He dabbed it on and continued to apply it to her skin. The whole process was like being slowly sliced to death! No, it was even more agonizing than being slowly sliced to death.
Nan Xuzong pulled her clothes up, noticing some blood on the side of the bed, but it was already dried and couldn't be wiped away, so he gave up. After tying her belt, Nan Xuzong quickly went to another room.
She really tormented me to death!
My God, how cruel it is to be unable to satisfy one's desires!
For the first time, Nan Xuzong felt how tragic tonight was. For the first time, Nan Xuzong thought that applying medicine was a torturous thing. She couldn't be hurt or touched; it was truly torture.
Dawn came quickly, and Nan Xuzong simply leaned against the foot of the bed to rest. Because of the short time and the torment he had endured in the middle of the night, Nan Xuzong had some stubble on his face and looked somewhat dirty and disheveled.
As soon as the rooster crowed, Nan Xuzong woke up immediately. He looked out at the sky and, seeing that it was still early, felt relieved. He immediately went to check on Ji Wushang and saw that her complexion was rosy and the small red spots had faded. He then lifted her arm to check and found that the red spots on her arm were gone. Only then did Nan Xuzong feel at ease.
At this moment, Ji Wushang's long eyelashes fluttered. Nan Xuzong looked at her and asked, "Wushang, you're awake?"
"Hmm." Ji Wushang whispered, then opened her eyes and saw that it was Nan Xuzong. She immediately became anxious, "Didn't I tell you not to get so close? What will you do if I pass the smallpox on to you?"
Looking at her nervous expression, Nan Xuzong felt that all his patience was worthwhile.
“I’m immune to all poisons, I’m fine,” he said. “Besides, look, you’re all better now. I helped you last night.”
Ji Wushang looked at him questioningly, then looked down at his own arm and found that there really were no red spots! Moreover, his head no longer hurt! Ji Wushang looked up at him and saw the stubble on his face, his disheveled appearance, and the bloodshot eyes. He must have been exhausted by Ji Wushang last night, which had kept him feeling unwell.
Ji Wushang pursed his lips, "Thank you for your hard work."
Nan Xuzong scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. It was more than just hard work. "It's nothing, it's what I should do."
Ji Wushang nodded, then immediately thought of getting up, but something felt different. Looking at his clothes, he realized that the belt he was wearing was different...
She looked up in surprise, "You, you did that to me last night...that?" Her face flushed with embarrassment.
"Um, you need to apply the medicine, and then, well, I... I'll just do that..." Nan Xuzong said, his face turning red.
What's with all this talk? So embarrassing.
Ji Wushang thought to himself, "Never mind, never mind. He's my person now, and he's only doing this because of my illness. It's nothing, it's nothing..." Ji Wushang kept repeating this in his mind before finally saying, "Um, you just applied the medicine for me, right?"
"Mmm." His voice was so soft it was barely audible.
Ji Wushang nodded. Was his charm really that weak? It didn't even make him... Ugh, what was he thinking! Ji Wushang immediately wanted to slap his head. How did he become like this?
"Oh, okay." Ji Wushang glanced at him, then immediately got out of bed. But when she saw some bloodstains by the bedside, she exclaimed in surprise, "Cong, this blood..." She looked at him in surprise, wondering what had happened. He looked up at her as well, only to see her pointing to the tiny bloodstains.
"That, it's, it's mine..." Nan Xuzong pointed to his nostrils embarrassedly. Only then did Ji Wushang notice that there were still some bloodstains on his face. Although they were not obvious, they were still there, probably because they hadn't been wiped clean.
It seems I'm not entirely without charm after all… Ji Wushang smiled sheepishly, “Um, are you alright?”
"It's okay." Nan Xuzong's face turned as red as if it were flushed.
Ji Wushang chuckled, stood up from the bed, and thought about walking to the side, "It's time for me to leave."
But before he could finish speaking, a tearing sound appeared. Ji Wushang was surprised to see that the hem of his skirt had been caught, and his belt had come undone. The entire garment had fallen to the ground!
☆、139 A relentless counterattack, leaving no stone unturned!
Ji Wushang was surprised and turned to look at Nan Xuzong. He saw that Nan Xuzong was also shocked and his face was burning. His nosebleed, which had just dried, was gushing out again and dripping. He had forgotten to wipe it away.
Ji Wushang blushed so deeply she wanted to disappear into the ground. This person didn't even know how to tie his own belt. In a panic, Ji Wushang hurriedly picked up the gauze skirt from the ground and covered herself with it. "You, you're still looking?" Ji Wushang said reproachfully.
"Oh, no, that..." Nan Xuzong's mind was completely blank. Seeing her angry expression, he came to his senses and immediately covered his eyes with one hand and his nose with the other. In the past two days, he had been bleeding so much from his nose that it could have been used to open a dye shop. He was just too susceptible to her temptation.
Nan Xuzong shook his head and finally composed himself. It wasn't that he was being unreasonable; his hands were shaking so badly at the time that he couldn't possibly have thought about whether he had fastened her belt properly.
"Um, turn around." Ji Wushang finally muttered after a long while.
Nan Xuzong nodded, "Oh."
Ji Wushang looked at him, quickly put on his clothes, tied his belt, and then sat down in the chair. "Um, you can open your eyes now."
"Hmm." His voice was a little soft. Ji Wushang remembered that his nose was still bleeding. Was he alright? So she immediately stood up and said, "Are you okay? Do you need to wipe it?"
"It's nothing, I'll be fine after a while." Nan Xuzong smiled sheepishly. "I've been feeling a bit feverish lately." As he spoke, his face turned red.
Ji Wushang lowered his head and chuckled, feeling a bit hot-tempered...
"By the way, do you have any medicine? Give it to me." Ji Wushang looked up and asked after a while, of course he wouldn't let the person who harmed him get away with it!
"What are you here for?" Nan Xuzong, who had almost recovered, immediately looked at her and asked nervously.
"Why are you so nervous? Don't worry, I'm useful." A sly glint flashed in Ji Wushang's eyes, and Nan Xuzong nodded, "Mm." Ji Wushang was delighted and stepped forward to speak to him gently for a while.
Finally, Ji Wushang said, "I need to go back quickly, and you should be leaving soon too, right?"
"Yes, this is the palace. I am an outsider and should not stay. However, it is inconvenient, so my maternal grandmother made an exception and allowed me to stay."
"But I don't really know the way back. What should I do?" Ji Wushang really didn't know the way. She didn't even know how she got here. She vaguely remembered meeting him in the corridor halfway there. Fortunately, it wasn't someone else.
He said he would return to the palace, and sure enough, he did. He had never doubted his words; he was trustworthy. But did the same trust him?
Ji Wushang looked at him, and he was looking at her too; both of them remained silent.
"I'll take you away." These four simple words, spoken with unwavering determination, dispelled all of Ji Wushang's worries. As long as he was there, he knew he had nothing to worry about.
"Okay." Ji Wushang nodded, a promise in his heart: one day, he would definitely help him stand up again! He definitely would!
Ji Wushang stepped forward, walked around behind him, and placed her hand on his shoulder from behind. He reached out and gently squeezed her fair wrist.
"Come with me. When you get there, be very careful. I'm not in the palace, and no one can help you. You must take good care of yourself." Nan Xuzong looked at her with deep eyes and touched her hand. "I really hope it's January soon, so you'll be mine."
Ji Wushang smiled.
Jinyuan Garden.
Ji Yinxue woke up very early in order to find someone. She tiptoed to Ji Wushang's door, thinking that she should see if Ji Wushang was still inside. She vaguely saw a long, protruding mass on the bed, which she couldn't see clearly, but Ji Yinxue guessed that it should be Ji Wushang. So she felt relieved and went out of Jinyuan Garden.
Ji Wushang, just you wait and see!
Before long, Ji Yinxue arrived with Granny Wang and some palace maids. As they walked, she said, "Granny, it's true. My eldest sister has probably contracted smallpox. I'm very worried about her safety. So, Granny Wang, please make sure you can send my eldest sister back to the General's Mansion as soon as possible. Otherwise, if something happens to my eldest sister, my father and aunt will definitely be heartbroken."
"How could she have smallpox? Miss Ji only caught a slight cold, right? The doctor examined her and said it was just a low-grade fever. How could she have smallpox?" Granny Wang asked doubtfully.
"Yinxue doesn't know what happened either. When I went into my eldest sister's room last night, I noticed something was wrong with her. This morning, Yinxue got up to check on her, and to my surprise, her whole body was covered in tiny red spots. It was terrifying!" Ji Yinxue looked at Wang Mama with worried eyes. "Please, Wang Mama, save my eldest sister!"
They were practically kneeling down! This performance truly moved the surrounding palace maids and nannies with their sisterly affection!
At this moment, the group entered Jinyuan Garden and pushed open the main gate. The young ladies inside had all woken up. Hearing that Granny Wang had arrived with people, they assumed it was something important and all stood up straight, saying, "Granny."
A young woman looked on, muttering to herself, "Could something have happened? Why did they bring so many people in?"
When the young lady saw Ji Yinxue's fox-like eyes glaring in their direction, she immediately stopped uttering another word.
"Granny, she's inside." Ji Yinxue's face was full of worry as she led the way.
Shangguan Feiyan felt something was wrong and stepped forward, "Yinxue, what's wrong? What happened?"
"Feiyan, alas, something terrible has happened! When I went to see my eldest sister this morning, I saw that she had small red spots all over her body. I guess she's caught smallpox. What should I do? So I asked the nanny to send someone to take my eldest sister back to the manor so she can recover properly. Otherwise, if anything happens to her, I doubt Father will let me off the hook!" Ji Yinxue said, covering her face with her sleeve.
Shangguan Feiyan was surprised to hear this, "How could that be? Last night, I was still inside taking care of Miss, and she seemed to be fine!"
"Who knows if she had a relapse in the middle of the night? You don't know, my eldest sister has never been in good health since she was little. She was sick for a while, and she finally recovered so she came to participate in this Wenge embroidery competition, but, I didn't expect this, sigh." Ji Yinxue stopped talking halfway through her sentence.
Some of the people around remembered what happened yesterday. Indeed, Ji Wushang had been splashed with water by Gao Fengfen, and he must have caught a cold.
Shangguan Feiyan listened with a heavy heart, not knowing what to do. If this were true, wouldn't she have to bring Ji Wushang back to the General's Mansion? That would mean she wouldn't be able to compete with her.
Seeing that she was blocking the way, Ji Yinxue quickly pushed her aside, saying, "Don't worry, my eldest sister is a lucky person, she'll definitely be fine." Shangguan Feiyan was pushed aside by her, and she immediately led her people towards Ji Wushang's room.
"Quick, yes, push off with your feet, push harder." Nan Xuzong was struggling to look up at Ji Wushang climbing through the window, but her movements were clumsy, clearly showing a lack of experience.
"Don't you know a little martial arts? Lift your legs a little higher." Nan Xuzong looked at her. If he could stand up and practice martial arts instead of just cultivating internal energy, he would definitely be able to take her to her room without any effort.
Ji Wushang glanced back at him, her eyes filled with a hint of grievance, "I'm a little scared."
"What are you afraid of, my dear?" Nan Xuzong nodded to her. She was, after all, a lady from a respectable family, not a woman from the martial world. It was normal for her to be a little timid. "You only have a little time left. I heard your fourth sister leading people toward your room."
Ji Wushang was startled. He was certain that Ji Yinxue wouldn't lie to him, and besides, he could definitely hear many sounds behind his internal energy. Ji Wushang asked, "Did Ji Yinxue bring people here?"
"Yes." Nan Xuzong looked up at her, surprised that Ji Yinxue was still alive!
"Okay!" Ji Wushang replied and immediately began to climb up. Once he reached the window, he was certain he could get in with a single leap. Ji Wushang no longer hesitated; even if he were to be smashed to pieces, he would fight with all his might!
Fortunately, he was not injured. Ji Wushang jumped inside, and Nan Xuzong, who was outside the window, immediately called out after hearing the sound of landing, "Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine. Don't worry. You should leave quickly, otherwise if someone sees you, someone will definitely try to harm you." Ji Wushang leaned against the window, then stepped onto the table to climb up and look at him.
He saw her smile at him and was sure she was alright. He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave now."
Ji Wushang smiled and watched him leave before getting off the table. Hearing that the person was already standing outside and someone was opening the door, Ji Wushang immediately crawled into the quilt, lay down comfortably, and closed his eyes.
"Look, my eldest sister is really lying in bed, unconscious. Please, Granny, send my eldest sister out of the palace. I, Ji Yinxue, will repay your kindness by serving you like a slave from now on." Ji Yinxue's words were even more eloquent than her actions, as if she didn't need to think before she spoke!
Granny Wang stepped forward, wanting to see if Ji Wushang was indeed covered in small red spots as she had said. If so, she certainly couldn't let him stay here.
"Hmm, what's going on?" Ji Wushang slowly opened his eyes, looking at Ji Yinxue with bright eyes. "Fourth Sister? Oh, and Granny, and Miss Shangguan the Third, hehe, quite a few people, what's going on?" Ji Wushang got out of bed.
"You, weren't you unconscious?" Ji Yinxue exclaimed in surprise. "What happened? How are you alright!" As she spoke, she looked Ji Wushang up and down. Ji Wushang was wearing a light yellow floral dress, and her clothes were neat and tidy. She had also seen Ji Wushang tidy her clothes when she got out of bed earlier...
Ji Wushang smiled. "Have I disappointed you, Fourth Sister?"
"Yes, no, no!" Ji Yinxue immediately changed her tune after realizing she had been tricked. "What disappointment? Big sister, I'm really happy to see you're alright." Ji Yinxue's face was full of embarrassment.
Wang Mama and several palace maids looked on, all feeling puzzled. Wang Mama said, "Fourth Miss, didn't you say that the Eldest Miss had contracted smallpox? What happened?"
"I... I might have made a mistake, I'm really sorry." Ji Yinxue immediately lowered her head upon hearing this. "I really made a mistake, I'm so sorry."
"A mistake? I feel the same way." Ji Wushang stood up at this moment. No one could do bad things in front of him and get away with it! He had been more than kind to her before, but he didn't expect that she would still try to frame him here. This person's heart was beyond words!
Ji Wushang smiled and stepped forward to pull Ji Yinxue away, "I guess Fourth Sister was worried about me, which is why she made such a fool of herself. Please don't take offense, Granny!"
Ji Yinxue's heart skipped a beat the moment the woman pulled her. Last time, the woman had pulled her too, and she had gotten infected with that "Xiaoyao Powder"! Ji Yinxue trembled and immediately pulled her hand away. "Thank you for your words, elder sister."
"Then forget it, everyone disperse!" Granny Wang looked at the two of them. Their reason was somewhat plausible, as they still needed to prepare for the Chenshi (7-9 AM) competition!
Ji Wushang couldn't wait for her to push him away, so he readily stood to the side.
Ji Yinxue stepped forward with a forced smile, but she hadn't expected that she would still have miscalculated. She hadn't actually contracted the smallpox she had planted?
"Ah!" Just as I was thinking, a young lady next to me suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "She, she... a red dot!"
"What?" Ji Yinxue was immediately surprised. Following the young lady's gaze, she looked at herself and was surprised to see small red spots rapidly growing on her body. Ji Yinxue screamed, "How could this happen!"
The people around them backed away. Shangguan Feiyan was about to go forward to see what was happening, but Ji Wushang pulled her back, saying, "Don't go over there, that's smallpox, it's contagious!"
Everyone who heard this immediately moved back.