"Yes." The kneeling palace maid hurriedly brought out a box of ointment.
"You foolish servant, is this an ointment that can be applied?"
"Your Highness, spare my life!"
The crown prince kicked her directly in the chest, and the palace maid fainted on the spot.
Li Ruowei slowly walked forward, then knelt in front of him: "If Your Highness is angry, all the servants in the room are here. You can do whatever you want with them."
He raised his hand again to strike, but luckily Li Zhaole was half-holding me. I secretly pulled out a pearl from Li Zhaole's skirt and flicked it out from behind her, hitting the prince's wrist.
"Which bastard is it?"
The crown prince's wrist was injured, and his temper became even more volatile.
"What's wrong with you today, Crown Prince? First you got angry for no reason, and then you tried to hit the Crown Princess. Did that servant offend you? Tell me and I'll deal with him."
The crown prince kicked the person next to him again, but thankfully he didn't hit Li Ruowei again.
"Le'er still cares about me the most. I'll just replace the palace servants. You should take the prince consort back first, or his bones might not be able to be set later."
"Granny Zhang, Anxiang, come in quickly."
Granny Zhang and Anxiang came in very quickly, with Li Zhaole standing beside them. Luckily, they were both strong enough to half-lift me out.
After moving, I felt a burning pain in my chest and my limbs felt completely weak.
"My lord, you must bear with it. I've told you not to go; the Eastern Palace is no place for a human being."
When I passed out, I heard Li Zhaole cursing beside me, and I only made out this sentence.
All around me were cold, dark walls. I ran around everywhere, but couldn't find an exit. Finally, I saw a door and hurriedly opened it, only to find myself in a bottomless abyss below.
"Pfft!" I coughed up blood as soon as I woke up. The dream was so real; I thought I had really fallen off a cliff.
"The prince consort is awake! Princess, the prince consort is awake."
"You're finally awake. You've been unconscious for three days. If you hadn't woken up, you would have missed the scene of the Crown Prince being reprimanded by the Emperor."
"Princess, the prince consort is very weak right now, he should rest more."
I opened my eyes and saw the three of them by the bed. Then I felt a sharp pain in my chest and fell back asleep.
I woke up in the middle of the night this time. Anxiang was leaning against the bedside. I felt a little better this time, but I was still weak.
"Hidden Fragrance".
"Madam, you're finally awake."
Anxiang, standing to the side, could only wipe away her tears: "The young lady has secretly come to see you several times. If you don't wake up soon, she will blame herself and fall ill."
"My sister has been here."
"They came secretly while the Crown Prince was away. The princess wasn't there either, so no one knew."
"How many days have I been asleep?"
"It's been five days already."
"So long?" I asked, my eyes darting around. My chest didn't hurt as much as last time. "Could you get me a glass of water?"
"yes."
Anxiang carefully helped me up. I had already changed into my undergarments. When I got up, I pulled on my bones and felt a dull pain.
"Madam, the Crown Prince used the Bone-Shattering Palm technique. Lingwu has already set your bones. You should rest in bed as much as possible recently. Fortunately, the princess's attitude towards you has changed a lot since she returned."
How is my sister now?
"The young lady is doing well, but the Crown Prince's temper is getting increasingly volatile. Last time, the young lady was so angered by him that she wanted to commit suicide, but fortunately, the madam stopped her. However, the Crown Prince was too ruthless and seriously injured the madam."
"The message hasn't reached Linyang yet, has it? Don't let Yuan Cheng find out."
I leaned against the stacked pillows, feeling unwell, nauseous, and dizzy.
"The Marquis already knows. The news has been leaked by someone, and now the entire capital is buzzing with discussion. After the Emperor woke up, he issued an edict ordering the Crown Prince to go out and gain experience; he will leave tomorrow."
"How did it get out?"
"Madam, don't panic. The Crown Prince has openly committed violence in the palace, and the perpetrator is none other than the current imperial son-in-law. This matter concerns the royal family."
“Yuan Cheng.”
"The Marquis is already on his way."
I closed my eyes, feeling physically uncomfortable, but even more so emotionally. His injuries hadn't healed yet, and he was already back to running around.
"Hidden Fragrance." The door opened a crack, and Granny Zhang came in.
"My sister-in-law has finally woken up." Could Zhang Mama really be Lingwu?!
"you?"
"Hello, sister-in-law."
"Didn't you say you had just seen me in Linyang?"
"Yes, we only see the imperial son-in-law in Heqing Palace."
No wonder news from the palace spread so quickly. I remember someone carrying me up when I was unconscious. Only he could have that much strength.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"Sister-in-law, you should rest quickly. The imperial physicians in the palace are unreliable. It's all my fault for not being good enough at medicine back then, otherwise I wouldn't have taken so long to wake up."
"fine."
What's done is done, so I'll just have to take it one step at a time.
Just as she was about to close her eyes, she suddenly grabbed Anxiang's sleeve: "Sister, over there."
"Don't worry, Madam. Anshi has already gone to keep watch over her after this incident. He won't let anything happen to the young lady."
"That's good."
While resting in bed, Li Zhaole came in excitedly the next day to tell how the Crown Prince had been reprimanded and how he had slunk out of the palace that morning, attracting the attention of the princes and princesses.
Has the Crown Prince left?
"He's gone. This is his retribution."
The Empress probably hates me even more now. I hope she won't summon me to Zhaoning Palace again.
"You're really bold. You're the only one in the palace who dares to stand up to him. Even if I know what he's done, I sometimes have to give him a lot of leeway."
"It's all because they were too complacent."
"Fortunately, your father allowed you to rest and recuperate properly, so you've escaped a calamity."
"What?"
"What's so great about the Hanlin Academy if you come back and are faced with a bunch of stinky men?"
I smiled but didn't reply; she certainly thought long-term.
"Princess, I would like to return to the Ji residence."
"You're injured like this, you can barely walk, how are you going to get home?"
“We can have someone carry her out. There’s only Mother in the mansion. If she finds out, she won’t be able to bear it.”
Besides, Xie Yuancheng is here; we can't let him risk entering the palace.
"That's true. If I had known, I would have asked my father for permission to let you return to your residence to recuperate."
"You can use that now, since you're pregnant."
“Yes, the Prime Minister is a kind man. I’ll go to him and ask him to submit a memorial.”
Li Zhaole's impulsive personality hadn't changed; he left without warning.
"Madam, your bones have just been set, so it's not advisable for you to move."
"Since I'm feeling unwell anyway, I might as well stay at home and be more comfortable."
The thought that the news would get out and the Ji family would surely find out, with her father still in Sizhou and her mother alone at home, was unbearable for her.
"I'll have Lingwu try to find a way to make you suffer less."
I waved for her to leave; I needed to rest.
I heard sobbing and wailing nearby. I found it noisy and waved my hand, but my hand was grabbed.
"elder sister."
"I heard you woke up and asked Anshi to find a way out. It's all my fault."
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