Chu Qiao slowly raised her eyes and saw Chong Ximo's gloomy eyes, reddish cheeks, and white breath that he was constantly exhaling. His chin was very strong, and his angular facial features made him look unapproachable, even
There was some indifference, but even within this indifference, there was a trace of nervousness.
Is he nervous about her?
Chu Qiao was a little unsure.
The bay-red horse stopped quickly in front of a wooden pavilion. This was supposed to be a temporary resting place for the emperor when he was hunting. Although the style of the building is very old, it has been repaired by people and is very solid. There is also a yard available for use.
It's very spacious, but in winter, there is no one here.
Chong Ximo hugged Chu Qiao and got off his horse. He strode up the steps. He kicked the door open. There were tables, chairs, and a bed in the room. The bedding was folded very neatly, because it took a long time.
No one came, and the room was a little cold, but there was no cold air.
The ground was made of wood, and his boots made a "thumping" sound when he stepped on it.
Chong Ximo carefully placed Chu Qiao on the bed, staring at her face. After hesitating for a moment, he quickly stretched out his hand. Before Chu Qiao could react, the clothes on her body that were torn by the big hair ball "chirped"
"It cracked with a sound, and he threw the almost frozen clothes on the ground.
Chu Qiao only had the clothes she wore to cover up her shame. Her face, which had just turned pale from the cold, suddenly started to well up with blood.
But what made her feel even more embarrassed was that Chong Ximo leaned down, grabbed her arm, and rubbed it quickly, from top to bottom, all the way to the tips of her fingers, and then the other arm. Then he raised
He lifted her legs and rubbed them quickly in a certain order.
Although Chu Qiao was very embarrassed, she also knew the purpose of what he did. People with frozen limbs could not be warmed immediately, but could activate blood and generate heat. Only by rubbing continuously could she save her legs and arms.
The originally numb limbs gradually began to feel, and Chu Qiao's shyness did not go away for a long time.
"Cover yourself with the quilt and I'll light a fire."
Chong Ximo stood up, pulled a quilt, and threw it to Chu Qiao. Then he turned around indifferently, with a slightly unnatural expression. Then he took steps to light the fire by the stove.
Chu Qiao's hands could move, but she still felt numb. She covered her body with a quilt, and then she felt pain all over her body and dizziness in her head. She was glad that she was not dead yet, but she was not far away from death.
, when the warmth in the room became stronger and stronger, she insisted on keeping her eyes wide open, and after opening them fiercely for a few times, she still closed them weakly.
She had no idea how long she had slept. She only felt hot and sweaty. When she opened her eyes, it was already dark.
She was still lying in this wooden house, covered with a quilt, and the wood in the stove was crackling, but Chong Ximo was missing.
Where did he go?
Chu Qiao sat down with support and found that she was still wearing the set of underwear, but the underwear was completely dry, and the tattered clothes that Chong Ximo had removed on the ground were gone.
Occasionally, a wolf roar came in from the window, and Chu shrank subconsciously. Where had he gone? Why did he leave her here alone?
Instantly, a kind of terror enveloped Chu Qiao's heart. She felt lonely and scared like never before.
"call!"
With a sound, the door was pushed open, and a cold wind blew in. Then a man wearing a big cloak and covered in snow walked in. He shook the snow off at the door and closed the door again.
After entering the door, he took off the cloak that covered his head, revealing his pale and familiar face. Chong Ximo was back.
"I'll go back and get your clothes. I'll take you back early tomorrow morning." He strode over, holding a bundle in his hand.
Chu Qiao felt a chill approaching her. She timidly pulled the quilt closer to cover her chest, feeling the embarrassment in her heart well up again.
The bundle was placed beside the bed. Chong Ximo did not leave immediately, but stood by the bed and looked at her.
Chu Qiao's fingers were clutching the quilt tightly, and she didn't even have the courage to raise her head to look at him. Although his actions were all to save her, they were unspeakable for a woman who had not yet left the court.
"I will inform the emperor soon and then take you back." He suddenly said such a strange sentence.
Take her back? What does this mean? Chu Qiao raised her head in surprise and found that his face was slightly red, making him look like a shy big boy.
But Chong Ximo's next words made Chu Qiao's grateful heart become frantic again.
"Yuquan Shan, you suddenly fell down, hugged my leg, and helped me solve Rosin's confusion. Then you delivered food to the Taiyuan Hospital, knocked over the food box, and now you risked your life again in the forest. No doubt you wanted to...
…”
Although he didn't say it completely, Chu Qiao understood what he meant.
This is a fact that many people know well. From the day they entered the palace, the palace ladies dreamed of getting the emperor's favor. Even if they couldn't become the emperor's concubine, they could still be concubines. When the emperor had no hope, they would beat up the young prince and ministers.
For this purpose, they thought of all kinds of ways, including unexpected encounters, creating eye-catching events, and some even risked their lives, just to win the glances of these men.
Undoubtedly, Chong Ximo believed that Chu Qiao also had this idea in her heart, so she appeared in the Imperial Hospital many times and made many mistakes. Then...she knew that Chong Ximo was coming to the forest to hunt, so she made today's incident
Dangerous, even tearing his clothes to seduce him.
"You should be happy, you succeeded!" His eyes stared at her cheek for a long time, and then he stretched out his fingers...
"Chong Xi Mo!"
Chu Qiao interrupted him sharply and called out his name without hesitation. His voice was full of anger. It turned out that he had always thought that Chu Qiao did these things to attract his attention, even tearing his clothes and lying down.
Wait for him to appear in the snow.
This is such a big scheme. Chu Qiao never thought that he would miss her so much, let alone that it takes so many methods to seduce a man.
"I will marry you and take you back home!" he whispered, what a great favor this is?
"Who cares!"
Chu Qiao opened the quilt and irritably opened the bag and took out all the clothes. There were clothes inside, which were women's clothes, but not those of the kitchen servants in the imperial kitchen. No doubt he planned to take her away at dawn and let her "
If she becomes a member of the Chong Mansion as she wishes, maybe she is not a real wife, but a concubine?
The three words Chu Qiao said coldly made Chong Ximo's face instantly turn pale and his eyes became gloomy.