A rebellious minister forced me to be a foolish king

Chapter 629: The Minister Resents Her Husband
——After a while, when a girl in a black shirt and short gown with a high ponytail walked out of the door, Xiao Tongyan was stunned for a moment before his eyes fell on the tray in her arms. It was a thick stack of brocade clothes, with a golden crown on top.

The princess, who was now dressed in casual clothes, still had a heroic spirit on her face with rich features.

"Oh, you're out so soon?"

"How slow can a change of clothes be?"

"Just changing clothes?" Xiao Tongyan stretched his neck to take a look inside, "Where's Xiao Qingzhi?"

"He's crying inside."

Looking at the calm girl in front of him, Xiao Tongyan was surprised.

"You made him cry? You... were too rough... He was so delicate and weak, and you didn't show any mercy to him?"

"Tsk!" Yuan Wuyou interrupted with a frown, "What are you thinking? He insisted on talking to me, and when I was in a hurry to go out, he got angry and started crying."

Xiao Tongyan was a little amused.

"No, you...you don't seem to be so unromantic in front of Prince Lanling and Prince Ande, right?"

Yuan Wuyou glanced at her and said, "If you knew what he said, you probably wouldn't be able to laugh anymore."

Xiao Tongyan pursed his lips and smiled, "Of course I know. He wants to follow you and be your subject."

Princess Jiangxia’s words revealed the truth, leaving the Queen stunned.

Then Xiao Tongyan said, "Don't I know the moral character of our Xiao family? Those scholars who migrated south were all ministers for generations. What do ministers love the most? They love to be resentful husbands. Ministers value loyalty and only love the king they choose, and they will be loyal to him forever."

"But when I ask myself, there is nothing about me that is worthy of being chosen by him."

"You don't need to be talented, but you must have something that he admires. You don't need to surrender to others. As long as you are his recognized master, he will hand you the whip and teach you how to tame him."

Yuan Wuyou shook his head, puzzled, "But what does he want? There is a national hatred and family feud between him and me, so it is impossible for us to be king and subject. Even if we can, it has nothing to do with the interests. Why should I trust him?"

"The more you don't trust him and the more you don't want him, the more he's willing to be with you. These sour and pedantic ministers like to be used, squeezed, and tortured by the king. They complain about why the king has fallen in love with someone else and why he uses others instead of them. They report who is competing for the king's favor and who the king favors over his wife for his new love..."

"Huh? Is there such a thing?"

Xiao Tongyan smiled slyly, "Of course, he is like those poets who love to compare themselves to beauties and compare the king to an unfaithful person. They always write poems about women's complaints. Some ministers of remonstrance also regard it as an honor to be punished by the monarch for speaking frankly, because it will be praised in history books."

After a pause, she suddenly poked the golden crown in Yuan Wuyou's arms and said casually:
"And your father was a pure resentful husband. He was divorced because his status was not worthy of being the queen, so he married several wives to avenge the empress, but he was still willing to fight on the front lines for the Khan of the Heavenly Maiden, and was the saddle of the imperial court. In the end, he died in front of a love-breaking sword, which ended his life as a loyal and resentful husband. He deserves to be recorded in history books and will be written about in great detail by future generations."

After hearing this, Yuan Wuyou thought of the bitter mortal world and his face became even gloomier. "Stop talking. I don't want to be a tyrant who has lost his humanity yet. By the way, where did you take Wan Yu Wu Yu?"

"He is among the Zhou hostages, and Yuchi Jiong and Dugu Jialuo are looking after him."

"Bring him out, take him inside." Yuan Wuyou glanced back inside the room, "Go and ask your cousin to come out. I have something I need to ask Wan Yuwuyu in private."

——After a while, in the main hall.

Yuan Wuyou directly pulled Wan Yuwuyu into the inner room. His tall and slender figure in black clothes fell to the head of the bed with a slight push.

He sat up hurriedly, "You asked me to come here because..."

Wan Yuwu's thoughts came to an abrupt end, because he saw the girl in casual clothes turned around and took a bundle from the table. It looked very familiar, it was the bundle she had just applied medicine to Xiao Shizi.

Yuan Wuyou turned around and said, "How is your wound? I'm afraid they didn't apply the medicine to you properly."

Wan Yu Wu Yu shook his head, "No problem."

She put the bag at the head of the bed and sat on the edge of the bed to open the bag.

"I got a lot of medicine from grandma. Don't worry. Xiao Tongyan, grandma and I were just arguing during the dinner today. I have the ability to protect you. Do you want to apply the medicine yourself or should I do it?"

I didn't expect her to tell me so much.

Although the tone of the last sentence was still stiff, he felt much warmer when listening to it. Wan Yuwuyu couldn't help but raise his slightly curled eyelashes, and stared at her with his deep eyes. "No... don't use these expensive medicines, the bleeding has stopped."

"Aren't you afraid of festering all over? What's the use? Come here, let me see how they apply medicine on you."

When she told him to come over, the girl bent her waist slightly and leaned over to run towards him.

Wan Yuwuyi instinctively moved back to hide, but no matter how thin his frame was, he was still half a head taller than her. Such a big body was too obvious, so she grabbed him by the collar and pulled him to the bed.

He wanted to resist, but just as he raised his arm, she grabbed it and pressed on the torn wound. The pain made Wan Yuwuyu turn pale and all the strength in his body disappeared.

Yuan Wuyou also noticed this and quickly let go of his hand. To prevent him from running away, she had no choice but to push him down.

Wan Yuwuyu, who was pushed onto the bed, was shocked and blushed instantly, "Don't..."

The man raised his hand to stop her, but she grabbed his wrist instead and took the opportunity to lift up his sleeve, revealing his still torn arm.

He frowned in pain and bit his pale lower lip to stifle his moans of pain.

When Yuan Wuyou looked at his arm, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. As the saying goes, a single spot can reveal a leopard's true appearance. His arm was washed white and the bleeding had stopped, but he didn't see any medicine used to promote healing.

She looked at him with a forbearing expression. Her dark pupils were so blue that they almost looked dark. They were very pure and had just a hint of light. They were as clear and translucent as gemstones from the Great Wall. Yuan Wuyou suddenly realized that she seldom stared into his eyes like this.

His eyes were not particularly beautiful, not like Gao Yanzong's, which were like a clear and charming pond, or the shining stars... but like Gao Changgong's, with pupils as pure as gems, yet very dark and shiny, solemn, and looking in only one direction.

At this moment, there was only her in his eyes, like a focused and affectionate one.

Seeing Wan Yuwuyou crying in pain, Yuan Wuyou felt even more distressed.

"Don't worry, I'll let you go after applying the medicine. The same goes for other parts of your body... right?"

Wan Yuwu Yu still wanted to resist, but she held him down, allowing her deft hands to easily unbutton his dark clothes, revealing his pale body covered with red and purple scars and torn flesh.

Yuan Wuyou also suddenly realized that the Northern Zhou Dynasty had raised him very poorly. Wan Yuwuyu usually wore black clothes or military uniforms, which made him look broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted, and long-legged, like a mature man. But once he took off his clothes, his thin figure was clearly revealed. His broad shoulders and narrow waist became a willow waist that was too thin to be held in one hand.

Obviously, he was half a head taller than her, almost as tall as Gao Yanzong, but he never showed off his figure and always liked to hide behind people. Yuan Wuyou felt inexplicably upset for her.

Wan Yuwu, who was forced to undress, turned his head away, ashamed to face her, and did not care where her gaze fell.

Fortunately, she did not have any inappropriate evil thoughts at this time, but quietly cleaned his wounds, applied medicine, and wrapped them with bandages.

The wound was still very painful, but Wan Yuwuyu kept clenching his teeth and lower lip, making almost no sound, and he didn't even dare to turn his head to look at her the whole time.

Ever since Wan Yuwuyou rebelled against Huaxu, this was the first time in three years that he was treated so gently. At this moment, he didn't even dare to breathe deeply, for fear of displeasing her and losing the only warmth he had.

It was not until he finished applying the medicine on his upper body and felt her hand unfastening his belt again that Wan Yuwuyu hurriedly held her hand and turned his head to look at her. The tears of pain that had originally welled up in his eyes were instantly swept away because of shame and annoyance.

"Stop it! Why are you touching my belt?"

"I'm going to give you some medicine."

Wan Yuwu realized that he had misunderstood, lowered his head, and his tone became weaker. "No, no need. In the Tanguts... a man's belt can only be untied by his wife."

"Tsk, so obedient? Three years ago, you instigated Yuwen Huaibi, but I didn't see you following the rules. Why are you pretending to be innocent?"

When Wan Yuwu Yu heard this, his eyes suddenly darkened and he pursed his lips in silence.

Yuan Wuyou tried to grab his belt with brute force, but he held on to it tightly with all his might. She actually had no idea what to do with this seriously injured boy.

The two of them were in a stalemate for a while, and she let go first.

"Then you apply the medicine yourself, I'll go out and wait, okay?"

With that, she turned and left, not forgetting to wave her hand: "Call me when you finish taking the medicine, I have something to tell you."

Wan Yuwu looked at her back as she walked out of the inner room resolutely. He felt relieved, but at the same time, he felt disappointed with her obedience to rules and etiquette.