On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Tian An's uneasiness was finally confirmed.
The palace received an urgent letter from Cangzhou, stating that Tian Mingwu was injured and unconscious in a fight with bandits and had been escorted back to Beijing by his subordinates, requesting the emperor to allow the Imperial Hospital to provide assistance.
As soon as the letter arrived, the emperor issued a death order to the entire Imperial Hospital, requiring Tian Mingwu to be rescued, otherwise the entire Imperial Hospital would be held accountable.
The entire Imperial Hospital was immediately on high alert, praying collectively for Tian Mingwu's safety, fearing that if something bad happened to Tian Mingwu, even if he died on the way, they would incur the emperor's wrath.
At the general's mansion, the prince came in person to deliver the news.
When Tian An heard the news, he couldn't believe it and thought the prince was joking.
But who would joke about human life? Especially the life of a general on a military expedition?
The crown prince is the heir apparent to the throne, and a gentleman's word is as good as an imperial edict.
He wouldn't make such a joke, so this is true. Tian Mingwu was really injured, and the situation might be very serious.
When they heard that their father was injured, the two younger brothers were the first to be unable to bear it. They each hugged Tian An and burst into tears with a "Wow..."
Especially Xiaoqi, who had experienced the death of a relative. When he heard that Tian Mingwu was injured, he thought that Tian Mingwu would disappear forever like his father, mother, uncles, cousins, and brothers.
He has already lost his parents once, and finally has a father who loves him again. Is this father going to leave him too?
Xiaokang had never seen his father since he was a child. Because his father was not around, he was often bullied by the four children of Li Dazhu's family when he was a child.
Now that he has finally found his biological father, he doesn't want to lose him at all.
Tian An was also sad. She had always regarded Tian Mingwu as a cheap father, dispensable. If it were not for Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, she might not have recognized Tian Mingwu.
But when she heard that Tian Mingwu was injured, she couldn't help feeling sad and bitter.
This is the only father she has ever had in her two lives! How could she not feel bad?
However, when she heard her two younger brothers crying, she couldn't care less about her own sadness and could only comfort them first.
"Don't be afraid, Dad will be fine. He's just injured. I'm sure I can heal him."
Tian An didn't know how serious Tian Mingwu's injuries were, nor did she know if she could cure him. After all, she was just a doctor, not a god. She could only heal the wounded, not bring the dead back to life.
But even though she had no idea in her heart, she could only say this at this time. It was to comfort Xiaokang and Xiaoqi, to comfort the equally anxious Madam Xiao, Granny Qin, Mr. Han and others, and also to comfort herself.
After comforting Xiaokang and Xiaoqi and letting the servant take them away, Tian An closed his eyes for a moment, calmed down, and walked towards the prince and said:
"May I ask Your Highness, does the letter tell me where my father was injured, how serious the injury is, and what his condition is?"
Tian Mingwu brought a lot of people this time, and the opponents were just insignificant bandits. After all, Tian Mingwu had fought his way out of the battlefield, and he had prepared so much supplies for him. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be too many problems in suppressing the bandits this time.
Since human life is involved, the prince cannot show the letter to Tian An. He can only tell Tian An the military doctor's diagnosis in the letter.
According to the letter, Tian Mingwu was on his way to pursue bandits when he and a soldier faced four bandits alone. Because his fellow soldier was defeated, Tian Mingwu protected him and was attacked by the bandits. He was stabbed twice in both arms and suffered bruises on his back, abdomen, hands, legs and other parts of his body from punches and kicks.
But the most serious injury was to his head. The bandits said they hit him on the head with a wooden stick no less than ten times. Initially, Tian Mingwu was protected by his helmet, but then his helmet was knocked off and he was beaten down by two more blows.
Everyone present was heartbroken when they heard what happened to Tian Mingwu. The maids and servants couldn't help but shed tears. Granny Qin and Madam Xiao couldn't bear it any more and covered their faces and cried, cursing the bandits.
"God damn bandits! General Tian is such a good man! How could he have the heart to do this to them?"
But Tian An, as her biological daughter, seemed to be exceptionally calm except for her pale face.
Only Zhao Yiming, who had been supporting her, knew that her whole body was trembling, her palms were full of cold sweat, and her ten fingernails were directly inserted into the flesh.
It was Zhao Yiming who put his palm into hers to prevent her from hurting herself. His own hand was pinched to a bloody mess by Tian An, but he didn't even frown.
After the prince finished speaking, Tian An did not say another word for a long time. He just stared at one place, as if he had lost his mind.
Zhao Yiming knew her current situation and knew that she would be crying as soon as she opened her mouth.
All he could say was, "Thank you, Your Highness, for making this personal trip."
Then he looked at Mr. Han who was standing beside him and said, "Sir, there is no one in charge in the mansion right now. Please entertain His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for us."
Mr. Han was stunned, but thinking about the situation in the mansion, he didn't refuse and went ahead directly.
He stepped forward and saluted the Crown Prince, saying, "I am Han Xun, your humble servant, honored to meet His Royal Highness. The situation in the palace is special right now, so please forgive me, Your Highness."
The prince and the emperor had information about the people in the court officials' mansion. The prince also knew about the descendant of this criminal. He heard that this person was quite talented, which made him a little curious.
He had originally wanted to leave at that point. After all, given the current situation at the General's Mansion, it would have been difficult for him to stay any longer. However, since Han Xun was willing to entertain him, he took this opportunity to test the waters.
After Han Xun took the prince to the main hall, Zhao Yiming greeted the two old men, then picked up Tian An and ran to her yard.
Deng Xue and Xiang Tao chased after him, but were stopped by Zhao Yiming's scolding at the door. Helplessly, the two could only stand at the door and wait.
However, after a while, suppressed sobbing was heard coming from the room.
Xiang Tao naively pulled Deng Xue and asked, "Sister Xue'er, is the young lady crying?"
Seeing Deng Xue nod, she was about to rush in anxiously. However, Deng Xue quickly covered her mouth, grabbed her collar and dragged her away.
"My uncle is here, why are you running in here..."
Inside the house, Zhao Yiming hugged Tian An and said, "They've gone far away. If you want to cry, just cry out loud! Don't hold it in your heart. I'm here. Don't be afraid."
Hearing these heartbreaking words, Tian An leaned on Zhao Yiming's shoulder and couldn't help crying out loud.
"Is it because I don't deserve parents? Even if I did, God wouldn't want to see me well and would torture my father?"
"Am I destined not to receive parental love?"
"Yes or no......"
Tian An cried and muttered that she took all the responsibility for Tian Mingwu's injury on herself.
Zhao Yiming could only counsel and comfort her over and over again until she was tired of crying and fell asleep.
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