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

Chapter 139 The Ruthless and Disabled Crown Prince (43)

Lu Liruan tried to dodge, but his hand held her firmly, preventing her from moving.

Ji Shumin sometimes hides his insecurity well, and sometimes he openly reveals it, which makes him contradictory and extreme. Lu Liruan wants to say, I can stay with you, but how can I help you?

"Your Highness, you must live well." Lu Liruan grabbed his sleeve, speaking solemnly.

"I can only stay with you if you're alive. No one knows what will happen after death. Only by living can we get what we want."

“What the Crown Princess says is true…” Ji Shumin looked at her serious expression and felt satisfied: She was worried that I would die, she cared about me.

"Alright, put me down." Lu Liruan felt uncomfortable. In broad daylight, Ji Shumin didn't care at all, but she felt very awkward.

This time, Ji Shumin didn't stop her. He let her carefully get up, then turn around and squat down in front of him.

Lu Liruan tentatively touched Ji Shumin's calf. Because it hadn't been for many years, his legs weren't thin or atrophied. Compared to a normal person's legs, they were just a little weaker.

"Can you feel anything?" Lu Liruan recalled that on their wedding day, Ji Shumin was still able to stand up with difficulty.

"I didn't feel anything," Ji Shumin said frankly.

"With all the tendons and bones broken, how could you still feel anything?" Ji Shumin did not stop Lu Liruan's actions. He looked down at her hands kneading his legs, but he could not feel anything. This feeling was very strange.

Lu Liruan sighed. She knew that Ji Shumin had given up on himself because he couldn't stand up, which was the source of his anger, but not the whole story.

He still has too many things on his mind...

Lu Liruan thought that even if his leg were to heal immediately, his heart and mind would not change. There are no shortcuts; he had to overcome them himself.

Ji Shumin was unaware that Lu Liruan was already studying her mental health. He looked at Lu Liruan's furrowed brows and her face, which was unconsciously pouting as she thought.

He stared at her, not missing a single reaction from Lu Liruan.

Are you so worried about being alone?

Why? Is it because we're tied to the same boat? Or... is it because I'm different to you?

"Get up," he said to Lu Liruan.

"It doesn't hurt anymore. Don't frown." Ji Shumin gently tapped Lu Liruan's forehead, his voice calm.

Deceiving.

How could it not hurt? If it doesn't hurt, why not take medicine? Lu Liruan retorted in her heart.

He glanced sideways at Ji Shumin, causing the Crown Prince to curl the corner of his mouth in a smile.

"The injury is on my body, why is the Crown Princess in pain?" He gently squeezed Lu Liruan's fingertips and asked softly, but it didn't seem like he needed to know the answer.

Lu Liruan sighed, "If last night's ordeal happened again, it would scare me to death." Lu Liruan wasn't exaggerating at all; she really couldn't handle Ji Shumin's fragile, dying state.

"Oh, right." Lu Liruan remembered something.

"Can someone with a physical condition still serve outside?" Lu Liruan asked.

"Ok?"

“I saw… a sweeping eunuch who was missing an arm.” Lu Liruan gestured to her own arm and saw Ji Shumin’s expression turn inscrutable and his eyes turn cold.

"Oh, I let him stay in the palace."

That's... that's strange.

What did it mean to let him stay? Lu Liruan didn't understand.

"Doesn't the Crown Princess find that person familiar?" Ji Shulie asked casually, twirling the thumb ring on his thumb.

"Me? Should I have seen him before?" Lu Liruan was unsure, trying hard to recall the eunuch.

But he couldn't recall what the eunuch looked like; the eunuch seemed to be always looking down with his back to him.

"What would I be like without me?" Ji Shumin sighed, but his expression was somewhat pleased.

"What happened after the Crown Princess forgot to crawl through the dog hole?"

Lu Liruan was startled, and then the thrilling scene from that day came back to her mind.

Yes, who was that person that day?

Lu Liruan did not pursue the matter from the beginning, not because she did not want to, but because she knew very little. She had no idea who was trying to harm her.

All she could do was be more vigilant. She had planned to investigate slowly after entering the palace, but so much had happened in the past few days that Lu Liruan had almost forgotten.

Speaking of which, Qinghe was the palace maid who accompanied her that day, and she was also responsible for the aftermath...

Lu Liruan turned her gaze to the Crown Prince, who had a half-smile on his face.

Ji Shumin seemed to be waiting for her to realize it herself: "You remembered?"

"You sent Qinghe that day?" Lu Liruan asked in surprise. How did Ji Shumin know?

"What, do you find it strange? How could I not know what's going on in the palace?" Ji Shumin said this with a confident air, and he had the ability to make people believe him.

“I thought…” Lu Liruan’s mind was a little slow to process what was happening.

Why didn't he remind me beforehand? When exactly did Ji Shumin start paying attention to me...? When did he start protecting me in secret?

Originally, Ji Shumin was cold and aloof in Lu Liruan's mind, which aroused her vigilance.

Little did he know that these were all just appearances; Ji Shumin was silently protecting himself...

"If the Crown Princess is so stupid, wouldn't she be bullied if I didn't keep an eye on her?" Ji Shumin said jokingly, but without any intention of belittling or belittling her.

Ji Shumin was never one to do good deeds quietly; he always expected something in return for lending a helping hand.

When you do something for someone, you should make sure they are grateful.

Otherwise, who are they doing this for? Heaven, earth, and their own conscience? It's hard to say how many people actually have a conscience.

He never intended to hide it from Lu Liruan, but such a trivial matter didn't need to be emphasized or mentioned.

Little did Lu Liruan know that she had noticed it first.

Thinking about what happened that day still makes Lu Liruan feel uncomfortable all over.

But... that person was clearly dressed as a young master that day, how did he turn into a palace eunuch?

Ji Shumin waited for her to think, his fingertips turning a page of the book with considerable dexterity.

"You did this?" Lu Liruan asked hesitantly.

"What did I do alone?"

You're asking a question you already know the answer to!

Lu Liruan raised an eyebrow: "Thank you very much for saving me, Your Highness. I am deeply grateful."

"Heh, anyone can talk the talk," Ji Shumin scoffed, his expression tinged with disdain.

"How does Your Highness wish me to express my gratitude?" Lu Liruan asked interjected.

"I have no excessive demands on the Crown Princess, as long as you don't lie to me and stay with me..." He seemed to have something left unsaid: "If you lie to me, do you know what the consequences will be?"

Ji Shumin pointed to the huge, empty flowerpot in the corner: "That was made by my own hands."

Lu Liruan didn't understand the meaning behind his abrupt and disjointed words.

The large flowerpot was dusty and unremarkable, and Lu Liruan didn't pay it any mind when she saw it. But now, after listening to Ji Shumin's words, she took a closer look.

……ha.

It even has the Crown Prince's seal on it.

You seem to really enjoy doing crafts.

“If the Crown Princess is lying to me, I will trap you in this situation, so you won’t lie to me.” Lu Liruan shuddered.

Ji Shumin didn't miss Lu Liruan's momentary surprise. He didn't tell her what was buried in the flowerpot, because she was so timid and it wouldn't be good to frighten her.

Lu Liruan originally wanted to ask him how he knew she would be targeted that day.

But Ji Shumin's interruption made his eyes drift straight to the huge flowerpot.

I haven't even entered the palace yet, and you're already planning to plant me in a flowerpot.

That doesn't look fresh to me.