Chapter 248: Almost Exposed
After Ji Yunchuan went in, Shen Ningyuan also went into the side hall to rest.
In the imperial study, Eunuch Zhuo returned to Xie Lixuan.
Xie Lixuan asked in a deep voice: "What happened outside just now?"
Eunuch Zhuo replied, "Chen Ningyuan is here too, and Ji Yunchuan wants her to come in with him."
Eunuch Zhuo glanced at Ji Yunchuan and lowered his voice, "It's just that His Majesty gave an order, and only Ji Yunchuan was there, so he was making trouble with the other eunuchs outside."
Hearing this, Xie Lixuan frowned.
"Why did that girl follow me into the palace?" Xie Lixuan asked himself and answered: "It's obvious that she is afraid that I will embarrass Ji Yunchuan, so she came here to support him on purpose."
Thinking of this, Xie Lixuan took a deep breath and turned his gaze to Ji Yunchuan.
He softened his tone and said, "Lord Ji, please come closer so that I can take a good look at you."
Hearing this, Ji Yunchuan took a few steps towards Xie Lixuan.
Even though he was enduring the severe pain, Ji Yunchuan still walked with a limp.
Xie Lixuan noticed it, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he asked, "Ji Aiqing, your leg... is this the case?"
Ji Yunchuan's expression froze. He knew that if he concealed the truth, Xie Lixuan would definitely be suspicious.
In that case, it would be better to just say it directly.
After thinking for a while, Ji Yunchuan made a sad face and cried, "Your Majesty, you don't know that when I was being chased, those people cut off my toes for fun!"
"What?" Xie Lixuan was stunned, "Let me see!"
After saying this, Eunuch Zhuo walked over, brought a chair and asked Ji Yunchuan to sit down.
Eunuch Zhuo squatted down and took off Ji Yunchuan's shoes personally.
Although Chen Moer treated the wound in time, because he had just walked a long way, the moment he took off his shoes, Ji Yunchuan wailed in pain and his face wrinkled.
After the shoes were taken off, blood oozed out.
Even though Eunuch Zhuo was used to big scenes, he was still frightened by this bloody scene.
Xie Lixuan panicked and asked in a trembling voice, "You, you, you...Ji Aiqing, were you really chased all the way to the capital?"
Ji Yunchuan gritted his teeth and looked at Xie Lixuan despite the pain. "Your Majesty, how dare I deceive your Majesty about this matter?"
As he spoke, Ji Yunchuan's feet were still bleeding.
Xie Lixuan reacted and immediately ordered outside: "Hurry up and call the imperial physician!"
Afterwards, Xie Lixuan looked at Ji Yunchuan, who was in pain, with a complicated expression on his face.
I originally wanted to call Ji Yunchuan over to question him about what happened on the battlefield and find out the details of the battle.
But now, seeing that he was so seriously injured, Xie Lixuan began to feel guilty again.
I couldn't bring myself to ask any questions.
What's more, Shen Ningyuan was also next door, so he didn't dare to speak.
After a long while, Eunuch Zhuo invited the imperial physician over.
Seeing Ji Yunchuan's injuries, the imperial physician was also shocked.
He immediately exclaimed: "Did someone cut off this toe?"
"Yes... yes." Ji Yunchuan said weakly.
The imperial physician took a deep breath and quickly began to treat Ji Yunchuan's wound.
While treating the wound, he sighed, "How did General Ji survive with such a serious injury?"
After hearing this, Xie Lixuan felt even more guilty.
Noticing his expression, Ji Yunchuan breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that the sudden inspiration he just had was very useful.
Your Majesty did feel a little guilty towards him.
In this way, he could not only explain the fact that his toes had been chopped off, but also confirm the fact that he was being hunted.
But just as Ji Yunchuan breathed a sigh of relief, the sound of a wheelchair rolling was heard outside the imperial study.
Ji Yunchuan's heart skipped a beat and he turned to look towards the door, his face full of suspicion.
Why is Xie Wanzhou here?
Like Ji Yunchuan, Xie Lixuan was also very confused.
When Xie Lixuan saw Xie Wanzhou appear, he stood up and walked towards him.
"Wanzhou, why are you here?" Xie Lixuan asked.
Xie Wanzhou glanced at Ji Yunchuan and said lightly, "I heard that General Ji had entered the palace, so I came to take a look. I never expected that General Ji was so seriously injured."
After finishing speaking, Xie Wanzhou glanced around and continued to ask: "Besides his feet, did General Ji have any other injuries?"
After hearing this, Ji Yunchuan immediately felt a shudder and subconsciously looked towards his crotch.
Then, he raised his head nervously and looked at Xie Wanzhou in panic.
He always felt that Xie Wanzhou was hinting at something.
But now, he couldn't show any of it, avoiding Xie Wanzhou's sight, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Apart from my feet, I have no other injuries."
Xie Wanzhou immediately responded, "Oh? He was chased all the way to the capital, but only his toes were chopped off. General Ji is really lucky!"
"Or, does the killer have some special hobby that makes him like chopping off people's toes for fun?"
The last sentence is full of hints.
Ji Yunchuan's eyes suddenly became flustered and he subconsciously looked at Xie Lixuan.
Sure enough, Xie Lixuan also frowned and looked at him with puzzled eyes.
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