After conquering seven male favorites, the vicious heroine wants to run away

Chapter 264 Two Men Fighting
"Still fighting? I thought your alliance was so strong, but it shattered with a single blow and you'll be defeated sooner or later."

Having never tried, he felt like a defeated rooster, his heart burning with resentment but unable to vent it. Hearing the commotion of the two, he rushed over in a hurry.

If he's having a hard time, these people shouldn't expect to have one either.

Dan Baiyu pushed Tao Huiyan aside and looked at Weizhongshi with disdain from head to toe.

"Abandoned by His Highness, yet you still dare to speak recklessly before this general."

In the past, there was even a royal advisor to maintain their existing relationship and keep things harmonious on the surface. I ask you, which man would be willing to share his lover with someone else?

Now it's just a matter of tearing off the mask and mutual loathing.

I rolled my eyes and scorned him without even trying.

"You act all gentle and tender in front of His Highness, calling him 'husband' all the time, but once you take off that mask, you're just a toad in a cesspool. His Highness will be the first to abandon you once he knows your true colors."

They're all foxes with their faces covered; who's any better than the other?

"You're courting death," Shan Baiyu said fiercely, his fist flying like thunder, grazing the cheek of the untested man. The man leaped to dodge and drew his soft sword to stab him.

Tao Huiyan saw the two fighting and sighed helplessly.

"Gentlemen, we are allies. If we continue this strife, we will not come out on good terms. Do you want to be the mantis that stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it?"

He must be out of his mind to form an alliance with them. If he had known better, he would have gone to persuade the rational and calm Holy Son and the Grand Preceptor. His immense wealth would have been useful after all.

That's it, he can't get anything out of those two brothers.

The two men looked grim and stopped fighting.

"His Highness has abandoned you; you should withdraw on your own."

Dan Baiyu clenched his fist and gave a cold command, clearly indicating that he hadn't had enough yet.

Without even putting away his sword, he scoffed, "You think you can just quit like that? I'm more handsome than you, the position of Imperial Consort will definitely be mine."

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Tao Huiyan sighed and simply closed her eyes.

A barbarian and a simpleton—such an alliance wouldn't even qualify them for the position of imperial consort, let alone a concubine.

He doesn't have high ambitions; he'd be content if he could just secure a seat.

With his methods, he'll definitely make Nuannuan unable to resist.

Inside the room, Shi Nuanyu watched over Fusheng on the bed, personally observing the imperial physician bandaging and cleaning his wounds, and then applying the ointment to him.

"It hurts a little, just bear with it."

As I applied the ointment to his chest, my heart ached as I traced the large and small wounds with my fingertips.

When were these injuries sustained?

There was clearly nothing before leaving the princess's residence.

Fusheng took her hand and placed it over his heart, letting out a soft sigh to comfort her.

"Don't laugh, don't force yourself."

In the end, he couldn't bear to force her, so he leaned down and kissed her cheek.

"Warm and cozy, no matter where we are, I'm always by your side."

Once he has made up his mind, he will not back down, even if she doesn't choose him.

Shi Nuanyu was moved and impulsively wanted to ask that question.

'I've always been her, will you still stand by my side unconditionally?'

Meeting his gaze, she immediately lost her courage and leaned against the man's chest, asking softly.

"In life, if someone makes some irreversible mistakes, and then tries their best to correct them, only to find that they are powerless to do so..."

She had no power to change anything. If this were reality, would everything that happened in the book still happen? Would the ending change after her identity was revealed?
Too many concerns linger in my mind, and I can't make up my mind.

A dark glint flashed in Fusheng's eyes, and after a long while, he hugged her tightly.

The Buddha said: All phenomena are empty, but cause and effect are not.

He gently rubbed her forehead, concealing his suspicions.

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it. As long as Your Highness is happy."

Shi Nuanyu silently thought: Since we're here, let's make the best of it?

She used to be so carefree, but now she's timid and hesitant, unlike herself. Hiding in the corner outside the door, Hua Lingyan leaned against the wall forlornly, stroking the jade pendant in her hand, her mind filled with only one thought.

His Highness doesn't want him anymore.

Memories of his youth flooded back. He and his sister were beggars when their family suffered a famine and their parents died on the way to escape the famine.

He and his sister begged for survival everywhere they went, running all the way to the southern border of the moon, where they got separated from his sister while being chased by soldiers from the northern border.

On the verge of starvation, she encountered Princess Nanyue, who was out for a stroll, and jokingly suggested that she would become the princess's male concubine.

Everyone says he's dull and inflexible, but he understands the reasons behind it and hasn't forgotten the lessons his parents taught him.

He is well-behaved and sensible, why doesn't Your Highness want him?
Hua Lingyan's eyes filled with tears as she slowly squatted down in the corner and slid down.

Your Highness is lying.

Sobbing sounds drifted into the room. Shi Nuanyu finished applying medicine to Fusheng and curiously leaned to the window to listen carefully.

"Floating Life, it seems someone is crying?"

The crying wasn't loud, but it was clear enough to reach my ears, and the sound was somewhat familiar.

Fusheng straightened his clothes and answered calmly.

"Perhaps it's some disobedient child crying."

Only their group stayed at the Merlot Manor, so how could there be a child?
Shi Nuanyu suspiciously opened the window and peeked out. The tall boy was huddled up in a ball. Hearing the noise, he looked up, his almond-shaped eyes brimming with tears, his eyes red as if he had suffered a great injustice.

"Ah Ling, what are you doing here? Who bullied you?"

I haven't seen him since yesterday, how could he have been bullied like this after only one night?

Hua Lingyan stood up, leaning against the window. She saw Fusheng inside, her eyes filled with disappointment and grievance. She lowered her head and didn't say a word, tears falling one by one.

His Highness doesn't want him, he only wants the bald monk.

If Tao Huiyan is a fox, then Hua Lingyan is a lovely bird, whose presence evokes pity in one's heart.

Shi Nuanyu tenderly cupped his face and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Don't cry. Tell your sister what's wronged you."

Ah Ling is simple-minded; if she leaves her in the future, who knows how much she will suffer.

Hua Lingyan's tears fell even harder as she rubbed her hand against Shi Nuanyu's palm, sobbing softly.

"Why doesn't my sister want Ah Ling?"

He was her bodyguard and her husband; how could she just abandon him like that?

Standing behind him, Fusheng's face was cold. In the past, this person had been injured many times in the Princess's mansion, each time seriously and almost to the point of death, but he had never shed a tear.

For Fusheng, who disliked guessing, four words came to mind: cunning and treacherous.

Shi Nuanyu took out an embroidered handkerchief to wipe his tears, comforting him as she did so.

"No, I don't want Ah Ling. Ah Ling, don't cry. It's cold outside, come in first."

Springtime is chilly; even a grown man would find it unbearable to be exposed to the cold wind all night.

Upon hearing this, Fusheng turned around without hesitation, climbed onto the bed, and lay down respectfully.

If we're going to fight, we can't give up even the smallest corner of the bed.

Hearing the sound of the blankets being pulled back, Shi Nuanyu realized there was another person in the room. She looked awkwardly at Fusheng lying on the bed.

“This bed is indeed a bit small. Ah Ling and I will sleep in the toilet room.”

He was injured and shouldn't have let her cause him trouble.

Fusheng raised his hand to his lips and coughed twice, then pretended to get up.

"I may leave; Your Highness need not worry."

Shi Nuanyu rushed to the bedside and pressed him down, saying, "You're injured, so I'll stay here with you."

One by one, they all looked so sickly; how could she not worry? And there was the one who had left during the day, whom she hadn't yet tried; his lonely face always kept appearing in her mind.

Fusheng nodded slightly and lay back down on the bed, following her lead.

A flash of murderous intent crossed Hua Lingyan's eyes as she waited by the window for an invitation, but it vanished in an instant. She then obediently took a detour into the room and stood silently beside Shi Nuanyu.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Young Master Tao has caught a cold and is not getting better."