Although Liu Huan was watching over her, Zhao Shu was still very worried, so she didn't go out with Huo Danlan and just waited inside. After a while, Zhi Hai came in, but Huo Danlan and the old woman didn't come in with him.
"Ebi, how are you?"
Zhihai glanced at the Crown Prince. His ugly face seemed expressionless, but the pity in his eyes did not escape the Crown Prince's sensitive eyes.
His hands, clenched into fists, trembled violently beneath the covers.
"Your Highness, Mr. Ouyang and his apprentice are dead," Zhihai replied truthfully. He was also startled when he chased after them. Ouyang Ping appeared to be a doctor who was completely powerless, but after fighting him, he discovered that Ouyang Ping had excellent martial arts skills.
Zhao Shu frowned. She had taken Ouyang Ping's pulse; he was not a martial artist, but an ordinary doctor. She shook her head slightly. "No, are you sure it's Ouyang Ping?" After saying that, she gestured for Xiao Guozi to guard the Crown Prince, and then went out to check on him herself.
Liu Huan, who was standing to the side, listened to most of it but didn't understand, so he asked, "Ouyang Ping? Is it the Immortal Physician Ouyang Ping?"
The crown prince had already tilted his head back and closed his eyes. Regardless of whether Ouyang Ping was a spy or not, the only doctor who said he could cure him was dead. What hope was there left? What hope was there left!
Hao Jie and Hao Zekai are right. Living will only be a burden to the Empress Dowager, living will only invite contempt from others, living will only watch everything that originally belonged to us fall into the hands of others, living will only bring pain.
What's the point of living? What's the point of living...?
If someone were to ask him if there is anything in this world more painful than physical injury,
He would definitely answer yes, being abandoned by loved ones, and feeling heartbroken.
If someone were to ask him if there is anything more unbearable than heartbreak, he would surely answer, "Yes, it is being abandoned by loved ones and then realizing that what they said was true."
Despair crept over him little by little. Liu Huan watched helplessly as the Crown Prince, like a withered flower, rapidly rotted away. The air of despair chilled even this dignified seven-foot-tall man.
Xiao Guozi couldn't bear it, but still whispered, "It's the Immortal Physician Ouyang Ping."
"Shut up, stop talking so much!" Sun Yun glanced at the Crown Prince, a look of pity on her face. She poured a cup of tea on the table to serve the Crown Prince, but found that the tea was cold. "Is everyone dead? They haven't even served a pot of tea."
Her tone was extremely unpleasant, which made Liu Huan glance at her several times. Because she covered her face with a veil and her beautiful hair was draped behind her, and because Liu Huan had never seen her before, he did not know who Sun Yun was. He did not want to ask in front of a woman, after all, she did not look like a maid, and since she was with Zhao Shu and Huo Danlan, her status must be not low.
Sun Yun felt Liu Huan's gaze, glared back, and then said to Ban Shu, "Everyone's dead. Go and make a pot of tea for His Highness the Crown Prince."
As he said this, he couldn't help but glance at Liu Huan sideways, thinking, "What good is he? He's supposed to be Minister Liu!"
Half-shu was terrified and dared not go out. Li Zhuo, who was standing by the bedside holding a knife, couldn't stand it anymore. He had just thought Miss Sun was beautiful, gentle and lovely, but it turned out she was so domineering and unreasonable. How could such a young girl go out to make tea? So he stepped out and said, "Miss Sun, I'll go." After saying that, he turned to Xiao Guozi and said, "Eunuch, protect His Highness the Crown Prince. If even a hair on His Highness's head is missing, I will hold you responsible."
Xiao Guozi, clutching his whisk, said with an unfriendly expression, "This humble servant will naturally protect His Highness the Crown Prince well; there's no need for you to remind me." If it weren't for the fact that he was Lord Wei's man, Xiao Guozi thought he would definitely throw this brat outside; he's too arrogant!
Li Zhuo didn't argue with Xiao Guozi and actually went out.
After hearing the conversation, Liu Huan finally realized that Sun Yun was a girl from the Sun family. As a high-ranking official, he naturally wouldn't pay attention to the fact that Zhao Shu, a young princess who wasn't his age, had a study companion.
However, upon hearing the words "Miss Sun," an idea suddenly popped into his head, and he looked back and forth between Sun Yun and the Crown Prince's faces.
The Sun family is now marrying their fourth daughter to the fourth prince, who is quite shrewd and likely intends to crush the crown prince to ascend the throne. The crown prince's leg injury is a matter of whether it will heal or not. Even if it does heal, he will be at a disadvantage compared to the fourth prince in terms of marriage alliance.
The fact that the Fourth Prince, born out of wedlock, was able to marry the eldest daughter of the Sun family truly surprised him. This Miss Sun must also be born out of wedlock, otherwise, given the Empress Dowager's temperament, how could she allow a daughter born out of wedlock to play with her precious granddaughter? Let alone bring her to Guanzhou.
After much deliberation, he needed to confirm Sun Yun's identity, so he tentatively asked, "May I ask who Miss Sun's father is?"
Sun Yun glanced at Liu Huan again. Although she was angry, she knew it wasn't Liu Huan's fault. Taking her anger out on him once was fine, but taking it out on him again and again would be her own ignorance. She didn't care about her reputation, but her parents did. So she curtsied and gave a junior's greeting, "My father is the fourth in the Sun family."
Upon hearing this, Liu Huan's brows immediately relaxed. Although she was from the fourth branch of the family, she was still a legitimate branch. Moreover, judging from Sun Yun's excellent temperament, her beautiful eyes, and her delicate, arched eyebrows, she was definitely a beauty and a perfect match for the Crown Prince.
He was increasingly satisfied with what he saw. It must be said that Liu Huan, as the Crown Prince's most capable minister, had truly gone to great lengths for the Crown Prince.
Li Zhuo was quick, but he didn't know how to brew tea, especially for the Crown Prince. So he brought a brazier and a teapot, and carried several cans of tea he didn't recognize. He piled them all in front of Sun Yun and said, "Miss Sun, I'm just a rough man. Putting Da Hong Pao and Tie Guan Yin in front of me is like putting vegetable leaves in front of me. They're not even as tasty as vegetable leaves. You can choose for yourself."
Xiao Guo snorted coldly, showing his disdain for Li Zhuo. Li Zhuo then brandished the knife in his hand, as if to say, "Let's fight."
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