Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 125 The Ruthless and Disabled Crown Prince (29)

Lu Liruan's mouth went numb from the bitter taste, and she couldn't even straighten her tongue. She grimaced for a while before struggling to ask, "What kind of medicine did you give me?"

“Of course it’s medicine to cure illness,” Ji Shumin said matter-of-factly, setting the bowl aside.

“But I…” Lu Liruan wanted to say, “I’m not sick!”

She swallowed back her words cautiously, unsure whether she could speak the truth without restraint in the current environment, or whether someone was watching her and that was why she had to drink the medicine as a pretense.

Then she heard Ji Shumin's low laughter from the side: "Princess Consort, don't be nervous... No one can hear you here." His breathy voice fell on Lu Liruan's ear, making the hairs on half of her body stand on end.

"Then why should I take medicine? I'm not sick!" Lu Liruan sat up and moved away from Ji Shumin.

As soon as she moved a few inches, Ji Shumin grabbed her back by the blanket. He grabbed her again and again, dragging her around wrapped in the blanket.

Ji Shumin found it very interesting. He now realized that facing a dull life alone was quite boring, and having her by his side was indeed a relief from his worries.

Lu Liruan crawled out of the covers and suddenly stood up on the bed!

"Hiss—" Ji Shumin was startled by her sudden movement and had to look up to see his Crown Princess with her hands on her hips and her hair in a mess. She was completely different from the dignified, quiet and quick-witted woman she had been when she first came in yesterday.

This is right.

It looks much better now.

Ji Shumin is currently so unhappy that he can't please anyone else! He's physically disabled and ill, so no one should act like a perfectly healthy person in front of him!

"They're just some medicinal herbs that can invigorate qi and nourish the body." Ji Shumin leaned against the headboard curtains, looking up with a hint of nonchalance and casual laziness.

His eyebrows were long and sharp, and his black clothes exuded an unyielding chill; he seemed contradictory and insane.

"The bitterness probably comes from the addition of Coptis chinensis." He slipped his fingers under Lu Liruan's skirt, grabbed her slender ankle, and tugged, causing Lu Liruan to stumble and fall, her knees landing on the soft bedding.

Ji Shumin caught the woman who had fallen and bumped into his shoulder. He stroked her slightly parted lips with his fingers and pushed something into her teeth with his fingertips.

Lu Liruan didn't have time to dodge, and stared wide-eyed as he did as he pleased. When she came to her senses, she tasted a faint sweetness in her mouth.

What Ji Shumin stuffed in... was a piece of candied fruit.

“Following me, you’ll have to suffer in the future… There won’t be an easy step on the road ahead.” Ji Shumin gently and tenderly stroked Lu Liruan’s cheek.

But Lu Liruan didn't see any pity in his eyes. Instead, she saw a smile on his face, like a child who had received a fun toy: "You chose this path, so you have to walk it with me."

"Hmm?" He tenderly pulled Lu Liruan's hand into his, kneading each finger individually. The warmth of Lu Liruan's hand could not warm his fingers, which were as cold as jade.

"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you unwilling?" Ji Shumin's smile faded as he scrutinized Lu Liruan.

"There are still so many hardships ahead, Your Highness, please don't make me suffer in my mouth, okay?" Lu Liruan sighed, utterly exhausted.

Ji Shumin was an intelligent madman who was unpredictable and extremely insecure; his morbidity was probably a very important part of his personality.

When Lu Liruan first met him, she was a little suspicious, wondering if he was just putting on an act to lower people's guard. Now it seems that he wasn't faking it; he was genuine.

"If you stay by my side from now on, I won't let you suffer..." Ji Shumin's voice softened again as he reached out to carefully straighten Lu Liruan's clothes.

She carefully arranged every fold of the skirt, and then personally helped Lu Liruan re-updo her hair.

Lu Liruan's hair was obedient and smooth in his hands, and he tied it into a bun with a white jade hairpin.

“It’s alright, I can endure hardship. Just like Your Highness said, I’ve chosen this path, and I will walk with you no matter what lies ahead.” Lu Liruan tugged at his sleeve.

Since Ji Shumin didn't believe him, he could only repeat himself over and over again and prove it through his actions. Lu Liruan still wouldn't believe him, and he would remain unmoved.

Ji Shumin remained noncommittal. Even if she wanted to betray him, she was too weak. Ji Shumin simply didn't want to lose someone who could always be by his side.

My Crown Princess will belong to me forever and accompany me, whether in imperial power or as withered bones, we shall never be separated.

After a while, another imperial physician rushed over and saw Lu Liruan lying on the bed, with His Highness the Crown Prince personally accompanying her. His expression was gentle, and he would occasionally check the temperature of the Crown Princess's head.

"Your Highness, this humble subject greets Your Highness!"

The imperial physician bowed softly.

"His Majesty has sent me to treat the Crown Princess," he stated his purpose.

Lu Liruan was a little nervous. She had just wanted to get up, but Ji Shumin told her to rest. She didn't expect that someone else would come to treat her.

The imperial physician sent by the emperor...

Ji Shumin nodded, indicating that he would treat the patient under his watchful eye.

Lu Liruan stretched out her hand, and the imperial physician took it, then looked at the prescription written by the imperial physician in front of her.

"This medicine is very effective; Your Highness the Crown Princess may continue taking it," he said, bowing.

Lu Liruan: ?

Today I've witnessed what it means for someone to speak the truth. This has even made Lu Liruan somewhat believe that she is indeed sick!

After the imperial physician left, Ji Shumin stopped pressing Lu Liruan down so she could continue lying down.

"Your Highness, who are these two imperial physicians?" Lu Liruan asked, puzzled.

"One was sent by me to invite them, and the other was invited by the Emperor, but actually sent by Consort Rong," Ji Shumin explained to her.

I know this is definitely a two-way game... What I want to ask is...

“But it’s no use whoever invites us; Father will only hear this one answer.” Ji Shumin said calmly.

How was this foreshadowed?

Lu Liruan's performance today was completely impulsive. How could he be so thorough without any preparation?

"Did Your Highness foresee that I would clash with the Imperial Concubine?" Lu Liruan asked.

"All I know is that my Crown Princess is a fairly intelligent person."

Thank you for your kind words about my lack of sincerity.

To put it bluntly, you were already prepared to instigate me to cause trouble for the Imperial Concubine.

Lu Liruan originally thought this was a test of Ji Shumin's loyalty to her.

Unexpectedly, the next day they heard that the Emperor had lost his temper with Consort Rong, stormed off, and ordered Consort Rong to be confined to her quarters to reflect on her actions.

Wasn't Consort Rong supposed to be the Emperor's favorite? The Emperor's favor is unpredictable, but how come I was the one who was so disrespectful to Consort Rong for the first time?

Lu Liruan felt that this could not be a coincidence.

During lunch, Lu Liruan noticed Ji Shumin sighing after taking a couple of bites, revealing a hint of curiosity.

After Ji Shumin frowned and swallowed a mouthful of rice for the third time, he put down his chopsticks and glanced at Lu Liruan out of the corner of his eye: "If the Crown Princess has something to say, then say it. I really can't eat while you're staring at me like that!"

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