As expected, as Ling Qingwan expected, people from the Ling Mansion came to the General's Mansion almost every day to ask Ling Shen to go back.
Gradually, some bad rumors spread in the city. Some said that Ling Shenshi and Ling Feng's relationship broke down, and some said that Shen Chengzhou despised the decline of the Ling Mansion and insisted on locking Ling Shenshi in the General's Mansion and not allowing her to return to the Ling Mansion.
Shen Chengzhou was a man of pure character and pride, and hated it most when someone insulted his reputation. But compared with Ling Shenshi, Shen Chengzhou chose the latter.
Others don't understand, they only see things with one pair of eyes, but Shen Chengzhou knows it clearly in his heart. Ling Feng is not good to Ling Shenshi, and he will be wronged when he returns.
In addition, Ling Xiao and Ling Qingwan were in danger one after another, so Shen Chengzhou was more concerned about the safety of his family. Therefore, the people from the Ling Mansion came to invite him every day, but before they saw the people from the Ling Shen family, they were driven out by Shen Chengzhou.
After Ling Qingwan rested for a few days and recovered a little from her injuries, she began to plan to return to the Ling Mansion.
She wanted to see what Madam Ling was thinking in her heart, why she was so anxious to invite Ling Shen back.
That night.
Ling Qingwan finished washing up and prepared to rest. She had to go back to Ling Mansion early tomorrow.
Suddenly, she heard someone knocking on her window.
"Wan Wan."
A gentle and low voice came into Ling Qingwan's ears. Her heart trembled and she almost couldn't stand.
She immediately calmed down and opened the window. Wei Xun climbed over the windowsill and hugged Ling Qingwan.
It's really him.
Ling Qingwan's left arm was weak, and she hugged Wei Xun tightly with her right hand.
At this moment, Ling Qingwan no longer cared about the modesty of a girl, or the rules and etiquette. It had been almost two months since they parted from Sui Yang, and no one knew how much Ling Qingwan missed Wei Xun.
When Wei Xun's voice sounded just now, Ling Qingwan felt as if the world was spinning around her, and she thought she was hallucinating.
After a long time, Wei Xun reluctantly let go of her hand.
"How are you? Is your wound feeling better? Does it still hurt?"
Wei Xun asked as he pulled Ling Qingwan to sit down.
"I'm fine." Ling Qingwan shook her head and said softly to comfort him.
She looked him up and down and found that Wei Xun had lost some weight. His once fair and tender skin had turned darker, and there was a thin stubble on his chin.
He was still as handsome as ever, but Ling Qingwan felt particularly distressed when she looked at him.
"Why are you back?" Ling Qingwan sniffed and swallowed back her tears.
"How could I not have heard about your serious injury?" Wei Xun looked worried. "I was afraid you were in danger, so I came back to see you."
It had been about six or seven days since she encountered the accident. It should take half a month to get from the northern border to the capital. The distance was shortened by half, which showed how much Wei Xun had traveled in the past few days to rush back to the capital.
Thinking of this, Ling Qingwan couldn't hold back any longer, and tears fell like broken strings.
"Why are you crying?" Wei Xun was heartbroken, he reached out his hand and gently wiped away the tears on Ling Qingwan's face with his fingertips. "You didn't smile when you saw me, but cried. I won't sneak back to see you anymore."
"That's perfect." Ling Qingwan pouted.
She knew that Wei Xun was teasing her. Ling Qingwan was not angry. She really didn't want Wei Xun to run around for her.
"It's such a long journey from the Northern Frontier to the capital. It must be very hard for you to rush back. If the emperor finds out, he will hold you accountable. You might as well stay in the Northern Frontier. I will wait for you to come back."
"But you haven't seen me for two years, don't you miss me?" Wei Xun looked at Ling Qingwan with clear eyes.
"Of course I do."
She was almost going crazy missing him after just one or two months of not seeing him.
Seeing Ling Qingwan say that she missed him, Wei Xun grinned and smiled particularly brightly.
It was late, and Wei Xun was exhausted after the long journey. Ling Qingwan called Wei Xun to wait in the front room. She asked Madam Pu to bring a basin of water, and told him to wash up and have a good sleep first, and other things could be discussed later.
When Nanny Park and Ling Qingwan came in, Wei Xun was already asleep on the bed.
“Miss, this…” Nanny Park was in a dilemma, not knowing whether to wake up Wei Xun.
"Let him sleep." Ling Qingwan smiled slightly, her expression full of heartache.
He must not have had a good night's sleep these past few days.
"Then where will you sleep?" Although Nanny Park felt sorry for Wei Xun, he was Ling Qingwan's man after all, and she was most concerned about Ling Qingwan.
"I'll sleep in the side room." Ling Qingwan said softly.
"Okay, okay." Nanny Park said, secretly relieved.
Ling Qingwan saw such delicate movements.
"Are you afraid that I will sleep with him?" Ling Qingwan couldn't help laughing.
Nanny Park paused, feeling a little helpless.
"That's not what I meant. After all, you and the prince haven't gotten married yet, you're a single man and a single woman, and the prince will be staying in the northern border for a while. If you sleep with him, it's fine if nothing goes wrong, but if something goes wrong, I'm afraid your reputation will be damaged."
Immediately afterwards, Nanny Park hurriedly explained to Ling Qingwan.
"I know." Ling Qingwan's lips curled slightly. "Don't worry, Ma'am. I know what I'm doing."
Now, although her relationship with Wei Xun is known to everyone, they don't even have a formal engagement. Some things should not be done. If you do it, you may leave a handle for someone to take advantage of and harm you.
Moreover, Wei Xun is currently under punishment and is under close scrutiny by the court, so no complications can arise.
Ling Qingwan covered Wei Xun with a blanket and slept in the side room all night. However, Wei Xun was so tired that he didn't wake up until noon.
"Eat something to fill your stomach first."
Qiao'er and the others brought in a whole table of food. Ling Qingwan pulled Wei Xun over and urged him to eat.
Wei Xun said that there was no need to prepare so much, but in the blink of an eye, he had eaten all the food on the table.
Several maids around were stunned.
This was not the Seventh Prince, this was clearly an evil ghost. In this way, they could imagine what kind of life Wei Xun had been leading these days.
Ling Qingwan felt so sorry for Wei Xun. If it wasn't for her, why would Wei Xun run back so fast? He worked so hard just to see her.
"Why are you looking at me?" Wei Xun noticed something was wrong, raised his head, and asked Ling Qingwan cautiously. "Are you scared by me?"
Having said that, Wei Xun was about to put down his chopsticks.
"No, no! I just thought you looked so cute, so I looked at you a few more times! Really! If you don't believe me, ask Mingyue and the others!" Ling Qingwan turned around and looked at Mingyue, Qiaoer and Luoluo Hongshang.
"The prince is so cute!"
“Really, really!”
Several maids nodded their heads in a flurry.
Wei Xun curled the corner of his mouth.
It was the first time in his life that some little girls told him that he was cute.
After confirming that Ling Qingwan did not dislike him, Wei Xun continued to eat.
Seeing that Wei Xun was about to eat his fill, Ling Qingwan felt a little sad.
After Wei Xun finished his meal, he would return to Northern Xinjiang. She was reluctant to leave.