Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

"Yes, Miss Xia, I will leave now."

The senior palace maid bowed slightly and quietly retreated with the red tray.

Xia Zhiyuan picked up the jade spoon, scooped some from the boiling hot medicine, scooped up a spoonful of black medicine, put it to his lips and blew on it.

There was a smile in his eyes.

"Your Highness, you are not allowed to deny it. Just like how Your Highness supervised Zhiyuan to drink the medicine, Your Highness must also drink these medicines obediently~"

When Xia Zhiyuan felt that the medicine in the jade spoon had become almost warm, he handed it to Zhao Changlin's red lips.

"I didn't intend to default on my debt..."

Zhao Changlin reluctantly took a sip of the bitter medicine and swallowed it down his throat. He felt that today's medicine was not as bitter and sour as yesterday's.

I don’t know if it was my illusion or the imperial doctors changed the prescription.

"That's good."

"Your Highness is the most wise and brave."

Xia Zhiyuan was flattering with his eyes closed. If this kind of words and actions happened to someone else, Zhao Changlin would have been fed up with it long ago.

But this person happened to be Xia Zhiyuan. Even though Zhao Changlin hated this kind of behavior, he couldn't feel disgusted with what Xia Zhiyuan did.

"It's just a sip of medicine. It's not like I've done anything earth-shattering. Why should I be so happy?"

Zhao Changlin spoke softly. She was still brooding over her defeat in the hunting ground and the assassination that took place there. Although it did not cost her her life, it left her bedridden.

It directly ruined the entire royal hunt.

"This matter... after I recover from my injuries, I will investigate it thoroughly. I want to see who is so impatient that he wants to kill me now."

The emperor has not passed away yet, and the real show has not yet begun. Zhao Changlin raised his hand and bandaged the place where the arrow had pierced.

Even though the dressings were changed every day, there were still bright red bloodstains on them. Similarly, the arrowheads of that group of people were also specially made, and even the arrow shafts were soaked in dense medicine.

"Your Highness... How did those people suddenly appear in the forest?"

Looking at the medicine in the bowl, it was gradually empty.

Xia Zhiyuan looked up and realized that Her Royal Highness the Princess had frowned and was staring at her wrist in a daze.

So she quickly found a topic, hoping to distract Zhao Changlin from his sadness. It would be fine if he didn't continue to think about sad things, but if he kept thinking about them... the consequences would be unimaginable.

The arrow wound caused her considerable damage. If it was serious, she might not be able to hold a sword or wield a spear in her lifetime. What a blow this would be to Your Highness.

Xia Zhiyuan was worried, so he decided to go to the system's mall when he had time later to see if there were any medicines that could help His Highness.

Your Highness has such a beautiful hand, it must not be ruined because of this.

Does this count as taking from the people and giving back to the people?

Hearing Xia Zhiyuan's curious question, Zhao Changlin turned around and looked at those beautiful eyes. She knew... Zhiyuan would definitely ask this question, but Zhiyuan was not the only one who was curious.

Countless people want to know this secret.

"It's a tunnel. The excavation started half a month ago... No, maybe even earlier, or even a few years ago."

Xia Zhiyuan was horrified. How long had this group of people been planning this? The slight force he exerted on the jade spoon showed that they were damnable! They were damnable!

“It’s actually…it’s actually like this.”

"It was Zhiyuan who was presumptuous."

This matter should be a royal secret that an outsider like him should not know. Xia Zhiyuan just hated himself for being so tongue-tied.

Although the relationship between him and Her Royal Highness the Princess is not very distant now, we can even be considered familiar with each other.

However, Xia Zhiyuan knew that he could not take it lightly. For a royal family member, living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. This is not just talk.

What's more, people's hearts will change, just like the male protagonist in the early stage of the novel was nice to the female protagonist, but when the male protagonist decided to become the emperor, everything changed drastically.

However, at that time, many readers could not continue reading the second half of the novel, and only Xia Zhiyuan insisted on looking for candy in shit.

That’s because Xia Zhiyuan believed from the beginning that Zhao Changlin would eventually become the empress. The love between the male and female protagonists is none of her business. She just wants to see the villain ascend the throne and become the emperor!

In the end, the author couldn't fulfill such a simple wish... Well, listen to the advice from someone who has experienced it, and never read novels that make you uncomfortable and angry in the middle of the night. You might really feel suffocated one day, just like her, who died without even being able to breathe.

"You don't have to be so polite, Zhiyuan... I'm telling you this while reflecting on my own mistakes."

"Too anxious, too arrogant."

Zhao Changlin closed his hand with a little force and felt the definite pain coming from the wound. The poison had taken effect and the blue veins on Zhao Changlin's fair arm had turned purple and black.

It looks very creepy.

This is right, this is good. Only pain can make you remember the losses you have suffered.

I saw some blood seeping out of the white bandage, and the originally slightly red bandage had begun to turn scarlet.

Xia Zhiyuan's heart tightened, and he quickly put the medicine bowl in his hand aside. He gently held Zhao Changlin's hands with both hands to stop Zhao Changlin from continuing to heal the wound.

"Why is your Highness like this... Those thieves are too cunning and want to kill you... Your Highness should take care of the rest of his life and take good care of himself."

With sincere feelings, Xia Zhiyuan slowly placed Zhao Changlin's hand on the quilt.

The worry in his eyes grew even more.

She is such a nanny, always worrying about something.

"Zhi Yuan... Everyone can shift the blame for this matter to outsiders, but I can't. Now I must start by thoroughly investigating the guards of the hunting grounds... It's a pity that I am now poisoned and cannot do it myself."

"I can only look at the memorials submitted by the Shadow Guards every day."

Feeling the warmth from Xia Zhiyuan's palm, Zhao Changlin suddenly felt that lying alone in this big tent was not so lonely and uncomfortable.

"Then Your Highness must take good care of your injuries. Only when you are well will you have a chance to catch those traitors."

At this time, the palace maid beside her had already taken away the medicine bowl next to her. The bitter smell of the medicine was not so strong anymore and gradually became lighter.

"You mean..."

Zhao Changlin perked up and smiled at Xia Zhiyuan. He seemed to realize it belatedly and said half-jokingly, "Before, I always urged you to take the medicine. Now it's my turn... This doesn't feel good."

"Good medicine tastes bitter, isn't that what Your Highness said?"

"So, Your Highness, you have to take medicine later."

"Follow the doctor's orders."

Hearing Xia Zhiyuan's tone that was meant to make him happy, Zhao Changlin knew that she was deliberately pretending to be smiling in front of him.

Since it is what Zhiyuan wishes.

Then just follow her wishes.

"understood."