Chapter 1552 - 1374: A Stormy Night in Jianghu
Chapter 1552: Chapter 1374: A Stormy Night in Jianghu
Peony stepped back two steps, her expression filled with panic.
But Yun Xiao’s gaze swept past Peony and lingered on Camellia, causing Peony to sigh in relief.
Now it was Camellia’s turn to be nervous. She didn’t dare move, nor did she know what Yun Xiao was planning to do next.
They say a drunk person doesn’t recognize even their own kin.
Fortunately, Yun Xiao only looked at Camellia for a few moments before his gaze fell on the Guard Feng and Guard Yu. These two hadn’t drunk too much, and as soon as they saw Yun Xiao looking their way, they immediately returned to their posts, pretending to be as inanimate as wood.
At last, Yun Xiao’s gaze settled on Xia Dabao.
Xia Dabao was shocked and thought to herself that it was imperative to hurry back to her room to hide.
However, it was too late; just as she reached the doorway, her waist was firmly embraced, her body stiffened, and she could feel a warm chin resting on her neck as she was gently called, “My lady—”
My lady?
Yes, Xia Dabao hadn’t misheard; this time it wasn’t “mother” but “my lady.”
“You, you, you…” Xia Dabao finally understood what it meant to be hoisted with one’s own petard.
She had merely wanted to get him drunk, to cause a scene for some amusement, yet the victim of his ensuing mischief was still her!
She hurriedly pushed him away, “How did I become your lady? I am clearly your mother!”
No, no, no, she was nothing of the sort.
Seeing this, both flowers and both guards couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
After pushing Yun Xiao away and about to close the door to hide, Xia Dabao didn’t expect Yun Xiao to stick to her so quickly again, still hugging her tightly, “My lady, I finally have a lady, hahaha… this is something I wouldn’t even dare to dream of.”
Xia Dabao was hugged tightly, and at that moment, Yun Xiao was like a clingy husband, holding her as if she was a beloved treasure.
“Guard Feng, Guard Yu, come and pull him away,” Xia Dabao called out while trying to struggle free.
Guard Feng and Guard Yu didn’t dare approach and merely lamented, “We can’t, Lady Dabao. Yun Xiao has one characteristic: when he goes on a drunken rampage, he remembers it afterwards, so we really dare not touch him. Please try to understand the dilemma of us subordinates, uh uh…”
“What, you’re just going to watch him do this… What if something happens?” Xia Dabao still couldn’t push Yun Xiao away.
“Not at all, not at all, Lady Dabao you can be absolutely assured of that. Every time Yun Xiao gets drunk, it’s when he’s the most adorable—never hitting anyone, never scolding anyone, never being venomous. He’s just adorable, you’ll see it’ll be over in a moment,” Guard Feng comforted Xia Dabao.
Guard Yu quickly joined in comforting her too, “Right, right, don’t you two always bicker? Look how nice Yun Xiao is to you now; I guarantee he’ll be completely obedient to you.”
“But he’s treating me like his lady, what if he… he…” Xia Dabao was about to say something more when Yun Xiao swept her into his embrace.
“My lady, do you know? A wizard once prophesied that I may never have a lady in my life, that wizard… was just awful. But look, I have a lady now, don’t I? My lady is beautiful and adorable, intelligent… and generous. I have waited for you for so many years, and finally…” Yun Xiao placed Xia Dabao at the stone table inside the room and then reached for a cup on the table to pour her some tea.
With shaky movements, he spilled the water.