After Ji Yunchuan went in, Shen Ningyuan also went into the side hall to rest.
In the imperial study, Eunuch Zhuo returned to Xie Lixuan.
Xie Lixuan asked in a deep voice, "What happened outside just now?"
Eunuch Zhuo replied, "Chen Ningyuan is here too, and Ji Yunchuan wants her to come in with him."
Eunuch Zhuo glanced at Ji Yunchuan and lowered his voice, "It's just that His Majesty gave the order, and only Ji Yunchuan was there, so he was making trouble with the other eunuchs outside."
Hearing this, Xie Lixuan frowned.
"Why did that girl follow me into the palace?" Xie Lixuan asked himself, answering, "It's obvious that she's afraid I'll make things difficult for Ji Yunchuan, so she's here to support him."
Thinking of this, Xie Lixuan took a deep breath and turned his gaze to Ji Yunchuan.
He softened his tone and said, "Ji Aiqing, please come closer so that I can take a good look at you."
Hearing this, Ji Yunchuan took a few steps towards Xie Lixuan.
Even though he was enduring the severe pain, Ji Yunchuan still walked with a limp.
Xie Lixuan noticed this, a look of surprise crossed his face, and he asked, "Ji Aiqing, what's wrong with your leg...?"
Ji Yunchuan's expression froze. He knew that if he concealed the truth, Xie Lixuan would definitely become suspicious.
In that case, it’s better to just say it directly.
After a moment's contemplation, Ji Yunchuan put on a sorrowful expression and cried out, "Your Majesty, you don't know that when I was being hunted, those people, for fun, chopped off the toes of both my feet!"
"What?" Xie Lixuan was stunned. "Let me see!"
After saying that, Eunuch Zhuo walked over and brought a chair for Ji Yunchuan to sit down.
Eunuch Zhuo squatted down and took off Ji Yunchuan's shoes himself.
Although Chen Moer treated the wound in time, because he had just walked a long way, the moment he took off his shoes, Ji Yunchuan wailed in pain and his face wrinkled.
After the shoes were taken off, blood oozed out.
Even though Eunuch Zhuo was used to big scenes, he was still frightened by this bloody scene.
Xie Lixuan panicked and asked in a trembling voice, "You...you...Ji Aiqing, were you really chased all the way to the capital?"
Ji Yunchuan gritted his teeth and looked at Xie Lixuan, enduring the pain. "Your Majesty, how dare I, a humble minister, deceive Your Majesty about such a matter?"
As he spoke, Ji Yunchuan's feet were still bleeding.
Xie Lixuan reacted and immediately ordered outside: "Hurry up and call the imperial physician!"
Afterwards, Xie Lixuan looked at Ji Yunchuan, who was in pain, with a complicated expression on his face.
I originally wanted to call Ji Yunchuan over to question him about the battlefield and find out the details of the battle.
But now, seeing that he was seriously injured, Xie Lixuan began to feel guilty again.
I couldn't bring myself to ask any questions.
What's more, Shen Ningyuan was also next door, so he didn't dare to speak.
After a long while, Eunuch Zhuo invited the imperial physician over.
Seeing Ji Yunchuan's injuries, the imperial physician was also shocked.
He immediately exclaimed, "Did someone cut off the toe at the root?"
"Yes... yes." Ji Yunchuan said weakly.
The imperial physician took a deep breath and quickly began to treat Ji Yunchuan's wound.
While treating him, he sighed, "How did General Ji survive such a serious injury?"
After hearing this, Xie Lixuan felt even more guilty.
Noticing his expression, Ji Yunchuan breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the sudden inspiration he just had was very useful.
Your Majesty indeed felt a little guilty towards him.
In this way, he could not only explain the fact that his toes were cut off, but also confirm the fact that he was being hunted.
But just as Ji Yunchuan breathed a sigh of relief, the sound of a wheelchair rolling was heard outside the imperial study.
Ji Yunchuan's heart skipped a beat. He turned around and looked towards the door, his face full of suspicion.
Why is Xie Wanzhou here?
Like Ji Yunchuan, Xie Lixuan was also very confused.
When Xie Lixuan saw Xie Wanzhou appear, he stood up and walked towards him.
"Wanzhou, why are you here?" Xie Lixuan asked.
Xie Wanzhou glanced at Ji Yunchuan and said lightly, "I heard that General Ji had entered the palace, so I came to see him. I never thought that General Ji had been injured so seriously."
After finishing speaking, Xie Wanzhou glanced around and continued to ask, "Besides his feet, did General Ji have any other injuries?"
After hearing this, Ji Yunchuan immediately shuddered and subconsciously looked towards his crotch.
Then, he raised his head nervously and looked at Xie Wanzhou in panic.
He always felt that Xie Wanzhou was hinting at something.
But now, he couldn't reveal anything and avoided Xie Wanzhou's gaze. "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Apart from my feet, I have no other injuries."
Xie Wanzhou immediately responded, "Oh? He was chased all the way to the capital, and only his toes were chopped off. General Ji is truly blessed with a long life!"
"Or perhaps the killer has some special hobby that makes him like chopping off people's toes for fun?"
The last sentence is full of hints.
Ji Yunchuan's eyes suddenly became flustered and he subconsciously looked at Xie Lixuan.
Sure enough, Xie Lixuan also frowned and looked at him with a puzzled look.
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