Forced love, an inescapable fate

Chapter 112 I still can’t pretend nothing happened

However, when Jiu Yue quickly arrived at the Princess's Mansion, he saw that Mu Qingli's yard was quiet and there seemed to be nothing unusual. He then went back to report to Jiang Ci.

Little did they know that she had already passed out from the pain. She never liked anyone to serve her, even Wan Yue only lived in the yard next door.

So no one knew about it at this time, and Wanyue felt guilty. Even though she went in to add charcoal to the charcoal brazier in Mu Qingli's room, she saw that the person had his back to her and seemed to be asleep, so she didn't look closely.

Jiang Ci was relieved to know that the person was fine. Although the pain was much relieved due to the medicine, it was still very painful, but still within the tolerable range.

However, the outbreak of the poison tonight made him more determined to find the Southern Xinjiang Gu Master as soon as possible.

He could endure this kind of pain, but Mu Qingli couldn't. He could definitely bear to watch her suffer from the poison.

Although he did not go to see her today after returning from Xinzhou because he was worried that she would find out about his injury, tomorrow is Feng Zong's wedding and he has to go no matter what. He just thought that he could only find another excuse to cover it up.

He didn't feel sleepy that night and spent most of the night with his eyes open.

The snow outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, and it didn't stop until the morning of the next day.

The maids and servants in the princess's mansion had already started to get busy. Mu Qingli was awakened by the knock on the door. When she woke up, her whole body ached and her head was dizzy. She felt as if she had had a long dream and even had no idea where she was.

It was not until I saw the familiar curtain above my head that I realized that everything that happened yesterday was not a dream.

Wanyue and her maid stood outside the door holding clothes and jewelry, and knocked on the carved wooden door in front of them again.

"Princess, are you awake?"

Hearing Wan Yue's familiar voice, Mu Qingli felt it was extremely ironic, but today was Feng Zong and An Ran's wedding. Even if she was feeling uncomfortable and in pain, she had to at least behave normally at their wedding and not be discovered. As for what would happen in the future, she would wait until the wedding was over.

She tried her best to make her voice sound normal, but as soon as she opened her mouth, her hoarse voice betrayed her.

"come in."

Wanyue heard her unusually hoarse voice and the worry in her eyes became even more intense. When she and the maid came in, Mu Qingli had already struggled to get up.

Wan Yue noticed that her face was frighteningly pale, and hurried forward with worry in her eyes, "Princess, you feel unwell, did you catch a cold?" After saying that, she reached out to feel the temperature of Mu Qingli's forehead.

However, the scene that had once been heartwarming now only showed a strong sense of irony in Mu Qingli's eyes.

Look, how similar they acted. No wonder I didn’t notice it. I can only say that they acted so well.

She suppressed the urge to shake off Wanyue's hand, controlled her emotions, and had a calm expression, showing nothing unusual.

Wanyue didn't notice her abnormality, but she felt that her forehead was obviously hot, and she couldn't help but frown.

"You seem to have a fever. It's my fault. I didn't pay attention when I came to add charcoal to the fire in the princess's room last night. You must have caught a cold. I'll go find the palace doctor and ask him to take a look at you."

Hearing Wanyue's obviously worried tone, Mu Qingli couldn't help but sneer.

She said coldly, "I'm fine. No need to bother the court doctor. Boil some of the fever-reducing medicine that Brother Su left behind. By the way, Wanyue, go and take care of other things. Xiaotao will be fine here."

As expected, she still couldn't face Wanyue as if nothing had happened.

Wan Yue's expression froze on her face, and her outstretched hand froze in mid-air. This was the first time Mu Qingli had given her a cold look.

Thinking of Mu Qingli's obviously strange expression when he saw her and Bai Yu yesterday, she was almost certain that her conversation with Bai Yu was overheard. She also couldn't sleep last night, so she could only hope for the best. But looking at Mu Qingli's behavior today, it seemed that the thing she was most worried about had indeed happened.

Wanyue stood in front of the bed with a grim expression, having no idea how to deal with the current situation.

Mu Qingli turned her face away, her heart felt like it was being torn apart by pain. It was not until Wanyue walked out of the room in a daze that she turned her face away with tears streaming down her face.

Seeing her appearance, Xiao Tao hurriedly handed her a handkerchief. It was obvious that there had been a quarrel between the two of them just now. This was the first time she saw two such good friends acting like this.

These maids secretly envied Wanyue very much, because the princess treated her like a sister and did not regard her as a servant at all. However, the situation today clearly showed that something unpleasant had happened between the two of them.

Mu Qingli took the handkerchief handed to her by Xiaotao, wiped the tears from her face, calmed herself down, and stood up. Just as Xiaotao was about to change her dress for the day, she looked at the neatly stacked dress on the tray and felt even more sad and upset. This dress was specially picked for her by Wanyue.

"Change it, I don't like this one."

Wan Yue stood at the door and closed her eyes in despair when she heard these words. At this point, how could she not see the current situation clearly? It was just too late to say anything now.

Mu Qingli had a numb expression as the maid changed her clothes. Finally, she forced herself to eat breakfast and take antipyretic medicine. After the maid left, she stood in front of the window, pushed it open, and let the cold wind blow in without feeling cold.

She lowered her eyelids and stared at a bright red wintersweet outside the window in a trance. Her thoughts seemed to be drained away and her heart was numb.

Xiao Tao was holding a white fox fur coat in her arms. Seeing her standing in front of the window and feeling the cold wind, she hurriedly put the coat on her.

"Princess, you've already caught a cold, how can you stand in the cold wind? I just had someone make some ginger soup, and I'll give you some before we set off. It's almost the auspicious time, and Miss An was just asking you, do you want to go?"

Mu Qingli withdrew his thoughts and closed the window casually.

"Let's go and have a look."

The entire princess's mansion was filled with joy. Against the backdrop of white snow, the big red wedding character was particularly eye-catching.

Coming to An Ran's room, Mu Qingli looked at her in her bright red wedding gown. Her delicate fair face was filled with a happy smile. Her eyes moved with the shyness of a young girl, and the dignity and composure of a soon-to-be wife. Seeing this, Mu Qingli's mood improved slightly.

When An Ran saw her come in, she stood up gracefully and took her hand affectionately.

"Ali, you're here. Wanyue said you caught a cold earlier. How are you feeling now? Are you okay?"

Mu Qingli patted her hands and pulled her to sit down.

"I'm fine, Sister An. I've already taken the medicine. The auspicious time will come soon. Are you nervous? It's really not easy for you and your brother to get to where you are today. Now that you have achieved your goal, I'm really happy for you. Sister An, you and your brother must be happy."

An Ran raised her hand affectionately and tucked the loose hair behind Mu Qingli's ear. "Ali, thank you for everything you have done. Don't worry, we will all be happy, and you will too."

Mu Qingli felt sad, but in order to prevent An Ran from noticing anything unusual, she could only force a smile.

"Ah."