"Tomorrow is the palace examination. I hope you can perform well and avoid incurring the Emperor's wrath."
"Thank you for your guidance, Your Highness."
Tian Alang and Liu Zhiyuan bowed to the Second Prince and said.
"Your Highness, how is the Princess?"
After they finished speaking, they spoke in unison to the Second Prince, and then they exchanged an awkward glance.
"The Second Prince's Consort has been staying with You Ran. You two can visit her on your own."
"Students take their leave!"
Upon hearing this, Tian Alang and Liu Zhiyuan were overjoyed and hurriedly took their leave.
"Brother Tian, if you perform well in this imperial examination, you might just become the top scholar. You should hurry back and prepare!"
When Liu Zhiyuan saw that Tian Alang had followed him to the backyard, he knew that Tian Alang was also going to visit Li Youran, so he turned around and said to Tian Alang.
"Brother Liu, you flatter me too much. I have simply read more books, which gave me an advantage in the written exam. I dare not compare myself to others in the palace exam; I only hope not to fall into the top three."
Tian Alang naturally knew what Liu Zhiyuan was thinking. Back at the Minister's residence, Liu Zhiyuan had secretly arranged for him to get together with the Minister's daughter, Jiang Qianqian, in order to get him to give up Li Youran.
Jiang Qianqian is now engaged to Fengyun, the second young master of the Imperial Uncle's mansion. Ever since this incident, Liu Zhiyuan has been wary of the Second Prince's residence every time he visits, treating him like a thief.
"Brother Liu is not only well-read, but also quick-witted. He has actually won the imperial examination this time."
Liu Zhiyuan was praised by Tian Alang and was about to habitually cup his hands in thanks, but before he could even raise his hands, Tian Alang said...
"I will go and visit the princess. Brother Liu, please rest assured and go back to prepare for tomorrow's palace examination."
"It won't make a difference if we go a little later, let's go together."
Liu Zhiyuan chuckled to himself, thinking that although Tian Alang was usually quiet and always sitting at his desk reading, he was quite eloquent and had managed to entangle him in just a few words.
When Liu Zhiyuan and Yutian Alang arrived, the Second Prince's Consort was having servants wipe Li Youran's hands and face.
“You Ran woke up in the middle of last night and is sleeping now because she is tired. It would be best if you two didn’t go in and disturb her.”
The Second Prince's Consort did not allow Liu Zhiyuan and Tian Alang into Li Youran's bedroom, but only entertained them in the outer room.
However, Tian Alang and Liu Zhiyuan did not see Li Youran and did not want to give up.
The two of them took turns asking the Second Prince's wife about Li Youran's condition, trying to buy as much time as possible so that Li Youran could wake up.
The Second Prince's wife immediately saw through their thoughts and was speechless.
She thought to herself that her younger sister had a very strange temper and was not ladylike at all. To be precise, she was full of flaws, so why did the peach blossoms bloom so beautifully?
One after another, the men around her rushed towards her like moths to a flame, while her younger sister was also stubborn, seemingly only interested in Tang Lei.
Tang Lei, this blockhead, is even more stubborn than his sister.
On the other hand, two stubborn people are actually quite compatible together.
"The Second Prince's Consort?"
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't help feeling happy that Youran woke up safely."
The Second Prince's wife, lost in her own thoughts, couldn't help but laugh. She quickly wiped the smile off her face and addressed Liu Zhiyuan and Tian Alang with a stern expression.
"I am tired and need to go back to rest. You two should also go back quickly. You can come to visit again after You Ran has recovered."
Since the Second Prince's Consort had given the order to leave, Liu Zhiyuan and Tian Alang had no reason to continue their shameless lingering, so they got up and left.
"Xiao Hong, is Youran awake yet?"
To everyone's surprise, Liu Zhiyuan did not leave. He sat outside the door, waiting for Li Youran to wake up. When he saw Xiao Hong carrying a basin of water out of the room, he hurriedly went up to ask her what was wrong.
"It's Young Master Liu. Our young lady has just woken up."
"Young Master Liu, please wait a moment, our young lady is not receiving guests at the moment..."
Before Xiao Hong could finish speaking, Liu Zhiyuan hurriedly walked towards the room.
Before leaving, the Second Prince's wife gave Xiao Hong some instructions: not to let outsiders disturb Li Youran.
Xiao Hong hurriedly followed behind Liu Zhiyuan, but how could Xiao Hong's speed keep up with Liu Zhiyuan's long legs?
"Leisurely".
"Young Master Liu..."
Li Youran had been lying in bed for too long, so her body was a little numb, and she spoke weakly to Liu Zhiyuan. But to Liu Zhiyuan, this scene looked like Li Youran was on the verge of death. He hurriedly grabbed Youran's hand, who was still tightly focused on him, and, with tears streaming down his face, he spoke his heartfelt words to her.
"You Ran, you must hold on. If you leave, I really won't have the courage to continue living in this world."
Upon hearing Liu Zhiyuan's words, Li Youran felt goosebumps erupt all over her body, but because she was so weak and powerless, she didn't have the strength to touch those goosebumps and could only let them tingle all over her body.
“When you went to Liaocheng during the last outbreak, I was worried sick, but Tian Alang took the spot, so I had to stay in the capital to assist the Second Prince. Now that you've returned to the capital, I still haven't been able to protect you properly, which led to this accident.”
As Liu Zhiyuan spoke, he looked at Li Youran with deep affection and continued.
"It's all my fault for lacking courage. I've always kept my feelings to myself and never expressed my deep affection for you. This time, I no longer want to keep them buried in my heart. I want to tell you, Youran, I love you."
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