The Xie family members were successfully released from prison, and Song Yaozhu took them back to the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. Upon learning that Xie Liwei was injured, they were all very anxious.
"The Yuwen family is going too far!" Xie Lu rarely got so angry since losing his wife and daughter. His face turned red with anger. If it weren't for his good upbringing, he would probably be jumping up and down right now.
Song Yaozhu comforted them, told them to take a bath and change their clothes, and prepared pomelo leaf water for them to ward off bad luck.
Around noon, Caijin came to tell everyone that Xie Liwei had woken up.
Xie Liwei had been critically ill in his early years, which damaged his health. He had been recuperating for years and thus fell into a coma for two days.
Seeing that he remained unconscious, Song Yaozhu was so anxious that she almost killed the family physician.
"His Highness has overcome the most difficult hurdle; he just needs to recover gradually. As for the poison, it will be eliminated slowly after the medicine is administered. However, the wound may heal a little slower, but fortunately, the weather is not hot now, so it won't fester." The physician breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he could finally get a good night's sleep without being bombarded with questions by the princess.
Song Yaozhu gave the physician many gifts. When she entered the room again, Xie Liwei's bedside was surrounded by Xie family members. They were occupying Xie Liwei, and she didn't even have a place to speak, so she sat on the chaise lounge next to her for a while.
Unexpectedly, after being exhausted these past few days, she fell asleep sitting up as soon as she learned that Xie Li was out of danger.
When she woke up, it was already dark. Song Yaozhu found herself covered with a black fox fur cloak, and her face was flushed from the heat.
The room was silent. Song Yaozhu called out, "Gold and silver?"
Not long after, Granny Qin came in from outside, her face radiant.
"Your Highness, you're awake! The Prince and the others are having their meal in the side room, please come quickly!"
Song Yaozhu wiped her face, tidied herself up quickly, and went over.
Everyone inside greeted her happily as she arrived. In that instant, Song Yaozhu felt as if she had returned to the past. She was still her father's daughter, her brother's sister.
"We owe this crisis a great deal to my brother and sister-in-law. Come, let me toast them!"
"It's what I should do." She drank the wine and then looked at Xie Liwei to her left. His lips were still pale, but much better than before, with a pinkish tinge.
However, he still had a lot of dead skin on his lips. He hadn't recovered from the suffering he endured at the examination hall, and now that he had been lying in bed for two days, his lips were even more chapped.
Even if she wiped his lips with a wet cloth every day, it wouldn't work.
Song Yaozhu looked at the bowl of porridge in front of him, then at the sumptuous meal on the table, and felt that this was a bit cruel to a patient.
Xie Liwei didn't seem to care much, and continued drinking his porridge. The group chatted and ate until they were satisfied before leaving.
Song Yaozhu helped Xie Liwei into the house and asked, "Does your wound still hurt? Was the dressing changed today?"
"How can it not hurt?" Xie Liwei's voice was very soft, as if all his strength was resisting the pain.
He sat on the bed and saw Song Yaozhu personally helping him take off his coat and even his shoes. He suddenly reached out and pressed her hand down, asking in a rather strange tone, "Why are you being so attentive?"
Song Yaozhu paused for a moment and looked at Xie Liwei, thinking that she did seem a bit too attentive. Then she thought again, he had already seen through her disguise and recognized her as Xie Wanqing, so he probably wouldn't be used to her doing this.
"Then do it yourself."
Xie Liwei kicked off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the bed, looking at her. He said, "You don't have to treat me like this just because I took a knife for you. Those assassins were after me, so it was only right that I took it for you."
Upon hearing this, Song Yaozhu felt that something was amiss.
Just as he was about to speak, Xie Liwei touched his nose and said, "You look so much like my elder sister, I can't just stand by and watch you get hurt in front of me."
Oh~
Song Yaozhu slowly came to her senses. It turned out Xie Liwei hadn't recognized her. The sword he took for her was an instinctive act, and his last words before losing consciousness were because he mistook her for his elder sister!
For some reason, Song Yaozhu breathed a sigh of relief, but still couldn't help feeling disappointed.
At least she preserved her dignity as the older sister in front of him?
“Your Highness risked your life to save me. No matter the reason, I should be grateful.” After saying this, her face flushed, as if she wanted to escape from his presence, and she said, “I will go and get you your medicine.”
Xie Liwei watched her departing figure and slightly curled his lips.
Suddenly I realized that being alive is pretty good.
Nothing happened that night, and the next day, the Song family came to visit again.
Now that Song Yaozhu was in the mood to receive them, she had her servants lead them to the flower hall.
Madam Lin, the eldest daughter-in-law of Song, looked very haggard, and Song Si's expression was also not good.
"Sister, please think of something! My brother has been detained for some time now. We've tried to bribe the officials, but they won't budge. We don't even know how he's doing inside. Waaah~" Song Si wiped her tears with a handkerchief, looking very affectionate towards her brother.
Song Yaozhu looked at her intently, "Don't you have a way, sister? As long as you marry Prince Yong, you can solve the family's crisis. Why do you need to ask me, a powerless woman, for help?"
Song Silai wasn't doing this for Song Qingyuan, but because during the time the Xie family was imprisoned, the ladies who had asked her for favors secretly demanded refunds. She hid in the backyard for many days until the Xie family was exonerated yesterday, at which point she dared to go out.
She came today only to get a straight answer from Song Yaozhu and appease those ladies so they wouldn't come asking her for money anymore! She'd already given all her money to Song Yaozhu; where would she get any more?
Madam Lin chimed in, "Your grandfather did try to plead with the Emperor, but the Emperor refused to give him a chance... Alas..."
Lin wept.
Song Yaozhu scoffed. They had missed the best opportunity. Now, Yuwen Wuji was still resentful because he hadn't been able to kill the Xie family, and he was unhappy no matter who came near him.
"As Mother just said, the eldest brother took all the blame and didn't implicate the second brother. So there's still hope for the second brother. Why do you ignore the second brother for the sake of someone who is beyond redemption?"
"Yaoyao! What are you saying! That's your older brother! How can we ignore his life or death!"
Song Yaozhu pursed her lips and waited for Madam Lin to finish crying before saying, "I haven't called him 'elder brother' for many days, and he hasn't responded much either. Now he wants me to take risks for him? I'm sorry, I can't do it! There are many things to do in the Prince's mansion right now, and the Prince is still bedridden. If Mother still considers me her daughter, then please don't bother me with these troublesome matters. Father also said that a married daughter doesn't concern herself with her maternal family's affairs, and I will obey my father's orders!"
Madam Lin looked at her in disbelief, then heard her say, "Mother, let me show you the way. Although the Imperial Concubine in the palace has been implicated in this matter, she is still an Imperial Concubine. Even if the Gao family behind her falls, there is still her son's in-laws. Wouldn't it be better for you to go and offer help in her time of need?"
Song Wenyue's eyes lit up when she heard her say that.
Yes, at this time, expressing loyalty to the Imperial Concubine would enhance one's image in her eyes!
"I can't do anything else for you, but I'll send a letter to the palace for you. You can speak to the Imperial Concubine yourself!"
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