What was Yan Yuan thinking?
Liu Ruo Qing opened her eyes and fell into deep thought.
Yan Yuan, who was embracing Liu Ruo Qing, could feel that her entire body was stiff.
Normally, he would tease her a bit. After all, he discovered that the normally arrogant and despotic Mu Ru Yue looked incredibly happy and delighted when she started to get nervous.
However, he didn't do so this time.
He knew that she was not in good shape after her fever had subsided. Moreover, the doctor had repeatedly told her that she needed to rest well.
At the same time, he didn't intend to let her go. What happened today had truly left him with a lingering fear.
Only by hugging her like this would he be able to calm the lingering fear in his heart.
All these years, he had never known what it felt like to be afraid, but today was his first time seeing it because of Liu Tian Xin.
Perhaps it was due to his vitality being greatly damaged, coupled with the high fever which had caused Liu Ruo Qing's mental state to be in a terrible state.
Even though being hugged like this by Yan Yuan made her feel extremely uncomfortable, it didn't take long before she fell asleep quietly in his arms.
But it had made it difficult for Yan Yuan.
It was the first time he slept so close to her, and he could feel her breathing in and out of his embrace.
Without her usual arrogantly and haughty attitude, she was currently sleeping like a cute and obedient little kitten, quietly hiding in his embrace.
As he thought of this, Yan Yuan's gaze unconsciously softened, and a faint smile unconsciously formed on his lips.
But he could not sleep at all. He had seen this woman's body's influence on him long ago.
In front of her, his usual control over his body could always be easily disintegrated.
Just like that, he tightly embraced her body, and with his eyes wide open, he woke up in the morning.
Looking at the sky outside the window, he saw that it was still gray and it seemed like it was going to rain soon.
Yan Yuan carefully withdrew his hand away from Liu Ruo Qing's shoulder.
Worried that he might wake Liu Ruo Qing up, she didn't move when Yan Yuan hugged her. When he retracted his hands just now, his hands were sore and numb.
He frowned and got out of bed rubbing his arms.
Looking at the man still sleeping on the bed, he thought of his own night and could not help but laugh. "This is what you call getting what you deserve, right?"
If he hadn't threatened her yesterday to go up the mountain and dig up bamboo shoots for her, nothing would have happened afterwards. He wouldn't have been scared awake that night …
At this time, Yan Yuan might not have noticed how much he had thought about the woman on the bed.
When he was dressed neatly, he just happened to meet Xiao Yue who came out from the room next door.
"Your servant greets Your Highness."
"Yes."
Yan Yuan nodded, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly thought of something, and said to Xiao Yue: "Your princess is still very weak, let her rest more, and don't let her run around."
That restless woman, if he didn't remind her, she would jump up and down if she was a little more comfortable.
Xiao Yue was startled, then, she nodded her head: "Yes, Your Highness, this servant understands."
Although he said that, Yan Yuan still didn't seem to be at ease. He opened his mouth to command more, but was unable to think of anything, so he could only give up.
Two hours after Yan Yuan left, Liu Ruo Qing woke up as well.
She had spent a lot of effort killing a tiger yesterday, so she slept soundly last night.
"Princess, you're awake?"
"Yes."
Liu Ruo Qing sat on the edge of the bed and stretched. "I slept really well last night."
Xiao Yue brought some hot water and walked towards her with a smile that she could not conceal, causing Liu Ruo Qing to become more curious.
"You girl, it's like you ate honey early in the morning, why are you smiling so happily?"
"Your servant did seem to have eaten honey, but it was for you, Princess."
Xiao Yue gave Liu Ruo Qing a hot towel, passed it to her, and smiled.
"You ate honey for me?"
Liu Ruo Qing wiped her face with her uninjured hand and looked at Xiao Yue strangely, "What are you talking about?"
Xiao Yue moved closer to Liu Ruo Qing, and said: "Not only did we, the great Prince Jing, take care of you personally last night, we also stayed by your side and slept for a night.
Liu Ruo Qing paused for a moment when she was wiping her face. Xiao Yue's words, for some reason, made her feel a little guilty.
Last night, Yan Yuan was still hugging her and sleeping soundly. She didn't know when he fell asleep, but the feeling of him holding his felt like … It wasn't that bad.
Thinking of this, Liu Ruo Qing felt that she had started to burn again, her ears started to feel hot.
"I know, he told me, he was afraid that I would report it to the royal sister-in-law, so he took care of me personally, and treated it as a form of apology."
She continued to wipe her face, using Yan Yuan's words from yesterday to block Xiao Yue's increasingly dubious gaze.
But what she said, Xiao Yue did not seem to mind. She took the towel from Liu Ruo Qing and put it aside, then began to help her change her clothes.
"When this servant woke up in the morning, I happened to bump into His Royal Highness. He even specifically reminded me not to disturb your rest. Oh, right, His Highness said that you should rest more and not run around …"
Run around...
What word was used? It made her look like a three-year-old.
Liu Ruo Qing rolled her eyes in his heart, and did not say a word.
"Yesterday, when the prince carried you back, you frightened this servant …"
"Isn't that so? I was almost eaten by a tiger. How could I not scare you?"
"No, this servant was talking about the prince's appearance at that time. He was instantly drenched in the rain, and he rushed in from the outside with you in his arms. His expression was also very frightening, as if …"
Xiao Yue paused, tilted her head, and wanted to find a suitable description to describe the scene where Yan Yuan carried Liu Ruo Qing back to the Duke Palaces the day before.
"Like what?"
"Like... "Yes, he's just like the King of Hell, scary."
"Puchi …"
Liu Ruo Qing was amused by Xiao Yue's description.
"Lord Yama? This description is quite appropriate. Someone like him is more than just the King of Hell. His face darkened and he stood at the door, looking just like a real god. He can ward off evil during the day and can use contraception during the night. "
"…"
The corner of Xiao Yue's mouth twitched, how could the princess still say such a thing about princes?
It's rare for a prince to be so good to the princess. If he were to hear the princess' words, his face would be so angry … He would most likely become a gate god that was used to ward off evil spirits.
Liu Ruo Qing did not take Xiao Yue's words to heart. In any case, she would not be as naive as Xiao Yue, who felt that Yan Yuan was really worried for her.
He was just afraid of the royal sister-in-law's scoldings. They had said it themselves, how could it be false?