When the morning light enveloped the palace, in the third prince's palace, which was quiet until late at night, the eunuchs and maids walked gently, breaking the short silence.
There were faint voices outside the curtain, vaguely "Your Highness, please take a rest." "Your Highness, please have something to eat."——
Your Highness, is it time to take medicine?
Ning Ning opened her eyes suddenly and found herself lying on the bed. There was morning light outside the blue curtain. She stood up quickly and cried out in pain when she moved -
The curtains were opened, revealing the figure of a young man. He leaned over and helped her: "Ning Ning, you're awake, lie down quickly."
Ning Ning looked at the face of the third prince and remembered what happened. She grabbed the third prince's arm and asked urgently: "Your Highness, your Majesty didn't blame me, did you? I used this method -"
Using human flesh as medicine is a witchcraft that is not tolerated by the world.
The third prince supported her and asked her to lie down: "No, but His Majesty has an order not to use it again in the future."
Ning Ning breathed a sigh of relief and lay down weakly.
The third prince turned around and said, "Let the imperial physician come and take a look."
There were several eunuchs and doctors standing outside the tent. After hearing the words, they immediately came forward. Xiaoqu even held a bowl of medicine.
"Ningning." He whispered, "Drink the medicine quickly."
Ning Ning was well-behaved and docile. He fed her and finished the medicine. The imperial doctor checked the injury on her thigh and applied medicine again.
"Will it affect walking?" the third prince asked.
The imperial doctor lowered his head and said: "I'm afraid there may be some impact, the wound is too big."
This girl is so cruel, she cut off such a big piece of flesh.
Ning Ning shook her head on the bed: "Your Highness, don't worry about this, I'm not afraid."
There is no point in talking about this now. The third prince smiled at her and reached out to touch her forehead: "Okay, we are not afraid of this."
He said about us - Ning Ning's pale face turned red, and she suddenly struggled to get up again.
"Your Highness," she said, "Ning Ning cured His Highness the Third Highness for nothing. This is the duty of a servant."
The third prince looked at her and smiled warmly: "No, it is not the duty of a person to ask for everything. Everyone should ask for something when doing things. This is what a person is. Tell me, what do you want?"
Ning Ning stood up, stumbled out of bed and knelt on the ground. The severe pain from the wound made her tremble all over.
"Miss Ningning," Xiaoqu advised, "just lie down and talk."
The third prince did not stop him, he lowered his head and looked at her: "Go ahead."
Ning Ning shed tears: "Your Highness, please save me, King Qi." After saying this, she leaned down and kowtowed.
Everyone present was shocked, how dare this maid speak! Your Majesty is bound to win the war with King Qi, but this maid turned out to be someone sent by King Qi with a conspiracy.
"Ningning!" Xiaoqu said anxiously, "You are so bold, you are trying to coerce a favor!"
Ning Ning cried on the ground: "I know, I know, I deserve to die, I deserve to die." But she refused to retract her request.
The third prince sighed softly: "I promise you."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was shocked again. Xiaoqu even knelt down and grabbed the sleeve of the third prince: "Your Highness, you can't do that!"
The third prince gently waved his sleeves and broke away: "What's wrong with this? She saved my life. Even if I give this life back to her, it's natural."
Hearing this, Ning Ning kowtowed on the ground and cried loudly: "It's my slave who deserves to die, it's my slave who deserves to die."
The third prince knelt down to help Ning Ning up, and raised his hand to wipe her tears: "This is what you should do. You don't deserve to die, and you can't choose your origin. Stop crying and lie down to recover."
Ning Ning looked at him, such a gentle man, she cried again and threw herself into his arms.
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In the morning light, other palaces had also woken up long ago, but the people walking around were tired, covering their mouths and yawning from time to time.
The queen was asleep, but she didn't look good either.
"Your Majesty and Concubine Xu just left the Third Prince's place very late yesterday, and then -" the eunuch said cautiously, looking up at the Queen, "Your Majesty went to Concubine Xu's place to rest."
The emperor rarely stayed in the palace of his concubines. If Cheng En was required, the concubines would go to his palace, and no one could stay with the emperor.
Of course, apart from the empress, the emperor did not stay in the queen's palace for several years, and only had meals during the holidays.
The Queen sneered: "Her son is about to die, so it's not surprising that Your Majesty comforts her."
The eunuch looked even more uneasy and said: "Your Majesty, Your Highness has just gone to court."
The queen was startled: "Go to court?" Aren't you going to die?
"Not only did he not die," the eunuch said, "He also walked there and didn't even sit on the carriage."
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The third prince's face is still as white as jade, but it is different from before. In the past, the white jade looked lifeless, but now it seems to be full of brilliance.
The fifth prince couldn't help but touch his face. The patient's face, the third prince's, looked even better than his own.
It doesn’t look like he’s going to die——
The civil and military officials and princes in the palace were all there. They all looked back at the third prince who walked in with expressions of surprise. Yesterday, the third prince fainted. The emperor and Concubine Xu stayed in the third prince's palace for most of the night. There were still sounds of crying.
The news had spread, and I originally thought that the third prince was in trouble - he would definitely not need to attend court this morning.
Unexpectedly, the emperor came to the morning court in high spirits, and the third prince also came.
Seeing the third prince coming in, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne was not surprised at all and laughed: "Here he comes, don't be late next time."
The third prince bowed his head and responded, passing the civil and military officials and walking to the front.
"Third brother, are you okay?" the fifth prince asked curiously.
The prince also looked concerned.
The third prince smiled at them: "It's okay, it's a good thing. The remaining poison in my body has been eliminated."
Although this is not something everyone thinks is good, it is indeed something that shocks everyone.
"Real or false?" the fifth prince blurted out, "How is it possible?"
The emperor scolded: "What are you talking about? How is it impossible? Are you cursing your third brother that he will never recover?"
The fifth prince hurriedly said: "No, father, I am not cursing the third brother, I am saying that this matter is not trivial——"
The emperor smiled and said, "No need to doubt it. The doctors looked at him for a long time yesterday, and Dr. Zhang personally confirmed that the residual poison of the third prince has been eliminated. He will be completely cured after he is slowly nursed back to health."
It turns out that Concubine Xu's cry yesterday was not of sadness, but of joy.
Now that the emperor had confirmed it, the prince was the first to lean over: "Congratulations to my father and congratulations to my third brother."
All the civil and military officials hurriedly followed suit and congratulated each other. The emperor laughed and the atmosphere in the palace was very joyful.
The prince held the third prince's arm and shook it, with tears in his eyes: "That's great, that's great, third brother." It seemed that he was speechless, and finally said, "Brother, congratulate you."
The third prince smiled and nodded.
The expression on the fifth prince's side changed, as if he was confused as to what was going on.
The emperor raised his hand and said: "Okay, let's celebrate and discuss later. Let's get down to business now."
Yes, now the Shanghe Village case and the use of troops by King Qi are important matters. The people in the palace stopped joking and became solemn.
An official came out and said: "One moment, another moment, now the King of Qi is going against the grain, the court is launching another conquest, and the people of the world want to do what they want."
"That's right, I'm afraid that the people of Qi will not resist," another official said, "just like how Zhou and Wu did before."
This time is not the same as a few years ago. The emperor no longer has the slightest worry about the war between princes and kings. He is only worried about the face of the Tian family. But now that King Qi has committed evil first and the evidence is conclusive, no wonder he is ruthless.
"In this case, please invite the Iron-faced General to go to the palace and prepare to send troops." The emperor said.
A military general laughed and said: "It's nothing to worry about, King Qi. You don't need to bother the iron-faced general. Just choose another general as your commander."
Another general followed suit: "Yes, Your Majesty, let others practice their skills."
The emperor said: "Soldiers can do evil things, how can they be trivial?" But his face was not angry.
The generals were also afraid and recommended their own men one after another, and the court was filled with joyous noises.
The third prince suddenly walked out: "Father, I have something to say."
The fifth prince looked at me and threw it at me like a knife. What do you say? The prince hasn't spoken yet!
The emperor smiled at him and said, "Say."
The third prince knelt down and said, "I ask your Majesty to take back your order and spare King Qi this crime."
The noise in the hall suddenly disappeared.
The emperor's breath froze for a moment.
"Chu Xiurong." The fifth prince's voice roared, "Why are you so crazy!"
Oh, the third prince is going crazy. The emperor looked at the third prince kneeling on the ground and felt that this scene was a bit familiar——
