The Prince Consort's Beloved

Xiao Luobai struck Li Yuanrou unconscious with a chop, only to find blood on his hands.

The whip marks on Li Yuanrou's body pierced through her outer clothes. Xiao Luobai looked at the blood on his hands with horrifying fear in his eyes.

He thought Li Yuanrou was seriously injured that he had not noticed, so he used all his internal strength and almost flew into the carriage.

It was already the next day when Li Yuanrou woke up.

She lay on the 2.8-meter carved bed that she had not seen for a long time. When she opened her eyes, she was met with a pair of bloodshot eyes with clearly visible dark circles under them, obviously she had not slept all night.

Xiao Luobai looked at Li Yuanrou who had just woken up, his eyes full of pity. He spoke carefully, "Rou'er, does it hurt?"

Li Yuanrou looked at him with half of her face turned outside. Xiao Luobai's warm breath sprayed on her tired face, bringing a familiar sense of peace.

She laughed as hard as she could: "I'm glad I'm not dead."

Xiao Luobai raised his hand and gently stroked her head, with a reluctant smile on his lips.

Daya brought in the medicine, her eyes were red, she glanced at her master and began to cry silently.

She silently handed the medicine bowl to Xiao Luobai, then looked back at Li Yuanrou.

Li Yuanrou smiled at her. Daya was afraid of crying out loud, so she covered her mouth and quietly went out.

Qingfeng's voice came from outside: "What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to lie down in the house?"

There was worry in her anxious voice: "Daya, why are you crying? Say something..."

There was no sound of Daya's voice, and Qingfeng's voice also disappeared, perhaps he had walked away.

Xiao Luobai came over stirring the medicine in the bowl. Li Yuanrou moved her face a little closer and frowned, "Don't drink this."

Xiao Luobai sighed. Knowing that she couldn't drink the bitter medicine, he still tried to coax her: "Rou'er, be obedient and drink a little, okay?"

Li Yuanrou said with great disdain: "No, I'm fine. I just ran out of energy. I'll be fine in two days."

Xiao Luobai put the medicine bowl on the table. He didn't know what to say for a moment, and his eyes were full of heartache.

Li Yuanrou was really fine. The joy of surviving the disaster made her feel like a dead tree coming back to life with new vitality.

Xiao Luobai was in a low mood, his eyebrows were knitted together, and after a long while he sighed and asked her: "Does it hurt?"

He stayed by Li Yuanrou's side. Li Yuanrou was in a very good mood. The thrilling experience of yesterday was like a breeze for her today.

She curved her eyebrows and raised the corners of her mouth: "It's okay, it doesn't hurt much, really, it's just a minor injury. Actually, I'm fine, I just don't have the strength right now, otherwise I would go down and walk a few laps for you to see."

She boasted like a child: "It was a close call yesterday. I didn't expect that I could be so calm at that time. Just tell me if I am awesome or not."

Xiao Luobai was in a completely opposite state from her at this moment. He was still feeling a little scared. It was his mistake that he didn't notice the danger. He should have arranged more secret guards.

There was a knock on the door from outside. The eldest princess led Li Youan in, followed by Qingluan. The three of them had solemn expressions.

Qingluan came in and knelt on the ground: "I failed to protect the master, so I came to ask for punishment."

Li Yuanrou saw that she was covered in injuries that were much more serious than her own, so she hurriedly called her up: "Sister Qingluan, get up quickly and go back to recuperate. I'm fine, don't blame yourself."

Qingluan knelt on the ground with her head down and remained silent, looking as if she was determined to accept the punishment before leaving.

Li Yuanrou anxiously supported herself on the bed with her arms and tried to get up. She hissed in pain, and several people looked worried.

Xiao Luobai turned to Qingluan and said, "Go down and recuperate."

Qingluan's expression changed, then she stood up and went out, closing the door.

Kunpeng's angry voice came from outside: "I've never seen you so stubborn, you are so disobedient!"

The eyes of the eldest princess and Li Youan in the room were red, showing that they were both very frightened.

Not long after Li Youan was thrown off the carriage that day, Kunpeng and others followed with Qingluan.

Daya and Li Youan were not injured, but Kunpeng and several others were injured. Qingluan was the most seriously injured, with multiple sword wounds on her body. She was carried back by Kunpeng.

The princess sighed, her tone filled with reproach: "I said I would give you a few concubines, but you didn't want them. Do you regret it now?"

In fact, six secret guards following her were already a lot, mainly because no one thought that anyone would target Li Yuanrou.

She does not take control of government affairs and does not pose a threat to anyone. Compared with the others, she has always been the one with the lowest presence.

After the eldest princess left, Xiao Luobai brought her some porridge.

After drinking it, she felt her strength restored. She urged Xiao Luobai to wash up, then watched him eat in front of her, and instructed him to take off his outer robe and go to bed to rest.

Xiao Luobai's heart was filled with resentment that lasted for a long time. He wished he was the one who was hurt. Even when he was lying next to Li Yuanrou, he didn't dare to get close to her for fear of touching her wound.

He couldn't help but sigh repeatedly, and asked from time to time: "Rou'er, does it hurt..."

At this time, the two seemed to have switched roles, and the injured Li Yuanrou had to coax him.

Li Yuanrou's eyes were full of smiles, and her heart was filled with the joy of surviving a disaster: "Don't look so sad, I'm fine."

She raised her arms and put them on Xiao Luobai, trying to get closer to him and said coquettishly: "Come closer, hug me."

Xiao Luobai held her like a porcelain doll, avoiding her injuries and wrapping his arms around her gently and carefully.

He didn't even dare to hold back his strength, fearing that the force of his arms would crush his precious porcelain doll.

Xiao Luobai was terrified that day, and his panic reached its peak.

For the next two days, he worked day and night to handle the work, preparing to finish it all at once so that he could take a vacation and accompany Li Yuanrou every moment. He couldn't imagine how he would live without Li Yuanrou.

Li Yuanrou got out of bed the next day after she woke up. Wangcai played an indispensable role in this rescue. Li Yuanrou ordered people to stew a pot of large bones for it.

The injuries were mostly on her back. She didn't dare sit after getting up. She either lay down or stood up. Every time Xiao Luobai saw her getting up, he would ask her with concern: "Does it hurt?"

Li Yuanrou felt bored because she couldn't go out.

Daya accompanied her in the room every day. Li Yuanrou lay while she sat, and Li Yuanrou talked while she embroidered.

Daya embroidered two handkerchiefs for Li Yuanrou, who loved them very much.

Li Yuanrou couldn't help but become a little interested: "What are you embroidering now? It's so beautiful, can you teach me?"

A faint blush appeared on Daya's face, and Li Yuanrou knew who the embroidery was for at a glance.

She couldn't help but joked, "Why are you shy? Be open and honest. I'm not laughing at you. Teach me and I'll embroider one for Xiao Luobai to make him happy. He always looks bitter and resentful these days."

After pricking her fingers countless times, Li Yuanrou finally finished her work ahead of schedule. She changed the lotus into two small grasses and asked Daya to help make a purse. When Xiao Luobai came back, she limped over to give it to him and said, "I have never learned embroidery, so just make do with it."

She was a little embarrassed: "I wanted to embroider a pair of lotus flowers, but my level is limited. There are blessings I prayed for you inside, so you must keep it well and don't open it to read it. If you do, it won't work."

The sound of a verbal battle between Crouching Dragon and Phoenix could be heard outside the door. Li Yuanrou eagerly leaned on the door frame to look outside.

Xiao Luobai held her with a smile and tapped her forehead with his fingers, his tone full of pampering: "You really can't be honest for a moment."

Li Yuanrou smiled and pulled him to look at the two people outside.

Qing Feng's tone was full of disdain: "What is this? Are you showing off? Are two ducks fighting?"

Daya's shy face suddenly turned into anger. The mandarin ducks she had embroidered with great effort were mistaken by that fool as fighting ducks.

She fiercely snatched the purse away: "Fight, fight, all you do all day is fight, if you don't want it, just give it to me!"

The fool Qingfeng went up to grab it back and hid it in his palm: "How can I take it back after you gave it to me? Who said I don't want it? It's a waste of time if I don't want it!"

He just grabbed a wooden stake and ran away.

Daya was so angry that she looked up at the sky speechlessly. What on earth did she like?

Xiao Luobai cherished the purse very much and carried it with him every day. Finally, driven by curiosity, he secretly opened it and took a look at Li Yuanrou's so-called welfare.

A small piece of paper was folded into a square, with crooked words written on it: I love money, money loves me, and money comes from all directions.

Xiao Luobai was speechless at that moment.