Chapter 141: The Vicious Eldest Daughter (6)
After being led back to her room by the maid, Wen Wan finally felt completely safe.
"Your Highness, are you really alright? You don't look well."
"I'm really fine." This Prince Xi's mansion is too dangerous. Even a dog tried to kill her. She has to leave as soon as possible.
After changing into clean clothes, Wen Wan suddenly felt hungry. After all, she had been so frightened and chased by a dog, she was really hungry. "Go get me something to eat."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The maidservant quickly brought over some food. As expected of a royal residence, the food was not only exquisite but also delicious.
Wen Wan ate two bowls of rice before she felt her soul had completely returned.
"Your Highness, this is some calming tea that the steward asked us to prepare. It will help soothe your nerves."
Wen Wan picked up the tea and drank it all in one gulp.
The maidservants on the side stared wide-eyed. Wen Wan had no idea how out of character it was for a daughter of a prime minister to chew on a peony tea and drink a bowl of tea.
"Is Your Highness alright?"
Maid: "This servant does not know, but if Your Highness wants to know, this servant can ask the steward."
"No need, I need to rest. You can go out now."
"yes."
After the maid left, Wen Wan lay on the bed and said, "System, you scared me to death! This mission was too dangerous. I was almost bitten to death by a dog."
Those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune.
"Good fortune later isn't important. You need to quickly think of a way to escape, otherwise we won't be able to complete this mission."
[Three days later, during the homecoming ceremony, the male lead did not return with the female lead in the original storyline; you can return to the Prime Minister's residence alone.]
"What about the female lead?"
They ran away.
“I know she ran away. I’m asking if you know her exact location? We’ll have Madam Chu send someone to bring her back.”
System: [This has deviated from the original plot; I'm not confident I can find it.]
"Go check it out right now, my goodness! You're so unreliable. Are you sure I really helped you to a perfect playthrough in the previous worlds?" Why did she seem so skeptical?
[Of course, the mission was completed perfectly; this was just an accident.] Anyway, since the host has no memory, it won't tell the host that it sold itself to the male protagonist every time to pass the level.
Wen Wan didn't leave the house that day.
The system did not find it.
The next day, Wen Wan didn't leave the house except to use the toilet, and her meals were all brought to her by her maids.
There's still no message from the system.
On the third day, still no news was found. Wen Wan sat in front of the bronze mirror, her maid combing her hair. "Why is there still no news?"
System: [As I said, there's no guarantee we can find it. Host, be prepared.]
Wen Wan sneered, "I can be mentally prepared. Anyway, I'm definitely not the one who most wants to complete the mission. I've already been struck by lightning and died, so I can just die again. Besides, it's not my fault. It's just that if you don't complete the mission, will your mission be destroyed or something?"
system:【……】
"I'll definitely find it." It quickly went to check.
Wen Wan asked the maid beside her, "How is the prince's health? If he really can't, I can go back to my parents' home by myself today."
Maid: "I'll have to ask the steward about this."
"Um."
Soon, the maid brought back news: "The steward said that the prince is much better and will be able to accompany the princess back to her parents' home today. The princess should get ready and go to see him."
Wen Yan: "..."
This is really bad news, after all, she's not the female lead, so she might not have the female lead's halo protecting her.
"OK."
After getting ready, Wen Wan still covered her face. "Your Highness, it's against the rules to cover your face like this. The Prince will be unhappy. Besides, Your Highness is so beautiful, the Prince will definitely like you."
No, no, no, you don't understand. The prince doesn't like her.
If the male lead sees her face, how will the plot proceed? Wouldn't it be all over?
Wen Wan suddenly clutched her stomach, "My stomach hurts, it hurts so much."
"Your Highness, are you alright? Why do you suddenly have a stomachache? I'll go find a doctor."
The doctor came quickly to examine her, but of course couldn't find any cause. Wen Wan just cried out in pain, pinching her thigh hard several times, tears streaming down her face. "I'm in so much pain, I'm afraid I can't go back to my parents' home with the prince. Please go and tell the prince for me."
"I'll call the prince over."
"No need, no need. This is an old ailment of mine, so I shouldn't bother Your Highness. I've had this pain before, and I've seen many doctors, but nothing has helped. However, it's nothing serious, and I guess I'll be fine after some rest."
"Really?"
"Really, you believe me."
The maid went to report to the prince, but fortunately, the prince didn't have to go. He canceled the homecoming visit and told her to rest and recuperate.
Fortunately, news of her illness soon reached the Prime Minister's residence. The Prime Minister's residence had naturally discovered long ago that Chu Sisi had run away and had not married into the Prince Xi's residence at all. They were almost frantic with worry. However, they had not heard any news of the Prince Xi's residence losing a princess in the past few days. When they suddenly heard the news of the princess's illness, Madam Chu thought of her daughter who had been missing for several days. This was a good reason. So she quickly took her maid and came to the Prince Xi's residence under the pretext of visiting her in the hospital.
When Wen Wan saw Madam Chu, it was as if she had seen her own mother.
"Mom, I've missed you so much."
Upon hearing the voice, Madam Chu immediately recognized it as her beloved daughter. It seemed that something must have gone wrong, and the substitute bride Chu Sisi had actually become her own daughter.
Wen Wan said to the maid of the Prince Xi's mansion, "Go and get some pastries."
After dismissing the maid, Madam Chu asked anxiously, "What's going on with Ah Huang? How come it's you who married into this family?"
Wen Wan: "I don't know. I was here as soon as I woke up. Mother, you have to find Chu Sisi as soon as possible, or we're doomed."
Madam Chu: "I sent people to search privately, but there was no news at all."
At this moment, the system finally came up with the results, and it was finally reliable for once. Wen Wan quickly said, "Before I fainted, I seemed to hear an address saying that someone would meet me at a mortuary outside the city. I thought I was dreaming."
"Really? It seems Chu Sisi planned this all along. Once I bring her back, I'll definitely beat her to death. How dare she scheme against me like this."
Wen Yan: "..."
There's no need to kill him.
"Mother, you must send someone to bring her back immediately. Prince Xi hasn't seen me yet, so there might still be time. I'll stall for a little longer."
"Will this work?"
While crying, Wen Wan said, "Mother, look, Prince Xi vomited blood on his wedding day. He must be dying soon. Do you want me to be a widow? I'm still so young."
Madam Chu immediately softened, "Don't worry, I'll go find someone right away, I'm sure I can save you."
After Madam Chu left, Wen Wan fell ill and stayed in her room every day. Apart from that maid, no one had ever seen her face. Even when she went out, she was always covered up very tightly.
The servants of the Prince Xi's residence were astonished. Not only was the prince in poor health, but the newly arrived princess was also unwell. What kind of misfortune had they committed? The people outside were saying that the princess was cursed by the prince and would probably die from it. The rumors spread like wildfire and became almost common knowledge.
Wen Wan was shocked when she heard what the system said. The system said it was because they wanted to kill her, with a reasonable reason: the reason that Prince Xi was a jinx who would kill his wives was very suitable.
Wen Wan: Goodness, she really doesn't have the female lead's halo.
With no news from Madam Chu, Wen Wan lived in constant fear, worrying every night that she wouldn't wake up. This constant anxiety eventually caused her to catch a cold.
At that moment, news arrived from the palace.
That ill-intentioned emperor, having heard some rumors, insisted that Prince Xi and his wife come to the palace to see for themselves.
Unless Wen Wan dies from her illness, she must go with them.
This is no joke—defying an imperial decree.
Wen Wan was dressed up exquisitely by her maid and helped to see the male lead. She, the princess, was wearing a veil, and the prince was wearing a mask. Both of them had more severe coughs than the other.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
"Since you're not feeling well... cough cough... there's no need for formalities."
"Thank you... cough cough... Your Highness."
Wen Wan almost burst out laughing. Well, these two are fellow patients, except she is genuinely ill, while Prince Xi is faking it.
The two boarded the same sedan chair and headed towards the palace.
Wen Wan sat next to the male lead. Gu Xi hadn't done anything, and there was an indescribable medicinal fragrance about him. But in the original story, Wen Wan was a war goddess who had killed countless people. She was no pushover.
Besides, she was still on the male lead's death list, and quite high up at that.
I was terrified.
Achoo!
Achoo—Achoo—
Wen Wan sneezed several times in a row, and the coughing male lead handed her a handkerchief. "Is Your Highness alright?"
"It's alright, it's alright."
How could Wen Wan dare to use the male lead's handkerchief to wipe her tears and snot? She quickly put it in her bosom, then took out her own handkerchief, and just to be safe, she carried a wad of them with her.
After all, there is no toilet paper in this world.
Wen Wan was actually feeling quite unwell; she was dizzy and had a fever.
The system can block her from feeling pain, but it can't do anything about other non-painful sensations, making it extremely useless.
However, there was another time bomb nearby, so Wen Wan had to force herself to stay awake. But ancient carriages were really slow, and the palace was really far away. Wen Wan gradually became sleepy, and there was a very fragrant smell, as if incense was burning in the carriage. But the smell was so strong that it made her sleepy. In the end, she couldn't resist her body's instincts and leaned against the inner wall of the carriage and fell asleep.
"stop."
"Your Highness."
"The princess has fainted. Go to the nearest clinic and send someone to the palace to deliver a message."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Gu Xi sat beside her, watching Chu Huang's face turn red, and then removed the incense from the carriage.
They soon arrived at the clinic. A maid helped the princess inside, and Gu Xi said, "Take good care of the princess."
Then he took the guards to the private room.
Wen Wan had a hazy dream, in which icebergs and volcanoes alternated, the hot and cold almost killing her. She woke up several times in the middle of the night and then fell asleep again. When she woke up again, it was already evening.
The maidservant who was serving her was dozing off to the side.
"Cough cough—"
The maid woke up. "Your Highness, you're awake. Are you alright? I'll go find a doctor to take a look."
Where is this?
"This is a medical clinic. The princess fainted from a high fever on her way to the palace."
"Didn't go to the palace?"
"When His Majesty learned that the Princess Consort had fainted, he sent the imperial physician over and said that the Princess Consort should rest well and recover her health, and that she did not need to come to the palace for the time being."
Wen Wan: Although being sick is quite uncomfortable, it's still a good thing that I don't have to enter the palace.
"Where is the prince?"
"The prince is resting at the clinic. He said that the princess is ill and cannot be moved, so he has not returned to the palace yet. The prince is really concerned about the princess's health."
Wen Yan: "..."
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