It was unknown how long it had been before Meng Qi heard a sound outside. She stood up and looked through the window at Zhang Decheng walking in.
Meng Qi hurried out, and Zhang Decheng stepped forward and saluted, "Princess, the prince is back."
Meng Qi breathed a sigh of relief at first, then became nervous again, "How is it? Is the prince, he, he, okay?"
Zhang Decheng nodded. "The prince is conscious, but his leg is injured. The doctor is checking him now. The prince himself said he is conscious, so he should be fine."
After hearing this, Meng Qi was completely relieved and said, "Let's go and take a look."
"The prince told the princess not to rush. There are too many people in the outer courtyard right now. Don't rush the princess. Wait until the doctor over there finishes cleaning the prince, then invite the princess over. Also, the prince told me to tell the princess that the second master of the Zhou family is not seriously injured. He just injured his arm and needs to recuperate."
Meng Qi knew that it was indeed inconvenient for her to go to the outer courtyard at this time. Firstly, the doctor was still treating Song Chengze. Secondly, this was an obvious conspiracy, especially since it involved not only the crown prince but also King Jing. Song Chengze must have many follow-up matters to arrange, and she couldn't go and cause trouble.
Meng Qi arranged for Yuandong to take the medicinal materials to Prince Shen's Mansion, while asking Suxin to prepare nourishing soups and medicines.
In the afternoon, Yuan Dong and Meng Wan's most capable assistant, Guan'er, entered Jing'an Garden together.
Chuan'er bowed and said respectfully, "Second Madam said that the princess might not be fully aware of the whole story. Although Second Madam knows only a limited amount, she wanted to tell the princess early so that she can have a better understanding of the matter."
Meng Qi nodded. Meng Wan was always so thoughtful.
"How is my second brother-in-law?"
"Second Master is fine. Young Master Qingning has already applied medicine to him. He just needs to rest well. When I just arrived, Uncle Qi had already taken Qingning to the outer courtyard of the palace."
Meng Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Uncle Qi was the man Zhou Yu's mother had left him. Qingning was Zhou Yu's good friend and the last disciple of the highly skilled doctor Yunling Shanren of the Great Xia Dynasty. Zhuang Jing was Yunling Shanren's junior sister. It was said that Qingning had inherited Yunling Shanren's true teachings and possessed exquisite medical skills.
It was more reassuring to have him treat Song Chengze. It was not because the doctors in the Imperial Hospital were not good enough, but because they all took a safe approach and were often not as bold as the quack doctors in using medicines, which sometimes delayed the treatment of the disease.
"Okay, go ahead. Tell me everything that only Second Sister knows."
Chuan'er responded, "Mingfu brought the people around the third uncle to the Prince's Mansion."
"So it's really my uncle who's back?" Meng Qi asked happily.
"Yes, not only has the uncle returned, but the third young lady has also returned, and she is already over six months pregnant."
"What? Why is Third Sister coming back at this time?" Meng Qi had already guessed that it was Meng Xiu who came back, but she didn't know that she came back pregnant.
Chuan'er shook his head and said, "Looking at the Third Miss's appearance, I'm afraid she will follow the Third Uncle's arrangements."
Meng Qi knew that now was not the time to ask these questions. She would definitely ask Meng Wan to go and see Meng Xiu in a couple of days.
"Let's get to the point." Meng Qi said.
"Mingfu said that when they were passing a cliff, the horses ridden by Prince Jing's men got startled and charged straight at Second Master. When Second Master fell off the cliff, he accidentally pulled Prince Jing's carriage with him."
Meng Qi nodded. What else was there to not understand? It must have been King Jing who did it.
"Mingfu naturally had no idea what was happening with the Prince and the Second Master at the bottom of the cliff. He only knew that after they fell, the Prince and the Second Master sent people to search for them at the bottom of the cliff while sending back a report. Since the Second Master had already arranged for people to search for them at the cemetery, Mingfu wanted to go there to search, but he thought he had to have someone at home to keep an eye on them, just in case something unexpected happened. So he was more cautious and hid behind the others."
Chuan'er thought for a moment and continued, "Thank goodness Mingfu didn't go with them. Third uncle's deputy general escorted my uncle and his men past. It's said that my uncle noticed Prince Jing sitting there and quickly got out of the carriage to pay his respects. Prince Jing exchanged a few words with my uncle and then urged him to get on his way."
"Didn't he say that it was the prince and second brother-in-law who fell down?" Meng Qi frowned.
"No, at least Mingfu didn't hear it. And if he knew, the uncle wouldn't have gotten on the horse again."
Meng Qi clenched her fists tightly. King Jing's thoughts were so obvious.
"At first, Mingfu didn't realize it was his uncle. It was only when the carriage passed by, the wind blew up the curtains, and a woman leaned over to pull them. Mingfu said that the woman looked familiar. As the carriage was about to pass, Mingfu suddenly remembered that she was a maidservant of the Third Young Miss. On the day of the Third Young Miss's wedding, the Second Mistress specially sent him to help send her to the post station."
"Who? Who is that girl?" Meng Qi asked.
"It's Ruchun, Princess, the Ruchun who used to serve you."
Meng Qi let out a long sigh. Was this cause and effect? Because of her second sister's kindness, she had transferred Ruchun, the woman who had framed her, to Meng Xiu's side. Ruchun, in turn, had earned Meng Xiu's appreciation and was able to return. And she had been recognized by Mingfu. Everything seemed like a coincidence, but in fact, it had been arranged long ago.
"So, my uncle knew that it was the prince and my second brother-in-law who fell off the cliff."
"Yes, it wasn't until my uncle mentioned this that King Jing suddenly realized that they were all relatives. At this point, even if King Jing didn't want his third uncle's men to intervene and rescue him, he couldn't do that."
That’s right, Meng Qi nodded. If King Jing was still blocking him, he wouldn’t be able to tell whether Song Chengze had an accident or not.
"Mingfu was delighted to see that his uncle had received help. He showed his uncle the blood letter that had been brought out by a carrier pigeon and then thrown away by King Jing's subordinates. He said that Second Madam knew what it meant, and Third Madam's deputy general had sent many people to escort him back."
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