In short, she sat there patiently waiting, and then she waited for a very long time.
After bringing her here, the old woman went to the next room to report back.
"Your Highness, the person has been delivered."
Unlike the brightly lit and luxurious room where Gan Qiongying was, this side hall, though also magnificent, was dimly lit.
Only a single, dim candle was lit, casting a shadow on the table of a wine jar the size of a human head.
The prince, whom the old woman had mentioned, was sitting behind a wine jar. The dim candlelight could not illuminate his numb and cold face, but it could reflect the flush on his face caused by drunkenness.
This was none other than Li Hua, who wouldn't dare go next door without drinking a few bowls of wine.
There's a saying that alcohol emboldens the timid. If Li Hua doesn't adjust his current state and doesn't use alcohol to numb himself, the moment he stands in front of Gan Qiongying... it will be like a collapsing dam, and nothing will be able to stop him anymore.
He could only watch helplessly as the floodwaters swept away the walls he had painstakingly built around his heart, destroying all his villages and courtyards, leaving his heart a scene of devastation and ruin.
That's not right, it would be too embarrassing and pathetic.
She cruelly abandoned him, and those few thin sheets of paper tormented him to the point of near death. Now she's suddenly reappeared, this time by marrying his younger brother...
The resentment Li Hua felt towards her was so intense it could pierce the sky; he would never show any vulnerability in front of her!
"Get out," Li Hua said, dismissing the servant.
Then... with trembling hands, he picked up the wine jar and poured himself a full glass of wine.
Then he drank it all in one gulp.
Li Hua wasn't a big drinker to begin with, but after drinking... he would always become different from his normal self.
However, during this time he was in Jinchuan, as the crown prince of Jinchuan, he made friends with court officials everywhere, stabilized the situation, controlled the government, and even imprisoned the emperor in the palace. If he could not drink, he would not be able to move an inch.
At first, Li Hua would have hangover medicine prepared for him after drinking, but gradually... he was able to drink more.
Although my alcohol tolerance isn't very high yet, I can already drink several glasses without changing color.
Moreover, even when drunk, Li Hua could keep his expression unchanged, though his face was numb.
This numbness provided Li Hua with many advantages, making many people think the Crown Prince was unfathomable, but in reality, it was just numbness...
Now Li Hua is going to get himself completely numb from drinking.
He drank several cups in a row, and he didn't know if he was too excited... his body was out of his control.
His hands were trembling.
That's absolutely pathetic!
Li Hua smashed the wine glass on the ground, grabbed her right hand with her left, and pinched it hard in a fit of pique!
Later I realized that pinching didn't help me gain any strength, and it didn't help me calm down either.
He pulled a dagger from his waist, untied the straps binding his narrow sleeves, and slashed his wrist.
The skin was torn open and blood flowed freely.
Li Hua's hands finally stopped shaking.
He then dropped the dagger, his lips twitched twice, and then slowly curled into a smile.
This can't even be considered a laugh.
He was so handsome that he was unparalleled, but his appearance at this moment was more heartbreaking than if he were crying.
But this time he vowed... he would never beg for that woman's pity.
He would lock her up in his bedroom and make her his own canary.
No matter how much she cried and begged, how much pain and struggle she endured, he would not let her go; he would never allow her to leave his control again.
She was too clever; by simply loosening her grip slightly, she had made it impossible for Li Hua to be found, like searching for a needle in a haystack.
The bleeding on Li Hua's hand quickly stopped on its own. He took out a small bottle from his sleeve, fiercely bit open the stopper, and poured the hemostatic powder directly onto his wrist.
The burning pain made Li Hua even more alert, and even the bloodshot eyes made him look more vivid and ruthless.
He quickly covered his cuffs back up and retied the straps.
Then he stood up from the table and slowly walked into the candlelight.
He was dressed in a bright red wedding gown, which was dazzling and eye-catching.
He snatched it from Zhongli Zhengzhen, because it was too late to send someone to make an emergency replacement.
The wedding robe was embroidered with a dragon soaring through the clouds in gold thread, which coiled around his shoulders and body, highlighting his handsome and aloof face, making him appear incomparably precious.
Li Hua gently touched the table and then slowly walked towards the small door connecting the two rooms.
He walked with perfect balance, just like a normal person.
His left leg has clearly been reconnected after the fracture. He only experiences slight soreness when it is cloudy, rainy, or snowing heavily. The crooked bone has been corrected. Although he can no longer practice martial arts, he can still run and jump.
But as he stepped through the small door, he felt a long-lost pain in his left leg.
The pain made Li Hua's eyes redden again, and her breathing became heavier.
Upon entering the brightly lit room, Li Hua squinted slightly, like a ghost suddenly intruding into broad daylight, with a voice inside him urging him to run away.
When the person you've longed for for so long appears before you, it's like a beautiful dream coming to fruition.
It gives people a sense of fear, like a bubble floating in the air, ready to burst into existence with a single tap.
However, Li Hua slowly walked towards the screen, towards the person he had only been able to see in his dreams for the past 310 days.
Gan Qiongying had already heard footsteps the moment Li Hua entered the house.
Gan Qiongying gripped the hairpin tightly in her hand and took off her veil, placing it on the bed beside her.
Then she bent over and stood up, quietly leaning against the screen, waiting for this person to come over. As long as it was Zhongli Zhengzhen, she would immediately restrain him!
The person drew closer, their footsteps soft and steady, before stopping not far from the screen.
Gan Qiongying heard the other person taking deep breaths.
Gan Qiongying peeked through the gap in the screen and saw that the other person was wearing a bright red wedding dress.
It should be Zhongli Zhengzhen!
Fortunately, the footsteps soon continued, and the pace of them approaching her was even somewhat urgent.
The moment the figure appeared, Gan Qiongying suddenly rushed out from behind the screen, half-circling around the person, her hairpin about to touch the person's side of the neck.
At this critical moment, the other party suddenly lowered his head, took two steps back nimbly, flipped over to the side, and then suddenly reached out and grabbed Gan Qiongying's hand holding the hairpin.
The two were then face to face. Gan Qiongying's wrist was grabbed by the other person, but she did not panic at all.
She reacted very quickly, grabbing another hairpin with her other hand and stabbing it directly under the other person's neck.
You wouldn't believe it! I have two hands that can hold two hairpins!
The cool sheet was pressed against his vital point, and the person opposite him slightly raised his neck, his Adam's apple slowly bobbing along the hairpin.
Gan Qiongying finally got a clear look at the person, but before her fierce and gloating gaze could take shape, it turned into shock at being smashed to pieces.
The hairpin in her hand trembled violently, and then, as if losing all its strength, it fell from Gan Qiongying's hand to the ground.
"Ding ding!"
The slight sound was a deafening roar that shook Gan Qiongying's heart violently.
It's Li Hua!
The person who came was Li Hua!
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