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"go home."

A man's cold voice rang in her ears, completely unwavering, as if he hadn't been the one who had just attacked her.

Yu Wan withdrew her gaze and left, hand in hand with Yun Shang.

Wang Wanshu tightly covered her slashed arm with her fingers, staring intently at the two people's backs, her eyes overflowing with resentment.

"Ah—" Suddenly a scream of despair came from behind, and Yu Wan shuddered and tried to turn around to look.

Unexpectedly, Yun Shang pressed down on the back of her head with one hand, saying in a nonchalant tone, "What's so interesting about a madman?"

Yu Wan couldn't help but look at him, and then remained silent.

It turns out that in Yun Shang's mind, his destined innocent heroine was already a madwoman.

"Stay away from her from now on." Yun Shang turned to look at Yu Wan seriously. "You can't reason with a crazy woman."

Yu Wan felt a little awkward, "...I know."

How would Yun Shang feel if he knew that the "crazy woman" he was calling was his future wife?

Watching the two flirting from afar, Wang Wanshu's eyes were practically bleeding with hatred.

She kept cursing Yu Wan, her mind filled with thoughts of how to deal with her, paying no attention to her injured hand and neck.

Until Qiaobi came looking for her.

Upon seeing Wang Wanshu covered in blood, Qiaobi's mind went blank, and she instantly turned pale with fright, anxiously asking, "Master, what happened to you? How did you get injured?!"

Wang Wanshu didn't bother to explain, only saying, "Leave here immediately."

She fears that news of her presence here will soon reach Prince Chen's ears, and she doesn't want to go back yet.

Qiaobi guessed what she was thinking, lowered her eyes to suppress the complex emotions in them, and gave a soft "Yes".

She could not let her master continue like this.

Yu Wan and Yun Shang were unaware that shortly after they left, a group of guards found Wang Wanshu, who was trying to escape, and took her to Prince Chen's residence.

Prince Chen's arrangements in Huicheng County were not yet complete, so he did not return to Shengjing for the New Year.

Emperor Wenjing had many sons, and he didn't need Prince Chen to pay him a New Year's visit.

Inside the main hall, the doctor silently bandaged Wang Wanshu's wounds, while Prince Chen sat expressionlessly in the main seat.

The atmosphere inside was tense, and no one dared to breathe loudly.

Wang Wanshu's eyes were red and swirling with tears, making her look particularly pitiful.

But this time, Prince Chen did not yield to her tears. He remained silent and waited for the doctor to bandage her wound before he dismissed everyone else.

With fewer people, the hall suddenly felt much more spacious.

Prince Chen sipped his tea without speaking.

In this quiet and eerie atmosphere, Wang Wanshu finally couldn't help but speak first, "Cousin..."

"Kneel down," Prince Chen suddenly said.

Upon hearing this, Wang Wanshu was utterly astonished, thinking she was hallucinating.

However, Prince Chen looked up and repeated it to her.

"Cousin?!" Wang Wanshu looked at him in disbelief. "You want me to kneel down?"

Prince Chen stared at her with cold, deep eyes and an expressionless face.

Wang Wanshu had never seen Prince Chen look at her like that before. She felt a little scared, gritted her teeth, and slowly bent her knees.

She knelt very slowly, glancing at Prince Chen through teary eyes, hoping he would change his mind.

Unfortunately, even after she was firmly kneeling on the ground, Prince Chen did not tell her to get up.

Wang Wanshu, kneeling on the ground, felt as if she had suffered an immense injustice.

Since her parents died protecting Prince Chen and his mother, Prince Chen and Consort Duan have taken great care of her and granted her every request.

Although she was an orphan, she was almost the most respected unmarried girl in the entire capital, second only to the princess.

Even though she was an orphan, no noblewoman in Shengjing City dared to offend her or embarrass her, or at least not openly target her.

But now, this humiliation is being inflicted on her by her closest and most trusted cousin.

Prince Chen looked away from her tears and said coldly, "Who gave you permission to leave the capital without my permission? I sent people to look for you all the way here, and you deliberately avoided the people I sent."

"Tianyin, tell me, what exactly do you want?"

"For a married man, you're willing to abandon even the dignity of a princess?"

Wang Wanshu gripped her skirt tightly with both hands, lowered her head, and dared not look directly at Prince Chen, but her voice was not soft, "What's wrong with me pursuing what I want? Yun Shang has a wife now, but marriage can end in divorce and he can lose his wife. I don't despise him."

Prince Chen almost laughed in anger.

Do you even know what you're saying?

"Divorce, loss of wife, yet you don't despise him? Tianyin, is this something an unmarried girl like you should be saying all the time?"

Wang Wanshu bit her lip, her eyes red, and remained silent.

But there was no sign of retreat in her eyes, only unwavering stubbornness.

“If my cousin were willing to help me, why would I have to do it myself?” She looked at Prince Chen, her eyes filled with reproach and resentment. “If my cousin hadn’t refused to help me, why would I have traveled all the way to Huicheng?”

"Cousin, you don't have to help me, but don't stop me!"

"I will marry no one but Yunshang in this life. If you stop me, I will... I will starve myself to prove my resolve!"

"A hunger strike to prove his resolve?" Prince Chen found it utterly absurd. His eyes, as he looked at Wang Wanshu, were filled with utter disappointment.

"You've really gone mad."

"Mingwei!" he suddenly called out, his expression icy. "Immediately send someone to escort the princess back to Shengjing. Have someone watch over her for twelve hours a day. Once she arrives in Shengjing, send her directly to the palace!"

"No! I don't want to!" As Wang Wanshu saw Mingwei bring people in, she immediately got up from the ground and ran out.

But she was no match for the well-trained guards. Mingwei darted over and grabbed Wang Wanshu's arm.

He said in a harsh tone, "Princess, the Prince's health is already poor, and he has been very angry lately because of your affairs. You should behave yourself and give the Prince some peace of mind."

If Wang Wanshu had listened to others' advice, she wouldn't have gone this far by acting so stubbornly.

They keep doing so many incomprehensible things.

Wang Wanshu struggled in his grasp, completely disregarding her image, shouting, "I won't leave! I won't go back!"

Do they know how hard she's worked, hiding all this way? And now they want to send her away with just a few words?!

"Knock her out!" Prince Chen, his head throbbing, raised his hand and coldly gave the order.

Mingwei had had enough of the princess's hysteria and, without hesitation, knocked her unconscious with a single slap.

The hall fell silent immediately.

"Send more people to keep an eye on her. We absolutely cannot let her come back this time." Prince Chen rubbed his temples, feeling utterly exhausted.

He already has enough on his plate, and Wang Wanshu is adding to his troubles at this time.

No matter what, he couldn't understand where his kind, understanding, and gentle cousin had gone.