Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 120 The Ruthless and Disabled Crown Prince (24)

Lu Liruan turned over, and even with her eyes closed, she could still feel the light. She sat up and prepared to extinguish the two candles on the bedside table.

"Don't move." Ji Shumin had his back to her, but as if he could sense what she was about to do, he spoke up to stop her.

"what happened?"

“Those are dragon and phoenix candles.” Ji Shumin turned his head, the candlelight reflecting in his dark eyes, seemingly adding a touch of warmth to his appearance.

"Dragon and Phoenix Candles?"

Lu Liruan looked at the red candles, each one as thick as her two wrists and as long as her forearm.

He squinted and leaned closer to examine it, and sure enough, he found a dragon and phoenix pattern carved on the candle.

Lu Liruan is about to develop PTSD from all this stuff. Wasn't that the thing next to the dog hole just now? How many of these did you prepare?

Before Lu Liruan could ask a question, Ji Shumin spoke up, "The dragon and phoenix candles must burn until the morning of the second day of the wedding. If they are not extinguished, it is a good omen for the couple to live a long and happy life together until they grow old together."

"I specifically asked them to prepare such a large one." He coughed lightly twice as he moved.

Lu Liruan's expression was complicated. "Are you planning to use physics to defeat metaphysics because you feel that your body is not good?"

As long as it's big enough, it won't go out. And you'll live long enough?

Is that right?

So, do you believe it or not?

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you." Lu Liruan lay back down, quickly pulled up the blanket to cover her head, and adopted a posture of shutting herself off from visitors.

She didn't want to hear Ji Shumin say another word tonight.

Because none of the things he said sounded like they came from the mouth of a normal person.

Lu Liruan thought that with someone else beside her, she wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully tonight.

But to her surprise, when she opened her eyes, Ji Shumin had already finished washing and dressing.

Holding a book, I sat leisurely at the table...

"Your Highness, it's time to make the changes." A gentle voice sounded in her ear, and a palace maid stood by the bed.

She was very ordinary-looking, the kind of person who would go unnoticed if thrown into a crowd.

Lu Liruan sat up, a little dazed, and looked at her face.

The palace maid let Lu Liruan look her over...

"You are...you were the one who was with me at the banquet that day?" Lu Liruan asked tentatively. She felt that this palace maid looked familiar, but because she looked ordinary, Lu Liruan was not sure.

The palace maid curtsied and said, "I'm sorry to trouble Your Highness the Crown Princess to recognize me."

"You!" Lu Liruan wanted to say, how did you get here! Were you sent here to serve me, or... were you originally a palace maid here with Ji Shumin?

Lu Liruan still vividly remembers what happened at the banquet that day.

I was indeed frightened at the time.

That day, the palace maid appeared very calm, leading Lu Liruan to believe that she had simply missed the part where she was drugged and therefore knew nothing about it.

But now it seems that if she is one of Ji Shumin's people, then things might be different...

"Not bad eyesight."

Ji Shumin's words directly confirmed what Lu Liruan had in mind.

Lu Liruan froze in her tracks as she tried to get up, momentarily too afraid to look at Ji Shumin's expression.

I used my medical skills that day, will it be discovered so quickly?

Will Ji Shumin discover something amiss?

I was too careless. In this environment of vying for imperial power, I was far too unvigilant!

Given Ji Shumin's suspicious and mentally unstable personality, if he becomes suspicious, you won't have a good time. He's definitely not a soft-hearted person.

They might appear calm on the surface, but secretly they're plotting how to take down someone else...

Ji Shumin didn't look at her, but lowered his head and smiled, "Then she will serve you from now on."

"This servant Qinghe greets Your Highness the Crown Princess." The palace maid gave Lu Liruan a deep bow.

"Get up," Lu Liruan said, feigning composure.

"About that day..." Lu Liruan began softly.

"What, you want to know who did it?" Ji Shumin slammed the book shut and curled the corner of his mouth: "You'll have plenty of time to guess for yourself later. My Crown Princess can't be a stupid one."

Lu Liruan didn't understand what she wanted to know; Ji Shumin's attitude was indifferent.

Lu Liruan was afraid that if she pressed him for answers, it would arouse his suspicion, so she remained silent.

Lu Liruan finished washing and dressing under Qinghe's care. Qinghe was very skillful and could do the work of several people in a short time by herself. She was proficient in everything from combing hair to applying makeup.

Looking at herself in the mirror, with a crimson flower mark between her brows, Lu Liruan felt almost like a stranger.

"Is this...appropriate?"

"The title of Crown Princess is most fitting." Qinghe understood what she meant.

An unmarried girl who usually dresses casually will naturally feel uncomfortable when suddenly transformed into a dignified and elegant woman.

Lu Liruan sat at the table, her gaze sweeping over the extinguished dragon and phoenix candles.

...It only burned less than a third of the fire in one night, that's outrageous.

Lu Liruan ate heartily at breakfast; she hadn't eaten much yesterday and was already very hungry.

Ji Shumin, sitting opposite him, would eat a piece of cake for fifteen minutes and drink a couple of sips of porridge before letting out a soft sigh.

Looking at him, Lu Liruan understood why he had lost weight. Eating with someone like that would make you lose your appetite.

Because this kind of person... is disgusting.

Ji Shumin put down his chopsticks and bowl first, then tossed a dagger onto Lu Liruan's lap with a weary expression. Lu Liruan looked closely and realized that this was the same dagger he had used to cut his hand last night.

"Here you go." Ji Shumin raised his chin.

Why did you give me this...?

Lu Liruan is going to pay her respects to the various imperial concubines later. What's the point of bringing this along? Whoever displeases me, I'll stab them with a bayonet.

Or... is this trip dangerous?

After Qinghe tidied Lu Liruan's clothes, Ji Shumin made a gesture, indicating that Lu Liruan should turn around for him to see.

He looked appreciative, stroking his chin with his fingertips: "My taste is not bad."

"Was this dress personally chosen by His Highness the Crown Prince?" It has to be said that Lu Liruan also thought the red dress was very beautiful.

With each step, the light reveals a texture that seems to flow like scattered gold.

"Hmm." Ji Shumin nodded, then said casually, "The fabric was also ordered by me, selected from Consort Rong's extra allowance."

Lu Liruan: ...

I have to pay my respects to Consort Rong later, is it really appropriate to wear this?

"Therefore, the Imperial Concubine may be somewhat dissatisfied with you later."

Ji Shumin smiled sinisterly: "I was afraid the Crown Princess wouldn't know why, so I'm telling you in advance."

Yesterday, Lu Liruan had already heard that the fabric for her wedding dress was allocated from the concubines in the harem. As for who got such good fabric from, it was self-evident.

Is this the one for today?

What kind of behavior is this?

It's probably like someone holding a megaphone and repeatedly playing in the other person's ear: You're not happy, are you? You're not happy, are you really not happy?

Lu Liruan also wanted to ask Ji Shumin: Are you alright? Are you alright? Are you really alright?