Jiang Mingyue was startled by the voice, and seeing Nan Qi's stunned expression, she quickly came forward to comfort him: "Your Majesty! You don't have to worry too much, I'm sure someone has already sent word to the palace, the Emperor will definitely have a way!" But in her heart, she thought, the Ninth Prince is a great general who has been on the battlefield for many years, how could he be injured by an assassin this time? Could it be that he deliberately used a 'tortoise shell' tactic?

  He thought to himself and then said, "Your Majesty, you should make some arrangements. Who knows, maybe this time the Ninth Prince is injured, the Emperor will start to pay attention to him?" A position like General of the First Rank isn't something just anyone can get, being in charge of 100,000 soldiers. If someone like that wanted to rebel, even the Crown Prince might not be able to stop them!

  "Get out!" Nan Qi scolded for the first time, his face sinking in anger. He met Jiang Mingyue's astonished gaze with eyes full of disgust. "You're so short-sighted as a woman!" With a flick of his sleeve, he turned and left Jiang Mingyue behind.

  Jiang Mingyue stared at the heavily locked 'door', her whole body feeling dizzy and sinking.

  Has she been abandoned by the crown prince?

  Wang Xi saw Nan Qi storming out and hastily followed him: "Your Highness, I've already ordered the carriage to be prepared, it's waiting at the main gate!" He had always understood the Crown Prince's precious feelings towards the Second and Ninth Princes, so after coming back to his senses, he immediately arranged for the carriage.

  Nan Qi tightly pursed her thin lips, quickly walked to the gate, without stepping on the small eunuch's back, and directly got onto the horse carriage. She said to the coachman: "Faster! Whip the horses!"

  Wang Xi hastily climbed up and almost couldn't keep up.

  Nan Qi sat in the carriage, which was shaking slightly due to its increased speed. He didn't care about this at all now. What he cared about was Nan Jiu's injury!

  He also knew that Jiu Di's body had always been strong and robust, and although he was injured during the battles in Saiwai, they were all minor injuries. This is the first time, the first time to be injured in the capital! And if it weren't for the serious injury, I'm afraid Lao Jiu wouldn't have alarmed Father Emperor and Mother Empress either!

  Nan Qi didn't know that this matter was Nan Yi Xun's private decision made without notifying Nan Jiu!

  Wang Xi felt a bit sentimental being blown by the wind outside. He had always known that the Crown Prince valued brotherly love, but he hadn't expected it to be like this! The Crown Prince was young and courteous, a renowned elegant gentleman in the capital city. This time, he completely disregarded his image and rushed straight to General's Manor, probably making others laugh if they knew about it!

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  "What?" The man who was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study looked at the eunuch with a surprised expression, "You said Ninth Brother is injured? And it's very serious!" His handsome face was full of incredulity.

  The eunuch kneeling on the ground had his legs trembling, and hastily replied: "Yes, yes! The Ninth Prince is injured, it was someone sent by the Second Prince to report to you!" In his heart, he couldn't help but feel resentful, what kind of fate is this? He had just been assigned to serve under the Emperor when something like this happened. If the Emperor were to get angry, wouldn't he be the one to suffer?

  The Emperor's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he paced back and forth anxiously before opening his mouth: "Summon all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to the General's Mansion! To treat the Ninth Prince's injuries! If anything happens to the Ninth Prince, I will have them beheaded, every last one of them!"

  The little eunuch nodded repeatedly: "Yes yes yes!"

  The Emperor said and continued: "There are many precious medicines in my treasury, let them take whatever they want! By no means can the Ninth Prince be inconvenienced!"

  The little eunuch continued nodding: "Yes yes yes!"

  Seeing Xiao Taijian like this, the Emperor was taken aback and didn't know what to think of for a while before speaking: "Forget it, I'll go myself!"

  The little eunuch on his knees still hadn't reacted, continuing: "Yes, yes, yes!" Suddenly stunned, the Emperor was going to personally go to General's Mansion to visit the Ninth Prince?

  "Her Majesty the Queen has arrived——"

  The sudden summons outside made the Emperor, who had walked to the door, stop in his tracks. He slightly clenched his fists and opened the door himself to see the Empress, resplendent in her finery and makeup, standing before him. "Why has Your Majesty come here at this hour?" he asked. The Imperial Study was a place where women of the palace were not allowed to set foot, and the Empress had always been mindful of protocol - this was a rare visit indeed!

  Empress Liang slightly furrowed her brow, letting the maid support her arm, and anxiously asked: "Your Majesty, I heard that Ninth Brother was injured and rushed over to ask about his current condition. Has the imperial physician arrived?"

  The Emperor saw that she was unusually uncalm, and hastily reached out to hold her hand: "Don't worry, I'm going to personally go take a look at Old Ninth."

  Li Empress, who had always been strict and proper, did not directly oppose him for once, but instead was taken aback, before bowing her head to say: "I have troubled Your Majesty with my worries!"

  The Emperor saw her like this, loosened his grip on her hand, and nodded slightly: "You are the young wife of the emperor, no need to say these words. You can rest assured that you will return to the Long Autumn Palace and wait for me, I will go now." He said, turning around and walking quickly outside with his hands behind his back.

  Empress Liang watched as Emperor Wu ascended the dragon carriage, then led the pale and trembling maid who was leaning against her back, her body shaking uncontrollably.

  She hastily comforted the maid: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Emperor himself has gone, with dragon energy on both sides, it's unlikely that the Ninth Prince will come to any harm!" In her heart, she was secretly amazed, the Ninth Prince was indeed lucky, having the favor of the Noble Consort, the Emperor's esteem, and even the Empress Dowager showed him great care!

  Empress Liang's hands clenched slightly, but her delicate face was pale. She smiled faintly: "Yes, Old Ninth will definitely be fine..." Definitely won't have any problems!

  No way! ——

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  "The Crown Prince has arrived at the General's Mansion!" The horse carriage stopped and Wang Xi hurriedly jumped down, lifted the curtain to help Nan Qi get off the carriage.

  Nan Qi looked at the people coming and going from the General's mansion entrance, furrowed his brow and quickly walked in.

  In the courtyard of the main hall, Nan Yi was pacing back and forth anxiously. Xiatian Meng sat by the stone table, but she didn't have her usual calm demeanor. Instead, she furrowed her brow and stared at the bedroom. Chen Yuluo stood behind her, also anxious, but unable to persuade her. All he could do was put a veil on Xiatian Meng's head, lest passersby see her face and find it unseemly.

  "Xiao Er, how's Lao Jiu doing?" Nan Qi asked as soon as he came in, rushing to ask while seeing Nan Yi Xing pacing back and forth. He was so anxious about Nan Jiu's situation that he didn't notice Xia Tian Meng's body stiffening up for a moment.

  Nan Yi saw Nan Qi come and didn't relax his eyebrows, but instead said with guilt: "It's all my fault, if I had accompanied Lao Jiu on the hunt, it wouldn't have been like this! As an older brother, I'm not worthy of the title!" He was so angry that he wanted to beat himself up. Seeing Lao Jiu looking pale and lifeless, he felt unbearable pain.

  Nan Qi patted his shoulder and comforted him: "Don't worry, Old Ninth has a good fate, nothing bad will happen to him!"

  Lao Jiu has been through so many ups and downs, how could he fall this time?

  As she thought about it, she turned her head and saw Xia Tianmeng sitting in front of a stone table, staring at herself.

  Hurry up and send it out