the horse?"
Speaking of this, Qiongqi put away her aggrieved expression for a second, took Tao Ti's hand and sat down, with a serious expression, "I was plotted against. I was riding a horse at the time, and I obviously felt the sound of a hidden weapon breaking the wind, it should be a slingshot Hit the horse in the belly, that's why the horse suddenly went berserk."
"Conspiracy?!" Tao Ti stared, "Da Yuan and Rong Di have been repairing these years, and plotting against you at this juncture is to provoke disputes between the two countries? Who is so bold!"
Qiongqi remained silent, and looked deeply at Tao Ti with her light-colored eyes.
Tao Ti, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Qiongqi, "Maybe it has something to do with you."
Tao Ti, "???"
Qiongqi raised her eyebrows lazily, "Your dear husband."
Tao Ti was shocked, Pei Yan
Her small face was wrinkled like a bun, and she retorted without hesitation, "Impossible, how could he do such a thing? He is so kind, so kind, so..."
"Stop, stop!" Qiongqi rolled her eyes, "Do you know that your line just now is too similar to the scumbag in Qiong Yao's drama describing the little white flower?"
"...Anyway, it's impossible. He is very nice. And he has no grievances with you, so why did he want to kill you?"
"You always say I'm stupid, I think you're the stupidest!" Qiongqi sat up straight, reached out and tapped Tao Ti's forehead, "Based on my countless experiences in men, your prince is not as good as you imagined." so pure and innocent.”
Tao Ti was taken aback.
Qiongqi raised her eyebrows, "Perhaps, have you heard that white cuts black?"
Tao Ti stayed there for a long time, but she still didn't quite believe it when she came to her senses, "You said that his gentleness and good temper are all fakes?"
Qiongqi pursed her lips and said, "I just met him twice. I can't make a conclusion about how white and black he is. But he is very possessive. Look, I just got closer to you." At one point, he raised his bow and arrow at me in the forest, and secretly hurt my horse... I thought, if he didn't care about my identity, he wouldn't kill me directly, otherwise I would have died long ago. "
Hearing Qiongqi's words, Tao Ti's heart skipped a beat.
She naturally believed in her friend, she didn't need to make up these things to fool herself.
"Anyway, don't be stupid, you'll be paid back if you're sold!" Seeing her in a trance, Qiongqi sighed in her heart:
Alas, it's really unlucky for little Atti, to meet such a man with a deep heart in his first love, and he was completely eaten to death.
She patted her on the shoulder and suggested softly, "Ah Ti, why don't you come back to Rongdi with me? My Khan King father dotes on me very much. If nothing else, the Khan position should be mine. When the time comes You will be my princess, and we will be together in the world of mortals, chic and unrestrained, riding horses and galloping, sharing the prosperity of the world—"
Tao Ti said depressedly, "Stop joking, I'm the princess now, how can I just leave."
Qiongqi put away her smile, and there was hidden worry in her eyes, "Anyway, when you get along with the prince, pay more attention... If he hides you from you, don't give your heart out without reservation, or I'm afraid You're going to get hurt."
Tao Ti lowered her eyes, her emotions were complicated, she pretended to be calm, and said, "Ah Qi, if he really hurt you, I will apologize to you on his behalf."
Qiongqi waved her hand and said, "Hey, whoever we are with whom."
The two said a few more words, Qiongqi rubbed her hair, like a big sister, "Okay, you hurry up, don't let anyone find out."
Tao Ti nodded, "Heal well."
She got up and walked quickly outside the house.
Carefully lifted the felt curtain and looked outside, and only when he was sure that there was no one outside, did he sneak in quickly.
But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, suddenly, a tall and straight figure appeared from the darkness.
Before she could react, she was carried on her shoulders like a sack.
Tao Ti turned pale with fright, and just about to yell, she smelled the familiar scent of cold pine.
She was stunned, "Your Highness, Your Highness?"
The man didn't make a sound, just strode forward.
When he walked to the bright place, Tao Ti saw his clothes, which looked like Pei Yan's bamboo blue brocade robe.
It really is him!
She struggled and said in a panic, "Your Highness, what are you doing, let me down."
Pei Yan hugged her leg tightly, seeing her move around, her strong arms tightened a little, and he raised his hand to pat her buttocks, and said in a low voice, "Don't move around."
His actions and tone made Tao Ti feel shy and scared at the same time, as if she was stepping on a tightrope, her heart was hanging in the air and swaying.
She is also in a mess, why is he here? Did he hear what she and Qiongqi said? It must be, otherwise he wouldn't have picked her up directly, he must have misunderstood.
But why is it such a coincidence? And what about Linglong and the others? Why is no one missing.
All of a sudden, Qiong Qiyu's earnest words flooded up like a tide—
"Your prince is not as innocent as you imagined...
Perhaps, have you heard of white cutting black? "
Could it be that the gentleness, kindness, tolerance, and generosity that Pei Yan showed were all pretended by him
Tao Ti's face turned pale.
…
The tent where Tao Ti lived was not far away, so she was carried back to the tent by Pei Yan.
The palace people stood guard outside the tent, lowering their heads and not daring to look more.
Linglong stomped her feet and muttered anxiously, "This is so good, why did it become like this? What should I do, will the crown prince hurt the crown princess..."
Fu Xirui also frowned, shook his head and sighed, "I think His Highness is quite angry this time."
Linglong blamed herself and felt extremely tormented. Her heart was towards the princess, but His Highness was her master, so she had to obey orders.
She clasped her hands together and bowed towards the dark sky in the distance. She only hoped that the prince and concubine could resolve the misunderstanding, and don't hurt their relationship because of this matter.
In the tent, Tao Ti was thrown on the bed.
Although the bed was covered with a thick soft quilt, it was thrown down unceremoniously, and there was still a faint pain in the tailbone.
However, at this moment, she didn't care about the pain, and could only retreat instinctively. Her dark eyes were full of fear, and she looked straight at the man who was approaching step by step.
He was still so handsome, and there was no uncontrollable distortion, and the expression on his deep face was flat, showing no joy or anger. It's just that those black eyes were burning, and the anger in them was rolling like dark clouds, cold and gloomy.
Such Pei Yan seemed to be a different person, which made Tao Ti feel strange and scared.
She moved into the bed little by little, and he approached step by step with a blank face, gently unbuttoning his robe with his slender hands.
Until her back reached the bed rail, there was no way to retreat, Pei Yan's tall body blocked most of the candlelight, and the shadow enveloped her.
Tao Ti's small face was pale, like a frightened deer, her voice trembled, "Your Highness, Your Highness..."
Pei Yan's clothes were open, and he could vaguely see his muscular chest muscles. He bent down and held out his hand to her.
Tao Ti subconsciously turned her face away and avoided it.
Pei Yan's pupils shrank, as if irritated by her action, his cold hand passed through her fair and slender neck, and pinched the back of her neck with his backhand.
He slowly leaned over, exerting force on his hands, so that she had to look at him.
Tao Ti's eyes were covered with a layer of mist, her long eyelashes were a little wet, and she looked at him timidly.
Pei Yan caressed the back of her neck gently, his warm lips pressed against her earlobe, his eyes were dark, and his thin lips curled up into a cold smile, "I knew you liked wild ones, I wouldn't be alone Installed."
His scorching breath penetrated into the ear, and the next moment, he sucked her earlobe.
Tao Ti's body trembled violently, repeating what he said just now.
He stopped pretending.
Don't pretend anymore.
So he was pretending before
What Qiongqi said is true!
Pei Yan's kiss stretched from the ears to the cheeks, eyebrows, and lips. It was hot and irresistible.
When he kissed her lips and wanted to pry open her white teeth, she suddenly came back to her senses, and put her little hand between the two of them, "No, no!"
Her refusal made Pei Yan's eyes colder, "You are a lonely princess, why not?"
With tears in her eyes, Tao Ti begged softly, "Your Highness, don't do this."
Pei Yan pinched her jaw, pressed down on her condescendingly, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "You like him so much?"
Obviously before this, she didn't resist being happy with him, but after Ashina Qi came, she changed.
Tao Ti was stunned, tears trembling, "Like it? Who?"
Pei Yan's expression was complicated, and he laughed, "Going to find other men in the tent late at night, I don't know that you are so brave."
Now Tao Ti also reacted, and hurriedly said, "No, Your Highness, there is a misunderstanding here, she and I are not what you imagined."
Pei Yan curled his lips, "I have seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, so there is no misunderstanding."
His voice was low and slow, and his cold fingers brushed across her cheeks, making her hairs stand on end.
Tao Ti suddenly understood, and stared at him with rounded eyes, "You, did you know that I would go to her?"
Pei Yan hummed heavily.
Perhaps it was he who set up a trap to test her.
And she let him down.
Tao Ti was a little angry, he actually tricked her
Her eyes were red, and the anger and grievance of being cheated came to her mind. She pushed him away forcefully, "You asked me to trust you, but you don't even trust me."
Seeing that she was still making a fuss, Pei Yan felt a blunt pain in her chest, and suddenly wrapped her big palm around her slender wrist, raised it above her head, and pressed it firmly.
He gritted his teeth and said, "How do you make Gu believe in you? You look at his eyes so intimately, and smile so happily at him. Seeing him hurt, you can't wait to rush to care for him. Even disregarding the rules of status, he went to visit him late at night without telling me! Heh, He still wants to take you back to Rong Di... If Gu really dies, you probably just let him go, right?"
Tao Ti doesn't like this controlled posture, as if her whole body is exposed, she feels very insecure.
She was also very angry, and wanted to quarrel with him forcefully, but the words of rebuttal welled up in her throat, and the tears of grievance fell down unsatisfactorily, and she cried out with a "wow".
Like beads of broken tears, she cried like a child.
Pei Yan was stunned.
Panic, distressed, sour, complex emotions spread to all limbs.
He should be angry and punish her severely, but seeing her tears, he was flustered and confused.
With a sullen face, he said fiercely, "Don't cry."
Tao Ti continued to cry, crying even harder, "I feel bad, you bullied me, lied to me, and still won't let me cry... I don't want to like you anymore..."
Pei Yan's brain was throbbing with pain, and his heart was throbbing. In a state of upset, he blocked her lips fiercely.
The cry turned into a muffled grunt.
He kissed her hard, even if she bit him, he would admit it.
At first Tao Ti was still struggling, but then he lost all strength after being kissed, and his chest and back were hard. After hammering for so long, he didn't hurt, but her hand hurt.
She felt even more aggrieved, feeling sour, feeling that he was using strength to suppress her, and the victory was invincible.
After a long time, Pei Yan left her lips.
The corner of his mouth was bitten by her, and when it touched the air, it felt cold and stinging.
He stroked the wound lightly with his fingers, lowered his eyes, and stared at her calmly, "Are you still crying?"
Tao Ti stared at him with wet eyes and hiccupped.
Pei Yan's voice became hoarse, "If you cry again, Gu will continue to kiss you until you can't cry."
He said such explicit and ambiguous words in a threatening tone, which made Tao Ti not know whether to be angry or shy for a moment.
Pei Yan was also calmer at the moment, but still pressed her down, pinching her fair and tender cheeks with his rough fingertips, and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't say 'don't like Gu' anymore, you can only like Gu. As for Others, if you dare to like it, you can try it.”
Seeing the undisguised murderous intent in his eyes, Tao Ti immediately thought of Qiongqi's fall from the horse, and asked tentatively, "Ah, Ashina Qi's fall from the horse, was it you who arranged it?"
Pei Yan narrowed his black eyes, "So what, do you want to blame Gu for him?"
It turned out he did it.
In the end... How many terrible things did he hide from himself.
Tao Ti shrank her eyes and hid back.
Pei Yan held her shoulder firmly and stared deeply at her, "Little girl, it's your turn to explain now. What is the relationship between you and him?"
Tao Ti choked, she had a premonition that if she couldn't answer this question well, Qiong Qi's life might be lost, and she would also be in bad luck.
But should you tell him the truth? No, they cannot reveal their identities to mortals.
After thinking for a moment, she stammered and explained, "She and I are friends, not a relationship between a man and a woman! She, she doesn't like women, she likes men!"
Hearing the second half of the sentence, Pei Yan's eyes froze.
Tao Ti hurriedly said, "She has broken sleeves, really, if you don't believe me, you can ask her, she is not interested in women! She and I are really sisters."
Pei Yan pursed her lips, and looked down at the little person below her. Her eyes were clear and open, and she couldn't see any flaws.
Could it be that Ashinaqi is really a broken sleeve
"It's not enough for you to be friends with Xu Wenchan and Qinghe, so you have to find a man of a different race? And you only met a few times, and you are so familiar, just like friends for many years."
Pei Yan pinched her waist punitively, his eyes darkened, "Tell the truth."
Tao Ti, "..."
He really wasn't that easy to fool.
Forget it, let it go.
It's better to be condemned by God, or to be burned to death as a monster, than to continue to misunderstand like this.
She bit her lip and met his gaze with serious eyes, "I said, but I have two points to declare; first, you are the only man I like; second, Ashina and I are innocent, There is no personal relationship. As for the reason why I know her well... "
She paused, "Your Highness, even if I know the truth, I might die or leave you, do you still want to know?"
Pei Yan froze.
He never thought that she would leave him, let alone imagine her death.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Tao Ti thought he was acquiescing, so she simply closed her eyes and said with difficulty, "Okay, let me tell you. Actually, I'm not the same Tao Ti from before, I'm..."
Before she finished speaking, Pei Yan held her tightly in her arms.
His tall nose was deeply buried in her shoulder, his breathing was short of breath, his voice was hoarse, "Don't talk about it, I don't want to know."
Tao Ti's heart was sour, her nose was also sour, "Did you already guess something..."
Pei Yan's pupils trembled. He did have doubts about her identity.
It's just that he has been deceiving himself and others, and he doesn't want to ask further questions.
Growing up in the palace, he knew that sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing.
He let go of her, put his forehead against her forehead, and his nose against the tip of her nose, and whispered, "I won't ask you anymore, as long as you stay with me well, the past will let it go..."
Tao Ti saw the red corners of his eyes, the eye sockets were also flushed, and big drops of tears fell down.
For a moment just now, she wanted to tell everything, then let go of this relationship, leave with Qiongqi, and return to her original life.
She thought she could give up, but in fact, she couldn't—
She really likes him.
No matter how gentle he is, or how crazy and paranoid he is now, she can't let him go.
Seeing her crying so sadly, Pei Yan patted her on the back, "As long as you are still you, I don't care about the rest."
Tao Ti nodded, and buried her face tightly in his arms, "Yes."
Linglong and Fu Xirui outside the tent looked at each other: My God, why are you crying so hard? What did the prince do to the princess.