He couldn't help but take a few deep breaths.
His current actions and expressions were extremely unseemly, causing Consort Min, who was sitting in a high position, to close her eyes.
Her son was fond of indulging in sensual pleasures. If it weren't for her and her family backing him, how could he possibly compare to his brothers?
After a moment, Li Yunyan withdrew her hand. "The Sixth Prince is fine. Perhaps the dry weather irritated his throat. Drinking more honey drinks will relieve the discomfort. There is no need for medicine."
The sixth prince moved closer to her, inhaling her intoxicating fragrance once more, his eyes lingering on her body. "But I feel..."
"The Fourth Prince has arrived!"
A eunuch's shrill voice rang out from outside the hall.
Li Yunyan immediately stood up, moved away from the Sixth Prince, and turned to bow to the Fourth Prince.
"This humble woman pays her respects to the Fourth Prince!"
The Fourth Prince glanced at her, greeted Consort Min and the Sixth Prince, and said to Consort Min, "Greetings, Your Highness Consort Min!"
"Why is the Fourth Prince here?"
Pang Xingzhu coughed twice and replied gently, "I had something I wanted to ask Doctor Li. I happened to hear that Doctor Li was still in the palace, so I came directly to find her! I hope I didn't disturb Consort Min's important business?"
"What are you saying, Fourth Prince? I summoned Doctor Li simply because I heard she is highly skilled in medicine and wanted to see for myself! What important business could there be?"
"That's good! Otherwise, I would feel uneasy!"
The sixth prince, annoyed at being interrupted, said, "Fourth brother, ask whatever you have to say! Doctor Li still needs to take my pulse!"
"Oh? I wonder what illness Sixth Brother suffers from? Why would you forgo the imperial physicians and instead summon a commoner woman to take his pulse?"
"I'm willing to use women from the common people. So what if you can use them? Why can't I?"
Pang Xingzhu coughed a few times, seemingly angered by the Fourth Prince's impolite words, which made him feel a bit breathless.
Li Yunyan quickly stepped forward to pat his back and said softly, "Fourth Prince, please calm down. I have already checked the Sixth Prince's pulse, and he is fine now!"
"Cough cough!! Now that you're all better, cough! Come with me back to the East Palace! Cough cough! I need you to administer a few more acupuncture treatments!"
"yes!"
After Pang Xingzhu finished speaking, his face turned bright red, and he looked like he was about to have trouble breathing.
He bowed to Consort Min, almost falling, "Your Highness Consort Min, your son...cough cough!! Your son..."
"Go back quickly!"
Consort Min was afraid that if the Fourth Prince continued talking, he would collapse right there!
Although she wished for his death, she absolutely could not allow him to die in her Qinfang Palace!
Li Yunyan, supporting the Fourth Prince, bowed to Consort Min and the Sixth Prince, saying, "This humble woman takes her leave!"
The sixth prince tried to stop them, but was scared off by a look from Consort Min, and could only watch them leave angrily.
Once outside Qinfang Palace, Pang Xingzhu stood up straight and no longer allowed Li Yunyan to help him.
Li Yunyan also changed her anxious expression, becoming gentle and composed.
She asked with certainty, "Your Highness, did Shi Jing send you?"
He looked at her face, which was particularly dazzling in the sunlight, and gently hummed in agreement. "Brother Jing has returned, so I've come to rescue you!"
"I'm not that delicate!"
Li Yunyan covered her mouth and chuckled. Although she was complaining, the tenderness and sweetness in her eyes showed that she was in a good mood.
He gazed at her smiling face, his beautiful eyes swirling with unreadable emotions, before finally uttering softly, "Yes, Dr. Li, you're very capable!"
"Of course!" Li Yunyan smiled brightly, looking up as she walked, and said, "So, just now, the Fourth Prince's cough was...?"
"I was faking it!"
"I knew it!"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Upon arriving near the East Palace, Li Yunyan spotted a tall, elegant white figure standing outside the palace gate.
"Shi Jing!"
Without any hesitation, Li Yunyan lifted her skirt and ran towards him.
The girl's smiling face was like a ray of sunshine, bright and beautiful, dazzling Sang Shijing's eyes.
She stopped a step away from him, slightly out of breath, and said sweetly, "I'm back safe and sound!"
They even poisoned it!
Sang Shijing's eyes held a gentle smile as he looked at her vivid expressions with doting affection, love flowing between them.
As Pang Xingzhu and his entourage approached, Sang Shijing bowed to him, saying, "Thank you, Fourth Prince!"
The fourth prince raised his hand to interrupt his bow, saying, "There's no need for such formalities between us!"
He looked down at Li Yunyan, and said with a slight parting of his thin lips, "You should leave the palace now! I will send people to escort you out of the palace from now on, and I will never let anyone with no sense take Doctor Li away again!"
Li Yunyan bowed gracefully, "Thank you, Fourth Prince!"
They were escorted all the way to the Sang family's door by the Imperial Guards; indeed, no one dared to stop them.
It seems that as the Fourth Prince's condition improves, his power is growing!
As soon as Li Yunyan returned to Taikang Pavilion, Sang Shijing pulled her into his arms.
She obediently let him hold her, listening to his steady and strong heartbeat, her arms wrapped around his waist, her expression full of dependence.
He didn't ask her about what happened with Consort Min, but Li Yunyan didn't want him to feel resentful, so she looked up at him and said, "I wasn't wronged just now, and the Fourth Prince arrived just in time, so don't be angry!"
"I'm not angry."
Sang Shijing looked at her intently, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Heartache, pity, reluctance, and a surge of love filled his heart with a bittersweet feeling he couldn't express.
He cupped her face in his hands and said softly, "Yanyan, in three days, the Li family will be recognizing you as their ancestor!"
"Yes, I know."
Li Yunyan nodded. At that time, she would have to move back to the Li residence! It wouldn't be so easy for her to meet him privately again!
Now she's just waiting for him to come and propose, and then she'll marry him!
And it has to be quick!
Li Yunyan couldn't bring herself to say this out loud, so she had to resort to a roundabout tactic.
She looked at him timidly, "Shi Jing, what should I do if I miss you in the future?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt his hand tighten suddenly, holding her waist even more tightly.
She looked up at him, and his eyes were filled with a surging yet restrained love that almost swallowed her whole.
Li Yunyan bit his lower lip. Ever since that day in the carriage, he had returned to being the proper and self-possessed gentleman.
Even though they spent every day alone together in Taikang Pavilion, he never crossed the line again.
Li Yunyan sighed silently. It seemed that she still had to rely on her!
She grabbed his collar, gave it a gentle tug, stood on tiptoe, and offered her lips directly to him.
Sang Shijing's rationality was already on the verge of collapse. The moment her lips touched his, he immediately returned the kiss, deepening it abruptly.
His breath grew hot, and he held her waist with one hand and cupped her face with the other, kissing her passionately and wantonly.
Li Yunyan gradually felt dizzy, as if she was surrounded by his aura, both intense and dreamlike.
She continued until she felt she could hardly breathe and let out a soft moan.
"Hmm~"
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