Chapter 214 Search
Without hesitation, Doctor Luo immediately stood up: "Speak less, I know what's important, I'll go and do it right away. Oh...right, I just remembered, although Prince Yu is alright, one of his three sons was assassinated..."
"What?" Mu Xi almost jumped up.
Before she could ask which one it was, Doctor Luo said, "If the information is correct, it should be the third son, the one known as 'Young Master Ji'."
Without waiting for Mu Xi's reaction, he quickly left.
Is Mu Ji dead?
That quiet and refined young master, who hadn't even exchanged more than a few words with her, the one Mu Xi remembered best, was actually dead?
He had already pledged allegiance to Queen Go and had always been protected by Go Quan's royal guards, so why did he die?
That probably wasn't done by an assassin. It was more likely that one of the brothers from above took advantage of the chaos to do it.
The thought of Gao Quan inevitably leads to speculation that he might have sent the Imperial Guards to assassinate him, which resulted in Mu Ji not being able to take precautions and thus Mu Ji being killed by the assassin.
Anything is possible.
It's such a pity for such a quiet boy.
Mu Xiren lay on the bed, her mind racing with thoughts, until Doctor Luo returned again.
Doctor Luo acted swiftly, reporting as soon as he returned: "Tao'er has already gone, don't worry. Bao Fan is recovering quickly, he's even been able to get out of bed these past two days. I've sent him to watch over Mu Xun right now."
Mu Xi told me the most important thing, and I felt much more at ease.
Next, Doctor Luo tested the temperature of the medicine, removed the silver needles, helped Mu Xi up and made her drink the medicine. After she finished drinking the medicine, he removed the gauze and changed the dressing.
After all that commotion, Mu Xi was exhausted and drained of energy.
Doctor Luo took your pulse one last time, his gaze falling on an ancient zither placed on the other side of the bed: "It's all thanks to meeting Princess Yan Ya. She not only has top-quality medicinal herbs, but also the magic power of the Mystic Maiden. If it weren't for her setting up an altar day and night to pray for you, and playing the zither and chanting incantations to help you harmonize your heart and pulse, you probably wouldn't have survived so easily this time."
Mu Xi then recalled that the incantations and zither music she had been hearing in the dark void while she was unconscious were actually played and sung by Princess Yan Ya herself, and she felt even more grateful.
But……
"Dr. Luo, do you know what connection Princess Yanya has with me... with my father or mother? Besides the entanglements of the previous dynasty, is there something else? Otherwise, why would she help me so many times?" Mu Xi asked.
Doctor Luo shook his head, his hand still on her pulse, his brows furrowed. "I don't know, and don't overthink it. She's a natural-born goddess, and you have top-quality medicinal herbs; you're just lucky. But as far as I know, after the incident at the hunting grounds, some people suggested that these assassins might be related to Princess Yan Ya. After all, she's a princess from the previous dynasty, and if anyone wanted to assassinate Prince Yu, the forces of the previous dynasty would certainly be there. Even now, with the camp and the hunting grounds thoroughly searched, Prince Yu hasn't touched this place at all. On the other hand, the princess's camp is more luxurious than the Queen's or even Prince Yu's own, and it's located in a secluded and quiet place, perfect for you to recuperate here."
Hearing Doctor Luo say this, Mu Xi felt relieved.
With her chest injury so severe, there was nothing she could do, and with Mu Xun still unconscious, she essentially had no choice but to stay here for the time being.
Thus, Mu Xi was able to rest and recuperate for two days, while Mu Xun remained unconscious.
On the morning of the third day, before Mu Xi was fully awake, a series of aggressive footsteps came from outside.
Immediately following, Grand Marshal Gao Quan shouted, "Search carefully to prevent any from escaping!"
"Yes!" came the booming voices of dozens of imperial guards.
"Wait..." Princess Yan Ya's voice interrupted, "Whose orders are you on, daring to cause trouble here?"
"Whose orders?" Gao Quan asked sarcastically. "Of course, they are the king's orders."
Princess Yan Ya's voice remained perfectly composed: "Prince Yu? Doesn't Prince Yu know that his nephews have been recuperating here these past few days and shouldn't be disturbed? This matter was already reported, so why is the Grand Marshal acting so aggressively?"
Gao Quan, always assertive, said, “With the King assassinated, the entire Hunting Palace must be thoroughly searched. No one can escape. We’ve already searched the area within fifty miles of Yanshan, but only Madam’s place remains. If Madam is obstructing us, does that mean she’s truly colluding with those assassins?”
“It’s not impossible to search them if you want…” Princess Yanya said calmly, “but you must be quiet and not disturb the Crown Prince and the Second Prince. Otherwise, if anything happens to them, it will be difficult to explain to the Prince of Yu.”
Upon listening closely, Mu Xi knew that she couldn't stop it.
Sure enough, Gao Quan outside replied with a single word: "Search."
Mu Xi has been unable to get out of bed for the past two days, which makes her even more worried about disturbing Mu Xun, who is still unconscious.
The curtain outside the tent was lifted the next second, and Princess Yan Ya couldn't stop it after all.
Gao Quan, dressed in military uniform and holding a knife hilt, burst in.
Mu Xi was unsure whether to remain unconscious or awake.
Gao Quan strode to the bedside and sneered, "Heh, it really is the Crown Prince. I heard that the Crown Prince was injured by an assassin and is too badly injured to move. I, Sima, have come to visit him on the orders of the King."
Mu Xi was truly exhausted and lacked the energy to deal with him, but she suddenly noticed that Mu Chong was following behind Gao Quan.
Mu Chong disguised himself as a member of the Imperial Guard and mingled among the entourage.
He stared intently at her, scanning her up and down, as if trying to pin her down with his gaze.
Princess Yan Ya followed in with Granny Wen: "The way the Grand Marshal is acting doesn't seem like he's here to check on the wound on the king's orders; it seems more like he's going to kill someone."
"Madam, Madam..." Mu Xi's heart wound had not yet healed, and she was lying in bed almost unable to move. But Gao Quan and Mu Chong's eyes were really unfriendly, so she was afraid and begged for help. "Madam, this is the third young master of my Jin Fangjun Mansion. I haven't introduced him to you yet."
Princess Yan Ya heard the panic in Mu Xi's voice, stepped forward, and stood in front of Mu Xi.
Gao Quan had no choice but to step back and gave the order: "Search!"
The Imperial Guards, alerted by the news, began to pacing around the room.
Princess Yanya slowly sat down beside Muxi's bed, and the imperial guards dared not approach.
The room was only this big, so the Imperial Guards searched it thoroughly but found nothing.
At this moment, Mu Chong went around to the other side of Mu Xi's bed, seemingly reaching out to lift the blanket off Mu Xi.
Princess Yan Ya raised her eyes: "Young Master Yan, do you know what kind of zither is that next to you?"
Mu Xi had noticed this when she was awake these past two days: in the makeshift camp, the beds were placed in the center, with empty spaces on both sides.
There was a seven-stringed guqin on the other side of the bed. It was all black and shiny, simple and elegant, and there seemed to be some kind of dark pattern carved on it.
Mu Chong froze, her hand hanging in mid-air.
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