Chapter 45 - 43: Something Just Doesn’t Feel Right...

Yun Ran was a bit taken aback, pointing at herself, really unwilling to accept this cruel fact: "Why? Your Grace..." The man slightly curled his lips, looking at her innocent little face, huh, dead girl, still daring to ask why? The Empress Dowager glanced at Yun Ran’s aggrieved little face and frowned, asking Nangong Mo, "Jiulang, why not let Yue come over? Are you mad at her for making you drink three bowls of soup?" "It was all my idea. If you’re angry, be angry with me, and don’t bully Yue." "Royal grandmother, you’ve misunderstood! I also wanted her to go, but..." Nangong Mo paused slightly, looking at Yun Ran with a meaningful expression, a shallow smile on his lips, "Yue’er has a delicate constitution, the medicinal steam is heavy, and the room is stuffy and not ventilated, I really can’t bear it." Yun Ran: "???" [Nonsense! It’s all nonsense!] [Still calling Yue’er? Could you be any more disgustingly cheesy...] Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager was amused. This clueless ice block actually knows how to care for his wife? That’s nice! "Yue, Jiulang’s words make sense. Why don’t you stay here and chat with grandmother for a while, hmm?" Looking at the Empress Dowager’s kindly smiling face, Yun Ran couldn’t refuse directly. Her eyes moved slightly, and suddenly she felt clever: "Royal grandmother, someone always needs to attend to His Highness during the medicinal bath. It was always Guard Feng at the residence, but he’s not here now. I don’t feel comfortable with someone else, so..." Before Yun Ran finished speaking, Feng Xuan popped up from somewhere, standing straight there, "Princess, I’m here!" Yun Ran: "..." Looking up to the sky, she felt speechless, her tears choked. Why can’t you be more considerate... Nangong Mo curled his lips, stifling a laugh, and said to the Empress Dowager, "Royal grandmother, I’ll go to the medicinal bath. Yue’er will have to trouble royal grandmother to take care of." "Alright, alright, alright!" The Empress Dowager was nearly laughing flowers, said to Hong Gu, "Look at this, separated for a moment and they’re missing each other, young people, huh!" Mrs. Hong also laughed along, "His Highness and the Princess are a perfect match, enviable!" Only Yun Ran couldn’t manage a smile. She now really wanted to bite Nangong Mo! The Empress Dowager seemed to think Yun Ran was upset, lovingly holding her hand and softly comforting: "Yue, the pool is indeed stuffy with heavy steam, Jiulang is just worried about you, don’t be mad at him." "You, take a good rest and gather your energy, then take good care of him when he comes out of the medicinal bath." Yun Ran always felt the Empress Dowager’s smile had some indescribable meaning, and also those words... Gather your energy, wait for him to come out of the medicinal bath? For what? To beat him up? "Royal grandmother, I understand, how could I be mad at him!" "Hmm, truly a good child! Yue, do you want to rest for a while? Have a good rest?" Yun Ran: "..." Why? Not only gather energy but also save strength? Is it to go to war? "Royal grandmother, I’m not sleepy!" The Empress Dowager held her hand, a face full of deep meaning, "Yue, you do seem to have a delicate constitution, can’t handle much tossing." There will be more places to take care of him in the future, listen to royal grandmother, go have a good sleep, wait for Jiulang to come out of the medicinal bath, hmm?" Yun Ran: "..." Always felt something was not quite right... As if, suddenly couldn’t figure out what’s wrong. Yun Ran still agreed with the Empress Dowager’s words to go to sleep, but secretly found out that Wuyou Pond was in the Minghua Palace, so she dressed up as a palace maid and quietly sneaked in.