A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace Chapter 1423 - 1421: Was It Deliberate?

He reached out to wipe her tears, but halfway through, his hand fell back down.

Yue Er’s heart ached intensely.

Even though she tried hard to suppress herself from crying out loud, she was on the verge of breaking down.

Tears fell like raindrops, and her shoulders trembled.

"You bastard!"

"I told you I wouldn’t leave, you bastard!"

If she hadn’t left, maybe he wouldn’t have been hurt so badly.

He wouldn’t have bled so much, and he wouldn’t...

"Who were they, and why did they come so aggressively?"

"Who were they targeting?"

Shih Shaoling smiled bitterly.

"Probably... they were after me!"

Yue Er glared at him.

"What do you mean probably, have you made enemies?"

"In the heart of the Capital City, are they reckless or something?"

Shih Shaoling took a few deep breaths and said, trembling.

"It’s..."

"It’s because in the past... I was too self-indulgent and made too many enemies!"

"Yue Er..."

"Can I... ask you for a favor?"

Yue Er’s heart softened, and she quickly said.

"Tell me, what is it?"

Shih Shaoling smiled bitterly.

"I don’t want my father to know!"

"I’m not seriously injured, just some flesh wounds. If I find a place to rest for a couple of days, I should be able to hide it!"

"Yue Er, could you help me?"

Yue Er was conflicted inside.

"Ridiculous!"

"It’s not your fault, why can’t the master know?"

"Can you hide it for a moment and hide it for a lifetime?"

Before Yue Er finished speaking, Shih Shaoling started coughing violently.

A mouthful of blood gushed out from his chest, and his whole body became even weaker.

"Hey!"

"Alright, alright, I agree!"

Yue Er quickly got up and wiped her tears.

"Someone, get a carriage, secretly take him to my villa. Be sure not to draw attention, and absolutely don’t..."

"Yes, Princess!"

...

In the afternoon, at the villa.

Yue Er had arranged everything.

She dismissed unnecessary servants and had someone fetch a doctor.

She called the best injury doctor in the Capital City.

All the wounds were checked and bandaged.

As expected, the injuries were not serious, just as Shih Shaoling had said, just flesh wounds.

After sending the doctor away, Yue Er sat by the bedside.

Now she was much calmer, and her mind began to constantly think about the issues.

"Who exactly harmed you? I must personally find out!"

"Our whereabouts were extremely secret; how did they know about our journey?"

Shih Shaoling, wrapped like a mummy, lay in bed.

Hearing Yue Er’s inquiry, he shook his head blankly.

"I... don’t know!"

"Yue Er, don’t think about these things. Leave them to me; you don’t need to worry!"

Yue Er frowned.

"How can I not worry? You said they were after you, but why don’t I believe it?"

"Clearly, they were after the both of us!"

"And you got injured saving me, how can I not care!"

She was very persistent.

She truly deserved to be the Emperor’s most cherished Fourth Princess, known for her bold and decisive actions.

She feared nothing, not even supernatural beings could take advantage of her.

So, how could she possibly ignore this matter?

Shih Shaoling twitched his lips.

’According to the plan, shouldn’t she be moved to tears, treating me tenderly?’

’But... why is this not unfolding as I imagined?’

This girl, was actually rushing to help him investigate... investigate...

Shih Shaoling was at a loss, torn between laughter and tears.

Yes, he almost forgot, she wasn’t an ordinary girl, she was Yue Er! She was the Fourth Princess!

...

During dinner time, Yue Er was planning to leave.

Shih Shaoling suddenly developed a high fever, in a daze, he held Yue Er’s hand.

"Don’t go, don’t go!"

"Will you marry me?"

Yue Er was stunned, pushed his hand away.

"What are you talking about!"

Though she refused verbally, her face flushed bright red.

Through the gap in the gauze, Shih Shaoling peeked at her, feeling secretly pleased, he continued.

"Yue Er!"

"Don’t go, please!"

"I like you! Marry me!"

After saying this, his body became even hotter.

His heart was filled with excitement and joy.

He finally said it, he finally said it.

Will Yue Er agree? She certainly will, won’t she?

...

Imaginations are always beautiful.

When Yue Er realized he was just talking nonsense, she immediately returned to normal.

She instructed Ying Luo.

"Go call the doctor, have someone stay here and take good care of him for the next couple of days, I’ll return first!"

After speaking, she left with big strides.

No matter how much she lingered, she couldn’t stay the night, so it was best to leave decisively.

Ying Luo responded and stayed to arrange everything, then also left.

No one could be missing from the Princess’s side.

...

In the palace, Fengyu Pavilion.

Yue Er returned to the palace around You Hour.

She hastily had some dinner and after bathing and changing clothes, lay on the bed.

Ying Luo tucked in the light quilt and asked.

"Master... what happened today when you and Young Master Shi were in danger?"

Ying Luo hadn’t been by her side at that time.

By the time she hurried over, the Princess had already escaped, so she didn’t know.

Yue Er, feeling a bit tired, still recounted the gist of the events upon seeing Ying Luo’s concern.

Ying Luo became somewhat suspicious.

"Just like that?"

Yue Er nodded.

"Just like that!"

Ying Luo twitched her lips, filled with questions.

"This... I feel something’s not quite right!"

Yue Er frowned.

"What’s not right?"

"Could there be any doubts?"

Ying Luo organized her thoughts and directly asked.

"Firstly, if they were enemies, how did they know Young Master Shi’s whereabouts?"

"Secondly, if they weren’t after Young Master Shi, then they were after the Princess. But the Princess has no enemies outside the palace!"

"Moreover, how could they possibly obtain the Princess’s whereabouts?"

"And then... after the Princess escaped, why didn’t anyone come after, and why was Young Master Shi, attacked by so many, only slightly injured?"

This matter doesn’t hold up under scrutiny; there are doubts!

Yue Er was prompted by Ying Luo’s analysis and also started to think.

She immediately frowned and remained silent for a long time.

’Ying Luo makes sense, there’s something odd about this!’

...

That night, Yue Er tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

She went over everything multiple times and finally came to a conclusion closest to the truth.

"This whole thing was clearly orchestrated by Shih Shaoling himself!"

She was very angry.

So at the crack of dawn, she skipped her lessons, got dressed, and left the palace with her people, heading straight for the villa.

At the time, Shih Shaoling was still asleep.

When Yue Er, filled with anger, stormed in with an icy face, he almost thought he was dreaming.

"Yue Er, why are you here?" he asked, groggily smiling.

Yue Er angrily knocked on him a few times.

"Hey, hey, hey! You’re still pretending!"

"Aren’t you going to get up and explain to me?"