Upon hearing that Bai Mengying was coming, Qiao Ziming's heart skipped a beat.
He glanced subconsciously at the large box of logs, his eyes filled with an unreadable expression.
"Xi'er, I need to use the restroom. Could you please leave for a moment?"
Qiao Zixi blushed slightly upon hearing this, "Then I will go and greet my sister-in-law, the princess."
He then hurriedly retreated.
The two imperial physicians were also thinking of leaving, but Qiao Ziming stopped them.
…
Today, Bai Mengying was dressed in white, which made her look somewhat ethereal, but at the same time, it also made her sickly appearance immediately apparent.
"Princess sister-in-law, are you ill? Why are your lips so pale?" Qiao Zixi changed her harsh and domineering attitude towards Su Muxi and looked at Bai Mengying with concern and affection.
Bai Mengying gave a weak smile, "I'm fine. How's your brother? I rushed over as soon as I heard the news."
In order to buy Qiao Ziming time to use the restroom, Qiao Zixi told him about the Empress Dowager's decree for divorce yesterday and Su Muxi's visit this morning.
"In my opinion, it was Su Muxi who did this! It's a pity I have no evidence. It's all that damned censor's fault. Otherwise, I would have just had him tied up and brought here. How dare Su Muxi not treat my brother's leg!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Mengying's eyes flashed, and she immediately introduced Qiao Zixi, "By the way, this is the head of the Imperial Medical Academy. Headmaster Sun's medical skills are superb, so he should be able to cure Zimo's leg."
Qiao Zixi then noticed Sun Shan following behind Bai Mengying.
Sun Shan, dressed in a gray robe, with white hair and beard, looked like a sage, and just seeing him made people feel at ease.
"I am the head of the Imperial Medical Academy. I have just met Miss Qiao."
Qiao Zixi smiled and returned the greeting, "That's wonderful! With Dean Sun here, my brother's leg will definitely get better!"
"I knew it! We should have called Princess Sister-in-law last night. If we had invited Imperial Physician Sun earlier, my brother's leg would have been healed long ago, and we wouldn't have had to put up with Su Muxi's attitude! We might even have been able to find evidence of Su Muxi's misdeeds and send her to jail!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Jiang came over and was delighted to see Sun Shan.
But after Sun Shan examined Qiao Ziming, Jiang's heart sank again.
"Imperial Physician Sun, how is my son's leg? Is there any way to cure it?"
Sun Shan and the other imperial physicians behaved in the same way. After examining Qiao Ziming's leg, they all just pondered and shook their heads, neither prescribing medicine nor administering acupuncture, which made Madam Jiang urge them to speak up.
Bai Mengying also looked nervous, waiting for Sun Shan to speak.
Sun Shan did not answer Jiang Shi's question, but looked at the Imperial Physician Li and Imperial Physician Wang beside him, "You two arrived earlier than me, do you have any thoughts on the young master's leg?"
The two shook their heads in unison and said, "Forgive our limited medical skills, we have no solution."
They weren't lying; after all, they hadn't finished reading the log yet.
Sun Shan reached out and pressed Qiao Ziming's leg again, then shook his head and sighed: "The young master must have used strong medicine to barely stand up and walk before, but little did he know that strong medicine is harmful to the body. His ability to walk was only a flash in the pan. Now that the medicine has worn off, it's... alas!"
He sighed heavily, his words abruptly ending, but the meaning he wanted to express was quite clear.
He couldn't cure Qiao Ziming's leg, but the reason wasn't because his medical skills were lacking, but because he had used strong medicine before.
Physician Li was about to speak angrily, but Physician Wang pulled him back.
Sun Shan was, after all, the head of the Imperial Medical Academy, and they still had to work under him, so they couldn't openly offend him.
If they can heal Qiao Ziming's leg by then, they will have slapped Sun Shan in the face and cleared Su Muxi's name!
After hearing Sun Shan's words, Qiao Ziming's expression remained unchanged, but he subtly glanced at Bai Mengying.
Qiao Zixi's anger, which she had temporarily suppressed, was reignited.
"Good! It really was Su Muxi who did it! I knew it! So many imperial physicians couldn't cure my brother's leg, so why could Su Muxi cure it? She used a strong medicine!"
"Professor Sun, please come with me to the Jingzhao Prefecture. I will make sure the world sees Su Muxi's vicious face and that the Jingzhao Prefect cuts off her head!"
Sun Shan hurriedly shook his head, "It's not that I'm unwilling to testify for Miss Qiao, but these are just my own guesses and hardly qualify as evidence. Medical skills are subjective and require inheritance; some things can only be understood intuitively and cannot be explained in words."
Jiang pressed on, "Is there any way to treat my son's leg? Dr. Sun, you must think of something!"
Sun Shan simply looked regretful, shook his head, and remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Jiang's eyes gradually turned red, and a hint of murderous intent emanated from them.
Fortunately, she was grateful to Su Muxi before. She never expected that the reason her son had become like this was all thanks to Su Muxi!
Su Muxi truly deserves to die!
Unlike years ago when he learned of his leg injury, Qiao Ziming did not react hysterically. He simply calmly asked everyone to leave.
"Mother, you all go out first. I want to say a few words to Yingying."
After everyone left, Qiao Ziming extended his well-defined hand to Bai Mengying. Bai Mengying hesitated for a moment before placing her soft hand on his.
After firmly grasping Qiao Ziming's hand, she spoke first: "Ziming, don't even think about saying those things to drive me away this time! No matter what you become, I will never leave you!"
Unexpectedly, Qiao Ziming said, "Yingying, that's exactly what I wanted to say. No matter whether I can stand up again or not, I will never let you leave me!"
As they spoke, Qiao Ziming's face was full of love, but he kept observing Bai Mengying's expression.
He could see it very clearly: after he said those words, Bai Mengying was visibly stunned for a moment, and her hand instinctively pulled back.
Qiao Ziming's eyes darkened, and then he continued, "Yesterday we agreed that I would go to the Princess's mansion to present the betrothal gift today, but now I can't."
Bai Mengying was about to say that she could wait, but then she heard Qiao Ziming say, "Tomorrow, Yingying, wait for me for one day. Tomorrow I will send someone to the Princess's mansion to propose marriage. This time I will definitely not let you down!"
"...Okay, I'll wait for you."
…
After Bai Mengying left, Qiao Ziming looked at the ceiling above the bed and suddenly gave a bitter smile.
How could he not see the distance in Yingying's attitude?
It turns out that what my mother said before was true. If someone is truly deeply in love, how could they be driven away by just a few words?
So, was he rejected by Yingying back then?
Thinking of Su Muxi's care for him over the past three years, Qiao Ziming's hands gradually clenched into fists.
But then it slowly loosened its grip.
His feelings for Su Muxi were at most gratitude, not love at all.
The only person he ever loved was Yingying.
Fortunately, his leg is not truly incurable, and he can still spend the rest of his life with Yingying!
Meanwhile, Bai Mengying went directly to the palace after leaving the Marquis's residence.
Sun Shan said that Qiao Ziming's leg couldn't be cured, and she didn't want to marry a cripple!
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