Chapter 584 I'm Coming to You
The emperor was assassinated and injured. After discussion, Concubine Xian, Concubine Hui, and Concubine Ning decided to take turns to tend to the emperor.
It's Concubine Hui's turn tonight.
Originally, Concubine Hui wanted to bring her son with her to serve the emperor, and take the opportunity to let her son make his presence felt in front of the emperor.
But after thinking about it, I decided to give it up.
Taking care of a sick patient is not an easy job. It would be fine if she had to suffer a little, but there was no need for her son to suffer with her.
Ultimately, it was because she couldn't bear to leave.
In order to find out the real culprit behind the assassination, the emperor purged the entire imperial guard.
Especially those guards who were supposed to be standing guard near the city wall but were temporarily transferred away were all ordered by the emperor to be killed, without leaving a single one alive.
Even the commander of the Imperial Guard was demoted.
As a result, the position of commander of the Imperial Guard became vacant.
The emperor selected from a group of military generals, and finally chose General Zhongwu Xiao Lingfeng to take over the position.
When Concubine Hui arrived at Weiyang Palace, she happened to see Xiao Lingfeng walking out of the bedroom.
Xiao Lingfeng had just been appointed as the commander of the Imperial Guard and was in high spirits. When he saw Concubine Hui coming, he immediately stopped and bowed.
"This humble general pays respect to Her Majesty Huifei."
Concubine Hui was not familiar with him, so she just nodded slightly and passed him by.
Early the next morning, Xiao Lingfeng changed into his new official uniform and took office.
Although the commander of the Imperial Guard is only a fourth-rank official, he is a close minister of the emperor and is responsible for the safety of the emperor. Only those trusted by the emperor can hold this important position.
But everyone knows that Xiao Lingfeng's eldest daughter is the prince's concubine, so he should be considered as a member of the prince's faction.
The emperor's intention in employing Xiao Lingfeng at this time is very puzzling.
He wanted to depose the crown prince, right? But he promoted the crown prince's people.
He wanted to keep the prince, didn't he? But he was reluctant to call the prince back.
Everyone was secretly sighing in their hearts.
Your mind is really hard to predict!
Luo Yechen went to the Dingbei Marquis Mansion with gifts and the imperial physician.
"My Lord, these are the herbs and supplements that Concubine Hui asked me to give to Miss Bu. There aren't many, but they are all good for the injured, and they were carefully selected by Concubine Hui. They are a token of her love, and I hope you will accept them."
Marquis Dingbei: "Thank you for your concern, Concubine Hui. Your Majesty, please thank her for me."
Luo Yechen: "I also brought a doctor who is good at treating injuries and fractures. Can he take a look at Miss Bu?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Please follow me."
Marquis Dingbei personally led the way, leading the imperial physician and Luo Yechen to the backyard.
Normally, Luo Yechen, as an outsider, cannot enter the backyard of the Marquis' Mansion at will, but he is Bu Shengyan's fiancé and is half a member of the Marquis' Mansion, so it's okay for him to take a look at Bu Shengyan.
Because of the injury, Bu Shengyan looked much weaker than usual. Her face was very pale, with a wooden board clamped on her right leg and thick gauze wrapped around her body.
She lay in bed, receiving treatment from the imperial physician.
The diagnosis given by the imperial physician was similar to that given by the court physician.
Bu Shengyan's right leg was broken and her back was scratched by an arrow. Although it was not fatal, she had to rest well.
After the imperial physician left the prescription, he was politely invited to rest in the next room.
Marquis Dingbei did not leave, but just stood there straight.
Although his daughter is engaged to Luo Yechen, they are not real husband and wife because they have not officially married yet.
For the sake of his daughter's reputation, he couldn't let her stay in a room alone with Luo Yechen.
Luo Yechen was not very good at caring about others. He felt awkward for a long time before he managed to squeeze out a sentence in a dry voice.
"Does your injury still hurt?"
Bu Shengyan also looked uncomfortable: "It doesn't hurt that much anymore."
Luo Yechen stammered, "That's good."
After a while he continued.
"Thank you for saving me earlier."
Speaking of this, Bu Shengyan became angry and sneered.
"Even without me, you won't die. You have the golden armor to protect you anyway."
Luo Yechen laughed dryly: "The gold silk soft armor can only protect my body, not my head and limbs. If those assassins chop at my head, it will be useless even if I wear ten pieces of gold silk soft armor."
These words made Bu Shengyan feel better.
She wanted to ask about the broken engagement, but considering her father was standing right next to her, she couldn't open her mouth and could only lower her head to look at the pattern on the bedding.
She looked so focused, as if she was trying to find a hole in the embroidery on the bedding.
Luo Yechen helped convey Concubine Hui's gratitude to Bu Shengyan.
Bu Shengyan responded twice absentmindedly.
Seeing that she looked sick and listless, Luo Yechen said tactfully, "You should take good care of yourself. I'm leaving now. I'll come back to see you in two days."
That afternoon, Luo Yechen went to the imperial mausoleum.
The imperial mausoleum is a remote and deserted place, and few people come here normally.
Luo Yechen only came here once.
When the late emperor passed away, he followed a large group of people here to mourn for the late emperor. He was still young at that time, and the images of the imperial mausoleum in his memory had long been blurred.
Luo Yechen said to the Yulin Guards guarding the gate of the imperial mausoleum.
"Where are the Crown Prince and Concubine Xiao? Take me there."
One of the Yulin Guards led Luo Yechen inside, and they stopped at the entrance of Jingxin Garden.
The Yulin Guard went in to report, and only after getting the prince's consent did they let Luo Yechen in.
In the yard, Xiao Xixi was sitting under the porch feeding the cat.
After several days of feeding, the wild cats have gradually lowered their vigilance towards her, and now several of them are concentrating on eating food in their bowls.
Among them, the orange cat has the most round body and eats the most.
Xiao Xixi reached out and stroked the orange cat, feeling very happy.
Seeing a stranger entering the yard, the wild cats immediately stopped eating, took two steps back, and assumed a defensive posture.
Only the orange cat did not move, still concentrating on eating.
Xiao Xixi stroked the cat and said casually, "Are you here to see the prince? He's in the room, please go in by yourself."
Luo Yechen stood in front of her: "I came to find you."
Xiao Xixi was very surprised.
"What do you want me to do?"
Luo Yechen coughed lightly and spoke in a pretentious manner.
"Didn't you say before that you owed me a favor? I just happen to have something I need your help with."
Xiao Xixi motioned for him to speak.
Luo Yechen looked around and made sure that the prince was not nearby, then he lowered his voice and spoke to her.
"Bu Shengyan was injured while saving me. She has to stay at home to recuperate and it is not convenient for her to go out.
I was afraid that she would get bored if she stayed there for too long, so I wanted to give her some storybooks to help her pass the time.
I don't really know what kind of stories you ladies like to read, so I'd like to ask you for some advice."
He thought of Xiao Xixi's unique taste and quickly emphasized it with a stronger tone.
"The protagonists must be human, a man and a woman, and preferably not too erotic!"
Xiao Xixi said with a bitter face: "Your requirements are too high, aren't they? If you screen them like this, I won't have any scripts to read."
Luo Yechen: “…”
(End of this chapter)
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