Chapter 33 Sir is jealous?
The longer the impact wound lasts, the more swollen and painful it will become.
At first, Su Rui could still bear it, but maybe it was because she had used painkillers for the whipping some time ago, and now she is more sensitive to pain or what, but now the pain is so severe that she can't hold it back even if she grits her teeth, and fine, dense cold sweat keeps coming out.
I couldn't help but regret not finding a doctor. Even if I had to steal, I would have stolen a bottle of painkillers.
It was too late now. She could only lean against the wall, close her eyes, breathe deeply, and try her best to relieve the pain.
The pain opened every pore, making her senses more acute. She realized that the wind was blowing in the wrong direction, and immediately opened her eyes to focus on the abnormality.
Startled by her fierce, leopard-like eyes, the man stopped where he was and didn't move forward. He just looked at her suspiciously and called out, "Miss Su?"
Know her?
I took a closer look at the person in front of me. He had a yellow round collar...
"My daughter pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Su Rui immediately bowed.
"Miss Su, you still remember me. I was afraid that you didn't remember me, and that would be too offensive of me." The eldest prince breathed a sigh of relief, without any arrogance or contempt.
It seemed like he was the same person who returned the fallen lantern to Su Rui when they met by chance during the Lantern Festival six years ago.
After only one encounter, Su Rui recognized the person only because of the specific light yellow color. The eldest prince actually remembered her.
Seeing her standing there with her head down and not answering, the eldest prince smiled awkwardly and said, "Why, after not seeing you for several years, you've become so reserved."
"I didn't know it was Your Highness back then, so I acted so recklessly." Su Rui stated the facts calmly.
During the Lantern Festival that year, the eldest prince was wearing casual clothes. Her rolling lantern fell at his feet, and she casually asked him to help pick it up.
Those who knew the situation despised her wishful thinking and her attempt to attract the eldest prince's attention by such means.
Her reputation was already not very good at that time. She believed Liang's words and chose to endure it for the sake of the Marquis' Mansion. It was the eldest prince who spoke up to help her out and returned the lamp to her.
After that, there was no more contact between them.
But she heard that when she was punished to be a military slave, the eldest prince went to the emperor to defend herself.
It is unknown whether it is true or not, but Su Rui does not think it is a coincidence that they met here.
Alert, the eldest prince suddenly raised his hand and stretched it towards her face.
Su Rui immediately stepped back, forgetting for a moment that there was a wall behind her. Her shoulder hit the wall, causing her to frown and groan in pain.
The eldest prince held the leaf he had taken from Su Rui's hair in his hand and explained helplessly, "I'm sorry, I've been in the army for so many years and I reached out to take it for you without thinking much. I forgot that this was inappropriate and scared you. Did it hurt?"
Su Rui was in so much pain that she couldn't answer him. She covered her shoulders and took deep breaths over and over again.
But the shoulder was already bruised and swollen, and the collision opened the broken wound again. Blood gushed out, and in a few breaths the area on the shoulder was completely dyed red.
"Are you injured?" The eldest prince took a step closer, looked carefully at Su Rui's shoulder, and frowned slightly. "Your clothes are stained with blood. You can't pray for blessings today. Does Mr. Yunji know about this?"
Su Rui shook her head.
Yun Ji saved her and told everyone that she was going to burn scriptures and pray today. If anything went wrong, Yun Ji would be responsible and might regret saving her, which would be disadvantageous to her.
Besides, there is a widespread rumor that she is a disaster star. If she cannot burn scriptures to pray for blessings, wouldn’t that just confirm the rumor and make Liang Ruyi happy?
That's why she deliberately forced herself to act normal in front of Yun Ji. Even if Huiming told him that he was injured, he wouldn't care because it wasn't serious.
But now the blood was on her clothes, and it was visible at a glance, and could not be covered up.
"I'll take you to get a simple bandage and change your clothes first." The eldest prince said as he reached out and grabbed Su Rui's wrist.
Su Rui wanted to pull her hand out after such an action, but it hurt for a long time. She had already used up most of her strength just to suppress it, especially when facing the eldest prince who had been in the military camp for many years. Even if she exerted strength at this moment, it was very weak, and it looked more like she was reluctant to accept.
"Don't worry, I'll just take you to Xia Pavilion over there and have someone bring you some clothes. I won't let anyone else know."
Having said that, it would be ungrateful for Su Rui to refuse.
After all, the other party is the eldest prince, and to convict her of an offense is just a matter of a few words.
There was no way to refuse, and just as Su Rui was about to obey, another hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her hand out of the eldest prince's hand.
"Your Majesty...Mr. Yunji." Before the word "uncle" could be uttered, the eldest prince quickly changed his tone and said to Yun Jili, "I didn't mean to offend Miss Su. I just accidentally soiled her clothes and was about to take her to change."
While speaking, the eldest prince winked at Su Rui, indicating that she should push the blood onto him as he said.
"She is from the Fahua Temple today. I will take her there to deal with her. Your Highness, don't worry."
After the words fell, regardless of how the eldest prince responded, Yun Ji pulled Su Rui back.
Su Rui, whose hand was held, followed obediently all the way. After entering the inner courtyard, she stepped forward and raised her eyes to ask, "Is the master jealous?"
"There are many palace servants around Xia Ge. Even if the eldest prince covers for you, there will still be too many people watching." Yun Ji explained calmly.
Many eyes and many crowds, does it mean that the blood on her body will be seen by others, or that she and the eldest prince will be gossiped about, thus tarnishing the eldest prince's reputation?
Without waiting for Su Rui to ask, Yun Ji pulled her into an empty room, placed a bottle of medicine on the flower stand nearby and said, "It's not appropriate to call for help. Apply the medicine yourself. There are clothes inside. I'll wait outside the door."
After saying that, he walked out of the door and closed it behind him.
Su Rui could only swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue. Looking at her sleeve that was half stained with blood, she decided to focus on her business.
She took off her clothes layer by layer. When she reached the innermost layer, the clothes had stuck to the wound because of the prolonged pressure. Even though she was gentle enough, the pain of peeling them off still made Su Rui tremble all over and couldn't help but let out a slight groan of pain.
Yun Ji has very good hearing. Standing outside the door, even the slightest sound cannot escape his ears.
Having practiced martial arts for many years and suffered many injuries, he understood the pain of being hit suddenly. Even the monks of Fahua Temple would scream in pain, let alone Su Rui, who was so slender that she seemed to fall down with a single blow.
It was clear that she didn't even have the strength to pull her hand away from the eldest prince's hand just now.
Thinking of the scene he had seen before, Yun Ji felt a little irritated for some reason, and Su Rui's words rang in his ears.
"Is the gentleman jealous?"
How could it be!
He just didn't understand.
"Why... didn't you tell me about your injury before?" Yun Ji asked through the door.
"What's there to say? It's just a minor injury." Su Rui said it lightly, but in fact, just applying the medicine made her sweat all over.
"You've been hurt worse in those five years, haven't you?"
Hearing Yun Ji mention five years ago, Su Rui's movements faltered for a moment, then she chuckled and said, "Yes, there are many punishments in the border areas. If you are not careful, you will be severely beaten. There are many kinds of punishments, which are much more severe than those in the capital."
Even when it was mentioned, Su Rui couldn't control her nausea.
"If that's the case, why don't you defend yourself today?"
"Debate?" Su Rui smiled. "If I argue, will they listen and believe me?"
Could it be that she didn’t debate five years ago?
Yun Ji knew that she could not be cleared of all charges by just arguing a few words, but she had clearly suffered so much and understood best the causes of the five-year disaster at the border. It was human nature for her to naturally protect herself.
Unless you get used to it.
Used to enduring.
You have to endure what ordinary people cannot, simply because there is no other way except to endure.
There is no one to rely on, no one to save you, and even if you cry out in pain and injustice, it will only make your voice hoarse.
After five years in hell, she probably no longer had the strength to cry out, and she no longer cared about her reputation, so she could be so shameless.
Thinking of her relaxed and casual appearance, Yun Ji's heart seemed to be pulled by something. He turned around and wanted to say something, but the door was opened from the inside.
In and out, the distance between them was reduced to just two fingers, and he could clearly see his face reflected in her amber eyes.
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