Hsieh Hyun-chen was caught off guard and was hugged.
He could feel a pair of warm and soft arms around his neck. Just a moment ago, he was helping one of them remove blood clots.
Hsieh Hyun-chen's entire body stiffened. He had probably never been hugged by anyone except when he was still breastfeeding. Hsieh Hyun-chen stiffened for a while, then tentatively hugged Mu Mingtang back. Even so, he didn't dare to put his hands on his waist. He only dared to pat Mu Mingtang's back as if he was coaxing a child.
"Okay, I'm fine." After Hsieh Hyun-chen finished speaking, he felt that his words were too rigid, as if he was reporting on a mission. Although he was not used to the way a woman expressed her feelings, at least he knew that Mu Mingtang was doing it for his own good. She was afraid that he would take things too hard, so she deliberately comforted him.
Hsieh Hyun-chen's conscience woke up for a moment, and he felt that he was too cold. He was about to say something, but Mu Mingtang had already let go of him. She sat on the bed and looked at him with a smile. "You said it yourself. No matter what happens in the future, people have to eat and sleep. It's late. Let's go to bed. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't know whether he was relieved or regretful. He could only nod seriously and say, "Okay."
Mu Mingtang also felt that she had been too abrupt just now. She suddenly had an impulse and hugged Xie Xuanchen in a moment of hot-headedness. Now that she had calmed down, Mu Mingtang realized that she was extremely embarrassed. She didn't even dare to look at Hsieh Hyun-chen. She quickly lifted the quilt and wrapped herself up from head to toe.
After Mu Mingtang slept, she found that Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't move. She peeked out from under the quilt and asked in a muffled voice, "Why aren't you sleeping?"
Hsieh Hyun-chen turned his back, lifted the curtain, and walked out. "I still have some things to do. You go to bed first."
Then, without waiting for Mu Mingtang's reply, he ducked out of the room.
Hsieh Hyun-chen quickly walked to the window. Ignoring the possibility of alerting the people outside, he opened the window with all his might. The night wind immediately blew in, causing the hanging tassels in front of the window to sway crazily. There was almost no moment of stability.
Hsieh Hyun-chen calmed down in front of the wind for a long time. He felt that this night had been too difficult for him. If it hadn't happened to him, he wouldn't have believed that there was actually a man in the world who could remain calm to such an extent.
There were several times when Hsieh Hyun-chen almost wanted to cross the line, but in the end, he restrained himself. Now that he thought about it, he admired himself.
His fingers rested on the windowsill, unknowingly deforming the wooden frame. Hsieh Hyun-chen's mind was in a mess just now. Now that the wind was blowing, he felt those frivolous and restless thoughts gradually calm down.
The most important thing for a person was to know who they were and what they were doing. He had to be responsible for all of his actions. Now that he couldn't even see his own path clearly, what right did he have to think about those romantic things?
Hsieh Hyun-chen finally calmed down. At this time, he was glad that he didn't do anything just now.
He had to wait.
Originally, Hsieh Hyun-chen had given up, but now he suddenly had a faint glimmer of hope. He just had to wait and lie low. This was really much better than before.
Hsieh Hyun-chen couldn't help but think of the deployment list in the imperial court. Xie Rui had purged the court for two years. Presumably, the people in the imperial court had been completely replaced. However, while the civil officials could be changed through the imperial examinations, the military generals couldn't. Now, the military generals in key positions outside of Dongjing would definitely be the same people as before.
Xie Rui also knew this, so when he came to power, he emphasized the civil and restrained the military. The military officials had no status and had to listen to the orders of the civil officials. This was Hsieh Hyun-chen's opportunity. With common interests, he wasn't afraid that his old acquaintances wouldn't want to be friends with him.
Hsieh Hyun-chen was just thinking about who else he could use when he suddenly heard a faint sound behind him. He turned around and saw that the outermost bed curtain was lifted slightly. Mu Mingtang was standing behind it, seemingly hesitant about something.
Mu Mingtang hadn't decided whether to call Hsieh Hyun-chen when he suddenly saw him turn around. Since he had been discovered, Mu Mingtang didn't care about his face anymore. He asked in a low voice, "Aren't you going to sleep?"
Hsieh Hyun-chen was silent. He heard this question again. Logically speaking, when a wife asked this kind of question in the middle of the night, shouldn't it be an invitation?
Unfortunately, Hsieh Hyun-chen knew that Mu Mingtang didn't mean it that way. Even he could only pretend not to know and ask, "What's wrong?"
Mu Mingtang lowered his head and hesitated for a while. He gave an embarrassed and innocent look, "I'm a little scared. I can't sleep."
Hsieh Hyun-chen sighed resignedly. He knew it! Hsieh Hyun-chen could only close the window and walk over helplessly. "I told you that you wouldn't be able to sleep if you heard it, but you just had to ask about the corpse. Now you know, right? "
Mu Mingtang was asking for help, so he nodded and didn't dare to make a sound. However, when she saw Hsieh Hyun-chen walk back, she happily lifted the curtain and waited for Hsieh Hyun-chen to come closer.
Hsieh Hyun-chen met Mu Mingtang's gaze. He paused for a moment and immediately looked away. Hsieh Hyun-chen sometimes wondered if people's thoughts would unknowingly become dirty as they got older. What was he thinking all day long?
Hsieh Hyun-chen was called back to coax Mu Mingtang to sleep at the last minute. After Mu Mingtang fell asleep, his mood became calm and he gradually closed his eyes.
It was as if there was nothing to worry about in the future. It was as if everything would happen naturally.
Because she would always be by his side.
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After waking up the next day, Mu Mingtang was worried about Hsieh Hyun-chen's body. It just so happened that Imperial Doctor Zhang was on night duty today. At night, Mu Mingtang pulled Hsieh Hyun-chen and jumped out of the window to see Imperial Doctor Zhang again.
After Imperial Doctor Zhang checked his pulse, he stood up and cupped his hands: "Wangye lost a lot of blood. Fortunately, it was bandaged in time, so it didn't cause a big problem. In the next few days, you need to take more things to replenish your blood. Don't be impatient. Take care of yourself for a few days and you will soon recover your vitality. "
Mu Mingtang quickly asked: "What should I eat in the next few days?"
Imperial Doctor Zhang said a lot of things to replenish his blood. Mu Mingtang nodded one by one. After remembering it in her heart, she asked: "In addition to diet, do I need to take medicine?"
At this point, Imperial Doctor Zhang still shook his head: "It's good to have tonics, but medicine is 30% poisonous. If Wangye doesn't feel uncomfortable, you can save it. Although His Highness had lost a lot of blood and Qi, his body was much healthier than the last few times. Some diseases are in the heart, not in the medicine. Wangye can maintain his current state and continue to recover. "
When Hsieh Hyun-chen heard half of it, he felt that something was wrong. He wanted to stop it, but it was already too late. When Mu Mingtang heard Imperial Doctor Zhang say "more healthy than before", she slowly raised her eyebrows and looked back at Hsieh Hyun-chen.
Hsieh Hyun-chen sat calmly in his seat. He was magnanimous and didn't look guilty at all.
Mu Mingtang smiled and turned to ask Imperial Doctor Zhang: "It's been a few days since Wangye came last time. This time, he lost blood and was injured. Is he really okay?"
When Imperial Doctor Zhang heard this, he hesitated for a moment. He has been working in the Imperial Medical Bureau for more than 20 years. He was used to thinking about a sentence three times before speaking. When Princess An said this, Imperial Doctor Zhang always suspected that the Princess was worried about Hsieh Hyun-chen's illness. After all, it was said that if Hsieh Hyun-chen had an illness again, there would be no cure. The day before yesterday, Hsieh Hyun-chen inexplicably had an attack. It seemed reasonable for the Princess to have doubts.
Imperial Doctor Zhang thought that Mu Mingtang was secretly inquiring about whether the illness had any effect, so he said: "This minister will check Wangye's pulse every ten days, so I know Wangye's pulse the best. Wangye's pulse is steadily strengthening. Although it's slightly insufficient because of blood loss this time, the pulse is continuous and there's a surplus of strength. It's not a sign of exhaustion. The Princess can rest assured about this. "
Because the five imperial doctors took turns to be on night duty, Imperial Doctor Zhang had to stay in the An Wang's Mansion every five days. So Hsieh Hyun-chen came every five days at first. Later, his pulse gradually stabilized, so he changed it to once every ten days.
Mu Mingtang smiled and nodded, saying: "Very good, once every ten days. During this time, I'll have to trouble Imperial Doctor Zhang. "
Imperial Doctor Zhang didn't know that Mu Mingtang didn't know that Hsieh Hyun-chen went out in the middle of the night. How could he know that there was a little secret between the husband and wife? Imperial Doctor Zhang didn't think much and humbly responded to Mu Mingtang's praise: "Princess is too kind, this minister is afraid."
Hsieh Hyun-chen sighed silently in his heart.
After returning to Jade Qilin Hall, Mu Mingtang endured all the way, but now she finally broke out. When she entered the window, Hsieh Hyun-chen wanted to help her, but Mu Mingtang dodged and jumped in herself. Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't say anything. He entered the room and skillfully closed and locked the window. After Mu Mingtang changed her clothes, she went behind the screen to take off her outer clothes.
Hsieh Hyun-chen knew that sooner or later, there would be such a thing. He went to check the pulse in private just because he didn't want Mu Mingtang to worry. He didn't mean to hide it from her, but this little ancestor definitely wouldn't listen.
In a while, there will definitely be more trouble.
Sure enough, after Hsieh Hyun-chen changed his clothes and came back, he found that Mu Mingtang had moved the quilt and was sleeping outside the bed. When she saw him coming, she angrily glared at him.
Hsieh Hyun-chen was well aware, but he still asked in a good tone: "Why did you move outside?"
"Hmph. No wonder you know that I sleep at night. It turns out that you sneak out every day without telling me! If I didn't wake up, I'm afraid I wouldn't know that you went out to meet a lover! "
Hsieh Hyun-chen had a good attitude and skillfully admitted his mistake: "I just went out to check the pulse. Where did I meet a lover? I don't like that old imperial doctor. "
Mu Mingtang almost laughed, but when she thought that she was angry, she forced herself to hold back: "Who knows? What if you change your direction and don't go to the study room, but go somewhere else? "
"I was wrong. I just didn't want you to worry, but since you don't like it, I will tell you next time I go out. It's cold outside, you can sleep inside. "
Mu Mingtang was a little moved, but she hesitated for a moment and still felt that she couldn't tolerate it: "No, I still want to sleep outside. Otherwise, who knows what you do at night."
Hsieh Hyun-chen sighed. Peaceful means before resorting to force. Sure enough, when necessary, he still had to rely on force. He suddenly leaned over, picked up Mu Mingtang with the quilt, and placed her firmly on the bed: "Good girl, you are inside."
Mu Mingtang was startled when her body was suddenly lifted. She quickly covered her mouth. When she found that no one outside noticed, she gently patted Hsieh Hyun-chen's shoulder: "What are you doing? Your arm is still injured."
"It's nothing." Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't care at all, and his arm was too steady: "Carrying you is no different from carrying a quilt. Little girl, you should sleep early. It's late, go to sleep. "
"Who are you calling a little girl!" Mu Mingtang couldn't struggle at all and watched as she was moved inside. When she touched the quilt, she could finally use her body to kick Hsieh Hyun-chen fiercely.
Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't even look back and accurately grabbed her calf: "Okay, you are a big girl, okay? You are not as strong as me. Even if you run out, I can still carry you back. You'd better save your energy and sleep early. "
Mu Mingtang tried to move her leg, but found that she couldn't move it at all. She was now half supporting her body, and one of her legs was still held by Hsieh Hyun-chen. Her posture was quite awkward. Mu Mingtang struggled a few times, but she couldn't pull her leg out and her face turned red. She didn't know when it started, but the physical contact between them became much more intimate.
Hsieh Hyun-chen supported Mu Mingtang with one hand and held Mu Mingtang's ankle with the other. Seeing that Mu Mingtang was still unsettled, he raised his eyebrows curiously: "What, do you want to compete with me in strength?"
"No." The darkness shrouded everything with a layer of ambiguity, especially on the bed, which made it even more charming. Mu Mingtang blushed and glared at Hsieh Hyun-chen: "Who wants to compete with you? Let go, I want to sleep. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen also realized that this action was not proper, and holding a woman's ankle in the middle of the night was a little ambiguous. Hsieh Hyun-chen had just relaxed when Mu Mingtang immediately pulled her leg back and glared at him angrily.
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