After Ye Qingxue and the others returned to Guanju Courtyard, Xiangsi Zi immediately bowed to Ye Qingxue and said, "Thank you for reminding me to be prepared in advance by asking Miss Dongbai. Otherwise, I would have died in Ningcui Pavilion today."
Yes, when Dongbai went to find him and told him to go through the main entrance, he also told him that he was likely to encounter danger and would most likely be killed.
He had hidden the poison in his sleeve beforehand, preparing to save his life at any time; otherwise, by the time Ye Qingxue and the others broke into Ningcui Pavilion, he would already be a corpse.
That was close!
"You're too kind, Doctor. You've treated me and saved my life, which is a great kindness to me. I won't just stand by and watch you go to your death without doing anything."
Ye Qingxue said, "Isn't the divine doctor supposed to go out and treat people? I'll have Dongbai take you there."
Thinking of the danger she had just faced, Xiang Si Zi was still shaken. Without any hesitation or coy refusal, she readily agreed: "Thank you, Miss. I'm grateful for your help, Miss Dong Bai."
Xiang Si Zi and Dong Bai left, this time exiting through the side gate.
Chunqian came over and said to Ye Qingxue in a low voice, "Miss, the person in the small room has woken up. I've cooked some porridge and was just about to take it to him. Would you like to go and see him?"
Ye Qingxue was about to go over when she suddenly thought of Xiao Bao. Twelve hours had passed since last night, and she hadn't seen him yet.
It's really strange that he didn't come out after Ye Cunsi and Ye Cunjin made such a commotion this morning.
She turned and walked towards the west wing, pushed open the door, but Xiao Bao was nowhere to be seen. She asked the people present, "Have you seen Xiao Bao go out?"
Everyone looked at each other blankly, even Bai Qi looked bewildered, clearly no one had noticed Xiao Bao's movements.
Qiu Shen guessed, "We haven't seen him go out. Could he have gone to the small house? He seems very concerned about that young master's injuries."
Ye Qingxue told the others to stand guard outside, and she immediately headed towards the small house at the back.
The door to the small house was closed, and it was quiet inside. Gray Seven was nowhere to be seen; he wasn't even standing guard outside the door.
Ye Qingxue pushed open the door and went in. The light from outside followed her footsteps and shone into the small room. She saw Yun Zhuo lying on the bed and Xiao Bao sitting on the edge of the bed.
She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that something had happened to the boy and that he had come to the deposed crown prince's place.
Xiao Bao immediately got up and took Ye Qingxue's hand: "Mother, you're here? Father is already awake. Has Sister Chunqian brought over the porridge?"
The little guy's hands were still ice-cold, even though he wasn't wearing thin clothes.
Ye Qingxue called out to Chunqian to bring in the porridge, and then she sat down by the deposed crown prince's bed.
Yun Zhuo had indeed woken up. His eyes were open, and when Ye Qingxue looked at him, their eyes met.
For some reason, Ye Qingxue felt a tightness in her chest.
This was the first time in her past and present lives that she had seen the deposed crown prince's face so clearly. In her past life, she was overwhelmed with emotion, her mind was foggy, and everything seemed to be seen through a layer of mist.
Previously in Qingfeng Town, although there was moonlight, the darkness made it impossible to see clearly.
During the past few days since returning to the Marquis's residence, the atmosphere has been tense every time. The door of the small room has never been opened this wide, and the light is always insufficient.
He had a pair of very beautiful phoenix eyes, deep and seemingly frozen, cold and unapproachable.
For some reason, Ye Qingxue remembered the time he nervously held her hand before his brain was cut open by the acacia seed.
He didn't look like this back then!
His high nose bridge added to the three-dimensionality of his face, and his full lips with smooth lines seemed to have been sculpted by the hand of God. He was unbelievably beautiful, yet no one would mistake him for a woman.
After days of fleeing and not eating or drinking, he became emaciated, but his muscles did not completely disappear, and his masculine spirit remained undiminished.
The scars on his face did not diminish his beauty; on the contrary, they added to his battle-worn, broken yet indomitable charm.
Ye Qingxue met his icy gaze and fearlessly raised her hand to touch his forehead. Yun Zhuo seemed to be stunned for a moment, but he didn't have the strength to push her away, so he could only let her touch his forehead.
"Your high fever has subsided. You've come back from the brink of death. Congratulations, Your Highness." Ye Qingxue changed the subject abruptly, asking, "Is the area on the back of your head where it was cut cold, Your Highness?"
Yun Zhuo: "..."
Xiao Bao glanced at Ye Qingxue. He felt that his mother had deliberately brought up the matter of his head being cut open, because his father was scared at the time, so his mother deliberately used this matter to hurt and mock him.
It's also Father's fault; he was hostile towards Mother as soon as he woke up.
Ye Qingxue flicked the deposed crown prince's forehead. Seeing the prince wince in pain, his brows furrowed, and his eyes filled with anger as he glared at her, Ye Qingxue smiled with satisfaction.
“Your Highness, I know you were once of noble birth, but you survived by the skin of your teeth. I am your savior.”
Yun Zhuo pursed his lips, simply looking at her without saying a word.
Ye Qingxue said, "I told you before I saved you that we have a common enemy. I don't want to take advantage of your kindness. I just want to join forces with you to kill the enemy. You don't need to be hostile or wary of me. It will only harm our cooperation."
Yun Zhuo chuckled, his voice a little hoarse, but he still didn't speak.
Ye Qingxue said, "Does Your Highness mean that the Empress and Prince Ding wield immense power and their influence is deeply entrenched, making it extremely difficult for us to take revenge?"
She smiled and continued, "So, didn't I risk my life to save Your Highness? If I die, Your Highness can take their place and kill them all, and then our revenge will be complete."
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