7. That Night We Grew a Lot
Big shot, ah no, to make Ke Fei’er happy, I might have to temporarily call her ‘wife.’
What happens when a genius among geniuses, the proud daughter of heaven, gets angry and jealous? At least I know: when Ke Fei’er immediately noticed, “How did the queen’s stockings come off?” and didn’t slap me into a spring roll, that was already a sign that she likes me.
However, even after I explained the situation with the smiling Queen Louise IV, Ke Fei’er hardly listened. She remained as affectionate towards the queen as ever.
“Sister Wang! You’re too naive in this regard; how could a man like this not have ulterior motives!”
As for me, it was even simpler.
“Hmph!”
That was it.
From helping to sort out the candidates for the council to enjoying the queen’s royal dinner that evening, and even witnessing the magical scene of a maid testing poison, Ke Fei’er remained in a sulky mood the entire time.
Queen, are you using such insidious tricks to create a rift in the bond between me and Ke Fei’er!?
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I didn’t dare to say this out loud, and thankfully I didn’t, because by the time the silent Kephir and I returned to the quarters provided for us by Louis IV in the palace that evening, the matter of our sulking was resolved .
Don’t ask why we were living together; just know that we were already registered, and sharing a bed was fine too.
As soon as we entered the room, Kephir began to look around anxiously, and of course, I knew what she was worried about.
【There are no surveillance devices in the love nest of Oujili and Kephir.】
Love your sister, shut up.
“There’s nothing strange, no need to look.”
Only then did Kephir let out a sigh of relief.
I saw my chance! I hurried to seize the moment, to explain to the boss about the seemingly beneficial but actually dangerous situation from this morning, but… Kephir had calmed down on her own.
“Do the queen’s stockings smell nice?”
Kephir shot me an angry look.
Only a fool would say they smell nice.
“Stinky.”
“Idiot! Are you trying to get your head chopped off by saying the Empress smells bad!?”
Thinking it over, no matter how I answered, it would be wrong, and Kephir stomped her foot, no longer pressing the issue.
“I know the queen can sometimes be very assertive, and I figured you wouldn’t dare to mess with her. Ahem… that’s why I’m ignoring you, you fool!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Kephir turned her face away. Then, as if this situation wasn’t “calm” enough, she casually conjured a piece of ice with magic, extinguished the light switch, and hurriedly climbed onto the sufficiently large bed , still fully dressed.
Only then did I realize!
“Oh! So it was you, Kephir, cooperating…”
“Shut up and go to sleep!”
Alright, you command, I obey.
I glanced at the sofa, my feet hadn’t even moved yet, but the boss’s voice came from behind me again.
“Where do you think you’re going? Come here! Fortunately, the bed in the room that the queen gave us is big enough for each of us to have our own side. If you cross over a little, I’ll hit you ! Ah, wait… I’m taking off my outer clothes, don’t think too much!”
Well, Kephir, I actually think the bed is so big that its purpose shouldn’t be for us to sleep apart…
Soon, the sound of Kephir’s clothes rustling came from behind, and at the same time, the script began to unfold.
【Kephir is waiting for Oujili’s explanation, and she’s actually quite jealous.】
Now this is what I call a script; don’t just babble about love nests for no reason.
“Kephir.”
I didn’t pay attention to the commotion behind me, “Today I really didn’t do anything; if I could, I’d even want to find an excuse to leave. But Louis IV… the queen herself seems to be approaching me . This morning’s incident with the stockings was initiated by her, and she even asked me to ‘take them off.'”
Kephir wasn’t a naive sweetheart; she immediately asked.
“Are you saying the queen is flirting with you?”
From the surface situation… yes.
Ke Feier couldn’t help but laugh: “Look at you, why don’t you just fly up to the sky? With someone like you, who would get pecked twice just for trying to hit a goose by the roadside, only I. ..ah…”
“Ah…”
Boss, you slipped up.
Now, the room was truly silent, not a sound to be heard.
After a long while, Ke Feier’s voice broke the silence, still a bit trembling.
“Alright, come over here.”
I approached the edge of the bed, not daring to look at how far Ke Feier had “undressed,” just sitting down a bit on the edge.
There shouldn’t be… any problem, right?
Just as I was thinking this, in the next moment, Ke Feier lunged at me from behind! The kind of “feeling” that pressed against me made me think Ke Feier should still be “wearing something,” but what I was facing was not the question of whether Ke Feier had undressed or not.
What I wanted to say was: Louis IV might have approached and seduced me with some ulterior motive, and this motive couldn’t simply be “liking me,” because the script of the queen had already clearly indicated a plan to kill me. But Ke Feier had a great relationship with the queen, and coupled with the queen’s consistently positive image, even if I said this, the credibility would be low; I wouldn’t even believe it myself.
So I needed to find another way.
This thought became particularly prominent when Ke Feier suddenly leaned her body out from my shoulder and kissed my cheek!
“Sorry, I won’t dance like Sister Wang to be an idol…”
After moving a bit away from me, Ke Feier said, somewhat dissatisfied.
You’re clearly angry, aren’t you?
“Ke Feier, I promise you: I really have no interest in the queen.”
Rather, I’m a bit more scared, and then…
“In the prophecy, I might have a bit of trouble ahead…”
“Whose?”
Ke Feier asked lightly, as if she had no fear, but I couldn’t answer.
“Not sure yet, but what’s certain is: I need you to cooperate with me a bit, and trust my character…”
“Ogilvy, do you think I would sleep in the same bed with someone I don’t trust?”
That was Ke Feier’s answer.
Her body pressed closer, and what I faced was a male dilemma: what should one say when a girl is sulking in their arms?
“By the way, we’ve already registered.”
I know, I know! Don’t frown like that! At worst, the queen’s seduction afterwards, I won’t even look at it, right?
【Ke Feier is jealous.】
I gently pushed her away, choosing to lie down with my back to Ke Feier and pretend to be asleep before she could make any… more troublesome moves.
After all, if I had wavered just now, tonight wouldn’t have been so simple.
【Ke Fei’er wants to take the lead.】
The script is really quite straightforward, isn’t it? Don’t I have any pride?
After a while, Ke Fei’er’s hand that was resting on my waist retracted, and I finally let out a sigh of relief. The marriage registration was one thing, but daring to “get things done” before marriage? This big villain really has no chance to enjoy Ke Fei’er’s body.