Upon hearing this, Gu Linchao came to his senses and said, "This is not your fault, don't blame yourself."
But Wen Nongnong felt even more guilty after hearing this. "It's my fault, it's all my fault. Why did I have to come to Tunzhou? I didn't understand the situation before sending you to save that child. Otherwise, you wouldn't have fallen into their trap..."
Gu Linchao gently comforted him, "This really isn't your fault, so don't blame yourself anymore."
Wen Nongnong paused, looked down at him, and asked, "Aren't you angry with me at all?"
"Why should I blame you? Even if you hadn't said anything, I would have gone to save that child." After saying that, Gu Linchao propped himself up and tried to sit up.
Wen Nongnong quickly said, "Be careful, you're still injured. Just tell me what you need to do."
Gu Linchao's handsome face flushed red, and he remained silent.
When Wen Nong Nong saw this, she couldn't help but feel strange. Why was he blushing?
After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Do you want some water?"
Gu Linchao remained silent, groping his way to get out of bed.
Wen Nongnong quickly helped him up and even squatted down to put his boots on.
"What exactly is Your Highness trying to do? You can't aggravate your wound," she reminded him.
"Hmm," Gu Linchao responded softly, without saying what he wanted to do.
Only after he had put on his boots did he say, "Call Wang Houde in for a moment."
“Eunuch Wang, he’s not here. He went down the mountain early this morning.” Wen Nongnong wondered why he looked for Wang Houde as soon as he got up, instead of looking for his wife, her.
After hearing her words, Gu Linchao looked somewhat embarrassed, but he didn't say anything. He stood up and was about to leave.
Wen Nongnong was startled and quickly helped him up, saying, "Walk slowly, don't fall."
“Nong Nong…” Gu Linchao suddenly stopped.
"Hmm?" Wen Nongnong looked at him in confusion. "What's wrong?"
"I..." Gu Linchao began to say one word, then stopped.
Seeing his reluctance to speak, Wen Nongnong suddenly understood and stared at him with wide eyes, "Does Your Highness need to relieve yourself?"
"Hmm," Gu Linchao responded softly, then asked, "Which direction is the outhouse?"
Wen Nongnong breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought it was something serious, but why didn't Your Highness tell me directly?" After saying that, she helped him back into the room and then took out a chamber pot from under the bed.
"Let's take care of it here," she said softly, lifting the hem of his shirt to help him undo his pants.
Gu Linchao noticed and quickly pressed her hand down, his handsome face flushed red, "Nong Nong, don't..."
"Don't what? Don't take off your pants?" Wen Nongnong raised her eyebrows, seeing his embarrassed expression, and deliberately said, "Why are you so nervous? I've seen it several times already."
Gu Linchao: "..."
His breath hitched, and his fingers instinctively clenched his pants.
After a long pause, he calmly said, "Give it to me, I'll do it myself."
Wen Nong Nong refused, "No, you can't see it now. It would be bad if it spilled outside. I'll hold it for you."
Gu Linchao: "..."
He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, somewhat at a loss with her.
"Your Highness, please hurry, Master Xuanqing may be coming to see you soon," Wen Nongnong urged.
Gu Linchao was taken aback. "Where is this place?"
"Huangming Temple," Wen Nongnong said, "They came last night."
Gu Linchao remained silent and did not speak again.
Seeing this, Wen Nongnong quietly unzipped his pants.
Gu Linchao noticed it, and a blush rose on his fair face. He was quite uncomfortable, but this time he didn't say anything.
This time, however, it was Wen Nong Nong who blushed.
It took her a lot of effort to steady herself.
They were just relieving themselves, and both of them were sweating to varying degrees.
The room was eerily quiet.
After a long silence, Wen Nongnong broke the silence with her voice, "Um, I... I'll go fetch some water." She then hurriedly ran out.
Gu Linchao stood there, looking a little uncomfortable. He thought of sitting down by the bed, but forgot that he couldn't see. He took two steps, bumped into the table, and almost fell.
When Wen Nongnong returned from fetching water, she saw this and rushed over to support him, saying, "Your Highness, please be careful."
Gu Linchao pursed his lips, took her hand, and sat down on the edge of the bed.
Wen Nong Nong glanced at his face and, seeing that he didn't look disappointed, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She was afraid that he would feel disappointed.
After all, suddenly going blind and not being able to see anything is something that anyone would find hard to accept and feel distressed about. However, Gu Linchao has not shown any abnormality since waking up, which makes her feel both relieved and uneasy.
With a heavy heart, she helped Gu Linchao wash up, and then washed up herself as well.
Just as she finished tidying up, Lü Qiao brought in some congee and side dishes.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I just brought some vegetarian food from the kitchen. Please eat it while it's hot."
"Alright, put it down for now." Wen Nongnong nodded, then, remembering something, asked, "By the way, is the prince's medicine ready?"
"It's ready. Keep it warm on the stove. I'll go get it right away." After saying this, Lü Qiao withdrew.
Wen Nongnong brought over some congee and fed it to Gu Linchao.
After finishing his meal, Gu Linchao took his medicine. Wen Nongnong wanted him to lie down and rest, but he shook his head and said, "I want to go for a walk outside."
Wen Nongnong was a little worried about his wound, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she stepped forward and carefully helped him up.
This Zen temple is located at the foot of the back mountain, and it is very quiet and peaceful.
Wen Nongnong helped him walk around in the courtyard, and after thinking for a while, she told him about Si Yi's trip to the border to inform the generals.
Finally, she said somewhat uncertainly, "I don't know if the assassination attempt yesterday was carried out by the Northern Di people. Perhaps I'm wrong."
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