The poisonous woman is frivolous, please be gentle with me, Your Highness.

Chapter 124 I pretended

When Bai Qianxi went over, Ye Beiling's torture had not yet ended. Listening to the sound of wooden boards hitting flesh, he subconsciously clenched his fists.

When the torture was almost over, Ye Beirong, who had changed into clean clothes, rushed over, just in time to see Ye Beiling being carried out covered in blood in a miserable state.

He could no longer suppress the smile on his face, and his eyes showed a mocking look, "Third brother, weren't you very arrogant just now? Try to be more arrogant and see."

Ye Beiling closed his eyes and ignored him. Ye Beirong became even more proud. "Don't you look at your status? Compared with me, you are nothing. In my father's heart, I am the one he cares about the most."

"Your Highness, now that we've seen you, can you please let us go? I remember you just fell into the water. You rushed out to get some fresh air. Be careful not to catch typhoid fever." Bai Qianxi saluted and spoke. Every word she said was full of concern, but it hit the other person's sore spot.

When Ye Beirong thought of the lotus pond, he recalled the scene where the other party gently picked him up, and his face turned ugly for a moment.

“How dare you, a little bitch like you, meddle in my affairs! Be careful of me…” As he said this, Ye Beirong was about to raise his fist.

"Brother..." At this moment, Ye Beiling's weak voice sounded, "Although father punished me, he didn't want me to die here. If you delay any longer... cough cough..."

Bai Qianxi's heart instantly lifted. Such a serious injury...

Thinking that the other person was injured because of me, I felt even more guilty.

The look he gave Ye Beirong was even colder, "Are you stalling for time on purpose?"

"No! Don't talk nonsense!" Ye Beirong would not be so stupid as to accept this title, now Ye Beiling's injuries look so serious.

What if he can't hold on when he goes back, wouldn't that ruin his reputation?

"If it's not you, just get out of the way!" Bai Qianxi's eyes were stern.

Fortunately, Emperor Dongli still had some conscience. Knowing that Ye Beiling was seriously injured and unable to walk, he specially allowed a carriage to enter the palace to pick him up.

Otherwise, all the trouble will inevitably cause secondary harm.

Bai Qianxi got on the carriage and followed them back to the Third Prince's Mansion. Together with Thirteen, they helped Ye Beiling into the room and laid him down.

"Girl, I leave my Highness to you."

Thirteen left the room, and Bai Qianxi immediately went to find the ointment.

"Don't move, let me show you first."

The dark outer robe was covered in blood, and parts of it were even torn, so one could clearly see the flesh and blood inside, which was quite horrifying.

"Just bear with the pain for now." Bai Qianxi's voice was unusually gentle, and her movements were extremely careful.

In a situation like this, you must cut the clothes open first to prevent fabric fragments from sticking to the skin and causing secondary injury.

Seeing how careful she was, Ye Beiling smiled and said, "I'm fine, just go ahead."

"Although I look miserable, I'm actually pretending most of it. Otherwise, how could I have fooled them?"

"Don't be so stubborn when it's like this. There's no outsider here. If it really hurts, no one will laugh at you if you scream." Bai Qianxi performed the movements with her hands carefully.

He looked so bloody and mangled, yet he still insisted that he was fine.

Seeing that she didn't believe him and was still so worried, Ye Beiling had to continue speaking, "Really, you believe me."

After working carefully for a while, Bai Qianxi finally removed all the clothes on the injured part of his body, making it look even bloodier.

It was only then that Bai Qianxi realized that he was not lying, and the injuries that looked so horrific were actually just superficial wounds.

I stood there in a daze for a moment.

After being beaten with fifty sticks, he only suffered such a small injury. There must be something fishy going on. She had heard people say that some yamen runners practiced beating tofu through their clothes at home before going on duty. They had to make sure that the tofu skin was not broken but the inside was completely crushed to pass the test.

What he is facing now should be the second situation. Although the injuries look terrible on the surface, in fact, his muscles and bones are not broken at all.

Seeing her standing there in a daze, Ye Beiling didn't know that she had discovered the secret. He thought that Bai Qianxi still didn't believe him and was still feeling guilty.

He couldn't pretend any longer and just turned over. Although it was still a little painful, it was well within his tolerance.

"Look, I'm really fine. You should believe me now."

"Ah."

Even if he didn't, she would believe it.

Ye Beiling finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the look of self-blame on Bai Qianxi's face was finally gone.

"I didn't mean to lie to you just now, but there are many people in the palace watching me..."

"I see."

Bai Qianxi nodded. Since he was really fine, she could breathe a sigh of relief.

However, even if it is just a skin injury, such an injury is not a trivial matter, and if it is not treated properly, it is likely to cause fever.

"Just lie down first and don't move around. I'll apply medicine on you first."

"You should eat a light diet these days, and keep the wound away from water. Also, don't do strenuous activities to prevent the wound from splitting."

After cleaning the wound, Bai Qianxi applied white ointment on him.

A cool feeling came over him, and the burning sensation in the wound disappeared instantly, but what caught Ye Beiling's attention more was the lingering fragrance of plants and trees coming from the person behind him.

Subconsciously, a hint of red appeared on the tip of his ears.

Just as he was still immersed in this feeling of comfort, Bai Qianxi's calm voice rang out, "Okay, I have applied all the medicine for you today. I will give the rest to Thirteen."

"Tell him the method you used when the time comes. It just so happens that he can change the medicine for you at any time."

Having said that, Bai Qianxi was about to stand up from the spot.

"No." Ye Beiling subconsciously stopped him and quickly explained, "Thirteen is a big, rough man who can do nothing but martial arts."

"I've never done anything like this before. I don't feel safe leaving it to him."

Bai Qianxi couldn't help but frowned, but thinking about the many times she came here, the servants serving her were all men, and there was no maid, she couldn't help but sigh, "That's fine, in that case, I'll come back tomorrow to change your medicine."

"But I still have to give him some of this ointment. In case you feel uncomfortable while I'm away, it can be used as an emergency measure."

Ye Beiling nodded, with a hint of joy in his eyes, "Okay."

Bai Qianxi chatted with Ye Beiling for a while, talked about some precautions, then put down the ointment and left the Third Prince's Mansion.

"Thirteen." After she left, Ye Beiling sat up straight.

At the same time, a hint of gloom flashed across his eyes. "Ye Beirong seems to have been too idle lately. Go find him something to do, so he can relax..."

The visitor left in silence, leaving Ye Beiling alone counting how many hours were left to pass today.

(End of this chapter)