Chapter 58: Talk and Laugh Without Restraint
"Its daybreak."
Fu Chen lowered his head and spoke to the person in his arms.
Tang Ying was sleepy and tired last night. After having a big meal of mutton prepared by Lord Fu, she was dragged and tortured on the rooftop of Baodai Tower. It was really not worth it.
After Liu Zhong and Yuan Jian had eaten their fill, he let them go, but she was the only one who was kept. Tang Ying felt like the student who was kept after dinner because he didn't finish his homework when he was a child. She had to watch her friends go home, and only the strict teacher and herself were left in the classroom. Time ticked by, and she couldn't even wait to go home and make love with her bed. Every minute was torture - thanks to the Grand Princess, she had been running around lately, and her sleep had always been poor, so she hadn't had a good rest for some days.
Fu Chen and Tang Ying stayed on the roof of Baodai Tower opposite Yuanyang Tower for a night, and also witnessed the rich and exciting nightlife of adult men in Kyoto of Southern Qi. There was singing and dancing with bright lights in the first half of the night, and the noise gradually died down in the second half of the night.
Xiong Yu walked away and came back, reporting in a low voice that Yinlan and Xuelian were the guests tonight, and it sounded like there was nothing wrong with their identities.
It snowed heavily in the second half of the night. Fu Chen said, "Go down to the last room on the east side of the second floor and have a rest."
Tang Ying was freezing cold as she held the sword, but the man in front of her was still energetic and he was her boss, so she was embarrassed to leave. She could only hold up her head and try to wake herself up from her sleepy shell: "Sir, I can still... I can still hold on for a while."
Fu Chen didn't turn around, but laughed softly: "If you don't want to rest, stay here."
Tang Ying : “…” Is that it?
She was just being polite. Shouldn't she be told to go and rest in an imperative tone?
She felt that Lord Fu was being insincere. Although he told her to go down and rest, his mind might be just the opposite. As she was daydreaming, her head was already in a mess and she dozed off from time to time.
At some point, she leaned her head on Fu Chen's shoulder.
The man turned his head to look, and through the bright lights in Baodai Tower, he could just see her thick eyelashes trembling over her fair and beautiful face, as if she was disturbed by some uneasy emotion in her dream.
He remained motionless, allowing the person on his shoulder to gradually fall into a deep sleep, unconscious and unaware.
Tang Ying slept very soundly, but she still felt cold in her dream, so she kept moving closer to the heat source beside her. However, when Xiong Yu came up, he saw her nestled in the commander's arms. She was so startled that she slipped and fell from the roof.
——Your Excellency’s reputation for being aloof from women is backed by facts.
He now admired Tang Ying to the core. Not only did she dare to beat up Liu Zhong and others in the Forbidden Cavalry Division, but she could be said to be very brave and skilled. But she actually dared to sleep in the arms of the commander-in-chief while she was investigating a case. This was something that only an ordinary person could do.
"grown ups--"
Tang Ying always felt that there was a voice talking in her ear. She opened her eyes with difficulty and saw the man's clear and neat chin, which seemed to be the result of a careful design and carving by a top sculptor.
Her mind exploded and she turned her head to look, and her eyes met with Xiong Yu's strange expression - could it be what she thought?
dream!
It must be a dream!
Tang Ying closed her eyes tightly, then suddenly opened them again. Her chin was still in the same place. She could even hear the man's faint instructions: "Take someone to capture Xuelian and Yinlan and bring them back to the Forbidden Cavalry Division and hand them over to Chunniang."
"..." Tang Ying didn't dare to move.
How on earth did she fall into Lord Fu's arms, and... she didn't even have a dream. Apart from feeling a little cold, she slept very soundly.
Could it be that even the gods and ghosts are afraid of Lord Fu’s reputation for cruelty?
Xiong Yu took the order and left. When he left, he looked at her with a complicated expression. Perhaps he could not find anything in her that a woman should have. This was far from the image of the future mistress in his mind, which made him feel even worse.
Even after Xiong Yu jumped down from the roof, Tang Ying still didn't dare to move and pretended to be a corpse.
Fu Chen chuckled.
"It's dawn, wake up when you wake up."
Tang Ying hurriedly climbed up from him as if she had done something wrong, only to find two swords placed side by side on the roof tiles next to her. One was the Fei Luan that Fu Chen had given her and was still in her arms before she went to bed, and the other scabbard looked familiar, it was Fu Chen's sword.
She grabbed her sword and when she stood up she found that the blood circulation in her legs and feet was not smooth. She had slept in Lord Fu's arms for most of the night and her legs were stiff. She almost slipped on two roof tiles. It was Lord Fu who pulled her up and she was able to stabilize herself.
The two men jumped off the roof of Baodai Building, found a breakfast stall on the street and sat down, and each had a bowl of hot steamed buns.
Tang Ying drank half a bowl of hot soup and then she felt her whole body warmed up. She coughed twice and said seriously , "My lord, I did not intend to take advantage of you last night. I must make this clear!" My lord, please don't let your imagination run wild.
Master Fu raised his head and glanced at the guilty person: "In the capital, if you want to find an excuse to take advantage of me... you are not the only one."
This statement was quite narcissistic, but as far as Tang Ying knew, it was not groundless. At least the Ninth Princess was very happy about it.
But this was the first time Tang Ying had seen such a narcissistic Mr. Fu.
"Cough, cough, cough..." She was choked by the hot soup, and it took her a long time to recover. She defended herself with red eyes, "Sir, I really didn't mean it!" She admitted that she was not very well-behaved and had done a lot of bad things since she was a child, but they were limited to stealing women and stealing apricots. She might use violence to solve a disagreement, but she would not take the blame for taking advantage of men.
Fu Chen: "I didn't mean it. Why are you feeling guilty?"
"I... don't feel guilty at all?" Tang Ying stuttered, "Sir, please don't talk nonsense!"
Fu Chen smiled meaningfully and pointed at her heart with his finger: "You know whether you feel guilty or not."
Tang Ying: “…” After going to Yuanyang Tower, Lord Fu seemed to be bewitched by some spirit, and even his attitude towards speech changed.
He used to be very serious and solemn, occasionally showing concern. How could he be so casual and joking?
She silently took a few steps back and distanced herself from Lord Fu to avoid being influenced by him.
Fu Chen stood up to pay, but turned back to look at her, and said in a serious tone: "Don't worry, Fu's advantage will not be taken for nothing."
Do I have to make up for it?
Tang Ying: “…”
The two of them had eaten and drunk their fill and had returned to the Forbidden Cavalry Division for less than half an hour when Liu Zhong had already brought in Lan Xuelian and the people who served them , including the madam of Yuanyang Tower.
When the madam of Yuanyang Tower saw Fu Chen again, she couldn't help but feel bad for him.
This Lord Fu probably has a conflict with Yuanyang Tower. Every time he sets foot in Yuanyang Tower, the tower will be involved in a lawsuit.
"Sir, what happened in our building?" The madam was dragged out of the warm bed. Before she had time to put on makeup, she scraped off the thick layer of powder on her face, revealing the loose skin underneath. She was completely different from the woman who entertained guests under the lamp last night. If it weren't for her charming voice, Tang Ying would have suspected that Liu Zhong had caught the wrong person.
Fu Chen said succinctly: "There is a theft case related to Yuanyang Tower."
Her eyes were filled with tears: "Sir, you can't wrongly accuse us!" The madam had been dealing with men in brothels for half her life. Due to her professional habit, she couldn't help but punch a man in the chest with her little fist when she saw him. Besides, Sir Fu looked very kind today. She couldn't help but wanted to hit Fu Chen with her handkerchief in her hand, but she didn't expect that Sir Fu was agile and quickly took three steps back and glanced at Tang Ying.
...What does Lord Fu mean?
Are you telling me, look, you are not the only one in the capital who wants to take advantage of me?
Tang Ying: “…”