Transmigrated as a Cannon Fodder Wife A in Ancient Times - Chapter 87

Chapter 87

Shen Lingwei felt the warmth coming from behind her, but her gaze was on the moon at the edge of the sky. Perhaps because it was the fifteenth day, the moon at the edge of the sky was especially round, and it seemed as if she could reach out and touch it. This moon was different from the one she saw in the Capital.

Fan Chuan held Shen Lingwei and looked for a while, then softly said, “Do you still want to look?”

“I don’t want to look anymore. It’s getting late, so let’s go back.”

“Okay,” Fan Chuan replied. He supported Shen Lingwei and stood up.

Shen Lingwei took the cloak from her arms and draped it over Fan Chuan’s shoulders again, then tied the straps on it.

Fan Chuan held Shen Lingwei’s hand with one hand and led the camel with the other as they walked down the small sand dune. Below, the five guards had already lit torches. By the torchlight, Fan Chuan made the camel kneel, then helped Shen Lingwei sit on it. The group walked toward the checkpoint.

When they entered the checkpoint, the guard general was still waiting there. Seeing Fan Chuan and the others return, he hurriedly saluted, “Marshal.”

“Hmm, take care of the camel,” Fan Chuan said.

Fan Chuan had his personal guards bring the horses over. He helped Shen Lingwei mount the horse again, then swung himself onto the horse. He held Shen Lingwei with one arm and gripped the reins with the other hand.

“Sit tight, we’re going back,” Fan Chuan softly said.

“Hmm,” Shen Lingwei replied, her ear tips red as she nodded. Fan Chuan’s palm pressed against her lower abdomen, which made her feel a bit embarrassed.

Fan Chuan controlled the horse to trot, and the ten personal guards followed one by one. Half an hour later, the group returned to the Marshal’s Mansion.

Fan Chuan dismounted, then reached out to prepare to carry Shen Lingwei.

After Shen Lingwei pulled her other leg back, Fan Chuan caught her directly and held her horizontally in his arms.

He looked at Shen Lingwei in his arms and wanted to carry her straight back into the mansion, but Shen Lingwei, still in his arms, began to remind him.

“Put me down, I’ll walk myself,” Shen Lingwei said, looking at Fan Chuan with red ear tips.

Fan Chuan nodded, “Okay.”

He set Shen Lingwei down, and the two walked toward the bedroom together. Fan Chuan held Shen Lingwei’s hand. Shen Lingwei, with a flushed face, glanced at Fan Chuan but didn’t stop him. It was dark now, and others couldn’t see Fan Chuan holding her hand, so it wasn’t impolite.

Soon, the two returned to the bedroom. Xiao Tao had been waiting anxiously, fearing that Fan Chuan had taken her young lady outside and harmed her. Now, seeing Shen Lingwei return safe and sound, Xiao Tao nearly cried with excitement.

Fan Chuan naturally noticed Xiao Tao’s expression and almost laughed, “Xiao Tao, what’s wrong with you?”

Xiao Tao realized her lapse and hurriedly saluted Fan Chuan, “Replying to the Marshal, this servant was just a bit worried about the young lady.”

“No need to worry, I will protect her,” Fan Chuan said, looking at Shen Lingwei.

Shen Lingwei lowered her eyelashes slightly, her ear tips faintly red, and said softly, “We’ve been out for most of the day, so go bathe first.”

Shen Lingwei meant for Fan Chuan to bathe next door, but Fan Chuan didn’t move. He looked at Shen Lingwei with a smiling gaze, and sure enough, Shen Lingwei’s face turned red with embarrassment again.

Seeing Fan Chuan still standing there staring at her, Shen Lingwei stepped forward. She reached out and pushed Fan Chuan’s waist, wanting to push him to bathe next door, but after two pushes, she couldn’t move him at all.

Fan Chuan still stood in the same spot, not even swaying. To him, Shen Lingwei’s two pushes were like a kitten pawing at him—how could they move him?

Shen Lingwei was also surprised. Fan Chuan was only slightly taller than her, and his build was similar to hers, so how was he so strong?

Seeing she couldn’t push him, Shen Lingwei urged with red ear tips, “Hurry and go bathe.”

Fan Chuan shook his head with a smile, “Alright, then you should bathe early too, and we’ll rest soon.”

“Hmm,” Shen Lingwei replied with red ear tips, finally sending Fan Chuan off.

Xiao Tao watched their interaction and felt something was off. Her young lady was always very proper, so how could she directly push Fan Chuan?

“Young lady, where did you go today?” Xiao Tao asked curiously.

Shen Lingwei glanced at Xiao Tao and looked away, saying, “We went to the desert to watch the sunset.”

Xiao Tao hadn’t expected Fan Chuan to take her young lady to watch the sunset, but as long as it wasn’t harmful to her young lady, it was fine.

Soon, the maids prepared the bathwater. Shen Lingwei soaked in it, but her mind recalled the scene of Fan Chuan holding her from behind in his arms, and the kiss on the side of her face. Just thinking about it made Shen Lingwei’s face turn red, but her heart felt as if it had been dipped in honey, sweet and warm.

Fan Chuan was the same. Thinking about today’s events, the smile on his lips never faded. Shen Lingwei was too shy, or else he wouldn’t have only kissed her cheek in the desert.

With Shen Lingwei on his mind, his bathing movements quickened. He soon finished and returned to the bedroom, while Shen Lingwei was still bathing.

Hearing the noise, Shen Lingwei’s ear tips suddenly turned red. Why was Fan Chuan so fast?

“Young lady, what’s wrong?” Xiao Tao saw her young lady’s ears turn red and thought she was feeling stifled from soaking too long.

“It’s fine,” Shen Lingwei replied. She got out of the tub, dried her body, and changed into her inner and middle garments.

With Xiao Tao’s help, she dried her hair and then walked out from behind the screen.

Fan Chuan was already waiting on the bed. Seeing Xiao Tao hadn’t left, he instructed, “Xiao Tao, you can go rest now.”

Xiao Tao glanced at him, then at her young lady. She saluted Fan Chuan, “Yes.”

Soon, only Fan Chuan and Shen Lingwei remained in the bedroom.

Seeing Shen Lingwei still standing by the table, sipping tea in small sips, Fan Chuan smiled faintly at her, “Aren’t you coming to rest?”

Shen Lingwei nodded with red ear tips, “I’m coming.”

Saying that, Shen Lingwei suppressed her shyness and walked to the bedside. Just as she took off her shoes to get on the bed, Fan Chuan pulled her into his arms.

Shen Lingwei pushed Fan Chuan with a flushed face and reminded softly, “The bed curtains haven’t been drawn yet.”

Shen Lingwei’s voice, unlike her usual gentle tone during the day, carried a hint of coyness.

Fan Chuan looked at Shen Lingwei, letting her sit properly on his lap. Then he leaned in and kissed the side of her face, “You’re so beautiful.”

The side of Shen Lingwei’s face turned completely red. She glanced up at Fan Chuan, then quickly looked away, pushing him and reminding, “You can’t be so reckless.”

“This is reckless?” Seeing Shen Lingwei’s shyness, Fan Chuan held her waist with one arm, letting her lean into his embrace, and used the other hand to pull the bed curtains on both sides. Soon, the curtains fell, and the light inside the bed dimmed instantly.

Shen Lingwei, feeling shy, tried to get up from Fan Chuan’s lap, but his hand pressed against her lower back, making it impossible for her to move.

Fan Chuan’s dark eyes fixed on Shen Lingwei in his arms. He leaned in and gently kissed her lips. It was the first time Shen Lingwei, in all her life, had been held and kissed like this. Her entire body felt like it was burning.

Her arms pressed against Fan Chuan’s shoulders, but her lower back was firmly held, making it impossible to create distance between them. Her lips were kissed by Fan Chuan until they were bright red, and she was nearly out of breath before he let her go.

Shen Lingwei had no strength left and could only rest her face against Fan Chuan’s shoulder, panting lightly. Her fingertips reached Fan Chuan’s wrist, gripping it as she said with difficulty, “Please, Marshal, have mercy. I can’t take it anymore.”

Fan Chuan held Shen Lingwei’s slender waist and deeply inhaled her scent. Perhaps because her emotions had fluctuated greatly, the cold orchid fragrance on her body was even stronger. “So fragrant,” he said.

Because of his words, Shen Lingwei gripped his wrist even harder. How had she not known Fan Chuan was so reckless? How could he say something like a Kunze smelling fragrant?

“You, you mustn’t say that,” Shen Lingwei said, her entire face red with embarrassment as she buried it against Fan Chuan’s shoulder, refusing to look up.

“I didn’t say anything wrong. I’m just smelling my madam’s scent. What’s wrong with that? Hmm?” Fan Chuan said.

As he spoke, he lifted the long hair at the right side of Shen Lingwei’s neck with one hand and deftly peeled off the medicinal patch with the other.

Shen Lingwei hurriedly reached to grab Fan Chuan’s wrist, “No, you can’t.”

But Fan Chuan had already peeled it off before she spoke, “Why not?”

Fan Chuan’s voice was gentler than usual, but it seemed to carry a hint of coaxing.

Shen Lingwei noticed the patch at her bond mark had been removed and was so embarrassed she could only bury her face in Fan Chuan’s arms, “You’re asking knowingly.”

Fan Chuan chuckled, bringing his nose to the bond mark and lightly inhaling. The cold orchid fragrance was even stronger. Shen Lingwei’s body trembled slightly from the hot breath of Fan Chuan’s nose and mouth.

Fan Chuan’s hand on Shen Lingwei’s lower back gently rubbed back and forth, soothing her, before he leaned in and bit down.

As expected, the next moment, Shen Lingwei’s body went limp. She bit her lip tightly, enduring it with difficulty, afraid of making any improper sounds.

Fan Chuan bit a few times, inhaling enough of the cold orchid fragrance, then lifted his gaze slightly in the dim light to look at Shen Lingwei. Seeing her red-faced and biting her lip to endure, Fan Chuan felt a pang of heartache. He kissed her again, entwining with her so she couldn’t bite her lower lip anymore.

Soon, the copper bells tied at the four corners of the bed began to sway lightly, and the candlelight flickered. By the time Fan Chuan called for someone to bring water for cleaning, it was already the latter half of the night.

The young maids kept their heads down, not daring to look too much. They brought in the hot water and quickly retreated.

After all, the copper bells in the bedroom had been ringing for most of the night, and the maids guarding the door had listened with flushed faces.

Shen Lingwei had long fallen asleep from exhaustion. Fan Chuan used a warm towel to clean her body, then held her to continue resting.

Looking at Shen Lingwei, who was sound asleep in his arms from exhaustion, Fan Chuan couldn’t help but reflect. Had he been too eager just now? Would his madam be frightened by him?

Earlier, when Shen Lingwei heard the copper bells hanging at the four corners of the bed ringing chaotically, she had pleaded with him to remove them. Naturally, he hadn’t agreed, only coaxing her by saying that if the bells were removed, her sounds would be even more noticeable. After that, Shen Lingwei didn’t say more.

Looking at Shen Lingwei, who was already fast asleep in his arms after being worn out by him, Fan Chuan’s heart warmed. He gently held her waist, thinking only that he must treat her even better in the future.