"Misunderstanding?! Ha, Zhang Zhongwei, go and investigate! I want to see what Zhu Zhi is really up to."
Consort Ye began to sob, “Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, how could you do this? He is the heir apparent! You were attacked, and he…”
Zhang Zhongwei didn't dare to raise his head, only glancing at Ye Guiren out of the corner of his eye, and then looking at Zhu Chen, who was kneeling upright and covered in dirt.
And you know what? This man's robes were indeed covered in a lot of mud and dust.
Miss Ren is going to marry His Highness the Crown Prince, so will His Highness the Third Prince abandon the Left Prime Minister Ren Yushan, who has always been loyal to him?
The affairs of the imperial court are truly unpredictable; today's superiors may become tomorrow's dust.
The old emperor knew what was to come without Lady Ye saying it.
Zhu Zhi is the crown prince. If he dies, then Zhu Zhi can rightfully ascend the throne as emperor!
If the third prince had acted yesterday and killed him, the emperor, he wouldn't be able to remain emperor.
So yesterday, it wasn't the third prince at all, but Zhu Zhi. He'd been the crown prince for eighteen years, wasn't he tired of it?
No wonder he ran away without a second thought when the arrows came flying at him.
He didn't run away; he went to command those people to kill the emperor at all costs.
What a pity, the fifth brother is back!
After Zhu Chen left, the old emperor immediately ordered: "Withdraw the men. There's no need to investigate the third prince anymore. Investigate Zhu Zhi and Bu Feizhang instead!"
Prince An's Mansion
Consort Duan sat by Lu Xiaoyun's bedside, wiping away tears.
"Mother, I'm fine. I just suffered a minor injury. Ayan has already checked on me, and I'm really alright. Don't worry."
Last night, she specifically instructed Feng Yan, Yuan Xiu, and others not to disturb her mother's rest.
Consort Duan only learned this morning that a major event had occurred in Shengjing City yesterday, and that her son had been seriously injured while saving the emperor.
She hurriedly urged Chunfang to carry her over. When she opened the door, she saw that Xiaoyun was already asleep on the soft couch, and Yu'er's right arm was draped over his chest, his injured foot was raised high, and he was also asleep.
Sunlight streamed through the window lattice, casting bright, dappled patterns on the screen.
Consort Duan stared blankly, suddenly feeling a sense of peace and tranquility, as if the world were at peace.
But this person was clearly not sleeping soundly, and cried out in pain as soon as he moved.
As soon as she made a sound, Zhu Yu, who had been sleeping soundly on the soft couch, woke up immediately and rushed to her side without even putting on his shoes and socks.
It took the two of them a lot of effort to persuade Consort Duan to go back.
Lu Xiaoyun had Feng Yan add something to the arrows and then told Zhu Dan that it wasn't related to the Great Zhou.
If it was indeed a neighboring country that sent assassins to kill the Emperor of Great Zhou, then Great Zhou would never tolerate it, and would seek revenge no matter which country it was.
Upon hearing Feng Yan's words, Zhu Dan frowned. Then, recalling how his fourth brother had seen him yesterday, he immediately accompanied Feng Yan to the Prince An's residence.
Perhaps this fourth brother, like him, was also a time traveler; who knows?
Upon hearing that Zhu Dan was coming, Lu Xiaoyun panicked and became restless, not even knowing what to do with her uninjured left hand.
Zhu Yu looked at her, his heart pounded, his fingertips felt icy cold, he pursed his lips, and finally swallowed back the question he was about to ask.
It only takes about half a cup of tea to get from the gate of the mansion to her main courtyard.
Lu Xiaoyun grew increasingly uneasy, her lips turning paler and paler: "Zhu, Zhu Yu, perhaps, perhaps you could... perhaps you could leave?"
Zhu Yu looked into her dark eyes: "The reason?"
"The reason, the reason... Oh, you are a woman now, and the Fifth Prince is a man, this, no, is not appropriate..."
Zhu Yu knew that Lu Xiaoyun wasn't telling the truth; she came from the modern world and wasn't the type to care about such things.
But seeing how increasingly uneasy she was, he obediently went to the next room.
When Zhu Dan stepped in, he saw his fourth brother holding a book, seemingly engrossed in it, and didn't even notice him coming in.
He chuckled, stepped forward, and pressed the book down from Lu Xiaoyun's hand: "When did Fourth Brother learn the skill of reading books backwards?"
Lu Xiaoyun was forced to raise her head and look at this person.
He stood before her, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, bathed in the glow of the sunset. His eyes held a gentle, watery quality, and his smile was pure and beautiful as he looked at her with a warm laugh.
This person remains as clean and gentle as ever.
In the past, his eyes always shone with light when he looked at her.
Yet it also felt as if there were thousands of mountains and rivers between them, separated by a thick, impenetrable fog, and that reaching out would only leave one with nothing but coldness.
Lu Xiaoyun's lips twitched into an awkward smile, her eyes darting around: "Fifth, Fifth Brother, you're here."
Zhu Dan smiled and said, "How are your injuries, Fourth Brother? I brought Physician Zhou with me, let him take a look at you."
Lu Xiaoyun waved her hands repeatedly: "No need, no need. I have a physician in my household. He has already applied medicine and bandaged me. It's nothing serious. Fifth brother is busy investigating the assassination attempt on Father yesterday, so I won't keep you any longer."
Are we going to kick him out?
They've only been here a short while.
Zhu Dan chuckled: "How can the physicians of the prefectural court compare to the imperial physicians?"
"Who says my medical skills are inferior to Tai's..." Lu Yuyan entered the room and, upon seeing Zhu Dan standing by the bed, his words trailed off, "Zhang..."
"Bring a chair for His Highness the Fifth Prince!" Lu Xiaoyun hurriedly interrupted.
Lu Yuyan saw Zhu Dan and his expression changed drastically. That's right, his older sister was right, this person is Zhang Hao!
He'd recognize it even if it turned to ashes!
Zhang Hao, the bastard who almost became his brother-in-law, abandoned his sister to go on blind dates with someone else and then went to Canada with that woman.
Lu Yuyan clenched his fists, wanting to rush forward immediately and knock the person in front of him down with one punch.
If it weren't for him, my sister wouldn't have been so depressed during that period.
If it weren't for him, my sister wouldn't be so absent-minded all the time, and wouldn't even have time to react when the truck crashed into them.
He saw his sister standing blankly by the roadside. When he saw the truck rushing towards him, he ran to pull him away, but his sister pushed him away instead.
Zhu Dan turned around, and when she saw the person in front of her, her eyes widened in disbelief. She took a step forward and grabbed Lu Yuyan's arm: "Ayan! It's you, Ayan!"
Hearing their conversation from outside, Feng Yan's eyes flickered, and he chased everyone in the front yard, including the guards, away.
Zhu Dan exerted tremendous force, his body trembling, his eyes fixed on the person in front of him. Although Lu Yuyan in front of him looked to be only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy, he was absolutely certain that it was the same Ayan he knew.
So, the person who was interrupted by Fourth Brother just now was "Zhang Hao," his name in modern times, and he recognized him!
Lu Yuyan pursed his lips tightly, his jaw tightened, his back stiffened, and his eyes revealed a fierce look.
He saw his older sister shaking her head frantically at him, her eyes glistening with tears.
Lu Yuyan took a deep breath, forcing back the hatred in his eyes, took a step back, and bowed to Zhu Dan: "Your Highness, you have mistaken me for someone else. I am the physician of the Prince An's residence, not the Ayan that Your Highness knows."
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