"Ying'er~ This is the first time I've heard this voice either. I made it sound so similar because I was afraid you wouldn't stay with me."
Xie Yuancheng looked rather pitiful, so I held the conch shell to our cheeks and listened to the sounds inside. It's a pity that Su Ling and Xi Zhi can't speak yet, otherwise we could hear their voices too.
"Okay, I'm going to put it away now. I still have a lot of things to do!"
Xie Yuancheng carefully put the conch shell away, and I kept my eyes fixed on his hands: "Yuancheng~ when are you going to let me hear it again~"
"When Ying'er is well-behaved, you can listen to it if you want."
“When have I ever been naughty? You’re just looking for trouble!” I opened my eyes wide to look at him. Xie Yuancheng looked at me and smiled, then made me sit back down so we could face each other.
"You, you mustn't do anything rash, I'm still feeling unwell~"
"Ying'er~" Xie Yuancheng's face turned red: "I just wanted to hold you, what are you thinking? Even if you miss me, I have to take care of my kidneys."
This cunning man knows how to lure me in: "Okay, I'll flirt with you, but you can't do anything inappropriate, and you can't tear my clothes."
Xie Yuancheng had big eyes and looked at me with a pure expression. I originally wanted to do something, but in the end I took off my shoes and just hugged him to rest.
Xie Yuancheng, that heartless man, actually laughed. I shamelessly snuggled into his arms, letting him laugh as he pleased, since only he knew anyway.
The Free and Easy Cave wasn't far; we arrived after dark. As soon as I dismounted, I heard the sound of water. Although I was exhausted from the day, I didn't want to move at all.
Moreover, I spent too much time in the water yesterday, and now I have a fear of water.
"Ying'er, would you like to take a bath? This is spring water, it's very sweet." Xie Yuancheng started unloading things and making the bed. After the bed was made, I took off my coat and shoes and rolled onto the bed to sleep.
"Ying'er~ Are you feeling unwell?" Xie Yuancheng put his things down and came over to touch my forehead, but I turned away.
"What's wrong? Are you angry? I'll try harder next time, don't be angry~" Xie Yuancheng leaned closer to me and stared straight into my eyes as he asked.
"Go away, I'm sleepy."
"Then after I start the fire, I'll take you for a bath~"
"No!" I jumped up as soon as I heard about taking a bath. "I'm really tired, I don't want to take a bath today!"
I rolled myself up in the blanket and turned to the other side. Xie Yuancheng laughed in my ear, "Ying'er, it's a good thing that you're scared. You won't always be naughty and soak in the river naked anymore."
"Yes, the cunning Marquis is a domineering man with a petty mind~" I complained from the side, while Xie Yuancheng just leaned on me and laughed.
That's when I noticed the redness on his wrist. I quickly got up and grabbed his hand: "What happened? When did you get hurt? I didn't know!"
I was so anxious that I almost cried, but Xie Yuancheng kept saying it was nothing, "Ying'er, you were injured this morning. I couldn't hold on any longer, so I made you sit backwards."
"You, you didn't tell me you were injured. I didn't find out on my own. Were you planning to keep quiet?"
"No, I'll whine to you when I'm in pain." Xie Yuancheng put his hands down: "Don't be sad. My heart aches when you cry, and when my heart aches, the wound that didn't hurt before now hurts."
"You're such a nuisance, always making me angry and sad." I carefully pulled off the gauze, which was covered in red patches.
It wasn't until I tore off all the gauze that a deep wound was revealed. I gritted my teeth and said, "How do I treat this? Did you bring any medicine? I'll apply it for you."
"Ying'er, it's just a minor injury. I was able to run this fast with you today, so it'll be fine soon." Xie Yuancheng didn't seem to care. I helped him lie down and didn't let him move around.
"If you dare to move, I'll beat you up and then leave you behind!"
"If you leave me, you'll regret it immediately, and you'll have no clothes left, and you'll be with me every day."
I covered his mouth: "You're injured like this, just shut up and tell me where the medicine is?"
"In the bag, if you open the first layer of clothing, you'll see a bright green medicine bottle, some sachets and Panax notoginseng. Holding them in my mouth will make me feel much better."
"Why didn't you say anything on the way? I had no idea." I went to look for the medicine, found it all, and then put it in his mouth. Xie Yuancheng didn't say anything, but his brows were furrowed, and I knew he was in pain.
I carefully wiped away the bloodstains with a damp cloth, sprinkled medicine powder on them, applied ointment, blew on them a few times, and then wrapped them with a new gauze.
"Ying'er, sit down, I'll go start a fire for you."
"No, I want to sleep next to you, it'll be warmer that way."
"Ying'er, you'll catch a cold tonight. I feel bad every time you cough. Don't add to my injuries."
I shook my head immediately. I went to get water for him to wash his face and feet, then washed myself clean and covered myself with a compressed blanket and a thick coat, and cuddled him to sleep.
"Yuancheng~ I don't want to be too far away from you. I didn't even realize you were injured, so please don't get up."
"Okay~" Xie Yuancheng couldn't hug me all the way, and I could see his furrowed brows through the outside light. I deliberately leaned against his injured side, acting as a living support for him, so that his hands could rest on me.
I'm a very quiet sleeper, so if he gets enough rest, he'll recover faster.
"Ying'er~ my good wife, come and sleep here."
"No, I'm sleepy, I'm already asleep. I have to go to the market with the people down the mountain tomorrow. Close your eyes and don't talk."
Xie Yuancheng finally stopped talking, and I didn't dare to move at all, falling asleep against his chest. I woke up before dawn and saw his hand still on me, which reassured me.
As soon as I moved, Xie Yuancheng opened his eyes: "You slept so soundly last night, why are you up so early now? What are you going to do?"
"I need to get up early to take care of you. This is only for your own good. No one else can even think about it."
"Yes, you're too tired. Don't move around too much. We'll go down the mountain later and follow the Western Region people to the town market. We'll eat something when we get there, and I'll also go get some medicine before we continue our journey."
"Aren't you going to rest here?" I looked at his hand; the bleeding had stopped.
"I can't rest anymore. Ying'er cherishes me too much. I'm worried that if I get caught up in your tenderness, I'll lose my fighting spirit."
“There’s a lot of nonsense going on. Should we change the medicine now?” I carefully lifted his hand to look at it, but Xie Yuancheng immediately pulled it back.
"No need to change it. This medicine will last for three days. When you return it next time, it will be much better."
I didn't believe it and leaned closer to look, but Xie Yuancheng got up and said, "Ying'er, let's quickly wash up so we can go down the mountain."
Honestly, I'm just worried about him, and that bastard is hiding. I'm so discouraged. If I'm nice to him, Xie Yuancheng worries; if I'm not nice to him, Xie Yuancheng gets angry. Being the Marquis's wife is so difficult!
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