Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 40.1
Shen Zhen held the concoction in her hand without moving.
His posture was not convenient for drinking the medicine, so it was obvious the best way to pass it to him was through her mouth. However, when she thought of his unusual mysophobia, she felt it was a bit inappropriate.
How could Lu Yan not understand Shen Zhen’s hesitant expression?
But now that he is “critically ill”, he really doesn’t have the strength to expose her. Otherwise, with Lu Yan’s temper, he would definitely ask Shen Zhen, “What part of your body haven’t I haven’t kissed?”
Shen Zhen was pondering, and Lu Yan coughed twice with a pale face and dry lips. His wound was currently very severe, not to mention coughing, even a slight movement can cause bleeding again.
So the fine cloth wrapped around his back trembled and immediately turned a bright red.
On the spur of the moment, Shen Zhen didn’t care about anything else, she knelt beside the bed, took a sip of the bitter concoction in her mouth and covered his lips.
Her lips were extremely soft, like freshly peeled lychee flesh. The moment they pressed against him, Lu Yan’s whole body froze. He never thought that the bitter concoction passing through her mouth would not even taste bitter at all.
Seeing that he didn’t resist, Shen Zhen fed her one mouthful after another. Seeing the bottom of the bowl of medicine, the man suddenly held her lips in his mouth and refused to let go.
From gentle sucking to heavy grinding and then he greedily pried her teeth open. Seeing that she wanted to hide, then raised his hand and pressed her neck, like a rampant and overbearing intruder.
Tangyue, who was standing in the corner, was red-faced and completely stunned by the continuous “slurping” sounds.
Normally, when the master does such a thing, they, as slaves, would naturally won’t see it. Normally, the intimate atmosphere sets in, they would retreat immediately. However, today the incident happened too quickly and she actually bumped into this scene.
She never expected that the Heir Apparent and Miss Shen would behave like this when they were together.
The Heir Apparent, who is obsessed with cleanliness and wishes he could bathe three times a day, would be so frivolous.
She didn’t dare to make a sound or open the door to go out. She could only hide in the corner, hoping that the two of them would completely forget about her…
Shen Zhen was afraid that his wound would bleed, so she quickly said “hmm hmm” a few times, gesturing for him to stop. While he was baffled she immediately withdrew and stood up.
He has always been a man who does not stand up to flirtation, and she will not pretend to be confused.
Lu Yan looked at her, his eyes were red, and he said in a hoarse voice: “The medicine is too bitter, bring me some water.” The injured man was particularly pitiful. Although his voice was deep, there was an inexplicable sense of pleading.
Seeing him like this, Shen Zhen had no choice but to give him water, so she turned around and took another glass before returning.
It was already past midnight and the red candles in the room were about to burn out soon. The wind blew in through the cracks in the window, making the flames sway extremely fiercely.
Lu Yan watched her walking towards him in a red wedding dress.
Her hips moved with her steps and he stared at the beauty in front of him. Suddenly he felt that she looked like the bride tonight but it was a pity that there was no groom waiting to welcome her.
Shen Zhen squatted down with a bowl in hand and began to lecture him word by word, “I’ll feed you, but you can’t move.”
Seeing how weak her lecturing attitude was, Lu Yan couldn’t help but sneer. With her temperament, who is she planning to control?
Shen Zhen ignored his sarcasm, clenched her fists and said seriously, “So do you1(She said the informal you/你 and didn’t say My Lord or you/您 in formal as she used to talk in normal times) agree or not?!”
Lu Yan obediently “hummed” but he said disapprovingly in his heart: It turned out that her ability to lose her temper was just replacing “My Lord” with “you”.
As soon as her breath came closer, Lu Yan immediately closed his eyes.
He thought for a moment and realized that he really couldn’t look directly into those pure, clear and abrasive eyes.
It was a long night, Shen Zhen fed him medicine and water, then soaked a handkerchief and wiped off the excess blood on his body. She didn’t know if it was because she was too gentle or because he was too tired but after a while, he finally closed his eyes.
Shen Zhen put the bloody handkerchief back into the basin and covered him with the quilt.
She sat on the edge of the couch, looking down at the man whose breathing was gradually becoming evener, looking down at the man with whom she had skin-to-skin contact and kissed countless times.
Suddenly seeing him hurt like this, if she said that there was no trace of heartache, it would definitely be a lie.
With this in mind, she couldn’t help but feel a taste in her throat that she had never tasted before.
She is not the only one who has been intimate with him.
However, at this moment, when this thought flashed through her mind, her heart felt as if it was about to be crushed. Her pink fingertips turned white and she clenched the hem of the wedding dress tightly.
In the next moment, she felt an overwhelming sense of guilt.
She seemed to see countless pairs of eyes, her grandmother’s, her father’s, her mother’s, her eldest sister’s, all of them were looking at her with shock and anger, like cold knives…
To be fair,his treatment towards her has been getting better and better, so how could she be indifferent towards him?
When she first became his mistress, she was scared to death of him. Whenever she saw him and heard his voice that was as hardened as ice, cold sweat broke out between her fingers.
However…
Just the fact that he asked Master Chu to take care of Shen Hong was a huge favor to her.
The moonlight was gradually replaced by the rising morning light, the red candle burned out, and the red light in the room also disappeared without a trace. Shen Zhen raised her eyes and looked at the red curtain of the painted building.
There are some things that “Qin Rao” can think about but the daughter of the Shen family dare not even think about.
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As the sun rose, dazzling sunlight poured in through the window. Lu Yan suddenly woke up from his dream, covered in cold sweat
He had another dream, this time it was obviously similar to the last one.
The Emperor wanted to seek medical treatment for the Crown Prince, so he sent him to find Bai Daonian, but he was a step too late.
When he arrived in Yangzhou in the dream, Bai Daonian had already returned to the Western Regions. This missed step delayed him for two months. By the time he found Bai Daonian, the death knell of Chang’an had already sounded and the Crown Prince had passed away…
Lu Yan endured the severe pain and tried to get up. Shen Zhen quickly stopped him and said, “My Lord, don’t move.”
He frowned slightly and said to her hoarsely, “Where is Bai Daonian?”
“Doctor Bai is waiting for you to wake up to change the dressing.”
Lu Yan said: “Let him come in, I want to see him now.”
Shen Zhen nodded, “You lie down first, I’ll call Doctor Bai right away.”
Although Shen Zhen was not injured along the way, she sprained her foot. Seeing that he was anxious, she unexpectedly ran two steps with her limping calf.
Lu Yan looked at her back and couldn’t help but put his hand on his forehead and said, “Slow down, I’m not in such a hurry.”
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