Chapter 17 She fell straight into his arms…
Back at the hot spring, De Shun was helping the Crown Prince undress.
Yun Kui couldn't help but glance over there; the Crown Prince had just taken off his last undergarment.
Under the hazy mist, the man's tall and strong figure slowly came into view. Bandages tightly wrapped his lean body. Although his waist was narrow, his muscles were all bulging and strong. The veins on his body were like taut strings, making people itch to pluck them.
The prince seemed to hear something and quickly went into the water, submerging most of his body in the steaming pool.
Yun Kui regretted being summoned by Physician Liang earlier; otherwise, she would have been the one to undress the Crown Prince.
Although she had changed the Crown Prince's dressings and slept with him, she hadn't seen any of the places she was curious about. She was afraid the Crown Prince would be tired, so she always took off her outer skirt when she served him, letting him have all the benefits. The only time she tasted pleasure was in the Crown Prince's dream! She didn't get to touch anything and almost lost her life because of that dream. Who could she complain to?
Yun Kui clenched the medicinal oil in her hand; thankfully, she still had this.
"After the prince finishes washing, I'll apply the medicated oil to his body several times, making sure to cover every inch of his body! Hehe."
Upon hearing her thoughts, the prince's forehead veins bulged.
Yun Kui stood by, not hearing a summons, and went over to offer help. However, the usually polite Eunuch Cao was unwilling to let her get involved, and gave a high-sounding reason: "His Highness prefers quiet, and doesn't need too many people to serve him during his medicinal bath. We servants and Deshun are enough here. Miss, please rest first."
His Highness is completely naked; if an assassin were to secretly poison the water or use a poisoned weapon to slash his flesh, it would be virtually impossible to defend against.
Yun Kui felt uneasy, as she sensed that Eunuch Cao was not as warm towards her as before.
In the past, when there was an opportunity to serve him closely, Eunuch Cao was always happy to push her toward the Crown Prince. But today, he seemed to be avoiding her at every turn. Could it be that he has discovered something?
But the Empress's secret medicine was given to her secretly by Granny Qin, and the two palace maids and eunuchs who tried to bribe her also came very discreetly, so they should not have been seen by anyone.
Furthermore, if it were truly discovered that she was hiding poison and intending to harm the Crown Prince, given the way the Crown Prince and Eunuch Cao dealt with assassins, she wouldn't be standing here unharmed.
If we don't need her, then we don't need her! She had followed us from Chengguang Palace here, walking for a long time in the cold wind, and her lower abdomen was still a little uncomfortable.
She peered intently into the pool and saw His Highness the Crown Prince sitting quietly with his eyes closed, his arms outstretched at his sides. The amber water was above his chest, and the mist swirling around the surface obscured everything.
"So stingy."
"Never mind, let's look at something else... Hmm, his Adam's apple is quite masculine, and his fingers are so long, no wonder he could grab me so easily... His arms are also very strong; people who wield swords and spears are definitely different..."
The prince's expression changed repeatedly. He silently sank deeper into the water, then withdrew his arms. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he shouted sternly, "All irrelevant persons, step back!"
Cao Yuanlu was about to wash the crown prince when he was startled by the sudden shout.
The three people in the hall looked at each other in bewilderment. Cao Yuanlu and Deshun were to serve the Crown Prince during his medicinal bath, so the only "unauthorized personnel" the Crown Prince mentioned could be...
Cao Yuanlu and his apprentice both looked at Yun Kui.
Yun Kui: ...Okay, she can leave.
But now that she's gone, who will apply the ointment to the prince?
Cao Yuanlu realized this, and with a smile like a tiger, he stepped forward and took the medicated oil from her hand, saying, "Miss, please leave this task to me."
Yun Kui was a little disappointed, but even if she went to apply the ointment to the prince, this stingy man probably wouldn't let her take the opportunity to enjoy it. She would have to go up and serve him in a miserable manner, and most likely she would get a scolding.
As she retreated to the corridor, the accountant looked over with schadenfreude and whispered, "Doesn't His Highness the Crown Prince dote on you? Why doesn't he let you serve him during his bath?"
Yun Kui didn't really want to talk to her. "Your Highness prefers quiet."
The accountant smiled to himself. It seemed that everyone was treated similarly. His Highness the Crown Prince didn't favor her much. He just didn't like having her around.
Yun Kui was too lazy to bother with her little schemes; she was happy to have some peace and quiet since she didn't have to serve anyone.
The corridor was chilly, unlike the warm and cozy atmosphere inside the hall. The cold wind seeped into her body, and after standing there for only a short while, the discomfort in her lower abdomen became obvious again.
However, she couldn't leave the Crown Prince's side without permission, and Eunuch Cao was busy inside. There was no one to inform her, so she couldn't make decisions on her own and had to endure it for the time being.
The prince soaked in the medicinal bath for a full hour. After he got up, Cao Yuanlu wanted to wipe his body with medicinal oil, but the prince thought of something and coldly refused: "No need, change your clothes."
The medicated oil was just a pretext for Liang Jin; it didn't really work for him, but it was better than nothing.
Hearing the commotion inside the hall, knowing that the Crown Prince had finished his medicinal bath, the steward immediately straightened his back and perked up.
The crown prince, dressed in a black robe, walked out of the hall without looking to either side. However, as soon as he reached the corridor, a person fell straight into his arms.
Despite his serious injuries, the prince was quick to react, grabbing the man's wrist and pinning him tightly in front of him.
Cao Yuanlu, standing beside him, hadn't even seen who it was when his urgent shout rang out: "Assassins! Protect His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Qin Ge, Luo Zhang, and other guards below the steps immediately drew their swords. The crowd, unaware of the situation, scattered in fright after hearing Cao Yuanlu say there were assassins.
Only the accountant closest to Yun Kui saw what happened clearly. She gritted her teeth and stared at the little girl who threw herself into her arms, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
That vixen! She only knows how to use such despicable means to seduce His Highness the Crown Prince!
The prince was familiar with the soft touch and faint floral scent of the person in front of him.
He thought she had chosen this moment to attack him, but when he looked down, he saw a weak and pale face, with long, fine eyelashes covering her tightly closed eyes and her lips devoid of color.
She actually fainted.
Qin Ge was a military general with extremely nimble skills. In the blink of an eye, his long sword was already pressed against Yun Kui's neck, and a thin red bloodstain instantly appeared on her fair and flawless skin.
At the same time, a soft groan came from the prince's arms.
Cao Yuanlu boldly stepped forward to take a look, and only then did he see the assassin's face clearly, "Yun Kui?"
The crown prince stared at the pale little face and ordered in a deep voice, "Step back."
This was said to Qin Ge.
Qin Ge obeyed and sheathed his weapon, but his eyes remained fixed on the woman, fearing that she might feign unconsciousness and take the opportunity to assassinate her.
The Crown Prince then said, "Summon Physician Liang."
Cao Yuanlu hesitated for a moment, then beckoned down to two eunuchs who immediately stepped forward to carry the unconscious woman in the prince's arms back into the palace.
After all, this woman was suspected of assassination, so this was the kind of treatment she deserved.
Before the two eunuchs could even approach, the prince had already carried the person into the palace.
It was getting late, and Physician Zheng, being quite old, had already left the palace. Liang Jin and several other physicians remained at the hot spring palace to take care of the prince in case of any unexpected situations during his medicinal bath.
Just as the Crown Prince finished his bath, Liang Jin was carrying his medicine box and preparing to leave the palace when someone from the Crown Prince's side came to invite him. He was alarmed, thinking that something had happened to the Crown Prince, so he rushed over, only to find that the Crown Prince's favorite maid had fainted.
Upon receiving the Crown Prince's order, Liang Jin dared not be perfunctory and hurriedly stepped forward to take Yun Kui's pulse.
After a moment of careful consideration, Liang Jin frowned.
Crown Prince: "How is it?"
Liang Jin was hesitant and dared not look directly into the Crown Prince's dark eyes. He lowered his eyes and replied, "Your Highness, if I am not mistaken, this young lady must have ingested a large amount of cooling medicine and stood in the corridor for a long time, which caused the cold to invade her body, resulting in unbearable abdominal pain and causing her to fall into a coma."
The Crown Prince's expression darkened slightly: "A cooling medicine?"
He was unaware of the uses of cooling medicines, but Cao Yuanlu, who was beside him, had witnessed much infighting in the harem and knew a little about the methods of using drugs to induce abortion. Hearing Liang Jin say this, Cao Yuanlu glanced at the bed with a complicated expression, "Your Highness, cooling medicines in the palace are mostly used to induce abortion."
As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly turned somber.
The prince's expression turned icy cold almost instantly, and a sinister and ruthless killing intent gleamed in his dark eyes.
She only went to Kunning Palace today, so the abortion pill could only have been given to her by the Empress.
But the Crown Prince didn't hear any of her complaints about the Empress, and probably didn't know that she had taken an abortion pill.
She was the Empress's person, and the Empress wanted her to be used for her own purposes, but she would not allow her to give birth to the Crown Prince's child, even though she had never been favored by the Empress. Just in case, she still had to drink the abortion medicine.
The Crown Prince suppressed the fierceness in his eyes, and after a long while, he coldly ordered, "Take the person back to Chengguang Palace."
...
Yun Kui had a dream.
To be precise, I must have seen a dream.
In the dream, it was a battlefield filled with smoke and blood, with arrows flying like rain, heading straight for a general in black iron armor on horseback.
A thousand arrows pierce the heart in an instant.
The general on horseback, covered in blood, collapsed to the ground with a thud. Instantly, blood splattered everywhere, dust flew up, and the sounds of crying, cheering, fighting, and clashing weapons filled the air in a chaotic mess.
In the chaos, Yun Kui saw the face of the person who had fallen to the ground.
When she opened her eyes again, she was greeted by a dim light. Perhaps because she hadn't been exposed to candlelight for a long time, her eyes were a little sore. After blinking to calm down, she could see that the ceiling above her was a canopy with a sapphire blue and gold bat pattern.
It was actually the Crown Prince's sleeping quarters!
Yun Kui tried hard to recall everything that happened before she fainted. She was driven out of the main hall by the Crown Prince and forced to retreat to the corridor. The abdominal pain that had plagued her all day was aggravated by the cold wind, and she broke out in a cold sweat. Finally, she could not bear it any longer and fainted.
Oh right, it seems he hit someone before he fainted.
Yun Kui stared at the top of the tent, her heart pounding. After catching her breath, she slowly turned her head to look at her side.
Sure enough, she not only slept on the Crown Prince's bed, but also next to his pillow.
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