Chapter 423: Hindsight is of no use

Kneeling outside in the middle of the day, even under the shade of a tree, Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but break out in a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

Xiao Jingfan squatted down, opened his folding fan and fanned her.

Chu Liuzheng curled his lips secretly.

[Where is the best place to squat? You're blocking my wind.]

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He shifted his feet, fanning himself with his hands, and said in a gentle tone, "Have you figured it out?"

Chu Liuzheng secretly rolled his eyes, pursed his lips and said nothing, but he was cursing happily in his heart.

Xiao Jingfan was used to hearing this and didn't care at all. When one hand got tired of fanning, he would switch hands and continue fanning.

Chu Liuzheng didn't know what was wrong with him all of a sudden. Just let him fan me if he wanted. He would also enjoy the treatment of being fanned by the emperor and could brag about it to others in the future.

Zhou Yuande, who was standing by, really didn't understand.

Your Majesty, you ignore the urgent memorial sent from the capital and squat here fanning people. What are you trying to achieve?

If you feel bad, why not just not punish me?

It's such a hot day, why bother two people suffering outside together?

The others were also looking over here from afar. Feng Jing touched his chin and asked his friends, "What do you think, His Majesty, means by this?"

Lu Fei: "I don't know."

Mitsuki: “I don’t understand.”

Chen Xing: "I don't know."

Prince Rui: "I regret it."

The four of them turned their heads in unison, surprised: "Why are you here?"

Prince Rui raised his hand and shushed, his voice like the morning dew, "Don't let my brother find out."

The four of them nodded together.

Feng Jing asked quietly, "What did you mean when you said 'I regret it'?"

"Literally." King Rui's gaze fell on Chu Liuzheng for a moment, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he asked someone to help him leave.

Miyue was puzzled: "What is your Highness Prince Rui doing here?"

The other three shook their heads. Who knows?

In the end, Chu Liuzheng's legs were not crippled from kneeling, so the emperor, who was tired of fanning him, spared him from punishment. He was supported by Chen Xing and Si Yue and limped back to the tent.

Chen Xing went to get the food, while Si Yue took out the medicated oil to rub her bruised knees.

Chu Liuzheng grimaced in pain, his face twitching. "That's enough, stop rubbing it, let it heal on its own."

"You have to rub it open." Siyue lightened the strength in her hands, but Chu Liuzheng still couldn't bear it, and tears came out of his eyes due to the pain.

Seeing this, Miyue had no choice but to stop, put down her rolled-up trouser legs, and instructed: "Chenxing will bring the food in a while. Sister, eat and have a good rest. I will come to massage you again in the evening."

Chu Liuzheng hugged his leg, tears of pain welling up in his eyes, his eye sockets red, "Do you really have to rub it?"

Mitsuki nodded: "To avoid developing chronic illness, please bear with it."

Just then, Chen Xing brought the food.

While Chu Liuzheng was having a meal, Siyue went to the main tent next door.

Xiao Jingfan asked without looking up while reviewing the memorial: "How is it?"

Mitsuki glanced at him and replied, "Both knees are bruised and swollen, with blood bruises under the skin. If not treated properly, I'm afraid it will become a serious illness."

"How could it be so serious?" Xiao Jingfan frowned and looked up. Aren't there cushions added?

Miyue said, "Sister Liu Zheng has a special physique, so her condition is more serious than that of an average person. I wanted to use the medicated oil to massage her pain all at once, but she was in so much pain, I had to do it slowly."

Hearing this, Xiao Jingfan frowned and waved her off. He picked up the memorials on the table again, reluctantly approved two, then put them down again in a state of annoyance. He paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, making Eunuch Zhou dizzy.

The eunuchs were all worried about him. If they were concerned, they could go and see him. It wasn’t far away.

Seeing the emperor walking around and around, until the ground was almost worn out, the caring eunuch Zhou thought it was time to share the emperor's worries. But before he could finish calling "Your Majesty", Xiao Jingfan had already strode out of the tent.

The eunuch almost bit his tongue as he hurried to follow. Seeing his own majesty enter the next tent, he couldn't help but smile and spontaneously stood at the door to act as a door god.

Calming incense was lit in the tent. Chu Liuzheng's face was resting against the pillow, his breathing was even, and he was sleeping soundly.

Xiao Jingfan stood by the bed and looked at it for a long time, very puzzled.

There are so many gentle and considerate women, why would he fall for such a heartless woman who only makes him angry?

Chu Liuzheng was completely unaware that there was another person in the tent. He rubbed his cheek against the pillow, opened and closed his mouth, and muttered something.

Xiao Jingfan leaned in to listen.

"asshole."

"Jun...damn it...you've become bald..."

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

He is superfluous!

He gritted his teeth, stared at Chu Liuzheng's sleeping face for a moment, then leaned over and took a bite.

In his sleep, Chu Liuzheng snorted softly and raised his hand to slap him.

Xiao Jingfan skillfully grasped and released the soft flesh in his mouth. Looking at the intact tooth mark, he felt much calmer.

He pulled back the quilt, gently rolled up Chu Liuzheng's trouser legs, and looked closely at the wounds on his knees.

Chu Liuzheng's skin is originally white, so even the slightest bump would appear more serious than others, not to mention large areas of bruises.

The more Xiao Jingfan looked, the tighter his brows furrowed.

He had been practicing riding and archery since he was young, so bumps and bruises were common. He had also been punished to kneel for making mistakes, and his knees were swollen. Knowing this, he knew he had to rub the swelling with medicated oil as soon as possible, otherwise it would take a long time to heal.

Thinking of this, he looked around and found the medicated oil on the table next to him.

He stood up, took it, rubbed it in his palm to warm it up, and gently pressed it on his bruised knee, kneading it bit by bit.

Even in his sleep, Chu Liuzheng felt pain, his eyelashes trembled violently, and he was about to wake up.

Xiao Jingfan stopped immediately and waited until the person fell asleep again before continuing to rub.

This went on intermittently for about an hour.

Chu Liuzheng was sweating profusely from the pain, and Xiao Jingfan was also exhausted, so he had to wring out a handkerchief to wipe Chu Liuzheng's sweat.

After doing all this, the emperor put the medicated oil back to its original place, got up and left.

The memorial has not been approved yet.

The air was filled with a strong mint scent, mixed with a hint of sandalwood, which was barely noticeable.

The person on the bed trembled his eyelashes slightly, opened his eyes, looked at the top of the tent, and sighed softly.

She was just asleep, not dead. How could she not feel the pain in her knee?

She turned and looked at the medicated oil on the table.

If you beat me with a stick and then give me a sweet date, no matter how sweet the date is, it will still hurt when I get beaten with the stick.

She's not a goldfish with a memory of only seven seconds.

You have suffered the consequences, there is no point in talking after the fact!

His knees felt warm. Chu Liuzheng blinked his eyes, closed them again, turned over and continued to sleep.

When Siyue came over that evening, she found that the bruise on Chu Liuzheng's knee had mostly faded. A smile flashed across her eyes. She applied ointment instead of medicated oil and told Chu Liuzheng to get a good rest.

After two days of rest, Chu Liuzheng's injuries were completely healed, and he returned to work at the call of Eunuch Zhou.

The good news: the emperor did not continue to go crazy.

Bad news: The emperor is finding fault more frequently and is ten times more difficult to serve than before.

Chu Liuzheng often wanted to put the tea bowl on the emperor's forehead and quit his job.

Unfortunately, I dare not.

Seeing that Chu Liuzheng's resentment was almost heavier than that of a ghost, and the smell of gunpowder in the tent was getting thicker and thicker, about to explode, the thoughtful eunuch Zhou hurriedly tried to comfort him and tactfully advised the emperor to stop, otherwise they would have to break up.

But the emperor refused to listen and became even more outrageous.

(End of this chapter)