Wen Zhiling quickly stepped forward to check Su Yanzhou's pulse. He slowly opened his eyes and saw the two people in front of the bed. Xiao Ningyao's eyes were red and swollen from crying. The prince beside him had a dark face and looked at Wen Zhiling, "How is it?"

"Su Hanlin is blessed by heaven. His life is saved. However, this time, his injuries have been compounded by the damage to his bones and muscles. He will need at least three months of recuperation to recover."

Hearing that their lives were saved, Su Lin and Madam Su breathed a sigh of relief. Su Lin stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, please come. We have refreshments in the front hall. Your Highnesses may go first..."

"No need." Xiao Chengnian raised his hand and glanced at everyone, "I have something I want to talk to Su Hanlin alone."

Su Lin and the others bowed and retreated. Xiao Ningyao glanced at the person on the bed. Su Yanzhou avoided her gaze. Her eyes reddened again and she turned and left.

"I wonder what the matter is, Your Highness?" Su Yanzhou's voice was weak and hoarse.

Xiao Chengnian snorted coldly, "What's the matter? I think you've lost your mind! You don't want to be a good consort, but you rush to be punished!"

Su Yanzhou lowered his eyes and did not argue. "I have failed the Emperor's grace and cannot accept this marriage. This matter has nothing to do with Her Royal Highness the Princess. It is my own fault."

"Of course it's your problem!"

"Jing'an is so noble, how could he not be worthy of you? You don't understand affection?! That's bullshit!"

Since he was a child, he thought Su Yanzhou was an old-fashioned person who only cared about the truth. He would never do such a thing as disobeying the emperor's order even if he was killed. When the news came, he thought it was fake. Now seeing that he was injured like this and still wanted to disobey the emperor's order, he was even more angry and had a headache.

"My Yan Zhou will never do anything to disobey orders." Xiao Chengnian's face turned cold. "Why on earth is that? I want to hear the truth!"

"I already have someone I love, and I cannot let her down." Su Yanzhou knew that Xiao Chengnian would not believe him, and he had already made up his mind.

"You're lying!" Xiao Ningyao, who had been eavesdropping outside, pushed the door open excitedly and rushed in. "Brother Yanzhou, you're lying! You've been with my brother all these years, how could you have ever been in contact with a woman?"

"You don't want to marry me, but you made up such a lie!" Xiao Ningyao's eyes were red. She wanted to get angry, but she felt distressed when she saw his weak appearance.

Su Yanzhou didn't look at her, but said to Xiao Chengnian, "Your Highness should know that I never lie."

Xiao Chengnian's expression was tense. He agreed with what he said, but he couldn't believe it. Ever since Su Yanzhou became his tutor, they had been inseparable over the years. He had indeed never seen him come into contact with other women, so what he said was hard to believe.

"Who is that woman? Whose family is she from?" Xiao Ningyao was clearly unconvinced. "Unless you tell me her family background right now, I won't believe it and I won't break off the engagement with you!"

"Ahem..." Su Yanzhou glanced at Mo Wei at the door. Xiao Ningyao persisted, "Go ahead!"

Su Yuejian came to deliver the boiled medicine, and saw Mo Wei hurriedly leaving Mofangju and heading for the side courtyard. She felt a little confused, and just as she reached the door, she heard Su Yanzhou's words.

"I knew her when we were young, but we hadn't seen each other for many years. I ran into her by chance on my way back from disaster relief work in Yuzhou. It was fate that we would not miss each other, and we were able to renew our relationship."

Su Yuejian, who was standing at the door, was stunned when she heard this. "She and I have a deep connection and have already made vows. Unexpectedly, the emperor granted us marriage as soon as I returned. I cannot let her down, and I cannot let the princess down."

Xiao Ningyao was so angry that she laughed, "Keep making it up!"

Su Yuejian pursed her lips. Her brother's lie was full of loopholes. Mo Wei's voice came from behind her.

"My Lady, the wind is strong at the door. Please give the medicine to me."

Su Yuejian turned around and froze in place. She saw a woman in blue clothes following behind Mo Wei. Her face was covered with a veil. Her figure was slender, and only a pair of watery eyes were revealed, which were soft and charming.

"who is she?"

The sound outside the door attracted Xiao Ningyao's attention. She turned around and saw the woman behind Mo Wei.

"Come in." Su Yanzhou's voice came, and Mo Wei brought the woman in blue in the room, followed closely by Su Yuejian. Several of them saluted the prince and princess.

"Who is she?" Xiao Ningyao asked again, looking at the woman in blue with scrutiny.

"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Her Royal Highness the Princess."

The woman's voice was as soft as the autumn water of the south of the Yangtze River, but Su Yuejian always felt that something was strange.

"She is my beloved. Your Highness the Princess did not believe what I said, but now that she has seen it with her own eyes, she will finally believe it."

Mo Wei stepped forward and supported Su Yanzhou, saying, "I only want one wife in this life. Since I have promised her to someone else, I cannot give her to anyone else."

The prince frowned, and after hearing his serious words, he looked at the woman in front of him, with a gloomy look between his brows.

Xiao Ningyao was stunned for a moment, then walked uncontrollably to the blue-dressed woman. The woman lowered her head, and her face could not be seen clearly. Su Yanzhou's eyebrows twitched slightly, "What does the princess want to do?"

She turned her head, and the worry in Su Yanzhou's eyes pierced her heart. She just wanted to see what the person he liked looked like, but she scared him so much.

"Are you so worried about her?" Xiao Ningyao chuckled, and Su Yanzhou pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Raise your head." Xiao Ningyao looked at the woman in blue and gave the order in a cold voice. The woman in blue did not move, but lowered her head even deeper.

Su Yanzhou's expression changed slightly. "Princess, she was born in the countryside and has never seen a noble. She is timid. Please don't make things difficult for her."

Xiao Ningyao felt a dull pain in her chest. Countryside? Timid? Don't be embarrassed?

Is it possible that in his eyes, I am such a vicious person?

Seeing Yaocai was about to step forward and remove the woman's veil, Su Yanzhou's expression changed slightly. The woman in blue was so scared that she stepped back and hid. Su Yuejian was suddenly pulled and staggered, frowning slightly. This strength looked so familiar.

Turning to meet the woman's pleading eyes, surprise flashed in her eyes, and Yao Cai said, "Princess, please move aside."

Su Yuejian came back to her senses and saw Su Yanzhou's pleading eyes on the bed. She turned sideways and protected the woman behind her.

"Even you want to stop me?" Xiao Ningyao looked at Su Yuejian's actions in disbelief.

"..." Su Yuejian pursed her lips, "Princess, she doesn't..."

"You know her?"

Su Yuejian did not refute, Xiao Ningyao's voice was extremely cold, "Why didn't you tell me that he has a loved one?"

The series of betrayals left Xiao Ningyao completely disheartened. Su Yanzhou said, "This has nothing to do with my sister. She doesn't know the inside story."

"Don't know the inside story?" Xiao Ningyao sneered, looking at the woman who was tightly holding Su Yuejian's arm, and Su Yuejian's subconscious action of protecting her, saying that she didn't know the inside story!

She thought they were close friends, but she didn't expect that he would even deceive her about such a thing!

"I misjudged the person." Xiao Ningyao said in a cold voice, emphasizing each word. This was said to both Su Yanzhou and Su Yuejian.

Su Yuejian's heart tightened. The Crown Prince glanced at her coldly, "I want to see who has moved Su Hanlin's heart to the point of even giving up the princess's marriage."

Su Yanzhou struggled to get up and out of bed, "Your Highness, please forgive her. I will bear all the blame."

The prince's expression became even colder. He didn't expect Su Yanzhou to go to such lengths for this woman and openly disobey the emperor's order. This not only ruined his marriage, but also his career!

"Take off your veil!" the prince ordered in a deep voice, his authority leaving no room for refusal.

Su Yuejian gritted her teeth and endured the pain as her arm was twisted from being grabbed. She wondered what Cui Yingyu had eaten to grow up, and how could she be so strong.

And why did her brother bring her here and do such a ridiculous thing just to break off the engagement!

The Crown Prince and Xiao Ningyao both knew Cui Yingyu. Wouldn't this expose her fake death and body substitution?

"The patient should rest in peace. It's so noisy here."

The sound of cold jade breaking was heard, and the prince and Xiao Ningyao were slightly startled and turned to look at the person at the door.

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