Having many handsome men means no worries; pampering them all keeps me in good spirits.

Jiang Qingyan helped Yi Luo back to the small couch, covered him with a blanket, and casually stuck the human skin mask on his face, crooked and twisted.

But she doesn't know any disguise techniques! It's already a miracle she can even let him breathe through his nostrils!

Jiang Qingyan let out a long sigh of relief; she was exhausted. Once her breathing had calmed down, she lay back down next to Lu Nian, gently lifting his head so he could rest it on her arm.

Jiang Qingyan had just closed her eyes when she felt a wetness on her lips. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Lu Nian...

Lu Nian was tilting his head back and sucking on her lips. A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Qingyan's eyes, but it quickly turned into joy. Lu Nian had actually taken the initiative to kiss her!

Jiang Qingyan lowered her head and responded deeply to Lu Nian…

Lu Nian's passion tonight was somewhat sudden. Jiang Qingyan recalled the last time she teased him at the General's Mansion, when he solemnly declared that he wasn't into male homosexuality...

Thinking of this… Jiang Qingyan kissed him even more passionately, gently wrapping her arms around Lu Nian's shoulders, turning the tables and taking the initiative…

She deliberately avoided touching Lu Nian's wound, and their bodies did not come into contact...

Yi Luo rolled over, facing the two of them directly. Although his eyes were still closed, Jiang Qingyan felt a little awkward. She stopped what she was doing, slowly withdrew her tongue, and lay back down in her position…

Lu Nian felt a surge of heat and a deep sense of loss. He glanced at Yi Luo on the bed, then looked pitifully at Jiang Qingyan, as if begging.

Jiang Qingyan chuckled and patted his shoulder, whispering in his ear, "When we return to the palace, I'll have Eunuch Wang make you a green nameplate, then no one will bother us in Chaoyang Palace..."

Lu Nian smiled slightly, rested her head on Jiang Qingyan's shoulder, and closed her eyes with satisfaction.

The next morning, Green Medicine knocked on the door and said softly, "Are the three young masters awake? I've cooked some porridge, would you like to eat together?"

Jiang Qingyan rubbed her eyes, glanced down at Lu Nian who was still fast asleep in her arms, and then at Yi Luo, who had a crooked human skin mask stuck to her on the bed. She replied softly, "Miss Green Medicine, you eat first. We can heat it up ourselves when we wake up."

"Alright then, I'm going up the mountain to gather herbs later. Don't forget to change Young Master Lu's dressing. I've left the medicine at the door." Green Herb instructed before leaving.

Jiang Qingyan stared at Lu Nian's handsome sleeping face and couldn't resist giving him a light kiss on the forehead. Lu Nian slowly opened his eyes, met Jiang Qingyan's gaze, and the two kissed again...

Meanwhile, Yi Luo... is going to get a sty! She's going to get a sty! She saw two men kissing first thing in the morning! She's really going to get a sty!

Lu Nian caught a glimpse of Yi Luo staring at them with wide eyes out of the corner of her eye... She quickly pulled her head back, feeling a little embarrassed...

Sensing Lu Nian's reaction, Jiang Qingyan turned around and met the crooked human skin mask. She burst out laughing, pointing at Yi Luo and saying, "Lu Nian, look, will you look like this when you're old, all wrinkled and creased... Hahaha..."

Lu Nian frowned, recalling the scene she had witnessed through the window last night, where Jiang Qingyan and Yi Luo were kissing in the courtyard. A pang of bitterness welled up in her heart, and she couldn't bring herself to smile...

Yi Luo was speechless. He quickly touched his face, ripped off the human skin mask, and then put it back on...

It has to be a professional! The screen protector was applied neatly and without leaving any marks. If this were modern times, you could at least make a living by applying tempered glass screen protectors at a mobile phone shop!

"Strategist Yi, don't always show your seductive face to seduce others when you're alone at night," Lu Nian said coldly. Then, like a wronged little wife, she lay on her side on the bed with her back to them.

A question mark slowly appeared in Yi Luo's mind: Who did he seduce?

Yi Luo was the typical type who was both bad at drinking and loved to drink; one pot of wine and he'd be out of commission, and he'd even black out! He'd completely forgotten what happened last night; he had no recollection of his passionate kiss with the Emperor in the courtyard, or even his desire to take it further…

Jiang Qingyan instantly understood why Lu Nian had suddenly thrown himself into her arms last night; it turned out he had caught them in the act and was afraid Yi Luo would beat him to it, so he quickly took the high ground...

After regaining her senses, Jiang Qingyan patted Lu Nian's head to comfort her, then got up, put on her outer garment, and went to the kitchen.

Before leaving home, Lvyao thoughtfully prepared three bowls of rice porridge and kept them warm in the pot, so the porridge is still hot.

Jiang Qingyan rummaged through the container again. Why wasn't there even any pickled vegetables? Could it be that Lvyao was only drinking porridge?

Jiang Qingyan sighed, rolled up her sleeves, grabbed a handful of greens, washed them clean, and made a plate of pickled vegetables.

This time, Yi Luo was smarter. After putting on her outer garment, she obediently ran to the kitchen to wait and serve Jiang Qingyan porridge and pickled vegetables.

Jiang Qingyan wolfed down her breakfast quickly, then sat down on the bedside and fed Lu Nian bite by bite.

"General Lu was injured in the chest, not the hand." Yi Luo picked up a piece of pickled vegetable and put it in his mouth, jokingly saying, "Could it be that before the Emperor came, it was Miss Lvyao who personally fed him every day?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Nian choked on the porridge in her mouth and coughed violently…

Jiang Qingyan put down the porridge bowl and gently patted his back. After a long while, Lu Nian finally recovered and hurriedly looked at Jiang Qingyan to explain, "Your Majesty, I didn't let Miss Lvyao feed me. I've always eaten by myself!"

Jiang Qingyan smiled and replied, "I know, don't rush, eat slowly."

After saying that, she rolled her eyes at Yi Luo, then picked up the porridge bowl again and fed Lu Nian small bites.

Jiang Qingyan knew perfectly well what Yi Luo meant; it was just a man's little scheme... she understood it all...

Just then, a commotion suddenly came from outside, clearly indicating that the intruders were up to no good.

Lu Nian frowned and said in a deep voice, "It's Xia Bing. I can tell from their footsteps that there are about thirty of them."

Yi Luo picked up his longsword, wanting to rush out and wipe them out, but Lu Nian quickly stopped him, "Yi Luo, don't be impulsive, protecting the Emperor is the priority!"

Thirty men are easy to deal with, but the emperor has no martial arts skills and is seriously injured. He is afraid that the emperor will be hurt by the Xia soldiers, not even a hair!

Then Lu Nian glanced at Jiang Qingyan beside him and said nervously, "Your Majesty, you and Yi Luo should go through the back door first. Just follow that path and you'll reach the territory of our Da'an. Once you get there, you'll be safe."

Jiang Qingyan shook her head. "How can I leave you here alone? If we're going to leave, we'll leave together."

After saying that, he and Yi Luo helped Lu Nian up and left through the back door.

Soon, Xia Bing kicked open the bamboo hut and began searching carefully...

"Boss, there's a back door! That woman must have escaped through the back door!" a soldier from Xia said, pointing to the back door.

"Chase!"

Xia Bing followed the footprints all the way.

By this time, Jiang Qingyan and the other two were already exhausted and could no longer run.

Yi Luo could have easily carried one person away using his lightness skill, but unfortunately, one person didn't know martial arts, and the other was seriously injured...

Lu Nian pushed Jiang Qingyan into Yi Luo's arms and said in a muffled voice, "Yi Luo, you take the Emperor and leave first. Remember, you must protect the Emperor with your life!"

Yi Luo wanted to say something more, but Lu Nian interrupted her, "Hurry up! It'll be too late if we don't leave now!"

Left with no other choice, Yi Luo picked up Jiang Qingyan, thinking he would first take her to a safe place before returning to rescue Lu Nian.

Jiang Qingyan struggled to get off Yi Luo, pondered for a moment, helped Lu Nian up from the ground, hid him behind a large tree, then ran to the other side, beckoned to Xia Bing who was chasing after her, and shouted:

"You guys, come here!"

Yi Luo instantly understood Jiang Qingyan's meaning, picked her up again, and used his lightness skill to lead Xia Bing in another direction.

After chasing them for a while, the Xia soldiers realized they had lost track of them, and their leader ordered them to split up and search separately.

Having confirmed that she had shaken off Xia Bing, Jiang Qingyan quickly ordered Yi Luo to turn around and take her back to find Lu Nian.

Lu Nian, who was behind the tree, had already fainted. His wound had reopened during his escape, and blood instantly stained the gauze red...

Yi Luo finally rushed back carrying Jiang Qingyan. Seeing Lu Nian lying on the ground, Jiang Qingyan was extremely anxious. Suddenly, she thought of something and touched her chest...

"Thank goodness it wasn't lost!" Jiang Qingyan exclaimed with delight.

She still had quite a bit of the medicine the imperial physician had given her to treat her whipping wounds. She thought the medicine was quite effective, so she always carried it with her.

Jiang Qingyan quickly removed the blood-soaked gauze from Lu Nian's chest and sprinkled medicine on the wound.

"No wonder Lu Nian's injury has been slow to heal; it turns out he gave this medicine to the Emperor." Yi Luo suddenly realized.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyan frowned. She had initially thought this medicine bottle looked the same as the one Lu Nian had given her that day, and had even assumed that ancient medicine powders were all stored in similar bottles! So that's how it is…