Yan Muning’s voice was a little hoarse from being burned with fever, with a hint of grievance in his nasal tone.
Yun Jiangli remained in a bent-over position, stunned, as if those two fingers were hooking onto more than just his sleeves.
The anger that was originally growing stronger and stronger seemed to be extinguished as if a basin of cold water was poured over his head.
Yun Jiangli’s unhappiness and rare irritation were actually soothed by just five simple words.
Looking at the youth who had fallen asleep, his fingertips were still wrapped around his sleeves, his delicate eyebrows were knitted together, and his thick eyelashes were still trembling uneasily, as if he were telling the grievances of his master.
Yun Jiangli sighed softly and gently pulled out the youth’s fingers as if to compromise. He turned around, took out the acupuncture needles from the table, sat down beside the bed, and began to perform acupuncture.
The situation of Xiao Jiu and Xiao Shiyi’s teams, who went their separate ways from Yan Muning, was not peaceful either.
The person who did it this time must have been thinking that it would rather kill someone by mistake than let him go, so he actually spent a huge amount of silver and sent out multiple teams to chase after him.
After leaving Jiangyang City, the other two teams took separate detours.
Xiao Jiu chose to go through Tongjia and Lintong Mountain and head north to the capital, while Xiao Shiyi went north first, from Wuzhou to Yicheng, and then from west to east back to the capital.
At first, Xiao Shiyi’s side was smooth, maybe because the route they chose was too roundabout, the other side seemed to be completely unprepared. It was not until the group was about to enter Yicheng that they were discovered belatedly.
On the other side, the team led by Xiao Jiu had a particularly hard time in comparison.
They had fought countless times along the way, climbed mountains and waded through water, and kept changing routes and stopping. Xiao Jiu, who was already hot-tempered, was so angry that he jumped up and down, swearing and hurrying on his way. He was ready to go to the emperor to file a complaint when he entered the capital.
When Yan Muning woke up again, he was awakened by thirst.
The little prince felt a little aggrieved. He had been having a terrible time recently. Thinking that as His Royal Highness the Prince An, he always woke up either because of hunger or thirst.
He is afraid that no one will believe this if he says it out loud.
The moment he opened his eyes, Yan Muning was stunned.
The decoration in front of him… looks so strange, where is this?
He reached for the dagger reflexively while nervously turning his head to look to the side.
Then, the hand that was still searching for the dagger stopped, and his eyes stayed on the narrow couch not far away—
Yun Jiangli was leaning on the narrow couch in front of the window with his eyes closed, a green robe casually draped over his slightly curled legs with a pure white fox fur coat draped over them.
He was supporting his head with one hand and holding a book with the other hand hanging on his knees. He must have fallen asleep while reading.
Yan Muning no longer cared about why he changed rooms when he was sleeping peacefully. He stared at Yun Jiangli’s profile without blinking.
There is such a beautiful person in the world.
The way he lazily took a nap was like a painting.
A few strands of his long black hair escaped from the ribbon that bound them, hanging in a messy manner in front of his chest, with the ends of his hair hidden under his outer robe.
His belt had become loose due to his sitting posture, and his collar was slightly open, revealing his slender neck and a small part of his chest.
Perhaps it was because Yan Muing’s gaze was too scorching, Yun Jiangli seemed to sense something and gently opened his eyes and met his dull eyes, with a sick red tint at the corners, looking quite pitiful.
But in that look, it was clearly written: Big beauty!
It was so straightforward that it was impossible for Yun Jiangli to pretend that he didn’t understand.
It would have been fine if Yan Muning had been caught peeking, but Yun Jiangli’s cold expression and tired eyes when he glanced at him made the fearless little prince frightened for a moment.
Pretending to be calm, he withdrew his gaze and looked directly at the somewhat unfamiliar roof. Then Yan Muning remembered what he wanted to do just now.
If he guessed correctly, he should be in the big beauty’s bedroom now.
The bed he was lying on now was obviously much wider than the couch he slept on a few days ago, and this room was also bigger than the previous one.
In addition to the bed, there is a narrow couch by the window for taking a nap, and a pair of armchairs are placed against the wall on the other side. It seems that there is an outer room behind the screen.
The big beauty actually brought him back to his bedroom!
Realizing this, a certain little prince took a breath of cold air and started coughing uncontrollably.
“Cough, cough, cough—”
The coughing became more and more unstoppable. Yan Muning covered the painful area where it was being pulled under the quilt and tried to get up from the bed with difficulty to find some water to drink.
Halfway up, a cup of warm water was handed to his lips, and at the same time, warm and strong hands held his waist and helped him sit up.
“Cough… thank you… cough, cough, Physician Jiang…”
He didn’t even notice when Yun Jiangli came over, and his throat, which had been moistened by water, was finally no longer dry.
Yan Muning raised his head and thanked Yun Jiangli with his watery eyes flashing.
Yun Jiangli still had that indifferent look on his face. He gently tugged at the robe on his shoulders, sat on the bed, and very naturally lifted up Yan Muning’s sleeve and placed his fingertips on his wrist.
The beauty’s fingertips are so cool.
The ink-colored pajamas he was wearing are so soft.
Two thoughts came to his mind at the same time.
Yan Muning suddenly retracted his wrist.
Undergarment?!
The big beauty not only took him back to his bedroom but also changed him into more fitting undergarment!
What does this mean?
Could it be that after saving his life, the big beauty fell in love with his beauty? Did he want him to marry him?
It’s not Yan Muning’s fault for being narcissistic. It’s just that his face is known to everyone in the whole Dasheng.
Even the common people who have never seen him, from eighty-year-old people to three-year-old children, know that the current Prince An is a rare beauty.
Yun Jiangli’s eyes felt sore from reading, so he wanted to close them and take a rest.
But he couldn’t resist the youth’s gaze, which kept lingering on him, which was really annoying.
He doesn’t know what strange things this kitten is always thinking about either. His round, watery eyes seem to be able to speak and are always filled with ever-changing emotions when he looks at him.
At this moment, for some unknown reason, it suddenly exploded.
“What?”
Yun Jiangli looked at the youth who hid his wrists under the quilt in confusion.
“I, I… you…”
Yan Muning grunted and coughed for a long time.
Yun Jiangli just frowned when he saw the youth staring at him fiercely. “You-what are you being so fierce for? Where is this?”
Yun Jiangli: “……”
No, who is the fierce one between us?
Looking at the aggressive youth in front of him, Yun Jiangli said helplessly, “My bedroom.”
“That’s right!” Yan Muning instantly felt more confident. He straightened his chest but found that this posture was a bit painful, so he quietly collapsed again without making a sound.
“So, why did you-you bring me to your bedroom? And… and change my undergarment!”
“Are you… greedy, me hmm… ah?”
When he said the last few words, the little prince’s voice became lower and lower, and his cheeks suddenly turned red. He held the last few words in his mouth and spoke them vaguely.
No matter how vague it was, Yun Jiangli still heard it clearly.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain, he met the youth’s round eyes that were flickering. Although he was shy, his ferocious look aroused a desire in his heart that he had never had before—
Similar to the fun of teasing a kitten?
Yun Jiangli gave up explaining. His originally cold eyes now held a hint of amusement. He looked at Yan Muning without comment and slightly raised his eyebrows.
“What did you say? What am I greedy for?”
Yan Muning’s face turned even redder when he was asked back. These words were too embarrassing, and it was absolutely impossible for him to say them again!
He lay back angrily, unilaterally ending the conversation.
Yun Jiangli stopped teasing him and just lowered his head to hide the slightly raised corners of his lips: This youth is really interesting!
Yan Muning lay on the bed with his face up, still thinking about how to tactfully tell Yun Jiangli not to have any inappropriate thoughts about him.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of flapping wings and the faint chirping of birds coming from the window, followed by a “snap” sound…
The little prince tilted his head curiously to look and saw Yun Jiangli carefully pick up a snow-white bird from the table by the window. The bird was still struggling and making trembling sounds.
It seems that the sound just now was this little thing falling in from the window?
Yan Muning calmly moved himself to a more convenient angle for a peek.
Yun Jiangli carefully placed the chubby bird on the narrow couch where he had just rested and stood up to get the medicine box.
Well, it looks like he wants to treat the little bird’s injuries?
Yan Muning’s mind once again flashed through his words: As a physician, how can you watch someone die without saving them?
He pursed his lips and stared at Yun Jiangli, watching him apply medicine to the palm-sized little bird, bandage it with a piece of handkerchief, and finally produce a small brush from somewhere to comb the little thing’s messy feathers.
Yan Muning’s gaze had slowly moved from the pair of slender hands with distinct joints to the profile.
The big beauty’s eyes were slightly lowered, his expression could not be seen clearly, and his long eyelashes were stained with the light coming in from the window. His high nose bridge and tightly pursed thin lips told the owner’s thoughts at the moment.
After retracting his gaze, Yan Muning stopped staring at him and twirled the soft skirt of his clothes with his fingertips.
He can even treat a little bird so gently. It turns out that he really is a kind-hearted physician.
He guesses for him, it is just as he said.
Yun Jiangli didn’t know that he had been completely divided into the kind and harmless in the youth’s heart. He stroked the little bird’s feathers with one hand, calculating the time and preparing to give acupuncture to the injured one with a confused mind.
Yan Muning, who had just mentally labeled Yun Jiangli as “saving the dying and the wounded”, “a kind-hearted person”, etc., turned around and saw that the man was holding a needle bag and sitting beside his bed.
Why does this big beauty always walk without making any sound?
The little prince murmured in his heart.
The next moment, the big beauty’s fingers were on his lapels, and he gently and irresistibly tore open his undergarment.
Yan Muning: “!!”
How come they just started fighting without even saying anything?
The little prince raised his hands and grabbed his collar tightly and said to Yun Jiangli with a look of shock, “Jiang, Physician Jiang… this-this is not good!”
“Although-although you are my savior… and you are indeed a big beauty, but, but… we can’t…”
Yun Jiangli listened to the youth talking more and more outrageously and interrupted him helplessly and amusedly, “It’s just acupuncture, what are you talking about?”
Yan Muning then took the time to look at the acupuncture needles that Yun Jiangli had placed on the table. His face instantly turned red as if blood was about to drip out. He loosened his collar with his fingers and opened his mouth, wanting to explain something about himself, but found that he had no words to begin with.
After a long while, the little prince lowered his eyes and hummed in a voice as light as a mosquito: “I’m just afraid, afraid that if you… really have some… um, thoughts… that’s why…”
“After all, I…”
……
Yun Jiangli listened to his little mouth chattering non-stop, and his words became more and more off-topic.
The usually aloof man’s ears started to turn red after hearing this.
The man who really didn’t know how to deal with this situation took a deep breath and firmly inserted the needle in his hand into the youth’s sleeping point.
Yan Muning felt sleepy instantly, and his eyes blinked and slowly closed.
His lips remained slightly open, as if he hadn’t finished what he was saying.
Yun Jiangli pinched his eyebrows and let out a long sigh. Ai—he’s cuter when he’s asleep.
The author has something to say:
The Little Prince: He wants me to marry him!
The Big Beauty: This child is so noisy!
