The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

After returning from the autumn hunt, everyone was busy with their own things.

The emperor asked Eunuch Liu to secretly investigate in the palace who had given him the Five-Form Powder, and also asked Jing Muyang to investigate the matter for him outside the palace. He would not be at peace until the matter was solved, and he even drank water cautiously.

However, several days passed and there was no progress.

This day.

Chu Jian was invited to the Four Princes' Palace to appreciate the flowers. When she got there, she found out that there was indeed a whole yard of flowers, but she was the only one invited.

"Fourth sister-in-law."

I had only seen her once at the first palace banquet. At the chrysanthemum viewing banquet, I only heard that she had gone to the farm to recuperate. I didn't expect her to become like this. I almost didn't recognize her. In just two or three months, the Fourth Princess had become emaciated, her face was ashen, and her eyes were dull.

"Why did the Fourth Princess become like this?"

"I am a haggard man, I am afraid I scared you." The Fourth Princess forced herself to speak to her.

"A little bit, Fourth Princess, you... uh, I'm studying medicine. Can I take your pulse?" Chu Jian wanted to know how she was feeling.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Dean He came to see me yesterday. I feel better today. Ruyi said that it was you and Mu Yang who saved her that day, and it was you who bandaged the Fourth Master's wound. She just wanted to see you again and thank you in person. Cough cough cough..." The Fourth Princess stretched out her hand and spoke a long speech weakly, coughing for a while.

"It's just a piece of cake. Anyone who sees you will lend a helping hand. Don't worry." Chu Jian approached her and patted her on the back. After she calmed down, he held her pulse.

The Fourth Princess' pulse was very strange, seeming to be there and not there, sometimes sparse and sometimes dense, with rapid beats and then no response for a long time.

After feeling the pulse for a long time at first sight, she found that the pulse was extremely scattered and without any rhythm. Although she could not diagnose what disease was caused, the pulse showed that the fire in the Fourth Princess's kidney gate was weak, which was a pulse of death, and it was estimated that she would not live long.

Chu Jian carefully withdrew his hand and pretended to be calm. "I have only been learning for a short time. Master said that I need to practice more. Fourth Sister-in-law's pulse seems to be fine. With more care, she should recover soon."

"Princess Zhan, please don't comfort me. I know what's going on." The Fourth Princess said with a wry smile. "I asked you to come here today because I have something to ask of you. I wonder if Princess Zhan can listen to me first."

"Well, please speak, Fourth Sister-in-law."

"We are sisters-in-law, and we have a weak relationship, but Fourth Sister-in-law knows that you are a kind woman. If the court is in turmoil in the future, can I ask you and Xiaojiu to protect my child?"

“The court will not be in turmoil. Father is in charge, and the crown prince will take over, with Mu Yang as his assistant. Don’t worry, fourth sister-in-law. Besides, we still have fourth brother.” Chu Jian felt that the emperor should have arranged everything, and they didn’t need to worry about it.

"When I first met you, I was worried that the Fourth Master would be in trouble! When I first met you, my Fourth Sister-in-law couldn't let go of this one thing, ahem…"

"Fourth sister-in-law, don't get excited. I didn't refuse. I just think you're overthinking it. But if that really happens, I will definitely find a way to protect him!" The Fourth Princess was shocked at the first sight. She coughed as if she was going to die.

"Okay, thank you!" The Fourth Princess relaxed. Chu Jian agreed to her request, and she felt relieved. "Chu Jian, I invited you here today because I have something to tell you. Xiao Jiu might have been poisoned."

"Ah?" Chu Jian's eyes widened. How did the four princesses know this? Jing Muyang had clearly blocked all the news, not even telling the emperor and the imperial concubine.

"I only figured it out after Dean He came yesterday. He said I was poisoned by Tianshui, and it had been like this for five or six months. He asked me if I had any physical abnormalities during that period. He said that this poison must be dissolved in alcohol and that contact with the skin will cause unexplained itching, which will not heal for a long time. If ingested by mistake, it will damage the nerves. The course of the disease can be long or short, mild or severe, but once you are poisoned, if there is no antidote, the poison will take effect sooner or later."

The Fourth Princess grabbed her hand.

"We first met half a year ago at the celebration banquet of the War King. When the Fourth Master and I went up to toast Xiao Jiu, he was drunk and accidentally spilled the wine on my arm. After that, my arm started to itch for no reason and no matter how I treated it, it wouldn't heal."

As the Fourth Princess spoke, she pulled up her sleeves, revealing a large red patch on her arm, with streaks of nail marks. The scratched areas had scabs, and other areas were scratched again. It was obvious that she had been scratched repeatedly.

"I think it was the poison from that time! Chu Jian, didn't Xiao Jiu lose the ability to walk afterwards? Was it because of nerve damage? How did you remove the poison?"

The Fourth Princess was a little excited. If Xiaojiu was also poisoned by Tianshui and his poison had been cured, then could she also be saved?

"Mu Yang... Mu Yang... He was saved by the old doctor. I don't know what the prescription was. Besides, the old doctor is not in the capital now. I don't know where he went."

We can't just agree with her and say that it's the poison from Tianshui. She didn't know when we first met. The old doctor wrote so many prescriptions at the time, I guess he didn't know either.

"Fourth sister-in-law, since Dean He can diagnose it, he should have a solution. Didn't you say that you feel better today? You should be better in a few days."

"He is not in the capital. I don't know where he has gone..." The Fourth Princess repeated her words.

"Fourth Princess? Fourth Princess?" The appearance of the Fourth Princess really scared her.

"It's okay. You are right. Dean He should have a way." The Fourth Princess came back to her senses and comforted herself.

*

"Second sister, second sister! I'm here to see you!" Two girls, Li Ruyi and Liu Yiyi, jumped in from outside the house.

The Fourth Princess is Li Ruyi's biological sister, and they have a very good relationship. Li Ruyi often comes to the Fourth Prince's Mansion to see her, especially when she is sick and it is inconvenient for her to go out, so she comes more often. Liu Yiyi has also come with her once or twice and is quite familiar with the Fourth Princess.

"Greetings to Princess Zhan!" The two did not expect that Chu Jian would be there too, and they immediately saluted.

"Miss Ruyi, Miss Liu, there's no need to be so polite."

I felt relieved when I first saw her. The Fourth Princess was in a state of mental collapse and I could hardly bear it anymore.

"Why is Princess Zhan here today?" Li Ruyi was very happy to see her for the first time.

"The Fourth Princess invited me to enjoy the flowers."

Although she had stayed in the house since she arrived, that was what was written on the invitation, and she didn't want others to know what the Fourth Princess had just said about Jing Muyang being poisoned.

"Then you've come to the right place. The Fourth Prince's Mansion also has many chrysanthemums and golden osmanthus all over the garden. Today, Yiyi said she wanted to pick some osmanthus to make sachets, and the first place I thought of was here, so I came here. Second sister, can you collect some osmanthus in the courtyard of the palace?" Li Ruyi stepped forward and took the Fourth Prince's wife's hand, "Second sister, you look much better than the past two days. Did the prince really invite Dean He to come?"

"Well, he came yesterday and prescribed some medicine for me." The Fourth Princess became a little more energetic.

"That's good, second sister, you will get better soon."

"Well, since you are here, take Princess Zhan to the yard to pick flowers."

The Fourth Princess signaled the servants to come and help her, as she also wanted to take a walk in the yard.

The next few people did not mention any bad things. In addition to picking flowers, they talked about many interesting things in the capital. Jingxu, the little prince of the Fourth Prince's Mansion, who was over one year old and still walked with a limp, also came over to help and make trouble, which was so adorable that everyone was overwhelmed.

Looking at the loving yet slightly lost eyes of the Fourth Princess, Chu Jian felt very uncomfortable. With such a lovely child and such a beautiful home, how could she be willing to leave this world? She hoped that Dean He could still find a way to save her.

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