Everything is sprouting in spring, and the symphony of insects chirping in the grass at night makes it difficult for me to fall asleep. When I finally fall asleep because of sleepiness, my stomach suddenly aches. I opened my eyes alertly, and it was pitch black.
The next second, my stomach started to hurt severely, it really hurt more. A few days ago, I was just tossing and turning in bed, but this time it felt like millions of bugs were gnawing at me, and millions of silver needles were piercing me one by one. Then the churning inside me made me feel like someone was cutting my belly open with a knife.
I rolled around on the bed in pain, trying to find a comfortable position that could at least relieve the pain a little. The quilt was kicked off the bed and I was too busy to pick it up. The knife cut faster and deeper, and I gritted my teeth and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Xiao Cui, Xiao Cui... Xiao Tao, Xiao Tao..." I instinctively wanted to call for help, but I had already sent them to the side yard to sleep. My stomach felt like it was being torn apart, and I just wanted to take a knife and cut it open myself to end the pain.
The door was pushed open, and I was a little happy: "Xiao Cui? Xiao Tao?" But the pain in the next second made me scream out in pain, "Ah--" like a sharp blade cutting through the darkness. Why didn't I faint from the pain? Tears were already flowing out uncontrollably.
I subconsciously grabbed the robe of the person who came, just wanting to find someone to talk to: "Xiao Cui... I'm in so much pain, I feel like I'm going to faint, I can't bear it anymore... I..." I burst into tears: "I'm in so much pain..."
I was in so much pain that my whole body trembled. I turned over and was about to fall out of bed when suddenly a pair of hands grabbed me.
Those were a pair of strong big hands.
It's a man's hand.
It was pitch black at night and I couldn't see clearly in my confusion, but the scent of ambergris on his robe made me know who he was - Emperor Song Heng.
I instinctively shrunk back into bed, my fingers scraping against the mattress. His presence made me grit my teeth and tremble, afraid to utter a single sound. I wanted to beg him to leave.
"Miss Mu, it's me." The bed softened and he sat on the edge.
I was shaking, not saying a word or moving at all, but the scratching sound of the bed mat became louder and more urgent, making me feel that I would tear a hole in the mat in the next second.
I heard a soft sigh, and suddenly my left hand was covered by an icy hand: "If it hurts, scream it out. Doctor Jiang has already told me."
I subconsciously pulled my hand away, and I seemed to feel him stunned for a moment. I gritted my teeth and said nothing. My rationality prevented me from shouting out in embarrassment in front of a relatively unfamiliar man.
The chirping of insects outside the room had died down at some point, leaving only the rapid scratching and scraping sounds inside the room. I immediately grabbed my hair with both hands and tried to pull out desperately. I wanted to divert my attention and fight the pain with pain.
He should be able to see me clearly in the thin moonlight, but I was almost out of consciousness and could only shiver and tremble in the dark. Some of my hair was broken, but the pain in my stomach still persisted.
"Chen Shuang," he suddenly grabbed my wrist, which was pulling my hair, with both hands: "Scream out."
"It will feel better if you scream out." His voice was surprisingly soft.
"Please, please go out..." I felt like I was on the verge of collapse from the pain, and my mouth opened faster than my brain, crying: "Please..."
His grip on my wrist stiffened, then he loosened it.
I was curled up half-kneeling on the bed, and the next second I was suddenly embraced by a large embrace. He was still sitting on the edge of the bed, but he leaned slightly. My chin rested on his shoulder. He put his arms around my upper body and gently patted my back through the thin clothes: "Are you angry with me?"
The scent of ambergris on him did make me feel better. "I didn't know Rushuang sent you peach blossom cakes."
Did he think that I wanted to kick him out because I thought he deliberately sent peach blossom cakes to torture me?
I didn't feel this distance was appropriate. I was about to break free and deny his idea, but my stomach ached again. I shrank back and my open mouth hit his right shoulder directly. My hard teeth pressed against his thin clothes and he groaned.
The pain subsided at that moment. Yes, it was finally over. I quickly pulled myself out of his arms, not caring about my messy hair or the tears on my face. I jumped off the bed and knelt down. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was in so much pain earlier that I accidentally hurt you. Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
In the moonlight, his brows were slightly furrowed, and he stared at me as if he wanted to see through me. After a long time, he stood up and reached out to help me up. I trembled and kept a distance from him.
"Mu Meiren is very different today."
I stood aside, head down and gasping for breath, neither looking at him nor knowing how to respond.
"It's getting late, you should get some rest." He raised his foot and prepared to leave. "Tomorrow I will ask Imperial Doctor Jiang if he has any prescription for pain relief."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." I lowered my head and made way.
As he passed by me, he suddenly put his arm around my waist and then laid half of my body on the bed. He leaned over and put his hands on my ears, with the distance between him and my face no more than the width of a fist.
I looked at his sharp eyes with horror. He stared at me for a while and finally stood up and left the room without saying a word.
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