Gu Jingchun was still wondering when he saw Shen Hechuan frown and say a single word.
"hug."
Gu Jingchun then remembered that she had tricked him into unlocking his shackles by saying she wanted to hug him.
I didn't expect this guy to still remember.
Seeing this, Gu Jingchun simply stretched out his arms and hugged Shen Hechuan tightly.
Instantly, Gu Jingchun felt a heat wash over his cheek.
At the same time, a muffled groan came from Shen Hechuan.
Gu Jingchun frowned, only then vaguely sensing that something was wrong.
She released Shen Hechuan and immediately placed her hand on his forehead.
I got a piece that was piping hot.
"You have a fever?"
Gu Jingchun was surprised and got up, quickly helping Shen Hechuan up and making him lie on the bed.
When she stood up, she was shocked to find that her hands were covered in blood.
This is……
Gu Jingchun was startled and quickly looked at Shen Hechuan on the bed.
He was wearing a dark long robe today, so there was no trace of blood on him.
Gu Jingchun simply ripped off his clothes.
Instantly, his bloodied and mangled back was revealed.
Gu Jingchun was startled and was about to call for help, but Shen Hechuan grabbed his hand.
Shen Hechuan's consciousness was beginning to blur, but he instinctively held onto Gu Jingchun's hand, not wanting her to leave.
Gu Jingchun's hand was held tightly by him, and he couldn't pull it away at all.
She could only step forward, squat down, and coax him just as she had coaxed Gu Jinxi.
"Mu Qian, you have a fever. Let go of my hand first, and I'll go get someone for you, okay?"
But Shen Hechuan still held her hand tightly, murmuring, "Don't go."
Helpless, Gu Jingchun could only sit on the edge of the bed, facing the door, and shout, "Someone come here!"
Soon, the door was pushed open again, and Tianji rushed in.
Upon seeing him, Gu Jingchun immediately said, "Your Highness has a fever."
Upon seeing this, Tianji's expression changed drastically, and he immediately summoned Dizhi.
They were going to treat Shen Hechuan as soon as he returned from the palace, but Shen Hechuan insisted on changing his clothes before seeing Gu Jingchun, which delayed the process.
Tianji had no choice but to wait outside with Dizhi.
Unexpectedly, this delay caused him to develop a high fever.
Once the Earthly Branches arrived, they immediately got to work, taking pulses, preparing medicine, and undressing...
Gu Jingchun originally wanted to avoid him, but Shen Hechuan held her tightly and she couldn't break free at all. So she simply stood by the bed and watched helplessly as his clothes were cut open, revealing his entire bloody and mangled back.
Upon seeing this, even though Gu Jingchun was somewhat prepared, he couldn't help but gasp.
Her brows furrowed slightly.
Who did this?
Upon hearing this, Dizhi said with restraint, "Under the whole heaven, who dares to punish His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun immediately understood.
He then continued, "What exactly did he do wrong that His Majesty would punish him so severely?"
Moreover, publicly beating the crown prince is tantamount to stripping Shen Hechuan naked and displaying him to the public, which can be said to be trampling on his dignity as the crown prince.
Throughout history, unless the crown prince was extremely vicious and had committed a grave error, few people would use such a blatant form of punishment.
Upon hearing this, Tianji looked up at Gu Jingchun and choked up, saying, "Miss Gu, you should wait until His Highness wakes up and ask him yourself."
As he spoke, he began to help Dizhi apply medicine to Shen Hechuan.
Shen Hechuan cannot touch women, so these close-up tasks are done by him and Dizhi, and they are now very skilled at it.
However, he was a man after all, and his movements when applying the medicine were inevitably a bit too rough, causing Shen Hechuan, who had his eyes closed, to tremble slightly.
Seeing this, Gu Jingchun said, "Let me do it."
As she spoke, she took the cotton swab from Tianji's hand and carefully applied the medicine to Shen Hechuan with one hand.
Her movements were gentle, and she would occasionally blow air on Shen Hechuan to relieve his pain, which elicited a soft groan of comfort from him.
It's obviously not as painful anymore.
Seeing this, Tianji could no longer hold back and said with reddened eyes:
“Miss Gu, I have been by His Highness’s side since I was a child, and I have never seen His Highness like this before.”
Although he appears glamorous and successful, he is actually very bitter inside.
If you... truly love His Highness, please stay by his side and spend more time with him!
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun had already guessed the reason.
"He was beaten because of me?"
Tianji nodded silently.
"Today, His Majesty has issued another imperial decree, ordering you and Young Master Luo to get married within this month."
His Highness went to plead with His Majesty to rescind his decree, and in his words brought up the matter between His Majesty and the Empress, which enraged His Majesty, leading to His Highness being publicly flogged.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
No wonder!
The current Emperor Rongcheng, whose surname is Shen and given name is Wanshan, was originally the founding general of the Anrong Kingdom. He was like a brother to Zhou Suian, the crown prince of the Anrong Kingdom at the time.
They grew up together; one conquered new territories on the battlefield, while the other remained stable in the rear, ensuring the stability of the court.
However, everything changed with the appearance of Zhou Suian's fiancée, Jiang Xianhao.
Because Shen Wanshan fell in love with his best friend's fiancée, Jiang Xianhao, and one day, the situation suddenly changed, and he raised an army to rebel!
He led an army of 300,000 men straight to the capital and surrounded the entire imperial city.
Afterwards, Anrong Kingdom fell, Zhou Suian died, and Shen Hechuan forcefully ascended the throne as emperor, changing the country's name to Dacheng.
Afterwards, disregarding the objections of his ministers, he forcibly imprisoned Zhou Suian's fiancée, Jiang Xianhao, in the harem and made her empress.
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