The Marquis Is Innocent - 94.1
Chapter 94.1
Sweat covered his chest as if each pore on his skin constantly steamed.
Xiao Qiao’s equally burning cheeks leaned over his chest, and she heard the rapid beat of his heart that had not yet calmed down.
She closed her eyes.
“What if I don’t want to ?” She asked, faintly hoarse.
Wei Shao did not answer.
The silence in the darkness continued minute by minute like an invisible but real undercurrent, silently enveloping Xiao Qiao’s whole body.
She suddenly felt cold, shivered slightly, and the skin on her arms and back seemed to sprout a grain of tiny goosebumps. She realized that her sweaty body was not yet wearing a piece of clothing.
It was hot and humid before, but now it’s cold and sweaty.
She took Wei Shao’s heavy arm away from her waist and wore her clothes. Then she climbed out of bed and lit the candle.
Wei Shao still leaned back on the bed like that. His forehead was glistening with sweat. The candle flame reflected in his deep eyes that had been looking at her.
Xiao Qiao slowly sat on her knees beside him and looked straight into his eyes.
“I’m afraid my answer is going to disappoint you. Yanzhou is worth nothing to me. But parental kindness can never be severed just because I got married. I could not have done that even if my husband was you.”
The words came out clearly from her mouth.
Wei Shao did not move a bit. His eyes fixed on her face.
“I don’t want to hide this from you. When I woke up and opened my eyes, I didn’t see you at my side, so I was a little confused. Do you know why? Because a year ago, when I first came to the Wei family, you refused to take me into the ancestral temple to pay respect to the ancestors. I thought you would still think the same way. When I saw you show up and take my hand into grandmother’s house, I felt relieved and grateful to you. I didn’t expect that before the lovemaking was over, you made such a request of me ……”
She stopped and calmed down the indescribable and complex feeling inside her heart.
“There are some things I used to think in my heart but never dare to mention in front of you. I’m afraid that I would accidentally touch your taboo. But since you have just revealed your thoughts to me, I guess you want to hear what I want to say. So I’ll say what I have to say.”
She took a deep breath and once again met Wei Shao’s gaze.
Perhaps the blazing tide of lovemaking a few moments ago has faded away. Wei Shao’s eyes seemed empty and made her feel cold.
Xiao Qiao said: “I dare not claim that I can feel your feeling when you paid respect to the deceased this morning. My Qiao family did fail in the promise that year, thus causing you to suffer the pain of losing a relative. My father has never denied it and is regretful. When my family took the initiative to marry me to you, it was to save Yanzhou. I also wanted to use this marriage to make amends with the Wei family. After all, all the elderly have passed away, and my grandfather, who was involved in the incident, has been buried. We, the descendants of the Qiao family who are still alive, have no other way to make amends than try to reconcile the two families’ old grievances.”
Her voice slowly carried some emotion: “I know I am only a lowly person, just a woman. Even if I serve you with my body, it is not enough to offset the pain of your grief. But the marriage is for the good of both families. In my father’s opinion, when the Wei family accepts this marriage, it means reaching an agreement. I do not dare to think so. But since I married into your family, I have been treading on thin ice, trembling with fear and restraining myself. I tried to serve you and the elders to live up to my father’s request. I told myself that I shouldn’t make mistakes in my daily life. I believed if I persisted, I could relieve the old grudge between the two families one day. But I didn’t expect that you suddenly want me to cut off communication with my mother’s family! You’ve treated me exceptionally well, and I should be grateful. However, everyone is born with parents, so with all due respect, I cannot understand or accept this.”
In the last breath, Xiao Qiao finally finished some of the words she had been suppressing in her heart for a long time. She released the burst of soreness in her chest, and she felt relaxed.
She looks very sloppy: untidy clothes, messy hair, and remnants of tears on her face. The collar was exposed, revealing a piece of snowy skin covered with Wei Shao’s marks.
Wei Shao’s gaze slowly turned calm.
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