Chapter 317: The Virtuous Prince
Long Yi wouldn’t dare accept money.
Nine times out of ten, Yan Xiaosi will be the War King’s consort, his master.
Long Yu said: “Do you think he dares take your money?”
Yan Xiaosi looked at Brother Long Yi with great embarrassment.
She had troubled him to run errands, yet he didn’t dare accept payment for his trouble.
“If you don’t dare take it, then forget it. In the future, whenever Guard Long Yi has any headaches or minor ailments, just come to me for treatment—I won’t charge you.”
Long Yi: “…”
Not only was he not getting paid, but now she was cursing him too.
Long Yu waved his hand, ordering Long Yi to withdraw.
Looking at Long Yi’s dejected figure, Yan Xiaosi couldn’t bear it and pursed her lips.
“Having a grown man go buy menstrual cloths for me really was difficult for him.”
“Don’t worry, since he completed the task, he won’t lack for rewards.”
Yan Xiaosi saw that he was still standing in front of her with no intention of leaving. She took out a menstrual cloth and waved it in front of him: “I need to change clothes. Aren’t you going out?”
Long Yu was dazzled by the white menstrual cloth waving before his eyes.
“Do you know how to use this thing?”
Menstrual cloths weren’t as convenient to use as sanitary pads. For Yan Xiaosi’s first time using them, she was indeed somewhat unfamiliar.
“I don’t know how to use it. Can you teach me?”
Long Yu: “…”
He had never used menstrual cloths either—how could he teach her?
“If you don’t know how, I’ll have Long Yi go to Shaoyao Village and call Auntie over.”
“Auntie” referred to Yan Xiaosi’s mother.
It was just a period—why call her mother over for that?
“No need. This isn’t some complicated mechanism. I can figure it out by studying it. Please go out first.”
If he didn’t leave soon, she’d really be bleeding all over the place.
Only then did Long Yu get up and walk outside.
Yan Xiaosi called to his retreating figure: “Unless I tell you to come in, don’t you dare enter.”
“Mm.”
Getting Long Yu’s response, she breathed a sigh of relief. After Long Yu went out, she quickly entered her Portable Space, went to the bathroom on the third floor of the small villa for a comfortable hot bath, changed into clean clothes, went to the medicine shelf on the first floor to get pills that could relieve menstrual cramps and dry-swallowed one, then checked on the medicinal herbs she had planted earlier. Finding that the herbs were growing well and the lingzhi had grown into a purple carpet, she finally emerged from the space feeling refreshed.
“You can come in now.”
Long Yu had waited outside for a long time, worried that she might faint from abdominal pain, his heart constantly anxious. Hearing movement from inside, he hurriedly lifted the curtain and entered.
Upon entering, he saw Yan Xiaosi stripping the bed sheets.
“What are you doing?”
Yan Xiaosi’s stomach no longer hurt. She was preparing to take the bed sheet stained with menstrual blood to wash it.
“Washing the bed sheet. Your Highness, I can’t very well take this bed sheet outside to wash. Could you please have Guard Long Yi or Guard Long Er bring in two buckets of hot water?”
Long Yu saw that her complexion and spirits were much better than before, but he didn’t praise her.
She had just gotten a little better and was already making trouble again.
He strode over, reached out to snatch the bed sheet from Yan Xiaosi’s hands, and frowned: “Who told you to wash the bed sheet?”
Yan Xiaosi rolled her eyes: “If I don’t wash it, will you help me wash it?”
She had only said it casually, but actually heard Long Yu respond with an “mm.”
Then she heard His Highness the War King order the people outside: “Bring in two buckets of hot water.”
She was immediately stunned speechless.
The dignified War King was going to wash her bed sheets and underwear stained with menstrual blood! Her little heart pounded wildly—she was somewhat overwhelmed by this favor.
In a moment, Long Er came in carrying a bucket of hot water in each hand.
His Highness the War King ordered: “Put the water down and go out.”
Long Er thought Yan Xiaosi wanted to bathe. After setting down the hot water, he tactfully withdrew.
It wasn’t until a moment later that the sound of scrubbing clothes echoed from the military tent, along with Yan Xiaosi’s voice: “Your Highness, there’s still a spot that isn’t clean—scrub it properly.”
Long Er secretly peeked into the military tent and discovered that his wise and mighty master was squatting on the ground helping Young Miss Yan wash clothes, while Young Miss Yan sat in a chair nearby with her legs crossed, supervising his master’s clothes washing.
This was a typical case of being henpecked.
Two quarters of an hour later, Yan Xiaosi smiled and uncrossed her legs, getting up from the chair.
“I didn’t expect Your Highness could also wash clothes.”
Long Yu placed the wrung-out bed sheet and Yan Xiaosi’s underwear in a wooden basin and glanced at her: “I can do many things.”
Yan Xiaosi unexpectedly fell into a warm embrace.
“Were you happy supervising me washing clothes?”
How could Yan Xiaosi admit that she had indeed just been supervising His Highness the War King washing clothes?
The underwear and bed sheet were stained with menstrual blood—they had to be washed clean.
“How was I supervising Your Highness? I was clearly afraid Your Highness would be lonely and bored, so I stayed nearby to accompany—”
Before she could finish speaking, her mouth was blocked, and the remaining words were trapped in her mouth, turning into fragmented whimpering sounds.
Lips and teeth entwined, turning and rolling about. Long Yu finally released her.
“I washed clothes for you—this is your reward to me.”
Yan Xiaosi wiped her lips that had been kissed until they were crystal clear, full, and bright red.
“You didn’t say beforehand that washing clothes for me would require a reward.”
“I also didn’t say I didn’t want a reward.”
“…”
Yan Xiaosi actually felt speechless.
Long Yu stared at her bright red lips, the corners of his mouth showing a gentle smile: “Didn’t you say your stomach was uncomfortable? Go lie down on the bed. I’ll go outside to hang up your clothes and bed sheet to dry.”
Yan Xiaosi had originally planned to do it herself.
Since Long Yu was willing to help, she was too lazy to do it herself.
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll dirty your bed too?”
After all, the menstrual cloths of this era weren’t as effective as modern sanitary pads.
Long Yu walked outside carrying the clothes while answering her in a low voice: “If it gets dirty, it can be washed. If you’re not lying down properly when I return, I’ll dock your wages.”
Knowing that Yan Xiaosi loved money, he directly used this as a threat.
Sure enough, it was immediately effective.
Yan Xiaosi quickly ran to the bed, kicked off her shoes, and rolled onto the bed.
Long Er saw his master come out carrying the washed clothes and reached out to take them.
Long Yu frowned at his outstretched hand: “What are you trying to do?”
What was he doing? Of course helping to hang the clothes.
But seeing his master’s frowning expression, he clearly didn’t want him touching Young Master Yan’s intimate garments.
“Nothing.”
Seeing Long Er withdraw his hand, Long Yu’s brow finally relaxed.
Later, passing soldiers saw the War King hanging a bed sheet and a pair of underwear on a hemp rope with a cheerful expression, and they were all stunned.
The soldiers all had the same thought:
His Highness the War King looks so virtuous like this.
His Highness the War King was completely unaware that he had gained another image as a virtuous and good commander.
At noon, while Yan Xiaosi was drinking chicken soup, someone came looking for her urgently.
“Guard Long Yi, is Military Doctor Yan inside? I have urgent business with Military Doctor Yan.”
Long Yi recognized the visitor.
The visitor was an old soldier. Not long ago, Yan Xiaosi had selected a group of old soldiers to clear wasteland and farm.
Considering Yan Xiaosi’s condition today, his master might not allow Yan Xiaosi to come out to see this old soldier. Long Er directly asked: “What happened?”