Pei Zheng suddenly tore off the white undershirt, and the sight of the whip marks all over his body made people gasp.
"It's this kind of pain that will make His Highness remember it." Pei Zheng said harshly, but his movements slowed down a bit, "Be smarter in the future, and don't be too picky about what to say to different people."
Qi Changyi's forehead was covered with sweat. He bit his red lips tightly, and his little body was shaking in pain.
He really couldn't learn the complicated ways of dealing with people, otherwise he wouldn't have been bullied so many times, but no one had ever had the patience to teach him.
Pei Zheng dipped his fingertips in the cold ointment and applied it to the wound with his fingertips. Although it was made from the best medicinal ingredients, it still caused a burning pain when applied to the wound.
Qi Changyi couldn't help but groan a few times. Pei Zheng raised his eyelids and gave him a meaningful look, so he bit his lips again to block the pain in his throat.
The lips, which were already broken, were bitten again, and blood seeped out immediately, staining the red lips, making them look even more seductive.
Pei Zheng was still applying the cream with one hand, and suddenly pried open Qi Changyi's tightly clenched lips with the other hand. His slender fingers stretched roughly between his teeth and pressed against his soft little tongue.
"No biting."
Qi Changyi suddenly didn't dare to use force with his teeth anymore.
"If it hurts, just scream. There's no one else here."
Pei Zheng said as he applied a little more ointment on the last whip mark. Qi Changyi groaned.
The medicine was finally applied and the bleeding had all stopped. This ointment not only accelerates the clotting and healing of the wound, but also ensures that no scars are left.
There was a knock on the door, and Jiang Yubai came up with a bowl of medicine and a clean white robe.
He walked forward with his head down, without even looking at the naked person on the bed. He stuffed the medicine bowl and robe into Pei Zheng's hands, then turned and left.
Jiang Yubai walked to the door and just opened it, he bumped into Chengfeng who was about to knock on the door.
When Chengfeng saw him, he was stunned for a moment, then he put his bloody hand behind his back without leaving a trace.
But it was still caught by the sharp-eyed Jiang Yubai.
"Guardian Feng, I advise you not to go in now."
Jiang Yubai walked out with a swagger and a frivolous tone.
Chengfeng frowned, finally closed the door and stood guard at the door.
Pei Zheng handed the medicine bowl to Qi Changyi, raised his eyes, and commanded, "Drink it all."
Qi Changyi frowned. The medicine looked even more bitter than last time. He really didn't want to drink it. He held the bowl and moved it towards his mouth very slowly.
"Your Highness doesn't want to drink it yourself, do you still want me to feed you?"
When Qi Changyi thought of the way Pei Zheng fed him medicine last time, his ears suddenly turned red, and he drank the medicine in one gulp with a bitter and resentful look on his face.
“It’s so bitter.”
He stuck out his tongue and fanned it with his hands, as if that could blow away the bitterness.
Pei Zheng's hand quickly picked up something and stuffed it into Qi Changyi's mouth. The sweet taste washed away the bitterness, and his frown finally relaxed a little.
"It's so sweet, it's a sweet candy!"
A sweet treat can make him temporarily forget the pain and put on a smile.
"It's just some low-grade snacks, Your Highness is so easily satisfied." Pei Zheng threw the clean white robe on the bed and said to Qi Changyi, "Change your clothes and go back to the bedroom to be confined."
The sweet taste in Qi Changyi's mouth had not yet dissipated, and he was unable to change his clothes by himself. If he exerted a little force, the wounds on his body might burst open again at any time.
But Pei Zheng stood aside with a cold expression on his face, showing no intention of stepping forward to help.
Qi Changyi carefully sat up. He raised his arm with great effort, but suddenly felt a heart-wrenching pain in his chest. He looked down and saw that there was indeed a wound that had opened a little, and blood immediately flowed out.
Pei Zheng also saw the dripping blood, and hurriedly dipped his hand in ointment and stepped forward, holding the back of Qi Changyi's head with one hand and applying it on his fair and slender chest with the other.
Realizing that Qi Changyi was covered in wounds and was unable to change his clothes by himself, Pei Zheng simply used his robe as a blanket and gently wrapped him up.
**'s little man only had his tiny head sticking out, and his whole body moved restlessly twice like a white silkworm pupa.
"Don't move. If the wound breaks open again, I'll leave you here."
Qi Changyi immediately calmed down, hiding under his robe and blinking his eyes.
Pei Zheng stepped forward, picked him up and walked out the door with his long legs.
Chengfeng heard the footsteps approaching, opened the door at the right time, and whispered twice into Pei Zheng's ear.
Pei Zheng nodded with dark eyes, "You can do the rest."
Pei Zheng started to leave, then turned his head and said to Cheng Feng, "Let's go find Doctor Jiang to heal your hand first."
As soon as Qi Changyi was sent back to the bedroom, several eunuchs and palace maids surrounded him with tears in their eyes. They were so distressed to see that their little prince was fine when he left but came back with horrible scars all over his body.
Li Yu's buttock injury had not yet healed completely, but he limped to Pei Zheng's feet, knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Thank you, Master Pei. Thank you, Master Pei. If it weren't for your help, Your Highness would have been killed by the Third Princess."
Several other people also knelt down and kowtowed, muttering "Thank you, Lord Pei".
Pei Zheng just said calmly, "Get up."
Putting Qi Changyi back on the bed, Pei Zheng turned around and said, "The Emperor has confined His Highness to his home for three days. Don't let him go out until his injury heals. If anything goes wrong again..."
Pei Zheng narrowed his eyes, "You are the ones who will go to the Ministry of Punishment."
The kneeling man nodded desperately.
After Pei Zheng left, the little white silkworm pupa that had been lying motionless on the bed finally poked its head out. Seeing the people still kneeling in the hall, it said in a small voice, "Hurry up and get up."
Li Yu quickly directed several people in the hall to busy themselves around Qi Changyi, wiping off the bloodstains, changing his clothes, and preparing food for him.
Qi Changyi had no appetite. After eating something casually, he fell into a deep sleep.
It was already noon of the next day when he woke up. After resting for a whole night, Qi Changyi felt that the wounds on his body were not as painful anymore.
However, he had to copy Qianjia's works ten times during the three days of house arrest. Li Yu prepared pen and ink for him. Qi Changyi sat at the desk with his body hunched over and began to copy seriously.
He wrote every stroke with great care. The sunlight filtered through the paper window and scattered onto the desk, enveloping his body. Holy light shone everywhere, and the air was filled with celestial aura.
Li Yu looked at the prince's small figure and wondered silently what he would be like now if he was also a man of extraordinary intelligence and military strategy.
He is definitely much more powerful than the Fourth Prince.
When the palace was quiet and peaceful, a young eunuch suddenly ran in and said hurriedly, "Your Highness, Eunuch Li! I heard that the third princess was imprisoned by the emperor for three months, and was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall and copy scriptures! This is the first time that the third princess has been punished!"
Qi Changyi paused as he was writing, and looked up in surprise, "Really?"
The young eunuch could not hide his joy, "Really, really! And I heard that the third princess's beloved dog Yingying was found. She actually fell into the lotus pond and drowned!"