Pang Yi didn't feel the water was sweet, but drank a little bit of grass ash, but he didn't dare to complain. He put the coarse porcelain bowl on the small table. He paused, then whispered to Zhong Mingwei: "Your Highness, I'll go down the mountain to find a doctor to treat your leg?"
"No need." Zhong Mingwei shook his head and put down the tea bowl. He looked at Pang Yi. "Let them think that I am still a half-dead paraplegic."
Pang Yi naturally understood what Zhong Mingwei meant, whether he wanted to ask a doctor to treat Zhong Mingwei's injury or take Zhong Mingwei down the mountain to treat his injury. He was afraid that the news that Zhong Mingwei's body had improved could not be concealed. By then, Ningguta, which had finally calmed down, might be in turmoil, and Zhong Mingwei would be in greater danger.
"But Your Highness, if the injury on your leg is serious and you keep dragging it on like this, I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's not good," Pang Yi said anxiously. He didn't even have time to think of words. "Are you going to stay paralyzed in bed like this forever? Your Highness, your leg can't be broken!"
"It's nothing serious. I know my own legs well." Zhong Mingwei gently stroked his thigh and said slowly. He waved his hand, indicating that Pang Yi didn't need to say anything more. Pang Yi had no choice but to keep silent.
"How is the Queen Mother?" Zhong Mingwei asked again.
"Your Highness, the Queen Mother is in good health, but she is very worried about you." Pang Yi said, and after a pause, he continued, "But after all, it was the imperial decree drafted by His Majesty himself, and the Queen Mother dared not disobey, so it has been delayed for so long, and only now did she let her subordinates come to Ningguta."
"I've thought of it," Zhong Mingwei curled his lips sarcastically, and said lightly, "But on July 7, how dare the Queen Mother offend him?"
"Yes, His Majesty attaches great importance to the anniversary of Empress Zhenxian's death," Pang Yi said, while casually saying, "A while ago, it was because Concubine Zhao asked too much about the sacrificial ceremony for Empress Zhenxian..."
"Pang Yi, stop talking," Zhong Mingwei suddenly interrupted Pang Yi, "From now on, you don't need to tell me about the people in the capital or the things in the capital. It has nothing to do with me anymore."
Pang Yi looked at Zhong Mingwei's silent face, and felt bitter for a moment. He said in a hoarse voice: "Your Highness was harmed by treacherous people and was injured. It is possible that he was disheartened for a while, but in the future..."
"From now on, I will stay here," Zhong Mingwei said slowly, stroking the rim of the bowl while looking at Pang Yi, "You go back and tell the Queen Mother that I am completely useless and have no future. Let her feel at ease and give up. As for you, don't come to Ningguta anymore."
"Your Highness!" Pang Yi's eyes widened in shock. He knelt in front of Zhong Mingwei in a hurry, knelt down in front of him, and choked up as he kowtowed, "Your Highness, I have followed you since I was a child. It has been 25 years. Your Highness, I have lived for you all these years. Your Highness, you can't abandon me!"
"Yes, I don't want you anymore," Zhong Mingwei reached out and gently wiped away the tears from Pang Yi's eyes, "Pang Yi, I used to be the crown prince of the Eastern Palace. At that time, I needed a loyal and capable confidant like you, but now I am just a country bumpkin. You have seen my life now. I no longer need a subordinate like you."
"Your Highness, if you need it, I can boil water and cook for you! I can clean and wash for you!" Pang Yi hurriedly crawled to Zhong Mingwei, grabbed Zhong Mingwei's hands tightly with his rough hands, and sobbed, "Your Highness, I can learn and do anything! I am willing to follow Your Highness for the rest of my life, Your Highness, please don't abandon me! Now... I really only have Your Highness, Your Highness, please have mercy..."
"No, you can have a lot," Zhong Mingwei ruthlessly pried Pang Yi's hand apart and said in a deep voice, "Go back to the Southern Xinjiang camp and continue to be your fifth-rank infantry lieutenant. However, now that I am no longer holding you back, the Xu family can use you with confidence. In less than two years, I'm afraid you can become a deputy general. But Pang Yi, Southern Xinjiang is good enough. Don't go back to the capital in the future. The capital is a complicated place. Don't set foot there easily. Just marry a wife and have children in Southern Xinjiang. Once you have a family, you will have everything."
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