Quick Transmigration: Why did you provoke him? He's love-struck!

Chapter 478 Relying on Favor (23)

Yan Zhen stood on the stool, put the cloth around his neck, and kicked the stool over without hesitation.

With a loud crash, Yan Zhen's body slumped downwards, and the intense feeling of suffocation made her struggle involuntarily.

The suffocation lasted only a few seconds before the door to the room was kicked open, and Hong Fu rushed in, drawing her sword from her waist and swinging it around.

As the sword sliced ​​through the cloth, Yan Zhen fell to the ground, and Hong Fu rushed over to catch her.

The two landed, and Hong Fu's face was extremely ugly. She scolded, "Are you crazy?! Is it necessary to try to kill yourself?"

Yan Zhen felt extremely dizzy and lightheaded, and her throat was burning. It took her a while to see anything clearly.

She blinked, and her eyes instantly filled with tears: "Zhao Yuan is dead, and I don't want to live anymore."

"You..." Hong Fu's face turned even more pale, "You're with him?"

Yan Zhen nodded slightly.

"..." Hong Fu gritted her teeth, looking like she wanted to strangle her.

But faced with her pitiful appearance, Hong Fu couldn't even utter a harsh word.

"Don't cry, he's not dead."

Yan Zhen was taken aback.

This time it wasn't an act.

"Zhao Yuan isn't dead?"

“He’s not dead, he’s tough as nails.” Hong Fu was furious, and her tone was harsh. “But he’s still unconscious. The doctor said he doesn’t know when he’ll wake up.”

Yan Zhen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and murmured to himself, "Still alive...it's good that you're still alive."

As he spoke, Yan Zhen looked at Hong Fu and said in a low voice, "Miss Hong Fu, I'm sorry."

Hong Fu lifted her up from the ground: "Why are you apologizing to me?"

"Your feelings towards Zhao Yuan..." Yan Zhen cautiously observed her expression, "...I came from behind to surpass him, I'm sorry."

"...You know that much!" Hong Fu glared at her fiercely.

If anyone else had said those sarcastic words, she would have drawn her sword long ago.

The person who said this was Tan Junzhuo. She had cured her ganglion cyst and was going to Beijue for the sake of the people's livelihood in Tingzhou.

Most importantly, Zhao Yuan, who is now lying in his dormitory with a high fever and in a coma, called her name all night in a daze.

Furthermore, witnessing Tan Junzhuo kick over the stool without hesitation today to die for Zhao Yuan...

While it's certainly despicable for someone to rise to the top later, what makes her even more powerless is that Zhao Yuan and Tan Junzhuo are truly in love.

Hong Fu wasn't a clueless person. She knew she couldn't do what Tan Junzhuo did, so she followed Zhao Yuan after his death.

It seems she has no other choice but to withdraw voluntarily.

Yan Zhen lowered his head in "shame".

Hong Fu didn't stay in the room for long. Mainly, seeing Yan Zhen reminded her of how she had chased after Zhao Yuan for the past few years, confessing her feelings so many times only to be ruthlessly rejected.

Tan Junzhuo had only been in Tingzhou for a few months when he had already captured Zhao Yuan's heart.

She was in a bad mood.

After Hong Fu left, Yan Zhen rested for a while. Once he had caught his breath, he walked out of the room and across the courtyard to visit Zhao Yuan.

When she entered Zhao Yuan's bedroom, a maid and a doctor were guarding inside.

Zhao Yuan lay on the couch, his upper body almost wrapped up like a mummy, his face pale and his breath weak.

Yan Zhen sat down beside the bed and took his pulse.

Once Yan Zhen was certain that his life was hanging by a thread and there was no danger to his life, he felt relieved.

If Zhao Yuan is alive, it will save her a lot of trouble.

Yan Zhen began serving Zhao Yuan tirelessly, without ever taking off his clothes.

For three days in a row, she ate and slept in Zhao Yuan's bedroom, changing his dressings and feeding him medicine without asking anyone else to do it. When she was sleepy, she would lie down on the bed and take a nap.

Hong Fu visited once during that time.

At that moment, Yan Zhen was feeding Zhao Yuan medicine. Hong Fu saw that Yan Zhen's eyes were bloodshot from staying up so long, and couldn't help but say, "The maid and the doctor are here. Let them do these things. Don't let Zhao Yuan get better, but you fall ill instead."

Yan Zhen shook his head and said in a hoarse voice, "It's alright."

After she finished speaking, she coughed lightly twice.

She injured her throat when she hanged herself that day, and her voice has been hoarse for the past two days. There is also a noticeable bruise under her neck that has not faded away for several days.

Seeing that she wouldn't listen, Hongfu simply stopped trying to persuade her.

On the fourth day, Zhao Yuan woke up.

He opened his eyes, feeling dizzy and weak all over.

Memories from before he lost consciousness flooded back. Zhao Yuan glanced around, confirming that he had returned to the Zhao Prince's residence and was now safe. He subconsciously turned his head to look for Tan Junzhuo.

Upon looking around, he noticed a person leaning against the couch.

Tan Junzhuo sat on the footstool, his upper body leaning against the edge of the couch, his hand propping up his head as he dozed off.

The way this person dozed off was like a lazy cat, with his head nodding off.

She was a little too rough and was about to hit the bed when Zhao Yuan instinctively reached out and supported her chin.

It was only then that Zhao Yuan noticed a bruise on her neck from being strangled.

He frowned.

What happened after I lost consciousness?

Yan Zhen woke up the moment Zhao Yuan held his chin.

She opened her eyes and looked up, finding Zhao Yuan awake. She immediately showed a relieved expression, got up and sat by the bed, taking his pulse as she asked, "How are you feeling? Are you dizzy?"

As soon as she spoke, Zhao Yuan frowned even more.

He didn't answer Yan Zhen's question, but instead asked, "Are you injured?"

"No."

"How did you get that on your neck?"

"I fell on the mountain," Yan Zhen casually made up an excuse. "I got caught by a vine when I fell."

Zhao Yuan asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Yan Zhen retorted, lightly patting his hand. "Answer my question first, are you still dizzy?"

Zhao Yuan truthfully replied, "I feel dizzy and have no energy at all."

Yan Zhen got up, poured a glass of water, and fed it to him little by little: "You lost too much blood and need to rest for a while to recover."

After Zhao Yuan finished drinking the water, he asked him what had happened after he fell into a coma.

Yan Zhen told him everything: "During the days you were unconscious, General Chen and Miss Hong Fu came twice. They must have something important to report. Should I send someone to call them over now?"

"want."

Yan Zhen got up and went out to call someone.

General Chen and Hong Fu arrived quickly and reported military affairs to Zhao Yuan in the bedroom.

Chen He reported that Daliang had dispatched a large number of troops to search the mountains near Tingzhou, seemingly looking for someone.

"My lord, we don't know what the Liang army is up to. Should we send troops to drive them away?"

Zhao Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Just issue a warning and expel them; don't confront them directly."

"Yes."

After Chen He left, Hong Fu told Zhao Yuan about a few other matters.

Zhao Yuan gave out the instructions one by one.

Seeing that Hong Fu was about to leave after receiving her orders, Zhao Yuan stopped her, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "That day you led people up the mountain to bring me and Tan Junzhuo back. Do you know how she got the injury on her neck?"

Hong Fu frowned: "Didn't she tell you?"

“She said she fell on the mountain and was strangled by vines.” Zhao Yuan said, both amused and exasperated. “Isn’t that obviously a lie?”

Hong Fu was silent for a few moments, then said, "When I went to pick you up, she collapsed from exhaustion. After she woke up in Tingzhou, I lied to her and said you were dead. She cut up the curtains and hanged herself out of love. That's how she died."