The timing of Nam Gyi's arrival on the second day was rather unfortunate.
Chu Yi was discussing matters with his subordinates.
During the conversation, he mentioned some censor and some martial arts sect, but she wasn't interested, so she slipped back to his bedroom to search for him first.
They searched high and low, but couldn't find the medicine.
Chu Yi hadn't returned yet, and she got tired of searching, so she started looking for porcelain items in the room that weren't stamped, but she couldn't find them anywhere.
Finally, she found a few items that did not bear the crown prince's mark.
For example, Chu Yi's everyday clothes, and several jade crowns used as hairpins.
She tried them first and found they were all too long.
The jade hairpins were too exquisite and troublesome to put on. She was not yet twenty years old, so she preferred to just tie her hair up with a rope, which was neat and elegant.
"It seems these are all suitable for you, senior brother."
She chuckled and started packing again.
This is the scene that Chu Yi saw when he returned.
She had practically turned all his clothes out of their place.
Watching her pack her everyday clothes, he couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to do with these clothes?"
Nan Zhi didn't even look up. "The ones you gave me the other day were no good. I couldn't sell them, and they were unusable. They made the soldiers chase me every day. Today I'm going to gather some usable ones."
Chu Yi chuckled softly after hearing this, "If you're short of money, just take the money directly."
Nanzhi thought she had misheard. "What did you say?"
Chu Yi walked to a box, unlocked it, took out a stack of silver notes and handed them to her, saying, "I said, if you want money, just ask me for it."
Nan Zhi stared blankly at the thick stack of silver notes in front of her.
Is this prince out of his mind?
Regardless of whether he was sick or not, she was a bastard who wouldn't take money if he had it. She grabbed the money and stuffed it into her clothes.
But since she had accepted the gift, she felt unusually embarrassed and said, "Thank you so much, you're such a kind prince."
Chu Yi looked at her slightly shy expression and smiled slightly. "We've known each other for so long, and I still don't know the name of my savior."
"My name is Nanzhi."
Nan Zhi originally intended to make up a lie, but when she saw Chu Yi's handsome face, which seemed to belong to a great philanthropist, she blurted it out before she could even think straight.
After she finished speaking, she became annoyed.
She deserves a beating for that foul mouth of hers!
"A fine name. I just wonder which sect Brother Nanzhi comes from. I see that you are agile and have extraordinary lightness skills. You are truly amazing."
"From..." Upon hearing these words of praise, Nan Zhi subconsciously wanted to say it again, but then she realized something, narrowed her eyes, and looked at Chu Yi.
Are you trying to trick me into revealing information?
Chu Yi coughed twice and looked at her with an innocent expression: "Brother Nanzhi, you are overthinking it. It's just that my body is really weak. Seeing how healthy you are, I thought I would also learn some martial arts, which may help me improve my health."
Seeing his sincere expression, Nanzhi had completely forgotten her first impression of him.
She said, "Your body is very weak. Here's what I can do: I can teach you a few moves. If you practice hard, your body will be stronger than mine, if not better."
Chu Yi smiled and said, "Then thank you, Brother Nanzhi."
Nan Zhi hummed in agreement and began to demonstrate her martial arts moves with a cool and aloof expression.
Considering that he didn't know martial arts, she wasn't very fast at it.
After it was over, she looked up at him and asked, "Did you see clearly?"
Chu Yi nodded.
"Then practice! I can teach you anything you don't understand."
As Nanzhi spoke, she sat down at the table and began to drink.
She took just one sip and her eyes lit up.
Chu Yi was practicing with a stiff posture when he caught a glimpse of her drinking one glass after another, looking happier and more excited with each drink.
He raised an eyebrow, glanced at the night outside, and did not stop him.
That wine was excellent, a gift from the emperor. It had a sweet taste at first sip, making you want to keep drinking, but the effects of the alcohol would kick in soon after.
Before Chu Yi had even finished practicing twice, he saw Nan Zhi's cheeks flushed red, and she looked at him with hazy, drunken eyes.
"Hand over the rhinoceros horn, do you hear me?" She stumbled over and grabbed his collar. "Hand it over now, or I'll kill you!"
She reeked of alcohol. Chu Yi looked at her drunken state and didn't need to say anything before she collapsed.
Chu Yi looked down at her lying on the ground with a silly expression, and the corners of his lips unconsciously curled up. He was about to test whether she was a man when he suddenly thought of something. He stopped moving and instead beckoned Nightblade to come over.
"Did you figure it out?"
Nightblade said, "I can see that. It's like the swordsmanship of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion."
Chu Yi said expressionlessly, "Go investigate."
Nightblade turned and left.
Chu Yi has more than just Nightblade as a bodyguard, but the others are kept at a distance and don't usually show up easily.
After Nightblade left, Chu Yi glanced at the person on the ground, squatted down, and ran his icy fingertips across Nan Zhi's cheek.
He looked up and saw that his fingertips were black; they had indeed been deliberately dyed black.
What about the Adam's apple?
Is it fake too?
He slid his hand down his jaw and touched the Adam's apple, which was clearly protruding and didn't look fake.
To confirm his idea again, he ran his hand down, his fingertips tracing across his chest.
The land is flat and level.
He really is a man!
His eyes darkened slightly, and he stood up, intending to leave.
After walking a few steps, I heard her muttering something on the ground.
He turned around and saw her fidgeting with her clothes because of the alcohol, and for some reason, he went back and pulled her up from the ground.
She was unusually strong when she was drunk, and I couldn't hold her steady, let alone walk.
He was silent for a moment, then picked the person up by the waist and placed them on the soft couch beside him.
Seeing her curled up comfortably on top of him, Chu Yi curled his lips into a smile. "You are the first man to sleep in my palace."
Surprisingly, I don't dislike it.
Perhaps he really is ill, which is why he has been able to tolerate her until now.
In fact, Chu Yi soon regretted it.
He lay on the bed, listening to Nanzhi grinding her teeth, his brow furrowed tightly.
In recent years, due to his poor health, he has also had trouble sleeping and often needs to use calming herbs or spices to help him sleep.
During this period, even these things became useless.
Right now, Nanzhi is grinding her teeth so badly that he can't fall asleep.
He wanted to have her thrown out several times, but whether it was because of his plan or something else, he held back.
Since he couldn't sleep, he decided not to sleep either. He put on his cloak and came to her. Seeing her grinding her teeth, he thought of something, and a smile appeared on his lips. He found a feather and scratched her face.
While asleep, Nanzhi felt an unbearable itch on her face and instinctively reached out to slap it. But after a short while, the itch returned.
Finally, unable to bear the itching any longer and unable to open her eyes, she reached out and thrashed about, accidentally grabbing something.
She instinctively exerted force, and then felt a heavy weight pressing down on her chest, like being paralyzed by a ghost...
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