Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

240 Learning about Lóng Wei

Sun Fuguo returned with Peng Yuxian to the Crown Prince’s chamber. Xiaoming was on the bed, lying in a half-inclined position. Peng Yixan handed the pain-relief pills to Xiaoming, which Sun Fuguo took from him.

“If the Crown Prince wants, then I can examine his back,” Peng Yuxian concernedly said.

“No. I am alright. It is my first time getting such a harsh punishment. Go to Prince Mingquan as he also needs these pills,” Xiaoming told Peng Yuxian. The royal physician bowed and left the chamber. However, before leaving, he instructed Sun Fuguo to give a cold water massage to the Crown Prince on his back, which would relieve his pain.

“Your Royal Highness, shall I bring the cold water?” asked Sun Fuguo.

Xiaoming shook his head and asked him if there was any news about Lóng Wei. Sun Fuguo refused, and it worried Xiaoming. He didn’t know that Lóng Wei would be affected this much.

At that moment, a maidservant entered the chamber and informed them about Lóng Wei. Xiaoming’s face lit up with joy. He was so happy that he gave his gold ring to the maidservant to give her such wonderful news. She thanked the Crown Prince and walked out.

“Prepare the bath house for me. I will go later to see Brother Lóng Wei,” Xiaoming ordered Sun Fuguo. He realized that he was so wrong to remove Lóng Wei from their lives. He was an indispensable part of the royal family.

After he heard from his mother, Noble Consort Xiuying, and Virtuous Consort Ruoxi, he found that no one actually cared for Lóng Wei, let alone treated him as equal to others. When Mingquan told him how Jingfei, Tianjie, and Zhang Xi thought that Lóng Wei would die, he felt terrible. Because he was also one of those who always thought wrongly of Lóng Wei.

But he was no longer thinking ill of Lóng Wei. Liu Jin Yu had left a great impact on his life and thanks to her, he cleared the misunderstandings with Lóng Wei. Liu Jin Yu said something similar to what Yuze said. What if Lóng Wei helped him on his way to becoming King? After Yuze conversed with him, he found out that the prophecy had something bigger hidden behind it.

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For the first time, he felt Yuze always wanted his best. Yuze always talked in favor of Lóng Wei. That was probably the reason for his slight hatred towards Lóng Wei. However, after learning about Lóng Wei in recent days, he realised how wrong he was!

Because Lóng Wei had no one around him from a very young age, Yuze focused his attention on him.

“Your Royal Highness, the bathhouse for you is ready.” Sun Fuguo’s voice interrupted Xiaoming, and he hummed. He stood up and walked to the bathhouse with Sun Fuguo.

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Lóng Wei and Li Hua arrived at their manor. Li Hua made Lóng Wei settle on the bed and asked him to fold his legs.

“Li Hua, you have to help me today,” Lóng Wei said.

“Help in?” She asked and told the servant to put the table on the mattress.

“In eating,” Lóng Wei replied, “and some personal chores.”

Li Hua, who took the bowl of soup from Xiwan, turned to glare at him. She placed the bowl on the table and then put the other bowl down. “Will you also drink the soup? Eat something else,” he stated, and asked Xiwan to bring another meal for Li Hua.

“No. I am not in the mood to eat anything else apart from this soup,” Li Hua answered and thanked Xiwan. Lóng Wei checked both the soups before Li Hua could see him. She was busy giving instructions to the maidservant about the medicines she wanted from the physician for Lóng Wei.

Li Hua sat in front of Lóng Wei and held the spoon. She blew air over the small portion of soup that was in the soup and asked Lóng Wei to open his mouth.

He sipped the soup and asked her if she ever got angry at Xu Zifan.

“Never,” Li Hua answered. “He is my elder and now, I feel terrible for getting angry at him,” she said and again brought the spoon near his mouth.

He sipped the soup. “Xu Zifan is no longer the person he used to be in the past, Li Hua,” Lóng Wei stated.

“I know. He is vulnerable and I did wrong. I should not have gotten angry at him,” she stated. “It is all because of His Highness that I raised my voice at my elder brother,” she complained.

“Xu Zifan is loyal to me, but he’s more loyal to his sister,” Lóng Wei stated. “He is not vulnerable. Just because he lost his arm doesn’t mean his spirit of becoming a great warrior has died. He needs time to become the strongest version of himself,” he proclaimed.

“I failed to understand my brother,” Li Hua said, and swirled the spoon in the soup bowl.

“A little,” Lóng Wei stated.

“Then, what does His Highness suggest to me?” She asked him.

“What does your heart say?” He asked her.

“Currently, it says nothing,” Li Hua answered. “My Elder Brother is also tormented by the betrayal of his childhood friend. No matter what Feng Lao says now, nothing good can happen. He didn’t tell me, but I can see it in the eyes of my brother. Because of the Shui Family, the most precious person, which is you, could have lost his life. My brother is troubled by that thought too,” Li Hua stated and sniffled.

Lóng Wei took the spoon from her and made her drink the soup.

“Your arm-”

“Just drink the soup,” he said. Li Hua opened her lips and sipped the soup from the spoon.

“Li Hua, do you know what the most tormenting thought for Xu Zifan is?” He queried her. She shook her head.

“The woman he loved never returned his feelings. Feng Lao’s wife isn’t pregnant with his child but with someone else’s. We don’t know who. Xu Zifan pretends to be fine all the time, so you should not be angry with him. He is a wonderful brother who has always protected his little sister while sacrificing many things, including his happiness,” Lóng Wei advised her.