The Marquis Is Innocent - 149.1
Chapter 149.1
Xiao Qiao slowly opened her eyes and saw Wei Shao’s worried eyes watching her. He had returned, and the room was bright. She had tears in her eyes, her cheeks streaked with wetness, her chest and back covered with cold sweat, and her clothes clinging to her flesh. Even though he tightly held her in his arms, her shoulders still trembled.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Wei Shao’s voice was anxious, and he held her tighter, lifting his calloused palm to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead and tears from her face.
Xiao Qiao leaned weakly against his chest, closed her eyes, and shook her head.
Wei Shao looked at her intently.
“Bad dream?”
Xiao Qiao didn’t say anything.
“Dreaming about what?” He urged, “What exactly did you dream about?”
Xiao Qiao shook her head again. She didn’t want to cry anymore. It was just a dream, and now that she had woken up, there was no need to be afraid anymore. But the tears continued to pour out of her closed eyes. The more he questioned, the more her tears flowed. In the end, she couldn’t hold back. Her body trembled like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, and tears soon wet his clothes.
Wei Shao’s heart was also soaked by her tears, tightly twisted into a ball.
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After he found his mother in the family temple, he sent her to her room. When he once again heard his mother’s deep-rooted hatred for Xiao Qiao, he subconsciously felt opposition and disdain. But the moment he saw the woman who had given birth to him look frightened and uneasy for fear of his reprimand, a twinge of guilt welled in his heart. Thus, he stayed with his mother, whom he had neglected for a long time, and waited for her to sleep before returning.
It was already the fifth period in the morning. Xiao Qiao was sleeping very deeply. He didn’t wake her up. He planned to wait until dawn to look at her again and then leave according to the scheduled plan. In this next battle in Langya, he was determined to win.
Liu Yan indeed has done great work in Yanzhou but he chose this time to attack Langya not only for revenge like he told his grandmother earlier. It was a plan for the world. This kind of war needs to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people, and the pre-war preparation is a very complicated and detailed degree, not anyone can imagine. Although Gongsun Yang Weiquan and others will take care of everything, he still wants to go over earlier to supervise the army. It was necessary to strike the right blow. Then, he was awakened by her murmuring in her sleep. Never before had he seen her so restless in her sleep. At first, he could not even wake her up.
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“Man Man, don’t be afraid! I am here!” Wei Shao again held her trembling body tightly and lowered his head, lips repeatedly kissed her forehead covered with cold sweat and could not stop whispering to comfort her.
Xiao Qiao curled up in his arms and buried her face in his chest, repressing the whole thing with a huff and a shrug of her shoulders.
A light ringing of the bell came over.
Fei Fei was awakened by Xiao Qiao’s crying. She stirred her legs and tried to roll over. After whimpered twice, she still not seeing her mother beside her, so she cried in aggravation.
Xiao Qiao opened her eyes and wiped her eyes with her sleeve, still choking, and wanted to break free from his arms and get out of bed.
Wei Shao did not let go. Holding her, he gently laid her down on the bed, wiped the tear stains on her face with his palm again, and said, “You lie down.” After covering her up, he got out of bed, picked up Fei Fei, and coaxed her a few times.
Fei Fei’s feet stirred and kicked, closed her eyes to cry for her mother.
“Give her to me -”
Xiao Qiao sat up.
Wei Shao instructed her not to get up, and opened the door himself to called out.
Chun Niang and the nursemaid quickly came over.
“Carry Fei Fei out and put her to bed.” He said.
Chun Niang glanced at Xiao Qiao on the bed, and before asking any more questions, she picked up Fei Fei, who was still crying. The nurse took a cloak and wrapped it around her, and the two of them retreated out in front and behind.
Her daughter’s cries seemed to be still in her ears.
Xiao Qiao sat up again and hastily lifted the covers.
“It’s better if I do it, Fei Fei acknowledges me ……,” her voice was still hoarse and thick with sobs.
Wei Shao closed the door and turned towards her with quick steps, pressed her back, and said, ” Fei Fei has Chunniang and Nanny to look after her. It’s fine.”
His tone was not to be questioned. After saying that, he took a soft cloth towel prepared for Fei Fei to wipe her sweat, sat on the edge of the bed, wiped the sweat on her neck, chest, and back, finished wiping the sweat, leaned over, and took her into his arms again.
“What did you dream about just now? How can you be so scared?”
His fingers gently stroked her still red and swollen eyelids with pity and asked softly.
Xiao Qiao shook his head: “Nothing …… it’s already fine ……”
A thin layer of tears slowly appeared again in her pair of beautiful eyes.
“Talk to me. Say it so you won’t be afraid-”