Chapter 310 We must protect the princess
Deng Yan'an woke up slowly in the Jishidiang Medical Clinic, which was very close to the inn that caught fire last night.
Thinking back to last night when he went to the third floor of the inn to look for Han Xian and was ambushed and seriously injured by Yuan Gu's men, he felt so angry that his teeth were itching.
Before he was seriously injured and fell into a coma, he saw Xiu Ming. How come he was here when he woke up?
I wonder how Xiu Ming, Ning Ning and the others are doing?
He shook his head and sat up.
When the old doctor in the clinic saw that he had woken up, he hurried forward.
"My dear, you are seriously injured and it is difficult for you to move. You should lie down quickly!"
Deng Yanan shook his head stubbornly: "But I still have to go find my sister and other friends."
He forced himself to sit on the edge of the bed.
Seeing that he was determined to leave, the old doctor did not try to dissuade him.
Although he was seriously injured, fortunately they were only superficial wounds.
"Old man, I have nothing to pay for the medicine. This jade pendant is worth some silver. If you pawn it, it will be enough to pay for the medicine."
"By the way, can you give me another set of clean clothes?"
He felt around his body in embarrassment.
His clothes were already covered in blood, it was too scary to wear them outside!
He is the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo of Dongji, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, the young master of Qianji Villa, and the master of Qianji Pavilion in the Ghost Market in the capital, but he can't even afford the medical fees?
If this gets out, it will be extremely embarrassing.
But he didn't have time to think about that now.
He just wanted to leave quickly and find Ningning and the others.
The old doctor did not refuse. He accepted the jade pendant and sent him out.
Deng Yan'an stood on the busy street, thinking about going back to the inn where he stayed last night.
He had just left the clinic when the city soldiers came to Jishidiang based on the address Xiu Ming gave.
"I wonder what can I do for you, sir?"
The people are afraid of officials. Even if the old doctor has not done anything wrong, he is afraid of these soldiers coming to his house.
"Did a man and a woman bring a seriously injured man here last night?"
The chief officer sent people to look for Deng Yan'an, but they couldn't find him, so they had no choice but to ask him.
"What is this, my dear?"
The old doctor was still a little confused. Could it be the man who had given him the jade pendant just now?
He glanced dazedly at the bloody clothes that Deng Yan'an had just taken off.
The palace soldier followed his line of sight and saw that the clothes were stained with so much blood and the fabric was of very good quality. The owner must be either rich or noble. He must be the Prince Deng of Dongji without a doubt!
"Where are the people?"
He roared and asked the old doctor.
"He just left. I don't know where he went, but he left me a jade pendant."
The old doctor also knew that he had saved a person of special status, so he did not dare to keep the jade pendant for himself and hurriedly handed it to the palace soldier.
The head of the palace soldiers was quite knowledgeable and recognized at a glance that the jade pendant was a product of Dongji.
"If that person comes back again, report to us immediately!"
After leaving a few words of advice, everyone left.
Deng Yan'an came to the inn and looked at the inn which was in a state of disrepair. He turned around but could not see any trace of Deng Youning, Ying Shi, Xiu Ming and Han Xian.
In desperation, he could only find a post office and send a letter to General Han and Li Tianzhuo respectively, informing them of the situation and requesting support.
He was penniless, so he pawned the rosary he was wearing and managed to exchange it for a few dozen taels of silver, enough for him to live in Luoxia City for a few days and look for someone.
Three days later.
Deng Youning still couldn't get used to living in Yuan's house.
Many things here were built by Yuan Gu according to his own preferences, but living here makes one feel tense and depressed.
Yuan Gu would find various ways to cheer her up every day, either by inviting a troupe to perform or by performing shadow puppet shows for her himself.
Except for three or four hours of sleeping, almost all the twelve hours of the day revolve around her.
Deng Youning was not actually happy in her heart, but instead felt a sense of fear as if serving the king was like serving a tiger.
Han Xian's injuries were gradually recovering, and in the past few days, he had shown signs of waking up slightly.
At the same time, these days at the mansion, Deng Youning and Ying Shi also heard the servants gossiping about the Yuan family.
"Have you heard about it? This is terrible! It seems our young master is in trouble with the law!"
"When I went out on the street today, I found that the government had posted our son's portrait everywhere, saying that he had kidnapped Princess Dongji!"
"But isn't Princess Dongji our young master's childhood sweetheart? How could there be any kidnapping?"
Said a maid who looked very smart with her eyes rolling around.
"Really? So our young master has been wrongly accused?"
"No wonder I saw him drinking alone last night."
Another chubby maid who seemed a little wise but appeared foolish followed suit.
They were all deliberately arranged by Yuan Gu.
Deng Youning and Ying Shi happened to hear their discussions when they passed by.
"Miss, what do they mean?" Ying Shi didn't quite understand.
"Go and find out clearly." Deng Youning gave her a task.
Within half an hour, Ying Shi returned to the room and explained the situation that Yuan Gu was wanted.
"Oh, so Master Yuan is really miserable. He has been out and about these past few days, but no one believes him."
"He's still injured. I heard that he almost fell from the second floor when he went out on the street yesterday to avoid those government officials!"
Ying Shi told Deng Youning everything the maids had said.
Upon hearing that Yuan Gu was nearly injured again, Deng Youning was so shocked that she stood up from the stool out of concern for her friend.
"Come on, let's go see him."
When Deng Youning and Ying Shi arrived, Yuan Gu was having a servant massage his legs.
When acting, one has to act more realistically, and he deliberately made his foot crooked.
The servant saw Deng Youning and the others coming from afar and quickly recited the lines:
"Sir, you are lucky that you have great martial arts skills, so you only twisted your foot. If you fell from that building, your legs would be broken!"
Yuan Gu pretended to be nonchalant and said, "For my senior sister, everything is worth it. The government officials actually believed that I was a bad person and kidnapped Princess Dongji, and wanted to harm her?"
"Aren't they afraid that something bad might happen to Senior Sister in Nanxin? They want to find her, imprison her, and send her back to Dongji!"
"No! I must give my sister freedom!"
Yuan Gu almost described himself as a great hero.
The servant also said, "Yes, because the princess's blood can cure all kinds of poisons, she fell into the hands of the King of Changle and was abused by them as a blood slave."
"We must protect the princess!"
Yingshi was also shocked by the servant's words.
They were no strangers to the name Prince Changle. Everyone in the mansion turned pale when they heard the name, as if he was a demon who killed people without blinking an eye.
They also told the master and servant more than once that Deng Youning had been captured and imprisoned by King Changle to extract his blood.
It was Yuan Gu who risked his life to save her.
Deng Youning always had doubts about these words. Although she didn't know any King Changle, for some reason, she would feel inexplicably at ease when she heard this name. These were two completely opposite states of mind compared to when she was with Yuan Gu.
So she didn't quite believe that King Changle was really a despicable person who coveted her spiritual blood.
Deng Youning couldn't stand it anymore and pushed the door open.
Yuan Gu started acting again, hurriedly lowered the hem of his clothes to cover his ankles, pretended nothing was wrong, put on his shoes and stood up.
"If you're injured, stop moving!"
After Deng Youning gave the instructions, he personally helped him sit down.
"I'm not injured. Who said I was injured?"
Yuan deliberately pretended to be stubborn.
"I heard from the servants in the mansion that you should take care of your wounds first. We will go to the government office tomorrow morning. I will personally explain to the officials of Nanxin that my Princess Dongji was not kidnapped by you. I came here only to find you and will not cause trouble for Nanxin."
Seeing that his senior sister really did things according to his expectations, Yuan Gu was grinning from ear to ear in his heart, but he pretended to be embarrassed on the surface.
"No, Senior Sister is a woman, she can't show up in public like this."
"Besides, we are just from the same school. If you come all the way to find me and it becomes a lie, it will ruin my reputation!"
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