Spring Courtyard Forbidden Pet

What kind of good person turns off the lights as soon as he enters the house?

If it were in the past, Ye Zhen would have been frightened, but now, looking at the muddy figure in the moonlight outside the window, he knew that he was afraid of causing gossip.

But how can we talk in the dark? But it’s not a good idea to just stay in this stalemate.

She calmly got out of bed barefoot, picked up the Taoist robe from the stool beside her and prepared to put it on, "I heard Second Master coughing during the day, is it better to get out first?"

"Please sit down, Master. I'll go make some tea."

Ye Zhen spoke nicely, but when she turned around she realized the table was backlit. She had to stretch out her arms and grope her way over to get over there. Wasn't that rude?

Fortunately, the man's slender figure moved. He walked over in three steps, and there was no sign of visual obstruction at all.

"You want to meet me?"

Li Xuan's low and hoarse voice mixed with a faint scent of sandalwood made Ye Zhen dare not breathe for a moment.

This was obviously not the first time they spoke at such a close distance, but she was still nervous and instinctively wanted to dodge.

"If there's any thanks to you, then there's no need to say anything." His words blocked the thought that Ye Zhen was about to say.

She folded her hands in front of her and clasped them tightly, trying to speak calmly, "Second Master vomited blood last night and brought me to the temple with injuries. I was naturally worried when I woke up."

"worry about what?"

He took another half step forward. Behind Ye Zhen was the bed, so there was no way to retreat.

Li Xuan leaned over and asked, "Hmm?"

It seemed like he would keep asking if she didn't answer.

Ye Zhen pursed her lips tightly, her back stiffened, "I'm worried about Second Master."

As soon as she said this, her heart started pounding and she covered her chest with both hands, as if that would help her control it.

Li Xuan was satisfied. He stood up straight and gave her a little breathing space. But her nose was filled with the scent of sandalwood and a bitter medicinal smell. Ye Zhen found that her heart was beating faster.

"What a coincidence. I am also worried about the Second Miss. I am sorry to come here when no one is around."

Isn't it contradictory that no one comes and it's abrupt?

But he said it so lightly that it didn't make people feel annoyed.

Ye Zhen didn't dare to look up, and whispered, "The back of my neck doesn't hurt at all, I'm fine."

It was dark and her feet were cold. She felt uncomfortable all over. She was thinking about whether to ask him to sit down and talk, but Li Xuan said, "Let me see the wound."

"It's time to change the medicine."

"Your maid isn't here, so I'll change you. It's a good opportunity to see how you're recovering."

In one breath, he blocked all the reasons that Ye Zhen could refuse, and said it in a frank and calm tone, which always made her feel that it was her own problem if she thought about it a little too much.

"It's not nice in the dark." Ye Zhen was also smart. She made an excuse to go around him and walked towards the small table in the dark. "It doesn't hurt at all. Liuxia also said that it has scabs over."

"Second Master's medicine is always effective. I am blessed."

Ye Zhen touched the teacup and was about to pick up the teapot when Li Xuan'an's warm palm gently pressed her down. Her heart tightened. When did he come over?

How come the darkness doesn't affect him at all?

"You can't see clearly, what if the tea burns your hands?" His chest was almost touching Ye Zhen's shoulders, and his other hand pressed slightly on her shoulders, "Sit down."

"There is moonlight here. Let me see the wound."

Ye Zhen sat down as if possessed by a ghost, and let him slowly push aside her hair. When his fingertips brushed across the skin on the back of her neck, her whole body felt hot.

She didn't dare to move, for fear of being discovered, but she also felt that even if she didn't show any expression, the Imperial Master might be able to tell.

The back of his robe was opened, and he carefully tore open the gauze, pressing his fingertips gently on the edge of the wound, "Relax."

Ye Zhen's palms were full of sweat, but she still said stubbornly, "I'm not nervous."

I felt the fingers on the back of my neck leave my skin, and before I could even catch my breath, I heard him say leisurely, "That's right. In a dark room, the second young lady is the most enthusiastic."

He was referring to the night in the attic.

Ye Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and then her face turned red. She choked on her breath and had to cough twice.

"Miss Second is making tea for me in the dark. Isn't that considered enthusiastic?" Li Xuan pretended to be puzzled.

Ye Zhen was a little annoyed by his teasing, so she simply pulled up her clothes and stopped him from looking at her wound.

Li Xuan sat down beside him, his laughter was light and sweet, "I won't tease you anymore."

Ye Zhen snorted softly from her nose, sounding a little coquettish.

"Let's get back to the point. How come your wound spread so widely after you applied medicine on the manor?"

Speaking of this, Ye Zhen's first reaction was the issue of the ointment.

She did not hide the truth from Li Xuan, "Fang Jing doesn't like me, so how could she be so kind as to give me the ointment? She must have tampered with the medicine."

"The princess helped me apply the medicine, but I don't know if she feels any discomfort."

She couldn't help but look at the other person, and even though she couldn't see his expression clearly, she still held her breath.

Li Xuan said, "It's not the ointment's fault."

"If Fang Jing tampered with the medicine, the princess would not be able to hide it from her."

He said it with absolute certainty, giving Ye Zhen the feeling that he trusted Meng Qianru very much, "Some things are colorless and tasteless, and the princess may not be able to detect them."

Li Xuan still said, "She can."

Ye Zhen felt uncomfortable for no reason. "It's not the ointment's fault. It's because I hit the wall of the carriage after the carriage lost control."

She had clearly felt uncomfortable before she even left the village, and now she said this with obvious anger.

Li Xuan didn't respond. Ye Zhen raised her eyelashes slightly, feeling that his eyes were fixed on her.

It was a long while before he spoke again, his voice was even gentler than before, and seemed to reveal infinite indulgence, "What did you eat at the farm?"

Ye Zhen was first embarrassed by Fang Jing's trap, and then was called to Xiaobeitang because of Qin Yu. Not only could she not eat, she couldn't even drink a sip of hot tea.

"Second Master, do you mean that the spread of the injury is caused by something inside?"

"Ah."

Ye Zhen really couldn't figure out what she had eaten and was immediately in trouble.

"There is always an answer to everything. There is no need to rush. The temple is quiet. You should rest well and keep your emotions stable, so that your injury will heal faster." Li Xuan comforted softly.

Just as he finished speaking, the Taoist priest in the main hall also finished his evening class. Footsteps passed by the west courtyard one after another, especially the approaching waves of talking. Ye Zhen felt inexplicably nervous.

Li Xuan was still in the mood to tease, "Where are you going to hide me again?"

Ye Zhen was stunned, and suddenly remembered the last time he stuffed someone into the rockery cave in the Marquis' Mansion, and was speechless for a moment.

Li Xuan stood up, and a slender shadow was immediately reflected on the window. He didn't even lower his voice, "I told you that I am a Taoist priest, and I will not affect your reputation."

"Every time the Second Miss acts like this, it makes it seem like we are having an affair."

Ye Zhen stood up anxiously, not knowing whether to block the shadow on the window first or to cover his mouth first.

Why does this person always talk nonsense at times like this, as if he's afraid that others won't notice.

Ye Zhen caught a glimpse of the naughty smile on his lips, and immediately realized that he was doing it on purpose, so she made up her mind, "That's not necessarily true. After all, at the banquet at the Marquis' Mansion, who would have thought that the person in the room was you, the Second Master."

Li Xuan didn't expect that she would bring up this matter on her own initiative, and he usually teased her, but today he was speechless because of the retort.

But the smile on his lips went deep into his eyes, "Speaking of this, I also want to ask the second young lady, you clearly said there would be a reward that day, but you tricked me away and walked away. What should I say?"

Ye Zhen really forgot about this, but when he mentioned it, she remembered the tingling feeling in her spine. She was so nervous that she couldn't even stand. Coincidentally, a Taoist priest passed by the door. She bit her lip and pushed the man to the bedside, avoiding the window.

Li Xuan naturally put his arms around her waist, "Why? Miss Second wants to reward me now."

Ye Zhen finally covered his lips and said, "Shut up, don't talk nonsense anymore."

The two people's auras intertwined, their heartbeats accelerated, and Li Xuan'an's usually cold eyes became deep, revealing a kind of danger that Ye Zhen could not see.

At this time, Liuxia's voice came in, "Master, do you also want to go to the evening class?"

Sancho smiled with a fake smile and chuckled, "The Imperial Master loves me so much that he was afraid that I would take a nap, so he had to chase me over."

Ye Zhen naturally knew the real purpose of Li Xuan'an sending Sancho away, and her heart skipped a beat.

Li Xuan gently brushed her hand away, holding it tightly in his palm, but the joking expression on his face was gone, "I'm going back."

"Soak your feet later before going to bed to prevent the cold from entering your body."

Ye Zhen's throat tightened and her toes were tucked under her skirt, not daring to move.