The One Who Stood Out

If it had only been Wang Yue or Ling Buyi barging in alone, these young ladies might have been eager for one of them to catch sight of them. Then they could seize the chance to cling to one of the two, like Princess Yuchang had. After all, the men would have barged in without announcing themselves, so no one could blame the ladies for scheming.

But Wang Yue and Ling Buyi had come in together. If the young ladies were seen by both of them, neither man would be willing to marry them. That would be a terrible loss.

Once Wang Yue entered the room, he kept his eyes down and his mind focused, saying nothing. When he reached the middle of the room, he merely bowed to Princess Ruyang, then covered Wang Ling, whose clothes were still damp, with his cloak. He swept her into his arms and turned to leave. As he passed Cheng Shaoshang, he deliberately dropped a bottle of medicine for treating injuries beside her.

Cheng Shaoshang was in a sorry state just then. When she saw Wang Yue enter, she didn't want him to see her face, so she didn't dare look up. But when he carried Wang Ling away, she was baffled. What was going on? Why were Wang Yue and Wang Ling so close? Wasn't he supposed to like her?

So lost in her thoughts, Cheng Shaoshang didn't even notice the medicine bottle Wang Yue had dropped for her. Fortunately, Wan Xiqi had been keeping an eye on her. The moment she spotted the bottle beside Cheng Shaoshang, she snatched it up.

Having often accompanied her father on military campaigns, Wan Xiqi knew her medicines. She opened the bottle and sniffed it, then quickly capped it and turned to apply the medicine