Chen Feng, Chen Yu, and the others frantically tried to figure out how to get off the cliff, only to see Xie Jingyan bringing Shen Wan up.

The guards were about to surround them when they heard Xie Jingyan's words. They stopped in their tracks, looking at each other with blank expressions on their usually serious faces.

The prince was willing to risk his life for the princess, jumping off the cliff after her. However, the two even had a fight while they were falling off the cliff.

That's absolutely outrageous.

Shen Wan lowered her head, biting her lip, and said, "I'm...I'm sorry..."

Xie Jingyan looked at Shen Wan, who looked like a wronged wife, and he didn't know whether to be angry or not. He was angry that Shen Wan had kept it from him for so long, but he was also worried that she had been frightened just now. In the end, he could only say helplessly, "Let's go back to the manor!"

He turned and walked away, but after seven or eight steps, he realized that Shen Wan wasn't following. He gritted his teeth and said, "Do you need me to carry you?"

"No, no need..."

Shen Wan shook her head repeatedly and quickly caught up.

She was still quite shaken from falling off the cliff, and her legs were a little weak. But more than the fall, she was worried about how to appease Jing Yan's anger.

Xie Jingyan's strides were long, and Shen Wan had to jog to keep up. Even when they reached the horse parking area, Xie Jingyan didn't look at her again.

Xie Jingyan got into the carriage immediately. Shen Wan didn't dare to get on, so she stood by the carriage. Xie Jingyan lifted the curtain and said, "Get in!"

Shen Wan went up there, gritting her teeth.

Upon entering, she saw Xie Jingyan's injured hand. There was medicine in the carriage, and Shen Wan quickly took it out to treat Xie Jingyan's wound. With just a light touch, Xie Jingyan gasped in pain.

Shen Wan's tears rolled down her cheeks, making Xie Jingyan frown. He was the one in pain, so why was she crying?

Thinking about how Shen Wan left the mansion today, he soon became restless, so he went to the Yun family, only to be told that she had gone to Huguo Temple.

He didn't even dismount his horse, and immediately turned around and rushed to Huguo Temple. By chance, he ran into Princess Qinghe, who told him that she was at the cliff pavilion behind Huguo Temple, which allowed him to arrive in time to rescue her. If he had delayed even a moment, he would not have been able to save her in time.

Thinking about this, Xie Jingyan was still feeling lingering fear.

Seeing Shen Wan's shoulders heaving, and her not even daring to cry loudly, Xie Jingyan's temper vanished. He couldn't do anything about her after all, whether in her dreams or in reality. Xie Jingyan gave up struggling and asked, "Are you hurt anywhere?"

Although I don't think it's likely, he might have bumped into something he didn't notice.

Shen Wan shook her head, "I'm fine..."

Xie Jingyan didn't say anything, letting Shen Wan treat the vines on his hands, then apply medicine powder and bandage them with a handkerchief.

Once the hand injury was treated, the servant drove the carriage away.

They remained silent the entire way.

Xie Jingyan's eyes never left Shen Wan's face.

Shen Wan dared not speak, for Xie Jingyan was in a bad mood, and she was afraid that she might say something that would upset him even more.

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Prince Ling's mansion.

This time, Shen Wan was the first to disembark from the carriage, followed by Xie Jingyan.

Xie Jingyan stepped into the mansion, with Shen Wan following behind. She instructed Steward Zhou, "Quickly, summon the imperial physician."

Before Steward Zhou could react, Xie Jingyan said, "You are not allowed to call the imperial physician or any other doctor."

Steward Zhou, “…???”

Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyan and asked, "Why?"

His hand was injured, and his shoulder was hit by a stone. How could he not get treatment?

Xie Jingyan gave only one instruction and then left.

Shen Wan followed, not daring to ask Xie Jingyan, she whispered to Chen Feng, "What exactly happened to your master?"

Chen Feng sighed.

What else could it be?

"I'd like to annul the engagement with the Marquis of Pingyang's heir."

After much effort, I managed to persuade the Emperor to grant a marriage between the Marquis of Pingyang's heir and the Princess of Huai'an, but my good intentions backfired. I had no choice but to go back to the Emperor to have the imperial decree withdrawn, which had already displeased the Emperor.

If the Emperor finds out that the Prince risked jumping off a cliff to save the Princess, nearly dying along with her, he will surely be furious. This time, he will not only be angry with the Prince, but also with the Princess.

No emperor, no father, would like his son to value a woman too much.

In the Emperor's eyes, the prince's request for a marriage decree for the Marquis of Pingyang's heir was due to the princess's influence, and his request for the Emperor to rescind the decree was also due to the princess's influence...

Once the Emperor finds out about this, the heir of the Marquis of Pingyang will have no hope of annuling the engagement.

The prince would give up his life for the princess, let alone a minor injury. Besides, there is medicine for treating minor injuries in the manor. Doctor Tao should be back in the capital in the next day or two.

Chen Feng said, "It's just a minor injury; the Princess can apply medicine for the Prince."

Chen Feng's words put Shen Wan at ease.

She caught up with Xie Jingyan.

Xie Jingyan was hit on the shoulder by a stone, and his brocade robe was torn at the shoulder. After entering the house, Shen Wan told Haitang to get some ointment, and she went over to help Xie Jingyan take off his clothes.

As she took off her inner garment, Shen Wan saw a bruise the size of her palm on Xie Jingyan's shoulder.

Shen Wan's nose stung, and tears fell again.

Xie Jingyan reached out and wiped away Shen Wan's tears, saying, "Don't cry. It's just a small injury. It will be fine in a few days without any medicine."

For someone who practices martial arts, such a minor injury is nothing to worry about.

However, Shen Wan judged others by her own standards. Normally, even a slight bump would make her forehead tremble with pain, so such a large bruise would be excruciatingly painful for her.

Shen Wan wiped away her tears, first using a damp towel to wipe Xie Jingyan's bruises, then applying ointment and carefully rubbing it in.

Seeing that Xie Jingyan didn't frown, Shen Wan increased the pressure, while Xie Jingyan looked at her.

Xie Jingyan had previously felt that Shen Wan's attitude towards him had suddenly become much better. Now, thinking about it carefully, he realized that she probably knew that the jade pendant was a gift from her and was afraid that he would be angry if he knew the truth, so she had kept it a secret until now. But in reality, she was no longer as resistant to him as before.

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