Although Xu Tianze was kneeling, he was always paying attention to Emperor Gan's movements. When he saw the bowl coming towards him, he picked up the second prince and held him in his arms.
But he didn't turn around in time, and although the bowl didn't hit the second prince, it hit the back of Xu Tianze's head.
Xu Tianze only felt a pain at the back of his head, and had no idea that a red stream was already winding down behind his head. He looked at the uninjured Second Prince in his arms and breathed a sigh of relief.
When Emperor Gan saw Xu Tianze injured, a look of pity flashed in his eyes, but when he saw that Xu Tianze did not care about his own injuries and instead worried about the Second Prince, he became angry again.
"Aze!"
The second prince was protected in Xu Tianze's arms, so he was naturally not injured. However, in front of the emperor, none of them could use force, so they allowed themselves to be beaten and scolded. After all, the injuries were at most superficial.
But Xu Tianze is different. His body has long been unable to bear it, and this blow will definitely not end well for him.
When the second prince looked up, he saw that Xu Tianze's eyes had lost focus and he fainted the next moment.
"Doctor Ye, bandage him up. When he wakes up, tell them both to get out of the palace." Emperor Gan saw Xu Tianze fainted and subconsciously stood up, but when he remembered that he was still angry, he forced himself to put on an angry look and ordered Doctor Ye.
After saying this, Emperor Gan glanced at Eunuch Quan, and seeing that Eunuch Quan nodded imperceptibly, he turned around and left the Shangshufang.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Third Prince, His Majesty is still waiting for Your Highness the Second Prince." Seeing that the Crown Prince and Long Musi did not move, Eunuch Quan had to remind them.
Upon hearing this, the prince looked at the second prince and Xu Tianze with disdain, then left with a sneer on his face, cursing them as idiots in his heart.
It seems that he can sit on the position more securely in the future. After all, in his eyes, the second one is the strongest competitor, and the third one is nothing to be afraid of.
Long Musi stared blankly at the unconscious Xu Tianze and his royal brother who was holding Xu Tianze and refused to let go, with flashes of thunder in his heart from time to time.
So the emperor's brother and Aze are together? Not only are they together, but they also directly exposed it to the emperor. The price he paid was that the emperor lost his chance to succeed the throne and would be a powerless and idle prince for the rest of his life.
Is it really worth it? If you like her, wouldn't you just confine her to your own house? You can have both power and love, right?
"Third Prince? Third Prince!" Seeing that Long Muse was still standing there blankly with no intention of leaving, Eunuch Quan had to remind him again.
"His Majesty and the Crown Prince are still waiting for Your Highness outside." Eunuch Quan saw Long Musi looking at him blankly and reminded him again with a smile.
But in his heart he shook his head helplessly at Long Musi. Sometimes, it is really thoughts that determine actions and character that determines the outcome.
His Majesty had long guessed that Young Master Xu liked Long Yang. In his Majesty's eyes, the Third Prince's inseparable relationship with him during that period was already waiting to be announced.
But in the end, he still succumbed to interests. If the Third Prince could also achieve the level of the Second Prince, the positions of the two princes might have changed by now.
After hearing Eunuch Quan's reminder, Long Musi took a deep look at his royal brother and Xu Tianze, then stood up and walked out of the study.
"Doctor Ye, is Aze okay?" The second prince didn't care about the attitudes of the crown prince and Long Muse. At this moment, he only cared about Xu Tianze's safety.
"Don't worry, Second Prince. He is fine." Doctor Ye was originally frightened by the blood that kept flowing out of the back of Xu Tianze's head, but after taking his pulse, his expression returned to calm.
Doctor Ye gave Xu Tianze acupuncture slowly and steadily while comforting the Second Prince.
"Mr. Xu's body has long been weaker than that of an ordinary person, so he is bleeding profusely. It's just that the wound is healing several times slower. As long as there is no injury to his head, he just needs to rest carefully." After Doctor Ye finished speaking, he pulled out the silver needle and went to the table to write a prescription.
When the Second Prince heard what Doctor Ye said, and also because Xu Tianze's injuries had indeed been bandaged, he regained some of his senses.
He turned around and glanced at the disappearing figures of Emperor Gan and his companions at the door of the upper study. There was a mixture of relief and solemnity on his face.
He had thought that after coming here this time, he and Xu Tianze might die in this cold and lonely palace, but he didn't expect that he would be let go so easily by his own father.
This was a little hard for him to believe, but the most important thing at the moment was the injury of Xu Tianze in front of him. The second prince retracted his gaze and carried Xu Tianze to the couch beside him.
"Doctor Ye, tell me the truth, how serious is Aze's condition?" Although the second prince had his back to Doctor Ye, his princely majesty did not diminish in the slightest.
How could a member of the royal family forget what they had cultivated for more than ten years just because they were temporarily down on their luck?
"Second Prince, don't blame me for my harsh words." Imperial Physician Ye stole a glance at Eunuch Quan, who stood quietly beside him. "Young Master Xu will only have a few months to live after the imperial examination, but that's if he's well cared for."
"If Your Highness and Mr. Xu continue to toss around like this, I'm afraid they won't even make it to the end of the imperial examination." After saying this, Doctor Ye looked at his nose with his eyes, and his heart with his nose, and kept silent.
As the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau and a native of the Valley of Divine Doctors, he was invited to the palace by Emperor Gan many times. Naturally, he was not afraid of the Second Prince's status and position.
So he spoke without mercy. He just felt sorry for his younger generation. The Valley of Divine Doctors finally had a next generation of successors, but they ended up dying so young.
"This prince understands. Xuewei will go and see off Imperial Physician Ye." The Second Prince froze when he heard Imperial Physician Ye's words. He rubbed his brows tiredly and waved his hand.
Even though he knew that Aze didn't have much time left, every time he was reminded of this in one way or another, he couldn't hide the despair and loneliness in his heart.
"Hmph, the Second Prince had better take care of himself." Upon seeing this, Imperial Physician Ye snorted coldly and left in a huff.
Although he didn't know the whole story, seeing how Xu Tianze protected the second prince, he knew where the emperor's anger came from.
"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave." A gleam of light flashed in Eunuch Quan's eyes. He bowed to the Second Prince and stepped back.
The study, which was bustling just a moment ago, was now filled with only the Second Prince and Xu Tianze. The Second Prince looked at the sleeping Xu Tianze with tenderness, worry and unwillingness in his eyes.
"Aze still treats me so sincerely, how can I be willing to let him go when the time comes?" The second prince smiled bitterly, with waves in his eyes.
Xu Tianze's pale face was like a fragile porcelain doll. The Second Prince's fingers were gently hanging on it. It clearly felt warm, but the Second Prince always felt that his fingers were touching something cold.
The second prince suddenly remembered his secret conversation with the ghost doctor a few days ago. In an instant, the second prince began to feel conflicted.
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