After hearing the reply, Emperor Mingde turned to look at Xie Heng and saw her frowning slightly, obviously not wanting to see Zhou Jin.

Thinking that she was in a coma last night and was still weak now, and it was time to eat, Emperor Mingde spoke slowly, "Ask him what's the matter?"

There was a promise from outside the palace, and soon a reply came, "Your Majesty, the noble concubine, Prince Ning knows that General Lingyu's old injury has relapsed, and he would like to ask for a token to leave the palace."

Princes in the royal family, after reaching a certain age, can obtain tokens and have the opportunity to leave the palace.

Princesses can also leave the palace, but they need to get permission in advance and there are a little more rules.

Although Zhou Jin is a prince and has now been granted the title of Prince Ning, he has been neglected over the years and cannot even get the necessary supplies for his daily needs, let alone the token to leave the palace.

"Give him a token and allow him to come and go freely. Don't short-change him even if the rules are followed." He glanced at Xie Heng again and saw that her face was a little brighter. He was probably satisfied that Zhou Jin was thinking about Xie Yangui. Emperor Mingde added

commanded.

"Yes." There was another response from outside the palace, conveying Emperor Mingde's will to Zhou Jin, and someone accompanied him to the Shang Palace Bureau to prepare all the necessary items.

He already knew the news about Xie Yangui's recurrence of his old injury last night, and he also knew about Xie Heng's trip to Lingyun Palace.

He came at this time because he had chosen the right time, and everything went very smoothly.

The carriage left the palace along the spacious palace road. Zhou Jin sat in the carriage and tore up the note in his hand expressionlessly.

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Anyang stood beside Xie Yangui's bed, watching her drink up the medicine. Seeing that she didn't even frown, he took the bowl, dipped his fingers into the medicine residue at the bottom of the bowl, and licked it.

"Ugh...why is it so bitter?" She frowned, poured herself a glass of water and drank it all to relieve the bitterness, "Don't you feel the bitterness?"

"I was in northern Liaoning and drank a soup that was even more bitter than this, and I drank it for more than three months." That serious injury almost killed her.

Anyang fell silent immediately.

"Aren't I fine now? And I'm recuperating right under your nose. This appearance doesn't suit you." Seeing that she was sad, Xie Yangui hurriedly coaxed her.

When the news came back, everyone knew that she was seriously injured, but they didn't know what the extent of her injuries was.

Xie Yangui didn't want to talk about it. If people who cared about her knew about it, they would only feel worried and sad. But if people who looked down on her knew about it, they would probably snicker behind her back.

What's more, she is standing here fine now, so there is no need to say anything.

"I'll ask someone to buy you some candied fruits that you used to love. Think about what you want to eat today. I'll ask you later."

Unable to put away the sadness quickly, Anyang forced himself to say a few words with a smile and quickly left the room.

Xie Yangui looked at her back and sighed quietly. If he had known better, it would be better to go back to the house to recuperate.

"Girl, it's time to change the medicine." Yu Shu took the medicine box and placed it on the small table beside the bed. Xie Yangui agreed and let her help take off her clothes.

Zhou Jin's carriage stopped outside the mansion, and the servant reported the news back to Anyang. She raised her eyebrows and asked the handsome young man who led Xie Yan in yesterday to go out and bring Zhou Jin in.

"It looks like my house is going to be lively in the next period of time." When the others arrived, Anyang joked with a smile.

She had already finished giving orders to her servants, and when she saw Zhou Jin coughing a few times, she led him to Xie Yangui's room.

"With your body...if you get married, is it okay?" As they walked along, Zhou Jin would cough a few times, and Anyang couldn't help but frown.

"Otherwise... I'll ask someone to give you something? At such a young age, you can't let Yan Gui stay alone in the empty room, right?" She never spoke in a formal manner, and if Xie Yangui was here, she would definitely stop her.

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She thought that if she said this, Zhou Jin would be like those so-called gentlemen and accuse her of being so imprudent as a woman.

Unexpectedly, after Zhou Jin paused for a moment, he nodded towards her. Although his voice was slightly hoarse, his tone was very gentle, "I'm here to help you, Princess."

Anyang blinked, rarely choking himself.

"Ahem, Yan Gui lives here, go in by yourself." Pointing to the open door, Anyang said, turned and left.

Zhou Jin stepped into the house and walked to the door of the inner room. At this time, Yu Shu was applying medicine to Xie Yangui's shoulder. She turned her back to the door, exposing some scars on her back.

Some are already very shallow, but some are still very deep. Just by looking at them, you can imagine what it was like to be injured at that time.

Some of the injuries were in fatal places, and the scars were still very fresh. Zhou Jin stopped and his eyes darkened slightly.

Zhou Jin moved his eyes away from the scars and looked at the new wounds on Xie Yangui's arms and shoulders. He lowered his eyes to cover the emotions in his eyes.

"Anyang?" Hearing the footsteps, Xie Yangui thought Anyang was back. She didn't turn her head and just asked casually.

However, she didn't get an answer, which made her a little strange. Yu Shu applied the medicine on her, and the master and servant turned their heads together and saw Zhou Jin.

"You...why are you here?" Looking at Zhou Jin blankly, Xie Yangui blamed Anyang in his heart.

She didn't care that Zhou Jin was looking at her. After all, he was her future husband and the two of them would be honest with each other sooner or later.

But there were many injuries on her body, and Zhou Jin was a sickly young man. She was afraid that her injuries would scare him, and she didn't want him to know that she was injured again.

"I heard that your old injury has recurred and I'm worried about you." Zhou Jin walked into the inner room and came to the bedside. His eyes fell on Xie Yangui's new injury. "Didn't you say that the old injury recurred?"

"Well... it's an old injury that recurred." Inexplicably, Xie Yangui felt a little guilty. She reached out and pulled her clothes up over her shoulders, covering the wound where the medicine had just been applied, "This is an accident."

"Who was injured?" Zhou Jin sat down, turned his head and coughed twice, while Yu Shu stood aside and looked at his face.

"It's okay, it's just a flesh wound. How did you get here? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Looking at Zhou Jin, Xie Yangui changed the subject with a smile.

Seeing that she refused to say anything, Zhou Jin also understood that he would not be able to tell if he asked her. He noticed the scrutinizing eyes around him and raised his eyes.

Although her eyes were gentle, Yu Shu lowered her head subconsciously and looked away. She immediately realized what she had done and was surprised.

Looking at Zhou Jin again, Yu Shu saluted him and said, "Greetings to His Highness Prince Ning."

When he looked over again, he could only see a warm expression on his pale face. The vague pressure he felt just now seemed to be just an illusion.

"This is Yu Shu. She has been with me since she was a child and has good medical skills. How about asking her to show you later and prescribe a prescription to help you take good care of your body?"

Xie Yangui didn't notice the undercurrent just now. When he saw Zhou Jin greeting Yu Shu and getting up, he introduced him with a smile.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhou Jin nodded, and his eyes fell on Xie Yangui's face again. The color of her lips was not much better than yesterday, and her face was a little pale. "I asked His Majesty for a token, and I can always use it in the future."

Leave the palace."

"Well, I'll take you around the capital when I feel better." In the past, Zhou Jin rarely left his residence, so Xie Yangui thought that he probably had never visited Kyoto.

Although there will be plenty of time in the future, the most important thing for this meeting is to divert the topic away from her injury.

Fortunately, Zhou Jin was very cooperative with her and didn't ask about her injury again. Yu Shu was smart and quietly exited the inner room.

Zhou Jin, who was sitting by the bed, suddenly stretched out his hand. Xie Yangui stared blankly, seeing the hands coming to her, gently pulling her open skirt over, going around to the side and tying it up, covering her exposed snow-white complexion.

With bellyband.
Chapter completed!