Chapter 30: Chapter 30: General’s Mansion Eldest Lady VS Transmigrated Younger Sister (Part 29)
Ji Yu’s hands had never trembled like that before; there was a moment when he felt as if his entire world was about to collapse.
The color had drained from the face of the woman in his arms due to blood loss, yet she still strove to maintain a smile. Gu Shengyin felt a bit dizzy; she exerted some effort to look at Ji Yu and suddenly remembered she had something yet to tell him.
“Have I ever told you that my heart is delighted…” Ji Yu suddenly raised his hand to stop Gu Shengyin’s words, “Don’t speak now.”
He buried his head in Gu Shengyin’s neck, not letting anyone see his face, “Wait until you have recovered, then tell me in person.”
At that moment Gu Shengyin felt somewhat faint, and she didn’t respond to Ji Yu, slipping into unconsciousness the next moment.
Eldest Princess Wen Cheng nearly fainted at the sight of her daughter hovering between life and death.
Her voice trembling, she sought out a servant to take the Commandery Princess to the Imperial Physician when she unexpectedly saw Ji Yu suddenly rise to his feet and carefully lift Gu Shengyin into his arms.
“What are you doing?” asked the Eldest Princess Wen Cheng.
“Straight to the palace; there’s no time to waste,” Ji Yu said without another word and began to walk away.
When Gu Shengyin regained consciousness, she was disoriented and didn’t know what time it was. She didn’t know how long she had slept, only feeling weak and devoid of strength throughout her body.
“System,” Gu Shengyin called out in her mind, “where am I now?”
She was somewhat afraid, afraid that she was in the initial space where she had first woken up.
She admitted to herself that she was somewhat reluctant to leave, to leave the Eldest Princess Wen Cheng, to leave the Great General and also… to leave Ji Yu.
“Host is in the mission world and has been in a coma for six days. The Host is advised to wake up as soon as possible; otherwise, the mission will be difficult to complete,” came the Host’s voice.
The System felt somewhat responsible, for it hadn’t warned the Host in time, leading to her injury; it resolved to strive harder in the future to become a more responsible System.
Gu Shengyin opened her eyes, and everything she saw was a bit unfamiliar.
This wasn’t her room, nor any place in the Grand General’s Mansion.
“Has the Commandery Princess awakened?” came an excited voice.
Gu Shengyin looked carefully and saw a palace maiden dressed in light green. From her attire, Gu Shengyin knew that she was in the palace.
The palace maiden named Huanhuan approached joyfully with a cup of tea for Gu Shengyin. The tea, warm to the touch, seemed to have been kept ready at all times.
Another palace maiden hurried out of the room.
“Are you feeling unwell, Commandery Princess? Would you like some food?” the palace maiden in green asked.
Gu Shengyin shook her head slightly; she just felt extremely fatigued.
Soon, a figure lifted the curtain and entered; smelling the familiar scent of lotus, Gu Shengyin knew it was Ji Yu.
“Ah Zhen!” Ji Yu’s eyes were bright. God knows how much he wished to stay by his beloved’s side and watch her wake up, but he couldn’t.
He couldn’t let others, especially his father the Emperor, know how deeply he cared for her.
That person was the epitome of an emperor and would absolutely not allow his favored heir to be so influenced by a woman to such an extent.
The time they had to pour out their hearts to each other was not long, for the Eldest Princess Wen Cheng and the Great General arrived quickly.
Upon learning from the Imperial Physician that her daughter was out of danger and only needed to rest, the Eldest Princess Wen Cheng, without a word, took Gu Shengyin back to the Grand General’s Mansion.
Gu Shengyin blinked at Ji Yu.
Back in the mansion, Gu Shengyin was provided daily with various nourishing items, taking time out to inquire about the current situation from the System.
The System answered in detail.
The evidence concerning the Crown Prince’s factionalism and selfish scheming that Gu Shengyin had provided indeed outraged the Emperor. The most taboo for a ruler is to have others asleep at their bedside; in the Emperor’s eyes, this incident was far more serious than poisoning the Former Empress.
The Crown Prince had already been deposed.