The prince longs for me every night after mastering thought-reading
Chapter 960 - 631: Fearing his wife’s loss, Weichi hides from Lu Zhaoyan

Chapter 960: Chapter 631: Fearing his wife’s loss, Weichi hides from Lu Zhaoyan

The Empress Dowager naturally did not believe the words, "Yuyu, could you have made a mistake? How could Wanxin possibly do such a thing? Is it not that you are intentionally speaking against Wanxin to shield the cold concubine?"

Xiao Jinyu felt that his Imperial Grandmother was being muddle-headed, but it was not appropriate to say so to her face, fearing it would upset the old lady and make her ill.

"Imperial Grandmother, you trust a stranger but not your own grandson. When have I ever been so unreasonable, to confuse right and wrong? Even if I do not like Wanxin, I would not accuse her without any basis."

Xiao Jinyu’s tone was filled with grievances.

The Empress Dowager was taken aback and remembered Yuyu’s character; indeed, he was not one to confuse right and wrong.

Seeing her grandson so aggrieved, the Empress Dowager also felt she had been too rash.

"Wanxin doesn’t seem like the person you describe. Do you have evidence?"

"Of course, I do." Xiao Jinyu presented the evidence he had collected to the Empress Dowager.

"Imperial Grandmother, this is the evidence I have found."

After reviewing the evidence, disbelief filled the Empress Dowager’s eyes, "Wanxin is actually such a person; how much I have doted on her in vain. With such a calculating mind and such malice."

The Empress Dowager was quite angered, including feeling humiliated, for having misjudged someone.

To ease the awkwardness, she asked, "How is the cold concubine faring?"

Xiao Jinyu replied, "The cold concubine had been unconscious for a long time, barely waking up yesterday. She is very weak, and the Imperial Doctor is uncertain whether she can recover or not."

Although the Empress Dowager did not like the cold concubine, she was very angry now to see her harmed by Wanxin.

"Wanxin is too cruel. Send a few more Imperial Doctors to see to the cold concubine. Tell them to spare no effort."

Xiao Jinyu, "Thank you, Imperial Grandmother, for your concern. I will do so."

Xiao Jinyu returned to Qiancheng Hall and immediately went to the cold concubine’s bedchamber, finding that she had already awakened.

"Ayan, when did you wake up? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

As Xiao Jinyu spoke, he had already sat down beside the bed, looking at her anxiously.

The cold concubine had just woken up and, not seeing Xiao Jinyu, planned to sleep a little longer, only to see him return.

"I just woke up, feeling a bit dizzy and hungry." Her voice was still weak.

"I’ll have someone bring the meal right away." Saying this, Xiao Jinyu instructed Pingping to prepare the meal.

Pingping had already prepared the meal early on, waiting for the cold concubine to wake up and eat, and now it just needed to be heated.

When the meal was brought over, Xiao Jinyu wanted to feed her, but she found it too troublesome, so he had to give up the idea.

After the cold concubine ate, her spirit improved somewhat, and Xiao Jinyu gently wiped the corners of her mouth with a damp handkerchief, his movements tender and delicate, careful not to hurt her.

"Do you want to go out and bask in the sun?"

The cold concubine nodded her head, "I haven’t sunbathed in many days."

Xiao Jinyu had the rattan chair moved to the yard, padded with a thick mink blanket to make sure it was soft and comfortable before he lifted Ayan horizontally to place her on it.

The sunlight in the courtyard was warm and gentle, falling lazily upon them, very comfortable.

The cold concubine closed her eyes, enjoying the sunbath.

Xiao Jinyu stayed close by her side without leaving.

In the silent depth of night, Xiao Jinyu suddenly woke from his sleep with a start, his eyes snapping open, and in the dim light from the bed’s head, he looked at the person in his arms, who had her eyes tightly shut, without any movement.

Propping himself up on his elbow, he reached out to check the cold concubine’s breath, and only relaxed when he was sure she was still breathing.

Xiao Jinyu lay back down with his eyes closed, continuing to sleep, but noticed the person in his arms stir a bit. He opened his eyes only to see Ayan looking at him.

"What’s wrong? Did I wake you?"

"No, I woke up on my own."

The cold concubine had woken up a little earlier than Xiao Jinyu but kept her eyes closed. Noticing Xiao Jinyu checking for breath, she then opened her eyes.

In fact, Xiao Jinyu had done this many times already.

Ever since the cold concubine became seriously ill, he would wake up from nightmares every night and then check her breath to reassure himself that she was still alive.

"Can’t you sleep now?" Xiao Jinyu asked.

The cold concubine nodded, "I slept too much during the day; I’m not very sleepy right now."

"Then I’ll keep you company for a while. How about that?"

"Okay."

"Ayan, it’s my fault. At first, I was afraid you would suffer, so I did not take you with me, providing someone else with the opportunity to harm you. If only I knew, I would have taken you wherever I went."

"If she had the intention to harm, being with you wouldn’t have made a difference. Let’s leave this matter behind. You must not blame yourself anymore."

These past few days, the thing she had heard most was Xiao Jinyu blaming himself, even though it was not his fault, he always felt the guilt was his to bear.

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