"Madwoman!" Xiao Zhen spat out the two words with disgust, then stopped looking at her, sat down on the ground, crossed his legs, and began to circulate his internal energy to suppress the poison in his body.
Upon seeing this, Princess Huaiyin was about to leave when a group of her personal guards, who had heard the commotion in the living room, rushed in.
Upon seeing Xiao Zhen's condition, all the guards paled, and they placed their cold, sharp swords against Princess Huaiyin's neck.
"How dare you! I am Princess Huaiyin! Who dares to touch me?" Princess Huaiyin shouted fiercely, though her voice betrayed her inner weakness.
"Princess, you'd better not move around, otherwise our knives are unforgiving. If we accidentally cut your neck, it will be disastrous," Zhou Peng said coldly, sheathing his sword and turning to fetch a doctor.
After examining Xiao Zhen's injuries, the doctor picked up the dagger beside him and looked at it. His expression immediately turned grim. "Although the prince's wound avoided the heart, this dagger was coated with a deadly poison, which has now seeped into the flesh. I'm afraid... I'm afraid there's no cure..."
Zhou Peng's expression changed drastically, and he grabbed Zhou Peng's collar, "Don't spread rumors, it's clearly your medical skills that are incompetent!"
The doctor was dejected. He was a military doctor who had served Xiao Zhen for many years and naturally did not want anything to happen to him. However, judging from the current situation, it seemed that the poison that the prince had been poisoned was beyond saving. Therefore, he was not angry at Zhou Peng's reckless behavior, because he was also worried about the prince's safety.
Princess Huaiyin said from the side, "He is not talking nonsense. There is no antidote for the poison that your prince has been afflicted with."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Peng released the doctor, picked up a knife, and was about to kill Princess Huaiyin when Xiao Zhen, who had opened his eyes, stopped him, saying, "Zhou Peng, stop! She is, after all, a princess. Even if she has committed heinous crimes, it should be the Emperor's decision."
“But…” Zhou Peng glared angrily at Princess Huaiyin, wishing he could tear her apart. He had never seen such a vicious woman. How dare she, how dare she lay a hand on the Prince?
"Pass on my orders to immediately seal off news of my injury, strictly check all personnel entering and leaving the city, and arrest and interrogate any suspicious persons. Make sure no spies are allowed to infiltrate the city." Xiao Zhen's face was already turning bluish-purple, but he endured the excruciating pain from his wounds and calmly issued the orders.
"Yes." Zhou Peng immediately responded respectfully. Even though he wished he could kill Princess Huaiyin right now, the order given by the prince was more important, because if the news of the prince's serious injury were to leak out, Suzhou would be in grave danger.
The Turks have been eyeing us covetously; if they were to learn of the prince's serious injury, they would surely attack without hesitation.
Thinking of this, Zhou Peng felt a chill and his disgust for Princess Huaiyin deepened. He had never seen such a stupid woman. Did she not know what it would mean if the prince fell?
Perhaps she knew, but she didn't care about the safety of the Liang Dynasty and its people.
Zhou Peng didn't dare to delay and immediately went to make the arrangements.
Another guard asked Xiao Zhen, "Your Highness, what should we do with this woman?"
"Keep him under guard for now, and then escort him back to the capital for His Majesty's judgment." After saying this, Xiao Zhen tried to get up, and his guards quickly stepped forward to help him.
"Help me to the study," Xiao Zhen ordered.
The guards were anxious and worried, but dared not show it, and helped him to the study.
The doctor followed, carrying his medicine kit, intending to bandage the wound.
Princess Huaiyin felt deeply humiliated when she saw that Xiao Zhen left without even glancing at her.
"Xiao Zhen, if you want to kill me or torture me, do it now. You're not going to live anyway." She laughed triumphantly and arrogantly.
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