In the compartment, Yan Muxi asked bluntly, "The prince was punished by his father for forcibly seizing the scholar's wife a few days ago. Mother knew about it, right?"

“What does it matter whether I know or not? I can’t change anything anyway. I might as well play dumb and not cause others worries because of myself.” The bitterness in Princess Rong’s eyes seemed to overflow.

Yan Muxi stepped forward and held her hand, wanting to persuade her but not knowing how to start.

It is easiest to persuade simple and foolish people, such as Qian Manman, who believes everything others say.

A wise person is just the opposite. He knows everything in his heart, and no matter how much others try to persuade him, it is all in vain.

Princess Rong sighed, pulled Yan Muxi into her arms, and patted her back to comfort her, "Xixi, don't worry about me. Compared to many people who can't even get enough food, I'm already living a good life. No one can avoid some bad things in life, and no matter how bad the things are, we will get through them."

Being comforted, Yan Muxi felt even more upset and wanted to cry. She suppressed the sob in her throat and forced a smile to Princess Rong, "Mother is right. No matter how bad things are, they will all pass one day."

Like Princess Rong, Yan Muxi is also an insightful person who has seen all kinds of things in the world. She will not easily believe in a few words of comfort. With Emperor Yuanjing putting pressure on her, the troubles in Prince Rong's Mansion will never go away.

After Yu Wantai took the pills, he felt weak all over and had difficulty moving, but the pain was also relieved a lot, and he was sleepy for most of the day.

While he was sleeping, Yan Muxi called Yin Xia into the bedroom and asked about the news outside, "Is there any movement from the Xu family?"

"After Jiang Tang and Xu Xing left the house, they were escorted back to the Xu family. In addition to our people, there were two other groups of people guarding outside the Xu family these past two days. The lives of the couple should be safe."

Yan Muxi was relieved after hearing this. "Withdraw our people. There is no need to send anyone to keep an eye on the Xu family anymore."

"Okay." Yin Xia agreed, but she was still worried. "We managed to save Jiang Tang's life with great difficulty, but the Crown Prince's Consort left her alone. Aren't you afraid that she might get into an accident?"

Jiang Tang has a pure and kind personality. Yin Xia has lived with her for some time and really doesn't want to see such a good woman end up dying young.

"Don't worry, Jiang Tang and his wife are the big bargaining chips for the crown prince to suppress Prince Rui. The crown prince will not let anything happen to them. Besides, there are countless eyes watching them now, and Prince Rui does not want the couple to die suddenly. If they die unclearly, he will never be able to take off the dirty hat on his head, and how can he fight for the throne with dignity?"

Hearing Yan Muxi say this, Yin Xia felt relieved half of her worries, and the other half was for the prince. "The prince's wife doesn't have to worry too much. The prince is a lucky person, and he will be fine."

Yan Muxi did not tell Yinxia about Yu Wantai taking the pills, but Yinxia had always kept the pills. Combining the circumstances, she could guess the truth.

I thought I could live a comfortable life without worries after leaving Yan Mansion, but who could have imagined that Rong Palace was also a prison, and the lock on the cage was bigger than that of Yan Mansion, and even more difficult to pry open.

At that time, in the Qianqing Palace of the Imperial Palace, Emperor Yuanjing heard that Yu Wantai was seriously injured and was furious. "Useless, a bunch of useless wastes, what's the point of me keeping you?"

The imperial doctors knelt on the ground trembling with fear, and no one dared to speak a word to provoke the emperor's wrath.

After a while, Emperor Yuan Jing said angrily again: "Think of a way for me. If you can't save the prince, I will wipe out all of your Imperial Hospitals, and you bastards will all be fired."

In addition to the imperial doctors, Yan Yongchen was also in the palace. When Emperor Yuanjing's anger had almost flared up, he bowed and advised, "Your Majesty, don't get angry and get yourself hurt. Prince Rong is blessed with a good fortune and will be safe."

Emperor Yuan Jing glanced at him and slowed down his tone, "Let's hope so! My uncle only has this one heir, the Crown Prince. If something happens to him like this, I will never be at peace for the rest of my life."

Seeing Yan Yongchen, Doctor Fang suddenly remembered Qian Manman's previous illness. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said hesitantly, "Your Majesty, Madam Yan was suffering from a strange disease and was dying. She was saved by a witch doctor. I think you can also find a reliable witch doctor to try for the prince's injury."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuan Jing looked at Yan Yongchen in confusion, "Can you take what Doctor Fang said seriously?"

Yan Yongchen's face was calm. "It is true. My wife had contracted a strange disease for no reason. She had consulted numerous doctors but none of them could cure her. I happened to know a female witch doctor. I wanted to let her give it a try. Unexpectedly, she actually cured my wife's disease."

"Is the female witch doctor who treated Madam Yan in Luodu City now?" Emperor Yuanjing asked anxiously.

"I am only an acquaintance of the witch doctor, and I don't know her whereabouts, but I have a way to contact her."

Hearing Yan Yongchen's words, Emperor Yuanjing was very happy, "Lord Yan, you must find a female witch doctor as soon as possible. If she can cure the prince's injury, I will reward her handsomely."

"I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust. I will send people to look for him now." After saying this, Yan Yongchen bowed and left.

Seeing the emperor waving his hand, the other ministers bowed and left the hall, except the chief director of the Imperial Medical Bureau who stayed.

It was not until the backs of the crowd disappeared from his sight that Emperor Yuan Jing retracted the emotion in his eyes and asked the director of the Imperial Hospital in a deep voice, "Prince Rong is really injured to the point where he will not live long."

"Prince Rong's body is covered with whip wounds. He is indeed seriously injured. However, I think his symptoms are not caused by injuries, but poisoning."

Hearing this, Emperor Yuan Jing's eyes darkened, "Poisoned? Do you know what poison caused it? Is there any cure?"

The court official leaned forward and said, "I am not talented enough to diagnose what poison the prince has been poisoned with. However, I can confirm that the prince's pulse is extremely weak. If he is not treated in time, he may die at any time."

After the envoy left, Emperor Yuanjing summoned the secret guards of Prince Rong's Mansion to inquire. He learned that Yu Wantai had not come into contact with any suspicious people after returning to the mansion, and his doubts deepened.

Early the next morning, most of the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau came to Prince Rong's mansion together, along with the Crown Prince and the Third Prince.

After seeing Yu Wantai's injuries, Crown Prince Yu Jintang asked with a heavy face, "My little uncle was fine two days ago, why is he injured so badly?"

Yan Muxi gathered her emotions and replied with red eyes, "Thank you, Your Highness, for coming to visit the prince. The prince made a mistake, and father was angry and punished him more severely."

"Aunt Wang, do you know what Uncle Wang did wrong? Could it be that he was punished just because of the Xu family's case?"

Seeing Yan Muxi lowered her eyebrows and did not respond, looking as sad as if she was about to cry, Yu Jintang knew that he had guessed right. He could not hide his surprise, "Uncle Wang was saving people, how could he be wrong? The one who was wrong was clearly the emperor..."

Realizing that what he said was inappropriate, Yu Jintang stopped talking and his anger turned into a long sigh.

"Now that things have come to this, Aunt Wang, please don't be too sad and hurt yourself. Uncle Wang is lucky, and he will be fine." The third prince said to comfort him.

Yan Muxi raised her eyes and took a quick look, then bowed and expressed her gratitude, "Thank you, Third Prince, for your concern." She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she always felt that there was something ambiguous in the Third Prince's words.

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