Princess Pingning and An Zhining were completely fooled by An Ruowan's manipulations, especially An Zhining. There was someone who was better at pretending to be a white lotus than she was.
"You were obviously the one who made the first move, so don't stir up trouble here!"
"Who are you showing off by pretending to be pitiful now?"
The Imperial Guards heard that it was true that women were not to be messed with.
Just when they were in a dilemma, Gu Beichen pushed a wheelchair out from the shadows on the side.
"So what if I hit you?" He pulled An Ruowan to protect him.
Gu Beichen's words made An Ruowan's heart warm.
This was the first time someone protected her so indiscriminately. No matter what happened in the previous life, as long as she faced An Zhining, she would always be the target of everyone's blame.
Maybe it was because God saw her so pitifully that he gave her a chance to be reborn.
Although she and Gu Beichen were not in love in this life, because of Gu Beichen's protective behavior, she would not suffer any injustice when she married into Prince Rong's palace in the future.
"Cousin, what kind of ecstasy soup did this woman pour into you, and you are protecting her like this!"
Princess Pingning was so angry that she stamped her feet.
Gu Beichen raised his brows slightly, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, "She is my future princess. If I don't protect her, who will I protect?"
"That's not the reason for her to hit people!"
"Then why did Miss An not hit others but just you?" Gu Beichen paused, then said seriously, "It must be your problem."
Princess Pingning's eyes widened and she looked at Gu Beichen with an expression of disbelief.
Gu Beichen didn't give her a chance to speak, and said directly: "Apologise to Miss An."
The unquestionable tone made Princess Pingning swallow her words again, but she was used to being arrogant and domineering, and now she was asked to apologize to An Ruowan, how could she swallow this!
An Zhining knew that she couldn't offend Gu Beichen, and she didn't have the status of Princess Pingning, so she could only swallow her anger.
"Sister, it's all my sister's fault. I hope you don't take it personally."
Princess Pingning bit her lip, but still found it difficult to speak.
"There are some things I don't want to say a second time."
Gu Beichen looked at Princess Pingning expressionlessly, and Princess Pingning felt uncomfortable all over.
Under pressure, she said "I'm sorry" to An Ruowan quickly.
Gu Beichen warned with a cold face: "I won't be so lucky next time."
Although he and An Ruowan had their own needs, he didn't want An Ruowan to cause unnecessary trouble because of his status as Princess Rong.
Everyone thought that he would not marry An Ruowan, so he looked down upon her so much, so his attitude towards An Ruowan was very important.
"Qingfeng, let's go."
Qingfeng stepped forward to push Gu Beichen away, but An Ruowan beat him to it.
After walking for a while, An Ruowan suddenly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Gu Beichen was startled for a moment, then returned to normal and said calmly: "It's okay, Miss An, there's no need to thank me."
As if remembering something, An Ruowan asked, "Why does the prince appear here by such a coincidence?"
"I heard that Miss An was summoned to the palace by Concubine Rong. Concubine Rong is Princess Pingning's cousin. I was worried about Miss An and came here."
Gu Beichen's words were calm, but in the eyes of others, they were a bit ambiguous.
An Ruowan blushed unconsciously and quickly changed the subject, "I haven't been to the palace in the past few days. Has the prince taken his medicine on time?"
Qingfeng was about to answer, but Gu Beichen stepped forward and said, "Of course."
"Two tablets of decoction and three pills are taken every day. They are taken on time with warm water in the morning and evening. I even went back and forth to the house three times in the morning without missing anything."
Qingfeng looked at Gu Beichen in shock, almost thinking that he had seen it wrong.
Is this still their prince whose every move contains breathless coercion?
Why is it that now, in front of Miss An, he is like a satiated lion shaking his fur and willingly lying next to his master with his soft belly turned out?
An Ruowan didn't notice anything wrong with Gu Beichen.
He nodded with satisfaction and said, "When we get on the carriage later, I will give the prince another injection to stimulate the effect of the medicine in his body."
Fortunately, she has the habit of carrying an injection kit with her, so she can treat illnesses and injuries anytime and anywhere.
Inside the carriage.
An Ruowan arranged the needle pack, twisted a silver needle, and slowly rotated it into several acupuncture points on Gu Beichen's leg.
After all the silver needles were inserted, another quarter of an hour passed before An Ruowan took off the silver needles.
"How do you feel, Your Majesty?"
An Ruowan asked while packing the injection kit.
Gu Beichen tried to move his legs and replied: "It feels a little more controllable than before."
An Ruowan was very satisfied. According to this progress, and with the help of Lingquan, she would be able to cure Gu Beichen's leg in less than a month.
Spiritual spring!
How could she forget this! She just happened to bring the new medicine that Gu Beichen developed using herbs from the spiritual spring!
An Ruowan took out a small porcelain bottle from her arms and handed it to Gu Beichen, "Your Highness, take this."
Gu Beichen poured the pill into his palm and swallowed it in one gulp without any hesitation.
At the fork in the road, Qingfeng reined in his horse and turned around to ask, "Your Majesty, should we go to the Prime Minister's Mansion first or return to Prince Rong's Mansion first?"
"Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Go to the palace."
An Ruowan and Gu Beichen said in unison.
The atmosphere in the carriage was a little subtle for a moment, and An Ruowan quickly added: "If people know that I took the same carriage home with the prince before I got married, I might be criticized for something else."
Gu Beichen looked at her for a while, then suddenly raised his lips, "When you were riding my carriage in the busy market, why weren't you afraid of others gossiping?"
An Ruowan was startled, the blush crawled to the tip of her ear, she bit her lip, and after a long time she muttered, "That's different... Isn't it out of necessity..."
Gu Beichen stared at the tip of her ear for a long time, then suddenly turned his head and said calmly: "You are the royal concubine appointed by this king. Anyone who dares to speak against you will have their tongue cut off!"
An Ruowan stared at Gu Beichen blankly, not knowing how to answer the question for a moment.
Gu Beichen said as calmly as if he had crushed an ant to death, "You can do whatever you want. I will take care of everything."
An Ruowan nodded blankly, still digesting what Gu Beichen said just now.
"Your Majesty, let's go to the Prime Minister's Mansion now?"
Qingfeng's anxious voice came from outside the car, fearing that his bad words would disturb his prince's coaxing thoughts.
It's just that the carriage stopped at the fork in the road for a while. If it really attracted some people to watch, there would be no need to worry about where to go. Tomorrow the whole capital would be rumored.
Gu Beichen was suddenly interrupted, his eyes flashed, dissatisfaction hidden in his eyes.
In the end, he still held back, and his eyes fell on An Ruowan, who was lowering his head and thinking seriously.
"Go back to the palace."
When they arrived at the palace, An Ruowan refused the request to send her home and went to Lan Kwai Fong, the largest gambling house in the capital, alone.
She wanted to meet an old friend.
