kvmb Chapter 326 His Highness's mouth finally got the hang of it
Chapter 326 His Highness's mouth finally got the hang of it
As night falls, Taozhu Village falls into silence, with only a few houses lit with dim candlelight in the darkness.
It was still early for bedtime and Xiaolu had eaten too much for dinner, so he planned to go to the yard to digest the food, but he saw the oil lamp flickering in the kitchen and the tall figure of Fu Qingli busying around inside.
"What are you doing in the kitchen so late at night?" Xiaolu walked to the kitchen door curiously, poked his head in and asked.
Although Fu Qingli and Sister Si Yao were sworn brothers and sisters, Xiaolu could sense the affection hidden in his eyes. However, since he was Sister Si Yao's sworn brother and had a dignified, humble and polite character, Xiaolu did not hate him.
"Grind some glutinous rice flour and make glutinous rice balls tomorrow morning so you can take them with you on the road." Fu Qingli was standing in front of a bluestone mill in the corner of the kitchen grinding glutinous rice flour. When he heard the sound, he looked up and smiled gently at Xiaolu.
"I'll help you." Seeing that Fu Qingli was struggling with the grinding, Xiaolu walked into the kitchen, snatched the grinding handle from his hand and started to turn it quickly, and continued: "It seems that you also know that Sister Si Yao likes to eat glutinous rice dumplings."
"Yeah." Fu Qingli raised the corners of his mouth gently and nodded.
Xiaolu didn't say anything else, just lowered his head and rubbed the glutinous rice flour in his hands, but couldn't help complaining in his heart: If only His Highness could have Fu Qingli's patience, he came and went as he pleased, like a gust of wind...
knock knock knock
Before Xiaolu could finish complaining in his mind, two rumbling sounds of wheels were suddenly heard outside the yard, and then someone knocked on the bamboo door.
“It’s so late and I don’t know who it is…” Hearing a knock on the door, Fu Qingli was muttering and turned to leave the kitchen but was stopped by Xiaolu.
"I'll go open the door." Xiaolu smiled hurriedly at Fu Qingli, then ran out of the yard.
After all, he was a strictly trained secret guard under Yan Zong, so his hearing and memory were naturally better than those of ordinary people. As soon as he heard the sound of horse hooves and wheels running in the snow, he knew it was the carriage that Prince Zong was riding in, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed, thinking that His Highness did not abandon Sister Si Yao.
Xiaolu excitedly went to open the gate, and Fu Qingli followed him out of the kitchen. He saw that the person standing outside the courtyard holding a lantern was actually the guard of the young master of the sect during the day. He looked again and saw that the noble carriage was parked outside again. Fu Qingli couldn't help but feel jealous when he saw this, but he soon laughed to himself. Not to mention that Si Yao was his adopted sister now, even in the past he had no right to be jealous.
Xiaolu had expected Yu Cheng to appear, so he didn't show any surprise. Just as he was about to speak, Yu Cheng whispered two words in his ear. Xiaolu nodded and immediately turned around and went into the house.
Seeing Fu Qingli outside the kitchen, Yu Cheng hurriedly stepped forward with a lantern, bowed slightly and said, "My name is Yu Yi. I was in a hurry during the day and didn't have time to see you. Now it's dark and the snowy road is hard to walk. I wonder if I can stay with you for one night?"
"My name is Fu Qingli." Fu Qingli also walked down the steps, humbly returned the greeting to Yu Cheng, and then smiled and said, "My family is poor, please don't despise me."
"We are extremely grateful to Brother Fu for being so kind to take us in. How could we despise him?" Yu Cheng continued to salute and said with a smile.
Fu Qingli said nothing more and was about to go into the main hall to arrange the room, but was surprised to see Si Yao carrying a medicine box and walking out along the path. Before he could speak, Yu Cheng stepped forward and sighed:
"Fortunately, Miss Si Yao is here."
Si Yao said nothing, but walked towards the carriage outside the yard with a worried look on her face. Yu Cheng hurriedly followed with a lantern in hand. The other two secret guards in front of the carriage also bowed respectfully when they saw Si Yao and made way.
Seeing his beloved again, Yan Zong smiled warmly with joy, but he couldn't help feeling a little bitter when he thought of how she had rejected him so decisively just now.
Si Yao got on the carriage with a cold face and ignored his smile. She put the medicine box aside and sat next to him to take his pulse. She asked, "Where is the injury?"
"Left shoulder." Seeing the undisguised concern in her eyes, Yan Zong was overjoyed, and the bitterness just now disappeared without a trace in an instant.
"Why don't you stay in Xiyue Country when you're injured? Why do you have to travel thousands of miles like this?" Si Yao sighed softly and immediately put on a deliberately cold face and asked in reprimand. After checking his pulse, she reached out to untie the brocade belt around his waist.
"I'm in a hurry to see you, so I can't care about so many things." Yan Zong lowered his eyes and looked at her face so close in front of him, and smiled affectionately.
But when Si Yao raised her eyes, he avoided her in panic, knowing that she was a doctor at this moment and did not distinguish between men and women. However, when the two of them got close to each other, Yan Zong felt so shy that his ears felt hot. Although his heart was beating wildly, he still had to pretend to be calm.
"Prince Zong is responsible for protecting the country and the people. How can he not take care of his body?" Si Yao said seriously with a cold face. She had already taken off half of Yan Zong's bright blue brocade robe to reveal his broad and strong chest.
Due to years of fighting on the battlefield, his body was left with many scars of varying depths. Si Yao couldn't help but frown when he saw them.
Yan Zong was choked by Si Yao's words for a moment, not knowing how to respond, and just looked at the other person in silence. The wound on his left shoulder was wrapped in gauze, and a lot of blood was oozing out of his eyes. When Si Yao untied the gauze, the wound had already festered and accumulated pus.
"Haven't you changed the dressing for a few days?" Si Yao sighed lightly, hurriedly opened the medicine box, took out a clean cloth and soaked it in the warm salt water that Xiaolu had prepared, then took it out, wrung it out, squeezed out the pus, and started to clean the wound.
"My marriage to the princess of Gu Yun was a stopgap measure for the Xiyue Kingdom to deal with the Lang Kingdom and stabilize the Gu Yun Kingdom. It was not based on mutual love. After the marriage, she and I were husband and wife in name only. After we destroyed the Lang Kingdom and celebrated the 100-day memorial for my father, we separated before the Mid-Autumn Festival last year with the permission of my royal brother. Now, Princess Liang Ling has already married someone else and has nothing to do with me." Yan Zong did not answer Si Yao's question, but suddenly restrained his expression and held his breath, explaining to her seriously.
"Why are you telling me all this?" His words startled Si Yao, but he quickly regained his composure and continued to treat his wounds.
"From now on, you, Si Yao, will be the only mistress in my Zongwang Mansion. Zongwang Mansion is not a cage, and I will not let you repeat the path of my mother. The princess of my Yan Zong does not have to be bound by those dogmas. Just do what you want to do, and I, your husband, will be your solid backing." Yan Zong continued to look at her affectionately as he finished speaking.
Yu Cheng, who was quietly approaching the carriage, couldn't help but feel relieved when he heard his prince's words. His prince's mouth finally opened up. The power of love is really strong.
"Please don't do that, Your Majesty..."
His heartfelt promise made Si Yao more sober. After all, Jiang Siyao and her first love had made a vow to each other, but that did not stop the man from cheating on her. In addition, the dream she had had before also started with deep love and solemn vows, but in the end, didn't she still die alone in a corner of the palace?
"Si Yao, don't be so quick to push me away. Just give me a chance, okay?" As soon as Si Yao opened her mouth, Yan Zong interrupted her immediately. The calmness in her eyes made him panic. He had been rejected once in the daytime and he didn't want to hear those sad words again.
The prince, who has always been high and mighty, has never asked anyone for help in his life, but his love for Si Yao has already penetrated deep into his bones and he cannot extricate himself. In front of her, he is not a prince, but just an infatuated man who hopes to get her love.
Yan Zong's pleading eyes made Si Yao's heart soften again, but she did not respond to him. Instead, she continued to apply medicine and bandage his wound in silence.
Yan Zong thought that Si Yao's silence was not a tacit approval, but it was not a rejection either. He immediately smiled.