Chapter 257 You are a woman, I will marry you

"Your Highness."

Shen Chu exclaimed in surprise and quickly reached out to support Pei Yuan.

When I touched it, it felt sticky. When I looked up, my hand was covered in blood.

Only then did she notice that Pei Yuan's back was a bloody mess.

Yes, in the fire, when the roof collapsed, he bravely threw himself on top of it.

Such a large fire must have burned his back.

When he fell into the secret passage, he flipped over in mid-air and became his own human cushion.

Despite his severe injuries, he remained silent the entire way and followed him for over an hour.

Shen Chu felt annoyed and guilty, blaming herself for not noticing Pei Yuan's unusual behavior sooner.

She didn't have time to marvel at her surroundings anymore and quickly found a room to go inside.

This is a house that has been abandoned for a long time.

The room was a mess, covered in cobwebs and dust.

Fortunately, the bed is still usable.

She quickly tidied up and helped Pei Yuan sit on the bed.

The well in the yard was still usable. Chen Chu drew water and brought it in, helped Pei Yuan take off his shirt, and cleaned the wound on his back.

When he fell, he only suffered minor abrasions; the burns were more severe.

The skin cracked open, exposing flesh and blood.

Fortunately, she had some wound medicine with her, and Shen Chu carefully applied it to Pei Yuan.

The weather was hot, and the wound couldn't be bandaged to avoid it becoming infected, so he could only lie on the bed with his upper body bare.

After doing all this, she was exhausted and covered in sweat, so she plopped down on the footstool by the bed.

Only then did they notice that Pei Yuan's face was flushed and his forehead was burning hot.

He developed a high fever.

My senior brother said that when a person has a high fever, wiping their forehead, neck, armpits, and groin with a damp cloth can help reduce the fever.

Following Han Feng's instructions, Chen Chu kept wiping these areas with a damp cloth.

Pei Yuan was delirious with fever, his consciousness was unclear, and he kept muttering incoherently.

"Mother, don't leave me."

"Father, Mother, where are you?"

"Chuchu, I'm so cold."

Upon hearing the last sentence clearly, Shen Chu was startled and suddenly looked up.

How did Pei Yuan know her name?

She was certain that she had never met Pei Yuan when she was a child.

Pei Yuan is Zhan Gege's cousin. Could it be that Zhan Gege told him this?

But Brother Zhan has only met Pei Yuan once.

"Chuchu, I feel terrible."

Suppressing the tears that suddenly welled up in her eyes, a crazy idea surfaced in her mind.

She strode forward and grabbed Pei Yuan's arm.

She remembered that Lu Zhan had a crescent-shaped mark on his arm, near his elbow, which was from when she was a child.

She was so scared that she cried because she bit too deeply and bled. Lu Zhan even comforted her instead.

However, Pei Yuan's arm was smooth, except for a bumpy scar near his elbow.

It looks like a knife wound.

There was nothing else.

She slumped down on the edge of the bed, feeling dejected, and secretly mocked herself for being crazy.

How could Pei Yuan possibly be his brother Zhan?

He is the sixth prince of His Majesty; how can the royal bloodline be confused?

Besides, if Brother Zhan were alive, how could he not remember her?

Shen Chu was stunned for a long time until she heard Pei Yuan murmur that it was hot before she came back to her senses.

The senior brother said that feeling hot means that the body temperature will not rise any higher.

She leaned over and touched Pei Yuan's forehead; sure enough, he was sweating.

She let out a long breath, leaned against the edge of the bed, and stared blankly at Pei Yuan.

When Pei Yuan opened his eyes, the sun had already set in the west.

He blinked and saw Shen Chu's small face right in front of him.

She was sitting on the footstool, her arm draped over the bed, her head resting on her arm, fast asleep.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the broken window frame, casting a soft glow on the face of the person lying in front of it.

Pei Yuan was momentarily stunned.

The two were in a fire and a secret passage.

At this moment, Shen Chu's hair was disheveled, and a strand of hair even fell down and stuck to her cheek.

His usually smooth forehead was now stained with some black ash, probably from the fire.

But in Pei Yuan's eyes, it was incredibly vivid.

It feels so good to see Shen Chu the moment I open my eyes.

He almost went crazy when he rushed into the fire and couldn't find Chen Chu.

At that moment, it didn't matter whether Shen Chu was a man or a woman.

The most important thing is to live Chen Chu alive, to live vibrantly in this world, and to live by his side.

In that instant, he realized just how much Shen Chu meant to him.

It's that kind of need that clamors deep in your bones, a need that transcends life itself.

Pei Yuan raised his hand and gently tucked the stray hairs from Shen Chu's temples behind her head.

Then he gently wiped away the black ash from her forehead, restoring her original smooth, porcelain-white complexion.

Shen Chu slept very soundly, even sniffing a little before falling back into a deep sleep.

They look inexplicably cute.

Pei Yuan's lips curled up as he watched, and he unconsciously leaned closer.

By the time he realized what was happening, his lips were almost touching Shen Chu's lips.

He paused, but this time, he didn't hesitate.

He lowered his head and gently pressed his lips to Chen Chu's.

A kiss.

A fleeting kiss.

When he looked up again, Pei Yuan's eyes were bright, filled with a determination to win.

"Chen Chu, this time I won't let you go."

Whether you're a man or not.

It doesn't matter if she's a woman.

In short, I love you, but only you as a person.

You are a woman, I will marry you, cherish you and love you for the rest of my life.

Even if you are a man, I will still make you fall in love with me, even if you are bound by worldly views and refuse to love me.

I will stay with you for a lifetime.

Pei Yuan gently touched his lips, as if the sweetness from Chen Chu's lips still lingered there.

Suddenly, Shen Chu stirred.

He froze, then suddenly slumped back down, his entire face turning bright red.

But I couldn't help but berate myself.

It was just a quick kiss.

What's there to be cowardly about? Where did your heroic spirit go?

Forget it, let's take it slow and steady.

Don't scare him; he's already had enough frights today.

When Chen Chu woke up rubbing her eyes, she saw Pei Yuan with his brows furrowed and his face as red as a bright red silk ribbon.

"Does he have a fever again?"

She reached out to check the temperature of Pei Yuan's forehead.

When the cool little hand pressed against his forehead, Pei Yuan groaned silently, wishing he could bury his head in the pillow.

I don't know if he has a fever.

But there's no doubt he's being horny.

Shen Chu withdrew her hand in confusion. "Your Highness, you don't have a fever. Why is your face so red?"

Pei Yuan pursed his lips into a straight line.

If I said I kissed you, would you believe me?

"Your Highness?"

Pei Yuan snapped out of his daze, cleared his throat, and quickly changed the subject.

"Did we come out of the secret passage?"

Shen Chu nodded, "There's such a long secret passage underground in the General's Mansion."

Pei Yuan didn't find it strange. "The General's Mansion was originally the mansion of the Prince of Yi from the previous dynasty. The Prince of Yi failed to seize the throne from my grandfather and committed suicide after his defeat."

The Prince's mansion remained empty until Li Ming was rewarded for his meritorious service in resisting the Northern Rong.

Given that the Wing King was determined to seize the throne, it's not surprising that he might have built a secret underground passage and done things that no one else knew about.

Shen Chu's expression was complicated. "It's not surprising that there's a secret passage, but the exit of the secret passage is very strange. Does Your Highness know where we are right now?"