At the Zhenxi General's Mansion, the servants finally waited for someone who could make the decision, and hurriedly led Zhao Qi to the old lady's Wutong Garden.
The old lady Xu from the general's mansion was leaning against the head of the bed, with a nanny helping her drink medicine.
Zhao Qi walked in, took the medicine bowl from the nanny, and said, "Let me do it."
The nanny handed the medicine bowl to the second master, and Madam Xu waved to the maids and servants in the room and said, "Go out, let us talk for a while."
Everyone quickly left and closed the door. Madam Xu looked at her middle-aged youngest son with her old eyes. She reached out her hand, touched his head, and sighed, "It's been hard for you all these years for the General's Mansion."
Zhao Qi scooped a spoonful of medicine and fed it to Xu, saying, "Mother, you don't have to say that. I am not like my elder brother and Zhi Ge who risked their lives on the battlefield. I am lucky to be able to take care of mother in the capital and let my elder brother have no worries."
Madam Xu said, "No one knows a son better than his mother. How could I not know that you are also an eagle that longs to soar? If you don't want to force yourself, why not take this opportunity to ask His Majesty for a divorce and go to southern Yunnan—"
Zhao Qi interrupted Madam Xu at the right time and said in a gentle voice: "Mother, there is no need to say anything. The emperor is a face-conscious person. For the sake of the royal family's face, he will not agree. Anyway, so many years have passed. I will repay Yunniang in my next life. Mother, don't blame yourself for Yunniang anymore."
After a pause, he continued, "I hope that in the next life, I can switch places with my elder brother. I can go to the battlefield to fight, and he can stay at home to take care of our mother."
Madam Xu just touched her youngest son's head and sighed heavily.
In Feiniao Pavilion, Xie Zhichan also received the news brought back by Xiao Liu'er. The rumors they spread finally reached the Princess's Mansion. The gatekeeper of the house near the Princess's Mansion said that the prince consort and the princess had a big quarrel, and the sound could be heard across the street. After the quarrel, the prince consort went back to the Zhenxi General's Mansion, and Princess Yongtai smashed all the good things in the house.
Xiao Liuer described vividly, "Those market ladies are so good at talking and imagining. They even came up with the plot of the princess drugging the young general in the hunting ground. They described it so vividly that it's as if they had seen it with their own eyes."
Xie Zhichan felt something was wrong when he heard this and asked, "Are you saying that the storyline has been changed a lot?"
Xiao Liuer nodded and said, "Yes! It's much more erotic than our version. Now everyone is spreading the full version!"
Xie Zhichan thought for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that Master Pei has added fuel to the fire."
Xiao Liu'er said, "What should we do? Will things get out of our control? What if the princess blames you for this and takes revenge on you?"
Xie Zhichan said: "What are you afraid of? If the sky falls, Master Pei will hold it up!"
Xiao Liuer sighed and said, "I'm afraid he can't handle it. I heard today that Master Pei vomited blood because the girl was insulted by rumors. He is currently in a coma and in critical condition!"
Xie Zhichan said suspiciously, "I'm sure his injury won't put his life in danger, so how could he be in imminent danger? I'm afraid there's something else going on."
Xiao Liuer said: "Then Xiao Liuer doesn't know..."
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In the Prince of Yan's Mansion, Pei Yi was lying on the bed with his eyes closed. Prince of Yan Pei Yuan and Princess Lin were all around in the room.
Originally, there were several young ladies who also wanted to stay with their eldest brother, but Ye Guici said that there were too many people in the room and it affected Pei Yi's breathing, so she drove them away, leaving only the Prince of Yan and his wife.
After feeling Pei Yi's pulse, Ye Guici stood up and shook his head at King Yan, saying, "The prince already suffered serious internal injuries, his organs were damaged, and he couldn't get angry. This time he vomited blood, which made the prince's injuries worse. Whether he can wake up depends on God's will. Please forgive my incompetence, Your Majesty."
Pei Yuan listened with a solemn expression, as if his heart was hit hard by a hammer.
Lin wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and said angrily, "Yier is really something. He knows he shouldn't get angry, but he still gets angry over other people's affairs. The eldest lady of the Xie family gave him the carriage to save him, but now it seems to be harming him! He just woke up a few days ago and now he is unconscious again. What should I and the prince do!"
Pei Yuan was annoyed by her crying and said, "Since there is nothing we can do, let's go back to our respective courtyards and wait quietly."
After saying that, he glanced at Pei Yi lying on the bed, then turned and left. When he reached the threshold, he almost tripped over it.
Lin also glanced at Pei Yi on the bed, as if to make sure that he would not wake up, and then followed King Yan away.
After everyone who should have left the room had left, only Ye Guici, Hua Manxi and Dan Feng were left.
Ye Guici took out a small bottle from the medicine box, placed it beside Pei Yi's bed, and said, "Here is a medicine that can change your pulse. It won't harm your body. If you encounter the imperial physician in the palace, taking one pill can help you cover up."
Pei Yi opened his eyes, put the medicine bottle into his arms, and said, "Thank you, Master Ye."
Ye Guici said, "Don't thank me yet. Wait until I find my master and cure your paralysis. Then you can thank me later."
Pei Yi raised his eyebrows and glanced at Ye Guici, thinking that if he relied on Ye Guici's blind eyes, he would never be able to stand up again in his life - fortunately, his eyesight was good. However, this matter still needed to be done slowly, so he would not tell them Bai Xian'er's true identity for the time being.
For some reason, he felt secretly happy when he thought that he was the only one who knew Xie Zhichan's secret.
After Ye Guici left, Pei Yi called Dan Feng and instructed, "Find a suitable person to tell Princess Yongtai that the prince of Yan is unable to wake up and is looking for a suitable bride."
Although Dan Feng had no idea what his master was up to, he did not ask any questions and just followed his orders and left.
Hua Manxi sat beside Pei Yi's bed, looking at his numb legs, and said worriedly, "What on earth are you thinking about? The most important thing now is to find the Medical Immortal and cure you completely! But you are still in the mood to participate in the gossip of the princes and sons of the capital, and even made yourself the protagonist of the story. Now you let Danfeng spread some rumors about getting married. Can you tell me what bad idea you are up to?"
Pei Yi leaned back on the pillow leisurely, picked up the chess record beside the bed and read it, and replied to Hua Manxi with only four words: "Luring into a trap."
Hua Manxi was so curious that she moved closer, tilted her head and stared at Pei Yi and said, "Just tell me who is going to be unlucky this time? That will give me some anticipation, okay?" She tried to impress him with her sincerity.
Pei Yi raised his eyelids, looked at Hua Manxi and said, "In your eyes, marrying me to become the consort of the Prince of Yan is a bad luck?"
Hua Manxi was surprised and said, "Are you bored and really want to get married? But you are not now..." As he said this, he glanced at a certain part of Pei Yi suggestively.
Pei Yi's face immediately darkened, and he slapped Hua Manxi on the face with the book, saying, "If you have nothing else to do, go find Fan Daxing and fight him a few times. At least you won't be caught so easily next time."
Hua Manxi sat up straight and heard Qin Baiwei's voice outside the house. It turned out that she had rushed to Prince Yan's Mansion to visit him after hearing the news that Pei Yi was unconscious, but the servant guarding the gate had received Pei Yi's instructions in advance and sent the person away after just a few words.
Hua Manxi suddenly had an idea and said, "You don't want to marry the girl from the Qin family, do you? She is also a famous beauty in the capital, and she is as cold as you." He hugged his arms and rubbed them, saying, "Eh... She's a perfect match for you."
Pei Yi glared at Hua Manxi and said, "Don't talk nonsense and damage the reputation of a girl. I have always thought of her as the same as Jingyu and the others."
Hua Manxi said meaningfully: "The girl from the Qin family will be very sad. I can see clearly how she feels about you."
Pei Yi couldn't help but frown and said, "After being hurt, people will become sober, which is better than being trapped in self-deception and being sad all the time."
Hua Manxi said with a sigh, "Listen to what you said, is this human language? You don't know how to be gentle and considerate to women at all. I want to see who will hold this ice sculpture of yours in the future."
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