Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

“Your Highness, Princess Consort, has a weak heart. She must stay away from stress or anxiety. Her body turned cold and her pulse rate decreased because of the sudden stress. I think this is because of a trauma that she has experienced,” Physician Peng answered, and then looked at Xu Zifan.

“Does the Princess Consort’s brother know anything about this?” He asked.

“It could be the trauma from that night,” Lóng Wei replied. Xu Zifan agreed with his words.

“If His Highness refrains from conversing regarding the trauma, then she will not experience it. Also, I find that Princess Consort is doing physical training. So, exhaustion can be the other reason for it. The Princess Consort’s body is not strong enough to bear the physical stress,” Physician Peng advised Lóng Wei. He felt guilty for putting Li Hua under such stress.

“Your Highness, the Crown Prince was attacked a few moments ago. He is injured and needs Physician Peng urgently in his manor,” the maidservant informed Lóng Wei. She had received it from another maidservant who was outside the Sixth Prince’s manor.

Peng Yuxian quickly collected his things and asked his assistant to bring them to the Crown Prince’s manor. He bowed and left in a hurry with his assistant.

“Who can attack the Crown Prince?” Xu Zifan murmured.

“That’s not important,” Lóng Wei said, and peered at Li Hua, who was still unconscious. “You were right, Xu Zifan. I should not have let out Feng Lao’s truth to her. I was wrong for the first time. Her painful screams, her hurtful memories from those nights, revived again because of me. She loved Feng Lao dearly. For my selfish reasons, I decided to make them meet.” Lóng Wei’s eyes were filled with tears. He felt pathetic for not thinking from Li Hua’s perspective.

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Feng Lao was her first love, and she loved him for more than ten years. Indeed, his betrayal would have affected her badly. Lóng Wei failed to focus on that part.

“I made her train, which exhausted her. I am such an evil husband,” Lóng Wei blamed himself for Li Hua’s current condition.

Xu Zifan stood next to him and rested his left hand on his shoulder. “However, she found the truth about Feng Lao on her own. She eavesdropped on our conversation that day. Physician Peng was correct. Li Hua has a weak heart and she gets anxious easily. I am surprised that she held it all together and never broke down when she was alone in the palace. Your Highness, the trauma is affecting her body, not her spirit. She has become a strong-willed woman, and as her brother, I noticed it the moment I saw her with you.”

Xu Zifan didn’t blame Lóng Wei for letting Li Hua meet with Feng Lao. Instead, he encouraged him and told him that he could remove that trauma from her life.

“Xu Zifan, the only woman who cares for me is Li Hua. My own mother tried to kill me on numerous occasions, so I never had any liking for women. Li Hua is different, and it hurts me every time she gets hurt because of me. I have decided that I won’t let Li Hua know anything about the Xu family murder from here. We will keep it between us only,” Lóng Wei stated while stroking his hand over Li Hua’s hair.

“As Prince Lóng Wei feels is appropriate. I will follow his command,” Xu Zifan said, and decided to meet Feng Lao.

“I will interrogate Feng Lao. His Highness shall tell me where he is?”

Lóng Wei ordered the maidservant to take Xu Zifan to the guest room. Xu Zifan patted Lóng Wei’s shoulder and left to meet Feng Lao.

Lóng Wei glued his eyes to Li Hua. He wiped the tears from the pad of his fingers from his eyes. “Li Hua, forgive me for hurting you to this extent. I promise that I will never do this again,” he said and sniffled.

He saw the tears at the edges of Li Hua’s eyes. Was she dreaming about that night? Lóng Wei pondered and wiped her tears away gently before they fell.

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Feng Lao, who was pacing in the guest room, stopped upon seeing Xu Zifan. He was delighted to find that Li Hua’s eldest brother was alive. He stepped up to hug him when Xu Zifan stopped him.

“Why did you hurt Li Hua this way? I understand that the power blinded you and your family. But why did you play with her heart? What did you say to her that night, which today has become a trauma for her? Was killing everyone in my family, not enough for you that you decided to break Li Hua this way?” Xu Zifan inquired.

“Xu Zifan, I still love her. I don’t know why you and Li Hua think that my father and I betrayed you all. I rescued her that night. Even though I had no hope of survival, I wanted her to be safe. I did nothing,” Feng Lao said, and asked him if Li Hua was alright. He wanted to see her.

“You have lost that right, Feng Lao. Don’t even call the name of my sister. Why are you still denying the wrong you did to us? I was wrong to tell my father that Feng Lao was suitable for Li Hua. Had I not done that, today they all would be alive,” Xu Zifan stated. His voice sounded regretful. “Accept your crimes, Feng Lao.”

“I didn’t betray Li Hua. My love for her is still the same,” Feng Lao stated. They both heard the sound of unsheathing and looked towards the door.

Lóng Wei walked past Xu Zifan and marched to Feng Lao. He was ready to behead Feng Lao’s head when a hand grasped his wrist. He tilted his head to look and found Mingquan next to him.

“Leave my hand,” Lóng Wei sternly said.

“Don’t kill him, Lóng Wei,” Mingquan said.