The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Yuan Wen pulled his hand away, "Where did I talk nonsense?"

She glanced outside the door and saw the maid coming in with the doctor. Only then did she realize what Shang Jiu meant.

He was worried that their conversation would be overheard by His Majesty of the Southern Kingdom, and Shang Jiu had already reminded her just now...

He has spies planted by His Majesty here.

Yuan Wen shut up obediently.

The maid stepped over the threshold and saluted Shang Jiu, "Sir, the doctor is here."

After saying this, the maid stood aside and waited.

Yuan Wen's head was dizzy due to fever. These days, she only had one meal a day in Yuan's house. Yuan Wenfu would not be so kind as to let her eat and drink well three times a day.

What was delivered every day was the dry rice left over by the servants of the Yuan family. It contained everything, including rice grains, leftover soup, and even leftover egg shells.

After a thorough examination, the doctor told Shang Jiu, "Miss Yuan just caught a cold. She's also quite weak, so she's very dehydrated. I'll prescribe a prescription for her to drink for a day, and her temperature will be down tomorrow. But in the meantime, make sure to give her plenty of water."

Shang Jiu turned his head and asked, "Didn't Master Yuan Wen give you any water to drink?"

Only then did he realize that Yuan Wen's lips were so dry and cracked that they were peeling.

I was so angry that I argued with him so energetically on the way here just now.

Shang Jiu strode to the table beside him, poured her a cup of tea and brought it to her.

Yuan Wen looked at the tea in the cup and couldn't help licking his dry lips.

Seeing her impatiently drinking the tea in one gulp, Shang Jiu felt distressed. "Why didn't you tell me you were thirsty? I would have poured you some water if you had told me earlier."

Yuan Wen drank the tea in the cup and returned the empty cup to Shang Jiu.

She actually wanted to drink more at this moment, but Shang Jiu had already helped her relieve her temporary thirst.

After a while they all left and she poured it herself.

"I'm not that close to you."

Even Yuan Wen hated him.

Ever since the Su family came to the Southern Country, she has always been on guard against Shang Jiu.

After all, Shang Jiu is a notorious lackey. He can do whatever His Majesty the Southern Kingdom asks him to do!

Shang Jiu leaned forward and said, "Your marriage is under the imperial decree. You can only marry me, Yuan Wen. You have no choice. Only I can save you now. If you don't want to fall into Yuan Wenfu's hands again, then be obedient and stay by my side as the wife of the commander of the imperial guards."

"If you have any complaints against me because of the Su family, I can promise you that from now on, I will not go against the Su family except under the orders of His Majesty. Of course, if His Majesty has an order, I can also inform you in advance."

Yuan Wen frowned, turned her face away and stopped looking at him. At the moment, only Shang Jiu could save her, and she knew this very well.

Her situation is that when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head...

Shang Jiu stood up and said, "I'll take you to the house to rest first, and then I'll go make you some medicine."

Shang Jiu stretched out his hand towards her, but Yuan Wen didn't grab it. Instead, she held on to the armrest of the chair and supported herself to stand up.

"If you help me find General Su, I will agree to marry you. When General Su returns safely, I will marry you!"

Although she didn't know why, Yuan Wen felt that the only bargaining chip she could use to threaten Shang Jiu was herself.

Shang Jiu said, "I can only say, try your best. The attack on the Su family this time... is more troublesome than you think."

Yuan Wen didn't say anything else.

She was taken to a luxurious house by Shang Jiu. Yuan Wen had seen many of these things since she was a child, so she didn't find it strange.

She rested briefly on the bed before being woken up.

It’s Shang Jiu’s maid.

Shang Jiu held a white jade bowl in his hand and said, "Drink the medicine when you feel better."

Yuan Wen was sleepy. She hadn't had a good rest these days, but she could sleep so peacefully here with Shang Jiu...

Yuan Wen was about to reach out to take the white jade bowl from Shang Jiu's hand.

He sat down beside the bed and used a spoon to stir the light brown transparent medicine liquid in the mixing bowl.

He put it to his lips, blew on it, and brought it to her mouth.

Yuan Wen was stunned and said, "I... I can drink it myself."

Shang Jiu said, "Since you are going to be my wife, it wouldn't be too much for me to give you some medicine, right?"

Before Yuan Wen could say anything, Shang Jiu put the spoon in his hand against her lips.

Yuan Wen couldn't argue, so he had to drink it obediently.

The medicine was very bitter. The moment she took it, her brows were furrowed.

Shang Jiu asked, "Is it very bitter?"

"Cough cough..." Yuan Wen coughed twice due to choking.

She wiped the medicine taste from her lips with her sleeve, took the white jade bowl from his hand, held her breath and drank the medicine in the bowl in one gulp.

"Cough! Cough cough..." Yuan Wen stuffed the white jade bowl to Shang Jiu, looking even more haggard.

The medicine was bitter, but not as painful as the torture that Yuan Wenfu had caused her in the past few days.

She...should learn to grow up.

Shang Jiu said, "The doctor said that you can't drink water to wash down the medicine after taking it, and you can't eat sweets. I'm sorry to bother you. Drink this bowl of medicine and you won't feel uncomfortable when you wake up."

He covered Yuan Wen with bedding.

She lay on the bed and ignored Shang Jiu's words.

Her breath smelled strongly of medicine.

I turned over in bed, found a comfortable position and fell asleep.

She didn't know when Shang Jiu went out. When she woke up, it was already the next morning.

The air in the room was cool.

She lifted the quilt and tried to get down, but her head still felt a little dizzy.

The clothes Shang Jiu had prepared for her were placed beside her bed.

Her hands covered it, caressing the smooth material.

She couldn't trust Shang Jiu for the time being.

Yuan Wen changed his clothes and went out of the house.

The maid who was sweeping the floor in the courtyard greeted her when she saw her.

"Miss Yuan."

Yuan Wen asked, "Where is Shang Jiu?"

"My Lord, he hasn't returned from his morning court yet."

Does this mean she can go out?

When Yuan Wen walked to the door, he was stopped by the guards at the door.

"Miss, please go back. The master has ordered that you are not well yet and cannot go out on the street."

Yuan Wen said, "But I want to go out for a walk, and I won't run away."

Could it be that Shang Jiu also wanted to put her under house arrest like Yuan Wenfu did?

But Shang Jiu used the tactic of appeasement on her.

Yuan Wen turned around and went back.

She looked at the high courtyard wall and felt a little timid.

It would be great if Rourou was here. I could fly so high with her in a flash.

Yuan Wen found some things and put them under the wall to build a staircase.

She struggled to lift her legs and climb up to the top of the wall, and looked at the distance from the outside of the wall to the bottom, and became scared again.

The Shang Mansion is not very big, why are the walls built so high?

She closed her eyes, too scared to look. How had Rourou brought her down with her before?

do not care……

Just jump down.

She opened her eyes and started to move, but there was a figure under the wall. It was too late for her to stop.

The whole person fell straight towards the people below.

Shang Jiu continued, "You can even climb the wall now. You feel more energetic now."

Yuan Wen's back stiffened. "Why... did you come back?"

Shang Jiu said, "I just came back and found a strange figure on the wall. I was wondering who was so bold as to break into my Shang Mansion in broad daylight."

He put Yuan Wen down and said, "If you feel bored, wait for me to come back and tell me. I will naturally take you out to play. What if you bump into something and fall down?"

Yuan Wen said, "It has nothing to do with you. I want to go to Su Mansion, but the guards at your door said that you gave the order not to let me out."

Shang Jiu frowned slightly, "What leverage does Su Rou have on you that makes you care so much about their family's affairs?"

Yuan Wen said stubbornly, "You don't understand what's going on between Rourou and me. I'm going now!"

She turned around and was about to leave, but Shang Jiu grabbed her wrist and pulled her back, his voice filled with helplessness, "Go, go... I'll take the carriage with you."

Yuan Wen was surprised why he compromised with her like this.

Is he secretly plotting something bad?

Yuan Wen said, "I'll go by myself. I don't want you to accompany me."

Shang Jiu put his arm around her waist, and his chin was pushed by her hand.

"I'm not interested in the Su family's affairs. I'll send you there. If you make trouble, I won't let you go anywhere."

Yuan Wen struggled, "You pervert! What are you touching with your hands?!"