Chapter 199 – The rule that the female lead can’t be killed 2 (2/2)

“How could you be so foolish?” Marquis Moyu appeared extremely distressed. He covered her stomach wound with his hand, but the blood continued to seep out.

In a gossamer-like voice, Wen Wan replied, “For you, any price is worth it. My lord, if Wan-er can’t be with you in the future, then you have to find someone that loves you as much as Wan-er.” These words were so touching that even the nearby horses snorted.

Naturally, Ning Yuxuan was even more incomparably sorrowful. Hugging her, he quietly murmured, “Wan-er.”

“My lord, Wan-er’s wound needs to be bandaged.” Ji Man patted Marquis Moyu, who was immersed in his theatrical play. She calmly said, “If you keep nattering on like this, she’s going to die from blood loss.”

Nearby, Imperial Physician Lin had already taken out his medicine box.

Marquis Moyu hurriedly carried Wen Wan into the carriage.

Ji Man naturally didn’t want to squeeze herself into the same carriage as them. And so, she sat down in the carriage behind the main one, with Liu Hanyun and Mu Shuiqing.

Ning Yuxuan had been the one the said Mu Shuiqing could return with them since she was no longer crazy. Ji Man didn’t have any objections. Anyways, Wen Wan was the person that Mu Shuqing hated, not herself.

It was a very bumpy carriage ride. By the time they reached Marquis Moyu’s residence, Wen Wan had almost stopped breathing. Originally, it hadn’t been a very serious injury. But, the jolting carriage ride had caused Wen Wan to lose practically half her life. Ji Man couldn’t help thinking that a modern car was so much more dependable.

As a result of Wen Wan’s worsening condition, Ning Yuxuan was so anxious that he didn’t even go to Old Madame’s courtyard first. Instead, he carried Wen Wan back to Qiangwei Courtyard and had the imperial physician continue his treatment.

The marquis had recovered from smallpox. Although there were still traces of red dots on his face, it didn’t affect the attractiveness of his face at all. When Old Madame heard that Wen Wan had gotten injured in order to protect her son, she immediately rushed to Qiangwei Courtyard.

“Old Madame.” Ji Man stepped forward and lent an arm to support her. It had been a while since she saw Old Madame. She looked quite frail compared to before.

Old Madame patted Nie Sangyu’s hand. “I was worried about you. It’s good that you’re okay. You worked hard. It must have been tiring for you to take care of Xuan-er.”

“Sangyu only did what I should.” Ji Man nodded and supported her into the courtyard.

There was already a group of people in the outer room. Seeing Old Madame coming inside, they all saluted. However, Marquis Moyu was in Wen Wan’s inner room and unwilling to take even one step away from her bed.

Sitting on the center seat, Old Madame sighed, “Nothing bad happened to Xuan-er. It could be considered as Buddha protecting him.”

Clutching her handkerchief, Qi Siling stepped forward and said, “It’s also thanks to Miss Wen being so courageous. She was willing to sacrifice her own life in order to protect the marquis.”

Translator Ramblings: When I read this story for the first time, I felt so confused about Ning Yuxuan’s feelings in the following chapters because I somehow missed reading this part,

“The change in his feelings was so abrupt that the onlookers felt whiplashed. Even someone like Liu Hanyun, who didn’t pay attention to the affairs of life, noticed that Marquis Moyu was beginning to fake his feelings towards Wen Wan. How could other people not notice too?

They were lacking a reasonable explanation for why Marquis Moyu would fall back in love with Wen Wan. At the very least, there had to be a reason to show to the public.”

P.S. Sorry, the day got away from me. I’ll be posting Monday’s chapter part on Sunday EST instead.