After meeting several stewards, Lin Wan looked at the account book. Although several maids with the Qing character in their names did not understand the strange atmosphere between the young lady and the prince, they did not dare to say anything in front of Lin Wan. Especially seeing Lin Wan being comfortable every day, busy managing her own dowry and checking some accounts of the Marquis' Mansion, they did not want to say anything to make her worry.

So, Lin Wan's yard became peaceful.

Lin Wan is neither arrogant nor impatient, but that doesn't mean others aren't anxious.

When Lu Tingxu rushed to the courtyard, he saw Ye Shiyue who was hesitant.

She was seen wearing a moon-white dress, leaning on the soft couch in front of the window, staring at the plum tree planted by Lu Tingxu outside the window. The little maid who served her saw Lu Tingxu coming and shouted excitedly: "Miss, Miss, the prince is here."

After shouting, she went to Lu Tingxu and said, "My Lord, during the days you were away, the young lady couldn't sleep well or eat. She just sat in front of the window in a daze every day. I was so worried. I didn't dare to look for you. Please go and accompany the young lady."

Lu Tingxu listened to the maid's words and looked at Ye Shiyue's pale and thin face in front of the window. He felt so distressed that he rushed into the house in a hurry.

It was not until he came in front of her that Ye Shiyue seemed to react. Tears fell from her eyes like pearls from a broken string, and she seemed to want to get up and take the blame again.

"Why are you here? You're already married. If you come to my place again, the young mistress will be mad at you. Go back now and don't come again!"

Lu Tingxu looked at Ye Shiyue's thin back on the couch, listened to her words while trying to suppress her sadness and drive him away, and his heart felt like it was being scraped by a knife.

He couldn't help but rush forward and hugged her tightly in his arms, saying lovingly: "What nonsense are you talking about? You have always been the only one in my heart. That Lin was arranged by my mother, and I couldn't disobey her, so I married her. But I promised you that I will only have you in my life and will never touch her, don't worry!"

He felt the person in his arms trembling slightly, and after a while, a pair of small hands hugged his waist.

Lu Tingxu's heart finally calmed down a little.

"I'm just afraid... I've been afraid when you didn't come over. I'm afraid that you don't want me anymore, and I'm afraid that I'll be captured and taken back to the Jiaofangsi again... Tingxu, you're the only one I have now!"

Ye Shiyue snuggled in Lu Tingxu's arms and cried.

"Don't worry, I've already told my mother that I'm going to take you back. Lin seems to be a polite person and will not embarrass you. When you enter the Marquis' Mansion, I will always be by your side!"

Ye Shiyue slowly stopped crying after hearing his assurance, and leaned in his arms and smiled gently: "Tingxu, I thought my life would be gone the day I entered the Jiaofangsi. It was you who saved me. I will always remember that day, when I was forced to die, and it was you who kicked open the door and came in to save me."

"My greatest hope in this life is to be by your side. I am willing to be a slave or a servant, as long as I can be by your side."

Lu Tingxu hugged her soft body, listening to her sincere confession, and felt the blood in his body rushing to his head.

He immediately helped Ye Shiyue up and looked into her eyes seriously and said, "Yuer, I, Lu Tingxu, will only love you in this life and I will never let you down! If I let you down, let the sky thunder..."

Before he could finish his words, a soft hand covered his mouth.

"No, don't say that, I believe you!"

Ye Shiyue looked at him lovingly, and the room was filled with spring scenery.

After an unknown amount of time, the little maid knocked gently on the door, "Sir, it's time for the young lady to take her medicine."

After a long while, Lu Tingxu's voice came from the room: "Come in."

Looking at the black medicinal soup in the bowl, Lu Tingxu watched with a look of heartache as Ye Shiyue drank it mouthful by mouthful.

When she finished the bowl of medicine, he quickly picked up the honey plum beside her and fed it into her mouth.

"This medicine is very bitter. You are weak, so you must not be sad anymore. I will ask Mingmo to send some ginseng and blood swallows tomorrow. You should eat more."

Then he instructed the maidservant beside him: "Zhu'er, serve her well and coax the young lady to use more. If there is anything missing, go to the Marquis' Mansion to find Mingmo, understand?"

The maid named Zhu'er replied with a smile: "Miss, you feel much better after seeing the prince. The prince is your panacea! On weekdays, when the prince is not around, Miss always writes and embroiders. When I saw that Miss embroidered lotus flowers, I knew that Miss was thinking about the prince in her heart!"

"Zhu'er..." Ye Shiyue glared at her with a blushing face.

Lu Tingxu was overjoyed to hear this, and he chatted with her for a while, accepting the lotus-shaped purse embroidered by Ye Shiyue herself. He felt that the depression he had felt for being punished to kneel in the ancestral hall these days had completely disappeared.

Comfortable time is always fleeting, and it’s dark in the blink of an eye.

Outside, Ming Mo was already running around in a panic. Madam ordered the young master not to go out. Today was the day when the young lady was going to return home. The prince had come here halfway and stayed for most of the day, leaving the young lady to go back alone. Now it was late, and I didn't know how angry Madam would be.

The more Ming Mo thought about it, the more worried he became. However, the prince and Miss Ye were so close together that they had no intention of going back.

I felt anxious as if I was being scratched by a cat, but I didn't dare to urge him, so I could only walk around in the yard waiting.

Ye Shiyue was playing the piano, a melodious tune of "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix". Occasionally she looked up at the person in front of her and smiled slightly. Lu Tingxu was fascinated by the music.

After the song ended, Lu Tingxu glanced at the sky and prepared to go back. As soon as he said this, he saw Ye Shiyue, whose eyes were full of happiness just now, suddenly became depressed.

Lu Tingxu walked over and took her hand, "Don't worry, Yue'er, I'll come pick you up soon."

Ye Shiyue lowered her head and hummed softly, "Go back quickly, don't make the young lady angry. Please speak well, I just want to be with you. Don't make Aunt Xiao angry."

Seeing that she was clearly aggrieved but still worried about him, Lu Tingxu felt distressed. He hugged her again and made a lot of promises, and also asked Mingmo to send some expensive writing brushes, inkstones, and jewelry to her tomorrow to kill time.

Finally, he left the courtyard with a reluctant look back.

When they returned to the Marquis' Mansion, Lin Wan had just finished her meal with Xiao. Seeing him rushing in, the smile on Xiao's face slowly disappeared.

"I just came back from outside. Have you eaten yet?"

Xiao saw the lotus purse hanging on Lu Tingxu's body and her face turned cold. She asked in a cold voice.

Lu Tingxu didn't even glance at Lin Wan who was standing beside him, and bowed to Xiao, "Not yet."

"If you don't have any, go back to your own yard and have your meal. Wan'er is with me here, so you don't have to worry about it."

When Xiao thought of the girl from the Ye family whom he had been thinking about all the time, he became angry and started to chase the girl away.

Seeing him walk away, Xiao took a sip of tea and suppressed her anger. She said to Lin Wan, "I decided to send Ye Shiyue to the farm."

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