Chapter 28: A Warm Embrace

Chao Sheng was very quick, and in a moment, he brought the Heart-Protecting Pill. Shen Juncheng poured out one, fed it to her, and then said, "Chao Sheng, go summon Chao Xi."

Chao Xi was a woman, more convenient.

Chao Sheng replied, "Young Master, Chao Xi went to assist Prince Xian with a task tonight, and she's not at Shen Manor."

Shen Juncheng frowned, that rascal was so eager to move this batch of goods.

"Then, you do it..."

Chao Sheng listened respectfully.

Shen Juncheng wanted to say, you transfer the inner strength, but then he thought, Chao Sheng is an outsider.

Hesitated for a moment, then suddenly sighed, forget it.

No matter how displeased, she was nominally his wife now, he couldn't let someone else touch her body.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he turned his head away from her, pulled open the silk quilt, and fumbled to open her collar.

The woman's waist was slender, her skin like coagulated fat, slick like fine silk.

Shen Juncheng closed his eyes, ignored the sensation, and began concentrating on infusing inner strength to enhance the effects of the medicine.

Su An'an felt like she fell into a pitch-black ice cave, everywhere was cold, dark, she sought around, looking for a trace of fire.

Suddenly, a beam of light shone ahead, at the end of the light stood a familiar figure, she was delighted and ran forward without hesitation, rushing into that beam of light, tightly embracing that figure.

Ah, she deeply inhaled, so warm, like the early June sun, not arrogant, not impatient, carrying a faint scent of medicine, reassuring...

Shen Juncheng suddenly widened his eyes, forgetting to transfer the inner strength.

Cui Yan had boiled the medicine, hurriedly carried it over, and was about to push the door open, coinciding with the Young Master coming out, Cui Yan quickly paid her respects.

Shen Juncheng gave her a faint glance, said, "Go feed your Miss the medicine."

The voice inexplicably cold, seeming very displeasing, Cui Yan subconsciously looked up, only seeing the Young Master's clear and cold back, and the pleats at the hem of his robe.

Cui Yan paid no mind to the pleats, only thinking perhaps she had disturbed the Young Master in the middle of the night, causing his displeasure.

She shelved her thoughts, quickly rose to feed Miss the medicine.

After feeding the medicine, Miss's condition seemed much improved, no longer convulsing, no longer constantly crying cold, a fine sweat even appeared on her forehead, Cui Yan exhaled with relief, her heart at ease.

Unexpectedly, the Young Master's medicine was indeed effective.

She dared not sleep, watched over Miss by her bed all night.

Shen Juncheng returned to his room, immediately ordered to prepare water for bathing, undressing.

After bathing, his peripheral vision caught sight of the white robe on the rack, he frowned, suddenly called over Chao Sheng to take it out and dispose of it.

Chao Sheng was shocked, why did the Master dispose of the clothes for no good reason? Was it because the Young Madam pulled the Master's sleeve when she was unconscious earlier?

Ah, the Master's obsessive cleanliness was becoming more severe.

Chao Sheng obediently took it away.

The night finally returned to tranquility, even the barking of dogs slowly faded away.

Shen Juncheng, however, turned over and over, feeling as if a foreign scent and warmth lingered in his embrace.

And the sensation...

He turned over, recalled that scene, couldn't help but mutter in irritation, damn it, shouldn't have saved her.

The next day.

Overcast weather, cool breeze rising and falling, rustling the willow branches in the East Garden.

Su An'an sat in front of the door, watching the swaying willow branches, lost in thought.

The pallor from yesterday had faded, returning to a normal blush, the breeze gently brushed past the hem of her skirt, making her figure appear even more slender.

But it had only been two days.

On the first night, she was drugged with aphrodisiac, the heat made her faint.

On the second night, she was poisoned with cold, freezing her as if falling into an ice cave.

Alternating between cold and heat made her spirit somewhat languid, watching birds freely in the sky, she deeply sighed.