Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Li Ruo followed Feng Shengyi to the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. Li Chu was standing at the door with his hands behind his back. Li Ruo approached and found that Li Chu had two obvious dark circles under his eyes and his face did not look too good. So she asked, "Royal brother, why do you look so bad? Are you feeling unwell?"

Li Chu asked, "Do I look bad?" Li Ruo and Feng Shengyi nodded in unison. Li Chu touched his face and said, "I'm not sick, I just didn't sleep well last night." Li Ruo said, "Why don't you catch up on some sleep at the Marquis' Mansion? You can just ask Feng Shengyi to take me there. You don't have to do it yourself!"

Li Chu righteously refused, "Let me take you there. After all, you want to learn martial arts from Jingyao, which is equivalent to becoming Jingyao's disciple. As your brother, I still need to go with you."

Li Ruo was delighted when she heard Li Chu's words. "Can I really become Sister Jingyao's disciple?" Li Chu nodded and said, "Of course. Today is a good time to talk to Uncle and Jingyao. If possible, I'll go with you another day to give you the gift of becoming a disciple."

If it weren't for her upbringing as a royal princess and the fact that she was standing at the gate of the Marquis's mansion, Li Ruo would have jumped for joy. "Okay! Let's go!" Li Ruo said happily, then she realized there was no carriage prepared. So she asked, "Royal brother, aren't we going in a carriage today?"

Li Chu said, "Yes, let's ride horses together." As he spoke, Feng Shengyi led Li Ruo's pony over, and then Li Chu helped Li Ruo mount the horse, and the group set off.

Meanwhile, at the Yunnan Palace, Dugu Jingyao fell asleep just before dawn, so she woke up late today. Look, she hadn't woken up until 2:45 AM.

At around 11:00 AM, Dugu Jingyao still hadn't woken up. Si Jian and Shi Jian thought it was normal, after all, the princess had drunk quite a bit of wine yesterday, so they waited. But by 12:30 AM, Dugu Jingyao still hadn't woken up, and the two of them were a little panicked, thinking: Could the princess be sick again? Si Jian wanted to go in, but Shi Jian was afraid that Si Jian's clumsy actions would wake Dugu Jingyao up, so he said to Si Jian, "I'll go in first and take a look. You wait here."

Si Jian knew that Shi Jian was always calm and composed, and he felt inferior to him, so he followed Shi Jian's instructions and waited at the door. Shi Jian first went to the bedside and touched Dugu Jingyao's forehead, thinking: Fortunately, she doesn't have a fever. He called out "Princess" again, but Dugu Jingyao was sleeping soundly at that time, so he just waved his hand, indicating not to disturb him. Shi Jian saw that their princess seemed to be fine, and saw that Dugu Jingyao had some dark circles under her eyes, maybe because she didn't sleep well yesterday, so he left and explained the situation to Si Jian, asking him not to disturb Dugu Jingyao.

It's not their fault for being overly concerned. Ever since she fell into the water, she'd been poisoned and assassinated, with no respite. This had caused them to become increasingly nervous whenever they saw Dugu Jingyao looking a little different from usual. Even Dugu Jingyao felt that even when she'd been severely injured in her previous life, she hadn't always looked sickly like she did in this one. Shi Jian and Si Jian both jokingly called Dugu Jingyao a "sick beauty."

After waking up, he washed up and ate. Just as he was done, someone arrived to announce that His Royal Highness the Prince of Guangping and the Princess had arrived. Dugu Jingyao was taken aback, wondering: Why did they arrive yesterday and again today? Especially Li Chu, could it be that he hadn't had enough? Confused, she made her way to the main hall.

As soon as they entered the main hall, Li Ruo came trotting over, calling out, "Sister Jingyao." Dugu Jingyao looked at Li Ruo, dressed in men's clothing, and was puzzled. She asked, "Ruo'er, why are you here so early? Why are you dressed like this?" Li Ruo said somewhat displeasedly, "Ah? Sister, you didn't forget, did you?"

Dugu Jingyao was confused: "Ah? What should I remember?" Li Chu said at this time: "Jingyao, it's nothing. Didn't you promise her yesterday that you would teach her martial arts? She remembered it, but she got up early this morning to find me and asked me to bring her to be my apprentice!" After saying that, he shook his head helplessly.

Dugu Jingyao suddenly remembered that this was indeed the case, so she said, "Oh, yes, I remember, but there's no need to rush. Learning martial arts is a long process, it can't be learned overnight." Li Ruo agreed and said, "So, I have to hurry up, otherwise we will have to go back soon, and how can I learn from such a long distance?"

Dugu Jingyao thought, yes, Li Chu and Li Ruo have been here for nearly 10 days. I am afraid they will have to go back in a few days. I am really reluctant to let them go. Then she thought, if she really became Ruo'er's master, wouldn't that give her a reason to tell her father about going to Chang'an City early?

Thinking of this, Dugu Jingyao said to Li Ruo, "You're right. Let me teach you some simple techniques before you leave." Li Ruo nodded and said, "Yes!" Dugu Jingyao then said to Li Chu, "Your Highness, would you like to come with us and take a look?" Li Chu was lost in thought when Dugu Jingyao called him back to his senses: "Yes, ah? Is it convenient for me to go?"

Dugu Jingyao didn't think there was any other meaning behind his words, so she said, "Why is it inconvenient?" Li Chu said again, "Ruo'er doesn't have any basic skills, but aren't you afraid that I might steal your Dugu family's unique skills?"

Dugu Jingyao thought, "So that's what you meant?" She laughed and said, "Li Chu, you're overthinking it. You already said Ruo'er has no basic skills. How could she learn martial arts right from the start?" Li Chu was a little embarrassed and touched his nose. Li Ruo came to the rescue and said, "Sister Jingyao, don't pay attention to my brother. He didn't sleep well last night and he's probably still awake!"

Dugu Jingyao glanced at Li Chu. Hmm... he did have dark circles under his eyes, so she laughed and said, "Haha, that's okay. Looking at you like this, I'm afraid that even if I really teach Ruo'er some unique skills, you may not be able to learn it, right?" Seeing Li Chu like this, she still felt a little distressed, so she said seriously, "Why don't you go to your cousin's room and rest for a while? After I finish teaching Ruo'er, I'll send someone to call you, how about that?"

Li Chu was indeed very sleepy, so he followed Dugu Jingyao's instructions. Li Ruo followed Dugu Jingyao to the training room in the mansion. On the way, Dugu Jingyao also gave Li Ruo a warning: "Ruo'er, I have to say something upfront. Because martial arts training is very tiring, even if I teach you, it's still the same. Have you thought it through?"

Li Ruo said firmly, "Yes, I know. But if I learn martial arts, I won't be the one who just runs away when I encounter assassinations or emergencies. I won't need others to protect me anymore!"

Seeing Li Ruo's expression, Dugu Jingyao felt that this little girl was very sensible. She wanted to learn martial arts not for fun, but to help others in dangerous situations. So Dugu Jingyao's expression softened a lot, thinking that it seemed that she needed to teach Ruo'er some real things!