Chapter 42 He came to stop her bleeding during her period

In fact, Yun Xi didn't know how to introduce this brother to Ji Xun. After all, he died early and he remained at the age of four forever. He is now younger than her.

"I won't tell you." Yun Xi turned her head away mysteriously and continued reading. "This is my private matter."

Hearing this, Ji Xun felt more confident.

But he didn't say much. After thinking about it for a moment, he thought that this was not a bad idea.

At least after he left, she wouldn't be too bored. Of course, when he came back, there would be no place for that "wild brother".

"Your Highness, have you finished your homework today?"

"I'm done. I did it all by myself these few days when you weren't here. Even Zhou Jijiu praised me for my progress."

She doesn't like Zhou Jijiu, but she enjoys being praised by others.

A hint of helpless smile flashed across Ji Xun's eyes, shallow and indifferent, disappearing in a flash.

"Have you eaten outside? I've saved some honey apricots for you. This batch of apricots is especially ripe, and they're soaked in honey and are so sweet they're almost tooth-sucking. You should try some too."

"Um."

He picked up a piece of dried apricot covered in icing sugar with two fingers and put it in his mouth. It was indeed as sweet as she said. But he didn't hate it.

"Is it tasty?"

"Um."

"From the first bite, I knew you'd like it. Unfortunately, Wei isn't a place where apricots grow. We have to rely on tribute every year. There won't be many left after this season, so eat them now and cherish them."

Ji Xun lowered his eyes, with a lot of thoughts in his mind at this moment.

"I know a place that specializes in producing apricots. We can make a lot of candied apricots."

Yun Xi raised her head: "Where?"

"My hometown," he said, "is home every spring, and the mountains and plains are covered in a vast expanse of apricot blossoms. In summer, the branches are filled with fruit, so abundant that we can never eat them all."

Apricots are produced in the Jin Dynasty. In the imperial palace of the Great Jin Dynasty, an apricot tree is planted in every palace.

"When I was little, I lived with my mother in a very remote place. My father rarely visited us, and we had very little money for food and clothing. The dried fruits of an apricot tree could feed us for a month."

His mother's family background was not noble. When she gave birth to him, she broke the palace rules and was banished to the cold palace. He spent his entire life in the cold palace until he was six years old.

It was common for him to suffer from lack of food and clothing in the cold palace. His mother also disliked him, thinking that he was a freak with a natural eccentricity who could not please his father and rarely looked at him well.

At that time, what he looked forward to most every year was the time when the apricot trees bore fruit, so that he could taste the tiny bit of sweetness in the cold palace.

At the age of seven, his mother regained her favor and became the Empress. He also learned to read people's expressions and scheme, and his father looked at him differently in politics. At the age of twelve, he became the Crown Prince and entered the Eastern Palace.

Apricot trees were also planted in the East Palace, but he could never taste the sweetness of those trees again.

Yun Xi’s honey apricots were very sweet, so sweet that they reminded him of a long time ago.

"Didn't you live a good life before?" Yun Xi remembered that he once mentioned that his father must have many concubines.

A man with many wives and concubines in his backyard probably won't live a peaceful life.

It sounds like he didn't even have enough to eat or wear warm clothes before.

"It's just for a while." Ji Xun said, "What I mean is that if there is a chance in the future, you can take Your Highness to my hometown to eat apricots."

Yun Xi really liked eating apricots and was looking forward to it, but she couldn't help but worry: "Is your home not in some remote mountain area? I shouldn't be able to travel far. My father would definitely not allow a girl like me to go that far. Besides, your house has been burned down. Where would we live if we go back?"

Ji Xun: "It's not far. If Your Highness is willing to go, I will definitely not let you suffer any injustice."

"I'll go when I have the chance." Yun Xi said, "So, do you think the honey apricots from Dawei are better, or the ones from your hometown are better?"

…

This question is difficult to answer.

After Yun Xi asked this question, she realized that she was wrong and was about to take it back.

"Your Highness."

He looked calm, as if he was saying something very certain.

"……oh."

Yun Xi also responded calmly, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise.

"Then eat more."

Although she knew that he might be deliberately trying to please her, it was also a good thing that he was willing to lie to please her.

"Um."

…

After spending another half day in the study, Ji Xun never left in the afternoon. He had been so busy a few days ago that he could hardly see anyone, but now he had the time to read books and drink tea with Yun Xi.

This relaxation made Yun Xi wonder if he had not investigated Yun Ye's affairs before, but was secretly doing his own things.

"Your Highness, do you still want me to take care of your bath today?"

When it was time to take a bath, Ji Xun asked her as usual.

In fact, asking him to watch over her while she bathed had become a daily routine, but he would still ask her every time out of unnecessary trouble, as if he was waiting for her to change her mind one day.

Today, Yun Xi really didn't want him to guard her.

She always felt that Ji Xun was getting smarter recently, and some of her dreams in the past few days were related to him, and the scale was getting bigger and bigger, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

It's better to leave some things as they are. He's not stupid anymore, and she's afraid he'll misunderstand.

"Stand outside and don't come in."

Finally getting a different answer, Ji Xun paused for a moment, then whispered, "Yeah."

He almost without hesitation picked up the knife and walked out, stopping outside the door. The maid closed the door.

Yun Xi looked at his back which was blocked by the door, took off her clothes and got into the water. After soaking for a while, she couldn't help but think of him again.

“…”

He really has no man's desires. He just leaves when he says he will, without any hesitation.

Have a child with him?

Yuanhe was really overthinking it.

Yun Xi was completely buried in the water, leaving only her head.

After a while, she suddenly felt a pain in her lower abdomen and a heat under her body.

Soon, Yun Xi realized what it was.

“…”

Her emotions have been fluctuating greatly these days, she has been overly frightened and restless, and her period seems to have come early.

She drank a lot of ice drinks at noon.

This happened without any surprise, and Yun Xi was almost unprepared. The pain in her lower abdomen became more and more severe. She could not bear it any longer, so she got out of the bathtub, wrapped herself in an outer robe, and walked to the bed.

“Someone come! Someone come…”

She fell on the bed in pain.

It was quiet at night and even the slightest sound was easy to detect. Ji Xun, who was outside the door, heard her call, frowned, and knocked on the door.

"Your Highness?"

There was no response, only the sound of heavy breathing due to pain.

Without a second thought, he rushed in. What caught his eye was the still steaming tub, with flower petals scattered all over the floor.

The smell of blood.

The pupils of his dark eyes suddenly shrank, and when he saw the bloodstains on the ground, he immediately tightened his grip on the hilt of the knife.

He followed the blood trail to the bed. Through a bead curtain, he saw Yun Xi lying on the bed, covering her lower abdomen with a pale face. There was a bloodstain under her body.

Seeing him come in, the pain on Yun Xi's face suddenly doubled: "You get out..."

"Has an assassin come in?"

But he didn't hear anything just now.

Feeling his strange gaze, Yun Xi's cheeks became even hotter: "I told you to get out and call Yuan He over."

"She'll be here soon."

Ji Xun glanced around the room and found no trace of outsiders. He took a clean handkerchief from the screen.

Before that, he had to take care of Yun Xi.

"There is no assassin." Yun Xi didn't know how to explain to him. When she was about to speak, the pain in her abdomen became more severe.

"I will help Your Highness stop the bleeding first."

Seeing that her face was distorted with injuries, Ji Xun immediately wanted to lift up her clothes to find the place where she was injured.

Yun Xi's face immediately turned red, and she quickly covered her face: "Stop it."

His voice was a little hoarse when he spoke.

She stretched out her hand tremblingly: "I can do it myself, you turn around."

Ji Xun handed her the handkerchief, then turned his back, his eyes still searching for any signs of intrusion.

While Yun Xi was treating the wound, his eyes fell on the bloodstains on the ground.

It's in the form of drops, not much, and the wound should be very small.

The bathtub was also stained red.

"Go behind the screen."

Yun Xi's breathing calmed down.

From the bronze mirror opposite, Ji Xun saw Yun Xi in the present. She was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed with a handkerchief placed under her. The originally clean handkerchief was gradually stained red.

Ji Xun paused: "..."

He looked at Yun Xi in the bronze mirror.

The air was as silent as death.

“…I’m sorry.” Ji Xun slid down to his knees and admitted his mistake, then shifted his gaze expressionlessly.

His tense jaw betrayed his slight uneasiness. Never before had the dignified Crown Prince of Jin felt so uncomfortable.

Yun Xi stared at him dimly, "Do you still want to stop the bleeding for me now?"

This big stupid dog.

"...Does Your Highness need more?"

Ji Xun thought for a moment and answered seriously.

"I will do my best."

Yun Xi was speechless and said again: "...Go wait behind the screen."

Without saying a word, Ji Xun walked away.

"Drink more hot water."

I couldn't help it and left a stiff word of concern.

Yun Xi held her forehead: "..."

There is no cure for it.

Why did she feel that he had become smarter recently?

After a while, Yuan He came in with a group of maids, cleaned the room, and brought some small items. A quarter of an hour later, Yun Xi was lying cleanly on the bed.

I drank some warm brown sugar water and it relieved a little.

Ji Xun was still standing behind the screen. Yun Xi asked him to go there, and he stood there motionless, not moving a step.

"Your Highness, are you still in pain? How about I call someone to help rub your belly?" Yuan He said, "The two gentlemen from the Ministry of Rites in the wing haven't left yet. I heard that one of them has excellent cooking skills, and all the princesses and young ladies who have served him have praised his skills."

Yun Xi lay there dead: "Yuan He, can't you just rub it for me?"

Yuan He smiled and said, "I heard from other noble ladies in Chang'an that men are best to massage their abdomens during menstruation, and the effect is the best if it's done by men, followed by women. Menstruation is a woman's Yin blood, which needs to be balanced by Yang Qi."

"What kind of talk is this? It's nonsense..." Yun Xi closed her eyes.

"The ancestor's prescription is definitely effective. If Your Highness doesn't want Master Li Si to come, it would be the same if you asked Guard Ji to help."

Yun Xi paused, then lifted her eyelids and looked towards the screen. Ji Xun was tall, and the screen didn't actually block anything; she could even see his high ponytail.

"Go ask him."