Happy Ending For The Time Limited Villainess

All I remember is a single plea: “Protect them.” So I stayed low, planning not to interfere with the story’s happy ending. But then I met the young Fourth Prince, the future tyrant shaped by tragedy. Gaunt and neglected, the child had never even tasted warm soup. “Your Highness, would you like to become my disciple?” Twelve years later, the once-abused prince is a grown man—still my loyal student, and now hiding bold feelings for his master