His words made me feel even more guilty, and a deep sense of remorse welled up inside me.
At that moment, I don't know what Ye Lisheng was thinking, but he suddenly picked me up and said, "I will find an imperial physician for her myself, so there's no need for Your Highness Yu to trouble yourself!"
"Lingran, see the guest out!"
Watching Ye Lisheng carry me away, Prince Yu stood there, his face full of hurt.
Ye Lisheng's chest was so solid; he must have eight-pack abs. Thinking about it, I couldn't help but laugh.
His sinister voice came from above: "Get down here now!"
Upon hearing this, I immediately jumped away from his embrace and muttered under my breath, "Why are you being so fierce?"
"But don't be too sad!"
"What a joke! What is there for me to be sad about?"
"It's heartbreaking that Murong Kui and Prince Yu are deeply in love, and she doesn't like you!"
He raised an eyebrow, gave a wicked smile, and said with a slight parting of his thin lips, "You can only eat after you finish embroidering ten pieces tonight!"
I was so angry I gritted my teeth: "I was just trying to comfort you, and you're biting the hand that feeds you! You don't appreciate my kindness!"
"Twenty pieces!" That casual remark sealed the fate of my belly.
"Your Highness, we can talk this over. It's all my fault!"
"..."
The sun had already set halfway down the mountain when my stomach rumbled right on cue.
Granny Du watched with an unyielding expression as I finished the embroidery that Ye Lisheng had instructed me to do.
Having graduated from art school, I'm perfectly capable of drawing, but my embroidery skills are... well, let's just say they're questionable.
I embroidered a smooth piece of cloth until it was all wrinkled and crumpled; even the simplest stitches were beyond my control.
"Sss!" A drop of bright red blood appeared on my fingertip. I've lost count of how many times I've been pricked by a needle.
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