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Chapter 73 Strange Disease
Before the imperial physician arrived, Zhao Xuan's bedroom had already been requisitioned by Gu Jiancheng and became the exclusive ward for treating Gu Zhanghua.
At this time, Gu Zhanghua was lying on the bed, his face looking painful and his whole body twitching. Gu Jiancheng held Gu Zhanghua's twitching body tightly, and the imperial physician hurriedly took out acupuncture and began to rescue him.
Zhao Xuan was heartbroken when she saw this scene. She was about to go closer to check on Gu Zhanghua's condition when she was suddenly pushed away. Zhao Xuan was caught off guard and almost bumped into the table leg. When she turned around to look, she saw Gu Jingfeng quickly jumped onto the bed, hugged Gu Zhanghua tightly in his arms, and started to scold Gu Jiancheng:
"There's no point in holding him down! How can the needle be inserted accurately?! You have to hold him tightly like this!"
The maids and servants gathered around, some handed out wet towels, some held basins of water, and some helped the imperial physician wipe his sweat. Everyone was as if facing a great enemy.
Zhao Xuan quietly left the room and whispered to Chunlan, who was following her, "Go and ask what strange disease the virtuous prince has."
Chunlan nodded and turned away quietly.
Zhao Xuan stood at the door, looking anxiously into the room from time to time, and saw the envoy of the delegation running over in a hurry, pointing inside the room in horror.
"Princess, have you been discovered?"
Zhao Xuan lowered her voice and said, "We weren't discovered. It's just that something happened. It seems the wedding can't be held on time."
The envoy said, "Looking at the situation, this is no small matter!"
Zhao Xuan feigned composure and reassured the envoy, "Don't worry, I'll handle this myself and won't ruin anything for you! Don't worry!"
The envoy was heartbroken and said, "Princess! You must take care of yourself! The lives of dozens of people are in your hands!"
Zhao Xuan had no intention of dealing with the envoy and immediately started to chase him away: "I know, you're so long-winded! Stop getting in the way and get out of here!"
The envoy looked at Zhao Xuan, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, he could only sigh deeply, shake his sleeves and leave.
Chunlan quickly returned to Zhao Xuan's side and whispered, "I've found out. This virtuous king's strange illness is no secret. The cause of the illness is that over ten years ago, His Royal Highness accompanied the Crown Prince on a diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Yue. On the way, he witnessed the Crown Prince being attacked and killed. He was shot by several arrows and died of vomiting blood. From then on, he developed a chronic illness. He faints when he sees blood, and this has led to an acute illness. He is in critical condition. Even if he receives timely treatment and his condition improves, it will take three to five days for him to regain consciousness!"
At this moment, Gu Zhanghua's shrill cry suddenly came from the dormitory:
"Brother Crown Prince! Sister Xuan! Aunt Zhao!!"
Zhao Xuan was on the verge of tears. She tilted her head back, trying to hold back her tears. She thought to herself, Xiao Wu would never betray his promise, even at the cost of his life. She, Zhao Xuan, would never let Xiao Wu down, and let his kindness go to waste! But Xiao Wu's actions were too childish. It seemed he had been accustomed to the pampered life in the deep palace for so many years that his thinking was too simple. This desperate move would only postpone the wedding. But when Xiao Wu woke up, how would he present an impeccable explanation? Had he ever considered it?
In a flash, an idea suddenly came to Zhao Xuan, and she immediately whispered to Chunlan and Qiuju.
"No matter who asks me later, I will have my own answers. You must not say too much!"
Chunlan and Qiuju looked at each other and said hurriedly, "Yes, sir!"
Zhao Xuan then brought Chunlan and Qiuju to the side hall, sat down and waited quietly. Not long after, Gu Jiancheng walked into the side hall with a stern expression, and looked at Zhao Xuan with eyes full of suspicion and disgust.
"Princess Yue! Can you explain what happened just now?"
Zhao Xuan stood up slowly, bowed, and said calmly, "I stabbed the virtuous king with a dagger..."
"What did you say?!" Gu Jiancheng grabbed Zhao Xuan by the collar, his eyes bloodshot. "Why? Why on earth?! Aren't you here to form a marriage alliance with Xia Country, but to assassinate my fifth brother?! What are you thinking?! You vicious, vicious woman with a heart of a snake and scorpion!!"
Zhao Xuan stared at Gu Jiancheng with a sharp and resolute gaze, and replied calmly, "I'm not as capable as you claim! I was dressing at the time, and the virtuous king must have walked into the wrong room. He suddenly barged into my bedroom and saw my true face! I swore a solemn oath since childhood that I would not reveal my true face until I married my future husband and slept in the wedding night! In desperation, I drew my dagger and stabbed the virtuous king... I regret it deeply now..."
Gu Jiancheng was skeptical and slowly let go of Zhao Xuan. Zhao Xuan suddenly stabbed his neck with a dagger and blood gushed out!
Chunlan and Qiuju screamed in shock, and Gu Jiancheng was also horrified. He reached out his hand like lightning and grabbed Zhao Xuan's arm holding the dagger.
Gu Jiancheng asked, "What are you doing?"
Zhao Xuan complained, "I think that virtuous king will never marry me. I can only die for love!"
Upon seeing this, Qiu Ju quickly knelt on the ground and testified on Zhao Xuan's behalf, "Your Highness Prince Cheng, please have mercy. Our princess's mistake was truly unintentional!"
Chunlan also knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Your Highness, please have mercy! Your Highness the Virtuous Prince suddenly barged in, and our princess was really frightened!!"
Gu Jiancheng looked at the two maids, then saw Zhao Xuan struggling fiercely in his hands. His brows furrowed. He snatched the dagger from Zhao Xuan's hand and said, "I won't argue with you for now! But what you said is only one side of the story. Even if your maids testify on your behalf, I can't believe it completely! This happened suddenly. We can discuss everything after my fifth brother wakes up."
Zhao Xuan looked at the dagger in Gu Jiancheng's hand and said in a trembling voice, "I hope Your Highness Prince Cheng will return my daughter's dagger. This is the only relic my mother left me..."
Gu Jiancheng said: "This is the murder weapon! I can't give it back to you now!"
Zhao Xuan continued to explain, "My daughter's mother... before entering the palace, she was the daughter of a martial artist in Chuyang City. She had some knowledge of martial arts, but because of her beautiful appearance, she was spotted by the Emperor of Yue and forcibly abducted into the palace..."
Zhao Xuan said this and lowered her head sadly.
Gu Jiancheng's voice softened for once, and he said, "This prince has heard of your life story... I see. You must not act impulsively. If things are really as you say, the Xia Kingdom will give you an explanation."
Gu Jiancheng said this before returning the dagger to Zhao Xuan.
Zhao Xuan clutched the dagger tightly in her hand and said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Highness..."
It was not until Gu Jiancheng walked out of the side hall that Chunlan and Qiuju stood up silently and helped Zhao Xuan sit back on the chair.
Zhao Xuan's whole body was still trembling slightly. She looked at the dagger in her hand, her heart filled with guilt and regret. If she had known that Xiaowu would impulsively commit self-harm and trigger his old illness to stop the wedding, she would rather marry into the Zhen Wang Mansion happily than hurt Xiaowu in the slightest. However, she actually used the name of her benefactor to force Xiaowu to take this desperate measure.
When Zhao Xuan thought of this, she really wanted to stab herself again.
Chunlan asked doubtfully, "Princess, if you lied to His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, will you really be able to marry the virtuous prince?"
Zhao Xuan looked at Chunlan, feeling miserable but unable to express it to her, so she just remained silent.
Qiu Ju pondered, "Princess, I think we should spread the lie you just told immediately. It would be best if everyone in the city knew about the oath you swore when you were a child! That way, when the virtuous king wakes up, the news will naturally reach his ears. He is determined to repay the heroine for saving his life, so he will definitely take this opportunity to take advantage of the situation!"
Chunlan immediately said, "I'll take care of this!!"
Zhao Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "Qiu Ju's thinking of this has indeed filled in a possible loophole, but I don't know what will happen in the future. It's easy to deal with the virtuous king, but how will the true king deal with it? We can only take it one step at a time and act accordingly!"