"Pah, you're a little bastard," Su Yan cursed, his lips swollen.
"Brother, please call out again. I fainted yesterday and didn't hear you," Xie Chen said.
"W-What? I didn't hear you? I didn't say anything yesterday," Su Yan replied, his eyes darting around. He had spoken so softly yesterday, and this little bastard should have been unconscious by then, how could he have heard him?!
However, it seems he shouted something afterward.
“Brother has been naughty again. Don’t think I didn’t hear you. Those two ‘A-Chen’ calls were so nice. I want to hear them again.”
"I...I didn't say that."
“If you don’t tell me, I’ll keep biting you,” Xie Chen threatened.
"..." Su Yan felt that his mouth was in such a state that it was inconvenient for him to go out and see people. If it got bitten again, how could he go to Feng Muting's place?
"Brother?" Xie Chen reminded him.
"Alright, go ahead and shout, why threaten people?" Su Yan swallowed nervously, then called out, "A-Chen."
Xie Chen shook his head: "No, it's too dry without emotion."
"You little bastard, don't push your luck!" Su Yan cursed again.
"Oh? Is that so? Since you think I'm pushing my luck, then I'll push my luck and show you." Xie Chen said with a wicked smile.
Chapter 420 Full of Bad Ideas
"No, no, I'll call again, just don't do anything reckless." Su Yan was afraid of Xie Chen. This guy was serious, and if he really got serious, he wouldn't care about his injuries.
"Brother is so good." Xie Chen smiled, looking so well-behaved, but only Su Yan knew that this was the little rascal's way of bewitching people. He looked obedient and sensible, like a good younger brother, but in reality, he was full of bad intentions!
He was completely fooled by this little bastard's obedient and sensible appearance, and once he was on the pirate ship, he couldn't get off.
“…Achen.” Su Yan composed himself and then called out.
"No, it's still not good enough."
“…Achen!” Su Yan didn’t want to argue with him, since he couldn’t win anyway, so he just obediently called out to this little bastard until he was satisfied.
"It still doesn't work."
"Ah Chen!!"
"not enough."
“Achen…”
Su Yan didn't know how many times he shouted it; all he knew was that he really wanted to beat Xie Chen up.
"You've called me 'brother' so many times, you must be used to it by now. Alright, I can let you go now. Go see the Prince!" With that, Xie Chen released his grip.
Su Yan quickly got up, then glared at Xie Chen, who was always the one to take advantage and then left in a huff.
He quickened his pace and arrived at the side courtyard. Just then, Feng Muting woke up and said, "Your Highness."
Feng Muting opened his eyes, called out "A Liu", and prepared to get up, but as soon as he moved, he felt his blood surging in his chest and almost vomited blood again.
"Your Highness, please don't move around. You are still seriously injured!" Su Yan quickly went over and helped Feng Muting lie down.
"How is A-Liu?" Feng Muting didn't care about his injuries; he only wanted to know how Su Fuliu was doing.
"Young Master Su is alright, Your Highness, please rest assured."
"I was worried that Xie Chen wouldn't be able to get close to A Liu."
Su Yan was taken aback, then explained, "Ah... Xie Chen really couldn't get close to Young Master Su. In the end, I called Young Master Bai over, and Young Master Bai easily calmed Young Master Su down."
Su Yan almost bit his tongue. It was all that little bastard's fault; he just blurted it out.
"I see."
"Well, Young Master Bai said that Young Master Su shouldn't know that he injured the Prince, otherwise Young Master Su would feel guilty. So I arranged for the Prince to stay in this side courtyard. The Prince will see Young Master Su when he is feeling better. I have also sent someone to inform the Emperor. Young Master Su probably thinks that the Prince is busy in the palace, so he won't suspect anything if the Prince doesn't show up these two days."
Feng Muting sighed softly. Since Su Fuliu regained his martial arts skills, he had become increasingly "wild." He still couldn't control his internal energy.
If it weren't for his good physique and strong internal energy, he would have been killed by Su Fuliu's two palm strikes long ago.
Even so, he was still seriously injured and lay there unable to get out of bed.
For a moment, he regretted helping Su Fuliu regain her martial arts skills.
He was really worried that if Su Fuliu continued to lose control like this, it would harm his own body.
"Your Highness, the medicine is being brewed and will be brought to you soon. You should rest and recover for a couple of days. I will take care of Young Master Su. He is simple-minded and will not think much of it."
"This is the only way." Feng Muting could only try to recover a little more in these two days. He definitely couldn't fully recover in just two days, but he would try his best to get out of bed and pretend that nothing was wrong within these two or three days.
After all, Su Fuliu would be very worried if she "disappeared" for too long.
After Su Yan left the side courtyard, he ran into Su Fuliu, who was walking towards the kitchen: "Young Master Su, what brings you here?"
“I want to cook dinner for Your Highness. Although it’s still early, I’ll go check if the kitchen has any of the dishes I want to make for Your Highness. If not, I’ll go out and buy some,” Su Fuliu replied.
"Oh...this..."
"Um?"
Su Yan pursed his lips and said, "His Highness will be very busy these few days. He told me before he left that he might not be able to come back for the next few days."
"Ah, alright..." Su Fuliu's eyes dimmed slightly, her face full of heartache. If it weren't for him, why would Feng Muting have to go through so much trouble?
Chapter 421 Don't Panic
"Did the prince say that he would be busy for a few days before returning?" Su Fuliu asked.
Su Yan blinked and shook his head: "This... His Highness didn't say, but His Highness will naturally come back when he's done with his work. His Highness doesn't want Young Master Su to miss him too much, does he?"
"Okay, I understand." Su Fuliu nodded, then turned and walked back, not going to the kitchen.
Su Yan watched his dejected figure and couldn't help but sigh.
After returning to her room, Su Fuliu sat there motionless, lost in thought for the entire morning.
I didn't even hear my stomach growling with hunger.
Just then, there was a knock on the door, which snapped him out of his reverie. He immediately stood up and ran to open the door: "Tinglang!"
When the door opened, Su Yan was standing outside with a food box in his hand: "Young Master Su, it's me. I've brought you lunch."
"Oh, thank you." Su Fuliu stepped aside to let Su Yan in.
He pursed his lips, thinking he was overthinking things; if Feng Muting came back, there would be no need to knock.
"Young Master Su, these are all what the Prince ordered, and they are all your favorite dishes." Su Yan put down the food box and then took out the food inside.
"Your Highness is so busy, yet you still worry about what I should eat..." Su Fuliu seemed to be talking to Su Yan, but also seemed to be talking to herself.
Su Yan smiled and said, "Of course, His Highness misses Young Master Su the most. So, Young Master Su, don't be sad. His Highness will definitely come back to see you as soon as he's done with his work. Young Master Su doesn't want His Highness to come back and see you looking so downcast, does he?"
"Hmm." Su Fuliu raised his hand and rubbed his face, trying to stop himself from looking so gloomy. Otherwise, Feng Muting would be unhappy if he saw him like this when he came back.
"Then please enjoy your meal, Young Master Su. I'll take my leave now." With that, Su Yan departed.
Su Fuliu sat down, looking at his favorite dishes on the table, and couldn't help but pout. He was thinking that Feng Muting was so busy for him, yet he still had to think about what he ate for every meal.
When Feng Muting returns, he will definitely cook him a delicious and satisfying meal.
He held back his tears and began to eat.
After Su Yan left, he quickly and secretly went to deliver food to Feng Muting.
At this moment, Feng Muting was lying on the bed coughing incessantly, with a constant metallic taste in his throat.
Hearing his cough, Su Yan quickened his pace and went inside: "Your Highness, why are you coughing so badly?!"
Feng Muting was about to reply when he couldn't help coughing several times, finally spitting out the blood that he had been holding back for so long.
Su Yan was shocked and hurriedly put down the food box, rushing to the bedside: "Your Highness, why are you vomiting blood? Didn't Young Master Bai already examine you?"
Just how badly was Feng Muting injured by Su Fuliu?
Unfortunately, Su Fuliu cannot know about this, otherwise it would be best to have Su Fuliu come and treat Feng Muting.
Unfortunately, Lu Chimo was still unconscious, so neither of the two most skilled doctors could come.
Although Bai Yulang's medical skills were decent, they were naturally inferior to the two of them.
However, at this point, they could only call Bai Yulang, even if he was inferior, he was still better than the imperial physician.
"Your Highness, please lie down. I'll go and fetch Bai Yulang right away." After saying this, Su Yan prepared to leave.
Feng Muting grabbed his wrist and reminded him, "Don't panic... cough cough, if A Liu sees us, it will give us away."
Chapter 422 Is He Unhappy?
“Yes…” Su Yan frowned slightly, then took a deep breath to calm himself down. “Your Highness, rest assured, Young Master Su is eating right now and will not be able to run into him.”
"Is he... unhappy?" Feng Muting released his hand and asked.
Su Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, he was going to the kitchen to cook dinner for the prince so that the prince could eat when he came back. I really couldn't bear it, but I still told him that the prince would be very busy these days and wouldn't be able to come back. His face was full of disappointment and heartache at that time."
"After that, he stayed in his room alone for the whole morning. I don't know if he asked someone to prepare lunch, or if I had to bring it to him myself. I prepared all the dishes that His Highness had told me about before, all of which are Young Master Su's favorites. Before I left, I saw that Young Master Su's eyes were red..."
Feng Muting coughed a few more times. Hearing this, his already uncomfortable chest became even more chaotic. The more he wanted to get better quickly, the more disordered his qi and blood became.
Seeing him like this, Su Yan said, "Your Highness, please don't worry. Your most important task now is to recover from your injuries as soon as possible. Don't keep Young Master Su waiting too long. During this time, I will definitely comfort and take good care of Young Master Su."
"Hmm..." Feng Muting couldn't speak; he couldn't help coughing whenever he tried.
Su Yan then left and went to the room, where he met Bai Yulang: "Young Master Bai, can you come with me? Our Prince has vomited blood again."
"Why is he vomiting blood again? I'll go check on him." Bai Yulang was extremely nervous when he heard that Feng Muting was vomiting blood again. Of course, he was also afraid that something would happen to Feng Muting. Su Fuliu saved Lu Chimo, and if he couldn't save Feng Muting, how could he face Su Fuliu?
Bai Yulang followed Su Yan to the side courtyard. At this moment, Feng Muting was still coughing, looking as if he was about to vomit blood again at any moment.
Bai Yulang strode over and took Feng Muting's pulse. After a long while, he stopped and asked, "Has Your Highness tried using internal energy?"
"Hmm...cough, I want to recover as soon as possible, so I tried to regulate my internal energy." Feng Muting felt his blood churning violently after saying just a few words.
"Oh dear, it's my fault. I forgot to mention that Your Highness's injury means you can't use your internal energy for the time being, as it could easily cause a clash. I told you that after I gave Your Highness acupuncture yesterday, your breathing had become more stable, but now your internal energy is in complete chaos. It's no wonder you're coughing up blood."
Bai Yulang said with a frown.