Chapter 99

The Crown Prince closed the book in his hand and his gaze fell on the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess was not yet thirty and clearly lived a life of luxury, but for some reason, she was thin and her eyes had little light. She looked even more haggard than the Crown Prince, who was older than her.

"Don't worry about these things from the previous dynasty," the Crown Prince said, holding her hand. "Your most important task now is to recover your health as quickly as possible."

Because of the Crown Prince's words, the Crown Princess shed tears again: "Your Highness, if Yue'er were still alive, how old would she be now, and what would she look like?"

Hearing her words, the Crown Prince sighed again: "It's been so many years, and you still haven't gotten over that incident."

The Crown Princess remained silent, only weeping.

That was her daughter, whom she carried for ten months before giving birth to. She was her first and only child!

It's all her fault. She insisted on taking the child to the lantern festival outside the palace to join in the fun. In a moment of carelessness, she lost the child!

Even though the two had a good relationship, the Crown Princess spent her days in tears after losing her eldest daughter, and her health deteriorated day by day. Even when she became pregnant, she could not keep the pregnancy. The Crown Prince was worried that if things continued like this, he would completely ruin the Crown Princess's health, so he stopped sleeping with her.

However, precisely because of this, the time spent together on a daily basis is naturally even more indispensable.

At this moment, the Crown Princess was shedding tears, and the Crown Prince patiently comforted her without showing the slightest impatience.

Only after the court session ended and the officials arrived did the Crown Prince order the palace maids to help the Crown Princess back to rest.

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As the sun reached its zenith, Yunxi finally woke up.

When I woke up, I felt as if I had been run over by a heavy object several times from head to toe. I could barely move a finger, so I could only call for Jixiang to come in.

Seeing that she was awake, Jixiang finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Miss, you're finally awake!"

Yunxi was sleeping so soundly that she thought something had happened!

"What time is it?"

"It's just noon, miss. Have some tea, and I'll bring you your lunch right away."

Yunxi hummed in agreement, got up, drank some water, and then lay back down.

Throughout the entire day, Yunxi barely got out of bed.

Seeing that she had no further instructions, Jixiang took out her needle and thread.

Now that life is better, she no longer has to think about embroidering things to sell as before, and can finally do the embroidery she loves.

The back room was quiet all day, but in front, someone was always thinking of her.

Jing Yuan went over to serve tea, glanced at the book in Shen Rang's hand, and his lips twitched slightly: "Your Highness, you've been sitting here all morning and haven't even finished a single page?"

Shen Rang was able to achieve the highest honors in all three levels of the imperial examinations, so his academic ability was beyond doubt. But now...

Shen Rang suddenly came to his senses: "...I watched it a second time."

Yeah, right.

He spent the whole morning worrying about how Yunxi was doing.

People from Liuyun Garden came to ask several times, and each time they said the back room was quiet and there was no sound at all. Jixiang brought Yunxi some food around noon, and then there was no more sound.

Shen Rang pressed his temples.

He desperately wanted to be by her side, but he was burdened by too many ties. The single word "filial piety" was enough to hold him back, and the things separating him and Yunxi were too heavy. His impulsive act would only cause Yunxi to pay an unimaginably painful price.

He could protect Yunxi at home, but once rumors started circulating outside, it would be difficult for Yunxi to maintain a proper standing in the capital.

"Young Master, the Second Miss has already started eating. Why don't you have some too?"

Just as Jing Yuan finished speaking, a figure rushed over hurriedly: "Young Master, the young mistress has dragged the second young lady to the main hall!"