Chapter 1617 -1610: She is Too Perfect

“Your Highness, are you all right?”

Mo Qi stood by the bedside, his forehead drenched with worried sweat.

He cursed himself for not knowing medicine, unable to save his master, allowing Su Yingxue to desecrate him!

His gaze upon Su Yingxue was like a blade, wishing he could flay her skin and shave her bones.

Su Yingxue touched her nose sheepishly, “Well… your life is spared for now; don’t be angered, just focus on recovering.”

“How can my master heal while confined in the Secluded Palace, all because of you?” Mo Qi rolled his eyes and glared at Su Yingxue.

Su Yingxue touched her nose even more sheepishly, “I…I will report to the emperor.”

As Su Yingxue slipped out, she felt like there were needles in her back, as if delaying any longer would mean being pierced by the stares of Chu Yihan and his servant.

Zhilan followed her, defending her, “Miss, that palace guard is insubordinate, why are you so polite to him? If it were in our Marquis’s Manor, madam would have dealt with him long ago.”

“My mother… is she really so fierce-tempered?” Su Yingxue truly had no memory of the past.𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Zhilan pondered and shook her head, “Madam is not a violent person; she just loves you deeply, Miss, never allowing anyone to hurt you in the slightest, and she never lets anything go against your wishes.”

“My mother truly dotes on me so.” Su Yingxue covered her heart where warmth seemed to well up.

She was truly fortunate to have such a formidable and doting mother.

With such favor, she boldly decided to ask for an audience with the emperor.

In the middle of the night, Chu Mingyuan was roused, his temper irritable, but upon hearing that Su Yingxue had come, his face eased considerably, and he immediately ordered Lan Ling to bring her into the hall.

Adorned in silver armor, the handsome and elegant Lan Ling looked perplexed, “Commander Lan, have we met before?”

Lan Ling paused slightly, turned to look at her, met her gaze, and then quickly turned away, his breath warm, “We have.”

“Then why are you so distant with me?” Su Yingxue guessed, if she visited the palace often, she should be comfortable with Lan Ling, the Imperial Guard Commander, right?

Why does he always avoid her gaze?

“Miss, you had previously rejected Commander Lan, and since then he has become cold and melancholic, although he was a very gentle person before,” Zhilan whispered close by to her.

Su Yingxue: …

I’m such a terrible woman.

Coveting Chu Yihan’s beauty and provoking Lan Ling, she had a feeling there were more men in Jiang Du City entangled with her.

As Su Yingxue knelt in the great hall, she felt deeply ashamed.

“Yingxue, get up. Hasn’t the emperor exempted you from court etiquette when entering the palace?” Chu Mingyuan, in his dragon robe and not fully awake, was all gentleness towards her.

“This nobleman’s daughter disturbs you late at night and begs for the emperor’s forgiveness,” Su Yingxue asked for forgiveness first.

“I’ve said before, whatever time you come to the palace is fine, it’s not a disturbance, get up, child!”

Chu Mingyuan ordered someone to help her up, almost going so far as to do it himself.

Before he stood up, Su Yingxue had risen.

Chu Mingyuan asked her the reason for visiting the palace so late at night.

Su Yingxue pursed her lips and said, “Your Majesty, this nobleman’s daughter has taken the liberty of visiting the Ninth Prince and discovered he is frail and weak, constantly confined in the palace. I fear his condition will worsen, life is in jeopardy, I beg you to pardon the Ninth Prince, allow him to return to the prince’s mansion to recuperate.”

“Hahaha, can’t bear to part with me already?” Chu Mingyuan’s eyes crinkled with amusement, resembling a kind elder, “I knew it, you can hardly endure for two days before you come back to plead with me.”

“Has… has this lady acted this way before?” Su Yingxue couldn’t remember and was very confused.

“You’ve always been a tender-hearted child. When I said I would arrange a marriage for you, you insisted on waiting for his consent. Without his consent, you’ve continually accommodated him. Now look, you’ve been injured yet still come to plead on his behalf.

Yingxue, there are many handsome men in the Great Cheng Dynasty; you really needn’t cling so stubbornly to a rock! Besides, he’s a weak-bodied rock at that. You should pay more attention to my sons.”

Su Yingxue expressed her thanks and replied with a few courteous words.

But she truly couldn’t accept the reality—had she been entangled with this rock for so long?

According to the emperor, it’s been over a decade?

She had taken a fancy to him since childhood, madly infatuated with Chu Yihan, who always avoided her like a pest?

“Ah…”

Su Yingxue covered her face, unable to hide her embarrassment.

“Your Majesty, please release him. From now on, I will look at others and not pester him anymore.” Su Yingxue felt that it was quite pointless to keep bothering someone incessantly.

Chu Mingyuan’s face showed shock, his beard seemed to flutter, “Really?”

“Truly.” Su Yingxue nodded, trying her best to appear serious.

“Then I will no longer trouble him and let him return to his residence?” Chu Mingyuan stroked his beard pondering, “You should think carefully. The Ninth Brother may be frail, but he has the strongest will. I kept him in the palace to temper him. If I release him now, it won’t be easy in the future to have him accept you.”

“This lady doesn’t… necessarily need him to accept me.” Su Yingxue laughed dryly, her laugh fraught with awkwardness.

She truly felt unbearably embarrassed about her insistent past self.

Chu Mingyuan looked at Su Yingxue curiously, repeatedly asking if she was really willing to let Chu Yihan go.

Su Yingxue consistently affirmed, yes.

Chu Mingyuan sighed with relief, “Good, I shall issue a decree to let him return to his residence now. Regarding the matter of choosing a husband, there’s no need for haste; take your time. If there’s someone you favor, I will arrange your marriage immediately.”

“Thank your Majesty for the grace.” Su Yingxue bowed to express her gratitude, then withdrew under Chu Mingyuan’s affectionate gaze.

As she left the palace, she still felt somewhat dazed.

She stepped under the starlight, looking up at the moon, “Zhilan, was I really that impressive, that favored?”

“Of course!” Zhilan’s eyes widened with an air of pride in her voice, “Miss, with unparalleled beauty, exceptional medical skills, and such a prestigious status, even Master usually doesn’t dare to scold you, not to mention the doting you receive from Madam, the affection in the palace, and the love of innumerable commoners you’ve cured. Miss, your path in life couldn’t be smoother.”

“It sounds, indeed, quite perfect,” Su Yingxue murmured softly.

Her life, so flawless without a single defect, so perfect… it felt somewhat unreal to her now.

“Yingxue, would you like this hall to escort you?” The man’s gentle voice enveloped the night, especially captivating.

Su Yingxue was startled, “You… Who are you!”

“Did I intrude upon you? My apologies!” Beneath the moonlight, the man’s handsome features revealed remorse, and under the high, white jade crown, a pair of affectionate eyes shined particularly bright.

Su Yingxue stared, she didn’t recognize this man!

Zhilan whispered softly, “Miss, this is the Seventh Prince, who has been enamored with you for many years.”

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