Seeing Xuan Yuanzhan's expectant expression, Su Xuening was in turmoil, but forced herself to harden her heart: "I want to sleep in a separate room from the Prince?"
"What?" Xuan Yuanzhan looked at Su Xuening in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that this was what she wanted to say to him.
Su Xuening's heart also ached slightly, and she reiterated, "Let's sleep in separate rooms."
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned, extremely displeased: "Why do we suddenly have to sleep in separate rooms?"
Weren't they doing well together before?
Su Xuening's eyes flickered slightly: "I caught a cold..."
"I don't mind." Before Su Xuening could finish her explanation, Xuan Yuanzhan interrupted her.
Su Xuening looked up at Xuan Yuanzhan helplessly: "But I mind. Your Highness's injuries haven't healed yet, and I don't want to pass on the cold to you."
Xuanyuan Zhan wasn't stupid; he knew these were all her excuses. His face darkened. "I'm perfectly healthy; I don't catch a cold that easily. Besides, my injuries are almost healed. Or do you just want to see how robust my body really is?"
As if to prove something, Xuanyuan Zhan began to loosen his belt.
“Your Highness!” Su Xuening said coldly, looking solemnly at Xuan Yuanzhan: “I would like to sleep in a room by myself. If Your Highness wishes to stay in the main house, I may sleep in a side room or in another courtyard.”
His cold and heartless words were like sharp blades, slowly tearing apart Xuan Yuanzhan's heart.
Seeing the resolute look in Su Xuening's eyes, Xuan Yuanzhan looked away, feeling annoyed: "I know you're in a bad mood today. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
Xuanyuan Zhan got up and walked out of the room, but stopped at the door and said, "I live next door. You can call me anytime if you need anything."
After Xuanyuan Zhan finished speaking, he walked out and closed the door behind him.
Xuanyuan Zhan didn't know what had happened to her, nor why she was unwilling to tell him, but he was willing to give her time.
After Xuan Yuanzhan left, Su Xuening sat blankly at the table, her mind filled with images of her and Xuan Yuanzhan together.
From the initial awe she felt upon seeing him in the bridal chamber, to their embarrassing embarrassment in the wedding night, to his fierce beating of Xuan Yuanzhan on their wedding night, to the crabapple blossoms and butterflies he gave her under the crabapple tree, to his rescue of her by the lotus pond at the palace banquet, to his rush to shield her from a sword in the eastern suburbs forest, to his coquettish request to feed her medicine, and the passionate kiss that almost made them lose control when they slept together... every single thing seemed unforgettable. Even though she had only known him for a month, it felt like so many things had happened.
But thinking of what her martial uncle had said, Su Xuening's heart ached as if it were being torn apart again.
Since we're destined not to be together, we shouldn't dwell on it anymore, nor should we give others any more hope.
She should have explained things to him earlier, but she clearly wasn't in the mood for it right now.
Su Xuening stood up woodenly, walked to the dressing table, and took out the Buddhist prayer beads from the bottom of the box next to her.
Her most urgent task now is to find the man in the cold pool. She must find the mother Gu as soon as possible to remove the Love Flower Gu from her body.
Otherwise, by the time she gives birth, her master's eight silver needles will definitely have to be removed. If she still cannot remove the Love Flower Gu by then, the Love Flower Gu will transfer from the mother to the child, and all their current efforts will be in vain, and all the pain she has suffered will be in vain.
Su Xuening subconsciously stroked her lower abdomen; the baby was already a month and a half old.
With only eight months left, time was of the essence; she had to find that man as soon as possible.
Su Xuening held the Buddhist prayer beads and didn't sleep a wink all night.
Xuan Yuanzhan was also unable to sleep in bed. He kept thinking about Su Xuening and couldn't fall asleep.
What exactly happened in the bamboo forest today? She's been acting strangely ever since she came back. She was perfectly fine before, so why has she suddenly become so distant and unapproachable?
Something must have happened!
He was already sensitive to sleeping in unfamiliar beds, and now that Su Xuening was gone and he had many worries on his mind, he was even less sleepy.
I was tossing pancakes in bed all night, only managing to get a short nap before dawn.
He was also preoccupied, so he got up early the next day. There was no movement from next door, so Xuan Yuanzhan didn't dare to disturb them.
Thinking about Su Xuening's unusual behavior yesterday, Xuan Yuanzhan summoned Ye Yu: "Yesterday you escorted the Princess to the western valley, did anything happen?"
This question caught Ye Yu off guard. After thinking for a moment, Ye Yu replied, "Nothing else happened. After I escorted the Princess to the western valley yesterday, I waited outside, and nothing happened."
Xuan Yuanzhan was somewhat helpless; he had forgotten that Ye Yu and the others were not allowed to enter the bamboo forest.
"Has the princess shown any unusual behavior?" Xuan Yuanzhan asked, unwilling to give up.
"Nothing unusual happened yesterday, except that the princess looked a little pale when she came out," Ye Yu said as she thought.
Xuan Yuanzhan frowned. Even Ye Yu could see that something had really happened to her yesterday. Could it be that she had caught a cold?
Thinking of something, Ye Yu suddenly added, "Yesterday the princess was not unusual, but today she went out without me following her."
"She went out?" Xuan Yuanzhan was suddenly startled.
He didn't hear any noise from next door when he got up, so he thought she hadn't gotten up yet, but he didn't expect her to have gone out.
Xuanyuan Zhan glanced at the hourglass. It was only Chenshi (7-9 AM). Where had he gone so early?
Ye Yu: "The princess went to the dowager princess's place early this morning, saying she was going to the temple to offer incense."
"Offering incense?" Xuan Yuanzhan was even more confused. Why did they suddenly go to offer incense? "Which temple did you go to?"
Ye Yu shook his head: "I don't know about that. This time, the Princess Consort didn't let me accompany her. Your Highness can ask the Dowager Consort. The Princess Consort should have spoken to the Dowager Consort."
"If she doesn't want you to follow her, why shouldn't you? What if the princess encounters danger?" Xuan Yuanzhan frowned and asked worriedly.
Ye Yu quickly replied, "Your Highness, rest assured. The Princess Consort has brought guards from the General's Mansion this time. I saw that she brought quite a few men, and they should be able to protect her. Moreover, Ye Xue has also gone with her, so the Princess Consort will be safe."
Hearing that Ye Xue had also gone along, Xuan Yuanzhan felt somewhat relieved.
"The guards from the General's Mansion you brought?" Xuan Yuanzhan asked, puzzled.
He had no idea that she had brought guards from the General's Mansion with her.
"Yes, these are the guards the Princess brought with her when she got married. There are quite a few of them. Before, because the Dowager Consort gave her subordinates and Ye Xue to the Princess, the Princess had never used the guards from the General's Mansion. But this time she brought them along." Actually, Ye Yu was also puzzled, wondering if she had done something wrong and angered the Princess.
The princess always took him with her when she went out before, so why did she suddenly bring the guards from the General's Mansion this time?
Xuanyuan Zhan frowned. They'd even used his maternal family's guards. For some reason, he had a bad feeling about it.
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