The two walked out and saw Qingdai standing there with a worried look on her face, holding the cloak that Qu Qingxi had worn when she entered the palace.
Seeing that Qu Qingxi was alright, Qingdai finally breathed a sigh of relief. Heaven knows how worried she was about leaving the princess alone there today, and how much self-blame and regret she felt after leaving.
"Your Highness, I'm so glad you're alright." Qingdai walked to Qu Qingxi's side.
"It's alright, don't worry." Qu Qingxi nodded with a smile.
He Liufeng took the cloak from Qingdai and tied it on Qu Qingxi.
“Let’s go see Princess Anping. I think the injury on her wrist is quite serious,” Qu Qingxi said, looking at He Liufeng.
"No, Princess Anping is not injured. That was just a fake wound," Qingdai quickly explained upon seeing this.
"Fake? No, that's a real wound." Qu Qingxi personally took the pulse and examined the wound. It was not a fake wound at all, but a real cut made with a sharp weapon.
He Liufeng was clearly surprised when he heard this, obviously not expecting that Xu Yanyan would actually cut herself.
Seeing He Liufeng and Qingdai's reactions, Qu Qingxi guessed that they must have agreed beforehand that Xu Yanyan would pretend to be injured, but for some reason, Xu Yanyan actually cut her wrist.
"Who are those men in black?" Qu Qingxi asked He Liufeng suspiciously.
"People from the State of Zhou."
With just four words, Qu Qingxi understood everything. Zhou Wenli plotted to harm He Liufeng and Xu Yanyan, but the two turned the tables on him. Xu Yanyan deliberately got injured and stayed there, while He Liufeng left. He Liufeng deliberately timed it perfectly and attacked Zhou Wenli at this moment, injuring him. The people from Zhou Kingdom rushed in and took the blame for He Liufeng.
But how can we ensure that Zhou Wenli doesn't reveal the truth?
Zhou Wenli has fainted and hasn't had a chance to say anything yet, but he will surely tell the truth when he wakes up. What should we do then?
"Don't worry about Zhou Wenli, he won't tell the truth." He Liufeng comforted her, seemingly knowing what Qu Qingxi was thinking.
Qu Qingxi nodded, and the group walked forward. Zhou Wenli and Xu Yanyan were not in the same hall.
He Liufeng went to see Zhou Wenli, while Qu Qingxi took Qingdai to check on Xu Yanyan's condition. However, Qu Qingxi wasn't too worried, as she had already treated Xu Yanyan's wounds and they wouldn't cause any further problems.
When Qu Qingxi and Qingdai arrived, there were many people standing in the hall, but almost all of them were women. The Empress stood there with her entourage, and Consort Ye stood behind the Empress, looking very low-key.
"How is Princess Anping's injury?" The Empress asked with concern after the imperial physician examined Xu Yanyan's injuries.
"Your Majesty, although Princess Anping's wound is somewhat deep, it has been treated very well. The bandaging technique was excellent. Princess Anping's problem is not serious; she has only lost too much blood. This old minister will prescribe some medicine to nourish her blood and qi, which Princess Anping can take on time." The imperial physician bowed to the Empress.
"It's been treated? Who treated it?" The Empress was puzzled. Weren't there only a few people in that hall just now? Who bandaged Xu Yanyan's wound?
The imperial physician glanced at the Empress, about to say he didn't know either, when a soft female voice came from the side, "Your Majesty, it was this humble woman who bandaged her. The Prince was injured before, and this humble woman watched from the side. I saw that Doctor Gu treated the wound in this way. The situation was urgent at the time, so I just bandaged Princess Anping according to my memory."
Qu Qingxi smiled and slowly opened her mouth, answering the Empress's question and resolving the Empress's next problem. Otherwise, the way she handled it just now was something only a professional doctor would do.
Qu Qingxi pinned the blame on Gu Liangsheng, so no one had any reason to doubt her. After all, He Liufeng had indeed been injured before, and it was Gu Liangsheng who treated him. Qu Qingxi had been watching from the sidelines and humbly asking for advice, which was perfectly normal.
"So it was Princess Nanqing's doing. Princess Nanqing is truly intelligent." The Empress gave a perfunctory compliment. She had not studied medicine and could not discern any particular treatment method. She simply took it as something the imperial physician said casually and did not take it to heart.
Seeing the Empress's reaction, the imperial physician knew that she was unaware of how ingenious the bandaging technique was. He was about to explain it to her again, perhaps exaggerating it a bit more, to avenge Qu Qingxi's threats to them when she was at the Prince of Nanqing's residence.
But before the imperial physician could speak, he felt a cold gaze fall on him. He turned his head and saw Qu Qingxi staring at him with a half-smile, the threat in her eyes was self-evident, and even carried a murderous aura.
The imperial physician had no doubt that if he explained this to the Empress, the Princess of Nanqing would have him killed after he left.
The imperial physician swallowed hard, but wisely kept quiet. After all, the Empress might not actually stand up for him, but the Princess Consort of Nanqing might really kill him.
Seeing Qu Qingxi up close, Ye Fei also looked at her with some curiosity, after all, she had heard that the Prince of Nanqing treated his princess very well.
Moreover, after marrying Qu Qingxi, the Prince of Nanqing never took another concubine or secondary wife. Ye Fei was extremely envious of this alone.
At the same time, she also admired He Liufeng. Putting everything else aside, the fact that He Liufeng didn't care about women was enough to make her trust him, and it was worthwhile for her to choose to cooperate with him.
Xu Yanyan woke up quickly. When she slowly opened her eyes, she saw that she was lying in a hall, surrounded by many people.
"Anping greets Your Majesty the Empress." Xu Yanyan struggled to bow to the Empress, but was stopped by the palace maid beside the Empress.
"Anping, there's no need for such formalities. You're injured now, you should rest well," the Empress said with a gentle smile.
Xu Yanyan finally gave up, forcing a smile onto her pale face. She looked up and saw that Ye Fei, Qu Qingxi, her mother, and her sister had arrived at some point.
"Anping, what just happened? Why is your wrist..." The Empress glanced at Xu Yanyan's wrist, which had been re-bandaged.
Xu Yanyan followed the Empress's gaze and saw that her wrist was wrapped in a soft white cloth. She moved her wrist slightly, but it still hurt a little. Xu Yanyan frowned. Perhaps because of excessive blood loss, she felt very tired.
Moreover, she just sat up and felt dizzy and her vision went black, so she lay down and went straight to sleep.
However, now that the Empress is asking her questions, even though she feels unwell and wants to sleep, she has no choice but to force herself to answer.
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