Hongli and the Seventeenth Prince hurried towards the villa. It was already late at night, and there was no one on the road.

The horse, exhausted from its continuous high-speed gallop, slowly stopped and began to pant. Hongli patted the horse's neck anxiously, soothingly saying, "Faster! Mother can't wait any longer. We must get to the other courtyard to fetch Doctor Liang..."

The Seventeenth Prince ran to Hongli's side, pointed ahead, and said to Hongli, "The villa is not far from here, we should be there soon."

The horse seemed to understand Hongli's words, let out a slight neigh, and continued running, with the Seventeenth Prince following closely behind.

After finally arriving at the villa, the gate was tightly closed. Hongli jumped off his horse and galloped over, knocking hard on the door.

"Open the door quickly... Doctor Liang..." Hongli knew he was racing against death. His mother's life was hanging by a thread, and only Doctor Liang might be able to save Lanqin's life.

"Who is it... in the middle of the night? Can't a person get some sleep?" The servant rubbed his eyes and slowly opened the door. The door had barely opened a crack when Hongli squeezed in, grabbing the servant and urgently asking, "Is Doctor Liang here?"

The servant couldn't stop Hongli and was about to explode in anger when he took a closer look and realized that the person in front of him looked very familiar. He stammered, "Who are you?"

The Seventeenth Prince stepped forward to calm Hongli down and said to the servant, "He is the son of Consort Xi, Prince Hongli. Go and inform Doctor Liang that we have important business to discuss with him..."

The servant hurriedly nodded, opened the door to let the two in, and then rushed off to announce their arrival.

Hongli and the Seventeenth Prince waited in the living room. Not long after, Doctor Liang rushed in, wearing his pajamas and accompanied by a servant. He immediately recognized the young man standing in the middle as Hongli. Although he did not recognize the unfamiliar man in the black robe beside him, he could tell from his features that he was also an extraordinary person.

Doctor Liang clasped his hands in a gesture of respect, but Hongli stepped forward and helped him up. Hongli was almost in tears, blurting out, "Doctor Liang, please go and save my mother..."

Doctor Liang was startled, his heart sinking as he asked, "What's wrong with Consort Xi?"

Hongli's hands trembled as he said, "Mother was stabbed by an assassin..."

Hongli was so excited he couldn't speak. Doctor Liang was completely bewildered and asked worriedly, "Where are you injured?"

The Seventeenth Prince stepped forward and explained to Doctor Liang, "Consort Xi has a short dagger embedded in her chest, and she is already unconscious. The imperial physicians say that Mother has lost too much blood, and if the dagger is not removed, her life may be in danger. However, the dagger is too close to her heart; even after it was pulled out halfway, Mother couldn't go on..."

Hongli nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes... right here..." Hongli gestured to his chest for Doctor Liang to see. Doctor Liang's face immediately fell upon seeing this, and he asked carefully: "Have you examined it carefully? Is there any damage to the major artery? There are many blood vessels around the heart; a slight mistake could lead to massive bleeding..."

Hongli cried out in a panic, "Doctor Liang, my mother's dagger bleeds profusely the moment it's used... You must save my mother..."

Fearing that they would waste time, the Seventeenth Prince stepped forward to remind them, "Doctor Liang, you should come with us... Consort Xi is getting impatient..."

Doctor Liang hurriedly said, "I'll go get the medicine box. In Consort Xi's condition, the dagger absolutely cannot be pulled out again. I'll go with you to take a look, quickly..."

The servant quickly prepared all the necessary tools for Doctor Liang, and Hongli and the Seventeenth Prince hurried towards the Yuanmingyuan with Doctor Liang without stopping...