Qin Yi half-rose up, propped his head with his hands, and frowned as he endured wave after wave of dizziness. When the dizziness finally passed, he looked at his warm hands that could touch real objects, and for a moment he was a little overwhelmed.

He's back now?

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment, and soon recovered into the appearance of a high and mighty prince who was confident of victory. Qin Yi supported his body and slowly sat up. When the young eunuch saw him, he hurried over to support him.

"Master, how do you feel?"

Qin Yi felt very weak. He had been away from his body for too long. Although he could not feel anything, his body had been in a coma for almost two months. Even with the careful care of his subordinates, his body inevitably became thinner and weaker.

Qin Yi finally sat down, he calmed down, and said, "What time is it now?"

When he spoke, he realized that his voice was hoarse. More and more servants in the palace were startled, and now they were standing outside the compartment with their hands down. When they heard the prince's words, a line of palace maids immediately rushed in and changed the hot tea for Qin Yi.

Qin Yi moistened his throat with tea and finally felt better. Xiao Linzi diligently placed a pillow behind Qin Yi, took the tea, and handed it to the palace maid behind him, and then replied in a proper manner: "Your Highness, it is now March 19th, and it is already the hour of the dog."

"March 19th..." Qin Yi murmured, "It has actually been a day and a night."

Xiao Linzi did not understand this, and he asked carefully: "Master, what do you mean by a day and a night?"

Qin Yi meant that it had been a day and a night since he lost consciousness from Chu Jinyao's side and woke up now.

He clearly remembered that on March 18th, the women of Changxing Marquis's Mansion were going out together to buy new jewelry, and he accompanied Chu Jinyao out. There was a group of people riding horses on the street, and the fool Chu Jinyao jumped out and was hit by a fallen wooden frame.

It seemed as if just a moment ago, Qin Yi saw the wooden frame as thick as his wrist falling down and rushing straight towards Chu Jinyao. It was so frightening at that time that he wanted to pull Chu Jinyao away immediately, but Qin Yi realized at that moment that for some reason, he couldn't leave the jade pendant. Qin Yi watched helplessly as the wood fell on Chu Jinyao and cut a big gash on her arm.

The last thing he saw was blood flowing down Chu Jinyao's slender wrist. Chu Jinyao didn't even bother to look at the wound. As soon as she stood up, she reached for the jade pendant. Qin Yi seemed to see Chu Jinyao's blood seeping into the jade pendant and turning into red flocs. Then his soul became stronger than ever before. Then, he fell into darkness and lost consciousness.

Qin Yi reached out and looked for something in the cabinet at the head of the bed. When Xiao Linzi saw it, he quickly bent down and said, "Prince, what are you looking for? Let me do it. How can I let you do it yourself!"

However, Qin Yi ignored him. He soon saw what he wanted. He exerted a little force with his fingertips and pulled the thing out.

What he got was a round and translucent jade pendant, with strands of red floc floating in the jade, as if the moment of blood dripping into water was frozen. There was also a bright yellow tassel underneath the

jade pendant, and it was obvious at a glance that it was not an ordinary thing. When Xiao Linzi saw Qin Yi suddenly find the jade pendant that Empress Yuan had made for His Highness, he lowered his eyes and looked at it, but he didn't know what he was thinking. Xiao Linzi didn't dare to interrupt, and stood quietly aside, waiting for Qin Yi to speak.

Qin Yi finally looked enough, and said in a tone that was neither mocking nor talking to himself: "It turned out to be like this. If I had known this would happen, why would I have gone to such trouble."

Xiao Linzi was finally sure that he couldn't understand a word the prince said since he woke up. Xiao Linzi didn't dare not say anything, but he really didn't know what to say, so he could only laugh and say: "The prince has a good memory and is wise."

Qin Yi glanced at him coldly: "Shut up."

"Oh." Xiao Linzi folded his hands and lowered his head immediately.

Qin Yi finally woke up as he wished, but he was inexplicably unhappy. What happened to Chu Jinyao in the end? He didn't even have time to see the wound before she fainted, and he didn't know if her injury was serious. It's funny to say that he had been thinking about leaving for a long time, but when this moment really came, he was caught off guard. Qin Yi thought, he didn't even have time to say goodbye to Chu Jinyao. Before he left, he was still saying to her, "Where are you going?"

The last words he said to her were, "Raise your hands and step back."

Qin Yi thought to himself, it was too hasty. Even if he was leaving, it shouldn't be like this.

Qin Yi looked at the jade pendant over and over again, and fell into deep thought without realizing it. When he realized it, he saw Xiao Linzi standing in front of the bed, hesitating to speak, and other palace maids were also standing on the ground.

Seeing that the prince finally came to his senses, Xiao Linzi hurriedly asked, "Prince, the imperial physician is waiting outside. Do you want to call him in?"

"Imperial physician?" Qin Yi's voice was still a little hoarse, but the alertness in his tone was no different from usual. "Who is he?"

"The doctor hired by the Datong general is the son of a medical family. In the tenth year of Jianxing, he went to the capital to take the examination for the Ministry of Rites, but failed. He returned to his hometown to treat patients. He has been here for many years, often treating injuries of generals at the border, and is acquainted with the military households around here." Xiao Linzi paused and continued, "This imperial physician has never had any contact with the palace. I have secretly inquired about it, and he has no idea about the current situation in the palace."

Not knowing the current situation at least means that he doesn't have much contact with people in the palace, and doesn't seem to be the empress's man. Qin Yi was also slightly relieved and said, "Send it."

After the imperial physician carefully checked Qin Yi's pulse and left a prescription, the imperial physician stood up, bowed to Qin Yi and said, "Your Highness has been ill for a long time and is still a little weak. But overall, it's not a big deal. Just take good care of yourself for a few days and you'll be fine."

Xiao Linzi couldn't believe what he said. The prince had been in a coma for almost two months for no reason, and now the imperial physician said that he was just weak and there was nothing serious? The imperial physician didn't know that Qin Yi was in a coma, he just thought that Qin Yi was hiding from others to recuperate, but Xiao Linzi knew there was something strange about it. Xiao Linzi didn't quite believe it and wanted him to take a good look, but Qin Yi nodded indifferently and let the imperial physician leave the prescription and leave.

Listening to what this imperial physician said, it was obvious that he was not from the imperial hospital in the palace. When the imperial physician in the palace examines someone, who dares to say that there is no serious problem? Even if he is 100% sure, he can still say that it is 50%.

This person is right in every aspect, so Qin Yi no longer bothers about this imperial physician. Xiao Linzi bent over to send the imperial physician away, and then hurried back. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Qin Yi standing on the ground, reaching out to look at the palace newspaper on the table. Behind him were many palace maids and eunuchs, all of whom wanted to stop but did not dare to.

Xiao Linzi cautiously opened his mouth to test: "My Lord Prince, you just woke up, how about serving the meal first? After the meal, it will be easier for you to take the medicine."

Qin Yi knew that he actually had no problem. He was seriously injured last time, and for some reason his soul left his body. Now his soul has recovered and his body has been mostly healed. After two more days of adjustment, he can go out to patrol as usual.

Compared to his own body, he is more concerned about whether Datong and the East Palace have had any problems during the two months he was in a coma.

Qin Yi waved his hand to let the palace servants serve the meal. He left Xiao Linzi alone and asked, "How has the situation been during my absence?"

During the time when the prince was away? Xiao Linzi thought to himself that the prince's words were getting more and more strange. The prince was obviously in a coma, so why did he say he was away? But Xiao Linzi grumbled, but he replied respectfully: "In the past month, I and others kept you safe. I only said that you were injured and needed to recuperate, and did not see any guests. Later, the general wanted to see you, and I couldn't help it, so I led the general in."

Qin Yi heard this and nodded with a faint smile: "Bringing the general of Datong in, it's smart."

Xiao Linzi laughed and agreed. When the prince was just injured, they took great pains and kept it a secret for about a month. The general of Datong gradually became suspicious. He wondered if these eunuchs were behind this, so he insisted on seeing the prince in person. When he finally saw it with his own eyes, the general's heart became even darker. It

was over. The prince led troops to attack the Tatars in his territory, and was seriously injured and unconscious.

This is a crime that should be confiscated and executed! Not to mention how angry the emperor was, I'm afraid that the adults in the cabinet would be the first to be unable to get around this general of Datong!

The current emperor is confused and extravagant. He favors the young Empress Qi and makes a mess of the former court and the harem. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty saw clearly that the emperor did not have the manners of an emperor. They were very worried that the emperor did not have the manners of an emperor. The inner cabinet tried to persuade him, and the censors were beaten to death for their remonstrances, but the emperor liked it this way. What could they, as ministers, do? In the end, the chief ministers of the inner cabinet gave up. It didn't matter if the emperor was confused. Fortunately, they still had the prince. The prince was smart and studious. This was the hope of the whole world!

So the elders of the inner cabinet looked at the prince as if he were their lifeblood. They were afraid that even their grandsons could not compare to him. It is said that the prince is the foundation of a country. In their dynasty, this is really not an exaggeration. The whole country's hopes are placed on the prince. All the officials in the court knew that when the emperor passed away and the prince ascended the throne, the current miasma would have a chance to be resolved.

Then, the prince was injured and fell into a coma under the care of the general of Datong. If this matter were to be spread out, there would be no way the general could save his life.

The general went out with a sad face, and then cooperated with the people of the East Palace to block the news and secretly seek medical advice. They fooled around for another month. Seeing that more and more people were suspicious, the people of the East Palace would soon be unable to bear it, and the prince woke up.

Xiao Linzi picked out the most important things that happened during this period and conveyed them to Qin Yi in detail. Qin Yi looked at the table full of soup and dishes without an appetite. He picked up a few chopsticks while listening to Xiao Linzi's report. When Xiao Linzi finished speaking, Qin Yi put down his chopsticks and said, "Is the general here?"

"The general is already waiting outside."

The general was half an insider. He heard today that the servants in the East Palace suddenly became busy and chaotic, and later the food was served. The general guessed one of the possibilities and was so surprised that he couldn't sit still. He immediately changed into court clothes and ran to Qin Yi's place without stopping.

Qin Yi nodded, waved his hand to signal the palace servants to remove the food, then stood up and said, "Send him in."

"Oh, as you command."

When the general saw Qin Yi in action with his own eyes, he almost cried on the spot. He stood in the study and talked with Qin Yi for a long time, until the general walked out of the palace, his expression was full of relief for surviving the disaster.

When Qin Yi woke up, it was already late, and he discussed with the general for a long time, and it was completely dark. Xiao Linzi brought a lamp, lit the wick, and carefully reminded: "Prince, it's getting late, do you want to go to bed?"

Qin Yi had already nodded in agreement. His soul had just returned to its place, and he had just talked with the general for a long time, and his head was a little dizzy. Qin Yi took two steps towards the inner room, and suddenly stopped, his tone suddenly became cold: "Where is Tang Xinyi?"

Xiao Linzi's heart skipped a beat: "Master, didn't Eunuch Tang receive your order and go out to find something?"

Could it be that Eunuch Tang didn't receive the order from the prince? Someone pretended to be His Highness?

"Oh, he also knew to receive my order." Qin Yi sneered, "Call him back immediately! He is simply bold and lawless."

The news that Eunuch Tang, who was beside the prince, came to Taiyuan was quickly and silently passed on in the officialdom. For a while, officials of all sizes in the city became nervous and dared not sleep soundly at night.

Changxing Hou sent two visiting cards, but was rejected by Tang Xinyi both times. It was not until the third time that a message finally came from the courtyard where Tang Xinyi temporarily stayed: "The Marquis is thoughtful. Eunuch said he is free tomorrow. If you want to come, why not come and see me tomorrow at noon."

Changxing Marquis was very happy. The next day, he dressed up and brought the second young master to visit solemnly.

Tang Xinyi was just as Chu Jinyao said. His face was still as pale as a dead person. But today, his eyes unexpectedly showed some irritability, which made him look more lively.

Changxing Marquis looked at Tang Xinyi's face and unexpectedly noticed that Eunuch Tang was a little impatient. He was an important person in front of the prince. What was there for him to be irritated about? Marquis Changxing didn't understand, so he brought his son to bow to Tang Xinyi first. Tang Xinyi supported him and said, "You are too embarrassed for us." Then he asked someone to prepare seats for Marquis Changxing and the second young master.

After the Marquis of Changxing sat down, he carefully picked up unimportant topics to flatter him. When he saw that the scene was almost set, he tentatively said, "Your Excellency Tang, I am sorry for not coming in person to greet you. I hope you will forgive me. I just don't know if I have delayed your important business."

Tang Xinyi said, "Your Excellency, there is no need to be so polite. I didn't want to disturb you and all the gentlemen, but something happened on the street that day. I heard that your daughter was also on the street that day. I hope you will forgive me for disturbing your daughter."

Although they were both polite, the Marquis of Changxing said, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency," while Tang Xinyi just said lightly, "Your Excellency, please don't blame me." The difference between them is very intriguing. After hearing this, the Marquis of Changxing did not dare to agree, and immediately laughed and said, "You are too polite, my daughter is naughty, I am sorry to make you laugh."

If someone else rode a horse on the street and hurt his daughter, the Marquis of Changxing would definitely ask this person for an explanation. No matter whose son he was, he would always let the elders personally lead him to apologize. But if this person was Eunuch Tang... The Marquis of Changxing only hoped that Eunuch Tang would quickly forget about it and never mention it again.

Tang Xinyi looked at the Marquis of Changxing sitting on the left armchair, and then looked at the weak and quiet Second Young Master standing behind the Marquis of Changxing, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Although Chu Jing is a military general, he is very discerning and knows how to protect himself. His father's generation had squandered a lot of the family fortune. After Chu Jing took over the Marquis' Mansion from his father, although he was better than his father, he was not much better. He was good at maintaining the status quo, but he could not expand it. He was far from the courage of the first generation of Changxing Marquis to build a career. Now, Tang Xinyi looked at Chu Jing's son coldly. He did not look like an aggressive person. In the current situation of their family, it would be difficult to ask the emperor to show favor and continue the title. The wealth of Changxing Marquis' Mansion has only been for these two generations.

However, Tang Xinyi thought to himself that Chu Jing and the Chu family's son Vino, Chu Jing's daughter was a courageous one. A lady from a noble family actually dared to look him in the eye, and after learning about his identity, she was not timid. Unfortunately, she was just a girl. If it was a young man, Tang Xinyi would still think that the Chu family had something to say, but if it wasn't, then there was nothing to say.

Speaking of which, it was also a coincidence that Tang Xinyi ran into Chu Jinyao.

Since the prince fell into a coma, Tang Xinyi had been secretly visiting famous doctors and miraculous medicines, until one night, he received a secret letter from the prince.

The prince's secret letter only said that he was conscious now, but could not wake up, and asked Tang Xinyi to quietly look for a special jade among the people. Tang Xinyi checked again and again, and it was indeed the prince's handwriting, and all the secret codes on the letter paper matched. Tang Xinyi felt relieved, but then he became nervous again. The prince was obviously conscious but could not wake up. It was so strange. Was he under the forbidden spell of witch?

Tang Xinyi immediately thought of the queen in the palace. However, there was no time to waste. It was urgent to do what the prince asked first. Tang Xinyi carefully selected a few trusted hands, left Datong at night, and searched for this special jade everywhere. Tang Xinyi heard about a wandering Taoist priest in a village. He seemed to have something described by the Crown Prince. Tang Xinyi immediately led people to pursue him. They chased him all the way to Taiyuan City and met Chu Jinyao on the street.

He didn't intend to alarm these officials. It was too troublesome to greet and send him off. But they were stuck on the street that day. They revealed their identities and alarmed the officials in the city. It happened that they had to stay in Taiyuan City to find the Taoist priest and couldn't get away for a while. If Tang Xinyi was someone close to the emperor, he would not want to see someone, but his master was still the crown prince and needed the support of the court officials. Tang Xinyi could only open the door and receive the Changxing Marquis who came to visit.

After meeting with the Marquis of Changxing, he would have to meet with the prefects and governors. There were endless troubles and it was unknown how much time would be wasted. Tang Xinyi was still worried about the prince whose condition was unknown, and he really didn't want to chat with these officials, but he had to endure it due to the situation. Tang Xinyi suppressed his impatience and played Tai Chi Gua with Changxing Hou, which was well known to both parties. Changxing Hou wanted to test Tang Xinyi's intentions, but suddenly there were footsteps outside the house. A young man with a military look ran in quickly, not caring about the guests, and said hurriedly: "Eunuch, there is a letter."

Tang Xinyi immediately became alert. The letter that could make his subordinates feel like they were facing a powerful enemy would not come from an idle person. Tang Xinyi stood up, bowed and said: "My Lord, please sit down. I will be back soon." Changxing

Hou also stood up and said: "Eunuch, please go."

Changxing Hou was also thinking in his heart, who would be the person who delivered the message to Tang Xinyi at this juncture? However, the subsequent developments were beyond Changxing Hou's expectations. Through the window, he saw Tang Xinyi walk to the corridor, take the things from the young soldier, unfold them and quickly browse through them. Tang Xinyi's face changed visibly, and then Tang Xinyi shouted loudly: "Hurry up and prepare the horses, we will leave immediately!"

Changxing Hou was surprised to hear this. He was planning to invite Tang Xinyi to lunch, but they were leaving now? Tang Xinyi hurried in, and cracks appeared on his face, which had always been as calm as water. Tang Xinyi said, "Excuse me, Marquis Changxing. We have received an urgent summons and are leaving now. If there is a chance next time, we will come to apologize to you."

Marquis Changxing immediately said he dared not. He saw with his own eyes that group of young men rushed up like a whirlwind and left in a hurry. When they were out of sight, Marquis Changxing still couldn't come back to his senses. The second young master frowned and asked, "Why are they leaving in such a hurry? They left halfway through entertaining guests and didn't even bother to return the house. Why are they so anxious?"

Marquis Changxing shook his head and said nothing.

However, a guess slowly emerged in his mind. Perhaps the prince ordered them to leave?

After returning to the Marquis's mansion that day, Marquis Changxing told his guess to Old Lady Chu. After listening to this, the old lady also picked up the Buddhist beads and pondered: "You are right. There is probably only one person in the world who can order Eunuch Tang around and make him wait so strictly. I just don't know what the prince is doing?"

Marquis Changxing would never know this. He was silent for a while, unable to guess, so he said, "Mother, I think we should postpone the invitation to Huailing Palace in the next few days. I heard that the prince was injured and has been recuperating for two months. Not to mention why Eunuch Tang suddenly came to Taiyuan and why the prince suddenly called people back, I always feel that the prince is going to make a big move behind all this. Let's wait and see what the prince does. We can't delay important matters because of the invitation from Huailing Palace!"

"Okay, that's what I meant." Old Lady Chu said, "I'm afraid we don't need to take the initiative to mention it. In less than two days, Huailing Palace will send someone to postpone the banquet. As for that person, they care more about him than we do." Marquis Changxing was

relieved. He had resolved one of his worries, and suddenly remembered another thing that was related to it. "Mother, what about Jinyao..."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of her." The Buddhist beads in Mrs. Chu's hand moved slowly, as if it took the same amount of time to turn each bead. Her old voice sounded steadily: "The fifth lady is a woman of great fortune. Since we are determined to support her, I will not let her lack anything. In a few days, I will send someone to teach her. I will also take care of her clothes and jewelry. You just need to worry about the outside things."

After hearing this, Changxing Hou was moved and guilty: "My son is unfilial. You are so old, and you still have to worry about these things."

Old Madam Chu sighed: "If I don't worry about these things, who else can I count on? When we were talking about marriage, Zhao looked like a bunch of flowers outside, but who knew that she was stupid after she was married. I am sorry for you. I couldn't find you a capable daughter-in-law, and she is still a burden to you now."

"How dare my son!" Changxing Hou said hurriedly, "Mother, what you said is too serious. But fortunately, my second brother has grown up. In a few years, I will pick a daughter-in-law for him who can support the family, and you will be able to help."

Mrs. Chu did not say anything, but acquiesced. It doesn't matter if her daughter-in-law is not good enough, she can still open her eyes and pick a grandson's daughter-in-law. Later, she will hand over the family property to the grandson's daughter-in-law, and support Zhao in her old age.

"Mother, do you think the Huailing Palace will really agree to let Jin Yao be the prince's consort?"

"Why not?" Old Madam Chu snorted coldly, "In terms of family background, we are marrying high, but in terms of talent, Jin Yao is more than qualified to marry their family. Even though their family is a prince's mansion, they are princes of different surnames after all, and the granddaughter of the old family of the Prime Minister's Pavilion in the capital is still unmarried. Does the Lin family think that they can really swallow the fat meat of the Crown Princess with just their own family? Using the position of a Crown Prince's Consort in exchange for the full support of our Changxing Marquis Mansion is not a loss in any way. What's more, Jinyao is a good person, and it is not that she is taking advantage of their family. "

Marquis Changxing replied: "Mother is right."

He also felt that this was a win-win marriage. After Chu Jinyao married the Crown Prince's Consort, the Marquis Changxing Mansion and the Prince Huailing Mansion were firmly tied together. The two families worked together to compete for the honor of the Crown Princess. After getting it, the Lin family would definitely find a way to get the Crown Prince to agree to extend the title of the Marquis Changxing Mansion in order to increase the bargaining chips for the future queen. The Chu and Lin families helped each other, and the benefits would only grow like a snowball. This is the long-term way.

What's more, the old lady had something else to say to Marquis Changxing. As a person who had experienced it, she always felt that the Crown Prince of the County Prince's Mansion liked Chu Jinyao very much. There were so many girls in the mansion that day, but the prince went to talk to Chu Jinyao alone. Even when the prince stood up for Chu Jinyao afterwards, it seemed that he had an explanation all of a sudden.

The old lady smiled very lightly, and said, "Let the children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Just wait and see."

Because of Tang Xinyi's sudden appearance and sudden disappearance, the whole Taiyuan was in a panic and people could not live in peace. For a while, no matter officials or ladies, no one wanted to attend the banquet. Even the Huailing County Prince's Mansion, which was the focus of thousands of people, did not feel ashamed and took the initiative to postpone the banquet time.

Everyone was watching. What did the prince mean?

Tang Xinyi, who was at the center of the vortex, rushed back to Datong under the cover of darkness. When he arrived, he did not even bother to change his clothes. He wiped his face hastily, lifted up his robe and ran to the palace.

Tang Xinyi, led by Xiao Linzi, walked all the way to Qin Yi. When he saw Qin Yi sitting behind the desk, his knees softened. The famous and feared eunuch Tang actually knelt down and said, "Your Highness!"

Tang Xinyi was overwhelmed with emotions. He had been running around for a month, and he was afraid and desperate several times, but it was nothing compared to seeing Qin Yi sitting there in good health. He had a thousand words in his throat, and choked with sobs: "Your Highness, I'm glad you're okay."

Qin Yi's attitude was surprisingly cold. He put down the military reports that had been accumulating for days, and looked at Tang Xinyi without emotion: "Tang Xinyi, let me ask you, what did you do in Taiyuan City that day?"