Chapter 140 I can’t go out

Lin Nuan wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and huddled inside it like an ostrich. Xiao Jingyan had already put on his underwear and soon came over with a small medicine box.

Lin Nuan waved her hand to refuse, "Really, there's no need to apply medicine, I just need to rest for a while."

Xiao Jingyan knew she was shy. "I helped you apply medicine once last night after I cleaned your body. It's inconvenient for you to apply the medicine by yourself. If you don't let me help you, do you want Chunmei to come in and help you?"

Lin Nuan only remembered that she was so tired that she almost passed out last night. She vaguely remembered that someone helped her wash her body. She was so tired at the time that she didn't care. She didn't expect that he also helped her apply medicine yesterday. Just thinking about it made her want to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Besides, she was not in a conscious state last night, but now she is very sober.

He covered his head with the quilt and said in a muffled voice, "If I say no, then no. Just put the medicine away and get out of here. I'm hungry and I need to get up and eat. If you don't get out, I'll be really angry."

"Okay, okay, I'll go out and ask the kitchen to prepare something to eat." Xiao Jingyan had no choice but to put the medicine aside, then he put on his clothes and left the room.

He told Chunmei who was waiting outside to serve him, "Madam has woken up, go in and serve her!"

Lin Nuan came out from under the quilt only after she heard the door close. She didn't feel embarrassed when she saw Chunmei come in, as she was used to it.

Chunmei saw the spots and marks on Lin Nuan's body and looked at her with some heartache.

"General, you are too unkind to women. How can you be so rude to the young lady?"

Chunmei was clearly talking about Xiao Jingyan, but Lin Nuan felt her face suddenly turn red and she felt a little embarrassed.

Thinking about Chunmei, an unmarried maid, it seemed a bit inappropriate to talk about matters between men and women, so she simply said nothing.

She now had no strength in her body and felt as if her energy had been sucked away by a demon. Thinking of how energetic Xiao Jingyan looked early in the morning, she felt a little angry.

Finally, he put on his clothes with Chunmei's help. When he sat in front of the bronze mirror, he realized that Chunmei's complaints about Xiao Jingyan were not at all reasonable.

The exposed skin, neck and chest were covered with red marks. Looking at those red marks, one could imagine how fierce the battle last night was.

The intense scenes from last night flashed through Lin Nuan's mind. She still remembered that she was so angry last night that she bit him many times, which must have left a lot of marks. She suddenly felt a little regretful and wondered if he had covered it up.

Thinking that if Xiao Jingyan was the same as her, wouldn’t many people see it? She felt too embarrassed to go out.

"Chunmei, when the general went out just now, did you see any marks on his neck?" Lin Nuan asked quickly.

Chunmei shook her head. Just as Lin Nuan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she heard her say, "I was keeping my head down just now and didn't see it."

Of course I can’t see it if I lower my head, so how can I tell whether it exists or not?

"Chunmei, send someone to find the general right now and ask him to come back and tell him that I have something urgent to discuss with him." Lin Nuan said.

If Xiao Jingyan were here now, Lin Nuan would really want to stab him. She didn't know that the red marks could only be covered up a little with several layers of makeup, and they would not disappear without seven or eight days.

I want to go to the palace to thank my parents tomorrow, and go back to my parents' home the day after tomorrow. It would be so embarrassing if I were discovered by then!

Not to mention in this conservative era, even in the 21st century, it would be embarrassing.

Chunmei had a pair of deft hands and quickly helped Lin Wan to tie her hair into a bun. Just as she finished, Xiao Jingyan came back.

Lin Nuan stared at him closely, and felt relieved when she saw that there were no marks on his neck. However, she felt furious when she thought of the red marks on her own neck, so she simply ignored him.

Xiao Jingyan was totally confused at this moment.

He was fine when he came in just now, why did he suddenly become angry?

"What's wrong? Who has made my wife unhappy? Tell me and I will help you vent your anger right away." Xiao Jingyan stepped forward and said.

Lin Nuan looked at him with interest, "Then tell me how you want to help me vent my anger?"

"Beat him up and make sure he can't get out of bed for three days." Xiao Jingyan said.

“Then beat yourself up!” Lin Nuan said.

Xiao Jingyan came forward with a smile, "Then I wonder how I could have upset Madam? You have to let me know why I was beaten. Then I will let Madam deal with me as she pleases."

“Look for yourself, what have you done to me? Do you deserve the beating you said?” Lin Nuan said as she tugged at her clothes and wiped off some of the powder she had put on her neck.

Xiao Jingyan touched his nose guiltily and immediately admitted his mistake.

"I was wrong. It's all my fault. I will change next time. I promise I will be gentler next time."

Lin Nuan reached out and punched him, giving him a reproachful look.

"Be serious."

Xiao Jingyan took out a small bottle of ointment as if by magic, "This is the medicine I specially asked a doctor to prepare. I will help you apply it later. Tomorrow these marks will be much lighter."

After saying that, she told Chunmei to fetch a bowl of clean water and personally helped Lin Nuan clean the thick layer of powder on her neck.

Then he opened the small medicine box, and a faint fragrance came out.

Lin Nuan looked at him doubtfully, "Will it really work?"

Even if I don't believe it, I have to believe it. Anyway, I can't go out today, so I can only hope that this medicine works miraculously.

The ointment feels cool and refreshing when applied, and it feels quite comfortable.

After applying the ointment, she could no longer use makeup to cover it up. Lin Nuan didn't want to go out like this, mainly because she was worried that the servants would see her, which would be too embarrassing.

Xiao Jingyan simply asked the kitchen to deliver the food to their room, and the two of them ate in the room.

Lin Nuan was already hungry, and didn't care whether Xiao Jingyan was there or not. She drank two bowls of millet and red date porridge and ate a basket of crystal dumplings without stopping.

Chunmei was stunned as she watched from the side. She looked at Lin Nuan for a while, then at Xiao Jingyan. Finally, she couldn't help it and coughed heavily a few times, "cough cough cough" to attract Lin Nuan's attention.

Lin Nuan lived up to her expectations and looked at her with concern and asked, "Chunmei, what's wrong with you? Why are you coughing so badly? Don't wait on me here anymore. Go see the doctor and get some medicine."

After saying that, she turned around and continued eating, not noticing Chunmei's constant winks at her.

When Xiao Jingyan saw Chunmei was about to do something again, his face immediately turned cold and he looked at her.

Chunmei was so scared that she didn't dare to stop Lin Nuan.

"Miss, don't worry about me. I just choked on my saliva."

Lin Nuan thought she was hungry, "You haven't eaten either." She wanted to ask her to eat together, but when she thought of Xiao Jingyan still there, she changed her mind and said, "Go eat first! Come over after you finish eating."