Chapter 64 Backlash, This Time Even More Severe
She could clearly feel his heart beating faster than hers from his chest, and she could smell his cool scent mixed with a hint of blood.
Su Xiaoyu's heart began to pound uncontrollably.
Xiao Jingheng gently released her, his slender fingers lifting her chin softly as he carefully examined her wounds by the firelight.
Apart from the marks on his neck, there seemed to be no other external injuries, which eased my tense nerves a little.
"Let's go home."
Without saying another word, he bent down, slipped one hand under Su Xiaoyu's knees, and lifted her up in his arms.
"Your Highness...I...I can walk by myself!"
If the prince carries her out, what will happen if so many people see it and word gets out?
Su Xiaoyu was flattered and her cheeks flushed. She subconsciously reached out and hooked her arm around his neck.
"Don't move."
Xiao Jingheng ignored her protests and turned to Changfeng, ordering, "Clean it up and take it back to the capital for trial."
"Understood!" Changfeng bowed and accepted the order.
Su Xiaoyu's protests were ineffective, so she could only bury her head as low as possible and cower against his chest like a quail.
[You can't see me, you can't see me, nobody can see me...]
Xiao Jingheng carried her to the carriage at the foot of the mountain, carefully placed her in the soft carriage, then boarded the carriage and gave the following instructions in a deep voice:
"Get back to Beijing, and quickly!"
The carriage immediately started and sped off towards the capital.
Inside the carriage, Su Xiaoyu was already asleep, but she was probably feeling unwell, as her brows were constantly furrowed.
Xiao Jingheng took off his outer robe and gently draped it over her body.
...
By the time they returned to the Yongning Marquis's residence, it was almost dawn.
Xiao Jingheng carried Su Xiaoyu back to a side room in Moyunxuan and immediately ordered someone to fetch the doctor from last time.
The mansion was in a flurry of activity, with lights blazing brightly.
After carefully taking Su Xiaoyu's pulse and examining her, the old doctor's brows furrowed more and more.
He first treated the wound on her neck, then carefully examined the abdominal injury she had kept hidden, his expression growing increasingly grave.
"Your Highness."
The doctor withdrew his hand, his tone grave.
"This young woman suffered a serious abdominal injury with internal bruising, and a strangulation wound on her neck. The most troublesome thing is..."
"There are signs of fractures in her left arm and right ribs, which must have been caused by a violent fall. The blood loss and severe pain make it all the more remarkable that she has managed to hold on until now."
The doctor prescribed a formula to promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, set bones, and relieve pain, and also carefully explained how to take care of the patient.
Xiao Jingheng stood by the bed, looking at Su Xiaoyu, who lay there pale and unconscious, his fist clenched tightly in his sleeve, his knuckles turning white.
When will she wake up?
The doctor hesitated for a moment, a look of confusion and hesitation on his face, before finally lowering his voice:
“Your Highness, please forgive my bluntness, but this young lady’s pulse is… quite peculiar. Although her external injuries are severe, she shouldn’t be unconscious. Her pulse is weak and disordered, as if some unknown force is draining her vital energy… It is very similar to her pulse when she inexplicably fell ill last time, but this time it is even more dangerous.”
"For now, I can only treat her external injuries. As for when she will wake up... please forgive me, but I really cannot say for sure. It all depends on her own fate..."
The doctor shook his head, his tone helpless.
Xiao Jingheng's heart sank!
Could this be another backlash from interfering with fate? He instantly thought of Su Xiaoyu's innermost thoughts.
The last time was because he rejected Lin Wan'er at the flower viewing banquet.
Could it be that this time, in order to stop Lingxi, he suffered such a great calamity, and even brought about a more serious backlash?
A surge of heartache and anger welled up in my chest.
"Thank you, doctor. Please prescribe any medicine you need."
Just then, Xiao Lingxi's tearful voice came from outside the door.
"Big brother! I heard Xiaoyu is back? How is she? I want to see her."
Xiao Jingheng's eyes sharpened, and he said to the doctor, "Thank you for your trouble. Please go and prepare the medicine first."
After sending the doctor away, Xiao Jingheng turned around and saw his younger sister rushing in, her eyes red and swollen, her face full of anxiety, her expression complex and hard to decipher.
Xiao Lingxi rushed to Su Xiaoyu's bedside and saw Su Xiaoyu lying there lifeless, her neck bandaged and her face pale. Tears immediately streamed down her face.
"Little Fish... I'm sorry... It's all my fault... I've dragged you into this..."
Seeing Xiao Lingxi's appearance, Xiao Jingheng was certain that Xiaoyu's coma was related to his sister!
He needed to find out as soon as possible what the little fish had done to suffer such a severe backlash.
After a while, seeing that Xiao Lingxi's emotions had stabilized somewhat, Xiao Jingheng finally spoke and asked her:
"You'd better give me a reasonable explanation for this."
"And what about Shen Moyan? Why did he appear there in the middle of the night and 'coincidentally' save you?"
Xiao Lingxi's back stiffened.
She knew that now it was too late to hide it anymore.
So she chose to confess, sobbing as she recounted the whole story.
"Big brother, it's my fault. A few days ago, Xiaoyu found out when I was meeting with Shen Moyan in private. She advised me that Shen Moyan wasn't a kind person, and I even got angry with him..."
"...Tonight, I was in a bad mood and insisted on taking Xiaoyu to the tavern, and then...and then we got knocked out and taken away..."
Xiao Lingxi recounted her experiences at the mountain stronghold in detail, and finally confessed to Xiao Jingheng:
"Big brother, I know I was wrong, I'll never do it again. Please don't tell Mother, okay? I don't want her to be disappointed in me..."
At this moment, Xiao Lingxi appeared exceptionally vulnerable, with a hint of confusion and innocence.
Upon hearing all this, Xiao Jingheng felt as if a raging fire was burning in his chest.
What a cunning and malicious scheme by Shen Moyan!
"So you believed him, thinking he was sincere and selfless?"
Xiao Lingxi flinched at his words, instinctively defending Shen Moyan:
"He...was indeed injured while saving me..."
"Utterly foolish!" Xiao Jingheng couldn't help but rebuke.
But seeing his sister's equally pale face, he swallowed back what he was about to say.
The most important thing right now is not to make her suffer, but to try to wake Xiaoyu up.
He rubbed his temples wearily and instructed Xiao Lingxi, "Take good care of Xiaoyu. From today onwards, you are not allowed to step out of the mansion without my permission."
After saying that, Xiao Jingheng stepped out of the gate and headed straight for the outside of the mansion.
By then, it was already broad daylight. He rode a fast horse straight to the prison.
The bandits from last night, as well as Shen Moyan, have all been detained here.
Upon seeing him, the jailer at the gate immediately bowed and greeted him: "Sir!"
"Where is Shen Moyan being held?"
Xiao Jingheng's voice was cold and hoarse from not having slept all night.
"In cell number three." The jailer quickly led the way, reporting in a low voice.
"Sir, this man is very stubborn. The brothers interrogated him all night, and he only repeatedly said that he was worried about Miss Xiao and followed her secretly without anyone instructing him. Because he is a weak scholar, we did not dare to use severe torture, for fear of causing trouble."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingheng's lips curled into a cold smile.
He ordered the jailer, "Bring the man out; I want to interrogate him myself!"
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