Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

In the side hall, candlelight flickered, and the imperial doctors were busy treating the wounds of Lu Yaoyao and Li Wan'er.

Gu Huai frowned, his eyes never leaving Lu Yaoyao's slightly pale face, his heart full of pity.

"Imperial Physician, how is Yaoyao's injury?" Gu Huai asked anxiously.

The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied respectfully, "Miss Lu's wound is deep, but fortunately it hasn't damaged any of her tendons or veins. With timely treatment, she should be fine after a few days of recuperation."

Hearing this, Gu Huai felt relieved. He then turned to Li Wan'er on the other side. Although he was not too upset, he still asked a few words of concern out of politeness, "Miss Li, are you okay?"

Li Wan'er shook her head, suppressing the pain.

At this time, Xie Qingchen walked into the side hall with a serious expression.

"Your Highness, have you found out who ordered the assassin?" Gu Huai asked.

“Not yet.”

"There must be something fishy about this matter. I will find out the truth and will not let Miss Li and Miss Lu get hurt in vain." His eyes moved between Lu Yaoyao and Li Wan'er, and finally stopped on Li Wan'er.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Gu Huai saluted on behalf of Lu Yaoyao and secretly vowed in his heart that he would protect Lu Yaoyao and never let any danger get close to her again.

After their conditions stabilized, Lu Yaoyao was escorted home by Gu Huai. Li Wan'er was injured because of Xie Qingchen, so he personally sent her back.

The two of them rode together in the Prince's carriage.

Li Wan'er bit her lip slightly and asked with concern, "Is Your Highness the Crown Prince okay? We were in the palace just now, and there were so many people around, so I couldn't speak..."

"I'm fine, but Miss Li, the imperial physician said you're seriously injured and need to rest well."

Xie Qingchen's attitude was too cold.

Li Wan'er felt aggrieved after hearing this and cried, "Your Highness, I have always admired you, but you have never seen me in your eyes from beginning to end, okay?"

Xie Qingchen said coldly: "It's not that you are not good, but I have no interest in you. If I love you, I will marry you even if you are not good."

So, not marrying her has nothing to do with her character, it’s just that he doesn’t love me.

No matter what she does, he won't be moved.

Tears immediately rolled down Li Wan'er's eyes, but she forced herself not to cry out loud.

……

"System, what is the progress bar now?" Lu Yaoyao asked tenderly while staring at Xie Qingchen who was feeding her sweet porridge.

"It's ninety-nine points now." The system answered truthfully.

"Why haven't I got full marks yet?" Lu Yaoyao was a little discouraged and incredulous.

It was obvious that Gu Huai's eyes were almost tearing when he looked at her.

The system couldn't understand the complex emotions of humans, so she could only comfort him, "Maybe all we need is a perfect wedding. On that day, when he and you get married, his love for you will definitely be 100%."

"I hope so." Lu Yaoyao didn't dare to be 100% sure. After all, she had already fallen for a man.

Lu Yaoyao went shopping to choose a wedding gift for Gu Huai, or a token of love. She had never given Gu Huai a token of love before, but she didn't expect to meet Xie Qingchen in the jade shop.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is also here to buy a jade pendant? But is it for Miss Li?" Lu Yaoyao asked pretending to be relaxed, but she actually felt jealous in her heart.

She and Xie Qingchen have been together for so long, but Xie Qingchen has never given her anything good!

Although everyone in the Prince's Mansion was at her disposal and she had free access to all the money in the account office, there were very few gifts he selected for her.

Last time, an assassin appeared at the palace banquet, and Li Wan'er blocked a sword for Xie Qingchen. The whole capital was rumored to have Li Wan'er marrying Xie Qingchen again and becoming the prince's wife.

The emperor, the empress dowager, the concubine and others also wanted to bring them together.

There were so many rumors that Lu Yaoyao almost believed them.

"Just take a look." Xie Qingchen's sharp eyes fell on the pure white jade pendant in her hand, "Is this a gift for Gu Huai?"

"Haha, I'm just taking a look."

Meeting his gaze, Lu Yaoyao felt inexplicably guilty and put down the jade pendant she had set her eyes on.

And if Xie Qingchen told Gu Huai first, the gift wouldn't be a surprise at all.

"Then Your Highness, please take your time to look around. I'll be leaving first." Lu Yaoyao was still not used to being alone with him and subconsciously wanted to escape.

Unexpectedly, Xie Qingchen saw through her thoughts at a glance, "You don't like seeing me?"

"This... of course not. I'm just afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be worried about me!" Lu Yaoyao twisted her handkerchief. This subconscious action further exposed her guilty conscience.

"Why am I so worried about you?"

He still got involved.

"Cough..." Lu Yaoyao coughed deliberately and looked at him again, "Um, before... you know."

"I'm not that self-indulgent."

Lu Yaoyao returned home, still thinking about her encounter with Xie Qingchen in the jade shop.

Xie Qingchen always easily interferes with her thoughts and mood.

Alas, it seems that she finally took the part about conquering Xie Qingchen to heart.

"Miss, may I come in?" The voice of the gatekeeper came from the door.

"Come in. What's the matter?" Lu Yaoyao seemed a little absent-minded.

"Young Master Qingfeng, who is beside the Crown Prince, sent this to me and told me to personally deliver it to the young lady."

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Lu Yaoyao took a beautifully wrapped box from the servant with doubt in her eyes. When she opened it, she found that inside was the jade pendant that she had taken a fancy to and then put down.

She didn't want it, but Xie Qingchen could see that she liked it, so he bought it for her and had someone deliver it to her house personally.

Lu Yaoyao held the jade pendant, feeling mixed emotions.

This jade pendant reconnected their previously broken relationship in this way.

She gently stroked the warm surface of the jade pendant, feeling a little uneasy inside, always feeling that she and Gu Huai would not be able to get married so smoothly.

But the system kept comforting her that she was overthinking it, and she could only attribute the jade pendant incident to Xie Qingchen feeling that she had helped him a lot, so he paid the bill for her and bought the jade pendant she wanted as a way of repaying the favor.

In the evening, Lu Yaoyao was invited by Gu Huai to watch the lanterns. Today is the Shangsi Festival, and there will be a lantern festival in the evening.

Lu Yaoyao was just looking for some relaxation, so she readily agreed to go.

She was dressed in a delicate and lively outfit, a red cape, and had a gorgeous face, making her look particularly dazzling in the crowd.

Gu Huai found her in the bustling crowd at a glance, and a hint of surprise and tenderness flashed in his eyes.

"Yaoyao, here." Gu Huai waved to her with a warm smile on his face.

He didn't bring any followers with him, obviously wanting to be alone with Lu Yaoyao.

Lu Yaoyao walked closer and bowed slightly, "General Gu." There was a hint of shyness and joy in her voice.

Gu Huai's face turned stern. "Yaoyao, are you deliberately trying to piss me off? We're getting married soon, and you're still being so polite to me?"

"I admit my mistake, okay?" Lu Yaoyao stuck out her tongue playfully.

"Then I'll punish you by making you kiss me."

Gu Huai pointed at his face.