Forced love, an inescapable fate

Su Minsheng fell silent. Indeed, the person in front of him was no longer the same person as before in Dongli Town.

In just three years, he, a down-and-out prince with no roots in Shangjing, not only gained a firm foothold but also developed his own power. Those princes who wanted to get rid of him did not gain any benefit from him.

Everyone thought he was just a useless hostage kept by the Qi royal family, but they never imagined that this supposed loser was not only intelligent and brave, but also ruthless and hard-hearted. In just three years, only the eldest and fourth princes still had the energy to compete with him. The others had long since lost the strength to compete with him.

Jiang Ci looked at him indifferently. Even though his face looked pale due to excessive blood loss, the aura around him did not weaken in the slightest.

Su Minsheng knew that he would not get any benefit from Jiang Ci's current situation, but Mu Qingli was the girl he had loved for so many years, so he could not give up. Moreover, there was no point in arguing with him now. The most important thing now was to save her. As for his feelings for her, he did not have the courage to tell her before. When he mustered up the courage, he was told that she was engaged. Now it has been confirmed that there has been a change in her engagement. There is no way he will give up because of his threats and warnings.

After a long while, Su Minsheng finally controlled his emotions and said calmly, "Let's not talk about other things for now. Ali's health is the most important thing. Although his life is temporarily safe, he still needs to return to Shangjing as soon as possible. I will send someone to Shangjing ahead of us to find the herbs that Ali needs. Your Highness should also act as soon as possible. Those herbs are not easy to find, but the Imperial Hospital should have them. It is inconvenient for me to come forward, so Your Highness needs to send someone to handle this matter. As for Your Highness's blood, it will take ten days, one day or three days. Your Highness just needs to draw blood on time. I have prescribed a blood-replenishing medicine for Your Highness, and I will have your people boil it for you to drink. Your blood is helpful to Ali's body. Please take the medicine on time and don't let excessive blood loss affect Ali's treatment."

The corners of Jiang Ci's lips curled up, as if he was smiling.

"Don't bother Doctor Su with this matter. Your Highness will naturally know."

Su Minsheng stood up and frowned when he saw that he didn't leave, but in the end he said nothing and walked out.

After the people left, Jiang Ci also stood up. He staggered a few steps, and after standing firmly, he slowly walked towards the bed.

When Wan Yue saw Su Minsheng coming out, she nodded to him gratefully and then hurriedly asked about Mu Qingli's situation.

"Doctor Su, how is the princess doing? Can I go in and take a look?"

Although he knew that Wanyue was Jiang Ci's woman, Su Minsheng didn't dislike her because of what she said to him the night she left Dongli Town.

After a slight nod, he said, "There's no need to worry about her life for now. Come with me to get the medicine. I'll boil it and feed it to her. Miss Wanyue, I know Jiang Ci is your master. I'm also aware of what you've done, and I also know that the people behind Jiang Ci are closely related to this incident. But Ah Li is a good girl, and you know how she treats you. I hope Miss Wanyue will consider Ah Li's kindness to you and take good care of her. Don't let her get hurt again. If there's a next time, even if it costs me my own life, I will take Ah Li away."

Wanyue bit her lip and clenched her hands at her sides. When she thought that she might never see the girl who trusted her wholeheartedly again, she felt scared and for the first time, she felt angry at the actions of her master behind her.

After Su Minsheng finished speaking, he walked away. Wanyue didn't say anything else, but just followed him silently.

Jiang Ci sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the person on the bed without blinking. Only then did he feel a wave of fear.

She was almost going to die right in front of him.

He looked down at her, his right hand unconsciously stroking her paper-pale face, muttering to himself.

"Sister, what do you think I should do? I knew I shouldn't have saved you, but I did it anyway. I knew you were always a hidden danger to me if you were alive, but I still couldn't bring myself to do it. Sister, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have dragged you into this, I regret it. Grandpa said I had feelings I shouldn't have, I didn't understand what he meant, but last night, I understood. Sister, if one day you knew the truth, would you forgive me? Last night, when you knew my blood could save you, you had no idea how happy I was. Sister, now that you have my blood flowing in your body, can that offset a little of how I've used you over the past few years?"

Jiang Ci was a little incoherent when he said these words. Every time he thought about the past, he felt more regretful.

Jiang Ci's eyes were filled with regret and pain. He knew what Su Minsheng had just said. When he thought that his previous actions would one day be known, he felt extremely uneasy and panicked.

He held Mu Qingli's hand tightly and leaned against the bed. Even though he was exhausted from traveling for days and his head was dizzy due to excessive blood loss, he didn't dare close his eyes, for fear that the person on the bed would disappear after he closed his eyes.

When Wanyue came in, she saw the situation in front of her and silently brought the boiled medicine to her, her voice without a trace of emotion.

"Your Highness, it's time for the princess to take her medicine. Please, Your Highness, please move aside."

Jiang Ci looked up at her, a look of self-mockery on his face: "Why, even you are blaming me? Blaming me for knowing all this would happen, but not stopping it, watching things develop to this point. In fact, I am also blaming myself, blaming myself for not protecting her... blaming myself..."

Wan Yue was indignant and felt sorry for Mu Qingli. She knew how Mu Qingli had treated him in the past few years, but he knew what was going on but did not stop it. He watched it happen and watched the person fall in front of him.

So her tone of voice was inevitably stiff: "I dare not. Your Highness is the master. How dare I blame my master? I just feel sorry for the princess. In the past three years in Sifang City, the princess has always been thinking about Your Highness. Every year on Your Highness's birthday, the princess always prepares birthday gifts for Your Highness, just like in Dongli Town, and cooks a lot of dishes. Even if it's just me and the princess eating, she always says that Your Highness must be in a very difficult situation in the capital. No one will prepare a birthday gift for Your Highness, so she always has to prepare something for Your Highness. In the past three years, she has been thinking about Your Highness all the time, and has been working hard to win General Feng to stand on His Highness's side. She is looking forward to reuniting with His Highness, and counting on her fingers the time to return to the capital. In such a critical situation last night, she only thought of Your Highness and begged General Feng to protect His Highness. If you want to blame someone, it's her stupidity. Blame her for being stupid. Blame her for being stupid. Blame no one else, least of all Your Highness."