Zi'an deduced, "The prince's epilepsy should be caused by that brain injury. If I'm not mistaken, the prince has had seizures intermittently over the years, right?"
Prince Liang said calmly: "Yes, but it's not serious."
"Yes!" Zi'an nodded. "Epilepsy is a little troublesome to treat. It requires patience. If Your Majesty trusts me, I will come to give you acupuncture in the next three months."
She did not say that she would treat his leg injury or other problems, mainly because they were not yet too familiar with each other and she was afraid of causing him to be disgusted. If she gave up treatment at that time, she would not be able to explain to the Queen.
At this moment when she was surrounded by enemies on all sides, she didn't want to fight with the Queen. At least in these three months, the Queen was protecting her and no one dared to attack her openly.
"You saved my life. How can I still say that I don't trust you?" King Liang laughed.
Zi'an looked at him and remembered the first time he saw him. He was wearing a bright red wedding dress, sitting on a tall horse, looking very majestic.
At that time, King Liang was a devil to her.
Things are unpredictable. She didn't expect that after not being together for such a long time, she would feel that King Liang's smile was so open and honest that she couldn't help laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" King Liang asked when he saw her laughing for no reason.
"No, the prince will be angry if I tell you." Zi'an said.
"If you don't tell me, I'll be even angrier."
Zi'an asked him to lie down and prepared to give him acupuncture. "Tell the prince after the acupuncture."
Prince Liang then lay down obediently, looking at her with bright eyes, "Xia Zian, you were originally my princess, but I didn't expect that you would become my royal aunt in the future."
"Not necessarily!" Zi'an shook his head. "The world is unpredictable. It's like this today, but who knows what the situation will be like tomorrow?"
"As long as you don't regret the engagement, probably no one can stop you and your uncle," said King Liang.
Zi'an began to select acupuncture points and insert needles. Thinking of the days in the courtyard outside Beijing, he couldn't help but yearn for them. It would be great if he could always live such a peaceful life.
"Look at you. When you talk about the emperor's uncle, you feel as sweet as if you had eaten candy. Isn't that sweet?" King Liang joked.
Zi'an regained her composure and saw that he kept talking about her marriage to the Regent King, so she couldn't help but ask, "Does the prince not mind that I broke off the engagement before?"
"I forgive you, didn't I?" King Liang waved his hand. "I am not like you women, so petty. I forgive you when I say I forgive you, and I won't be fickle. What were you laughing at just now?"
Zi'an said, "I remember the day I met the prince. He was sitting on his horse and preparing to marry me. At that time, I still felt that the prince was very scary. But now that we have been getting along, I feel that the prince is not the evil person that the rumors say he is. Rumors are really scary."
King Liang snorted, "What's so scary about rumors? Just ignore them."
He raised his head, "I heard about what happened last night. Is your mother okay?"
Zi'an was a little surprised, "The prince knows?"
"What's so strange about that? The capital is not very big to begin with, so scandals spread very quickly!"
Zi'an thought about it and realized that it was true. Now the Xiangfu was already in the spotlight, how many eyes were watching? Last night's incident had alarmed the government again, and it had caused such a big commotion that it was impossible to conceal it.
"Yes, thank you for your concern, my mother is fine."
A servant came into the treatment room and said, "Your Highness, the Prime Minister's Mansion sent a message saying that tomorrow is the old lady's birthday, and invites Your Highness and the Concubine to have a drink."
"Give it here!" King Liang stretched out his hand and glanced at the note. "Go and tell Concubine Li that if she wants to go, she can go. If she doesn't want to go, just send someone to send a gift over."
Zi'an was very surprised. The old lady's birthday party? Tomorrow
How come I haven't heard of this before? Moreover, the Xiangfu dared to send an invitation to King Liang? Did the Xiangfu think that the matter of breaking off the engagement was really over
No, I seem to have heard Xiaosun say before that the old lady’s birthday is at the end of the year.
"Why? Do you want me to celebrate your grandmother's birthday?" King Liang asked when he saw Zi'an's face change slightly.
"No, no," Zi'an shook his head quickly, "I'm just wondering, the old lady's birthday should be at the end of the year, even if it's advanced, it shouldn't be half a year in advance."
Zi'an began to feel that there was something wrong. Even if he planned a birthday party, the time was too tight.
After hearing what Zi'an said, King Liang said to his servants, "Tell Concubine Li to accompany me to celebrate the old lady's birthday tomorrow."
Concubine Li was the concubine of Prince Liang. She was the woman given to him by the emperor when he was crowned as the prince. Later, she was promoted to concubine.
"Yes!" The servant turned and went out.
Zi'an raised his eyes and looked at Prince Liang, "Your Highness, there is really no need for you to attend."
"There's a good show to watch, and I don't want to miss it. Xia Zian, it's obvious that your family doesn't intend to let you have a good day, let alone let you take a deep breath."
Zi'an couldn't tell whether the King of Liang was mocking him or sympathizing with him, he just felt that what he said made sense.
Her father, her grandmother, had no intention of giving her a break.
After the treatment was completed, Prince Liang ordered people to prepare a carriage and said he would take her to the Regent's Palace.
Zi'an hesitated, "The Regent didn't let me pass."
"His injuries haven't healed yet, let's go and take a look," said King Liang.
Zi'an looked at him and said, "Although the prince is recovering in the mansion, he knows a lot."
"You must know everything you should know. That way, even if someone plots against you, you can die with your eyes closed." King Liang said calmly.
"That's a new theory." Zi'an was a little worried about Murong Jie's injury, so she decided to go and take a look. She hesitated for a moment and said, "The prince sent someone to take me there. You have to tell your people to tell the regent that it was you who strongly requested me to go there."
"Such a nagging!" King Liang sent her away.
Today was not a morning court day, so Murong Jie sent someone to send a letter to Prince Qi early in the morning, inviting him to a gathering at his house.
Prince Nan Huai did not come back last night. When he entered the house today, he saw Murong Jie standing in the pavilion and ordering people to move the potted plants in the garden.
He stared at Murong Jie for a while before walking up to him, "Royal Brother!"
Murong Jie turned around and looked down at Prince Nan Huai from the stone steps of the pavilion.
"Who asked you to come back?" Murong Jie asked coldly.
"My queen mother has ordered me to return to attend the funeral!" Prince Nan Huai responded in a cold voice.
Murong Jie said in a resolute voice: "Pack your things and return to the Southland."
Prince Nan Huai sneered, "I'm afraid it's not my brother who has the final say? Neither the Queen Mother nor the Consort let me go, so what gives you the right to do so?"
"As the regent of the country, all the people outside the city are under my control." There was a dangerous light flashing in Murong Jie's eyes.
"You..." Prince Nan Huai looked at him with hatred and resentment, "I am your biological brother, why are you forcing me like this? Why won't you let me go?"
"If I don't let you go, can you be at ease as your prince in the South for these years?" Murong Jie's face was straightforward without a trace of superfluous expression, "I will give you one day. After one day, if you are still in the capital, I will kill you."
"Don't you even care about my mother? She will be heartbroken once I leave." King Nan Huai asked unwillingly.
Murong Jie walked away, leaving behind a cold sentence, "She won't die of grief, she will still stand up and plan for you, waiting for your comeback!"
(End of this chapter)