Chapter 101 Beauty is a Curse
When Ye Wanning woke up, it was already dark. As soon as she opened her eyes, she found Su Wenzhen sitting by the bed.
Ye Wanning was stunned for a moment, "Wenzhen...you..."
"You're awake?" Seeing that Ye Wanning was awake, Su Wenzhen smiled and gently helped her up. "Didn't we say we'd take you to see Cui'er after you woke up? Shall we go now?"
"Hmm." Ye Wanning nodded, then scratched her head helplessly as if she had thought of something. "But..." She lifted her leg slightly and found that she still didn't have much strength. Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenzhen and sighed, "It doesn't feel like I'm better yet."
"The effects of the medicine haven't worn off so quickly." Su Wenzhen smiled and affectionately pinched Ye Wanning's nose. "I'll carry you." Without waiting for Ye Wanning's reply, Su Wenzhen reached out and scooped Ye Wanning up in a princess carry.
"Ah!" Ye Wanning exclaimed in surprise, then blushed. "I...I...I think I'd better not go..."
"What's there to be shy about?" Seeing Ye Wanning's embarrassed look, Su Wenzhen found it amusing. "We've been married for so long, why are you still so shy? Didn't you insist on going to see Cui'er before? Why aren't you going now?"
Su Wenzhen's teasing words made Ye Wanning blush even more. She gritted her teeth in embarrassment and annoyance, glaring at Su Wenzhen with displeasure. "I never noticed you talking so much! Since things have come to this, let's go!" She looked at Su Wenzhen and gave a light snort. "Also, I'm not shy! I..." She bit her lip, looking at Su Wenzhen, "I'm just worried you'll get tired!"
“So…” Su Wenzhen gave Ye Wanning a meaningful look, “My wife cares about me so much!”
"You're pushing your luck!" Ye Wanning rolled her eyes at Su Wenzhen and gave him a few playful punches. She pouted unhappily, "Are you going or not?"
"Go away, go away!" Su Wenzhen smiled. "I'm just a little reluctant to part with her. Holding my wife in my arms feels wonderful!"
"You smooth talker!" Ye Wanning was embarrassed and glared fiercely at Su Wenzhen. "Go now!"
"Yes, yes, yes! My lady!"
The two entered Cui'er's room and saw her lying on the bed drinking porridge, as if nothing had happened. Jiang Hai was sitting quietly watching her. Ye Wanning felt her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly relax. Her eyes were a little moist. "Cui'er!"
Hearing the sound, Cui'er turned her head and was surprised to see Ye Wanning coming over. "Sister!" Cui'er hurriedly prepared to get up, but was stopped by Jiang Hai, who looked at her with deep eyes. "Your leg injury is not healed, don't move."
Cui'er blushed and nodded shyly, "Okay."
Seeing this scene, Ye Wanning felt a pang of sadness. It seemed that Cui'er really liked Jiang Hai... Although she often joked about marrying Cui'er off, now that the day had come, she... really couldn't bear to part with her...
Ye Wanning pouted unhappily, "Wenzhen, put me down."
Su Wenzhen nodded and placed Ye Wanning on the bed.
"Sister," Cui'er said softly, her face flushed, looking at Ye Wanning, "Are you feeling any better?"
Ye Wanning nodded, but occasionally glancing at Su Wenzhen and Jiang Hai beside her, she felt uneasy all over. And then there was Cui'er... It's true what they say, daughters grow up and leave home! Ye Wanning thought to herself, she had never seen her so gentle before, but today... She sighed helplessly, "Cui'er, how's your leg?"
"It's nothing." Cui'er smiled shyly. "I just hurt my leg when I ran away from where I was locked up. The doctor said I'll be fine after a couple of days of rest."
“See, I already told you.” Su Wenzhen interjected from the side, looking helpless. “I told you it was nothing, but you wouldn’t believe me and insisted on coming to see for yourself.”
"If it wasn't a big deal, why didn't you tell me!" Ye Wanning glared at Su Wenzhen fiercely. "I thought you were hiding it from me!"
"I was just afraid you'd worry," Su Wenzhen said, pouting slightly guiltily. "You were in a bad mood at the time. If you had really started making a scene, how could I have stopped you?"
"They're all excuses." Ye Wanning snorted lightly, then turned away from him and began to chat with Cui'er.
Seeing the two people inside chatting happily, Ye Wanning's expression softened, and Su Wenzhen felt relieved. He looked at Jiang Hai standing to the side and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Jiang Hai paused, then said in a somewhat cool voice, "Bring porridge for Miss Cui'er."
When did his personal guard start delivering porridge? Su Wenzhen frowned in confusion, seemingly guessing what was going on. After a while, he looked at Jiang Hai and said calmly, "Jiang Hai, come to the study with me."
"yes."
Seeing the two people in the room suddenly leave, Cui'er's eyes darkened. Ye Wanning was startled and turned her head to find that Su Wenzhen and Jiang Hai had both gone out. She was stunned and turned her head to look at Cui'er suspiciously, "Cui'er, why was Jiang Hai in your room?"
Cui'er's face flushed red instantly. She looked at Ye Wanning and stammered, "I...I...I don't know..."
"You really don't know?" Ye Wanning squinted at Cui'er, finding it amusing. "Why are you so shy?"
"No way!" Cui'er's face turned even redder as she looked at Ye Wanning, waving her hands in a flustered manner. "Sister, please don't talk nonsense. Young Master Jiang and I... there's nothing between us..."
"Still calling him Young Master Jiang?" Ye Wanning raised an eyebrow, looking at Cui'er with a hint of amusement, and said, "He was sick and couldn't bear to leave, so he came to take care of him himself, and you still call him Young Master Jiang?"
"Sister!" Cui'er looked at Ye Wanning, her face full of embarrassment and annoyance, "Stop talking!"
"Alright, alright." Seeing Cui'er's angry face, Ye Wanning couldn't help but chuckle. "I won't laugh at you anymore, okay?"
Inside the study, Jiang Hai felt uneasy from the oppressive atmosphere surrounding Su Wenzhen as soon as he entered. After a pause, he looked at Su Wenzhen and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, what brings you here?"
"What's going on between you and Cui'er?" Su Wenzhen suddenly stopped, turned to look at Jiang Hai, her expression unreadable. "Why are you with her?"
"Your subordinate..." Jiang Hai paused, then lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "As I just said, I was going to deliver..."
"Do you really think I can't tell the difference?!" Su Wenzhen suddenly shouted angrily, "Since when did you, Jiang Hai, start serving tea and water to people?"
Seeing Su Wenzhen's anger, Jiang Hai immediately knelt down, "Your Highness, your subordinate..."
"Do you know how important Cui'er is to the Princess?" Su Wenzhen interrupted Jiang Hai and asked in a low voice, "I felt there was something wrong between you and her before, are you still trying to hide it from me now?"
"Your Highness..." Jiang Hai lowered his head, his expression unreadable, "This subordinate...this subordinate meant no other..."
"What does this mean?" Su Wenzhen frowned. "What do you mean by 'no other meaning'?"
Jiang Hai bit his lip and after a long while replied, "There's nothing between me and Miss Cui'er."
“Nothing…” Su Wenzhen looked at Jiang Hai and sighed, “Then do you know Wenyan?”
Jiang Hai's body stiffened, his voice turning cold, "This subordinate...understands..."
"Alright, alright." Su Wenzhen waved his hand, his brows furrowed. "Go and call Wenyan to the study. I have something important to discuss with him."
"Yes!" Jiang Hai nodded, then got up, pushed open the door, and went out.
Watching Jiang Hai's retreating figure, Su Wenzhen felt a terrible headache coming on. He truly didn't know when Jiang Hai and Cui'er's affair had started, but as for Wen Yan...
He sighed. Back then, when Su Wenyan kept clamoring for a maidservant to serve Wan Ning, he hadn't taken it to heart. But today, when Cui'er was injured, Su Wenyan's reaction made him realize how much he cared about him.
But just now… Su Wenzhen’s eyes darkened. Jiang Hai and Su Wenyan were both very important to him. If he let Jiang Hai and Cui’er be together, how could he face his younger brother who had protected him so much? If he forced Cui’er and Wenyan to be together, not to mention Jiang Hai, Wan Ning probably wouldn’t let him off the hook…
Su Wenzhen shook his head helplessly. What a source of trouble!
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