Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 80 Lin Daiyu's Dilemma
After finding a horse, Yue Ling set out on his journey home.

It was early in the morning, and the sky was just beginning to brighten. Apart from the peddlers who had to get up early to work, there were not many pedestrians on the road. Yue Ling, who was covered in blood, did not scare others.

"General Yue, you are back."

He ran into Yue Ling's courtyard guard, but was frightened by Yue Ling.

"General Yue, are you injured? In the palace?"

Yue Ling said calmly: "It's okay, everything is fine in the palace. Is the Princess Qin still in the courtyard?"

"No, he left at daybreak."

Yue Ling nodded, "Okay."

He could go back only if the Princess of Qin was not around, otherwise he would have to avoid suspicion.

After returning to the courtyard, Yue Ling couldn't wait to go into the washroom to wash off the blood on his body.

When I walked into the room, I saw that there was already boiled hot water on the stove, so I used it.

"Zijuan, Xueyan got up very early. If they were to see them like this, they would probably be scared to death."

Yue Ling took off his armor and robes, sat in a wooden barrel, and rubbed his body vigorously with soapberry, trying to wash away the smell on his body.

It was only when I touched my shoulder that I felt a pain. It turned out to be a scratch, which I hadn't noticed before.

Yue Ling took some trauma medicine and applied it on the wound, then bandaged it with gauze and did some simple treatment.

As long as it is not tetanus, a small wound will not be life-threatening.

After everything was sorted out, Yue Ling no longer wanted the bloodstained armor and clothes, so he threw them aside and ignored them.

After being busy all night, fighting all night, and even leading his troops to break through the enemy's formation several times, Yue Ling's physical strength was running out. He was exhausted both physically and mentally, and all he wanted to do was lie on the bed and have a good rest.

When Yue Ling entered the door and pushed it open, he saw someone lying on the couch, but his head was facing inside and his face could not be seen.

"Xueyan came to sleep here again? That's possible. After all, with Princess Qin here, they can't sleep in one room."

Yue Ling took another quilt and went to bed, without noticing that the girl on the couch was a little thinner than Xueyan.

It was also because Yue Ling was too exhausted physically and mentally that he fell asleep after just lying on the pillow for a while.

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Lin Daiyu was so worried that she couldn't sleep all night. She had no one to talk to, so she just stared blankly for a long time. When she fell asleep, she didn't know what time it was.

However, when I woke up, I found that the room was already bright, as if it was already past noon.

Lin Daiyu stretched her back, rubbed her eyes and asked, "Xueyan, hasn't Brother Yue come back yet?"

He asked in a low voice, but Xueyan didn't reply.

Lin Daiyu was vaguely aware that there was someone beside her. She turned around and saw that person was not Xueyan, but Yue Ling?
Lin Daiyu was startled and quickly covered her eyes.

It was because Yue Ling seemed to have just taken a shower, with his shoulders exposed and his hair a little messy.

"Ah? Brother Yue is back, but I'm still not up? Why didn't Xueyan call me? This is over. Did Brother Yue see me?"

Lin Daiyu was completely awake in an instant. She felt as if there was a little deer in her arms, jumping around non-stop, and she seemed to hear the sounds.

With her fingers parted slightly, Lin Daiyu secretly looked at Yue Ling.

His well-defined facial features, breathing lightly, and the appearance of a sound sleep added a sense of tranquility and beauty, without any trace of hostility.

"Hey, that's on the shoulder." Lin Daiyu looked carefully and saw that Yue Ling's shoulder was wrapped in gauze, and it was obvious that he was injured.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but feel a lump in my throat and covered my mouth with my hands to prevent myself from sobbing.

Lin Daiyu didn't know what Yue Ling had been through, but she had some knowledge of Yue Ling's martial arts ability, and she also knew that he was wearing heavy armor. Even so, he was injured, which must have been a dangerous fight.

After a while, Lin Daiyu finally controlled her emotions. She slowly put down her hand and wanted to go out first so as not to disturb Yue Ling's rest. She was even more afraid that Yue Ling would wake up and she would be too embarrassed.

"Brother Yue looked so tired. Maybe he didn't recognize me after he entered the room. He thought it was Xueyan and lay down."

Lin Daiyu nodded slightly, thinking that her speculation was very reasonable, and secretly encouraged herself.

He moved carefully, crawled out from the quilt, and knelt on the bed, but still faced a problem.

The bed was wrapped in curtains all around. She slept inside. If she wanted to get off the bed and go out, she could only step over Yue Ling. She had no other choice.

Lin Daiyu was very conflicted, her face almost wrinkled into a ball, but she slowly stood up, walked to the end of the couch, and then stepped over Yue Ling.

Lin Daiyu moved cautiously, becoming more and more nervous, her heart beating faster and faster. She didn't even dare to think about what would happen if Yue Ling woke up at this moment.

After successfully reaching the end of the couch and leaning on the railing beside the bed, Lin Daiyu looked at Yue Ling who was still sleeping soundly, then she felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he stared intently at the quilt that Yue Ling was covered with, and tried to take a step forward and step over Yue Ling's legs.

Lin Daiyu took a tentative step, but because she was still thin, she would lose her balance if she took a big step. Finally, she took a small step unsteadily, and when she landed, she stepped on Yue Ling's quilt.

"It's over!"

Lin Daiyu felt something was wrong, because she stepped not only on the quilt, but also on Yue Ling's feet underneath the quilt.

Lin Daiyu looked at Yue Ling nervously, and sure enough, Yue Ling opened his eyes with a frown.

Looking forward, I saw Lin Daiyu sneaking around at the end of the couch, her face flushed, and she was so embarrassed that she didn't know where to put her limbs.

Yue Ling was confused, "Sister Lin? What are you doing?"

Lin Daiyu really wanted to find a gap to crawl into and disappear without seeing anyone, but unfortunately she couldn't do it.

Yue Ling looked to one side and saw the place where "Xueyan" was lying originally. The quilt was opened and no one was there. Then he looked at Lin Daiyu in her tight pajamas and realized what was going on.

"So it's you on the couch. I was too sleepy and didn't look carefully after entering. What time is it now?"

Lin Daiyu lowered her head, carefully retracted her feet, and replied in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, "It should be noon."

"Noon? I slept that long?"

Yue Ling rubbed his swollen head and sighed, "You go eat first, I'll get up soon."

Lin Daiyu nodded slightly, waited for Yue Ling to retract his feet, and then walked down the couch carefully.

With mixed feelings, Lin Daiyu stepped on her embroidered shoes and said to Yue Ling, "Brother Yue is injured. It won't hurt to sleep a little longer."

Yue Ling responded slowly: "Maybe we need to go to the Imperial City again. It's okay, you go first, I'll be fine."

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu stopped talking and walked out of the door with a blushing look on her face.

After gently closing the door, she saw Xueyan coming out from the opposite door with a smile on her face. Lin Daiyu became even more annoyed when she saw her and took out her anger on her.

Pulling Xueyan over and rubbing her round face, Lin Daiyu scolded, "Brother Yue is back, why didn't you wake me up?"

"Ah? General Yue is back? I didn't know that?"

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