"Where are you imprisoned? Lead the way for me!" Xuan Yuanhan couldn't wait for Dingxiang to finish speaking. His face was already full of anger, and his already cold, sword-like eyebrows were now furrowed even more tightly. Cheng Liang was also shocked to see his master so enraged.
Dingxiang immediately got up, wiped away her tears, and quickly led the way.
Everyone they encountered on their way to the Imperial Pharmacy was terrified by the rare look of anger in Prince Qin Xuanyuan Han's eyes, and they all stepped aside, bowed their heads, and knelt to give way.
"What's wrong with His Highness the King of Qin?" The servants whispered among themselves, puzzled. The King of Qin was always calm and reserved, and although his expression was always cold, he had never been so angry as he was today.
At this moment, everyone in the Imperial Pharmacy was busily attending to their duties when they suddenly saw Dingxiang leading the King of Qin's deputy general into the room in a hurry. They couldn't help but look curiously towards the entrance. Then, they all saw a figure as noble as a deity appear behind them – none other than King Xuanyuan Han of Qin.
Everyone was immediately stunned, then knelt down on both knees, bowing their heads and shouting, "Long live Your Highness, the King of Qin!" But Xuan Yuanhan didn't even glance at them, not even raising his eyes slightly.
Dingxiang hurried ahead, leading the way. The three of them quickly arrived at a small woodshed in the corner of the backyard. The door of the woodshed was ajar...
Inside, the head female medicine doctor sat arrogantly at the table, with two of her most trusted junior female medicine doctors standing beside her.
Yi Shangyun was kneeling on the cold ground in front of the Great Medicine Woman. The Great Medicine Woman glared at her angrily, then suddenly stood up and scooped a full ladle of well water from the wooden bucket next to Yi Shangyun, slowly pouring it over Yi Shangyun's head.
Winter had arrived, yet Yi Shangyun was still only wearing an old and thin winter coat. The well water didn't seem as cold as water at room temperature, but the small thatched hut was drafty, and the well water quickly flowed over her entire body after being poured in.
Then a biting wind swept over her, even colder than water poured at room temperature. Water dripped from her head onto her clothes. She gasped, her eyes slightly closed, her arms crossed, tightly hugging her already frail body.
Each time she was watered, she gritted her teeth and made a grinding sound. She was cold, chilled to the bone, her eyes constantly flickering. After a day and a night, she simply couldn't hold on any longer.
As soon as Xuanyuan Han and his two companions arrived at the door, they saw what was happening inside through the half-open crack in the door. Seeing Xuanyuan Han clench his fists instantly, Cheng Liang stepped forward and kicked the door open with a loud "bang..." Then, with another kick, he sent the ladle in the big medicine woman's hand flying, crashing into the wall and shattering into several pieces.
The eldest and two younger female medicine girls immediately turned around. Upon seeing the person in front of them, they were almost dumbfounded. They were completely at a loss and hurriedly knelt down, bowing their heads and saying, "This servant greets Your Highness Prince Qin. May Your Highness live a thousand years!"
Xuanyuan Han stared intently at Yi Shangyun and said to the three of them, "Who gave you permission to treat her like this?"
"Your Highness, this servant is shameless. She has secretly pledged her life to someone. I am teaching her a lesson." The Great Medicine Girl actually defended herself with a serious expression.
"Your Highness, I didn't," Yi Shangyun immediately shook his head in defense.
Her body was already swaying unsteadily, and Dingxiang immediately ran forward and knelt down to support her. Xuanyuan Han, still watching her, frowned even more deeply, then gasped and continued to ask the Great Medicine Woman, "Where's the evidence?"
The female medicine doctor remained calm and continued to defend herself, saying, "Your Highness, I saw it with my own eyes, and there is her lover's token as proof. However... however, this girl hid it and refused to hand it over even if she died, so I punished her."
The Great Medicine Woman was clearly going all out. Since Yi Shangyun refused to hand over the Seven-Colored Golden Jade Bracelet even at the cost of her life, she was now reluctantly giving it up in order to help herself escape punishment.
Xuanyuan Han let out a disdainful snort and said, "The token of love you mentioned is a seven-colored, gold-threaded jade bracelet?"
The Great Medicine Girl glanced at Dingxiang, who lowered her head in fright. Then the Great Medicine Girl said, "It is indeed a seven-colored, golden-threaded jade bracelet. How did Your Highness know? Oh, it must have been that brat Dingxiang who told you. The two of them are always inseparable and sneaking around. She probably had a hand in this too."
Xuan Yuanhan's gaze towards Yi Shangyun became even more serious. In truth, he hadn't listened to the Great Medicine Woman's words at all. His eyes seemed even more furious at this moment. It was just a bracelet, why would she risk her life to protect it? Just how many lives did this woman think she had?
Looking into those deep, unfathomable eyes, Yi Shangyun seemed genuinely at a loss for words as to how to explain the origin of the seven-colored, gold-threaded jade bracelet.
This seven-colored, golden jade bracelet was the only memento left to her by Wei Mingxuan, the man she loved most in the 21st century. It was also the only object that had accompanied her to the Western Qin Kingdom a thousand years ago. But how could she explain it now? They would surely think she was crazy, a monster!
Unexpectedly, as Xuan Yuanhan was watching, he suddenly uttered a sentence that shocked everyone present so much that they almost fainted.
He looked directly into Yi Shangyun's eyes and said clearly, "The bracelet was a gift from me."
"What? The seven-colored, golden jade bracelet was a gift from His Highness the Prince of Qin?" The Great Medicine Woman was shocked by these words, as if struck by lightning.
What? When did His Highness gift the Seven-Colored Jade Bracelet with Gold Threads to Miss Yi? Cheng Liang was also stunned and stared at his master.
Yi Shangyun was also stunned upon hearing this, her surprise no less than that of the others. Her eyes remained fixed on the King of Qin, who was second only to the emperor, a man of unparalleled prestige and dominance over the world.
Everyone present, except for Xuan Yuanhan himself, was utterly astonished by these words; rather than astonished, they were terrified.
Everyone was so afraid to even breathe loudly; the atmosphere was terrifying.
Xuan Yuanhan, however, was wondering who had given her the bracelet. It was so hard to say. Could it be Wei Mingxuan again? She certainly couldn't say that. Only if Xuan Yuanhan admitted that he had given it to her would everyone in the palace not dare to covet the bracelet again.
The woman who had been drinking medicine finally came to her senses. She said that the bracelet was a gift from Yi Shangyun's lover, and now she admitted that the gift was indeed given by the incomparably noble Prince Qin. So, what about their relationship...?
She seemed to realize something, and her whole body began to tremble. She hurriedly bowed her head and begged for forgiveness, repeatedly saying, "Your Highness, please forgive me, I was wrong, Your Highness, please forgive me, I was wrong..."
"From this moment on, I believe..." Upon hearing the Great Medicine Woman's pleading voice, Xuan Yuanhan finally turned his gaze away from Yi Shangyun, but before he could finish speaking, Yi Shangyun, exhausted and terrified, completely fainted.
Dingxiang, standing nearby, said anxiously, "Yun'er, what's wrong? Don't scare me, Yun'er. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been so curious and insisted on looking at your bracelet..."
In this situation, Xuan Yuanhan suddenly strode forward, reached out and tightly lifted Yi Shangyun into his arms, then shouted sternly at Dingxiang, "Where is the room?"
Startled by Xuan Yuanhan's sudden embrace, Ding Xiang stumbled as she stood up, then stumbled again, and finally, wiping away her tears, hurriedly led the way towards the medicine clinic.
When the medicine girl and the others saw them leave, they all looked at each other in disbelief, wondering what had happened. The noble, cold, and rumored to be indifferent to women, Prince Qin was holding Yi Shangyun, a new medicine girl from the Imperial Pharmacy, in front of all of them, and an ugly woman who had been jilted.
In the courtyard of the Imperial Pharmacy, everyone was still kneeling. Since Xuan Yuanhan hadn't told them to rise, they naturally had to remain kneeling.
But no one knew why the King of Qin had come here in such a hurry, since he had never entered the gates of the Imperial Hospital before.
When they saw him emerge carrying Yi Shangyun, the kneeling crowd was utterly astonished and dumbfounded.
This is the King of Qin! Who is the King of Qin? He is second only to the King of Qin in the entire Western Qin Kingdom. How come he's holding an ugly little girl who's been given medicine? And this little girl is clearly unconscious. What on earth happened?
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The room where the medicine girl was dressed was quiet and silent.
Cheng Liang had already rushed to fetch the imperial physician when Xuan Yuanhan carried Yi Shangyun out of the small woodshed, and was now guarding the doorway outside.
After taking her pulse, the imperial physician said tremblingly, "Your Highness, Yi Yaonu has not eaten for a long time and was already weak. Now, she has caught a chill and suffered a severe cold, which has overexerted her body and caused her to fall into a coma. This old minister will go and prescribe medicine immediately. She will wake up soon." After saying this, he withdrew.
Xuanyuan Han didn't look at him; his eyes were fixed on Yun's pale face. He had only realized how soaked she was when he held her earlier. Her soft body felt icy cold to the touch, and she was limp and nestled in his arms. Yet she had been tormented like this for a whole day and night.
"What a damned lackey," he thought, frowning as he clenched his fists so tightly they cracked.
"Take good care of her for me," Xuan Yuanhan coldly said to Dingxiang, who was still lost in thought. He glanced at the unconscious Yi Shangyun one last time before walking out of the house, with Cheng Liang following closely behind.
Xuanyuan Han was slightly relieved and went to report to Emperor Jing, while Cheng Liang took the opportunity to return to the Imperial Pharmacy. The people in this courtyard had been kneeling for quite a while, especially the head medicine girl.
He naturally had to handle things properly for his master, since he was Xuan Yuanhan's confidant. Needless to say, he would do his best to fulfill his master's wishes and make him completely satisfied.
Before he could even speak, Imperial Physician Gu had already heard about what had happened that day. He respectfully replied, "From now on, the new head pharmacist of the Imperial Pharmacy will be the new head pharmacist of the Imperial Pharmacy. The original head pharmacist will be demoted to a low-level pharmacist and given fifty strokes of the cane as a warning to others."
Cheng Liang smirked and chuckled softly, “You’re smart enough to keep your eyes open from now on. You need to know what you should and shouldn’t say, what you should and shouldn’t do, or you might end up losing your head one day.”
With a smile on his face, Gu listened attentively, but beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He said, "Yes, yes, yes, this old minister will certainly remember Vice General Cheng's reminder. I also ask Vice General Cheng to put in a good word for this old minister in front of His Highness. This old minister will take good care of Yi Yao Nu and will never let her lose another hair."
Cheng Liang easily completed his task and then went to meet Xuan Yuanhan. Upon seeing Xuan Yuanhan, he nodded to him to indicate that everything had been taken care of, and Xuan Yuanhan then bid farewell to Emperor Jing and left the palace.
“Your Highness didn’t need to do anything personally today,” Cheng Liang said suddenly as he walked behind Xuan Yuanhan.
"I know, I just..." Xuan Yuanhan stopped and took a deep breath, hesitating to speak.
Seeing that Xuan Yuanhan was so reluctant to speak, Cheng Liang began to suspect something, but he still didn't want to believe that his master had really taken a liking to this ugly girl. Yet, he also became worried...
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