After hearing what Imperial Concubine Yao said, Su Bei's legs went weak and she almost fell. Fortunately, Yun Rou stepped forward and supported her. She took a few deep breaths, then walked towards the inner hall without saying a word.

People were coming in and out around her, but Su Bei seemed not to notice. She went straight to the bed and saw Chu Younan lying lifeless on the bed, with wounds all over his body.

She took a few deep breaths, walked forward slowly, pushed aside the imperial physician, knelt beside him, picked up the ointment and began to apply it on him.

Tears blurred her eyes several times, she wiped them with her sleeves and continued to apply. While applying, she whispered to Chu Younan.

"It will be fine. It will be fine soon. You have to be strong."

"Madame Xu is forcing me to learn the rules again. My waist is almost broken. Hurry up and marry me, then I won't have to learn."

"I'll make you some snacks later. Do you want osmanthus cake or lotus seed paste?"

The imperial physicians and palace maids standing by were all wiping their tears quietly. They had been in the palace for a long time and had seen all kinds of injuries and deaths, but they had never seen such an affectionate woman.

After an unknown amount of time, the wounds on Chu Younan's body were covered with ointment. Su Bei breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the sunlight outside the window, and slowly stood up.

Her legs were numb. She rubbed them and slowly turned around, only to see Chu Yan standing behind her with a sad look in his eyes.

"Abei..." Chu Yan said, "Are you okay?"

Su Bei raised her head and pulled the corners of her lips hard, but she couldn't smile after all, and she stumbled. Yun Rou and Yun Xi hurriedly supported her.

"Your Majesty..." Su Bei spoke slowly, "Please let Ling Xiao investigate this matter thoroughly and find the real culprit."

Chu Yan's eyes were deep, and he nodded after a long time.

Su Bei turned his head to look at Chu Younan and spoke again: "Three days have passed..."

Chu Yan was stunned.

"Your Majesty, please grant me marriage." Su Bei said calmly.

Chu Yan was silent for a moment before he said, "Prince Jingnan brought his son into the palace and asked me to grant you marriage to him."

Su Bei took a deep breath and shook her head gently, "Your Highness, I don't deserve your kindness."

Wang Zhuo, who was standing by, was a little anxious and reminded in a low voice: "Miss Ah Bei! The prince is so seriously injured. According to the ancestral system, if he has no children, all the princesses, concubines, and maids must be buried with him!"

I see!

Is this the life and death tribulation that Gu Rui mentioned? No wonder he said that marrying Cheng Shi would solve it...

Su Bei was silent.

Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, this girl who had risen from a maid to a princess was more admired than those girls from rich and powerful families.

But just when they thought Su Bei had changed her mind, they heard her slowly say: "Your Majesty cannot take back what he said. Please let Jiang Ruwei come as well. Your Majesty will grant the marriage in person."

Chu Yan was silent for a moment, but finally nodded, "Wang Zhuo, go tell Jiang Ruwei."

Eunuch Wang hesitated for a moment before agreeing to go out.

A breeze brought a wave of heat, and Wang Zhuo hurried out of the palace, but was stopped by Prince Jingnan and Cheng Shi who had been waiting for a long time. Prince Jingnan had a heroic look on his face, but also a sad expression, "Eunuch Wang, His Royal Highness Prince Su..."

"Alas!" Wang Zhuo sighed heavily and turned to Cheng Shi, "Your Majesty and the Crown Prince should go back. At this juncture, His Majesty has no time to grant a marriage."

Cheng Shi was even more anxious, and hurriedly said, "Eunuch! What about Ah Bei..."

Wang Zhuo shook his head. "Please go back, my lord. I am here to invite the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. His Majesty has promised to marry Miss Jiang to the prince as a concubine..."

As he spoke, he looked at Cheng Shi deeply before continuing, "Princess Huicheng is the principal wife."

Cheng Shi suddenly widened his eyes, "But..."

"This old servant is leaving first..." Wang Zhuo hurriedly said to King Jingnan, "My Lord, please take the prince back quickly!"

After he finished speaking, he quickly disappeared from their sight. But Cheng Shi was already impatient, he shook off King Jingnan's hand and ran towards the Mingguang Palace.

"Shi'er!" Prince Jingnan shouted in a low voice, but he could not stop Cheng Shi's steps, so he could only run after him.

——

There was silence in the Mingguang Hall.

Su Bei knelt beside the bed and slowly fed the medicine into Chu Younan's mouth spoon by spoon. Chu Yan stood with his hands behind his back, looking solemn.

The footsteps were hurried, and then they became quieter after they ran in. Then came Mu Hui's crying voice: "Father, Third Brother he...he..."

"He will be fine." Su Bei's voice came, unusually calm.

Chu Youyang and Xue Jinrong came in next. They held hands tightly, and both hands were sweaty. Chu Youyang seemed to want to say something, glaring at Su Bei, but was interrupted by Xue Jinrong's strong handshake.

The amount of medicine fed in was small, but more came out. The imperial doctors were all extremely anxious. Everyone could see that Chu Yan attached great importance to Prince Su. They were all worried about this.

Su Bei simply stood up, threw the spoon aside, picked up the bowl and drank a sip of the medicine, then leaned over and kissed his lips.

Indeed, no one dared to do this in front of Chu Yan as it seemed too indecent, but Su Bei did it so naturally, without any sense of incongruity.

After a moment she raised her head, a smile on her lips, "Drink it!"

Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of Chu Yan's lips also relaxed.

Just when everyone was relaxed, a loud voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Prince Cheng Shi of Jingnan Prince asks Your Majesty to grant him a marriage! Your Majesty, please marry Princess Huicheng to me!"

Chu Yan and Su Bei's eyes met. Su Bei put down the medicine bowl and walked towards the door. The loud shouting outside the door continued.

When Su Bei arrived at the courtyard, he saw Cheng Shi kneeling in the yard, kowtowing towards the palace gate again and again. Prince Jingnan had been whispering advice to him, but Cheng Shi didn't notice at all. He just kowtown mechanically and repeated the same words.

The emerald green skirt stopped in front of Cheng Shi, and he paused and looked up. His forehead was broken, and there was a mixture of blood and dust on it, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

"Abei..." The corners of Cheng Shi's lips curled up slightly, and there was light in his eyes.

Su Bei bowed respectfully to him, and then said slowly: "Abei has failed the prince's kindness, please go back with the prince as soon as possible, so as not to hurt your body by kneeling for too long."

The light in Cheng Shi's eyes instantly went out. He looked at Su Bei in surprise and said anxiously, "Abei! If the princess has no children, she will be buried with her!"

At this moment, Su Bei was actually deeply moved, but she knew very well that being moved was not the same as love.

She pursed her lips and said, "Thank you for your kindness, my lord, but I don't believe he will die."

"But Gu Rui said..."

"He said this was a disaster, but he didn't say this was the day Prince Su would die!" Su Bei interrupted him, "I don't believe he will die! And even if I marry you, it would be unfair to you."

After Su Bei finished speaking, he slowly took two steps back, and then bowed again, "Thank you, Prince! But the prince is kneeling here with you, and he is also equally anxious. While thinking about yourself, shouldn't you also think about your family?"

Cheng Shi turned around and saw Prince Jingnan, who had made great military achievements and quelled the rebellion in the south, kneeling with him. He did not have the same demeanor as before, but just like an old father who loved his son.

"Shi'er, stop messing around and go back with daddy!" Prince Jingnan looked anxious.

Yes, at this critical moment, Chu Yan was already unhappy. If he annoyed him again, the title of King of Jingnan might be taken off, and the whole family would be in trouble.

Cheng Shi looked at Su Bei again and hesitated for a moment before standing up.

But before he could walk out of the yard, he saw a sedan chair being carried in.