Upon returning to his residence, the Second Prince summoned his accompanying officials and retainers to his study, where they remained until midnight.
"Young Master Tian, may I speak with you in private?"
After leaving the study, Tian Alang encountered Li Youran, who had been waiting for him.
"I see."
After listening to Tian Alang's story, Li Youran thought to herself that although the matter was pretty much as she had imagined, she never expected that it was not the Third Prince who made the move, but the Fourth Prince.
"His Highness the Fourth Prince is also a very shrewd and calculating man. He usually keeps a low profile, but I never expected him to be so ruthless when it comes to a critical moment."
Although Li Youran didn't care about court affairs, he had heard a little about these princes.
Although the Fourth Prince's status is not as noble as the Third Prince's, it is still better than the Second Prince's.
But it is precisely this awkward identity that puts the Fourth Prince in a very awkward position.
She wanted to vie for the throne, but her status was inferior to that of the Third Prince. She wanted to give up, but her status was still more prestigious than that of the Second Prince and the Fifth Prince.
To give up is unbearable. To fight for power is futile, as one lacks standing.
"His Highness the Second Prince intends to downplay this matter and let it go, so as not to alert the enemy. The next step is to prepare for the Fourth Prince's next move."
As Tian Alang spoke, he poured Li Youran another cup of tea and continued.
"The epidemic has worsened again these past few days, and with the Fourth Prince causing trouble here, you must take good care of yourself."
Tian Alang's appreciation for Li Youran grew stronger. She not only possessed the calm and composure of a man, but also showed great wisdom and fearlessness in the face of danger.
If it were an ordinary woman, she would have been too scared to go out after arriving in the epidemic area.
However, Li Youran did not feel any panic at all. On the contrary, she was very calm and composed and even came up with a plan to seal off the city.
Moreover, when listening to his analysis of court affairs, Li Youran clearly had her own opinions and views.
A true friend is hard to find in life, and Tian Alang's gaze towards Li Youran softened even more.
"Cough cough..."
Li Youran sensed the change in Tian Lang and noticed that the atmosphere between the two had become more intimate. So she coughed awkwardly twice and continued speaking to Tian Lang.
"It's getting late, Young Master Tian, you should go back and rest early."
"Princess, please wait."
As it was late at night, and it was inappropriate for a lone man and woman to be alone in a room, Tian Alang did not linger.
Li Youran escorted Tian Alang to the door, and Tian Alang bowed to Li Youran and said...
Before Tian Alang could leave, a man in black stumbled over and grabbed Li Youran just as he reached her.
"You Ran, I'm back."
Tang Lei looked at Li Youran, and after saying those words, he collapsed into Li Youran's arms with a thud.
"Xiao Hong, quickly go and fetch Doctor Feng."
Ever since Li Youran learned that Tang Lei had lost contact, she had been worried about him. She never expected that he would actually come back.
Tang Lei was covered in blood and couldn't be woken up, which made Li Youran panic.
After receiving Li Youran's instructions, Xiao Hong didn't dare to delay and ran off. Just as she was about to leave, Young Master Tian called her back.
"Dr. Feng has been researching medicines for the plague. I see that Young Master Tang's injuries are all external, so I'd like to treat them myself."
As Tian Alang spoke, he reached out to help Tang Lei, and together with Li Youran, they helped Tang Lei to the bed.
After removing his blood-stained clothes, Tang Lei lay naked on the bed, revealing knife wounds all over his back and chest.
Upon seeing this, Tian Alang wanted Li Youran to leave, firstly because he was afraid the wound was too horrible, and secondly because he felt that men and women should be different.
But seeing Li Youran's worried and nervous look, he swallowed back the words he was about to say.
"Xiaohong, go and fetch a bowl of warm water, and some salt and sugar."
Upon hearing Li Youran's instructions, Xiao Hong hurriedly went to do them.
After bandaging Tang Lei's wounds, Tian Alang confirmed that Tang Lei was not seriously injured, but had been unconscious due to excessive blood loss and overexertion.
In no time, Xiaohong brought over a bowl of warm water and added some salt and sugar to it on a plate.
Li Youran picked up the bowl of warm water, pinched a pinch of salt, then a pinch of sugar, put them into the warm water, and then forced it into Tang Lei's mouth with a spoon.
"Princess, why is this?"
Tian Alang watched from the side, completely bewildered.
He couldn't understand what Li Youran meant by adding sugar to a bowl of water and making such pronouncements.
"Young Master Tian, you may not know this, but I learned it from an ancient book. I heard that water alone cannot stay in the body for long. The human body needs salt and sugar to provide energy in order to promote water absorption. So I added salt and sugar to the water in the hope of providing Young Master Tang with an appropriate amount of replenishment, so that his body will not be too depleted while he is unconscious."
Li Youran didn't originally need to explain in such detail to Tian Alang, but she felt that Tian Alang was different from others.
If we explain it to him in detail, he might be able to put it into practice and achieve great things in the future.
"That's true. People can go without meat, but they absolutely cannot go a day without salt."
After hearing Li Youran's words, Tian Alang nodded thoughtfully.
"Eating sweets makes you feel fuller, which shows the importance of sugar."
After Tian Alang finished speaking, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He looked at Li Youran and said with a happy expression.
“Diarrhea patients are vomiting and have diarrhea, and their bodies are dehydrated. Giving them this kind of water mixed with salt and sugar will definitely help them.”
"That's absolutely right!"
Li Youran nodded, thinking to herself that Tian Alang's reaction was really quick.
After Tian Alang finished speaking, he stood up to say goodbye to Li Youran and then hurriedly left.
"He is intelligent, quick-witted, has a good understanding of the big picture, and cares deeply about the lives of the people. He will surely be a good official in the future."
Li Youran looked at Tian Alang's departing figure and muttered to herself.
Li Youran originally wanted to stay here to watch over Tang Lei, but Xiao Hong persuaded her to go back.
“Princess, you’ve been busy all day, you should rest early! I’ll stay here and watch over Young Master Tang. He’s just in the side room next door, so if anything urgent happens, I’ll go and call you.”
As Xiao Hong spoke, she pushed Li Youran into the side room.
Li Youran smiled helplessly and did not insist, after all, she was also injured and it was not the time to be stubborn.
"Princess, Young Master Tang has woken up and is calling your name."
Early one morning, just as dawn was breaking, Xiao Hong rushed in.
Li Youran was still in a daze, but when she heard Tang Lei's name, she suddenly woke up.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
Before Li Youran could get up to look for Tang Lei, Wu Yong called out in a panic.
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