Chapter 35: The Loyal Soldier

"No, no, son. If you invite a doctor and the royal family finds out about your condition, even if Xiaoyao doesn't divorce you, the royal family will still disown you!" Hu Shi held her son and cried, "This medicine is painful. Yesterday when I left the Imperial Medical Institute, it started hurting and hasn't stopped since!"

The pain on her face was nothing compared to the pain below!

Shangguan Jinghong passed out twice from the pain. When he woke up for the third time, he suddenly seemed to have an epiphany. He grabbed Hu Shi's hand and said, "Mother, something isn't right. Who treated your injuries at the Imperial Medical Institute yesterday?"

"It was a middle-aged imperial physician with a round face who always smiled; he looked like a kind person," Hu Shi replied.

She had specifically chosen that person. Wen Xu was also at the Imperial Medical Institute yesterday, but Hu Shi had deliberately asked not to be treated by him or his father.

"Ha, hahaha!" Shangguan Jinghong's tears suddenly fell like they were worthless.

"Son, what's wrong? Don't scare me. Was there something wrong with that imperial physician?" Hu Shi quickly asked.

"Mother, you don't know him. That was Physician Liu, Wen Xu's brother-in-law, his actual brother-in-law!" Shangguan Jinghong said with a bitter smile.

"Ahh, damn it, damn it!" Hu Shi quickly removed the veil from her face and rushed to wash and wipe her face.

Just this washing caused her facial wounds to get wet, and she developed a fever that night, falling ill for three days.

Xiaoyao was taken to the palace by the royal family on the second day after Shangguan Jinghong's burns.

Eunuch Gao personally brought the royal carriage to pick her up.

"The Emperor heard that General Shangguan is ill and that Old Lady Hu is also unwell. This household seems full of sick people, so no one can help take care of the Princess Consort and the young county mistress. Therefore, both the Emperor and the Empress Dowager decided to bring the Princess Consort to the palace, where the Emperor’s people will look after the young county mistress," Eunuch Gao explained.

Despite being in such agony that his appearance had changed, when Eunuch Gao saw Shangguan Jinghong, he only mentioned a superficial injury to his thigh.

As for Hu Shi, her eyes were glazed over, and she could barely walk, yet he only said she was tired.

In the General's Mansion, everything about General Shangguan's condition was kept secret.

"Tsk, why do they have to suffer like this!" Nanny Jin scoffed.

"They're like ostriches burying their heads in the sand, unaware that their behinds are exposed," Dong Ju pouted.

"Dong Ju, you grew up in the palace with the Princess and Hongmei. Why are you the most unruly?" Nanny Jin asked.

"She used to sneak out to play with Baiyu all the time. Whenever Baiyu was sent on missions by the Emperor, she would follow him, so she met all sorts of people!" Xiaoyao said.

Back when Emperor Xiao Yin was still in the imperial residence, he had many capable people around him.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have risen from an unloved prince to become the Emperor.

Baiyu was one of them, with exceptional martial arts skills and the ability to move like a ghost, unmatched by anyone.

At that time, Dong Ju often followed Baiyu, which helped her develop excellent lightness skills.

"Not really, I was just buying snacks for the Princess back then," Dong Ju pouted, her face turning red.

Ruo Xi slept and woke intermittently, listening to the conversation in the carriage, feeling quite happy.

Her mother was wonderful, and the maids around her were great too. Compared to her previous life, this was a world of difference.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a sharp whistle came from afar.

"Hmm?" Ruo Xi was playing with her little hands, trying to strengthen them, but unexpectedly heard the sound of an arrow whizzing through the air.

"Be careful!" A light cry sounded, and the next moment, the carriage was hit hard.

Nanny Jin immediately turned and used her body to shield the Princess and the young county mistress.

Ruo Xi was held by her mother and crashed into Nanny Jin's chest, with Nanny Jin's back pressed against the carriage wall.

Behind them, countless arrows flew through the air, some embedding themselves in Nanny Jin's back.

"Ouch!"

Nanny Jin let out a soft sound and immediately asked, "Princess, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, why is there a smell of blood, Nanny Jin..." Xiaoyao exclaimed softly.

"Dong Ju, protect the Princess!" Nanny Jin pulled the arrow out of her back.

"Nanny Jin!" Xiaoyao cried out.

"Indeed, Nanny Jin's ordeal is here!" Ruo Xi frowned and immediately focused her thoughts: "Golden Wound Pills, good thing there are plenty left!"

The Golden Wound Pills, which could heal the dead and regrow flesh, were made by her in her past life.

"But how do I use these Golden Wound Pills?" Ruo Xi felt a bit helpless, holding the pills in her tiny hands.

"Nanny, wait!" When Xiaoyao put down her daughter, she tore off a long strip of cloth from her robe and said, "Let me bandage you first!"

Ruo Xi was protected by Dong Ju as Nanny Jin turned her back to them, revealing two bleeding holes, with her clothes soaked in blood.

With a surge of thought, Ruo Xi discovered she could directly sprinkle the Golden Wound Pills on Nanny Jin's back.

Xiaoyao saw the two golden-brown pills enter the bleeding holes and quickly covered Nanny Jin's wounds with the cloth, tying a knot in front.

"Nanny, rest now, I'll go outside!" Dong Ju handed Ruo Xi to the Princess and immediately rushed out.

Outside, Eunuch Gao guarded the carriage, knowing roughly what was happening inside. At that moment, he was both anxious and furious.

"Beat them hard! How dare they cause trouble in our Great Wei Imperial City, courting death!" Eunuch Gao shouted coldly.

"The assassins seem to be dead soldiers, daring to intercept the royal princess on the streets of the Imperial City, probably to send a warning to Emperor Uncle!"

"Who could it be? So eager? Shouldn't it be three years from now?"

"From the commotion, there seem to be many of them! No, Eunuch Gao and Dong Ju can't get hurt!"

At this thought, Ruo Xi's mind surged with determination.

"Whooosh~"

A violent tornado swept up the assassins, lifting them into the air.

"Aaaaaah!" The assassins screamed in terror.

The Black Armor Guards arrived swiftly, and as the sound of hooves echoed, the assassins fell one by one.

"Thud thud thud!"

They hit the ground first, followed by their weapons. They were limp like mud, their weapons shattered, and they had no strength left to escape.

"Take them all to the Heavenly Law Bureau and interrogate them thoroughly for me—torture them until their tendons snap and their skin peels off!" Eunuch Gao was infuriated. Inside this carriage were the princess, the little county princess, and Lady Jin. These people were too despicable!

Xiaoyao was stunned. Her daughter, what kind of martial arts is this?!