Chapter 430 Hu Shanxiang 21
One has to admit that his reaction stunned everyone for a moment. Only Hu Shanxiang, with her bloodied neck and wound, couldn't help but chuckle.
"Oh."
But her laughter sounded mostly bitter and sarcastic to others.
Zhu Zhanji resisted the urge to look at Hu Shanxiang. He was already thinking about how to comfort her after rescuing her. Then he heard that bastard Nie Xing still barking unyieldingly, "You've chosen the wrong person. I've long since severed all ties with her. She defected to the imperial court and is willing to be your running dog. She's also my enemy, Nie Xing. Kill her if you want!"
"ah--"
Sun Ruowei only felt a white light passing before her eyes. The immense pain made her scream subconsciously, and she fell to the ground, covering her pierced arm.
Zhu Zhanji looked at Nie Xing's uncontrollable expression and his subconsciously extended hand. He pulled out the bloody knife, stepped forward suddenly, turned over and kicked the knife out of Nie Xing's hand, and pulled Hu Shanxiang into his arms and held her tightly.
The closest Jinyiwei quickly kicked the knife away, and the others also rushed up. Four of them controlled Nie Xing's hands and feet, and the rest drew their knives and put them on his shoulders. If he moved, he would be killed immediately.
"call……"
Hu Shanxiang was held in the man's arms, his pounding heartbeat and long breathing filled her ears. After a long moment, she said, "How long do you plan to hold me? My neck hurts a little."
The strong arms finally relaxed, and Hu Shanxiang pulled her out of his embrace by her arm. When she looked up, she could see the man's faintly red eyes staring at her intently.
When Zhu Zhanji was sure that the person in front of him was still intact, he finally stopped being as tense as before. He just looked at the new scar on her neck, which was an eyesore no matter how he looked at it.
Ever since she blocked the arrow for her grandfather and was recuperating in Jiming Temple, no one had tacitly agreed to bother her with other matters. Finally, she had gained some weight in the past two days and didn't look as weak as before.
Today she was injured because of the people she had brought with her.
Seeing the man in front of her staring at her neck with his phoenix eyes, and even touching the shallow wound with his claws, his low voice sounded even more aggrieved than hers: "Does it hurt?"
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt much."
Hu Shanxiang did not struggle to break free from his restraints. She just maintained this awkward posture and said to the people beside her: "Hurry up and carry Miss Sun away, and ask the imperial physician who was in charge of me before to treat her."
"yes!"
Seeing that Zhu Zhanji also nodded, the Jinyiwei carried the man away swiftly, and was about to leave with the imperial prisoner named Nie Xing. However, when he walked past the two of them, Zhu Zhanji suddenly attacked and raised his knife to chop at his right arm.
Blood gushed out immediately, and half of the arm was broken off, which showed how hard he had used that blow.
Even though Nie Xing was a tough guy, he still let out a scream when caught off guard. Fortunately, the Jinyiwei reacted quickly and immediately stuffed something into his mouth. Someone else picked up the prisoner's arm, and when the Crown Prince nodded, they led the others away.
"Your business is at a critical juncture. If you cut off his arm now, I'm afraid Miss Sun and the others will have concerns. It would be bad if it delayed the important matter."
Hu Shanxiang just glanced at Nie Xing, who had fainted from the pain, with the same indifferent look in her eyes. Instead, she only discussed the pros and cons with the person in front of her.
Zhu Zhanji shook off the blood on his knife, flipped it over and sheathed it: "I have been patient again and again, he shouldn't have attacked you."
"...never mind. Just handle this matter yourself. I'm afraid your palm will hurt tomorrow after what you did. Go back and apply some medicine. Don't ignore it as a minor injury."
Under the moonlight, the two stood on the bridge, the sound of gurgling water flowing from the pond into his heart. Zhu Zhanji could not see the expression of the person with his head bowed, he could only hear the gentle voice like the breeze and see the earlobes as radiant as ruby.
As if possessed by a magic spell, he stretched out his right hand that was holding the knife, and his slender fingers stroked the girl's hair, just a few steps away from the rouge color.
"Does it still hurt?"
He asked the same question again, and his cold fingertips gently rubbed around the burning wound, inadvertently brushing the girl's earlobe.
"A little."
Hu Shanxiang finally raised her head, her beautiful peach blossom eyes reflecting the man's figure, "I should go back to apply medicine, and you too."
After saying that, she took a step back, her warm fingertips hanging in the air for a long time before slowly dropping.
Zhu Zhanji stepped aside and motioned Shanxiang to go first: "Yes, it's getting late, I should take you back to rest."
On the narrow bridge, Hu Shanxiang's shoulder almost touched Zhu Zhanji's chest as she walked past him. When she was halfway across, the man caught up with her, and the distance between them instantly closed, almost walking close together.
Shanxiang did not say anything to stop this little thought, and the two of them just walked back.
There was only a door between the inside and the outside of the house. Zhu Zhanji watched her step through it, but it felt like an insurmountable barrier. The crown prince still wore a gentle smile, his face betraying no sign of discouragement.
"By the way, what did you call me on the bridge just now?"
Hu Shanxiang was about to close the door with both hands, but when she saw someone who looked completely depressed, she still spoke.
Zhu Zhanji was stunned at first, unable to react for a moment. After tossing and turning for a long time, he finally remembered that when he and Sun Ruowei first arrived, out of their anxiety, they subconsciously called her... Shanxiang.
"I……"
He opened his mouth, unsure what to say. Should he apologize? He should apologize for calling a girl by her maiden name.
"Take me to see the sunrise next time."
Hu Shanxiang gently closed the door, leaving only a sentence: "Sweet dreams."
Outside the door, Zhu Zhanji suddenly raised his arms to cover his face and his intoxicated eyes.
It was like this again, just like the night she first entered the palace, so easy that it made him feel like he was in a dream.
The hot breathing sound trembled so violently in the silent night that he ground his teeth unconsciously. He felt that the itch in his heart was becoming more and more unbearable, and his fingers kept rubbing.
"Shanxiang..."
The one who sent the blessing had a good night's sleep, but the one who received the blessing experienced only a bizarre dream. Zhu Zhanji suddenly sat up in bed early in the morning, his muscular chest heaving violently. He then realized that he had been sweating profusely, even his underwear was sticking to him, making him very uncomfortable.
Thinking of the beautiful dream last night, someone, who had never been close to women but was not completely ignorant, pounded the bed in anger, feeling that he was extremely useless.
I asked someone to boil some hot water early in the morning, and only after washing up did I feel completely calmed down. Remembering that I had to help Grandpa meet with Jianwen's old ministers tomorrow, I had to deal with Xu Bin first today. I didn't have to face her right away, so I felt relieved.
He finished his meal mouthfully and before he could take a break, he saw the person he was going to meet today actually came up to him. From his attitude, he looked aggressive and had bad intentions.
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