Ning Chen had never done such a thing before, but at this moment he was the only one who dared to do it.
The imperial doctors quickly prepared hemostatic powder, various pills, gauze, silver needles, and strong liquor, waiting to treat the wound immediately after the arrow was pulled out.
The crossbow arrow is not like a bow and arrow. The handle is shorter, so it is not easy to exert force when pulling it out.
Ning Chen held Yao Xiang's shoulder with one hand and held the arrow handle with the other. He was also very nervous because this was a life.
"Pass on my decree, Fang Cairen, who risked her life to protect the emperor, is promoted to the rank of fourth-rank official."
After saying that, Ning Chen's eyes flashed, and he pulled out the crossbow arrow that had penetrated into his flesh with force. Immediately, a shocking blood mark was splashed on the dragon robe.
Even though he fainted, the severe pain made Yao Xiang groan.
The imperial doctors immediately rushed forward, gave Yao Xiang acupuncture and medicine to stop his bleeding.
She was lucky enough to survive.
She was directly promoted from the seventh-rank talent to the fourth-rank Xiuyi, one of the nine concubines, and in the future she was on equal footing with Yan Xiuyi.
Ning Chen sat in Yao Xiang's tent for a long time until the imperial physician came to stop her bleeding and said that her life was no longer in danger.
Just at this moment, someone came to report that Yang Baolin had been pregnant for more than a month. Although she had a miscarriage, fortunately Yang had a good physical condition and the baby was saved.
Today is March 11th, which means I was conceived in Kyoto.
Although this was a good thing, Ning Chen couldn't be happy because of the assassination that happened today. He just asked people to take good care of the person and didn't give any other instructions.
Everyone had returned by now, and fortunately all the concubines were there, except Li Wanrong who sprained her ankle and Yang Baolin who had a miscarriage. The more serious injuries were Ye Jun who was stabbed in the back and Yao Xiang who was shot by an arrow.
Lu Qingyun was hit by arrows in the arm and waist, while Ye Zhe was only hit by an arrow in the back of his thigh. Neither of them was fatal.
Aoqi and Zhuoligetu were not injured.
Ning Chen felt very upset when he was suddenly attacked. He overturned the desk when he returned to the tent.
Yuan Jiu didn't dare to breathe a single breath. He had served the emperor for many years and had never seen him so angry.
"Call the four great princes to see me. Those who can still move freely, come here and find out what is going on!"
He had been on the throne for less than three years, and he encountered such a thing for the first time as Zasak, which really made him extremely angry.
Soon, the big tent was full of people, including the injured.
The assassination of the emperor was no small matter, and everyone was nervous.
"I must get to the bottom of this matter. Who is trying to murder me? They even thought of hiding in the bushes. It seems that they are sure that I will go fishing by the river. If you say there is no one inside, I will never believe it!"
Ning Chen no longer had the rage he just had, but the hostility around him still made people dare not look directly at him.
After all, Lu Qingyun was closer to him, so he was the first to speak despite the pressure.
"Your Majesty, although we haven't found the traitor yet, we can tell from the crossbow that they are the Jin people. They also have a deadly guard crossing the river to fight. Their clothing and appearance show that they are undoubtedly the Jin people."
"Okay, very good!" Ning Chen's eyes were as cold as ice. He swept over the people below and sneered, "After all, I have so many capable people around me that I can even connect with the Jin people and the Liao Kingdom!"
At this moment, Ning Chen suddenly remembered the guard who suddenly swung his knife at him.
"Lu Qingyun, who are the guards who went out with me this time? Find them all for me, alive or dead!"
"Did the Emperor notice anything strange about the guards accompanying him?"
Ye Zhe reacted quickly.
He had already visited Ye Jun and knew about the sudden attack by the guard.
After hearing this, Aoqi finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that it was not the Zasak people who did it.
In fact, he had wondered in his mind whether it was Zhuoligetu or Erdun who did it.
But Erdun is ambitious but lacks courage, so he should not do this. Zhuoligetu already has a daughter who has been taken into the emperor's harem, so he should not do this.
Now the traitor may appear among the guards from Kyoto, so Zasak will be safer.
"Your Majesty, I failed to protect you this time. Please give me a chance to atone for my sins. How could these Jin people sneak into Nanqi? It must be due to border defense negligence. I am willing to cooperate with General Lu to conduct a thorough investigation inside and outside, and I will give Your Majesty an accurate answer!"
Aoqi knelt down with an extremely respectful attitude.
With him taking the lead, the other three princes also knelt down and said the same thing.
Ning Chen didn't believe them completely now, so he didn't agree.
However, Ye Zhe and Lu Qingyun were both injured, so they had to carefully decide who to send with them to investigate the case.
In the end, a younger member of the Yao family was chosen. He was the son of Yao Xiang's uncle, and had gotten a job in the imperial guards thanks to his ancestors' influence.
However, he does have some abilities and is now in charge of the Imperial Guards.
This matter needs to be investigated as soon as possible. We were supposed to return to Kyoto in three or four days, but after this incident, we have to advance our schedule.
After arranging the people to investigate the case, Ning Chen finally had time to catch his breath. He then thought of Ye Jun, sat for a while, and then stood up again.
At this time, people close to him could still be taken care of, but Xia, who was far away in the palace, did not have the blessing of being remembered.
In Fengqi Palace, the little palace maid who came to report the news was crawling all over the place.
"My queen, something bad has happened. It's bad. Lady Xia ate something and suddenly she's bleeding!"
“What!” The queen stood up in shock. “Come here, go get the imperial physician and ask him to see Concubine Xia immediately. If anything happens to Concubine Xia and the heir, I will chop you all to pieces!”
When the queen arrived, Yan Xiuyi was already there.
Xia Cairen is advanced in pregnancy and may give birth at any time, so all the necessary things are ready and she has been carried into the delivery room.
"What's going on? Wasn't the fetus healthy? Why is it so red?"
The queen sat down and asked sternly.
The imperial physician knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, the food that the concubine ate was mixed with unclean things, which caused the fetus to move and it looks like she is having a miscarriage."
"Miscarriage?" Yan Xiuyi raised her voice, "She was already full-term, how could she have miscarriage!"
"Now that the baby is full-term, he will be able to survive if born. However, it is not a natural outcome after all. And with this unexpected event, I can only do my best to save the royal heir." The imperial physician was also in a dilemma.
The Queen was so annoyed. These pregnancies kept going wrong, making her seem very incompetent.
"How can a full-term fetus be so fragile? I order you to protect the heir!"
Yan Xiuyi yelled angrily and stood up anxiously.
She has waited for so long, how could she be willing to give up at this time.
"Okay! Let the imperial physician go in to see Concubine Xia immediately. What's the point of you worrying here?" the Queen scolded.
The imperial physician responded immediately and hurried into the inner room to help.
At this moment, Xia Cairen was already sweating all over from the pain, as if he had just been fished out of the water.
Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes and rolled into her hair. No one cared about her life or death. From the midwife to the imperial physician, they all shouted at her to push hard and give birth to an heir.
Her life now depends on herself.