Peach Blossom.

"Ah Jiao...Ah Jiao..." In the haze, a familiar voice sounded in Tao Ye's ears.

Tao Ye was awakened and inadvertently tilted her head forward, almost falling down. Then she remembered that she was giving Wang Jing physical cooling and she fell asleep while sitting without knowing it, but was awakened by Wang Jing's talking in his sleep.

"Second brother? Second brother?" Tao Ye hurriedly shook Wang Jing a few times, but Wang Jing did not respond and was still in a coma.

Tao Ye rubbed his temple lazily. He had fallen asleep while sitting countless times recently.

Every time she felt some movement from Wang Jing, she thought Wang Jing was about to wake up and would call out to him, but she was always disappointed.

This time, hearing Wang Jing calling out his first wife's name while he was unconscious, Tao Ye felt even colder in her heart. She could only comfort herself that Wang Jing was lying in the coffin protecting his first wife's body at the last moment before he fell into a coma, so it was normal for him to dream about his first wife.

Tao Ye stood up with the help of the bed and looked out the window. It turned out that it was already dawn.

There was a knock on the door: "Miss Tao, are you awake?"

This is Xie Cheng's voice.

During these days, Wang Jing was ill. Wang Dun and Zhou Yunniang came to Meixiangxie to visit Wang Jing twice, and Wang Min also came to visit once. However, Wang Yu never came again since the day he sent Wang Jing back from the tomb.

Tao Ye felt that this was a bit unreasonable considering Wang Yu's filial piety. She suspected that Wang Yu had something going on in the palace, so she had to ask Xie Cheng to find out for her again.

Now that Xie Cheng came knocking on the door, he must have news about Wang Yu.

Tao Ye hurried to open the door.

As soon as Xie Cheng saw Tao Ye, he hurriedly told her, "Miss Tao, it was just as you expected. After the Crown Princess returned to the palace that day, she was ordered by the Emperor to kneel in the Buddhist temple the next day. She knelt for two days and two nights..."

"Yu'er? Yu'er was punished to kneel? Why?" Wang Jing's voice suddenly appeared behind Tao Ye, startling Tao Ye so much that she turned around suddenly. Xie Cheng also looked towards the couch.

They saw that Wang Jing's eyes were open and he was completely awake.

"Oh? Marquis Anfeng finally woke up? This is really cause for celebration!" Xie Cheng bowed and congratulated Tao Ye and Wang Jing with a smile on his face.

Tao Ye was stunned. It was obvious that Wang Jing had suddenly woken up after hearing the news about Wang Yu. Tao Ye didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment.

"Yu'er... Yu'er, what happened? Is it Manager Xie who is talking?" Wang Jing groped around with his hands and struggled to sit up. However, he had just raised his upper body a little bit when he felt pain all over his body as if it was torn apart. He screamed in pain and fell down again.

"Second brother?" Tao Ye screamed and ran to the bedside, only to see Wang Jing twitching all over, frowning and gritting his teeth, as if every inch of his skin was burning with fire.

Tao Ye felt so distressed. She wanted to comfort Wang Jing, but seeing Wang Jing shaking like that, she didn't even dare to touch him. Unconsciously, she burst into tears again: "It hurts, doesn't it? Don't move. It will hurt more if you move. Maybe it will get better slowly if you don't move."

After hearing what Tao Ye said, Wang Jing tried to calm down and tried not to move, but the sweat caused by the pain came out of every pore, and the salty sweat soaked the wounds of all sizes. It was another round of unbearable pain, so painful that it pierced his heart and made him grimace in pain.

Xie Cheng went closer to take a look and saw that Wang Jing was covered with scars from head to toe. Some of the scars were almost healed, while others were still festering. After looking for a long time, he could not find any intact skin. He could not help but exclaimed: "Oh my God... How could he be injured to this extent?"

"Yu'er...what happened to Yu'er?" Wang Jing's voice and body were shaking, and he squeezed out this question from between his teeth again.

Xie Cheng woke up as if from a dream, and suddenly remembered the purpose of his coming: "Didn't the Crown Princess have the eldest princess imprisoned in a rage that day? The eldest princess lost too much blood in prison and almost died. Later, Madam Meng Xue found out and reported it to the emperor. The emperor was very angry and punished the Crown Princess to kneel in the Buddhist temple and reflect on her mistakes. The prince ran to the Shiqian Hall to kowtow and beg for mercy, and his head was broken, but the emperor ignored him. Two days later, the eldest princess woke up and her life was not in danger. The Crown Princess was released. Her knees were bruised and she had caught a cold."

"Madam Meng Xue?" Tao Ye repeated this unfamiliar name. She didn't seem to remember this person in the palace, but she roughly guessed her identity: "Is she a member of the Meng family? The former concubine of Emperor Xiaozong?"

"That's right... Madam Meng Xue was originally Emperor Xiaozong's concubine. Unexpectedly, not only did she not die with the Empress Dowager Meng, but she was also favored by the emperor recently and was promoted to Madam. Even the eldest princess benefited from her..." Xie Cheng muttered and sighed again and again.

Tao Ye couldn't help but smile bitterly. This was the price she paid for pleading with Si Yuan, and now she was finally reaping the consequences.

Wang Jing lay quietly and asked slowly, "The princess lost too much blood in the prison? You mean she was injured? And Yu'er knew she was injured but still locked her up? Where was she injured? Was it in my tomb?"

"My Lord, you don't know yet?" Xie Cheng was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly informed him, "My Lord was seriously injured and unconscious in the tomb that day. Thanks to the Crown Princess who arrived in time, she sent you and Miss Tao back. At that time, the eldest princess still had a long sword stuck in her chest, and she was sent to prison by the Crown Princess. The servants of the eldest princess's mansion cried and begged to summon the imperial physician, but the Crown Princess refused and threatened to let the eldest princess die in prison... These words were later heard by the emperor. After all, the eldest princess is the emperor's biological sister. The emperor cherishes his reputation so much, how can he not be angry with the Crown Princess?"

"Tao Ye..." Wang Jing raised his hand slightly.

Tao Ye was afraid that Wang Jing would move and feel pain again, so she half-knelt beside the bed and put her hand on Wang Jing's hand.

Wang Jing held Tao Ye's hand and asked in a low voice: "Why didn't you persuade Yu'er? How could you let her take someone's life so easily? Didn't you know that Si Yao was injured? Or didn't you know that Yu'er had put Si Yao in jail?"

"I just didn't know that the emperor would punish the Crown Princess for this." Tao Ye looked at Wang Jing with a strange tone, which seemed to carry a hint of sarcasm.

Wang Jing was surprised. He didn't expect Tao Ye to say that. This was not like Tao Ye's usual personality.

Tao Ye raised the corner of her mouth slightly, that was a cold smile, and explained lightly: "Second brother may have some misunderstandings. The Crown Princess only locked up the eldest princess and never hurt her. The long sword in the eldest princess's chest was stabbed by me."

"You?" Wang Jing was so surprised. He knew best that Tao Ye was always full of compassion and often kind to no end.

"Yes, it's me. I regret it. I shouldn't have pleaded for Si Yao, and I shouldn't have pleaded for those concubines with the surname Meng... It was me who gave them the opportunity to make you like this... Do you dare to look in the mirror? Do you know what you look like now?" Tao Ye still had a smile on her face, and her smile was even a little crazy.

Wang Jing heard it very clearly. He didn't need to look in the mirror. He thought Tao Ye probably forgot that he was blind when she said this.

But he has already understood that if he was indeed the "most handsome man in Jiankang" back then, he is probably the "most ugly man in Jiankang" now.

Xie Cheng who was standing aside sighed slightly. Wang Jing was now covered in blood and wounds. Even if his injuries could be healed, there would be scars everywhere he looked. Moreover, because he had been unable to eat or drink these days, his face became increasingly haggard and emaciated. Ordinary people would not be able to bear to look at him even for a moment. It was also difficult for Tao Ye to serve him so closely for so many days.

Wang Jing slowly held Tao Ye's hand and smiled gently, seeming a little puzzled, and seemed to want to enlighten Tao Ye: "She has hurt you so many times before, but you are still willing to consider her situation from her perspective. Why can't you tolerate it this time?"

"Because she didn't hurt me this time! It was you!" Tao Ye suddenly shouted loudly. The sadness that had been suppressed in her chest for many days suddenly burst out. The tear marks hanging in the corners of her eyes flowed line after line.

"Oh...I see..." Wang Jing let out a long sigh of relief. He closed his eyes, took a breath for a moment, touched Tao Ye's hand again, and asked softly, "So...do you want her to die?"

"I don't know." Tao Ye turned her face away. Although she knew that Wang Jing couldn't see her, she still didn't want to face Wang Jing when answering such a question.

"It turns out that we are the same..." Wang Jing gently held Tao Ye's hand. Now he dared to move only his hands, and he could only use his hands to comfort Tao Ye.

Tao Ye glanced at Wang Jing, not quite understanding what he meant.

"Over the years, I had a lot of resentment towards her because she was my first wife, my daughter, my mother... But this time, I'm not angry, because she only hurt me..." Wang Jing spoke slowly, and after a few words, he took a few deep breaths, as if speaking was a very tiring thing for him.

Tao Ye looked at Wang Jing's face, and there was a hint of warm smile on his sallow face.

He still held Tao Ye's hand and said with a smile: "I am actually a little grateful to her. If she hadn't beaten me so badly, how could you be willing to see me so easily? You wouldn't even stay with me... I'm really afraid that you won't want to see me again in this life..."

"Second brother..." Tao Ye felt depressed and couldn't help but hug Wang Jing. However, at the moment of contact, she felt Wang Jing trembling. She suddenly remembered that Wang Jing was covered with wounds and was not someone who could be touched casually.

Seeing that the two of them were very affectionate with each other, Xie Cheng left without saying a word.

Here, Tao Ye quickly let go of Wang Jing and kept a distance.

"But I still want to tell you, leave me..." Wang Jing put away his subtle smile and gradually became serious again.

Tao Ye felt mixed emotions after hearing this: "What do you mean? If the person sitting in front of you was Mantang Jiao, would you ask her to leave?"

Wang Jing shook his head slightly, and said in a very soft voice: "It has nothing to do with her..."

"How is it irrelevant? You were desperately protecting her body before you fell into a coma, and her name was the first thing you called out when you woke up! What am I to you?" Tao Ye confided, and couldn't help becoming excited.

"Tao Ye..." Wang Jing called out, then suddenly coughed a few times, and the wounds all over his body were in great pain. He could only grit his teeth in pain, unable to speak.

"I'm... I'm sorry..." Tao Ye looked at him in unbearable pain. She felt so sad in her heart, but she didn't know what else she could do.

Wang Jing slowly calmed down again and held Tao Ye's hand: "Tao Ye... I really like you, the pure you... Do you know... how much I wish I could live longer and stay with you... I even want to have a child with you... From now on, our blood will be forever combined... and will last forever in this world... and can never be separated again..."

As Wang Jing spoke with difficulty, tears welled up in his eyes. His lifeless eyes seemed to be filled with hope and longing.

"I am a person...without any ambition. All I hope for is a harmonious marriage and children around me...but...I can't do that..." Tears from the corners of Wang Jing's eyes fell on the pillow. He looked so sad: "I can't take care of myself now...I shouldn't be a burden to you...this way...you are too tired...too tired..."