Huo Wei felt a chill running through his body. He curled up in the quilt but still felt extremely cold.
Even when he was once naked in the snow, he had never felt this cold before.
He slowly opened his dark eyes and saw Dugu Luanyue appearing in front of him with a smile on her face.
He sneered inwardly at that damned Shen Guilan for making him bark like a dog. Once he recovered, he would go and kill him!
But then he thought that as expected of a military advisor, Shen Guilan had managed to get her here and even arranged for her to feed him.
Fine then, he'd just beat him half to death.
Huo Wei said weakly and softly, "I have no strength. I'm cold."
Dugu Luanyue turned around and placed the food box with the dishes on the round table. Her instep only ached slightly. As long as she walked slowly, it wasn't obvious that she was limping.
She then walked over and hung the curtains on both sides of the bed canopy on the golden hooks. She lit the candles in the room, and the whole room suddenly brightened up.
She walked up to Huo Wei and said gently, "Let me help you sit up and have something hot. You'll stop feeling cold after eating something hot.
Military Advisor Shen said that you should take the antidote to clear the remaining poison after your meal for better results."
Huo Wei forced his eyelids open and glanced at her. His sharp, thin lips were still a bit pale, and his voice was hoarse.
"What are you doing here? What does my life or death matter to you?"
Dugu Luanyue started to turn a deaf ear to some of Huo Wei's words. Some things were better left unheard.
She bent down and helped Huo Wei sit up from the couch. When her hand touched his clothes, her eyes trembled slightly. "Why are they all wet?"
Huo Wei replied, "Cold sweat."
Dugu Luanyue looked around the room and saw a wardrobe. She asked, "Are your clothes all in there?"
Huo Wei grunted in reply.
She walked towards the wardrobe while saying, without any airs of nobility,
"You should change these wet clothes. Otherwise, you'll catch a cold. All my maids have been dispatched, so I can't send one here for you.
You've always had military generals around you. Don't you have a maid to take care of your daily life?"
When she opened the wardrobe, all the clothes inside tumbled out.
Dugu Luanyue turned her head and complained, "Huo Wei, you're a prince after all. How can you live such a rough life?"
Huo Wei's deep and tired voice came,
"In the military camp before, where would there be any maids? Shen Guilan used to take care of these trivial matters. He's been very busy these days, so he hasn't had time to tidy these up."
Dugu Luanyue looked at him in surprise. "Your senior brother is really good to you. A military advisor of all people has to act as your maid and take care of these trivial things for you."
From this, it could be seen that the relationship between Huo Wei and Shen Guilan was extraordinary. It also showed that Huo Wei trusted very few people.
But then she smiled to herself and shook her head. "It's no wonder it's you, Huo Wei. Even I, the queen, have come to take care of you and act as your maid."
Huo Wei sneered. "I saved your life. What's wrong with you acting as a maid for a day? Do you think being a maid once can make up for it? Dugu Luanyue, you already owed me once before. Let's see how you're going to repay me this time."
Dugu Luanyue picked out a pure white long gown from his messy wardrobe and brought it over.
"I'll repay you. Do I look like someone who's afraid of trouble?"
She placed the clothes in front of Huo Wei. "Change into these and then come down for dinner. They're all your favorites."
Huo Wei reached out to take the white long gown. He was weak all over and his movements were slow.
But he didn't ask Dugu Luanyue to help him change. If he did, wouldn't he really be treating her like a maid?
He felt his muscles aching all over. Every hair on his body was shivering. He was as cold as if he'd been swept by wind and snow.
Seeing this, Dugu Luanyue walked over and sat on the edge of his bed. She pulled the quilt down a bit. "Let me do it."
Her slender, white fingers reached towards Huo Wei's neck and began to undo one button after another, from his neck all the way down.
Huo Wei took a good look at her in the dim yellow light. He saw that the corners of the beauty's eyes were charming, and there was a bit more tenderness in them than before.
His black eyebrows arched as he looked at her fair, white neck and sexy collarbone right in front of him. His eyes darkened.
Huo Wei suddenly asked, "Why are you being so nice to me?"
Dugu Luanyue took off his wet black robe and threw it to one side. "I can't repay kindness with ingratitude, can I? What I'm doing is nothing compared to your saving my life."
Huo Wei was about to get out of bed to change his clothes by himself when he heard some movement outside the door.
"Aunt Meijiang, please let me in to see Luanyue. I'll go and explain it to her."
"No, Young Master Sheng. Her Majesty and the prince are discussing important matters regarding the plague in Danyang City. They're very busy."
Aunt Meijiang even explained it to Dugu Luanyue, hoping that Sheng Yunqi would back off on his own.
Hearing this, Huo Wei sat back down on the edge of the bed. He mustered his strength and said loudly,
"What does Young Master Sheng want with the queen? I've just gotten out of bed, and the queen is helping me change my clothes."
Hearing this, Sheng Yunqi became even more agitated. He roared, "Huo Wei, you're shameless! You're taking advantage of your kindness to extort favors!"
Aunt Meijiang outside immediately covered her forehead and quickly looked around to see if there was anyone. Fortunately, there was no one. She shook her head repeatedly. They were all crazy people. It was so tiring.
Dugu Luanyue walked over and covered Huo Wei's mouth. She stared at him with wide eyes.
"Huo Wei, are you going crazy again! Why did you tell Sheng Yunqi all this? What are you trying to say?"
Huo Wei spread his arms and said weakly,
"What? Maybe I said the wrong thing. Don't be angry. Hurry up and help me put on my clothes. Otherwise, your old flame will misunderstand us again."
Dugu Luanyue gritted her teeth. This Huo Wei was starting to be sarcastic.
She picked up the white long gown from the bed and was about to help him put it on when Huo Wei suddenly pulled her soft waist towards him and pressed himself tightly against her. "I'm really cold. Feel my body temperature."
Sheng Yunqi outside also heard this. He punched the door hard.
"Huo Wei, you lecher! Do you know that if the emperor of Northern Yan finds out about this, Luanyue will lose her life!"
Dugu Luanyue pushed him away. "If you go crazy again, I'll pour the braised beef brisket on your bed and won't have dinner with you."
Huo Wei stopped. When he looked at her, his smile never faded. It was extremely licentious.
All the things he wanted to do to her were written in his eyes, showing his undisguised predatory feelings.
Suddenly, he raised his voice and said, "Young Master Sheng, since you're here, you might as well come in and have dinner with us."
With Huo Wei's words, Aunt Meijiang really couldn't stop Sheng Yunqi.
He pushed the door open and strode in. His white clothes fell under the dim yellow light as he stared at the two of them imposingly.
Huo Wei saw that Sheng Yunqi was wearing white, and the long gown Dugu Luanyue had picked for him was also white. He rarely wore such light - colored clothes.
The coldness on his face instantly turned into a fierce and gloomy expression. He glared at Dugu Luanyue sideways. So she remembered that Sheng Yunqi liked light colors. It really annoyed him.
He swayed and fell weakly towards Dugu Luanyue. They were just standing by the bed, and they both fell onto the bed.