Su Xuening's eyes shimmered slightly as she curtsied to Pei Luo and You Yi, saying, "Thank you, Uncle-Master. I will be careful."
After saying goodbye to Pei Luo and You Yi, Su Xuening was about to leave. It was already late, and Xuan Yuanzhan was probably waiting for her.
Thinking of Xuan Yuanzhan, Su Xuening's heart began to ache again.
"Sister, let me take you."
Su Yun'an was reluctant to part with Su Xuening, so he took her hand and saw her out.
Pei Luo didn't go to see them off, but her eyes followed the two of them the whole time.
Looking at Pei Luo's unconcealed heartache, You Yi teased, "You're raising your disciple like a daughter!"
Pei Luo did not deny it: "I have no children, so they will be my children from now on."
Why can't he raise them as his own children?
You Yi recalled Su Xuening's perseverance when performing acupuncture and was also intrigued: "Your disciple has a really good character and is a promising talent. I wonder if she is interested in poison and Gu techniques?"
This girl's perseverance is perfect for learning poison and Gu techniques, and it just so happens that he doesn't have a proper apprentice yet!
Pei Luo rolled her eyes at You Yi: "Don't get any funny ideas, girl, you're my apprentice!"
What a fine girl, why did she have to learn poison and witchcraft!
After Pei Luo finished speaking, he went to the pharmacy to make medicine for Su Xuening. How could he bear to watch the girl suffer like this? He had to find a way to make some medicine to relieve her pain.
Watching Pei Luo's heartless back, You Yi's eyes twitched involuntarily.
Hey~ People with apprentices are so cool!
But that girl is really good. Next time I have the chance, I'll ask her if she wants to learn poison and Gu techniques. It just so happens that I'm going to stay here until that girl gives birth, so I have several months to train her.
He'll have to keep pestering her until she agrees to be his apprentice!
"princess."
Outside the stone forest, Ye Yu was waiting for her in a carriage. When he saw her come out, he quickly got off the carriage and took down a footstool.
Su Xuening patted Su Yun'an's head: "Go back and practice your martial arts properly."
"Mm." Su Yun'an was also reluctant to part with Su Xuening, but he also knew that his sister was married and couldn't stay with him forever.
Besides, that person seems alright; he should be able to treat my sister well.
"I'm going back now. Sister, come visit me and Master when you have time." Su Yun'an looked at Su Xuening with reluctance.
"Okay." Su Xuening nodded and assured her, "I'll come over when I have time."
Su Yun'an waved goodbye to Su Xuening reluctantly and then ran back.
Only after watching Su Yun'an enter the stone forest did Su Xuening get into the carriage.
Ye Yu drove the carriage, taking Su Xuening to the capital city.
Su Xuening was preoccupied with her thoughts the whole way. She didn't know how long the journey had been when the carriage suddenly stopped.
Su Xuening thought she had arrived at the Holy King's Mansion. She lifted the carriage curtain and saw Xuan Yuanzhan.
Xuanyuan Zhan rode on his horse, with a bright moon shining behind him. The cold moonlight shone on his face, making him look so unreal, like a distant dream. Su Xuening felt a lump in her throat for no reason.
As Su Xuening looked at Xuan Yuanzhan, Xuan Yuanzhan was also looking at her.
He wondered if it was because of the cold moonlight, but he felt that her complexion was much worse than when she left at noon, and he felt a pang of heartache for no reason.
"Your Highness." Upon seeing Xuan Yuanzhan, Ye Yu quickly bowed.
Xuanyuan Zhan dismounted and strode onto the carriage.
Seeing Xuan Yuanzhan get into the carriage, Su Xuening immediately shrank back.
"Return to the Prince's Mansion." With a command from Xuan Yuanzhan, Ye Yu drove the carriage back to the Prince's Mansion.
Su Xuening was unsure how to face Xuan Yuanzhan, so she huddled in a corner of the carriage, her eyes lowered, not daring to look at him.
"You don't look well. Are you feeling unwell?" Xuan Yuanzhan felt a pang of heartache when he saw how pale her face was and reached out to take her hand. But when he touched her icy hand, he was even more startled: "Why are your hands so cold?"
Su Xuening abruptly pulled her hand back, looking at Xuan Yuanzhan with a cold gaze: "I'm fine."
Whether it was her overreaction or her distant gaze, Xuan Yuanzhan felt as if he had been pinched hard, and his heart felt as if it were stuffed with cotton.
Xuanyuan Zhan took off his cloak and wrapped it around Su Xuening.
The sudden warmth dispelled the chill that had gripped Su Xuening, and brought tears to her eyes.
Her pitiful little appearance made Xuan Yuanzhan's heart ache, and he reached out and hugged her tightly.
Su Xuening tried to struggle away, but she was so exhausted that she felt like she had no strength left.
Sensing that something was wrong with her, Xuan Yuanzhan asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Did something happen with Master?"
His caring words enveloped her like the warmth emanating from his body. At this moment, Su Xuening didn't want to resist anymore, nor did she have the strength to. She nestled in his arms and mumbled, "It's nothing, I probably just caught a cold."
"How did you catch a cold? Is it serious?" Xuan Yuanzhan gently stroked her face with affection, but found that her face and her hands were just as cold. He immediately hugged her even tighter: "You are very cold. Go back and find the imperial physician to take a look at you."
Su Xuening said weakly, "It's alright. My master gave me medicine in the bamboo forest just now. I'll be fine after a good night's sleep. There's no need to find the imperial physician."
Seeing how weak she was, Xuan Yuanzhan felt even more sorry for her and hugged her, coaxing her, "If you're tired, sleep in my arms for a while. I'll hold you while you sleep."
"Mmm." Su Xuening responded in a muffled voice, burying her face in his chest, letting her uncontrollable tears fall onto his clothes. The inhuman pain in her meridians and the bone-chilling cold throughout her body were released with this single tear.
Let her indulge her heart one last time; perhaps this is the last time.
Xuanyuan Zhan didn't know what had happened, but he could sense that something was wrong with her emotions; it couldn't be as simple as just catching a cold.
Xuanyuan Zhan glanced at the person buried in his arms, but dared not disturb them.
Let's go back and ask her again. Could it be related to her mother?
The two didn't speak a word the whole way; Xuanyuan Zhan just held her quietly.
Su Xuening seemed to have just woken up when the carriage stopped, and she stepped out of Xuan Yuanzhan's arms before he could carry her off the carriage.
"We've arrived," Su Xuening said, and got off the carriage first, without waiting for Xuan Yuanzhan to help her.
Xuanyuan Zhan got off the carriage and was about to speak to Su Xuening when he saw that she had already entered the mansion first.
Looking at Su Xuening's aloof and distant figure, Xuan Yuanzhan felt an indescribable sense of loss.
What's wrong with her?
What happened in the bamboo forest?
Su Xuening first went to see Bai Shi, greeted her, and then returned to Linshui Pavilion.
When she returned, Xuan Yuanzhan was already waiting for her in the house: "I asked the kitchen to make you a bowl of ginger tea, drink it while it's hot."
She said that her master had already given her the medicine, so he didn't call for another imperial physician. He had witnessed her master's medical skills firsthand, and they were absolutely reliable.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Su Xuening was indeed cold, but she drank the bowl of ginger tea without refusing.
After she finished drinking the ginger tea, Xuan Yuanzhan looked at her and asked, "Didn't you say you had something to say to me?"
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