Liu Zhang was in a coma for two days and finally woke up. When he opened his eyes, he vaguely saw a figure busy beside the bed. She was bending over to wring out the towel in the basin, and reached out to put the towel on his forehead.
"Ah, brother, you finally woke up."
Seeing that he opened his eyes, Liu Qingqian's clear voice was filled with a hint of joy.
Liu Zhang spoke weakly, but due to his dry mouth, he couldn't utter a single sound. He looked at Liu Qingqian, whose eyes were red, and felt a little disappointed.
"Hurry up and inform Sister Xu that my brother is awake."
Liu Qingqian sat on the bed, her eyes suddenly misted with tears. She held his hand and sobbed, "Brother, who stabbed you?"
A word escaped from his pale lips with difficulty, "Water..."
Liu Qingqian quickly ordered someone to bring warm water and scooped a spoonful of it to his mouth.
Liu Zhang drank his water while staring blankly at Liu Qingqian. His eyes darted around the room, trying to find that familiar figure. He paused for a long moment before asking, "Where's Wushuang?"
"He was whipped as punishment for failing to protect the guard properly, and is resting in his room."
Liu Zhang pondered Liu Qingqian's words for a moment, then said weakly, "Who saved me? Where's Miss Jiang Rao? Has she returned home?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Qingqian was immediately displeased. "Brother, why are you still thinking about that little bitch? If you hadn't wanted to see her, you wouldn't have been assassinated! Who on earth wanted to harm you? Did you see that person clearly?"
Liu Zhang reached out to touch the wound on his chest and found that his clothes had been changed long ago. Waves of pain rippled through his nerves, spreading from the wound. He didn't answer Liu Qingqian's question, "I want to eat something. Sister, please go to the kitchen and see if there's anything light."
Liu Qingqian nodded and walked out.
Liu Zhang sent her away and immediately called a maid over, saying, "Quickly go and invite Master Shen from the Tingnan Marquisate to come to the mansion."
Liu Qingqian stood outside the door and heard his instructions. She was secretly puzzled. Her elder brother had never had much contact with Master Shen, so why did he suddenly want to see him? Could it be related to his assassination?
After a while, Xu Wanrong received the news and hurried over.
Liu Qingqian just had a bowl of porridge and was about to go in when she saw Xu Wanrong coming. She gave the porridge to her and said, "Sister Xu, my eldest brother is in there. I need to go visit grandpa. Please help take care of him."
When Liu Zhang saw that it was Xu Wanrong who came in, his face changed slightly and he remained silent.
Xu Wanrong diligently brought the porridge and called him softly, "Brother Zhang." She scooped up a spoonful of porridge with a spoon, blew on it, and then carefully brought it to Liu Zhang's mouth.
Liu Zhang slightly turned his head to avoid the porridge she brought him, and said, "Sister Xu, you poisoned Ye Qingshan, didn't you?"
Xu Wanrong didn't bother to hide it. Seeing that he didn't eat, she took back the spoon and said coldly, "Brother Zhang, why do you ask me when you already know the answer?"
Liu Zhang frowned and coughed softly a few times. His pale lips moved in and out, and his weak voice was filled with disappointment. "Sister Xu, why are you always like this?"
"Brother Zhang, you and I are on the same boat. If I hadn't poisoned Ye Qingshan to death, he would have dragged us both down with him."
"Sister Xu, you really shouldn't have killed someone in the Dali Temple. I just wanted you to persuade him to confess and not involve unnecessary people. How could you just kill him?
I finally managed to fool His Majesty and the Crown Prince, but in the blink of an eye, I was sought after. If it weren't for my lucky chance, I'm afraid I would never see my sister again."
Xu Wanrong let out a hypocritical cry, and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes instantly turned red. She picked up a handkerchief and wiped her tears while sobbing, "Brother Zhang, I'm sorry. I didn't expect to hurt you. I was so scared. I just wanted to get us off the hook.
But that Ye Qingshan not only threatened to betray us, but also claimed that he had evidence of Uncle Liu's bribery and collusion. I poisoned him for your Liu family's sake!"
Liu Zhang leaned weakly against the headboard, a look of disappointment on his face. "Sister Xu, why have you become like this? What do you want? What do you want to do?"
Xu Wanrong didn't answer his question directly. She said sadly, "Since Brother Zhang doesn't want to believe me, why do you indulge me? Now my hands are covered in blood. Do you dislike me?"
Liu Zhang leaned against the headboard and smiled bitterly, "I've done so many things for my sister, and yet Sister Xu has never opened her heart to me."
Xu Wanrong did not answer his question. The air was stagnant for a long time before she stood up. "Brother Zhang, have a good rest. I'll come see you again in a few days."
Liu Zhang closed his eyes and said nothing, letting her walk out on her own.
Not long after, Murong Yan received the news and hurried over.
Seeing that Ye Wanqing and A Rao were not here, Liu Zhang felt a little disappointed. "Your Highness, why didn't Master Shen come? Is he busy?"
"Her leg was injured, so she shouldn't move too much." Murong Yan told him the whole story of how he was rescued.
When Liu Zhang heard that Nanny Jiang was willing to marry her daughter to him because the inkstone A Rao had given him had saved his life, he was immediately overjoyed. He quickly asked Murong Yan, "So, Miss Jiang Rao, what do you think?"
"I can only say that hard work pays off. You can even melt a person as tough as A Rao. Lord Liu, you are truly amazing."
Liu Zhang showed a look of joy, and his pale lips raised a beautiful arc. Isn't it true that hard work pays off? They will never know how much effort he put in behind the scenes.
Seeing the smile in Liu Zhang's eyes, Murong Yan took advantage of the situation and said, "Although Ah Xu didn't come, I want to ask you for a favor."
"Does Master Shen want me to conceal the fact that General Ye attempted to assassinate me?" Liu Zhang immediately guessed their purpose. He sent servants to inform Ye Wanqing, actually for the same purpose.
"That's right, Liu Zhang, this matter..."
Liu Zhang interrupted him and readily agreed, "That's not a problem. It's just that General Ye's martial arts skills are really strong. If he knew I'm not dead, what if he came to assassinate me again..."
"I will assign two secret guards to you."
"Thank you very much, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Liu Zhang looked at Murong Yan with a little sympathy, as if he was looking at his former self who was servile, attentive but unable to get the love he wanted.
He reminded quietly: "Your Highness, don't you realize that Prince Shen's attitude towards General Ye is too indulgent?"
Murong Yan denied it vaguely, looking a little guilty. He changed the subject and talked about Ye Qingshan's poisoning. After learning that the murderer was Xu Wanrong, he once again looked at Liu Zhang with admiration.
"Master Liu, your method of using a knife to kill someone is truly effective."
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