He reached out to wipe her tears, but halfway through, his hand fell back down.
Yue Er’s heart ached intensely.
Even though she tried hard to suppress herself from crying out loud, she was on the verge of breaking down.
Tears fell like raindrops, and her shoulders trembled.
"You bastard!"
"I told you I wouldn’t leave, you bastard!"
If she hadn’t left, maybe he wouldn’t have been hurt so badly.
He wouldn’t have bled so much, and he wouldn’t...
"Who were they, and why did they come so aggressively?"
"Who were they targeting?"
Shih Shaoling smiled bitterly.
"Probably... they were after me!"
Yue Er glared at him.
"What do you mean probably, have you made enemies?"
"In the heart of the Capital City, are they reckless or something?"
Shih Shaoling took a few deep breaths and said, trembling.
"It’s..."
"It’s because in the past... I was too self-indulgent and made too many enemies!"
"Yue Er..."
"Can I... ask you for a favor?"
Yue Er’s heart softened, and she quickly said.
"Tell me, what is it?"
Shih Shaoling smiled bitterly.
"I don’t want my father to know!"
"I’m not seriously injured, just some flesh wounds. If I find a place to rest for a couple of days, I should be able to hide it!"
"Yue Er, could you help me?"
Yue Er was conflicted inside.
"Ridiculous!"
"It’s not your fault, why can’t the master know?"
"Can you hide it for a moment and hide it for a lifetime?"
Before Yue Er finished speaking, Shih Shaoling started coughing violently.
A mouthful of blood gushed out from his chest, and his whole body became even weaker.
"Hey!"
"Alright, alright, I agree!"
Yue Er quickly got up and wiped her tears.
"Someone, get a carriage, secretly take him to my villa. Be sure not to draw attention, and absolutely don’t..."
"Yes, Princess!"
...
In the afternoon, at the villa.
Yue Er had arranged everything.
She dismissed unnecessary servants and had someone fetch a doctor.
She called the best injury doctor in the Capital City.
All the wounds were checked and bandaged.
As expected, the injuries were not serious, just as Shih Shaoling had said, just flesh wounds.
After sending the doctor away, Yue Er sat by the bedside.
Now she was much calmer, and her mind began to constantly think about the issues.
"Who exactly harmed you? I must personally find out!"
"Our whereabouts were extremely secret; how did they know about our journey?"
Shih Shaoling, wrapped like a mummy, lay in bed.
Hearing Yue Er’s inquiry, he shook his head blankly.
"I... don’t know!"
"Yue Er, don’t think about these things. Leave them to me; you don’t need to worry!"
Yue Er frowned.
"How can I not worry? You said they were after you, but why don’t I believe it?"
"Clearly, they were after the both of us!"
"And you got injured saving me, how can I not care!"
She was very persistent.
She truly deserved to be the Emperor’s most cherished Fourth Princess, known for her bold and decisive actions.
She feared nothing, not even supernatural beings could take advantage of her.
So, how could she possibly ignore this matter?
Shih Shaoling twitched his lips.
’According to the plan, shouldn’t she be moved to tears, treating me tenderly?’
’But... why is this not unfolding as I imagined?’
This girl, was actually rushing to help him investigate... investigate...
Shih Shaoling was at a loss, torn between laughter and tears.
Yes, he almost forgot, she wasn’t an ordinary girl, she was Yue Er! She was the Fourth Princess!
...
During dinner time, Yue Er was planning to leave.
Shih Shaoling suddenly developed a high fever, in a daze, he held Yue Er’s hand.
"Don’t go, don’t go!"
"Will you marry me?"
Yue Er was stunned, pushed his hand away.
"What are you talking about!"
Though she refused verbally, her face flushed bright red.
Through the gap in the gauze, Shih Shaoling peeked at her, feeling secretly pleased, he continued.
"Yue Er!"
"Don’t go, please!"
"I like you! Marry me!"
After saying this, his body became even hotter.
His heart was filled with excitement and joy.
He finally said it, he finally said it.
Will Yue Er agree? She certainly will, won’t she?
...
Imaginations are always beautiful.
When Yue Er realized he was just talking nonsense, she immediately returned to normal.
She instructed Ying Luo.
"Go call the doctor, have someone stay here and take good care of him for the next couple of days, I’ll return first!"
After speaking, she left with big strides.
No matter how much she lingered, she couldn’t stay the night, so it was best to leave decisively.
Ying Luo responded and stayed to arrange everything, then also left.