Noticing a belt in a basket nearby, Hongli flicked his long finger and lifted it up, a hint of doubt flashing in his dark eyes, "This is..."
"This was embroidered for you by the princess; she said it was a surprise for you."
Hongli suddenly remembered that when he came to see her that day, she was frowning and drawing something. When he wanted to see it, she stopped him, saying that she wanted to give him a surprise. It turned out that she was drawing a pattern for a belt.
"Isn't she bad at needlework?"
"Your Highness said earlier that you wanted something embroidered by the princess herself, so the princess learned embroidery from me. She first embroidered a sachet, but the color and pattern of the sachet were not suitable for a man to wear, so the princess gave the sachet to me and then embroidered a belt for Your Highness."
As she spoke, Chang Yue took out the sachet.
Hongli took it casually. The scarlet color was indeed too delicate and unsuitable for a man. It seemed to be embroidered with orchids, crooked and uneven, and the stitching was not very neat. It did indeed look like it was made by Su Yushan. He clicked his tongue and snorted softly:
"It is indeed very ugly."
Chang Yue couldn't help but defend herself, saying, "It's already quite good for the first time, Princess. I really like it."
Recalling Su Yushan, he gripped the sachet slightly tighter and inadvertently felt something inside. Hongli then opened the sachet and examined it carefully, only to find a hidden compartment inside. He took it out and saw that it was a twenty-tael silver note.
Hongli became suspicious and glanced at Changyue.
Chang Yue was also taken aback. "Huh? How come there are silver notes in here?" Lost in thought, she noticed her master's gaze, immediately understood, and knelt down in fright.
"Your Highness, please understand! This servant did not know there was a hidden compartment in the sachet. This servant did not steal any silver!"
If she had really stolen it, she wouldn't have shown him the sachet. It's likely that Yu Shan specifically left it for Chang Yue, worried that she wouldn't accept it, which is why she came up with this plan.
Thinking of this, Hongli didn't pursue the matter further, a bitter smile appearing on his lips, "She remembered to leave something for you before she left, but she didn't leave anything for me."
Knowing her master was in a bad mood, Chang Yue spoke very carefully, afraid of saying something wrong and upsetting him. After a moment's hesitation, she tentatively asked, "Does the belt... count?"
The half-embroidered belt in his hand was particularly glaring to him, and Hongli felt an unusual bitterness in his heart. After a long silence, he murmured, "Do you think she will come back to finish embroidering it?"
"Probably...yes! Perhaps she'll come back once she's figured things out." Chang Yue thought that saying this would make the Fourth Prince happier, but to her surprise, Hongli's face showed no relief; his gaze gradually turned cold and sharp.
"She can come and go as she pleases. What does she take this mansion for?"
Just as Chang Yue was pondering how to persuade him, she was shocked to see that Fourth Master was holding a pair of scissors. With one snip, the belt was cut in two! Chang Yue felt a pang of regret and hurriedly reminded him:
"Fourth Master, this was embroidered for you by the Princess! How could you have ruined it?"
Hongli lowered his eyes indifferently, glanced at the tattered belt lying on the ground, and said indifferently, "Just because she gave it to me, does that mean I should cherish it? I've given her so many things, but has she ever cherished them? She didn't even take a single thing with her when she ran away!"
Fearing that the Fourth Prince would blame the Princess, Chang Yue hurriedly said, "Yes, just now when I was sorting through the jewelry, I found that one item was missing. It must have been taken by the Princess. It was the Aster hairpin that you gave her."
The aster florida wasn't made of the rarest materials, but it was specially commissioned by him to be made for her. It turned out that only that one could catch her eye.
Heartbroken and devastated, Hongli no longer wanted to stay there. The thought of her filled him with resentment, making it hard for him to breathe.
He closed his eyes briefly, then tossed aside the scissors and belt, and coldly turned and left.
Witnessing the Fourth Master's departing figure, Chang Yue felt sorry for him. He was such a proud person, and it was rare for him to cherish someone so much. But that person suddenly left him. He must have been heartbroken, yet he had to pretend to be indifferent. She felt tormented just watching him.
Chang Yue prayed silently that the princess would return as soon as possible, so that the fourth master wouldn't suffer the pain of unrequited love alone.
However, Su Yushan had finally escaped the capital and had no intention of returning.
Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate; she waited for three days, but the rain didn't stop.
Throughout the year, she had been pampered and had never experienced the slightest bit of cold. Now that she had arrived here, the autumn rains suddenly came and the weather turned cold. She had left in a hurry and had not brought any cotton-padded clothes. Liu was sewing some for her, but it would take several days to finish. She couldn't stand the cold and fell ill without realizing it.
Liu hurriedly asked Qinghe to fetch a doctor. There was only one doctor in the village, and other families also had patients. The doctor was too busy to come and treat them until noon.
At that time, Su Yushan was lying in the tent, tightly wrapped in a quilt, but still felt cold. Her nose was stuffy and she coughed from time to time, feeling very uncomfortable.
The doctor sat beside her, taking her pulse. After a moment, he looked surprised. "This... seems like a pregnancy pulse..."
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