"Please keep this money. You are doing your best. Please come back in three days and change the medicine for her."
The doctor took the silver, thanked him, hesitated for a moment and asked, "What are the two medicines that Madam mentioned?"
"Tianqi, there is another herb that others don't know how to use, but I can... I'll tell you when you come next time." An Qingran smiled mysteriously.
After the doctor left, An Qingran wiped the sweat from his forehead, let out a long sigh, and sat next to Ren Dong: "You have suffered..."
"As long as we can get the message out, it doesn't matter if my leg is broken?" Honeysuckle said with a wry smile.
An Qingran held her hand and said, "It's hard for you."
"As long as the Crown Princess can forgive me, I will do anything." Honeysuckle's tears fell again.
An Qingran sighed: "I said, I forgave you a long time ago."
Honeysuckle smiled with tears in her eyes.
Three days later, the doctor came again as expected.
Rendong's leg was no longer bleeding, but she was unable to move. She lay on the bed, looking at An Qingran and signaling her.
There were two more maids staring at the doctor, urging him to write a prescription. They had been making medicine for Honeysuckle for two days and their complexion did not look very good. Although they did not say anything, they were unwilling to serve.
The doctor looked at An Qingran and said, "Madam, can you tell me the second medicine now?"
An Qingran hummed, and stood there as if looking at the doctor's prescription, commenting on it. The doctor had his back to the little maid. An Qingran took advantage of their inattention and stuffed something into the doctor's hand, signaling with her eyes: "If it were me, I would try Wang Buliu and a herb called bone-setting grass."
The doctor was stunned, but he didn't panic or open the note. Instead, he continued writing.
An Qingran was just gambling. In fact, she felt that this doctor might have been arranged by Dongfang Run. But if he was the one who arranged it, he wouldn't be able to do anything to her after knowing that she had passed the note. If it wasn't him, then there was hope.
It's good to have a little more hope.
After the doctor left, An Qingran's clothes were soaked with sweat. It was too thrilling and she was still not mentally prepared.
She looked at Honeysuckle and smiled.
The wet nurse has been taking care of the child, and the baby doesn't seem to have any objections. He eats and then sleeps, and then plays after sleeping. He seems to have gained some weight in the past two days, which makes An Qingran feel more comfortable.
However, when she saw Dongfang Run and the doctor walk in together, her mood completely fell to the bottom.
really.
The doctor entered the room and smiled apologetically at An Qingran: "Madam, they...they searched me."
"Get out." Dongfang Run said two words.
The doctor ran away as if he had been pardoned.
An Qingran calmed down and looked at Dongfang Run calmly, without any embarrassment on her face.
Dongfang Run stared at her curiously and curled his lips: "Don't you feel any guilt at all?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't recognize it until you knew the word."
Guilt?
Shouldn't you be the one feeling guilty?
An Qingran was shouting in her heart, but there was a smile on her face, as if a spring breeze was passing by.
Dongfang Run's face turned red after she interrupted him, and he felt a little embarrassed: "Don't even think about leaving, at least not until I agree."
"Will you agree?" An Qingran smiled bitterly, "We were friends before, and now, if you let me go, I will still be your friend..."
No further words were said.
Dongfang Run shook his head: "I don't want to be friends with you, you know it in your heart..."
If Rendong hadn't been still lying in bed, Dongfang Run might have said it more clearly.
An Qingran smiled: "We are all from the Dongfang family, the prince should know... By the way, does my cousin know that I am here?"
Dongfang Run pursed his lips and looked at the flowers and plants on the windowsill. The answer was self-evident.
"Your Highness, have you never thought about this? What would happen if my cousin knew? What about the Queen Mother? Does the Queen Mother know that I'm here?" An Qingran asked another question, and then she laughed, "I think the Queen Mother must not know. If she knew, she would have dragged my mother and me to the front line as a bargaining chip to make Dongfang Jin surrender. Have you ever planned to use us like this?"
"I won't use me...you." Dongfang Run said frankly.
An Qingran believed what he said.
But she couldn't help but worry.
Dongfang Run's face turned black because of her question, but he still said calmly: "Stay quiet, otherwise I can't guarantee your safety."
An Qingran nodded.
Dongfang Run is a gentleman after all. What he wants is An Qingran's heart, so his behavior is quite polite.
Turned around and left.
An Qingran chased after him.
Dongfang Run was very puzzled, and his eyes lit up with joy.
An Qingran led him under the banyan tree, separating them from both their figures and their voices.
Dongfang Run looked at her eagerly: "What's going on? Why is it so mysterious?"
"I..." An Qingran felt that some words were difficult to say, but she still smiled and said, "I want to ask you something."
"Just say it."
"What do you think of Honeysuckle?" An Qingran asked directly.
"Honeysuckle? What do you mean?" Dongfang Run raised his eyebrows, "She is still a loyal slave."
"Zhongnu? Is this the impression she leaves on you?" An Qingran felt sorry for Rendong. If she didn't have him in her heart, how could this man have kidnapped her?
If Honeysuckle knew this, I wonder how sad she would be.
"She...why mention her?" Dongfang Run seemed unwilling to continue this topic.
"Rosewood likes you, so she does so many things for you." An Qingran made it clear.
Dongfang Run sighed: "I have never thought about this matter."
"You can think about it now, whether you can take in Rendong as your mistress. She won't mind as long as you keep her by your side..." An Qingran spoke faster and faster.
Suddenly Dongfang Runqi took a step closer and pushed her against the tree trunk: "You
Are you lobbying? Are you pushing another woman to me for Honeysuckle's sake, or are you using this opportunity to buy your freedom?"
An Qingran was stunned by what he said, but then she said, "I'm not trying to buy my freedom. I feel bad for Rendong. She betrayed me for you. She is suffering in her heart all the time. And I know her feelings, so I want to..."
Under Dongfang Run's gaze, An Qingran's words became a little unclear. Looking at his eyes, why did it feel like she was not asking him to get married, but was trying to make him jump into the sea?
"Do you dislike Jin Dong so much? And you use her?" An Qingran was angry. He said something he didn't want to say. "You are unworthy of being the best gentleman in the world."
His shoulders were held down, and he was facing Dongfang Run's angry eyes. He almost yelled, "An Qingran, did you do this on purpose? You know that I like you and I care about you, but you put forward such a despicable condition. Do you want to irritate me? Do you know the consequences of irritating me?"
She had never seen Dongfang Run like this before. He was like a mad beast, with bloodshot eyes. His hair brushed against An Qingran's face, itching and cool. She looked at those beautiful eyes, and the anger in her heart slowly disappeared, leaving only a trace of sadness: "You know, my heart will never fall in love with you. If you force me to stay, you will see a heartless woman. Is this what you want?"
"I don't believe it. I'm any worse than Dongfang Jin. If you want to be the Crown Princess, I'll be the Crown Prince. If you want to be the Queen, I'll seize the throne..." Dongfang Run's eyes were filled with fire.
"You are wrong. I became the Crown Princess because Dongfang Jin is the Crown Prince. I have never thought of becoming the Queen. I wish I could leave this imperial family far away so that I wouldn't have to go through so many hardships. I only want to stay with the one I love for the rest of my life, even if he is just a poor man. The one I love is Dongfang Jin, and only Dongfang Jin!" An Qingran spoke each word very clearly.
Dongfang Run swung his fist and hit the tree behind her. The tree shook and the leaves fell rustlingly. It was like a rain between the two of them. When they looked into each other's eyes, they both understood each other's thoughts, but what the other party gave them was what they didn't want.
Time seemed to have stopped.
The mind is flowing.
Dongfang Run's momentum did not shock An Qingran. She finally spoke quietly, "We all know how the ending will be. As smart as the prince, why didn't you let go earlier?"
"Don't even think about it." Dongfang Run spit out two words and floated away.
Looking at his back as he left, An Qingran sighed. It seemed that it was impossible for him to marry Rendong. I wonder what Rendong would think if she knew that there was no hope at all.
She dragged her tired body back into the house.
Honeysuckle was sleeping, and the baby was babbling words that only he could understand.
An Qingran sighed and sat down in front of her bed, but she didn't know that when she turned around, Rendong's eyes opened, tears flashed in her eyes, and then slowly closed again.
The distance from the yard to the house was not far, and the sound was so loud that only people who were asleep could not hear it.
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Temporary palace.
Prince Shou looked unhappy. He paced back and forth on the ground, thinking about something as he walked. His brows were furrowed and his steps were heavy.
The Queen Mother sat on the sandalwood chair on the other side. She was much calmer than Prince Shou at the moment. She put down the cup in her hand and asked slowly, "Is there any news about Prince Nanhe? Didn't he bring a message saying he surrendered? Where is his army?"
Prince Shou stopped and said, "This is exactly what my son is worried about. In the past few days, the fighting on the front has been intense and our troops have suffered heavy losses. Dongfang Jin found elite troops from somewhere and specializes in sabotage. A lot of food and weapons have been destroyed. They are also highly skilled in martial arts, so it's not easy to find them, and we are suffering heavy losses."
"Him?" The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "We all underestimated him before. If I hadn't underestimated him, the situation wouldn't have ended up like this. I guess he has been showing weakness all these years and has cultivated a lot of power behind the scenes."
"Yes, this prince is really not weak." Prince Shou sighed.
"So what? The people's support is also very important. No matter how strong he is, he is still a bad offspring and ultimately his reputation is not legitimate."
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