Chapter 14 The Prince Falls from His Horse

"It's been over three quarters of an hour. Aren't these princes and nobles tired?"

Shanshan was nervous for a moment but still went to Qingwu's side. Even though she was of extraordinary status, her previous interactions made her believe that Qingwu was a good person.

Noticing the slight movement on her arm, Qing Wu pursed her lips and smiled. But she didn't know how to answer Shan Shan's question.

Grandma told her that polo usually gets slower as time goes on, and there is usually a break after two quarters of an hour. But now, not only is there no break, but the game seems to be getting more intense.

She stared at the playing field, her eyes involuntarily searching for the ochre-red figure. Seeing several green shadows passing by him, Qingwu couldn't help but feel a little worried about him.

The might of the flying red lacquer ball just now made Qingwu truly realize how dangerous this game was. Being hit by the ball stick would inevitably result in bruises, not to mention -

Just as the thought arose, an unexpected event occurred on the field!

A ochre shadow rolled down from the horse's back!

The whole audience was in an uproar, and Qingwu let out a short scream from his throat, his eyes fixed on the field.

She was speechless for a moment, but Shanshan beside her exclaimed, "Is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Shanshan loves beauties, and she was just helped by the prince, so she was deeply impressed by him. Therefore, she immediately recognized that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

But how could Qingwu dare to admit it? Soon, however, a guard screamed, "The Crown Prince has fallen off his horse! Quick, help!"

Watching the horses in the field neighing loudly with their silver-studded iron hooves just brushing past the curled-up figure on the ground, Qingwu hesitated for only a second before lifting up her dress, throwing away etiquette, and jumping over the railing amid the exclamations of the girls in the pavilion. After landing steadily, she quickly rushed to the center of the field.

In Qingwu's eyes, aristocratic etiquette is naturally not as important as human life.

Although she had been an official's wife for several years, Qingwu had been a doctor for nearly ten years.

A doctor has a kind heart and cannot stand by and watch a patient die without saving him.

This is what her grandmother told her, and it is also what she practiced in the first half of her life.

In the eyes of countless guests, a pink and white girl suddenly appeared on the green grass. She ran hard towards the center where the crowd gathered, which was really amazing.

As for the injured person, even though the contestants reined in their horses and turned around in time to prevent Xiao Ji from suffering a second injury, the injury from falling from the horse's back had already caused him severe pain all over his body and dizziness.

However, compared to the injuries he suffered, Xiao Ji was more concerned. Thinking of what Xiao Fei said, he forced himself to stay awake.

As soon as Xiao Fei dismounted to check on his injuries, Xiao Ji used his remaining strength to grab his sleeve and asked, "What you said... is it true? ... You gave the teacher poisoned wine? Today?"

Every word he said was spoken with all his strength.

Seeing the disheveled and barely breathing young prince lying on the ground, Ning Wang Xiao Fei's eyes flashed with a hint of pleasure and disappointment, but in the next moment he turned anxious and said with guilt:

"Don't say anything more. Wait until the doctor comes. It's all Third Brother's fault. Why would I talk to you while I'm playing polo?"

But Xiao Ji didn't have that thought in mind. He just asked stubbornly with red eyes: "But is it true? If you lie to me..."

For a moment, Xiao Fei felt as if he was entangled by a poisonous snake. He shuddered unconsciously and was frightened by Xiao Ji's eyes. Fortunately, what he said was all true and he quickly calmed down.

"How dare Third Brother lie to you? I just came out of Father's study before coming to Shanglin Garden. I heard it with my own ears. He was going to send poisoned wine to the Grand Tutor in the afternoon! He said he wanted to avoid implicating you in this matter... It's all my fault. I shouldn't have told you... But now is not the time to talk about this. Don't say anything..."

Before he could finish his words, a eunuch squeezed in beside Prince Ning, "How is Your Highness? How is Your Highness?!"

Zhao Tong almost slid to his knees beside Xiao Ji. Seeing his master collapsed on the ground, he was extremely anxious, but he didn't dare to touch him casually, so he could only vent his anger on the little eunuch.

"Where's the imperial physician? The imperial physician on duty?! Are they all dead?!"

When everyone was extremely anxious, only Xiao Ji's eyes were blank, and his mind was full of Xiao Fei's words. In fact, Xiao Ji had already believed it, he just didn't want to believe it.

After all, if Xiao Fei used lies to cause him to fall off his horse, how could he not be punished unless he died immediately?

Only if this is true will I not pursue his true intentions, whether they are good or bad, and even thank him for revealing this matter.

Thinking that his teacher was about to be poisoned, Xiao Ji was anxious and resentful. He was anxious that he could not ride back to Beijing immediately, but he resented that the person in such a high position could be so careless and unable to distinguish right from wrong. Was he really stupid in his old age?

This was the scene Qingwu saw when he rushed over.

The previously high-spirited young man in ochre clothes lay powerlessly on the ground, his body and face stained by mud mixed with grass juice. A crowd surrounded him anxiously, but he alone had a stunned expression, as if he had escaped the situation...

"Where's the imperial physician? Why hasn't he come in such a long time?!"

An anxious question made Qingwu stop and he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

She was too impatient and forgot that there would be no imperial physician accompanying such a competition.

But as a doctor, she was always worried about leaving, so she stayed there shamelessly. She had to know what the imperial physician said before she could go back with peace of mind.

However, the young eunuch who came running over cried, "Doctor Zhang isn't here right now... He's in the kitchen preparing herbs to make some summer-heat tea..."

"What about the other one?" According to convention, there should be two imperial doctors accompanying him this time!

Then the young eunuch began to tremble even more violently. Facing everyone's gaze, he lowered his head to the ground and said with difficulty, "Doctor Zhao...suddenly had abdominal pain and diarrhea...and is still using the toilet!"

Zhao Tong was speechless for a moment, then angrily rebuked, "How could this be? How could both imperial physicians be absent at the same time?"

Prince Ning quickly tried to appease him, "Don't worry, Eunuch Zhao. We are all here. Just wait a moment."

But this man fell off his horse, how could he wait for this moment? Zhao Tong was so anxious that he almost cried. Seeing that his master was distracted, he pounded the ground and said:

"No, hurry up and drag those two over here. I don't care what they are doing. If His Highness makes any mistake, I will report it to His Majesty!"

Qing Wu, who heard this from the outside, couldn't help but take a step forward, but she was still a little hesitant. At this moment, the young man lying on the ground suddenly spoke.

"Help me up quickly!"

Although the voice was already weak, one could still hear the determination in it.

“No!”

"No, Your Highness!"

"Absolutely not!"

The girl's voice was too obvious among a group of men. Xiao Ji slowly looked in the direction of the sound and was slightly startled.

Even though he was looking from the bottom up and only saw a pink and white dress across many men, he recognized the owner of the dress.

It's her.

Everyone finally noticed Qing Wu at the outermost edge, and they all took a step back unconsciously. How could there be a girl here? However, most of them had seen this face before, especially Xiao Ji's personal guards.

But Zhao Tong was a step too late and hadn't seen Qing Wu. He mistook her for the Crown Prince's concubine and hurriedly wiped his tears and said, "Concubine, you're here. Come and see me..."

Before she could finish her words, Qing Wu interrupted her: "I'm not Liang Di, I'm her twin sister."

Before anyone could raise any questions, Qing Wu quickly introduced himself, saying, "I've studied medicine for over ten years and can provide simple medical consultations for Your Highness."

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Advance Note:

1. This is not a traditional medical article. The heroine is not a miracle doctor who can cure everything, so medical skills do not play an important role.

2. The medical information in the article is all based on Internet searches and is not true. Please do not refer to it.

3. If there are any obvious errors in medical skills, please point them out and we will correct them.