Chapter 44 I'll Help You
"How can it be cured?"
"It's none of your business!"
Wen Ning just felt that the more they talked about this matter, the more wrong it seemed.
She had no idea how this topic had come to be.
"I'll help you."
Wen Ning's eyes widened when she heard this.
"Help...help with what?"
Xie Jinglan looked solemn.
Seriously said: "Unblock."
Wen Ning immediately thought of what Sister-in-law Xianglan had said.
The chill that ran up my spine instantly permeated from head to toe.
She thought Xie Jinglan was probably crazy!
"No! No need!"
She struggled to hide backwards, resistance written all over her body.
But with both wrists tied to the head of the bed, where could I hide?
A broad hand suddenly grabbed her slender ankle, not using much force but not allowing her to break free, and dragged her back inch by inch.
The candlelight was dim, and she was completely trapped in the cage of his shadow.
Wen Ning looked up in shock, but only saw his eyebrows and eyes as dark as ink against the light.
"No... please don't!"
…
The candle wick crackled.
Only the suppressed gasps from his throat, mixed with the heaving gasps from his chest, were left in the air.
The man was gentle to the extreme.
It turns out that there are some things that can be done right without learning.
The hot air in the house soaked the carved window frames, and the moonlight on the windowsill was so shy that it dared not jump into the window.
Not until the moon on the eaves sank behind the roof did the people in the house withdraw from their entanglement.
The delicate woman on the bed had a burning sensation on her cheeks, her ears were red enough to seem like they were dripping with blood, and her body seemed unable to stop trembling slightly.
If there was a crack in the ground at this moment, she would crawl into it without hesitation and never come out to see anyone again for the rest of her life.
She was hurriedly tidying up her pajamas, with a misty light in front of her eyes.
What was even more hateful was that Xie Jinglan was still standing neatly dressed beside the bed, looking at her, with even the jade belt around his waist not tilted at all.
Wen Ning was embarrassed and annoyed, and the corners of her eyes were red as if they had just been dipped in rouge.
"You! Hurry up and leave! Mammy might be back by now!"
She was so embarrassed that she almost melted, how could she dare to look up at him.
I always wonder what would happen if Mammy pushed the door open and saw this embarrassing scene.
Xie Jinglan was stunned when he heard this.
She really thought of him as a playboy who was having affairs with others.
He suddenly leaned forward, grabbed her still red and swollen wrist, and lifted her up from under the messy quilt.
Wen Ning felt her body suspended in the air for a moment, and then she staggered and fell into his arms.
"Just now, I have tried my best to help you, but now you want to drive me away..."
The absurd images from before flooded back like a tide, and she interrupted hurriedly, "You... stop talking!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of door hinges outside the yard.
"Mammy is back!"
Wen Ning pushed him anxiously.
He just stood there, letting her soft hands push against his chest without even shaking his shoulders.
Then he calmly placed his fingertips around her chin and said with deliberate teasing, "Come back another day. Ning'er, isn't it time for you to fulfill your promise?"
The footsteps outside the yard were getting closer and closer, and Wen Ning's heart suddenly sank.
There was no time to think any more, I just wanted him to go away quickly.
"I...I'll do as you say."
Hearing this, the corners of his lips curled up in a triumphant arc.
Just as he was about to step towards the door, Wen Ning suddenly grabbed him.
"Go out the back window!"
He was the dignified Marquis of Anyuan, and usually he entered and left the main gate with ceremonial guards, but at this moment, he was being pushed by her to walk towards the window.
Xie Jinglan almost laughed out of anger at her appearance.
But he didn't say anything in the end. He just raised his hand to straighten his clothes, bent down and went out through the narrow window.
Wen Ning turned around and pulled her sleeves down to cover the scars on her wrists.
Nanny Xue wrapped Xibao tightly, held him in her arms, and tiptoed outside the door to listen for a while.
She deliberately stayed at Ji Xianglan's house for an extra hour.
After making sure that there was no movement inside, he pushed the door open and walked in.
Wen Ning was tidying up the quilts. When she saw the nanny coming back, she hurried forward and took Xibao.
"Mammy, thank you for your hard work."
Madam Xue raised an eyebrow at her flushed face and asked calmly, "Are you feeling better?"
Only then did she realize that the swelling and pain that had tormented her for two days due to Xie Jinglan's torture had disappeared without a trace, and even the burning sensation on her forehead had faded away without her knowing when.
She looked away in panic, "I'm... much better. After you left, I found some hot water and took a bath. Maybe it was a lucky coincidence, but I feel much better."
The nanny smiled and said, "That's good, that's good. Xibao ate very happily today, and he sucked for a full quarter of an hour."
Wen Ning saw Xibao's little mouth pouting slightly, with a satisfied look.
When my fingertips touched that soft face, a warm feeling suddenly surged in my heart.
The little guy seemed to feel his mother's touch and rubbed against her arms unconsciously.
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At the West City Posthouse, Xie Jinglan returned to Xianfengyuan with a satisfied look on his face.
However, his usually upright figure now seemed a little stiff, and his slender knuckles unconsciously scratched the red skin on the side of his neck.
The rolling of his Adam's apple caused a sharp pain, his forehead felt a little dizzy, and even his usually sharp eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
I think I have a fever.
But he has always been in good health and has rarely caught a cold except when poisoned.
He unconsciously rubbed the rash on the side of his neck with his fingertips, and suddenly thought of her flushed cheeks when she had a high fever. Could it be that the girl passed the disease on to him?
He narrowed his eyes slightly. He should have been annoyed, but when he thought about sharing the same suffering as her, a strange sense of satisfaction surged in his heart.
At night, he fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.
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The next morning.
Qingfeng held the copper basin and helped his master wash.
But he suddenly froze when he saw his master.
"What are you looking at?" Xie Jinglan took the handkerchief and pressed it against his face out of habit.
Qing Feng bit his lower lip tightly, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably, but he couldn't help but glance at his face.
I saw a circle of fine red rash suddenly appearing around the master's thin lips.
The originally handsome and sharp outline now added a bit of funnyness.
Qingfeng didn't dare to act rashly and quickly picked up the bronze mirror to show his master.
When Xie Jinglan woke up in the morning, he only felt the heat around his lips, and he didn't expect it to be like this.
He was secretly puzzled, but he had never seen the girl have such symptoms.
After a long silence, he seemed to realize where the problem came from.
He glanced at Qing Feng and said coldly, "Go call the doctor!"
The medical officer arrived at Xianfengyuan soon.
After examining him, he said that the Marquis had suffered from a symptom of allergy caused by food.
"I wonder what the Marquis ate yesterday?"
Xie Jinglan stared at the sincere old face of the medical officer, tilted his head and coughed.
"Just an ordinary meal."
The medical officer paused, holding the pulse pillow. "Your Majesty, you eat and drink with the soldiers in the army, and your diet is normal. There is no reason for anything unusual. Perhaps you came into contact with something you don't usually touch, which caused these symptoms."
Xie Jinglan raised his eyebrows and glanced at the medical officer, "Do I have to know what I ate before I can be cured?"
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