diskusbooks Chapter 153 Unruly, Ruthless, and Cunning Prince (Gong) VS Debauched, Insane, and Sickly Emperor (Sh
Chapter 153 Unruly, Ruthless, and Cunning Prince (Gong) VS Debauched, Insane, and Sickly Emperor (Sh
The atmosphere inside the room was heavy.
Jiang Xiyu didn't speak, but stood by the couch staring at Yuan Huan's scar for a while. Suddenly, he laughed and said, "The scar looks good on the prince, but it doesn't look good on me."
Yuan Huan narrowed his eyes and gave a mocking smile, somewhat displeased: "I am used to being rough, so naturally I cannot compare with Your Majesty's fair skin."
Yuan Huan, who used to always wear a mask of politeness, no longer wants to pretend.
His words were quite outrageous.
However, since he was the one who teased him first, Jiang Xiyu wasn't angry.
"White skin?" He chewed on the word carefully, as if he found it quite interesting.
Then, after thinking it through, he sighed with considerable disappointment: "I do want the Crown Prince's rough skin, but unfortunately, his constitution is not up to par."
"If I could have a body as robust as the Crown Prince's, I would be completely satisfied."
Yuan Huan scoffed and said nothing more.
He simply turned his head away, too lazy to argue with the young emperor.
He figured if he ignored him, the young emperor would know better and leave.
But Yuan Huan waited for a long time and did not hear any footsteps leaving. Instead, he felt a numb and burning sensation in his back.
The next moment, he felt a slight coolness on the skin of his back.
Jiang Xiyu was still engrossed in watching, and finally couldn't resist reaching out to touch it.
Yuan Huan's eyes were sharp, carrying a warning: "Your Majesty, there are some things that are best left untouched."
"Your Highness has misunderstood. You are bleeding from your back." Jiang Xiyu's lips twitched slightly.
As he spoke, he raised his blood-stained fingertip as if to prove something, then brought it close to his nose and sniffed it.
He looked delighted, as if he were smelling rouge, not blood.
Yuan Huan felt a chill run down his spine. His hands, which had been casually clasped together, suddenly clenched tightly, and the veins on his arms looked like they were about to burst.
Damn it, this is going to kill me.
What are the little emperor's hobbies?
Just as he gritted his teeth, too lazy to care about those damn etiquettes, and was about to get up and kick them out.
Jiang Xiyu leaned down and pressed his hand on his shoulder, saying, "I will help the Crown Prince call someone in."
His dark hair, following his bending motion, rushed down his shoulders, brushing against Yuan Huan's body like feathers.
More blood seeped out.
Yuan Huan said, each word seemingly squeezed out through his teeth, "Then, thank you very much, Your Majesty!"
He glanced sideways at Jiang Xiyu as she turned and left, his eyes devoid of any respect, only filled with an unfathomable coldness.
The door to the room was suddenly pulled open, and the sunlight streaming in made his figure appear very long.
His clothes swept across the dust, and his figure gradually disappeared from sight.
At the same time, before Le Yuan and Zhao Bai, who were waiting outside, could even bow, they heard His Majesty whisper, "Take good care of your heir."
The two agreed in unison.
After the imperial procession departed, they looked at each other, both seeing questions in each other's eyes.
At that moment, some sounds came from inside the house.
When the two realized what was happening and took their things inside, Yuan Huan was already sitting up on the couch, looking very unwell.
He said coldly, "What are you standing there for? Get over here and change my dressing!"
There was a faint smell of blood in the air.
Zhao Bai went forward to check with concern and indeed saw that the gauze on Yuan Huan's back was stained with blood.
Before he changed the dressing last time, the wounds were almost closed, so how come they've torn open again now?
Also, why is the Crown Prince so angry?
Could it be that His Majesty just did something here?
What could His Majesty possibly do to provoke the Crown Prince into this state...?
Zhao Bai was puzzled, but he still followed the order to change Yuan Huan's blood-stained gauze and wipe it clean before applying medicine.
Le Yuan handed him a medicine bottle and said in a low voice, "Use this. I saw His Majesty carrying it when he came in. Maybe it's a good medicine to reward the Crown Prince."
Zhao Bai took it and glanced at it, saying, "This stuff is for removing scars."
Yuan Huan laughed angrily: "Take away his damn scars!"
After an incense stick had burned, the two finished changing the bandages and came out of the room. Once they were a little further away, they exchanged a knowing glance.
Something must have happened inside that they don't know about.
Le Yuan scratched his head and guessed, "Could it be that, just as I think, His Majesty has taken a liking to our Crown Prince?"
Otherwise, why would an emperor condescend to come to a place like this?
Could it be just to deliver medicine to the Crown Prince? Anyone could do that.
Zhao Bai's expression changed, and he pondered, "The Crown Prince doesn't look too well either."
Le Yuan felt a chill: "If what I think is true, it's no wonder the young master looks so pale."
"..."
Jiang Xiyu returned to Xuanzheng Hall in a great mood.
The chief eunuch asked him why he was so happy.
Jiang Xiyu smiled and only instructed him to personally deliver medicine to Yuan Huan's residence for the next month.
Early spring in March.
After the court session, the prime minister secretly sent a letter over.
It was said that a famous doctor had been found and asked to travel incognito from the palace to the Prime Minister's residence.
Jiang Xiyu read the letter for a while, tore it up, walked to the incense burner, ordered someone to remove the lid, and threw it in to burn.
After leaving the palace, Jiang Xiyu first went to the princess's residence, ordering Ronghua to provide cover. After a while, he changed his clothes and went out through the back door.
After Xie Cheng returned home, he immediately ordered his men not to approach the front yard.
He waited alone in front of the Xie residence. When he saw a carriage approaching under the cover of guards, he quickly tidied his appearance and went down the steps.
The carriage stopped at the door, and Xie Cheng called out softly through the curtain, "Your Majesty?"
Jiang Xiyu responded and got out of the carriage.
Although it was already March, he was still wearing a cloak, his face hidden under the brim of his hat, making it difficult to see clearly.
Xie Cheng was about to kneel down to pay his respects when Jiang Xiyu raised his hand to stop him, saying, "Teacher, let's go inside quickly."
Xie Cheng realized what was happening, nodded, and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the old ministers in the palace have already made arrangements."
"Ah."
Jiang Xiyu wanted to try to heal this body, and he didn't want anyone to know until he was completely cured.
If he's exposed, I'm afraid someone might be desperate and do something rash before he's even dead.
A charcoal brazier was burning in the lobby, and the warmth that wafted over made Jiang Xiyu close her eyes comfortably for a moment.
Xie Cheng said, "Please wait a moment, Your Majesty, while I go and fetch someone."
Jiang Xiyu nodded, sat in the main seat, and drank a cup of tea.
Before he could even finish a cup of tea, the doctor was brought over.
He seemed to already know Jiang Xiyu's identity, which is why he appeared slightly flustered when he came in.
Jiang Xiyu had a gentle expression and excused him from the formalities.
The doctor bowed and stepped forward, putting down his medicine box.
Jiang Xiyu obediently extended her hand; the skin on her wrist was thin and fair, barely concealing the dark veins beneath.
The doctor took the pulse with both fingers, his brows furrowing and relaxing intermittently.
Finally, with a complex look in his eyes, he withdrew his hand and said truthfully, "Your Majesty's pulse is weak and feeble, and your qi and blood are deficient. There are also faint signs of poisoning. In my humble opinion, the poison has probably already invaded your lungs and internal organs."