Almost two hours had passed and the Fourth Prince had not returned yet. People in the imperial camp began to talk about the strange things in Donglin. They all said that the Eighth Prince was in a coma because he entered Donglin, and it was all caused by those unclean things.

Li Liang looked at Aunt Zhao and her daughter, his pupils suddenly shrank, and his brows were filled with disgust. People who talk about others behind their backs are really not afraid of retribution.

"Mrs. Zhao, it's a capital crime to spread rumors about the current prince. If others hear this, she might want to implicate my Imperial Tutor's Mansion." Li Liang looked down at Mrs. Zhao and said coldly. When Mrs. Zhao heard the death penalty, panic flashed in her eyes, and she shut up tactfully.

"Brother, do you think my sister can come back?" Xianyi had heard a lot of rumors about Donglin. She was worried that Deyin could not come out, so she suppressed her inner panic and asked Li Liang tentatively.

"Xian Yi, we have to trust the Fourth Prince. He is the fourth prince who can handle anything." Li Liang was not sure, but all he could do now was to trust Yinzhen. The emperor ordered that no one should leave the imperial camp and wait for the guards to be sent out to look for people.

In the East Forest——

Yinzhen felt a sticky warm current on his hand and realized that it was not tears. He was startled and loosened his arms, then saw Deyin's coat soaked with blood.

"Deyin, you're hurt." Deyin felt a warm current on his shoulder. It was just a scratch that wasn't too deep. The pressure just now should have been enough to stop the bleeding. But what was going on? The wound couldn't stop bleeding.

"I'm fine." I pressed the wound and walked towards the branch that scratched me. I squatted down and took a closer look and found that it was a soapberry tree. She had come across the medicine soapberry thorn in traditional Chinese medicine. This medicine could not be wild, so there was only one possibility, there was someone in this forest.

"Fourth Prince, we have to find a way out quickly. If it gets dark, I'm afraid..." Before I could finish the next sentence, Yinzhen pulled me up.

"Trust me, I will definitely take you out." His tone was so light, yet so powerful, and it was all she could rely on. The clear tone revealed a sense of luxury, which made Deyin feel that the future emperor's words were binding.

"Come on, get on the horse." Yinzhen jumped on his horse and handed his hand to Deyin. Deyin grabbed Yinzhen's hand and was pulled hard by him to sit in front of him. This pulled the wound a little and she couldn't help but groan. Yinzhen pressed against my back, and his warm breath lingered around my neck, making the person in front of me feel numb.

Yinzhen glanced at Deyin from time to time, and seeing that she was almost lying on the horse, he put one hand around her to make her feel more comfortable. If they were not in Donglin, he really wanted to stay with Deyin forever.

I was clearly going back the same way, but I couldn't get out. Even the road was different from the way I came in. Seeing that it was getting late, Deyin felt that she couldn't get out today and could only wait until dawn to find a way. She didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and she recounted everything I had experienced since I came in.

The air was filled with a damp smell, the surrounding trees swayed in the wind, the faint sound of thunder gradually approached overhead, and tiny raindrops fell from the sky.

Deyin's wound was soaked by the rain, so she pulled her right shoulder over and hid behind Yinzhen to try to prevent the wound from getting wet and getting infected. Yinzhen stopped at the entrance of a cave and carried Deyin into the cave.

Deyin took off her wet clothes, and a streak of blood-red glared on her white lining. The temperature in the cave dropped a lot at night, and Deyin huddled in a corner, shivering with cold. "Deyin, come closer to the fire, why are you so far away from me?" Yinzhen looked at the girl curled up in a ball and couldn't help but lower his voice.

Deyin moved towards Yinzhen and looked at the lining he was wearing. She didn't know whether the heat on his face was caused by the fire or because he was blushing due to embarrassment.

Yinzhen looked at Deyin's rosy little face and thought it was so adorable that he couldn't help but want to hug him in his arms, but what qualifications did he have to do so at this moment?

The cave was ventilated and Deyin couldn't stand the wind, so she took out the dried outer garment and put it on. A cold sweat made Deyin's hands and feet cold. She touched her forehead, but before she could feel the temperature, Yinzhen's hand lifted the loose hair in front of my forehead and covered it. The coldness of his hand contrasted with my hot temperature.

"Why is it so hot?" Yinzhen fastened the buttons on Deyin's neck and took his clothes to wrap her tightly.

"Gurgle, gurgle", her stomach growled at an inopportune time. Deyin blinked and looked at Yinzhen, placing her hopes on him.

"You must be hungry. Fortunately, I have some dry food in my bag." Yinzhen put the steamed bun on the fire to heat it up and blew on it. Deyin was about to reach out to take the steamed bun when Yinzhen pushed her back.

"You're still feeling hot. Put your hand back, or it will get worse." Yinzhen couldn't bear to see Deyin suffer. This delicate young lady might have never experienced this since she was a child.

Yinzhen broke the baked bun in his hand into pieces and fed them to Deyin, which was as sweet as Deyin's mood at the moment. She carefully bit the baked bun from his hand, his face slightly flushed in the firelight, and he looked at Deyin with satisfaction.

Yinzhen's hand accidentally brushed the corner of Deyin's lips, leaving a warm feeling. She coughed sensitively out of embarrassment and dared not meet his gaze.

Yinzhen thought she was choking, so he patted her back gently, turned around to take the kettle, and slowed down his movements. Seeing the gentleness in Yinzhen's eyes, Deyin's heart also beat fast.

"Fourth Prince, you should drink something too," Deyin pointed at the kettle and said to Yinzhen who had been busy taking care of him.

Yinzhen smiled and took a sip of water. This girl actually cares about others.

Deyin looked at Yinzhen kissing her directly on the mouth without any disgust at her, so she took advantage of the courage given to her by the night and pulled Yinzhen over and murmured, "Fourth Prince, you know that this can be considered an indirect kiss in our place."

Yinzhen looked at the kettle in front of him and didn't expect Deyin to say something so shocking. "What does Miss Deyin want to tell me?" Yinzhen looked at the shy girl beside him with a playful expression on his face. He didn't expect that this girl would dare to tease him in public.

"Oh, I feel dizzy, dizzy," Deyin leaned on Yinzhen's shoulder and pretended to faint. But Yinzhen saw this trick clearly, what could he do but to follow the girl he liked.

The sleeping Deyin snuggled into Yinzhen's arms. Yinzhen felt the heat on her body and wanted to give her some air.

"It's so cold," Deyin whispered vaguely. Yinzhen was afraid that her fever would get worse at night, so he held Deyin tightly in his arms and slept all night.

Yinzhen didn't close his eyes much that night, for he was afraid that something might happen to the girl in his arms. He could only hug her tightly, and only felt relieved when he felt her temperature dropping little by little.

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