stern wife

Chapter 386 I'm Not Caring About You

Pei Xiaoran stood obediently, allowing the other party to pinch and flatten him.

After all, there is a need for others. Although she really wants to use small arrows to impale the other party into a hedgehog, and then hang him on the tree and flog the corpse a hundred times, in order to be able to borrow food smoothly, she can only grit her teeth and endure.

Baili Lieyuan had had enough, touched her chin, and muttered to herself:

"I'm really dreaming..."

It must be a dream, otherwise Pei Xiaoran would not be so obedient, and he would have been beaten to death by her long ago.

Pei Xiaoran didn't have time to pay attention to his inexplicable muttering to himself, seeing him let go, he immediately said:

"Your Highness, Xiao Ran came here this time because he has something urgent to ask His Highness for help."

Then, she explained the matter of the food being stolen in detail, and finally said:

"After the matter is resolved, Xiaoran will return the recovered grains to His Highness one by one. Of course, Xiaoran dare not forget this favor. No matter what request His Highness puts forward, Xiaoran will definitely comply with it." Down."

After hearing her words, Baili Lieyuan's expression darkened.

He asked slowly:
"You came to me because of this matter?"

Pei Xiaoran didn't understand why, but he still nodded and said:

"Yes."

Baili Lieyuan's heart felt as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on her heart, and her original good mood was immediately frozen into ice.

He thought that the other party came to see him specially, that's why he was so happy on the way down the mountain.

But he forgot that the maid had told him before going down the mountain that Pei Xiaoran came to him only because she was in a hurry.

After Pei Xiaoran nodded, Baili Lieyuan stopped talking, and the silence spread between each other, and the atmosphere was a little stiff for a moment.

After a while, Baili Lieyuan spoke again:

"Why, you Suzaku are empty, so you are sent to escort the food and grass?"

His tone was full of sarcasm, but Pei Xiaoran didn't find it harsh, on the contrary, he could hear a trace of deep concern in it.

She blinked, and replied neither humble nor overbearing:
"Your Majesty is just trying to train me, not because I, Suzaku, have no one else."

Baili Lieyuan snorted coldly, noncommittal.

However, he has seen Pei Xiaoran's strength with his own eyes, so it's not too surprising that Emperor Chixuan would do this.

Seeing that His Royal Highness Li Wang seemed to be throwing a temper tantrum, although Pei Xiaoran didn't understand where he had offended the other party, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and said bluntly:
"Your Highness, please give me an accurate word. If His Highness is willing to help this favor, Xiao Ran will go back with food and grass. If His Highness refuses to help, Xiao Ran will never blame His Highness unreasonably. It's just the common people. We can't afford to wait, I'm afraid Xiaoran can't stay any longer."

Baili Lieyuan stared straight at her, and asked without answering:
"Then what do you think, is this king willing to help or not?"

Pei Xiaoran lowered his head and said:

"Xiaoran feels that His Highness is not someone who would die without saving."

Baili Lieyuan chuckled lightly, and his mood improved a little, but it was still a long way from regaining the good mood he had when he first came here.

He asked again:

"What you said just now...is it true?"

Pei Xiaoran naturally knew that he was referring to the phrase 'No matter what request His Royal Highness puts forward, Xiaoran will definitely comply with it all'.

Pei Xiaoran's heart raised, but he still nodded and said:

"Of course it's true."

"Okay," Baili Lieyuan said:

"Remember what you said, don't go back on your word."

Pei Xiaoran said firmly:

"Don't worry, Your Highness, Xiaoran will never go back on his word." After a pause, he asked again:

"I don't know what your Highness wants?"

Baili Lieyuan thought for a while and said:
"I can't think of it for a while, so it's better to owe it first."

Pei Xiaoran nodded again, and said:
"Listen to His Highness."

The little thing became very obedient, responsive, and never fought back. However, His Royal Highness Li Wang did not experience the happiness he imagined.

With a sullen face, he called a confidant, and asked him to immediately arrange manpower to help transport the food and grass that Pei Xiaoran wanted to the border of Suzaku.

That confidant glanced at Pei Xiaoran, frowned, and was about to say something, but Baili Lieyuan said:
"No discussion."

His confidant shuddered, even though he felt that His Highness's order was absurd, after all, Suzaku's accident had nothing to do with them, so why should they lend them so much food and grass?
But this is the territory of His Royal Highness Li Wang, no one can disobey his orders, so he dared not say much, and hurriedly took orders.

Baili Lieyuan glanced at Pei Xiaoran, and said:

"Let's go back to have a cup of tea with the king first."

When pinching his face just now, he noticed that although this little thing had grown a bit taller than the last time he saw her, the flesh on his face was much less, and even the pinching feeling was not as good as before.

I don't know how much she has suffered along the way.

Pei Xiaoran led a few of his men on the road all night, without sleep, without even having time to take a bite of food, only relying on drinking water to survive until now, already tired and hungry.

However, when the burden was on her, her attention was diverted, and she didn't feel it.

After hearing that Baili Lieyuan was willing to help, the burden on her body was slightly relieved, and the sensations in all parts of her body gradually returned.

After hearing Baili Lieyuan's words, she felt a burning pain in her stomach.

Pei Xiaoran did not refuse, and followed Baili Lieyuan up the mountain with a few people.

Upon returning to the palace, Baili Lieyuan immediately sent hot tea and snacks, and ordered the kitchen to cook some light and digestible food.

Looking at the exquisite dim sum being delivered to him, Pei Xiaoran swallowed involuntarily, then looked up at the several subordinates standing at the door, and just about to speak, he heard Baili Lieyuan say:
"Give some refreshments and food to these people, and take them aside for use."

The maid immediately complied, and invited them to the side table, and quickly served refreshments.

The few people were already starving, and when the food came, they didn't care about their appearance, so they picked up the snacks and started to gobble it up.

Only then did Pei Xiaoran start to eat his own portion, but in the blink of an eye, a few small plates became empty, not even a single scum was left.

Baili Lieyuan's beautiful eyebrows furrowed fiercely, and asked:
"You haven't eaten for a few days?"

Pei Xiaoran picked up the tea cup and took a sip before saying:

"Hmm... I don't know, maybe two or three days..."

She just kept her head buried in her journey, how could she have the time to count how long she hadn't eaten?

Baili Lieyuan's complexion became ugly, and she asked again:
"Then how long have you not rested?"

Pei Xiaoran glanced at him, but this time he didn't answer.

Because no matter who heard her answer, they would advise her to take a rest first, but she didn't have time to rest.

Baili Lieyuan had already guessed that she must have not rested for several days.

After all, the loss of food and grass is a big deal, and this little thing has a strong sense of responsibility. In order to deliver the food and grass to the affected people in time, he must not stop and rest on the way to ask him for help.

(End of this chapter)