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

Chapter 118 The Ruthless and Disabled Crown Prince (22)

"Were you scared?" he asked in a hoarse voice, gently stroking Lu Liruan's head with his uninjured hand.

Lu Liruan was taken aback. He was playing with the hair at her temples in his hand. When Lu Liruan looked up, Ji Shumin touched her cheek again.

Like petting a kitten...

His actions were a bit strange, but given his current half-dead state, they weren't offensive.

Lu Liruan let him touch her face, and then pinched her face with two fingers.

"I'm asking you something."

"I'm more concerned about Your Highness's health than whether you were frightened," Lu Liruan replied in a very official manner.

Ji Shumin weakly raised his eyebrows: "My body is just like this, it's an old ailment."

"Your Highness, don't worry, I won't suddenly leave you behind."

"What, are you giving me a heads-up before you die?" Lu Liruan thought to herself.

"I'm hoping His Highness the Crown Prince lives to be a hundred years old..."

"Sincerely?"

"Why isn't this the truth? I genuinely hope that His Highness the Crown Prince will continue to protect me."

"As long as you are good, obedient, and don't disobey me, I will protect you."

Whether it was her imagination or not, Lu Liruan sensed a hint of pity in his tone.

What a strange person...

After all that commotion, Lu Liruan was exhausted, both physically and mentally, and leaned against the bed, not wanting to move.

"Does the Crown Princess wish to rest in peace?" Ji Shumin asked after a moment, as he wheeled himself over.

"Mmm." Lu Liruan nodded. Who cares? Sleeping is the most important thing. If I don't sleep well today, how will I face tomorrow?

“There’s still one last thing to do for this wedding…” Ji Shumin raised his hand and lowered the bed curtains.

what?

Lu Liruan's drowsiness subsided, and she thought to herself: What else do you want to do?

Seriously? You're disabled but determined?

Wait a minute...aren't you impotent?

Despite Lu Liruan's wary gaze, Ji Shumin didn't seem annoyed. He calmly propped himself up and sat down next to Lu Liruan.

As he approached, Lu Liruan leaned back little by little. Just as her waist reached its limit, she saw the Crown Prince, less than two inches away, with a cold smile playing on his lips on his excessively handsome face.

Then, from under the blanket behind him, he pulled something out...

A white silk handkerchief.

As Lu Liruan watched his slender fingertips twirling that thing, memories from the past flooded back to her.

The governess from the palace treated Lu Liruan with a completely laissez-faire attitude.

However, nothing that needed to be said, taught, or explained was omitted, striving to ensure that the future Crown Prince and Crown Princess, no matter how much they nitpick, could find no fault with him...

Lu Liruan knew what it was; it was a handkerchief.

During the wedding night, the woman would place her veil under her body, and the next day a matron would come to check on her to verify her virginity…

When Lu Liruan heard this, she felt uncomfortable. Men could have three wives and four concubines, but women had to be humiliated by this.

But there was nothing they could do. They thought that His Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't be able to do it, and that leaving this thing here would only make them look foolish, but they still ended up seeing it anyway.

Upon noticing Lu Liruan pouting, Ji Shumin casually tossed the handkerchief aside: "What's wrong? Do you think I can't consummate our marriage?"

Lu Liruan thought to herself: How am I supposed to answer you? Is it okay to not ask a question that's bad for both of us?

Then Ji Shumin did not use Lu Liruan's answer; he answered himself: "Ah...yes, I really cannot consummate my marriage with the Crown Princess."

He shrugged, sounding very relaxed.

Lu Liruan paused for a moment, thinking to herself: Is it that the thought process of a lunatic is different from that of an ordinary person, or is it that His Highness the Crown Prince is a person with a thousand thoughts in his heart?

There is no need to prove oneself in such matters.

But whether you want to prove yourself or not, you don't need to say it so openly, right?

Is this something to be proud of? If you're so proud, why don't you go around the palace and tell everyone: I'm no good!

Before Lu Liruan could finish processing what was happening, Ji Shumin continued, saying very frankly, "I cannot consummate our marriage, but I cannot let others know that I cannot consummate our marriage."

"Does the Crown Princess understand what I mean?"

I understand, I understand it very well.

So what should we do with this thing?

Lu Liruan pondered for a moment, then licked her lips and looked at Ji Shumin's injured hand.

Ji Shumin noticed her gaze and chuckled coldly.

He put his hands behind his back, the meaning was very clear: Don't try anything with me.

Lu Liruan: ...

Seeing Lu Liruan's predicament, Ji Shumin raised his hand and took off the jade crown that was binding his hair, which had been tied up all day and made his head throb with pain.

As he ran his fingertips through her hair, stroking it gently, Ji Shumin uttered a shocking statement: "The Crown Princess will have to figure that out herself. I've already handed over my handkerchief..."

ha?

Lu Liruan wondered if there was something wrong with her ears. What exactly did she hear?

What the hell is that?

How did you get that thing?

Putting aside where it came from, who did you give it to?

Lu Liruan couldn't contain herself any longer; the questions in her eyes were practically popping out.

Ji Shumin deftly twirled the hairpin she had just taken off between her fingers: "The Crown Princess doesn't believe me?"

Um... what can I believe?

"Heh, I knew the Crown Princess wouldn't trust me wholeheartedly. Luckily, someone sewed that fabric onto this wedding dress." Ji Shumin used the tip of his hairpin to poke at Lu Liruan's layered, heavy, and exquisite skirt.

"Huh?" Lu Liruan couldn't help but utter a questioning syllable.

She reached out and, following the direction he pointed, unceremoniously lifted the hem of her skirt.

And then, incredibly... among a pile of materials, they found a piece that had been pieced together, stained with dried blood.

you……

Where did your blood come from?

Lu Liruan was completely stunned!

"I have already given this to the Crown Princess. Shouldn't the Crown Princess also give this to me? Only then can I believe in the Crown Princess's sincerity in marrying me..." Ji Shumin emphasized.

"Your Highness, do you know the purpose of this handkerchief?" Lu Liruan asked softly.

"Isn't it to prove innocence and verify sincerity?" Ji Shumin replied.

Indeed.

Before Lu Liruan could speak further, Ji Shumin retorted, "Does the Crown Princess believe that only women possess innocence and sincerity?"

"Now that we are husband and wife, I am sincerely honest with the Crown Princess. I hope the Crown Princess will not betray this respect I have shown her..."

Ji Shumin picked up the handkerchief, took Lu Liruan's hand, and slowly handed it over.

"I hate treacherous and unfaithful people the most. If the Crown Princess does not betray me, I will certainly not betray her either. Everything in this world requires reciprocity. I entrust this to the Crown Princess, so she should accept it carefully."

Ji Shumin's words made Lu Liruan think, and she felt that... he was talking about more than just the so-called marriage.

But his words touched Lu Liruan.

Yes, in any matter, even marriage, why should a woman give herself unilaterally? If she does not receive equal loyalty and reciprocation, how is that any different from exploitation and enslavement?

But... what you're doing doesn't seem like mutual giving; it's more like a blood oath, isn't it?