Lin Yu suddenly laughed, her voice sounding desolate: "If you don't come back with me, don't forget that I'm the one who defiled you. You've been married for so long, and he hasn't even touched you. I'm the one who's your man."
My ears hurt. I should have left with Anxiang earlier. This is your private matter, why are you dragging me into it?
"No, no, you forced me, I hate you." Li Zhaole hit Lin Yu a few times, then he pulled her into his arms.
"Your Majesty, it is improper for you to be embracing and kissing my sister, the princess of the Great Zhao, in front of all my followers."
Li Zhaole touched Lin Yu's wound, and Lin Yu cried out in pain and squatted down.
I saw Li Zhaole try to help him up, but in the end she put her hand down.
"Prince Consort, are you still planning to watch the show?"
The Crown Prince's eyes were filled with anger. I'd better take Li Zhaole away first.
Walking down the street, I can feel countless gazes from behind.
"My lord, it's me."
"Princess, there is no need to be sad."
"Do you mind that he drugged my drink? I... I don't like him at all."
“Princess, you must be tired. Let me see you out first.”
What can I say? I already had a child behind my fiancée's back, so why would I mind? I just feel sorry for her. She's a pampered princess, only eighteen years old, and shouldn't have to go through these things.
When they reached the door, Anxiang left. Could something have happened in the backyard?
"The prince consort?"
"Let's go." There was no sound inside anymore. I saw horses outside, so it would be better to take Li Zhaole back to the military camp first. Although her swordsmanship was good, she was still a young lady. It would be a big problem if she tried to take advantage of the situation so late at night.
"Your Highness, there's something I need your help with in the backyard."
Meng Anshi ran over, his face bearing several wounds.
It must be Xie Yuancheng. With Meng Anshi escorting her back, nothing will happen to her.
"Princess, you and the strategist should return to the military camp first. My father and many generals are there; they will protect you."
I threw the reins to Meng Anshi and ran back with the man in black beside me.
When I got to the backyard, it was already a sea of blood.
Xie Yuancheng lay on the ground, seriously injured.
"Yuan Cheng." My hands were trembling. He should have come back with An Xiang just now. With his high level of martial arts, how could he be injured like this?
"Ying'er".
"Don't speak." As soon as he spoke, blood seeped from his wounds.
Anxiang stood beside him and squatted down: "The Marquis was tricked by the Crown Prince. Just now, the Marquis was worried about you and insisted on not leaving. Now our squad is covering for you inside. The Madam and the other two are taking the Marquis to Li Family Village in the suburbs. There is a suitable place for him to heal his wounds there."
I nodded, quickly wiped away my tears, put Xie Yuancheng's hand down, and followed behind them after they moved away.
Anxiang suddenly grabbed me and whispered, "Madam, the Marquis has a chronic illness. You must take good care of him."
"rest assured."
Once they boarded a simple horse-drawn carriage, the two men hurried along the path.
I heard the sound of an arrow hitting the roof of the carriage, and a voice outside said, "Madam, please help the Marquis."
Thankfully, Xie Yuancheng was already unconscious, otherwise I would have been worried. I held him tightly; how dare the Crown Prince so blatantly attack him.
Immediately, a fight broke out on the roof of the car. I held Xie Yuancheng tightly; his body was getting colder and colder.
A man climbed in through the window, his face veiled. As he approached, I slashed his arm with the dagger in my hand. He raised his sword to strike, but Xie Yuancheng pierced him with a single blow.
"Yuancheng, you're awake." I hugged him and pressed his hand, which was gripping the sword, down.
He opened his eyes a few times, then fell asleep again.
“Madam, there are too many pursuers behind us. I will turn ahead and distract them. You and the Marquis can jump off the carriage. The river below can reach Li Family Village. Our men will arrive as soon as they arrive.”
I put down Xie Yuancheng's sword, hid the dagger in my arms, and waited with him as we turned the corner to jump down.
The water wasn't very high off the ground. I struggled in the river for a few moments, and just as I managed to pull Xie Yuancheng back, I heard the sound of horses' hooves.
I quickly pushed Xie Yuancheng underwater. I'm so glad he's so thin that I can hold him.
After the sound of horses' hooves faded into the distance, I emerged from the water with him in my arms. We drifted downstream; there weren't many stones in the river, but I bumped into them a few times. Finally, I saw a cave in the distance, and I pulled Xie Yuancheng up with all my might.
By the time they dragged him inside, more than half an hour had passed.
The cave was very clean, and some water was floating down from the ceiling.
I was worried that Xie Yuancheng's body had been soaking in the water for too long, and I didn't know Lijia Village, so I decided to hide in the cave for a while.
Our clothes were all wet, and he was cold. I found some dry branches and checked his clothes. The tinderbox was soaked and unusable. Now I could only hold him to keep him warm.
As I took off my clothes, I heard a crisp sound. I followed the sound and found a small bottle.
I picked it up and realized it was given to me by the pawnshop clerk, who said it could save my life in a dangerous situation.
Isn't this a dangerous time for Xie Yuancheng? I pulled off the stopper, and there were only three pills in the bottle.
I took one pill, but Xie Yuancheng wouldn't open his mouth. Water was flowing from somewhere, so I put the pill in my mouth and fed it to him.
Thankfully, he swallowed it. I took off all his clothes, wrung them out, and hung them on a tree branch nearby.
The clothes around me dried quickly, so I put on a wet undershirt and leaned against him, hoping to keep him warm.
I don't know when I fell asleep, but when I woke up I saw Xie Yuancheng's bright eyes.
"Yuancheng, you're awake."
"Madam, you've stripped all our clothes off."
"Don't overthink it. You were seriously injured yesterday, and we were drifting down from the water, so I took off your clothes."
I touched his hand; thankfully, it was still warm. His wounds had stopped bleeding, but they still looked horrifying.
"Ying'er, stop looking, I can't help myself if you keep looking."
I reached out and pulled his clothes off. "Put them on quickly."
Xie Yuancheng hugged me through my clothes: "My dear wife, you saved my life yesterday."
"Let go quickly, you're still injured, let me help you put on your clothes."
"No, I feel great when I wake up."
"That's because you were given medicine from the pawnshop owner. Since you know medicine, take a look and see if there are any problems."
I handed him the small bottle, and he immediately put it aside and pounced on it.
I'm really fed up with him. He's like a little kid, always wanting to sleep next to me, and only wearing half his clothes, saying it's cooler that way.
There was a noise outside, and just as I was about to get up, someone walked in.
"Senior brothers, you've been hiding here, making it so hard for us to find you."
My clothes were still open, so I quickly pulled Xie Yuancheng's outer shirt onto myself.
"Lingwu, go out first." This person is awake and only knows how to take advantage of others.
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