Hearing the queen's words, Yuan Yuhan didn't care about the rules anymore and rushed into the inner chamber.
"A Ru!"
Hearing Yuan Yuhan's voice, the queen showed a smug smile. She walked into the inner chamber leisurely and said, "Han'er, what's going on..." But the smug smile froze on her face. What was going on? Where was Ze'er? Why was there only Princess Tianlin in the room?
When Yuan Yuhan came in just now, he saw A Ru grabbing a piece of teacup shard and slashing it hard across her own arm. There were already many wounds on her arm.
Just now, when Yuan Yuze had thrown her onto the bed and was about to pounce on her, she remembered the poison her elder sister had given her. Without hesitation, she scattered a packet of it. Yuan Yuze fainted before he could even react.
She didn't have the strength to escape now. Relying on her last bit of reason and strength, she stuffed Yuan Yuze under the bed. She seemed to have heard Yuan Yuhan's voice just now.
She smashed a teacup, picked up a shard and slashed it hard across her own body. Instantly, she regained her senses.
She had been keeping herself awake this way. Seeing Yuan Yuhan rushing in, she smiled happily. She was finally safe.
"A Ru!"
"A Ru, what's wrong with you?" Yuan Yuhan looked at the girl covered in blood and felt extremely panicked inside.
He hugged her and rushed out in a hurry. He didn't even notice that he had bumped into the queen.
The queen was jolted by the impact. Fortunately, the people behind her supported her, or she would have fallen.
"Search for this queen! Find the Third Prince!" Since Princess Tianlin was not harmed, it meant that Ze'er must have been in trouble. But how could a drugged woman have the ability to fight back?
"How is A Ru?" Yuan Yuhan was extremely anxious seeing the worried look on the mansion doctor's face.
"Your Highness, the girl has been drugged with aphrodisiac. The person who administered the drug was extremely cruel. If she doesn't have sexual intercourse, she will explode and die."
"Isn't there any other way?" He knew that A Ru had been drugged with aphrodisiac. A Ru had woken up on the way back. She had hugged him and rubbed against him constantly, even trying to take off his clothes.
He had no choice but to acupoint her. But now even the mansion doctor had no solution.
"Understood. You can leave. Remember what you should and shouldn't say. Otherwise, you'll lose your head."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will definitely keep my mouth shut."
Yuan Yuhan looked at the girl on the bed and undid her acupoints.
"A Ru, don't worry. I'll go to Father tomorrow. I will definitely go to Tianlin Kingdom to propose marriage with a grand bridal procession. I swear that you will be the only woman in my life. I will never look for another woman."
After a night of passion, when A Ru woke up the next day, she felt weak all over. Every time she moved, it hurt terribly.
She remembered that she had been drugged yesterday. She had used the poison her elder sister gave her to drug Yuan Yuze unconscious. Then Yuan Yuhan had come. After that, she seemed to have fainted.
Suddenly, she felt that there was someone lying beside her. She turned her head and saw that it was Yuan Yuhan. But why was he in her bed and not wearing any clothes?
... Wait, not wearing any clothes? A Ru realized it later and immediately checked herself.
"Ah!!!"
"Thud—"
"Yuan Yuhan, you bastard!" A Ru was so angry that her eyes were red. Her innocence was gone. Wuwuwu...
Yuan Yuhan was kicked off the bed by A Ru and instantly woke up. Looking at A Ru crying like a tearful mess on the bed, he didn't even care that he was still naked, only wearing a pair of underpants.
He immediately knelt beside the bed and said, "A Ru, I had no other choice. Really. After I brought you out of the palace yesterday, I found a doctor. But the doctor said that the drug was too strong. If there was no sexual intercourse between a man and a woman, you would explode and die."
"A Ru, believe me. I originally planned to... after we got married." Yuan Yuhan was a bit shy to say it. "But don't worry. I'll go into the palace immediately to report to Father. I will definitely go to Tianlin Kingdom to propose marriage with a grand bridal procession."
"I will definitely make you marry in a glorious way." Yuan Yuhan looked at the girl curled up in the corner of the bed, hugging herself painfully. He also felt very painful inside.
He moved his knees forward a bit. "A Ru, I swear that you will be the only woman in my life. I will never betray you. If I don't keep my promise, let the sky strike me with thunder and lightning!"
A Ru covered Yuan Yuhan's mouth with her hand. In fact, she was just scared. She didn't know what to do after doing such a thing before getting married.
Hearing Yuan Yuhan's words, she also understood that he had done this to save her.
"Don't... don't say that..." A Ru was crying so hard that she could hardly speak clearly.
"A Ru, believe me. I will never let you down."
"Is it true what you just said about marrying me?"
"Of course it's true. A Ru, I've wanted to marry you for a long time, but the timing wasn't right. Now that we've had sexual relations, I'll go prepare the betrothal gifts right away."
Yuan Yuhan hugged A Ru and promised. He really loved A Ru. He had grown up in the palace, watching the women in the palace scheme against each other and fight openly and secretly. He couldn't stand such a life.
So a long time ago, he had said that he would only marry one woman in his life. Although he was ambitious, he also wanted to have a wife and children waiting for him at home, caring about him after a busy day outside.
"A Ru, you rest for a few days. When you're better, I'll find Zhanzhi to send you back to Tianlin Kingdom. Then you just wait for me to marry you in Tianlin."
A Ru looked into Yuan Yuhan's affectionate eyes and nodded.
"I'll leave tonight. I can't stay here. I was drugged at that time. To protect myself, I scattered a handful of the poison my elder sister gave me on Yuan Yuze. I don't know what kind of poison it is, so I have to leave. I can't bring you any trouble."
"But A Ru..."
"There's no 'but'. Yuan Yuhan, don't worry. As long as I'm not in Qin Dynasty, they can't do anything to me. Otherwise, this matter will also implicate you."
Yuan Yuhan couldn't persuade A Ru, so he agreed. "I've already sent someone to inform Jing Xunchi. He will send someone to escort you back to Tianlin."
Before leaving, Yuan Yuhan kissed A Ru and said, "A Ru, wait for me for half a month. If I don't go to Tianlin Kingdom to marry you after half a month, then you just stay in Tianlin well and don't come to Qin Dynasty."
"What do you mean, Yuan Yuhan?" A Ru had a vague guess, but she didn't dare to be sure. She believed that he loved her and would definitely not let her down. Then there was only...
"A Ru, don't think too much. I'll be fine. Don't worry." Yuan Yuhan smiled and comforted A Ru. But in his heart, he already hated the queen. After A Ru left, he would have no more worries.