Lin Caisang also said a word.
"I have some matters to attend to tomorrow and won’t be able to come over."
The next day, just as Lin Caisang had said, she indeed had matters to attend to, and it was not to avoid Princess Consort Lian.
In the royal hunting grounds of Jianan City, the Elder Princess was holding a book, completely engrossed and unaware of the complaints being muttered by her nephew beside her.
The Second Prince felt like he was practically molding from lying in bed for so long.
Although he walked around every day, it was nothing compared to the days when he could run and jump, ride horses, and fight; it was like heaven and earth, incomparable.
"Aunt, how about we pack up and return to the city today?" he suggested.
Regrettably, as if she heard nothing, the Elder Princess did not even grace him with a glance, continuing to read her book instead.
"Aunt, did you hear me speak? Can’t we return to the city? It’s truly too boring here." Seeing that his aunt paid him no heed, he raised his voice and asked again.
The Elder Princess still ignored him.
The Second Prince really was at a loss for words, wishing he could sprout wings and fly straight back to his own princely manor.
But, he was helpless and had limited mobility.
Just as he was trying to interrupt his aunt’s reading for the umpteenth time, a familiar set of footsteps approached the tent from outside.
He raised his eyebrows, thinking that finally someone had come; his aunt ignored him, but now there might be someone else to talk to. Little did he know...
Upon hearing the footsteps, the Elder Princess immediately put down her book, stood up, and with a gentle gaze looked towards the person lifting the tent flap, "Miss Lin, you’ve come? It must have been a tiresome journey, please come and sit."
Casually, she poured a hot cup of tea and handed it to the newly arrived Lin Caisang.
On the bed, the Second Prince: "..."
Aunt, are you still my aunt? Why have you been treating Miss Lin so much better than your own nephew these past few days?
"Aunt, my leg hurts..."
Upon hearing the Second Prince’s words, Lin Caisang immediately put down her teacup and looked his way.
That shouldn’t be; it had been so many days, even if the injury had been severe, if the bone had healed by now, it couldn’t possibly still hurt. Besides, this guy had even endured the most painful days earlier, and now, suddenly, his leg hurt?
"Second Prince, you..."
"Miss Lin, don’t mind him. He’s just bored with nothing to do," said the Elder Princess, not giving Lin Caisang a chance to speak, nor did she give her nephew the chance to seek her comfort by acting coy.
Pullling Lin Caisang down to sit, she continued, "He was just talking about wanting to return to the city, and now his leg hurts? If your leg hurts, rest up; what’s the rush to get back to the city for?"
At that moment, the Second Prince truly wanted to break his leg all over again to show his aunt that his leg really hurt.
"Elder Princess, given the Second Prince’s current condition, if he can bear it, it would be better to recuperate in his own manor. After all, such a bone injury won’t heal overnight; it needs to be taken care of for a few months. There aren’t many attendants in this hunting ground; how could they compare to the servants in the prince’s manor?" Lin Caisang thought it over and advised as well.
Accustomed to a life of luxury, one might find staying in a hunting ground with poor food and accommodations to be novel at first, but over time, how could someone as free-spirited as the Second Prince stand it?