Chapter 160: Xu Nian is injured and unconscious

When Mo Yan returned to the East Palace, it was rare that the Crown Prince was not handling government affairs. Seeing the Crown Prince wearing casual clothes and the half-worn silk sash, Mo Yan's eyes flickered. He wondered what kind of open and secret struggles would happen in the harem in the future.

"Is it done?"

Mo Yan came to his senses and apologized: "I was distracted for a moment. I hope Your Highness will punish me."

Luo Jinan waved his hands nonchalantly. Because of Emperor Renhe's commotion these days, everyone around him was very busy, so he wouldn't care if they were distracted for a moment.

Seeing that His Highness did not blame him, Mo Yan stood up and replied, "I have conveyed Your Highness's order to the Prince of Xuanping."

Luo Jinan nodded. The flood in the south was urgent and there was no suitable candidate in the court. Then he thought of Shang Jinzhi.

And as Emperor Renhe vomited blood and fell into a coma again yesterday, it was natural for him to begin to supervise the country, which led to the imperial edict today.

Luo Jinan swallowed a mouthful of tea to moisten his throat, raised his hand and habitually touched the silk hanging on his robe, the longing in his eyes almost solidified.

But he had to stay calm at this moment. He couldn't let anyone discover Nian Nian's existence and put her in danger.

While he was deep in thought, Mo Bai ran in hurriedly with a pale face, and even the group of eunuchs in front of the palace gate could not stop him.

Mo Bai rushed into the inner hall and brushed away Mo Yan who was trying to pull him away. He knelt down and trembled as he said, "Your Highness, the young lady was attacked and injured."

"Bang!" Luo Jin'an's hand shook and the teacup fell on the golden brick, splashing everywhere. Mo Yan hurriedly turned around and bent down to wipe the tea stains on the prince's shoes and boots with his sleeves.

Luo Jin'an, however, was completely unaware of anything. His mind went blank for a moment and he only knew that Nian Nian was injured. Despite his carefulness, he still managed to let people notice Nian Nian's presence.

"Where is he now?"

"An Yi came to report the news. He did not dare to trust the doctor in the clinic, so he placed the young lady in the carriage. It should be close to the gate of the imperial city by now."

Luo Jin'an ran out quickly, "Mo Yan, have someone prepare the sedan chair, and have all the doctors wait in my bedroom."

Mo Yan looked at the figure that had already run away, and was unusually flustered. He wondered who this injured young lady was that could make the usually calm prince look so flustered and at a loss.

But he did not have time to think carefully. He hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare according to His Highness's instructions, and then he went to the Imperial Hospital in person.

Luo Jin'an ran all the way to the imperial city gate. Although the eunuchs and maids didn't know what was going on, they all knelt down and lowered their heads, not daring to spy on the prince's misconduct.

A carriage outside the imperial city was moving in a hurry but was unusually steady. Inside the carriage, Xu Nian was lying in Yan Rong's arms with his eyes closed and his face pale. Upon closer inspection, one could vaguely see his chest rising and falling.

Yan Fu sat quietly with her head down, only her slightly shaking shoulders showed that she was crying. At this moment, she felt mixed emotions. Although the young lady was usually very kind to the people around them, she had never thought that the young lady would protect her in a dangerous moment. She couldn't understand why she was just a slave and her life was worth the young lady taking such a risk.

Yanrong knew that Yanfu was sad, but she did not comfort her. She tried to keep her hands away from the wound on the young lady's back. At this time, the carriage stopped slightly, and before they could move, the curtain was opened by Luo Jinan who came hurriedly.

"Your Highness—"

"Your Highness—"

Luo Jinan looked at the person he had been thinking about and saw that he was not angry at all. He could not help but pursed his lips, got into the car and carefully picked up Xu Nian.

"Your Highness, the young lady has a knife wound on her back and an arrow wound on her arm." Yanrong informed Luo Jinan of Xu Nian's two injuries, for fear that she would be injured again while moving.

Hearing this, Luo Jinan's eyes became even darker. He would definitely demand compensation a hundredfold from the person behind the scenes.

He gently carried Xu Nian into the sedan chair and let her lie on his legs. Then he ordered people to hurry to the East Palace's bedroom.

Yanfu and Yanrong also followed the sedan chair silently. Everyone in the palace was very smart. Seeing the prince's expression, they knew that the lady on the sedan chair was of extraordinary status. Therefore, the eunuchs who carried the sedan chair walked quickly and steadily without any bumps.

At this time, in the East Palace's bedroom, there were already more than a dozen doctors waiting with their heads bowed. The Imperial Hospital Director asked cautiously, "Eunuch Mo, who is injured? Please tell me something so I can prepare."

As he said this, he stuffed a silver note into Mo Yan's hand. Although Mo Yan loved money, he knew what he could accept and what he could not accept.

He himself was unsure about what happened today, so how could he have the energy to deal with others? He pushed the banknote back and said seriously, "What are you doing, sir? You just need to do your best to heal the injury."

The hospital envoy Zhu Zhiming smiled bitterly and had to take the banknote back, but he felt more and more uneasy. At this turbulent time, everyone would be in danger at the slightest disturbance in the palace, let alone those of them in the Imperial Hospital who were closest to the incident.

Mo Yan no longer cared about Envoy Zhu's mood. At this moment, his mind was focused outside the hall. When he heard footsteps coming, he hurried out to meet them.

After Luo Jinan gently placed Xu Nian on the bed, he turned around and summoned the imperial physician.

"Come and take a look at the injuries on this young lady's body, especially the arrow wound to see if it is poisonous?"

Upon hearing this, more than a dozen imperial physicians stepped forward one by one to take a look. In the end, it was Imperial Physician Wang, who was most proficient in knife wounds, who answered Luo Jinan's question.

"Your Highness, the young lady's injuries look frightening, but fortunately they are not life-threatening. The knife wound on her back only needs to be bandaged with medicine. However, the arrow wound requires surgery to remove the arrow because the arrowhead is still inside her body. I'm afraid this young lady will have to suffer."

Luo Jin'an looked at Xu Nian, whose face was becoming increasingly paler, and without hesitation, he called his palace's housekeeper, Han Shuyi.

"Take your men to bandage Nian Nian's knife wound. Doctor Wang, go prepare the things needed to remove the arrow."

Han Shuyi let down the veil and saw that the Crown Prince was still standing in front of the bed with no intention of avoiding her. She understood something in her heart.

She brought four palace maids with her and carefully laid Xu Nian on his side. They took off his outer shirt that was already stained with blood, and used scissors to cut off his inner shirt that was slightly overlapping the wound.

Because the wound was agitated by the pulling of the clothes, Xu Nian, who had originally closed his eyes, let out two slight groans of pain.

Luo Jin'an knelt down in front of the bed, gently wiped the sweat on Xu Nian's forehead with a handkerchief, and coaxed her softly, "Good Nian Nian, bear with it for a while. The painkiller will be ready soon, and you won't feel any pain after you drink it."

I don’t know if Xu Nian heard Luo Jinan’s voice. Although she was still unconscious, a tear fell from the corner of her eye.

Luo Jinan raised his hand to wipe away the teardrop that was rolling down his cheeks, and whispered softly with red eyes: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry Nian Nian, it's all my fault."

Han Shuyi slowed down her movements even more, and only after applying the medicine and bandaging the wound did she realize that her back was already soaked with sweat.