Chapter 58: My Concubine is Grievant

When she touched her belly, she accidentally pulled the wound, and she grimaced in pain, with her brows wrinkled.

Shen Chuwei is the kind of person who gets very hungry if he doesn't eat a meal. He hasn't eaten for almost a day and is already starving.

I don't have the energy to speak, actually it's because I'm hurt so badly and it hurts.

When Xiao Jinyan heard her say she was hungry, he told Qin Xiao, "Go and bring the food."

"Yes." Qin Xiao took the order and strode out.

After a while, the food was served and placed on the low table.

When Shen Chuwei saw the food coming, she was probably too hungry and forgot about her injuries and couldn't wait to eat.

She held on to the bed with her hands, but her movements were a little too violent and the wound was pulled. She gasped in pain and fell heavily back onto the bed.

"It hurts so much!" She was in so much pain that tears welled up in her eyes, which made people feel very distressed.

Xiao Jinyan originally helped her up, but she was so impatient when she saw the food that she was one step faster than him.

"What are you in such a hurry for?"

"I'm just hungry!" Shen Chuwei felt extremely aggrieved.

"There's no rush." ​​Xiao Jinyan helped Shen Chuwei up, trying his best not to hurt her wound.

He also brought two soft pillows and placed them behind Shen Chuwei.

After sitting down, Shen Chuwei endured the pain and picked up the chopsticks, looking at the porridge and side dishes in front of her, without even a hint of fishy smell.

The tears that were in pain just now didn't fall, but now they are flowing down.

She was shot by an arrow while trying to save Xiao Jinyan, but after all, she was rewarded for the rescue, right?

Even if she isn't fed with the best food, at least there is meat, right?

Not to mention the meat, there wasn't even any oil or water to be seen.

She looked at Xiao Jinyan with tears in her eyes: "Your Highness, is this all you want to eat?"

Xiao Jinyan said: "You are injured, so you can only eat light food."

Shen Chuwei said: "Your Highness, it is precisely because I am a patient that I should eat something good to nourish my body, so that I can recover faster."

Xiao Jinyan: "Wrong logic."

Shen Chuwei was unwilling to give up, and said aggrievedly: "Your Highness, can you prepare some more braised pork? I will only eat two pieces."

Xiao Jinyan said firmly: "No."

Shen Chuwei raised a finger and gritted his teeth, saying, "Eating one piece is fine."

Xiao Jinyan looked at her aggrieved expression and said in a slower tone, "Wait until your injury is healed before eating."

“…Okay!” Shen Chuwei weakly lowered his head, picked up a carrot and put it into his mouth, then drank a mouthful of porridge. He was too hungry, so he could only eat it.

Even without meat, Shen Chuwei ate three bowls of porridge.

After eating, Xiao Jinyan laid Shen Chuwei flat on the bed and covered her with a quilt.

Shen Chuwei fell into a deep sleep again due to severe injuries.

Xiao Jinyan sat at the head of the bed for a while, then got up and left, returning to his own tent.

In the dead of night

Several black figures sneaked into the tent, holding swords, and slowly approached the bed.

Just as the man in black was about to chop at the bed with the knife in his hand, he realized something was wrong. He lifted the quilt and found two pillows inside.

The men in black looked at each other and realized they had been tricked. When they were about to evacuate, a group of guards rushed in and surrounded them.

Xiao Jinyan's slender figure walked in from outside the tent, glanced coldly at the man in black, and ordered in a deep voice: "Leave him alive."

Qin Xiaowei rushed towards the man in black first, sword in hand.

The man in black rose up in resistance with a knife.

It took a long time for the guards to subdue the man in black.

After being subdued, the man in black planned to commit suicide by taking poison, but was stopped in time by Qin Xiao and Wei Chi.

"You still want to commit suicide by taking poison? You're so beautiful." Wei Chi pinched the black-clothed man's jaw tightly to force the poison out.

There were four men in black in total, two of them died.

Xiao Jinyan sat down on the throne, looked coldly at the two men in black who were being controlled in front of him, and asked in a cold voice: "Who ordered you to assassinate me?"

The man in black snorted, "We won't tell. Kill us if you dare."

Xiao Jinyan's eyes turned cold: "Do you think I will let you die so easily? I have a hundred ways to make your life worse than death."

The man in black snorted disdainfully.

Xiao Jinyan ordered in a cold voice: "Wei Chi, take them away. No matter what method you use, just make him talk."

"Yes, sir." Wei Chi led the man in black downstairs.

At this time, in King Xuan's tent.

Xiao Yunxuan paced back and forth in the tent, occasionally looking up at the door of the tent, "Why is there still no news?"

The subordinate advised: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. There may be news soon."

Xiao Yunxuan frowned. If the assassination attempt failed and he was implicated, the consequences would be disastrous.

After an hour, there was still no news, and Xiao Yunxuan knew that the assassination must have failed.

Xiao Yunxuan angrily threw the teacup and said, "What a bunch of useless people."

The subordinate comforted him, "Your Highness, there is no point in getting angry now. They are all warriors who are determined to die and will not betray you."

After hearing this, Xiao Yunxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

*

When the news of Xiao Jinyan's injury reached the emperor, he was summoned by the emperor early in the morning.

When they arrived at the emperor's tent, Prince Xuan and several other princes were there.

Xiao Jinyan stepped forward and greeted him, "Father."

The emperor looked at the prince for a few times. He couldn't tell if he was injured because he was wearing clothes. He asked with concern, "I heard that the prince was injured. Is that true?"

Xiao Jinyan lowered his brows and nodded: "Father, I encountered an assassin while searching for the Blood Phoenix. I was indeed injured. If it weren't for Shen Fengyi risking his life to save me, I'm afraid I wouldn't be injured so simply now."

The emperor was somewhat shocked when he heard this, and asked hurriedly, "Assassin? Why didn't you mention it yesterday? Where were you injured? Is it serious?"

Xiao Yunxuan looked at Xiao Jinyan subconsciously, his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched tightly. The failure of the assassination was a small matter, but Xiao Jinyan actually caught the assassin. If he gave him up, it would be a big trouble.

Xiao Jinyan glanced at Xiao Yunxuan and replied, "Father, Shen Fengyi was seriously injured yesterday. I didn't tell you because I didn't want to alert the enemy. Last night, I was assassinated again and caught two assassins."

The emperor was furious: "Where is the assassin? I want to see who dares to attack the prince?"

"Yes." Xiao Jinyan turned around and ordered Qin Xiao, "Bring the person up."

After Qin Xiao left, he came back soon after, pushing two men in black and making them kneel in the middle of the hall.

Xiao Jinyan said, "Father, there were four assassins in total. Two others committed suicide by taking poison. There are two left."

The emperor was furious: "Who gave you the courage to assassinate the prince?"

"Yes..." The man in black glanced at King Xuan.

Xiao Yunxuan noticed the man in black looking at him. He glared at him and immediately turned his gaze back to the emperor. "Father, anyone who dares to assassinate the crown prince must not be allowed to stay."

The emperor asked coldly: "As long as you tell me who is behind this, I can spare your life."

Xiao Jinyan lowered his eyes to look at the two men in black kneeling on the ground, glanced at Xiao Yunxuan, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"