Su Muge couldn’t figure out why the Emperor’s mother would embarrass her. And the woman seemed to be a little weird when it came to her marriage with Xia Houmo.
A maid sent Su Muge out of the Huaxi Palace and went away, leaving her walking alone in the imperial palace. Fortunately, it was not the first time for her to come; otherwise, she would be unable to go out by herself!
While thinking about today’s incidents, she didn’t notice the people behind the Moon Arch and nearly ran into him.
Su Muge reacted swiftly and wanted to retreat. Unexpectedly, she was stumbled by a rock behind her heel and fell to the ground out of control.
“Ah!”
As she was to do a backflip, someone suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
“Bang!”
“Ouch!”
Upon hitting a tough chest, Su Muge felt a sudden pain in her nose.
“You can’t even walk steadily now?” A cold and low voice sounded over her head.
Su Muge was surprised for a moment. When she looked up, she saw Xia Houmo’s handsome face.
After looking down, she saw him grasping her wrists tightly with his slender hands.
Just as Xia Houmo touched her hand, he slightly frowned with his dashing eyebrows.
She had almost wrapped herself into a ball, but her hands were still so cold.
Su Muge subconsciously wanted to withdraw her hands, but Xia Houmo grasped her so tightly that she couldn’t break free.
“Thank you for your help, Your Royal Highness.” Now you could let me go!
Xia Houmo ignored Su Muge’s words and directly wrapped her small hands in his warm palms.
His palms were so warm that Su Muge couldn’t help trembling.
“Cold?”
“No, I’m not cold!” Xia Houmo should feel colder since he didn’t even wear a cloak!
Xia Houmo ignored Su Muge’s struggle and directly held her hand on the palace road.
Although they had been engaged now, it was still improper to hold hands in the palace!
“Your Royal Highness, I can walk by myself.”
Along the way, there were a lot of palace people looking at them!
“Where did you go just now?”
Well, her words were ignored again.
Su Muge glanced at Xia Houmo and somehow thought of the beautiful face in the Huaxi Palace.
“Your Royal Highness, who is the beautiful woman beside the Emperor’s mother?”
Xia Houmo didn’t expect that he would be ignored, but Su Muge had also answered his question indirectly.
“The youngest daughter of Prime Minister Nangong, Nangong Ningxin.”
Su Muge observed Xia Houmo’s expression secretly and found no particular difference on his face when he talked about Nangong Ningxin.
Was she thinking too much?
Unconsciously, the two had got out of the palace gate.
“Congratulations to ninth brother! I finally won’t be entangled with this wanton woman.” A gloomy voice came from behind. Su Muge looked back and saw Xia Houkun.
Xia Houmo kept his countenance without releasing Su Muge’s hand.
Seeing the two holding hands, Xia Houkun narrowed his eyes unhappily!
“Ninth brother, you don’t know that I’m so annoyed at her.” Xia Houkun sneered and looked at Su Muge with disdain as if she were the waste discarded by him.
Su Muge raised the corner of her lips. “Your Royal Highness, your hysteria is rather serious. You’d better treat it as soon as possible. Oh, by the way, congratulations on your engagement with my second sister, Your Royal Highness!”
“You!”
Xia Houkun stepped forward, but Xia Houmo pulled Su Muge behind him to protect her.
“Have you finished your words, second brother?”
Xia Houkun met Xia Houmo’s cold eyes and unconsciously clenched his hands tightly.
“Since ninth brother doesn’t mind, I don’t have much to say. Please excuse my departure.” Xia Houkun turned around, got on the carriage, and left.
Su Muge suddenly felt her hand cold. Xia Houmo had already released her hand. She pursed, wondering if he had believed Xia Houkun.
Just as she wanted to speak, Xia Houkun had walked to the carriage.
“Get on.”
Su Muge looked at the carriage and thought of the warmer inside. Then she gritted her teeth and got on.
“Wow.” It was so warm!
As soon as she sat down, she got a hand warmer in her arms. There was only a cushion between her and Xia Houmo.
Because of Xia Houkun’s words, Su Muge suddenly didn’t know what to say at the moment to relieve the embarrassment in the carriage.
“Have you been injured during this march, Your Royal Highness?”
Xia Houmo took up the teacup and suddenly paused, but he didn’t answer.
Without getting a response, Su Muge stopped talking.
As the carriage moved on slowly, Su Muge felt much warmer holding the hand warmer.
“Your Royal Highness, here we are.”
Arrived?
Su Muge blinked. Su Mansion was not close to the imperial palace. They couldn’t have arrived so soon.
Xia Houmo had already got off the carriage first. Su Muge put down the hand warmer and lifted the carriage curtain. The slender hand in front of her surprised her again.
“Get off.”
Seeing Donglin and others standing beside them, Su Muge dared not to hold his hand and directly jumped off the carriage.
Donglin winked at Zuoqiu. His Royal Highness was embarrassed in front of them!
“This is … Jin Mansion?” Only then did Su Muge see the surroundings. Wasn’t he supposed to send her back to Su Mansion?
“Yes.”
Why did he bring her to Jin Mansion…?
“Don’t you want to know if I have been injured?”
“What?” Couldn’t it be solved by one sentence?
Su Muge followed Xia Houmo all the way to his courtyard.
Xia Houmo’s room was no warmer than outside. There was not even a brazier inside. She didn’t know if Xia Houmo didn’t need it or the housekeeper hadn’t prepared it without knowing his return.
“Donglin, bring two braziers in.”
“Yes.”
The braziers were brought in soon, and the temperature in the room gradually increased. Su Muge felt a little hot and wanted to take off her cloak. But seeing Xia Houmo, she felt it improper to do so in front of him.
“Come here.”
“What?”
Su Muge was bewildered!
“What can I help you, Your Royal Highness?”
Just as Su Muge walked over, Xia Houmo pulled his belt off. Instantly, his robe was loosened and his underwear was revealed.
Su Muge originally thought he would wear at least one cotton coat. However, his winter suit had no difference from his summer suit!
When Xia Houmo took off his robe, Su Muge noticed a hint of scarlet color on his back.
“Your Royal Highness, you are injured?”
Su Muge didn’t care too much at this time and directly reached out to pull the robe off his body, exposing his bandaged back.
The bandage was stained with blood; the wound seemed to have been dehiscent.
“The wound dehiscence needs to be treated immediately; otherwise, the wound will easily be deteriorated.”
Xia Houmo stood still with his back to her. “There are some medicines in the second drawer on the left.”
Su Muge went over, opened the drawer, and found some vulneraries in it. After taking out the medicine and bandage, she opened the door. “Can you bring me some hot water?”
Donglin nodded repeatedly with his eye widened. “Okay, Miss Su.”
Zuoqiu squinted at Donglin disdainfully with his attention focused inside the room. His Royal Highness was so fast that he would need hot water so soon!
After the hot water was brought in, the door was closed again.
Donglin and Zuoqiu tried their best to listen to the movement inside!
Su Muge cut the bandage on Xia Houmo with disinfected scissors and removed it carefully.
A wound traversing his two scapulas was exposed. The wound had been treated, but it hadn’t been cleaned and was somewhat inflamed. The slough outside must be cut off and cleaned up.
Su Muge didn’t bring a scalpel, so she could only use a dagger. Fortunately, there was not much slough, so it wouldn’t take long.
She took out a black pill. “Your Royal Highness, take it. It will alleviate the pain.”
“No need.”
Su Muge didn’t persuade him and handed him a piece of cloth. “Or bite the piece of cloth in your mouth?”
“No need.”
Su Muge raised her eyebrows. Don’t blame her for not reminding him!
After sterilizing the knife in her hand as well as his back, Su Muge began to clean the slough on the wound.
Just as the knife touched his wound, Xia Houmo’s body froze suddenly, but he didn’t move.
Su Muge closed her lips tightly and tried her best to speed up her movements neatly.
The wound was on his back. Due to his wide shoulders and thin waist, Su Muge couldn’t hold his body with both hands and had to walk around him when dressing the wound. During the process, she had almost touched his wound several times.
After the treatment, Su Muge had already been sweating.
“Okay, Your Royal Highness. Don’t get water on the wound these days. After the scab falls off, rub some scar removal medicine…”
Before Su Muge could finish her words, she saw interlaced scars on his back.
Some of these scars were still very bright in color, and some were dim and dark which seemed to have been on his back for a long time. Almost his entire back was occupied with these interlaced scars.
How could the title God of War of the Chu be obtained so easily?
Because of the pain, Xia Houmo’s body had been covered with cold sweat. Su Muge gently wiped his sweat with a warm handkerchief. At this moment, she didn’t think about anything else but that her movements should be gentler and softer.
“Why? Afraid?”
Xia Houmo suddenly turned around and took hold of her hands. His deep and dark eyes seemed to have seen through her soul.
Su Muge responded in a daze. “Afraid of what?”
Looking at her face, Xia Houmo suddenly chuckled and rubbed her chin gently with his rough fingers.
“Yes, with me, you don’t have to be afraid of anything!”
Su Muge slightly widened her eyes, grasped his hand on her face, and stood up in a panic.
“Your Royal Highness, it’s getting late. I should go.”
Seeing her frightened look like a rabbit, Xia Houmo felt even better.
“Donglin, send Miss Su back.”
“Yes.”
Su Muge bowed slightly and ran out of the room.
Just as the door was opened, the cold air hit her, making her chaotic mind much soberer.
