Chapter 151: Longing for Your Return

"How come cousin still looks so bad after all this time?"

Xu Wanxin sat in front of the couch, looking worried. She held Xun Shuling's hand and said earnestly, "But the people down there are not serving you wholeheartedly?"

Xun Shuling felt warm in her heart.

Those who can come to see her and care about her at this time are the ones who truly care about her best.

It is easy to add icing on the cake, but difficult to provide timely assistance.

Moreover, Wan'er was not perfunctory. Even if her sister-in-law from her natal family came, she would only say nice words to coax her.

Xun Shuling also knew that she was in a very bad condition, so she couldn't help but smile bitterly, "I've been taking medicine every day, but the doctor said I need to wait until spring to see improvement."

Xu Wanxin has always been gentle and kind, and she couldn't help but frown after hearing this, "Has His Royal Highness Prince Jing come to see my sister again?"

Xun Shuling shook her head, her pale face full of disappointment, "He spends every day having fun in the front yard, he doesn't care about my life or death."

Xu Wanxin advised, "Prince Jing was confined by His Majesty during the New Year holidays and was not even allowed to attend the New Year's Eve banquet. He was just in a bad mood and did not intentionally ignore my cousin."

"You need to get well soon. This is more important than anything else!"

Xun Shuling was filled with frustration. She took her cousin's hand and said sadly, "I am always useless. Now only you, Wan'er, care about me."

Xu Wanxin lowered her eyes and looked at her cousin's bony hands. She hid the disgust in her eyes, but spoke in a different way, "When my cousin recovers, she will still be the noble Princess Jing. Don't belittle yourself."

She turned her head and looked at the deserted courtyard, sighing softly, "It's always that Wen Nianxi who doesn't know what's good for her and is so pretentious. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a big scene, and my cousin wouldn't have had a miscarriage because of it."

When Wan'er said this before, Xun Shuling would still make a few words to defend Nianxi.

Prince Jing wanted to force her, but the girl didn't want to. If anyone was to blame, it wouldn't fall on Nianxi. As for her miscarriage, it had nothing to do with Wen Nianxi.

But gradually, she became shaken.

Because Wan'er said:

"It takes two to tango. Why didn't Your Highness marry someone else but her? It must be her who provoked Your Highness first."

"At that time, the Duke of Fuguo also stood up to speak for her, which shows the nature of this woman. She did not let both her nephew and uncle off. It was really shocking."

"Cousin, you may not know this, but she was very close to General Gu before, and we all thought that good things were about to happen. But when the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion lost the battle and General Gu went to war, she immediately changed her mind!"

Xun Shuling didn't know about Wen Nianxi's resignation with Gu, and asked in surprise, "Young General Gu?"

"Yes, General Gu was so good to her in the past. Now that he is away at the battlefield, if she has any conscience and has read a few articles on women's virtues, she should stay with him, even until her death. That is what she should do. She can't just flirt with this guy and that guy and never settle down."

Xu Wanxin's innocent face was filled with shame, "When we talk about it, we always feel sorry for the young general!"

Xun Shuling was silent. She felt that Wan'er was wrong, but she didn't know what the problem was.

But after saying it so many times, she began to think Wen Nianxi was hateful.

Prince Jing was under house arrest, she was disliked by the Queen and her husband, and her poor child was also killed, all because of Wen Nianxi.

It was Wen Nianxi who harmed them!

So Xun Shuling spoke for the first time, "I am recuperating now and cannot leave the house. Otherwise, I will definitely teach this girl a lesson."

"I've seen all your suffering, cousin," Xu Wanxin said with a gentle expression. "Don't worry, cousin. I'm always outside."

…

It was already the Lantern Festival when Gu Ci received a letter from the capital, learning that Nian Xi had been bullied by Prince Jing and was almost forcibly taken into the palace. He had to swear in public that he would never marry to protect himself.

He never knew that when people get panicked to a certain extent, they will actually tremble.

He found it hard to imagine the situation at that time. How terrified and helpless would his Nianxi be facing the oppression of imperial power and the coercion of the prince?

Gu Ci held the letter in his hand and felt at a loss for the first time in his life. What should he do?

What should he do to make that girl happy?

Rabbit Lamp, wearing a fairy dress, lay quietly at the head of the bed, staring at him with her big eyes without blinking. Gu Ci felt as if a knife was cutting his chest, causing him to bleed and his throat to swell.

Fear, heartache, self-blame, anger...

All kinds of emotions collided and spread in his chest and lungs. He was like a trapped beast, unable to break through the cage of reality and give her solid support.

Before going to the battle, neither he nor Nianxi mentioned the future.

Neither of them made any promises to each other.

Is the relationship bad?

Of course not.

She is the only woman he loves in his life, and it will never change.

At that time, he was only worried that another man would appear by Nianxi's side, caring for her, cherishing her, and replacing him...

Gu Ci didn't dare to tell himself to relax.

At every moment, he was like a fully drawn bowstring, wanting only to drive away the enemies, wanting only to achieve success, wanting only to - return to her side as soon as possible.

He almost lost his original intention.

On the battlefield, he gradually sought greater excitement, and satisfied his most primitive desires in the blood and killing. He became radical and reckless, and he killed Xie Qiu...

Then, he received her gift.

A cute rabbit lantern and a letter.

On the letter, there is her beautiful and elegant handwriting:

I wish you good health and look forward to your return.

I look forward to your return...

His Nian Xi is waiting for him.

That night, he sat alone in front of the lamp until dawn, staring at those short eight words, tears welling up in his eyes.

After that night, Gu Ci stopped being radical. The original plan to march the next day to pursue the Liang enemy was also cancelled. In the blizzard, going out was no different from committing suicide.

He had been conducting sandbox simulations, locking himself up and practicing over and over again the tactics of a possible clash between the two sides. Then, he received a letter from the capital.

For a moment, he felt particularly sad.

Not for myself, but just for Nian Xi.

In fact, Nianxi is a girl who is particularly afraid of loneliness.

She opened a tea shop and was surrounded by a group of people. Although she was not a noisy person, she loved the bustling and lively atmosphere.

So he raced dragon boats for her, took her to see a variety of operas, and ate at every restaurant in the capital with her...

Gu Ci knew that she enjoyed company.

They both enjoy each other's company.

I look forward to your return...

Gu Ci was so distressed that his eyelashes trembled slightly.

I squatted down in pain.

His Nianxi, is she still afraid now? Is Prince Jing still making things difficult for her? Is there anyone who is by her side, comforting her and protecting her?

He felt like he was being tortured in his heart, and it almost drove him crazy.

But they were thousands of miles apart, and his letter would take a month to reach her.

He had nothing to give her.

The only thing I can ask for is that his Nianxi will never, ever feel sad for him.