The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 101

Chapter 101: 90 Candid (Revision) _{ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom}

Xiao Liulang had no clue about the old lady’s secrets, let alone know where she got the golden wound ointment from. However, this wasn’t the time to contemplate these issues. Gu Jiao’s condition was critical, and her wounds needed immediate attention.

Though they had shared a bed, it was always with their clothes on. Now, however, he had no choice but to lift her garments.

Xiao Liulang steadied his emotions, then gently turned her over so she was lying on her stomach.

His slender fingers, trembling slightly, hooked up her slightly warm undergarments, gradually revealing her skin.

The lengthy whip mark ran from the barely visible right side of her waist all the way to her left shoulder.

He reluctantly had to strip her of her clothes entirely, revealing her smooth and unblemished back.

Her hands were placed on her pillow, her position accentuating the beautiful shape that was unique to young girls.

In order to assess her injuries clearly, Xiao Liulang lit an oil lamp in the room, but his gaze unintentionally lingered on places it shouldn’t have.

His breath hitched for a moment, and he hurriedly looked away, daring not to gaze any further.

Once he steadied his emotions again, he dipped his fingertips in the cool ointment and gently applied it bit by bit onto her whip marks.

Seemingly feeling some discomfort in her slumber, she slightly furrowed her brow.

The whip marks were hideous, as if not caused by an ordinary whip.

She didn’t seem like someone who would allow herself to be bullied, at least not now. Xiao Liulang couldn’t help but wonder how she sustained such injuries and who her adversaries were.

That she seemed indifferent to her injuries, as if it was something she was accustomed to, perplexed him even more.

Although she had a bitter life since childhood, it wouldn’t extend to being abused constantly.

Carrying his doubts, Xiao Liulang finished applying the ointment and covered her wound with a clean piece of cloth. Only afterward, did he lower her clothes and cover her with a quilt.

After completing all this, he planned to return to his room but accidentally kicked something while standing up.

With a loud thud, it seemed like a box had fallen over, its contents scattering all over the floor.

Xiao Liulang placed the small wooden box back onto the table and picked up the scattered items, placing them all back onto the table. Looking at the pile of items covering the entire table, he was left bewildered.

“What are all these things?”

“And, why are there so many?”