Chapter 54: Visiting Master Fu Again

"The Prince is going to sleep in the building where the Buddha statue is enshrined today?" Cheng Nianying asked first after returning to the Prince's Mansion.

"No, you must have been frightened when you fell into the water today."

Cheng Nianying blinked slowly in the candlelight and responded softly, "Oh."

They lay together as before.

But Cheng Nianying vaguely felt that something seemed a little different.

She turned over and drifted off to sleep. Was it because she had seen the prince stripped of his clothes that day?

She doesn't know.

The incident of someone falling into the water at Prince Kang's mansion was ultimately kept secret within a small circle and was not spread outside.

Cheng Nianying finally came to the Wei family again the next day.

When she saw Wei Yanhua, her first words were: "Not the Crown Prince."

Wei Yanhua was shocked by her quick movements. After hesitating for a while, she finally asked, "You didn't do anything to the prince, did you?"

Cheng Nianying couldn't help but reflect for a moment.

Do I look like a murderer?

Wei Yanhua quickly explained, "I was thinking about how you attacked me so quickly last time that I didn't even have time to react. It won't happen again this time..."

"Oh, no, you can rest assured."

Wei Yanhua breathed a sigh of relief: "After all, he is the crown prince, the heir apparent, the future emperor. To him, we are like ants on the ground. It would be too easy for him to crush us."

Cheng Nianying nodded in agreement.

At that time, the prince even dared to say that she was drowned.

This was why she disliked those nobles. Well, except for Fu Yi.

"Then... who could this person be?" Wei Yanhua was also at a loss.

"Where did you meet him?"

"Tianguang Temple. My uncle and his family always said they wanted to send my mother there, so I went there on the pretext of burning incense. That's where I met him."

Cheng Nianying took note of this place, stood up and said, "Let's go and see your mother."

…

The woman lay on the bed with her eyes closed, so quiet that it seemed as if she were two different people from that day.

Wei Yanhua whispered, "I haven't seen her this quiet in a long time. She hasn't been able to sleep well for years. She always wakes up, and when she wakes up, she makes a scene."

Cheng Nianying didn't respond, appearing to have no sympathy.

She just said, "Go get me a set of needles."

Wei Yanhua immediately suppressed her depressed mood and said, "I'll go find it."

Not long after, Wei Yanhua returned with a set of needles. She asked curiously, "Does the Princess know acupuncture?"

It's also a killing technique.

How to ensure that the silver needle is inserted into the right position? To do so, you need to learn the acupoint map and practice the insertion force repeatedly.

This way you can understand everything.

Cheng Nianying took a needle, burned it with fire, and stabbed it deep into Jiang's neck. She continued this process for dozens of times before finally pinching Jiang's neck with her fingers.

Jiang woke up immediately.

But his eyes were dull and there was still no extra reaction.

Cheng Nianying: "I have controlled her mind. She can eat, drink and sleep like a normal person. But the needle cannot fall off or move."

Wei Yanhua didn't say anything.

Cheng Nianying couldn't help but look back: "Do you remember?"

Wei Yanhua still said nothing.

But Cheng Nianying noticed her shoulders trembling, bit by bit, becoming more and more violent. Wei Yanhua gasped for breath, and after a while, she nodded vigorously: "Okay! I remember!"

"But this method won't last long. If the needles are used for too long, her mind will become distracted and her brain will lose the ability to think. She might eventually become a fool."

Wei Yanhua said in a trembling voice, "Then... we'll talk about it then."

Cheng Nianying stood up and said, "It's getting late. Please bring me a sword."

“…”

"Hmm?" She turned around. Why didn't she speak again?

But Wei Yanhua bowed deeply to her.

Wei Yanhua said nothing. After bowing, she quickly walked to Cheng Nianying and said, "I'll get it."

Cheng Nianying leaned sideways uncomfortably and replied softly, "Yeah."

She seemed to have done a good thing.

Is that a good thing?

*

Cheng Nianying practiced sword in Wei Yanhua's yard for an entire afternoon and worked up a sweat before she felt relaxed.

She felt at ease knowing that her kung fu skills had not declined.

Seeing that it was getting late, she wiped the sweat from her forehead and left the Wei family happily.

A group of people escorted her back to the Prince's Mansion. When they saw her get off the carriage, several of them turned around and left.

They are all Fu Ruiming's men.

"Wait a minute." Cheng Nianying stopped them, "Is Master Fu's injury healed?"

The leader shook his head.

Thinking that Fu Yi's health had not improved for a long time, Cheng Nianying was indeed somewhat prejudiced against the imperial physician.

So she walked in and turned a corner: "Let's go see Master Fu."

Cheng Nianying was now too free to enter and leave the mansion. No other mistress had such freedom. The servants all knew that this was the result of the master's tacit consent.

This is enough to indirectly illustrate the status of the Princess in the mansion.

At this time, Cheng Nianying said that she wanted to go see Master Fu. How could they stop her? They hurriedly walked ahead to lead the way.

…

Fu Ruiming is a person who can endure pain very well.

But his injury hadn't healed for a long time, and he felt a little depressed.

Although his brother explained to Your Majesty, his mission could not withstand such a long delay.

"I'm here to change the medicine for you, sir." The servant bowed and placed the lacquer tray in his hand on the bedside, and was about to take off Fu Ruiming's pants.

"The princess is here." someone said outside.

Fu Ruiming quickly pulled his legs away. He looked at the sky outside. The glow was fading and the sun was about to set.

He raised his voice and said, "I don't dare to worry my cousin's wife. My injuries have recovered a lot."

Cheng Nianying directly asked Mother Zou to push the door.

Fu Yi's men could stop her, but Fu Ruiming's men couldn't.

"You're lying. Your men just said your injury hasn't healed yet." Cheng Nianying walked into the door.

Fu Ruiming lowered his head in embarrassment, but still said, "Cousin, you really don't have to worry about my injury. I said before that it was my duty to block the arrow for you that day. It's not your fault that I was injured."

Cheng Nianying was puzzled: "I just came to see your injury, why are you talking so much?"

Fu Ruiming suddenly lost his voice.

Cheng Nianying sat down: "Take a look."

How could he see this? Fu Ruiming was overwhelmed.

Cheng Nianying had already noticed the lacquer tray beside her that contained the dressing materials. She said to the servant, "You can continue changing the dressing."

The servant's hands were shaking: "Small servant, small servant..." I dare not!

Cheng Nianying urged: "Just cut open his pants."

Fu Ruiming breathed a sigh of relief. Yes, that was a solution. It wouldn't be so embarrassing. But...his wound was truly hideous, otherwise the young palace maids wouldn't have been scared away.

If my cousin's wife saw this, she would definitely feel guilty.

"Cousin, the wound doesn't look good." Fu Ruiming said tactfully.

Cheng Nianying found this interesting: "Is there any wound in this world that looks good?"

Fu Ruiming choked again.

"Why are you so hesitant?" Cheng Nianying asked him puzzledly.

Fu Ruiming finally hardened his heart: "Okay... If you offend my cousin's wife, just leave."

He would never think that she was disgusted.

Cheng Nianying nodded: "Yeah."

The servant finally came up with a pair of scissors.

Tear open the wound and remove the dressing.

Mother Zou couldn't help but hold her breath...the smell was really not pleasant.

Even the servant's face turned slightly purple.

Fu Ruiming felt a little embarrassed.

But Cheng Nianying could not smell anything.

She stared intently, her eyes fixed on you. "You haven't grown any flesh at all. In fact, some of the skin around you has melted away."

How could Fu Ruiming care about the embarrassment?

His expression changed slightly, and he pulled a dagger from his waist. He was also a ruthless man, pressing the tip of the dagger against the wound, trying to pry it open a little... He clenched his teeth, and beads of sweat quickly rolled down his forehead.

"...Yes, it hasn't grown yet." Fu Ruiming confirmed it himself.

The servant was so frightened that he dropped to his knees with a thud. "I have been following the Imperial Physician's instructions, changing the dressings every day without any slacking off!"