Concubine Mei also brought the third prince over. The third prince was already sensible and usually liked to be close to his aunt. Now that he saw his aunt was dying, he cried loudly, holding Zhuangzhuang's hand and calling her.
Zi'an retreated quietly. The room was so uncomfortable that she could hardly breathe.
Hu Huanxi was outside. When he saw her come out, he came over and sat with her on the porch. "It happened very suddenly. No one wanted to see it. Don't be too sad."
She said so, but her eyes were red first. Zhuangzhuang was also her good friend, one of the few in this era.
"Who is that old man? Why did Lao Qi ask you to find him?" Zi'an asked with all his strength.
"Old Prince An Ran is from Liang. His whereabouts are a mystery. The only person who knows his whereabouts is King Ye. And not many people know where King Ye is. I know." Hu Huanxi did not hide it.
"Night King? Who is the Night King?" Zi'an asked puzzledly.
"Don't you even know your own brother-in-law?"
"Brother-in-law? Is he Murong Jie's younger brother?" Zi'an was very surprised.
"Yes, but he was driven out by the late emperor. He was such a bastard, so the late emperor named him the Night King and drove him out, leaving him to fend for himself. He didn't like to associate with anyone in the royal family, except your husband."
No wonder he ignored Prince Jianli and Prince An, and no one else paid much attention to him either.
"What's his ranking?" Zi'an asked stupidly.
"Nine, old nine!"
Zi'an narrowed his eyes and thought for a while. The late emperor had more than a dozen sons in total. Murong Jie was the seventh, Prince Nan Huai was the eighth, and this Prince Ye was the ninth. He was afraid that he could not remember their names, but only their rankings.
"This old prince is a very skilled doctor, right?" Zi'an was very curious about this old man because he knew acupuncture.
Only the old nine, slowly thinking, he was the one who caught her and threw her into the quagmire, who was behind it? Just now Hu Huanxi said that he had contact with the old seven.
Alas, I don’t have the mood to think about these things now.
"He is the true successor of Wen Yi, and also the successor of the golden needle technique. If you want to learn from him, you can ask the Night King to recommend you."
Zi'an's heart moved, "Will he accept me?"
"He and the Night King are close friends regardless of age difference. He listens to everything the Night King says." Hu Huanxi said lightly.
Zi'an sighed softly, "But, he couldn't save Zhuangzhuang either."
Hu Huanxi remained silent, his eyes gradually turning red.
Seeing that she had been here for a long time, Zi'an said, "You should go back first. You are also very busy. I will tell you if there is any news."
“No,” Hu Huanxi seemed distraught, “Just stay here for a while. I’ll be restless if I go back anyway, Zhuangzhuang… Before I met you, she was my only friend here. I can’t just leave like this…” She choked with sobs at the end of her voice and stopped talking.
The two leaned against each other, both feeling indescribably heartbroken.
The two of them traveled through time and space for thousands of years. They had been lost and helpless, sad and desperate, and had been bullied. It was Zhuangzhuang who stepped forward to help them. However, the kind-hearted woman is now hovering between life and death.
"Zi'an, I don't believe in Buddhism!" Hu Huanxi suddenly turned his head to look at her.
Zi'an was silent for a moment, "I don't believe it either."
They both stood up at the same time and knelt on the ground.
The princess's mansion has never been as lively as it is today. Royal relatives, court ministers, and ladies of honor are entering one after another.
Lady Chen came with Concubine Cui and Concubine Jin. Lady Chen looked at Zhuang Zhuang and shook her head sadly, "This child is so pitiful!"
Everyone feels sorry for Zhuangzhuang now, but before she committed suicide, who asked her if she was sad
Murong Jie persuaded the Empress Dowager to leave, and the concubines naturally followed. The Empress Dowager's eyes were swollen from crying, and her legs were weak when she walked. She was supported by the Empress and Concubine Mei to leave.
Hu Huanxi, Su Qing, Xiao Tuo and others were guarding in the courtyard, while the imperial physician and Prince An and Prince Li were in the outer room. Zi'an and Murong Jie were guarding inside.
Murong Jie didn't say much today. After everyone left, he asked Qin Zhi, "Has Zhang been here?"
Qin Zhi told Murong Jie what Zhang had said when she came to the princess's mansion.
Murong Jie raised his gloomy eyes, "The Xiao family was so scared that they even asked Zhang to come and warn Zhuangzhuang. This shows that the threat the emperor posed to the Xiao family that day was very serious."
He stood up and said, "Zi'an, you stay here and I will go into the palace."
"You want to see the emperor? Isn't the emperor unconscious?" Zi'an asked.
Murong Jie said coldly: "He also has moments of clarity. This king does not want to wait any longer and must know the whole story."
"Okay, go ahead!" Now they are only one step away from the truth. It is very clear that it was the emperor who did it, but no one knows how the emperor threatened the Xiao family and how he made Xiao Xiao endure eleven years of pain and not dare to associate with Zhuangzhuang.
The Crown Prince and Concubine Yi also came. The Crown Prince came in and took a look, then glanced at Zi'an indifferently and asked, "How is the Princess Zhenguo?"
Zi'an raised his eyes to look at him. He was obviously not worried at all. He just came to take a look as ordered. "The princess is very good. The prince is thoughtful."
"Very good? My mother said he was almost dead." The prince snorted coldly.
Concubine Yi hissed, "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense. The princess will be blessed by heaven."
Although Zi'an was surprised that the two of them were openly going in pairs, he thought there was nothing wrong with it after thinking about it. After all, other people didn't know about their affairs.
"I'm glad you're okay. Anyway, I've been here to see you. When the Empress Dowager asks about it later, just say that I was here." After the prince said this, he walked away coldly.
When he went out to the yard, he saw Hu Huanxi and wanted to go over and talk to her, but Hu Huanxi hid behind Xiao Tuo.
His face was full of displeasure, thinking of what Concubine Yi said. Perhaps everything was Hu Huanxi's plan. She didn't want to marry him, so she went along with the conspiracy designed by that bitch Xia Wan'er.
Now that he saw Hu Huanxi deliberately avoiding him, he was even more certain of this idea. He strode straight over and shouted sternly, "Hu Huanxi!"
Hu Huanxi bowed and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Don't be so hypocritical. I'm asking you, why are you hiding from me?"
Hu Huanxi was stunned for a moment, "I don't have this."
"No? Do you dare to say that you are not hiding from me?" The prince narrowed his eyes.
"No." Hu Huanxi said.
"Okay, if not, come with me now and I will take you out for fun." The prince stepped forward and pulled her arm.
Xiao Tuo separated them with one hand and said in a muffled voice, "Your Highness, the princess is still in there and her life or death is uncertain. Is it justifiable for you to cause trouble here?"
"Get out of here, what does this have to do with you?" the prince said angrily.
"If Your Highness makes trouble in the Princess's Mansion, I will take care of it. The prince has officially ordered that I will lead the secret guards of the Princess's Mansion. I will be responsible for all personnel entering and leaving the Princess's Mansion." Xiao Tuo said sternly.
The prince was so angry that he was shaking. "You actually used Murong Jie to pressure me? Don't forget that he is only a prince, and I am the prince."
"Yes, but please don't forget, Prince, he is the regent and is in charge of the government." Su Qing said lightly over there.
Hu Huanxi saw Xiao Tuo quarreling with the prince and was afraid of something happening, so he said, "Your Highness, it's not that I'm avoiding you, but now that the princess is in trouble, I feel sad and don't want to go out for fun. If you are interested, I will accompany you when the princess gets better."
"Who wants you to go with me?" The prince snorted and turned to stare at Xiao Tuo. "Just wait, I will not let you go. Sooner or later, I will pull out your teeth one by one."
(End of this chapter)