Joy of Life: The Mei Family's Son Grows Up

Chapter 75 There is no door
Gong Dian was hunched over, his face pale, his arms weakly resting on the shoulders of two guards, his right arm still shaking uncontrollably.

He wanted to respond to Mei Chengan, but before he could open his mouth, his throat felt sweet again and he spat out another mouthful of blood. His face became even paler and he opened his mouth, but he couldn't utter a word.

Emperor Qing spoke at this time.

"I asked him to attack you. I wanted to test your skills, but I didn't expect you to hurt him so badly with just one palm. He is an upper eighth rank. How can he be so powerful when he just entered the ninth rank?"

In fact, with Gong Dian's strength, he would not be injured so seriously if he fought with all his strength head on. The main reason was that Emperor Qing asked him to sneak attack a young man. Although he said that the young man might have the strength of the ninth rank, how could Gong Dian believe it? He did not dare to disobey the order of the emperor, but he still left some room when he attacked, and only used 80% of his strength. As a result, he met a real ninth rank who was well-rested and waiting for the opportunity, and was beaten into this state.

Mei Chengan opened his mouth wide.

"So it's your Majesty, then..."

Then his expression changed, and he quickly moved to Gong Dian's side. The guards were afraid that he would continue to attack Gong Dian, so they surrounded him one by one, raising their blades.

Emperor Qing waved his hand again and asked them to disperse. He was also curious about what Mei Chengan wanted to do.

Mei Cheng'an held Gong Dian's wrist and felt his pulse, frowning. Hiss! This shouldn't be possible. Gong Dian is an eighth-rank master after all. How could his internal injuries be so serious?

Then he put his right index and middle fingers together and pressed several acupoints on Gong Dian's chest to protect his heart meridian, and then asked the two guards who were riding him to put him down.

"Commander Gong, sit down cross-legged. I will heal you."

Gong Dian no longer cared about Mei Chengan's situation, so he just sat down cross-legged obediently.

Emperor Qing looked at Mei Cheng'an and Gong Dian with great interest, his eyes shining. Another skill that had never been revealed before was that they knew medical skills.

Mei Cheng'an came behind Gong Dian, put his palms on his back, and used his internal energy to guide his true energy into Gong Dian's body.

"Don't resist. My Qi is special and can heal wounds. Keep your mind focused and practice Qi."

Gong Dian removed his protection and Mei Cheng'an successfully introduced his true qi, gathering the scattered true qi along the meridians. Wherever the green true qi passed, thanks to its extremely high affinity, the true qi in Gong Dian's body was obedient and his injuries were constantly repaired.

After practicing for three cycles, Gong Dian's complexion was visibly getting better. It couldn't be said that his face was rosy, but at least it was not so pale, and his frown gradually relaxed.

Seeing that his injuries were almost healed, Mei Cheng'an withdrew his hands and stood up. Gong Dian could slowly heal the remaining injuries on his own.

Mei Cheng'an looked at Emperor Qing.

"Your Majesty, Commander Gong's injuries are no longer serious, but his blood and qi have been depleted. I would like to prescribe a prescription to replenish his blood and qi. Is that possible..."

Emperor Qing glanced at Eunuch Hou.

Eunuch Hou immediately brought out paper and pen, and Mei Cheng'an came to the table, picked up the pen and quickly wrote a prescription.

He took the prescription to Gong Dian and handed it to him.

"Commander Gong, just take the prescription and go directly to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine."

Gong Dian took the prescription with a complicated expression on his face, including shock, apology, shyness and emotion, and finally he clasped his fists.

"Thank you, Master Xiaomei, for healing my wounds despite past grudges."

"Commander Gong was injured by me. This is what I should do. No need to thank me."

After saying that, he returned to his starting position and stood still.

Gong Dian glanced at Mei Chengan's back, then looked at Emperor Qing.

Emperor Qing waved his hand.

"Go down and heal your wounds first. Have a good rest for a few days. You don't have to be on duty for the next two days. Come back when you're well. Don't tell anyone about his affairs for now."

"Your Majesty, I still..."

"No bargaining, go ahead. I was inconsiderate this time. And you guys, I'm fine, all of you, get out."

Gong Dian knelt down excitedly, nodded solemnly, stood up and went out, and the guards who rushed in also followed him out.

After the large number of people left, the imperial study became quiet again.

Emperor Qing looked at Mei Cheng'an, constantly sizing him up and down without saying a word.

Mei Cheng'an thought about exposing his medical skills. Since he had chosen to show his strength, there was no need to hide it. He might as well show it in all aspects. Besides, he really wanted to save Gong Dian. There were not many opportunities to treat patients, and he was the one who injured the patient. The most important thing was that Gong Dian's injuries were much more serious than he had imagined, so it was reasonable for him to help him.

Mei Cheng'an looked down at himself.

"Your Majesty, what is wrong with me?"

Emperor Qing stopped looking.

"I am curious about how many abilities you have hidden from me. If there are any abilities you have not yet revealed, show them all now."

Mei Cheng'an didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was not Doraemon, so how could he have so many abilities to take things out?

"Your Majesty, there really is nothing left now. All the ministers who should be displayed have been displayed."

Emperor Qing pondered for a moment and asked curiously.

"Where did you learn medical skills?"

It seems like you didn't pay any attention to any news when I was working in Qilin Hall.

"Oh, that was when I was still in Qilin Palace. I would sometimes read medical books, but I only had a vague understanding at the time. In addition, the Imperial Hospital was quite close to Qilin Palace, so I often went there to consult the imperial physicians. The imperial physicians saw that I was eager to learn and were generous in giving me advice. As a result, I learned a little bit." Emperor Qing suddenly realized and smiled. It was really the wisest decision I made to let this kid go to Qilin Palace.

But this guy really gave me too many surprises today, so many that I can't even keep up. What did I ask him to ask today? Oh, Chen Pingping, this old guy, obviously knows more than me, but he doesn't tell me anything. He secretly wins people over and does everything he can to get people into the Supervisory Council. Shadow is a ninth-rank warrior, which is considered the top combat power in Qing Country. He was actually used as a tool by this old guy to attract the boy's interest. It's shameless.

As for this kid in front of me, he has already entered the ninth rank at such a young age. His martial arts talent is so high. It would be a waste for him to just be the number one talent in Qing Kingdom. How to train him in the future is something I have to think about carefully...

Seeing Emperor Qing inexplicably lost in thought, Mei Chengan was somewhat speechless. "Can't you wait until I have finished explaining and then think about it after I leave?" "Why are you leaving me alone like this? Should I remind him?" He thought and glanced at Eunuch Hou.

When Eunuch Hou saw Mei Cheng'an looking at him, he waved his right hand slightly at his waist, signaling him not to interrupt His Majesty's thoughts.

Well, just wait patiently.

Mei Cheng'an made a clear lip shape with his mouth, then looked at his nose and his heart, silently reviewing his words and actions of the day in his mind, to see if there were any mistakes or omissions, and how to tell the story later.

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Changxin Palace.

The eldest princess stopped pounding the rose petals and looked at her maid Lanxiang in surprise.

"You said Gong Dian was injured after coming out of the imperial study?"

Lanxiang bowed slightly.

"Yes! Our people saw it clearly. Commander Gong looked much paler, with blood on his chest, and his steps were unsteady. He was obviously injured."

There was confusion in the eldest princess' eyes.

"Your Majesty punished him? No, from what you described, he must have suffered internal injuries. He suffered internal injuries after just one visit to the imperial study. What happened in there?"

Lan Xiang: "Our people were far away. They only said that there seemed to be some movement in the imperial study before the incident, and then the guards rushed in. After a while, the guards helped the palace commander out. We don't know what happened in there, and our people don't dare to ask around."

The eldest princess became even more curious.

"It must be an unusual movement to attract all the guards. This is not a small movement. In addition, Gong Dian also suffered internal injuries. This must be a fight. But that's not right. Gong Dian is an upper-level eighth-rank master. The lowest who can hurt him is a ninth-rank master. Who else is in the imperial study? Is Yan Xiaoyi or Eunuch Hong in there?"

"Your Majesty only summoned Mei Cheng'an this morning, and our people didn't see Commander Yan and Eunuch Hong, so we're not sure."

The eldest princess nodded, suddenly remembered something, and then looked at Lanxiang with a smile.

"Are you resentful towards Mei Cheng'an?"

Lanxiang was shocked. Was there a lot of resentment in her words just now? It shouldn't be like that. It was just a normal description. How did His Highness see that?

"No, no."

The eldest princess looked at her with a smile.

"Then why do you address others by their titles, but call Mei Chengan by his name?"

Lanxiang suddenly realized that something went wrong here. She was indeed resentful towards Mei Cheng'an, believing that it was he who had seduced the princess into taking that risky thing. Although a long time had passed and the princess had never mentioned the matter again, she had almost forgotten about it. But who would have thought that she heard the man's name again this morning, and her old resentment came back. So when she addressed Mei Cheng'an, she subconsciously called him by his name, and she couldn't bring herself to respectfully call him "Sir".

"Slave..."

The eldest princess had no intention of pursuing the matter.

"Okay, it's okay to yell at me like that, but you still have to be careful in front of outsiders. I'm not blaming you, but I'm just giving you a reminder."

Lanxiang bowed.

"This slave will remember it."

The eldest princess nodded and her thoughts returned to the incident in the imperial study. She resumed the action of pounding the flower petals, but at a slower speed.

Your Majesty only summoned Mei Cheng'an, and he should not have summoned Yan Xiaoyi or Eunuch Hong at the same time. There is no connection between them. Then who injured Gong Dian?
The eldest princess thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. However, the more confused she was, the more interested she became.

"Where are the palace officials?"

Lanxiang didn't say anything, and another maid appeared.

"The person watching just replied that Commander Gong came out of the Imperial Study and went directly to the Imperial Hospital. He took some medicine and then left the palace. He should have gone home."

The eldest princess nodded.

"Go to Gong Dian's house and look for him. Tell him that I asked you to ask him who injured him."

"Yes."

In fact, if she wanted to know what happened in the imperial study today, there was another person who knew the news, and that person was inside the imperial study. However, the princess subconsciously ignored it because she didn't want to have any contact with that person for the time being.

The chrysanthemum viewing event was, after all, just an accident. The princess regretted it afterwards and couldn't understand why she had lost her mind. How could she have been aroused by a few words from a mere teenager and the desires that had been suppressed in her heart were aroused? The surging desires overcame her reason, and that absurd incident happened.

This desire has nothing to do with that thing. It's just a desire for curiosity, a desire for excitement, a desire to possess good things, and... a desire for revenge.

The eldest princess was not a person with strong desires in that matter, but that man gave her too many new experiences, so new that she couldn't stop. God knows how long it took her to suppress this desire after she regained her sanity.

Want her to make the same mistake again? No way!

(End of this chapter)