He suppressed his doubts and reported what had happened at the Guanyin Temple.
Gu Linchao nodded, "That's good." Then, noticing that he was still wearing wet clothes that he hadn't had time to change, he said gently, "You've been running around all day, go and take a bath, don't catch a cold."
Si Yi lowered his head, his fingers gripping the sword hilt tightly. "Yes."
When Gu Linchao returned to the room, he saw that Wen Nongnong had kicked off the blanket. His heart tightened, and he quickly walked over, bent down and touched her forehead. He saw that her forehead was no longer as hot as before, and she was sweating, which seemed to be a sign that her fever was breaking. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He moved the thick blanket off the bed, covered Wen Nongnong with the blanket again, then went to the bathroom to get hot water, sat on the edge of the bed, and wiped her face.
After wiping, he was about to take the basin away when Wen Nongnong suddenly woke up.
"Your Highness..." she called out weakly, lying on the quilt.
Gu Linchao paused, turned around to look at her, and seeing her listless appearance, he raised his hand to touch her face and said gently, "Are you hungry?"
Wen Nongnong shook her head, "I'm not hungry, I just feel weak all over, my lower abdomen is bloated, and I feel a bit uncomfortable..."
Gu Linchao frowned. "Why would your stomach feel uncomfortable?"
Wen Nongnong glanced at him lazily, then suddenly took his hand and placed it on her stomach. "Your Highness, rub it for me, maybe it will make you feel better..."
Gu Linchao had no choice but to sit up straight and rub her stomach.
With a pure heart, he gently rubbed her belly with his warm fingertips.
Wen Nongnong sighed softly, "Your Highness's hands feel so good..."
Gu Linchao smiled, looking at the girl's listless appearance, and said in a low, gentle voice, "Let's see if you dare to talk nonsense again in the future."
Wen Nongnong pouted, "Why did I say something wrong again? The prince's massage felt really good..."
"No, it's about the place where the landslide happened today. It's about what you said." Gu Linchao said helplessly, "You must never say anything like that again, that you're perfectly healthy and won't have any problems, otherwise you'll soon have health problems."
Wen Nongnong was stunned. She had never seen Gu Linchao so talkative before. She stared at him with wide eyes, "How can Your Highness believe in this?"
Gu Linchao said, "I didn't believe it at first, but after you said those things, you fell ill when you came back. So some things are better believed than taken lightly." Especially when it comes to Nong Nong, he always felt that he should be more cautious.
Wen Nong Nong looked at him with surprise.
"What?" Gu Linchao asked.
Wen Nong Nong snapped out of her reverie and said with a smile, "It's just that Your Highness surprised me quite a bit."
"What's unexpected?"
"As the regent of the current dynasty, it's surprising that you would believe in such things. Not only would I be surprised, but others would also be very surprised if they knew. You are different from what they imagined."
"I can't control what others do, but I can still take care of you." Gu Linchao's lips curled up slightly.
"Then Your Highness must always take care of me." Wen Nong Nong blinked, moved her body away, and lay down next to him.
Seeing the girl's dependent look, Gu Linchao felt a wave of tenderness wash over him.
He raised his other hand and patted her head. "Mmm."
Wen Nongnong lay there for a while, then, as if remembering something, suddenly asked, "But where did Your Highness hear that from?"
"What?"
"As for what I just said, you can't say you're in very good health, etc..."
Gu Linchao paused, his dark eyes slightly closed, and after a long while said, "I don't remember the specifics. It's possible that I overheard it somewhere when I was in Juzhou..."
Wen Nongnong had actually heard this saying before: people shouldn't always say they are in good health, otherwise their health will soon develop problems.
She hadn't taken it seriously before, even scoffing at it, but now that someone was so concerned about her and was entrusting her with such care, she felt a warmth in her heart and couldn't help but take it seriously as well.
"I understand, I promise I won't say anything like that again."
Looking at her obedient appearance, Gu Linchao felt a special tenderness in his heart.
Just then, Wen Nongnong's body stiffened.
He noticed and stopped rubbing her stomach, asking, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"
Wen Nongnong felt a surge of heat in her lower abdomen and said with a mournful face, "My period has started..."
"Auntie?" Gu Linchao frowned. "Is it your aunt?"
Wen Nongnong, who was initially quite dejected, couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this, saying, "This aunt is not that aunt."
"What is that?" Gu Linchao was puzzled by her frowning and smiling at the same time.
"Your Highness, my period has started," Wen Nongnong said softly, suppressing a laugh.
After she finished speaking, Gu Linchao was stunned for a moment before reacting, and a faint blush appeared on his handsome face.
"Then... what should we do now?" Gu Linchao asked, his hand on her stomach unsure whether to continue or withdraw.
"My dress is dirty, I need to change it," Wen Nongnong said. "Also, my stomach is so bloated and sore, could you ask Aunt Li to make me a cup of brown sugar water?"
Gu Linchao wrote down what she said, and when he saw her trying to get up, he helped her up.
Wen Nongnong got off the bed with her legs tucked together. Seeing that there was no stain on the bedding, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, remembering something, she tightly covered her skirt so that Gu Linchao wouldn't see. "Your Highness, please go out first."
Gu Linchao paused for a moment, "Why?"
"I've heard that men can't see a woman's menstrual blood, or their luck will turn bad." Wen Nongnong finished speaking and stared intently at him. Back in modern times, she had heard that many men would mind this, and Gu Linchao, this ancient man, would probably mind it even more.
However, Gu Linchao chuckled and patted her head, saying, "Nonsense, go and change quickly."
Wen Nong Nong hugged his arm and said in surprise, "Your Highness doesn't mind?"
Gu Linchao couldn't help but chuckle, and suddenly raised his hand to flick her forehead lightly, "What a silly girl."
Wen Nongnong rubbed her forehead, pouted, and then couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, you are so good to me. You are different from many men. I like you more and more."
Gu Linchao paused for a moment. This girl's flirting skills were truly natural and unpretentious.
Although he didn't mind, when Wen Nongnong entered the dressing room, she still covered up the parts of her back that might have gotten dirty so that he wouldn't see them.
When she finished tying on her menstrual belt, changed into clean clothes, and came out, Gu Linchao had already returned.
He handed her a bowl of brown sugar water, asking, "Is it sweet enough for you?"
Wen Nongnong picked up the glass and took a sip, finding it a little too sweet, unlike what Aunt Li had made. She paused, then looked at him with bright eyes, "Did Your Highness make it for me?"
"Okay." Gu Linchao nodded and urged, "Drink it while it's hot."
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