His Rui

Chapter 584 Will Li Caihong Run Away?

The next moment, she heard the familiar voice and closed her eyes with a sigh unconsciously.

”Qingqing, do you need something?”

Why is he still here?

Yi Huiqing thought inside her heart silently.

Yi Huiqing didn’t respond for a few moments. In the past few shichens, she had woken up many times and then went back to sleep again but this was not the only thing that stayed the same. The presence of the man sitting beside her bed also remained the same.

She would always find him sitting beside her looking at her face or hearing his voice questioning whether she was alright or not.

In other words, he didn’t seem to leave the room at all since the moment she had gotten her consciousness back and she still didn’t know whether he was there when she was unconscious.

’Does  he not have any other work?’

She wanted to ask him this question but then thought she should not. She didn’t even want to talk to him.

Did he not say that he would not step inside her courtyard regardless of what happened?

Then what was he doing here now?

It was better if she ignored him.

On the other hand, Zhao Zhang Wei got worried when he didn’t hear any response. He got up from the chair he was sitting on and leaned down towards Yi Huiqing.

”Qingqing…”

The name itself made Yi Huiqing have goosebumps. She pressed her hand on her temple but was actually covering her ears.

Zhao Zhang Wei who noticed this frowned more deeply and said

”Qingqing, are you having a headache?”

He sat down on the bed and tried to remove her hand as he said gently

”Physician Sun had told me that your head might hurt because of the weakness. Let me press it for you.”

Yi Huiqing thought that she heard it wrong.

Why would the dignified Imperial Prince press her head because she was having a headache?

Yi Huiqing flinched when she felt Zhao Zhang Wei’s touch and immediately pushed away his hand. Her hand was no longer blocking her sight and she was looking at Zhao Zhang Wei’s face with an incredulous expression on her face while Zhao Zhang Wei was equally startled because of being pushed away by her.

”Qingqing…”

He whispered but Yi Huiqing again closed her eyes in confusion. She indeed was having a headache and Zhao Zhang Wei’s ‘qingqing’ was irritating her more.

Just when did he start calling her by this name…especially after their last fight?

It was she who had been stabbed by the poisoned arrow but the effect seemed to be there on Zhao Zhang Wei’s brain.

Yi Huiqing felt more of a headache coming her way and she said to Zhao Zhang Wei with a soft frown on her forehead.

”Can Your Highness leave this wangfei alone for some time?”

Zhao Zhang Wei stiffened at Yi Huiqing’s words. He finally sensed the irritation in her voice. Zhao Zhang Wei suddenly remembered those days when he used to have the same expression on his face while Yi Huiqing used to wait outside his study room with soup or sometimes porridge. That time, he had just gotten up from the high fever that had stayed for almost fifteen days.

He wanted her to leave from there but she would never leave until Eunuch Zhang would take it from her and pass it to him. 

However, it was a different thing whether he really drank it after that or not. Bit regardless of everything, she will bring him these soups and porridge

Looking at Yi Huiqing’s emotionless face, Zhao Zhang Wei also wanted to persist like her but he didn’t know he just couldn’t gather the courage to do so.

She was still wounded. He should not irritate her or make her angry.

With great difficulty, he dragged the words out of his mouth

”Alright, I am sorry for irritating you.”

After that, he looked at her for a few moments and finally left the room and Yi Huiqing sighed in relief.

Soon Lin Daiyu stepped inside the room.

”My Lady, His Highness told me that My Lady is having a headache. Should this servant press it for you?”

Yi Huiqing swallowed on hearing Lin Daiyu’s first few words and then nodded her head without saying anything. 

Lin Daiyu stepped forward and pressed her mistress’ forehead for her while Yi Huiqing couldn’t help but look towards the door again.

After a few moments, she looked away as if nothing happened.

After all, nothing happened at all!

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After the banquet ended in such great chaos, everyone had left for their manors. However, Li Na was now allowed to leave the Imperial Palace.

She was dragged to the Imperial prison by the Imperial Guards.

Li Qiang had to hold his wife as she cried and begged the guards to let her daughter go. Li Na struggled like a crazy woman but nothing could stop them except the Emperor’s orders.

Li Na was taken away but Li Caihong still went to Li Manor with her Mother and Father.

And today the Imperial Guards from the Imperial Palace were coming to Li Manor to take her away to the monastery.

Li Rong was sitting inside Li Caihong’s room. Her face was blank and her eyes were red and swollen. She suddenly looked at her daughter whose face was covered and said

”Caihong, run away from here!”

Li Caihong’s eyes went wide with shock when she heard her mother’s words. However, Li Rong looked firm as she stood up and walked toward her.

”I will pack your clothes. You must run away now. They will reach here anytime.”

Li Caihong looked shocked as she saw her mother really packing some of her clothes. She couldn’t help but ask.

”But where will I go, mother?”

Li Rong paused amidst her steps when she heard this. Her lips trembled as she looked at her daughter and whispered

”I don’t know. But just run away from here…go anywhere but never come back here.”