"Tell me. What's going on with you now?" Su Wan'er's eyes were filled with anxiety.
This was her own body, and she mustn't let anything go wrong.
Si Junlin saw that the anxiety in Su Wan'er's eyes seemed genuine. He gritted his teeth, recalling what Su Wan'er had said in her sleep the previous day. Finally, he gritted his teeth again and decided to trust Su Wan'er once more.
After making this decision, he finally told Su Wan'er how he felt.
After hearing his words, Su Wan'er was also stunned. She seemed to have had this kind of feeling... What was it exactly? She was quite sure it wasn't poisoning.
After Si Junlin finished describing his feelings, he grabbed Su Wan'er's shoulders and asked her, "Has this body of yours been poisoned by something else?" Otherwise, why would it hurt so much, and there was bleeding in that area?
Su Wan'er shook her head. "There was nothing wrong with this body when I used it..."
"Then was I poisoned by someone?" Si Junlin's expression immediately turned serious and distorted.
Su Wan'er sighed and then turned to Qingcao. "Qingcao, go and get a hot water bag."
"You... Why do you want a... hot water bag... Hiss... What for?" The pain made him fall back onto the bed again.
"You'll know later." Su Wan'er kept him in suspense.
Si Junlin was in so much pain that he was sweating profusely. He simply didn't have the time to care about what Su Wan'er was doing.
Su Wan'er didn't mind. She just took the silk handkerchief from Cui Liu's hand and gently wiped the sweat from Si Junlin's forehead.
Si Junlin was in so much pain that he was half - dead and couldn't stop Su Wan'er.
Soon, Qingcao came back. She was holding a hot water bag, a bag of plant ash, and some cloth strips in her arms.
Su Wan'er was very satisfied because it meant that Qingcao had also guessed what was wrong with Si Junlin's body.
"Your Majesty..." Qingcao handed the hot water bag to Su Wan'er.
Su Wan'er placed it on Si Junlin's abdomen.
The warm feeling effectively alleviated the pain, and Si Junlin let out a sigh of relief.
"How about it? Do you feel better?" Su Wan'er asked.
Si Junlin instinctively hugged the hot water bag and pressed it against his abdomen. Then he asked Su Wan'er, "Judging from your reaction, you know what's going on, don't you?"
Su Wan'er nodded. Ignoring Qingcao's confused look, she directly explained to Si Junlin, "Actually, this is something that every woman experiences once a month. In short, it's called 'getting one's period'... Cough, it's nothing serious."
"Does it always hurt this much?" Si Junlin asked.
Su Wan'er shook her head. "Not necessarily. It's just because we both got into the water that day and caught some cold. That's why you're having such a severe abdominal pain. If you keep warm on normal days, it won't be like this."
"I see..." Si Junlin started to think.
Su Wan'er directly asked Qingcao to hold the bag of plant ash and the cloth strips and walk in front of Si Junlin. She said to Si Junlin, "It's your first time, so you may not know how to use them. Let Qingcao help you."
"No." Si Junlin grabbed Su Wan'er's sleeve and said to her, "You do it yourself."
Su Wan'er narrowed her eyes. "Are you sure?"
Qingcao also advised on the side, "Your Majesty, this won't do. Such a private matter, how can you let the Emperor do it for you?"
Si Junlin turned to look at Su Wan'er, and his meaning was obvious...
Su Wan'er sighed. "Forget it. You can step back. Don't mention this to anyone today."
Qingcao nodded. "Yes, this servant will surely keep her mouth shut." Then she turned around and left.
Su Wan'er sighed. She picked up the tray in Qingcao's hand and placed it in front of Si Junlin. "Come on, take off your clothes."
Si Junlin blushed and said to her, "No need. Just tell me how to do it."
"Are you sure you can do it?" Su Wan'er asked with a hint of amusement.
Si Junlin sneered. "Do you think I'm a nobody? This little thing is nothing to me."
Su Wan'er didn't think much of it. She let out a soft scoff and then said to him, "Alright, I'll tell you how to do it. Listen carefully."
Then she really told Si Junlin the steps and important points of using this thing. "In short, you need to make sure that the bag of plant ash is placed in that area and won't fall off when you move."
"Ah! Right." Su Wan'er seemed to remember something. "After you put this on, change your clothes too. Otherwise, it'll look too ugly."
After saying that, Su Wan'er turned around and walked to the other side of the screen.
Si Junlin picked up the bag of plant ash and the cloth strips from the tray. After examining them carefully for a long time, he took off all his clothes and was ready to start.
However, for Si Junlin, a novice, this was more difficult than dealing with a mountain of memorials.
After exerting great effort and sweating profusely, Si Junlin finally managed to do it.
But when he walked, he could clearly feel the bag of plant ash. He was a bit worried that the bag might suddenly fall out. Although he had tied it tightly enough, if it accidentally fell out, he would lose all his face.
Therefore, he walked very carefully. Now he finally had a feeling of walking gracefully like a woman.
Su Wan'er saw him walking out from behind the screen and gave him a thumbs - up. "Not bad. It seems I underestimated you."
Si Junlin sneered. "Naturally. I'm very capable."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere between them seemed to warm up again.
Su Wan'er coughed lightly. She took out a wooden box from her sleeve. When the box was opened, there were neatly arranged lotus pastries inside.
"I don't know if you like them or not, but I still made them. Don't worry. I made them after asking the people in the imperial kitchen to leave. I also gave them a gag order, so it won't get out." Su Wan'er quickly explained to avoid his misunderstanding.
This time she made the lotus pastries to please him, not to annoy him, so she naturally had to pay attention to his reputation.
Si Junlin nodded. "I trust you."
"I'll ask someone to prepare some Siwu Decoction for you tomorrow. It's good for women who have lost a lot of blood." Su Wan'er said, and her face turned as red as a red cloth.
Although the other person was currently suffering from that kind of pain, after all, he was a man. It was extremely embarrassing for her to talk about such a private matter with a man.
Si Junlin was tasting the lotus pastries. His anger towards Su Wan'er had diminished a lot.