As soon as Yuan Yao roared, Dan Qing immediately reached for the soft sword at his waist.
Beside him, a group of palace servants trembled, staring ahead in terror.
At that moment, the bamboo grove stirred again.
A person popped out from inside: "Hey, Xiao Yao'er, it's me!"
After speaking, he revealed two rows of white teeth missing a few teeth.
"Xie Zhi?" Yuan Yao asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
"Shh..." Xie put his hand to his lips, signaling her to be quiet.
After patting off the bamboo leaves hanging on his body, Xie Zhi stood up and walked towards Yuan Yao: "I heard that Yun Chan was almost killed by an assassin, so he sneaked into the palace to take a look."
Sneaking into the palace?
Yuan Yao said, "Aren't you afraid of getting arrested?"
Although there was no one outside Chaoyun Palace, there were imperial guards and secret agents waiting in the shadows inside.
If another assassin comes, he'll be turned into a hedgehog.
Xie Zhi has such audacity!
A prince from a different surname dares to wander around the palace like this, isn't he afraid of being caught and killed by the emperor...
Xie Zhi clapped his hands, craned his neck to peek into the food box the palace maid was carrying, and asked in surprise, "Isn't Yun Chan seriously injured? How can she eat like this?"
"But I can't very well come empty-handed." Yuan Yao's gaze fell on Xie Zhi's empty hands, blinking repeatedly.
Xie Zhi chuckled dryly, picked her up, and said, "Come on, let's go inside and take a look!"
Pillow Star Palace.
The Emperor temporarily dispatched palace servants, and charcoal was burned, candles were lit, and a light incense was burned inside the hall.
Finally, the smell of blood is gone.
As Xie Zhiyi carried Yuan Yao through the door, a royal physician came to greet him, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness, Greetings, Princess."
Xie Zhi looked at the bed behind the gauze curtain and asked, "How is Prince Yun?"
The imperial physician replied, "The young prince has been stabbed in the abdomen, and the injury is quite serious. In addition, his body is already weak, so he will probably need to lie in bed for a few more days before he wakes up."
"You're not in any danger to your life, are you?" Xie Zhi pressed.
The imperial physician said, "It shouldn't be..."
What does "should not exist" mean?
Yuan Yao's sweet, childlike voice was filled with worry: "Imperial Physician, please make sure you treat Yun Chan well!"
Although his little quirks were a bit awkward and not very likable to others, Yuan Yao still felt sorry for him.
Xiao Bie Niu lost his mother at a young age and was poisoned, suffering from the torment of the poison every day. Moreover, at a young age, he was sent to the unfamiliar land of Da Qi as a hostage...
He's endured so much already; it would be so pitiful if he were to die in a foreign palace!
Xie Zhi glanced into the hall again and comforted her, "Little Yao'er, don't worry, Yun Chan is a lucky person and heaven will always protect her."
Yuan Yao nodded.
At that moment, a weak cough came from a side room inside the hall.
That is...
Yuan Yao and Xie Zhi exchanged a glance.
Upon hearing the sound, the imperial physician quickly went to the back.
Xie Zhi took Yuan Yao's hand: "Let's go take a look too."
Yuan Yao nodded and followed after him with her short legs.
In the secluded room, the candlelight cast a dim glow.
The room was empty, with only a table, a chair, and a bed.
The coughing sound just now came from the bed.
Yuan Yao recognized the person on the bed at a glance: "A-Qi, you're still alive?"
The person on the bed heard the sound, turned their head, and looked at her: "Princess..."
"Ah Qi!" Yuan Yao happily broke free from Xie Zhi's hand and walked to the bedside: "How are you? Where are you hurt?"
She thought that everyone in Chaoyun Palace was dead, except for Yun Chan!
I never expected Ah Qi to still be alive!
That's wonderful!
With Ah Qi around, Yun Chan won't be too sad when she wakes up, right?
Ah Qi lost too much blood, his face was pale, and his lips were so dry that they were cracked.
He asked in a hoarse voice, "Princess...where is my Highness?"
“Yun Chan…” Yuan Yao hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say.
I wonder when Little Dirty will wake up.
If I said I didn't know, I was afraid of scaring Ah Qi and making him reopen his wound...
At this moment, Xie Zhi said, "Yun Chan is fine and will wake up soon."
"It's alright...it's good that you're alright. It's my fault for not protecting His Highness..." Ah Qi's eyes twitched, and two lines of tears streamed down her face.
He had some abrasions on his face.
Seeing that his tears were almost staining his wounds, Yuan Yao quickly said, "Aqi, don't cry. Yun Chan has a special identity. The Emperor and my father will definitely not let anything happen to him."
Ah Qi raised her sleeve and wiped away her tears: "Mmm..."
Yuan Yao beckoned over, picked up the food box, and took out ginseng soup: "Yun Chan hasn't woken up yet. Drink this ginseng soup first, and get well soon so you can take care of Yun Chan."
"Thank you, Princess!" Ah Qi was about to shed tears again.
"I said..." Xie Zhi couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Stop crying. If you keep crying, your wounds will be ruined by your tears and you'll be disfigured."
Upon hearing this, Ah Qi's crying stopped.
He's much older than Xie Zhi, and yet he's still crying here...
He's a man, he can't cry!
Ah Qi stopped crying in time, gritted her teeth, and leaned against the headboard.
Yuan Yao took out a bowl of white porridge from the food box, and also took out a slice of mille-feuille: "Aqi, you've been sleeping for so long, you must be hungry. Yun Chan can't eat all this right now, so you can have it."
Ah Qi looked at the triangular pastries on the plate, each one sliced into a pointed shape and stacked in layers. They were fragrant and sweet, and he had never seen them before.
Thinking of how Yun Chan had thrown away all the food Yuan Yao had brought him, he felt extremely ashamed and blushed as he said, "Princess, these... these things, A-Qi can't eat them..."
"She can't eat it!" The imperial physician came over with a small pillow for taking her pulse. "Princess, the patient's injuries have not healed, so she should not eat anything indiscriminately."
"Ah..." Yuan Yao touched her head embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I just wanted him to try it."
Ah Qi swallowed hard: "Princess, porridge is enough for Ah Qi."
"I'll give you some ginseng soup too." Yuan Yao picked up the ginseng soup and carefully handed it to him.
At this moment, Xie Zhi wiped his hands on his clothes, picked up the thousand-layer cake, and sniffed it: "Little Yao'er, what is this?"
Did you just jump right in?
Yuan Yao was both annoyed and amused, and said in her childish voice, "This is called a mille-feuille cake."
"A mille-feuille...cake?" Xie Zhi grabbed it, took a bite, his eyes lit up, and he mumbled, "Delicious!"
The small piece of cake was barely enough to satisfy Xie Zhi's cravings.
After he finished eating, he asked, still wanting more, "Is there any more?"
Yuan Yao looked at him with a smile: "Is it delicious?"
"Yes!" Xie Zhi nodded emphatically.
Yuan Yao chuckled and said, "That's all!"
Xie Zhi: "..."
Xie Zhi stared blankly at the empty food box.
Because Ah Qi needed to rest and Yun Chan hadn't woken up, Yuan Yao only stayed for a short while before leaving Chaoyun Palace.
By this time, it had already gotten dark.
Walking along the palace path, Yuan Yao asked, "Xie Zhi, it's so late, are you still going out of the palace?"
"Go ahead and leave." Xie Zhi put his hands behind his head, and in the dim light, he laughed, "I won't leave the palace; I'll stay at your Qianhua Palace."
Yuan Yao: "..."
Yuan Yao raised her short leg, pretending to be angry, and kicked Xie Zhi: "Get lost!"
Xie Zhi wasn't angry at being kicked; instead, he laughed and said, "Little Yao'er, I wasn't joking with you. You see, we're classmates, there's nothing wrong with spending the night together..."
The next second, Xie Zhi fell face down and crashed heavily to the ground.
"Bang!"
A dark figure landed silently, picked up Xie Zhi, jumped onto the palace wall, and let go: "Young Master Xie, I apologize."
"ah……"
Outside the palace walls, Xie Zhi's tragic screams rang out.
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