nucmednet Chapter 58 The Eldest Princess Leads Beauties to Disaster Relief
Chapter 58 The Eldest Princess Leads Beauties to Disaster Relief
Shen Sangwan practically ran all the way, and the moment she stepped into the room, a faint smell of blood hit her.
Ruoying pinned Yuexin to the ground, and Shen Sangwan stepped forward and grabbed her neck with one hand.
"You've only been in the palace for a few days, and you're already so impatient? If anything happens to Ayan, I'll send you down to accompany her."
Yuexin smiled bitterly, offering no explanation, and simply let Shen Sangwan's hand tighten little by little.
The surrounding air gradually thinned, and breathing became weak.
A maidservant rushed out from the inner room, "Your Highness, Miss Shuyan has woken up and wants to see you."
"Cough...cough!"
The moment she was released, Yuexin coughed a few times.
Shen Sangwan stepped over the screen and entered the inner room. The female physician of the manor had already bandaged her up. Perhaps because of excessive blood loss, Shuyan's face looked slightly pale.
"Your Highness."
"All go out."
Shen Sangwan waved her hand, dismissing everyone in the room.
"Little Yan Yan, didn't I tell you not to see her? I'll only be gone for a little while, how did you end up looking like this?"
Shuyan gave a helpless laugh, her dry lips moving slightly. "It wasn't her who hurt me. I told Ruoying before I passed out, but she didn't believe me."
"It wasn't Yuexin who did it?"
"There were only the two of us in the room at the time, so it's not surprising that the blame was being directed at her."
"What's going on?"
“Sang Wan, you should investigate who supervised the construction of this Princess’s residence back then. There’s a hidden entrance in my room, and that person was masked and has been hiding in the shadows.”
"Yuexin's arrival was truly untimely, but I'm quite glad she came today. If it weren't for her, I probably wouldn't have just been stabbed twice, but would have had my throat slit and been sent to the underworld long ago."
Shuyan tilted her head back, her face still streaked with tears.
Being stabbed twice must have been extremely painful.
Shen Sangwan hugged the other person with heartache, and then took out painkillers and wound healing medicine from the system.
"This is painkiller, take it first."
Shuyan reached out and took the pill, then quickly swallowed it.
"I'm going to Wuzhou from Zhongdu for a while. You must be extra careful at the manor. I'll have Ruoying disguise herself as your maid and stay by your side."
"Moreover, after I left Xingde Hall today, I sent someone to deliver two messages to Fu'an, citing the reason that a thief had broken into the Princess's residence, and requested that two detachments of imperial guards be dispatched to patrol the residence to protect the safety of the people there. We are just waiting for the young emperor's approval after court."
Shuyan grabbed Shen Sangwan's hand. "Sangwan, I suspect that the person behind that assassin killed me because they knew you were going to Wuzhou and wanted to use my injuries to hold you back."
After all, everyone in the manor now knows that the eldest princess dotes on her alone, taking care of everything she does. Even when she smashed her beloved flowers, she was not punished, but was comforted in every way.
The Princess's residence was a drafty place, and outsiders could easily find out a thing or two by asking around.
"Tell me honestly, besides the disaster, is there anything else happening in Wuzhou?"
Shen Sangwan was actually a little uncertain, after all, she was just guessing based on the tasks issued by the system and the clue that the Empress knew medicine.
"Don't hide it from me. If we encounter any problems, we'll figure them out together."
"Don't overthink it. It's nothing serious. There are just bandits running rampant, and Mo Feng and his men were ambushed."
"I'm taking the Yanmo Army with me to Wuzhou this time. I'm good at marching and fighting, so suppressing bandits is a piece of cake for me."
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back safe and sound."
Shen Sangwan gently patted Shuyan's shoulder, her eyes firm, trying to reassure her so she could leave with peace of mind.
Shu Yan leaned forward slightly, her eyebrows twitching, and raised her hand to stroke Shen Sangwan's cheek. "Be careful in everything. If you encounter something you can't handle, never try to tough it out."
"Alright, please be careful while you are at home."
Shen Sangwan then handed the topical ointment to Shuyan, giving her numerous instructions and rambling on before leaving the inner room.
"Ruoying, let her go."
"Your Highness, she..."
"release."
Ruoying reluctantly let go of the person.
"Go find Qi Bo to change your clothes. From today onwards, stay by Shu Yan's side and protect her closely."
"what--?"
Ruoying opened her mouth in confusion like a simpleton, but after meeting Shen Sangwan's somewhat sharp gaze, she quickly bowed and said, "Yes...yes, I'll go right away."
"His Highness is indeed devoted to Miss Shuyan."
Fingerprints had begun to appear on Yuexin's neck, and upon closer inspection, they were somewhat horrifying.
"What happened today was due to my concern. I will have a female physician examine you later."
"Since my fourth brother has sent you here, whether he wants you to deliver messages for him or do something else, as long as you don't touch anyone you shouldn't, I won't touch you."
Yuexin smiled, her red lips slightly parted, "I only admire Your Highness, but Your Highness has misunderstood me to this extent. It is my fault. From now on, I will avoid Your Highness."
Wen Yuening, who arrived late, paused slightly as she stepped across the threshold, then withdrew.
"Miss?"
Shuyi, who was following behind, was somewhat puzzled.
"I originally intended to come and see Miss Shuyan, but now that there are others present, it is not appropriate for me to show myself. As for my trip to Wuzhou with Your Highness, it is best not to let others know about it for the time being."
"Then Your Highness, please follow me to the main courtyard to wait for His Highness."
Wen Yuening smiled and nodded in agreement. As she turned to leave, her fist unconsciously clenched again under her sleeve.
When Yuexin spoke, her eyes were alluring. When Shen Sangwan saw this, she thought to herself that if her sixth brother, Prince Qi, were here, he would probably have already taken her to bed.
"Now that you've entered the Princess's residence, I won't mistreat you. Besides, you've done a good job saving Ayan today. Later, I'll have Qibo take you to the storeroom, and you can choose whatever you like."
"Your Highness, I thank you."
When Yuexin bowed in gratitude, her eyes turned sinister and unpredictable, but when she stood up and raised her head, her expression returned to its captivating state.
“Ayan prefers quiet. If you don’t have anything to do in the future, you should visit her less often.”
"I've remembered it."
After giving a few more instructions, Shen Sangwan left the East Garden, asked a maid in the mansion, and learned that Shuyi had led the person to the main courtyard. She then strode away.
Shuyun originally intended to deploy only two thousand troops to the capital's main camp, but after receiving a message from Ruoli, he redeployed three thousand troops.
Two small teams were dispatched to escort the medicinal herbs, while the rest gathered at the city gate to wait for Shen Sangwan to join them.
After arranging everything, he hurried back to the Princess's residence.
"Your Highness, everything is arranged and we are ready to depart at any time."
Shuyun took Yan Mojun's token from her bosom and returned it to Shen Sangwan, but the latter waved her sleeve and refused the token.
"We may need it again later. It's not too late to return it to me after we return from Wuzhou."
"Yes."
Shuyun neatly put it back in her bosom and waited respectfully to the side.
A moment later, Wen Yuening came out from the inner room after changing her dressing and changing out of her palace maid's clothes.
She wore a tight-fitting, light green robe with sleeves, and a light green gauze skirt with scattered flowers. Her waist was fastened with a soft gold silk veil, and her face was covered with a veil, but it still could not hide her elegant and refined appearance.
[Master, your eyes are practically popping out of your head!]
That damn Hitomi, she always ruins the mood at the worst possible time.
To cover up her embarrassment, Shen Sangwan coughed twice and walked ahead. A carriage had been prepared outside the mansion. The two entered the carriage one after the other, with Qingque and Shuyi following closely behind.
Then the news that "the eldest princess brought beauties to provide disaster relief" spread like wildfire, and within an hour, everyone in the streets and alleys of Zhongdu knew about it.