My head aches so much, and my body feels so heavy.
Song Jinyu opened her eyes and saw the exquisite carved ceiling above. She wanted to rub her head, but when she moved her hand, she found that someone had been holding it.
Zhongli Mingye was sitting beside her, looking drowsy and haggard. His phoenix eyes were tightly closed. The candlelight was dim, and Song Jinyu couldn't see his features clearly.
Suddenly...
Oh no! She urgently needed to use the toilet. Song Jinyu looked extremely embarrassed. She wriggled her body and felt weaker and weaker.
"Niuniu..." She shouted as loudly as she could, but unexpectedly woke Zhongli Mingye up. Seeing her awake, he was overjoyed and hugged her tightly.
"You're finally awake!!"
Song Jinyu frowned tightly and shouted with all her strength, "Get out of the way..." If he didn't move, she would die of shame on the spot!
Hearing the noise, Niuniu rushed in. At a glance, she saw Zhongli Mingye hugging Song Jinyu tightly, and couldn't help blushing.
Zhongli Mingye let her go. "What's wrong? Are you hungry? Or thirsty?"
She wasn't hungry, thirsty, or feeling unwell. She just wanted him to leave quickly. She glared at Zhongli Mingye with her eyes, but unfortunately, the candlelight was dim, and he was only focused on his joy.
It was Niuniu who understood her desperate look. "Your Highness, let this servant attend to her!"
"It's okay. I'll do it myself!"
Do what yourself?
Song Jinyu endured the urge to hit him and said weakly, "I need to go to the toilet!!! Get out of the way!"
"Pfft..." Zhongli Mingye tried hard to hold back his laughter and left the room.
Song Jinyu leaned against the bed, still feeling groggy.
"Why aren't you leaving yet?" Seeing Zhongli Mingye come in, she said impatiently and wanted to drive him away.
But the man walked straight to the bed, stared at her with his phoenix eyes, and asked, "Why did you do such a dangerous thing?"
"What?" Could she have predicted that she would be assassinated? She rolled her eyes and ignored him.
"Why did you block the knife for Heyi?"
So this was what he was asking! "Because Heyi is my friend..." Also, if Heyi got hurt, the emperor would surely not forgive her.
Song Jinyu closed her eyes and rubbed her temples. She knew that getting to know these royal people was not a good thing. She would go back to Liuzhou as soon as her body recovered.
Suddenly, the man leaned over forcefully, trapped her chin with one hand, and forced her to look at him. "Listen, no one's life is more important than yours!"
His eyes were full of determination and some indescribable emotions.
"No more next time!!!"
She tried to avoid his domineering gaze, but unexpectedly, Zhongli Mingye leaned over and kissed her. In the night, the carved patterns on the ceiling were hardly visible.
His slightly cool lips kept demanding, gradually getting hotter. One of his hands caressed her eyes, and her head felt even more groggy.
Was this man a dog? She wiped her lips and found that he had even bitten them!
She glared at him fiercely, wanting to slap him, but found that she had no strength. So she had to close her eyes angrily and refused to pay any more attention to him.
"My head hurts so much!"
Zhongli Mingye helped her lie down and gently massaged her. His slightly cool hands carried a faint scent of sandalwood. Song Jinyu felt extremely at ease at this moment and soon fell asleep.
Niuniu came in with a basin of water, wanting to wipe her face. Zhongli Mingye motioned for her to put it down, so she had to go out.
The next day, when it was already bright, Niuniu came in again. To her surprise, she found that Zhongli Mingye was actually lying in the same bed as her young lady.
She blushed and rushed out in a hurry. Cheng Song was curious about why she was like this, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.
"Ah!..."
When Song Jinyu woke up, she saw Zhongli Mingye lying beside her! They had actually shared the same bed...
Damn it! Looking closely, she found that her clothes were neat, and he hadn't done anything excessive.
But... this was really too much! If this got out, how could she face others?
The man was looking at her with a smile on his face. "Why are you in such a hurry?" Song Jinyu pushed him hard. "Get out of here! You hooligan! Bastard!"
Seeing the girl's face getting redder and redder, Zhongli Mingye smiled and said, "Anyway, you'll be mine sooner or later!"
"Humph..."
She was so angry that she threw the quilt off. Her blushing face caught Zhongli Mingye's eye, and he looked at her with a smile. Just as he was about to say something more, suddenly someone outside reported, "Princess Heyi is here!"
Instantly flustered, "Hey... you go quickly..."
The man got up meaningfully and walked out. "Don't regret it." Regret what? Regret not beating you to death!
Heyi had been very concerned about Song Jinyu these days. She asked the emperor for permission to leave the palace early in the morning to visit her.
Who would have thought that she would see Prince Yu coming out of the room. So early?
"Jinyu, dear Jinyu, you're awake? Why didn't you send someone to inform this princess?" Heyi hugged her with tears in her eyes.
"I just woke up last night!" The blush on Song Jinyu's face hadn't faded yet.
"I saw the Fourth Brother just going out. Did he come to see you early in the morning?" Hearing this, Song Jinyu blushed again. How could she say it?
The news that Song Jinyu had regained consciousness spread quickly. The palace bestowed a large amount of tonics. Ming Ruyi also came to see her.
She said aggrievedly, "I should have let you recuperate in my mansion. That little bastard Zhongli Mingye didn't even let me see you."
Song Jinyu had just finished a bowl of ginseng porridge. Niuniu wiped her mouth. "I don't know anything!"
She suddenly remembered that Zhongli Mingye hadn't told her who the murderer was. Seeing her looking confused, Ming Ruyi explained, "Some bandits sneaked into the capital. Seeing the princess dressed so expensively, they wanted to rob her in the chaos. Now the emperor has issued an order to arrest many of them."
Zhongli Mingye and he had reached a man's agreement. Some things were better left unknown to her.
But Song Jinyu was not an ordinary girl who could be easily deceived. "Bandits? This poison is worth a fortune!"
Well, the deception couldn't go on.
"The emperor has already made a conclusion. Don't make any more speculations!"
Suddenly, Song Jinyu's mood dropped. Yes, she was just a minister's daughter. What did she matter? A sarcastic smile appeared on her lips. Ming Ruyi saw this and couldn't help scolding Zhongli Mingye. Didn't he say she was simple and kind? She was not easy to deceive at all!
No wonder he was allowed to come and see Song Jinyu. It turned out that he was using his mouth to tell Song Jinyu. He didn't want to offend anyone, but made him the bad guy! Ming Ruyi increasingly thought that Prince Yu was not a good person.