The next morning, Qiaohui carried the freshly brewed medicine into Qiao Ziming's room.
She had always admired Qiao Ziming, but Qiao Ziming never gave her a second glance.
But this time, her chance has come!
The lady and the young lady both believed what the Imperial Physician Sun said, thinking that the young master was beyond saving. However, she overheard the conversation between the two imperial physicians yesterday.
The Crown Prince's leg can still be saved; he will definitely recover!
As the saying goes, true friendship is revealed in times of adversity. As long as she serves the prince diligently during this period, he will surely see her goodness and take her into his household when he recovers!
"Young Master, it's time to take your medicine."
"Be careful, it's hot."
"This servant will give you a massage."
"How does it feel? Was the pressure too strong?"
…
Seeing Qiao Hui gently massaging his legs, Qiao Ziming couldn't help but think of Su Muxi.
Su Muxi usually had a detached expression, but her expression softened only when she showed him her legs.
Although gentle, she doesn't try to please or tease like Qiaohui does.
Even though she had already married him, she always maintained a proper distance and respect for him.
Is it that Su Muxi is unwilling to get close to him, or is she afraid that getting close to him will annoy him?
Honestly, why is he thinking about Su Muxi again?
Qiao Ziming forcibly banished Su Muxi from his mind, then casually asked, "Has Mother already sent someone to the Princess's residence to propose marriage?"
Upon hearing this, Qiaohui deliberately increased the pressure on her hands, then knelt on the ground in a panic, saying, "This servant did not mean it, please punish me, Your Highness."
Qiao Ziming naturally noticed Qiaohui's hesitation, his eyes darkened, and he asked coldly, "Speak! What happened!"
Qiaohui hesitated only slightly before telling him about Bai Mengying's trip to Huguo Temple to pray for the Empress Dowager.
"Madam was afraid that the young master would overthink things, so she didn't tell him. However, Madam has instructed that as soon as the princess returns from Huguo Temple, she will go to the princess's residence to propose marriage."
After speaking, he lowered his head, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
Qiao Ziming had long sensed Bai Mengying's reluctance to have him present the betrothal gifts today, but he hadn't expected her to be so resistant...
Qiaohui stopped smiling, and when she looked up again, her face was full of affection. "The young master's leg will definitely get better, and the young master will be able to marry the princess as he wishes!"
Qiao Ziming looked at Qiao Hui and murmured, "What if my leg doesn't get better?"
"Then this servant will take care of the young master for the rest of my life!"
Looking at the determination in Qiao Hui's eyes, Qiao Ziming casually waved his hand, "Alright, get up, continue the massage. You're right, my leg will definitely get better, and I will marry Yingying as I wish!"
Qiao Hui was surprised that Qiao Ziming showed no emotion at all. Just as she was about to express her true feelings again, Qiao Zixi rushed in in a panic.
"Brother! Something terrible has happened! Mother has been taken away!"
"What?! Explain yourself clearly, who kidnapped Mother?" Qiao Ziming was so agitated that his legs actually moved.
However, Qiao Zixi was so flustered that she didn't pay much attention.
Instead, she said with a sob in her voice, "Mother has been arrested by the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture... Now that Father is not here, brother, what should we do?"
"Why would the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture come to arrest my mother?" Qiao Ziming frowned.
Although his mother did not hold an official title, as the wife of the Marquis of Anyang, ordinary officials still treated her with deference.
Therefore, the Jingzhao Prefecture government could not arrest people without a reason.
But then Qiao Zixi said angrily, "Isn't it all Su Muxi's fault? She ruined my brother like this, and she still has the nerve to go to the government office to sue my mother!"
"Su Muxi went to the Jingzhao Prefecture to sue her mother?" Qiao Ziming's face was full of disbelief. Based on his understanding of Su Muxi, she shouldn't have done such a thing.
Moreover, even if Su Muxi filed a lawsuit, the Jingzhao Prefecture government could not arrest someone without cause.
So what did his mother do to Su Muxi?
Jiang didn't explain it to Qiao Zixi yesterday, so Qiao Zixi didn't know what the whole thing was about. After thinking it over, she could only come up with one thing.
"It's definitely for the money! I haven't even reported her yet, and she's already trying to play the victim!"
"Yes, I'll take the accountant to the government office right now. I want to see what Su Muxi has to say!"
After saying that, she ran out without waiting for Qiao Ziming's reaction.
Qiao Ziming shouted loudly for Qiao Zixi to come back, but Qiao Zixi was no longer in the courtyard.
Qiao Ziming pounded his leg hard, feeling frustrated and resentful.
Why did everything have to happen all at once?
Why did his legs have to become unresponsive at this crucial moment?
If he had listened to Su Muxi before, would his leg have been completely healed?
If Yingying hadn't returned to Beijing, what would have become of him and Su Muxi now?
Most importantly, when did Su Muxi become so unreasonable? She clearly promised to return the money, so why did she have to be so shameless as to file a lawsuit at the government office?!
The more Qiao Ziming thought about it, the more confused he became. He felt his blood churning in his chest, and the next moment he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness! Are you alright?!"
Qiaohui was terrified by what she saw. Looking at the pool of blood in front of Qiao Ziming, she was completely at a loss.
The lady has been arrested, the young lady has escaped, and now the young master is vomiting blood. What should she do?
"Quickly, fetch a doctor..."
After weakly uttering these words, Qiao Ziming fainted.
Jingzhao Prefecture Yamen
He Zhengyang, the Prefect of Jingzhao, looked at Xie Chi sitting to the side and reached out to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
What kind of mess is this?!
The mother-in-law hired someone to burn her former daughter-in-law to death, but the former daughter-in-law caught them red-handed.
He had never encountered anything so outrageous in his more than ten years as an official!
If it were an ordinary citizen, it would be fine; they could simply be dealt with according to the law.
But this wicked mother-in-law is actually the wife of the Marquis of Anyang!
Although Su Muxi had no power or influence, she somehow managed to get Xie Chi to come and observe the trial, without even giving him a chance to mediate privately.
Let's handle this case according to the law, or we'll offend the Marquis of Anyang.
But if he were to close this case so easily, he was certain that Xie Chi would impeach him and remove him from his post.
Su Muxi stood in the hall, the lever held straight, waiting silently for the yamen runners to take Jiang Shi away.
Although she did not know martial arts and had no poisons for self-defense at home, she did have anesthetic powder for treating external injuries.
She and her father had always been dedicated to treating and saving lives, and never imagined they would use anesthetic to knock out a criminal.
Last night, after drugging the person, she woke up her family. Zhong Bin tied the person up and simply held a small knife to the person's neck a few times, and the person confessed everything.
She never expected that the Jiang family would be so ruthless.
They actually wanted to hire someone to burn their entire family alive...
Fortunately, she ate too much and didn't fall asleep. Fortunately, she got up to get some herbal medicine. Fortunately, she happened to discover the villain. Fortunately, there was some anesthetic powder at home.
Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable!
She just couldn't understand what she had done wrong, why the Jiang family would treat her like this?! They didn't even want to spare her family!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com