Xie Fengsheng stiffened his neck and stared straight into her eyes: "If Mother wants the daughter-in-law you choose to live a life of widowhood, then you may arrange it!"

"you!!!"

Enraged, Xie's mother swept all the tea trays off the table. "You unfilial son! If you remain obstinate, do you believe I can make your beloved disappear from Lianjiang City completely?"

Panic flashed in Xie Fengsheng's eyes, but his back remained straight, and his face was full of determination. "Your son and Doctor Li are bound together by life and death. If you, Mother, make her disappear, then you can wait to collect your son's corpse!"

"you!!!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was too tense, Granny Gao was extremely anxious, trying to figure out how to keep both masters from saying a word.

Suddenly she screamed!

"Second Young Master?!" Xie Fengsheng had already fallen to the ground.

"Madam! The second young master's knees are covered in blood!"

After all, Xie's mother was a mother, and she immediately panicked when she saw the blood under her son's body.

She stopped arguing with him and shouted, "Sheng'er!"

"Quickly, get a doctor!"

"Quickly, fetch a doctor!!!"

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Gu Yingzhi waited for Xie Fengsheng in the study for a whole day.

"That kid! He didn't even tell me he wasn't coming!"

He looked at the unfinished chess game from last time, his heart filled with sorrow.

My mother has been pressuring me harder lately, and she even threatened that if things continue like this, she will leave the palace and come to Qingyang City in person!

But he truly had no interest in the women in the manor; his heart belonged only to Li Yunyan!

He only wants her!

He has been searching for her for four years, but there has been no news of her since!

I wonder where she went?

Although Gu Yingzhi had only met her once, she had been on his mind all these years, making him feel as if he had known her for a long time.

He shook his head.

Staying in the Prince's mansion was unbearable. Since I was going to do some business near Lianjiang City in a few days anyway, I decided to set off a few days early to see Xie Fengsheng and find out why he broke his promise.

The appearance of Prince Qingyang at the Xie family's gate in Lianjiang City startled Steward Zhong.

"This servant greets Your Highness! I was unaware of Your Highness's presence! This servant will go in and announce your arrival immediately!"

Gu Yingzhi had been to the Xie residence before. As he walked into the house, he asked, "Where is Xie Fengsheng? Did he go out on business?"

"No!" Steward Zhong replied in a low voice as he followed behind him, "Your Highness, this matter... is a long story. Our second young master is currently bedridden. Please go and persuade him!"

What's wrong with him?

Butler Zhong fell silent. Although the other party was a prince, as the steward of the Xie family, he had no right to tell outsiders about his master's private matters.

He simply replied, "Your Highness, you should go and see our young master first!"

Gu Yingzhi walked straight into Tingfeng Pavilion. When Chang Ji saw him, he quickly came forward to greet him.

"This servant greets Your Highness!"

Where is your master?

"Your Highness, our young master just took his medicine, but he is still unconscious!"

Gu Yingzhi was taken aback. How could he be so seriously ill?

He walked into Xie Fengsheng's room and was immediately hit by a strong smell of medicine.

He lay on the couch, his face pale, so thin he was unrecognizable!

"How could this happen? What did the doctor say?"

Changji choked up and said, "Your Highness, our young master hasn't eaten anything for several days, and he injured his knee, losing a lot of blood! He also had a fever yesterday and has only just recovered a little! The doctor said that it might have damaged his very foundation!"

"Why did he get so sick? Why hasn't he eaten anything?"

Chang Ji had no choice but to keep quiet; he would never reveal anything about his young master's affairs!

"Your Highness, please wait until the young master wakes up and then speak to him personally!"

The servants in the Xie household were all tight-lipped, and Gu Yingzhi, seeing that they were unwilling to talk, did not ask any further questions.

He saw Xie Fengsheng's lips moving, and as he approached, he discovered that Xie was muttering incoherently.

Upon closer listening, only two extremely faint breaths could be heard, making it impossible to discern what was being said.

It seems to be something like "speech"?

"This old woman thanks Lady Shen and pays respects to the Prince of Qingyang!"

As soon as the steward sent someone to inform her, Madam Xie rushed over. With the Prince himself visiting, there was no reason for her to pretend not to know.

Gu Yingzhi turned around, "No need for formalities, Madam Xie! I was just passing through Lianjiang City and stopped by to visit Brother Xie, but I didn't know he was ill!"

Knowing that Prince Qingyang and Sheng'er were good friends, Xie's mother had nothing to hide from him.

She dismissed the servants and whispered to him, "Your Highness, you may not know this, but Sheng'er has recently been bewitched and actually wants to marry a widow! When I objected, he went on a hunger strike! It infuriates me!"

"widow?!"

Gu Yingzhi's pupils dilated slightly!

Unexpectedly, Xie Fengsheng had been hiding something from him. He had never told him that his sweetheart was a widow!

Madam Xie nodded, "Sheng'er insists on marrying that woman, and I have no choice but to keep him locked up at home. Your Highness and my son are old friends, so please persuade him! Perhaps he will listen to what Your Highness says!"

Gu Yingzhi nodded slightly, "Don't worry, Madam Xie, once Brother Xie wakes up, I will have a good talk with him!"

"Then thank you very much, Your Highness!"

Mother Xie continued, "Your Highness must be tired from your journey. Would you like to rest for a while?"

"No need! I have a villa in Lianjiang City. I will come over tomorrow after Brother Xie wakes up!"

"Yes! Then this old woman will take her leave!"

After Xie's mother left, Gu Yingzhi stayed in Xie Fengsheng's room for about half a cup of tea's time. Seeing that he still showed no signs of waking up, she left the Xie residence.

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