A storm raged through Yun Zhuo's heart.
I can hardly believe what I'm seeing.
However, when he looked at "Ye Qingxue" directly in front of him again, he saw that her smile had vanished, replaced by fear.
She looked at him as if he were some kind of monster and started backing away.
Before Yun Zhuo could figure it out, everything went black and she fainted.
Ignoring the thorns around them, Ye Qingxue rushed over and helped Yun Zhuo up.
Dong Bai and Zhuang Xin arrived quickly. The girl opposite them seemed to be frightened and fell to the ground.
Zhuang Xin walked over to her, reached out his hand, and asked with concern, "Miss Mi Rao, are you alright? Let me help you up!"
Yes, the person lying on the ground in front of me is Mi Rao! She was wearing a light green dress, no different from the other maids in the Prince's mansion.
Mi Rao, on the other hand, put on a relieved expression, shook her head, and quietly put the dagger away.
—Damn it, we were so close to succeeding, but Ye Qingxue just had to arrive at that moment. We were so close!
“I heard that the prince has fallen ill and you are looking for him. I was very worried, so I just wandered in here without a plan…”
In fact, when Zhuang Xin was arranging for people to detain the young master of the Cui family, she quietly followed Yun Zhuo in, and no one noticed her.
"I was lucky enough to run into the prince, but he didn't seem to recognize me. He probably mistook me for one of those assassins!"
After speaking with a pale face, Mi Rao nervously placed her hand in Zhuang Xin's palm. With a pull from Zhuang Xin, she stood up.
When Zhuang Xin and Dong Bai arrived, they also saw the fear on Mi Rao's face.
Zhuang Xin quickly comforted her, "It's alright now. The prince is probably just in too much pain and just survived an assassination attempt, so he didn't recognize you for a moment. You should go back and rest. We can take care of the prince."
Mi Rao pursed her lips, still looking very nervous, with an expression that looked like she was about to cry, but she still pretended to be strong: "I, I'll go boil some hot water so that Your Highness can wash up."
Mi Rao went out to prepare first.
Ye Qingxue was still checking on Yun Zhuo's condition. His face and hands were covered in wounds and blood. His clothes were either soaked with sweat or drenched in blood.
"Did your prince suffer a relapse of the poison just now?" Ye Qingxue asked, frowning.
After she left the courtyard, she noticed that there were guards protecting the woods. Upon inquiring, she learned that Yun Zhuo had trespassed into the woods.
However, the guards did not know why Yun Zhuo entered the forest. Ye Qingxue immediately realized that Yun Zhuo must have been poisoned and could not be seen by more people, so he rushed into the forest to hide.
Zhuang Xin replied, "Yes!"
Ye Qingxue asked, "Did he faint after being poisoned before?"
Zhuang Xin frowned: "I've never seen him faint before; this is the first time I've seen it."
Ye Qingxue didn't say anything, she just pursed her lips.
Zhuang Xin stepped forward, put Yun Zhuo's other arm on his shoulder, and together with Ye Qingxue, led Yun Zhuo out of the forest.
Qiu Shen comforted her, "Your Highness, there's no need to worry too much. Since this isn't the first time the Prince has been poisoned, he should wake up soon."
Ye Qingxue had already taken Yun Zhuo's pulse. She wasn't worried about him waking up, but he hadn't fainted before after the poison took effect, but he had tonight. She couldn't help but worry that his condition would worsen.
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After returning to the main hall, Ye Qingxue and Zhuang Xin put Yun Zhuo on the bed, and Yun Zhuo woke up with a headache and body aches!
He subconsciously pounded his head before looking up.
Everyone looked at him with concern. He spotted Ye Qingxue standing at the front of the crowd, immediately took her hand, smiled weakly, and asked with some guilt, "Did you see that I've been poisoned?"
He rushed into the woods because he didn't want anyone to see him suffering from the poison.
Even if the person is Ye Qingxue, he still wouldn't agree!
Did I scare you?
"I wasn't scared, but I was genuinely worried about you." Ye Qingxue squeezed his hand back and forced a smile.
Zhuang Xin said from the side, "Your Highness, you seem to have frightened Mi Rao. She came into the woods with us to look for you. When you saw her, you seemed not to recognize her and even wanted to kill her."
Mi Rao had just brought over hot water when she heard Zhuang Xin's words. She froze for a moment, and everyone looked at her.
Yun Zhuo rubbed his head vigorously. "Such a thing actually happened? I have absolutely no recollection of it!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxue recalled that Yun Zhuo didn't remember who she had saved in the torrent.
So, is his forgetting about wanting to kill Mi Rao related to the poisoning? How many more things will he have to forget?
"It's alright, Your Highness didn't really hurt me," Peach said softly as she stepped forward with a bowl of hot water.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere became somewhat tense.
Chunqian wrung out a towel and handed it to Ye Qingxue, who then wiped the blood off Yunzhuo's face.
She changed the subject: "It must have been very painful when the poison took effect, right? Are you still feeling unwell now?"
This was the first time Yun Zhuo had ever experienced the feeling of a woman gently wiping his face.
It felt as if a warm stream was flowing through my heart.
He couldn't help but hold Ye Qingxue's hand: "It's not uncomfortable, I can do it myself, you've had a long day."
She then asked, "Wouldn't it be hard for you to be my bride?"
Ye Qingxue felt a lump in her throat, probably because her emotions were so turbulent on her wedding day that she couldn't control them.
But she laughed, feigning playfulness: "You've worked hard, so hurry up and clean yourself up, and you'll make it up to me later."
Yun Zhuo held her hand even tighter.
I can't bear to let go at all.
Everyone laughed, and those who were supposed to leave left, leaving only Granny Xing and Chunqian to serve her personally.
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