The main house of Linshui Pavilion.
Su Xuening had just taken a bath and changed into her nightgown when Bihe and Lülian were wringing her hair. Xuan Yuanzhan then went back to his room.
"Your Highness." Upon seeing Xuan Yuanzhan return, Bihe and Lülian quickly bowed.
Su Xuening felt flustered when she saw Xuan Yuanzhan return to the main house, but she still got up and bowed to Xuan Yuanzhan, saying, "Your Highness."
Xuanyuan Zhan reached out to help her up and instructed Bihe and Lülian, "You may all leave."
"Yes." The two dared not disobey and bowed as they withdrew.
After the two left, Xuan Yuanzhan took Su Xuening's hand and sat her down on the edge of the bed.
Su Xuening was so nervous that she tried to break free from his hand several times, but she didn't move. However, her heart was pounding.
He's going to stay in the main house again tonight, what am I going to do?
Thinking about what they did last night, Su Xuening inexplicably began to feel hot again. As soon as the thought arose, she immediately began to silently recite the Heart-Cleansing Mantra.
Oh no, I really hope nothing goes wrong at this time!
Xuanyuan Zhan didn't have so many thoughts on this. He pulled Su Xuening to sit on the edge of the bed and began to stare at her face again.
Su Xuening felt her face flush under his gaze, and looked up at him, saying, "Is Your Highness looking at the injury on my face?"
She had just taken a shower, and apart from the burns, there was nothing else on her face.
Xuanyuan Zhan did not deny it, and even took out a small box from his sleeve: "I went to see the imperial physician today and asked them to prepare a box of ointment for you. Try applying it first. If it doesn't work, we'll think of other methods."
Seeing the box of ointment, Su Xuening was somewhat surprised; he had actually gone to the imperial physician in a special way.
"Didn't Your Highness say you didn't care about the injury on my face?"
If she didn't care, why did she still go to the imperial physician to treat her injuries?
Xuanyuan Zhan raised an eyebrow noncommittally. He did not care that she had injuries on her face, but did he not care that it would conflict with treating her injuries?
"Why should others care about healing my injuries? Of course, I care most about my own face." Xuan Yuanzhan didn't care whether Su Xue wanted to be treated or not. He opened the medicine box and personally applied the medicine to her.
Xuan Yuanzhan carefully applied the medicine to her wound, afraid of hurting her: "Given Xuan Yuanyu's obsession with you, he won't let go of his obsession with you just because of this little injury on your face."
Su Xuening's eyes widened suddenly as she looked at Xuan Yuanzhan in disbelief.
He knows!
She never told anyone about her thoughts, not even Yun An.
He actually guessed what she was thinking!
Seeing the astonished expression on Su Xuening's face, Xuan Yuanzhan knew he was right. She really was refusing to treat the injury on her face because of Xuan Yuanyu!
He and Xuanyuan Yu were born on the same day, month, and year, and with such a background, they were mortal enemies since childhood. They were probably the people in this world who understood each other the most.
Because he knew Xuan Yuan Yu so well, he knew exactly how deep Xuan Yuan Yu's obsession with her was, and he would not let her go easily, even if she deliberately ruined her face.
Actually, he didn't expect her to be so resistant to Xuan Yuan Yu. In order not to marry Xuan Yuan Yu, she didn't hesitate to ruin her face and refuse to get treatment. She even volunteered to marry into the Holy King's Mansion to bring good luck. All of this was to avoid Xuan Yuan Yu.
Given Xuan Yuan Yu's status and position, most women would probably be vying to marry him, just like Zhao Zhenzhen and Su Feiling, who made such a scene over the position of Xuan Yuan Yu's principal wife.
If Su Xuening is willing to marry Xuan Yuan Yu, then the position of his principal wife should be given to her; no one can compete with her. Moreover, Xuan Yuan Yu will most likely inherit the throne in the future, which is why those two women are vying for the position of principal wife—what woman in the world doesn't want to be empress?
But she just didn't want to, avoiding Xuan Yuan Yu like the plague, not even the position of Empress could attract her, so what exactly did that guy Xuan Yuan Yu do to make her so resistant!
Thinking of Xuan Yuan Yu's shamelessness, Xuan Yuan Zhan suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for Su Xue Ning and unconsciously softened his voice to coax her, "Now that you've entered the Holy King's Mansion, you don't need to be afraid of him anymore. If he dares to bother you again, I'll beat him to a pulp!"
His protective words inexplicably made Su Xuening's nose sting with tears.
From her past life to the present, her father has passed away, her mother has disappeared, and she herself has been imprisoned. How long has it been since anyone understood her or cared for her like this!
Su Xuening stared blankly at Xuan Yuanzhan. His handsome face, so close to hers, showed no disgust, only indignation and heartache. His gray eyes held no falsehood, only seriousness and sincerity.
This person...
Su Xuening, who has never had any romantic experience, admits that this person has stirred her heart, but she also knows clearly that she has no right to be moved by him in this second life.
Right now, her most important priorities are survival and revenge—her own life! Her child's life! Her mother's life! and Yun'an's life!
And revenge! Revenge for myself! Revenge for my children! Revenge for Yun'an! Revenge for my father and mother! I'll take revenge for them all!
Su Xuening took a deep breath, suppressing the chaotic emotions in her heart: "I will do it myself."
Su Xuening reached for the medicine box, but Xuan Yuanzhan wouldn't let her: "Don't move, it'll be applied in a bit. This medicine won't hurt, will it?"
Xuan Yuanzhan carefully applied the medicine, afraid that it would hurt her wound, so he asked her questions while also rubbing it on his own hands.
"fine."
Su Xuening didn't want him to apply the medicine haphazardly, so she quickly spoke up.
"That's good." Xuan Yuanzhan then wiped her wounds with relief. "Let's try it first. I don't know if this medicine will work. If it doesn't, we'll find another doctor to take a look."
"Mmm," Su Xuening responded softly, not daring to look at him.
Soon, Xuan Yuanzhan finished wiping her face and stared at her wrist, saying, "I remember you also have an injury on your wrist."
Su Xuening felt a chill run down her spine and immediately became a little nervous. However, considering that quite some time had passed since she bathed, the red flowers clinging to the branches should have faded by now.
"I'll do it myself!" Even so, Su Xuening was still reluctant to expose her arms.
"It's alright, I'll do it." Without waiting for a reply, Xuan Yuanzhan took her hand and rolled up her sleeve.
The red flowers and branches that once adorned her smooth wrist had long since faded, leaving only the burn mark on her wrist.
Seeing that there was nothing on his wrist, Xuan Yuanzhan was somewhat disappointed.
However, he also knew that the red flowers only appeared when exposed to heat or when aroused, so it was normal that they weren't there now.
Xuan Yuanzhan began applying medicine to the wound on Su Xuening's arm.
Su Xuening gritted her teeth and frantically recited the Heart-Cleansing Mantra in her mind.
If red flowers bloom and branches intertwine on her wrist right now, then she's really doomed!
Xuanyuan Zhan also had wicked thoughts. He suddenly lowered his head and blew on the spot where she had applied the medicine.
The sudden tingling sensation in her arm made Su Xuening feel as if she had been electrocuted, and her whole body instantly froze.
The silent chanting of the Heart-Cleansing Mantra abruptly stopped, and my heart instantly became chaotic, thrashing wildly like a deer, while that familiar warmth surged up even more intensely.
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