That night, Geng Youran stayed by Hongzhou's side to take care of him until his fever subsided temporarily, at which point she took him to her own courtyard.
"elder sister!"
"Wanru..."
That evening, Wanru had originally brought Huangli to deliver a headband to Youran, but upon hearing from the servants in the courtyard that Hongzhou had a high fever, she decided to go over as well.
However, Huang Li was worried that Wanru would catch a chill in the cold weather, so she persuaded Wanru to go back first.
Wanru was extremely worried and barely slept a wink all night. So when Geng Youran brought Hongzhou back to the courtyard, Wanru rushed over immediately.
"How is Hongzhou?"
"It's been burning on and off, but it's more stable than last night."
Wanru felt that this matter was very strange.
"Hongzhou was fine during the day, how come he developed a fever at night?"
Geng Youran didn't know what was going on either, but she remembered the imperial physician saying that Hongzhou's fever this time was not a common cold.
After a while, Xiao Anzi and Qianxue returned from the imperial physician with their medicine and encountered Gao Wuyong on the way.
"Eunuch Gao, how's the investigation into the young prince's fever last night?"
"So it's the two of you. Instead of serving in the courtyard, what are you doing wandering around outside?"
"Oh dear, Eunuch Gao, we're just on our way to get the medicine."
Grandpa Gao smiled.
"Go back and tell your princess that the matter has been investigated to a near conclusion. Tell her to take good care of the young prince. The prince said he will go over after he finishes talking with Lord Nian."
The two returned with Gao Wuyong's message. Geng Youran and Wanru exchanged a glance, wondering if someone had really harmed such a young child.
"Princess, the young prince is awake!"
As the two were wondering who the mastermind behind this might be, Huang Li happily ran out from the inner room.
Hongzhou had always been in good health, but this fever made Geng Youran investigate the backgrounds of everyone around her.
That evening, the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen, arrived with his entourage.
"Your Highness, who is this person?"
This person put medicine in the food that Hongzhou's wet nurse ate. The medicine had no effect on adults, but it would cause children to develop a fever after they ate it.
But I don't know her.
Yinzhen had Gao Wuyong take the person away, then took Geng Youran's hand and went into the inner room, sitting down next to the sleeping Hongzhou.
“This time, Hongzhou got into trouble because of you, Master.”
"How could it be because of Master?"
Yinzhen stood up, thinking of what that person had told him.
"You Ran, are you hiding something from me?"
Geng Youran was completely bewildered, wondering how the topic had swung to this point.
She had been married to Yinzhen for so many years, and her every move was being watched. What could she possibly hide from him?
Yinzhen turned around and stared at Geng Youran, his icy gaze making Geng Youran feel uneasy.
"Your Highness, why are you staring at me like that?"
"What exactly is going on with that jade pendant?"
Geng Youran was taken aback; she hadn't expected Yinzhen to ask about the jade pendant.
She gritted her teeth, thinking that hiding it was ultimately impossible to conceal it.
Therefore, Geng Youran told Yinzhen everything about herself and the jade pendant.
Of course, she kept it from Xinyi.
After kneeling on the ground and explaining everything, Geng Youran felt completely at peace.
"My lord, I am telling the truth. I only beg you to spare Hongzhou. I am willing to die for you."
Yinzhen looked at Geng Youran kneeling on the ground and wondered when he had first met her.
Was it that dessert? Or was it during the talent show?
When did she quietly enter his heart?
He admitted that this woman was different from other women; she was never jealous or sarcastic, and always had a smile on her face whenever she came here.
The few times he panicked were only occasional glimpses of it.
He admitted that he didn't have a real mastermind behind it all, but he was still horrified when he heard about these things.
But when he heard these things from Geng Youran, he found that he no longer cared about them.
What about the people here?
“My lord, this is the jade pendant that Abbot Yuanyi left to me before he passed away. I originally wanted to keep it as a memento, but now it seems that there is no point in keeping it.”
Geng Youran took off the jade pendant from her neck, then suddenly stood up and picked up the inkstone on the table next to her, smashing it heavily onto the jade pendant.
With the jade pendant shattered, Geng Youran personally destroyed her last chance to return home.
"You Ran, what are you doing!"
By the time Yinzhen stepped forward to stop her, the jade pendant had already been smashed to pieces by Geng Youran.
"Your Highness, the jade pendant is broken. You may do with me as you see fit."
Geng Youran fell headfirst to the ground, and the entire space remained calm and undisturbed.
She felt that her hands and feet were almost numb, and it wasn't until half an hour later that Yinzhen personally helped her up.
"From now on, let's not mention this matter again."
Geng Youran raised her head and stared blankly at Yinzhen:
"Sir, don't you think I'm a monster?"
Yinzhen lifted Geng Youran's chin and smiled faintly:
"It's nice to have such a beautiful 'monster' by my side."
Geng Youran buried her face in Yinzhen's arms and burst into tears. She had kept this a secret for so many years, and apart from Xinyi, no one else knew about it.
She had imagined countless possible outcomes of stating this fact, but this outcome was one she had never considered.
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