Caixue had been stood up.
She arrived at Shili Pavilion as promised, but waited and waited, yet the person didn't show up.
Isn't the Third Young Master just playing around with her!
God knows how much psychological pressure she had taken to sneak out to meet Zhao Luoming behind her young mistress's back!
Caixue was fuming, her little face puffed up like a steamed bun.
When the sun was setting in the west, Caixue finally felt hopeless. She stamped her feet and decided never to talk to Zhao Luoming again.
Caixue climbed onto the carriage and was about to drive away when suddenly she heard a familiar call.
"Caixue."
The gloom on Caixue's face vanished instantly. She turned around with a beaming smile and sure enough saw Zhao Luoming galloping towards her on horseback.
Zhao Luoming rode closer and dismounted in one fluid motion.
Caixue also jumped off the carriage, but now she pretended to be angry.
"Why are you so late?"
Even she didn't realize the coquettish tone in her voice.
Zhao Luoming's face was pale, but he still remembered to hand her what was in his hand.
"This is the new fruit from that snack shop you like. Try it."
Caixue had a sweet tooth, but it was inconvenient for her to go out when she was in the Ji family. She could only ask Feixing to buy snacks for her, but Feixing was always busy with various affairs and could only bring them back to her three or four days later.
Zhao Luoming somehow found out about her fondness for snacks and took the initiative to bring them to her regularly.
As Zhao Luoming put it himself, "I do this so that you'll be a bit gentler when you try to catch me and give me some face."
Caixue was naive and believed him.
Caixue was easy to coax. When she saw the snacks in Zhao Luoming's hand, her eyes sparkled instantly.
"New fruit?" She swallowed hard and couldn't take her eyes off Zhao Luoming. "Is it delicious?"
Caixue at this moment was just like a little squirrel seeing pinecones. She looked extremely cute.
Looking at her gluttonous look, Zhao Luoming, the one who brought the snacks, felt happier than the one who was going to eat them.
Caixue took the snacks from Zhao Luoming's hand and opened them excitedly.
Halfway through opening, she froze.
Why was there a red mark on the string that tied the fruit?
It looked like blood!
When Zhao Luoming saw that Caixue had noticed the mark, he quickly said with a smile, "The new shop is being renovated. I must have accidentally rubbed against something. You..."
He couldn't cover up the truth after all.
Before he could finish his sentence, he slumped over.
Caixue was startled. She quickly threw away the fruit in her hand and caught Zhao Luoming.
Zhao Luoming fainted in Caixue's arms.
Only then did Caixue notice that Zhao Luoming's chest was bleeding. He had been wearing black clothes all along, so it wasn't very obvious.
Was he injured?
"Third Young Master, Third Young Master." Caixue patted his face to wake him up.
"Hold on for a while. I'll take you to the medical clinic."
Caixue struggled to help Zhao Luoming, who was a head taller than her, onto the carriage. The sweat and tears on her face mixed together.
Zhao Luoming weakly climbed onto the carriage. Seeing Caixue like this, he still managed to tease her.
"Little cat."
Caixue was both heart - ache and amused.
"At a time like this, you still have the mood to laugh at me!"
"I'm not laughing at you. Don't cry. When you cry, my heart is in a mess."
Zhao Luoming's words made Caixue cry even harder.
Caixue didn't know how she managed to take Zhao Luoming to the medical clinic. Along the way, she cried and wailed, which made passers - by look at her. People who didn't know the situation might have thought that she had lost her parents.
With the help of the medical clinic's assistant, Zhao Luoming was finally helped off the carriage.
The doctor shook his head when he saw Zhao Luoming.
"I advised him just now when he came for dressing that he shouldn't move around, but he just wouldn't listen. He said he had an appointment. What appointment is more important than his life?"
By now, Zhao Luoming had completely fainted, so only Caixue heard the doctor's complaint.
As Caixue listened, her eyes turned red again.
After Zhao Luoming was injured, Caixue would sneak out to the medical clinic to take care of him whenever she was free.
Caixue's every move didn't escape Feixing's eyes. He advised her, "Caixue, the Third Young Master is not a good person. You should stay away from him."
At first, Caixue didn't think there was anything wrong with Feixing's advice. But when Feixing advised her again and again, Caixue sensed something was off.
"Feixing, tell me honestly. Does the assassination of the Third Young Master have anything to do with you?"
Feixing never lied in front of Caixue. He nodded.
Caixue immediately flew into a rage. "Was it ordered by the young mistress?"
"No." Feixing rarely showed a hesitant expression. "Caixue, you can't be with him."
At that time, Caixue didn't know his feelings, didn't know Feixing's identity, and didn't know Feixing's concerns.
Naturally, she didn't understand the worried look in Feixing's eyes, and of course she couldn't understand why he would rather send people to chase and kill Luoming than let her see him.
If Feixing hadn't sent people to chase and kill Zhao Luoming, which led to his injury, Caixue wouldn't have happened to arrive in time to save Zhao Luoming, and there wouldn't have been the later confession.
Let alone the fact that Caixue had never even dared to think about being with Zhao Luoming before.
Even though Caixue knew very well in her heart that Zhao Luoming was probably with her because of her life - saving grace.
But Caixue was just like that. She threw herself into this relationship without hesitation.
For this reason, she got really angry with Feixing.
If it hadn't been for Zhao Luoning being busy with matters in the Ji Mansion and the silk shop at that time and having no time to pay attention to other things, she might have noticed something strange earlier.
Looking back later, Caixue realized that she had wrongly blamed Feixing.
If she were in Feixing's position, she might have done something even more extreme.
When she found out her own identity, Caixue once thought for a while that her fate with Zhao Luoming was over.
If it hadn't been for Zhao Luoning sending a message by carrier pigeon in time, telling her about how Zhao Luoming had rushed to see her, Caixue would really have given up.
Love is originally a matter between two people.
Caixue once thought that Zhao Luoming's feelings for her were just a conspiracy, and she had once thought about giving up.
Unexpectedly, treating others with sincerity could still be rewarded with sincerity.
The once fluttering heartbeats had now turned into a husband right in front of her. Caixue finally felt that she had the whole world.
Moreover, she knew better than anyone else that winning the heart of the Third Young Master meant having his whole world.
He was a man of passion. Once he fell in love with someone, he would use all his strength to dote on her.
It was the same with Qingyao, and now, it was the same with her.
As for Feixing, that blockhead, he had finally learned something in these years.
Zhao Luoming's "dowry maid", Jirou, was also a gentle and charming girl.
Feixing would blush and his heart would race when he saw her.
Caixue was now half an experienced person. From time to time, she would discuss with Zhao Luoming whether they should match the two of them up.
As for Zhao Luoming, the imperial son - in - law, although he wasn't quite to the emperor's liking, it was still better than him constantly thinking about and running to Huangcheng.
But as the saying goes, once you enter the palace gates, you're cut off from the outside world.
It's hard to be a man, and it's even harder to be the man of a princess!