Yi Chenli didn't care at all whether his clothes were dirty or not.

He took off his cloak and covered the girl with it.

"Be good, don't move around. We'll be going back soon."

His hand touched An Yuan'er's lower abdomen through her clothes, and a warm current flowed into her through his hand.

An Yuan'er thought, this must be what is called internal energy.

The warmth enveloped my stomach, gradually easing the cramping pain.

"Not at all."

An Yuan'er nestled into Yi Chenli's arms and nodded.

She thought to herself with embarrassment: Why does Yi Chenli see all the embarrassing things she does?

The journey was particularly grueling and long, but thankfully, we finally arrived at Chenyang Palace.

Upon arriving at the palace, An Yuan'er immediately jumped off Yi Chenli and covered herself with her clothes, saying, "I...I'm leaving now."

Before Yi Chenli could respond, An Yuan'er quickly fled.

The red stains on Yi Chenli's light blue clothes, after being stained by the rain, have spread to a wider area.

In ancient times, men had many taboos, fearing that getting involved with blood would bring misfortune. When a woman was menstruating, she would sleep in a separate room from her husband.

Li Gui rushed out: "Master, what's wrong?"

Yi Chenli looked in An Yuan'er's direction and said calmly, "It's alright."

"Go and invite the female physician from the Imperial Medical Academy to see me."

Li Gui: "???"

Li Gui had many questions in her mind, but she still did as Yi Chenli instructed.

An Yuan'er returned to her room, muttering to herself.

"Oh my god! How embarrassing!"

"I'm too ashamed to face anyone."

"Quickly find me a block of tofu, I'll smash my head against it and die!"

"How will Yi Chenli feel about me in the future?"

After changing into clean clothes, An Yuan'er buried her head in the blanket, her feet fidgeting restlessly, ashamed to be seen by anyone.

Guoguo brought out the daily necessities she would need after her period and placed them by the cabinet: "Miss, what's the big deal? It just means you've grown up. Besides, I don't think the Sixth Prince is unhappy at all; on the contrary, he seems quite happy."

An Yuan'er looked up: "What's he so happy about? It's so strange."

Guoguo chuckled to herself, "You'll have to ask Miss that. How would I know?"

An Yuan'er threw the pillow at her: "You brat, I told you not to read weird stories all day long. You're going to become a bad influence."

Guoguo caught the pillow and kept talking: "When Miss leaves Chenyang Palace next spring, she can go back to An Mansion. When she returns, those who want to propose to our Miss will definitely be lining up at the door. Miss will be spoiled for choice. But Guoguo doesn't know if Miss will still only like our Sixth Prince then."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Who said I like him?"

Guoguo blinked. If the young lady said no, then no. She'd better not expose the young lady.

An Yuan'er was both angry and amused by Guo Guo's antics. Her lower abdomen, which had been feeling a little warm, started to cramp again.

"Get out! I need to rest." An Yuan'er pulled the covers over herself and closed her eyes.

Guoguo went out, which was a significant event for a young lady from a prominent family. Guoguo wrote a letter and sent it home explaining the situation.

An Yuan'er, however, was lying in bed, unable to fall asleep.

As girls grow up, so do their teenage thoughts, which are difficult to understand and obscure.

And An Yuan'er would also wonder, what is he doing right now?

Normally, An Yuan'er would go see him if she missed him. It's just a few steps to the neighbor's house, but today those few steps were really difficult.

An Yuan'er hesitated and did not take a step.