Chapter 87 Settle the account (1)
He…wouldn’t have heard her talking to herself, right?
Chen Hui looked nervously at Li Youde, but he suddenly closed his eyes again.
Did she overcome a calamity? Others pretend to be drunk; he pretends to be awake?
Just when Chen Hui was about to let go of her worry, the closed eyes were opened again. And this time, the owner of those eyes turned his eyeballs and looked at her.
“Lady Chen?” Li Youde had drunk too much and his voice was hoarse at this time.
“Lord, wait, I will pour you a cup of water!” Chen Hui quickly poured a cup of water. Li Youde had slowly gotten up and rubbed his temples with discomfort.
Chen Hui put the water at Li Youde’s mouth. He raised his hand, took it and drank the water by himself. Afterwards, he threw the water on the ground, looked at Chen Hui coldly and said with a sneer, “It’s time to settle the account.”
While Chen Hui rejoiced that Li Youde didn’t hear her talk to herself, she also trembled with fear because of the tone of his voice.
What account could be settled? Of course, it was the nonsense that she spoke about her being deputy general Chu’s woman.
“Lord, hear my explanation first!” Chen Hui simply sat on the floor in front of the bed and looked up at Li Youde with an earnest expression.
“Explain, I didn’t block your mouth and not let you speak,” Li Youde’s voice was soft and he even smiled.
Chen Hui felt cold sweat emerge from her back. She quickly lowered her head, sniffed and said, “Lord, you don’t know how dangerous it was at that time. I was almost shot by an arrow when I got out of the carriage. I wanted to catch up with lord, but was unable to do so because of the shower of arrows. So, I had to hide behind a big rock and didn’t dare to move.”
Chen Hui paused at this point. She looked up at Li Youde, pouted and said aggrieved, “I thought that I will die there and never be able to see lord again.”
Li Youde recalled the thrill of that day and remembered that Lady Chen was only a weak woman after all. She must’ve been very scared in that situation. His expression turned unconsciously for the better.
Chen Hui continued, “A moment later, there was no sound around me. I was so scared and could only pretend to be dead, hoping that the Xi people would let a dead person go…but I didn’t expect them to examine the corpses one by one!
“What happened afterwards?” Li Youde got anxious as Chen Hui spoke and couldn’t help from asking aloud.
Chen Hui also got the zeal. She stood up and used her hand to describe, “Later a man of that height found me and wanted to kill me. I wanted to escape, but where could I escape to? That man’s spear was thrown over, inserted in my hair bun and pinched me to the ground. I was almost frightened to death at that time.”
Li Youde remembered the two pieces of a hairpin he had picked up. It turned out to have been broken like that!!
“At that time, that man saw through me that I am a woman and wanted to take off my clothes!” Chen Hui’s tone became rushed and tight with the urgency of the matter, making Li Youde’s heart tense up as he listened.
“These barbarians!” He almost wanted to stop Chen Hui from continuing. He didn’t dare to hear what had happened next.
Chen Hui said quickly, “Fortunately, there was princess Yatai. She stopped the man and brought me here. But…” Having spoken until here, Chen Hui suddenly approached Li Youde. Her unexpected behavior surprised Li Youde and he backed off.
“What are you doing?” Li Youde looked warily at Chen Hui.
Chen Hui was taken aback for a moment. She suddenly felt amused but didn’t show it. She only said in a low voice, “Afterwards, I lied to princess Yatai. If she heard this by accident, I guess that we wouldn’t be able to get out of this tent!”
Li Youde was skeptical of Chen Hui’s judgment, but he accepted her approach.
Chen Hui leaned closed and whispered, “I was still a prisoner at the time. To make princess Yatai think that I have nothing to do with Great Liang’s army, I have to make her feel that I am pitiful. So, I made up a story that I was a prisoner of war and brought to the barracks. However, I didn’t expect that she would call deputy general Chu to here…”
“Who could you not mention? Why deputy general Chu?” Li Youde said displeased.
“Because I hate him!” Chen Hui said as a matter of course, “He is in the same group as Qi Shengwen. I thought that since I have to make someone be the scapegoat, it might as well be him.”
“That is all?”
“That is all! Otherwise, what did lord think it will be?” Chen Hui asked back.
Li Youde didn’t say a word, but he was secretly happy in his heart. Earlier when Yatai was saying nonsense about Lady Chen’s virginity being taken away by deputy general Chu, he was so angry that he wanted to have a fall out there. Now that she said that she said that to make deputy general Chu the scapegoat, he was happy again.
“Ah, since that is the case, I won’t pursue the matter this time,” Li Youde said pretendingly.
Chen Hui sneaked a glance at him. Suddenly, she leaned closer and said shyly, “Then…does what lord have said before still count?”
Li Youde was puzzled, “What did I say?”
Chen Hui covered her face and said, “Lord is asking me to say it…I’m too embarrassed to repeat!”
This embarrassed appearance made Li Youde stunned. What did he say when he was drunk? The wine of the Xi tribe was not strong, but if you drink too much, you will still get drunk. You will get drunk quickly and wake up quickly. He was mostly sobered up but he couldn’t remember what he had said to her that required her to be so shy…She had done so many shameless things in the past. She actually knew how to be shy!
“…You probably remembered wrongly,” Li Youde said.
Chen Hui immediately raised her head and glared displeased at Li Youde, “Lord, how can you put on your pants and not own up to it?!”
Li Youde was taken aback by Chen Hui’s statement. He quickly lowered his head and saw that he still wore his trousers. He scolded, “What nonsense are you saying?!”
“Humph, lord, you don’t keep your words,” Chen Hui turned her head to ignore him, “Before, when you wanted this Lady Chen to hug you, you called this Lady Chen darling. Now, you turned your head and say that this Lady Chen is talking nonsense!”
Li Youde listened baffled at Chen Hui, but he still couldn’t remember what he had said to her. before he could think about it carefully, Chen Hui continued to speak.
“Today lord risked your life to personally come to pick up this Lady Chen. This Lady Chen is very happy and grateful.” Chen Hui wasn’t lying when she said this. She was really touched that he went into the enemy’s camp personally. Of course, the next step is her freedom of display, “Not to mention when this Lady Chen heard lord say…heard lord say…”
Chen Hui paused.
Li Youde felt a bit frightened and couldn’t help from asking, “What did I say?”
Only then did Chen Hui continue, “Lord said, that after this experience, lord has realized that this Lady Chen is the one in your heart and the person you can’t let go of…”
“It is impossible for me to say that!” Li Youde’s expression changed and he retorted immediately.
“Why is it impossible?” Chen Hui looked at him aggrievedly. That she hasn’t put words like liking and love was already leaving a leeway for him. She spoke so tactfully. Why is it impossible?
“Impossible is impossible!” Li Youde humphed coldly, “Don’t fool me with these words that only you would believe in!”
Chapter 87 Settle the account (1)
He…wouldn’t have heard her talking to herself, right?
Chen Hui looked nervously at Li Youde, but he suddenly closed his eyes again.
Did she overcome a calamity? Others pretend to be drunk; he pretends to be awake?
Just when Chen Hui was about to let go of her worry, the closed eyes were opened again. And this time, the owner of those eyes turned his eyeballs and looked at her.
“Lady Chen?” Li Youde had drunk too much and his voice was hoarse at this time.
“Lord, wait, I will pour you a cup of water!” Chen Hui quickly poured a cup of water. Li Youde had slowly gotten up and rubbed his temples with discomfort.
Chen Hui put the water at Li Youde’s mouth. He raised his hand, took it and drank the water by himself. Afterwards, he threw the water on the ground, looked at Chen Hui coldly and said with a sneer, “It’s time to settle the account.”
While Chen Hui rejoiced that Li Youde didn’t hear her talk to herself, she also trembled with fear because of the tone of his voice.
What account could be settled? Of course, it was the nonsense that she spoke about her being deputy general Chu’s woman.
“Lord, hear my explanation first!” Chen Hui simply sat on the floor in front of the bed and looked up at Li Youde with an earnest expression.
“Explain, I didn’t block your mouth and not let you speak,” Li Youde’s voice was soft and he even smiled.
Chen Hui felt cold sweat emerge from her back. She quickly lowered her head, sniffed and said, “Lord, you don’t know how dangerous it was at that time. I was almost shot by an arrow when I got out of the carriage. I wanted to catch up with lord, but was unable to do so because of the shower of arrows. So, I had to hide behind a big rock and didn’t dare to move.”
Chen Hui paused at this point. She looked up at Li Youde, pouted and said aggrieved, “I thought that I will die there and never be able to see lord again.”
Li Youde recalled the thrill of that day and remembered that Lady Chen was only a weak woman after all. She must’ve been very scared in that situation. His expression turned unconsciously for the better.
Chen Hui continued, “A moment later, there was no sound around me. I was so scared and could only pretend to be dead, hoping that the Xi people would let a dead person go…but I didn’t expect them to examine the corpses one by one!
“What happened afterwards?” Li Youde got anxious as Chen Hui spoke and couldn’t help from asking aloud.
Chen Hui also got the zeal. She stood up and used her hand to describe, “Later a man of that height found me and wanted to kill me. I wanted to escape, but where could I escape to? That man’s spear was thrown over, inserted in my hair bun and pinched me to the ground. I was almost frightened to death at that time.”
Li Youde remembered the two pieces of a hairpin he had picked up. It turned out to have been broken like that!!
“At that time, that man saw through me that I am a woman and wanted to take off my clothes!” Chen Hui’s tone became rushed and tight with the urgency of the matter, making Li Youde’s heart tense up as he listened.
“These barbarians!” He almost wanted to stop Chen Hui from continuing. He didn’t dare to hear what had happened next.
Chen Hui said quickly, “Fortunately, there was princess Yatai. She stopped the man and brought me here. But…” Having spoken until here, Chen Hui suddenly approached Li Youde. Her unexpected behavior surprised Li Youde and he backed off.
“What are you doing?” Li Youde looked warily at Chen Hui.
Chen Hui was taken aback for a moment. She suddenly felt amused but didn’t show it. She only said in a low voice, “Afterwards, I lied to princess Yatai. If she heard this by accident, I guess that we wouldn’t be able to get out of this tent!”
Li Youde was skeptical of Chen Hui’s judgment, but he accepted her approach.
Chen Hui leaned closed and whispered, “I was still a prisoner at the time. To make princess Yatai think that I have nothing to do with Great Liang’s army, I have to make her feel that I am pitiful. So, I made up a story that I was a prisoner of war and brought to the barracks. However, I didn’t expect that she would call deputy general Chu to here…”
“Who could you not mention? Why deputy general Chu?” Li Youde said displeased.
“Because I hate him!” Chen Hui said as a matter of course, “He is in the same group as Qi Shengwen. I thought that since I have to make someone be the scapegoat, it might as well be him.”
“That is all?”
“That is all! Otherwise, what did lord think it will be?” Chen Hui asked back.
Li Youde didn’t say a word, but he was secretly happy in his heart. Earlier when Yatai was saying nonsense about Lady Chen’s virginity being taken away by deputy general Chu, he was so angry that he wanted to have a fall out there. Now that she said that she said that to make deputy general Chu the scapegoat, he was happy again.
“Ah, since that is the case, I won’t pursue the matter this time,” Li Youde said pretendingly.
Chen Hui sneaked a glance at him. Suddenly, she leaned closer and said shyly, “Then…does what lord have said before still count?”
Li Youde was puzzled, “What did I say?”
Chen Hui covered her face and said, “Lord is asking me to say it…I’m too embarrassed to repeat!”
This embarrassed appearance made Li Youde stunned. What did he say when he was drunk? The wine of the Xi tribe was not strong, but if you drink too much, you will still get drunk. You will get drunk quickly and wake up quickly. He was mostly sobered up but he couldn’t remember what he had said to her that required her to be so shy…She had done so many shameless things in the past. She actually knew how to be shy!
“…You probably remembered wrongly,” Li Youde said.
Chen Hui immediately raised her head and glared displeased at Li Youde, “Lord, how can you put on your pants and not own up to it?!”
Li Youde was taken aback by Chen Hui’s statement. He quickly lowered his head and saw that he still wore his trousers. He scolded, “What nonsense are you saying?!”
“Humph, lord, you don’t keep your words,” Chen Hui turned her head to ignore him, “Before, when you wanted this Lady Chen to hug you, you called this Lady Chen darling. Now, you turned your head and say that this Lady Chen is talking nonsense!”
Li Youde listened baffled at Chen Hui, but he still couldn’t remember what he had said to her. before he could think about it carefully, Chen Hui continued to speak.
“Today lord risked your life to personally come to pick up this Lady Chen. This Lady Chen is very happy and grateful.” Chen Hui wasn’t lying when she said this. She was really touched that he went into the enemy’s camp personally. Of course, the next step is her freedom of display, “Not to mention when this Lady Chen heard lord say…heard lord say…”
Chen Hui paused.
Li Youde felt a bit frightened and couldn’t help from asking, “What did I say?”
Only then did Chen Hui continue, “Lord said, that after this experience, lord has realized that this Lady Chen is the one in your heart and the person you can’t let go of…”
“It is impossible for me to say that!” Li Youde’s expression changed and he retorted immediately.
“Why is it impossible?” Chen Hui looked at him aggrievedly. That she hasn’t put words like liking and love was already leaving a leeway for him. She spoke so tactfully. Why is it impossible?
“Impossible is impossible!” Li Youde humphed coldly, “Don’t fool me with these words that only you would believe in!”
