Chapter 78 Argument
"How is she?"
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort hasn't fully recovered from her trip back from the valley, and now she's fallen into the lake and caught a chill. She'll probably need to rest for quite a while."
Su Wenzhen nodded, glanced at Ye Wanning who was sleeping beside him, and sighed softly, "I understand, you can go now."
"Your Highness."
Su Wenzhen turned his head and found that Jiang Hai had suddenly knelt down. He frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
"It's all my fault," Jiang Hai said gravely. "If I had shown myself sooner after the Princess discovered me, this wouldn't have happened."
Su Wenzhen frowned, about to say something, when Cui'er trembled and interrupted, "Your...Your...Your Highness..." Cui'er nervously rubbed her hands, her eyes red, clearly having just cried, "This...this matter...it's not Young Master Jiang's fault, it was...it was my sister who jumped down herself..."
Jiang Hai was taken aback, clearly not expecting Cui'er to speak up for him. He glanced at Cui'er indifferently, then looked away, clenching his fist. "The Princess Consort jumped into the lake to find out who I am. In the end, it is still my fault. I hope Your Highness will punish me."
"Alright." Su Wenzhen waved his hand helplessly. "Jiang Hai, sometimes you're too stubborn." He glanced at Cui'er and said, "Cui'er, don't tell your sister about what happened today." He paused, his tone full of meaning, "Given your sister's personality, if she finds out I didn't punish him, she'll probably make a scene again."
Cui'er was taken aback, but then she thought about it and realized it made sense. She glanced at Jiang Hai kneeling on the ground and nodded, "This servant understands."
"Alright," Su Wenzhen sighed, "You all go out first, I want to stay with her."
"yes."
After the two left, Su Wenzhen held Ye Wanning's hand, quietly looking at her without saying a word. "Jumping into the lake was probably to force Jiang Hai to show himself," Su Wenzhen sighed softly. She was strong-willed and probably didn't like having anyone following her. But wasn't it for her safety that he asked Jiang Hai to follow her?
Su Wenzhen felt a terrible headache. She was already suspicious when Jiang Hai rescued them last time, and now this happened. When she woke up, she would probably ask him about Jiang Hai's identity. How should he explain it? Su Wenzhen bit her lip. She was a smart person, and any random reason would only make her more suspicious. Just then, the person beneath her suddenly stirred.
Su Wenzhen was taken aback, then whispered, "Wan Ning? My wife?"
"Cough cough." Ye Wanning felt dizzy as soon as she opened her eyes. She looked at Su Wenzhen, who was holding her hand tightly, and asked softly, "Wenzhen... what's wrong with me?"
Su Wenzhen looked at Ye Wanning and smiled helplessly, "You caught a cold." As he spoke, his eyes were full of laughter, "Let's see if you'll still jump into the lake in the future."
She jumped into the lake but didn't choke. She was rescued but then fainted. Ye Wanning blushed and was too embarrassed to speak.
Unlike usual, Su Wenzhen didn't laugh at her. Seeing that Ye Wanning was awake, he reached out his right hand to Ye Wanning's forehead and felt it with a serious expression. "She's still a little hot."
Ye Wanning pouted, then felt a little embarrassed. She reached out and slapped Su Wenzhen's hand away. After resting for a while, she looked at Su Wenzhen and asked, "Then Jiang Hai... is he your man?"
Su Wenzhen was taken aback, not expecting them to arrive so quickly. He smiled and tucked the blanket around Ye Wanning, saying, "You've only just woken up and you're already asking about these things. Don't you even care about your own health?"
Seeing that Su Wenzhen was deliberately avoiding the topic, Ye Wanning became even more puzzled. She licked her lips, looking suspicious. "What are you doing? Changing the subject?" Ye Wanning frowned. "Is there something I can't say?"
“It’s not that I can’t tell you.” Su Wenzhen sighed. Seeing that Ye Wanning still insisted, he paused for a long time before speaking, “I know you don’t like me sending people to follow you, but I’m doing this for your own good. If I told you this beforehand, you would probably argue with me again.”
Ye Wanning bit her lip, feeling a little angry, but considering that Su Wenzhen was indeed doing it for her sake, she couldn't get angry. After struggling for a while, she frowned helplessly, "But... if you keep having people follow me, won't you know where I go in the future? What personal freedom will I have then?"
“Wife…” Su Wenzhen frowned, “I didn’t restrict you. I didn’t say a word against you going to brothels, those filthy places, did I?” Su Wenzhen sighed softly, “You know the situation is unstable lately. No one knows when someone might try to harm you. What if something really happens?”
Ye Wanning felt increasingly uneasy about Su Wenzhen's words. She frowned and looked at Su Wenzhen, "What do you mean? What's wrong with me going to a brothel? I didn't do anything wrong."
“I’m not saying it’s bad for you to go to brothels, I just…” Su Wenzhen frowned, “I just want to say that I don’t mean to restrict you. Besides, brothels are not places you should go.”
"I'm too lazy to argue with you about this!" Ye Wanning looked at Su Wenzhen, her eyes full of impatience. "Anyway, starting today, you can't let anyone else follow me. If there's a next time, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Su Wenzhen stiffened, his face turning ashen. After a long pause, he said in a somewhat harsh tone, "I'm doing this for your own good."
"Incomprehensible!" Ye Wanning had previously thought that Su Wenzhen was indeed thinking of her, and she was even thinking that she should be gentle in her tone so as not to hurt him. She did not expect him to be so persistent! Ye Wanning was a little annoyed. She was not feeling well to begin with, and now she was so angry that she started coughing uncontrollably.
Su Wenzhen sighed, stood up, his head down, his expression unreadable. "You rest for a while, I'll go out first." After saying that, he walked out the door without looking back.
"Su Wenzhen! You bastard!" Ye Wanning cursed angrily, losing her balance and falling to the side.
Cui'er, who had just entered, was full of questions. When she turned around and saw Ye Wanning's appearance, she was startled. "Sister, what's wrong?"
Ye Wanning felt wronged. Where had she ever been treated like this before? What was the point of him following her? Did he really know everything she did and went wherever she went? Thinking about this, she couldn't hold back her tears, which rolled down her cheeks.
Seeing Ye Wanning cry, Cui'er panicked even more and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe Ye Wanning's tears. "Sister, you should talk to the Prince about what's wrong. Why did you start arguing?"
"You can't reason with him!" Ye Wanning cursed angrily. "He's completely unreasonable! I've been so good to him for nothing!"
“Sister…” Cui’er sighed, “Although I don’t know what exactly happened between you two, but…” Cui’er pursed her lips, “We all know how good the Prince is to you…”
"What has he ever done well for me!" Ye Wanning said indignantly. "He's just domineering, unreasonable, and controlling!" At her most indignant point, Ye Wanning even spat out a curse. "If I could, I wouldn't want to marry him!"
Cui'er was startled and quickly covered Ye Wanning's mouth with her hand, "Sister, you can't say such things!"
"Why can't I say it!" Ye Wanning rolled her eyes, slapped Cui'er's hand away, and shouted, "Even if he were here, I dare say it: I regret it! I regret marrying a fool, so what!"
Ye Wanning said with dissatisfaction, "So what if he has recovered now? If I had another chance, I would never marry him again!"
"Is that so?"
As soon as Ye Wanning finished speaking, a deep male voice came from outside the door. Su Wenzhen appeared in the doorway, holding a food bowl in his hand, on which seemed to be... a bowl of steaming soup.
Su Wenzhen slowly raised his head, looked at Ye Wanning, and said expressionlessly, "If I gave you another chance, you would really leave me, wouldn't you?"
“Your Highness…” Cui’er stood to the side, terrified, her whole body trembling. She reached out and pushed Ye Wanning, “Sister…you must say no…”
"I..." Ye Wanning swallowed nervously, but then, for some reason, blurted out, "Yes!"
"So that's how it is." Su Wenzhen chuckled, slowly walked forward, placed the things in his hands on the table, looked at Cui'er with a calm and indifferent expression, "Cui'er, feed this ginger soup to your master." After saying that, Su Wenzhen turned and walked out without the slightest hesitation.
Ye Wanning was taken aback. Wen Zhen…
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