Chapter 161 Xu Nian wakes up

Seeing that the knife wound had been properly treated, Luo Jinan called Mo Yan to bring Ma Fei San and fed the medicine into Xu Nian's mouth spoonful by spoonful.

Doctor Wang estimated the time and then started to pull out the arrow. Luo Jinan had been in the military since he was a child and was accustomed to such scenes, but today he felt a tremor in his heart for some reason.

Doctor Wang noticed the prince's strange look and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, Your Highness. The arrow is lodged in the shoulder. There will be no danger to your life in the process of removing the arrow."

Luo Jinan nodded slightly, but still did not relax his tightly furrowed brows.

It might be the effect of the bowl of Ma Fei San. Xu Nian did not feel anything unusual during the process of removing the arrow. Doctor Wang placed the extracted arrow on a tray and bandaged the wound. Then he instructed Han Shuyi who was standing by:

"Please be careful tonight. If this young lady has any symptoms of fever, please come to the Imperial Hospital to see me."

Han Shuyi agreed, and then went on to deal with the bloodstained bedding on the bed.

Seeing that Xu Nian was sleeping soundly, Luo Jinan gave some instructions to Han Shuyi before walking out.

Yanfu and Yanrong had been kneeling outside the hall. When they saw Luo Jinan come out, they did not stand up, nor did they say a word.

In the past, Luo Jinan would not mind letting the two of them suffer the punishment of the Dark Guard Camp one by one, but now that they are close to Xu Nian, even he does not dare to punish them easily.

"Come with me—"

The two looked at each other, not knowing why His Highness was so calm, but they did not dare to delay, so they stood up and followed him to the small study room nearby.

Luo Jinan waved away the eunuch who came to serve tea and looked coldly at Yanfu and the others.

"Tell us how you were attacked today."

"Yes." Yanrong glanced at Yanfu who was about to cry again, and said softly: "Recently, Madam Wang is keen on making clothes for you. You think this can change Madam Wang's mood, so you want to take me and my servants to Zhijin Pavilion to choose some new fabrics for Madam Wang.

Before we could even get to the Jin Pavilion, a group of assassins rushed out and attacked us ruthlessly. Fortunately, the secret guards arranged by His Highness were there to protect us. "

"Could it be that the skills of this group of people are better than An Yi?"

Yanrong shook her head. "The secret guards fell into a trap and none of us expected a second group of people to appear. And the strange thing is that they all came for Yanfu. The young lady was injured because...she was blocking Yanfu's knife."

Yan Fu could no longer hold back her tears, which fell down in a rush. She trembled and said, "The young lady was seriously injured because of me. I will accept the punishment from Your Highness."

Luo Jinan didn't say anything, but kept tapping the table with his fingers, and his eyes flashed when he looked at Yanfu who was lowering her head.

"Where did you get the hairpin you are wearing today?"

Yan Fu was unable to react for a moment. After coming to her senses, she touched the pearl hairpin on her head and replied, "This was given to me by the young lady two days ago. Not only does this servant have one, but Yan Rong and Yan Ci also have one each."

Yanfu lowered her head. She wore the hairpin today because she thought it matched her dress very well. She didn't know what was wrong with it.

Yanrong also looked at the pearl hairpin and said in a daze, "Could it be that those assassins didn't recognize the young lady's face at all, and identified her based on her clothes, hairpins and other items?"

After Yanrong said this, Yanfu also reacted. Yes, the lady who went out today was dressed very plainly, and Yanrong was not dressed outstandingly either. On the contrary, the Dongzhu pearl hairpin on her head was not of the highest quality, but not everyone could wear it.

No wonder the young lady had been trying her best to run towards her after being injured, but the more she did so, the more upset Yanfu felt. Whose master would not want to take the opportunity to escape at this time, but her own young lady was a fool.

After Luo Jinan found out what happened, he walked out in a hurry. He thought that there should be news from Mo Bai tonight.

Luo Jinan then returned to the bedroom and saw Xu Nian was still sleeping, but his occasional frown indicated that the effect of the Ma Fei San was slowly wearing off.

He took the wet towel from Han Shuyi's hand and gently pressed it on Xu Nian's lips. He felt a sharp pain in his heart as he looked at the lifeless person.

Sometimes he would rather live a selfish life. He didn't dare to think about what he would do if something happened to the person in front of him.

"Aunt Han, go prepare a bed. You will stay alone in the inner room for the next few days."

"Your Highness—" Han Shuyi wanted to say that this was against etiquette, but looking at the red eyes of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she said nothing and walked out.

Xu Nian felt himself trapped in darkness. He could only vaguely hear someone talking, and one of them seemed to be Luo Jinan's voice.

She wanted to tell Luo Jinan that it hurt, but she couldn't open her mouth. She suddenly felt so wronged and tears fell unconsciously.

She didn't know if she was dying or not. She felt her head getting heavier and heavier. At that moment, she realized that she was reluctant to leave this world because there were people she cared about here.

When she regained consciousness, she almost fainted from the pain. She slowly opened her eyes and with the faint candlelight she could see the bright yellow bed curtain in front of her.

She just wanted to move and couldn't help but let out a hiss in pain. Luo Jinan, who was dozing off nearby, heard the movement and opened his eyes to look over.

He couldn't help but said excitedly: "Niannian, you're awake." He tucked a strand of Xu Nian's sweaty hair behind her ear and whispered: "You scared me to death, do you know that?"

Xu Nianshi didn't dare to move anymore, he could only twitch the corners of his mouth and said aggrievedly: "I'm injured, and you still hurt me."

Luo Jin'an was somewhat helpless about Xu Nian's shamelessness. How could he dare to harm her? He now wished he could worship her and only hoped that she could be safe.

Xu Nian thought about the injury, looked at Luo Jin'an and asked, "Where are Yanfu and Yanrong? Are they injured?"

Luo Jin'an gently pulled the quilt for her, and then said in a somewhat stiff tone: "They are all fine."

Xu Nian knew that her behavior was somewhat incomprehensible in Luo Jin'an's eyes, and she had no intention of explaining it. She just persuaded him, "Don't blame them, okay? The assassins this time were targeting me. If Yan Fu really got hurt, I would be worried, right?"

Seeing Luo Jin'an's stern face and silent, Xu Nian cleared his throat uncomfortably: "Ahem - Jin'an - are you okay?"

There was a sound of dishes colliding, and Xu Nian blushed with embarrassment. If she knew there were other people here, she would never... Oh - she had to close her eyes and pretend to be dead.

Mo Yan had already knelt on the ground and said in fear: "I accidentally disturbed Your Highness. Please punish me."

Mo Yan's heart was pounding at this moment. He wondered if he had just heard something he shouldn't have heard. He also didn't know who the lady on the bed was. She was so bold that she dared to call the Crown Prince by his name.

Luo Jinan looked at the little girl with her eyes tightly closed and her eyelashes trembling slightly, and chuckled twice.

"Get up! How dare I punish you when you ladies are here?"

Xu Nian knew that Luo Jinan had said this specifically for her to hear, and she couldn't help but open her eyes and glare at him in feigned anger.