Xie Yuancheng looked proud, and with a snort, he said, "I'm not telling you!"
I rested my head on his arm and clung to him: "No, tell me, I want to hear it. If you ever do something stupid again, just think about what happened this time."
Xie Yuancheng gripped my wrist: "If you want a future, I'll let you escape again!"
“I’m not running away anymore. I’m wholeheartedly planning for you. Look at how badly your wrist is injured. You’re someone who should have achieved fame and success, but you have to travel around. It breaks my heart to see you like this.”
"Is everything you said true?" Xie Yuancheng looked at me with a puzzled expression.
I nodded hastily: "Of course, I am your man, and I can't do anything for you. The Ji family is no longer the General's mansion. This is the only way I can think of."
I didn't fare well after I escaped. I would always hide in a corner where no one was around and cry, filled with anger and resentment. I was only a little happier when I heard that you had won a battle before I was about to leave the Western Regions.
But then they said it was the Western Regions princess's wedding, and that put me in a bad mood. After secretly leaving with Lingwu in the small town, we encountered many bandits and robbers on the road. Luckily, I dreamt about them, which helped me avoid them.
Xie Yuancheng lowered his head and touched my face: "Then why did you still run away? I even took you to meet the clan leader so that they would know that I already have someone I like, and even if that person is a celestial being, I still can't like them."
"I feel sorry for you." I absolutely cannot back down on this; I have to say what's on my mind, otherwise Xie Yuancheng will hate me for the rest of his life.
"I can tell from the letters you wrote to me. But you're pretty stupid. You dared to run away without taking anything. Did you think the Western Regions were the Great Zhao?"
"But I'm lucky, you're not angry anymore, right?" I was afraid he would aggravate the wound, so I carefully protected it.
"I'm still angry. Ying'er forced a woman on me for the sake of my future. Luckily, Changze married her."
Xie Yuancheng smiled wickedly: "You didn't see it. When we got married, I forced myself to attend the ceremony. After the ceremony, I asked my teacher to help arrange the rest of the things, and then I went after you wearing a red cloak."
But you were so wicked, determined to go your separate ways with me, leaving no trace whatsoever. I assumed you were on the main road, so I searched along the way, encountering bandits and stragglers.
Fortunately, the Crown Prince and the others were trapped in the Western Regions, otherwise I would have been even more unlucky. I was already seriously injured, and my teacher only bandaged me up before running away, and now I can't even find you.
I remembered the dreams I had: he was an injured man struggling in the snow, with people chasing after him, and I quickly hugged him.
"Once you're better, we'll go teach those people a lesson!"
"Does Ying'er know who I met?"
"When I woke up, I saw you and dreamed about you. I know where they are. Let them be blind enough to bully my Marquis. Once you can get out of bed and walk around, we'll go and play a trick on them."
Xie Yuancheng narrowed his eyes: "You already know, but you still ignore me!"
"I was heartbroken, I had no idea you hadn't married the princess from the Western Regions."
"Hmph!" Xie Yuancheng stepped away from me, wrapped himself in the blanket, and leaned against the headboard, refusing to look at me.
I leaned closer to him and flattered him: "My Yuancheng, Chengcheng~ Good Marquis, look at me."
Xie Yuancheng also closed his eyes and ignored everyone. When I closed my eyes and didn't look at him, he kept talking incessantly in my ear, and tears fell all over me.
If I had known he was seriously injured, I definitely wouldn't have been angry with him, and he wouldn't have had to wash his wounds twice.
He told me that I must never leave him in this lifetime, and that I must live a good life with my three little ones.
He also said that if I died, he would keep my body by his side, placing me in a warm place every day, and speaking to me in my ear every day, hoping to call my soul back.
He added that I was too heartless, running away without even listening to his explanation. He said it wasn't easy for him to chase after me all the way here, and he had already passed this place, running for several days before returning.
He was just trying his luck, hoping he would actually find me.
I mimicked his words and whispered them in his ear, but Xie Yuancheng could hear me.
"Stop talking. You can't even learn properly. You're just a clueless bum with no brains. You think you can support me? Don't dream about it!"
"Yes, my lord, please pay attention to me! Otherwise, if I get kidnapped, I'll never have a good life again!"
"Naughty~" Xie Yuancheng finally turned around: "Lie down quickly. We are all injured now. We need to get proper treatment, otherwise we won't even be able to carry Yu'er when we get back."
"You didn't tell your parents, did you?"
"I told you, your father-in-law is coming to take you back, and while he's at it, he'll make you kneel in the Ji family's ancestral hall for three days and three nights without letting you get up!"
I frowned, and Xie Yuancheng reached out to smooth it out for me: "I was just kidding. If my parents-in-law found out, I wouldn't be here anymore."
"Ugh~" Now I can finally sleep peacefully next to him.
Xie Yuancheng cut my hair. Right now, all he can do is talk to me; he can't do anything else. I hope he stays like that in the future.
But from that day on, taking advantage of my wrongdoing, he started bossing me around and wouldn't let me go out.
I had no way to express my suffering. Every day I wrote love poems and drew portraits for him, all according to his preferences. Lingwu wanted to come in to take his pulse, but he wouldn't let her, saying that he was still angry and only allowed older doctors to come in.
I change his dressings every day. Looking at those hideous wounds, I wanted to say something to him, but I kept quiet.
It's my fault that he's working so hard. Even if Xie Yuancheng acts arrogantly, I have to put up with it. He's not that difficult to please, he just has too many things to do and his attitude changes constantly.
Every day I would prop myself up on my hands and watch him from the bedside, waiting for Xie Yuancheng to speak in a good mood before I would go about my business.
"Ying'er, your cooking skills haven't improved at all~" Xie Yuancheng rarely wanted to eat dessert, so I learned the simplest one, but he only took one bite and refused to eat any more.
"I... I have you spoiling me, so as long as it's edible and won't kill me, it's fine."
"You take advantage of my feelings and do whatever you want. What if I don't catch my breath this time and don't live to see you again?"
“Don’t talk nonsense~” He always said this, and I felt incredibly ashamed: “Yuancheng~ It’s all my fault.”
The more I thought about it, the sadder I became, and I even started crying next to his pillow. Xie Yuancheng stopped talking and just hugged me to comfort me. Seeing his frail appearance made me even sadder.
"Ying'er~ I'm standing right in front of you, so don't be sad. I won't say it again."
"No, you have to talk more. This is my mistake, and it has caused you to suffer."
He was already unlucky, and now I'm dragging him down with me. He's really unlucky.
"Alright, stop crying." Xie Yuancheng took a handkerchief and wiped my face. "Your little face is so pretty, and you've cried so much that your eyes are streaked with tears. It breaks my heart."
"It's all your fault."
I took the handkerchief and got up to wash my face. I felt terrible. Only when he got better and we found out who hurt him on the street and vented our anger would I feel better.
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