Xiao Nanhui was awakened by the pain in his shoulders and neck.
Boom, boom, boom.
There was a heavy and powerful sound coming from my ears, the heat ironing my cheeks continued, the air flowing through my nose was warm and dry, but there was clearly a hint of cold and bitter taste.
That familiar scent now clung to the fabric of her clothes, seeped into her hair, and lingered with every breath she took.
Blinking, Xiao Nanhui heard the sound of his eyelashes scraping against the silver embroidery.
She suddenly realized that she was not lying on the bed, but on top of someone.
The sound I had been hearing was that person's heartbeat, and the warmth under my cheek also came from that person's chest.
Xiao Nanhui suddenly felt her whole body burning. She moved uncomfortably, and a voice sounded above her head.
"Don't move when you wake up."
His voice returned to normal, even with a hint of the "Zhongli Jing" tone from back then.
"You fell into a datura flower bed and inhaled too much pollen, which is why you passed out."
Her gaze was focused on the soft curtain hanging in front of her. Flowers entangled in silver vines were spinning and blooming, but the centers of the flowers were pitch black.
She finally understood what these flowers that frequently appeared around the emperor were.
When Xiao Nanhui was stationed at the southern border, he once heard the wandering monks there talk about the legend of Mandragora.
The pure white mandala flower symbolizes the holy gods. Legend has it that when the Buddha was comprehending the Dharma, a rain of white mandala flowers would fall from the sky. It represents the gods' impartiality, selflessness and desirelessness, and can eliminate all confusion, torment and worries about life and death.
However, there is a kind of datura whose flowers are completely black. According to legend, when the gods fall, it will break out of the ground on the road leading to the gate of hell. It symbolizes endless desire and pain, and the evil consequences of love, hate and revenge. Even if you are only contaminated by a little bit of its pollen, the scorching fragrance will evoke the demons in your heart.
Black and white, holy yet dangerous, just like the person before him.
Xiao Nanhui curled up her fingers. Now her mind was finally fully awake, but she dared not move her body at all.
The clothes on her shoulders were half taken off, and she could feel his fingers, dipped in the slightly cool ointment, gently moving across her back and shoulders.
He applied the cream very slowly, his fingertips like tracing fine lines on a piece of paper. He slowly withdrew the cream when the temperature of the cream was almost as hot as her burning skin.
"alright."
She immediately tried to prop up her upper body, but the severe pain in her shoulder made it impossible for her to do so. In a panic, Xiao Nanhui almost fell off the man.
She hurriedly got up and her eyes fell on the small table beside the bed. The dagger placed there looked very familiar.
The scene before he fainted suddenly rushed into his mind, and Xiao Nanhui almost blurted out: "What about the palace maid?"
"Dead."
"Dead?" She couldn't hide her shock. "How is that possible? I clearly saw..."
"Yes, Wei Xiang only cut off his right hand, but for some reason, he almost died immediately."
Xiao Nanhui was still immersed in this series of strange events when he suddenly heard the man's voice coming closer.
"Don't you have anything else to say to me?"
Seeing him approaching, Xiao Nanhui almost instinctively dodged backwards. The wound on his shoulder was still burning after being torn, but it was not the pain that penetrated into the bones after the execution.
But her trembling right hand still reminded her of what had just happened: she might never be able to hold a bow again.
She supported her arm and bowed slowly.
"Your Majesty, I cannot afford to give you the medicine for your wounds."
He didn't let her get up, and his voice remained calm: "But the medicine has been used on you, what do you do?"
The man on the soft couch had already sat up, half leaning against the railing. Except for the heavy cloak, his moon-white clothes were wrinkle-free, except for his chest where she had been lying, which was a little messy.
Even though his posture was lazy, he was still high and mighty, untainted by dust, and even his emotions seemed to be flat, as if everything that had happened before was just a passing cloud, leaving no trace on him.
You like him.
Bai Yun's words suddenly rang in her mind without warning.
No, she didn't... How could she like such a person? How could she allow herself to fall into this situation for such a person...
The sorrow, grievance, despair and anger she had suffered in the temple before suddenly flooded into her heart, making her forget where she was and who was in front of her.
"Since Your Majesty wants to punish me, why waste all this on me? Or is it that Your Majesty simply enjoys this, enjoying torturing people half to death and then comforting them, thinking that this will earn them gratitude..."
"shut up!"
Her words were interrupted by the other party's cold voice.
She could almost feel the terrible anger that burst out at that moment, an emotion that could never appear in the person before her.
The next second, she was pulled up from the ground.
If she hadn't actually felt the power in her arm, she would hardly believe that someone who looked so thin could have such terrifying strength.
"Xiao Nanhui, even now, you still don't know where you went wrong?"
She stared at the pale face. The eyes that were once as calm as water were now filled with cold wind and blizzard. Her own face, which was also somewhat distorted, was reflected in the darkness.
"I have brought this upon myself. I have confessed my guilt and accepted the punishment. What on earth is your Majesty still dissatisfied with? Why not confess everything today? I will learn all the lessons and avoid having to go to the execution ground again in the future..."
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