Chapter 93 Heartache
Inside the courtyard in Yichun, a group of people were discussing something.
"I heard that the Emperor was assassinated in the palace!" said a man in gray.
"Really? How is the situation now?" another person asked curiously.
The man in gray sighed and shook his head. "He said he was seriously injured and probably won't make it."
"Nonsense!" Upon hearing this, another man in black quickly corrected him, "It wasn't the Emperor who was injured. It's true the Emperor was assassinated, but it was Prince Jin who took that arrow for the Emperor! Now it's Prince Jin whose fate is unknown..."
Before the words were even finished, a man in white suddenly rushed forward, grabbing the man in black by the collar and refusing to let go. The man in white had frighteningly bloodshot eyes. "What did you just say? What happened to Prince Jin?"
The man was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe, stammering, "Prince Jin...Prince Jin is seriously injured, and his life is in danger..."
"Damn it!" The man in white cursed under his breath, released his grip, and ran out of the courtyard.
The man in black broke out in a cold sweat, and seeing the man in white leave, he immediately cursed, "Where did all the mothers go! What kind of people are these! Is nobody in charge?!"
"Coming, coming!" Upon hearing this, the madam hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile, "I'm sorry, can we forget about the wine bill today? Please don't be angry, young master!"
"Okay! You said it!"
The madam nodded, but as she looked at the man in black, she couldn't help but wonder, "Why is Young Master Ye in such a hurry after hearing that Prince Jin is in trouble?"
The man in white was Ye Wanning. At this moment, she was on her way back to the manor. Her heart was pounding so hard that she forgot everything. Su Wenzhen, please don't let anything happen to you!
Upon arriving at the gate of the Prince's mansion, they found the interior in complete chaos. Even when Ye Wanning walked in dressed as a man, no one noticed.
As she walked along, she saw the servants in the mansion hurrying past her, and Ye Wanning felt her heart was about to stop. She walked in a daze to Su Wenzhen's bedroom and saw a large group of people standing outside.
Seeing someone approaching, Su Wenyan turned his head and exclaimed in surprise, "Sister-in-law?"
Hearing the voice, everyone turned around, only to find Ye Wanning dressed as a man, and they were all stunned, "Your Highness, what is this...?"
With tears in her eyes, Ye Wanning ignored everyone else and strode up to Su Wenyan, asking in a trembling voice, "Wenyan, Wenzhen... how is he?"
Su Wenyan gritted his teeth and after a long while, he finally spoke, "I don't know. They said the wound was very deep... and the arrow was poisoned..."
Ye Wanning felt her body go limp and she uncontrollably fell to one side.
"Sister-in-law!" Seeing this, Su Wenyan immediately reached out to support her. "Don't worry, your brother will be alright..."
Ye Wanning couldn't help but cry, "It's all my fault. If I had gone, this wouldn't have happened!"
“Sister-in-law…” Su Wenyan looked at Ye Wanning, who was crying so bitterly, and couldn’t help but sigh, “How can this be blamed on you…”
Ye Wanning didn't speak, only feeling a sharp pain in her heart. Su Wenzhen, please don't let anything happen to you! She wiped away the tears she couldn't hold back, filled with regret. It was all her fault for being so capricious. If she had gone herself, at least she could have helped him take precautions, and things wouldn't have come to this... Ye Wanning bit her lip, sobbing uncontrollably.
The sounds of weeping outside were heart-wrenching. Su Wenyan sat beside Ye Wanning, unsure how to comfort her. "Sister-in-law, please don't cry..." Su Wenyan said with a pained expression, "If my brother saw you like this, he'd skin me alive..."
"What do you mean by peeling off my skin!" Ye Wanning cried and shouted, "I'm already like this, and we don't even know if I'll get better, so how can you peel off my skin!"
"This..." Su Wenyan scratched his head, looking at Ye Wanning with lingering fear, "Sister-in-law, I have something to tell you, but please don't be angry..."
Ye Wanning sniffed, feeling extremely worried. She didn't have time to joke with Su Wenyan and looked at him impatiently. "Just tell me what's on your mind. I'm not in the mood for banter right now!"
"Then don't be angry..."
"I'm not in the mood to be angry with you!" Ye Wanning frowned impatiently.
"Actually, my brother wasn't seriously injured... I was just joking with you..."
"So what if he wasn't seriously injured..." Ye Wanning paused, turned her head, and looked at Su Wenzhen in surprise, "You mean..."
"It's just a superficial wound...not very deep...and the arrow wasn't poisoned..." Su Wenyan smiled awkwardly, "I didn't expect you, my sister-in-law, to be like this..."
Ye Wanning felt the veins on her forehead bulge. Her lips twitched as she looked at Su Wenyan, "Where is Su Wenzhen now?"
"My brother is resting inside!" Su Wenyan said with a smile, pointing behind him. But as soon as he finished speaking, a sharp pain shot through his left eye. "Ah!" Su Wenyan screamed, "Sister-in-law! You broke your promise!"
"He deserves to be hit!"
Su Wenyan opened his eyes and saw Ye Wanning rushing into the room like a whirlwind. He couldn't help but rub his eyes in grievance. It was all his elder brother's scheme, so why was he always the one who got hurt in the end?
"Su Wenzhen!" Ye Wanning angrily pushed open the door, only to see Su Wenzhen lying on the bed with a pale face, looking at her in surprise.
"Your Highness." Upon seeing Ye Wanning approach, Jiang Hai immediately stopped what he was doing, stood up, and bowed.
Ye Wanning was stunned, staring at Su Wenzhen who was shirtless, her heart churning with a thousand thoughts. What had happened?! She opened her mouth in surprise, "What's going on here...?"
"I'm helping Your Highness change your dressing," Jiang Hai said, bowing his head.
Ye Wanning swallowed hard, looking at the two men, a strange thought popping into her mind, "You two... what are you two men doing exchanging medicine..."
Su Wenzhen's face darkened. He had sensed something was off about Ye Wanning's earlier remark, and now that she said it again, Su Wenzhen knew that the girl must have misunderstood. He coughed awkwardly twice, "Jiang Hai, you should leave. This kind of thing shouldn't be your doing in the first place."
"Hey! Stop it!" Ye Wanning covered her eyes with her hands and turned to walk out of the house. "You guys continue, I didn't see anything."
"Ye Wanning!" Su Wenzhen's voice was somewhat gloomy. "You come back here!" As he spoke, he looked at Jiang Hai and lowered his voice, "Jiang Hai, get out."
"yes."
Seeing Jiang Hai leave, Ye Wanning lowered her hand, clicked her tongue a couple of times out of boredom, looked at Su Wenzhen, and said in a somewhat nonchalant tone, "What?"
"Sit here." Su Wenzhen patted the spot next to him and smiled at Ye Wanning.
Ye Wanning walked over reluctantly, her face showing indifference, but she turned around and picked up the bandage Jiang Hai had placed aside, "Where are you hurt?"
"See for yourself," Su Wenzhen chuckled. "I've already taken my clothes off."
Ye Wanning blushed. She'd seen men shirtless before, but to be stared at so openly... she was shy! Ye Wanning swallowed hard, and after a long pause, said somewhat awkwardly, "Men and women shouldn't touch! I won't look!"
"How can you bandage me if I don't look?" Su Wenzhen laughed as he grabbed Ye Wanning's hand, forcing her to look at him. As soon as Ye Wanning looked up, Su Wenzhen was startled. He looked at Ye Wanning's red and swollen eyes with a look of astonishment, "What happened to you?"
Ye Wanning blushed, feeling ashamed and indignant. She struggled to push Su Wenzhen away, saying, "Sand got in my eyes!"
"This sand is really big." Su Wenzhen smiled and pulled Ye Wanning into his arms, gently rocking her. "I've missed you so much these past few days."
Ye Wanning blushed instantly, her face turning bright red. She angrily said, "Shameless!" and then pretended to push Su Wenzhen away.
"Ouch!" A muffled groan came from behind him. Su Wenzhen immediately released his grip, frowning as he looked at Ye Wanning. "Wife, are you trying to murder your husband?"
Hearing Su Wenzhen cry out in pain, Ye Wanning was startled and quickly bent down to check, "Where does it hurt? Where does it hurt?"
“Here.” Su Wenzhen pointed to his chest and said somewhat dejectedly, “I thought you were planning to never return to the manor for the rest of your life.”
Ye Wanning was both ashamed and annoyed. She lightly punched Su Wenzhen a few times with her fists, but then quickly withdrew her hand for fear of hurting him. Unexpectedly, as soon as she withdrew her hand, Ye Wanning suddenly burst into tears.
Su Wenzhen was startled and quickly asked, "Wife, what's wrong?"
Ye Wanning sniffed, her voice trembling, "I... I feel sorry for you..."
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