Chapter 44
King Jing’s hand was injured, and the imperial physicians were ordered to rush over to check on King Jing’s injury. However, King Jing covered his wound and signaled to Wang Xi with his eyes.
Then, he glanced at the crystal bottle that Wang Xi had brought over.
He was only cut by the shards of the crystal bottle. The small fish had broken the crystal bottle first, so he had to check on the fish first.
Wang Xi gritted his teeth and asked an imperial physician to check on the fish first. The rest of the imperial physicians stayed with King Jing. Seeing this, King Jing allowed the imperial physicians to treat him.
The imperial physicians who checked on the fish quickly came over to report that the fish was not injured. King Jing nodded, but his injury was not easy to treat. The imperial physicians had to pull out the shards of crystal that had pierced into his flesh one by one. Just this alone took the time it took to burn a stick of incense. After the treatment, they had to clean the wound, apply the best medicine for wound wounds, and change the blood-stained gauze continuously. This made Wang Xi’s heart ache.
Wang Xi couldn’t help but ask, “Does Your Highness still hurt? Do you want this old servant to blow on it for Your Highness?”
King Jing was actually not in much pain, but his face darkened when he heard Wang Xi’s nagging.
After the imperial physicians finished treating King Jing’s injury, they went to report to the Emperor and instructed him not to let his wound get wet. Wang Xi frowned and cautiously moved the crystal bottle far away, fearing that King Jing would play with the fish again.
King Jing had no choice but to signal Wang Xi to move the bottle closer. Although Wang Xi obeyed, he still placed the crystal bottle in a position where King Jing could not reach it. King Jing asked him to go out and keep watch. Wang Xi walked out of the hall, looking back repeatedly with every step he took.
Not long after Wang Xi left, King Jing got down from the couch and went to the table where the crystal bottle was placed. The fish in the bottle was no longer as brave as it had been when it broke out of the bottle, but now it was looking at him pitifully.
After the little carp displayed its skills and knocked off the fake monk’s hat, it landed on the ground and was taken away by Eunuch Wang. The new fish scale was indeed very powerful. After such a ruckus, the fish was still very lively. It wouldn’t be a problem for it to pounce on a few more monks.
After he was done, he still wanted to continue. It was a pity that he could not slap the Third Prince and the Sixth Prince. These two dared to bring the fake monk before the Emperor. The Emperor would definitely make them suffer.
Li Yu was so pleased with himself that he didn’t even think about himself. Suddenly, he heard Wang Xi’s exclamation. Li Yu turned around and found that King Jing was injured. Yu was also stunned. At first, he couldn’t figure out how King Jing could be injured. Even if he rashly broke the crystal bottle, the direction of the shards wasn’t towards King Jing. At most, King Jing should have been frightened. He shouldn’t have been injured.
Moreover, he had caused a ruckus in front of the Emperor. Previously, when he slapped Imperial Consort Qiu, he didn’t do it completely in front of the Emperor. Now, the Emperor should have seen everything, but he didn’t punish him. This was very surprising.
Soon, he realized from the Emperor’s furious scolding that it was King Jing who covered up for his sudden actions. It was because he was determined to expose the fake monk, so he threw himself forward without any regard for his own safety. He did not care whether he would be exposed or not. Originally, he would have been exposed. King Jing had deliberately cut his hand to make the fish fly out. That was why he had deliberately arranged it. That way, the fish would be safe, but King Jing himself …
Li Yu stayed safely in the crystal bottle and looked at King Jing from afar. He didn’t know how serious King Jing’s injury was. He only knew that the Emperor’s face was distorted and that the imperial physicians were swarming to see King Jing.
Even so, King Jing still insisted that one of the imperial physicians come to see him first.
In fact, it wasn’t necessary. He was fine. What was there to see a fish? However, he was very touched that King Jing protected him so much. But he couldn’t say a word to King Jing.
The crystal bottle separated him from the crowd. From the fish’s angle, he could only see the backs of the imperial physicians. Li Yu couldn’t break the crystal bottle again and cause trouble for King Jing. He could only stick to the crystal wall and look around.
At this moment, he regretted that he didn’t care about the consequences. If only King Jing wasn’t injured.
King Jing couldn’t move with one hand. His other hand touched the crystal bottle and opened the bottle cap with difficulty.
The little carp immediately swam to the mouth of the bottle. Because it had overturned the bottle before, the fish wanted to get closer but didn’t dare. It could only look up at King Jing and wave its tail to please him.
King Jing put his uninjured hand into the water. The pitiful fish immediately came over and rubbed his finger.
Although the imperial physicians and Wang Xi said that the fish was fine, King Jing could feel that the carp was a bit listless.
Perhaps it was because the fish was scared out of its wits and was in low spirits. King Jing stroked the fish’s head.
Because of the blood loss, King Jing was a bit tired. After confirming that the fish was fine, he went back to the bed and leaned over to rest for a while.
Li Yu was very worried about his injury. He and King Jing were the only ones in the side chamber. It was very inconvenient for a fish to move around and he couldn’t talk. Seeing King Jing lying down with his back to him, Li Yu immediately used his skill to transform.
Because he was now considered a person of status in King Jing’s residence, King Jing pitied him for not having any possessions and gave him a lot of old clothes. Li Yu was very familiar with this kind of clothes. He picked two of his favorite clothes and put them in his portable space. In the future, he wouldn’t have to worry about not having enough clothes to wear and running around naked.
Li Yu quickly changed his clothes and came to the bed. He lowered his head to look at King Jing’s hand.
The imperial physicians had already bandaged it. King Jing’s hand was wrapped in thick gauze. At this moment, some blood had already seeped out.
Li Yu felt very uncomfortable and bit his lip hard. Seeing that King Jing was lying on his side without a quilt, i Yu was afraid that he would catch a cold. He quickly pulled the thin quilt and gently covered King Jing with it. He wanted to take care of King Jing as much as possible.
King Jing had been secretly looking forward to this fish for a long time. In order to coax the fish into transforming, he deliberately pretended to be asleep. When Li Yu came closer, he turned around and looked at him with a smile.
Li Yu suppressed the heat in his eyes and said embarrassedly, “Your Highness, are you still awake? Does your wound still hurt?”
Li Yu felt very distressed. He felt that King Jing must be in even more pain.
The ointment applied by the imperial physicians had the effect of relieving pain. King Jing was already not in pain. However, when he saw the worry in Xiaoyu’s eyes, King Jing hesitated for a moment and nodded.
King Jing thought to himself, ‘If I’m in pain, will Xiaoyu do the same as Wang Xi and ask me to blow on his back?’
Wang Xi didn’t need to blow on his wound, but Xiaoyu could consider it.
King Jing waited for Xiaoyu to speak. However, Xiaoyu didn’t have the heart to do so. He thought that King Jing was still in pain. He ran over to the jade box filled with snacks and took out a few pieces of peach blossom biscuits.
“Your Highness, if you are still in pain, eat something sweet. It won’t hurt anymore if you have something delicious to eat.” The carp demon forced a smile.
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing coughed lightly. If he didn’t want to blow on his wound, he could give him something to eat. However, his right hand was injured and it was inconvenient for him to move around.
Li Yu finally understood and said, “Let me help you.”
He took out a piece of biscuit and broke it into a suitable size for swallowing. In ancient times, kings wouldn’t casually eat things in other people’s hands. Li Yu quickly swallowed a piece of biscuit and said, ‘This is edible. It’s not poisonous. I can eat it well. Your Highness, please don’t worry.”
King Jing was speechless.
King Jing originally believed him and felt that his actions were unnecessary. At this moment, he didn’t say anything more.
Li Yu picked up the remaining peach blossom biscuit and brought it to King Jing’s lips. He watched him slowly eat two pieces and couldn’t help but recall that his master used to feed his fish like this. Now, it was the fish feeding its master.
Li Yu’s eyes were still hot. He was able to suppress his tears at first, but when he was distracted, two drops of tears fell uncontrollably.
King Jing and Li Yu were speechless.
Li Yu hurriedly wiped his red eyes. King Jing didn’t know that he was a fish. If he suddenly cried, it would scare him!
Li Yu hurriedly said, ‘I’m sorry, Your Highness. Sand got into my eyes. I -‘
It was easy to say, but emotions were like a flood breaking through a dam. Once there was an opening, it couldn’t be taken back. Similarly, tears couldn’t be stopped. Li Yu didn’t like to cry in real life, but he covered his face. His shoulders heaved up and down for a few minutes. When he finally calmed down, his entire face was wet.
Li Yu, who felt extremely embarrassed, was speechless.
Sob, sob, sob. He wanted to take care of his master, but he ended up making a fool of himself.
Li Yu’s eyelids were slightly swollen. He said in a hoarse voice, “I’m sorry. I was a little scared when I saw that Your Highness was injured.”
Faced with such a clumsy lie, King Jing paused for a moment. He smiled and patted Li Yu’s hand.
Unfortunately, his hand was wrapped in gauze, so he couldn’t hold a pen. He couldn’t say what he wanted to say.
Seeing Xiaoyu’s tears, he was unhappy as well. After all, he was incompetent and made Xiaoyu worry.
King Jing pulled a clean cloth from beside his pillow and silently handed it to Li Yu.
Li Yu wiped his face with the cloth and smiled. “Your Highness, does it still hurt?”
King Jing was speechless.
His Highness cursed in his heart. You wouldn’t blow it if it hurt anyway.
Afraid that Xiaoyu would be worried, King Jing shook his head this time.
Li Yu said, “Then you should sleep for a while. Usually, your injuries will heal faster when you sleep.”
Really?
King Jing had never heard of this before. He still did as he was told and lay down.
Li Yu sat on the edge of the bed. After a while, he thought of something and wanted to get up.
King Jing quickly grabbed his arm.
Li Yu said awkwardly, “Your Highness, I’ll get you some water.”
Li Yu saw that King Jing’s lips were dry and thought that he might need water to moisten his throat.
King Jing shook his head and refused to drink water. Li Yu had no choice but to give up.
As King Jing was holding his arm, he couldn’t walk away. Since King Jing wanted to sleep, he could only watch from the side. However, he didn’t feel tired sitting on the edge of the bed
King Jing lay quietly for a while. He opened his eyes and looked at Li Yu with a deep gaze full of emotions.
Recently, King Jing had been looking at him with such a gaze. It was different from the way he looked at the Third Prince, the Sixth Prince, and Eunuch Wang. Li Yu could always sense a hint of a smile.
“Is there anything else Your Highness wants?” Li Yu asked with concern. He didn’t notice that his tone was unusually gentle.
King Jing pursed his lips. His Highness wanted to get closer, but this fish didn’t have any self-awareness. He could only use some extra tactics.
Thus, King Jing, who was wrapped in a blanket and warming his hands and feet, tried his best to shiver.
Li Yu was speechless.
“Are you feeling cold, Your Highness?”
King Jing nodded.
Li Yu thought that it was true that people would feel cold after losing blood. Even a tyrant would feel the same.
However, there were no extra blankets on the bed. Li Yu hurriedly said, “Your Highness, please wait a moment. I’ll find another blanket…”
Li Yu wanted to look for a blanket, but King Jing got up faster than him. He pulled him back to the bed and patted him on the shoulder to let him sit up.
Li Yu was speechless.
Li Yu didn’t know why, but he did as he was told. Then, he watched as the tall man wrapped in a blanket weakly fell onto his lap as a pillow.
Li Yu was speechless.
So, if he was cold, he wouldn’t feel cold sleeping on someone’s lap?
Well, the human body was always warm. Perhaps this was even more comfortable than wrapping himself in a blanket.
Li Yu’s eyes were burning just now, and now his face was burning. He stuttered blindly to convince himself that King Jing was injured because of him. What was wrong with using his leg as a pillow to warm himself up?
Li Yu tried his best to ignore the strange touch on his leg.
King Jing closed his eyes in satisfaction. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he tried his best to shiver again.
‘Is Your Highness still cold?” Li Yu asked carefully.
King Jing nodded, nodded, and nodded again.
Li Yu thought about how His Highness was injured because of him, so he accepted his fate and hugged him.
“How about this?” Li Yu asked.
King Jing was speechless.
