"Master, Yao'er is in so much pain. Yao'er will do whatever you say." When she was twelve, her parents wanted to sell her to a family for a ghost marriage so that her brother could find a wife and concubine. She refused, so they tied her up for several days without food or water. Yun Yao then killed her family and escaped. Ever since her master found her, she had fallen in love with this man. As long as she could stay with her master, what did it matter if she raised Gu poison?
She understood him, she loved him, he cherished her, he spoiled her. He was born before I was born, and I was born after he was old. It is only hateful that the two of them regarded human life as worthless and indiscriminately killed innocent people.
Yun Xi took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve, inside which was a small Gu poison. She fed it to Yun Yao, and the Gu poison caused her to churn violently in her stomach, making her feel even worse than before.
"Pfft..." Yun Yao spat out another mouthful of blood, still mixed with some Gu worms. Without the nourishment of the blood, the Gu worms soon became inactive.
Yun Xi took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from Yun Yao's lips. He then pulled her into his arms, gently placed her on the bed, and held her close. He stroked the hair on her forehead, wiped the sweat from her neck, and kissed her on the lips.
"Don't worry, Yao'er. I will avenge you today. When the time comes, I will capture him and you can do whatever you want with him."
"Okay, thank you, Master." Yun Yao's pale face had a touch of allure.
"Yao'er, rest well. You must not stay here any longer. Your master will take you away in a while."
“Alright, then Master and Yao’er shall rest together.” Yao’er’s slender fingers rested on Yun Xi’s waist.
"Naughty girl, your body is badly injured today and you need to rest for a few more days." Yun Xi tapped Yun Yao's forehead, then hugged Yun Yao and lay down beside her, fully clothed.
Yan An, who was still enjoying wine in the space, kept sneezing.
Yue Xiyuan immediately put down his wine glass and touched Yan An's forehead. "What's wrong? Did you catch a cold?"
"It's nothing, I'm afraid someone's talking badly about me. Hehehe... I hope the backlash works." If the backlash really does work, what's wrong with sneezing a few times?
Suddenly a warm current came from my abdomen. "Oh no... I've started my period."
"Aunt? I've never heard of having sisters besides my mother and mother-in-law," Yue Xiyuan said with some doubt.
"...It's menstrual blood!!!" Fortunately, sanitary napkins had appeared in the space not long ago. Since the soul returned from the modern world, using these sanitary napkins had been very uncomfortable. Yan An quickly went to the bedroom to change the sanitary napkins.
Yue Xiyuan stood there, stunned, his ears turning bright red, just like red apples.
"Let's go out, so you can get some rest." Yue Xiyuan said with some concern, "An'an lost a lot of blood today and is also menstruating."
“Okay.” Yan An led Yue Xiyuan out of the space.
Yue Xiyuan carried Yan An to the bed, tucked her in, and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight, An'an."
Yan An lay in bed, feeling that there was something she hadn't told Yue Xiyuan these past few days. What could it be?
Inside the Regent's Palace...
"An Si, do you know... never mind, asking you is useless, step back." Yue Xiyuan thought about how his mother usually rested for several days, and today she fed that Gu worm a lot of blood. It was all his fault. Why did he agree in the first place? Yue Xiyuan couldn't sleep all night.
The next morning, after the court session, Yue Xiyuan arrived at Shou Kang Palace early and had Rong Mama wake up the Empress Dowager, who was still asleep.
"I've never seen you greet me so frequently before. If you don't explain why today, I'll have your brother send you to guard the border for a year. You won't be able to see An'an then." The Empress Dowager was woken up early and looked displeased.
"Mother, do you have any blood-tonifying or body-nourishing remedies?" This was indeed a difficult question for a vigorous young man in ancient times to ask.
The Empress Dowager sat up abruptly, pinching Yue Xiyuan and turning him left and right, "Fourth Prince, what happened to you? Where are you injured?"
"It's not your son, it's An'an."
"An'an? What's wrong with An'an? Is it because you've made too many enemies outside, and they can't find you to take revenge, so they've come after An'an instead? I'm not saying this to criticize you..." Now the Empress Dowager was even more worried.
Wol Seok-won: Am I even his biological son...?
"Mother! No, it's not that. An'an has started her period... Your son wanted to find some tonics for her and send them to her." Yue Xiyuan was a little embarrassed.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager exclaimed, "Oh, she wasn't injured? That's easy to understand. But wait... how did the fourth prince know An'an had her period? He's in his prime, and has no concubines; he wouldn't have done anything to An'an..."
Thinking this, she slapped Yue Xiyuan hard. Yue Xiyuan was stunned by the blow. He had only come to ask for some supplements, so why was he being beaten?
The Empress Dowager continued hitting him while muttering, "How dare you bully An'an! An'an is so young, how could you do that to her..."
"Your Majesty, how could I have bullied An'an? What are you saying?"
"Then how did you know An'an had her period?"
“Yesterday, I was discussing matters concerning the southern border with An’an when she happened to have her period. I did not mistreat her.” He cherished and loved her too much to possibly mistreat her.
The Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, thank goodness. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to explain this to Sister Luo. Let me tell you, Fourth Prince, you and An'an are not yet married. An'an is still young, so you must not bully her. If I find out, you'll be in big trouble. Also, even if you get married, you can't have children too early. I'm not in a hurry to hold my grandson."
Actually, she was quite eager to have the grandson, but An'an's health was the most important thing. The scenes of Consort Qin's difficult childbirth when she gave birth to the second prince were still vivid in her mind.
If Yan An knew this, he would be even more troubled. Yue Xiyuan was already a blockhead and didn't know how to take the initiative. Now, he would be even less able to gain any advantage!
Actually, Yue Xiyuan wasn't unwilling to take the initiative; who wouldn't be tempted by a beauty in their arms? He just felt that Yan An was still young and was afraid of scaring her.
Yue Xiyuan then realized that this was what the Empress Dowager meant by "bullying." If that was the case, then if they got married, it wouldn't matter if she bullied him, right? Thinking about the future after marriage, the smile on his lips couldn't help but widen.
The Empress Dowager looked at the fourth prince, whose smile seemed forced and insincere, and shook her head: "This child is foolish. His smile is worse than no smile at all; it's even more frightening."
The Empress Dowager had Rong Mama give Yue Xiyuan large and small bags of various tonics, and Yue Xiyuan immediately left the palace.
"This child really has forgotten his mother now that he has a wife." The Empress Dowager looked at Yue Xiyuan, who had run away without saying goodbye.
While Yan An was having lunch, she suddenly remembered something she hadn't told Yue Xiyuan. Just as she was about to write a letter and have the golden eagle deliver it, she heard Bai Lan say, "Miss, the Regent has arrived and is chatting with the Prince in the front hall."
"Why is he here?" Yue Xiyuan usually comes at night, so his arrival in broad daylight today is a bit unusual for Yan An.
When Yue Xiyuan saw Yan An arrive, he stood up to greet her. "An'an, these are the tonics that my mother and I got. Have the kitchen prepare them for you every day. Also, these are some trinkets that Linglong Pavilion just acquired. Keep them and see if there's anything you like."
...Yan An looked at the boxes of all sizes, a dazzling array of items. These were just small trinkets?
"Bai Lan, carry these back and let Bai Tao count them."
"Yes, Miss."
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