Shen Yunjin propped himself up on his hands, slightly raised his head, and saw a pale, weak, yet incredibly familiar face.
She is the newly arrived Ninth Concubine.
She lay beneath him, her face deathly pale. He had just touched the girl's most private parts. How could she be in such a state? If others saw her like this, would she even want to live?
Shen Yunjin frowned and quickly got off her.
Nan Zhi was new and didn't know the rules. Shen Yunjin looked up and saw that her face was ashen. He wanted to know which clueless maid had sent her here.
"Cough cough..."
I didn't see anyone, but I heard Nanzhi coughing.
Today she wore a thin, light blue dress, which made her look even thinner and more petite in the cold wind. She coughed with her handkerchief covering her face, and her fair and delicate face was flushed. She just stood there, fragile yet charming.
Unable to find the maid, Shen Yunjin narrowed his phoenix eyes. Just as he was about to warn her, he noticed a glaring bloodstain on the removed white handkerchief.
She... actually vomited blood?
Was it him who knocked her down and made her vomit blood?
"you……"
Just as Shen Yunjin was about to speak, he saw Nanzhi raise her eyes and smile apologetically at him. Her pale lips were stained with a little blood, as beautiful as rouge.
"I'm sorry, this is the first time I've seen snow, I was just curious, so I came down to take a look. I didn't know... I didn't know the young marshal would be here... cough cough... morning run... cough cough..."
The more she coughed, the more uncomfortable she felt. Her face was flushed, more radiant than a peony in full bloom in spring.
Shen Yunjin pressed his thin lips together: "How are you?"
"It's alright..." Nan Zhi forced a smile at him, and bowed as if to pay her respects, but then everything went black and she collapsed to the side.
Shen Yunjin reacted quickly and caught her. The girl slumped into his arms, and before falling into a deep sleep, she let out a soft moan, sounding like a cat. Her eyes were wet, whether from melting snowflakes or from the pain in her body, it was hard to tell.
Looking at those wet eyelashes, Shen Yunjin's gaze paused for a moment.
He helped her up, trying to get her to stand up straight, but how could someone who had fallen into a deep sleep stand up straight? She seemed boneless; as soon as he let go, she would fall to one side.
If it were any other woman, Shen Yunjin would have thrown her away long ago, but she was injured by him after all...
He looked around but didn't see any other servants. If he left her here, he was afraid she wouldn't survive the night.
Helpless, he glanced down at the girl leaning against his chest, hesitated for a moment, then reached out and put his arm around her waist, lifting her up in a princess carry.
This was the first time Shen Yunjin had ever hugged a member of the opposite sex like this. He thought it would be heavy, but it felt like a feather when he hugged it, with almost no weight. It was much lighter than his usual weight training.
I hurried back to the house and finally saw the housekeeper.
The butler was surprised that Shen Yunjin, who never touched women, would bring back a young girl. He was overjoyed and wanted to tell the warlord the good news, but when he looked into his arms, he found that it was the Ninth Concubine.
"What are you spacing out for? Go get the doctor!"
Shen Yunjin's face was gloomy. He carried Nanzhi into the living room and hurriedly went upstairs.
The butler was stunned for a moment. Thinking of the Ninth Concubine's pale face, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Ninth Concubine had once again decided to commit suicide? He quickly realized what was happening and ran outside to find a doctor.
Yu Zhi woke up early in the morning and felt that the weather was cold. She went to check on Nan Zhi in her room and saw that she was still sleeping. Then she went to the steward's office for a meeting.
The commander instructed that the Ninth Concubine must be well taken care of. The weather is getting colder now, and the Ninth Concubine doesn't have any new clothes to keep warm. The tailor should sew some new clothes for the Ninth Concubine and ask her when she returns.
Yu Zhi returned and knocked on the door. When there was no response for a long time, she quietly pushed the door open and went in. Unexpectedly, Ninth Concubine, who had been sleeping soundly on the bed, was nowhere to be found.
This made Yu Zhi extremely anxious. She turned around and was about to go out to look for him when she bumped into Shen Yunjin, who was carrying Nanzhi back home, just as she reached the door.
She was initially surprised to see Ninth Concubine in the young marshal's arms, but when she saw that Ninth Concubine's face was deathly pale and her brows were slightly furrowed, she looked like she was in great pain, and Yuzhi felt nothing but heartache.
"What's wrong with Ninth Concubine?"
She followed anxiously behind Shen Yunjin.
Shen Yunjin strode to the bedside, placed the person on the bed, and subconsciously reached for the blanket before suddenly realizing that his identity was not right.
He withdrew his hand and looked at Yuzhi beside him: "Cover Ninth Concubine with a blanket, and quickly go and call someone to burn charcoal."
She was as cold as an ice cube the whole way.
At this thought, Shen Yunjin subconsciously recalled her snow-white face and the gentle touch of her against his neck.
It feels cool to the touch, like it's made of jade.
Yuzhi covered Nanzhi with the blanket and then hurried off to urge the charcoal fire to start burning.
After she left, Shen Yunjin realized that he should leave her here to watch over Nanzhi.
Now that she's gone, if Shen Yunjin leaves too, and Nanzhi encounters problems again, it will still be his responsibility.
He can't leave right now.
Shen Yunjin turned his head and looked at the quiet girl lying on the couch, his thin lips pressed tighter and tighter.
He's always been calm, so why is he doing such foolish things today?
The incident in Nanzhi once again alarmed Shenyun Mountain.
He thought Nan Zhi was deceiving him and was about to commit suicide again. When he arrived with a cold face, he unexpectedly saw Shen Yunjin.
Shen Yunjin stood a distance from the bedside, her face cold and aloof. When she saw him come in, she was the first to explain the reason.
"I accidentally bumped into her while I was jogging in the morning. She fell and coughed up blood and lost consciousness."
Shen Yunjin certainly wouldn't reveal the specific details; he was shameless and allowed people to gossip at will, but this Ninth Concubine clearly didn't have that kind of mental fortitude.
That's the reason.
Shen Yunshan's brows relaxed slightly, but upon hearing that Nanzhi had vomited blood and fainted, his expression turned serious again.
There was no time to investigate the responsibility. Looking at the fragile Nanzhi, Shen Yunshan ordered someone to hurry up and urge the doctor.
Fortunately, there was a doctor in the Marshal's Mansion, and the steward quickly summoned him to treat Nanzhi.
After taking his pulse, the doctor's expression clearly darkened.
"Ninth Concubine already had a head injury, and now she has suffered some internal injuries from falling due to gravity, which is why she vomited blood. She will probably need to take good care of herself for more than half a year before she recovers."
Shen Yunshan frowned and asked, "When will she be able to get pregnant?"
"At least a year from now."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunshan's expression turned rather unpleasant. He married Nanzhi firstly because of her beauty, and secondly, of course, because he wanted her to bear him children.
He's naturally angry that he has to wait another year.
However, since this matter was related to Shen Yunjin, he could not blame him, so he could only direct his anger at Yuzhi.
"Why don't you have a good opinion of Ninth Concubine?"
Yu Zhi was so frightened that she knelt down and trembled as she lay on the ground, saying, "General, this servant... this servant went to the steward's meeting and really didn't know that Ninth Concubine had gone out."
No matter the reason, once Shen Yunshan is angry, he won't listen to anything.
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