Chapter 50

General Xiao Manor

Qiu Yue woke up early in the morning and walked into Duan Muyan's room. Due to the severely mangled wound, Duan Muyan could only lie prone on the bed, unable to turn over. For the past few days, Qiu Yue was always around to attend to her needs. Although Old Zhou had assigned her another servant girl, Qiu Yue was worried, and because of the previous events, Qiu Yue would not dare to be careless!

"Yue'er, it has been hard on you these two days. I tried last night and I think I could sit up longer. I could do this light activities myself, you don't have to worry that much anymore for me..." Looking at Qiu Yue who was enduring pain at her back, as she went back and forth, Duan Muyan's heart ached with indescribable pain. Just as she was about to raise her body, she was stopped by Qiu Yue!

"Esteemed Wangfei, don't move… If Wangfei's wound would re-open again, it would be bad! Yue'er was here to serve you in the first place… Besides, this is what Yue'er wants to do!" Even so, Duan Muyan was still able to hold on as she leaned against the bed rail, a slight smile on her lips.

"Then let me get up and lean a while longer. If I keep on crawling like this, I'll suffocate…" Qiu Yue still wanted to say something, but she suddenly heard a knock on the door!

"Who?" Qiu Yue suspiciously asked!

"Replying to Lady Yue'er, this lowly one is Li Ping. I've specially come to deliver breakfast for the Wangfei and Lady Yue'er…" There was a trace of affection in his deep voice. Qiu Yue was smart and obedient, gaining a lot of popularity in the manor. Especially Li Ping, she treated her like his own little sister!

The door opened with a creak. Yue'er hurriedly reached out to receive the tray, looking at Li Ping with gratitude.

"Thank you, Manager Li… I was just about to go to the kitchen and get it... "

"No need to thank me... This was also ordered by Steward Zhou! Oh, yes! This white porcelain bottle is a medicated ointment that was specially instructed by Steward Zhou to apply in Wangfei's wounds. It must be extremely effective, otherwise, Steward Zhou wouldn't be so stern about. He even asked me to personally hand it to you!" Li Ping spoke truthfully. As he spoke, he pointed at the white porcelain bottle on the tray!

"Mm… Yue'er understands!" Qiu Yue nodded slightly, her eyes still filled with gratitude!

"Then I will take my leave! The breakfast should be eaten while it's hot. If it's cold, the effect of recuperation will be slow!" Li Ping said a few more words before turning around to leave!

After returning to her room, Qiu Yue couldn't help but sigh.

"Steward Zhou is really good to you, Wangfei. I heard that Steward Zhou took a beating for you the other day with a stave…" Qiu Yue's words entered Duan Muyan's ears. Her heart, was filled with a trace of guilt. To force Old Zhou to be a lackey for her at such an old age, what a sin.

"Wangfei, Yue'er will feed you… Hmm... Actually... Yue'er really couldn't understand. Did the Prince really love that rabbit that much?! Or…" Yue'er knew that she had a lot to say, but she stopped herself as the spoon in her hand slowly approached Duan Muyan's cherry lips!

"If that white rabbit was really gifted to Chu Shirou by the Prince of Qi... That love... It should be true…" Her heart felt slightly bitter. In her mind, when she saw the corpse of the white rabbit, the grief and despair in her eyes was the same as the moment she wore the wedding dress! Pain and despair were better than death. Compared to Xiao Jinfeng, Duan Muyan believed that her situation was better. At least Yuxuan was still alive! Deep in her heart, Duan Muyan sympathised with Xiao Jinfeng. Even if he treated her harshly at times, even if she treated her unreasonably, she did not take it to heart! Besides, with her circumstances, she had no time hating anyone.

"You've loved someone for so many years, and now that you were forcibly married into someone else, he should've understood the pain in your heart better than anyone else, but he… En...! Wangfei, forgive this servant…! Yue'er was talking too much…" Feeling that her words were inappropriate, Qiu Yue immediately shut her mouth as she carefully looked at Duan Muyan!

Qiu Yue's words had indeed pricked the deepest pain in her heart. No one knew how many nights she had cried and screamed out that name repeatedly in her heart! Even if she was the only one in the entire room, Duan Muyan still didn't dare to make a sound. She was afraid that if she heard that name uttered even if it was by her, she would give up everything and go find him.

"Esteemed Wangfei…" Qiu Yue held the porcelain bowl in her hands as she gazed at the preoccupied Duan Muyan. This kind of lost fairy should have received the care and love of the stars and moon, but now…

"I'm fine… The medicine is over there, help me apply it. If you continue to dawdle like this, I would really think it over if I should continue to take you in..." Duan Muyan's cherry lips curled up and she smiled sweetly. Her eyes that were as clear as water motioned at the dressing table!

"En… Oh!" Qiu Yue replied and put the bowl back on the tray. Her eyes glanced at the white porcelain bottle that Li Ping had mentioned!

"Right… Just now, Manager Li said that this bottle is a specially prepared medicine for Wangfei by Steward Zhou. Why don't we try it?!" Qiu Yue picked up the porcelain bottle and walked back to Duan Muyan's side!

"It's rare for Steward Zhou to be so attentive, so we should not waste his good intentions..." Duan Muyan nodded her head slightly. She would always felt grateful towards Old Zhou!

"Wangfei… Then you…" Qiu Yue was about to support Duan Mu Yan to lay prone on the bed, but she was stopped by her!

"It's fine, you'll just pour out a little. Let's just do it like this… Lying down is really too uncomfortable…" She lifted her fingertip slightly, intending to untie the sleeping belt at her waist. Qiu Yue naturally understood, and placed the porcelain bottle in her hand to the side, slowly peeling off the silk pajamas on Duan Muyan's shoulder!

Her snow-white skin was sparkling and translucent like jade, without the slightest flaw. Only a light pink undergarment was left to conceal the beauty on Duan Muyan's chest, but the rest of her upper body skin was exposed.

"Esteemed Wangfei, hold it in a bit. It'll be better in a while…" Qiu Yue picked up the white porcelain bottle again and prepared to apply the powder within. She aimed at the wound on Duan Mu Yan's back and lightly sprinkled it on top of it!

"Ugh…!" Duan Mu Yan frowned, her hands clenched the bars of her bed tightly. The sudden pain caused her entire body to tremble, and the wound on her back seemed to be burning, scorching hot! The burning pain spread from her back!

"Esteemed Wangfei…" Qiu Yue could feel Duan Muyan's body trembling as she spoke with worry!

"I'm fine… Perhaps this medicine was too… It's too strong, isn't it? It was just brought by Steward Zhou, so the medicinal effects should be pretty good… Apply... I can still…" Duan Muyan's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and even her voice was trembling. The piercing pain caused her to unconsciously sink her hands into the bed rail!

Qiu Yue only said that after smearing the powder on her wounds, it would lessen the pain on her. Thus, she increased her speed and poured the powder within the bottle into her palm. Without any hesitation, she smeared it all over Duan Muyan's wounds! Without even considering the powder, the fact that the chili powder had landed on a wound that had not fully healed was not something that a normal person could endure!

With a series of hurried knocks on the gate, Old Zhou hastily opened it to see Duan Xingyi standing outside with an ice-cold expression!

"This old servant greets the Second Prince. May I ask if the Second Prince is looking for the Prince of Qi?! Because right now His Highness was not in the manor…" Before Old Zhou could finish his sentence, Duan Xingyi had already stepped into the Xiao Manor. Behind him, although Doctor Zheng did not know what was going on, he still followed closely behind!

"Where is the Third Princess' room?!" There was not a trace of warmth in her charming eyes. Even though there was some distance between them, Old Zhou could still sense the cold aura being emitted from Duan Xingyi's body!

"This... The Wangfei is resting... If the second prince wishes to see the Wangfei, this old servant will go and inform her… Second Prince, please wait in the main hall for a moment…" Old Zhou knew he had not come with good intentions, and as he spoke respectfully, his heart was filled with worry!

"Wait?! I don't know how long will I have to wait this time before I could see my third sister who was injured!" Duan Xingyi lightly flicked his sleeves in a sign of indignation. His deep eyes carried a chilliness that seeped into the bones as he looked at Old Zhou!

"This... Esteemed Wangfei, she…" Old Zhou was speechless for a moment. He was stunned in his heart, as he had never expected that Duan Xingyi would already knew about the matter of the Xiao Manor's Wangfei's injury!

"Humph! Doctor Zheng! Follow me!" Duan Xingyi's dark eyes suddenly turned cold as he fiercely glanced at Old Zhou, then he walked straight towards the side room! It was not only once nor twice Duan Xingyi came in the Xiao Manor, so how could he not find her room?

Behind him, Old Zhou knew that he was in trouble. He immediately pulled Sun Chu to the side, ordered him to hurry to the barracks to find His Highness, and ask for him!

Outside the door, Old Zhou stopped Duan Xingyi, who was about to charge in, and spoke with a worried tone.

"Second Prince... You can't enter. Let this old servant report first to Wangfei, then this old servant will not dare stop you if Wangfei would permit—" Just as Old Zhou was trying his best to stop him, a terrified scream came from inside the room.

"Ahh!" The pain was extreme, it was beyond Duan Muyan's capacity. The powder with chili was smeared all over the wound on Duan Muyan's back. No matter how strong Duan Muyan was, it was impossible for her to withstand this heart-tearing and lung-splitting heat!

"Wangfei…! How could this be…" Qiu Yue lifted the porcelain bottle in her hand and looked at the sweating Duan Muyan in panic. She saw her mistress' face pale, pupils constricted, lips trembling, and her body spasming uncontrollably. What kind of pain was this! Qiu Yue's tears rolled down uncontrollably, but she didn't know how to alleviate the pain that Duan Muyan was in!

"Ugh… No... I'm fine…" The pain on her back was overwhelming, stimulating every nerve in her body. She did not dare to move, and with just a slight movement, an even sharper pain would fill her entire body!

Right at this moment, the door was kicked open with a bang. Duan Xingyi ruthlessly barged in, and the baleful air between his brows was enough to cause the air in the entire room to suddenly condensed!

Qiu Yue was initially startled before noticing that Duan Muyan only had a thin undergarment on her body. In her panic, she originally wanted to step forward and pull up the blanket for her mistress! However, he was pushed to the ground by Duan Xingyi's palm! He had no intention to take her life, but in his fury, Duan Xingyi's palm strike was sufficient to cause Qiu Yue to lie paralyzed on the ground and was practically unable to move!

"Yue'er… Yue'er…!" Duan Muyan furiously looked at the man in front of her, and without caring about the heart-wrenching pain in her back, she suddenly sat up, wanting to pull over her thin clothes. However, that kind of pain, had already surpassed the limits of what Duan Muyan could endure, and after pausing for a moment, she powerlessly lowered her jade arm, even though she did not want to faint at this moment, she had sunk into endless darkness.

The very next second before Duan Muyan's body crashed into the ground, Duan Xingyi dashed forward and sat firmly on the edge of the bed. She fell into Duan Xingyi's embrace as expected! Her snow-white skin was smooth like cream, and his collarbones were slender and elegant. Even with his undergarments, he still possessed an enchanting charm!

Duan Xingyi's dark pupils became even darker as he fiercely choked down his throat. There had never been a woman that could arouse such intense lust from him. However, with just a single glance, Duan Xingyi could feel the changes in his body!

"Esteemed wangfei…" The flustered voice shattered the desire in Duan Xingyi's heart. Without any hesitation, Duan Xingyi fiercely pulled down the purple robe on his body and draped it over Duan Muyan's body, before slowly flipping her over. At this moment, he discovered just how shocking the wound on her back was!

Due to the chili powder, the wounds that were on the verge of healing were almost completely ripped apart. Coupled with the violent movements just now, the wounds were already badly mutilated!