Tears are salty.
During the day, she pretended to be strong and more convinced than anyone else that Wei Pingxi would be safe and sound. But now, fear took hold of her heart, and she began to waver and hesitate.
She cried in a restrained, weak voice, and Wei Pingxi could no longer pretend to be asleep: "Isn't she still alive? What are you crying about?"
"Xi Xi?"
Before she could even look up, Miss Wei pressed her against her chest with boundless energy: "I was just too tired to move, but you just keep crying. Listen carefully, isn't your heart pounding?"
Chapter 65 Willingness to Give
Yu Zhi blushed deeply, struggled to get out of that place, and cried and laughed at the same time: "You're awake?"
"You're awake." Wei Pingxi said irritably, "If you hadn't woken up, I would have been drowned in your tears. How could I not wake up?"
She had barely recovered when she started teasing people, and Yu Zhi couldn't argue with her: "I'll go ask the miracle doctor and my mother—"
"etc."
A hand was placed on her back.
The candlelight flickered in the inner room. Wei Pingxi wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Don't tell them I'm awake yet."
"good."
Yu Zhi agreed without hesitation.
Her gentle and obedient nature made her so endearing that Wei Pingxi felt a warmth in his heart: "Aren't you going to ask why?"
"I won't ask."
It's a wonderful thing that someone can wake up.
Chaos has already begun, and chaos is about to erupt. There's nothing she can do but hope not to cause trouble for the Fourth Miss.
"Shall we talk quietly for a while?"
"Um!"
Yu Zhi followed her lead and lay down on the other side of the bed, the two of them shoulder to shoulder, their hair intertwined.
"Tell me about what has happened in the past few days."
Yu Zhi hooked her hand and began to recount the day the Emperor and Empress, along with the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, came to visit. She spoke of the Empress's tireless care day and night, everyone's worries over the past few days, and the arduous work of the divine physician in refining the Evil-Dispelling Pill. She also mentioned His Majesty's assassination attempt and how the Xuan Yin Sect became the target of everyone's ire...
"Assassination attempt?"
"Yes, that's why Her Majesty returned to the palace."
"The person who hurt you and me is the leader of the Xuan Yin Sect, who calls himself the Ancestor of Xuan Yin, and is the white-robed man who suddenly appeared that day."
"The Suspended Yin Sect attempted to assassinate the emperor, who was furious and issued an 'Exorcism Order,' sincerely inviting heroes from all over the world to eliminate the demons and defend the righteous path. As for the extent of the emperor's injuries, the news has not yet spread beyond the palace."
Wei Pingxi pondered for a moment, a bad premonition rising in his heart.
Seeing that her expression was off, Yu Zhi asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
"It's going to get chaotic."
She turned to her favorite concubine and whispered, "The leader of the Suspended Yin Sect wouldn't attack us without reason. She was after you that day, and there are probably people and conspiracies behind this that I can't even imagine. In this capital, who have you made enemies with?"
"A feud? If we're talking about a feud, the Empress Dowager has always disliked the Liu family of Jinghe..."
"It can't be her."
Why wouldn't it be her?
Wei Pingxi chuckled: "It was your mother who bewitched the Princess's soul. If the Empress Dowager were to take action, the first person she should kill would be His Majesty, and the second would be your mother. Why would she waste her talents by having the Old Ancestor Xuanyin come out just to take your life?"
"Furthermore..."
Her voice was hoarse: "If they were truly the Empress Dowager's people, would they show me any mercy?"
He could have killed her with a single blow, but instead chose to inject his internal energy into her body. This roundabout approach spared her life and ruined her martial arts future. His contradictory actions suggest he is not the Empress Dowager's person.
"Anything else?"
Yu Zhi hesitated, unsure whether to speak or not. She gently pursed her lips and said, "If I tell you, you can't be angry."
Why should I be angry?
"I...I have a gut feeling..."
She leaned close to the fourth young lady's ear.
A dozen or so breaths later.
Wei Pingxi chuckled: "You're overthinking it. How could your mother not like you? She likes everyone I like."
"Really?" Yu Zhi put her arms around her neck. "But she's not your birth mother..."
Not only is she not your biological mother, but she is also the 'evil person' who has caused you to be unable to return home and who makes you want to retaliate.
For the past eighteen years, has the affection she has shown you been genuine?
Madam Wei is such a clever woman. Since she loves you, why would she put you in such a desolate situation where you are isolated and helpless, with only her as a piece of driftwood?
To love someone, one must have a broad mind.
I am willing to give love and happy to see my loved ones receive more love in return.
Madam Wei's love seemed abnormal to her, having crossed the line between mother and daughter, and upon closer examination, it was frightening.
After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes, waiting for the man to get angry.
They waited and waited, but neither a reprimand nor the Fourth Miss's anger or embarrassment came.
"Are you saying that I don't understand my mother?"
"You've called her 'Mother' for eighteen years, and this is the first time you've found out she's actually your aunt?"
Yu Zhi borrowed courage from the heavens to retort.
Every word pierced Wei Pingxi's heart.
Sharp as a knife.
Her chin was pinched: "Have I spoiled you too much, or have you forgotten your place?"
The delicate beauty was pinched and hurt, but she didn't say a word, just stared at her with clear eyes, which, unusually, didn't shed any tears, reflecting the other person's inner turmoil.
The unbearable was too clear, the anger too intense, until finally it froze into ice, shattering completely.
Wei Pingxi released her, exhausted: "Don't say that again."
"If you don't say anything, you're just pretending nothing happened? What if she attacks you and you're caught completely off guard—"
"Get out!"
"..."
Yu Zhi survived thanks to the Resurrection Pill and has been taking care of her tirelessly for days. She has lost some weight from exhaustion, and her pointed chin bears reddish finger marks. She was scolded and her eyes are slightly red.
Yu Zhi took out a clean set of pillowcases from the wardrobe and, holding back her tears, slept on the floor.
The bed curtains were pulled down in frustration, and Wei Pingxi turned to face the wall, wanting to avoid seeing it.
Are you hungry?
When the question was asked, the other side of the bed remained quiet.
She had every reason to be furious and enraged. Anyone would find it hard to accept being accused of having a wicked 'mother' who raised them.
It's human nature, so Yuzhi didn't argue with her.
Regardless of her deep affection, the fact that she had been saved in the past was enough to soften her heart.
After waiting and waiting without receiving a single word, Yu Zhi sighed and turned to go to the bathroom.
Wei Pingxi poked her head out from under the covers, her face puffed up with anger. Once her anger subsided, a hint of sadness appeared on her face.
Is that really the case?
...
Yu Zhi, feeling refreshed, slipped into the covers. Before sleeping, she lay on a makeshift bed on the floor, but upon waking, she was soundly asleep in the soft, large bed.
It seems that the Fourth Miss took her back while she was asleep during the night.
She was the one who chased people away, and she was also the one who hugged them. Yu Zhi tilted her head and looked at the woman's handsome features, knowing that what she had said last night was really too much.
But those involved are often blinded by their own perspective; what if they are?
What if Madam Wei had malicious intentions, and Xi Xi was caught off guard? She dared not think any further.
Wei Pingxi slightly lifted his eyelids, his eyes reflecting the beautiful woman's graceful figure.
Yu Zhi smiled at her, a smile so charming, alluring yet refined, exuding a delicate, shimmering beauty.
"you……"
The beauty slowly parted her lips.
Wei Pingxi's fingertips touched her waist and abdomen, and his inner force spread out like water. In an instant, her clothes were torn to shreds.
After thinking about it all night, this was the only way she could come up with to deal with her bad behavior.
He dared to stab her in the heart; he spoiled her rotten!
Before dawn, the four maids, who had miraculously survived through a door, were filled with the passionate energy of their two masters.
Madam Wei rushed to see her daughter early in the morning, and heard ambiguous pleas for mercy and laughter in the wind, causing the handkerchief in her palm to become crumpled.
They started fooling around as soon as they woke up...
Half of the joy I felt upon learning that my daughter had woken up vanished.
Just as I was about to step forward, the sound abruptly stopped.
Ji Yunzhang helped the blind and beautiful lady walk from another direction.
The two tightly closed doors suddenly swung open—Wei Pingxi stood refreshed in the doorway, while Yu Zhi, her face flushed, rubbed her burning ears, ready to begin a brand new day.
...