Concubine Song's maid was thinking about how to get past the heavy guards and get closer to Li Shu. At this moment, someone suddenly shouted from inside Li Shu's room, "The Second Princess is awake! The Second Princess is awake!"
When the maid heard the news, she thought something was wrong and without thinking too much, she turned around and left, telling Concubine Song the news.
When Li Han and the others heard the news that Li Shu had woken up, they rushed over. When they arrived, the imperial physician was taking her pulse.
"Imperial Physician, how is Shu'er now?" Li Han asked anxiously.
"Replying to the eldest princess, the second princess is now fine, but she is a little weak and needs some more recuperation..."
Before the imperial physician could finish his words, he heard Li Shu mumbling something incoherently, his tone very different from before, "Who are you all? I want to ask my mother for some candy!"
Li Shu was about to get out of bed when Li Han quickly stepped forward to hold her down, and angrily asked the doctor, "Didn't you say Shu'er was fine? What's wrong with her now?"
The imperial physician was so frightened by Li Han that he quickly knelt down and explained, "The Second Young Master is indeed fine, it's just, it's just..."
"What is it?" Li Han frowned.
"It's just that the wound is quite deep, and it might have damaged her intelligence. The Second Princess is now a little mentally weak, probably about the same as a ten-year-old child!"
"Is his intelligence about the same as that of a ten-year-old?" Li Han gritted her teeth. "Even in this condition, you still say it's no big deal. Is there any way to cure it? If anything happens to Shu'er, watch out for your head!" It was the first time that Li Han was so angry. After all, Li Shu had become an indispensable family member in her life.
The doctor hesitated for a long time and could not make out a clear answer, which made Li Han very impatient. At this time, Li Shu suddenly hugged Li Han, "Sister, sister!"
Li Shu threw herself into Li Han's arms, rubbing her head against Li Han's chest like a little kitten. She seemed very kind to Li Han. Li Han was filled with mixed emotions when he saw Li Shu like this, and touched her head helplessly.
"Shu'er, do you still remember your sister?" Li Han asked softly.
Li Shu nodded and smiled sweetly, "Of course I remember, Shu'er loves her sister the most!"
Li Han smiled knowingly and continued, "Since Shu'er likes me so much, then tell me if you remember what happened before you fell, such as if you saw any suspicious people or had an argument with anyone."
Li Shu held his chin, thought for a while, and then stammered, "I remember, Shu'er was on that small road at that time, and suddenly saw a big brother. This big brother was tall and ferocious. Shu'er was so scared!" As he said that, he couldn't help but hugged Li Han tighter.
Li Shu now has the intelligence of a ten-year-old child, and his language expression is also relatively young, but he still remembers what happened at that time, but he just can't express it clearly, and he seems to have an instinctive aversion to recalling it.
"Okay, don't be afraid, I'm here!" Li Han comforted her. "So, Shu'er, do you still remember what that bad brother looked like? Any characteristics?"
Li Shu shook his head. "I don't remember much. I only remember that bad brother was wearing purple clothes with a big golden dragon on them..."
Through Li Shu's description, Li Han could roughly guess who the culprit was. In the palace, only the emperor, concubines, princes and princesses could wear clothes embroidered with gold thread, and they had to be males wearing purple clothes. The dragon is a symbol of the emperor. With Li Shu's current intelligence, he should have mistaken the four-clawed python for a five-clawed dragon. Combining these information, it can be guessed that it was Li Yuan, the fourth prince of the Li Kingdom who loved purple clothes.
When Li Han found out it was Li Yuan, he didn't go looking for him immediately. Instead, he took Li Shu and went straight to the emperor. The emperor was furious when he found out and slammed the throne, "Rebellious son, someone come and call Li Yuan over to me!"
Then Li Yuan arrived and asked, "Father, what is the matter that has you called me here so hastily?"
The emperor's face darkened, and he said sternly, "How dare you ask me this? Tell me, was it you who caused Shu'er to be pushed down and injured?"
Li Han appeared calm and composed, showing no guilt or fear at all. He calmly replied, "Father, you have misunderstood me. Second Princess's injury has nothing to do with me. I was just playing with her at the time, and she accidentally fell and bumped herself."
The emperor was also skeptical. After all, one was his son and the other his daughter, and it would be unacceptable to favor either one. "Yuan'er, are you sure?"
"Your Majesty, everything I said is true!" Li Yuan assured the emperor without blushing or beating his heart, as if this matter really had nothing to do with him.
Li Shu frowned, looking extremely frightened. She hid behind Li Han and clutched her clothes tightly. "Sister, it's not like that. Shu'er didn't fall down by herself!"
Li Shu could only speak quietly behind Li Han. Li Han grabbed her hand and comforted her, "It's okay. I believe in you. Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you."
Afterwards, Li Han stepped forward, gave Li Yuan a sharp look, and then said to the emperor, "Father, this matter is not credible based on Li Yuan's one-sided statement alone. However, since Shu'er personally identified Li Yuan, this matter is definitely not as he said!"
"Royal sister, please be careful not to target me too much with your words. Second Royal Sister and I are both our father's children, and we share the blood of the Li royal family. How could I possibly harm my own people and do such a heinous thing!" Li Yuan said to the emperor, "Father, you know my character well. I would never do such a thing even if you beat me to death. Please understand!"
Li Han couldn't help but roll his eyes. He didn't expect that he really underestimated Li Yuan. He usually saw him acting like a bully, but he didn't expect that he would be so reasonable at this time. It was really different from before. It seemed that there must be someone behind the scenes directing him.
"Oh, I didn't realize that Fourth Prince is so eloquent. You said you and Shu'er were just playing, but how could you play so hard that Shu'er would get so bloody? Even if it really had nothing to do with you, why didn't you seek medical help right away when Shu'er was injured? Instead, you left the dying Shu'er there alone, and you disappeared without a trace. This is just too strange!"
Li Han's argument was well-reasoned and aggressive, magnifying all the loopholes in Li Yuan's original statement, leaving Li Yuan a little at a loss.
Li Yuan's tone softened immediately. "Big Sister, I was indeed inconsiderate in this matter!" He then bowed to Li Shu and said, "Second Sister, Li Han apologizes to you!"
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