It seems that the villain is targeting me.

Gwen didn't know how she put the letter down, how she calmly folded the paper again and sealed it back in the envelope.

The reasons for self-deception were ruthlessly exposed by reality, but Gwyneth did not collapse as she expected.

On the contrary, her mind was extremely calm at this moment.

Levi couldn't possibly commit suicide for no reason, Gwyneth thought calmly.

It is easy to infer the causes from the results.

In the absence of off-field information, there are only two possible reasons for Butcher's suicide.

Or, it is the huge mental pressure that is no longer bearable.

Or, there is something wrong with her body.

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Xiao Niao reached out and knocked on the study door, calling softly, "Gwen, it's me."

There was no response from inside the house, but Xiao Niao vaguely heard the sound of some papers being rummaged. She hesitated for two seconds and chose to push the door open.

Gwyneth sat in her usual seat, raised her head and looked towards the door, without saying a word.

Her Majesty the Queen's expression looked a little stiff. Xiao Niao saw it clearly as soon as she entered the room, and she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Instinctively, she felt that something was wrong with Gwyneth's mood.

"...I heard you haven't left your study all day," Xiao Niao's voice became a little hesitant. "Gwen, are you okay?"

She couldn't help but worry and tried to find some clues from Gwen's face, but the latter quickly sorted herself out, as if her previous absent-mindedness was just an illusion of the bird.

"Is it late already?" Gwyneth glanced out the window at the right moment. "I was busy with some official business...I didn't pay attention to the time."

Even if this was explained, Xiao Niao would not delve into it any further.

She was thinking about how to persuade Gwyneth to go to bed early and not rush to handle official business, but suddenly she found that her originally neat hair was a little messy.

Xiao Niao then stood up, walked around behind Gwyneth, and naturally helped her straighten her collar and tucked the few strands of hair behind her ears.

Because she was used to taking care of her appearance by herself, she didn't seem clumsy even when doing these things with one hand.

Gwyneth became nervous the moment Xiaoniao approached, her throat tightened and she looked up at her.

"Don't move," Xiao Niao's voice came from above, "It will be fine soon."

At this moment, something that the Red Moon Knight had said suddenly popped into Gwen's mind.

"My Lord's patience is not very good."

Gwyneth thought again of the suggestion made by the Grand Maester whom she had summoned only a few hours before.

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"It's best not to use water," the maester said, "because it will inevitably have some flavor."

A few minutes later, Xiao Niao finished her hair. She took a step aside and then found that Gwyneth's face had turned towards her, still looking straight at her.

Xiao Niao thought: How come this person is still the same as before, staring at me in a daze?

She glanced at the pile of documents on her desk, paused for a moment, and suggested to Gwen, "...I'll stay and look at it with you. After we finish this pile, we can go to bed, okay?"

What made Xiaoniao feel a little strange was that this was obviously just a simple suggestion, but Gwyneth was silent for a long time before she agreed in a low voice.

In any case, it's good that she is willing to rest. Xiao Niao is actually worried that Gwyneth will be exhausted due to being too tense. Being diligent in government affairs is certainly a good thing, but if you want to govern for a long time, then you must take good care of your body.

"I'll go to the kitchen and make you some midnight snack when I'm done," Xiao Niao smiled at her, "You must be hungry."

Gwyneth didn't answer this question, but she curled the corners of her lips upwards and forced herself to smile.

Xiao Niao vaguely felt that Gwyneth seemed a little unhappy.

She didn't think too much of it, figuring that anyone who worked all day would feel like a demon and resentful, and that it would be abnormal to feel happy.

Xiao Niao pulled out a chair and sat down, then took a document and began to read.

Xiaoniao was used to seeing these things, and she was even more efficient than Gwyneth in reviewing them carefully. She quickly got into the state and her eyes gradually became focused.

When I was processing the third portion, a cup was handed to me, and the outer wall was still warm to the touch.

Xiao Niao took it unconsciously, muttered a thank you, then put it aside and picked up the feather pen to continue revising something.

A few minutes later she felt a little thirsty, so she took the cup and drank most of it.

There is honey water in the cup, and it is still warm when you drink it.

His thirst was immediately relieved a lot. Xiao Niao put down the cup and raised his head unconsciously, but his eyes happened to meet Gwyneth's.

Those eyes were as deep as the ocean at night. If one fell into them, would it be a sweet dream or a carefully crafted prison?

Or maybe both.

Xiao Niao suddenly felt her consciousness a little fuzzy. She tried to blink, but her eyelids soon became heavy and an irresistible drowsiness came over her.

What's going on... Have I been working too long?

Xiao Niao glanced at Gwen in confusion and confusion - this didn't mean anything, it's just that when people feel helpless, they will always subconsciously look for someone they can rely on.

Her arms began to feel out of control, as heavy as if they were filled with lead. Xiao Niao tried hard to get herself off the table. She didn't want to knock anything over.

Gwyneth had already walked over and reached out to hold the shaky little bird. The latter looked at her in a trance, then lowered his head meekly and let her hold him in her arms.

"What's wrong, Levi," Gwyneth placed her hand gently on the bird's shoulder, "Are you okay?"

Xiao Niao didn't know what was wrong with him.

She only felt that the sleepiness was becoming more and more difficult to resist, and her heartbeat became slower and slower. Xiao Niao's eyes went dark in waves, and she realized that Gwen was stroking her earlobe.

The feeling of having her ears kneaded was very pleasant and could always easily make her lose all her strength.

"I don't know... I..." Xiaoniao pieced together the words intermittently, "I feel so tired all of a sudden... um..."

"Gwen..."

Her voice gradually became weaker and weaker, and finally disappeared completely.

Xiao Niao suddenly raised his hand, wanting to hold Gwyneth's wrist, but when he raised it halfway, his arm fell limply as if he had lost strength.

She stopped moving.

Gwyneth did not take the next step immediately, but raised her voice slightly, called her name patiently, and patted her cheek gently.

"Are you asleep?" Gwen pinched her knuckles with some force. "Wake up?"

However, Xiao Niao did not wake up, and even her breathing frequency did not change, so she was caressed more often, and her ears and fingers were pinched in her palms and played with carefully.

Gwyneth hugged her from behind, her arms tight around her ribs, a clamping gesture.

The person in his arms still didn't respond.

Xiao Niao accepted everything calmly in her sleep, only uttering faint murmurs when being hugged tightly. Her body had already remembered the feeling of being touched by that hand and produced almost no resistance.

Like a tamed, gentle bird.

Gwyneth's breathing became heavier, and she held the bird's neck silently, her heart pounding.

"Levi."

The sound came close to my ear, and sharp canine teeth scratched my earlobe, followed by a punishing increase in force.

It was a little painful, and Xiao Niao's knuckles bent reflexively, but the pain did not ease.

After a few seconds, the teeth loosened. Gwyneth couldn't bear to leave any wounds on the bird, so she turned to kiss the smooth and tender skin on the side of its neck.

Her movements were almost pious, as if to comfort, but also as if to beg for an answer.

"Levi," Gwyneth buried her head in Xiaoniao's neck and closed her eyes, "...how many things are you hiding?

I? "

Of course, the bird did not answer this question.

The room was quiet for a few minutes, and then Gwyneth suddenly stood up. She held Xiao Niao's head and gently laid him down on the sofa. Then she walked to the door and pushed it open.

The Royal Chamberlain was waiting not far away. Gwyneth nodded slightly to him and said, "Go and call the royal physician."

The other party naturally would not disobey the order and turned around and hurried away.

Gwyneth held onto the door frame and glanced behind her. Xiao Niao was still lying quietly on the sofa, not noticing anything bad had happened.

She couldn't leave, the drugs putting her into a deep sleep.

Chapter 117 The bird remained silent [Friends, please refresh the chapter

This feeling is like sinking in a dark sea, with consciousness falling down in a daze, but still able to vaguely feel the existence of the outside world.

Some people were talking in low voices, and some were sitting not far away watching her.

In her daze, she felt someone lying on her body, trembling slightly.

When Xiao Niao woke up, it was already the evening of the next day. She opened her eyes, her pupils were chaotic and unable to focus, and her brain was blank. It took a long time for her consciousness to come out of that trance.

She blinked slowly and gradually saw that she was lying on the big bed in the bedroom. The windows were mostly covered by thick curtains. The light in the room was very dim. Xiao Niao could not tell what time it was.

It’s so strange, why do I have no strength in my body?

She struggled to lift the quilt a little with her hands, looked down, and found that her clothes had been changed into pajamas made of soft and thin material.

Perhaps it was because he had been lying down for too long, Xiao Niao felt his shoulders were particularly stiff, especially the side with the wings - perhaps he had folded his wings incorrectly when lying down, pressing on some nerves, which was why he felt so numb.

The feeling of soreness continued to come from the place where the wings connected to the shoulder blades. The bird barely concentrated and tried to recall what had happened before.

I seemed to be in the study, reviewing documents with Gwen... and then I suddenly felt so sleepy that I couldn't even open my eyes.

Finally, she seemed to have fallen asleep.

The memory ends here, and the bird remembers nothing else.

"...Are you awake?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang out in the quiet room.

These sudden words made Xiao Niao tremble subconsciously. Her shoulders and back tensed up and she instinctively turned her head towards the direction of the voice.

She met someone's eyes.

Xiao Niao had seen those eyes countless times and kissed them many times - she always thought that the color of those eyes was as beautiful as gems, so she couldn't help but want to kiss them.

At some point, Gwyneth had already walked to the bedside and was now lowering her head, staring at Xiao Niao silently.

Perhaps it was because of the light, but the pair of eyes that she loved so much seemed a little darker, as if they were quietly brewing something.

Xiao Niao broke out in a cold sweat, the strands of hair on her forehead stuck to her skin, and her clothes were loosely open. She tilted her head back and looked at Gwyneth with a confused look in her eyes.

"Gwen? Um... I..."

Gwyneth's eyes softened again, and she reached out and gently brushed away the hair stuck to her forehead, as if the complicated emotions just now were just an illusion of the bird.

"Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere, Levi?"

Xiao Niao was not fully awake yet. She was stunned for a long time before she shook her head awkwardly. She said hoarsely, "I'm not feeling unwell... Gwen, what time is it now?"

Gwyneth did not answer Xiaoniao's question. She lowered her eyes casually and slowly stroked her fingertips from Xiaoniao's neck to her collarbone, making the latter shrink due to the itch.

"Gwen?" Xiao Niao suddenly felt uneasy.

Her fingers were still moving downwards, slowly fiddling with the buttons of her pajamas. Xiao Niao's breathing stagnated and her mind went blank for a moment. She felt Gwyneth's hand on her heart, looking down at her from above.

The heart was beating under the fingertips, as if the heartbeat was also grasped in the hand of the person in front of him.

"Don't lie to me, Levi," Gwyneth's voice was very soft, "Are you really not uncomfortable?"

The light in the room was too dim, and Xiaoniao couldn't see Gwyneth's expression, nor did he hear anything unusual in those calm words.

But a drop of cold water clearly dripped onto her cheek.

Xiao Niao's heart trembled, and she hurriedly raised her hand, wanting to wipe the tears from Gwen's face, but instead the other party grabbed her wrist and held it tightly without resistance.

"You won't answer me?"

Her breathing became a little rapid in the dim room. Xiao Niao could feel the trembling in the other person's voice, but she could only remain silent.

Hot emotions surged in my body, my throat became dry and my breathing became disordered.

Gwyneth was approaching her, and every nerve in Xiao Niao's body was tense. She closed her eyes, waiting for the Queen's anger or forgiveness.

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