When Tian Yu woke up the next day, Zhao Moyan was no longer there. Looking at the torn clothes in front of her bed, Tian Yu sat up with aches all over her body and found that her wrist seemed to be dislocated again. It was swollen like a bun. Tian Yu smiled bitterly. Ever since Zhao Moyan broke it last time, her wrist seemed to be particularly prone to dislocation. With pain coming from her shoulder, Tian Yu turned her head and saw a row of deep bite marks there, still covered in blood.

Recalling Zhao Moyan's rudeness last night, she realized he wasn't the gentle Marquis she knew at all. Perhaps his gentleness no longer belonged to her. Very well, she had finally destroyed their future with her own hands. Zhao Moyan must hate her to death now. Looking at the bruises covering her body, Tian Yu didn't want to move and lay back down on the bed.

Seeing Tian Yu's swollen neck and wrists, Li Xingyun said irritably, "Did you make Zhao Moyan angry again?"

"Um, could you please take a look at my wrist? It seems to be dislocated."

"What's it for this time?"

"Let him marry Miss Cui as soon as possible."

"You're lucky you weren't strangled to death."

"It hurts, can you be gentler?"

"You still feel pain? Why didn't you do this earlier?"

Is it serious?

"It's very serious. If it were me, I would have just poisoned you to death."

"Was it a blessing or a curse for the princess to meet you?"

"I don't know, but I do know that meeting you was the biggest mistake of Zhao Moyan's life."

"Maybe."

"Okay, apply this medicine once in the morning and once at night."

"I'll be going to the palace in a couple of days. Why don't you take the princess back to the mountain city?"

"I don't need you to worry about me. Just take care of yourself."

“Mountain City is safer. With Li Yong there, there won’t be any danger, and it’s also close to Chen State.”

"What, are you planning to stay in the palace forever?"

"No, what I mean is that your leg isn't completely healed yet, and I'm worried about what might happen."

"Even if I want to leave, Ling'er won't come with me now. The Empress is unwell, so she has to stay."

"Indeed, the Empress didn't seem to be doing well that day. I wonder how she is now?"

“I’ve already gone to see it,” Li Xingyun said, shaking his head.

"Even you can't do anything about it?! What are we going to do then?"

After applying the ointment at Li Xingyun's place, Tian Yu returned to her room to write. Green Willow, heavily pregnant, approached Tian Yu and said, "Madam, the Marquis is going to marry that Miss Cui. How can you still be in the mood to write?"

"Really? That's good." Tian Yu paused for a moment, then continued writing.

"Madam, what happened to your hand? And what happened to your neck? Was there an assassin?" Green Willow asked, her attention diverted by Tian Yu's swollen left hand.

"I twisted my ankle by accident."

"How could you be so careless? I'll go find your uncle to take a look."

"I've already checked it, it'll be fine in a couple of days."

"Madam, aren't you in a hurry?"

Why should I be in such a hurry?

"The Marquis has agreed to marry Miss Cui next month. The date has been set, and the whole city knows it now!"

"Okay, I understand. You should go back and rest. You're so pregnant and you're still worrying about nothing."

"Madam, are you trying to drive me crazy with worry?"

"Green Willow, I am now the Crown Princess."

"You don't like the Marquis anymore?"

"Silly girl, Gale, quickly take your wife away!" Tian Yu shouted to the outside.

Green Willow was finally carried away by the gale. When Autumn Chrysanthemum came in, Green Willow was still shouting, "Autumn Chrysanthemum, why didn't you stop Madam? How did you get injured?"

"Yes, it was my fault for not taking good care of you, Madam. I will be more careful next time. You should go back and rest now, and don't wander around anymore."

After Qiuju came in, Tianyu put down her calligraphy brush and asked, "How are things between you and Huang Xuan?"

"Madam, there's nothing between him and me?"

"Really? Then I'll find you a family to live with, okay?"

"Madam, please don't make fun of Qiuju."

"I mean it. I won't take you with me when I enter the palace. You'd better all leave and not stay here."

"Madam, I'm not going anywhere. If you don't take Qiuju with you, Qiuju will stay here and wait for you to return," Qiuju said, kneeling down.

What if I don't come back?

"Then I'll keep waiting and guard this place."

“Good Qiuju, you are smarter than Lvliu. You understand without me saying it. Lvliu is a silly girl, but she has Jifeng protecting her now. What about you?” Tianyu said, helping Qiuju up.

"Chrysanthemums don't need anyone to protect them."

“You’re not young anymore, it’s time to think about yourself. If you still want to stay by the Marquis’s side, I can talk to him.”

"Qiuju doesn't want to go anywhere, she just wants to serve the madam."

"All good things must come to an end. After I'm gone, take good care of yourself. If you meet someone you like, marry him. Huang Xuan is a good person, but I don't know what your family thinks. You decide for yourself."

"lady!"

"Listen to me, Green Willow is about to give birth. Remember to make her move around a lot, or she might have a difficult delivery."

"Qiuju will remember this."

"You will take over the restaurant business, and the profits will be my dowry for you."

"Madam, I don't want to."

"This isn't a free gift; you'll have to do a few things for me first."

"Please feel free to give me any instructions, Madam."

"You need to keep an eye on the farm for me, and also those orphans."

"Don't worry, Madam, I've got it."

"And these are your indentures. You didn't want them when I offered them to you, so I can't keep them for you now. Let them take them back!"

"Madam! What's wrong with you?"

"I may not have time to take care of you in the future, so please take good care of yourselves."

"Madam! Is it absolutely necessary to go to the palace?"

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