Chapter 262 Going to the Border
The scenes of last night slowly flashed through their minds.
There was still some stinging on their wrists. They lowered their eyes to take a look. The blood had already dried up and the wound just looked hideous.
As those who fell in a pool of blood got up one by one and gathered in the courtyard, the abbot's hands were shaking with joy, "You, you..."
"Master, they just knocked us out, they didn't kill us." said one of the monks.
The abbot turned the Buddhist beads at a very fast speed and chanted "Amitabha".
Qingfeng and his secret guards stood by, their faces cold and expressionless. The monks were frightened and left the yard one after another at the abbot's order.
Half an hour later, the sunlight became blindingly hot, shining into the courtyard and turning the bloodstains on the bluestone road deep red.
The door finally creaked open.
Everyone in Qingfeng looked over nervously, and Shen Anan stepped out, with no emotion visible on her pretty face.
"Let's go back."
"Princess Princess, Master, can you save me?"
Shen Anan pursed her red lips and said nothing, but turned her head to look at the room where the sound of wooden fish being struck and sutras being chanted was coming out continuously from.
Determination appeared in her eyes, and she turned and left Xiangjue Temple.
In the carriage returning to the city, she huddled in a corner and fell into a long silence. The curtains were hung high, allowing her to see the scenery along the way. She was like a mannequin without any emotions, dull and wooden.
Qingfeng was anxious and wanted to ask, but when he saw Shen Anan like this, he swallowed all the words back.
The princess cares about her master's life and death more than anyone else!
Wutong Garden.
Mo Xiang sat on the steps of the veranda, occasionally going into the house to take a look, then coming out to wait. When she heard footsteps outside the yard, she hurriedly stood up to greet them.
"Princess Princess."
When she saw Shen Anan, who looked exhausted and in tattered clothes, appear at the gate of the courtyard, tears immediately fell.
"Princess, what's wrong with you?"
She rushed forward and just as she supported Shen Anan, the weight of Shen Anan's entire body fell on her, and she became limp and lost consciousness.
"What's going on? What on earth is going on?" Mo Xiang asked Qingfeng while crying. The latter had a grim expression on his face. "You help the princess into the house first. I'll go get the imperial physician." After saying that, he left quickly.
A quarter of an hour later.
Mo Xiang helped Shen Anan to the bed while crying, and changed her clothes and washed her. The scratches on her palms and knees were revealed after washing.
There were long crisscross bloodstains, probably caused by sharp stones. Mo Xiang was so distressed that she almost suffocated. When had the girl ever suffered such pain in her life?
The imperial physician took the patient's pulse through the curtain.
"Imperial Physician, how is my prince's wife?" Mo Xiang's body was shaking slightly, for fear of hearing the same explanation as the Fourth Prince's illness.
Fortunately, the imperial physician put away the medicine box and looked relaxed. "It's just that you are too tired and the mental stress these days caused you to feel drowsy. I'll prescribe a prescription and give you a few doses. It's nothing serious."
Mo Xiang let out a long sigh, and finally let go of her worries. "Mo Ran, follow the imperial physician to get a prescription."
Marquis Qingfeng was outside the door. When he heard that the prince's wife was fine, his tense nerves relaxed a little.
Tonight, Wutong Garden was guarded by Qing'an and Qingfeng like a rock. Except for Mo Xiang and Mo Ran, no one was allowed into the main house.
Both masters fell down at the same time, and there was nothing they could do other than that.
At dawn, there was finally movement in the house. Mo Xiang was dozing off with his head propped up at the door. He immediately got up, opened the door and walked in, but there was no sign of Shen Anan on the couch.
"Prince's Consort." She immediately went to the inner room and found someone beside her brother-in-law's bed as expected.
"How long have I slept?" Shen Anan asked.
"One night, Princess. It's still early now and you are very weak. You should go back to the couch and rest. Mo Ran and I will take care of your son-in-law."
Shen Anan did not respond, but just murmured, "It's already been a whole night, and there is only half a day left before the time the doctor said."
Mo Xiang's tears fell. He wanted to comfort his girl, but he didn't know how.
"Please leave. I want to be alone with him for a while."
"Yes." Mo Xiang stepped back and closed the door quietly.
As time passed, the entire Wutong Garden fell into unprecedented sorrow.
Qing'an asked Qingfeng whether he had found a way to save his master at Xiangjue Temple, and the latter could only shake his head.
During the hour when the Crown Princess and Wen Yin talked alone, no one knew what happened.
In the room, Shen Anan stared at Xiao Yuan's quiet face, her red lips curled up slightly, "You are really a fool. What does he have to do with you in this life? Why should you bear it for him?"
As she spoke, she put her head on his chest and held his hand tightly, "You still owe me this life, Xiao Yuan, I will never allow you to die."
She slowly closed her eyes, two lines of tears flowed from the corners of her eyes and dripped onto Xiao Yuan's shirt. She kept murmuring something, but no one could hear what she said.
At noon, a guest came to Wutong Garden. The concierge reported with embarrassment, "After all, he is the brother of the prince's wife. We dare not stop him."
Qingfeng nodded, said a few words to Moxiang, and went to the gate of the courtyard to greet them. Soon, a tall figure walking hurriedly came into view.
"Mr. Shen."
Shen Changhe said nothing and walked quickly towards Wutong Garden, but was stopped by Qingfeng under the veranda, “Master Shen, my master and the princess are not convenient to see you at this time.”
Shen Changhe frowned and lowered his voice, "I heard that the fourth prince was poisoned? But is it true?"
Qingfeng lowered his eyes and said nothing. Shen Changhe's expression instantly became more solemn.
"Where's An An?"
"The princess is taking care of the master, so I'm afraid she won't be available right now."
According to the time given by the imperial physician, the master probably only has half a day left. The princess has been in there for several hours and has missed several meals.
Qingfeng knew that the princess certainly didn't want to be disturbed by anyone at this moment.
Shen Changhe raised his eyes and looked towards the main house of Wutong Garden, his brows tightly furrowed.
He did not leave, but chose to stand in the yard and wait. As time passed, the expressions of Qingfeng, Moxiang and others made him feel heavier.
When the sunlight turned into the red afterglow and the sun slowly sank into the horizon, there was finally movement in the main house.
There was no joy on their faces. Instead, there was a more nervous fear. Even their breathing slowed down a little.
The door was opened, and Shen Anan squinted at the afterglow. A tall figure was reflected in her tired eyes. He was looking at her worriedly with his back to the light.
"Brother." She spoke softly, her voice unusually hoarse.
Shen Changhe strode up the stairs and hugged her.
At that moment, An An was like a porcelain doll that was about to break. It would shatter into pieces with the slightest touch.
"An An."
Shen Anan raised her eyes and smiled at him, "I have been feeling a little unwell these days, I will be fine after a few days of rest."
Mo Xiang immediately went to the kitchen to boil medicine.
Qingan, Qingfeng looked at Shen Anan in fear, opened his mouth, and then became silent, unable to say anything.
They didn't dare to ask, for fear of hearing the result. Both of them had bloodshot eyes and gritted their teeth.
Shen Anan smiled at them easily, "What are you standing there for? Why don't you go call the imperial physician?"
Qingfeng was stunned, responded quickly and ran out, while Qingan ignored the rules and went straight into the inner room.
The person was still in a coma, but his breathing was noticeably heavier, and the deathly grey color on his face was slowly turning into a normal person's skin color.
"Master," Qing'an choked up when he opened his mouth, then quickly closed it.
Shen Anan led Shen Changhe to sit outside.
"I heard that the Fourth Prince was poisoned, so I immediately rushed back from East City. What exactly happened? Who poisoned him? Can it be cured? How is the Fourth Prince doing?"
"It's solved, but we don't know who did it yet. We have to wait until he wakes up to find out."
Hearing this, Shen Changhe breathed a sigh of relief, “It’s good that you’re okay.”
After a pause, he continued, "An An, I have one more thing to ask of you."
"Brother, please speak."
"The emperor has ordered me to lead the soldiers from East City to the border for support. I will leave today. After I leave, I will ask you to take care of your sister-in-law."
Shen Anan frowned, "When did it happen?"
"This morning's decree." Shen Changhe was worried. "Wait until the Fourth Prince wakes up and tell him that the soldiers in East City are the retreat route for the Fourth Prince's mansion. The Emperor may have some plan for doing this, so be careful."
Once the soldiers from East City leave, if something unexpected happens, Xiao Yuan will have to wait at least half a day to mobilize troops. The emperor didn't even leave a life-saving talisman for the Fourth Prince's mansion. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs! !
Shen Anan's face was cold, "Don't worry, big brother, you don't have to worry about Jingzhong. He has already made a plan, so you should be careful. You must be very careful on the road to prevent someone from playing tricks."
"Once we get to the border, no one can be trusted except Qi Jinping."
Xiao Yuan must have anticipated the Emperor's move of cutting off the source of his trouble, so he had already prepared a way out.
"Don't worry about this. I know my limits."
“Sister-in-law, then I…” Shen Anan paused, then suddenly smiled and said, “If I have a chance, I will go back to accompany her.”
Shen Changhe thought she was busy and didn't take it to heart, he just nodded slightly.
The brother and sister sat for a while, and Shen Anan told Shen Changhe in detail about the disappearance of Lang Yuehu and Qi Jinping, so that he would know how to deal with it in case he met the same group of people.
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The imperial physician came out of the inner room carrying a medicine box, and Shen Anan immediately went to greet him.
"It's really a strange thing in the world, never heard of before."
"Doctor, how is he?"
The imperial physician bowed hastily, "My dear Princess, judging from the pulse, the Fourth Prince is now fine, and his damaged kidneys are gradually recovering. May I ask what miraculous medicine you used?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Anan just let out a long breath of foul air, without saying a word, and ordered Mo Xiang to send the doctor away.
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