bullyxtreme Chapter 261 General Murong Returns to Beijing
Chapter 261 General Murong Returns to Beijing
After about a quarter of an hour, he (she) finally put on a new pair of pants.
Feeling carefully, it seemed like there was something attached to the inner pants, and it was very soft.
Xiao Mo opened her eyes slightly to see if the attentive person was a palace maid, but the person she saw scared her.
What's going on?! Wasn't that maid standing nearby? Why was Qi Yue the one wiping her body and changing her pants?
He is a grown man, a prince, and will soon ascend the throne. How could he not be shy about these things?
Xiao Mo was feeling annoyed when the person at the end of the bed gently covered her with the quilt.
Before she could close her eyes, she met Qi Yue who was looking at her. Their eyes met, and both of them felt a little uncomfortable.
It goes without saying that she felt uncomfortable, and Qi Yue felt uncomfortable because he had never seen any woman's body before, and now he felt like he was caught peeping at someone.
Xiao Mo was the first to react and turned her head to look away.
Qi Yue turned around stiffly, pursed his lips, and dismissed the only palace maid in the room who was holding a basin of water.
After the palace maid left, he sat down on the edge of the bed and adjusted his breathing, which had become heavy due to nervousness.
"Amo, we are husband and wife. Your period soiled your pants early, so I just helped you clean it up."
Xiao Mo frowned at his blunt explanation, "Isn't there a palace maid next to her?"
"I didn't let her see it. She kept her head down the whole time. Don't worry."
This...why is his perspective on things so novel?!
Xiao Mo closed her eyes and sighed, then turned over and faced the inside: "I'm sleepy."
"You go to sleep first. I still have some official business to deal with. Don't worry, I won't leave. I'll handle it at the desk over there."
Perhaps because her body was too weak, Qi Yue had an inexplicable sense of worry, thinking that she would rely on him.
Xiao Mo, with her back to him, glanced behind her expressionlessly, said nothing, closed her eyes for a while, and fell asleep.
Since that night, she has been confined to bed to rest.
When she didn't want to lie down or wanted to see outside, she would sit in a wheelchair, cover herself with a blanket, and have the palace maid push it to the window or door.
After three days of boredom, two unexpected but reasonable people suddenly came to Yilan Palace.
"Your humble servant pays his respects to the Crown Princess." The two of them bowed deeply to her in unison.
Xiao Mo was so excited that she almost stood up from her wheelchair. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and only moved slightly.
She glanced at the palace maids standing in every corner of the room, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that they all had their heads down.
But she couldn't let Qi Yue know that her leg injury was fake, otherwise, he would be on guard and it would be difficult for her to take action.
"Hurry up and get up. Why are you being so polite to me? Someone, please give me a seat and serve me tea." Xiao Mo greeted happily.
Murong Ze smiled brightly and stood up to sit on a chair beside him. "There are many people in the harem, unlike at home. The etiquette between the monarch and his subjects must still be observed."
Xiao Mo felt aggrieved as she laughed. She tried hard to control the corners of her mouth that were turning downwards: "Well, where's my uncle?"
In order to prevent the two people in front of her from noticing, she had to change the subject.
Murong Ze took the hot tea brought by the palace maid with a smile: "Father has gone to burn incense and mourn for the emperor. We will go there soon."
"Yes, I will go. If it weren't for my injured leg, I would go too."
Xiao Mo lowered her eyes, not wanting to discuss this topic, and looked at Shen Hanzhou.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. Han Zhou has grown up."
"I was a grown-up when I left, my lady."
Ever since entering the room, Shen Hanzhou's eyes have been fixed on her.
Because of her "illness", her complexion does not look as rosy as before.
She slapped her forehead and pretended to remember something: "Yes, yes, yes, look at me, my brain hasn't been working well since I got sick."
"Miss, where is Yun'er?" Shen Hanzhou looked around and frowned in confusion.
Xiao Mo's smile faded slightly, and she looked back at the gadget in her hand: "She went out for something."
"Where did she go? I'll go find her."
She looked up at him but didn't answer his question.
Murong Ze saw the clue in her expression, and his eyes changed: "Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince treating you well?"
"He's very good to me." She answered simply, but there was no emotion in her tone.
Murong Ze paused, glanced at the surrounding palace maids, and smiled, "I came back in such a hurry this time that I haven't even visited my aunt at the Prime Minister's residence."
Xiao Mo was very happy that he could say this: "Mother is in poor health and is not in the Prime Minister's Mansion now. I found a secluded place outside the city for her to recuperate."
"Where?"
"That place is called Taoyuan. It's not easy to find. How about this? You go to Lanfang in North Street and look for Lu Huai, the second son of the Lu family. He knows where Taoyuan is."
When Xiao Mo mentioned Lu Huai, she glanced at Shen Hanzhou.
Murong Ze's eyebrows twitched slightly: "Lu Huai?"
"Yes, Han Zhou knows him." She straightened her body and her attitude instantly became much more serious, but the tone of her voice was as if she was chatting about family matters.
"I assigned two maids to serve my mother. The one called Chun'er is particularly clever. Actually, I picked her up along the way."
She frowned, but her smile was not visible. The look she gave Murong Ze made him realize that what she said was not just a casual one.
He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then looked into her eyes again as if seeking a solution. Seeing her sparkling eyes, he confirmed his guess.
"I heard that your leg was injured and you're not feeling well. What happened?"
Murong Ze frowned rarely and looked at her with concern.
Xiao Mo pulled the corners of her mouth bitterly and slowly lowered her eyes: "People who eat grains will inevitably get sick."
As they were chatting, Qi Yue hurried back in mourning clothes.
When he entered the room and saw the two people sitting next to her, he didn't look surprised, but seemed to know what was going on.
Seeing him come in, Xiao Mo's smile slowly faded, replaced by confusion and bewilderment.
She tilted her head and frowned slightly: "Why are you back?"
"It's windy outside. I came back to see if you've put on more clothes."
Although Qi Yue said this to her, his eyes kept wandering between Murong Ze and Shen Hanzhou.
Especially when he saw Shen Hanzhou, his eyes looked as if he wanted to eat someone.
"General Murong Ze pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"General Shen Hanzhou pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The two of them saluted in unison, breaking the slightly tense atmosphere.
Qi Yue smiled and asked them to stand up, then walked over to sit next to Xiao Mo and said, "I haven't seen you for a few years, and Shen Hanzhou has become a general. It's really unpredictable."