Chapter 40 The Powerful Photographer vs. the Weak Substitute Concubine 2
It was early autumn, so it wasn't too cold, but after the rain, the wind was sharper than a sword.
She is cold now.
What is he thinking about.
She is just a girl whose origin is unknown.
Xi Chenmu held the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp. The taste was unexpectedly sharp.
"Are there criminals nearby?" Yun Yi's voice outside became serious.
Lin Muqing lied with his eyes half closed: "Well, when I woke up, the criminals who arrested my daughter had run away."
Xi Chenmu seemed to be able to describe her expression when she said this. Her eyes must have been red and full of grievance, with her head resting weakly on the door of the carriage. Her wet hair made her dare not completely relax her head, otherwise her scalp would feel even colder.
Lin Muqing faced the wind and rain, his body huddled due to the cold, he hugged his arms, and sneezed several times in succession.
"Ha Qiu!"
"Sir, are you going back to the capital?"
The girl turned her head cautiously and seemed to look at him through the curtain.
"Um."
"Then can I..." She hesitated.
Xi Chenmu adjusted his sitting posture and squinted his dark eyes lazily. His left hand covered with fine scratches was revealed from under the curtain. He was inexplicably distracted and was wondering what she would ask.
There was a cry of surprise from outside.
"Hey, girl, don't get dizzy."
"Pray." The groom and guard hurriedly stopped their horses, but they were still not as fast as the prince.
Because Lin Muqing fainted, she lost her balance and fell to the right, almost as her left hand was hanging weakly to the right.
Xi Chenmu had already opened the door curtain. He reached out and grabbed her slender arm, pulling her into his arms with force. Her soft body almost fell off the pipe and crashed into his chest.
Slightly stunned.
This series of actions was almost faster than his brain could react.
Something is wrong. Something is wrong with him!
As soon as the carriage stopped, all the guards following behind stopped walking.
In the rain, Xi Chenmu lowered his eyes and looked at the girl floating in his arms. His unique, narrow and long phoenix eyes curved in a cold arc, flashing a strange light.
Should I leave her here, or...
"Go to the nearest Qihua Inn."
It is still some distance from here to the center of the capital.
"Prince..." Yun Yi never expected that the prince would hug the girl.
Xi Chenmu was not used to hugging people, so he put the unconscious girl into the dark brown satin lining of the carriage and let her lie down.
As he pulled his hand away from behind her neck.
A scorching heat came from her body.
A temperature that is hotter than normal.
It's so cold that I'm having a fever.
There was the least clothing at the ankles, leaving no exposed skin, which made him feel uneasy.
"It's cold." The unconscious girl whimpered, full of pain.
Her pale, fragile face was almost bloodless, helpless and broken.
He picked up a blanket nearby and covered her with it.
The guards rode as fast as they could. Fortunately, the carriage was made of high-quality material and was not bumpy at all.
It took half an hour to get into the city and arrive at a large inn.
When the shopkeeper saw Prince Mu’s carriage, he was a little confused. Wasn’t it said that the prince would arrive at 10 p.m.?
His accounts are hardly in order yet!
Hurry out to greet them.
"Old Chen welcomes the prince."
Yun Yi: "Arrange a doctor and a private room."
At the end, he added, "It's not the one the prince usually uses."
The shopkeeper indicated that he understood and nodded.
After Yun Yi gave the order, he moved a stool and opened the curtain.
Xi Chenmu bent down, squeezed out of the carriage, and walked down, holding the unconscious girl.
He was about 1.9 meters tall, wearing a black and gold cloud-embroidered stand-up collar suit, his black hair was tied up, and he walked quickly into the inn, carrying someone, taking two steps at a time on the stairs with his long legs.
The girl in his arms was lying quietly on his chest.
"The third floor's private room is ready." Although the shopkeeper was surprised that the prince, who had never been interested in women, would suddenly hug a woman covered in lewd clothes, he still said respectfully, "The doctor will be here soon."
After Xi Chenmu went upstairs, he put her on the bed and looked at her messy clothes and dirty hands and feet.
"Are there any women?"
The chubby shopkeeper Chen stood at the doorway, not daring to look any further. He understood what the prince meant and wiped his forehead, saying, "Your Highness, I have not married yet, and my waiters are all men."
"Then get a bucket of hot water."
"Yes, my Lord."
The hot water filled the entire oval bathtub. Xi Chenmu carried her into the water with her clothes on and soaked her in it, with the water level just reaching her neck.
Lin Muqing's chilly body was finally relieved. She fainted because of the repair drug. She had just been injured and repaired repeatedly, causing her body to be unable to bear the burden, so she entered a dormant state.
After a while, she opened her eyes, and her confused and charming look was particularly captivating.
I saw Xi Chenmu putting the black hair outside the bucket into the water one strand at a time.
When he lowered his head to meet her eyes, his neck was tense, and it was obvious that he was nervous at that moment.
Xi Chenmu's facial features are extremely regular and delicate, his skin is delicate and flawless, and his temperament is naturally reserved and elegant.
"grown ups."
She spoke weakly, and Xi Chenmu subconsciously withdrew his hand.
"I'm sorry." His voice was calm and without any desire.
"No offense, sir. I just lied to you."
Her crystal tears rolled down, and she slightly raised her pale face. Her dark hair was wet, like a pear blossom in the rain. Her calm heart was like a small stone dropped into it, causing ripples to form.
"What have you lied to me about?" Xi Chenmu looked at her leisurely.
However, when she heard the title, her eyes widened, as if she had not expected that he was a prince. She hesitated for a while before speaking in a low voice.
"A month ago, my father threatened me to go to the palace instead of my sister to celebrate the emperor's birthday. Now the emperor has passed away, and I, as his concubine, must be buried with him in the imperial mausoleum, but..." She tightly closed her misty eyes, and tears rolled down her face and disappeared into her hair.
"But I'm afraid. I'm only sixteen years old. I spent the first sixteen years trapped in the backyard. The rest of my life will be buried in the imperial mausoleum. I'm afraid of the dark."
"So I ran away from Tianyuan Temple. I was impulsive. Now I know the consequences. I'm sorry. If they find out that it was the prince who saved me, it will implicate the prince."
After saying this, she lowered her head like a child in trouble and full of self-blame.
Xi Chenmu felt like he couldn't bear to see her being so humble. Was it because she was pitiful?
Also abandoned by his father?
The hand hanging at her side clenched, fell on the top of her head and patted it, which seemed like an unfamiliar caress.
The magnetic voice exudes a sense of joy.
"I thought it was a big deal."