Chapter 18 The murderer of Mrs. Lu
Originally, women were not allowed to enter men's bedrooms at will, but the situation was special now, and there were so many people accompanying them, so it was not a big deal.
Shen Qingtang came to Lu Jiuan's yard and saw a woman in green carrying a soup and trying to enter the bedroom to serve Lu Jiuan, but the woman was stopped by the guards before she walked into the door.
Who is this woman?
Shang Shijin immediately explained to Shen Qingtang: "Fourth Princess, this is the daughter of my sister, Gao Zhilan."
"Zhilan, come and meet the fourth princess." Shang Shijin shouted in a raised voice.
Gao Zhilan is only fifteen years old now. She is used to being spoiled at home and can't hide her thoughts.
She handed the soup to the guards and came to pay her respects to Shen Qingtang.
"Your servant greets the Fourth Princess."
Gao Zhilan heard the news that Shen Qingtang had come to the Lu Mansion before entering the yard. She came here on purpose.
She wanted to see what the woman who caused Brother An to be punished looked like.
The moment she saw Shen Qingtang, Gao Zhilan's eyes were full of surprise. Then she found that Shen Qingtang's body was intact and she didn't look injured at all.
Humph, isn't the Fourth Princess alive and well? It was Brother An who saved her!
Why did the Emperor punish Brother An?
Everyone in the imperial city knew that the Fourth Princess had a bad character. Was it necessary for Brother An to risk his life to protect her?
Shen Qingtang nodded slightly and walked around her into the house.
This woman was the murderer who killed Shang Shijin, and Shen Qingtang didn't want to give her a good face.
Gao Zhilan clenched her fists, humph, you think you're so great just because you're a princess!
When Lu Jiuan learned that Shen Qingtang came to see him, he was excited. Does this mean that the fourth princess is no longer angry with him?
He wanted to get up to greet Shen Qingtang, but he was too badly injured, so he had to give up in the end.
Shen Qingtang walked into the room and looked at him.
Lu Jiuan was lying on the bed at this moment, he quickly lowered his eyes, "I am impolite, please forgive me, the fourth princess."
"It doesn't matter, General Lu, just lie there."
Shen Qingtang said to Shang Shijin and others, "You go out first, I don't like to be disturbed."
"Yes, fourth princess."
Shang Shijin and others retreated and waited for Shen Qingtang in the yard.
Gao Zhilan stretched her neck to look into the room.
She hadn't seen Brother An for several days since she came to the Lu Mansion, and she hadn't even entered Brother An's room. The Fourth Princess actually went in as soon as she arrived, which made her so angry!
They were alone in the same room, and the Fourth Princess was really shameless. She was not afraid of ruining Brother An's reputation!
Inside the house.
Lu Jiuan was wearing a white inner garment, a single garment on the outside, and a thin quilt covering his body.
If Shen Qingtang hadn't come in to see him, he would be naked now.
Shen Qingtang walked over and sat on the edge of the bed. Lu Jiuan was so scared that he quickly moved inside.
Hiss!
Lu Jiuan frowned slightly. If he moved a little now, he would pull the wound on his body.
"Don't move." Shen Qingtang said softly.
Shen Qingtang's words were like an imperial decree to Lu Jiuan, and he stopped moving immediately.
"You are wearing so many clothes, aren't you afraid of getting suffocated?"
Shen Qingtang said as he reached out to lift the quilt.
Lu Jiuan was shocked, and now he had no choice but to move. He pressed Shen Qingtang's hand.
"Fourth Princess, you can't do that."
A smooth and delicate touch came from his hand, and Lu Jiuan's face showed an alluring blush.
He quickly withdrew his hand and pressed the quilt tightly: "Fourth, Fourth Princess, please forgive me, I didn't mean it."
[What do you mean by no? I just came here to see the injuries on your body.]
"I told you not to move."
Shen Qingtang exerted force with her hand, and the quilt was lifted and fell to the side.
She continued to reach out to Lu Jiuan's clothes.
Seeing this, Lu Jiuan ignored the wounds on his body and reluctantly moved to the bed. He sat up with difficulty, his terrified eyes as if Shen Qingtang was going to eat him.
"Fourth Princess, this is not right..."
"What are you afraid of? I won't eat you."
Shen Qingtang stared straight into his eyes, "Are you afraid that I will do something to you?"
"No, I don't think so." Lu Jiuan shook his head.
Shen Qingtang waved at him gently: "If you don't, come here."
"I just want to see the wounds on your body, I won't do anything to you."
"If you don't show me, I will stay here and won't leave."
Lu Jiuan: ...
He believed that the Fourth Princess would definitely do such a thing.
It's just...
"Fourth Princess, I'm worried that the wounds on my body will scare you. Do you really want to see them?"
"Yes." Shen Qingtang nodded. "Do you want to take them off by yourself, or do you want me to take them off for you?"
Lu Jiuan:...
Why does this sound so wrong?
"Your Highness, I'll do it myself."
It was the first time for Lu Jiuan to take off his clothes in front of a woman. His ears felt a little hot, and his fair face turned red visibly.
Lu Jiuan swallowed his saliva, his Adam's apple rolling up and down. He moved very slowly, raised his hand to pull the collar, and took off his clothes bit by bit.
Shen Qingtang thought Lu Jiuan was afraid of pain, so she waited for him patiently.
Gradually, all the wounds on Lu Jiuan's body were exposed to her sight.
His arms, chest, and back were all covered with crisscrossing whip wounds. His snow-white skin was beaten to pieces, revealing bright red flesh. The struggle just now caused the wounds to bleed again. The few red spots on his pants showed that his legs were also injured. The injuries on his back were the most serious. He could only lie down with difficulty.
[This is too heavy a blow. Does father want to beat you to death?]
Shen Qingtang's eyes were slightly red. He stretched out his hand to touch him but was afraid of hurting him, so he stopped in mid-air.
[It's all my fault. If I hadn't planned to escape, you wouldn't have been injured so badly.]
Lu Jiuan was secretly surprised. It turned out that the fourth princess was not captured by the assassin, but she wanted to escape on her own.
He should have thought of it earlier.
No wonder the fourth princess insisted on seeing his wounds, she must have felt guilty about him.
[If I had really managed to escape from the palace at that time, would you have really been beaten to death? ]
When thinking of this possibility, Shen Qingtang felt inexplicably flustered.
[It is none of my business if you die on the battlefield in the future, but if you die because of me, then even if I escape, I will not be at peace. ]
[This escape failed, I will run away next time, and you will always be implicated by me. ]
[After all, it is better for you to cut off your relationship with me. ]
"General Lu, it is me who implicated you."
Shen Qingtang took out the healing elixir that he had prepared long ago and put it aside.
"Take these medicines, it's my gift to you."
"Thank you for your concern, the Fourth Princess." Lu Jiuan smiled slightly, "It's my honor to protect the Fourth Princess."
"These injuries are nothing, I will recover soon."
Lu Jiuan couldn't bear to see Shen Qingtang in pain, he moved his arms and comforted him: "I have suffered more serious injuries than this before, it doesn't hurt at all for me."
Compared with the wounds, Lu Jiuan is now more worried that Shen Qingtang will cut off ties with him.
He still wants to continue to protect the Fourth Princess.
[Why are you so silly? ]
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