In the dim morning light, a girl in red stood beside a boy in white. Although nothing could be seen from their expressions, those who were paying attention already had guesses in their minds.
When Qiao San arrived, he saw that Qiao Si was fine, only suffering minor injuries. His anxiety, which had been building all night, finally eased. "Let's talk about it when we get home." He saw Wei Nianjing standing there, silent, and wondered what he was thinking. Now that they had found the person, they should go back quickly. The emperor in the other courtyard was probably waiting for them.
Li Guanghan felt guilty watching him like this. He had no intention of damaging Qiao Duzhou's sister's reputation, but in this situation, speaking out would only lead to criticism.
Yesterday evening, after he got lost from the others, he chased a sika deer deep into the woods. He was planning to go back after hunting it, but unexpectedly he ran into Li Xianyu.
He knew that his sister was always behaving badly, bullying this person or oppressing that person. But because she was extremely favored, no one in the entire capital dared to control her, which led to her becoming even worse. Everyone in the capital was afraid of her and avoided her, but they still couldn't escape her constant troublemaking.
He didn't want to meddle in other people's business. Li Xianyu always caused trouble like this. He was not favored, and his father would not help him, and Li Xianyu would not listen to him.
But he saw that the person Li Xianyu wanted to kill was Qiao Si. He and Qiao Duzhou were brothers after all, so he felt that he could not sit idly by, so he stepped forward.
Unexpectedly, Li Xianyu didn't listen to him at all, and didn't even mind killing him as well. After all, the little princess born to the concubine had died so young.
He and Qiao Si were trying to escape, but they both slipped and fell off a cliff. Fortunately, the cliff was not high and there was a pool of water below, so they managed to save their lives.
It was early spring, and the mountains were chilly. After falling into the water, they didn't dare stop and continued running. However, the forest was so vast that they lost their way. Their clothes were soaked, so they simply found a place to build a fire and dry them. Before they knew it, daybreak had arrived. He hadn't expected so many people to come looking for them.
If it was just Prince Qiao's Mansion or his people, he could still keep it a secret. But now that so many people saw the two of them spending a night together, he really had no way to defend himself.
On the way back, Li Guanghan looked at Qiao Duzhou who was walking beside him. After hesitating for a long time, he started to explain the matter. However, seeing that his face was not good, Qiao Duzhou just said to wait for the emperor's decision.
Zhang You and the others followed behind Qiao Si. Qiao Si had several arrow wounds on his body and had fallen into the water. At first, nothing could be seen, but now on the way back, his face was unusually red.
"Princess? What's wrong with you?" Zhang You leaned close to her and raised his hand to test the temperature of her forehead.
So hot!
"What's wrong?" Qiao San heard the voice behind him and turned to look. He saw Qiao Si walking unsteadily. He hurried over to support her. When he touched her, he found that her body was very hot. Anxiety appeared in his eyes.
"The princess might have caught a cold and has a fever. She needs to go back for treatment as soon as possible." Zhang You looked at Qiao San with an anxious expression.
Even if it was a risky move, she didn't want anything to really happen to Qiao Si.
"Come, help me get her on my back." Qiao Si's consciousness was already a little fuzzy. Whenever Qiao San spoke to her, she would think for a long time before responding. Qiao San didn't dare to delay any longer. With the help of Zhang You and the others, he carried Qiao Si on his back and trotted back.
Wei Nian had been following them at a leisurely pace, but when he saw Qiao Si unconscious, he quickly sent someone to the front to bring his horse over. But he never approached her.
When Qiao San saw the horses, he quickly rode them away with Qiao Si. Zhang You and the others walked all the way to the outskirts of the woods, met other people looking for someone, and followed them back.
Qiao Si remained unconscious after returning home. Qiao San and Li Guanghan reported the incident to the emperor, who, for the first time, became furious with Li Xianyu. He not only lashed her with twenty lashes but also confined her to her house for six months. The emperor also sent an imperial physician to treat Qiao Si and gave her generous compensation.
After the emperor heard about Li Guanghan and Qiao Si's relationship, he wanted to arrange a marriage for them. However, Li Guanghan refused, saying he had a lover. The emperor was furious, and the two parted on bad terms.
Later, everyone in the villa knew about Qiao Si and Li Guanghan, but they only dared to talk about it in private, for fear of angering the emperor.
Qiao Si woke up the next day. Zhang You and the others took care of her every step of the way and told her about Li Xianyu and Li Guanghan.
At that time, Qiao Si was silent for a long time, and then began her subsequent series of pursuits.
In order to thank Li Guanghan for saving his life, Qiao Si started sending people to send him gifts before his injury was healed.
The Spring Hunt was still going on, but it was delayed for two days because of Qiao Si. While everyone else was actively participating in the Spring Hunt, Qiao Si had already taken Zhang You and the others to visit Li Guanghan several times under the pretext of recuperating from his injuries.
She often took the prey hunted by Qiao San and cooked it into delicious food for Li Guanghan. The rumor in the villa had already begun to spread that Qiao Si fell in love with the second prince at first sight. This was a case of a girl chasing a boy.
Among these people, only a few knew about Li Guanghan and Yao Yusu. The Yao family has always been low-key and does not like to get involved in the fun. No one from his family came to the hunting trip this time.
After seeing Qiao Si recover from his injury, everyone started chasing after the Second Prince every day, and they all made bets on whether the two of them could succeed.
As a witness to their relationship, Zhang You just wanted to roll his eyes.
This is the third time today!
Starting from the morning, Qiao Si asked her to prepare food, from breakfast to dessert, and then to lunch. Although she only made one dish each time, she made it with her heart!
After finally making it and sending it over, his guard standing at the door said, "My prince doesn't see guests." She kindly said, "Just help bring it in." But the guard beside the second prince, whose name was Jinlu, refused to budge. She pestered him for a long time before he was willing to bring it in, and by then the food had already gone cold.
Even Qiao Si wanted her to make this and send it over!
When Zhang You thought of this, his men's movements of cutting vegetables with knives became rough and full of resentment.
Give, give, give!
What to give?
I really don’t even want to act anymore!
Although she thought so in her heart, after she stewed the soup, she still followed Qiao Si with a smile on her face to deliver the soup.
Jinfu Jinlu is the Second Prince's personal bodyguard. In recent days, Jinlu has been ordered by Li Guanghan to stand guard at his door every day to guard against Qiao Si and the others.
In the past few days, Qiao Si came every day at mealtime. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Qiao Si had fallen in love with the second prince, but Li Guanghan always turned her away.
Jinlu knew that his master had someone he liked, so naturally he helped his master to stop these swarms of flirts. However, Qiao Si was too insistent, and the maids around her were also very difficult to deal with, so he couldn't persuade them several times.
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