Chapter 112 Who seduced him? Acting cute and doing naughty things.
The soft, smooth hand that Emperor Wusu held in his palm was cool to the touch, and he felt that her skin was even cooler than usual, so he couldn't help but tighten his grip.
He lowered his voice and said, "Your hands are so cold, you can't even take care of yourself, yet you're thinking about taking care of others."
It must have been the words the prince consort shouted outside the tent that the emperor heard, and that he knew the princess had asked her to treat General Yuchi's injuries, which is why he said that.
Ji Qingwu did not want to tell any third party about her relationship with Princess Huachang, not even the emperor.
She rolled her eyes and said, "I didn't take care of it for nothing. I was curious about just how ferocious that beast was. Even a brave man like General Yuchi was injured. Even if I don't know exactly what happened, I can guess what happened just by looking at the wound."
Emperor Wusu said, "Curious? Why don't you come and ask me?"
How could she possibly ask such a question?
She vividly remembered how Princess Huachang had asked about this matter and been met with a cold response from the Emperor.
Ji Qingwu was indeed curious, because she clearly sensed that something was behind this. Was the black bear being lured over an accidental coincidence, or was it there to harm someone...?
Her guess was that it was most likely the women in the hunting group, but she wasn't sure who it was targeting.
Ji Qingwu suppressed her doubts, because she knew that sometimes knowing too much wasn't a good thing, especially when it came to these secrets.
Emperor Wusu saw that she lowered her eyes and remained silent, deliberately avoiding the question.
It seems he wasn't unaware that something was amiss, but rather didn't want to get involved, and he didn't press her to continue asking.
Emperor Wusu's gaze fell upon her, noticing how she had wrapped herself up in layers of blankets, and he said, "Since you're cold, why don't you add another blanket?"
Ji Qingwu explained, "Your Majesty is unaware that the soldiers in this camp do not use blankets in the summer. They only managed to find one blanket and one thin quilt."
It's normal that these places, full of men, didn't expect women to come and didn't prepare enough bedding.
Emperor Wusu frowned and said, "If this happens again, go find Li Yuzong."
Li Yuzong was the Grand Eunuch of the Imperial Household Department, directly under the Emperor's command. Even the Empress Dowager had to give him some respect, so how could she possibly order him around? Besides, with Eunuch Li serving by the Emperor's side, seeking him was no different from seeking the Emperor himself.
Ji Qingwu said, "Your Majesty makes it sound so easy. How could Eunuch Li be someone I can order around?"
Emperor Wusu did not hide his actions from Emperor Li Yuzong.
This was a eunuch who had been by his side since childhood. Although he was usually a bit noisy, he was extremely loyal and had probably long ago figured out Ji Qingwu's place in his heart.
Now, even a rough man like Yuchi Lianping has noticed it.
Unfortunately, the person right in front of me is still unaware of this.
Ji Qingwu was unaware that her voice had begun to sound nasal, and her tone of voice was sweet and coquettish, as if she were being affectionate.
"Isn't Your Majesty afraid that I'll ask Eunuch Li to do bad things for me?"
Emperor Wusu teased her, "Awu can do bad things now?"
The way she's being said makes it sound like she's some ignorant little kitten or puppy, that she can't possibly have any bad intentions.
Ji Qingwu sniffed and said boldly, "If Your Majesty had told me this earlier, I would have had Eunuch Li bring over all of Your Majesty's blankets and cover myself with them."
Even if I did something bad, it would just be stealing his blanket.
Emperor Wusu shook his head upon hearing this.
He suddenly reached out and covered her slightly cool lips.
Unable to open his mouth to speak, Ji Qingwu felt a little short of breath, as if his nose was blocked.
She sniffed a few times, her lips moving slightly as she gently touched his palm.
Emperor Wusu's voice deepened: "You've caught a cold, yet you still try to seduce me?"
What did she do to seduce him...?
Also, who caught a cold?
Her eyes were watery, and her nose was red as she asked in surprise, "A cold? Impossible, I haven't been sick in the past few years."
He only realized she had caught a cold after listening to her talk for a while and noticing the muffled tone in her voice.
With a slight exertion of force, Emperor Wusu pressed Ji Qingwu down onto the couch.
His hand touched her forehead; it was slightly cool, not hot.
"How can you be a doctor if you can't even tell that you're not feeling well yourself?"
Although his words carried a hint of reproach, Emperor Wusu's expression was gentle and mild, clearly showing that he had a greater capacity for compassion towards the sick.
Ji Qingwu lay on his back, looking at the emperor's handsome face. Could it be that he was really sick?
She was indeed freezing cold; no matter how tightly she wrapped herself up, she felt a draft coming from all directions.
At first, she suspected that the temperature on the grassland had suddenly dropped sharply at night, and then she suspected that the thick tent was leaking air.
But he never doubted that he had caught a cold.
After her constitution was regulated, and because the childbirth system allowed her to exchange for self-defense skills, she had more strength and more abundant blood and energy than the average woman. Since she went to the Southern Chu Kingdom, she has never been sick again.
However, her day was truly harrowing, marked by a fall from a horse and a cliff, as well as extreme horse racing, subjecting her to both psychological and physical trials and tribulations.
When she got back, she took a quick hot shower, but her hair was still wet before she came out. She was also left looking disheveled in the wind because of what the prince consort had said.
Even an iron body can't withstand it.
During the meal, sneezing was a sign that she was being chilled by the aura of Emperor Wusu and the eldest princess.
Ji Qingwu removed the hand that was on his forehead and shook it, saying, "Your Majesty, I'm just a little cold, nothing else. I'll be fine after a nap."
"You're just going to sleep like that?"
Emperor Wusu lifted the thin blanket with his fingers.
She took the blanket from his hand and wrapped it tightly around herself, saying, "This blanket can also warm you up."
"Didn't you say there was another blanket? Why wasn't it brought over?"
Ji Qingwu said in a muffled voice, "How could I possibly compete with Princess Huachang for the blanket?"
Seeing that she was delicate and afraid of the cold, but insisted on pretending to be generous, Emperor Wusu pinched her cheek.
He said, "How could the princess get cold? She's much warmer than you, all alone with a blanket."
The difference between a quilt and a blanket isn't that big, is it...?
It took Ji Qingwu a moment to realize what he meant.
Princess Huachang and her husband shared a bed. Even if it was cold at night, there was a warm man there, like a natural furnace.
Thinking of this, Ji Qingwu immediately became dejected. It seemed that she was the one who was more miserable.
She sniffled and said regretfully, "I should have tried to get a blanket."
Emperor Wusu looked at her and said, "I'm giving you another chance to choose. What do you want?"
Ji Qingwu observed his expression, which didn't seem fake, and boldly said, "I'll go find Princess Chang to get a quilt right now?"
Emperor Wusu shook his head: "It's just an ordinary quilt."
So she went to find an unusual quilt.
Ji Qingwu's eyes sparkled as she said, "Shall I go find Eunuch Li and steal His Majesty's quilt?"
The bedding prepared for the emperor must have been fragrant, soft, and fluffy.
Emperor Wusu shook his head with amusement: "Is that all you've got?"
Ji Qingwu blinked: "Then what else can I choose?"
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