"Mmm..."
Shen Jintang was surrounded by darkness, and the only sound was her own heartbeat.
She was placed on the horse's back, and with the rise and fall of the horse's hooves, her body was like being swept up and dropped by waves. Her stomach was churning, and she just wanted to vomit.
After the bumpy ride, she was lifted up again and placed heavily on one shoulder.
With each step, the world spun before my eyes, and dizziness surged like a tide.
"Thump—"
Before long, she was thrown onto the soft brocade quilt again, and the feeling of falling made her vision go black instantly.
Shen Jintang tried to catch her breath and see her surroundings, but the thick fabric wrapped her up tightly, and not a ray of light could get in.
"Mmm..."
She tried to make a faint sound, even just a tiny one, so that Gu Zhixing would notice her presence.
However, with her mouth gagged, she was unable to make a sound at all.
It's better to rely on yourself than on others.
Shen Jintang began to struggle desperately, flailing her arms wildly inside the cloak and kicking her legs frantically. Finally, she managed to pry open a gap in the cloak. Seizing this rare opportunity, she slowly peeked her head out through the gap.
When her gaze returned to this world, the bright lights inside the room instantly pierced her eyes. She squinted slightly, adjusting to the sudden light.
Shen Jintang's gaze fell on the boy not far away, who was facing away from her, intently undressing.
The boy was tall and straight, with broad shoulders, and the muscles in his arms were faintly visible under the light. His movements were methodical, his fingers deftly moving between the buttons, removing clothes one by one and piling them aside.
In such an emergency, instead of trying to explain things clearly, why is he taking off his clothes?
Shen Jintang really couldn't understand what Gu Zhixing was going to do.
Suddenly, Gu Zhixing's fingers paused in the act of unbuttoning his clothes, as if he had sensed Shen Jintang's gaze.
He slowly turned around, his gaze falling on Shen Jintang. He saw that she had struggled to get her cloak off, revealing her head. Her long, damp hair clung to her cheeks, trembling gently with her breath, exuding a disheveled yet genuine beauty.
Shen Jintang's eyes flickered with anxiety and confusion, as if she was wondering why he was taking off his clothes, but she couldn't make a sound because her mouth was gagged.
Shen Jintang's gaze made him very uncomfortable.
When he wanted to take off his clothes at this moment?
If it weren't for her, would he have been punished with thirty lashes by his uncle, the emperor?
Now, his old wounds haven't healed and he's been hit with new ones. Plus, today he was riding a horse, tying people up, and carrying people. If he doesn't get his wounds treated, he'll just have to wait to bleed to death!
"What are you looking at? Don't you know that one should not look at what is improper?"
"Mmm..." Shen Jintang sobbed, as if she wanted to say something.
Gu Zhixing frowned, walked over to Shen Jintang with an annoyed expression, and reached out to remove the gag from her mouth.
Even after removing the cloth, Shen Jintang's cheeks were still very sore, but she couldn't care less now; she had too many questions to ask.
She cleared her throat, trying to speak in a calm tone: "Your Highness, I think there might be some misunderstanding between us..."
Before he could finish speaking, Gu Zhixing chuckled, a nonchalant smile curving his lips. His cherry-pink lips trembled slightly, and his words carried a hint of mockery and disdain: "Heh, you really are a silver tongue, able to turn black into white. It's better to shut you up, lest this young master be deceived by your sweet talk."
Gu Zhixing thought she had something important to say, but it turned out she was just making excuses.
He snorted and reached out to stuff the cloth back into her mouth.
Shen Jintang was stunned for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, which then turned into helplessness: "Your Highness, I won't say anything more!"
A wise person knows when to yield; one should not argue with irrational people.
Shen Jintang tried to calm herself down, took a deep breath, and adjusted her tone, trying to make her voice sound gentle and submissive: "Your Highness, didn't you say you wanted me to be your servant? Then why don't you untie my hands and feet first, and I will serve you."
She prayed silently that it wasn't too late. As long as she could return to the Grand Tutor's mansion before being discovered by tomorrow morning and appease Gu Zhixing, then today's events could be treated as if they never happened, and no one would know.
Therefore, her previous plans can still be implemented as usual.
"Serve? How do you intend to serve this young master?" Gu Zhixing's words carried a hint of amusement, leaving much to the imagination.
Trying to use a honey trap?
Gu Zhixing scoffed. With her figure, big head and small body, she looked like a bean sprout. How could she possibly succeed with a honey trap?
Besides, it's a honey trap...
He looked at himself, then at Shen Jintang, wondering who might be the real beauty!
“Your Highness, the wounds on your body are of varying depths. It is inevitable that you will miss some areas when you apply the medicine yourself. Although I only have a rudimentary understanding of medicine, I have learned some basics and am willing to share the burden for Your Highness.”
Hearing Shen Jintang's words, Gu Zhixing realized that she hadn't thought of anything romantic at all.
"Oh!"
Well, at least she was sensible enough not to think about anything romantic. Otherwise, he would have taught her a lesson and made her realize that he was not someone she could covet!
But then again, did she really not think about it at all?
With his face and his physique, everyone would drool over him, so why doesn't she have even a hint of interest in him?
That's really strange!
Oh well, this is for the best, otherwise I would have been the one who suffered.
"His Royal Highness?"
Seeing that Gu Zhixing had been frowning for a long time without responding, Shen Jintang couldn't help but call out to him.
She didn't have that much time to waste with him here. If Shen Wanwan didn't see her go to pay her respects to Aunt Qiu early tomorrow morning, the news that she wasn't in the Shen family would probably spread immediately.
This is only her first day in the Shen family, and she's already caused such a mess. It will probably cause her a lot of inconvenience in the future.
"What are you shouting for? Who gave you the right to yell at me?" Gu Zhixing looked rather embarrassed and angry, turning his head away, not daring to look at Shen Jintang, and seemed somewhat guilty.
Shen Jintang naturally didn't bother arguing with him about these things, and simply softened her tone to say, "Your Highness, would you like me to help you apply the medicine?"
"Just apply the medicine, don't say such ambiguous and provocative things." Gu Zhixing pursed his lips, seemingly displeased.
Shen Jintang didn't understand why he said that, but her main goal now was to get Gu Zhixing to untie her ropes, so she could only suppress her questions and look at the ropes on her hands and feet.
Gu Zhixing naturally saw Shen Jintang's gaze and reluctantly ordered, "Come here."
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