Murong Jie and Zi'an thought that Prince Liang was still in Jingning Palace, but they didn't know that Prince Liang had already been sent out through the north gate.
Arriving at Jingning Palace, the palace maid went to report that the queen was about to look for Zi'an, and when she heard her coming, she said sternly, "Tell them to come in."
Pan Dan happened to go out and saw Zi'an and Murong Jie. He hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice and said, "His Royal Highness Prince Liang has been sent out of the palace by the Empress Dowager. His Royal Highness Prince Liang insisted on returning home."
After hearing what Pan Dan said, the two of them hurried away again.
Honghua came out to call the two people, but Pan Dan said they had left. Honghua looked at Pan Dan and said softly: "Pandaren, your master is the Queen Mother, I hope you remember that."
Pan Dan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Miss Honghua for the reminder."
Honghua shook her head and turned to go in.
When the Queen heard Murong Jie and Zi'an leave again, she sneered, "You don't dare to face me, right? Tell me to go out and tell Xia Zi'an to come to Jingning Palace immediately."
Honghua received the order and turned around to go out.
Honghua naturally couldn't catch up with Murong Jie and Zi'an, as they had already quickly left the palace and went to Prince Liang's Mansion.
If Honghua wanted to convey the imperial decree, she had to go to Prince Liang's mansion. However, Murong Jie ordered that no one was allowed to enter the mansion, and Honghua was blocked outside.
Honghua had no choice but to tell the doorman and left.
When Zi'an saw the injuries below the waist of King Liang, he burst into tears. He was beaten so cruelly. If King Liang did not have a strong foundation, these sixty strokes of the board would have been the end of his life.
The area below the waist was a mess of flesh and blood. Because he was beaten with a large thorn stick, the injury was particularly horrific, with bloody wounds. The imperial physician only gave preliminary treatment, but in fact, there was nothing he could do because the wounds were too big and too many.
He was beaten with a rattan stick for sixty times, and his bones were probably damaged, but there was no way to check. He could only lie there, and his skin and flesh were all injured and bloody.
Zi'an knew about brambles, but it was impossible for brambles to be beaten into such a bloody mess. She asked Murong Jie in a trembling voice, "Why were the brambles beaten like this? Aren't brambles usually cut of their joints?"
Murong Jie gnashed his teeth and said, "The big canes in the palace have small iron spikes. The spikes are very short, but very close together. They are used to deal with palace servants who have made serious mistakes. The queen wants his life."
"I don't know if I can save my life, my legs..." Zi'an's whole body was cold, and his teeth were chattering, and he didn't know if it was out of anger or fear.
She has been practicing medicine for many years and has never seen such an injury. The patient's life can be saved, but the leg may not be saved.
To get through this, King Liang needs great willpower.
She began to clean the wound slowly. Because there were iron thorns on the bramble, these thorns would definitely not be disinfected first. The rusty iron thorns could easily cause tetanus. However, there was no way to cure it because even if it was tetanus, she had no needle to give it a shot.
This treatment was a huge project. They slowly removed the skin and flesh that had been removed, carried out extensive disinfection, and applied medicine. This process was very painful, and the unconscious King Liang also woke up from the pain. Zi'an watched him grit his teeth and hold on, and whispered, "Scream out, if it hurts."'
"It's okay!" He was trembling all over, sweating profusely, but still holding on.
Murong Jie originally wanted to go to the palace to find the queen, but when he saw Prince Liang's condition, he did not dare to leave, fearing that something might happen, and he could not even see him for the last time.
Too many things have happened in the Murong family during this period. First it was Aunt Sizhu, then Zhuangzhuang, and now it is Prince Liang Murong Xin. Separation and illness and injury have pushed Murong Jie's tolerance to the limit. He is now like a bomb with a lit fuse, ready to explode at any time.
It took four hours to treat Prince Liang's injury. Four hours is eight hours. For Zi'an, in addition to enduring psychological torture, she also had to endure physical fatigue. After the wound was treated, she collapsed completely.
Murong Jie hugged her and asked solemnly, "What's the situation?"
Zi'an opened his mouth and took two deep breaths, then choked up and said, "Not good, very bad."
"Is your life safe?" he asked again. As long as you are still alive, there is still hope.
"I don't know." Zi'an burst into tears, "I can't guarantee that there won't be an infection. If it does, I don't have any medicine to cure it."
"Where is the golden needle technique?" Murong Jie's voice was hoarse, and his fingertips were trembling slightly.
"It's no use, it's no use!"
Murong Jie said nothing, but just hugged her tightly, as if he was holding the only one in his arms, cautiously and fearfully.
Su Qing, Xiaotuo and Liu Liu came over after finding out about it. Seeing this situation, everyone was very sad.
The Empress Dowager also sent people to inquire about the situation several times. When in the palace, the imperial physician evaded the issue and said it was just an external injury. However, the Empress Dowager herself knew that such an injury was very dangerous.
The Queen did not send anyone to inquire, but Pan Dan came and said that he was ordered to protect Prince Liang, but was beaten out by Murong Jie. He did not leave and has been waiting outside.
Liu Liu was originally very happy because Xiao Tuo was finally going to marry her. She wanted to tell everyone about this happy thing, but she couldn't say it out loud, and she couldn't be happy anymore.
She had always known that life was very fragile, but she had never expected it to be so fragile. King Liang was already unconscious, lying on the bed, without a trace of life.
Because Zi'an said he would rely on his willpower to get through this, everyone took turns talking to him by his bedside to let him know that they were always there.
In the middle of the night, he started to have a high fever. Zi'an had already prepared antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs and antipyretics. He immediately drank the medicine as soon as the high fever appeared. However, after half an hour of taking the antipyretics, the fever did not go down, but got even worse.
Because he had epilepsy, Zi'an was afraid that the high fever would trigger an epileptic seizure, so he didn't dare leave for a moment and stayed by the bed.
Eunuch Sun came in person late at night to check the situation. Zi'an told him the truth and said that His Royal Highness Prince Liang might not be able to pass this test.
Eunuch Sun was very sad and went back to the palace to report to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was extremely heartbroken and took Eunuch Sun to Jingning Palace.
The Queen had gone to bed, but she was not asleep. When she heard Honghua say that the Empress Dowager was coming late at night, she stood up to greet her. She was naturally unhappy.
She knew that King Liang was skilled in martial arts, so she thought that he should be able to survive sixty strokes of the cane, and at most his legs would be broken.
However, she forgot that Prince Liang had been in poor health ever since he had an epileptic seizure and had been taking large amounts of medication, which had damaged his foundation long ago. These sixty strokes of the cane would really cost him his life.
"Mother, you come here so late. Is there something urgent?" The Queen bowed and asked directly without even saying hello. Her tone was extremely impatient.
The Queen Mother looked at her with a cold gaze, cold to the bone, "To the Queen, it is not a big deal, but to me, it is a huge matter."
The queen sat down lazily and wiped her red and swollen eyes. She couldn't sleep tonight and cried several times. She was still very upset and didn't want to socialize with this old woman.
"No matter how big the problem is, there is always a way to solve it. Mother, please go to bed early. I will go to pay my respects to you early tomorrow morning."
The Queen Mother slammed the table. She was sitting in the same seat as the Queen had sat today. She also slammed the table and yelled at Prince Liang two or three times in a row.
"I just want to see what kind of heart you have. You can be so cruel to your own son. If you want him to die, just chop him with a knife. Why make him suffer like this before he dies?"
(End of this chapter)