The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

After Lu Lingxi and Lu Yi read Lu Yugang's letter together, they sat together to eat barbecue, drink peach wine, chatted for a while, and after enjoying this rare quiet night, they went back to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, when Lu Lingxi woke up in a daze, she felt a little dizzy. It might be because of drinking last night. It seemed that she was still not suitable for drinking and her alcohol tolerance was not very good.

Lu Lingxi felt dizzy and wanted to sleep for a while, but she remembered that she had promised to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to visit Gu Yan'er last night. She forced herself to get up, asked Chunhong and Liulu to help her pack up, and went out after breakfast.

After Lu Lingxi arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, the servants led her directly to Gu Yan'er's room, saying that the Prime Minister's wife had instructed that Miss Lingxi did not need to be polite when she arrived, and should go directly to visit Gu Yan'er, and it would not be too late to greet her later when they had lunch together.

Lu Lingxi thought that the guest should follow the host's wishes, so he didn't say much and followed the servant to Gu Yan'er's room.

In front of Gu Yan'er's room, Chunrou was guarding the door at this time. Seeing Lu Lingxi coming, she quickly saluted: "Your servant, greets Miss Lingxi, Miss, how are you!"

Lu Lingxi stepped forward and raised his hand, motioning Chunrou to stand up, and asked, "Why are you standing guard outside the door? Sister Gu is not in good health, you should stay by her side and take care of her."

Chunrou: "Since the young lady became ill, she doesn't like people to get close to her. She always stays alone in her room. The servants wanted to serve her closely, but the young lady thought we were disturbing her peace and didn't let us in. She just said she would tell us if she had anything to do."

Lu Lingxi frowned slightly, puzzled. What happened to her? If she was so depressed, it would be difficult to recover.

Lu Lingxi: "Okay, I'll go in and chat with Sister Gu and see if I can help her resolve her problem."

Chunhong and Liulu wanted to follow in, but Lu Lingxi turned around and said to them, "I'm going to have a private conversation with Sister Gu. You and Chunrou can just wait outside the door. You don't have to follow me in."

Chunhong, Liulu: "Yes!"

When Lu Lingxi walked into Gu Yan'er's room, he saw her sitting on the bed, leaning against the bedpost, looking out the window. The autumn wind blew in from the window, blowing the bed curtains and Gu Yan'er's hair. With her slightly pale face, she really looked like a sickly beauty.

Lu Lingxi looked at Gu Yan'er and thought, "Sister Gu's expression is too melancholy. Sister Lin would have to admit defeat if she saw it."

Lu Lingxi sighed and said, "Sister Gu, the autumn wind is very cold. You are ill now, so you should stop being blown by the wind. I will help you close the window."

Gu Yan'er didn't notice Lu Lingxi until she heard her voice. She quickly put away her melancholy expression and said with a faint smile, "Lingxi, you're here."

Lu Lingxi closed the window, walked to Gu Yan'er's bedside, and looked at her worriedly. How did she get herself into this state?

Gu Yan'er didn't care much about the worry on Lu Lingxi's face. She still smiled and said, "Lingxi, come and sit here." Then she patted the edge of the bed.

After Lu Lingxi sat down as he was told, Gu Yan'er smiled and asked, "Lingxi, it's been a long time since we last met. How are you doing? Yesterday was your birthday. I wanted to come to your house in person to celebrate your birthday with you, but I couldn't go out in my current state. I would be even more sorry if I made you sick. So I didn't come. Please don't be offended."

Lu Lingxi: "What's so strange about this? I've been doing fine recently, just like usual. But I noticed that you're not feeling well, sister. What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? Why do you look so pale? Why do you look so weak?"

Gu Yan'er smiled faintly before speaking, as if she wanted Lu Lingxi not to worry, "It's nothing serious, just a slight cold."

Lu Lingxi: "Just a minor cold? How come it's been more than 20 days, almost a month, and it's still not healed?"

Gu Yan'er: "Maybe I'm too weak."

Lu Lingxi saw that although Gu Yan'er was smiling, she couldn't hide the melancholy in her eyes. She must be worried and depressed: "Sister Gu, are you worried about something? If you are worried too much and keep it in your heart, it will affect your health. Why don't you tell me your worries, maybe I can help you resolve them."

Gu Yan'er smiled and shook her head, not really intending to confide in Lu Lingxi.

Seeing that Gu Yan'er was unwilling to talk, Lu Lingxi thought that she didn't believe what he said about worrying too much and affecting her health. He moved forward a little bit, closer to Gu Yan'er, and said anxiously, "Sister Gu, please don't disbelieve me. There was a sister named Lin before, who was born with a delicate and sensitive temperament. She was always sad and depressed, and kept all her worries in her heart. She always lamented her miserable life, and when she saw others' miserable lives, she would associate them with herself. She even developed to the point that when she saw petals falling, she would sigh at the ill-fated fate of the flowers, and she buried the flowers earnestly. In the end, she died of depression before she was even 18 years old. It can be seen that it is absolutely not good to keep worries in your heart."

Seeing how serious Lu Lingxi was when she was telling the story, Gu Yan'er suddenly felt like teasing her, so she pretended to be worried and said, "Yes, I'm not even eighteen yet, so it seems I can't get over this hurdle."

When Lu Lingxi heard what Gu Yan'er said, he panicked for a moment and explained quickly: "Sister Gu, that's not what I meant. I didn't mean to curse you. I just wanted to explain to you that worrying too much will really affect your health. Otherwise, lovesickness is called a 'disease' after all."

Hearing the word "lovesickness", Gu Yan'er's eyes became even more melancholy than when Lu Lingxi first came. She asked Lu Lingxi blankly, "So which sister Lin also suffered from 'lovesickness' in the end?"

Lu Lingxi nodded quickly and said, "Yeah, she is suffering from lovesickness, but fortunately the person she likes also likes her, it's just..."

Lu Lingxi was about to explain why Sister Lin couldn't be with Baoyu, when he suddenly noticed the word "also" in what Gu Yan'er had just said. Is Sister Gu suffering from "lovesickness"? But isn't she already engaged to the King of Qi, and will be married soon? Now that she looks like she can't be loved, does she not like the King of Qi, but likes someone else?

Seeing that Lu Lingxi didn't say anything after saying "just", Gu Yan'er focused her eyes on her face and asked, "Just what? Lingxi, why don't you say anything?"

Lu Lingxi: "It's just because of the mismatched family backgrounds, parents' disapproval, and other cliché reasons that we can't be together."

Gu Yan'er felt the same way after hearing this and sighed, "Yes, all marriages in this world are like this. It's hard to be in line with one's own wishes and one has to bow to power and interests. You and I are no exception. You don't like the Crown Prince and you can't change your mind even at the risk of death. I don't like the King of Qi and we're already engaged, so there's no way back."

When Lu Lingxi heard this and looked at Gu Yan'er, who looked like she wanted to transcend the world and ascend to heaven, his heart skipped a beat. "Oh my God, what should I do? Madam Gu asked me to comfort Sister Gu, but I failed to comfort her and made things worse. If Madam Gu knew, would she think I did it on purpose?"

Lu Lingxi: "Sister Gu, you can't say that, it's too pessimistic. You will only become more and more miserable if you keep thinking about it. In fact, most lovers in this world finally get married. As long as you are willing to give up your reputation and status and only want one person, maybe it can still be successful. I am different from you. I think that even if you give up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I don't know who is better. There is no one you miss, so it's okay to make do with it. But you have someone you love, and the fact that you can't love him is almost killing you. Maybe you should try harder, maybe there will be a turnaround?"

When Gu Yan'er heard Lu Lingxi's words, she felt a little hopeful. She took her hand and asked excitedly, "Really? Is there really a chance of recovery?"