Upon learning the cause of Wei Dongling's "death", Yu Zixi burst into tears. Hugging the seemingly lifeless Wei Dongling, he was on the verge of crying himself breathless.
He never expected that the one who had attacked Wei Dongling was a maid in He Yao's dowry. That maid came from Yan Gu Mountain!
The only woman in his life that he was willing to sacrifice his life to protect had died at the hands of a disciple from Yan Gu Mountain! Just thinking about it made Yu Zixi's heart ache so much that he could hardly breathe.
Ruan Niang felt sorry for him when she saw his state. She wanted to go and check on him several times, but was stopped by Uncle Li's eye - signals.
Cheng Hao also called on Yu Haiming, Old Brother Qin and the others to withdraw.
Yu Zixi refused to let go of the hands holding Wei Dongling. Tears streamed down his face non - stop, making his eyes dizzy. He was almost unable to stand steadily and about to fall.
In a daze, he suddenly saw Wei Dongling open her eyes and smile at him.
Yu Zixi thought he was seeing things! It wasn't until Wei Dongling sat up, reached out to touch his cheek, and murmured with tears in her eyes, "Zixi, why have you become so thin?"
Yu Zixi stared at her in disbelief, hardly daring to believe his own eyes. He quickly turned to look at Tian Qi.
Tian Qi beside them also had his eyes wide open, looking like a wooden chicken, with an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
Wei Dongling stretched out her arms to circle Yu Zixi's neck. Tears welled up in her eyes and dropped one by one. With a sob in her voice, she said, "Yu Zixi, I... I missed you so much..." She originally wanted to scold him and blame him for coming to find her so late! But after not seeing him for so long, seeing him so emaciated made her heart ache. All her sorrow, grievances and expectations turned into this one sentence "I missed you", and she couldn't say anything else.
Hot tears welled up in Yu Zixi's eyes. In a trance, he almost thought he was having a hallucination. Hearing her say that she missed him, Yu Zixi didn't hesitate any longer and hugged Wei Dongling tightly into his arms.
No matter what, this time he wouldn't let go! He would never let go again.
Cu Huan watched from afar as the two lovers embraced. Her jaw dropped in shock. She rushed forward to see what was going on.
Luo Xunlong grabbed the sleeve of her dress and murmured, "Wife, they must have a lot to say. How about we avoid them for a while?"
Cu Huan looked back. Goodness! Cheng Hao, who had been crying heart - rendingly just now, had led his people away! Even Ruan Niang and Uncle Li had left! Cu Huan immediately understood everything. She stepped forward and grabbed Luo Xunlong's ear, scolding, "Everyone knew that Miss Wei was still alive! You even kept it from me! Luo Xunlong! Can we still live this life?" She had really thought that Miss Wei was dead and had cried so bitterly! But her newly - wedded husband didn't seem to care at all and had joined everyone else in deceiving her! Cu Huan was extremely angry.
She didn't know how heart - broken she had been when she saw Miss Wei's "body"! But her unreliable husband clearly knew everything but didn't say a single word to her!
The angrier Cu Huan got, the harder she grabbed. Luo Xunlong's ear was almost torn off, and he kept shouting in pain.
"Wife! Wife, listen to my explanation—Ah! Wife, be gentle—" Luo Xunlong was on the verge of tears.
In order to force that scoundrel to show up, they even gave Wei Dongling the Turtle Breath Pill. They were afraid that Yu Zixi was too smart to be deceived, so they had to come up with this plan, letting the drama - loving Cheng Hao play his part freely, which made Cu Huan misunderstand. Sure enough, Cu Huan really thought that Miss Wei was dead and cried loudly several times, almost fainting from crying. This had attracted Ruo Chen and the others' attention and made them believe it completely.
So, Yu Zixi had come.
At this moment, Yu Zixi and Wei Dongling were tightly embracing each other in the mourning hall and were reluctant to separate for a moment.
Cu Huan chased Luo Xunlong and beat him for a long time. Luo Xunlong ran away pitifully, even losing his shoes. Cu Huan looked back at the embracing couple and angrily shouted at Tian Qi, who was standing there stiffly, "Senior Brother Tian Qi, stop looking. Come and help me beat him!"
"Coming!" Tian Qi finally came to his senses and quickly joined Cu Huan to beat her newly - wedded husband.
Yu Zixi wanted to lift Wei Dongling out of the coffin, but he couldn't muster enough strength in his hands. He tried several times but failed.
Wei Dongling buried her head in his neck. While shedding tears, she sobbed, "I've been waiting for you. I waited and waited, but you didn't come. I thought... I thought you didn't want me anymore..."
Her hot tears fell on the back of Yu Zixi's ear. His nose felt sour, and he murmured, "I'm sorry. I made you worry."
For nearly a month, he had been lying unconscious on the sickbed. Finally, even the doctor wanted to give up and said directly that he was beyond rescue.
It was Tian Qi and the others who were unwilling to give up and had been taking good care of him. Concubine Shu, who knew a little about medicine, had never thought of giving up on him.
Until today, he vaguely heard Ruo Chen's voice in his ear shouting, "Miss Wei is dead! She was stabbed to death by the maid beside He Yao with a mess of knives!"
Yu Zixi felt a sharp pain in his heart. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave and woke up trembling.
At night, the two seriously - injured people who couldn't even turn over were lying side by side on the couch, their hands intertwined and fingers tightly clasped.
In the good atmosphere after the disaster, Yu Zixi murmured softly, "Dongling, when we recover, let's go to the south of the Yangtze River to listen to the rain!"
Wei Dongling gritted her teeth and said rather spoilsportedly, "Tell me! On the night of Cu Huan's wedding, the many gold ingots you secretly stuffed into her quilt! Were those your private savings? You only planned to give them to her and didn't think of leaving any for me at all?"
Yu Zixi was speechless. "No, there weren't!" He only learned about Cu Huan's wedding from Tian Qi on the way here. But if Ruo Chen and the others had come to give gifts, the gold ingots must have been his!
Wei Dongling asked with a sob, "What about me? That night, not to mention gold ingots, there weren't even silver ingots in my quilt! You don't know. When I saw so many gold ingots in her quilt, I was so envious that I couldn't sleep for several nights..."
Yu Zixi said laughingly, "Okay! From now on, all my money will be yours! I promise I won't spend it recklessly. I'll listen to you, okay?"
Only then did Wei Dongling nod in satisfaction. "You said it! A gentleman's word is as good as his bond."
Yu Zixi said with a smile, "When have I ever broken a promise to my wife?" He slowly tightened his grip on Wei Dongling's hand and murmured, "Dongling, marry me?"
Wei Dongling didn't answer. She slowly turned her face and gently kissed his cheek, as docile as a cat.
In the palace, Murong Xuan listened as Pin Hao reported in detail the recent situation of the Su Mansion. He walked to the table silently, picked up a pen and wrote something. He waved to the imperial maid La Mei and said, "Yu Zixi, the eldest son of the Yu family, is both virtuous and talented. You go out of the palace with the imperial edict and confer the title of King Jinxi on him. After he receives the edict, let him come to see me on the first and fifteenth days of each month!"
"Yes!" La Mei took the order and left.
Pin Hao asked in surprise, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" Is Yu Zixi really virtuous and talented? Your Majesty, are you blind?
Murong Xuan waved his hand and said, "Only by giving him the title of a idle prince can we prevent him from taking Dongling and running far away. If that girl leaves the capital with him, it will be difficult to see her again in the future. Of course, I have to find a way to keep the two of them in the capital as much as possible."
Pin Hao said speechlessly, "Young Master Yu is naturally averse to restraint. He may not be willing to be an obedient prince..."
Murong Xuan snorted, "If he dares to resist the imperial edict, let's see if I won't punish his Yu Mansion! As for the mansion, return the Yu Mansion to him. If he dares to treat the Fifth Princess badly in the future, hum! I will never forgive him lightly!"