novelraw Chapter 51
Chapter 51
51~ Ointment~
There was actually a red mark on her thigh! Flipping open the blanket to look, there were even more all over her body! And the culprit didn't need much thought to know, it was the Empress beside her who had yet to wake up!
So what exactly happened last night, what kind of passionate tumult left so many traces on her body!?
Other than having many more marks on her body, there didn't seem to be any other problems, but she still checked herself over again in disbelief.
Still no problems...
After climbing out of bed, she first found the clothes that had been tossed on the floor and put them on. She hadn't bathed last night, and she didn't know how she had fallen into unconsciousness last night either. She only remembered that when she reached a certain high point, her brain just crashed, and after that she couldn't remember anything at all.
Speaking of which, what time in the morning was it now?
The Empress was getting up later than her, this was the first time. She figured it was probably because the Empress had worked too hard last night and tired herself out. As for herself, she had disconnected midway through, so she didn't know what time it had continued until before they fell asleep last night.
After turning back to confirm there were no signs of the Empress waking, she lightened her footsteps and left the bedchamber.
Speaking of which, her body still felt somewhat sticky. Was it because she had sweated last night and hadn't bathed? So how long exactly had the Empress been playing around that even by this morning neither of them had bathed?
In her impression, the Empress had always been quite clean, at least bathing every night without fail. Even when she returned too late sometimes, she would carry the already sleeping Princess to the bathroom to wash her, dry her body, then hold her while sleeping.
Not knowing if it was to satisfy her own perverse interests or because she liked the feeling of bathing the Princess, the Empress had even demanded that she not bathe herself without permission...
"Your Highness? You're awake?"
The loli maid Xiyan suddenly appeared behind her and gave her a fright. She stumbled and nearly fell to the ground, but fortunately she was caught before that happened.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, be careful."
"Isn't it because you suddenly scared me?"
The little Princess looked at Xiyan somewhat resentfully.
"Ah... I just didn't know you would be scared..."
What kind of nonsense is that! Anyone would be scared, wouldn't they!?
However, she seemed to have discovered something strange, that is, her legs seemed to have no strength. She hadn't noticed when getting up earlier, but now after being startled, the strength in her legs vanished all at once, nearly causing her to fall.
Instantly, she had an ominous feeling in her heart.
Could it be that this morning the Empress had used magic on her to prevent her from feeling anything unusual? Earlier when Xiyan had used Purification Magic on her, it had also instantly removed her headache...
"Has Her Majesty not woken yet? Is it because she's been working too late lately and her body is uncomfortable?"
"Uh, uh... probably?"
The little Princess replied somewhat guiltily.
If educating a captured princess also counted as work, then it was probably that, right?
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. I'll go report Her Majesty's physical condition to Lady Ling."
"Wait, Fei is fine already, she just needs to rest."
"No, I must report to Lady Ling. Her Majesty's physical condition is a matter of national importance. Her Majesty's body absolutely cannot have problems!"
Xiyan emphasized her tone heavily, her expression extremely firm.
Although she was somewhat fearful of the Empress, overall she still liked her very much. Without the Empress's trust and promotion, she wouldn't have met Princess Mo either.
She immediately ran out of the little Princess's line of sight, while the little Princess, having no strength and with her legs lacking power, could only watch helplessly as Xiyan went to report to the Maid Ling.
This is bad... If the two maids found out what embarrassing things happened last night, she might as well just find a hole to crawl into.
The little Princess walked to the bedchamber door, waiting here for the two maids to come, preparing to intercept them and not let them enter.
Before long, she saw two familiar figures approaching and hurriedly stepped forward to block them.
"Fei is fine, she's just resting."
"Your Highness looks very suspicious, you know?"
"Wh-where am I suspicious!?"
The little Princess asked loudly, forcefully suppressing her guilt, as if doing so could give her confidence.
"I just don't want you to disturb Fei's rest."
The Maid Ling's brows furrowed slightly. At this moment, she also felt that today's Highness was obviously very off. The Highness of the past wouldn't care this much about Her Majesty the Empress, she could even be said to wish the Empress would collapse at her desk from exhaustion and have no time to deal with her. This was too abnormal!
"Could Your Highness please step aside? I'll just examine Her Majesty's body and then leave."
Ling was already somewhat forcefully trying to go directly around the little Princess.
"No, no! There are things inside not suitable for outsiders to see!"
The little Princess's head shook like a rattle-drum, the panic on her face completely unconcealed.
"Xiyan, hold Her Highness steady."
"Yes, Lady Ling."
Xiyan took this opportunity to tightly embrace the little Princess, taking a deep breath of her scent.
"Ling! Come back! Ling!"
Her calls were completely useless, because Ling was the Empress's personal maid, not hers. And even Xiyan was appointed by the Empress, so her authority was completely incomparable to the Empress's.
Not long after, the Maid Ling emerged from the bedchamber door with an expressionless face, completely impossible to tell what she was thinking.
"Just as Your Highness said, Her Majesty is safe and sound, just a bit tired from last night and still resting."
Ling's words made the little Princess breathe a sigh of relief.
So the Empress had woken up this morning, tidied up by herself, then continued sleeping?
"It's good that Her Majesty is fine."
Xiyan smiled and released the little Princess, not forgetting to nuzzle against the little Princess's neck in passing.
"...I told you she was fine, didn't I? And you still didn't trust me!"
"Mm, but Your Highness is still so energetic today even after staying up late working with Her Majesty last night."
The information contained within was self-evident.
Mo: "!!!"
In the end, others still found out what happened in the room last night. She shrank her head somewhat guiltily.
"Xiyan, you go prepare breakfast first. I'll examine Your Highness's body."
"Alright..."
Although it was a bit regrettable that she couldn't personally examine Her Highness's body, she was already satisfied with the physical contact just now, so she still happily took small steps toward the dining room.
"Your Highness, please come with me."
The Maid Ling brought the little Princess into the bathroom. After removing her clothes, she revealed the traces of the Empress's achievements from last night, then somehow produced a bottle of ointment and placed it by the bathtub, carefully applying it to every red mark.
"This is an ointment that can quickly reduce the swelling and redness on those areas of Your Highness's body. Applying it now, they should all disappear by this afternoon."
"Mm..."
The cool ointment was continuously applied by the Maid Ling's slender jade fingers on her chest, back, neck, collarbone, and the base of her thighs. The little Princess couldn't help but let out a few cries from the slight itching. She wanted to dodge but was restrained by Ling, who held down both her hands.
"Your Highness, please don't move. The ointment must be applied accurately to the swollen red areas on your body, then we must wait for it to dry. Before that, please endure for a moment."
As her words fell, the Maid Ling continued applying the ointment for her, but this last touch made the little Princess's entire body tremble involuntarily.
"Ah...! Wait a moment! Don't touch there!"