Nan Qi's eyes met Xia Tian's dark gaze, and he was taken aback for a moment before nodding slightly: "Miss Xia is also here." His eyes, however, darted to the side, casting a sideways glance at Wang Xi, who stood trembling behind him. Wang Xi felt a pang of bitterness in his heart - how could the prince have known that Miss Xia was also there when he had rushed to the General's residence in such haste?
Xiatian Meng stood up and bowed: "Your humble servant, the princess, has seen the crown prince. I hope you are well." The two people who were supposed to be a couple in name only had such a distant relationship.
Nan Qi slightly nodded and smiled warmly: "Miss Xia, no need to be so polite, I haven't even thanked you for coming to see Xiao Jiu so early." One sentence pulled their relationship apart.
Nan Yi Ke, who was watching from the side, frowned as he saw this and just wanted to say something to break the deadlock, but then saw Xia Tian Meng stand up straight, slightly raising his lips: "Your Highness is too polite, etiquette cannot be abandoned. Also, the 9th prince's injury was also because..."
"Enough!" Nan Yi Kou frowned, interrupting her, his expression unpleasant. "You don't need to say more, it's late now, just go back to the manor first. If Old Ninth is alright, I'll send someone to inform you at the Tai Shi Manor." He knew how much his elder brother valued fraternal love, and if he found out that Old Ninth was injured because of Meng Ya, who knows what he would think of her! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he would consider her a femme fatale! He believed that Old Ninth wouldn't want such a result either.
Summer Moe pouts and falls silent.
She lowered her head slightly, the sunset's rays shone on her, casting a golden glow on her snow-white dress, making her look like a flower blooming in the sunlight.
Nan Qi averted his gaze, nodded slightly, and stopped speaking. His eyes fixed on the main courtyard's bedroom window revealed his anxiety and worry.
The fish and geese have changed their eyes, looking at the back of the hand standing there like the "upright" prince, and then looking at the lady who is already sitting on the stone chair in silence. The prince's heart felt a pang of sadness, was it because he was so unfamiliar with the lady? Although the prince looked gentle and courteous, he was actually the coldest one, otherwise how could the lady be so desolate? Having known each other for many years, with the emperor supporting him, the prince treated the lady like this. If in the future... it's really unthinkable!
"Ah!" - The door to the bedroom had just been opened from inside, and Nan Yi Ke quickly ran over, grabbed the imperial physician's sleeve and asked repeatedly: "How is it? How is Lao Jiu?"
The imperial physician was startled and saw that it was Nan Yi Xing. He hastily prepared to kneel: "Your humble servant attends the Second Prince..."
"Stop stalling! Tell me quickly, how's Lao Jiu's injury?" Nan Yi Ke directly grabbed the imperial physician's collar, staring at him with urgency and anxiety in his eyes.
"Th...th..." The imperial physician was apparently also very entangled and didn't know what to say, and was almost choked by the collar.
"Xiao Er!" Nan Qi furrowed his brow and stepped forward, pulling open Nan Yi's sleeve to reveal the bulging green veins on his wrist. He looked at the imperial physician and asked, "How is the Ninth Prince's injury?" The constant rotation of the jade ring on his middle finger revealed his anxiety and worry.
The imperial physician coughed twice, then bowed his head in a gesture of helplessness: "I report to Your Highness, it's really that this humble subject is incompetent. The poison on the Ninth Prince's body is something I've never seen before! I truly don't know how to cure it!" He prided himself on his exceptional medical skills, having seen countless illnesses, but the 'poison' on the Ninth Prince's body was something he had never encountered! It was really a shame to have been praised by "Hui Chun Shou"! Even as the head of the Imperial Hospital, there were still cases that were beyond his control!
Nan Yi's foot was about to kick him, his eyes full of anger: "As the imperial physician, you actually say such things! What's the use of raising all of you? You're all useless!"
That imperial physician didn't dare to hide, could only shrink his body, and trembled as he begged for mercy: "It's this humble subject's incompetence! Second Imperial Prince, please forgive the crime!" Although the Second Imperial Prince wasn't the emperor or even the crown prince, just being the Second Imperial Prince whom the Emperor favored was enough to make him have no good outcome!
"What can be done?" Xia Tian Meng got up blankly, her eyes full of confusion and helplessness, now her mind was a complete blank.
Chen Yu anxiously pulled her sleeve and whispered, "Miss! You forgot? There's still Miss Lan!" Just because these doctors can't cure it doesn't mean Miss Lan won't be able to.
Xia Tian Meng finally came to his senses, hastily nodding: "Quick! Go find Miss Lan at once!" Earlier when he returned to the manor and rushed straight to the bedroom, he didn't know when Blue Xiao Fan suddenly disappeared!
"By the time you find me, I'm sure the Ninth Prince will have breathed out more than he's breathed in!" Lan Xiao Fan walked in from the backyard with a tray of medicine, her face black-lined. Seeing Xia Tian Meng still standing there stupidly, she glared at him, "Aren't you coming to help? I'll go take a look myself!"
In the summer, Meng rushed forward and didn't care about the fallen fish and geese wanting to help. She took over the porcelain bowl and looked at Lan Xiao Fan with emotion: "Xiao Fan, thank you..." As the eldest daughter of the Right Chancellor, it was not a big deal that she knew medicine, but after all, it was not beautiful. In people's minds, a good girl should still be confined to the boudoir. The outside world praised Xia Tian Meng only because she was skilled in women's red embroidery and virtue.
Blue Xuan waved her hand indifferently: "Alright, don't be polite to me either, we've known each other for many years, haven't we?" She just didn't want to see Xia Tian Meng's guilty and uneasy appearance, as for Nan Jiu, she really didn't have any feelings about it!
Xia Tian Miao smiled and nodded, Nan Yi Ke saw Lan Xiao Fan also 'revealed' a relieved expression, and hurriedly went to push the door: "Hurry up and let Lao Jiu take a look!" Lao Jiu had been unconscious on the way back, now only relying on Lan Xiao Fan!
As soon as the door was pushed open, a small guard rushed in quickly, panting and delivering the message: "The... Emperor is coming!" He had never seen the Son of Heaven before, and his legs were trembling with fear!
Wang Xi was shocked, seeing Nan Qi's face unchanged, and he couldn't help but think to himself, how many years has the Emperor not left the palace? This time it was actually because of the Ninth Prince that he personally came out of the palace! He remembered that last time when the Crown Prince was seriously ill, the Emperor didn't even come to visit the Crown Prince in person!
Everyone stopped in their tracks and turned around to look at the entrance just as a bright yellow figure appeared.
"Long live our Emperor, long live, long live, forever and ever!" The crowd knelt down and cheered loudly.
"Get up!" Wei Xie Emperor waved his hand casually and frowned at Nan Yi Ke, who was standing by the door. "Second Brother, how is Xiao Jiu?"
Others quietly got up and stood aside, not daring to make a sound, all lowering their heads and looking at their noses.
Nan Yi's face changed color in shock, and he hastily replied: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said there was no way. Now Miss Lan says she can try, and is just about to go in..."
Wei Yi only then noticed Lan Xuan Fan and Xia Tian Meng beside him, a flash of something in his deep eyes, before he calmly spoke: "Since that's the case, then let's go take a look at Xiao Jiu. I remember Miss Lan's medical skills are exceptional, so you must have some confidence?" Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to personally take action either. After all, princes and nobles are of high status, any small problem can bring trouble for oneself! "If you cure Xiao Jiu, I will definitely reward you heavily!"
She calmly smiled in the face of Wei Wu's pressure: "I, a woman, do not have complete confidence, so I dare not speak. Perhaps Your Majesty has misunderstood me; I am not seeking rewards, but rather for Tian Meng." In fact, she was also worried that if Wei Wu found out that the Ninth Prince had been injured because of Xia Tianmeng, he would vent his anger on Xia Tianmeng, so she intentionally said that her help was due to Xia Tianmeng. This way, even if Wei Wu became angry, there would be room for maneuver.
Wei Ai Di heard this and looked at Xia Tian Meng, quietly for a moment, before speaking: "Very well, go inside and let Xiao Jiu take a look."
The hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched into fists.
Although Lan Xuan was puzzled in her heart, she didn't ask anything and just nodded and pushed open the door. She had always doted on Xia Tian Meng, but Emperor Wei's cold attitude towards Xia Tian Meng made it seem as if she wasn't his favorite daughter-in-law.
The room was not dimly lit because on both sides of the bed were inlaid fist-sized night pearls that emitted bright and warm light at dusk.
Nan Jiu was lying on the clean and tidy bed, his body limp and his eyes closed as if he had fainted. His handsome face was pale, with fine beads of sweat constantly appearing, and his tightly furrowed eyebrows revealed that he was not sleeping soundly. The arrow shaft was still lodged in his back, and although the bleeding from his clothes had stopped, there were now dark-colored liquid stains that had dried into clumps.
Nan Yi Xun saw Nan Jiu like this and his heart ached, feeling the sourness in his nose, he hurriedly covered his nose and asked softly: "Lan Xiaojie?"
Lan Xiang sat down at the edge of the bed, reached out to take Nan Jiu's pulse, and then signaled to her maid. The maid immediately handed over a pair of scissors, which Lan Xiang used to cut open the wound on Nan Jiu's back. With a gentle "rip", she carefully tore open the fabric to reveal Nan Jiu's sturdy back, where the arrow shaft had entered. The surrounding area was a deep purple color, looking extremely frightening!
Even a dead fish and a fallen goose know the rules, covering one's mouth can only stop the sound of surprise!
Nan Yi Xiu's eyes were filled with pain, and he whispered softly: "Lao Jiu... I'm sorry, it's all because Second Brother didn't protect you well!" Seeing Lao Jiu's wound was so terrifying that he wished to take his place!
Wei Yi's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and seeing Nan Yixiao like this, he couldn't help but ask: "Second brother, how did Xiao Jiu get hurt?" According to Xiao Jiu's martial arts skills, it was impossible for him to be injured so easily! Moreover, in the presence of all the guards who were unharmed! Only he was injured! How could he not know when Xiao Jiu became even weaker than a guard?!
Nan Yu's mouth opened and then closed again, he really didn't know how to start speaking.
He knew that Lao Jiu was willing to take the blame for Xia Tian's sake, and he couldn't bear to see Xia Tian being punished. If he had known that Xia Tian was hurt because of him and was blamed by the Emperor, he would have been filled with remorse! But since the Emperor asked, how could he not answer?
He could only lower his head and kneel down: "Your Majesty, it's my fault! I shouldn't have insisted on going hunting with Ninth Brother, but unfortunately we encountered assassins. Ninth Brother was distracted because he still had to protect me..." The rest was left unsaid, implying that Nan Jiu was injured while saving him.
Wei Yi's eyebrows were tightly furrowed as he stared at him steadily.
The depth in his eyes is like a pool of ink, an impenetrable darkness.
The room suddenly fell silent.
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Fish went to the hospital today and bought some Chinese medicine back to decoct. All I can say is that it's so bitter...
