Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 316: Bad Taste in Mouth

Prince Ming rubbed his eyes in a daze, and suddenly found that he was naked, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. He took a closer look and found that he was naked without a single piece of clothing. He was shocked and screamed, "Mother, where are my clothes?"

"Oh, mother saw that you were sweating last night and it was too hot, so I helped you take it off." Ji Anni had already thought of an excuse, and when Prince Ming asked, she said it calmly.

Prince Ming was young and very easy to deceive, and he didn't doubt Ji Anni at all. He believed everything Ji Anni said, lowered his head and said "oh", and didn't ask anything.

Seeing that he listened to her so much, Ji Anni couldn't help but touch his head in praise.

Prince Ming's mouth moved, as if he was chewing something. Ji Anni was startled when she saw his action, thinking that he still had some uneaten snake meat in his mouth.

"What's wrong? Is your mouth uncomfortable?" Ji Annie asked anxiously, wishing she could just open Prince Ming's mouth to check.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly...suddenly felt a strange taste in my mouth..." Prince Ming said puzzledly.

Ji Anni's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately understood. Although she had wiped the blood from Prince Ming's mouth, the blood inside his mouth was not cleaned. Perhaps Prince Ming tasted the blood left in his mouth just now.

"It's okay, just rinse your mouth later." Ji Anni immediately brought mouthwash to Prince Ming.

Prince Ming did not suspect anything and rinsed his mouth obediently according to Ji Anni's request.

Unexpectedly, when Prince Ming spit out the mouthwash, he clearly saw that it was a pool of blood red.

Ji Anni was so scared that she hurriedly took the water away, thinking that she was quick and Prince Ming didn't see anything clearly. But the water came out of Prince Ming's mouth, so he could see it more clearly than anyone else. Coupled with Ji Anni's strange attitude, Prince Ming, a smart child, immediately noticed that something was wrong and asked worriedly, "Mother, what happened? Why... why am I vomiting blood?"

"Oh, this... this... this is probably because of the dry climate..." Ji Anni quickly disposed of the basin of blood and explained stutteringly, "Mother asked someone to find the imperial physician to make a dose of conditioning medicine for you. You will be fine after drinking it a few times. Don't worry."

"Oh..." This time, Prince Ming's answer was somewhat insincere. He stared at Ji Anni, who was walking around the room at a loss, and had already realized that she was hiding something from him. If he asked, she would definitely use the excuse that he was a child and not tell him anything, so Prince Ming simply didn't ask anything and buried all his suspicions and worries in his heart.

"By the way, Ming'er, it's getting late. You should get up. Let me help you get dressed." Ji Anni returned to the bed and picked up a piece of clothing that looked a bit like underwear. She looked left and right, trying to find which side was the collar and which side was the sleeve.

Seeing Ji Anni's distressed look, Prince Ming couldn't help but remind her, "Mother, this one is worn outside, you should wear this one first..." and pointed to a light yellow jacket.

Ji Anni was surprised, looked at Prince Ming as if he were her savior, and asked, "Can you wear it?"

Prince Ming nodded.

"Really?" Ji Anni's eyes lit up and she stood up excitedly, "Can you really wear it?"

Prince Ming nodded again.

Raising a smart and sensible son really makes a mother worry-free.

"That's great, Ming'er, mother was right about you." Ji Anni happily hugged Prince Ming and kissed him on the forehead.

Now that’s good, I can finally solve the clothing problem without having to ask Concubine An for help.

Concubine An underestimated Ji Anni, and even more so Prince Ming. Although Prince Ming had never put on his own clothes since entering the palace, he had watched others help him put on his clothes for a month. Even if he was dumb, he would have learned it a long time ago.

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Prince Ming had just put on his clothes when Concubine An calculated the time and knocked on the door again.

According to Concubine An's budget, now should be the time when Ji Anni is extremely worried about clothes and has no one to ask for help, so she came here specially to see Ji Anni's embarrassed appearance and to show her love.

Unexpectedly, when Ji Anni opened the door, Prince Ming was already standing behind her, neatly dressed.

Concubine An stared at Prince Ming in surprise. She was stunned for a long time before she slowly asked, "Sister, are you ready so soon?" She implied that Ji Anni's outstanding performance made her look at her with new eyes.

Although all the credit for the dressing went to Prince Ming and Ji Anni did nothing, after seeing Concubine An's dejected look, Ji Anni felt in high spirits as if she had won a battle and raised her head slightly.

"Noble Concubine An, it's still a little early now. Do you want to send Prince Ming to the lecture hall right away, or come back later?" Although Ji Anni asked conservatively and used a multiple-choice question, she actually hoped that Noble Concubine An would take Prince Ming away as soon as possible so that she would have time to clean up the bloody clothes and quilt outside the window.

It's not too bright now and there are few people walking around in Wenhua Courtyard. If I don't get rid of the stolen goods now, if someone passes by the grassland later and sees a pile of strange things thrown on the lawn, won't I be unable to explain myself?

Since Concubine An has knocked on the door and come in, she can't just turn around and leave, right? After listening to Ji Anni's question, she immediately replied: "It's rare that Prince Ming is ready so early, so you should go earlier. Although Mr. did not pursue Prince Ming's lateness yesterday, he should still go earlier to express his repentance."

"Sister is really thoughtful." Ji Anni was naturally happier when she heard the answer she wanted to hear. She took Prince Ming half a step forward and handed him to Concubine An. "Then I'll have to trouble you, sister."

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Ji Anni squatted by the door and only breathed a sigh of relief after she saw through the crack in the door that Concubine An, Prince Ming and Ningshuang had all walked out of Taoyuan.

She quickly opened the window, jumped out, and carried all the bloody clothes and quilts piled on the lawn into the room. Then, she went to the yard to fetch a bucket of water, squatted in the middle of the room, and diligently washed the quilts.

The two guards outside the gate thought that Ji Anni was fetching water for washing, so they did not ask any questions. After Ji Anni fetched the water and returned to the room, she completely closed the door and no one knew why she locked herself in the room.

Unfortunately, there was no detergent or even soap here. Using only a bucket of water to wash the blood stains was like pouring a bowl of paint on them. It was impossible to wash them clean. And Ji Anni didn't dare to go out to change the water, fearing that changing the water too many times would arouse the suspicion of the guards. While Ji Anni was anxious, she continued to wash the quilt desperately.

As I was washing, a story I had heard a long time ago suddenly popped into my mind.

It tells the story of a son who, when he was five or six years old, quarreled with his playmate. After losing the quarrel, he killed his playmate and threw him into a well. The next day, when he went to the well, the body was gone. When he was ten, he quarreled with his classmate and lost the quarrel. He killed his classmate and threw him into the well again. The next day, when he went to the well, the body was gone again. Later, when he started working, he quarreled with his colleague and lost the quarrel. He killed his colleague and threw him into the well again. The next day, when he went to the well, the body was gone. Later, he thought his mother was too old, so he killed her and threw her into the well. But when he went to check the next day, he found that the body had not disappeared. He went to check again after another day, and the body had not disappeared. He went to check again after ten days, and the body had not disappeared. Why? Because his mother, who had helped him deal with corpses since childhood, had been killed by him.

It is said that parents in the world are pitiful. They always think about protecting their children but don’t know whether their protection methods are appropriate.

Ji Anni's current action is to help Prince Ming destroy the evidence. She can help him once, but if Prince Ming eats raw food again in the future and makes the room full of blood, can she still help him?

Perhaps, the truth should be told to Prince Ming instead of hiding it.

Prince Ming should not be as fragile as he thought, right? Even if he knew he was a fox demon, he should be able to face the reality calmly, right? Ji Anni scrubbed the sheets more and more slowly, wondering whether she should bravely tell Prince Ming the truth.

Because, the way to prevent Prince Ming from becoming a man-eating monster is not to do everything you can to help him clean up the mess and deal with the evidence, but more importantly, it is up to Prince Ming himself to suppress the bloodthirsty and greedy desire for raw food in his body.

Thinking of this, Ji Anni stopped washing clothes. At this point, she felt that she had to calmly think about the timing of confessing to Prince Ming. If she told Yun Zhen about Prince Ming eating a snake last night, what would Yun Zhen do?

Ji Annie subconsciously touched her heart and felt the communication stone hanging there with her fingertips.

She wanted to contact Yun Zhen immediately and ask him what to do, but she was worried that Yun Zhen had not woken up yet and did not want to wake him up. Yun Zhen must be very busy recently, so let him sleep a little longer... On the other hand, Concubine An and Ning Shuang would be back soon after sending Prince Ming to the academy. After they came back, it would not be as convenient for them to deal with the evidence by themselves as it is now. After thinking about it, Ji Anni decided to seize the time and deal with the bloody clothes and bloody quilt first before discussing the matter with Yun Zhen.

Thinking of this, Ji Anni withdrew her thoughts and continued to devote all her energy to the battle with the blood-stained clothes. She rubbed and washed vigorously, and her waist and shoulders were sore from exhaustion, but the effect was not very significant, and it could even be said that it was a waste of effort.

"No, this is not a solution..." Ji Annie put down her clothes, stopped wasting time, and decided to think of a new solution.

She looked around the room and saw a large wooden barrel behind the screen. This barrel was used for bathing. Shui Furong was bathing in this barrel when she was caught by the emperor, exposing her true gender.

Ji Anni thought for a moment, thinking that if she said she wanted to take a bath in the room, she could not only ask the guards to prepare a large basin of hot water, but also trick the soap into her hands. At that time, with hot water and soap, would she still be afraid of not being able to wash away the blood stains? And with so much bath water, she wouldn't be afraid of being stained red by blood.