Chapter 215 The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince

Princess Yan Ya gave a cold laugh: "This Phoenix Cry Zither has never been touched by an outsider since its creation. If it is touched, it will only be destroyed. If the Third Young Master accidentally touches it today... then I will have no choice but to destroy it. Without this Phoenix Cry Zither..."

Princess Yan Ya did not continue speaking.

Gao Quan's expression shifted as if he had remembered something, and he winked at Mu Chong: "Chong'er, don't be curious about everything."

Mu Chong was still unwilling to give up.

Just then, a commotion arose outside, and two imperial guards appeared at the door carrying a man: "Reporting to your Excellency, we have found an injured person, suspected to be..."

Mu Xi struggled to lift her head from the pillow: "Bao Fan..."

Princess Yan Ya spoke almost simultaneously: "That's the Crown Prince's attendant, let him go immediately."

Bao Fan hasn't seen Mu Xi since she was able to get out of bed, mainly because Doctor Luo only wants Mu Xi to rest and recuperate.

As Bao Fan struggled, he finally saw Mu Xi: "Your Highness... is alive..."

"That's my servant, release him immediately!" Mu Xi's eyes welled up with tears when she saw Bao Fan, and she struggled to get up.

Bao Fan was only wearing his undergarment. As he tore it, the gauze wrapped around his chest and abdomen was clearly visible underneath, and several wounds had broken open and were oozing blood.

Princess Yan Ya helped him up while questioning, "The young master doesn't recognize the young master's servants, even if others don't."

Gao Quan seemed oblivious to Bao Fan, but Mu Chong knew all too well about it.

Mu Chong's eyes were filled with resentment, unwilling to give in, and she pursed her lips, refusing to utter a sound.

"What? Is Grand Marshal Gao also going to suspect me?" Mu Xi sat up with difficulty, knowing that Mu Chong's words didn't count and that Gao Quan was the one to be targeted.

Gao Quan stared intently at Bao Fan with his wolf-like eyes, like a hawk, and after a long while suddenly asked, "I heard you're an idiot?"

Bao Fan's face went blank; he couldn't even process that someone was talking to him.

Gao Quan waved his hand, signaling the Imperial Guards to release the man, but after a few steps forward, he grabbed Bao Fan by the collar: "Are you stupid?"

Bao Fan stared with his big, round eyes, without saying a word.

Mu Chong stepped forward and whispered, "Uncle, he really is a fool. All he knows is eating. I can guarantee that."

"Is that so?" Gao Quan pulled Bao Fan to the round table inside the curtained room.

Tea and snacks were laid out on the table.

Gao Quan held Bao Fan in one hand and picked up a pastry with the other, waving it around: "Answer my question, and you can have all these pastries."

Bao Fan's eyes followed the pastries, but he remained silent.

Gao Quan chuckled: "I ask you, do you know whether your family's heir is a boy or a girl?"

Mu Xi then realized that Gao Quan and Mu Chong had come here today with this very intention.

Bao Fan only had eyes for the pastries, as if he couldn't understand the question at all.

Princess Yan Ya remained expressionless: "What kind of question is this, Grand Marshal Gao? Are you joking?"

Gao Quan ignored him and continued to tempt him: "Tell me, is your young master a boy or a girl? Tell me and I'll let you eat him."

Bao Fan swallowed hard, but didn't answer.

Gao Quan immediately lost his patience, threw away the pastries, and pinched a bandaged wound on Bao Fan's arm: "Speak...you're not mute, are you?"

"Ah..." Bao Fan cried out in pain, but still didn't say anything.

Princess Yan Ya couldn't stand it any longer, so she stood up and stepped forward: "Grand Marshal Gao, what do you mean by this? Making things difficult for the prince's servant in front of him, and asking such a nonsensical question?"

Gao Quan sneered, glancing at Mu Xi out of the corner of his eye: "The young master is wounded in the heart, but if I were to ask to see how the young master's wound is, I'm afraid the young master would refuse, right? For the sake of appearances and to save everyone trouble, let's just let the fool tell the truth."

Mu Xi was feeling guilty, so why did Gao Quan suddenly launch an attack?

Could it be that Liu Yang leaked the secret?

After Gao Quan finished speaking, he increased the pressure on his hands.

Bao Fan finally couldn't help but shout, "The Crown Prince is indeed the Crown Prince!"

The answer remains the same: Bao Fan is never stupid.

Gao Quan was not satisfied and lifted Bao Fan off the ground: "I'll ask you one more time, you've served the prince for so long, entering and leaving his inner chambers, is he a man or a woman?"

“Ah… the Crown Prince is indeed the Crown Prince…” Bao Fan cried out in anguish.

Gao Quan asked suspiciously, "You idiot, you can't possibly not even tell if someone is a man or a woman, can you?"

Princess Yanya secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Bao Fan's reply, but couldn't help but sarcastically remark, "Heh, Lord Gao is asking a simpleton if he can distinguish between men and women? I wonder if that's clever or foolish."

Enraged, Gao Quan threw Bao Fan to the ground.

"Ah..." Bao Fan fell to the ground, looking aggrieved.

Wen, the old nanny who had been serving Princess Yanya, went up to help Baofan up.

Bao Fan cried out in pain, about to burst into tears.

Granny Wen quickly brought a whole plate of pastries and stuffed it into his arms: "Don't cry, take this and eat it. Before you eat, find Doctor Luo to re-bandage your wound."

"Ooh..." Bao Fan let out a "ooh," and upon seeing the pastries, it seemed that the pain in her wound had subsided. Holding the pastry plate, she staggered and followed Granny Wen outside.

Mu Xi was still worried about Bao Fan.

Gao Quan's wolfish eyes fixed on Mu Xi again: "Since the young master is just a young master, hehe... then some things will be easier to handle."

What's the meaning?

Before Mu Xi could figure it out, Gao Quan waved his hand and led the Imperial Guards out of the tent.

Mu Xi immediately thought of Mu Xun: "Princess, please follow them and don't let them disturb the Second Young Master."

Princess Yan Ya followed without Mu Xi needing to speak.

Mu Xi had difficulty moving and could only listen intently.

For a moment, apart from the chaotic footsteps, nothing could be heard.

After a while, Princess Yanya returned with a smile on her face: "The Imperial Guards have left. There's also good news: the Second Young Master has woken up, and Physician Luo is currently conducting further diagnosis on him."

"Oh, really?" Mu Xi was overjoyed and felt that the wound on her heart meridian no longer hurt.

After Princess Yanya shared the good news, her gaze fell on the Phoenix Melody Zither on the other side of the bed.

Mu Xi looked over and suddenly realized, "Oh dear, this should be the princess's quarters. I've been occupying this place for days. I... I'll move over now. Now that he's awake, I can..."

She was eager to see Mu Xun, but that wasn't what she said.

After all, Princess Yan Ya knew that she was a woman, so she couldn't just openly share a room with Mu Xun.

Princess Yanya seemed lost in thought and didn't seem to hear.

He slowly walked to the Phoenix Melody Zither and sat down, placing his hand on the strings and saying softly, "It's alright. This world is so vast, no place truly belongs to me. These are just temporary refuges."

Seeing the princess's movements, Mu Xi thought she was going to play a piece of music.

Princess Yan Ya merely stroked the strings, gazing at them for a long time, but ultimately did not pluck a single string to produce a sound.

Mu Xi dared not disturb them, and could only watch silently.

Princess Yeon-ah is still so beautiful even though she is over forty.