Chapter 60: The Little Prince is Moved by Jiangnan 2
Outside the door.
The young girl, clad only in a thin veil, stood in the moonlight, the silver light casting a glow on her body, even her hair stained with a fluorescent glow. At the sound of the palace door opening, Luo Qingling slowly raised her drooping eyelids. Her eyes, watery and her brows like willow leaves, now gazed at him with tender affection.
"Luo...Madam?"
Stunned by the scene before him, Qin Yanheng's thin lips parted slightly, and for a long time, he uttered only this one sentence. He stared at Luo Qingling with wide eyes and tilted his head, but before his gaze touched her body, he suddenly turned his head away, his eyes wandering from sky to ground.
This isn't right. He and Luo Qingling shouldn't... shouldn't have reached this point yet. Although he doesn't reject her and they usually get along very well, that doesn't mean she can come to him so blatantly in a gauze dress!
It’s not that it’s not possible, but that it’s not suitable!
The man was unmarried and the woman was unmarried. If the news got out, how would others view her? He didn't care. No one dared to damage the reputation of the royal family. He was just afraid of Luo Qingling...
Qin Yanheng frowned, wanting to say something to Luo Qingling, but he dared not move his gaze to her, not even to her eyes. Those watery almond-shaped eyes always looked at him with a bewildering gaze. Although she was only wearing a thin gauze, he didn't know why he always felt that Luo Qingling was more beautiful and playful than charming.
It didn't look like a monster that came to seduce him, but rather like a fairy elk that had strayed into the human world, begging him to take it in for a night.
"Madam Luo, what is it that brings you to me——"
The voice stopped abruptly, and a sweet breath came to my face.
Qin Yanheng looked at the furry head in his arms, his head buzzing. He couldn't help but open his eyes wide and raised his hands that were hanging at his sides in the air.
He wanted to hug her, Qin Yanheng thought.
The palace door was half open, the moonlight was like water, and the two people's hair was entangled in the wind.
Qin Yanheng couldn't explain what he was thinking. He only knew that from the moment he saw Luo Qingling, he wanted to carry her into the palace...
Despise all living beings and be contaminated by the mundane world.
He was an adult man, and of course he knew why he was so passionate at times, especially when facing Luo Qingling. That brutal power always fled in his body, with nowhere to vent, and he could no longer bear it.
Besides, Qin Yanheng is not a person who can endure things. His nature is to be unrestrained, flamboyant and casual.
Tonight he finally realized that his whole body was calling out to Luo Qingling.
Except her, no one else in this world can do it!
Qin Yanheng chuckled and hugged Luo Qingling back, resting his chin on her shoulder and breathing in the fragrance of her hair deeply. However, he did not dare to hold her tightly in his arms, for fear that his body's reaction would scare her.
"Have you made up your mind? Tomorrow morning, I will send a letter back to the palace, requesting an imperial decree. I will write whatever you desire. Hundreds of cities, thousands of miles of gold, whatever you desire, I will give you."
"Qin Yanheng has everything except the backyard."
He always has to take responsibility.
Qin Yanheng's tone was firm, his eyes full of smiles.
Tonight, a problem that had troubled him for months was finally solved, and he felt as comfortable and relaxed as if he were soaking in a hot spring.
He slowly let go of Luo Qingling, lowered his eyes to look at her and was about to say something, but he saw the person in his arms standing there in a daze, staring straight up at him, but not looking up.
Qin Yanheng's heart, which had been beating wildly just now, suddenly fell to the bottom, and his whole body trembled.
She is definitely not Luo Qingling!
Oh no! It was all his fault for being so blinded by his evil intentions that he failed to notice the unusual presence of the person before him. It turned out to be a demon, disguised as Luo Qingling to test him! Luo Qingling was definitely in grave danger, and he needed to find a way to quickly deal with the demon before him.
At the moment, he hadn't figured out how the demon had disguised itself as Luo Qingling, so he absolutely couldn't expose the illusion. Thinking of this, Qin Yanheng curled his lips and decided to play along. He picked up "Luo Qingling" and held her in his arms with one hand, leading them straight to the inner hall.
Huh.
This monster pretended to be quite good, just like he was holding Luo Qingling himself, which made him feel addicted. Qin Yanheng felt a little refreshed in his heart, and couldn't help but smile.
The inner hall door was still open, and beyond the folding screen, a bed covered in soft bedding came into view. The white gauze on the bed was about to fall, with half of the gauze curtain hanging to the ground. The person in his arms unconsciously shrank inward, trying to burrow deeper into his embrace. Qin Yanheng lowered his eyes slightly to look at her, his eyes dark, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
How great it would be if she was really Luo Qingling... But she is not, and Luo Qingling will not lower her own status.
Qin Yanheng's face turned cold where the monster in his arms couldn't see him.
He stood in front of the bed and threw the person onto the quilt. The latter whimpered and half-lying on the bed, looking up at Qin Yanheng with tears in her eyes, which made people feel pity. However, the boy who was flirting with her just now was looking down at her condescendingly, with his legs slightly apart, trapping her completely on the bed.
Qin Yanheng slowly leaned down, one hand supporting Luo Qingling's face, the other hand pinching her chin and slowly stroking it. He slowly scanned Luo Qingling's body from bottom to top, and then stopped his gaze on her face, his eyes burning.
"Why are you dressed so... coolly tonight?" Qin Yanheng raised his chin, narrowed his eyes slightly, and brushed the back of his hand across "Luo Qingling's" cheek, gradually moving down and stopping at the chest.
While doing this, he did not miss any expression on her face.
However, the monster under him couldn't speak, so he could only be forced to look back at Qin Yanheng with his face half raised. He sneered and suddenly put his face in front of "Luo Qingling", their noses touching and their lips an inch apart.
Their eyes met, and Qin Yanheng said coldly, "Who are you?"
The monster under him suddenly jumped up, trying to escape from Qin Yanheng's control, but the latter had already stuck the talisman paper on her chest at some point. At this moment, the monster could not move at all and could only let Qin Yanheng manipulate it.
"Where is she?"
The dagger was pressed against his neck. The monster blinked and pretended not to understand.
Qin Yanheng didn't want to fight the demon. He formed a hand seal with his right hand, trying to force the person beneath him to reveal themselves, but the demon suddenly vanished, leaving only a thin veil on the bed. He looked down at Wen Yu, who had suddenly slipped from his grasp. After a moment's hesitation, he rushed towards the palace where Luo Qingling was.
At the same time, there is a hot spring in the palace.
His consciousness gradually blurred, and Luo Qingling slowly slid down the edge of the pool with his back against it. His eyelids were too heavy to lift, and his hands and feet were weak. He could only let the blood submerge his whole body until he could no longer breathe.
There was a dense darkness in front of her. Just when Luo Qingling thought she was about to die, a figure appeared on the glazed tiles of the palace and rushed straight towards her, shouting as he ran.
"Luo Qingling!"
"Luo Qingling, wake up, don't sleep!"
Qin Yanheng shouted loudly and quickened his pace to fly in front of her.
He just made hand gestures and cast a spell, knelt on one knee and slapped his palm downwards. The blood in the pool suddenly rose to a person's height. Qin Yanheng took the opportunity to throw out a talisman paper, and the splashing red water suddenly slapped to another place and all sprinkled on the grass beside the hot spring.
Unexpectedly, this red water seemed to have life, continuously emerging from the bottom of the pool and instantly spreading to Luo Qingling's waist.
Seeing this, Qin Yanheng knelt on his knees beside the hot spring pool, pulled the person out of the pool with one hand, and then quickly took off his brocade robe and draped it over Luo Qingling's shoulders. He didn't care about the evil water in the pool, and just carried Luo Qingling into the hall.
Qiu Lai, the maid who rushed over after hearing the noise, was standing at the palace gate. When she saw the scene before her, she was stunned.
The young man's white clothes were disheveled. The brocade robe that only a prince could wear was now draped over Lady Luo, wrapping her up tightly with only her head exposed.
Looking closely, the jade crown on the boy's head was a little crooked, and a few strands of black hair were wet and stuck to his shoulders. Looking further down, his wife Luo's face was flushed and her expression was blurred. She was curled up in the boy's arms, with her half-wet long hair hanging down.
When did Prince Rong An…enter the palace? He even brazenly carried Lady Luo out of the hot springs. How disgraceful!
Qiulai thought about what other people had been saying these days, and the unhappiness on his face was particularly obvious.
Although Prince Rong'an and his wife hadn't broken the ice yet, in the eyes of everyone in the capital, they had long been "engaged." Even so, no matter how anxious Prince Rong'an was, he shouldn't have been so reckless! How could he, without proper authority, just barge into his wife's chambers and behave like that in the hot springs? He simply had no regard for her reputation!
"Guard the palace gate and don't let anyone in." Qin Yanheng walked towards the bedroom with a cold face and casually ordered Qiu Lai.
Qiulai was personally selected by the Queen Mother, and Qin Yanheng trusted him.
"Your Highness, you must not—"
Qiu Lai opened his arms and blocked Qin Yanheng's way, risking his life to stop him from carrying his wife into the bedroom: "Madam Luo is still married, Your Highness, you are ruining her by doing this!"
The demon hadn't been dealt with yet, so Qin Yanheng didn't have time to explain to Qiu Lai. He wasn't one to talk too much with others. He just glanced at Qiu Lai, walked past her, and went straight into the room. He gently placed Luo Qingling on the bed.
Under the light, Qin Yanheng had a gentle expression. His subordinate Wen Yu was only wearing a small piece of clothing with his coat draped over him. Luo Qingling was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, as if he was in a nightmare and couldn't wake up.
Seeing Luo Qingling's flushed cheeks, he raised his hand and brushed her forehead, which was covered with sweat. Feeling that something was wrong, Qin Yanheng quickly found Luo Qingling's hand and placed two fingers on her wrist.
His pulse was disordered, and it felt like two streams of air, one ice and one fire, were flowing in his body - Luo Qingling had a high fever.
We can't delay any longer.
Qin Yanheng called Qiulai over and had someone dry Luo Qingling and change her clothes. He then left through the stained glass window of her bedroom to find the imperial physician.
A moment later, the imperial physician followed Qin Yanheng carrying a medicine box. The two of them stepped over the threshold and walked quickly into the bedroom.
Luo Qingling lay in bed, her brow furrowed, taking deep breaths. Her head tilted to her shoulder, as if she had had a nightmare, and she whimpered from time to time. Qin Yanheng's heart sank, and he walked over to sit beside her, putting his hand to her forehead to check her temperature.
Even hotter than before...
"Doctor Sun, come and take a look at why she has a fever." Qin Yanheng motioned Doctor Sun, who was standing behind the screen, to come forward.
Doctor Sun placed the medicine box on the table, took out a pure white handkerchief from it, and then placed the handkerchief on Luo Qingling's wrist and stretched out two fingers to feel his pulse.
Qiu Lai stood aside, looking at Doctor Sun with a worried look on his face. The three people in the room were silent, with only the sound of Luo Qingling twisting her body in discomfort.
"Don't be afraid, the monster is gone, just sleep peacefully." Qin Yanheng lifted the strands of hair that were stuck to Luo Qingling's face and said in a low voice.
At this moment, Imperial Physician Sun put away his handkerchief, stood up, saluted Qin Yanheng, and reported with his head bowed, "In reply to Prince Rong'an, Madam Luo must have caught a cold from exhaustion from traveling and taking advantage of the late night and heavy dew to soak in the hot springs. I will prescribe a few prescriptions to reduce the fever temporarily, and I will continue the diagnosis tomorrow morning."
Qin Yanheng nodded and waved his hand to let Doctor Sun leave.
It seemed that Imperial Physician Sun could not diagnose any illness, but Qin Yanheng intuitively felt that this matter was closely related to a monster. If he wanted to wake Luo Qingling up, he would have to find the monster and ask it some questions.
The best way to catch monsters is...
Use the same old trick again.
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