"Your Majesty, you can't be so heartless. Even if you dislike the Crown Princess, this matter of life and death cannot be delayed. Just send the imperial physician to take a look, and it won't be long before it affects the child in your womb."
Cui Xi bowed again, her forehead nearly bleeding from the effort, but Song Tangli remained unmoved, simply enjoying the scene.
The maidservant beside Song Tangxue kept begging her. How ridiculous! Song Tangxue has finally met her match!
"Aren't you implying that the child in my womb is unimportant? Guards, throw Cuixi into the woodshed and punish her according to family rules!" Even if Song Tangxue escaped this time by chance, she can still vent her anger on the people around her.
Cui Xi's shouts faded into the distance, leaving only her and the guards beside her in the room.
"Ah Jing, do you think I shouldn't have done this?" The person beside her was Fang Jing, the assassin from the Dark Gate whom she had saved yesterday. He was ranked tenth on the assassin list and was considered a master.
Fang had originally planned to leave yesterday, but his injuries flared up again, so he had no choice but to stay temporarily as a personal guard, and also to repay his debt of gratitude.
"You can do whatever you want." Anyway, he's behind her, so even if she wants to get rid of someone, she only needs to say the word.
"You have to call me Your Majesty, otherwise people will notice something amiss."
I don't know how many times I've told him to call me "Your Majesty," but Fang, having grown up in the Dark Gate, is used to being straightforward and can never change.
"Mother...Your Majesty," Fang Jing said awkwardly, "Do you need me to help you get rid of that person?"
A murderous glint flashed in Fang Jing's eyes. As long as it was someone his benefactor wanted to kill, he would complete the mission regardless of their identity. Even if that person was the emperor, that was the strength of the people in the Dark Gate!
"No need. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet. Let's focus on recovering first. After all, she is my sister."
Fang Jing's heart stirred. This was the first time someone had worried about his injury. In the organization, they only cared about how well the mission was completed, and no one ever cared about anything else.
Fang felt a sense of warmth and was reluctant to leave.
Xie Qianzhong arrived at the pancake shop, but Song Tangxue didn't come, which proved that she was still not well.
"You've arrived." The person speaking to him was the former owner of the pancake stall, who had now become a waiter here.
The shop's business is getting better and better, which really proves what Song Tangxue said. Sometimes Xie Qianzhong really suspects that Song Tangxue knows what will happen in the future, otherwise why would she buy this shop?
A few days ago, business at the shop was extremely slow, but it has only recently started to improve.
"You don't seem to be in a good mood today." The shop assistant didn't know Xie Qianzhong's identity and usually called him Boss Xie. He had earned a lot more money than before, so he worked even harder.
"Yes, you know, I want to see someone, but I don't have a reason, what should I do?" I really don't trust Song Tangxue to be there, and I can't go to her, which is really making me feel bad.
"Is that the person you love?"
Xie Qianzhong did not answer his question, but he did not deny it either: "That person is in a high position and has great power. I am far inferior to her. Perhaps it is not just status that is between us."
Xie Qianzhong let out his tenth sigh within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn: "What should we do now?"
People came and went in the shop, but no one could solve his doubts. He even considered climbing over the wall to get in.
"Sigh, I'm a rough man and don't understand those things. I only know that as long as I'm sure I like this girl, I have to be with her no matter what."
However, he didn't understand that it was almost impossible for the Left Prime Minister and the Crown Princess to be together, and they couldn't cross that chasm. More importantly, he didn't know how Song Tangxue felt about him.
"No, I'm asking how you're going to see her."
"Of course I'll walk over and go see. If it's inconvenient for the person to come, I'll just take a quick look. If the person is safe and sound, I'll feel at ease."
Xie Qianzhong's eyes lit up. Yes, there was no point in worrying about this. He might as well climb over the wall and take a look. As long as he was careful, no one would notice.
Thank you!
The guy was completely confused; he didn't think he had said anything.
Xie Qianzhong changed into plain clothes and came to the Crown Prince's residence. He was agile and took advantage of the guards' inattention to jump over the wall. He hid in a secluded corner and saw Cuixi being pushed into the woodshed by a group of maids. Cuixi kept shouting, "Her Majesty's cold has not recovered. You can't be so cruel!"
Xie Qianzhong was shocked. They hadn't even found someone to examine Song Tangxue yet. He shouldn't have left so quickly. He really didn't care about the Crown Princess's life.
The maids didn't notice him, and he took the opportunity to go to the Crown Princess's bedroom. Even from outside, he could hear a cough coming from inside.
Relying on his memory from yesterday, Xie Qianzhong found the medicine needed on the prescription and quietly brewed it, keeping an eye on the heat and being wary of anyone passing by. Fortunately, he managed to finish brewing the medicine without any major incidents.
In Song Tangxue's room, she felt like she was about to die. Xie Qianzhong's face appeared in her mind. She thought to herself that she had really failed in this life. She was going to die before she could even be with him. It was even worse than her previous life.
A medicinal smell filled the room. Xie Qianzhong carefully carried a bowl of medicine to the bedside: "Tang Xue, get up and drink your medicine."
"Why are you here!" If Li Zhaoxian finds out, he'll definitely make sarcastic remarks, especially since it's daytime and there are many guards around, making it easy to be noticed. "You'd better leave quickly!"
"No, I got up today specifically to brew your medicine, but I never expected that His Highness the Crown Prince to be so unreasonable as to not even summon the imperial physician!"
This incident further solidified his resolve to quickly seize power in order to protect the safety of his beloved.
"I just have a cold, it's nothing serious. You can leave the medicine here and go quickly, I'm afraid someone might come by later!"
"No, I must see you finish this bowl of medicine before I leave." Seeing his insistence, Song Tangxue picked up the bowl of medicine that looked very unpalatable and gulped it all down. Although she felt nauseous at first, a warm feeling then spread through her limbs.
"This medicine is so miraculous; I feel much better after drinking it."
Xie Qianzhong breathed a sigh of relief. He had hired the imperial physician yesterday at great expense. It was said that he could handle any illness, and his prescriptions were naturally very effective.
“I just saw your personal maid being taken to the woodshed.”
"What?!" She wondered why she hadn't seen Cuixi. She thought the girl had gone out to work, but she didn't expect that she would take advantage of her illness to make a move against the people around her. Who else could it be but Song Tangli!
Song Tangxue excitedly remembered, but she wasn't fully recovered yet, so Xie Qianzhong quickly supported her: "You should take good care of yourself, she should be fine."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
