"Remember to cover it up so that people don't find it too quickly."
"Yes, when the prince goes back tomorrow, the emperor will probably see you off. When everyone is off guard, I'll secretly throw it far away again."
"Be careful, don't expose your identity."
Yuan Ruo nodded: "I will disguise myself starting tomorrow, but it may still be a bit difficult to act alone."
Yi Zexuan thought for a moment and said, "Then you should follow Lord Zhang. He's here this time too, but don't go to the Emperor's presence to avoid being discovered."
"Is Lord Zhang reliable?"
“I will go to him personally and tell him that he owes me more than just one or two favors, and he will have to pay them back.”
Yuan Ruo smiled and said, "I don't know what fun things have happened this time."
"It's nothing. You keep an eye on things. I'm going to find him now."
Yuan Ru asked in confusion, "Why is Your Highness in such a hurry? Although it is a royal hunt, His Majesty is probably not going. He is probably playing outside right now."
Yi Zexuan chuckled: "This person is habitually lazy. We can just go to his tent and grab him without hesitation."
"Your Highness seems to know this person quite well."
"Once you figure out whether someone is an enemy or a friend, you can make use of them."
“That’s true,” Yuan Ruo nodded in agreement.
After saying that, Yi Zexuan left.
There's no need to worry about Su Lixia; the imperial physician and Xiao Lian are waiting for her.
As expected, Yi Zexuan was right every time he touched the book. Lord Zhang was indeed in the tent, engrossed in reading.
"I wonder what book you're reading, sir, that makes you laugh so happily."
The latter was startled and quickly put down his book and stood up. When he turned around and saw that it was Yi Zexuan, he quickly bowed.
"Why has Your Highness come?"
"There's something I'd like to ask you, sir. I was afraid you weren't in the main tent, but thankfully, I didn't miss it."
Lord Zhang clasped his hands and bowed his head: "Your Highness is too kind. Please feel free to speak your mind."
So Yi Zexuan told him why he had come.
Upon hearing this, Lord Zhang hesitated.
"This might be inappropriate, Your Highness. What if it gets discovered?"
"This is a minor matter. If anything goes wrong, I will be here. Even if the emperor is here, he can't do anything to you. Can you see the seriousness of this matter?"
Lord Zhang nodded: "With the Prince protecting me, I can certainly feel more at ease, but..."
"Okay, then it's settled. You just need to arrange a place for him to stay, and you don't need to worry about the rest."
Lord Zhang's lips twitched. So this was arranged already?
"Then we have no choice but to do so. Your Highness, please feel at ease returning home tomorrow."
"Very well, as expected of you, Lord Zhang. I will remember this for you."
Lord Zhang nodded, and after Yi Zexuan left, he sighed helplessly: "What kind of mess has this all made?"
Yi Zexuan returned quickly, much to Yuan Ruo's surprise.
"Everything has been settled?"
Yi Zexuan hummed in agreement: "He agreed readily."
Yuan Ruo smiled and said, "That makes me even more interested in what's behind this."
"Then you'll have to get to know the second female lead better."
Yuan Ruo raised an eyebrow: "If this happened to his daughter, then I can understand it."
"Stop talking so much, hurry up and pack your things to take to Lord Zhang later."
"I didn't bring anything with me, so there's no need to pack."
Upon hearing this, Yi Zexuan frowned, then looked him up and down, before pointing to his crotch and asking, "You don't even have a replacement, do you?"
Yuan Ruo scratched his head and chuckled, saying, "Men don't need to worry about these details."
Yi Zexuan reached out and fanned his nose, saying, "I didn't know you were so slovenly. No wonder you're not tall."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Ruo's lips twitched: "Don't be so sarcastic and mocking."
"I didn't, I was just telling the truth."
"This height doesn't have much to do with this, does it?"
Yi Zexuan reached out and shook it: "The mud is too heavy, it's pressing down."
Yuan Ruo was both amused and exasperated: "Yes, yes, Your Highness is right."
The next day…
Everyone carried their luggage onto the car, while Yi Zexuan and the Lord stood together watching.
"I never expected something like this to happen on the very first day. Your Highness, please rest assured and go back. Leave the investigation to me. I will definitely get justice for you this time."
"Then I must thank Your Majesty. This matter has brought bad reputation, Your Majesty should return as soon as possible."
The lord waved his hand: "It's alright, your situation is the most important right now. By the way, are all your men going back?"
Yi Zexuan nodded and said, "Otherwise, their efforts here will be in vain."
The lord nodded as well.
"Your Highness, everything is packed." At this moment, a guard ran up and said.
Yi Zexuan waved his hand, signaling him to step back.
Then Su Lixia was carried out.
"Be careful, don't jostle the princess," Xiao Lian instructed from the side.
They quickly got into the carriage and lifted the curtain. It wasn't very convenient for the three of them to carry Su Lixia, as the carriage wasn't very spacious, making it difficult to lift her up.
Yi Zexuan frowned as he watched them trembling, then stepped forward to take the last person and squeezed himself further inside: "Put the head in first."
So the three of them worked together to change direction inside the carriage and slowly lowered the whole person down, although the movements were still a bit too big.
"Imperial Physician, treat her!" Yi Zexuan hurriedly lifted the curtain and called for the Imperial Physician, because black blood was spilling from the corner of Su Lixia's mouth again.
The men carrying Su Lixia stood outside the carriage with their heads bowed, trembling all over, extremely nervous.
Su Lixia's imperial physician quickly boarded the carriage, and Yi Zexuan made way for him.
The imperial physician took her pulse, his brow furrowed, and said, "This is bad. The princess was already in poor health, and the poison has spread because of this slight movement."
As he spoke, the imperial physician quickly took out silver needles to seal the wound.
"Princess, I'm sorry." With that, the imperial physician plunged a needle into Su Lixia's arm, releasing a lot of black blood.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid we need to speed up the journey, but it's difficult to ensure a smooth ride with minimal bumps."
"As long as you keep the princess calm, I will do everything in my power to protect her."
"Yes." The imperial physician replied and then gave Su Lixia a pill to suck on: "I hope this will work." After saying that, the imperial physician got off the carriage.
Yi Zexuan and Xiao Lian sat on either side of her. Xiao Lian sat to the side, looking at Su Lixia with tears in her eyes.
After the imperial physician got into his carriage, the procession departed.
The lord didn't even notice whether Yi Zexuan's men were all there; instead, he was watching the spectacle, thinking that if Su Lixia were to die because of Yi Zexuan, he really didn't know what would happen in the Central Plains.
"Let's go back too." The lord smiled wickedly and then left.
Lady Yue, standing to the side, asked in a teasy tone, "Your Majesty, what happened just now? It was so scary!"
"It's nothing. If you were scared, just rest."
Lady Yue was speechless for a moment; it seemed he had no intention of telling her.
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