It was an imperial order, and the medical fee had to be paid in advance.
Yan Funing had no choice but to agree and then said goodbye and left.
Fu Ciyi watched her go away, feeling annoyed that the emperor had arrived before he could say a few more words to her.
But he showed no sign of it, and bowed to the emperor and said, "I told my mother I would be away for three days. Now it is the third day, and I want to go home tonight."
His family is still unaware of his injury.
The emperor nodded and said, "You are indeed filial." Then he turned to the imperial physician and asked, "Can Fu Aiqing, with his injuries, take a carriage and leave the palace?"
The imperial physician said, "Master Fu has just woken up. I think it would be best to observe him for another night."
The emperor said, "One more night is not too bad. The imperial physician is still on duty tonight. Lord Fu, please have a good rest."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Fu Ciyi's eyes showed a look of pain, and he seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.
The emperor noticed this and asked, "Do you have anything to say?"
Fu Ciyi bowed again and said, "My injury is indeed serious. It will take more than a day or two to heal. I estimate that the wedding on October 21st will probably not be held as scheduled."
That's a very euphemistic way of putting it.
The emperor frowned and looked at the imperial physician: "Didn't you say that the injury on the thigh was not a vital injury?"
The imperial physician bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, the wound on Sir Fu's thigh is close to the aorta. Although it doesn't hit a vital part, it is extremely dangerous. Moreover, after experiencing battle, there will be a post-combat stress reaction, which can be serious or minor. It will take a year or two for recovery."
The emperor nodded.
But he also knew that Fu Ciyi, this troublemaker, just refused to marry a girl from the Cai family.
Now that he has the chance, he wants to cancel the wedding.
He was smart enough not to directly ask for the abolition of the marriage decree, which showed that he was showing some mercy to the emperor.
He immediately smiled faintly and said, "The wedding date of October 21st is cancelled."
Fu Ciyi thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The palace is majestic and the moonlight is bright.
Yan Funing followed the palace maid who led the way, walking steadily but feeling anxious.
She was in a hurry to leave the palace.
It was clearly a magnificent palace, but at night it felt indescribably terrifying, as if a man-eating demon was hiding in some corner.
After being reprimanded, several princes left one after another, leaving only the crown prince standing at the palace gate, his hawk-like eyes staring at the girl walking not far away.
Finally, she left the palace and saw her third brother and Caiyu waiting by the carriage. Yan Funing breathed a sigh of relief and quickened her pace.
Caiyu said happily, "Miss, let's go back."
Yan Funing nodded and got into the car. After the car started moving, she took out a stack of banknotes and began to count them.
Yan Bojian's eyes lit up: "Another consultation fee?"
"Fu Ciyi's follow-up consultation fee has been paid in full." Yan Funing quickly counted the banknotes. "Twenty pieces, two thousand taels."
Yan Bojian sneered: "The emperor is stingy. Last time he gave me three hundred taels of gold."
"If there are no major issues during follow-up visits, the consultation fee will naturally be lower."
Even if there are many follow-up visits, two thousand taels is enough.
As she spoke, she took out two silver notes and gave one to Yan Bojian and Caiyu.
The two refused to accept it.
Caiyu smacked her lips and said, "Miss, this is a hundred taels, and you just gave it to me like that? Aren't you too lenient?"
Yan Bojian said embarrassedly, "As a brother, how can I take my sister's money?"
"You guys have been helping me since last night when I treated Fu Ciyi. This consultation fee is what you deserve."
Yan Funing smiled and said frankly, "Actually, I wanted to give it to you last night, but the gold ingots in the palace are so beautiful, and I have to save them up, so I can only give you the silver notes today."
The royal gold ingots were glittering and had a wonderful luster. Their plump shapes were very unique, perfectly suiting her aesthetic taste.
"Caiyu can also collect consultation fees."
Caiyu smiled happily, carefully folded the huge silver note into tofu-shaped pieces and put it into her own purse.
"Thank you, sister."
Yan Bojian also took the banknote, folded it in half, and put it close to his collar.
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The next morning, Fu Ciyi left the palace.
The carriage that took him back home was specially padded with extremely thick cushions. Not only that, the emperor also sent royal guards to escort him.
As soon as the team left the palace, the news that the wedding was cancelled reached Cai's mansion.
He ordered the butler to escort the eunuch who delivered the oral order out of the house, and only then did Cai Tingzhou's displeasure show on his face.
Cai Mushi asked anxiously, "Dad, did that bitch make him worse?"
It was clearly only the chest and thigh that were injured, so how could it affect the wedding date?
Madam Cai also asked, "The only suitable date for Mu Shi and Fu Ci Yi's wedding is October 21st. If this date is cancelled, does that mean they can't get married until next year at the earliest? Master, do you think this is a conspiracy by Fu Ci Yi?"
Cai Tingzhou pondered for a moment and pressed the wound on his shoulder. This wound was the one he suffered on the night of the attack.
"I was there the night of the attack. If this was his plan..."
"The price is too high. After all, his injuries are truly serious. Moreover, he doesn't have the strength to do this."
"Besides, before the eunuchs came, I had already consulted the Imperial Hospital. They said that anyone who gets stabbed in the groin will have some psychological impact."
This impact can be big or small, depending on whether the person involved can overcome it.
Cai Mushi stirred the handkerchief vigorously and said anxiously, "But Dad, my daughter will be nineteen next year."
Cai Tingzhou glanced at her and patiently consoled her, "It's just that the wedding date is cancelled, but the granted marriage is set in stone."
Mrs. Cai also advised: "It's your husband, he can't escape."
Cai Mushi felt better at this point, but her mood was still affected.
I was looking forward to the wedding with great joy, but now I don’t even know when it will be.
The team escorting Fu Ciyi moved slowly, and it took more than an hour to get from the palace to Fu's mansion.
When they arrived at the mansion, the Imperial Guards brought a chair from the Fu family, put a cushion on it, and let Fu Ciyi sit down, and then carried him into the mansion.
Seeing this, Fu Beimo was puzzled: "Brother, you don't look well, are you unable to walk?"
Fu Ciyi said calmly: "I was attacked on the way, but I'm fine now."
Fu Beimo was shocked when he heard this.
Since there were other people around, I didn't ask any further questions.
After the escorting imperial guards and eunuchs left, Fu Beimo quickly ordered Li Xinheng and Meng Li to carry his brother and the chair to his mother's courtyard.
"Mom, my brother was assassinated."
Fu Beimo shouted as he entered the room.
"What's going on?"
Wan Niang stood up in a panic and accidentally tripped on the stool. Fortunately, Nanny Li supported her in time.
Fu Ciyi said: "Mother, I'm fine now. It was Fu Ning who saved me."
As she spoke, she roughly recounted what happened on the day of the assassination, and also how Yan Funing had come to the palace to rescue him the night before, and how she had waited for him to wake up last night.
Wan Niang's panicked heart gradually calmed down: "It's good that nothing happened, it's good that nothing happened."
"Fu Ning, my Fu Ning, are you here?"
She looked towards the door blankly.
Fu Ciyi tilted his head and ordered, "Bei Mo, the three of you go to the Duke's Mansion and ask Miss Yan to come back for a follow-up consultation. Tell her it's the Emperor's wish."
"Second Miss Yan?" Fu Beimo scratched his head.
Fu Ciyi glanced at him: "Your sister-in-law."
"Sister-in-law has become the second daughter of the Duke's Mansion?"
Fu Ciyi hummed, "Please tell me one more thing: my wedding with the Cai family girl has been cancelled."
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