The heavy eyelids slowly opened, and what came into view was a crimson bed curtain, with a jacquard pattern and a delicate, wide design.
With a slight turn of the eyes, all that could be seen was the intricately carved roof and a plain-colored screen.
Where is this?
Shen Ning blinked, feeling a slow, spreading fatigue and numbness throughout her body. So she was still alive?
Yes, she was just tired at the time, and her wrist was the most injured part.
She survived being stabbed several times by Shen Ming, so this little injury won't kill her.
Light footsteps approached, and Green Plum entered carrying a tray, the strong smell of medicine spreading out.
She had just put down the tray and was about to help Shen Ning sit up to give her medicine when she saw that Shen Ning had already opened her eyes, and she was overjoyed.
"Girl, you're finally awake."
She quickly brought a pillow, gently helped Shen Ning sit up, and then poured water for her.
"Are you hungry? Where does it hurt? Should we call the doctor in now?"
After saying that, she slapped her forehead in frustration: "I was stupid too."
After saying that, he rushed out in a flurry: "Miss Shen has woken up! Quickly, summon the imperial physician and also inform the young master."
Someone outside agreed, and Green Plum ran out again, doing something, before coming back in a little while later, carrying a tray.
"Don't rush to take your medicine now that you're awake. Here's some rice porridge I made today; have some first."
Shen Ning wasn't very hungry, but she felt extremely exhausted, as if she had been crushed by something.
"Your Highness..." Her throat ached as she spoke, but after a moment, she continued, "Is Your Highness still alive?"
Green Plum looked at her with admiration and heartache: "You're alive. Young Master was afraid you were in pain, so he specially gave you medicine to sleep for an extra day. The Crown Prince woke up even earlier than you."
"The imperial physician said that the prince almost had his heart meridian severed by that blow, but fortunately he coughed up the blood clots in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"The herbs you fed the Crown Prince were mixed, but they were indeed effective. There was also a medicine that the young master had specially prepared for you, using a hundred-year-old ginseng, which was just enough to keep the Crown Prince alive. The most serious injury on the Crown Prince's body now is the broken rib, but it is no longer fatal. He just needs to rest."
She admired Shen Ning because Shen Ning had not practiced martial arts and was recovering from a serious injury, making her very delicate. Yet, she carried the Crown Prince across two mountains, ensuring he was found in time. To save the Crown Prince, she used her hand to block a sword, almost losing her entire hand in the process.
The terrible state they were in when they were rescued was heartbreaking to watch.
Shen Ning listened quietly, then smiled faintly: "That's good."
Green Plum sighed, "You can still laugh? You still have time to heal all these injuries."
Shen Ning looked down at her hands: "Defying fate always comes at a price."
The journey she took with the crown prince, all the food she fed him, combined with everything else, ultimately reversed the crown prince's early death. The suffering she endured along the way was the price she paid to change the crown prince's fate.
Just like doing business, if you want to make a profit, you have to pay up some capital.
Although she was in great pain and regretted it at the time, she persevered to the end, and God gave her a glimmer of hope, which she felt was worthwhile.
Green Plum carefully fed Shen Ning rice porridge, and only gave her medicine when she felt better.
After we finished eating, Zi Yan arrived, also carrying medicine, but it was for external use.
"It's good that the girl is awake. She has survived a great calamity and will surely be blessed with good fortune. Everything will go smoothly for her from now on."
Shen Ning smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words."
Green Plum and Purple Beauty carefully unwrapped the gauze from Shen Ning's hand. Inside the gauze was a thin layer of black medicine, but it wasn't very thick.
Zi Yan carefully scraped off the medicinal mud with light and precise movements, so that Shen Ning didn't feel any pain at all.
Only after cleaning it up could Shen Ning's wound be seen. The wound had already closed up, and only a thin cut about two fingers long could be seen. However, the cut was quite symmetrical, with two cuts, one above the other, since the sword had pierced through her hand.
Ziyan wiped the area around the wound with medicine, applied new medicinal mud, and then wrapped it up layer by layer.
It's not heavy, and it even feels a little cool.
Zi Yan said, "I added anesthetic to this medicine, so it won't hurt too much, but you still need to be careful. Don't use this hand to pick up anything recently, not even lift it up. That sword wound injured your meridians, at least half of them were severed. Even with the best medicine, it will take time to heal. You must not be impatient."
Green Plum also advised, "Miss, you saved the Crown Prince this time. His Majesty has spoken, and the Imperial Hospital can use all the best medicines. This hand will definitely heal, it just needs some time."
They were all worried that Shen Ning would be in pain, since it was her right hand that was injured, making it inconvenient for her to do anything and more likely to make her irritable than other injuries.
"I see."
What's there to rush? It's just a hand; it's much better than she imagined.
Knowing that Shen Ning was very weak, the two helped her wash up and then made her lie down, as she needed to rest.
The two kept an eye on the inside, and seeing that Shen Ning seemed to be asleep, they quietly closed the door and left.
Outside the gate, four men stood guard, each with a cold and stern expression, exuding power and solemnity.
As you walk outwards, there's a sentry post every three meters, stretching all the way to the gate.
The atmosphere was tense and oppressive.
Ziyan said to Lümei, "You haven't slept for a day and a night, go and rest. I'll stay here and watch over you."
When Shen Ning woke up, Lü Mei breathed a sigh of relief: "Alright, I'll sleep for an hour and then come over."
Before leaving, he glanced at the gate. They could guard this mansion well, but he wondered what the situation was like in the palace.
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The words Green Plum told Shen Ning were actually Qin Zhuo's instructions to relay to Shen Ning, in order to put Shen Ning at ease. However, the Crown Prince's situation was not optimistic.
The prince's heart meridian was injured, and a broken rib pierced his lung.
He woke up, but he had a high fever, inflammation, and coughed up blood. In just two days, he had already been on the verge of death several times.
If the Crown Prince hadn't been in such great danger, Qin Zhuo would have stayed by Shen Ning's side.
Qin Zhuo is not a doctor, so even if he were to stay by the Crown Prince's side, he couldn't really help. But he did have things to do, such as finding the mastermind behind the assassin.
The assassination of the crown prince was a major event that could shake the country and the nation. The emperor was furious and ordered the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case together.
In just two days, all sorts of evidence were gathered, and the target was the sixth prince, Li Zhan.
Qin Zhuo personally led a group to capture Li Zhan.
Li Zhan claimed he was innocent, saying he did not order the assassination of the Crown Prince and that those people were not his doing.
Consort Han came crying to plead for mercy, and the Duke of Han also rushed to the palace, almost to the point of digging out his heart to prove his innocence, but the evidence was irrefutable.
The dead assassin was a guard of the Han family, and it was also discovered that the Han family kept a private army.
The emperor immediately stripped Han Guogong of his title, confiscated his property, and imprisoned him in the imperial jail. Consort Han was stripped of her title and imprisoned, and the sixth prince was temporarily confined to his quarters.
Li Zhan kept shouting that he was innocent, shouting so desperately that no one believed him.
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