The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 47. Gifts from two Princes

Ning Xueyan laid on a bed with a pink curtain. Her shoulder wound had been wrapped with gauze. It was in winter, and her clothes were thick, so nobody could find out that she had wrapped with gauze on her shoulder. The medicine was very effective, and now her wound no longer burned, but she still could not raise her arm. 

A palace maid who was in charge of serving her had changed the clothes for her. This palace maid was none other than the woman who had sat beside Ao Chenyi, pretending to be his favorite concubine just now.

After putting on the last dress for her, the palace maid walked out the room slowly.

Ning Xueyan sat up and touched her left shoulder. Fortunately, when she rushed toward him, Ao Chenyi had pulled her forcibly. Otherwise, her injury would be much more serious. Although her physical conditions were much better than before, she was still weak. She looked into the bronze mirror beside the bed and saw a pale face, without a trace of blood.

Her left hand had almost no strength at all, and it dropped feebly.

She smiled bitterly. The injury was nothing for others, but it was serious enough for her to rest for a long time.

The door was pushed open heavily, and Ao Chenyi strode to the bed with a darkened face. He stopped when he was two steps away from her and sized her up. Then he shook his black robe gracefully and sat down on the chair beside the bed. He asked in an elusive tone, "Tell me why you tried so hard to save me. You really want to be my wife, don't you?"

"Prince Yi, you're kidding on me," Ning Xueyan said with a smile. She then got out of the bed and stood up, holding the head of the bed. "Prince Yi, could you please bring my maid here? I want her to help me out of here," she said.

Such an accident had happened in the imperial palace, and Prince Yi almost got injured. The two Young Ladies who had been under the plum tree were in a panic and rushed out of the imperial palace, screaming a lot. So it was the perfect time for Ning Xueyan to leave. Nobody would notice whether the others got injured or not, and in panic, it was normal to hit something and hurt themselves.

Therefore, she must take this opportunity to leave.

Otherwise, when everything came back to normal, it would be difficult for her to leave.

"Are you serious that you don't want me to pay you back?" Ao Chenyi asked in a low voice.

"I didn't do anything for you, so of course you don't need to pay me back. Actually, I should thank you, Prince Yi. If you didn't save me, I might have already died," Ning Xueyan said gently with a smile, raising her pale face. She suddenly bowed to Ao Chenyi gracefully, holding back the pain in her shoulder. "Prince Yi, thank you for saving my life. I will certainly repay you in the future!"

The moment Ning Xueyan was hit by the arrow, Ao Chenyi had pulled her backward quickly, looking both calm and a little annoyed. Ning Xueyan had suddenly understood that Ao Chenyi had seen the man on the rockery. He had not done anything to stop him shoot the arrow because he had his plan.

Ning Xueyan realized that she seemed had ruined his plan by accident！

"If he hasn't seen that man, he wouldn't have turned and avoided the arrow so swiftly. I was injured, because he didn't expect that I was being with him at that point. Obviously, I became his burden and he failed to keep both of us safe. Fortunately, it's me who got injured. Otherwise, I will be tortured by that demon," she thought.

A delightful smile suddenly appeared on Ao Chenyi's handsome face, and his face lit up a little. "Yan'er, you're a smart woman. I love talking to smart people," he said.

Although he did not say that Ning Xueyan was right, he did not deny it either. That confirmed Ning Xueyan's guess.

Since he did not want to make things clear, Ning Xueyan did not want to ask more. Otherwise, he might be annoyed again. She had expressed her appreciation and sincerity. That was enough.