Chapter 85 "Open your mouth."

Pei Jingxu was stunned at first, then he signaled Hongyao with his eyes.

Hongyao nodded slightly, put the medicine aside, asked Pei Jingxu to tidy up her messy hair, and then opened the door.

Outside the door, behind Jiang Hui, Rong Jianxue was wearing a bright red official robe with a patch embroidered with a crane, which made the man look dazzling, abstinent and noble.

Standing outside the courtyard, Rong Jianxue did not go in immediately.

Hongyao reacted and bowed slightly to Rong Jianxue: "Sir, please come in. The young lady is drinking medicine."

Then he nodded, and Rong Jianxue walked into Pei Jingxu's bedroom.

Pei Jingxu was wearing a thin gauze dress, her long black hair hung on her shoulders, and her clear eyes looked at the person who came.

"Greetings, sir."

Pei Jingxu supported herself on the bed with both hands, like a sick beauty.

Rong Jianxue's eyes were cold, and she nodded slightly: "Are you feeling better?"

Pei Jingxu nodded and curled his lips: "Much better, thank you for your concern."

The gauze dress easily outlines the woman's graceful and soft figure.

She was covered with a thin quilt embroidered with a colorful mandarin duck.

Inexplicably, Rong Jianxue suddenly remembered that when they were in Simeizhai, Crown Prince Chen Qianfan once said that all the clothes and quilts that Rong Xuanzhou wore before going to the battle were sewn by her personally.

I guess this quilt and his are a pair.

His gaze slowly moved downwards, landing on the bowl of black and bitter medicine on the table.

"Haven't you taken your medicine yet?" he asked calmly.

Hongyao, who was standing by, stepped forward and said with a hint of embarrassment, "The young lady is afraid of the bitterness and refuses to drink the medicine. No matter how much the servants persuade her, she won't drink it."

"No!" Pei Jingxu hurriedly explained after hearing Hongyao's "complaint," her face flushed red. "I, I just... just..."

He kept saying "just" for a long time but couldn't explain it clearly.

Rong Jianxue understood.

He took a few steps forward, picked up the medicine in her hand, scooped a mouthful of it, blew on it a few times, and handed it to her lips.

Pei Jingxu saw this and her eyes showed some obvious panic: "Thank you, sir, no, it's not necessary, I can do it myself!"

As he spoke, Pei Jingxu reached out to take the medicine bowl in his hand.

The hand holding the medicine bowl raised slightly, and the woman "accidentally" grabbed the man's wrist.

The solid, cool force could easily feel the man's wrist bones and veins.

The hand holding the medicine bowl stiffened slightly, Rong Jianxue's eyes froze, and the medicine in the bowl trembled a little.

As if he had touched some boiling magma, Pei Jingxu reacted immediately and let go of his wrist in panic.

She lowered her head and said in a weak voice, "Sir, I can do it myself..."

Rong Jianxue's eyes moved, her long eyelashes drooped, and she held the medicine spoon firmly in her hand.

He didn't speak, but his movements didn't change either.

Pei Jingxu's cheeks flushed when she saw this. She had no choice but to raise her head slightly and drink up the medicine in Rong Jianxue's medicine spoon.

The bitter taste began to spread from the tip of her tongue, so bitter that she closed her eyes and shrank her neck.

His tightly furrowed brows relaxed a little, and his cold eyes softened. He scooped another spoonful of medicine, blew on it, and handed it to her mouth again.

Pei Jingxu looked distressed: "Sir, can we wait a little longer..."

Pei Jingxu didn't say the rest of the words.

Because she saw the man's calm eyes falling calmly on her moist lips.

Pei Jingxu shivered suddenly and said nothing more. He lowered his head and took another sip.

Seeing this, Jiang Hui pulled Hongyao out of the bedroom and very "considerately" closed the door.

The medicine was very bitter, but she had just pinched her nose and drank it all in one gulp.

Now Rong Jianxue fed her one spoonful at a time, and the bitterness of the medicine filled the root of her tongue. It was much more painful than if she drank it herself!

——I don’t know if it was Pei Jingxu’s illusion, but she always felt that Rong Jianxue’s approach was more like a slow and measured “punishment”.

The man was dressed in a bright red official robe, sitting proudly and elegantly in front of her bed. The red robe was so bright that it even made her pale face look a little redder.

Until the bowl of medicine was finally finished.

Pei Jingxu felt as if he had been tortured, and the root of his tongue was extremely bitter.

Just as she was about to say something, Rong Jianxue's voice was cold and quiet: "Open your mouth."

"Ah?" Pei Jingxu was subconsciously puzzled.

It was at this moment that Rong Jianxue put the thing in his hand into Pei Jingxu's mouth.

The sweet and sour refreshing taste is like preserved fruit.

Pei Jingxu was stunned for a moment, the final bitterness was overwhelmed by the sour and sweet feeling. She nodded slightly towards Rong Jianxue: "Thank you, sir."

Rong Jianxue didn't say anything until the bitterness in her mouth dissipated, and Pei Jingxu's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, her face turning rosy.

She raised her eyes and looked at him: "My lord, is there anything you want to tell me?"

The woman's eyes were as clear as the water in a spring pond.

Rong Jianxue pursed her lips slightly.

He did have something to ask her.

"Did you leave anything behind in the East Courtyard yesterday?"

He asked this, his eyes cold and emotionless.

Pei Jingxu looked bewildered, his mouth stuffed with preserved fruit, like a squirrel hiding its food. "What is that?"

Rong Jianxue's throat rolled up and down, and he looked at her with an unclear expression.

Those two words were stuck in his throat. He tried to speak, but no sound came out.

He actually wanted to ask her why she left such an important bellyband in his bedroom.

This matter was very unusual. If it had happened in the past, he would have had reason to suspect that she had some purpose or intention.

But those words that sounded like "interrogation" became a reminder when they came to his mouth.

"Did you leave anything behind in the East Courtyard yesterday?"

It seemed to give her room to think.

Rong Jianxue frowned slightly, not knowing why he changed the question.

She told him more than once that without solid evidence, such questioning was like an interrogation.

——She should be unhappy.

Seeing her bewildered look, Rong Jianxue pursed her lips and said, "Something on you."

The inexplicable hint left Pei Jingxu a little confused.

She blinked and changed the candied fruit in her mouth. The other cheek was puffed up, still cute.

"I really don't remember. My Lord, you can tell me directly." Pei Jingxu paused and said seriously, "Or do you suspect that I deliberately left something in the East Courtyard?"

The Buddhist beads on the wrist bones jingled softly.

for a long time.

It was Rong Jianxue who spoke again.

"Nothing, nothing important, I just misremembered it."

He suppressed all his doubts and questions.

Maybe the doctor just forgot when he changed her clothes.

Maybe she was in so much pain that she forgot to take it with her.

Or maybe, there is some other reason.

In short, it is understandable that she forgot about it for a while since she was injured so seriously.

On the contrary, if he was aggressive and tried to get to the bottom of things, he would make her unhappy.

Hearing Rong Jianxue say this, Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and suppressed the smile on his lips.

She did plan to leave the bellyband in Rong Jianxue's bedroom, and she also knew that the appearance of a bellyband was too strange and abrupt.

If Rong Jianxue really questioned her, she would naturally think of an answer to deal with it.

But the current situation is the result that makes Pei Jingxu most satisfied.

The gods and Buddhas voluntarily put away their fiery eyes and golden pupils, just like wolves putting away their sharp claws.

——That is a sign that the wolves are being domesticated.

Just when Pei Jingxu was about to say something, Jiang Hui's hurried voice came from outside the door.

"Master! The Crown Prince is here! He said he has something urgent to discuss with the Second Lady!"