Chapter 500 You seem to really want her dead?
Xiao Yuanshan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Zhao Xiuyuan, I despise those who think they are clever."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xiuyuan's face turned pale, and the next second he knelt on the ground with a "thud," the force of which was so great that the sound of his knees breaking could be heard.
He coughed twice suddenly, and knelt down with a trembling voice, saying, "Xiuyuan dares not hide anything from Your Highness! I witnessed Li Rong's previous injuries with my own eyes. There were two imperial physicians with him that day, as Your Highness should know. Xiyue was also there at the time. Li Rong couldn't even speak, he was like a cripple, barely clinging to life."
Regarding the Emperor's illness, although I didn't witness this woman personally treating him, the information from my spies confirms it's undoubtedly true. Even the Imperial Advisor treats this woman differently; she is definitely not simple. Xiu Yuan has nothing to hide.
Xiao Yuanshan stopped, glanced at him, and the next second, kicked Zhao Xiuyuan in the chest.
"I told you, don't touch Master. Who do you think you are?"
Zhao Xiuyuan's eyes flickered with confusion, realizing that Xiao Yuanshan had discovered his act of drugging the Imperial Advisor, and his heart tightened immediately.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Xiu Yuan did not mean it. When he was drugging the woman, the Imperial Advisor stopped him. I don't know who the two are. The Imperial Advisor seemed to be protecting the woman the whole time."
Xiao Yuanshan's gaze fell indifferently on the carriage where the old man had left in the distance, his eyes slightly narrowed.
"Master, oh Master, you said I wasn't worthy to be your successor. So, after all these years, have you finally found a disciple who suits your taste?"
Cold sweat had already trickled down Zhao Xiuyuan's forehead, but even so, he remained tense and dared not relax in the slightest.
"I hope she really has some skill; otherwise, I'm afraid I'll make him wish he were dead." As he said this, a cold glint flashed in Xiao Yuanshan's eyes, and he turned and walked back leisurely.
Zhao Xiuyuan glanced at her, quickly stood up, caught his breath, and carefully reminded her, "Your Highness, are we just going to watch her enter the palace like this? If she really pulls someone back from the brink of death, it might be difficult to take action again."
Xiao Yuanshan paused, glancing indifferently at Zhao Xiuyuan: "You seem to really want her dead?"
Zhao Xiuyuan immediately lowered his head: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I was just feeling uneasy and worried that something might go wrong."
Xiao Yuanshan suddenly laughed, a light laugh that carried a hint of contempt, before turning his head away noncommittally.
"Return to the residence."
"yes."
The guards behind him responded.
"Candied hawthorn, candied hawthorn!"
Xiao Yuanshan stopped abruptly upon hearing the sounds of street vendors hawking their wares.
The guard beside him immediately stepped forward and bought two strings of crystal-clear candied hawthorns.
Xiao Yuanshan put the spider away and took it personally, never letting go of it the whole way.
The Regent's Palace.
Princess Regent Li Mingyu, dressed in a light blue dress, sat quietly in her wheelchair, her eyes lowered as she painted.
In the painting, a woman in red rides a brown horse, her skirt fluttering, but she seems to furrow her brow in a daze.
"Your Highness, why have you stopped painting?"
Li Mingyu frowned slightly: "The painting is not good; it's missing something."
"Your Highness, your painting is already exquisite, so lifelike, it's perfect in every way. How could it not be good?"
Li Mingyu glanced at the head maid beside her, then frowned and said, "Asking you is pointless."
She glanced at the sky: "Shouldn't the prince be back by now?"
Just then, a maid came from outside to report: "Your Highness, the Prince has returned!"
Immediately afterward, the sound of boots was heard, and Xiao Yuanshan strode in. The guards who had previously followed him, with their more menacing appearances, had all been replaced, and their faces now appeared more refined. He had also changed out of his purple court robes, wearing only a moon-white casual robe with pine and bamboo patterns. As he approached from afar, his eyes and brows were full of smiles. He presented the image of a dignified gentleman.
Li Mingyu's face suddenly lit up with a smile, and she immediately wheeled herself towards him, saying, "Your Highness! You're back."
Xiao Yuanshan almost completely suppressed his fierce aura, gently tidying her hair as he squatted down and asked with a smile, "How are your legs today, Yu'er?"
"What else can I do?" Li Mingyu smiled faintly. "It's the same as always. Your Highness, you've come back just in time. You can take a look at today's paintings later. I feel that they lack a certain spirit."
"Okay, let's put it aside for now."
Then, Xiao Yuanshan took out the candied hawthorn in his hand: "I saw it on the way and thought you must have liked it when you were a child."
Li Mingyu glanced at it, the smile on her lips froze for a moment, and then she laughed, "I am already this old, and I am still eating this stuff that children like to eat. Your Highness, you are really something."
Xiao Yuanshan remained noncommittal, then looked at the maid beside him: "Did Your Highness enjoy your meal today?"
The maid immediately replied, "The princess is not in a good mood today and has not eaten much. She has also been painting for a long time, saying that she is preparing a birthday gift for Your Highness, and has not rested at all."
"Tsk, you silly girl, you're talking nonsense. Your Highness, I'm perfectly fine."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuanshan's expression softened slightly, and he then glanced at Li Mingyu's legs.
The maid behind him immediately shook her head almost imperceptibly.
A dark glint flashed in Xiao Yuanshan's eyes, and then he pushed Li Mingyu's wheelchair out.
"Your Highness, where are we going?"
"Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to go out and play with the windmill? I'll take you there."
Li Mingyu glanced at the colorful windmill he had picked up at some point and said with a faint smile, "I was just joking. How could I play with this? Your Highness, please don't tire yourself out. Take me back quickly."
"Not tired." Xiao Yuanshan's gaze fell on Li Mingyu's legs, and he chatted with her casually with a smile, but there was a dark glint in the depths of his eyes: "Soon, I will let you do it by yourself."
Hopefully, that junior sister won't disappoint him.
Judging by the time, they should have already entered the palace, right?
...
"Oh! They're here! They've finally arrived!"
Li Dequan stood at the door, constantly looking around.
After waiting for a long time, he finally caught sight of Doctor Que and his companions in the distance. He immediately slapped his thigh and ran out to greet them.
"Doctor Jiang! It really is Doctor Jiang! You... oh dear, you've turned into such a person!" After saying that, he slapped himself across the face: "It's like a dream. If we were outside, this old servant would probably not recognize himself."
At this moment, Jiang Nuanzhi, standing before me, was dressed in a moon-white soft robe, her hair casually styled in a cloud-shaped bun, with only a plain silver hairpin adorning her dark hair.
This plain silver hairpin was something that even the young maids in the palace wouldn't dare to use, but when it was inserted into her hair, it shone brightly and added a touch of natural, cool elegance.
She looked completely different from the person Li Dequan had seen before, and he was stunned for a moment.
"Has His Majesty gone to sleep?"
Li Rong then stood sideways in front of Jiang Nuan, blocking Li Dequan's view.
Li Dequan then realized he had been lost in thought and immediately slapped himself across the face again: "Look at my memory! I was so busy exchanging pleasantries! Physician Jiang, the Emperor is currently in his bedchamber. Please come with me."
At this moment, he didn't even care about Li Rong, Chi Heng, or the Sixth Prince, and ran ahead to lead the way for Jiang Nuanzhi.
(End of this chapter)
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