Chapter 199 (1/2)
Chapter 199
Chapter 199 – The rule that the female lead can’t be killed (2)
Wen Wan saw Nie Sangyu from her peripheral vision and immediately put down the bowl that she had been holding . “Madam is here? Then, Wan-er will leave first . Madam, you can stay here to serve the marquis . ”
Ji Man shook her head . “It’s the best if you can attend to the marquis . This way, I can give myself a vacation and go back to have a good rest . ”
Marquis Moyu also gently grabbed Wen Wan’s hand and said, “You’ve only been here for a short period . Why are you leaving so soon?”
Look at them, holding their hands . If Ning Yuxuan had tried to hold Wen Wan’s hand yesterday, she would have definitely flung it away and jumped out of her seat . She cherished her life too much and wanted to keep a distance from someone infected with smallpox .
But now, Wen Wan only smiled and let him pull her back down to a sitting position . In an utterly gentle voice used to coax children, she said, “Alright, Wan-er won’t leave . My lord, you have to be good and drink the rest of the medicine, okay?”
Ji Man almost wanted to gag at this nauseating scene and decisively left the room .
Guibai was standing outside by the doorway . Seeing Nie Sangyu coming outside, he said, “Imperial Physician Lin has already prepared pregnancy medicine . Madam, when you go back to your room, you should drink it before resting . ”
He had seen the struggle that Madam had gone through today . If it was any other women, she would have already suffered a miscarriage from today’s traumatizing experience . It was fortunate that Madam was able to remain composed and shout out something to temporarily distract everyone . Otherwise, even if he had rushed inside, he wouldn’t have been able to save her in time .
“Okay . ” Ji Man gratefully looked at him, then she followed his suggestion and went back to her room to drink the medicine .
Ji Man didn’t know what Marquis Moyu had said to the crown prince, but the crown prince didn’t come back for a second visit . Instead, he sent over a considerable amount of medicinal supplements . As for Marquis Moyu’s “illness”, he really did quickly recover . The only major change was that he no longer wanted Nie Sangyu to attend to him . Instead, he kept Wen Wan by his side .
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 .
Very quickly, an opportunity came . Half a month after the crown prince’s visit, Ning Yuxuan had fully recovered from his serous illness and was finally leaving the other estate . On the way back to his main estate, something went wrong .
The matter was very simple . When Nie Sangyu, Ning Yuxuan, as well as other people were preparing to get into the carriages, several black-robed people emerged from behind a corner of the courtyard .
That’s right, it was a group of men with their faces covered up with masks and dressed in black like a murder of crows . They had their swords raised up and were rus.h.i.+ng forward to greet the male lead .
That’s right, it was a group of men with their faces covered up with masks and dressed in black like a murder of crows . They had their swords raised up and were rus.h.i.+ng forward to greet the male lead .
Ji Man moved far away to avoid them . When a scene like this happened, it definitely wasn’t time for a secondary character to perform . Only two possible things can happen right now . One, the male lead would protect the female lead and get injured . Second, the female lead would protect the male lead and get injured .
Under the current circ.u.mstances, it would definitely be the latter . Don’t ask her why she would predict this . That’s just how all novels were written .
Wen Wan intentionally blocked a swipe of the sword for Ning Yuxuan and received an injury on her stomach . As if she was performing a brain-dead script, the deathly pale-faced female lead lied in the male lead’s arms and asked, “Are you okay?”
Rubbish . If there was something wrong with him, would he be able to hug you and look at you with a deeply affectionate gaze? After silently ridiculing Wen Wan, Ji Man was forced by the situation to rush over and look at Wen Wan in concern .
“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 . ”
“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 b.u.mpy 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 . ”
“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?