After Wen Yu finished speaking, Ji Yundan fell silent for a moment. The look in his eyes as he gazed at Wen Yu seemed hesitant.
Seeing this, she gave a helpless smile and "kindly" reminded him, "Your Highness, your heart has already started to waver. So you really don't need to think about how to convince me, do you?"
"With Your Highness's talent, it should not be an insurmountable task to make the Li family abandon Li Qilun. It's just that Your Highness is unwilling to do so."
"If Your Highness insists on going your own way, I have nothing more to say. I only hope that when Your Highness is affected by Li Qilun in the future, you won't regret today's decision."
After saying this, she turned around and left without a trace of hesitation.
When she returned to the mansion, Wen Yu slumped down in a chair, feeling a little scared.
Could she really have the melancholia that Xun Ying had mentioned?
But why? She had always been the victim, while Li Qilun and Ji Yunqing were both fine. Why was it that she was the one who got sick?
Thinking of the uncontrollable stiffness just now, Wen Yu felt extremely panicked.
When Xun Ying entered the room, he saw Wen Yu sitting on the ground with her head down. Tears were uncontrollably wetting her dress. Her hands were clutching the edge of her skirt, trembling terribly.
"Wen Yu, what's wrong with you?" He frowned, put the pastries in his hand on the table, and then squatted down beside her.
He was about to reach out to feel her forehead, but the next moment, Wen Yu hugged him tightly.
Her body was shaking, like a frightened little animal. Her voice was filled with endless panic. "Xun Ying, I think I'm sick. I think I'm really sick."
"Am I going to die?"
"Do I still have a chance to take revenge on them? I'm so scared. I don't want the people I hate to be alive and well when I die."
"Why aren't they sick, but I am?"
"I..."
Wen Yu rambled on incoherently.
Xun Ying had also said before that she was sick, but at that time, she only thought that Xun Ying was overly worried about her.
It wasn't until today that she herself noticed something was wrong.
Xun Ying silently pulled her into his arms and listened to her pour out her heart without saying a word.
He reached out to hug her and gently stroked her back to comfort her.
It wasn't until Wen Yu finally fell silent that he said, "Don't be afraid. I'll be with you. How about we go and see a doctor?"
"This illness isn't scary. I've read the doctor's notes. It can be cured. Let's go and see, okay?"
"As for taking revenge, I'll help you too. I'll always help you."
Xun Ying's voice was soft, but it somehow made people feel trusting.
She hugged Xun Ying's waist tightly. For a moment, she suddenly felt that even if she were to fall into hell one day, perhaps Xun Ying would hold her hand tightly and accompany her without hesitation.
"Will you always be with me?" Wen Yu asked uncertainly.
She knew she shouldn't ask this. It was a sin to drag someone into the abyss with her, but at this moment, she didn't want to think so much.
She just wanted to be sure that Xun Ying would always be by her side.
Maybe she was just being selfish, but at least for now, she didn't want to think so much.
Anyway, anyway, he was willing, right?
Wen Yu thought uncertainly in her heart, but then she felt a pious kiss on her hair.
She heard a voice above her head, tender and firm. "I'll always be with you, no matter when or where. As long as you want, I'll be by your side."
"I saw Li Qilun today, and I also saw His Highness." Wen Yu suddenly changed the subject.
Since she found out about Xun Ying's feelings at the Third Prince's Mansion, she hadn't talked to Xun Ying about her plans for a long time.
Hearing this, Xun Ying seemed to realize something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
He wanted to let go of Wen Yu to wipe away her tears, but her hands were holding on tightly, as if she didn't want to break this position.
Xun Ying had no choice but to continue holding her, and then replied, "What happened?"
"Li Qilun offended His Highness today." Wen Yu said briefly, and then added, "His Highness may change his mind."
This was good news.
"Do you need me to help you with anything?" Xun Ying asked.
Hearing this, Wen Yu gently shook her head. "Just let me lean on you and rest for a while."
"Okay."
Xun Ying replied.
The room fell silent for a moment, but somehow it made people feel at ease.
I don't know how long it took, but Xun Ying finally heard a gentle and long breathing sound in front of him.
She had fallen asleep.
Xun Ying lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the girl leaning on him. The corners of his lips curled up slightly.
Sleep.
He reached out and gently picked her up and laid her on the couch. Just as he was about to go out to find a doctor, Wen Yu turned over and grabbed his hand.
Seeing this, Xun Ying was a little helpless, but he also felt a kind of indescribable satisfaction.
He knew that she had many relatives who loved her, but what was happening to her now was not suitable to be told to them. He just happened to have a suitable identity to know these things.
She was relying on him now just because she had no one else to rely on.
But even so, Xun Ying was still very satisfied.
He always thought he was unlucky, which was why he was sold by his family to the Crown Prince and became an undercover guard who couldn't be seen in the light.
But now, he also thought that God was fair to him. Even though he had become an undercover guard, he still met Wen Yu, who pulled him out of the mire and made him a normal person.
Xun Ying sat down on the edge of the bed and let her hold his hand.
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"The prince will no longer interfere in your matter with Li Qilun, but the prince will not help you either."
Early the next morning, Ji Yundan came to the mansion and said directly as soon as he entered.
Hearing this, Wen Yu felt a weight lift off her heart.
With Ji Yundan in the middle, it would be difficult for her to make Li Qilun pay the price.
But now that Ji Yundan had decided to stay out of it, she could take Li Qilun's life in advance.
"Don't be too happy too soon. The prince will just ignore Li Qilun's fate, but if this matter involves the Li family, the prince will still step in to stop it." Ji Yundan added with a slight warning.
Hearing this, Wen Yu nodded slightly. "Your Highness can rest assured. Believe me, without Li Qilun, the entire Li family will only be more submissive to Your Highness."
"I hope it's as you said." Ji Yundan said as he got up. He looked at Wen Yu with a complicated expression. "Later, the prince will find a royal doctor to come to your mansion to check on you."
Hearing this, Wen Yu's expression changed, and she almost immediately refused. "No need, Your Highness. I'm fine. I don't need Your Highness to go to so much trouble."
"Fine? The prince doesn't think you looked fine yesterday." Ji Yundan frowned and said in a tone that did not allow for refusal. "Let the royal doctor take a look. Don't worry. No one will know about your relationship with the prince because of this. You can still use the Third Prince as you like."
But Wen Yu still shook her head. She said calmly, "I'm not worried about this. I saw a doctor yesterday, and there's really nothing wrong."
"I'm refusing Your Highness because I think this is a waste of time. I have important things to do this afternoon. Your Highness should stop worrying about it."