Chapter 61: In the harem, all the princesses and princes combined are no match for the Ninth Princess

"With such serious injuries, it's good enough that he can survive. Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Hu." Xia Shuyi asked the doctor to stand up with a happy face and signaled Lu Wei beside him to give the reward.

Doctor Hu was somewhat overwhelmed by the flattery. He had thought that the empress would reprimand him for such a serious matter, but he had not expected that the empress would be so gentle and even reward him.

She is worthy of being the queen chosen by God for their Great Xia!

[Humph, if it weren't for my kindness, she wouldn't even be able to save her life. ]

[One leg, it's a bargain for her. ]

Lu Li murmured in her heart.

Xia Shuyi asked Doctor Hu to examine the two children again and confirmed that they were not injured before letting him leave.

Afterwards, he ordered someone to inform the emperor of this matter, and Xia Shuyi took the two children back to the palace.

Lu Li had been struggling for a long time and was already very tired. He nestled in his mother's arms and fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing that she was asleep, Xia Shuyi asked his son what happened today.

When she heard that Lu Yuan threw her daughter directly at the iron-eating beast, she was shocked and angry.

Lu Yuan has such a vicious heart!

She finally understood what Lu Li meant by saying that she got a leg for free. If Lu Li hadn't been so capable, she, a little baby who was less than a year old, would have been killed by a giant like the Iron-eating Beast.

Xia Shuyi was upset.

"Tell the people on the Fourth Princess' side that they don't need to take a deposed princess too seriously." She gave the order with a cold face.

After an injury, it is very important to get good care.

In Lu Yuan's condition, she would probably have to stay in bed for a long time. If no one turned her over, massaged her, cleaned her, or wiped her, she would soon develop abscesses on her body.

By then, she will know what it means to be in excruciating pain.

"Yes." Lu Wei responded and conveyed his queen's meaning.

One is the queen at the peak of her power, and the other is a crippled princess with a broken leg. Everyone knows what choice to make.

The fourth princess will have a miserable life in the future.

"As for the Second Prince, what did the imperial physician say?" Xia Shuyi asked about Lu Yan's condition again.

"The imperial physician said that the second prince had been in the water for too long and had been holding his breath for too long. He was rescued, but there was a high possibility that he would not wake up and would become a living dead. Even if he had a chance to wake up in the future, he would probably become stupid and dull." Lu Ran hurriedly reported.

"It's a good deal for him." Xia Shuyi was quite satisfied with the result.

Both of them are still alive, but they might as well be dead.

…

Lu Yanshi knew about this earlier than Xia Shuyi.

He sent people to monitor Lu Yuan and Lu Yan throughout the process and had a clear understanding of their actions.

Upon learning that Lu Yan was going to kick Lu Li into the pool, Lu Yuan directly threw Lu Li to the iron-eating beast, which made him extremely angry.

How could these two kids be so cruel?

Lu Li is their sister!

After listening to the imperial physician's report, Lu Yanshi was silent for a long time.

"Just treat it however you want. I won't blame you if it doesn't work." He sighed, drove the people out, and stayed alone in Yu's study.

They are all his children, and they are all his flesh and blood. Just because he favors Lu Li more doesn't mean he has no feelings for the other children.

"Well, this is already the best result." Lu Yanshi murmured to himself.

The living dead and the lame legs are the price they have to pay for doing wrong things.

Although the price is a bit high, at least I'm still alive.

If Lu Li was incompetent, she would be the one to die today.

Thinking of this, Lu Yanshi felt a little more sympathy for Lu Li.

"Go, have someone give the Ninth Princess a golden lock to calm her down."

"Yes." Cao Dehai went to deliver the gift in person.

He finally realized that all the princesses and princes in the harem combined were not as good as the Ninth Princess.

…

Lu Yuan woke up from the pain. She remembered the last scene before she fainted. She was so scared that she reached out to touch her left leg and found that it was empty.

Her mind went blank.

Where are her legs?

After being stunned for a moment, she slapped her legs a few more times. When she was sure that her legs were really gone, she came to her senses and burst into tears.

“My legs, my legs!!!”

"Lu Li, it's all Lu Li's fault. She was the one who let the iron beast bite me."

Lu Yuan acted like a madman and started crying and making a fuss.

"You idiot, come here, I want to see my father."

"Quickly call my father here. I want to see him."

The palace maid outside walked a few steps away and let her cry.

The Queen Mother said that she could just take care of the Fourth Princess as long as she didn't die. Given the Fourth Princess's temper, she was too lazy to take care of her.

Lu Yuan cried for a long time and her voice became hoarse. She found that no one paid attention to her and she was suddenly filled with despair.

It was not until it got dark that a palace maid came in with porridge and medicine.

"Fourth Princess, please have your meal."

"Are you deaf? I've been calling you for so long, can't you hear me?" Lu Yuan stared at her fiercely.

"Fourth Princess, you don't like this porridge? Well, I'll ask the kitchen to send someone over tomorrow. Please take the medicine first." The palace maid didn't even bother to answer her question. She pinched her chin with her hand and forcefully poured the medicine into her mouth.

Lu Yuan was snorted so hard that she kept coughing.

The palace maid took away the bowl of shredded chicken and ginseng porridge without even looking at her.

"Damn it, believe it or not, I will let my father chop off your head." Lu Yuan screamed.

The maid turned a deaf ear to him, locked the door, and was left alone in the room again.

After two days of such torment, Lu Yuan became obedient and ate whenever there was food available and was no longer picky.

Seeing that she was obedient, the palace maid let her drink the porridge and feed her the medicine herself instead of forcing it into her mouth.

After drinking the porridge that day, while the palace maid was bringing the medicine, Lu Yuan smashed the bowl she had been using, pointed the sharp porcelain pieces at her wrist, and started making trouble again.

"Let the emperor come to see me, or I will die in front of you."

"Princess Four, please do as you please." The palace maid walked out calmly.

"You are done. I will call someone to collect your body."

Lu Yuan looked at her in disbelief. How could this person not take her life seriously?

Before closing the door, the maid said something to her again.

"Lady Xie died in front of me, so I won't watch this time."

Lu Yuan suddenly remembered.

After Lu Yan's mother, Concubine Xie, was demoted to a talented lady, she was left with only one maidservant. When the maid went to get silver charcoal, she found that Concubine Xie had hanged herself.

"You are Hemerocallis." She finally remembered the name of the palace maid.

"That was my previous name. My name is Ping'er now." Ping'er answered her and closed the door of the bedroom.

Darkness came again, and a chill rose behind Lu Yuan.

What did Ping'er mean by what she said just now? Could it be that there was some other hidden reason behind Xie Cairen's hanging?

She won't become the second Xie Cairen.

Maybe Ping'er didn't want to take care of her anymore, so she cut her wrists for her and pretended that she committed suicide before telling her father.

Lu Yuan fell into deep fear.