Chapter 445 Punishment(4)_1
The palace maid had already noticed Cai Wei’s two bare legs outside, and her sharp eyes had spotted the underpants thrown on the couch, full of bloodstains. However, she showed no surprise.
Having lived in the palace for a long time, she knew very well that some things were best ignored, unheard, and unasked. That was the ideal way to stay safe.
"Let me help you put these on!"
The palace maid picked up the blood-stained underpants, intending to help Cai Wei put them back on.
Cai Wei frowned at the underwear, asking, "Girl, do you have menstrual bands?"
She remembered that her mother, Lady Du, used to make some rectangular items from fine cotton cloth, which her mother referred to as menstrual bands. These were used during periods, equivalent to modern sanitary napkins.
"Yes, I’ll get them for you. Please wait a moment."
The little palace maid bowed to Cai Wei and was about to leave.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Cai Wei loudly said: "Get me another set of clothes. This outfit is dirty; I can’t wear it anymore!"
After the small palace maid left, Cai Wei suddenly realized that she had stained Nangong Yi’s bed quite badly. The cotton quilt embroidered with bamboo patterns, the thick mattress with illustrations of ascent to high places, and the brocade handkerchief that the man had used to wipe her blood, all were stained with blood and in a terrible state!
Cai Wei’s face turned red, and suddenly remembering the man’s worried expression when her stomach had been in pain, and his intention to inspect and apply medication to her ’wound,’ she couldn’t help feeling moved, shy, and amused at the same time. She covered her blushing face, laughing softly.