C39 Free and unfettered
After finishing the acupuncture, Gu Mingyan was already sweating profusely.
The emperor had already gone to take care of this matter while Duan Chengxuan had placed Duan Chengyu on his bed. His complexion immediately became a lot better, only that he still looked a little tired, but he laughed heartily: "royal uncle, it's really good that you got yourself a wife. Help me find one in the future too."
With these words, both of them froze in place.
Duan Chengxuan's cold face remained silent, but Gu Mingyan coughed lightly: "You speak so lightly, it's rare to see an outstanding woman like me."
"I don't believe it." Duan Chengyu laughed heartily, but he was still smiling from ear to ear, even though his wound had been affected.
Gu Mingyan also unconsciously laughed along with him, covering him with his blanket. After patting his arm, he sat down on a chair, wrote down a prescription on a piece of paper, and passed it to Duan Chengxuan: "For the first three days, each day will be two, one for each day, and one for the next seven days, in front of the brunch."
After handing over the list to Xiao Hai, who was outside the tent, Duan Chengxuan saw that Gu Mingyan had already taken out a medical book. She seemed to have read it seriously, and did not care about his arrival.
Duan Chengxuan hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still left the tent and spoke to Cheng Shan who was beside him.
"Yes." Cheng Shan nodded seriously.
After a while, Yin Qiao was not able to find Gu Mingyan on the stage, so he could only bring the food box to the tent. Duan Chengyu had already fallen asleep, so Gu Mingyan ate two mouthfuls.
Until nightfall, with a crescent moon hanging in the sky, Cheng Er lit a candle for her.
Gu Mingyan, on the other hand, was free to finish reading the medical books he brought with him. Seeing that Duan Chengyu had already sat up and placed a small table, and had already made some light dishes on the table according to her orders, while his chopsticks were a little unsteady, Gu Mingyan directly took his chopsticks and fed it to you: "If you want to eat, I'll feed you."
"This isn't good." Duan Chengyu looked at her awkwardly.
"It's fine, your hand is injured, it's nothing." She raised her hand to feed him.
Duan Chengyu looked at her from beginning to end, and after eating a meal, his face completely red. On the other hand, Gu Mingyan only sat down after he had finished arranging the empty bowls and plates by himself, and asked: "The emperor previously said that this expedition was to sacrifice the heavens.
Previously, it wasn't just raining heavily, but the nearby villages and small towns all had a lot of problems. Not to mention the harvest of the spring harvest, it's a tradition to hunt down the most prey and sacrifice it to the heavens. Duan Chengyu said as he stuffed all of the leftover big cakes that Gu Mingyan brought into his mouth.
Although she liked the pastries, she still chose to turn a blind eye. However, when she went out to take a look, she only saw the patrolling people left and looked at the crude tent once more. She then asked Duan Chengyu, "Why did they not send you to the courtyard and left you in this tent, it would be bad if you were to get wet at night."
"There are too many people talking in the courtyard. royal uncle should think that it is safer here. What do you want to do?" Duan Chengyu opened his eyes wide as he watched her scoop up the thick and heavy Skirt and carefully walk outside.
"I still want to try riding a horse, and I just noticed that there's a stream near the paddock. I want to go." Saying that, she had already scuttled out, while Duan Chengyu called for his men to follow her.
Gu Mingyan carefully avoided the crowded courtyard, and went to the side of the stable. The old coachman was currently feeding the horses food, and from afar, he saw Gu Mingyan running over with a small lantern, and it seemed that there were a few other people behind her, so he quickly came to greet her. "Princess of Jing, it's so late, what's the matter?"
"I'd like to borrow a horse to play by the stream." Gu Mingyan clasped his hands together and made a pleading gesture.
"If you don't mind having someone follow you, I'll bring one out for you." The old coachman chuckled happily.
Gu Mingyan rubbed his head and quickly agreed.
She seemed to have no resistance to this kind of riding movement. Although the feeling was very scary, she still liked it. The moment she thought of returning to the palace, she would be shackled at every turn, so she wanted to take advantage of this time to have fun on the horse.
He slowly approached the stream. The people behind him knew how to keep their distance and did not dare to get too close.
The sound of flowing water and the touch of moonlight made the atmosphere very comfortable.
She carefully dismounted from the horse and stepped on the smooth rocks on the ground. The trees on the other side of the stream were scattered and revealed a large part of the starry sky, so she decided that she might as well tie all the Skirt s that were too long around her legs and take off her shoes. She directly stepped into the stream.
The stones in the stream grinded her feet until her heart ached, but she quickly jumped onto a rock. She gently swayed her legs in the stream and lifted them, causing a splash.
"Little Red, come and kick the water!" She waved at the little red horse, laughing.
In exchange for a snort, she became even more happy. She stuck out half of her body to look at the stream, and then mercilessly broke it with her legs.
It had been a long time since he was this happy.
She lay back on top of the huge rock and let the night wind blow her hair around. She just closed her eyes.
After a while, there were some sounds coming from the forest. She opened her eyes, but she was not afraid at all.
From the darkness of the forest, a figure walked out. This person called out an indigo robe, and his eyes were pretty. Gu Mingyan recognized at a glance that this was the young master who had taught her how to ride horses today.
"I thought that it would be the culprit behind this forest, I didn't expect it to be the Princess of Jing." The newcomer smiled lightly and walked to the side of the stream as well. He said in a low voice, "The stream is cool at night. Esteemed wangfei, you should be careful not to catch a cold."
"That won't happen, I like the cold feeling." She shook her legs, and the person following her also slowly got closer. She lit up a lantern in the forest, as if she recognized this young master, and no longer approached him.
"Princess, you're not asking who I am?" The man raised his eyebrows and scooped up a handful of brook water.
"I would like to ask, but I don't dare to. After all, I was a little surprised to see young master sitting together with a few princes on the high platform today." Gu Mingyan laughed loudly. Under the man's astonished gaze, she jumped into the deeper part of the stream, her clothes were wet, and she smiled: "However, if I can meet you tonight, it doesn't matter who you are. As long as you can play with me, you are my friend."
The man was stunned for a moment. Then, he raised the corner of his mouth and splashed the water in the stream in his hand as he said softly: "Just kick the water and it'll be fine. I'll introduce myself first. I am the current Third Prince, Duan Chengrui."
"My name is Gu Mingyan. If you don't come, I will take advantage of the situation." As Gu Mingyan said that, he bent down and dipped his hand into the water.