"My Lord Marquis!" Wang Lin was overjoyed to see Feng Linyuan waking up.
But Feng Linyuan frowned slightly when he saw Wang Lin. He glanced outside and confirmed that he was still in the Third Prince's Mansion. Then he said in a deep voice, "Go back. I'm fine. Don't stir up any trouble."
Wang Lin wanted to say something more. Seeing that Feng Linyuan looked normal and should be really all right, he had no choice but to nod. "I'll go back now. It's just that I'm also worried about the situation of the Marquise..."
"Zheng'er is fine." Feng Linyuan glanced at Bai Zheng and nodded.
Since Bai Zheng promoted Wang Lin to be the Captain of the Right Thousand - Bull Guards last time, Wang Lin had always been grateful to this Marquise who was like a bole to him.
Hearing Feng Linyuan's words, he nodded, got up and walked out.
Bai Yinan had rushed in front of Bai Zheng. Looking at his daughter's pale cheeks, his eyes were red and tears rolled down.
Feng Linyuan quietly stood by, looking at Bai Zheng.
It took Bai Yinan quite a while to calm down his emotions.
"Why hasn't Zheng'er woken up yet?" He asked Feng Linyuan when he saw that Bai Zheng showed no sign of waking up.
Feng Linyuan's eyes never left Bai Zheng. Hearing this, he sighed and replied in a deep voice, "It's all my fault... I was too late. Zheng'er inhaled too much soot in the fire and soaked in cold water for a whole night..."
He didn't go on, but his eyes looking at Bai Zheng were filled with more heartache and guilt.
Bai Yinan kept silent.
He knew that although Feng Linyuan had just described it lightly, last night's situation must have been extremely dangerous. Otherwise, Feng Linyuan, a Marquis of Dingyuan who had practiced martial arts since childhood, wouldn't have fainted by the lake with Bai Zheng for a whole night.
In fact, when Feng Linyuan went in to rescue Bai Zheng, he didn't take too many protective measures for himself because he was too anxious.
As a result, he also inhaled a lot of soot.
With great difficulty, he managed to take Bai Zheng out of the fire. Just as he peeled off the asbestos cloth that covered her for fire - prevention, the fireworks workshop exploded.
The side - courtyard warehouse was right next to the fireworks workshop. It could be said that it was the first place to be affected by the explosion.
Feng Linyuan had barely escaped from the fire and was already exhausted. But when he saw the explosion coming, he still tried his best to protect Bai Zheng, completely ignoring himself. As a result, his back and arms were full of bruises and burns.
His outer robe, which had been wet with water, had already dried in the fire. Now affected by the explosion, it caught fire again. Even the dress on Bai Zheng's body caught fire.
He made a prompt decision and jumped into the lake with Bai Zheng in his arms. But before he could climb back onto the shore, he completely fainted.
Looking at Feng Linyuan's expression, Bai Yinan sighed deeply and comforted him, "You've done your best. If it weren't for you, how could Zheng'er have escaped alone..."
"No." Feng Linyuan shook his head, his voice low. "If it weren't for me, Zheng'er wouldn't have been trapped in the fire at all."
Last night, when he learned that Bai Zheng was missing and couldn't find her anywhere, the panic and helplessness that overflowed in his heart were still vivid in his mind.
Looking at Bai Zheng in front of him, he felt such regret for the first time.
Such a smart woman could have married an ordinary man and lived a smooth life.
But just because she married him, she had never lived a life of enjoying flowers and butterflies like a normal rich young lady in Yongding City. Instead, she had to hide in the dark corner with him, racking her brains every day to figure out how to guard against the enemies in the dark and accumulate the strength for revenge.
"It's all my fault. It's all my fault..." he murmured.
"It's not your fault." A gentle voice came.
Feng Linyuan was slightly stunned and felt his hands being tightly held.
On the pale little face in front of him, a pair of eyes slowly opened.
"Zheng'er!" Bai Yinan exclaimed in surprise. "You're awake!"
Bai Zheng curled her lips and replied, "I've made Father worried."
Her voice was still a bit weak, obviously because she had just woken up and her body hadn't fully recovered.
Bai Yinan was extremely excited, and his eyes turned red again. Thinking of the whole - night worry and fear that finally turned out to be a false alarm, he even wanted to kneel down and thank God right now!
"It's good that you're awake. It's good that you're awake. Doctor, I, Father, I'll go and call the doctor right away!" Bai Yinan was so happy that he was incoherently babbling. After saying this, he ran out.
Looking at Bai Yinan's staggering figure, Bai Zheng couldn't help but smile, but somehow, the corners of her eyes were a bit sour.
She regained her senses and looked at Feng Linyuan. "A Yuan, I almost thought I would never see you again..."
Feng Linyuan's heart suddenly ached. He reached out and hugged Bai Zheng, pulling her into his arms.
"I'm sorry, Zheng'er..."
His chin rubbed against Bai Zheng's forehead. The familiar fluffy feeling made his heart even more sour.
Bai Zheng's voice was muffled. "A Yuan, if... if I really left one day, you mustn't..."
"How dare you!" Before Bai Zheng could finish her words, Feng Linyuan interrupted her directly.
He gritted his teeth slightly and said threateningly, "If you dare to abandon me, even if I have to chase you to the Underworld or the Naihe Bridge, I will surely catch up with you and give you a good beating."
Bai Zheng sighed softly. She wanted to say something more, but then gave up the idea in an instant. She just quietly leaned against Feng Linyuan, allowing him to hold her tightly in his arms.
Feng Linyuan hugged her tightly and buried his face in Bai Zheng's hair. "Zheng'er, do you know? I'm really so angry..."
Feng Linyuan's voice showed an unprecedented emptiness and palpitation.
"If Father were still alive, I would surely have pacified the Western Liang by now. How could there have been this disaster for you?
By that time, no enemy could ever disrupt the peace of the Great Zhou again, and the Great Zhou would become the most glorious and prosperous dynasty in history.
This has always been the wish of all the Marquis of Dingyuan through the generations.
But because of the selfishness of some people, everything has changed! Why... Why did they do this?"
Feng Linyuan hugged Bai Zheng tightly, his voice low and tired. "Father always taught me that for the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, the peace of the Great Zhou is more important than anything else. We fought desperately on the battlefield regardless of our lives just to protect them.
But how did they treat us?
They're bent on killing me and even won't spare you!"
"This wasn't done by Feng Linche and his son."
Bai Zheng explained softly.
She could feel Feng Linyuan's unstable emotions, which made her a little scared.
With the current strength of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, although it was impossible to take on the military forces of the whole Great Zhou and the Western Liang alone, it was still no problem to kill a few people if they really wanted to fight to the death.
But that... was the last thing she wanted to see.
"I'll try my best to protect myself." She comforted him. "Look, this time, I did my best and didn't get burned at all, right?"