Zi'an and Murong Jie were both awake and guarding Zhuangzhuang by the bed.
All that could be done had been done. The only thing left to do now was to stay with her.
She lived in glory all her life, but she was always lonely, living an extremely luxurious and lonely life in this luxurious princess mansion.
She was accompanied by only two maids.
There are also mountains of gold and silver, countless splendor, and indescribable golden brilliance.
She had things that many people dream of, but she didn't get anything she wanted.
She said goodbye to the world in the most heroic way.
Zi'an cried several times and his eyes were swollen like peaches.
When Murong Jie came out of the palace, she didn't ask him what he had said to the emperor. No matter what happened before, he was now unconscious and seriously injured.
There is no point in pursuing those things.
Murong Jie has been emotionally unstable since he came out of the palace. He repeatedly asked himself if he were in such a high position, would he sacrifice a woman's lifelong happiness so that he could rest easy.
The answer is that he won’t. Defending one’s country is a man’s job and he won’t sacrifice his loved ones.
He knew that being an emperor sometimes required being ruthless and decisive. Ever since he became regent, he had been decisive in killing people and showed no mercy to those who deserved to be killed.
But he couldn't be cruel to an innocent person.
Late at night, he went out and talked with Prince Li and Prince An for a long time. In the end, the three brothers were silent.
Empress Dowager Long once said that most of the descendants of the Murong family were sentimental and passionate. Since Empress Dowager Long came to power, from Emperor Hui to the present emperor, there has never been any major incident of brothers fighting for power.
Especially among the dozen brothers of Murong Jie's generation, only one King Nan Huai emerged. As for the crown prince, he was legitimately the heir to the throne, and it could not be considered as a power grab. It was just that Taifu Liang was behind him, fanning the flames and making him go further and further down the wrong path.
Under the teachings of Empress Dowager Long, brothers should be friendly and respectful to younger brothers, and they should respect and obey their elders. Emperor Hui advocated governing the country with benevolence and filial piety. He was the first emperor who advocated combining Confucianism and Taoism, taking the essence and removing the dross. The Murong Dynasty reached its peak in this generation.
Suddenly, Murong Zhuangzhuang's suicide revealed the ugly side of the royal family. It turned out that when they were off guard, something had gone bad.
It was difficult for the three brothers to accept this fact.
Over the years, many of Murong's brothers have made military achievements, and some counselors were worried that the princes would become too powerful. They wrote to the emperor, asking him to exercise more restraint on the princes, but the emperor never did so and gave them a high degree of trust.
So they all felt at ease and believed that the Murong family would always follow the teachings of Queen Mother Long and continue on.
The next morning, the doorman brought in the toothless fat man from yesterday, and the toothless fat man brought someone else with him.
When Xiao Tuo saw the man brought by the toothless fat man, he looked at him for a long time, then quickly ran in to find Zi'an.
Zi'an had just helped Zhuangzhuang wipe his face. She hadn't slept all night and had cried several times, so her eyes were red and swollen like walnuts. Xiao Tuo came in and grabbed her and left without saying anything.
"Xiao Tuo, what's the matter?" Zi'an clapped his hands angrily.
"Come and take a look, that man looks like your brother!" Xiao Tuo pulled her out.
"What?" Zi'an was stunned. "My brother? You mean Xia Lin?"
"Yeah, look!" Xiao Tuo pointed at the man brought by the toothless fat man. He was wearing a green dress, his hair was tied into double buns like a girl, his face was round, and he was a little fatter than before, which made him particularly cute.
He didn't look around, but just followed the toothless fat man obediently, just like before.
Zi'an covered his mouth, tears streaming down his face, and shouted at him, "Linlin!"
Xia Lin raised his head and saw Zi'an at a glance. He immediately ran over and hugged Zi'an, "Big sister!"
Murong Jie, Prince An and others came out and were surprised to see this scene. Didn't Xia Lin say he was dead? How could he still be alive
After the siblings had finally hugged each other enough, Murong Jie stepped forward and asked, "What's going on?"
Zi'an wiped away his tears and looked at Xia Lin, "Yes, what happened? How did you leave the palace? Who saved you?"
Xia Lin shook his head honestly, "I don't know who saved me."
The toothless fat man chuckled, "Ah Shui, it was Grandpa who saved you. I told you several times, but you didn't remember."
Xia Lin seemed to remember something all of a sudden, and stuck out his tongue a little embarrassedly, "Yes, it was Grandpa who saved me, that's what they said."
"Grandpa?" Zi'an looked at the toothless fat man, "Is it old Prince An Ran?"
"Yeah." The toothless fat man nodded.
Murong Jie was a little confused. "He called you Ah Shui. Could it be that the person who can detoxify that the old prince mentioned yesterday is you?"
Everyone looked at the toothless fat man, who grinned, "Yes, that's him. He has learned the Poison Sutra."
Even though I couldn't help but feel depressed, this Ah Shui is Xia Lin? This makes people more disappointed than last night.
Not to mention a person with a mental problem, even an extremely smart person may not be able to grasp the essence after studying for a month.
Xia Lin was originally mentally retarded, and looking at his current appearance, he seemed dazed and confused. How could he be someone who knew medical skills
Everyone felt that old Prince An Ran was too deceiving and it would be better not to give him hope.
Zi'an was also very disappointed, but seeing Xia Lin coming back somewhat dispelled the grief in his heart.
However, she immediately had a question, "I remember you were seriously injured and had already died, how could that happen?"
Murong Jie said, "Could it be that you made a wrong diagnosis? He may not have died. I have heard of a person who was diagnosed as dead but came back to life two days later. This was fake death."
"I've been a military doctor for eight years. Do you think it's possible that I made a wrong diagnosis?" Zi'an asked without hesitation.
Murong Jie's eyes flashed with surprise, and he looked at her, "You have been a military doctor for eight years?"
Zi'an wanted to slap herself in the face. She didn't sleep last night. She was worried and sad. The ecstasy of seeing Xia Lin made her emotions overwhelmed. These words that had been rotting in her stomach came out without warning.
"I'm sure Xia Lin was dead at that time." Zi'an quickly changed the subject without answering Murong Jie.
Murong Jie and Prince An looked at each other, but as there were people around them, they did not want to continue asking questions.
The toothless fat man said, "He died. He died when Grandpa saved him."
"Can someone who's dead be saved?" Zi'an was shocked. "Then Xiao Xiao isn't dead yet, so how can he say there's only a 10% chance of recovery?"
The toothless fat man said: "Xiao Xiao is dead too!"
"What?" Murong Jie and Prince An shouted at the same time. Murong Jie even grabbed the fat boy by the collar and pulled him up. "What did you say? Xiao Xiao is dead?"
The toothless fat boy was only thirteen or fourteen years old. He had always followed old Prince An Ran and had never been treated so fiercely. Now, when he heard Murong Jie mention him in a ferocious manner, he was stunned for a moment and then burst into tears.
Zi'an pushed him away and angrily said, "Look at you, a grown man, and you're still scaring a child to tears."
Murong Jie stepped back awkwardly, "Who knew he wouldn't be scared!"
(End of this chapter)