The Prince Consort's Beloved

Li Yuanrou slept through the cold winter and woke up at the beginning of spring.

Even though she knew so many secrets and suffered a great blow, she was not as shocked as the last time she recovered her childhood memories with Xiao Luobai.

She just felt tired, as if she had traveled thousands of miles alone carrying a heavy bag.

Now that so much has happened, she is unusually calm, but also physically and mentally exhausted.

She turned her head slightly and saw Xiao Luo standing by her bedside in white clothes, his thick and long eyelashes covering his eyelids, casting a light shadow, and under the shadow was a deep dark bruise.

His clothes hung loosely on his body and he had lost a lot of weight visibly.

His brows were furrowed as if filled with infinite worry, his arms stretched forward and rested on the edge of the bed, and his two big hands gently held her small hand that was close to the bed in his palms, holding it carefully, as if he was holding some rare treasure with great care.

He sat on the stool in such an awkward posture, with his head resting on his outstretched arms, and fell asleep.

Li Yuanrou choked in her throat and moved her fingers slightly, and Xiao Luobai suddenly woke up as if he was frightened.

He suddenly raised his head, his face was pale and bloodless, and he looked so haggard as if he had not slept for several days and nights. His eyes were bloodshot, his lips were cracked, and there was stubble around his lips. He looked like a down-and-out man.

When Xiao Luobai saw her wake up, a feeling of joy at regaining what he had lost instantly flowed across his elegant eyes.

He walked forward with a trembling voice and asked with concern: "Rou'er, Rou'er, do you remember who I am?"

The master never said for sure that Li Yuanrou would not leave, and he didn't quite believe what the master said, or perhaps he was occupied by his own inner fear.

He was so scared that he lost his appetite and couldn't sleep all day. He was in a state of panic all day long looking at the sleeping person in front of him.

Li Yuanrou blinked slightly, and a faint crimson color appeared at the corners of her slightly upturned eyes.

She said in a slow voice: "You are my handsome and suave husband, Xiao Luobai, whom I have waited for ten years."

She said this and smiled weakly.

After hearing this, Xiao Luobai's brows tightened, his nose felt sore, and the tall and strong man actually shed tears.

He held Li Yuanrou's hands in his big palms and placed them on his forehead as if praying for blessings, like a devout believer.

He lowered his eyes and his shoulders trembled slightly. Li Yuanrou pulled out her hand and wiped away the tears that had not yet fallen from his face.

She smiled slightly, her thin lips parted: "My husband is extremely beautiful even when he cries, but it's a pity that he doesn't trim his stubble, which affects the appearance."

Xiao Luobai tapped his numb arm, and laughed like a madman with tears in his eyes.

He leaned over and kissed her forehead, then rested his forehead against hers and smiled softly, "Are you hungry? What do you want to eat?"

Li Yuanrou curled her lips and replied in a weak but playful voice: "I want to eat you."

Xiao Luobai's voice was filled with tenderness: "Okay, whatever you say."

At this time, Li Yuanrou had been in a coma for more than a month, and Xiao Luobai had almost never left Qingmei Garden, except for the two times he was knocked unconscious.

In fact, he was angry because they knocked him out and sent him to Qingzhu Garden to rest. If he hadn't left Qingmei Garden, he probably wouldn't have been too angry.

He wanted to hold Li Yuanrou's hand day and night, as if this would allow him to capture her soul and prevent her from escaping from him.

During this period, the two secret guards took turns guarding the Qingmei Garden every day, and they were also responsible for delivering meals. They were the ones who took the initiative to deliver the meals, and Xiao Luobai had never asked for them. But today, Xiao Luobai actually took the initiative to ask for meals to be delivered.

The cold wind of early spring spread the news that Li Yuanrou had woken up to every corner of the princess's mansion.

Li Yuanrou drank a few mouthfuls of porridge from Xiao Luobai's hand, and then Zhuge Hongzhan came.

Others are not allowed to enter Qingmei Garden, but Zhuge Hongzhan is Xiao Luobai's master, and the secret guards dare not stop this old man with a weird personality. It is possible that the old man will poison them all to death if he gets unhappy.

Li Yuanrou looked at the old man in front of her curiously, feeling that he seemed familiar.

Zhuge Hongzhan also looked at Li Yuanrou and said with a click of the tongue: "You little sheep have grown up and are not as cute as you were when you were a child."

Li Yuanrou suddenly realized: "You are that old man!"

Zhuge Hongzhan frowned. He was not an old man.

He pretended to scold: "You are disrespectful. Now that you are married to Luo Bai, shouldn't you call me Master?"

Li Yuanrou smiled and called out sweetly, "Master, give me the money for changing my words."

Zhuge Hongzhan actually took out a silver ingot and gave it to her: "When will you give birth to a baby to inherit my legacy?"

Li Yuanrou didn't expect him to ask this question right away, so she told him the truth: "I'm only 16 years old, I don't want to have a baby yet."

Zhuge Hongzhan said, "That won't do. If I don't have another child, my life span will end and my skills will be lost. I must have a child. You two owe me this."

As he spoke, he took Li Yuanrou's pulse again.

Li Yuanrou didn't care about what he said, and changed the subject by asking, "Master, aren't you a Taoist priest? Can you treat illnesses?"

Zhuge Hongzhan replied to her: "Medicine and Taoism are inseparable, don't you understand?"

Suddenly he stood up with a sad look on his face: "It's over, it's over. My skills are really going to be lost. Your baby has such a poor foundation. It's impossible for you to get pregnant under the current circumstances."

Xiao Luobai directly drove his master out. Zhuge Hongzhan left without looking back, saying that he wanted to go back to the village to make medicine for Li Yuanrou. He had his medicine field in the village.

At this time, no one knew that Zhuge Hongzhan's soul-returning magic last year cost him ten years of his life.

He sacrificed ten years of his life to bring Li Yuanrou to Xiao Luobai, so isn't that what the couple owed him?

Xiao Luobai was still frightened by what his master had said just now. He was afraid that Li Yuanrou might be suspicious, so he comforted her, "Don't listen to his nonsense. You just slept for too long and became weak. You will be fine after resting for a while."

Li Yuanrou regained his tired look, as if he had used up all his strength talking to Zhuge Hongzhan just now.

She said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. Just let things take their own course. But if you really don't have any offspring, would you be unhappy?"

Xiao Luobai's eyebrows were gentle, and his voice was as gentle as spring rain: "Without you, I will be unwilling to give up."

Li Yuanrou coaxed Xiao Luobai to take a bath, change clothes and get herself ready. No servants were allowed to approach her. She just gently hugged Xiao Luobai and let him lie beside her to rest.

She felt so distressed. This man had given almost everything for her. How could she deserve such great favoritism?

What could she give in return? She had nothing.

All she could do now was to hold him in her arms so that he could sleep peacefully.

She patted his back gently, just like he had patted her back countless times to coax her. In her eyes, Xiao Luobai was now like a child, weak and pitiful.

The two of them slept in each other's arms for a while. Suddenly, Xiao Luobai's body shook in his sleep and he woke up suddenly. Li Yuanrou was also startled and opened her eyes.

Xiao Luobai dreamed that she left and never came back.

His frightened eyes calmed down the moment he saw Li Yuanrou. He forced out a weak smile and used all his strength to gently hug Li Yuanrou.

Deep down I wanted to hug her tight, but I was afraid she would feel uncomfortable, so I hugged her gently with great force, being extremely conflicted and cautious.

He had not eaten or slept for several nights and was almost on the verge of shock. Even if he used all his strength to hug her now, Li Yuanrou would not feel suffocated.

When people lack sleep and have low blood sugar, their energy will be very low, their heart will be extremely fragile, they will easily get stuck in a rut, become depressed, and even despair.

Now that both of them are in poor health, I wonder who will be more desperate.

Xiao Luobai's eyes turned red, his eyelashes were a little wet, and a teardrop fell from his eyes.

His feelings for Li Yuanrou were so deep that even he himself found it unbelievable, but he just couldn't suppress it.

He just wanted to love her, pity her, and protect her, as if he was born to do so.

Li Yuanrou looked at the sad Xiao Luobai, and her heart seemed to be torn apart. Pain and sadness surged into her heart like a tide, beating her heart into pieces with wave after wave.

She held up Xiao Luobai's face and kissed his handsome eyes, again and again, to soothe his soul.

She whispered to him, "Remember what we promised when we were little, to live well together."

But even though she herself was already in pieces, she was still trying her best to save the one she loved.

In fact, she has always been inferior in front of Xiao Luobai. She can't do anything, but he is so outstanding and loves her unconditionally, pampers her and indulges her.

She knew that she was in a very low state right now, but even if she fell into the abyss, she would try her best to lift Xiao Luobai out.