Chapter 324 - 322: Lord, You’ve Fallen! (Part 2)

Chapter 324: Chapter 322: Lord, You’ve Fallen! (Part 2)

As soon as Xiang You finished speaking, the door to the room slowly opened. Xu Jing stood in the warm glow inside, looking at the man outside with a flushed handsome face, seemingly bewildered, and she was truly exasperated.

Didn’t she say that until his wounds were completely healed, he must abstain from alcohol, not even a drop?!

She used to think this man was obedient, but now it seems he truly embodies that old saying: trusting a man’s word is less reliable than believing a pig can climb a tree!

She was so angry that she laughed, looking cynically at Xiao Yi standing in the snow not far away, she said, "Why are you back so soon? Why not have a few more drinks? Best to drink yourself to death and have someone carry you back."

Xiao Yi stared blankly at her for a while before responding, straightening his posture, and coughed lightly, "Jing, y-you’re back?"

"Oh? It seems you wish I wouldn’t come back."

Xu Jing was so angry her eyebrows arched sharply, seeing him still standing outside without intending to come in, she turned to close the door, "If you’re not coming in, find a place to sleep yourself..."

Before she finished her sentence, the man outside stepped forward and embraced her, instantly surrounding Xu Jing with the icy and alcoholic scent he brought from outside.

"Please, my lady, don’t ignore me."

Even Xu Jing couldn’t help but blush slightly.

There were still others around, and this man started acting coy.

He really must have been drunk.

Previously, no matter how he was in private, he always acted properly in front of others.

She desperately pushed the man in front of her to maintain some distance, looked at Xiang You, whose jaw almost dropped to the floor, and calmly instructed, "Go immediately and get a bowl of sober-up soup."

"Yes, y-yes, right away!"

Xiang You swiftly darted away like the wind.

Oh! Their tall, strong, and invincible lord had such a side!

The worst part was, he had to see it!

He was just a small guard, what right or merit did he have! Wouldn’t the lord silence him once he was sober?

In his over ten years of service, Xiang You felt a strong sense of crisis for the first time.

Xu Jing then dismissed Chunyang, who was also stunned inside the room, glaring at the man still clinging to her, and gritted her teeth, "Xiao Yanci, let me go, you stink!"

"No."

The man mumbled, "If I let go now, you’d definitely run away."

Xu Jing was slightly stunned and angrily said, "Where could I run to?"

She actually wanted to run away.

Who wouldn’t dislike such a drunken fool?

"I don’t know."

The man seemed to sigh lightly and said, "But I know you’re really angry right now, so I can’t let you go."

Well, although the man was drunk, he still retained some sense, knowing she was angry.

Xu Jing was both angry and worried about his wounds, and couldn’t resist pinching the flesh on his waist hard.

Tsk, hard as a rock, not pleasant to the touch at all.

"Knowing I’d be angry, you still drank so much?"

"Because, I had to rush back to celebrate Chang Xiao’s birthday."

The man suddenly murmured, "On the other side of Yuanzhou, someone needed to bring General Han and Vice Envoy Ning for the handover work. I said, my Little Point’s birthday is coming soon, and Prince Zhao... well, he volunteered for the task. I couldn’t just not show any gratitude..."

Xu Jing was slightly taken aback.

So it was because of this.

Going to Yuanzhou for the handover at this time, Prince Zhao definitely wouldn’t make it back to the Western Capital before the New Year.

Thinking of how he was complaining a few days ago about finishing work early to accompany his wife and children for the New Year, Xu Jing felt guilty in her heart, and no wonder Xiao Yi was risking his life to accompany the gentleman tonight.

The fire in Xu Jing’s heart couldn’t burn anymore, she pursed her lips, pushed the man and said, "Alright, let’s say you passed this time. I’m not mad at you anymore. Let go of me quickly and sit on the couch, I’ll help you check your wound’s recovery."

The man hesitated for a while before slowly letting go of her, and said seriously, "Really?"

Xu Jing almost burst into laughter seeing him like this, reminded of their wedding day when this man seemed drunk, even staggering a bit while walking.

This time, he was apparently more drunk.

She nodded seriously and said, "Yes, I’m not angry anymore, but if you don’t sit down quickly, I’ll get angry again."

The man was slightly stunned, looked at her for a while, then tried hard to walk in a straight line to sit on the couch, acting obediently.

Xu Jing watched him for a while with amusement, then thought for a moment and asked Chunyang to bring several buckets of warm water, and also brought scissors, clean gauze, and towels. After everything was ready, she dismissed her again.

Given how he was today, she wasn’t comfortable letting him wash himself.

Since she needed to change his dressing, she might as well help him clean up a bit.

After deftly changing his bandages, she soaked a towel in warm water, wrung it out, and said, "I’ll help you wash up a bit, then you can go to sleep early."

Ever since he’d sat on the couch, the man had been especially obedient. When Xu Jing was changing his bandages earlier, he watched her with a gaze that could only be described as gentle and kind, doing whatever she said.

Upon hearing Xu Jing’s words, he seemed to process it for a while before nodding.

Xu Jing couldn’t help but chuckle softly, completely removing his clothes and slowly starting to clean him.

She had done this sort of thing plenty while caring for patients, so she did it skillfully.

However, as she continued, she seemed to notice the man’s breathing growing heavier, the heat in his breath increasing.

Her hand paused, she looked up slightly, and saw the man propping himself on the couch with both hands, his brows slightly furrowed, his face flushed to an extreme, with a fine sweat beading at his temples, his obsidian eyes filled with a visible daze and pain, looking at her with an unspeakable yearning.

Xu Jing: "..."

When did things turn like this?

"Jing, don’t be afraid..."

Seeing Xu Jing’s slightly stunned expression, Xiao Yi helplessly and somewhat shamefully closed his eyes, feeling that after being tossed like this, his drunkenness was finally half-sober, "I’m not the virtuous type, seeing the girl I like in front of me, I can’t help but have thoughts..."

Especially now, with the alcohol rampant in his system, constantly challenging the little rationality he had left.

He hesitated, pushed the girl in front of him to get off the couch, "After this, I’ll handle things myself..."

But in the next moment, a soft hand pressed him back onto the couch.

Surprised, Xiao Yi looked up and saw the girl in front of him, her face obviously red, but insisting on putting on a serious face said, "Actually, I’ve always wanted to study the structure of a living man’s body..."

"..."

After saying that, Xu Jing hesitated for just a moment, then slowly moved one empty hand downward.

Xiao Yi went from initial astonishment to disbelief, then to agonizing delight.

That night, in Lingzhou, he experienced a night he would never forget in his life.

He felt he was on the brink of being utterly broken by her...

The next afternoon, they finally prepared everything and set out for the Western Capital,

Xiang You couldn’t help but keep sneaking glances at his lord all day.

He had a sense that his lord looked especially vibrant today, notably energetic, and most importantly, especially clingy to his wife.

Recalling the scene of the lord hugging his wife and acting coy yesterday, he couldn’t help but secretly clicked his tongue.

Lord, you’ve fallen!

After everything was prepared, Xu Jing and Xiao Yi bade farewell to Cui Han, who had personally come to see them off, and their convoy slowly headed towards the city gate.

Having stayed in Lingzhou for over a month, they were finally leaving.

Unexpectedly, just as they exited the city gate of Lingzhou, everyone was slightly taken aback.