Chapter 337 - Powerful Aristocrat (1) (1/2)

Chapter 337: Powerful Aristocrat (1)

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The Fourth Princess led Ji Fengyan into Liu Ruse’s room and Yichen was also brought there as a “hostage”.

Liu Ruse turned 15-year-old that year and was slightly older than the Fourth Princess, or the same as Ji Fengyan. She became acquainted with the Fourth Princess on an occasion when she young and was well-liked by the Fourth Princess, hence she was recruited to keep the princess company. As Liu Ruse did not stay in the capital city, she lived with the Fourth Princess most of the time, except that after she was severely ill, the Emperor was afraid that she would pa.s.s the illness to Fourth Princess and moved her to a residence in the capital city.

The residence was not huge, but it looked very comfortable. The Fourth Princess was worried about Liu Ruse and arranged many servants and guards to guard the place.

When Ji Fengyan saw Liu Ruse, she was lying quietly on the bed. Her small and pale face had no colouration and there was not even a tinge of red on her lips. Her slightly protruding cheeks and frowning brows showed how haggard and weak she was.

Beside Liu Ruse’s bed, there was a middle-aged man standing anxiously. Opposite him, there was a 15 or 16-year-old young man. The young man was handsome and had slightly pointed-upwards eyes. His gaze was sharp and sinister and did not contain the immaturity that a young boy should have.

“Why are you here?” the young man suddenly berated her upon seeing the Fourth Princess, and he had no sign of respect at all.

The Fourth Princess froze involuntarily after being shouted at, but she quickly regained her composure. She lifted her head and looked at the young man who was almost one and a half head taller than her and said, “I’m here to visit Ruse.”

“Don’t you think you have harmed her enough?” the young man said coldly with his eyes narrowed.

The Fourth Princess shrank her neck as the courage that she pretended disappeared suddenly. She avoided her gaze guiltily and muttered, “I also didn’t want something to happen to Ruse…”