Chapter 7 Take good care of this evil creature!
Soon the man came back, followed not by Xiao Ning, but by his maid Yuzhu.
The old lady frowned, "Where is the prince?"
Yuzhu wiped her tears and knelt down with a plop, her voice filled with tears: "After the whipping yesterday, the prince's eyes became staring when he returned to his room. He had a high fever in the middle of the night and it hasn't subsided yet. Old Madam, please, send someone to call a doctor to save the prince! If he delays any longer, he will really die..."
As Yuzhu spoke, she began to kowtow on the ground.
The old lady was so angry that she almost fell over. "What are you talking about, you stupid idiot! If the prince really has a high fever, why didn't anyone come to report it? Besides, no one stopped you from calling a doctor! You are here..."
Eunuch Li: "... Madam, please calm down. Since the Crown Prince is not feeling well, let us go and see him ourselves. Shuncai, take the sign to the Imperial Hospital and ask Dean Hu to come and see the Crown Prince."
"Lord Angel, please don't listen to this hoof's nonsense!"
Eunuch Li suppressed his smile and said, "Old Madam, we have our eyes open. We naturally don't believe what a little girl says."
Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion looked unhappy.
It was true that Xiao Ning was whipped yesterday. This bastard dared to speak like this in front of Eunuch Li. Xiao Ning must have really had a fever at this time, but the Marquis' Mansion did not stop them from asking a doctor for treatment. This bastard's nonsense made it seem as if the Marquis' Mansion was abusing the prince!
Eunuch Li, led by Yuzhu, came to Zhengde Garden where Xiao Ning lived.
The maid's soft sobbing could be heard from the room.
The curtain was lifted, and the maid who was sobbing softly beside Xiao Ning's bed and using a handkerchief soaked in cold water to cool Xiao Ning down looked over. Seeing the old lady and others, she shuddered and knelt down to pay her respects.
Eunuch Li walked to the bedside. The young man was lying face down on the bed with the half of his cheek exposed flushed, obviously suffering from a high fever. Eunuch Li lifted the quilt and lifted up the young man's pajamas from the bottom.
The boy's slender and smooth waist and back were covered with whip marks, blood and flesh were blurred, and it was obvious that he had been severely whipped and had not yet been properly treated with medicine.
Not to mention Eunuch Li, the old lady's heart also tightened when she saw the injury. She didn't expect it to be so serious. She remembered that the two guards who brought the prince back reported that a doctor had treated his injury as soon as he returned to the yard. How could it be so serious?
"Prince? Prince?" Eunuch Li called out twice softly.
The person on the bed murmured "hmm" in a daze, his brows tightly furrowed, as if he wanted to wake up but couldn't.
After seeing Xiao Ning, Eunuch Li left and asked the maid to take good care of Xiao Ning.
The old lady and others followed out.
Eunuch Li swept his eyes over everyone's faces, feeling deeply moved. After all, for a child separated from his parents, what good was the title of "Prince"? It would probably only make him suffer more.
Until now, Eunuch Li has not said what he is doing in the Marquis' Mansion today. He just said that he has something to meet with the prince. Everyone in the Marquis' Mansion is very nervous and dare not ask too much.
If it is really about marriage, just discuss it with the elders, there is no need to meet the prince in person.
Shuncai quickly brought Hu Yuanzheng back.
Yuzhu repeated her usual movements, flowing smoothly: "You must be Hu Yuanzheng, right? Please save our prince... She is seriously injured, with a high fever..."
"Young lady, get up first. I will do my best!"
When Hu Yuanzheng felt the pulse, his heart skipped a beat. He frowned and switched to his other hand to feel the pulse. The more he felt, the tighter his frown became.
Seeing Hu Yuanzheng's expression, everyone was shocked.
Eunuch Li stepped forward and asked, "But the prince is seriously injured?"
Hu Yuanzheng shook his head, "Ah, no, my lord... the pulse was strange, and I lost my mind for a moment."
Xiao Ning, who was pretending to be asleep, thought to herself that something was wrong. She was so dizzy from the fever that she had forgotten that there was a difference in the pulse of men and women!
She coughed twice, and took advantage of the situation to reach her other hand into the quilt, pressing on several acupuncture points on her body.
Hu Yuanzheng, whose hand was still on Xiao Ning's wrist, let out a hissing sound, his brows furrowed even tighter, and then suddenly relaxed after a moment. What a strange pulse!
It looks like both male and female, sometimes floating and sometimes sinking, changing in many ways.
After taking his pulse and examining his injuries, Hu Yuanzheng gathered his thoughts: "Prince Xiao was deeply saddened and resentful, and he was also whipped. He suffered internal and external injuries, which caused his high fever."
"But it's not a big problem. I'll prescribe some medicine for you, Prince."
"The main thing is that you need to relax, your illness will heal faster if you feel better."
Yuzhu shed tears and thanked Hu Yuanzheng profusely.
Xiao Ning pretended to be asleep the whole time, occasionally mumbling a few words, either calling for his father or his mother.
Eunuch Li saw everything. After Hu Yuanzheng wrote the prescription, he asked someone to take the servant in Xiao Ning's room to go out and get the medicine.
"The old marquis is ill now, and the prince is the legitimate master of the mansion. Even if he is sometimes ignorant, the old lady should be more tolerant of him. He is her own grandson after all."
The old lady smiled and said, "Yes, yes, thank you angel for your advice. I understand."
After seeing off Eunuch Li and Dean Hu, the old lady's face darkened.
What else could she not imagine at this moment? This bastard must have been heard talking nonsense on the street yesterday, and someone must have heard it, and today the incident has been brought to the imperial court.
But now the emperor has noticed this evil creature and even sent eunuchs to check it out. They can only swallow their anger and take good care of this evil creature.
Wait until he marries Princess Duanhui, and then we'll see what benefits he can get from the princess!
The old lady stared coldly at the unconscious figure on the bed and said hatefully, "Take good care of this evil creature! If you cause any more trouble, I'll break your legs and sell you off!"
Xiao Ning's father was unruly when he was young, and could not please their mother as well as his other brothers. In particular, he did not marry the old lady's niece as requested, nor did he choose the noble lady from the capital carefully selected for him by the old marquis. Instead, he found an orphan girl who had no support in the marquis's mansion, and married her without any quarrels.
The old lady didn't like her second son in the first place, and she hated her second daughter-in-law even more because she had nothing good except her looks. Especially when her son died in the frontier in order to gain military merit to earn an imperial edict for his wife, her disgust for her second daughter-in-law reached its peak, and she also hated her son.
Hearing the footsteps fading away, Xiao Ning opened his eyes and sat up, hugging the quilt.
Yuzhu just closed the door and turned around. Seeing Xiao Ning standing up, she quickly ran over to hold her down, "Hey, my Lord, why are you sitting up? Lie down quickly!"
"My body is numb from lying down, sit for a while."
Yuzhu had no choice but to help her sit down and poured her a cup of warm water. Her eyes sparkled, "Your Highness is truly a prophet. How did you know someone would come and ask about this today?"
Xiao Ning drank some water and said, "Let's take a gamble."
After all, the original owner's father was a hero who made great contributions to the country. Although he died young, he fought a beautiful turnaround battle and won at least twenty to thirty years of peace for Dayong.
For an orphan of a hero, it is not a big deal if he is a bit dissolute in his daily life, but if he is persecuted by his relatives, there will definitely be many people willing to stand up for him.
From a public perspective, Xiao Rong was a hero who died fighting for the court; from a private perspective, this was a good opportunity to gain fame.
Ever since the old Marquis fell ill, the Marquis' Mansion has been in decline. However, the people in the Mansion have not yet seen the situation clearly and are still fighting among themselves to compete for the position of the Crown Prince. It is sad and lamentable.
"It's just that I've ruined your body..."
Last night, Xiao Ning was afraid that she wouldn't be able to generate a fever, so she not only didn't apply any medicine, but also wiped her body with cold water. Yuzhu saw it all, and while cooperating with her, tears welled up in her eyes.
Fortunately, the situation developed as the prince expected, and the suffering was not in vain.
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