When Lu Ping cried, her tears completely washed away her black rouge, revealing a beautiful face with tears in her eyes. Even Ren Xitao couldn't help but be amazed again when he saw it.
This woman was so beautiful. At the beginning, it was said that Feng Chenyu, the eldest daughter of the Feng family, was the most beautiful woman in the capital. He had seen Feng Chenyu, but he felt that she was not even one tenth as beautiful as Lu Ping. Lu Ping's beauty was not so enchanting, but she was so beautiful that people could not bear to look away at once. No matter who saw her, they would probably remember her silently in their hearts for the rest of their lives. Regardless of whether they had feelings for her or not, she was a beauty that could be called the most beautiful woman in the world.
Ren Xitao believed that he would never judge people by appearance, let alone judge people by their appearance, but Lu Ping did leave a deep first impression on him with her face. Coupled with the unpleasant smell of low-quality perfume, he became curious.
When they met again, Lu Ping's beauty had changed, but he still recognized her at a glance. Without the scent of perfume, the woman's body fragrance was faintly emanating, which also made his heart flutter.
At this moment, Lu Ping was hugging him and crying. Even though she was hurt and in unbearable pain, he still reached out and gently stroked her back, then said softly, "Don't cry, I'm fine, it's just a superficial wound."
"Fool!" Lu Ping yelled, looking up, "You are a fool! Why did you jump off such a high cliff? What if you fall to your death? You still have your father, mother, and sister at home. If you die, how will they live?"
Ren Xitao smiled bitterly, "I didn't think too much at the time. I just thought that since you jumped down, I had to follow you. As for why I followed you, I don't know either. I just knew that if I didn't jump with you, I would definitely regret it. But you see, luckily I jumped off the cliff and saved you. Aren't we all fine now? How great."
"What's good about this?" Lu Ping wiped her tears and said, "This is halfway up the mountain. We can neither go up nor down. There is nothing in the cave, no food or water, and you are injured. You are alive temporarily, but what will we do in the future? Are you going to be trapped here forever and not wait to die? Brother Ren, you really made a mistake this time!"
Ren Xitao shook his head, reached out to wipe the tears from Lu Ping's face, and shook his head and said, "It's not a bad idea, nor is it as pessimistic as you think. This is not halfway up the mountain, it's already very close to the bottom of the mountain. Don't worry, my sister won't abandon me. She must be trying every possible way to search and rescue. The Pingnan General's Mansion still has a certain amount of power. She carries a waist badge from the mansion with her, and can mobilize the officials of the nearest government office to help. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be able to escape in three days at most."
"Really?" Lu Ping's eyes lit up, and she remembered that Ren Xifeng was still up there, and she felt relieved for a moment. But she frowned again quickly. If the rescue was successful, she would definitely be sent back to the Lu Mansion, right? Thinking of this, she felt resistant again. She looked at Ren Xitao, suppressed her emotions and said to him: "Brother Ren, I don't understand pharmacology. You have been practicing martial arts for many years, so you should know the most effective way to treat these injuries, right? Tell me, and I will help you deal with it."
Ren Xitao was a thoughtful man, and his mind was on Lu Ping. How could he not see that this woman had something on her mind? He was not in a hurry to talk about his injury, but only asked her, "Why did the people in Lu's mansion chase you? Why did you leave Beijing in disguise?"
Lu Ping was stunned. She didn't want to tell the truth, but when she thought about how the other party jumped off the cliff to save her at all costs, it would be inappropriate for her to hide anything on this matter. So he sighed bitterly, "Why else? In the past, my father wanted to curry favor with the General Pingnan Mansion, so that he could... marry you, and then use the relationship between the General Pingnan Mansion and the Prince Yu Mansion to consolidate the status and power of the Lu family. Of course, at that time, he thought that the one who would eventually ascend to the throne would be the Ninth Prince. But now the emperor does not care about state affairs, but has appointed the Sixth Prince as regent, so my father feels that he has made a wrong bet, and the throne does not belong to the Ninth Prince, so my marriage naturally has to be reconsidered. The Sixth Prince has no concubine so far, and there is not even a concubine in the mansion, so he thought of sending me to the Sixth Prince. I don't want to be manipulated by the Lu family. I had a hidden illness in the past, and I could only use spices all day to cover up the unpleasant body odor. Later, the Princess Yu cured me, but I didn't want the Lu family to know that I was cured, so I still used strong spices. But I didn't expect that even so, I couldn't dispel their thoughts. As a last resort, I had no choice but to escape."
As Lu Ping spoke of these things, her face looked dejected. Everything she had endured in the Lu family since she was a child kept echoing in her mind, making her irritated.
Ren Xitao has always been a righteous person. He never thought about this before. Even when he met Lu Ping in Lu's house, he didn't think Lu Song had such a plan. Now, after hearing what Lu Ping said, he couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder he can become the left prime minister. Sure enough, the minds of prime ministers are all very sophisticated, which is not something that warriors like us can guess."
Lu Ping shrugged and smiled. "Brother Ren, do you think it's disgusting? I feel disgusted too. But I can't help it. Born in that family, I have been branded as a member of the Lu family. Even if my thoughts are different from theirs, no one would believe that the Lu family would have a daughter like me. After all, my two sisters are in the same boat with the Lu family. After all, no one would refuse a future of wealth and glory."
"What about you?" Ren Xitao suddenly asked, "What do you think? I'm asking... about Prime Minister Lu wanting to marry you to me?"
Lu Ping looked at him and told the truth, "I don't want to get married. It has nothing to do with you. I just don't want to be a pawn of the Lu family. I don't want anything they arrange for me." She looked at Ren Xitao and finally told the truth, "I used the worst spices that day, and I used a lot of them. My purpose was to scare you away and prevent you from being obsessed with my face."
Ren Xitao was stunned for a moment, but still looked at her face uncontrollably. After a while, he said, "Not to the point of being obsessed, but unforgettable enough." He really wanted to ask Lu Ping, now the Lu family wanted to marry her to the Sixth Prince, and the favorite person was no longer him, Ren Xitao, so, if he proposed to her, would she agree?
The words came to his lips but he couldn't say them. Ren Xitao was not a very generous person. He was very honest and his thoughts were direct and simple. He was often embarrassed to say some things. Even though the two of them had just experienced life and death together, he still felt too embarrassed to say such words. So he stopped talking and didn't say anything else. He just said to Lu Ping: "Just now I saw a kind of grass on the mountain. The top is flat and the bottom is thinner than the top, just like it is upside down. That kind of grass can be used as medicine and has the effect of stopping bleeding. There are some beside the cave. You should walk over carefully and pull some down."
Lu Ping nodded and quickly got up to look for him. She was also glad that Ren Xiya didn't continue the topic. But she had already made up her mind. If Ren Xitao asked that question, she would definitely nod. Not to mention that she had this person in her heart, even if she didn't, just for this favor, in the process of falling from the top of the mountain, it was enough for her to put all her feelings in this life on this person.
She didn't know what the grass Ren Xitao was talking about was called, but there were indeed a lot of them. She pulled out two handfuls and brought them back, only to see that Ren Xitao had already taken off his shirt. After years of martial arts training, his strong physique appeared in front of her, causing Lu Ping's face to turn red.
She had never seen a naked man before. This was the first time, and he was someone she cared about. She stood there for a moment, not knowing whether to turn away or go forward to help him with the medicine.
Ren Xitao felt a little embarrassed when he saw her hesitate, but he was a martial artist after all, and he was not very particular about details. He told Lu Ping: "I'm sorry, I have no other choice. I can't reach the wound on your back, so I have to ask you for help."
Lu Ping nodded, suppressed her pounding heart, walked forward, and then walked around behind Ren Xitao, and then asked: "How should the herbs be used?"
Ren Xitao said a little embarrassedly: "Originally, I should have used a pounder, crushed it and applied it to the wound, but here..."
"I have a way." Lu Ping didn't let him continue. She grabbed the grass and stuffed it into her mouth. She endured the bitterness of the herbs and chewed them carefully. Then she applied them carefully on Ren Xitao's back.
Ren Xitao didn't know what to say at this moment. Feeling the warmth coming from behind, imagining how Lu Ping chewed the herbs, suddenly, the words that he wanted to ask but didn't have the courage to ask before came out of his mouth. He said - "Are you willing to marry into the general's mansion? This is my request, not the Lu family's request. I, Ren Xitao, am a rough man. I only know martial arts since I was a child and don't have much knowledge. But I will treat the person I like with all my heart, and it is not customary for us in the Pingnan General's Mansion to marry concubines. If you are willing, you will be my only wife in this life."
Lu Ping's hands trembled as she applied the medicine to him, her mind focused on what he said, "We in the General Pingnan Mansion do not have concubines." She had to admit that it was this sentence that shattered all her previous concerns.
How nice would it be to marry someone who doesn't take concubines?
"I am willing." She said softly, telling Ren Xitao, "I am willing to marry into a family that does not accept concubines, and I am willing to marry someone who can jump off a cliff for me. It's just that..." She hesitated, "After all, I am from the Lu family, and I don't know if the general's mansion can accommodate me. Now that I have fallen out with the Lu family, our relationship... I'm afraid it will be a bit bumpy."
"As long as you are willing, leave these things to me." Ren Xitao suppressed his excitement and promised Lu Ping: "My father has long said that although marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers, if two people are not in love, the future will not be easy. Our family cannot stand harmony, so my father said early on that no matter whether it is me or my sister Xifeng, the prerequisite for marrying someone in the future is that we must like each other in our hearts. Only when we like each other in our hearts can we discuss the next step. Don't worry, I will carry you from Lu's mansion to General Pingnan's mansion in an open and aboveboard sedan chair. This is my promise to you, and it is also the only time in my life that I have made such a promise to anyone."
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