With the addition of the unfathomable Yi Chenli, the eldest prince felt a sense of powerless frustration.
He had always thought that it was a contest between him and Yi Chenqi from beginning to end, but now it seems that he had underestimated the situation.
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Who would have thought that the archery competition would end in an assassination attempt?
Whether it was the emperor, the empress, or the young masters and ladies, everyone was terrified by the assassination attempt and broke out in a cold sweat.
No one was in the mood for a celebration banquet, and everyone was sent home.
The Emperor dispatched the best imperial physicians to treat the two seriously injured princes. The physicians stayed in Chenyang Palace for a day and a night before saving Yi Chenli's life.
Yi Chenli was seriously injured, but claimed to be ill. For the next month, he stayed in Chenyang Palace to recuperate and did not go out.
After the imperial physician left, An Yuan'er insisted on seeing Yi Chenli, but Li Gui stopped her from entering.
“Miss An, you must be exhausted from riding these past few days. You’re covered in injuries. Why don’t you go down and apply some ointment? The master needs to rest.”
An Yuan'er's face was flushed from crying: "Father-in-law, I'll just go in and take a look. I won't disturb you."
An Yuan'er felt extremely guilty at this moment, blaming herself for causing Yi Chenli's injury because of her.
Li Gui still wouldn't let him in, so An Yuan'er sat at the door and wouldn't leave.
"Since her father-in-law wouldn't agree, Yuan'er had no choice but to wait outside."
The sun was scorching outside, but Li Gui wasn't bothered. However, if her master found out, he would be heartbroken...
Sure enough, An Yuan'er hadn't been sitting for more than a few minutes when a voice came from inside the room: "Li Gui, bring her in."
Li Gui thought to herself: What a source of trouble for a beautiful woman! What about the master's principles?
As soon as An Yuan'er entered the room, she smelled the strong smell of medicine. Yi Chenli's face was a little pale. He was lying lazily on the bed reading a book, his collar slightly open, like a sexy big black cat.
An Yuan'er swallowed hard, her cheeks flushing red.
Even when she's sick, she's still so alluring; Yi Chenli is truly a menace.
Yi Chenli raised his eyes, his dark eyes fixed on the girl: "Are you crying?"
An Yuan'er hummed softly, "Mmm!"
Yi Chenli glanced at Li Gui, gesturing for him to leave.
Upon receiving the message, Li Gui sighed deeply, shook her head helplessly, closed the door, and left.
Yi Chenli beckoned to An Yuan'er with his finger: "Come here."
An Yuan'er obediently took a few steps, but unexpectedly, Yi Chenli pulled her onto the bed with great force.
An Yuan'er lost her balance and fell into Yi Chenli's arms, her head hitting his wound hard.
An Yuan'er panicked and wanted to apologize, tears welling up in her eyes again: "I didn't mean to, it's all my fault, are you in pain?"
Unexpectedly, Yi Chenli held An Yuan'er down, preventing her from getting up.
With a forceful tug, he tore off An Yuan'er's outer gauze robe, leaving her only wearing a high-waisted ruqun underneath.
Beneath the gauze dress were a graceful neck and clearly visible collarbones, her skin fair and delicate with a radiant glow, though it was now covered with bruises of varying sizes.
With new and old wounds mixed together, a dull pain flashed in Yi Chenli's eyes. He took some ointment from the bedside and applied it to An Yuan'er's wounds, keeping it cool and refreshing.
An Yuan'er shook her head: "Yi Chenli, I'm fine, but you're more seriously injured. Let me get up, I'm pressing on your wound."
Yi Chenli was amused by the silly girl, but at that moment, he hadn't noticed anything amiss.
His deep voice coaxed, "Feel sorry for me? Care about me?"
An Yuan'er lowered her head and responded softly, "Mmm!"
The girl was so shy that her skin turned red.
Yi Chenli patted An Yuan'er's head in a good mood: "You're so round and chubby, and so well-behaved."
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