However, such a physical appearance does not belong to me.
Just then, a voice came from behind, "You look beautiful in it."
Ma Ruyi immediately turned around and looked at the person who came in with surprise, "Brother."
"It's my sister's wedding, so I should come and see her off." The man stood in front of her, then looked at her coldly. "My sister is truly beautiful; no wonder Huangfu Xuan fell in love at first sight!"
"Brother, you've already seen me, that's enough. You should go back now!" Ma Ruyi looked at him. "If people find out, you might not be able to escape! General Ma's mansion is heavily guarded, be careful!"
"Heh!" the man sneered. "You think those people can stop me?"
"No." Ma Ruyi didn't look at him. This man was incredibly arrogant, but she had to admit that he had the ability to be arrogant!
"I gave Huangfu Xuan some information about you."
"What?" Ma Ruyi looked at him, slightly frightened. "What do you mean by this?"
"Don't worry, he won't do anything to you! Didn't he already know you were Princess Yu? What does it matter if he sees those things?" the man said after walking around.
"You!" Ma Ruyi stared at him coldly, "You're trying to kill me!"
"For you, Father and we have put in so much effort to win this opportunity! Now, let him know about you, so he'll be at ease and stop investigating you. What a foolish woman!" The man scoffed. "To dispel his suspicions, don't hide it, let him know!"
Ma Ruyi was taken aback. In these matters, she was indeed not as ruthless as them! Not as vicious as them!
"Don't forget what your father told you! You'd better watch yourself!" The man was pleased to see the change in her expression, and with a wicked smile, he immediately turned around and disappeared in an instant.
Ma Ruyi closed her eyes.
Was he essentially pushing himself into the limelight, hoping to incur Huangfu Xuan's hatred? Ha! How ruthless!
Ma Ruyi turned to look at herself in the mirror, picked up a pair of scissors from in front of the dressing mirror, closed her eyes, and said, "Let's meet again in the next life!" But just as she was about to stab herself in the throat, she heard a voice from outside, "Yi'er, are you asleep?"
Ma Ruyi immediately put down the scissors, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "Father, I'm not asleep."
"Then open the door!" As her father, he had to come and see his daughter's wedding. She hadn't been back for long, and she was already getting married. Sigh! But it was alright, though, because it was the Third Prince who brought her back, and she was marrying him as his principal wife. This was a wonderful thing indeed.
“Father.” Ma Ruyi went out to open the door.
When Ma Rong entered, she saw Ma Ruyi wearing a red wedding dress and was overjoyed, but her eyes were filled with tears. She had finally grown up; her mother could rest in peace now!
...
Ji Wushang didn't know when she woke up. When she did, she saw Nan Xuzong diligently writing something or reading another book. Ji Wushang looked at the night outside; it was probably around 9 PM. She had slept for so long. Nan Xuzong looked up at her and smiled, "Awake?"
"Hmm." Ji Wushang moved his body slightly, but found that he was still very sore, so he had no choice but to give up. "I'm a little hungry."
"I'll wait for you to finish your meal." Nan Xuzong glanced at another table, thought for a moment, and called out to the people outside, "Red Flying and Green Dancing!"
"Yes." Hongfei and Cuiwu immediately brought in a good amount of food from outside. When Ji Wushang saw someone come in, she immediately covered herself with a brocade quilt, and Nan Xuzong stepped forward to block her view. Hongfei and Cuiwu dared not look up at them, and after quickly setting out the food, they hurriedly left, not forgetting to close the door behind them.
"Let's have our meal first!" Nan Xuzong looked at her and pulled down the brocade quilt covering her. "Hmm?" he asked her.
"Hmm." Ji Wushang calmed himself down, then reached out and grabbed her. She was startled and said, "Don't move."
"Hmm?" He looked at her with some surprise. Ji Wushang pouted, "Don't move, you're hurting me."
"Alright, alright, I apologize for my rudeness earlier, hmm? Here, let me help you get dressed." As he spoke, Nan Xuzong took the gauze robe from the side and pulled her out of the brocade quilt. "Be good, listen to me."
"Disobedient! Humph, you said you wouldn't do anything reckless, but you were a completely different person back then!" Ji Wushang muttered under his breath, his body indeed not strong enough to resist and act childishly.
Nan Xuzong smiled slightly. "Who told you to overthink things? Hmm? Good girl, I won't do it again, okay?"
"No, I already made a promise with you back then, but you changed your mind again." I have to keep an eye on him, otherwise what will I do if I can't get out of bed in the future? But it seems I can't get out of bed now! Ji Wushang wanted to cry but had no tears.
"Yes, I was wrong this time, I apologize." Nan Xuzong narrowed his eyes, looked at her, and gently coaxed her, leaning close to her ear, "But you still like it, don't you?"
"Who, who said that?" Ji Wushang's face immediately turned bright red with embarrassment. How could he say such things?! Even though there were only the two of them here, he still couldn't say such things!
"Alright, I won't tease you anymore." Nan Xuzong smiled and wrapped her gauze dress around her body. "Come, let me help you get dressed, and then we'll go have our meal. Let's not mention those things again, okay? If something like that happens again in the future, trust your husband, I will definitely handle it well!" Nan Xuzong kissed her lips before tying the ribbon around her waist.
Ji Wushang listened to his words, thought about it, and let it go. However, knowing what he meant, that he wouldn't promote a concubine or anything like that, she was still very happy. Besides, he was so gentle now, and Ji Wushang was completely captivated by it.
Seeing that she didn't resist, Nan Xuzong was sure she had accepted it. He smiled and kissed her cheek, then carried her to the table and held her in his arms. "Eat your meal, eat more, so you can gain weight."
"This is not something I can decide." Ji Wushang rolled her eyes at him. She herself wanted to be a little fatter, but she couldn't, and she had no way to do so.
"So eat more, come on." Nan Xuzong picked up his chopsticks.
"It's so late and you're still waiting for me to have dinner. Aren't you hungry?" Ji Wushang looked at his actions, realizing that he must have been working there the whole time.
"I'll wait for you to come with me." Nan Xuzong placed some food in her mouth. "Eat."
Ji Wushang opened his mouth and slowly swallowed. He also picked up some food and put it in his mouth. "Without you eating with me, I have no taste for food." After finishing a bite of food, he said, "Only when you are in my arms and we eat together do I feel that food has flavor."
Ji Wushang nodded, "Alright then, but you must be hungry." He reached out and picked up his chopsticks as well. "It's so late at night, eating now isn't good for your stomach, and you have to think about so many things, it must be hard on you!"
"My Wushang is so thoughtful! Here's a reward for you!" Nan Xuzong smiled and tried to kiss her cheek, but she immediately turned away, "It's oily." It would look awful if it got on my face.
Nan Xuzong smiled, "Okay, it's all worth it to wait for you." She then picked up a piece of meat, "You eat, and I'll feed you too."
"Good! Good!" Nan Xuzong felt extremely pleased and opened his mouth in satisfaction. A sly glint flashed in Ji Wushang's eyes. He turned and leaned forward, but instead of letting him eat, he put the meat directly into his own mouth. "This piece of meat is a bit fatty, you'd better not eat it. I'll eat it first." He then leaned over and picked up other dishes. "I'll get you some more food, don't rush." His words were very considerate and caring.
Nan Xuzong watched her movements with a smile, his lips curving into a wide grin, watching her actions without saying a word.
Ji Wushang twisted his body and picked up another piece of bok choy for him, "Open your mouth."
Nan Xuzong obediently opened his mouth, and Ji Wushang smiled as she placed the bok choy to his lips. This time, she didn't tease him. He looked at her and then ate the bok choy.
But before he could swallow it, Ji Wushang looked at the spot in Nan Xuzong's mouth and was startled. "You ate a bug!"
Ah! Nan Xuzong's face changed, and he immediately gagged and vomited up the cabbage heart. "Damn it!" After he vomited, he heard Ji Wushang chuckling.
Nan Xuzong finally realized that he had been played by this little woman. He felt helpless, but also happy to see her smiling.
He grabbed her waist, "Dare to tease me?" His warm breath brushed against her face and neck. Ji Wushang pushed him away with her other small hand and said, "I didn't mean that. I really did see a little bug! Look, look, you ate it. Never mind, you can't see it." Ji Wushang pointed to the cabbage he had spat out on the table and laughed uncontrollably.
"Then why are you laughing?" Nan Xuzong looked at her. "I was scared by your yell about a bug!"
"Hehe, then I won't laugh anymore. I'll get you more food, just you wait!" Ji Wushang said, immediately picking up more food for him.
Nan Xuzong watched her movements, each one exuding a captivating allure, and his eyes darkened. Ji Wushang had already started placing food into his bowl, one dish at a time. "I think you must be hungry, so just eat what you have! Don't talk until you've finished, remember that!" She spoke without waiting for Nan Xuzong's reply, then, holding chopsticks in one hand and a bowl in the other, placed them in front of them. "These are all yours."
"And what about yours?" Nan Xuzong asked.
"Shh, don't talk until you've finished eating, I just said that." Ji Wushang frowned slightly, and immediately picked up a piece of braised pork with her chopsticks. "Actually, this is quite delicious, you eat it." She put it in his mouth immediately, and before he could finish eating, she quickly picked up a piece of smoked chicken. "This seems pretty good." She stuffed it into his mouth. "Be good, finish it."
Nan Xuzong looked at her. Perhaps she was just in a playful mood, and he didn't mind accompanying her. It was rare for her to let loose like this!
Ji Wushang grinned and picked up a piece of green vegetable. "There are no bugs this time. Here, have some." He immediately put it in his mouth.
Nan Xuzong opened his mouth as she stuffed food into it. She looked at him and asked, "Why aren't you eating?"
"Mmm." The sound came from his throat. He moved his mouth, which was stuffed with so much food, how could he possibly finish it all?
Ji Wushang nodded as she watched him eat, then quickly stuffed a piece of lean meat into his mouth. "You look so hungry, eat more!" As she was about to turn away, he pulled her into his arms, his thin lips covering her cherry lips, forcefully pushing the food in his mouth into hers.
"Ugh..." Ji Wushang thought of resisting; this wasn't what she meant! He pushed her, forcing her to eat, while he kissed her lips and ate some meat himself. After a long while, he released her lips, saying, "Eating together like this is a good option."
Ji Wushang swallowed the food, "It's not like that..." Before she could finish speaking, Nan Xuzong kissed her lips, "Then how about it?" In the brief moment of release, he poured out his heart.
Ji Wushang was completely under his thumb, so he had no chance to speak and could only swallow his words.
Nan Xuzong let go of her, picked up some food and put it in her bowl, "Would you like to try some other ways of eating?"
"No, thank you." Ji Wushang immediately refused. He always ended up losing out, so he wasn't going to do it again!
Nan Xuzong smiled and said, "Then eat properly, eat in a normal way." As he spoke, he picked up some food for her. Ji Wushang covered her mouth and still ate the food obediently.
The brief, warm moment passed. He had the food removed and some hot water prepared for Ji Wushang. "Would you like to take a shower?"
He should know that "my leg is not conducive to leakage."
"Do you need me to wipe you down?" he asked again, as long as she was comfortable.
Ji Wushang shook his head violently. He didn't want to. If he had other intentions, he would definitely not be able to go to the Western Regions Palace with him tomorrow.
"Then I'll wash up." He smiled, carried her back to the bed, and helped cover her with the quilt. "Change the dressing tomorrow morning."
"I can walk by myself now, right?" Ji Wushang looked at him expectantly, not wanting to go into the Western Regions Palace with him, and letting him carry her.
"It depends. If you're good, I'll walk slowly with you. If you're not, I'll hold you the whole time. I won't put you down, no matter who we're in front of." He tossed his dark hair and grinned wickedly.
"Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Ji Wushang asked.
"What I, Nan Xuzong, decide to do is none of their business! Now everyone probably knows we are here, and we represent the Great Xia Zhou Dynasty. If anything happens to us, the King of the Western Regions will be held responsible! In terms of military strength, our Great Xia Zhou Dynasty is still number one!"
"But I see that the people of the Western Regions admire martial arts and are strong and healthy, while our Great Xia Zhou Dynasty prefers literature and calligraphy, which is already extremely disadvantageous."
"Only by combining civil and military affairs can we achieve lasting success. If we only rely on military strength, we can only be powerful for a short time. In the long run, we will be vulnerable!" Nan Xuzong analyzed briefly. "So don't worry, even if I look down on the Western Regions, they are just talking. At most, my father will scold me a couple of times as an explanation. As for the rest, hmph!"
Ji Wushang nodded. He was indeed right in some ways. Otherwise, Yiyun Shangcheng would have already arrested them and sent them to the dungeon when they came down the mountain.
"If you're tired, take a rest first. I'll change my clothes first," Nan Xuzong said as he walked behind the screen.
Hearing the sound of water inside, Ji Wushang finally came to his senses. "I've been very good!" Ji Wushang thought to himself, recalling his words.
My eyelids couldn't resist the sleepiness, so I wrapped myself in the blanket and fell asleep.
Nan Xuzong emerged from behind the screen, feeling refreshed, only to see a tall figure standing outside! Holding a long sword, he stood there! Nan Xuzong was startled and immediately rushed to Ji Wushang's bedside. Seeing her asleep, he immediately picked her up and blew out the candle!
Ji Wushang was shocked, "How..." "Shh, don't speak!" Nan Xuzong looked outside, the person outside should be Beigong Jueshi!
Damn it, just how much does Evian Upper Town want to die!
Ji Wushang immediately understood and dared not move or speak.
Nan Xuzong held her in his arms and walked in another direction. So there were two doors here! Ji Wushang had been living here for several days without knowing, but Nan Xuzong seemed to know them immediately!
There was no time to ask now. We took her and immediately headed out the back door of the inn.
Nan Xuzong wrapped her tightly in a cloak and led her through several alleys until they arrived at a mansion. Seeing that no one was following, they went inside.
"Sir!" A man who looked like an ordinary citizen immediately stepped forward. Nan Xuzong nodded, "Make the arrangements."
"Yes." The middle-aged man immediately went into the house.
After Nan Xuzong settled Ji Wushang in a small room and covered her with a blanket, he said, "Wushang, you should rest here. I'll be back in a little while."
"Who is that person standing outside the inn?" Ji Wushang asked immediately.
“It’s Jue Shi,” Nan Xu Cong said. “Bei Gong Jue Shi is following the orders of the King of the Western Regions to kill me.” Nan Xu Cong added, “But don’t worry, I will come back.”
"Okay." Ji Wushang nodded. "Be careful, and try not to hurt him, okay?" He found medicinal herbs to treat Nan Xuzong's legs, although it wasn't voluntary, but they had done a lot, and he should thank them.
"I know." Nan Xuzong kissed her forehead. "I'm leaving." He turned and immediately disappeared.