As he was speaking, a voice came from outside: "Princess Zhaoyang has arrived--"
Pei Yuan's breathing stagnated, and he subconsciously straightened his clothes, but accidentally moved the wound on his body, frowning in pain.
Seeing this, Mother Pei hurriedly put on his outer robe and whispered to him, "Yuan'er, be careful."
Soon, when the familiar figure appeared at the gate of the courtyard, Pei Yuan felt his heart beating like thunder and his palms were sweaty with nervousness.
After so many years, every time he saw her, Pei Yuan would still be as nervous and at a loss as the young man who had just entered the palace.
He tried to bow, but saw Chu Qingluan had already stepped forward and held his arm: "General, you are injured, no need to be polite."
The familiar scent of orchids wafted towards him, making Pei Yuan's ears feel hot.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you." His voice was tense, and he did not dare to look directly into those clear eyes.
Chu Qingluan's gaze fell on his shoulders. Although he was wearing a robe, the exposed part of his body still revealed gauze with faint blood seeping out of it on his neck.
She frowned slightly: "The wound opened again?"
Without waiting for his answer, he turned around and told Liu Er: "Bring the golden wound medicine."
Mother Pei's eyes were filled with tears as she watched from the side. She quietly tugged at her husband's clothes and used her eyes to signal him to look at his son.
Pei Yuan stood straight, but his red ears and slightly trembling fingers could not escape his parents' eyes.
Seeing Chu Qingluan about to untie her cloak to apply medicine to him, Pei Yuan subconsciously took a step back, "Your Highness! Don't do that!"
He backed away so quickly that he almost knocked over the coffee table behind him. "Minister, just do it yourself."
Chu Qingluan raised her eyebrows and looked at him: "Can you see behind you?"
Pei Yuan: “…”
Chu Qingluan pushed him down on the chair without saying anything, and reached out to touch his shoulder: "Pei Yuan, when you were young, you were not so reserved. I remember that year when we took shelter from the rain in the dilapidated temple, you slept on the same bed with me."
Pei Yuan froze, and the tips of his ears instantly turned red enough to drip blood: "Your Highness! I was only ten years old at that time, and I was trying to protect..."
"Yes, you knew how to protect me when you were only ten years old." She untied the gauze skillfully and threw it aside. Her voice suddenly became soft: "Like this time, you could have waited for the water to come before rushing in..."
On the side, Pei's father and mother looked at each other and retreated tacitly. Before leaving, Pei's mother even closed the door considerately, leaving only two little maids waiting outside.
The room suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of medicine powder falling.
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