An Ran suddenly developed a high fever at night. Fortunately, Tianjizi took care of her by her bedside. By midnight, the fever had subsided. Tianjizi ordered people to feed her rice soup and then medicine, and her condition stabilized.
However, he had already sent someone to inform Prince Luo that Princess An's condition had suddenly worsened.
Before Prince Luo came, Tianjizi said to An Ran: "I will tell the prince during the day that the princess is leaving today."
Princess An stared at him, her eyes were like looking at someone she had never met, so strange, yet so polite, "Thank you!"
"I heard from the servants that after the prince left Lanxiang Garden, he has been sitting in the study. He has not eaten or returned to his room."
Princess An remained silent, her face looking frighteningly pale from a high fever.
She closed her eyes, as if she was very tired and wanted to sleep.
Tianjizi said nothing and continued to stay by her side.
When Prince Luo arrived, Princess An's fever came back. Tianjizi frowned and said, "How could this happen? I had already retired."
Princess An seemed to hear the sound, opened her eyes slightly, then turned her head and fell asleep again.
Prince Luo arrived soon. He came in anxiously and asked softly, "How is it?"
Tianjizi was taking the patient's pulse and when he heard the question he remained silent for the time being, waiting for the pulse diagnosis to be completed before answering.
"How?" Prince Luo saw that he had let go of his hand and asked hurriedly without waiting for him to speak.
Prince Luo also found it extremely strange. "The princess's physique is very special. She seems to have been poisoned. The trauma caused her fever. It just subsided, but it came back in a moment."
"Poisoned?" Prince Luo was shocked. "Did you see clearly? How could she be poisoned?"
"It's hard to say. Even if she was poisoned, it might have happened a long time ago. But the princess should have taken medicine to control the poison over the years. However, now that she is seriously injured and has damaged her internal energy, the situation is out of control."
Tianjizi was not lying. He suspected that Princess An had been poisoned in her early years and the poison had never been removed, but was only contained by taking medicine or other means.
Prince Luo sat beside the bed, looking at Princess An's pale face. Her body was trembling a little. This was a chill reaction that people with high fever would experience. Although he did not know any medical skills, he knew this.
"Silly girl!" He stretched out his hand, wanting to touch her cheek, but thinking of the scene of her suicide, he still felt his heart and soul scattered, and immediately retracted his hand as if he had been electrocuted.
"Prince, are you okay?" Tianjizi looked at his face and asked softly.
Prince Luo shook his head, "Not good, this prince is not good at all."
Tianjizi sighed softly, "I will go and write another prescription. Your Majesty, please accompany the princess."
"Okay!" Prince Luo responded unconsciously.
Tianjizi walked a few steps and suddenly turned back, "Your Majesty, when I was treating the princess, I found that she had at least more than thirty wounds on her body. She must have been ambushed and killed many times over the years."
Prince Luo suddenly raised his head, a trace of anger flashing in his eyes, "What?"
Tianjizi's face was gloomy. "It's just a guess, but a royal princess lives a quiet life every day and doesn't offend anyone. It's impossible that she stabbed herself with these wounds."
"Sir, if you have anything to say, just say it!" Prince Luo suddenly stood up, something was slowly gathering in his eyes, and the light of anger was jumping.
Tianjizi said, "Your Highness, the princess lives in Kyoto, which is under the feet of the emperor. There are probably not many people who dare to kill the royal princess under the feet of the emperor. Who has such a big grudge against her that he has to assassinate her again and again? How did the princess escape? Although I am not talented, I can see that some of the wounds are almost fatal. If she didn't hold someone's handle, would it be necessary?"
After saying this, he bowed and turned to leave.
Prince Luo's heart seemed to be hit hard by something, his teeth chattered and his fists clenched unconsciously.
Evidence? What evidence could An Ran have on someone? Apart from the incident she had mentioned, what else could have caused her to get involved in one murder after another
Poisoning and injury, what on earth has his sister been through over the years
Thinking of this, his heart and throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he felt indescribably heavy and uncomfortable.
He reached out his hand and stroked her cheek. As soon as his hand touched Princess An's face, she suddenly opened her eyes, raised her hand quickly, and twisted his hand. When she saw clearly that it was him, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief, "It's you..."
She let go of his hand, her eyes a little dazed.
Prince Luo felt a pang in his heart and shook his head, "An Ran, it's Third Brother, go to sleep."
Princess An did not close her eyes and continued to sleep. She even looked around with some vigilance and asked anxiously, "Where are my people?"
"Everyone is waiting for you outside. Don't worry. No one dares to attack you here with my third brother." Prince Luo's last words seemed to burst out from between his teeth, full of crushed hatred.
Princess An just smiled sadly, "Yeah."
A one-note umm, unable to utter flying sarcasm, filled with suspicion and distrust.
She slowly closed her eyes and murmured, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have come!"
Prince Luo's lips were trembling. He knew that An Ran was blaming him for being biased and cowardly.
"An Ran..." He called out softly, his voice filled with unspeakable pain.
"Third brother, I want to sleep." An Ran turned her head away, "Don't worry, I will leave at dawn and I won't disturb you."
"No!" Suddenly, Prince Luo spoke with a clanging voice, like a landslide, making Princess Anran's ears buzz, "Third brother believes you."
Princess An turned her head, tears quickly filling her eyes. She bit her lips tightly, unwilling to cry out. Seeing her so stubborn and aggrieved, Prince Luo felt extremely heartbroken.
"An Ran, I'm sorry!" Even though Prince Luo was an extremely hard-hearted man, he couldn't help but be moved when he saw his sister like this, and he was not really that cold and hard.
"I am sorry to you and my third sister-in-law." An Ran burst into tears, as if crying out all the sufferings she had endured in the past few days. Her face was covered with tear marks, and she looked extremely miserable and embarrassed.
She cried and said, "If you still don't believe it, you can go find the people who served my third sister-in-law that day. If they haven't been killed yet, they will tell you the truth if you ask them now. They didn't dare to say it that day."
Prince Luo closed his eyes, tears streaming down his face. He felt so heartbroken and angry.
On that day, all the people who served the princess disappeared after she committed suicide.
When they disappeared, some jewelry was also lost in the palace. It seems that they fled in a hurry because they knew that if they didn't escape, they would be the ones to die.
He will investigate and get to the bottom of everything that happened that day. He must avenge the man who raped his wife and killed his son.
"An Ran, why didn't you tell me earlier?" He held back his grief, yet there was even a hint of resentment in his expression.
Princess An covered her face and suddenly screamed hysterically, her grief reaching its utmost. “I dare not… I’m sorry, I dare not… I’m afraid of death!”
(End of this chapter)