The peerless and dark princess

Chu Wange drank two large bowls of water in a row, and her dry throat gradually felt better. After she recovered, she looked around at the people in the room with surprise in her eyes, and wondered in her heart: Why are all the people gathered in their own rooms?

"Wange, come here, hold out your wrist. I'll take your pulse." Su Linqing said to Chu Wange gently, his face full of concern. Chu Wange subconsciously followed Su Linqing's instructions and extended her slender wrist, her movements very natural.

"Hey, I just took a nap, why did everyone come into my room?" Chu Wange looked puzzled, his brows slightly furrowed, and he looked at everyone with doubt in his eyes.

"This isn't just any sleep you've had. You've been asleep for five days now, and no matter how hard we tried, we couldn't wake you up." Chu Moxuan was the first to speak, her face filled with anxiety, her speech unconsciously quickening. "Su Linqing tried everything, but he couldn't wake you from your coma. Zuo Ci and Lin'er were incredibly worried, almost going crazy."

"Five days?!" Chu Wange's eyes widened in surprise upon hearing this. No wonder she'd thought something had happened to Zuo Ci when she saw him looking so haggard. It turned out he'd been guarding her for days. A wave of emotion welled up in her heart. She wondered if he must be exhausted guarding her like this. Did he really care about her that much?

"Yes, Wange, you scared us so badly." Old Master Chu's eyes were red, tears glistening in his tiger eyes, and his voice was choked with sobs. Grandmother Lu Yishan, who was standing beside him, was even more distressed. She covered her mouth and sobbed so hard that she couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Chu Wange felt guilty upon seeing this and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry for making everyone worry. Now I'm awake. You all should go down and have a rest. You must be exhausted these days." She originally thought that she had only slept for an extra hour or two, but she never expected that it was as long as five days. Fortunately, she is now a real Wange, and the memories of the original owner's previous life have also been integrated into her consciousness.

"Sister-in-law, wait until Junior Senior Brother examines you before we talk," Zuo Yunxin said softly. Her own medical skills were quite good, but Su Linqing was known as a miracle doctor, so with him around, it was more appropriate for him to examine her.

Su Linqing looked focused, his fingers resting on Chu Wange's pulse, carefully feeling the pulse. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief, a smile on his face, and said, "Wange is fine now. She just needs to recuperate for a few days."

"Then what was the reason why she was in a coma for five days?" Chu Lixiu couldn't help but ask.

"I'm not too sure about that." Su Linqing shook his head helplessly, his face full of confusion. "In the past five days, I've taken Chu Wange's pulse and consulted a lot of medical books, but I just can't figure out why she's in a coma, and I haven't found any cause."

"Haha, it was probably just a coincidence. I'm fine now, right? You can go get some rest." Chu Wange knew that he had only experienced everything in the original owner's past life in a dream, but how could he tell everyone about this otherworldly soul? If they knew, they would probably think he was a monster, and treat him as an alien.

After confirming that Chu Wange was indeed alright, Chu Moxuan and the others followed the palace maid to the guest room to rest, leaving Zuo Yunxin and another person to prepare tonic medicine for Chu Wange. Su Linqing, who had been preoccupied with Chu Wange's affairs for the past few days, explained a few words to Zuo Yunxin, then returned to his room, lay down on the couch, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

"..." Chu Wange was speechless upon seeing this. Before she could persuade Shiqi, Yihua and the others to go downstairs to rest, Zuo Ci and Chu Haolin, after washing up, came straight to her room and stayed there.

"Sister, I want to stay here with you." Chu Haolin's eyes were red, and his gaze was fixed on Chu Wange lying on the bed. It seemed as if Chu Wange would fall into a coma again if he left.

"Wange, I don't want to see you unconscious like this anymore, otherwise I will really go crazy." Zuo Ci's voice was hoarse and dark, and it was obvious that he had not spoken for a long time, but the worry and concern in his words could not be concealed.

"I have maids serving here, so nothing will happen. You should go back to your rooms and rest, Shiqi, Yihua, Amei and Qingzhu too." Chu Wange looked at their tired and haggard faces and was very worried, but these people were very stubborn and would not listen to advice at all.

"Princess, we don't trust anyone else to serve you. You have always been served by us." Yihua and others said in unison with a firm attitude.

"..." Chu Wange sighed helplessly. There was really nothing she could do about them. But right now, she really didn't need so many people around to serve her. And Chu Haolin and Zuo Ci were actually lying on the couch in the room, their eyes fixed on her. But after a while, perhaps because they were too sleepy, they finally fell asleep.

After that, Chu Haolin and Zuo Ci stayed by Chu Wange's bed for three full days. During these three days, they kept a constant watch on her, not daring to blink, fearing she would fall into a coma again. Only after they were certain that Chu Wange's body was completely stable and would no longer experience those heartbreaking coma-like episodes did Chu Haolin finally breathe a sigh of relief and, looking back every few steps, returned to his own courtyard.

Zuo Ci, on the other hand, moved his belongings directly into Chu Wange's room without hesitation. After all, they had been married for a year, and it was perfectly normal for a couple to sleep in the same room. No one else would gossip about it if they saw it.

In the days that followed, Chu Haolin and Zuo Ci treated Chu Wange with extreme caution, like two ever-vigilant guardians. Wherever Chu Wange went, their eyes followed closely, as if afraid she would vanish from their sight in the blink of an eye. Furthermore, they were constantly clinging to her, whether eating, taking a walk, or doing anything else, always by her side, fearing even the slightest problem.

Chu Wange was fully aware of the situation. She knew her five-day coma had frightened them deeply, and their fear and worry wouldn't dissipate so quickly. She also understood that it would take some time for them to fully relax and return to their previous state of being together. So, while Chu Wange occasionally felt a little helpless about their cautious and somewhat clingy behavior, she was mostly moved.