Wen Feng also quietly raised his eyelids and glanced at his master's rather pathetic appearance without making a sound.
His lips were chapped and covered in scabs, and his neck was also covered in patches of…
His expression, his expression…
His master’s expression was also unreadable. Was he satisfied with last night's encounter, or did he wish to forget it?
Aunt He said with a beaming smile, "The hot water is ready in the bathing room. Does Young Master Yi want to bathe and freshen up first?"
Wen Feng replied, "There are spare clothes in the carriage. I'll go get them."
Yi Yan Geng's clothes were beyond repair. The collar was torn to shreds, and even the left sleeve was hanging by a thread.
Yi Yan Geng indeed needed to bathe and change.
Aunt He had Yan'er escort Yi Yan Geng to the bathroom, while she herself, along with Yue Yue, brought hot water into the room.
The bedroom was already in disarray.
The cushions on the couch, the cups on the table, were scattered all over the floor.
The bed curtains had been pulled down halfway.
Xie Jiang was lying in the messy bedding, her face full of exhaustion.
It was obvious what had happened in this room. The ambiguous atmosphere had yet to dissipate, and Yue Yue, with a flushed face, lowered her head, not daring to look around.
Aunt He used a jade hook to hang up the bed curtains. "Young Master, you should get up and wash up before sleeping. Look at how messy this bed has become."
A pigsty would be tidier than this.
Xie Jiang grunted with her eyes closed, "Tired."
Aunt He chided with a smile, "Young Master, you are also immoderate. Even if you like Young Master Yi that much, you can't stay up all night. There will be plenty of time in the future, why the rush?"
Xie Jiang didn't want to move.
As someone who had been through it all, Aunt He naturally had more concerns. She whispered into Xie Jiang's ear, "I'll go find Doctor Lou shortly and have him prescribe some medicine that won't harm your body."
Xie Jiang was a little afraid of Lou Yi An. Upon hearing this, she opened her eyes in shock. "I take medicine every day, what other medicine do I need?"
Aunt He reminded her, "Young Master has just arrived in the capital to establish his career. You don't plan on having children this early, do you?"
After all the commotion with Young Master Yi last night, if you don't take medicine, wouldn't it lead to trouble?
Her young master was definitely not thinking about these things.
Xie Jiang blinked at Aunt He, finally understanding what she was talking about, but, "Yi Yan Geng didn't sow seeds in the field, how could there be sprouts and children?"
"If not sown in the field, then where..."
Young Master Yi clearly looked like his energy had been drained.
Aunt He saw Xie Jiang raise her paws and immediately told Yue Yue to bring the basin of water to the bedside and press Xie Jiang's paws into the basin.
After washing them twice and soaking them in rose water, Aunt He, regardless of whether Xie Jiang was asleep, sat by the bed, puzzling over it, and muttered, "You've always been thinking about Young Master Yi. You had such a good opportunity last night, why did you..."
Her young master hadn't been feeling unwell recently.
Aunt He took Xie Jiang's paws and patted her palm.
Unsupportive!
Xie Jiang withdrew her paws and pressed them under her cheeks, her lips curled into a wicked smile. "Yi Yan Geng bullied me so much, how could I let him have an easy time? Of course, I made sure he couldn't live and couldn't die..."
Aunt He couldn't understand. "I thought Young Master Yi seemed quite happy. It's you who stayed up all night, exhausted. What was the point?"
Xie Jiang suddenly burst out laughing, remembering something. "Aunt He, you don't understand..."
Only Xie Jiang knew how irresistible Yi Yan Geng's appearance was last night, how difficult it was to control herself.
Seeing her young master laughing like this, Aunt He knew that her young master must have been very happy last night.
As long as he was happy.
~
Yi Yan Geng did not let Wen Feng serve him. He closed his eyes and leaned against the edge of the bath, lost in thought, and remained soaking for a long time before getting up.
Wen Feng was called in to clean up.
Glancing at the scabs on his master's lips and neck, Wen Feng lowered his head and stepped forward to offer a small medicine bottle.
"I just got this from Doctor Lou. It's an ointment for reducing swelling, dispelling bruises, and promoting tissue regeneration. Shall I apply it for you, Master?"
Miss Xie was really heavy-handed, showing no mercy.
Did she intend to stop using it after this time?
No...
What use?
After favoring him once, did she not intend to favor him a second time?
Not that either...
How could she use the word "favor"?
Miss Xie and Master were clearly in love, sharing the same destiny, and their affection was mutual...
Wen Feng opened the stopper of the medicine bottle, preparing to apply the medicine to his master.
If the wounds weren't treated, how could he go out?
Yi Yan Geng did not let Wen Feng serve him. He took the medicine bottle and went to the luxurious floor-to-ceiling mirror, applying the medicine himself.
He only knew that his lips had been bitten until they bled. Now, looking in the mirror, he realized that the scabs on his lips had turned black.
Recalling the other person's behavior last night, like a wolf cub seeing blood for the first time, the bite marks on his neck were even more obvious, clearly gnawed bite by bite!
Besides his lips and neck, there were more marks on his body.
Yi Yan Geng pulled open his collar and looked down his chest. Seeing something, he lowered his eyes, and decided not to apply medicine to the wounds on his body.
After dressing neatly, Yi Yan Geng glanced at the door leading to Xie Jiang's bedroom, hesitating slightly.
He should have left by now, but...
Yi Yan Geng eventually walked towards that door.
The bedroom had already been tidied up, and the bedding on the bed had been replaced with new ones.
Xie Jiang was breathing evenly and deeply, sleeping soundly.
Yi Yan Geng pulled the thin blanket that was covering her mouth and nose down a little, then sat by the bed, staring at her sleeping face. The light in his eyes grew gentler as he looked.
She looked so lovable when she slept quietly.
She seemed so docile and cute.
How could there be such a cute little thing in the world?
The more he looked, the more captivated he became.
A smile involuntarily appeared on Yi Yan Geng's face, and he couldn't help but lean down and kiss her on the cheek.
Then he couldn't stop.
Kiss after kiss, densely packed, on her eyes, her lips, her forehead, her cheeks.
Until Xie Jiang, disturbed from her sleep, impatiently slapped out, and Yi Yan Geng's face was hit to the side.
Xie Jiang buried her entire head in the thin blanket, only revealing two hands clenched into fists.
Yi Yan Geng pulled out her hands and held them, gently playing with and kneading them.
Her hands were very soft and comfortable to hold.
Her joints were very delicate, as if they would break if he applied a little force.
Yi Yan Geng kneaded each joint one by one.
He dared not use too much force, for fear of waking her.
Her skin was very good, but her palms were not delicate. He could feel calluses here and there, and upon closer inspection, there were even some minor wounds.
Yi Yan Geng lowered his head and placed her hand on his lips, kissing it again and again.
Seeing that she didn't move, he guessed she was sound asleep, and pulled down the blanket covering her head.
Her face was already flushed from the heat. Yi Yan Geng stroked her cheek with his finger, then couldn't help but lean down and kiss her again.
Why was such a mischievous thing so adorable when asleep?
Yet, when she woke up, she could infuriate him to death!
It was as if... as if she had come to collect debts from him!
Wen Feng waited outside for a long time, guessing if his master hadn't had enough last night and had gone to catch up on sleep with Miss Xie. Then he saw his master emerge from the room.
It had been a little over half an hour. He wondered if he had caught up on sleep, or not?