The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

Liao Zhendong and Liao Wei also followed in, but stopped at the door.

Gu Mingzhao had a hunched back. The once high-spirited King of Qin now seemed to have his spine bent by an invisible burden.

He sat on the edge of the bed, holding the girl's hands tightly in both of his, as if he wanted to pass all his warmth and strength to her through this weak connection.

That back figure looked so lonely under the flickering candlelight, as if it was a corner forgotten by the world.

The Liao father and son looked at each other, turned around tacitly, and quietly left the tent.

No one had the heart to disturb their time together.

Mo Wang explained to Gu Mingzhao in detail how to take care of an unconscious patient.

Feeding medicine, wiping the body, massaging, and all the various precautions took more than half an hour.

Gu Mingzhao listened very carefully, keeping every step firmly in mind, and asked his own questions from time to time.

An hour later, Gu Mingzhao escorted Mo Wang out of the tent. Both of them looked very tired.

The two imperial doctors had not slept for a whole day and night, but as the King of Qin did not ask them to leave, they stayed by his side.

"Thank you, Senior Mo and the two imperial physicians. You may go back and rest first." Gu Mingzhao walked to the door and bowed deeply to the three doctors.

"No, no! These are what I should do. I cannot bear to pay my respects to His Majesty the Prince of Qin." The two imperial doctors hurriedly stopped Gu Mingzhao's courtesy.

The three said goodbye to Gu Mingzhao and prepared to leave.

Doctor Zhang walked a few steps and suddenly turned back. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "May I ask, Your Highness, has your leg been injured?"

Gu Mingzhao recalled the past events that Qingfeng had mentioned.

Qingfeng said that when he was studying at Liao's school, Liao Qinglan had someone break his legs.

But Liao Qinglan did not admit it.

Later, because the matter had passed, he felt it was not important and did not delve into the truth any further.

Could it be that this Imperial Doctor Zhang knows something?

"My leg was broken last year at Prime Minister Liao's residence."

Doctor Zhang suddenly realized: "No wonder I felt like I had seen His Highness the Prince of Qin before. It turns out that the person Miss Liao asked me to treat was His Highness!"

"Did she ask you to treat me?" Gu Mingzhao asked.

"Yes, Your Highness was unconscious at the time, so he probably doesn't remember me. But I have a deep impression of Your Highness."

"Why?"

"Although Your Majesty has granted the Prime Minister's Office the right to summon the imperial physician, the Prime Minister's Office has never used this right. The time when the Prime Minister's Office treated His Highness was the first time that the Prime Minister's Office summoned the imperial physician from the palace to the residence for treatment, so I have always remembered it."

"Is that the first time..." Gu Mingzhao repeated in a low voice.

"Yes, I saw Miss Liao's concern and worry for Your Highness at that time. I guessed at that time that you must be a very important person to her. I didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, who was engaged to Miss Liao, was the person she was willing to save regardless of the rules between men and women!" Doctor Zhang sighed.

Gu Mingzhao had mixed feelings.

He had promised Liao Qinglan that when things here were over, they would return to the capital and get married, and also go to Miaojiang to find a way to restore his memory.

As they got closer to the capital, people kept reminding him how deep their feelings were in the past.

He still had many questions to ask Liao Qinglan, but the girl lying on the bed was no longer able to respond to him.

Gu Mingzhao lowered his eyes, looking very depressed.

Doctor Zhang sighed and said, "Your Highness, don't worry too much. The living dead are difficult to treat for many reasons. The most important one is that the patient needs to rely on ginseng soup to stay alive. Ordinary people can't afford it, so they can only give up. But for the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Qin Wang Mansion, this is not a problem."

Gu Mingzhao nodded and said, "No matter how many ginsengs she needs, I will find them for her."

"The second reason is human nature. As the saying goes, 'There is no filial son beside a long-term patient'. If one-sided efforts are not responded to, it is easy to lose confidence and patience and give up treatment."

"I won't give up." Gu Mingzhao said firmly, "No matter how long it takes, I will wait for her to wake up."

He seems to have an innate charm. No matter what he says, people are convinced and feel that he can definitely do it.

"With your words, Miss Liao has great hope of turning danger into safety. Also, although the patient is unconscious, she is not completely unable to feel the outside world. Your Highness can talk to Miss Liao often."

"I know." Mo Wang had mentioned this to him just now. "Thank you, Doctor Zhang."

"Your Highness, please rest assured that Miss Liao will be blessed with good fortune. I will take my leave now." Imperial Doctor Zhang bowed to Gu Mingzhao and turned to leave.

Gu Mingzhao watched Doctor Zhang leave and then turned back to the tent.

*

The news of the court's victory in suppressing bandits soon spread far and wide.

Gu Mingzhao and Liao Zhendong worked together inside and outside to eliminate the banditry and made great military achievements.

However, the joy of victory did not spread in the military camp at all.

Li Zheng repeatedly urged Gu Mingzhao to return to the capital immediately to report on his work.

But after receiving the imperial edict, Gu Mingzhao didn't even bother to look at it and insisted on staying here.

Because the doctor said that Liao Qinglan's injuries were extremely serious, and if she traveled a long distance, her injuries might split again.

He was determined to stay with Liao Qinglan forever, and he would not go back until Liao Qinglan left.

Liao Qinglan was injured so badly that Li Zheng was embarrassed to ask Liao Zhendong to come back so soon to handle state affairs.

Seeing that the King of Qin and the Prime Minister, who had planned this victory, were not in the mood to deal with subsequent matters, everyone could only bother Wang Tingzhi, who had also been in Jizhou, with all matters big and small.

In the end, the aftermath of the incident had to be handled by the blind man Wang Tingzhi.

From the moment Liao Qinglan fell into a coma, Gu Mingzhao stayed by her side all the time.

He changed her dressings, fed her medicine, and wiped her body with clean water every day.

Liao Qinglan loved cleanliness the most. As soon as they moved into the independent residence in the military camp, Liao Qinglan couldn't wait to take a shower.

He also warned Liao Qinglan not to wash in the military camp to avoid being discovered as a girl.

Unexpectedly, Liao Qinglan would never have the chance to wash again...

He had to help her clean herself up so that she wouldn't be unhappy when she woke up.

Although Wang Tingzhi couldn't see anything, when he walked into Liao Qinglan's room, the strong atmosphere of grief surged like a tide, moving people.

"Your Highness the Prince of Qin, I am ready to return to the capital and have come here to bid you farewell." Wang Tingzhi said.

However, Gu Mingzhao seemed not to have heard it. He helped Liao Qinglan put on her clothes, then tested the temperature of the ginseng soup and began to prepare to feed her medicine.

Wang Tingzhi shook his head: "I will report everything here to His Majesty. Your Highness, rest assured that the credit belongs to you, and I will never take it away from you."

Gu Mingzhao still didn't respond.

Wang Tingzhi felt that he might not answer and prepared to leave.

"Wang Tingzhi." Gu Mingzhao suddenly spoke, his voice sounding hoarse and tired, "Everyone in the An family will be killed without mercy."

"Yes." Wang Tingzhi responded, and seeing that he had no other instructions, he left silently.