Chapter 118 She was tricked

Prince Ning's Mansion.

Night had fallen, but the Shaoguang Courtyard was brightly lit, creating a joyous atmosphere.

Having successfully seen Chu Yanluo off, Princess Ning was in high spirits. Her face was radiant as she held up the fabric that Shen Wantang had specially chosen for her, saying, "Tang'er has excellent taste. This holly purple suits me very well, and the fabric is also very thick, perfect for wearing when it gets cool."

Shen Wantang smiled and said, "Mother has fair skin, so she looks good in any color. However, this holly purple is a new color, so I brought it back for Mother to wear to try something new."

Purple is a difficult color to dye and weave. If it's too dark, it will make you look old; if it's too light, it will make you look worn. To dye it in the right shade requires a lot of skill from the craftsman.

The holly purple is just the right shade. When worn by Princess Ning, this color not only highlights her noble bearing but also makes her skin appear radiant and fair.

Princess Ning liked it more and more as she looked at it, and couldn't help but ask Shen Wantang for two more bolts of fabric, intending to send them to the palace, one for the Empress Dowager and one for the Empress.

Just as she was feeling happy, her maid Qiushui came in: "Your Highness, the young master has locked himself in his room and refuses to come out or eat dinner. What should we do?"

Princess Ning waved her hand dismissively: "If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. You won't starve if you miss a meal. Go away, don't interrupt my conversation with the Crown Princess."

Qiu Shui looked at Granny Quan, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

Granny Quan nodded to her, indicating that she could leave.

Qiu Shui then left with a belly full of questions. What's wrong with the princess? A few days ago, when the prince was injured and lying in bed, she was so worried that she couldn't eat or sleep for several days. Today, the prince refused to eat, but the princess didn't care.

Listening to the cheerful laughter coming from inside, she began to wonder if the princess only liked her daughter-in-law and didn't like her own son.

After a while, the ink machine arrived, limping.

Qiu Shui quickly went to greet him: "Mo Ji, your injuries haven't fully healed yet, why did you come out?"

Mo Ji smiled wryly: "Didn't I send someone to say that the Crown Prince refused to eat? Didn't you tell the Princess and the Crown Princess?"

"I did tell her, but the princess said that we won't starve if we skip a meal."

The ink machine was also stunned: "This..."

"It's cold and the dew is heavy tonight, and you're still injured. Go back quickly. If anything happens, send someone to deliver a message. Don't run off on your own."

"I finally managed to get into the Crown Prince's room and found that he had a high fever, so I would like to ask the Crown Princess to take a look at him."

After Mo Ji awoke from his coma, he heard from Qin Xin that his life had been saved by the Crown Princess. He had a persistent high fever and was convulsing all over his body. The medicine prescribed by the imperial physician was ineffective. It was the Crown Princess who personally performed acupuncture on him and prescribed new medicine, which saved his life.

Upon learning this, he immediately knelt down to thank the Crown Princess.

Now, he trusts the Crown Princess's medical skills more than anyone else; in his heart, she is already a miracle doctor.

Upon hearing that the young master had a high fever, Qiu Shui quickly brought Mo Ji into the house.

Mo Ji then told him that Xiao Qingyuan had developed a high fever.

Princess Ning looked at Shen Wantang: "Why don't we go and check on him? Let's make sure he doesn't really risk his life for that guy surnamed Chu."

Shen Wantang naturally wouldn't refuse her mother-in-law's request. She nodded and said, "We should go and see him. The young master was injured today. With new injuries and old wounds, plus the emotional wounds, he probably won't be having an easy time."

Princess Ning said with a look of relief, "You really are a magnanimous person. You don't care about his emotional wounds. If you ask me, Chu Yanluo hurt him too little, which is why he has been so confused."

Today, Chu Yanluo took the initiative to leave with Gu Qianhan, and Princess Ning was overjoyed. She left on her own, not because anyone from the Ning Prince's Mansion forced her to leave. This time, her son couldn't blame her as his mother, nor could he blame Shen Wantang.

Therefore, even though her son was very depressed and sad at the moment, Princess Ning didn't care. In any case, Chu Yanluo had already been taken away, and her son would only be sad for a while. He would naturally get better after a few days.

Shen Wantang naturally knew Princess Ning's feelings, but she didn't say anything more.

She asked Dujuan to fetch her some silver needles, and then went to Xinghe Courtyard with her mother-in-law.

Xiao Qingyuan lay on the bed, his face flushed with an unnatural redness. Princess Ning touched his head and called out to him, "Yuan'er."

However, Xiao Qingyuan responded to her with, "Yanluo...don't go, Yanluo..."

Princess Ning's face instantly turned cold: "I think we should just burn him to death, there's no need to treat him! Chu Yanluo has already given up on him and left with Gu Qianhan, yet he still thinks about her. What a spineless wretch! How could I have raised such a son!"

Shen Wantang knew she was just saying it out of anger. She gently comforted her mother-in-law for a few moments, then stepped forward to check Xiao Qingyuan's pulse and began to perform acupuncture on him.

Xiao Qingyuan's fever is indeed quite high. If we don't bring it down quickly, it will be even harder to lower later.

Half an hour later, Shen Wantang finally put away the needles.

At this moment, Xiao Qingyuan's face was no longer red, but had turned into a sickly pale color.

But Princess Ning knew that this was proof that his high fever had subsided.

She felt sorry for her son, but was also angry: "All these injuries and suffering are because of Chu Yanluo. Is it worth it? If Chu Yanluo were a decent person, I would accept that you are crazy for the one you love. But besides her good looks, what else is there to like about her?"

"Luckily, Gu Qianhan appeared out of nowhere and snatched her away, otherwise who knows what kind of mess she would have made of our manor!"

Half-asleep, Xiao Qingyuan seemed to have heard Gu Qianhan's name. He suddenly shouted, "Gu Qianhan, I'm not done with you yet!"

Princess Ning turned and left in anger: "He's beyond saving, Tang'er, leave him alone, let him die!"

Shen Wantang smiled helplessly, but her heart was not too emotional. Because she had experienced her previous life, she knew that Xiao Qingyuan was willing to give his life for Chu Yanluo, and it was nothing for him to call her name in his sleep.

The mother-in-law thought everything would be fine now that Chu Yanluo had been taken away by Gu Qianhan, but Shen Wantang didn't think so.

As long as Chu Yanluo contacts Xiao Qingyuan again, Xiao Qingyuan will still go to find her no matter what.

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Bai'an Lane, Jingsi Residence.

Chu Yanluo sat in the spacious flower hall, her heart sinking little by little.

She originally thought that Gu Qianhan would take her directly to live in the Gu family, but she didn't expect to be sent to this unknown house.

From the moment she left the Prince Ning's residence and got into the carriage, Gu Qianhan never came over to say another word to her, nor did he personally escort her back to her residence.

When night fell, he left her there alone and didn't come to keep her company at all!

You should know that no matter where she was before, Xiao Qingyuan would always try his best to accompany her. Even when she was sent to Jixin Nunnery by her family to become a nun, Xiao Qingyuan resolutely became a monk for her.

Even after becoming a monk, he still went to Jixin Nunnery to be with her, because he was afraid that she would be bullied by others or that she would be afraid to be alone.

What about Gu Qianhan?

He keeps saying he loves her and wants to marry her, so why isn't he worried at all that she might be afraid?

Could he be lying to her?

Did she fall for it?