You Ran suddenly leaned back, lost her balance, and almost fell off the bed.
Chu Heng quickly reached out and pulled her inside, causing her entire body to crash onto him.
By sheer coincidence, her lips landed right on his.
She was stunned, her eyes widening in surprise.
Chu Heng's eyes widened, and he dared not move.
You Ran quickly propped herself up on the pillow, sat up, and jumped out of bed. "You!"
Chu Heng's expression immediately changed, feigning extreme pain, "It hurts so much..."
She casually wiped her lips and said irritably, "You can still feel pain, which means you're alright. Congratulations!"
Chu Heng smacked his lips, as if savoring the taste, yet also expressing disdain, "Why does my mouth taste so bitter?"
You Ran casually poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him without even looking at him. "I just gave you your medicine. Drink some water too."
She waited for a while, but he didn't come to take the water glass. She turned her head and saw that he had closed his eyes again.
She was both annoyed and amused. "Hey, now you're not complaining about the hardship anymore?"
It's not bitter, it's very sweet.
He thought to himself.
He opened his eyes to look at her, then closed them again. "I have a back injury and can't get up."
You Ran hummed softly and called out loudly, "Jia Nan!"
Jia Nan rushed in from outside and asked nervously, "Your Highness, is something wrong?"
You Ran slammed the water glass down on the table. "Go feed your master some water!"
Jia Nan was delighted and approached with a water glass, "Your Highness is awake? Do you feel unwell anywhere?"
Chu Heng glared at him fiercely, "Have you finished what I asked you to do?"
Jia Nan was taken aback, "What... Oh, oh, I'll go right away!"
He shoved the water glass into You Ran's hand, saying, "I almost forgot about the important matter! Thank you for your help, Your Highness!"
You Ran: ...
She glared at him, "Hey!"
Jia Nan's figure had already disappeared outside the tent.
She turned to Chu Heng, "You're such an incompetent guard! What could possibly be more important than our master's health right now?!"
Chu Heng slowly spoke, "I have been ordered to inspect the northern border, and there are some important matters to investigate."
What important matter requires investigation in the middle of the night?
He muttered to himself, but didn't ask any more questions. "Actually, it's okay not to drink water. It won't kill you."
Chu Heng: ...
"The medicine seems to still be in my mouth, I haven't swallowed it..." he said, looking at her pitifully.
She had no choice but to hand over the water.
He struggled to sit up, which aggravated the wound on his back, causing him to grimace.
You Ran didn't know why, but she softened. "Fine, don't move!"
Chu Heng was delighted, but his face showed a troubled expression. "But... if I use a spoon, it will spill!"
If you can't use a spoon...
His gaze swept over her lips, which he had just touched, and his ears began to burn slightly.
You Ran closed her eyes briefly, then pulled a straw from her sleeve with her right hand.
"Turn your head and sip!" she commanded, placing the water glass beside her pillow.
Chu Heng was surprised and slightly disappointed, but he did as she said.
After drinking the water and swallowing the remaining pills in his mouth, he realized that he was not wearing any clothes on his upper body under the blanket, and some parts of his body were still damp.
I took another sniff, and it actually smelled like alcohol?
He flew into a rage, "How dare you! Who has the audacity to drink in my bed?!"
You Ran took the water glass away, sat down at the table, and propped her head up. "Shut up! That's strong liquor to cool you down! Go to sleep!"
If you don't sleep, I'm going to sleep!
Strong liquor? Wet? To cool down?
After a moment's thought, Chu Heng roughly understood what she meant.
She secretly regretted rushing Jia Nan earlier; she should have let him put his clothes on first.
Seeing her dozing off with her chin propped up, the anxiety I had felt for days gradually subsided.
He murmured, "You Ran... don't leave me..."
He then gradually drifted off to sleep.
Su Youran, who had her back to him, slowly opened her eyes.
She felt that there was something strange about Chu Heng this time.
Especially when you look into her eyes, there's always something a little off.
...
As dawn broke, You Ran nodded, waking up completely.
She got up and went to the bedside to feel Chu Heng's forehead. Sure enough, the fever had subsided, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
She went outside and found the cook, instructing him to cook some soft porridge before returning to her room to wash up.
A moment later, Yun Tiankuang brought over the porridge. "Sixth Sister, this porridge is so light... Look what your Second Brother brought you!"
He put down the food box, which contained not only thin porridge but also large meat buns, pickles, and several other items.
You Ran happily invited Yun Tiankuang to sit down and eat together, but put the porridge back into the food box.
Under Yun Tiankuang's questioning gaze, she explained, "This porridge is not for me, it's for His Highness... Crown Prince Chu."
Yun Tiankuang nodded, "I heard last night that Your Highness had a persistent high fever. Are you much better now?"
You Ran nodded, "The high fever has subsided, but you should pay attention to a light diet consisting of liquids."
Yun Tiankuang agreed, "Second brother will take the porridge over for you in a bit. You should get a good night's sleep; you didn't sleep well last night, did you?"
You Ran remembered the straw and nodded, "His Highness has been drinking porridge for the past few days, but he can't get up right now, so he can use that straw..."
She gave a brief explanation.
It's been a long time since I've had someone take the blame. The Third Brother in front of me is a suitable candidate.
Yun Tiankuang was already used to her producing strange things, so he readily agreed and went out, taking the dishes with him as well.
However, before she could fall asleep, she heard panicked voices coming from afar.
It looks like my second uncle's study?
Could it be that the Western barbarians have begun their attack on the city?
Unable to sleep either, she got up, put on her robe, and headed towards her second uncle's study.
The general's mansion wasn't small, but it paled in comparison to the Duke's mansion in the capital.
Sure enough, along the way, they saw several soldiers who all looked panicked and bitter.
She heard a familiar voice from inside as soon as she entered the room, and she stopped in her tracks.
It was Yun Tianbai's voice.
When she arrived yesterday, Yun Tianbai was probably out handling business and didn't see her.
She didn't want to see him.
After listening for a while, she roughly understood.
It turns out that some Western barbarian soldiers must have sneaked in from somewhere last night, sneaked into the military granary of Shacheng in the middle of the night, and burned it down when the guards changed shifts in the early morning.
Furthermore, dozens of barrels of tung oil were poured out.
The garrison of Shacheng was relieved on the outer perimeter, and the firelight was not very conspicuous when it was just dawn.
When the newly appointed guards entered the inner wall of the granary and discovered the fire, they tried to call for help and fetch water, but were quickly subdued by the Western barbarian soldiers lying in ambush. As a result, the people outside did not notice the abnormality of the granary until the flames and smoke rose, and it was too late to bring water to the rescue.
The fire was extinguished after more than two hours, but all the grain inside was burned to ashes.
To make matters worse, Yun Zhao received news that the granary had been burned down, and immediately sent his eldest brother, Yun Tianbai, to another backup granary, which was almost unknown to anyone, to check in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
Unexpectedly, the Western barbarian soldiers were very cunning. They followed them all the way and silently burned down the spare grain warehouse as well.
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