The house was burning and crackling, and people around were busy putting out the fire. No one noticed Ye Qingxue and Xiaobao's conversation.

Xiao Bao said, "Dongbai and Xialv have full vitality, but Mother Sister's vitality is only half and it is still decreasing, so Mother Sister must go back to the room to rest now."

Ye Qingxue thought that she hadn't slept since she was poisoned yesterday. Although the poison of the Broken Moon Orchid had left her with only ten days to live, if she didn't rest, the poison would quickly spread throughout her body, and she wouldn't be able to survive the ten days.

Therefore, Xiao Bao said that she must go back to her room to rest in order to save her life, which she thought made sense. However, Xiao Bao said that she could see her vitality rapidly declining, which she found unbelievable.

Seeing that her complexion was not good, Dongbai guessed that the poison had taken effect and immediately stepped forward, "Miss, let's go back inside."

Ye Qingxue originally wanted to go to Madam Min and ask her about the argument she had with her father nine years ago, or even torture Madam Min to force her to tell the truth, but now she had to put the matter aside for the time being.

When they left, no one dared to stop them. Ye Qingxue took Aunt Liu and her father's belongings and returned to Guanju Courtyard.

She had already taken five painkillers that morning and couldn't take any more now. Once inside the Guanju Courtyard, she leaned against the couch, trying to endure the excruciating pain.

Aunt Liu was left to be settled by Chunqian and Xialu, as she was too preoccupied with other matters.

Sweat poured down her face, soaking her forehead and back. Chunqian brought over warm water to wipe her down, while Xialu brought her some herbal medicine to drink.

Dongbai also stayed outside the courtyard day and night, not allowing anyone to approach.

Qi Zai rubbed against Ye Qingxue, very anxious but powerless, so it let out a "woof" and obediently lay down next to Ye Qingxue, snuggling close to her body.

Xiao Bao sat on the chair with his short legs hanging down. He looked calm and his face was expressionless.

About 15 minutes later, the medicine Ye Qingxue had drunk took effect, and the pain subsided. She leaned against the couch and unknowingly fell asleep.

Chunqian stood guard outside the courtyard, replaced Dongbai with Xialu, and together they moved the deposed crown prince from outside the courtyard into Guanju Courtyard.

Originally, there were many guards guarding the Guanju Courtyard, but when Ye Qingxue returned, they were summoned to Madam Zhou's courtyard. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Marquis's mansion, Xia Lu followed Dong Bai's orders and went outside to bring back the deposed crown prince.

While everyone was putting out the fire at Wanxiang Hall, the remaining people had their eyes on Prince Ding in the front hall. They planned to take the opportunity to move the deposed crown prince from outside the Marquis's residence into the mansion—this was something Ye Qingxue had instructed them to do beforehand.

After settling the person in the small house, Dongbai came out, just as Ye Qingxue woke up.

Dongbai stepped forward and said, "The person you rescued last night has been moved into the small house, but he has many wounds, is currently running a fever, and is somewhat delirious. He is on the verge of waking up and may be in mortal danger."

Ye Qingxue got up from the couch, and Xia Lü stepped forward to put a cloak on her. Ye Qingxue had just worked up a sweat and couldn't afford to get cold.

She wrapped her cloak around herself and walked toward the little house. Seven immediately followed, and Little Treasure slid off the chair and followed behind her.

Ye Qingxue stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Xiao Bao beside her. Who was this child? Was it dangerous to let him know that the Crown Prince was at Guanju Courtyard?

Xiao Bao immediately hugged Qi Zai's neck, as if he wanted to live and die with Qi Zai. Qi Zai did not resist Xiao Bao at all, so Ye Qingxue decided to take a gamble.

Dongbai opened the door to the small house, and Ye Qingxue went in. This was a small house behind the main house, which was probably originally used as a small Buddhist shrine, but it had been abandoned.

The room was cramped, with only one small window, and even though it was evening, no light could get in, making it very dark inside.

Dongbai went outside to light candles and brought them in to illuminate the room.

Yun Zhuo lay on the bed, his clothes torn, revealing crisscrossing wounds underneath. The smudges on his face were still visible, and all that could be seen was his handsome features, suggesting he was probably a good-looking man. Nothing else could be discerned.

Ye Qingxue placed her palm on his forehead. He moved slightly but did not open his eyes; it was indeed very hot.

"Let's brew some medicine for him and see if it can bring down his high fever. We also need to treat his wounds, otherwise he'll be prone to infection even if the fever goes down."

However, Xiao Bao said, "Treatment of his superficial injuries is not enough. He has blood in his brain. If the blood is not cleared up, his life will still be in danger."

"Moreover, he has many silver needles in his body. If the silver needles are not removed, they will move around in his body as soon as he moves, causing unbearable pain and threatening his life at all times."

Ye Qingxue frowned, staring intently at Xiaobao with a look of inquiry and wariness: "How did you know there were silver needles in his body? And how did you tell there was a blood clot in his head?"

Xiao Bao proudly said, "I can see it as soon as I open my eyes."

"..." Ye Qingxue thought he was talking nonsense, and became increasingly curious and wary of his origins: "Where did you come from? How do you know about him!"

Xiao Bao was surprised, "You are my mother, don't you know where I came from? You came from Grandma's belly, so I came from Mommy's belly!"

His tone was so matter-of-fact, as if that's just how it should be, that's how things are!

Ye Qingxue didn't want to dwell on the question anymore because she couldn't get the answer she wanted, but she also felt that Xiao Bao was very strange.

First, she noticed something was wrong with the medicine her third aunt had given her; then she saw that her vitality was rapidly declining and that she needed to rest; and then she discovered the true condition of the deposed crown prince's body...

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