Resisting the Wind and Splendor

"I don't want to." Who applies medicine to a minor scratch? I'm not some delicate young lady; it's embarrassing to even say it out loud.

Lu Yunfei kept his distance.

"If you won't let me apply the medicine, then I'm not leaving." Chu Yueli snorted and tried to find a place to sit down.

Lu Yunfei almost rolled his eyes at her: "Whether you leave or not is none of my business."

"The palace is still holding its year-end banquet. If I don't go back, and your father doesn't like me and gives me attitude all the time, then I might as well annul the engagement and go back..."

"Just apply the medicine, why all the nonsense?" Lu Yunfei was so angry he wanted to stomp his feet!

She threatens to break off the engagement and return to the Duke's mansion at the drop of a hat! What a vixen!

That infuriating vixen!

He strode over, rolled up his sleeves, and exposed his injured arm to Chu Yueli.

Although it's just a superficial wound, it's still an injury, and it's still bleeding.

In the end, Chu Yueli still felt sorry for him.

"Don't be so foolish in the future. I can protect myself. I don't need you to risk your life to protect me." He was a noble prince, and also a kind and good child.

Who wouldn't feel sorry for him when they see him injured?

Lu Yunfei remained silent.

Chu Yueli knew that he wouldn't listen to her at all.

If he encounters a similar situation again, he will still pounce on him.

But just now, it was really dangerous.

"I feel bad for you because you're injured. Can you listen to me and take good care of yourself?" Chu Yueli looked at him.

"I know how to protect myself. If there is danger, I know to run away." His fourth brother and mother taught him that if you can't beat them, you should run away. He understands!

Chu Yue Li couldn't tell whether he understood or not from his expression.

Most of them still don't understand.

That sincere look in her eyes had already given her the answer.

He would run if there was danger, but if she was also in danger, he would protect her even at the cost of his life.

This is what family affection is like.

She just never imagined that her brother-in-law, who always seemed to hate her, could be like this.

"Go back, your mother, father, and grandmother are all waiting for you."

...I don't know if this counts as a victory.

After all, the white-robed sect leader who was captured was the Eighth Prince.

Even if a prince of the royal family doesn't please the emperor, he is still of royal blood.

That night, while everyone was keeping vigil for the New Year, a storm was brewing outside, but inside the palace, it seemed as if nothing had happened.

The Emperor looked somewhat tired, and the Empress, perhaps having also caught wind of the situation, was restless all night.

Chu Yueli returned to the Empress Dowager's side. At midnight, the Empress Dowager could no longer bear it and went to rest. The younger generation continued to accompany the Emperor to welcome the arrival of the new year.

Early in the morning.

The new year arrives under the noisy yet quiet night.

Fireworks were set off both inside and outside the palace, making the palace lively and the streets outside the palace filled with joy.

The people gathered in the streets, watching from afar as fireworks lit up the sky above the palace.

The warmth and vibrancy of everyday life reached its peak at this moment.

Chu Yueli looked at the distant horizon, her heart heavy.

That's the direction of southern Mongolia.

What is he doing right now, thousands of miles away?

Are you like them, staying up all night with your brothers to welcome the New Year, or are you still busy studying combat strategies?

Or perhaps, they've already gone to bed early to conserve their energy?

Did he eat and drink well tonight? Was he dressed warmly enough?

Do you miss her?

But regardless of whether he was there or not, she was already thinking about him, really, really thinking about him.

How much longer until we can meet again?