Chapter 186: This Round, I Wasn’t Completely Lost
Prince's Mansion.
Xiyan was lying on her back on the carved couch, her face pale and her lips so dry and cracked that they were almost bleeding.
Although the arrow that had penetrated his chest had been removed, the area around the wound was still bruised and purple.
Even Li Yuanpan, the most skilled doctor in treating external injuries at the Imperial Hospital, shook his head and said that the arrow had struck with such a dangerous force that if it had been even slightly off, it would have injured the heart meridian and even a god could not cure it.
It has been three days since she had the accident, and the beauty on the bed shows no signs of waking up.
Helian Feng gently picked up Xiyan, held the warm medicine bowl, and blew gently to cool it with a silver spoon. His eyes were always fixed on her pale face, afraid to miss every trembling of her eyelashes.
"Xiyan, open your mouth."
His voice was so soft as if he was afraid of disturbing her erotic dream, and he carefully handed the medicine to her lips.
Xiyan pursed her lips unconsciously, and a faint moan escaped from her throat, which made his heart suddenly tighten with fear.
Helian Feng fed her the medicine reluctantly, but he was reluctant to let her go. He held her tightly in his arms, quietly looking at the fragile beauty in his arms.
But he saw her cheeks as pale as paper, soaked with cold sweat due to the pain, her brows slightly furrowed like a spring mountain covered with snow, her lips so dry and cracked that they showed a pale purple, which made her eyelashes look even more slender and fragile like butterfly wings. She was like a delicate flower wilted by wind and rain, trembling slightly in his arms.
Helian Feng raised his big hand and gently stroked her face. This beautiful face was what he had been thinking about for many days and nights. Now that he held her in his arms, it seemed so real.
Helian Feng took out the silver hairpin from his sleeve. The Xiyan flower carved on the hairpin was lifelike. He had carved it for Xiyan himself, but it was dropped to the ground by Xiao Nanyue at the Phoenix Pavilion a few days ago.
Now, Xiao Nanyue gave her to him, and she is now his woman.
He stroked the hairpin and suddenly remembered the first time he saw her. She was standing under the pear tree in a white dress as white as snow, like a fairy in the clouds. He fell in love with her at first sight.
"Xiyan, when you wake up, I will put it on for you."
He whispered softly, and gently wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye with his big hand.
Who was she crying for, Xiao Nanyan? Helian Feng felt a sudden tightness in his chest.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps outside the screen. I looked up and saw Xie Zhan coming in. His green brocade robe was still stained with night dew, and there was an indelible worry between his brows.
"How's today?"
Xie Zhan looked up at the woman in Helian Feng's arms, caught a glimpse of her pale face, and his eyes darkened.
Helian Feng gently placed Xiyan's body on the couch, gathered the quilt for her, and said softly:
"The imperial physician said she needs to rest for a few days. Fortunately, no vital injuries were sustained this time. She should be fully recovered in a month or so."
Helian Feng said this and asked Xie Zhan to go outside.
The host and guests sat down and the servants served tea.
Xie Zhan's fingertips stroked the edge of the teacup, and suddenly raised his eyes:
"This Xiao Nanyan, he can be so cruel to the person next to him, he must be as ruthless as a knife."
Helian Feng looked at the tea foam floating in the cup, his brows furrowed tightly.
"Kill one thousand enemies, but lose eight hundred of our own. No one has gained anything from this game of chess. As for Xiao Nanyan..."
He suddenly sneered, "That arrow was brilliantly shot. It not only cut off others' hopes, but also forced me to rescue them. It even caused a falling out with my mother. In the middle of the game, he became the most sober observer."
Xie Zhan had just arrived at Tianqi and didn't understand much about the situation. Upon hearing this, his pupils shrank slightly: "Your Highness, what do you mean?"
Helian Feng put down his teacup and turned his gaze towards the bamboo outside the window:
"It's just that an arrow can be easily released, and it can hurt a beautiful woman's heart, but it is difficult to take it back. So, this time, I haven't completely lost."
Although Xie Zhan did not understand the subtle relationship between Helian Feng, Xiao Nanyan and Xiyan, he could see that the Crown Prince in front of him was truly in love with Xiyan, otherwise he would not disobey his mother in public.
"Your Highness, do you really like Xi Yan?"
Helian Feng curled his lips slightly: "It's sincere."
He raised his eyes to glance at the Second Prince Nan Zhao and suddenly asked:
"Your Highness has never met Xiyan before, so why is he so concerned about her? And how did he know she was in danger and risk his life to rush into the palace to save her?"
Xie Zhan's fingertips rested on the rim of the cup, and his Adam's apple moved slightly.
He knew clearly that since Manluo asked him to save Xiyan, it was equivalent to acknowledging that she was from the Regent Palace. If Manluo was Qianmian Zisha, then Xiyan...
Xie Zhan suddenly didn't want to investigate the theft of Dongzhu and the assassination of Xu Jingzhen anymore, because as the second prince of Nanzhao, he actually helped the murderer.
However, he believed that compared with these two things, there was another thing that was more important.
Xie Zhan smiled faintly: "Could it be that Your Highness suspects that I have feelings for Xi Yan? Then you don't have to worry. I already have a woman I like."
Helian Feng did not give up: "Then why did you risk your life to save her?"
Xie Zhan lowered his eyes and drank tea, his voice buried in the tea fragrance:
"She looks like one of my relatives."
"Relatives?" Helian Feng raised his eyebrows and asked:
"For the Second Prince to be so concerned, this family bond must be extraordinary."
Xie Zhan stared at the moonlight swaying in the cup and sighed softly:
"However, she was supposed to have died in Blackwater Lake fifteen years ago. How could she still be alive? Is it really her? It seems that I must conduct a thorough investigation!"
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