Chapter 578 Teasing

Suddenly, she remembered the real reason she had come: "I heard you were injured?"

Xie Shang raised his arm, revealing a scabbed arrow wound. "It's just a minor injury."

"A minor injury? Didn't Lin Feng say you were in critical condition back then..." Only then did she realize that she had been lied to by Lin Feng.

She seemed overly concerned about Xie Shang, so she pretended to be calm and said, "Since there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Xie Shang leaned in and pulled her closer, wrapping his arms around her slender waist. He pressed his nose against hers, and his stubble brushed against her face, making her feel a little prickly.

She tried to run away but he held her tightly. She said, "I'll go back to the tent and wait for you. I've made a meal and I'll wait for you to come back and eat."

Her face flushed red, as if she had seen something she shouldn't have seen in the water.

Afraid she would run away, Xie Shang quickly said, "I'll scrape it myself. Turn around and don't peek. I'll get dressed and we'll go back together."

His voice was almost pleading, his heart was full of desire, and his face truly resembled that of a virtuous gentleman.

Jiang Fenghua didn't say anything, silently avoiding his body, "Hurry up."

A smile played on his lips, and a glint of triumph flashed in his eyes as he said casually, "Go and get me a bath towel, and some clean clothes and pants."

Jiang Fenghua silently walked to the clothes rack, picked up the clean clothes he had prepared earlier, and handed them to him.

Seeing that she kept her eyes closed, Xie Shang said again, "You took the wrong one. Take the bath towel first; you're covered in water."

Jiang Fenghua ran to the clothes rack, took out a handkerchief, and handed it to him.

Xie Shang placed the clothes directly into her hands, took a bath towel to dry himself off, then put on his pants. Suddenly, he grabbed her hand, trying to take the clothes from her. Jiang Fenghua, thinking he was going to hug her, immediately became alert, "What are you doing…"

"You're holding my clothes too tightly. What can I do with them? You won't let me do anything unless you want me to." His voice was languid.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Fenghua was indeed a little nervous. The more she listened to him, the more she felt that this man was shameless and a master at flirting with women.

She was furious and wanted to leave, but Xie Shang begged for mercy and grabbed her hand, "You stay here and I'll get dressed properly and I won't say anything more, I promise."

His promise was forgotten within half a quarter of an hour.

Hearing this, Jiang Fenghua felt a little strange. It made it seem like she was up to something and was going to do something to him. She kept her eyes closed, afraid of seeing something she shouldn't. She retorted, "You should be the one to behave and not touch me."

Xie Shang chuckled in a low voice, "Did I touch you or your feet just now? You won't even let me touch you with my fingers. I'm such a stifled fiancé!"

Jiang Fenghua opened her eyes, took his hand, and placed it in front of his eyes. "This is what you call not even letting anyone touch your fingertips. Whose hand is it holding?"

Seeing her adorable yet indignant expression, Xie Shang couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Jiang Fenghua looked him up and down. After all this time, apart from putting on his pants, he was still completely naked. But he looked much better after washing up. Her heart raced. She knew she couldn't win the argument with him if she continued, because he was indeed shameless.

There was indeed an arrow wound on his arm, which had long since scabbed over. The tender flesh of the wound was slightly bleeding from being soaked in water. She dared not look anywhere else, only staring at the wound, which made her look extremely awkward.

Xie Shang said, "It's really just a minor injury, nothing serious. I didn't pay attention at the time, so don't worry."

Jiang Fenghua pointed to another completely scabbed scar on his shoulder and asked, "When was this injury sustained?" It was clearly an old wound.

Xie Shang was always the kind of person who only reported good news and never bad news, and he would never play the victim. The scars on his body were all testaments to his military achievements.

He said in a relaxed tone, "This was more than three years ago on the frontier battlefield, and it's all healed now. I'm lucky to be alive."

That time was indeed dangerous; an arrow pierced his shoulder blade and almost killed him. He only returned to Shengjing City after recovering from his injuries, so Jiang Fenghua didn't know how dangerous the situation was.

Jiang Fenghua stared at the spot where he was injured. "If you hadn't been lucky, that arrow might have killed you. It must have hurt a lot when you were injured!"

He had other wounds on his body, including a knife wound on his waist, the scar of which had faded considerably. "You feel sorry for me!"

Jiang Fenghua said, "It really hurts, because I'm very afraid of pain, and I was thinking that you must have been in a lot of pain too!"

Xie Shang stared intently at her face, and couldn't help but kiss her cheek again. Following her cheek, he wanted more and kissed her lips directly. Jiang Fenghua was shocked, her eyes wide open, and she subconsciously wanted to avoid him.

His breathing quickened, and he whispered in her ear, "Let's stop arguing, or we'll never calm down."

Suddenly he turned around and ran to the bucket, splashing several scoops of cold water on himself. Jiang Fenghua wanted to curse him as a lunatic, but she ended up getting her pants wet.

Suddenly, she realized that his purpose in doing so was actually to quell his anger, and she blushed and fled the bathroom.

Jiang Fenghua came out panting heavily, her mind filled with his strong body and the changes in his body. Her face was red to the roots of her neck. Why did the image of doing that kind of thing with Xie Shang flash through her mind just now?

Has their relationship reached that point? Or is she just experiencing romantic feelings?

Lin Feng walked to Jiang Fenghua's side with a smile on his face. "With the Princess taking care of Your Highness, this humble servant did not go in. Your Highness should be washed up by now!"

Jiang Fenghua glared at her, "It's just a minor injury. Your master is more honest than you are."

Lin Feng chuckled, "He's good at pretending, Your Highness, don't be fooled by him."

Jiang Fenghua felt that both the master and servant were good at pretending, and she didn't know which of them was telling the truth.

She went straight back to her tent, thinking about how she had been living there for the past few days. Xie Shang shamelessly called her his queen, and then naturally they lived together.

Xie Shang didn't take her with him before he set off because it was at sea, the wind and waves were big, and the situation was unknown, so he didn't want her to take the risk.

Jiang Fenghua didn't want to show off, fearing she would become a burden to them; she also knew that war was no child's play.

Looking at the familiar tent, she began to pack her things. After packing a pile, she murmured, "Why should I move? He should find a place to stay himself. This is my territory."

A moment later, Xie Shang, dressed neatly, entered the tent. Seeing her sullen expression, he asked knowingly, "Why didn't you wait for me?"

Jiang Fenghua naturally wouldn't say it was because she misunderstood; she said, "I'm coming back to pack my things."

Xie Shang glanced at her and saw that she was packing her own clothes and other belongings. He immediately understood and, to ease her embarrassment, said, "We'll stay for two more days. There's no rush. We'll leave after the vassal state signs the agreement."

At this moment, both of them were aware of the awkwardness.

Xie Shang thought that even though they were husband and wife, she felt uncomfortable because they were sharing a tent.

Anyway, he was at ease; the only one who wasn't was Jiang Fenghua.