Chapter 204: Staying Up All Night for Him
The imperial physician arrived and quickly treated the arrow in Zhu Feng's back.
The arrow didn't penetrate deep enough, and it didn't completely penetrate his back. But when it was pulled out, blood still gushed out, staining most of the mattress red. Nan Yan, who was standing by, was so distressed that she gritted her teeth.
I think he was shot by the pursuers who fired arrows at him.
Even though he was shot by an arrow, he didn't say a word. He endured the pain and took her back to the Yongzhou camp.
The imperial physician cleaned the wound, applied medicine, and sewed it up. He then wrapped layers of gauze around Zhu Feng's sturdy chest and back. Watching the pink color slowly seeping through the gauze, Nan Yan whispered, "Does it hurt?"
Zhu Feng looked down at her.
Her little face was wrinkled into a ball, and it looked like she was in more pain than he was.
He coughed lightly: "It doesn't hurt."
"How can it not hurt? There's so much blood."
“…”
Zhu Feng began to doubt whether his identity as emperor was real.
Just now, Ye Zheng dared to rush in and scold him, and even this little girl dared to refute his words casually.
But he didn't get angry. He just looked at her squatting in front of him with her bare feet on the ground, as if she didn't feel anything at all. He couldn't help but frowned again: "I'm fine, go back and put on your clothes!"
His voice was very low, but the imperial physician beside him trembled when he heard it.
Nan Yan then realized that she had been naked, wrapped only in his cloak, for so long, it was truly inappropriate. She quickly wrapped her cloak tightly around her and retreated. Turning around, she saw Ye Zheng outside, instructing another imperial physician, "Add dragon bone to the medicine. The emperor has been exhausted all day and must get a good night's sleep."
The imperial physician hurriedly withdrew.
When Ye Zheng turned around and saw her, although the two of them usually had a good relationship, at this time, Ye Zheng seemed to have no mood to greet her. He just waved and called two maids over, and took Nan Yan back to wash and change clothes.
Then, despite their dissuasion, Nan Yan returned to Zhu Feng's tent.
As soon as he walked in, he smelled a strong smell of medicine. Turning around, he saw the imperial physician taking away an empty medicine bowl, and Zhu Feng was already lying on the bed with a look of deep fatigue on his face.
Nan Yan was about to walk over when Ye Zheng reached out to stop her.
"Your Majesty must rest."
“…”
"Don't go over there again. If you go over there, he will definitely refuse to sleep again."
Nan Yan heard a hint of resentment in these words, and she said softly: "I'm sorry, Ye Zheng, you must be very angry. The emperor saved me alone-"
"I am angry, but not at you."
Ye Zheng looked at Zhu Feng, who was lying on the bed with his eyelids slowly drooping, and said softly, "You were kidnapped because we didn't keep a good eye on the camp. It's my fault."
“…”
"I just... the emperor is the emperor after all. If anything happens to him, the sky will fall on our Yan Kingdom."
“…”
Nan Yan was silent for a while, then said softly, "I know."
At this time, Zhu Feng's eyes were completely closed, and heavy breathing sounded in the tent.
He fell asleep.
Ye Zheng said softly: "Alright, let the emperor have a good night's sleep, and let's go."
Seeing him turn around and leave, Nan Yan was silent for a moment, then asked softly, "Can I stay?"
Ye Zheng turned and looked at her.
Nan Yan said, "I, I want to stay with him—to watch over him at night."
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