Chapter 21021 Just Know How to Pretend
Chapter 21
Help Qi Jingyan take a bath?
Meng Yuning subconsciously looked at Qi Jingyan, and met his gaze as deep as a pool.
A scene emerged in her mind: Qi Jingyan was sitting in a wooden tub, and she was washing him from head to toe, just like she was giving Yier a bath...
As she thought about it, Meng Yuning's gaze involuntarily looked towards Qi Jingyan's waist, and her cheeks suddenly felt hot.
Oh my god, this, this, this is so embarrassing.
Qi Jingyan didn't think much about it at first, but when he saw the rosy cheeks of the woman in front of him, his ears inexplicably became hot, and his hands gripping his belt tightened unconsciously.
Looking at Qi Jingyan's deep eyes, Meng Yuning's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, he wouldn't agree to Yi'er's proposal, would he?
In the past, as he was the crown prince, he must have been surrounded by palace maids, and perhaps letting the palace maids bathe him was a daily routine.
If he suddenly felt that her workload as a cook was not sufficient, it was not impossible for him to temporarily requisition her as a maid and ask her to do some personal service.
Thinking of this, Meng Yuning quickly retracted her gaze, squatted beside the bed, took Yi'er's little hand, and gently but firmly refused: "Yier, Your Highness has an injury on his leg, and A Ning is clumsy. It would be bad if she bumped into Your Highness, so A Ning will not help Your Highness take a bath."
After saying this, she didn't give the two brothers a chance to speak, and turned around and walked out quickly.
Looking at the fleeing figure, Qi Jingyan was silent for a moment, lowered his eyes, and then untied his belt.
Yi'er was afraid that her brother would be sad, so she turned her head to look at him and comforted him, "Brother, when your leg is healed, An Ning will help you take a bath."
Qi Jingyan smiled at Yier and said, "No need. Just let Aning help Yier wash. I'll wash it myself."
Mu Yun witnessed all this, lowered his head silently, wet the handkerchief, wrung it half dry, and handed it to his prince.
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The house was not yet completed and it was already dark, so the guards stopped, lit a few fires in the yard, and sat together in groups of three or four to talk.
Meng Ye Ning took the half-woven straw mat, sat in front of a fire, and continued weaving.
Just after finishing the editing, the three guards who had gone out to buy bedding came back with large and small bags on their backs. Everyone surrounded them, hurriedly took the things from their backs, and asked them one by one why they came back so late.
One person answered, "We should have returned earlier, but we had just finished shopping and were about to leave the county when we encountered a group of yamen runners searching for someone. The one leading them looked like someone from General Zhang's side. We were afraid of being followed, so we had to take a detour and finally came back."
Everyone asked a few more questions, and when they saw that it was nothing serious, they all felt relieved.
The three of them said they were going to go in and report the situation to His Highness and pay their respects. Meng Yuning, who had been standing by and listening for a while, said, "His Highness is taking a bath right now. You must be hungry after running around all day. I left some food for you. It's warming in the pot. Go and eat first."
Mu Feng and the others also echoed: "Yes, let's go eat first. Today, Miss Meng is cooking again. I've saved every dish for you. I guarantee you'll drool while eating."
Everyone laughed, and the three of them bowed to Meng Yuning to express their gratitude. They first ran to the spring to wash their hands, and then rushed to the big pot with a low fire to get the food. Then, each of them held a big bowl and began to eat voraciously.
Mu Yun came out holding a wooden bucket filled with water, "Miss Meng, His Highness has finished washing."
Meng Yuning agreed, took out a quilt from the package brought back by the guards and went into the wooden house.
Because of her previous inappropriate imagination, she didn't dare to look at Qi Jingyan. She walked straight to her bed and put the bedding on the bed.
Yi'er was still sitting on her bed. She picked up the little boy and coaxed him softly, "Yi'er, go back to His Highness's bed. Ah Ning wants to make the bedding, okay?"
The little boy nodded obediently, and Meng Yuning hugged him and turned around. As soon as she turned around, she saw Qi Jingyan holding out his hand: "Give it to me."
"Oh, okay." Meng Yuning avoided his gaze and handed Yi'er to him. Then she quickly turned around and hurriedly made the bedding. Then she picked up his black cloak and said, "Your Highness, where should I put this?"
No need, just return it to its original owner. Besides, her bed is too small. If you pile it on her bed, she will definitely be crushed when she sleeps.
Qi Jingyan pointed to a bundle beside his bed and said, "Put it there."
Meng Yuning walked over, opened the bundle, carefully put the cloak in, and tied it up.
Mu Yun walked in holding a quilt: "Your Highness, this quilt is a little thinner, it's for you."
Qi Jingyan agreed.
Mu Yun put the quilt beside his bed and briefly reported the situation of the three people who went out. Qi Jingyan nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Mu Yun went out, and soon Doctor Tang came in again with a bowl of medicine and a medicine box. After Qi Jingyan drank the bowl of medicine with an expressionless face, Doctor Tang gave him acupuncture to treat his legs.
Meng Yuning watched the entire process, seeing the long needle pierce into the leg. Although Qi Jingyan's face was a little pale, he didn't frown from beginning to end. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Your Highness, doesn't your leg hurt?"
Qi Jingyan looked up at her and saw that the needle seemed to be piercing her body. Her small face, the size of a palm, wrinkled into a bun. She couldn't help laughing: "It doesn't hurt."
Doctor Tang glanced at him sideways, snorted coldly, and slowly withdrew his needles. After putting away the last needle, he packed up the medicine box, picked up the empty medicine bowl, stood up and walked out, muttering to himself as he walked, "You're just good at pretending."
Meng Yuning saw beads of sweat on Qi Jingyan's forehead and took out a handkerchief and handed it to him: "Your Highness, please wipe your sweat."
Qi Jingyan took it and pressed it on his forehead, "The weather is getting hotter."
Meng Yuning wondered, "Is it hot?" It was a bit hot during the day, but wasn't it chilly at night?
She waited for Qi Jingyan to finish wiping and return the handkerchief to her, but she found that he just lay down slowly with the handkerchief in his hand, obviously having no intention of returning it to her.
Thinking that she still had some, she didn't ask him for it. She went out and closed both doors, then took off her shoes and lay down on the bed.
The bed was covered with a cotton mattress, which made it much more comfortable to lie on. Meng Yuning turned over and over twice and smiled with satisfaction.
After laughing, he said to the two people on the bed opposite him: "Your Highness, Yi'er, good night."
Qi Jingyan nodded at her: "Good night."
Yi'er was already lying beside Qi Jingyan and was beginning to fall asleep. When he heard her words, he sat up again, said good night obediently, and then lay down again.
Meng Yuning turned around, reached into the bundle under her pillow, and secretly took out the three masks made of handkerchiefs. She held them in her hand first, intending to put them on later while Qi Jingyan fell asleep.
Qi Jingyan noticed her sneaky little movements and said directly: "You don't need to wear that mask. You didn't say anything in your sleep last night."
Meng Yuning was shocked. How did this guy know the purpose of this mask?
She thought about it again and again, but still felt uneasy, so she asked tentatively, "Your Highness, did I really not say anything in my sleep?"
Qi Jingyan remained calm and said, "No."
Thinking that Qi Jingyan in the book was a man of his word, if he said no, then it was no. Meng Yuning felt relieved and stuffed the handkerchief back into the bag. Wearing it on her mouth hurt her cheeks, so she definitely didn't wear it if she could.
The torches on the wall were too bright, a little dazzling. Meng Yuning asked softly, "Your Highness, are you going to use them all? If not, how about I put them out?"
"I'll do it." Qi Jingyan said, then he took out a small stone that he had picked up from outside during the day from the bedside and threw it out. With a snap, the torch went out instantly.
The room darkened. Meng Yuning closed her eyes and soon fell asleep in a deep dream.
In the dream, she was cooking live, and she was busy cooking.
Qi Jingyan lay quietly, listening to the breathing on both sides become calmer. He also slowly fell asleep. Just when his consciousness became a little blurry, he heard the woman on the bed by the window mumbling again.
Without the handkerchief to hold his mouth, he could hear quite clearly this time.
"Family members, use your lucky hands and hit three birds with one stone. From now on, you will have a place to eat home-cooked meals."
Qi Jingyan: “…”
He knew that he could kill two birds with one stone, but what did it mean to kill three birds with one stone?
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