"Yeah, I know." She nodded.
"I didn't know about the existence of this bloodline power before, until that time, when the bloodline power suddenly erupted..."
Sikong Zhan recalled that terrible experience and held Lin Jinghan's hand tightly. He could still feel the horror and despair at that time.
"Stop!" She interrupted him, "Your Highness, you are still weak and it is not appropriate to think about those bad things." She didn't want to know his secret, not at all!
He still held her hand, not giving her a chance to refuse, and continued to recall:
That was the time when his mother was murdered. He was heartbroken and the power of his blood suddenly erupted. His eyes were red and his power suddenly soared. He killed everyone he saw without distinguishing between friend and foe. No matter what anyone said, he seemed to be deaf to it... Later, Gu Lao arrived and finally subdued him.
He seemed to have returned to that time, feeling pain and self-blame. "Later, I fell into a coma for three full days. When I woke up, my bloodline power had calmed down, and my skills had returned to normal..."
"Such a big thing happened, there must be a lot of casualties in the Jingnan Army, right?" She looked solemn.
He shook his head sadly, "At that time, I wasn't even the King of Jingnan yet, but those around me suffered heavy casualties. Few of those who knew about it survived, except Tang Xun..."
She wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know what to say, so she could only lend him her shoulder for him to lean on.
"Since then, I've been trying hard to control my emotions and not let myself have too much emotional ups and downs. This has indeed prevented the power of my bloodline from manifesting again. I just didn't expect that this time..."
"It's a good thing nothing serious happened, right?" she consoled him softly. Only today did she realize that this was the reason he was so cold-hearted.
"So, thank you." If he lost control and hurt or even killed his loyal subordinates, he didn't know how to face himself.
"Yeah." She nodded: thinking that he must have had a very difficult life these years, which is why he developed such an annoying personality, she was merciful and didn't bother with him about the past...
"Don't leave me from now on." He let go of her hand and put his arm around her waist instead. "You will always be my princess."
Well, she was wrong. She took back her previous thought... Lin Jinghan was speechless. Not wanting to dwell on this topic with him, she gently pushed him away and took out a stack of banknotes from her bosom. "This is the deposit given by the Queen Mother. Let me poison you to death."
Seeing Sikong Zhan's face darken, he chuckled, "I wonder how much the prince plans to spend to buy back his life?"
"You already have Huichuntang, and you still need this little money?" He was displeased.
"The Queen Mother has spoken. If I dare to disagree, how can I leave the palace safely?" She shrugged. "Besides, if you are offered money and don't take it, you are a fool."
"That makes sense." He nodded, took the banknote and put it aside. "From now on, no matter who offers to buy my life, just keep it. Leave the rest to me."
She nodded, took the banknote back, stuffed it into her arms, and said jokingly: "Your Highness's life is so valuable. If you sell it a few more times, I won't have to worry about running out of money for the rest of my life..."
Sikong Zhan raised his hand and tapped her forehead gently. Lin Jinghan was about to protest when the waiter outside the door announced, "Your Majesty, Princess, the princess is here."
She hadn't seen Sikong Ling since returning to the palace. She almost forgot that there was a princess in the palace. She looked at Sikong Zhan in confusion.
He saw through her confusion and explained, "Ling'er was seriously injured and has been recuperating in the courtyard for the past few days. She must have known about my injury and came to see me specially."
With Sikong Zhan's consent, Sikong Ling walked in. She still looked weak, her expression full of worry, "Brother, sister-in-law. I heard that brother was injured, and I'm very worried."
Lin Jinghan stood up and helped Sikong Ling sit down. "Don't worry, Princess. The prince is only slightly injured, not seriously. He will recover in a few days."
Sikong Ling's eyes were slightly red, and she looked at Lin Jinghan apologetically, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I hurt you in Cangmang Villa..."
"It's all over. I'm fine, aren't I? The princess was seriously injured. Just take good care of yourself and don't think too much..." Sikong Ling was also a victim of what happened that day. It wasn't her who made the decision to replace her. If anyone is to blame, it's not her.
"Sister-in-law, you are so kind..." Sikong Ling was very moved, tears were already welling up in her eyes.
"Okay, since you haven't recovered yet, don't run around anymore. Go back and recuperate." Sikong Zhan's tone returned to its usual cold and stern tone, and it didn't sound like he was comforting his own sister at all.
"Yes!" Sikong Ling bowed and turned to leave.
Lin Jinghan looked between the brother and sister. It was strange that the brother and sister could get along like superiors and subordinates.
"Cough cough cough..." Sikong Ling had just walked out the door when Sikong Zhan started coughing violently. Sikong Ling turned around and looked inside the house. After hesitating for a while, he heard the coughing gradually stop and left.
"Princess!" When Doctor Ran came over, he happened to meet Sikong Ling who was leaving. The two greeted each other, and Sikong Ling pulled Doctor Ran aside and asked with concern:
"How is my eldest brother's injury? Is it serious? How long will it take to heal?"
"The internal injuries are quite serious. However, with the princess's care, the prince will surely recover soon. Princess, don't worry." Doctor Ran told the truth.
"Thank you, Doctor Ran." Sikong Ling got the answer she wanted and bowed to Doctor Ran.
"You are too polite, Princess." The two of them went about their business. Doctor Ran came into the room, examined Sikong Zhan, and fed him medicine as usual.
"Doctor Ran, please go out. Let the princess take care of me." Sikong Zhan took Doctor Ran away, then looked at Lin Jinghan with burning eyes, and then looked at the medicine bowl.
Lin Jinghan's mouth twitched, and she reluctantly picked up the medicine bowl and fed him. After feeding him, she casually took out a handkerchief to wipe his mouth. Sikong Zhan noticed that the handkerchief was the one he had given her before. He thought she had thrown it away, but she still kept it.
This realization made him feel better for no reason, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose.
Lin Jinghan didn't know Sikong Zhan had thought so much. If she knew, she would definitely cry out in injustice - who cares about his things? The handkerchief was on the table, and she just took it to wipe his mouth...
The maids in Prince Jingnan's mansion were busy preparing lunch for the prince and princess. Shiqin took advantage of the fact that no one was around and secretly came to the back door of the mansion and threw out a bamboo tube containing a note.
After delivering the message, she returned to the kitchen to serve lunch to the prince and princess.
She thought that her actions were unnoticed, but in fact, all her actions had already been known by the secret guards who were monitoring her, and they soon reported it to Sikong Zhan.
In Nuanfeng Courtyard, Sikong Zhan was playing with a piece of paper in his hand, on which was written the news that Prince Jingnan was seriously injured. It was a copy of the note written by Shiqin.
"Shiqin has indeed surrendered to the Emperor." Sikong Zhan did not hide his intentions from Lin Jinghan and handed the note to her. "It seems that these next few days will be uneasy. Princess, how about you feed me the poison given by the Queen Mother, so that the enemy in the dark can reveal themselves and you can also cheat the Queen Mother out of the remaining payment?"
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