When Xu Lingyi bent down to bandage him, a few strands of her black hair inadvertently brushed against his hand.
It was the first time the emperor touched a woman's hair, and he felt a little weird.
After she finished bandaging the wound, she seemed worried that the emperor might be feeling unwell, so she immediately stood up and kept some distance from him.
"Your Majesty, I have finished bandaging you. Do you think it is okay?"
Seeing this, she quickly stepped back, worried about his disgusted look.
The emperor frowned.
In fact, he found that he was not as disgusted by her approach as he had imagined.
He didn't know whether his inability to get close to women had been cured, or whether he simply didn't mind her approaching him.
The emperor thought it should be the latter.
"Is this also what your father taught you?" asked the emperor.
"No, I actually learned this by myself when I was at the frontier." Xu Lingyi spoke slowly, her voice as sweet as clear spring water.
"There were too many casualties on the border, and too few doctors. Those soldiers... so I taught myself some medical skills."
As if she had thought of something, Xu Lingyi lowered her head and did not continue speaking.
But the emperor knew it well.
He had been to the frontier before, lived and ate with the soldiers, and knew the cruelty of war better than anyone else.
He still remembered the first time he went to the border and saw those bloody soldiers.
Some of them have no eyes, some have no hands or feet...
At that moment he understood his father's intention.
"Employ people with confidence, and don't employ those you doubt. The Xu family has been loyal for generations. These are the loyal ministers your father has left for you. Go to the border and take a look. Take a walk and meet the people and soldiers of the Xie Dynasty."
He didn't want to be emperor, but his mother wanted him to be, and so did his father.
He also hated war. Although the small border countries were not a threat, they continued to harass the people living on the border.
Xie Chao had no choice but to take the initiative to send troops to eliminate these hidden dangers.
After returning from the frontier, he became the emperor honestly.
"How many years have you been to the frontier?" asked the emperor.
"I was there only once, in the first year of your reign, when I accompanied my father."
That was a year after he came back.
"You're kind to the soldiers on the border, but why do I hear you're so harsh on Princess Yun'an?"
Princess Yun'an is Xu Lingmian.
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