Night falls.
After drinking the medicine, Xuanyuan Zhan lay in bed unable to fall asleep.
It's probably because she's not used to sleeping in the same bed.
I wonder if Su Xuening is used to being alone in Linshui Pavilion?
Thinking of Su Xuening made it even harder for Xuan Yuanzhan to sleep. He raised his hand and gently touched the tooth mark on her shoulder, and the image of a pair of black and white figures popped into his mind again.
The little black man looked disdainful: "Don't think I don't know that the reason you're willing to go back to the palace with Xuanyuan Peng today is because you're afraid that if you go back to the Holy King's Mansion, the girl there will treat you and apply medicine, thus exposing the tooth mark on your shoulder, right?"
The young man seemed to have his secret exposed, and said awkwardly, "I don't want her to know yet!"
The little black man frowned: "Why wouldn't you want to? Didn't you always want to test whether she was really the girl from the cold pool? Isn't this bite mark the best opportunity to test her?"
“There are many ways to test someone, but it’s foolish to expose the teeth marks.” The little white man irritably ran his hand through his balding hair.
The little black man's eye twitched violently: "What's stupid about it?"
The little white man, sporting dark circles under his eyes, said miserably, "What if it's not true? Then there will be a barrier between us."
The little black man rolled his eyes: "Aren't you ridiculous? That's something that's already happened. Just because you don't want her to know doesn't mean there's no barrier between you. What you're doing is deception!"
The little white man was in great pain, struggling desperately: "I know, so I want to wait until our relationship is stronger, maybe when she finds out the truth..."
Before the little white man could finish speaking, the little black man interrupted him coldly: "Stop deceiving yourself. No matter how solid the bond is, it will only make her more heartbroken. Besides, she might just be that girl from the Cold Pool. Wouldn't that make everything better?"
The little white man looked helpless: "You're thinking too simply. If she were that girl from the cold pool, it would be even worse."
Things were far more complicated than he had imagined. They would face even more challenges, and their relationship would only become more precarious!
Seeing that he couldn't make up his mind no matter how much he talked, the little black man said coldly, "You want to remove the teeth marks and cover up everything from the past?"
"I didn't!" the little white man retorted guiltily.
"Foolish!" the little black man snapped angrily. "Burying yourselves in the sand won't save your relationship; it will only make things worse!"
The white man stroked his balding head again: "I didn't mean to cover up the truth. Give me a few more days, I'll sort things out and then talk to her."
Little Black Man: "I think you just don't want to talk."
Little white man: "I didn't!"
The two little figures, one black and one white, started fighting as they were talking.
Xuanyuan Zhan grabbed the blanket and pulled it over his head in anguish.
Wait a little longer, wait a few more days, let him think carefully about how to tell her these things, and then he will explain the truth to her!
Meanwhile, at the Holy King's Mansion, Linshui Pavilion.
Because Xuan Yuanzhan wasn't there, Su Xuening slept alone in that big bed tonight.
Su Xuening was somewhat worried about Xuan Yuanzhan's injuries, but considering the many imperial physicians in the palace and Xuan Yuanpeng's concern for him, she was sure they would take good care of him.
They had finally managed to set a trap for Su Renyi, but if Xuan Yuanpeng were to protect Su Renyi, their entire plan would be in vain.
Under no circumstances should Su Renyi be allowed to escape danger so easily. According to the Dowager Consort, Xuan Yuanzhan is very likely to influence Xuan Yuanpeng's thoughts. The outcome will depend on Xuan Yuanzhan.
And then there's Mother. I wonder if she's awake yet. If she wakes up and can testify that Su Huiyan and Su Renyi imprisoned her, and then produce the real military token to expose the fake one they have, then Su Huiyan and Su Renyi are doomed!
Su Xuening spent the whole night thinking about this and that, and didn't get much sleep at all.
The next morning, she got up, changed her clothes, and went to see Madam Bai: "Mother."
When Lady Bai saw her, she immediately beamed with joy: "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Come and eat with your mother."
Su Xuening ate breakfast with Lady Bai before saying, "Your Highness is worried about me and would like to go to the palace to see you."
Bai laughed: "If that brat knew you were thinking about him, he'd be ecstatic. Let's go see him together."
After changing her clothes, Lady Bai entered the palace with Su Xuening.
Chengqian Palace.
Xuanyuan Peng had just finished court and was visiting Xuanyuan Zhan in the side hall.
Hang Yuqing brought over the medicinal soup, preparing to serve Xuan Yuanzhan his medicine.
"Let me do it." Xuanyuan Peng took the medicine and was about to personally feed it to Xuanyuan Zhan.
Xuanyuan Zhan couldn't possibly drink the medicine that was brought to his lips: "I'll do it myself!"
He's not that delicate. He doesn't need to be fed medicine. He hasn't been fed anything since he was three years old.
Xuanyuan Peng rarely got close to him, and originally wanted to show off by personally feeding him the medicine, but he didn't expect that the kid wouldn't appreciate it at all!
Just as Xuanyuan Zhan was about to sit up and drink his medicine, a little eunuch ran in: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Holy Princess and the Holy Consort have arrived."
Upon hearing that Bai Shi and Su Xuening had arrived, Xuan Yuanzhan immediately collapsed back down.
"Let them in quickly." Xuan Yuanpeng was also somewhat excited when he heard that Bai Shi had arrived.
"Yes." The little eunuch ran out and soon brought Bai Shi and Su Xuening in.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." As soon as she entered the room, Su Xuening bowed to Xuan Yuanpeng.
Xuanyuan Peng stared intently at Bai Shi, not even sparing Su Xuening a glance, before raising his hand towards her.
Su Xuening then got up and looked at Xuan Yuanzhan on the bed.
Xuan Yuanzhan was also looking at her. The two exchanged a glance, as if they had a thousand words to say to each other.
"Ya'er, you're here!" Xuanyuan Peng held a bowl of medicine and looked at Bai Shi expectantly, "I'm feeding Zhan'er medicine."
As Xuanyuan Peng spoke, he scooped up another spoonful of medicine to feed Xuanyuan Zhan, who immediately frowned in disgust.
Bai Shi understood Xuan Yuanzhan's little scheme perfectly well, and chimed in, "He's so grown up now, why would he need you to feed him medicine?"
As Bai spoke, she winked at Xuanyuan Peng.
Xuanyuan Peng, however, did not understand Bai Shi's meaning and insisted on feeding him the medicine himself: "It's alright, he's injured and it's inconvenient for him to get up, I'll feed him..."
Xuan Yuanzhan, his face dark, gave Xuan Yuanpeng a meaningful look, his eyes practically twitching from the effort. Only then did Xuan Yuanpeng understand, cursing the brat inwardly before handing the medicine bowl to Su Xuening: "It really isn't appropriate, Zhan's wife, please feed him."
Seeing that Xuanyuan Peng had gotten on the right track, the mother and son both breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, I was smart for once.
"Yes." Su Xuening took the medicine bowl and stood by the bed.
Seeing that Xuanyuan Peng was still huddled on the edge of the bed, Bai deliberately said, "Let's go outside and talk."
"Alright." Being alone with Bai Shi was exactly what Xuan Yuanpeng wanted.
The two went out together. Before leaving, Bai also called Zong Jiu and the others away.
As Xuanyuan Zhan watched Bai Shi's retreating figure, the corners of his lips unconsciously turned up.
No one knows a son better than his mother; Bai Fuya truly understands him!
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