Your Highness, your wife has had her virginity mark applied and married someone else.

The next day.

When Wei Yuan opened his eyes, his head was still throbbing with pain. He tried to get up, but then he realized that someone was in his arms.

He thought it was Shen Mingshu and instinctively turned over to hug her, but when he turned around, he was met with Lu Youyou's round eyes.

"Brother A-Yuan—"

Lu Youyou blushed and called out softly and gently.

Wei Yuan paused for a moment, then abruptly rolled out of bed, his gentle expression instantly shattering as he cried out, "What are you doing here?!"

The next moment, his gaze stiffened and moved downwards.

"Slap—" He slapped his eyes hard, and a few words spurted out from between his teeth: "Oh dear, you're so confused..."

"Brother A-Yuan, I did it willingly!" Lu Youyou immediately sat up, still covered by the blanket, and quickly assured him, "Don't worry, I won't tell you or our parents. We'll get married sooner or later, it doesn't matter, right?"

Wei Yuan sighed deeply, his voice trembling.

He turned around, sat down at the table, and gulped down several glasses of water. Memories of last night slowly returned.

"Thump—"

The teacup suddenly slammed onto the table.

Wei Yuan belatedly recalled that Shen Mingshu had gotten off the carriage last night and walked alone in the dark. He suddenly stood up, put on his robe, and quickly ran out.

"Brother A-Yuan!"

Lu Youyou called out anxiously, but Wei Yuan had vanished in an instant.

Her eyes reddened, and she sat blankly on the bed, staring at the crimson stain on the sheets, feeling helpless and unsure of what to do.

"Brother..."

……

Wei Yuan returned to the Wei residence and also went to the Yulan residence, but he couldn't find Shen Mingshu. His face turned pale.

With Shen Yangjue watching him intently, Shen Mingshu, without any bodyguards to protect her, would suffer what kind of torment? He dared not think about it.

Finally, clinging to his last glimmer of hope, he arrived at the courtyard, his hand trembling as he pushed open the door.

"Squeak—"

The wooden door was pushed open.

The courtyard was empty, and Wei Yuan felt dizzy for a moment.

He tripped over the threshold and almost fell. He staggered into the room and saw the meticulously made bedding.

At this moment, he was unsure whether anyone had slept here last night.

Wei Yuan suppressed the fear surging in his heart, a sob rising in his throat, and walked step by step toward the bed.

As I slowly reached out, about to touch the warmth of the bed, a slight noise came from the doorway.

Wei Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he turned and left with a glimmer of hope.

The moment Wei Yuan's eyes met Shen Mingshu's, who was holding a bamboo pole, his tightly suspended body relaxed completely.

In that brief moment, he felt as if he had been reborn, his eyes reddening with lingering fear.

Wei Yuan felt his legs go weak. He leaned against the door and reached out to Shen Mingshu, his voice choked with sobs and hoarse.

"come over."

Seeing that the 'thief' was Wei Yuan, Shen Mingshu breathed a sigh of relief, put down the bamboo pole, but did not go over.

"Ah-Yuan, we need to calm down. You go first—ah!"

Before she could finish speaking, Wei Yuan staggered over and slammed into her, almost knocking her backward.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness you're alright..." Wei Yuan held Shen Mingshu tightly, his arms gripping her so tightly he seemed to want to meld her into his very bones. "You scared me to death, Mingshu, you scared me to death—"

Shen Mingshu felt his trembling and realized what he was afraid of; a complex expression crossed her face for a moment.

"Calm down, let go of me first."

Noticing Shen Mingshu's coldness, Wei Yuan quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Mingshu. I was drunk last night and said some harsh words to you. I was wrong. I won't drink anymore, okay? Don't be angry with me. Let's not make a fuss anymore."

Normally, Shen Mingshu would forgive him if he apologized so sincerely.

This time, however, Shen Mingshu remained silent.

Wei Yuan's heart tightened, and he quickly released Shen Mingshu, anxiously checking her: "Did you hurt yourself just now? I'm sorry, husband, be more careful next time. Let me see where you bumped into something—"

"A-Yuan".

When the word "husband" reached Shen Mingshu's ears again, she felt a sense of revulsion.

Previously, Shen Mingshu had deceived herself, thinking that as long as she called Wei Yuan her husband, he would always be her sole support.

However, Wei Yuan's drunken confession made Shen Mingshu realize that the moment she agreed to become his concubine, Wei Yuan was no longer the Wei Yuan she needed.

She felt partly responsible for all of this, so she wanted to have a proper talk with Wei Yuan.

I think—

Before she could even open her mouth, Wei Yuan immediately realized something was wrong and quickly covered Shen Mingshu's mouth.

"We're out of ingredients at home. My wife must not have had breakfast yet. I'll go buy some. What would you like to eat, my wife?"

"How about crab roe pastries?"

"I'm taking the day off today. My wife hasn't had my cooking in a long time. I'll go buy some of your favorite dishes, and I'll cook lunch and dinner myself."

"..." Shen Mingshu grabbed Wei Yuan, who was trying to escape, and said in a gentle tone, "A Yuan, I want to have a good talk with you."

With his back to Shen Mingshu, Wei Yuan lowered his eyes and forced a gentle smile: "We should eat before we chat. Shall we eat and talk?"

Shen Mingshu remained silent for two seconds, not believing that falling out with Wei Yuan would do her any good.

In the end, she let go.

Wei Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief, but dared not turn around to look at her again, and went straight out the door.

As soon as he got into the carriage, his face turned cold: "Go and find out what happened to Ming Shu last night."

An Qi accepted the order: "Yes!"

Finally, when Wei Yuan bought back the crab meat pastry, An Qi returned from the Dali Temple and relayed Shen Yangjue's words to Wei Yuan verbatim.

"According to the Jingzhao Prefecture and Shen Yangjue, after the Fifth Miss jumped into the river, she ended up saving Young Master Lu. This morning, the Jingzhao Prefecture sentenced Shen Yangjue to death for murder."

"It was just suppressed by Prince Wei's men and sent to the Dali Temple for review, probably out of respect for the Divine Physician. Should we inform Fifth Miss about this?"

Lu Yanzhi's attitude towards Shen Mingshu was unusual; it was a man's intuition, but no one expected that Lu Yanzhi would go to such lengths for Shen Mingshu.

"I remember, Lu Yanzhi can't swim?"

An Qi nodded: "Shen Yangjue said that Young Master Lu was awakened by Miss Shen's kiss, and the two of them..."

An Qi paused, looking at Wei Yuan's increasingly grim face, and still chose to directly repeat Shen Yangjue's words: "She said that after Young Master Lu woke up, the two of them kissed passionately, but I suspect that she was deliberately slandering Fifth Miss."

"Whether it's an exaggeration or a fabrication, I know in my heart."

Wei Yuan knew that Shen Mingshu was using folk remedies to save people, but the thought of her kissing two men in one night made him unable to calm down.

Wei Yuan took a deep breath, forcibly calming his bad mood, before pushing open the door and getting out of the car.

Just as they reached the entrance, Shen Mingshu's angry shout suddenly came from inside the courtyard!

"What do you mean by 'investigating drugs'! Wei Ziye just can't stand to see me doing well!"

"We finally found this opportunity, and he had to go and interfere!"

"If the divine physician can't give him an answer, I'll see if he kills Shen Yangjue!"

Following closely behind was Lu Yanzhi's gentle voice.

"Ah Shu, your health is the most important thing. If it were me, I would be willing to try too."

"Keep her locked up for now. If the miracle doctor can truly cure you, what harm is there in sparing her life?"

"Sigh." Shen Mingshu sighed and complained in a muffled voice, "Well, what can you do when someone's rank is higher than yours..."

Lu Yanzhi chuckled helplessly, "You're talking nonsense again because you're angry."

Shen Mingshu pursed her lips. Seeing that it was getting late, she was about to tell Lu Yanzhi to leave early when the wooden door was pushed open with a bang.