"Yes." Xie Lingqin immediately looked at the giant clam and nodded gently.
Tridacna immediately opened the small bottle, poured out a small white pill, and gave it to Xie Lingqin.
Seeing this, Eunuch Ni immediately placed his palm on Xie Lingqin's shoulder and nudged her.
The room was quiet until steam rose from Xie Lingqin's body. Only then did Eunuch Ni calm down and withdraw his hand. "Alright, Miss Lingqin."
Xie Lingqin smiled gratefully at Eunuch Ni, then raised her hand to pat her chest. "It seems I'm really feeling better. Perhaps in a few days, I'll be able to leave the manor to investigate cases."
Grandpa Ni smiled and stepped back, but suddenly, his entire body fell towards the giant clam.
The situation was so sudden that an eunuch rushed over to support the emperor from behind.
Several people rushed over at once, squeezing the giant clam shell directly onto the bed.
Tridacna lost its balance and fell straight onto the bed, facing Xie Lingqin and her "injured" chest.
"ah--"
Xie Lingqin screamed in pain, her face turning deathly pale, and blood immediately soaked through her clothes.
"Ah, I'm so sorry, Miss. I didn't mean it, I..."
The giant clam immediately stood up, extremely anxious and flustered.
Meanwhile, Eunuch Ni, who was being supported by several eunuchs, immediately knelt down with a thud, saying, "Your Majesty, it is this servant's fault."
"Alright, I see you're really getting old. You're already feeling weak after just a little bit of internal energy. Get out of here," the Emperor reprimanded.
“Yes, yes, yes…” Eunuch Ni hurriedly withdrew.
Hearing the commotion in the courtyard, General Xie looked into the house, but since the Emperor had not given any orders, he did not go forward.
"It's nothing, I just accidentally touched my wound, it has nothing to do with Eunuch Ni." Xie Lingqin hurriedly explained to the Emperor, then looked at Tridacna, "Alright, Tridacna, get up, be more careful next time."
"Yes." Tridacna immediately stood up carefully and stepped back.
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll head back to the palace first. Lingqin, take good care of yourself. Once you've recovered, I'll bestow a marriage upon you."
"A marriage decree?"
"Looking across the entire Beirong, whoever you fancy, I will make you my husband, shall I?"
Xie Lingqin's heart was filled with turmoil, but on the surface she appeared "overwhelmed with gratitude," saying, "Your Majesty, I am unworthy of such an honor."
"If I say it is right, then it is right. Alright, get some rest."
The Emperor had already stood up, waved his hand, and stepped out of the room.
General Xie went to greet them in the courtyard.
"Miss, I've caught the cat."
Almost at that moment, a figure suddenly swept through the air, landing on the ground with a cat in its hand.
"you……"
"Oh dear, Sister Zihe, what are you doing now? Hurry up and step back, lest you offend the Emperor."
Before General Xie could speak, Tridacna had already run out of the house and called out to Zihe, who was standing in the yard holding the cat.
Upon seeing this, Zihe immediately knelt down.
"You are Lingqin's maid, named Zihe, and you know kung fu?"
The Emperor's sharp gaze fell on Zihe.
Zihe nodded immediately, not daring to raise her head, "Your Majesty, this servant is called Zihe, and I know some martial arts."
"You, how did you suddenly learn kung fu when you never knew it before?" Seeing the Emperor's increasingly grim expression, General Xie immediately shouted, "Speak quickly, who sent you?"
Upon hearing this, Zihe trembled and lowered her head even further. "Your Majesty, spare my life! General, spare my life! Miss said that as long as I protect her well, obey her, and don't cause trouble, she will forgive my past lies."
"What?" The Emperor asked, slightly puzzled, his gaze suddenly falling on General Xie. "General Xie, what's going on?"
"This, Your Majesty, is unaware."
"I don't know?" The Emperor gestured to Eunuch Ni.
Eunuch Ni immediately stepped forward and swung his hand at Zihe.
Zihe lost her balance and was thrown backward, landing on the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Just then, Xie Lingqin, wearing a cloak and looking extremely weak, came out of the room and said, "Your Majesty, please don't blame Zihe."
"You're telling me not to blame her?" The Emperor turned to look at Xie Lingqin, his voice slightly somber. "You're telling me to let her go? Do you even know who sent her? What are you trying to do by keeping a maid who knows martial arts by your side?"
"No, Your Majesty," Xie Lingqin hurriedly explained, "This girl does know some martial arts. It was only one day that she confessed to me that her family used to be a martial arts family, but because they were defeated, she didn't want to cause trouble and just wanted to make a living. She was afraid that the General's Mansion wouldn't want her, so she stopped practicing martial arts. At the time, I thought that she was just a maid anyway, and since she knew some martial arts, she could help me. So, I didn't blame her, and not wanting to cause any more trouble, I didn't report it to my father." Xie Lingqin's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke.
She was very weak.
Tridacna immediately went to help Xie Lingqin, saying, "Miss, you should go back to your room and rest."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, spare my life! General, spare my life!" Zihe hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Then why are you catching cats in the middle of the night?" General Xie shouted sharply, even before the Emperor asked.
After all, he had tested this maid before, but hadn't seen anything amiss. He never expected that she would actually know martial arts.
"Reporting to the General, it's been these past two nights that the cat's meowing has been disturbing your sleep, Miss. So, I've been looking for it every night. I went to look for it after serving the tea just now, and... I finally found it tonight. I was so happy that I thought I'd come and tell you..."
The blow from Eunuch Ni was no light; Zihe's face was pale, and blood trickled from the corner of her lips as she hurriedly explained.
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