"Are you ever going to stop? I don't want to do this anymore!" Nan Yi was furious. It was already past midnight, and the effects of the medication should have worn off long ago, but this man was still bothering her.
What's most hateful is that the people who administer traditional Chinese medicine are rough and barbaric, leaving me in constant pain, with my lower body feeling numb and aching.
Yinzhen held her tighter, his voice hoarse as he demanded, "Just this once."
"Damn it!" Nan Yi couldn't push him away, so he cursed under his breath in extreme anger and used his hand as a knife to slash the back of Fourth Master's neck.
Before Yinzhen could even be shocked, everything went black, and he lost consciousness.
Pushing aside the limp body, Nan Yi propped himself up and got out of bed. "Someone come here."
It was Yiren's turn to be on night duty tonight. She and Su Peisheng were standing guard outside, and she was dozing off when she vaguely heard her master's voice.
"Hey, aren't you going in yet? The concubine is calling you," Su Peisheng reminded her.
"Oh, oh," Yiren wiped her drool, pushed open the door and entered the room. Nan Yi, wrapped in a robe, stood in the room. "Tell Eunuch Su to come in and serve the master. You come and help me."
Yiren went outside to call Su Peisheng, and Nan Yi went to the washroom. After the nanny prepared hot water, Nan Yi lay down by the bath tub.
She thought that tomorrow's plan couldn't be changed, but what happened to Green Cloud that night was too much of a ordeal. She had to do something, otherwise, all that suffering would have been for nothing.
"Ouch~ Be gentle," Nan Yi said, shivering.
My chest and waist are the worst affected areas; it hurts so much.
Yiren's handkerchief trembled slightly. She swallowed hard and looked at the bruises on her mistress's body. A sense of fear arose in her heart. This was not the first time her mistress had been like this. It was really too scary. She thought it was better not to get married.
Nan Yi was unaware that his miserable state had made the maidservant beside him consider not getting married; otherwise, his anger towards Lü Yun would have intensified.
After the bath, Yiren found some ointment and applied it to her master.
Nan Yi lay on the soft pillow, and after careful consideration, instructed, "Yiren, you will stay in the manor for now. There is no need for anyone in the courtyard. I will transfer you to serve the master for a while. You will keep an eye on that Lüyun for me. If she has any bad intentions, cripple her for me."
Her last words were filled with a chilling ferocity.
Yiren always listened to Nan Yi, but, "She is now the Fujin's person. If I touch her, will the Fujin be dissatisfied with you?"
"She's been dissatisfied with me for a long time. Since I married into this family, every single thing that's happened around me has her involvement. I don't care about one more. Tomorrow morning, go to Eunuch Su's place and have him make arrangements for you. Just say it's my order. Also, you only need to stay in the study to serve. Don't go anywhere else, not even the master. Remember that."
She worried that after she left, someone in the backyard would cause trouble for her. Yiren was just a maid, and any master in the mansion could bully her.
The study of the Fourth Master was a very important place in the mansion, and female relatives were not allowed to enter without permission. As long as Yiren served in the study, her safety was not a problem.
Yi Ren was quick-witted and understood immediately. Knowing her mistress's worries, she replied, "This servant understands."
Back in the room, Su Peisheng had finished cleaning up the unconscious Yinzhen and was about to leave when Nan Yi secretly gave Yiren a wink.
Yi Ren nodded and followed behind Su Peisheng.
The next morning, Yinzhen woke up, and the stiffness and pain in his neck reminded him of what had happened the night before. He reached out to grab something to the side.
"Ouch~ It hurts." Nan Yi groaned in her sleep, snuggling closer to Yinzhen's arms to find the warmth before falling back asleep.
Yinzhen's hand froze. After a while, he carefully lifted a corner of the quilt and touched the cheek of the person in his arms with his fingertips. However, his gaze was shocked by the slight bluish-purple bruises showing from her collar.
Needless to say, he must have accidentally done it last night.
He gently peeled open the collar of her shirt, took a deep breath, and his eyes darkened. He vaguely remembered what had happened last night.
The drug was too potent, and he couldn't control his behavior; he only remembered being extremely agitated at the time.
Yinzhen rubbed his forehead, perhaps she couldn't bear it any longer, which is why she knocked him unconscious.
He got up from the bed, intending to call someone to fetch the medicine. The person behind him stretched out his hand, yawned, and half-sat up, still sleepy and looking tired, muttering, "Where are you going? Help me out before you go."
For a moment, Yinzhen felt a little uneasy, as Lady Tong was still arguing with him about her family.
This time, I don't even know why I'm angry.
He turned around, feigning composure, and said softly, "You're awake." He tucked her arm back under the covers and explained softly, "Nowhere. I'll have Su Peisheng fetch the medicine."
"No need," Nan Yi said with her eyes closed, pulling a bottle of medicine from under her pillow and tossing it onto the bed. "The medicine you brought last time is still in use. I was too embarrassed to let the maid handle it, so you do it."
The room was not cold because of the burning charcoal. Nan Yi threw off the blanket, lifted the clothes around her waist, and complained, "Don't bite me next time, or I'll get mad at you."
Surprisingly, he wasn't angry. Yinzhen cautiously stepped forward.
There were no romantic thoughts at the moment; the snow-white waist, the front of the abdomen, and the inner thighs bore shocking marks.
Yinzhen felt sorry for her but also helpless. He did not mean to hurt her. The drug had clouded his mind, and in his unconscious state, he had dealt her a heavy blow.
He picked up the medicine bottle and carefully applied the medicine to her, feeling the skin under his fingers tremble slightly, afraid that he was still hurting her.
"I'm planning to move to another house for a while. Do you want to see me off?" Nan Yi asked calmly.
"Okay, let's set off after lunch," Yinzhen said softly, patting her hand. "Spread it a little wider, it looks like it's torn. I'll call the imperial physician."
Nan Yi grabbed his sleeve and growled angrily, "Don't go! Aren't you embarrassed enough already?" How could she let the imperial physician see something so private? She scratched her hair in frustration.
"It's not shameful. Don't be afraid to admit your illness and seek medical help," Yinzhen comforted him.
"No, give me the medicine, I'll do it myself." Nan Yi tried to snatch the medicine bottle, but Yinzhen held her hand down, a smile playing on his lips. "Alright, no need to call the imperial physician, I'll help you."
"Hmph, you're acting innocent after getting the benefit." Nan Yi glared at him fiercely, raising her leg to kick him, but as soon as she moved, the pain from her wound struck, leaving her extremely annoyed.
Yinzhen chuckled inwardly, but fearing he might anger her again, and knowing she was shy, he pulled a corner of the blanket over her face before continuing what he was doing.
But at this moment, he was thinking about something else entirely. Tong Shi wasn't angry. Given her personality, that shouldn't be the case. Could it be that he did something last night to appease her?
He heard her say, "I'm going to keep Yiren here and put her in your study to serve you for now. As for that Lüyun, if she does it again, I'll make her pay."
Yinzhen was equally annoyed by Lüyun, who was not well-behaved even when placed by his wife's side. He hoped that his wife could discipline her, but unexpectedly, she set her sights on him.
"I'll listen to you, but she can only stay in the outer study."
"no problem."
Yinzhen did not see her off; instead, Old Master Kang summoned him to the palace for a meeting.
Su Peisheng led Yiren away, while Nan Yi, along with Granny Qiu and others, set off in four carriages of various sizes towards the outskirts of the city.
Lying on the thick bedding, listening to the noise fade away, Nan Yi pulled back a corner of the carriage curtain.
In winter, the grass and leaves turn yellow and the scenery is desolate and silent, but the sky is high and the land is vast, the air is cold but fresh, and the bare trees with no leaves are a different kind of scenery in her eyes.
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