Then Leng Yan heard her father and mother begin to instruct the servants to boil medicine and bandage her wounds. Hearing about the wounds being bandaged, Leng Yan said weakly, "Father and mother, there's no need to bandage the wounds. They're just superficial injuries and will heal in a short while." The next second, several voices rang out simultaneously: "No."
Seeing that her protest was ineffective, Leng Yan had to keep silent. At this time, the two princesses who had been silent all the time spoke up, "Father, Mother, let's bandage Yan'er." After hearing this, the two thought about it and finally agreed.
So everyone except Leng Yan and her two imperial sisters went out. Leng Yan was supported by her two imperial sisters and sat on the bed. No one spoke. Leng Yan knew that they were angry at the moment, so she didn't say anything either.
Leng Yan was forced to lie on the bed by the two imperial sisters and had her shirt taken off. Looking at the deep wounds on Leng Yan that showed the bones, they said with some resentment and some heartache: "Is this what you call a superficial injury?"
Leng Yan said nothing. The two men carefully cleaned her wound before applying the medicine. She clutched the pillow tightly as the powder was sprinkled on the wound, saying nothing. The two men behind her also noticed the momentary tenseness of Leng Yan's body. Although they didn't say anything, they still softened their movements.
While bandaging Leng Yan, the eldest princess Leng Qingyan noticed a red lotus birthmark on Leng Yan's lower back. Curious, she reached out her finger and touched it. The moment she touched it, Leng Yan felt an itch on her waist. She immediately said, "Royal sister, don't touch it, it's itchy."
Hearing Leng Yan's words, the princess withdrew her hand and asked casually, "Yan'er, why is there a red lotus mark on your waist?" Leng Yan shook her head and said, "I don't know. Maybe it's a birthmark, or maybe it's related to the martial arts I practice. Sister, can you describe it to me?"
The second princess said: "We are happy to be ordered around by you." Although she said so, she still described it to Leng Yan.
The lotus had eight petals, and there was a noticeable gap between two of them, clearly indicating a missing petal. Leng Yan replied vaguely, "It must be due to the technique I'm practicing."
After these words were spoken, the two of them stopped asking questions. Since it had no effect on Leng Yan's body, it didn't matter.
The two then continued bandaging Leng Yan's wound. Leng Yan, however, was thinking about the lotus on her waist. She practiced the Way of Mercy, which had nine levels, and she had already reached the eighth level. The lotus on her lower back had exactly eight petals, one missing. This suggested the lotus on her lower back was indeed related to her practice. She'd have to be more careful about it, Leng Yan thought.
After a long time, the two men finally finished bandaging the wounds. During this time, they kept scolding Leng Yan, but they didn't say too much. After all, they all knew that Leng Yan did this to protect the people in the city.
Leng Yan put on her clothes and sat up. Then she heard the footsteps of two people leaving, and then she heard several people coming in. The queen came to Leng Yan's bed. Leng Yan looked up at the queen with unfocused eyes and called out: "Mother."
The Queen felt an indescribable pain in her heart when she saw Leng Yan's expression. Yan'er was too sensible, so sensible that it made her feel distressed. The Queen softened her tone and said, "It's time to take the medicine." Then she asked the palace maid to bring the medicine. Leng Yan, who had consumed too much spiritual energy and was no longer using her spiritual sense, fumbled to take the bowl. Seeing this, the Queen wanted to feed Leng Yan the medicine, but Leng Yan refused.
After Leng Yan drank the medicine, the emperor thought that she must be tired after fighting with those people for so long, so he took his men away to let Leng Yan rest.
After the Ming Emperor took his men out, he arranged for people to deal with the situation outside the city. Leng Yan had fought with someone near the imperial city. The Ming Emperor estimated that Leng Yan might not have time to deal with it, but not long after, someone came back to report that there were no broken arms or debris outside the imperial city, and it seemed that there had been a heavy rain.
Listening to the reports from his subordinates, the Great Ming Emperor had nothing to understand. For a moment, he felt even more guilty towards Leng Yan. Yan'er was sent to the world of cultivation when she was less than ten years old. In the past few decades, they had never visited Leng Yan because of the words of the former national teacher. However, Yan'er helped to solve the problem as soon as she returned to Beijing.
First there was the flood in the south, and now one person has to protect the human world. Next she has to deal with the Prime Minister's affairs. As a result, Yan'er has had no time to rest. Since she came back, she has never had a good rest or fun.
So the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty said to the eunuch beside him: "Go and convey my oral order. The Fifth Princess must stay in the palace to recuperate for the next half month and cannot leave the palace without my consent." The eunuch responded with an okay and left.
Leng Yan was still confused when she received the order. What was her father going to do? But she had no way to resist. So for the next two weeks, Leng Yan began an extremely boring life of recuperation.
Apart from not allowing her to leave the palace, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty allowed her to go anywhere in the palace. However, Leng Yan could not sit still for just five days. She asked someone to bring some documents for her to read, but the palace servants told her that the Emperor did not allow it. The Emperor said that she should recuperate well in the next half month and was not allowed to do anything else.
Leng Yan asked casually. After all, her eyes had not recovered yet, and she had to wear an eye veil every day to block out the light.
During this time, Leng Yan visited Zhi Rong, sharing some common sense about the world of cultivation with her and calling in a school official to teach her how to read. As for Xiao Xuanxi, she also visited him a few times, teaching him some techniques and then not paying much attention to him. So, Ruan Mengli would always take Xiao Xuanxi out to hang out.
This day, Leng Yan was basking in the sun in the imperial garden. She had someone move a small couch and place it in a sunny spot. In the past, Leng Yan would not do such boring things, but now she was too bored and could only find things to kill time.
Leng Yan basked in the sun for a while, and after a while, she fell into a drowsy sleep. It was spring, and the flowers in the imperial garden were in full bloom. Leng Yan's small couch was placed under a tall tassel flower.
The sun shone down, casting fragments of light on the ground and Leng Yan. The branches were covered with dense clusters of tassel flowers, some of which fell in the wind and swirled onto the couch and Leng Yan. Another gust of wind blew, and the tassel flowers that had landed on the couch and Leng Yan were gently carried away by the wind, but soon more tassel flowers fell on Leng Yan and the couch.
This was the scene Wen Shi saw when he came to find Leng Yan, just like what he saw under the peach tree a few years ago, except that this time it was no longer peach blossoms but tassel flowers, and the girl lying under the peach tree a few years ago was no longer the same as before. She had grown taller and more beautiful.
Wen Shi looked at her for a moment before finally turning and leaving. Not long after he left, Leng Yan was woken by a palace attendant who said the Empress was calling her. Leng Yan stood up, and as she moved, the tassel flower on her body fell to the ground, then drifted away gently in the wind.
Leng Yan arrived at the Queen's palace. The Queen looked at Leng Yan and smiled, "Yan'er, have you felt better these days?" Leng Yan said, "Thank you for your concern, Mother. I'm fine now." Hearing this, the Queen looked at Leng Yan and smiled, "Yan'er, do you want to go out of the palace for a day?"
Leng Yan was a little confused about what her mother was going to do, but she nodded anyway. Seeing Leng Yan nod, the Queen smiled and said, "I knew you would agree. Get ready. Tomorrow, your mother will take you to Daming Temple to play."
Leng Yan nodded to indicate that she understood. The Queen kept Leng Yan for a while before reluctantly letting him go.
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