She accidentally flirted with the villain and was fiercely criticized as the regent for forcibly mar

Just then, the blurry vision cleared.

I saw the face in my arms clearly.

Jiang Ruining?

The hand chop stopped abruptly, just a finger's width away from the pale face.

What is she doing here?

Look around.

The environment was completely unfamiliar, and everything there belonged to my daughter.

There are just two small air vents.

It should be a semi-underground secret room.

There was another one lying crookedly to the side.

It seems to be a maidservant who serves Jiang Ruining in her room.

Only then did I remember how I came to be.

On his way back to his residence from the palace, he encountered a premeditated assassination attempt. The attackers had bribed people from the martial arts world, all top-notch assassins who valued money over their lives. They were leaving in droves. Even though his personal guards were capable of fighting a hundred men each, they couldn't hold them off. To make matters worse, there was a traitor among his guards.

If he hadn't noticed in time and dodged the sneak attack, it wouldn't have been as simple as just getting a knife to the abdomen!

He glanced down at his abdomen.

The gauze was wrapped very tightly, causing intense pain, like being burned.

There was a heavy, unidentified package pressed against the wound.

He picked it up and sniffed it.

A salty smell.

It looks like... salt?

A raised area between the eyebrows

What does this little coward mean?

Pickle him?

Toss the salt packet aside.

His gaze returned to Jiang Ruining's face.

She was in the same room with another man and fell asleep without any guard. She clutched his loose collar with one hand, curled up slightly beside him, and her long eyelashes hung quietly, casting a faint blue shadow.

Her glossy black hair, loosely tied with a single ribbon, lay disheveled in her sleep, draped over her shoulders and his chest. The scent was a faint fragrance of sandalwood mixed with the subtle sweetness of osmanthus, which smelled quite pleasant.

One cheek was flushed with an unusual blush, while the other nestled against his shoulder, squeezing out a chubby curve like a hamster with its cheeks puffed out. Her breath was a little hot, brushing against his collarbone and the back of his neck. Her nose was brushed by the swaying strands of hair, and her nostrils twitched uncomfortably. She looked a little silly and dazed, but... quite well-behaved and cute!

As if possessed, he poked her puffed-up cheek with his finger.

soft!

Incredibly soft.

Like clouds warmed by the spring sun, they are gentle and comforting.

Jiang Ruining was disturbed from her sleep. She frowned, groaned, and curled up slightly, wriggling to the side.

The couch was very narrow, barely big enough for two people to squeeze into. As soon as she moved, her body fell into the air.

Xiao Che almost instinctively reached out and grabbed her, his knuckles gripping her slender waist. With a little effort, he pulled her steadily back into his arms.

Jiang Ruining fell into a deep sleep and dreamed that she was lying on the leaf of a giant tree. Just as she was marveling at the beautiful view and fresh air at the top, the leaf suddenly threw her off, startling her.

I woke up.

He wasn't fully awake yet.

Her eyes opened slightly, then, with a sudden movement, she nestled back into her original position, rubbing against her face to brush away the strands of hair that were stuck to her face. Her slender arms naturally draped over the side where they were raised, and she sighed, murmuring, "So tired."

He paused for a moment.

She said "I'm so tired" again.

I'm not as groggy and uncomfortable as I was yesterday, but my head hurts a bit and I don't have much energy.

I don't want to move at all.

"I really want to eat braised chicken feet with black bean sauce and tiger skin."

Eating tiger claws?

Xiao Che frowned; he had only ever eaten bear paws.

After lying in bed for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Ruining slowly opened her eyes.

What catches the eye is a small red bean.

It was a bit darker than regular red beans, set against a smooth white wall.

My mind wasn't quite clear yet, but I found it strange that it was stuck in the wall plaster, so I reached out to pry it out.

"I don't want the claws anymore."

This is a declarative sentence.

His tone was flat and even a little weak, but Jiang Ruining still detected a strong sense of gloom in his voice.

The sound came from above.

She forced her gaze away from the little red dot.

look up.

A blank, wide eye met a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes.

I thought to myself: Real money, but it's a bit sinister.

Ok?

Why is there another person in her bed?

My tired brain started working, faster and faster, and my hair stood on end.

"Your Highness!"

Terrible!

She actually forgot that the mad villain was hiding here with her!

And the red bean she reached out to grab was actually... that thing from the crazy, evil god!

Quickly pull your hand away from Little Red Bean!

Suddenly, he sat up abruptly.

Completely unaware that he was currently holding the demon's neck.

His head slammed hard into his chin.

state!

"It hurts!" Jiang Ruining clutched her head, writhing in pain. "It hurts so much!"

Xiao Che's usually indifferent eyes twitched, his chin went numb, and his teeth hit the tip of his tongue, drawing blood!

"Jiang! Rui! Ning!"

"I'm going to take your head!"

Jiang Ruining saw the blood on his lips and was so frightened she almost lost her mind. She shrank back timidly and opened her innocent big eyes pitifully: "I didn't mean to. You suddenly spoke in a sinister tone and scared me."

Xiao Che laughed, blood stained his lips, his expression both alluring and ruthless: "So, you mean the fault lies with me?"

Jiang Ruining: "..." Was it her fault?

She resolutely refused to accept it in her heart.

But verbally, he'd definitely have to admit defeat: "How could that be! You're a prince, a strategist who rules the world, of course you can't be wrong! Hehe~"

Xiao Che scoffed, "Why are you pressing salt into my wound?"

Jiang Ruining felt a prick on her neck.

Something was aimed hard at the carotid artery in her neck.

He slowly lowered his eyes.

What I saw was a red pomegranate hairpin.

The hairpin tip is very sharp.

It was deliberately polished by the original owner and worn as a self-defense weapon.

So, when the patrolmen were making a ruckus outside last night, he woke up and even went out of the secret room?

With such a deep wound and so much blood, anyone else would have been unconscious for at least a day and a night. But he, in order not to put his fate in the hands of others, only fainted for a short while and was able to force himself to wake up!

Jiang Ruining realized once again just how terrifying the man she had slept with was!

He nervously licked his lips and leaned back slightly: "Your Highness, calm down! I'm just a patient with a high fever who has no strength left. You could crush me with one hand. It's not worth you being so careful and wary."

The hairpin in Xiao Che's hand caught up with her slender neck and pierced it even deeper.

His eyes flickered slightly when he saw the strangulation marks on her neck.

"You just need to answer my question."

Jiang Ruining explained, "Salt has a certain effect in inhibiting inflammation of wounds."

He stretched out his arm and touched the salt bag that had been tossed aside.

turn on.

A little salt particles were left on my fingertips.

It is being sent into the mouth.

It's very salty and has a slightly bitter taste.

She scrunched up her face because the food was so unpalatable.

"You see, this salt isn't poisonous, and the weight of the salt bag can compress the wound, stopping the bleeding and preventing hematoma formation." He added, "This should be a common method of stopping bleeding in the military, probably using something like a soybean bag as a substitute."

"Your Highness has led armies in hundreds of battles, large and small; how could you not know this method?"

A glint of doubt flashed in Xiao Che's eyes: "I've never been seriously injured on the battlefield!" He paused, "and I've never seen this method used in the military."

Jiang Ruining blinked.

Perhaps because the original author didn't mention this kind of knowledge, no one knows about it?

Suddenly I feel so smart!

At the same time, we learned who Shi'an's farts resembled.

It's as if Yun Mi's intelligence is exactly the same as the original owner's.

She gave a thumbs-up: "Amazing! You truly deserve it!"

Xiao Che narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly, seeing no trace of panic or attempt to argue in her eyes, only pure suspicion, as if he didn't know this method was strange: "Are you mocking me?"