I was spotted by the heroines while doing the quick-travel mission.

Willow sighed.

Huangfu Ling looked up at Yang Liu, only to see that her eyes were red and her lips were tightly clenched. This time, Yang Liu felt heartbroken because of the unexpected disaster she suffered. But Yang Liu always looked gentle and never blamed her. Instead, she comforted her, as if she wanted to give them all the gentleness and patience in the world. This attitude made Huangfu Ling feel even more guilty.

"Brother Yuzhou, I'm sorry, I hurt you again."

"What's the big deal? It's nothing for a grown man to fall down. But as for the marriage...if you don't want to, I will ask the emperor to revoke his decision tomorrow." Yang Liu comforted softly, mentioned the marriage, paused, and then answered.

Huangfu Ling looked at each other in silence for a moment, twisting her handkerchief with a conflicted heart. She looked up at Yang Liu and opened her mouth, but the words of refusal could not come out of her mouth. She liked Yang Liu, but it was a bit casual and hasty for Huangfu Ling to really marry the two families.

"Brother Yuzhou..."

The three people in the carriage each had their own thoughts, and no one broke the silence until they arrived at the palace.

As soon as Yang Liu and his companions got off the car, they were caught by the eunuch who had come to the door to wait for the imperial edict to be announced. The eunuch exempted Yang Liu from kneeling because of his weak legs. After Yang Liu received the imperial edict, the three of them sat around the stone table in the garden, looking at each other. Yang Liu sighed helplessly and waved her hand to let Yang Zhao step back. Yang Zhao was about to refuse, but when he met Yang Liu's rare serious look, he had no choice but to stand up.

"Call me if you need anything."

After saying that, Yang Zhao got up and left. Yang Liu watched Yang Zhao go away, then poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Huangfu Ling. She pulled up the corners of her lips and curled up a smile, but the worry in her eyes could not be dissipated. Yang Liu hesitated for a while before showing a bit of shyness.

"Ling'er, do you know that we were engaged when we were young?"

Huangfu Ling was a little shocked. No one told her about such an important event concerning the future. Yang Liu saw that her eyes were hazy and she was obviously in a fog. She sighed lightly and continued.

"I have liked you since I first saw you as a child, but due to my disability, I cannot stay with you for fear of ruining your life."

The beauty's eyelashes drooped and her head was nodded, with an unrelieved gloom between her brows. There seemed to be tears flashing in her eyes. Seeing this beautiful woman crying, Huangfu Ling felt as if thousands of needles were piercing his heart, causing him layer after layer of pain.

Huangfu Ling raised his hand to hold Yang Liu's hand, but Yang Liu dodged it without leaving a trace.

"Now that you have someone you love, I will not take away someone else's good fortune. After I rest for a while, I will go and ask His Majesty to revoke his order. You should rest well and do not worry. I will go and ask His Majesty to revoke his order tomorrow."

Yang Liu wiped her tears with her sleeves and gently squeezed Huangfu Ling's hand again and again, then reluctantly let go and limped away with her cane. Huangfu Ling felt a dull pain in his heart as he looked at Yang Liu's back.

The next morning, when it was light, Yang Liu followed a group of people into the palace when Yang Zhao went to court.

In the main hall, Yang Liu knelt before the prince and spoke loudly.

"I, Yang Yuzhou, kneel down and beg Your Majesty to take back your grace."

All the ministers were stunned, and the emperor became furious at Yang Liu's ignorance of what was good for him.

"How dare you, Yang Yuzhou, to disrespect the emperor's grace?! But am I too indulgent to your Yang family?"

The emperor frowned and his eyes widened. His face, full of traces of time, was no longer kind, but full of anger. His majesty was low and he shouted with full confidence. All the ministers in the town knelt on the ground and shouted at them to calm down. It was extremely terrifying.

Yang Liu knelt before the prince without any fear, lowering her body even lower, but her voice was louder than before.

"Your Majesty, please take back your order!!!"

When the emperor saw that Yang Liu had no reaction, he felt that his authority was lost. In a rage, he waved his hand and ordered the guards to drag Yang Liu out of the palace. Then he punished her with a cane Fifteen times to teach her a lesson.

Yang Zhao pleaded for mercy, but was also beaten with ten boards. Those who were torturing him allowed Yang Zhao to slip some silver into his pocket so that Yang Zhao would not be beaten half to death, but the punishment was not light either. After the beating, Yang Liu knelt in front of the hall, looking like he was ready to fight the emperor to the end.

The emperor saw that Yang Liu was stubborn, so he blew his beard and flicked his sleeves, saying, "If he wants to kneel, let him kneel. Even if he kneels to death, they must get married!"

After saying that, he turned away, leaving Yang Liu and Yang Zhao kneeling outside the hall alone. Yang Zhao had been leading troops in battles for many years and had never left anyone behind in training, so his physical fitness was much better than Yang Liu's.

Yang Liu was different. She had been bedridden in her early years and could only walk independently in recent years. Her health was not good. She had an argument with Lin Fan yesterday and injured her leg. Today she was beaten with a stick. This time she was kneeling outside the hall, her face was pale, and the scorching sun made her scalp hot. Yang Liu knelt straight, and Yang Zhao slightly leaned to the side to lend Yang Liu some strength to help her kneel steadily.

"Brother, forget it. You are not in good health. If you continue like this, you might develop a chronic disease."

Yang Zhao pinched his sleeves and raised his arms to shield Yang Liu from the scorching sun, and couldn't help feeling worried. Yang Liu bit her lips tightly and her face turned pale. She knelt straight and looked at the hall. Beads of sweat slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the ground, drying up instantly under the sun.

Seeing this, Yang Zhao was like an ant on the hot pan. He was anxious but unable to persuade Yang Liu to give up. He could only kneel with Yang Liu there until the sun set. Yang Zhao could not bear it anymore, and his legs were shaking. Just as he was about to persuade her again, he suddenly felt his shoulders sink. Yang Zhao noticed that Yang Liu's body softened. In a hurry, he reached out and hugged Yang Liu in his arms. His palms reached out and felt Yang Liu's face full of sweat, which was hot to the touch. After this, Yang Zhao did not care about Yang Liu's thoughts. He hurriedly hugged Yang Liu and left the palace and returned home.

The result developed as Yang Liu had expected, but she did not expect that this body was so vulnerable.

That night, Yang Liu developed a high fever. Yang Zhao hurriedly found the doctor who had been treating Yang Zhao for a long time, and dragged him back home in a hurry. They were all exhausted that night, and the fever barely subsided on the second day. However, after kneeling for a few hours, he was injured again. Yang Liu's leg injury became more serious, and the leg that had finally recovered returned to its original state. Although it was only temporary, Yang Liu was afraid that she would not be able to get out of the wheelchair for a short time.

Yang Zhao sent the doctor away. Huangfu Ling also rushed over after hearing the news. Seeing that Yang Zhao looked exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes and a listless spirit, he knew that Yang Liu must have been very sad that night, which was why Yang Zhao was so worried.

Huangfu Ling was filled with guilt, lowered his head and dared not look at Yang Zhao. Yang Zhao glanced at Huangfu Ling and blocked him from the door with a tough attitude. When he heard Yang Liu cough, Huangfu Ling looked inside the door. Yang Zhao no longer blocked Huangfu Ling, but turned into the house first to pour warm water, lifted Yang Liu up and fed her to her mouth.

"Brother, come, moisten your lips."

When Yang Liu woke up, she felt pain all over her body, especially in her lower body, which was as painful as if she had been run over by a truck.

Yang Liu gasped and leaned her head on Yang Zhao's shoulder, her eyes tightly closed and her thin lips clenched tightly as she couldn't help trembling. When Huangfu Ling entered the room, he saw that the man who used to be full of energy and gentle as water had become sickly and listless in just one day. He was so shocked that his mouth opened wide, unable to believe it.

"Brother Yuzhou..."

Huangfu Ling's voice trembled slightly. He sat down next to Yang Liu and reached out to touch her, but found that his hands could not stop shaking because of fear and sadness. Huangfu Ling felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by someone and he could not breathe.

"Ling'er..."