Chapter 175: Shen Qing's Birthday Gift, Prince Lu Turns Into a Peacock
At the same time, somewhere hundreds of miles away from Shengjing City, two bamboo houses built side by side stood deep in the bamboo forest.
In the house, a man wearing only a white inner garment lay quietly on the bed, with a thick layer of white gauze covering his forehead. A deep wound on his cheek with flesh and blood intertwined with bones added a bit of hideousness to his originally elegant face.
Suddenly, the man's fingertips moved slightly.
After a while, the man opened his eyes, his clear eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, and a look of doubt slowly rose from the depths of his eyes.
As if he had thought of something, the man struggled to get up, but immediately broke out in a cold sweat, especially in his left calf, which was as painful as a heart-piercing pain.
Countless images rushed into his mind, but they disappeared again in an instant.
When Yun Xiaoxiao walked in from outside the house, she saw Chu Lingyuan leaning against the head of the bed in a daze.
That's right, the person in front of him was none other than Chu Lingyuan, the fifth prince of the Great Chu State, whom Shengjing had been looking for like crazy.
Hearing the light footsteps, Chu Lingyuan suddenly said, "Did you save me?"
Yun Xiaoxiao responded and walked over with the medicine bowl in her hand.
She accidentally found Chu Lingyuan when she was picking herbs. At that time, he was covered in blood and blood stains, and he didn't look as handsome as he did when they met in Shengjing before.
Chu Lingyuan had a special status, and Yun Xiaoxiao had always disliked saving such troublesome people the most. But after hesitating for a while, she still couldn't do it without saving him.
Putting the medicine bowl on the small table beside Chu Lingyuan, Yun Xiaoxiao turned around and wanted to leave, "Drink it yourself when the medicine gets cold."
But she heard Chu Lingyuan pursed his lips and said, "I can't see anymore, can you help me?"
Yun Xiaoxiao was startled and waved her hand in front of him, but she saw that Chu Lingyuan didn't react at all.
Frowning slightly, Yun Xiaoxiao asked, "Besides being blind, do you have any other discomfort?"
This time, Chu Lingyuan was silent for a long time before he said, "I seem to have forgotten a lot of things."
"Then do you still remember who you are?"
Chu Lingyuan shook his head, "I don't remember."
This time it was Yun Xiaoxiao's turn to be silent. How could he save a big burden when he saved a person casually!
Chu Lingyuan fell from the cliff, but fortunately a dead tree on the cliff provided a buffer, and there were many vines at the bottom of the cliff to save his life.
However, unfortunately, during the fall, Chu Lingyuan's head happened to hit the dead tree on the cliff, which was the source of his forehead wound, and also caused the more than one-inch long scratch on his cheek.
The most serious consequence of a violent head impact is blindness or amnesia, but who would have thought that Chu Lingyuan would actually catch up.
In this case, Yun Xiaoxiao didn't know whether to say he was lucky or unlucky.
But she couldn't just throw him back after saving him. This place was nearly a thousand miles away from Shengjing, and Chu Lingyuan was in such a state, so it was not realistic to send him back. She could only keep him for now.
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The seventh day of the seventh month was the Qiqiao Festival, and it was also Lu Yan's birthday.
After breakfast, Shen Qing took the prepared gifts to the Jing'an Palace.
Most of the guards at the Jing'an Palace knew Shen Qing, so as soon as Shen Qing got off the carriage, a guard came forward to lead the way for Shen Qing.
As soon as Shen Qing arrived at the gate of Qingzhu Garden, she saw Li Ze carrying Mo Wuchen out of Lu Yan's bedroom, and the latter was holding the century-old ginseng that appeared frequently in his arms.
The scene was a bit funny. Shen Qing couldn't help laughing and asked Xiang Li Ze, "What's going on?"
Li Ze put Mo Wuchen on the ground and held his forehead helplessly. "Today is the master's birthday. Young Master Mo came to congratulate the master early in the morning. The gift was the old ginseng that Young Master Mo took from the master's warehouse last night and sent it a few days ago."
Shen Qing naturally knew this old ginseng and had seen it several times.
At first, Mo Wuchen saw Lu Yan injured and wanted to find some tonic medicine for Lu Yan. The steward in the mansion asked him to find it in the mansion treasury, but the key was in Lu Yan's hand. Lu Yan was unconscious, so Mo Wuchen secretly took Lu Yan's jade pendant to open the treasury and take ginseng.
Because Lu Yan didn't use this old ginseng for the time being, Mo Wuchen took it back again. On the day Lu Yan recovered, Mo Wuchen gave it to Lu Yan again in the name of congratulations. This time Lu Yan put the old ginseng in the warehouse of Qingzhuyuan.
However, just yesterday, Mo Wuchen knew that today was Lu Yan's birthday and he had no gift to give, so he thought about this old ginseng again.
After giving one ginseng three times, Lu Yan finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked Li Ze to throw out both the person and the ginseng.
Shen Qing couldn't help but smile. It was rare to give one gift multiple times. Mo Wuchen was the first one to take it out of the warehouse and give it again.
"Is there only Lu Yan in the room?"
Li Ze nodded and responded to Shen Qing: "Knowing that Miss Shen would come today, the master got up early to prepare."
There was also a last sentence that Li Ze was embarrassed to say: Lu Yan had changed five sets of clothes in the morning, which almost made him die.
Shen Qing entered with the brocade box, and Chan Yi was waiting at the door.
Mo Wuchen, who was holding the old ginseng, couldn't stay idle. He moved closer and asked in a low voice: "Chan Yi, do you know what Sister Ling Yi likes?"
Chan Yi thought for a while and responded: "Besides making money, I don't think I've seen Ling Yi like anything else."
Mo Wuchen touched the ginseng and thought, "Is that so..."
Then he lowered his head to look at the old ginseng in his arms, with a little regret in his eyes. It seems that he can't give this old ginseng to his cousin for the fourth time, because he wants to sell it all for silver!
Thinking of this, Mo Wuchen went out with a determined look, holding his old ginseng.
Inside the house.
When Shen Qing came in, he saw Lu Yan standing two steps away from the door. He was wearing a dark black brocade robe, which added a bit of elegance to his already noble temperament. The white jade pendant on his waist looked even more delicate against the dark background. There was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, and there was tenderness between his eyebrows. He called Shen Qing's name softly, "Jiaojiao."
Shen Qing's eyes moved, and he felt that Lu Yan was too tempting today.
But after all, he was still rational. Shen Qing was distracted for a moment and then reacted, "Today is your birthday. This is the birthday gift I prepared for you. See if you like it."
Lu Yan's eyes lit up, and he took the brocade box from Shen Qing's arms and asked, "Then I open it?"
Shen Qing nodded, and Lu Yan untied the silk straps.
In the brocade box, there were two things: a dark green sachet and a dark purple cloud pattern robe.
Lu Yan raised his eyes to look at Shen Qing, as if he wanted to verify something, and saw a trace of shyness flashing in Shen Qing's eyes, "Well, I made it myself."
Getting the expected answer, Lu Yan's mouth corners kept rising, and it took a long time for him to react, "Jiaojiao, wait for me for a moment, I'll go change."
As he said, he took the clothes and sachet to go behind the screen.
Hearing the rustling sound of undressing behind the screen, Shen Qing's ears instantly turned red, and he turned around and left the room as if he was escaping.
Not long after, Lu Yan walked out from behind the screen, but did not see Shen Qing's figure. He pushed the door open and saw Shen Qing standing outside the door with a slightly red cheek.
The tenderness in Lu Yan's eyes continued to spread, and he asked softly: "Does Jiaojiao think it looks good?"