Shocking! The actress was dragged to the regent's bedchamber every night.

Chapter 216 Now I'm not afraid anymore

She glanced at him after she finished speaking.

He moved her fingers slightly, then gradually tightened his grip.

Su Wuli turned her gaze back to the memorial tablet.

"He's grown so tall now, taller than everyone else, and he's good-looking too..."

She paused as she spoke, then smiled.

"He's very powerful now. No one in the court dares to mess with him. He's also very good at fighting. He went to the battlefield at the age of sixteen and killed a lot of bad guys."

She paused, deep in thought.

"He would also make me brown sugar water, although he looked up the recipe online. The first time he made it, he put in too much water and not enough brown sugar, so it wasn't sweet enough..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she could feel the man's gaze falling on her.

Su Wuli didn't look at him, but continued talking while looking at the portrait.

"I also want to learn how to make osmanthus cake from you. Every autumn when the osmanthus flowers bloom, I pick the freshest and most fragrant branch. My cooking skills are terrible. Last time, I almost made him cry from the spiciness of my instant noodles."

Her voice trembled slightly, but she was laughing.

"I will take good care of him, although he takes care of me most of the time."

She sniffed and said firmly, "Don't worry."

The ancestral hall was quiet, and he stood beside her without saying a word.

I simply held her hand and looked at the words on the memorial tablet.

Su Wuli turned her head to look at him; his profile was bathed in grayish-white light.

……

As we left the ancestral hall, the rain intensified.

They fell densely from the sky.

As soon as the two stepped out of the courtyard gate, the rain curtain pressed down, splashing a layer of white mist on the stone pavement.

Yu Chen pulled her along and quickly walked into the corridor.

The corridor was narrow, so he told her to walk on the inside.

Rain poured down from the eaves, splashing onto his shoulders, making the dark fabric appear even darker.

Su Wuli reached out to pull him a little further in, but he didn't move.

He simply pulled her into his arms and protected her.

The corridor turned a corner, and the sound of rain grew louder.

A bolt of lightning cleaved the sky, illuminating the entire corridor with white light.

Before she could even blink, thunder roared.

It's like they're trying to tear the sky apart.

Su Wuli shuddered and instinctively raised her hand to cover his ears.

Thunder rumbled overhead, so loudly that it shook the wooden pillars of the corridor.

He looked down at her, and she trembled with fear at the sound of thunder.

She looked up at him, her lips pursed.

The thunder faded into the distance, rolling from overhead to the horizon.

Her hands were still covering his ears, and she didn't take them down.

"I am no longer afraid." Yu Chen's voice was not loud, and was slightly drowned out by the sound of rain.

But she still heard it.

Still not letting go, another flash of lightning appeared, this time farther away than before.

The thunder followed, but it was softer than before.

She kept covering his ears until the thunder completely disappeared into the sound of rain before letting go.

Her fingers slid down his earlobe and hung at his side.

It felt cool against the hem of her skirt.

Yu Chen protected her as they continued walking forward.

……

The breakfast on the table had long since gone cold.

The porridge had formed a film, a white, wrinkled layer.

He glanced at it, walked to the door, and gave a few instructions.

Chuhe and the other person came in and cleared away the cold dishes.

New dishes were served, and the porridge was changed to millet porridge.

It was golden yellow and steaming hot.

Yu Chen sat down next to her, picked up his chopsticks, and put a bite of food into her bowl.

Su Wuli picked up the bowl of porridge and took a sip. The millet porridge was thick and melted in her mouth.

It slid down my throat and warmed my stomach.

She took a few bites, but noticed that he hadn't touched his chopsticks much.

I just sat there and watched her eat.

Su Wuli picked up a piece of green vegetable with her chopsticks and put it in his bowl.

"Why aren't you eating?"

Yu Chen looked down at the vegetables in his bowl, picked them up and ate them.

She continued drinking her porridge, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve into a smile.

The steamed buns were delicious, and Su Wuli couldn't resist picking one up and putting it on his plate.

"This is delicious."

Yu Chen looked up at her, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Mm."

The rain was still falling outside the window, but it wasn't as heavy as before.

After breakfast, Shadow Falcon came to deliver a message.

"I will go to the study first."

"Okay." Su Wuli nodded.

After Yu Chen left, she sat alone at the table, listening to the rain and lost in thought for a while.

The maid cleared away the bowls and plates from the table, and the room became quiet.

It's a bit boring to stay indoors on a rainy day.

I glanced at the laptop placed on the shelf.

She flipped it open, pressed the power button, and the screen lit up.

The battery indicator shows how little battery is left.

She opened the show she hadn't finished watching before and leaned back on the tatami to watch it.

After looking at it for a while, my eyelids started to feel heavy.

Su Wuli didn't want to watch anymore, so she closed the computer and placed it next to her pillow, then turned to the side and buried her face in the pillow.

The pillow still smells of him.

When I opened my eyes again, the room was dark and gray.

The rain outside the window has stopped.

It was very quiet, as if the whole world had been put on pause.

She stared at the roof beams above her head for a while.

She got up from the couch, poured herself a glass of water, and drank it.

It got completely dark very quickly.

Chuhe came in and lit the lamp, bringing light to the room.

When the door was pushed open, she was sitting at the table, lost in thought.

When Yu Chen walked in, he brought a gust of wind with him, causing the candlelight to flicker.

He changed his clothes; they were still dark, but the style was slightly different from the ones he wore during the day.

Yu Chen walked over and sat down next to her, picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.

Su Wuli took it and drank a sip.

"Are you hungry?" he asked.

"Yes, a little." She nodded.

Yu Chen took the teacup from her hand and placed it on the table. He stood up, walked to the door, and gave a few instructions.

Chuhe and her companion quickly came in with food boxes and filled the table.

The man picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of fish, and placed it in her bowl.

The fish was steamed, and all the bones were removed.

Su Wuli took a bite; it was very fresh.

Yu Chen picked out another piece of fish for her.

The two didn't talk much; the only sound was the chopsticks hitting the bowls and plates.

He stood up after finishing his meal.

Su Wuli thought he had finished dealing with things, but she didn't expect him to have to go out again.

It was completely dark outside, but the lanterns in the corridor were lit.

Light streamed in through the doorway, falling on him and casting a long shadow.

"The war is intense, and the border is not peaceful," Yu Chen explained.

"Mm." Su Wuli could only nod.

After Yu Chen left, she felt bored again being alone.

In this ancient world, there was no internet, nothing at all.

In the evening, Su Wuli came out after taking a shower, her hair still damp.

Chuhe handed her a clean handkerchief.

Su Wuli sat by the window, drying her long hair in the evening breeze.

The rain outside has stopped, and the stars have come out.

By the time my hair was completely dry, it was already quite late.

She lay down on the couch, covered herself with the blanket, and recalled what Yu Chen had said about the war when he left after dinner.

He couldn't help but think that he was executed by slow slicing after returning from the battlefield.

Even now, thinking about it still sends chills down my spine.

Su Wuli secretly comforted herself.

Now that she has told him everything, he knows his identity and his fate, so he will definitely be on guard.

He certainly wouldn't be as foolish as the ending described in the book.

Moreover, Xiao Junyi is still imprisoned, so the male protagonist can't get out, and the plot can't get to that point.

Su Wuli tossed and turned in her thoughts, over and over again, until her head felt heavy and her eyelids drooped...