After dinner, Niaoniao prepared a bathtub for Song Jinyu. She had sweated a lot today and needed a good wash. Song Jinyu put down the book in her hand.
After taking a bath under Niaoniao's attendance, she lay down on the bed. Song Jinyu was thinking about how to help He Yi get out of the current situation. The inter - marriage between the two countries was no small matter. The emperor's order was already set, and the only breakthrough was the prince of the Nanhai Wo Kingdom.
She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep. On Zhongli Mingye's simple and ancient bed, there seemed to be a faint sandalwood fragrance from his body.
In the middle of the night, when she was in a half - asleep state, she suddenly heard the door creak. Niaoniao drew her sword and shouted, "Who's there?"
The person collapsed straight down. Song Jinyu smelled the stench of blood. She took a lamp and went over. To her surprise, it was Prince Yu, Zhongli Mingye. He was weakly opening his eyes, gesturing for her to help him up. She hurriedly undid the clothes on his chest. "You... How... How did you get such a serious injury?"
"It's... It's okay."
Song Jinyu helped him onto the bed and cleaned the dirty blood for him. Looking closely at the wound, it was not far from his heart. She couldn't help feeling a little distressed. She took a lot of golden sore medicine. "It'll hurt a bit... Bear with it!"
She looked up and saw a lot of blood on the ground. Frowning, she said, "Cheng Song, go and clean up the traces in the mansion!"
"Niaoniao, bring the prince's regular clothes!" She took off Zhongli Mingye's black tight - fitting suit. Although she didn't know what this man had done at night, she knew that the situation must be extremely critical. Sure enough, Qingfeng came in and bowed, "Thank you, young lady..."
Zhongli Mingye saw that she calmly cleaned his wound for him. Weakly smiling, he asked, "Scared?" The anxiety on the young girl's face looked so sweet and charming in his eyes.
Song Jinyu ignored him. After just bandaging his wound, she smelled a trace of blood in the air. She immediately got up and knocked over the censer. Immediately, the sandalwood fragrance gradually filled the room. Just then, there came a lot of disorderly noises outside.
Qingfeng blocked in front and said, "How dare you! The prince is resting..."
A strange and sinister voice sounded, "Humph... I saw the assassin with my own eyes sneaking into the prince's mansion. For the safety of the crown prince, I have to offend Prince Yu!"
Then he turned to the guards of the East Palace behind him and said, "Search for me!!!"
Song Jinyu's eyes turned cold instantly. Looking at the weak Zhongli Mingye on the bed, she got an idea in a hurry. She climbed onto the bed, gritted her teeth, and reached out to mess up her inner clothes. Her full bosom was faintly visible. Then she tore off her outer robe and threw it on the ground.
Seeing that those people were about to open the door, she closed her eyes and quickly lay on Zhongli Mingye's wounded chest to cover the bloodstains. Her delicate face was flushed. Smelling the fragrance of the young girl after bathing, Zhongli Mingye slowly closed his eyes, dispelling the amorous thoughts in his heart. At this moment, he thought it was quite worth getting injured. His slender hand stroked the young girl's pink and tender shoulder.
Song Jinyu cursed in her heart, "This bastard..." He was courting death, daring to take advantage of her.
The moment the military officer of the East Palace Guard Division, Cheng Zheng, opened the door, he only roughly saw the figures on the bed. A weak voice floated out, "I wonder what General Cheng is doing so late at night?"
Cheng Zheng looked around. The censer on the ground was knocked over, and several pieces of clothes were casually thrown on the ground. He saw Prince Yu lying behind the curtain, but he couldn't see clearly. So he took a few steps forward. "Your Highness, there was an assassin in the East Palace. I chased him here and then lost his trace."
"Forgive my rudeness!"
After saying that, he was about to lift the curtain to take a look, when he heard a soft moan from inside, "Your Highness, I'm so scared..." This instantly stopped Cheng Zheng's action.
"How dare you!"
Zhongli Mingye angrily roared with full - strength, "You actually scared my beauty..."
"If it weren't so late, I would surely impeach you. Who gave you the courage?"
Hearing his voice without any abnormality, Cheng Zheng had to kneel down and plead guilty, "I wouldn't dare..., I'll leave now and not disturb Your Highness's pleasure."
"Retreat!"
Zhongli Mingye's face was pale. Those two sentences just now had almost exhausted all his strength. Song Jinyu was a little worried. After a while, Qingfeng came in to report that Cheng Zheng had led his men away. She was just about to leave when she saw the injured man staring at her.
"What are you looking at?"
She lowered her head uneasily and saw that she was only wearing a bellyband. She was instantly ashamed and annoyed. She casually picked up a piece of clothing and put it on Zhongli Mingye's face to block his sight.
"You're beautiful..."
It was all because of him! The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She even wanted to beat him up to vent her anger. However, he was injured at this moment and definitely couldn't stand her making a fuss.
Thinking of the words she had said just now, she instantly got goosebumps. Sure enough, reading too many romance novels was not good. She got into the role so easily. Sigh...
Under the dim candlelight, Song Jinyu couldn't see clearly. In a hurry, she couldn't find the inner clothes she had taken off just now. Looking closely, she found it was on Prince Yu's face.
She angrily took off the white inner clothes. "Don't look..." Seeing her face completely flushed, Zhongli Mingye couldn't bear to tease her anymore.
He closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
After putting on her clothes, Song Jinyu got out of bed. She fetched water for him, quickly wrote a prescription, and asked Niaoniao to boil the medicine. She was busy until dawn. Fortunately, the wound was not in a vital part. He had just lost too much blood.
Thinking of what happened last night, although it was a last - resort measure, it really made her feel extremely embarrassed.
So, early in the morning, when Zhongli Mingye woke up, he didn't see Song Jinyu. To prevent the news from leaking out, Qingfeng served him personally.
"Where's the young lady?"
Qingfeng knew what had happened last night. This time, he truly admired Song Jinyu. In such an urgent situation, she calmly blocked the trouble for Prince Yu. She was truly an extraordinary woman, calm in the face of difficulties and with extraordinary wisdom and courage.
"She's in the pharmacy. The young lady said that this matter should not be known to others, so she's personally preparing medicine for you."
Preparing medicine? She was probably avoiding him!
Thinking of what happened last night, Zhongli Mingye's heart was pounding. It wasn't because he was afraid of being exposed by Cheng Zheng, but because of her. Although she was trembling with fear, she still calmly said that sentence and successfully made Cheng Zheng back down.
The young girl's soft body, her blushing and delicate face, and her faint body fragrance. Zhongli Mingye took a light breath. He had to marry her home earlier.
Just as he was thinking, Song Jinyu came in with a medicine box. She had been hesitating at the door for a long time. She kept telling herself that he was a patient, just a patient. Don't think, don't think...
She walked up to the bed. Zhongli Mingye was looking at her with a naughty smile. This instantly made her even more nervous. "... I... I'm here to change your dressing."
"Why aren't you wearing any clothes?" Song Jinyu was furious when she saw him casually lifting the quilt.
Zhongli Mingye calmly said, "Didn't you take them off for me last night?"
Fine! Fine! Fine! Yes! Yes! Yes!
She endured her anger and changed his dressing. Then she was about to leave. "Don't go..." The man's eyes were moist, like a newborn fawn. She couldn't bear to refuse. "Let's get married earlier, okay?"
Get married? "I... I haven't reached the coming - of - age ceremony yet!" She felt a little awkward for no reason. She had to leave quickly, or she would really drown in his gaze.
"Let's get married first in the wedding ceremony. We can consummate the marriage after you reach the coming - of - age ceremony!" The man on the bed coaxed her gently.
What nonsense! Carrying the medicine box, she fled from his bedroom, but the man's soft laughter came to her ears.