The Prince Consort's Beloved

Li Yuanqi felt as if the clouds had cleared and the sun was shining, and the haze in his heart was instantly swept away.

But Li Yuanrou just said it casually without thinking too much. She sat in the carriage back to the princess's mansion in a daze, and Li Yuanqi's sad or angry voice was still echoing in her ears:

"She never loved us!"

"She colluded with Li Yanpeng and killed my father..."

"She and Li Yan have caused great suffering to you and me... It's all their fault that I, Li Yuanqi, am in this state now!"

"She's dead, I won't shed a single tear for her!"

"She and Li Yan are in love, so let Li Yan go down and accompany her!"

She closed her eyes, but another voice sounded in her mind.

"Your mother doesn't love you, but your father does."

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Li Yuanrou pressed her temples. She had finally struggled out of the pain of missing Xiao Luobai and had finally made herself strong and cheerful. Now, so many changes had happened again, bringing her back to the time before liberation. Now her heart was filled with sadness and bitterness again. She had just passed the age of 15, but she felt a sense of being old and vicissitudes of life.

She gently stroked her lower abdomen. She was now severely deficient in energy and blood. The court doctor and Xiaotian repeatedly told her to eat well and sleep well. Now she couldn't even carry out basic daily activities such as eating and sleeping. What else could she do? A deep feeling of powerlessness surged in her heart.

Qingluan lifted the carriage curtain: "Master, we're here."

Li Yuanrou secretly exhaled a breath. They finally arrived. In order to take care of her, a pregnant woman, the carriage was running very slowly.

She and Daya got off the carriage one after another, and snowflakes were already falling outside.

The two of them looked at the unguarded entrance of the mansion and looked at each other in confusion.

Daya blinked her eyes: "He's gone? So soon? He was still there when I left this morning."

Qingluan glanced around and said, "Retreat, retreat to the dark."

Daya: "There's no one guarding it now, does that mean we can come and go freely?"

Qingluan: "Since we have withdrawn, it should be possible, but we will still be monitored."

Li Yuanrou walked in calmly: "What difference does it make whether to retreat or not? Where can your master go in this state..."

Xiaotian and the palace physician had already emphasized that she should rest quietly and try not to move around. She felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach when she slapped Li Chun today, otherwise she would probably go to Prince Yun's mansion after leaving the palace. She didn't know what Prince Yun's current condition was.

Daya came up from behind and supported Li Yuanrou, and asked softly, "Master, are you cold?"

Li Yuanrou sighed secretly. Xiao Luobai had always asked her such questions before.

She suddenly stopped and looked up, snowflakes gently falling on her face, icy and cold. Thinking of the series of things that had happened recently, she felt tired. It felt so difficult. It was difficult to be pregnant, it was difficult to miss her, it was difficult to worry, it was difficult to be strong, everything was difficult, and the days passed like years...

Li Yuanrou began to rest, but her mentality was even lower than before, and she spoke less every day.

Originally, she was only thinking about Xiao Luobai, but now her already small heart is occupied by other people and things.

Before, because Qingzhou was good at martial arts, he could avoid the guards at the gate of the mansion, so it was Qingzhou's task to gather information. Now, although the guards have withdrawn, there seems to be no one available around Li Yuanrou, so the task of gathering information still falls to Qingzhou.

Li Yuanqi cheered up and handled government affairs while recuperating. He also gave the women in the harem a good warning. He even began to consider the proposal that the ministers mentioned almost every day to let Prince Yun go to the battlefield if he woke up. It was not that he had thought it through and was ready to let Prince Yun go, but from a macro perspective, Prince Yun had a life-and-death experience on the battlefield. If he won, it would certainly be good for Dai Viet. If he died in battle, it would be a good thing for him, Li Yuanqi personally.

However, the Yun Prince's Mansion was heavily guarded. Officials who went to visit openly were turned away if they were not qualified. Those who were allowed in were just treated casually by the Night Shadow Guards and given a few sips of tea on the pretext that the prince was still unconscious. With the Night Shadow Guards on duty, no one dared to act rashly. Li Yuanqi and Li Yuanrou also found out that the Yun Prince was still unconscious.

One day, two days, three days...

After an unknown number of days, Li Yuanrou gradually became restless. She couldn't even listen to poetry these days. She didn't even realize that she was really worried that Prince Yun would die.

Inside Prince Yun’s Palace.

On the third and fourth nights, the faces of the people were solemn. They had tried all the methods they could, but the patient was still unconscious.

Butler Zhao was so anxious that he kept muttering to himself, "What should I do..."

Ye Si was very annoyed: "Old Zhao, stop turning!"

Butler Zhao suddenly exclaimed, and Ye Si was startled and scolded: "Old Zhao, what are you yelling for!"

Butler Zhao stared at Prince Yun's frowning and relaxing brows. He lowered his voice and said, "There is a reaction. Is the prince about to wake up..."

Upon hearing this, several people immediately surrounded him.

King Yun on the bed had constant dreams.

"Don't be afraid, Rou'er, your father is here."

The girl who fell into the water coughed up a few mouthfuls of water, opened her eyes and saw that it was him, she cried out in pain, "Father..."

He stroked her back and said anxiously, "Yes, it's father...With father here, Rou'er is not afraid..."

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"Father, is this for my sister?"

"For you."

"Father is so kind!"

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"Yuanqi, I will help you kill him today!"

"Li Yan, I will kill you!"

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"This princess doesn't want you! A treacherous minister!"

"Li Yan, why is it you again? What bad luck..."

"I am going to kill you!"

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Rou'er, can you call me..."

Li Yuanrou looked back and smiled brightly: "Father!"

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Prince Yun had a peaceful look on his face and felt that he could finally rest in peace.

The people in front of the bed watched as King Yun's brows changed from relaxed to tense and then relaxed.

Prince Yun, who had his eyes closed, suddenly tensed his brows again. He saw himself on his deathbed, while Li Yuanrou was guarding his bedside, accusing him with tears in her eyes.

"Didn't you say you would protect me from the wind and rain? If you die, who will protect Rou'er from the wind and rain in the future..."

"If you die, who will Rouer go to if she wants to drink plum wine..."

"If you die, who will come to see me when I'm sad..."

"If you die, who will carry me back to the Green Plum Garden..."

"If you die, Rou'er will really be left without a father..."

"Don't die, father!"

"Father, Father..."

The cry of "Father" with sorrow penetrated into the heart of Prince Yun who was sleeping on the bed, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

Night three, night four, and night six, Butler Zhao was all shocked and immediately shouted with joy: "My lord, you are finally awake."

Prince Yun looked around and asked, "Has she ever come to see me?"

Ye San and Ye Liu looked at each other, and Ye San asked Ye Liu: "Who?"

Ye Liu shook his head.

Butler Zhao lowered his head, not daring to look directly at Prince Yun.

King Yun looked at Ye Si, asking with his eyes.

Ye Si pursed his lips tightly. At that time, he and Butler Zhao were the only two people in the room. When the prince was dying, he told him with a sad face that the only regret in his life was that he never heard Li Yuanrou call him "Father". He was worried whether he could die in peace this time.

Ye Si was secretly annoyed. No wonder Ye San had always been dissatisfied with the prince. When the prince gave instructions for his funeral, he did not even mention asking them to assist Li Yanchen in managing the affairs of the Prince Yun's Mansion.

Ye Si suddenly said angrily: "Why did the prince ask her as soon as he woke up? She is an ungrateful person! She hasn't come once in so many days, so she doesn't take you seriously! In my opinion, you should stop thinking about her. No matter how good you are to her, it's in vain. She doesn't recognize you as her father at all..."