These words almost pissed off Prime Minister Xia to death. How dare she do that? In front of so many people, she asked to stay in the palace to take care of the prince. How could she be so shameless? Although the marriage was granted, she still hadn't been married yet. In everyone's eyes, she was still the daughter of the prime minister's mansion, a lady from a noble family. How would people see her staying in the palace with the prince before getting married
How could the royal family want such a shameless daughter-in-law
The queen was so angry that her hands were shaking. She raised her head and looked at Prime Minister Xia, her eyes uncertain, "The Prime Minister has been well-educated!"
After saying that, he left the table angrily.
After Queen Murong Jie left, he stood up and said, "Well, it's getting late, let's all go back and rest."
After saying that, he extended his hand to Zi'an. Zi'an hesitated for a moment, put his hand in his, stood up, and the two of them left in full view of everyone.
This was more convincing than issuing an imperial decree to grant a marriage. In such a formal occasion tonight, the Regent first asked Xia Zian to sit with him, and then took Xia Zian's hand and left, showing the utmost respect, and announcing to everyone that Xia Zian would be the future Regent Princess.
This kind of attention was never what Zi'an wanted, but the only thing she wanted was someone standing by her side, telling her that she was not fighting alone.
Although, after returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, she still had to face all the man-eating beasts in the Mansion alone.
But this little warmth was enough to ignite all her courage.
After leaving the hall, Zi'an found that Murong Jie's steps were a little unsteady. She was startled and reached out to support him. Murong Jie spat out a mouthful of blood and his face immediately turned very pale.
"Your Highness..." She was shocked. How could this happen
Murong Jie wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "Don't make a fuss, you won't die."
Xiao Tuo stepped forward and said in a reproachful tone: "You should not have forced someone to die if you knew that your injuries had not healed. If this move was a little more severe, it could have cost you your life."
Murong Jie said unhappily, "Alright, this prince knows his limits. You ask your aunt to send Zi'an back to the prime minister's residence. As for you and Su Qing, follow this prince back to the residence."
Zi'an asked, "Is the prince's injury all right?"
Xiao Tuo explained: "The move I used to kill someone just now was taught by Aunt Ashe who was beside the Empress Dowager. It's called Flying Killing, but it can only be used once. After using it once, you have to rest for at least half a month to recover your strength."
Killing people in mid-air? Zi'an was a little curious, was this Aunt Ah She the legendary snake demon
Seeing Zi'an's puzzled expression, Su Qing explained for Xiao Tuo, "This mid-air killing technique is actually to concentrate all your internal energy on your fingertips, but you have to master the trick. The trick is to seal the acupuncture points, which is the same as when you use acupuncture to stimulate your potential."
After hearing this, Zi'an couldn't help but feel relieved. What she thought was such a powerful martial art just now turned out to be a way to stimulate potential.
Murong Jie arranged for Zhuangzhuang to send Zi'an back home. In the carriage, Murong Zhuangzhuang kept muttering, "I hate you guys so much. You didn't tell Lao San and me that you were alive, and made us worry for nothing."
Zi'an smiled and pushed everything onto Xiao Tuo. "I thought Xiao Tuo would have sent someone to inform you. The prince was seriously injured at the time, and I couldn't spare time to take care of other things. It was Xiao Tuo and Su Qing who took care of everything. It was not my intention to make the princess worry. Please don't blame me, princess."
Zhuangzhuang waved his hand and said, "It's not your fault. If you want to blame someone, blame Xiao Tuo, the warrior, and Su Qing. They knew that the Third Brother and I were so worried, but they didn't tell us. I will definitely settle the score with them later."
Zi'an thought about their return to the palace, wondering what the situation was like there? This time, leaving the palace and returning home might not be so smooth. Was Prince Nan Huai willing to give up
And, Toffee...
Zi'an always had doubts in his heart; the Concubine's actions were too confusing.
Zi'an asked Murong Zhuangzhuang tentatively, "By the way, the noble concubine must be worried too, right?"
Murong Zhuangzhuang said: "She cried very sadly. After all, he was her own son, how could she not worry? He died, and even the body was missing. No one could accept it. She was strong just crying. If it were someone else, she would probably want to commit suicide."
Zi'an nodded, "Yes, he is my own son after all."
A carriage passed by their carriage quickly. Murong Zhuangzhuang lifted the curtain, took a look, lowered the curtain, and said coldly, "It's the carriage of the prime minister's mansion."
Zi'an said nothing. After returning home, she would face another bloody storm.
After walking for a while, the driver suddenly uttered a "whoosh" and hurriedly pulled the reins. The horse flew into the air, and the carriage tilted backwards. The two men bumped into each other and almost rolled out.
"What's going on?" Murong Zhuangzhuang asked angrily. He opened the curtain and saw the guards on horseback dismounting and running over quickly.
A woman was lying on the bluestone road. The guards' torches illuminated the woman's face. Blood was oozing from her forehead. It was Yuan.
It turned out that Yuan was thrown off the carriage. Fortunately, the driver found her in time, otherwise she would have been crushed.
Murong Zhuangzhuang and Zi'an jumped down and took Yuan from the guards. Yuan was already unconscious, with blood oozing from her forehead.
Murong Zhuang was furious and ordered the guards on horseback, "Ride up immediately and intercept the Xiangfu's carriage. Arrest everyone and wait for me to come over."
"Yes, Princess!"
The carriage pulled over to the side of the road, and Zi'an quickly tore off the hem of her skirt to bandage Yuan's forehead. The anger in her heart was indescribable, but nothing was more important than stopping the bleeding at the moment.
Fortunately, she had hemostatic powder with her, which Xiao Tuo had bought at the drugstore for Murong Jie to use. However, Murong Jie no longer needed the hemostatic powder at that time, so she put it in her sleeve pocket. She didn't expect it to come in handy now.
The wound was very big. His forehead hit the ground when he fell from the carriage. The streets in this area are made of bluestone slabs rather than dirt roads. They are very solid. Some of the slabs were broken. Judging from the wound, he must have fallen on the broken part of the slab, otherwise the wound would not be so deep.
Blood flowed all the way down Yuan's forehead, and it could almost be described as blood covering her face. The hemostatic powder did not work so quickly, and Zi'an could only press on the wound with a handkerchief.
The handkerchief was soon stained with blood. Zhuangzhuang took off his outer garment and tore off a piece for Zian. Zian folded it up and pressed it down. He anxiously asked Zhuangzhuang, "Is there a clinic nearby?"
"Aren't you a doctor?" Zhuangzhuang asked.
"The hemostatic powder is not working and I don't have any medicine. Let's find a clinic quickly." Zi'an was extremely anxious as he looked at Yuan's increasingly paler face and the blood that kept flowing out.
The driver hurriedly said, "Princess, there is a Baohe Hall just ahead, why don't you go there?"
"Hurry, let's go now!" said Murong Zhuangzhuang.
The driver rode away, and after only a few hundred meters, they arrived at Baohetang. The driver hurriedly knocked on the door, but Baohetang was already closed. Hearing someone knocking on the door, he impatiently said through the door: "It's closed. Go somewhere else."
The driver said sternly: "Open the door, the princess is here."
"What princess? Nonsense, hurry up and leave. Does the princess still need to come to me for treatment?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Zhuangzhuang stepped forward and kicked the door open.
(End of this chapter)