Chu Xingchen moved a little and found that his face also hurt.
"Don't move." Shen Cangzhu had no choice but to open the medicine bottle and apply it on her gently with his fingertips, "I forgot to cut off his hand just now."
Chu Xingchen's eyes widened. Aren't these cruel words usually coming from Zhou Buyan?
By the way, "Shen Cangzhu, where are Zhou Buyan and the others? No one was injured, right? Is Zhou Buyan okay? I forgot to ask you if you were injured?"
When she was taken away, the beating outside was still fierce, Zhou Buyan had been injured before, and the dead soldiers were too desperate, and she was a little worried about the others.
"I'm fine." Shen Cangzhu paused, "Although Zhou Buyan was injured, he was fine when we were separated. Lingzhou and the others didn't come because our troops were divided into four groups."
"That's good." Chu Xingchen breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Cangzhu didn't mention Xiao Wang specifically, and Chu Xingchen didn't ask further questions. Shen Cangzhu said it was okay, so of course it was no big problem.
"Are we in Qingtai County now?" Chu Xingchen's eyes were filled with questions, "But Qingtai County is still three or four days away by water. Has it been three days already?"
"Yes, we are in Qingtai County. It has been three days and four nights since you disappeared." Shen Cangzhu was the only one who took the waterway.
Chu Xingchen had been in a coma before, feeling groggy and unable to fully wake up. Her grasp of time had declined. Only then did she realize that so long had passed. No wonder she was so weak, tired and hungry.
It's been so long, everyone must be anxious.
"Shen Cangzhu, can you contact them? Does the Queen Mother know that something happened to me? If she knows, she must send the news back as soon as possible. Her body cannot be stimulated anymore."
"I will contact them as soon as possible, and I will also send a message to the palace as quickly as possible. If your Highness has any other instructions, I will give them directly when I see them."
"Okay." Chu Xingchen nodded, but couldn't help but said, "Which direction did Zhou Buyan go? He was injured. If you don't treat the wound properly, I'm afraid he will look for me without his life."
Shen Cangzhu paused for a moment and did not say that Zhou Buyan was indeed looking for her life-threateningly, and that he vomited blood immediately after knowing that he could not see her. The wound was only treated hastily. He warned her once before they left, but he said he was fine.
Seeing Chu Xingchen worried about Zhou Buyan, Shen Cangzhu couldn't help but recall the earlier time when Chu Xingchen tried his best to save Zhou Buyan and even looked like he was crying.
If she knew, she would definitely be worried again. Zhou Buyan was not here, but his presence was strong, and she was still thinking about him.
Shen Cangzhu reached out and pressed the back of Chu Xingchen's head, "Madam, if you move again, stop talking."
"good."
After Shen Cangzhu wiped her face, her eyes fell on Chu Xingchen's lips, and she bit her own lips.
Chu Xingchen saw his gaze and reacted, "I...I will do it myself."
Shen Cangzhu hummed without forcing it. Chu Xingchen fumbled and applied medicine to his mouth, then dug out a lump and tried to put it on his wrist. In the end, he forgot to roll up his sleeves and could only raise his hand.
The fashionable clothes in Qingtai County are more from Qi State, and the summer materials are light and drapey. As soon as she lifted them up, the wide sleeves fell down, exposing half of her arms.
Shen Cangzhu immediately saw the traces of blood on Chu Xingchen's arm where she had washed them.
"What's going on?"
"It's okay." Chu Xingchen put down his hand as quickly as possible, but Shen Cangzhu had already seen it, and even knew what was going on in an instant.
He took Chu Xingchen's hand and gently applied the medicine on her fingertips to her wrist, "Your Highness, don't do this again."
He didn't even bother to change his title.
Chu Xingchen hummed softly.
"Seriously, Your Highness, if you are like this, then what are we who didn't protect you? Should we kill ourselves?"
"Instead of doing this, you might as well beat me, scold me and punish me. You can do whatever you want, but... don't torture yourself."
Shen Cangzhu's fingers turned white from exerting too much force. Her actions made him feel more uncomfortable than stabbing him with thousands of knives.
Chu Xingchen shook his head, "I know, this is none of your business. It has nothing to do with you. I won't do it anymore." She just lost control for a moment, and she will control it.
Shen Cangzhu took a deep breath, bent down and carefully wiped away the bruises from the rope tied around Chu Xingchen's ankles.
He blamed himself for being angry, so he said nothing until everyone calmed down after wiping.
"Thank you." Chu Xingchen sniffed and said.
"You don't need to say thank you to me." Shen Cangzhu sighed and held Chu Xingchen's shoulders, "Your Highness, look at me."
"You're not dirty, it's the dirty people who are dirty. Don't hurt yourself again in the future." After saying that, he suddenly approached Chu Xingchen and kissed her shoulder gently through her clothes.
Cherish this kiss and cherish it.
"You are very clean and very precious." Because you are precious, they hold her in their hands.
Chu Xingchen's hand that had been clenching suddenly loosened her grip, and her body, which was bleeding but still felt like it couldn't be cleaned, seemed to be clean for a moment. She blinked and said, "I know."
I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but there was always a faint smell on the tip of my nose that couldn't be washed away. It was replaced by the fresh smell of his body.
After seeing the guards and ordering them to go down, a table of dishes arrived that Shen Cangzhu called for, "Let's have something to eat."
"Well, I happen to be hungry."
Naturally, the food in the inn couldn't be compared with the food in the palace, but Chu Xingchen was very hungry, so he ate quite deliciously.
Before finding Chu Xingchen, Shen Cangzhu had no intention of eating. When he saw the food, he realized that he was very hungry.
After eating and drinking, it was getting late. Shen Cangzhu brought a bowl of medicine over and said, "Madam, this is medicine. It may be a bit bitter, but my suggestion is that it is best to drink it."
Chu Xingchen glanced at it and asked, "A tranquilizer?"
Shen Cangzhu's face looked strange for a moment. Chu Xingchen had picked up the medicine, but suddenly stopped and looked at the medicine. A thought suddenly came to his mind.
"Shen Cangzhu, is this medicine... something like Bizi Decoction?"
Shen Cangzhu clenched his teeth. Just when he was about to say something, Chu Xingchen suddenly smiled and said, "I don't need to drink."
Before Shen Cangzhu could react, Chu Xingchen exhaled, "So you thought... it didn't happen. Shen Cangzhu, you showed up in time to save me."
Their cognition seemed to have gone awry. Although Chu Xingchen was drowsy all the way, she was not totally ignorant.
Shen Cangzhu raised his head suddenly, surprise flashed in his eyes, "I...did I arrive in time? I thought..."
His eyes were burning uncontrollably, and he couldn't help hugging Chu Xingchen, "I'm sorry, thank you..."
Thank God, he finally gave him an outlet to breathe.
Chu Xingchen was hugged, and his body stiffened unconsciously. Shen Cangzhu felt it and hurriedly let go, "I'm sorry, I'm too excited, I... Your Highness, don't get me wrong, I just..."
He was incoherent and didn't know how to express himself, but Chu Xingchen understood.
"I know, I know what you want to say."
Shen Cangzhu was afraid that he would lose his temper even more when facing Chu Xingchen, so he picked up the bowl of Bizi Soup and went out, "I'll change it to the Soothing Soup."
After drinking the soothing soup, it was time to rest, but how to stay was also a problem.
"Madam, I will stay here tonight. I won't ask for another room."
They were a couple and one room was not too much, so he felt relieved.