Chapter 263 Waiting for You to Wake Up

Shen Changhe looked at the expressions of several people and keenly realized that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

"Brother, since you are leaving Beijing, you should leave quickly and go back to say goodbye to my sister-in-law."

Shen Changhe nodded, went to the inner room to visit Xiao Yuan, and then left.

Qing'an and Qingfeng seemed to have escaped death, and they were both happy and scared.

"Master Wenyin's Buddhist teachings are boundless. When the master recovers, I must build a golden statue for him."

Shen Anan waved his hand tiredly, "You have worked hard these days, I will be guarding the house, you all go and rest."

"yes."

Everyone left, and the room returned to silence. Shen An stood still in the room, his eyes blank for a moment, then he suddenly came back to his senses and walked towards the bed.

——

Shen Mansion.

"Madam, I will go find a doctor to see you right away." Xiao Jie looked happy.

"Wait." Lin Yurou covered her lips with a handkerchief, but the nausea was still there. "Don't go. Maybe he ate something bad. Let's wait a few days. If it turns out not to be the case, it will make a big fuss. If it turns out not to be the case, it will make people laugh."

"How could it not be? Madam's period is already seven days late, it must be..."

Lin Yurou glanced at the maid and told her to stop talking.

"My husband and I have only been married for a short time, how can it happen so quickly? Let's wait a little longer. I'm afraid the doctor won't be able to tell right now. Don't be too excited in vain."

The maid could only stand there obediently, but still ordered people to clear away all the food on the table and replace it with some lighter food.

Lin Yurou's nausea finally eased a little.

"I have heard from an old woman that some women who are very troubled will have reactions as soon as they get pregnant. Madam, you must be pregnant."

"Young Master." A maid's greeting was heard in the courtyard.

Lin Yurou quickly pushed the maid and ordered her not to say anything more, then she immediately stood up and went to greet him.

When Shen Changhe saw her, his stern brows relaxed immediately. He glanced at the food on the table, took off his outer robe and handed it to the maid, saying, "Didn't I say you don't have to wait for me?"

Lin Yurou was led by him to sit beside the table, her eyes full of tenderness, "I lie at home every day and seldom move, either eating snacks or fruits, I'm not hungry anyway."

"How come you came back so late today? Is there something wrong in the military camp?"

Shen Changhe paused holding the chopsticks, lowered his eyes and responded softly, without saying anything else.

Lin Yurou was keenly aware that something was wrong. In the past, he would tell her some interesting stories from the military camp when he came back, but he had never been as silent as he was today.

"Husband, what happened?"

Shen Changhe pursed his lips and looked at Lin Yurou with gloomy eyes, as if he found it difficult to speak.

"Rou'er, I..."

Lin Yurou tilted her head and looked at him, frowning slightly, "Why, did you come back so late because you have a mistress outside and are too embarrassed to speak up?"

"No." Shen Changhe immediately shook his head, "The Fourth Prince was poisoned, and I was worried, so I went to the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and that's why I came back a little late."

Lin Yurou was just joking and teasing him just now, but when she heard this, she tensed up, "What happened? How did you get poisoned? Has the poison been removed? Is everything serious?"

"It's solved, but the person is still asleep."

"That's good." She let out a long breath.

Shen Changhe looked at her, his eyes filled with a doting smile, "Mother doesn't know about this yet, you should be careful, don't mention it in front of her, it will only increase her worries."

"Don't worry, I know everything."

The moon was above the willows, and the maid took away the leftovers. Lin Yurou walked to the desk, lit the candle, and was about to continue reading the account book that she had not finished reading during the day, but was stopped by Shen Changhe and held in his arms.

"What are you doing? The maid is here." She blushed and tried to push him away.

"Don't move, let me hug you again." The man's voice was low and hoarse, filled with endless reluctance.

"What's wrong with you?" Lin Yurou only then realized his abnormality and turned around to stare at him without blinking.

Shen Changhe stared at her without saying a word.

She raised her hand and stroked his eyebrows. "Is it not going well in the military camp? Wait a few days and I'll give you a surprise, okay?"

"What surprise?"

Lin Yurou pursed her lips and shook her head, "I can't tell you now."

Shen Changhe chuckled, rested his forehead against hers, and let out a long sigh, “Rou’er, you have to be good.”

"Um?"

"Sir." The servant's voice came from outside the door, "Everything is ready, it's time to go."

"Let's go?" Lin Yurou was stunned and pushed him away. "Where are you going?"

"…The emperor has ordered me to lead the soldiers of East City to the border for support. The situation is urgent, so we must leave tonight."

Lin Yurou stared at him blankly, seemingly unable to react.

"Go to the border. Why do you have to go to the border all of a sudden?"

Shen Changhe's eyes were filled with reluctance, and he embraced her lovingly, "The current peace in the capital is just an appearance, and it will soon be completely chaotic. Leaving may not be a bad thing."

"No." Tears welled up in Lin Yurou's eyes. "You lied to me. War is so dangerous. How can it be a good thing?"

"Rou'er, the emperor's order cannot be disobeyed," Shen Changhe said helplessly, "The emperor will not allow the soldiers from East City to continue to stay in the capital and become the reliance of the Fourth Prince. If I don't go, the Fourth Prince will have to go. The court cannot leave him."

He gently wiped the tears from her cheeks and said softly, "The Fourth Prince must stay in Beijing. He is responsible for too many families and lives, and the Shen family is the first to bear the brunt."

How could Lin Yurou not understand, but she really couldn't bear to let him go to the border.

"At this time, we should put the overall situation first. My Rou'er is the most sensible, right?"

"Can you take me with you?" Lin Yurou looked at him with tears in her eyes. "I will be obedient and will never cause you any trouble. Can you take me with you?"

Shen Changhe caressed her cheek lovingly, "The border is windy and sandy, and you are very fragile. How can you stay here? Be good and listen. I will come back immediately when the border is stable."

He held his wife in his arms, with reluctance and attachment pouring out of his eyes, but he didn't want her to see it and make her sadder.

Lin Yurou bit her lip and didn't cry out. Her hand slowly covered her flat belly and she finally gave up.

"I send you."

In the middle of the night, Shen Changhe only had time to say a few words to Shen Wen before leaving the Shen Mansion.

The soldiers of East City were waiting outside the city. Lin Yurou took a carriage to send him out of the city, reluctant to let him go. "You must be well. Nothing is more important than your life. You must know that I am still waiting for you at home."

Shen Changhe smiled, leaned over and placed a kiss on the back of her hand, then turned around and got off the carriage, decisively and simply, without ever looking back.

Lin Yurou covered her lips, afraid that he would hear her sobbing.

"Madam." The maid handed her a handkerchief with concern.

"Let's go back." After the people disappeared completely, she lowered the curtain sadly. This child came at the wrong time, tying her up in the capital, unable to go anywhere.

This is their first child, how can she be so willful? The journey to the border is long and they have to rush to support them. She really can't afford to go through so much trouble.

——

The Fourth Prince’s Mansion, Wutong Garden.

Mo Xiang prepared the medicine and handed it to Shen Anan who was guarding the bed, "Princess, you have been guarding all night, why don't you go and take a rest."

"I'll wait for him to wake up."

The imperial physician said that the patient was fine, but he had not woken up for a long time. Every moment of delay made her feel more anxious.

"Princess, when my master wakes up and sees you like this, he will be heartbroken."

She had been feeling very tired since she came back from Xiangjue Temple. She was also very tired and had not eaten properly. Now she felt weak and her face was very pale.

Her eyes were dull, "Open the window to let some fresh air in. The room is filled with the smell of medicine, which makes people feel uncomfortable."

Mo Xiang immediately went over and opened the window. When she came back, she saw the medicine still on the table and said softly, "I have tested the temperature. The medicine can be taken now."

"Hmm?" Shen Anan looked up, staring at Mo Xiang in a daze with bloodshot eyes for a while, and then suddenly reacted after a while, "Yes, decoction."

She looked at Mo Xiang's hand, which was empty. She glanced left and right before she stood up and walked over to bring the medicine on the small table.

Mo Xiang felt so distressed to see her being tortured into this state, but he couldn't persuade her and could only help her from the side.

He swallowed the entire bowl of medicine, and it was much better than when he swallowed it yesterday.

"Princess." Mo Ran walked in quietly, bowed and said, "The palace has sent a lot of precious medicinal herbs, and we are here on the orders of the emperor to visit the fourth prince."

Xiao Yuan's unconscious state must not be seen by that person. Shen Anan winked at Mo Xiang and said, "Go find Qingyue first, and then let Qingan take him to the study."

"yes."

Over at the study, the chief eunuch certainly didn't see Xiao Yuan. He just stood at the door of the study, got threatened, and then left in a hurry.

Leaving the study courtyard, there is a long corridor through which one can see the opposite side. The eunuch glanced at it and immediately frowned and stopped.

"Is that the one who just passed by, Prince Ling?"

Qing'an raised his eyes and took a look, his eyebrows twitching violently.

"The direction that Prince Ling is heading to is... Wutong Garden, right?" The chief eunuch looked back at the study, puzzled, "Isn't the Fourth Prince in the study? What is Prince Ling doing in the backyard?"

Looking for the fourth prince’s wife? The thought of killing someone flashed through the eunuch's mind quickly, and he quickly shook his head to shake off this outrageous speculation.

The Fourth Prince is still here, how is that possible?

Qing An, "My master asked Prince Ling to wait in the main courtyard. He will be there soon."

"Oh." The eunuch nodded and looked at the corridor again before leaving.

It was too unruly for the Fourth Prince's Mansion to allow a man from outside to enter the inner courtyard. What a shame it was. However, he only dared to think about it in his mind and would never dare to say it out loud.

After sending the person away, Qing'an wiped the cold sweat from his head. Fortunately, Qingyue's disguise was flawless and he didn't reveal his true identity.

How could it be such a coincidence that we ran into each other? Mo Xiang is really something, he didn't even know to avoid it.

In the main house of Wutong Garden, Ling Chenyi's face was almost pressed against Xiao Yuan's. "Didn't the imperial physician say that he was fine? Why hasn't he woken up yet?"

Shen Anan had already used up all her energy and had no energy left to talk to Ling Chenyi.

"Cousin, go and rest first. I'll stay here and let someone report to you if he wakes up."