As soon as Ning Wenxian was brought to the door of Su Chengyu’s room, she hurried in. Seeing Su Chengyu lying on the bed, his body red and covered with pustules, she cried out in pain and sympathy.
At first, Su Chengyu didn’t know it was Ning Wenxian who had come. The high fever had clouded his mind, and his vision was blurry. When he finally made out that it was Ning Wenxian, he immediately wrapped himself completely in his blanket, hiding every bit of himself from her view.
At the same time, he shouted angrily, "Who let you in? Who allowed you to come? Get out! Get out!"
"Crown Prince..." Seeing Su Chengyu reject her so strongly hurt Ning Wenxian deeply, her eyes reddening.
"Get out!" Su Chengyu was still very agitated, ordering her to leave.
Ning Wenxian was even more hurt and choked up, "Crown Prince, please don’t treat Wen Xian . I beg you, don’t..."
Their relationship had always been very good; they had never had a disagreement.
In other words, this was the first time Su Chengyu had spoken to her so harshly, telling her to leave and making it clear he didn’t want to see her. It really hurt her.
And it made her heart ache even more.
She knew why he was reacting so strongly; he didn’t want her to see him in his current state.
"Get out! Just go!" Su Chengyu was still frantically telling her to leave. "Someone, escort the Crown Princess Consort out. Without my permission, no one is to allow her entry!"
Finally, Ning Wenxian couldn’t hold back her tears anymore.
"Crown Princess Consort, please," said the servant attending Su Chengyu, as they gestured for Ning Wenxian to leave. The Crown Prince had spoken, they had to comply.
"Crown Prince..." Ning Wenxian’s tearful eyes lingered on the figure tightly wrapped in the blanket on the bed, and at last, she walked out.
An Jing and Xiao Changyi were standing at the door, having heard Su Chengyu ordering Ning Wenxian away, they understood why he had reacted so strongly.
When Ning Wenxian came out, Xiao Changyi said nothing, but An Jing spoke up, "Wen Xian, Chengyu doesn’t really want you to leave. He just doesn’t want you to see him ."
While wiping her tears, Ning Wenxian nodded and responded with a choked voice, "My brother-in-law and sister-in-law need not worry about Wen Xian. I understand it all. It’s just that my heart aches for the Crown Prince, and I feel a bit heartbroken. Wen Xian is not only ready to enjoy prosperity with the Crown Prince, but I am also willing to endure hardships with him."
"Chengyu is not a fool; you came all the way here, and he knows," An Jing paused, "He probably just wants you to share his prosperity, not his adversity and hardships."
Upon hearing this, Ning Wenxian’s tears uncontrollably streamed down again, "Wen Xian knows... I understand..."
An Jing sighed, then said, "You must be tired from the journey, why don’t you rest a bit?"
Ning Wenxian shook her head, "Wen Xian is not tired. I want to stay here near the Crown Prince. Since he doesn’t want Wen Xian to see him like that, I’ll stand guard at the door."
Knowing Ning Wenxian’s deep feelings for Su Chengyu, An Jing did not try to persuade her further, allowing Ning Wenxian to stay outside Su Chengyu’s room.
One day passed, and Su Chengyu did not see Ning Wenxian.
Two days passed, and he still did not see Ning Wenxian.
Three days passed, and seeing that Su Chengyu had no intention of seeing Ning Wenxian, An Jing hesitated for a moment but decided to approach Su Chengyu.
"Chengyu, you should know. Wen Xian is guarding just outside your room."