Seeing Qu Qingxi walking towards him unharmed, He Liufeng concealed the deep thought in his eyes. He had sent people to investigate Qu Qingxi, but the investigation results showed no problems. She was indeed the young lady of the Prime Minister's mansion and had not been switched.
"Alright, let's go." Qu Qingxi threw the longsword she had snatched to the ground, took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off her hands, and looked at He Liufeng.
“Okay.” He Liufeng nodded and took a step forward when suddenly, a hidden weapon ripped through the sky and headed towards Qu Qingxi.
Just as Qu Qingxi was about to dodge, He Liufeng quickly stepped in front of her. The hidden weapon shot straight into He Liufeng's right shoulder, causing him to stumble and fall onto Qu Qingxi.
Qu Qingxi's expression changed drastically. At the same time, she threw a dart in the direction from which the hidden weapon had come. Soon, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground was heard.
Looking at He Liufeng again, his face turned pale rapidly, and he could barely stand.
Qu Qingxi helped He Liufeng up and turned slightly, only to see black blood seeping from He Liufeng's shoulder.
Ignoring everything else, Qu Qingxi helped He Liufeng find a secluded place to sit down. Seeing that He Liufeng looked pained and his eyes were closed, she quickly took something out of her spatial storage and placed it aside.
Qu Qingxi let He Liufeng lean on her shoulder, then pulled out the hidden weapon with her hand. Instantly, a spurt of black blood gushed out. After the blood flowed for a while and turned bright red, Qu Qingxi took out silver needles and pricked He Liufeng's body a few times. She then stuffed an antidote pill into He Liufeng's mouth.
As the bleeding gradually stopped, Qu Qingxi took some gauze and simply bandaged the wound. Looking at He Liufeng, who was almost unconscious, Qu Qingxi put the items back into her space, put one hand under He Liufeng's armpit and the other under his knees, and picked him up.
Even while carrying He Liufeng, Qu Qingxi moved very quickly. When they arrived at the Prince's Mansion and returned to her room, Ling Mu and Qing Dai quickly came over. They were shocked to see that He Liufeng was injured.
"Lingmu, go and arrange for someone to investigate who those men in black are. Qingdai, go and fetch some warm water." Qu Qingxi quickly made the arrangements.
Ling Mu glanced at Qu Qingxi, and without hesitation, immediately turned and left, and Qingdai also left.
Qu Qingxi took off He Liufeng's clothes and helped him lie face down on the bed. His strong back had clearly defined muscles, but unfortunately, there was a wound on it.
Qingdai returned quickly. She wanted to find Gu Liangsheng to bandage the prince, but then she remembered that the princess's medical skills were much better than Gu Liangsheng's, so she stopped and stood there watching.
Qu Qingxi used a soft cloth dampened with warm water to gently wipe away the bloodstains on her shoulder, sprinkled medicine for treating external injuries on the wound, and then wrapped the wound with clean gauze.
He Liufeng woke up in pain and saw that Qu Qingxi had already bandaged his wound. He forced a smile and said, "I'm fine, don't worry too much."
"Lie down properly first." Qu Qingxi lowered her eyes and didn't say anything, but her expression looked very bad.
Seeing that the wound had been healed and that Qu Qingxi had stayed behind, Qingdai took the basin full of blood and left.
"Does it still hurt?" Qu Qingxi stared at He Liufeng's pale face, her tone filled with heartache. She hadn't expected He Liufeng to block the hidden weapon for her.
Seeing Qu Qingxi's worried gaze, He Liufeng suddenly felt that his injuries were not so bad.
"He Liufeng, why did you block the hidden weapon for me?" Qu Qingxi pulled up a chair, sat down in front of He Liufeng, and looked at him seriously.
Her rosy complexion, which had just returned a few days ago, had turned deathly pale again. There was even a layer of white skin on her lips. Her phoenix eyes were slightly curved, making her look like a sickly beauty.
"You are my queen, you are mine. If I don't protect you, who will?" He Liufeng looked at Qu Qingxi with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness.
"You don't need to be like this. We're just business partners." Qu Qingxi turned her face away, no longer looking at He Liufeng. He Liufeng's gaze was too gentle at this moment, and she felt inexplicably flustered. She was afraid that if she looked any longer, she would fall for He Liufeng's gentleness.
"Qingxi." He Liufeng suddenly reached out and grabbed Qu Qingxi's hand, which was resting on her knee, holding it tightly in his palm. "I didn't treat you as just a business partner. On the night of our wedding, your appearance saved me. I was in unbearable pain at the time, and all I thought was that as long as you could help me get rid of the poison, I would agree to any condition."
But then I changed my mind. I want you to stay by my side for the rest of my life, and I will protect you.
Qingxi, what if I told you that I've already fallen in love with you?
He Liufeng's sincere words and sudden confession caught Qu Qingxi completely off guard.
Qu Qingxi looked up in shock at He Liufeng, only to find him staring intently at her, his gaze unwavering.
His eyes held a hint of probing, and also a hint of desperation, like a drowning person staring intently at him with hope. At the same time, Qu Qingxi felt his grip on her hand tighten slightly.
"He Liufeng, I don't think we're a good match." Qu Qingxi lowered her head. He Liufeng was good in every way, but compared to love, she only wanted freedom.
Once she agrees to stay with He Liufeng, it means she will be trapped in the Prince's Mansion and the capital forever. In the future, as He Liufeng's love diminishes, he will have concubines and other women.
Qu Qingxi could not accept sharing a husband with another woman.
Qu Qingxi tried to push He Liufeng's hand away, but she couldn't budge it. Looking up, she saw He Liufeng looking at her with a hurt expression.
"Qingxi, we haven't even tried it, how do you know it's not suitable?" He Liufeng said unwillingly.
Qu Qingxi remained silent.
"Hiss~" He Liufeng suddenly frowned and let out a low cry of pain.
"Is it starting to hurt?" Qu Qingxi stood up, moved closer to He Liufeng, and stared at the wound on his shoulder. However, it was wrapped in gauze and there was no bleeding, so it was impossible to tell anything.
"A little." He Liufeng closed his eyes, looking extremely uncomfortable.
Qu Qingxi got up, went to the cabinet next to her, and, using the cabinet as cover, took a bottle of painkillers she had made herself, and then returned.
"This medicine can relieve pain. Take one first, and the rest tomorrow. Take it twice a day, one pill each time," Qu Qingxi said, pouring out a pill and handing it to He Liufeng's mouth.
He Liufeng barely opened his eyes, first observing Qu Qingxi's complexion, then biting the pill in Qu Qingxi's palm.
"You should rest well. I'll have Ling Mu come in and watch over you. If you get a fever tonight, call me immediately." Qu Qingxi placed the small bottle of medicine next to He Liufeng's pillow.
"Wait a minute, can you stay here tonight? Ling Mu is a man, and he's very careless. He definitely won't be able to take good care of me."
"I..." Qu Qingxi began to hesitate.
"Didn't you say you still owe me a favor tonight? If you stay here tonight, it'll be considered repaying that favor, okay?" He Liufeng spoke again, his tone tentative. He wasn't sure what Qu Qingxi was thinking or whether she would agree.
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