"Don't tell the Princess!" These words were squeezed out from between Yun Zhuo's teeth as he rushed out of the courtyard and ran towards the woods next to it.

Once inside, he started smashing his head against the trees. He tried to control himself, but his remaining rationality told him that they were going to consummate their marriage later, and he didn't want to see Ye Qingxue with all his injuries.

But it hurt so much that he couldn't help but keep banging his head against the tree, as if he wanted to knock the two giant axes out of his head.

There was also a feeling of suffocation...

He was struggling to breathe, and he rolled on the ground—in his mind, he was desperately struggling in a sea of ​​blood, just like a drowning person struggling to float to the surface.

Fearing for Yun Zhuo's safety, Zhuang Xin handed the young master of the Cui family over to his men, saying, "Take him away and lock him up as His Highness instructed. No one is allowed to approach him! If anything happens to him, I will hold you all responsible!"

After giving his explanation, he chased after Yun Zhuo.

But Yun Zhuo was nowhere to be seen. The forest was neither very big nor very small.

It's quite difficult to find someone in a short period of time.

Zhuang Xin thought for a moment, then arranged for people to surround the entire forest. This way, even if someone wanted to assassinate Yun Zhuo, they wouldn't be able to easily enter the forest.

Once everything was arranged, he looked up and saw Dongbai following him.

Dong Bai said, "Your prince doesn't seem to be doing well. I'll go in with you to find him!"

After thinking for a moment, Dongbai explained, "We didn't tell the Princess Consort about the Prince's poisoning, because we didn't want her to worry about it or wait too long."

Zhuang Xin was extremely grateful: "Thank you!"

The two entered the woods together.

Dong Bai said, "Regarding your prince's symptoms, didn't you ask Xiang Si Zi to prescribe some medicine to alleviate them?"

Zhuang Xin said, "I prescribed medicine, but because I couldn't determine what kind of poison the prince had, I couldn't prescribe the right medicine. So the medicine prescribed by Xiang Si Zi was not very effective and could be ignored."

Dongbai nodded, and the two of them, carrying lanterns, split up to search.

The night was quiet, and the wind was blowing softly.

Ye Qingxue sat in the bridal chamber, quietly ate dinner, and then waited for Yun Zhuo to return.

In order to have the energy to conceive a baby at night, she forced herself to eat quite a lot, even though she didn't have a very good appetite.

Although she didn't go out, she could still hear what was happening outside. Since Yun Zhuo didn't send anyone to find her, she must be able to handle it.

Dongbai and Qiushen didn't come to tell her any bad news, which means the problem isn't too serious.

Granny Xing was frightened, and Ye Qingxue and Chun and Xia kept comforting her. Granny Xing's complexion improved when the fighting stopped.

Next, all that's left is to patiently wait for Yunzhuo to enter the bridal chamber.

But Yun Zhuo didn't come for a long time.

Chunqian went out to check the situation and said, "There's a lot of blood outside. We need to clean it up before we come back."

Keep waiting.

Xia Lu went out to find out what was going on and came back to say, "The prince went to bathe and change his clothes. Lord Zhuang said he smelled of blood and was afraid it might have affected the princess."

Ye Qingxue saw no signs of lying in their expressions and therefore had no suspicions.

But she didn't know that Dongbai and Qiushen had lied to Chun and Xia just so Ye Qingxue wouldn't worry.

Moreover, this wasn't the first time Yun Zhuo had experienced a poisoning attack, so they assumed she would be back soon.

Furthermore, in Ye Qingxue's view, tonight is their wedding night, and she can understand why Yun Zhuo doesn't want to bring in a body covered in blood.

If it were her, she would have done the same.

So they waited.

But another quarter of an hour passed, and Yun Zhuo still hadn't come. Does it take a man this long to take a bath?

Moreover, Yun Zhuo should be eager to consummate their marriage, so why has it been delayed for so long?

A breeze blew in through the window; the early September night was already a bit chilly. The red candle flickered and almost went out.

Ye Qingxue thought of many bad possibilities, and she stood up abruptly: "I can't wait any longer, I'll go out and see for myself if he was injured while fighting the enemy, which is why he hasn't come over for so long!"

Yun Zhuo was deep in the forest at this moment.

The excruciating pain in his head subsided, and the sea of ​​blood gradually receded. He lay on the grass, panting heavily, his body covered in sweat, his face stained with blood, and his wedding robes in a sorry state.

"Qingxue is still waiting for me!" Yun Zhuo said, supporting himself on the ground to stand up. He swayed slightly and grabbed a large tree beside him, only to see "Ye Qingxue" standing right in front of him.

She was wearing the red wedding dress he was familiar with.

Yun Zhuo paused for a moment, then gave a weak smile and walked towards her: "Have you been waiting for me for a long time? I'm sorry for making you worry..."

The person opposite her, "Ye Qingxue," smiled gently.

She slowly walked towards him.

But just then, a familiar voice came from another direction, calling his name: "Yun Zhuo?"

Yun Zhuo turned his head to look and was completely stunned. How could there be two Ye Qingxues? And both of them were wearing the red wedding dress he was familiar with!