After Xiao Luo left, Si Ye quickly scurried over.
"Your Highness, what does General Xiao mean?"
Nangong Yu's expression was calm, his eyes cold. "He means that I saved Xiao Man, and he is here to repay the favor. It has nothing to do with anyone else in the General's mansion."
Si Ye's face changed slightly. It was Xiao Man who was useful to their Highness, not Xiao Luo. Their Highness had no use for Xiao Luo.
Xiao Luo did not know medicine and could not alleviate His Highness's pain when his poison flared up. Besides, a big man would not find it as comfortable as holding a soft, fragrant young woman.
"Your Highness, why did you rush over at that moment?" Si Ye asked doubtfully. When the 'Po Jun' saw the government soldiers approaching, they fled immediately. When Dongfang Wei was about to stab Xiao Man, Nangong Yu was still far from Xiao Man, but in a blink of an eye, he was in front of her.
Nangong Yu's expression remained unchanged. Since he had already clarified his feelings and had intimate contact with Xiao Man, how could he let go? He had to let Xiao Man know his feelings and accept him slowly.
The guards brought food. The General Xiao's mansion didn't even have a maid to serve them. Si Ye could kill people, but he didn't know how to serve others.
"Your Highness, shall I feed you?"
Nangong Yu gave Si Ye a dangerous look and ignored him. He then raised his hand and pressed hard on his wound. He contorted his face in pain, scaring Si Ye so much that he almost dropped the bowl.
"Your Highness, what is this..." Si Ye, who was always quick-witted, immediately understood. He put down the bowl and walked out. Just then, the military doctor came in to change Nangong Yu's dressing.
Si Ye, however, headed straight for Xiao Man's courtyard. The woman their master wanted, even if she was the eldest daughter of the Protective General's mansion, they had to help their master snatch her!
"Eldest Miss." Si Ye burst into Xiao Man's room. Xiao Man had finished breakfast and was planning to sleep for a while. Unexpectedly, Si Ye rushed in with a panicked look. "Eldest Miss, this is bad. Please go and see my Prince quickly. That military doctor is clumsy and has reopened the Prince's wound, causing a lot of bleeding."
Xiao Man's sleepiness was instantly dispelled. She got up and hurried out.
Chu Qingge, who was coming over, saw Xiao Man rushing towards the courtyard where Prince Qin rested.
The military doctor was ordered to change Nangong Yu's dressing and was puzzled as to why the Prince of Qin's wound had reopened and bled so much. His first reaction was to stop the bleeding, but as soon as he cleaned the wound for the Prince of Qin, the Prince cried out in pain. He didn't know how to proceed for a moment.
Xiao Man walked in with a worried expression. The military doctor looked at her as if he had seen a savior. "Eldest Miss, you're finally here. Prince Qin's wound has reopened..."
"Clumsy," Xiao Man reprimanded with some displeasure. Then she sat by the bed, picked up a handkerchief, and cleaned Nangong Yu's wound.
"It's just a reopened wound..."
Xiao Man looked up at Nangong Yu. He was clearly sweating from the pain, yet he said it didn't hurt. "Your Highness, please bear with it."
Nangong Yu nodded weakly, his gaze shifting to Si Ye. Si Ye immediately escorted the military doctor out, leaving only the two of them in the room.
Xiao Man's movements were very gentle. After cleaning the wound, she applied medicine and bandaged it, all in one go.
Because Nangong Yu's wound was on his abdomen, the bandaging had to go around his back. As Xiao Man wrapped the bandage around, she almost leaned into Nangong Yu's embrace. A triumphant smile flashed in Nangong Yu's eyes.
"Ah." Nangong Yu suddenly gasped lightly. Xiao Man paused her movements and looked up at Nangong Yu. "Did I hurt Your Highness?"
"It's nothing..." Nangong Yu turned his face sideways, a faint curve at the corner of his lips.
After Xiao Man had finished treating Nangong Yu's wound, she turned and instructed, "I will be responsible for Prince Qin's injuries, so the military doctor is not needed."
"Yes, Miss."
Xiao Man turned back and saw the bowl on the small table. The porridge in the bowl was still hot. She immediately picked it up. "Your Highness hasn't eaten yet?"
"Si Ye isn't good at taking care of people..."
Xiao Man listened, smiled, and took on the task of feeding him. Nangong Yu ate very happily, and the bowl of porridge was quickly finished. Xiao Man instructed someone to take the bowl away.
"Your Highness, please take good care of your injuries. I am too sleepy, so I will go back and rest first."
"Yes, you get some good rest."
When Xiao Man came out of Prince Qin's room, she saw Xiao Luo waiting outside. His clothes fluttered in the wind, and he was exceptionally handsome. She immediately went up to him. "Brother."
"Let's go, I'll escort you back to rest." Xiao Luo really wanted to ask Xiao Man if she had fallen for Prince Qin. After all, Prince Qin was outstanding in appearance, noble in status, and had saved her life. For an ordinary woman, she would have already offered herself and wished she could shed blood and sweat for Prince Qin.
"Okay." Xiao Man walked at a leisurely pace, showing no signs of abnormality, only squinting her eyes as if she were very tired.
"Man'er, do you like Prince Qin?"
Xiao Man's steps faltered. She looked at Xiao Luo suspiciously. "Brother, why do you ask?"
"Don't you like Prince Qin?" Xiao Luo asked, somewhat surprised.
"Why should I like Prince Qin?" Xiao Man asked with a completely frank expression.
"He saved your life."
Xiao Man was both amused and annoyed. "Brother, if I had to offer myself to anyone who saved me, how many people would I have to marry? Last time at the mansion, I almost lost my life, and it was Doctor Ye from the mansion who saved me. According to you, do I also like Doctor Ye?"
Xiao Luo laughed at this. "I was wrong. Man'er, don't be angry. I just saw how attentive you were to Prince Qin and thought you..."
"Prince Qin was injured saving me, so it is only right that I take care of him. If he needs my help and it's within my ability, I will never refuse. But to offer myself, no." Xiao Man's voice was steady, without any hint of perfunctory.
"Then do you have someone you like, Man'er?"
"Yes." Xiao Man said without hesitation. "Father and brother are the people I like."
"Besides me and Father."
"No more." Xiao Man spread her hands. "I don't intend to like anyone else."
Xiao Luo couldn't quite describe how he felt. Although he didn't want Xiao Man to get together with Prince Qin, he also didn't want Xiao Man to be alone. Just as he was about to say something, they arrived outside Xiao Man's room.
"Brother, I'm too sleepy. I'll go back to rest."
"Go." Xiao Luo nodded and watched Xiao Man enter the room and close the door. Then he turned to leave. After walking two steps, he looked towards Xiao Man's room with some doubt. Where had Chu Qingge gone? Why had he seen so little of her these past few days?
"Steward, where is Miss Chu?"
"Replying to Young General, Miss Chu has left the mansion. She goes out every day recently and returns late. Should I have Miss Chu brought back?"
"No need. Send two people to follow and protect her safety. Yuncheng has been a bit restless these past few days."
"Yes, Young General."