Inside the study of Prince Yi's mansion, Su Yi was focused on listening to the intelligence report from his secret guards.
Suddenly, he overheard Ling Feng talking to Ling Yu outside the courtyard, learning that Ling Feng had returned. At that moment, he suddenly found the reports from the secret guards to be long and tedious.
Su Yi said to the guard, "If there's nothing else, you may leave."
The guard was confused. He had only been in the study for a short time, and his work report was not even half finished. How could they say there was nothing else to do?
Seeing that the guards were still standing still, Su Yi spoke again with some impatience: "Step back."
Since the matter had come to this point, the guard knew that lingering any longer would be impolite, so he quickly took his leave and left Su Yi's study.
"Ling Feng~"
Ling Feng, who had just returned from delivering refreshments to the General's Mansion, knew that Su Yi would have at least half an hour before finishing his conversation with the guards. So he stood in the courtyard chatting with Ling Yu and was taken aback when he heard Su Yi summon him.
When he realized what was happening, he quickly jogged into Su Yi's study.
"Master, you wanted to see me?"
Su Yi asked, "Did A-Jin like those pastries today?"
"Your Majesty, I did not see Miss Mu. It was Qing'er, Miss Mu's maid, who came out to get the snacks."
Didn't you ask Ah Jin if she had any message for me?
Ling Feng was taken aback again, realizing that he had forgotten to do something at the entrance of the General's Mansion earlier that day.
"I didn't ask, and Miss Qing'er didn't say either. Shall I go over and ask her again now?"
Su Yi thought for a moment and said, "Let's ask again tomorrow. If we go too often, A Jin will find me annoying again."
Su Yi muttered to himself, wondering if the pastries made by the chef at Guangxin would suit Mu Jin's taste.
Su Yi pondered for a moment and said to Ling Feng, "Go to South Gate Street and call the chef who makes hibiscus rolls. Have the chef from Guangxin learn to make the hibiscus rolls that A Jin loves. Deliver the hibiscus rolls and other pastries to the General's Mansion every morning at breakfast time, so that A Jin won't have to wait until the afternoon to eat hibiscus rolls every day."
When Ling Feng was ordered to leave Su Yi's study, he quickly grabbed Ling Yu as he passed by, and the two of them hid to the side.
Ling Feng said in a low voice, "You know, Master is now completely focused on Miss Mu every day. He has chased after her in the south several times, but she has not made a move. It seems that he is delaying because of Miss Mu."
Ling Yu said, "That's right."
“The master has been sending us things to the general’s mansion every few days, but Miss Mu never comes out to meet us. It’s always that maid who comes out to deliver the message. She’s so arrogant. The master is worried that Miss Mu might get annoyed by her.”
Ling Yu nodded in agreement, "That's right. Now, nothing is more important to the master than Miss Mu. You'd better be careful and not invite trouble."
Ling Feng sighed and said, "They don't really care over there. Master is so enthusiastic, I don't know how long he can keep it up."
Inside the cave, Nangong Min sat up from the pile of licorice. It was already getting dark, and Mu Jin had been gone for more than an hour without returning. He couldn't help but feel anxious. He leaned against the cave wall, struggled to his feet, and slowly moved towards the cave entrance, bending over.
Nangong Min walked with difficulty. With each step, the wounds on his body tore open, causing him to break out in a cold sweat. It took him a quarter of an hour to walk the short distance of two zhang before he reached the cave entrance.
He took a branch from the cave entrance to support himself, intending to go out and find Mu Jin, but he saw Mu Jin walking back from the opposite ravine in the distance.
Mu Jin was carrying a plucked pheasant and a skinned rabbit, both skewered on a bamboo pole. When she saw him appear at the cave entrance, she frowned and quickly walked towards him.
"Why did you run out? The wound finally stopped bleeding, don't make it worse again," Mu Jin said worriedly.
Nangong Min smiled at her: "I saw that you had been gone for so long and hadn't come back, so I was worried that something might have happened to you, so I wanted to go out and look for you."
Mu Jin quickly put down her prey and went over to open his clothes. Sure enough, the healed wounds were still oozing blood.
Mu Jin said, both amused and annoyed, "With your current weak body, even a three-year-old could beat you up. Don't come out and cause me any more trouble."
After Mu Jin finished speaking, she carefully helped Nangong Min back to the cave. She gently helped him lie down on the haystack and carefully applied hemostatic vine to his wounds. After making sure the wounds were healed, she went to the cave entrance and retrieved the prey.
Mu Jin broke off a few branches and threw them into the fire. The leaves curled up as they were licked by the flames, making a soft crackling sound.
Mu Jin then placed the prey on a wooden rack and began to roast it. The flames scorched the prey, slowly releasing an enticing aroma.
Looking at Mu Jin, who was busy taking care of him, Nangong Min felt both happy and a little sorry for her. He felt uneasy because he had made her work so hard.
Mu Jin noticed Nangong Min staring at her and smiled, "What are you looking at?"
"No, it's just that I'm sorry to have to stay here for a few more days and suffer."
Mu Jin smiled slightly but did not answer immediately. After a while, she finally spoke.
"The reason I went for so long was because I walked around the foot of the mountain to make sure there was nothing unusual before I went into the mountains to find these things to eat."
“I think those people probably didn’t expect us to be hiding in this cave halfway up the mountain. But even if it’s safe here for now, I’m still a little worried. I’m thinking of going down the mountain tomorrow to buy some clothes to change into, and once your wound has healed a bit, it would be best if we left here as soon as possible.”
Nangong Min nodded and said, "If I don't move it, I estimate that my injury will be fine in two days. Actually, if you want to leave, you can leave tomorrow."
Mu Jin knew that Nangong Min had a special constitution, but no matter how special it was, his body still needed time to recover. She thought of the first time she met Nangong Min, when his injuries were about as serious as they were now, and it seemed that it would take 10 days to fully recover. She thought for a moment and said, "The day after tomorrow, if your wounds are healed, we can leave."
Mu Jin tore off a rabbit leg from the roasted rabbit and gave it to Nangong Min. The rabbit was roasted to a perfect crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, and it was very delicious. The two of them ate their fill and chatted together, both of them feeling a sense of peace and tranquility.
Mu Jin sat down next to Nangong Min and joked with him, "You should go to sleep first. If you rest well, the injury will heal faster. If you reopen the wound, I might just leave you here and not care about you."
Nangong Min knew Mu Jin was joking with him, but he also knew Mu Jin was telling the truth. His immediate priority was to recover from his injuries and take Mu Jin away from here as soon as possible.
Nangong Min said, "Then I'll sleep for an hour first, and then it'll be your turn to sleep. You've had a long day, so let me keep watch over you tonight."
Mu Jin smiled and nodded, continuing to throw firewood into the fire.
Nangong Min looked at her for a long time, and finally slowly curved his lips into a smile and closed his eyes.
Watching Nangong Min fall asleep, Mu Jin leaned back against the rock wall behind her, lost in thought. She wondered if the grain she had purchased for Marquis Mu Wei before leaving the capital was already on its way to the border.
At the border, Mu Jin sighed. She really missed her father and older brother.
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