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Princess Xinyang instructed Yu Jin to take Gu Jiao to a room prepared in advance, where the charcoal was already burning hot inside. Yu Jin took out dry clothes prepared by Princess Xinyang for Gu Jiao to change into.
Xiao Heng had brought along several extra sets, one set was given to Gu Chengfeng, and the other... was given to Marquis Xuanping.
Both of their figures were somewhat suitable for the clothes, but Liu Quan had a bit of a middle-aged belly and couldn"t fit into Xiao Heng"s clothes, so he went to find a guard to get another set.
Looking at the clothes of his son in his hands, Marquis Xuanping said to Princess Xinyang at the door, "Well, of course, you don"t have any of my clothes over there."
Princess Xinyang"s face darkened, you talk as if I"ll bring you your clothes if I have them!
Marquis Xuanping looked at Princess Xinyang with a smirk, "Qin Fengwen, did you come specifically to save me?"
Princess Xinyang could put up with him if he didn’t open his mouth, but once he spoke, she always felt like beating him up!
Princess Xinyang said impatiently, "I came to save my son!" Could he stop making it all about himself?
"Oh." Marquis Xuanping raised an eyebrow and placed the clothes on the table, "I don"t believe you."
Princess Xinyang: "..."
How had this man managed to be more and more shameless over the years?
To avoid getting too upset, Princess Xinyang decided to simply ignore him!
Princess Xinyang went to Gu Jiao"s room, where the rescued baby was also placed.
Gu Jiao had already changed into new clothes and was treating the baby.
"Condition?" Princess Xinyang asked upon entering the room.
Gu Jiao opened her little medicine chest, took out a stethoscope, and said, "The bones are fine; there are some scratches and abrasions, mild dehydration, and a high fever. Given the depth of the well, this child is really lucky."
"I meant how you"re doing." Princess Xinyang clarified.
Gu Jiao put on the stethoscope to listen to the baby"s heartbeat and breathing.
Princess Xinyang read her expression, sighed, and asked, "Have you been injured?"
"I"m fine." Gu Jiao said before Princess Xinyang could ask, "The old injuries have long since healed."
Satisfied, Princess Xinyang looked at the child on the table, "He won"t be in any danger, will he?"
Listening to his lungs and heart, Gu Jiao said, "Pneumonia. He likely had an infection before falling into the well, and soaking in the cold water worsened it."
Upon hearing "pneumonia," Princess Xinyang"s expression changed. Xiao Heng had this illness when he was young, coughing incessantly with a high fever that wouldn"t subside. He nearly went to the other side.
Princess Xinyang still had lingering fears, "What should we do?"
"First, give him medicine; if he can"t take it orally, administer intravenous fluids."
In ancient times, this disease was severe, but for Gu Jiao"s little medicine chest, it wasn"t a complicated case.
Sure enough, when Gu Jiao opened her little medicine chest again, there were already fruit-flavored antibiotic solutions and antiviral oral liquids.
"The rice soup is ready." Yu Jin came in with a bowl of steaming rice soup, "That"s all the kitchen had."
As far as something that could be eaten by a baby, that was.
Gu Jiao gave the medicine to Yu Jin and explained the dosage.
"Okay, I"ll feed him in a bit." Yu Jin glanced at the weak child, "He seems quite obedient, not crying or fussing."
Princess Xinyang also observed the baby, "After crying for so long, he probably doesn"t have the energy to fuss anymore."
With Yu Jin there, Gu Jiao went to the next room to check on Xiao Heng.
Compared to the rescued baby, Xiao Heng"s condition was much worse. He was originally like a half-mummy, but now his entire body was wrapped in bandages, making him look like Baymax.
Marquis Xuanping"s situation was not much better either. It was just that while Gu Jiao was Xiao Heng"s wife and could easily bind him wherever she had to, she wasn"t Marquis Xuanping"s wife.
He refused to be bound.
Hence, Gu Jiao called his own wife over.
When Princess Xinyang entered the room, Gu Jiao had already left, and Marquis Xuanping was slumped in a wheelchair, facing away from the door.
Thinking it was Gu Jiao who came, he grumbled, "I won"t be bound with that thing!"
"And what will you do if you"re not bound?"
Princess Xinyang"s voice rang out softly.
Marquis Xuanping choked, trying to turn his neck but feeling a sharp pain, making him gasp for air, "Why is it you?"
Princess Xinyang approached him and asked, "Why won"t you accept the treatment?"
Marquis Xuanping casually replied, "It"s just a d.a.m.n minor injury!"
He still had to go kill Old Liang w.a.n.g; if he didn"t hurry, that old thing would die of natural causes.
Marquis Xuanping thought she was going to mention the blocked routes and question him how he would get there. He had already planned to detour through the neighboring county, maybe he wouldn"t make it in time, but he still had to try.
He was someone who wouldn"t give up until the Yellow River was crossed.
But Princess Xinyang didn"t say that.
After a dreadful silence, she spoke softly, "I"ve considered killing him numerous times. Initially, I tried using the Dragon Shadow Guards, but they wouldn"t act."
Marquis Xuanping pondered for a moment and a.n.a.lyzed, "They are the death warriors bought by Old Liang w.a.n.g from the State of Yan. The expert who trained them also comes from the State of Yan, and Old Liang w.a.n.g was involved throughout their training. So, he most likely ordered them in secret never to harm him."
Princess Xinyang nodded, "I have issued orders to each of them, from Dragon Two to Dragon Five, but none have obeyed my commands. I only missed out on Long Yi as he happened to be away at the time. He was a bit restless when he first came to me, always staying in the mansion without following the rules. And since I didn"t know at that time that he was actually an outsider, I simply thought that like the other four Dragon Shadow Guards, he too wouldn"t carry out the a.s.sa.s.sination. So after he returned, I didn"t bother giving him orders."
Marquis Xuanping caught onto a key point, "Hold on, what do you mean Long Yi was an outsider?"
Princess Xinyang explained, "A few days before the late Emperor"s pa.s.sing, he summoned me to the imperial palace and said he"d give me four Dragon Shadow Guards. But when they arrived at the mansion, there were five. I only thought the late Emperor changed his mind and added an extra one."
Marquis Xuanping wondered, "And you didn"t question it?"
Princess Xinyang casually replied, "Why question a good thing? What if they took it back?"
Marquis Xuanping"s brain crashed for a second, clearly not expecting Princess Xinyang to be so opportunistic.
"Fair point." He conceded.
Perhaps tired of standing, Princess Xinyang sat on a chair opposite Marquis Xuanping, "Later, I secretly cultivated some forces. Even without using the Dragon Shadow Guards, I could have killed him, but I chose not to."
"Why?" Marquis Xuanping turned his head to look at her.
Without looking at Marquis Xuanping, Princess Xinyang stared at the pouring rain outside, "I found out he was seriously ill, suffering from severe pain all over. None of the imperial or civilian physicians could cure him or even alleviate his pain. They said his internal organs were decaying and gave him a year to live."
"But a year has pa.s.sed, and he"s still alive. Ordinary people with such a severe illness would have died long ago. Yet he can"t even die when he wants to. Sometimes I wonder if it"s divine justice at work, and his retribution has finally come?”
"He has also tried to end his life. However, the Liang w.a.n.g Mansion in his hands had no real power. It was solely due to His Majesty"s respect for him that they managed to survive until today. If he were to leave, the Liang w.a.n.g Mansion would completely decline. How could his family let go of the current wealth and glory before their eyes? They would definitely spare no effort to keep him alive at any cost. Exploited by his family and enduring constant torment from illness, this is living a life worse than death. If you say this is not his retribution, then what is it?"
Marquis Xuanping frowned at her, "Qin Fengwen."
Princess Xinyang calmly said, "That’s why, there"s no need for you to kill him. He"s already receiving his due punishment; there"s no need to dirty your hands."
With that, she turned and left the room.
Marquis Xuanping wheeled his chair around to watch her leave, "Qin Fengwen."
"What?" Princess Xinyang turned around, looking at him oddly.
Marquis Xuanping tapped the armrest of the wheelchair, a smirk forming on his lips, "Two wheelchairs."
If they were only coming to rescue Xiao Heng, one wheelchair would have sufficed.
Princess Xinyang turned her face away, "Yu Jin brought it."
In the middle of the night, Marquis Xuanping disappeared.
His horse was also gone.
He still detoured to the Liang w.a.n.g Mansion.
Old Liang w.a.n.g hadn"t breathed his last breath, but it was very close.
With the family all gone to the capital, Old Liang w.a.n.g thought he could finally die peacefully.
Unexpectedly, in his dying moments, he saw the grim reaper wielding his sickle.Raz P."s Thoughts
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