Chapter 105 Removing His Armor and Robe

The scalding broth burned her tongue, forcing her to swallow it whole without tasting the meat.

Ji Qingwu's face was puffed up like a little pufferfish, and her rosy lips were pursed into a circle as she kept exhaling.

Emperor Wusu said in a deep voice, "Bring it here."

Ji Qingwu thought to herself, "Didn't you say it was for her to eat? How come you changed your mind so quickly?"

Reluctantly, she handed him the still-steaming roasted meat, which he took and placed on the left side of the large table.

After that, he continued to concentrate on reading the military book in his hand.

Ji Qingwu's heart was bleeding; if it stayed any longer, it would get completely cold and the taste would be much worse.

She knelt down beside him and moved closer.

Emperor Wusu glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and saw that her lips were glossy and moist, still glistening with oil.

If it were anyone else, such a greasy-mouthed person approaching the emperor would only earn them a disdainful look and a merciless expulsion.

However, people's hearts tend to be biased when facing different people.

Emperor Wusu put down the military book in his hand, frowned, picked up a clean handkerchief, and wiped her lips.

It was probably the first time His Majesty the Emperor had ever done such a servant's job, wiping someone's mouth as if he were wiping a vase devoid of emotion.

Ji Qingwu's lips stung from the rubbing of the handkerchief he used, and she tilted her head back, trying to avoid his hand.

Emperor Wusu grabbed her by the back of the neck and said, "Why are you hiding? If you're dirty, you should clean yourself up."

"But it hurts a little..."

Emperor Wusu said, "You didn't feel pain when you ate it, but now it hurts when you're just touched?"

Beneath the handkerchief, Ji Qingwu revealed a pair of watery eyes, and said with dissatisfaction, "It's all because of you... the swelling hasn't gone down yet."

If her lips and tongue hadn't been subjected to such abuse before, they wouldn't have become so sensitive and fragile, and she wouldn't have been so easily burned by the barbecue.

Emperor Wusu's expression remained unchanged upon hearing her words.

But the technique obviously became gentler, and Ji Qingwu no longer dodged, but still gave him pointers from time to time, telling him to be gentler.

Outside the camp.

Yuchi Lianping, who was about to report back after finishing his errand, heard a woman's sweet voice inside.

His steps abruptly halted. Was there a woman in the Emperor's tent?

As he listened more closely to the conversation, his expression turned strange.

Whatever you eat, if it gets dirty, you should wipe it clean...

It hurts when you touch it?

The swelling hasn't gone down yet?

When that "be gentle," which sounded like a kitten's meow, reached his ears.

Yuchi Lianping's body trembled, and he hurriedly took a big step back.

He slapped his forehead, realizing that his timing was terrible and he had almost ruined the Emperor's good time. Luckily, he reacted quickly.

If Emperor Wusu were interrupted at this moment, he would likely be in serious trouble and immediately sent to the northern army. How could he then shamelessly cling to Princess Huachang?

However, Miss Ji's physical strength is extraordinary.

Earlier, the supervising guards had already tallied the prey caught in the hunt. Ji Qingwu had a good catch, and if counted by headcount, she should be the top female player. However, Consort Wei and the others had a larger total number of prey, so they were temporarily in first place.

After Ji Qingwu rescued Princess Qingyun during the hunt, he then went through a lot of trouble on the edge of a cliff. An ordinary woman would have been exhausted long ago, but now he continues his "training".

From the perspective of a soldier, Yu Chi Lianping expressed his admiration for Ji Qingwu's endurance.

Duan Mingfeng, who was standing guard to the side, saw Yuchi Lianping standing motionless at the entrance of the tent, seemingly lost in thought. His expression changed from time to time, sometimes appearing bitter and resentful, and sometimes showing a hint of joy.

Duan Mingfeng stepped forward and said, "His Majesty has returned to his tent and is inside. He just asked if the General had returned."

Yuchi Lianping hurriedly pulled him back. Duan Mingfeng, not understanding what was going on, mistakenly thought there was an assassin. He immediately drew the soft sword from his waist and looked around warily.

"General Yuchi, have you discovered something amiss?"

"Shh!"

Yuchi Lianping put his index finger to his mouth, signaling him to be quiet and not to speak.

Then, he said mysteriously, "If anyone comes to disturb His Majesty again tonight, Lord Duan must stop them."

Duan Mingfeng asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"For no reason, I would never harm Lord Duan."

Yu Chi Lianping's words were vague, and Duan Mingfeng frowned as he smelled the blood carried by the wind.

His gaze swept over Yuchi Lianping, and he said in a low voice, "Is the General injured?"

"It's just a minor injury, nothing to worry about." Yu Chi Lianping casually raised his right leg.

If Duan Mingfeng wasn't mistaken, there were several scratches on the upper part of the thigh, the deepest one of which was casually wrapped with a rag to stop the bleeding.

The wound was clearly caused by the claws of a wild beast.

Duan Mingfeng asked speculatively, "Was this wound inflicted by a wild animal in the forest?"

Yuchi Lianping nodded and said, "Guess what the Imperial Household Department has prepared as the grand prize for this hunt?"

"A jackal, or a tiger or leopard?"

“No, it’s a black bear,” Yuchi Lianping continued. “I just don’t know how it got here from the men’s hunting area. The little beast dared to act tough with his grandpa, so I punched him a few times, knocked him unconscious, and dragged him back.”

It turned out that the thing covered in black cloth that the guards were carrying was a black bear.

Duan Mingfeng thought to himself, "In this world, only General Yuchi can make fighting a wild beast like a black bear sound as easy as hunting rabbits and pheasants."

Yuchi Lianping raised an eyebrow and said, "The black bear is in that iron cage. Lord Duan, would you like to go take a look?"

"No need." Duan Mingfeng wanted to return to his original position.

Yuchi Lianping looked back into the tent, grabbed Lord Duan's arm, and dragged him away, determined to show him the black bear he had hunted.

Inside the tent.

After wiping my mouth, the barbecue was no longer hot.

Emperor Wusu then pushed the plate in front of Ji Qingwu.

"Eat."

Ji Qingwu didn't stand on ceremony and directly picked up a large piece and put it in her mouth; the temperature was just right.

But as she ate, she sensed something was wrong. The emperor had just wiped her mouth when he told her to keep eating...

Wouldn't wiping the mouth be a waste of time? We'll have to wipe it again later.

However, eating meat was more important right now. After Ji Qingwu finished eating to his heart's content, he looked up and found Li Yuzong had appeared in front of him without anyone noticing. He was holding a tray with a set of dark blue bamboo patterned long robes with wide dark green trim.

Emperor Wusu put down the military book he had been reading for most of the time, stood up, and walked closer.

Li Yuzong glanced at Ji Qingwu and stared at her intently.

She looked back at him, puzzled.

Seeing that she did not understand his hint, Li Yuzong said, "Miss Ji, the Emperor is usually served by palace servants when he changes clothes. Now there are no palace servants by his side. Please do this old servant a favor."

That's normal. Ordinary noble families have servants to help them change clothes, let alone the emperor.

Having eaten and rested, Ji Qingwu walked directly to him without saying much, removed his white thin armor, and placed it on the screen frame.

Then, he unbuttoned the dark, collarless, horseshoe-sleeved outer robe.