Chapter 72 Prince Ye Blushes Again

Chapter 72: Prince Ye Is Shy Again

Luo Jingshen was so furious he almost passed out. He'd just racked up a debt at the Imperial Pharmacy for a batch of medicinal herbs worth at least thirty thousand gold taels, and now that idiot Luo Feizhou was trying to drag him into it too?

He regretted it now, big time.

He never should've called Ji Yuntang to this medical competition. Not only did he fail to get back at Ji Qingqing, but he also lost forty thousand gold taels himself.

What a disaster!

Ji Yuntang, though, couldn't care less. Whether those twenty thousand gold taels came from him or the other guy, as long as the money reached her hands, she was cool with it.

Watching the Crown Prince and Prince Qi go at it like dogs, she found it pretty entertaining.

As things got more and more out of hand and more common folks spoke up for Ji Yuntang, Luo Jingshen could only grit his teeth and choke down his pride. "Of course, I always keep my promises. I'll have someone send ten thousand gold taels to the Prince Ye Mansion later."

The Crown Prince agreed, and Prince Qi, under pressure, had no choice but to go along.

Those two cheapskates bled big time this time, almost dying from the pain.

Luo Sinian looked at the woman in white in the crowd, calmly smiling, and felt something he couldn't quite put into words.

No one expected Ji Yuntang to take first place in this competition, the ugly woman he'd once hated the most.

But now, he thought he understood why his third brother had chewed him out and stood up for Ji Yuntang.

She really was more capable than he'd imagined.

Ji Yuntang happily pocketed her twenty thousand gold taels and headed back to the Prince Ye Mansion with Yaoniang and Tao Zhi.

"Tao Zhi, go clear out two more rooms in our West Courtyard. One for Yaoniang and her daughter to stay in, and one for me to stash stuff."

Ji Yuntang stored the gold in her space, needing somewhere to hide it from nosy eyes.

These twenty thousand gold taels were hers, not the Prince Ye Mansion's. With all the mansion's internal and external troubles and Nanny Xu and the others still around, she couldn't safely keep her assets in the mansion's vault.

Her stuff, she'd keep herself.

Tao Zhi smiled and said, "Yes, Your Highness, I'll go clean it up right away."

Yaoniang wanted to help, but Ji Yuntang stopped her and gave her the rest of the ointment.

"This ointment can help heal the scars on your daughter's face. Put it on her lips morning and night for half a month, and she'll be good as new."

Yaoniang's eyes got red, and she thanked her over and over. "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. I'll never forget it."

Once at the Prince Ye Mansion, she started calling herself a servant.

Ji Yuntang didn't care and let her do it.

She figured Luo Junhe was probably still worried about her, so after washing her hands, she pushed the door open, ready to check on him and share her good news.

The room was dead quiet, no sound from the man. Ji Yuntang's heart clenched, and she turned to find Luo Junhe all wrapped up in his blanket.

Like a scared quail.

Ji Yuntang: "?"

She didn't get it. He was fine when she left this morning. What was up now?

"A He, what's the matter? You feeling sick?" Ji Yuntang knew he wasn't asleep and asked with concern.

After a long pause, Luo Junhe muttered, "No... nothing's wrong..."

"Then why are you all bundled up like that? It's not cold. Come out, you'll suffocate yourself."

Luo Junhe pulled the blanket even tighter.

How could he let Ji Yuntang see him like this, all embarrassed?

But Chen Hu really didn't know how to look after him, and this afternoon felt like forever.

Seeing him like this, Ji Yuntang felt a fire flare up in her chest. She pretended to be mad and said, "A He, are you going to defy me again?"

"If you don't listen, I'll leave and stop looking after you."

Before Ji Yuntang could take two steps, she felt her sleeve being tugged.

Luo Junhe reached a hand out from under the blanket, gripping her sleeve tightly, refusing to let her go.

"Don't go!"

Ji Yuntang could see his hand, pale as jade with distinct knuckles, and as he clutched her sleeve, his entire hand strained, veins bulging on the back.

Ji Yuntang was momentarily stunned. How much did he not want her to leave?

She sat by the bed, softening her voice and comforting him gently.

"Alright, I won't go. Tell me, what's wrong?"

"I... I had an accident..."

"Hmm?"

"I soiled my pants..."

After this confession, there was a moment of silence. When Luo Junhe got no response from Ji Yuntang, his voice grew anxious.

"A Tang, I didn't mean to. It's just that Chen Hu doesn't know how to hold me, he..."

Ji Yuntang understood his embarrassment and interrupted him gently.

"I understand, A He. I understand. It's not your fault."

Everyone has bodily needs; it's normal.

It was her oversight. She should have realized that a rough man like Chen Hu, combined with Luo Junhe's stubborn nature, would make such care difficult.

But aside from Ji Yuntang herself, Luo Junhe probably wouldn't let anyone else touch him.

"A He, let me help you change your pants."

Ji Yuntang didn't mind. Day and night care had taught her Luo Junhe's temperament thoroughly.

This man was soft only when not pushed hard; he needed her to give him a way out.

Once he came around on his own, everything would be fine.

Sure enough, after the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Luo Junhe emerged from the blanket.

At this moment, his ears were as red as a boiled crab, and the green medicinal paste smeared on his face had rubbed off on the blanket in large patches.

Fortunately, the wounds on his face had begun to scab over, with large red scabs forming all over. Though it didn't look very pretty now, Ji Yuntang felt it was a good sign.

Once the wounds scab over, it meant his face was healing.

Once the scabs fall off, she can use scar-removing ointment to repair the skin, and it won't be long before his face is restored.

However, Ji Yuntang didn't tell Luo Junhe this good news just yet.

She wanted to give him a surprise.

Luo Junhe let Ji Yuntang help him take off his pants, clean him up, and put a new diaper on him.

Though he felt embarrassed, he obediently cooperated.

After finishing, Ji Yuntang also changed the bedsheet and quilt cover, handing them to Tao Zhi to take out for washing.

"A Tang, I heard you came in first place today. Is that true?"

Ji Yuntang was caught off guard by Luo Junhe's gentle voice. She smoothed out the bedsheet and smiled. "A He, I was just about to tell you about that. I even swindled a batch of medicinal herbs and twenty thousand taels of gold from the Crown Prince and Prince Qi. You should have seen the looks on their faces—greener than the turtles in that pond."

"Those two have such poor character and are so wicked; they must have bullied you plenty before. This time, consider it me getting back at them for you—just a little interest. Once you're better, we'll slowly settle the score with them."

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