Chapter 2682: Illness

Long Yi finally felt relieved. The temperature on Zi Xia’s forehead was just right, she wasn’t sick. He said, “Little Xia, don’t be mad. It’s good you’re not unwell.”

Zi Xia replied surprisingly gently, “I’m not mad.”

Long Yi felt an odd sweetness inside. Zi Xia was finally showing some girlish shyness. Looking at her blushing face, he said, “That’s good.”

After he finished speaking, the two of them stood there like wooden stakes, not knowing what to say, both remaining silent for a moment.

The situation was a bit awkward, both feeling uneasy and wanting to ease the atmosphere a bit. So, they looked up at the same time and simultaneously uttered a word…

“You…!”

After saying that, the two looked at each other, and Long Yi said gentlemanly, “Little Xia, you go first!”

Zi Xia humbly said, “Brother Yi, you go first!”

Long Yi scratched his head and said, “I wanted to ask, why are you up so early? Even the Prince and the Princess Consort aren’t up this early.”

Zi Xia laughed, “I’m used to it. Back at the General’s Mansion, I would wait for the young lady to get up.”

Long Yi was just making small talk. In noble households, maids serve their masters like this, it’s the rule.

Zi Xia glanced up at him secretly and asked, “Brother Yi, why are you up so early too?”

As the Guard Commander of the War Prince’s Mansion, Long Yi didn’t need to get up so early. But now, with the sky barely light, he was up. Could something have happened?

Long Yi looked exhausted and said, “Don’t mention it. Last night I was interrogating prisoners, didn’t sleep all night.”

The young lady was blown up by explosives yesterday, who would be so bold to run into the War Prince’s Mansion and bomb people.

Upon hearing this, Zi Xia also became nervous and quickly asked, “What happened? Was the mastermind behind it interrogated?”

Long Yi nodded, “Yes, we found out, which is why I’m in a hurry to report to the Prince and Princess Consort.”

Zi Xia was overjoyed. Finding out who was behind the attempt on the young lady means the Prince will act decisively against the mastermind, which would deter others from doing such foolish things in the future.

“Great, who is it?” Zi Xia’s eyes sparkled as she looked at Long Yi.

Long Yi glanced around. Next to them were a few maids holding basins and washing supplies.

He pulled Zi Xia aside and whispered a few words in her ear.

“What? It’s him?”

“Yes!”

“But that doesn’t make sense. The young lady hasn’t offended him for long, when did he arrange for someone in the War Prince’s Mansion?”

“How can you be so dense? Haven’t you heard the saying, ‘money makes the mare go’?”

“Oh, right!”

“Oh dear! This is a big deal. Should we wake up the young lady and others?”

“Don’t. You know how the Prince is with his temper, he holds grudges. We should wait a bit more.”

“Yes, that’s true.”

Long Rui, being a prince who dotes on his wife, does not tolerate anyone disturbing his and the Princess Consort’s rest. He would pull a face and hold a grudge. Who knows when he might retaliate? To avoid offending the Prince, they had no choice but to wait patiently at the door.

So they stood at the chamber door, waiting until the sunrise. Inside, Long Rui’s lazy voice came…

“Dear, you worked hard last night, rest a bit longer!”

Outside, everyone had a black line across their faces. Prince, are you sure you want the Princess Consort to sleep more? It’s almost noon, and they’ve been standing here for hours.

“No, Zi Xia has been waiting outside for a long time.”

“Let her wait, a maid serving the master is as it should be.”

“Oh no, I can’t. I’ve slept too much, and I ache all over. I need to get up and move around a bit.”