In the Imperial Palace, the Jingyang Palace of the Sixth Prince, Liu Hui, who had been poisoned, was lying on a soft couch. The imperial doctor who checked his injuries was sweating profusely. Several personal eunuchs were walking around, busy carrying water and medicine. A jade-faced young man in yellow robes and a guard in black robes stood aside, with anxious looks on their faces.
"Sixth Master, hidden weapons are poisonous! You need to burn the wound, please bear with it."
Liu Hao gritted his teeth and sweated profusely. Soon the bed was wet. The imperial doctor took a red-hot blade and put it on the purple-black wound. The smell of burnt flesh filled the air. His lips were pale and his whole body was trembling. It wasn't until the imperial doctor helped him bandage the wound completely that he relaxed and lay down softly.
"How's the check going?" Despite the pain, Liu Hao's voice was still calm.
"Sixth brother, judging from the concealed weapons and sword skills, he is... third brother's man." The one who spoke was the fifteen-year-old Eighth Prince Liu Hao, a young man in Chinese clothes. Among the nine brothers, Liu Hao and Liu Hao Huo was the son of Empress Liu Duan, and the other seven were all born to the emperor and other concubines, and the one most favored by the emperor was the sixth prince Liu Hui.
"It's Liu Yan again."
"Yes, Sixth Master, Third Master did it very secretly this time, but he still left clues and we found them."
"Eighth brother, you and Zhao Nan continue to pay attention to Liu Yan's movements."
"Yes, Sixth Brother."
"I obey, Mr. Liu."
"In addition, my injury must be concealed from the outside world. Eighth brother, you go to the third brother's house to investigate."
"I can't hide it from others, but I'm afraid I can't hide it from my mother. I heard Xiao Linzi from Yongning Palace say that my mother has ordered Duan Yan to actively prepare to help you find a princess. Maybe he will summon you in the next day or two."
"Who said you want to marry a woman?" Hearing Liu Hao's words, Liu Hao felt the wound hurt even more. Why didn't this queen mother let him live?
"Sixth brother, it's no wonder that the mother is the queen. Seeing that the sons of other empresses are getting married and giving birth to young princes, you, the quasi-heir to the throne, have not made any move. Of course she is anxious. If you don't get married, you won't be able to give birth to a grandson. If you don’t have an imperial grandson, even if your father wants to pass the throne to you, he still won’t be able to convince everyone.”
"Aren't you also the queen's son? Let the queen help you find one."
"Come on, Sixth Brother, don't come up with such a bad idea. Maybe the Queen Mother really points the finger at me. I'm only fifteen years old, and I still want to be free for a few more years."
"Eighth Master, I remember that the Second Master got married when he was fourteen." Zhao Nan kindly reminded Liu Hao from the side.
"I said Zhao Nan, you...are really in the same group as Sixth Brother. However, Sixth Brother, I heard that you were injured this time to save Dou Jiang's daughter. This is amazing. Didn't you just do this after a thousand years?" If you throw Dou Biyu into the river, will you make others hide when they see you?"
"It's not her, it's another daughter."
"The other one? Doesn't Dou Jiang have two sons and one daughter? When will there be another one?"
"Why do you take care of so much other people's housework?"