Chapter 307 No one else is allowed to touch it
Jiang Zhi glanced at the sky outside the window; it was already bright. She weakly slapped his hand away and said in a hoarse voice, "I dare not doubt you anymore. Please don't do this; I can't take it."
Lu Yuan's eyes were still shining, but seeing that she was really tired, he took her hand and kissed it. "Okay, let's have breakfast first."
He got up, put on his coat, and went out. He brought in the breakfast that the servant had brought, held Jiang Zhi on his lap, and scooped a spoonful of the perfectly warm chicken porridge to her lips.
"Sweetie, eat it all, don't spill it out."
Jiang Zhi was too weak to drink any more than half a bowl of water from his hand.
Lu Yuan kissed her lips. "Very good, do it like this later too."
"What?" Jiang Zhi's mind went blank, and before she could react, he carried her back to the bed.
Another round of torrential rain struck.
Jiang Zhi was going crazy. "Lu Yuan, have you forgotten that we still have important business to attend to?!"
"Want to stop? Then beg me." Lu Yuan looked down at him, his usually neatly tied black hair now somewhat disheveled, and his cold, hard eyebrows were flushed with spring, giving him a captivating beauty.
Faced with Lu Yuan like this, Jiang Zhi no longer cared about saving face. She moved her lips as if to beg for mercy, but her lips were suddenly sealed by him, and she could only mumble and moan involuntarily.
Lu Yuan nodded thoughtfully, "Hmm, if they don't say anything, then they want more."
After saying that, he sealed her lips with his again.
Jiang Zhi stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
Did he let her speak?
No one knows how much time has passed, but Jiang Zhi's entire body is covered with his dense marks, making it impossible to look at her.
Lu Yuan then carried her into the bathtub and released her after he had satisfied his hunger.
Jiang Zhi couldn't lift a single finger, and her vision kept blurring.
I slept until sunset before I felt a little better.
When she woke up, Lu Yuan was still holding her. Seeing that she opened her eyes, he lowered his head and kissed her on the face. "Get up and have your meal."
Jiang Zhi ignored him.
Lu Yuan didn't mind, after all, he had indeed gone too far this time.
He carefully carried her off the bed and fed her as before.
Afterwards, he helped her get dressed and combed her messy hair back into place.
Jiang Zhi remained silent and expressionless the entire time, until Lu Yuan, disguised and masked, led her into the Qingfang Palace of the East Palace.
She simply didn't have the strength to speak.
"Thank you for bringing her here, Lord Lu. You don't need to worry about the rest."
Xiao Xuanyou had been waiting in Qingfang Palace for a long time, already feeling displeased that Lu Yuan had deliberately timed the arrival so late.
Jiang Zhi forced herself to bow to Xiao Xuanyou before sitting down on the embroidered stool.
Xiao Xuanyou frowned at her, "Why do you look so pale?"
"She probably caught a cold from the wind last night." Jiang Zhi's voice was a little hoarse, and it did seem very likely.
"I'll have the imperial physician come and take a look later. You should rest early tonight," Xiao Xuanyou glanced at Lu Yuan, "Does Lord Lu have anything else to say?"
The implication of expelling the guest is quite clear.
Lu Yuan's gaze fell on Jiang Zhi.
She kept her head down, unwilling to even glance at him before parting.
Lu Yuan knew it was because he had gone too far.
But he did it on purpose.
Even though he was forced by circumstances, he wanted Xiao Xuanyou to know that Jiang Zhi was his person and no one else was allowed to touch her.
"Your humble servant takes his leave."
Lu Yuan glanced at her again, only to see her indifferent profile.
It felt like a piece of his heart had been ripped out, and the pain was excruciating.
He ignored the suffocating feeling of being overwhelmed and leaped to the outside of Qingfang Palace.
After walking a few steps, they suddenly stopped.
I noticed someone in the bushes near the tree from a distance.
The man, dressed in black and concealed among the crowd, gazed in the direction of Qingfang Palace in the distance, unaware of Lu Yuan's approach.
Qingfang Palace was heavily guarded, and no one dared to spy on it without Xiao Xuanyou's permission.
This person must be Xiao Yunheng's spy.
He sneered, and with a powerful stomp of his foot, a pebble from the roadside shot out.
A muffled groan suddenly came from the bushes, accompanied by a faint smell of blood.
Lu Yuan scoffed coldly and strode away.
The imperial physician arrived at Qingfang Palace very quickly.
He had been in Yaocheng for a long time and was quite familiar with Jiang Zhi. When he saw her in Qingfang Palace, he was only surprised for a moment before quickly returning to normal.
After examining her carefully, although he couldn't find anything wrong with her cold, since the Crown Prince was so concerned, he prescribed some tonics to help Jiang Zhi recover.
Seeing that Jiang Zhi looked unwell, Xiao Xuanyou abandoned his plan to talk to her and left after instructing his maid to take good care of her.
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Three days later, the Prince of Xiang's residence received an uninvited guest.
Xiao Yunheng was leisurely sitting by the lotus pond feeding the fish when he heard the gatekeeper's report and couldn't help but laugh coldly.
"The fish couldn't hold back and took the bait."
"Go and invite Lord Shen to the study."
He straightened his clothes, put down the fish food, washed his hands, and walked away.
Inside the study, after the servants finished serving tea and left, Shen Ci'an bowed deeply to Xiao Yunheng.
Xiao Yunheng feigned surprise and immediately stepped forward to help him up, asking, "What does Lord Shen mean by this?"
Shen Ci'an seemed to have not slept for several nights; his eyes were dark and his face was very pale, showing none of his usual cool and composed demeanor.
"I am in trouble and I really don't know what to do. I have nowhere else to turn but to ask the Prince of Xiang for help."
Xiao Yunheng said solemnly, "Lord Shen, please speak frankly. There is no need for formalities between us. As long as I can help, I will do my best."
Shen Ci'an pursed his lips, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.
Xiao Yunheng was not in a hurry and waited patiently for him.
A few breaths later, Shen Ci'an's clear voice came through, "My lady has been kidnapped by the Crown Prince again, and her fate is unknown. I hope that the Prince of Xiang can lend a helping hand and rescue her from the Eastern Palace."
"Such a thing is true," Xiao Yunheng said in surprise, but his eyes remained calm. "The Crown Prince is far too willful."
"If the Prince of Xiang can help me rescue the Lady, I am willing to serve the Prince as my master, and I will be willing to die for him!" He bowed solemnly.
Xiao Yunheng was secretly delighted, but his brows furrowed. "If this is true, it will be very troublesome. Even as the heir of the Prince of Xiang, I cannot break into the Eastern Palace, let alone rescue anyone. We need to plan this carefully."
“Yes, I have another request,” Shen Ci’an said, bowing. “It concerns the lady’s reputation, so I ask that you, Your Highness, act discreetly and not let this matter slip out. I will only tell others that the lady is unwell and is resting at home.”
"Don't worry, Lord Shen," Xiao Yunheng sighed. "I'll send someone to investigate first. Once we've confirmed it, we can have a proper discussion. Lord Shen, please don't rush. Just go back and wait for my news."
"Yes, Your Highness, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you."
Watching Shen Ci'an's departing figure, Xiao Yunheng's lips curled into a faint smile.
Xiao Xuanyou, I'd like to see if you can be as lucky as last time.
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