His highness's Allure - Chap 69
The poisonous blood had been separated, and the grayish-white color of Qi Changyi’s face faded slightly. He suddenly spat a large mouthful of blood, and collapsed backward. Pei Zheng caught him, and looked over at Jiang Yubai with cold eyes.
“What’s wrong with him?!”
Jiang Yubai quickly lowered the small man back into his prone position, “He vomited the contaminated blood, he’s fine.”
He picked up a few more silver needles and stuck them in with precision. Then, he took out a sharp dagger, positioned it on the small man’s fair and thin wrist, and cut it into his skin.
“Cheng Feng!”
Jiang Yubai called for him, and Cheng Feng swiftly retrieved a small container and held it beneath the little prince’s wrist.
A long stream of contaminated blood flowed out of the wound. It trailed down his wrist and dripped into the container below. The blood was extremely dark in color; it flowed for quite a while before it was almost completely drained.
Upon seeing that the blood flowing out was slowly turning bright red, Jiang Yubai quickly sprinkled a blood-coagulating powder onto the wound, then wrapped it tightly with a layer of gauze. It was only after he finished that he finally let out a long exhale of relief.
“All right, most of the poisonous blood has been extracted from inside his body. But to completely eliminate the toxins, his blood must be drained a few more times. During this period, he must regularly take blood-replenishing supplements.”
Jiang Yubai glanced at Pei Zheng, “Also, His Highness’s body is already in a terrible condition. I hope that certain people will keep that in mind, and not do anything weird to His Highness until he is fully recovered.”
Pei Zheng was staring at the quiet little prince on the bed the entire time; it seemed that he hadn’t been listening to a word Jiang Yubai was saying.
Jiang Yubai walked to the table, took out a pen and paper, and wrote out a prescription.
“Many of the herbs in this prescription can only be found in the palace. Most of them are also precious offerings from other countries. Lord Pei is very resourceful, so it shouldn’t be any trouble for you to obtain them.”
Pei Zheng finally shifted from his spot, “Just go to the palace and take them on my behalf. No one will dare to stop you. If something happens, I’ll take responsibility for it.”
Cheng Feng accepted the prescription that was handed to him.
The sky was already hazy with light; it was time for the morning court session.
Having suffered some internal injuries and staying awake all night, Pei Zheng’s face was slightly pale, and his eyes were tinged with dark red.
But he acted as if he didn’t feel anything at all. He took a long deep look at the weak man who still hadn’t woken up before he turned and walked toward the door.
Jiang Yubai lifted his hand, wanting to stop him; his complexion was a bit off, and the doctor wanted to take his pulse, but finally gave up after Pei Zheng coldly turned his back on him.
Qi Changyi was in a coma, completely motionless, for the entire day, resembling a lifeless beauty.
The poisonous blood had already been drawn out; he should have woken up by now.
Jiang Yubai stayed in the Prime Minister’s Manor and monitored his patient in the little pavilion.
The door to the little pavilion flew open, and a figure walked inside. Once he saw the person lying on the bed, his eyes immediately turned red. He flung himself toward the edge of the bed, crying as he called softly,
“Your Highness… Your Highness.. Your Highness, please open your eyes, it’s Xiao Yuzi…”
Li Yu knelt beside the bed, his hands trembling non-stop.
“Your Highness, it’s all this servant’s fault, this servant should have gone with you to the Borderlands, how could this servant let you go by yourself… It’s this servant’s fault, this servant didn’t take good care of you…”
Jiang Yubai, who was standing next to him, looked on as he cried sorrowfully. He was about to step forward and help Li Yu up, when the hand underneath the blanket suddenly moved.
“Cry, continue crying!” Jiang Yubai said to Li Yu, “Come here, hold his hand and cry!”
As he spoke, Jiang Yubai stuffed that soft little hand into Li Yu’s palm. Li Yu’s voice immediately filled with even more grief, and kept repeating “Your Highness, Your Highness,” in a low voice.
“Xiao… Xiao Yuzi…”
An extremely weak voice sounded, so quiet that it could be drowned out by a single, fluttering breeze.
“Your Highness! You’re awake!”
Li Yu hurriedly turned to Jiang Yubai, “Imperial Physician Jiang, hurry and took a look at him!”
Jiang Yubai quickly brushed past Li Yu and placed his fingers on Qi Changyi’s wrist, then heaved a sigh of relief.
“As long as you’re awake, thank goodness… You little… You almost scared me to death!”
Jiang Yubai’s eyes were slightly red as well.
Qi Changyi said softly, “Imperial Physician Jiang, what… What’s wrong with me…”
“Nothing, you’re fine now. With me here, you’ll definitely get better. All you need to do is be good and cooperate with me, and make sure to rest and recover well.”
Jiang Yubai stood up, “I’ll have someone warm up the medicine and send it here. The master and his servant have finally reunited, I’ll give you some time to chat.”
As he spoke, Jiang Yubai turned to walk out the door, and happened to run into Cheng Feng, who was about to enter the room. Cheng Feng couldn’t even take a step into the pavilion before he was pulled away by Jiang Yubai.
Qi Changyi had just woken up; his entire body was numb, and he could feel a slight pain in his wrist. He tried to prop himself up into a sitting position, but Li Yu immediately pressed him back onto the bed.
“Your Highness, you’ve only just woken up. Your body must still be weak. Just lay down, and stop trying to move around.”
It had been so long since Qi Changyi had last seen Li Yu. Upon seeing his familiar face again, the little prince’s eyes immediately turned red.
“Xiao Yuzi, where did you go… When you’re not by my side, I can’t relax no matter what. When I was out there alone, I didn’t have anyone to talk to… I missed you so much…”
Li Yu watched as tears flowed relentlessly from the small man’s eyes, and his heart ached terribly.
“Your Highness, Your Highness, don’t cry, don’t cry, your body won’t be able to handle it if you cry too much. This servant has only just arrived here from the palace. Lord Pei had someone escort this servant out, and even said that he would allow this servant to stay in the Prime Minister’s Manor to serve you in the future.”
“Really? Pei-gege… He actually allowed you to stay here?”
“Really! Your Highness, in the days that you’ve been gone, Lord Pei has treated this servant relatively well. In the palace, he only had this servant perform lighter tasks. Since this servant still has a few injuries and uncured illnesses, this servant can’t do any heavy work. Lord Pei also had someone take this servant to an Imperial Physician to receive treatment. If it weren’t for him, this servant probably wouldn’t even be able to see Your Highness again…”
Upon hearing those words, he raised his hand with effort and gently stroked Li Yu’s hair with his fingers.
“Xiao Yuzi… I’ve troubled you… I’m sorry, I dragged you down with me…”
Li Yu clasped Qi Changyi’s hand and shook his head
“You didn’t do that at all. It must be due to the good fortune this servant cultivated in the previous life, that in this life, this servant was able to meet someone as good as Your Highness.
“If it wasn’t for you saving this servant when he was being bullied, this servant’s life may have been lost long ago. This servant’s life belongs to Your Highness. This servant is willing to give up anything for you, including his own lowly life.”
Qi Changyi made a few quiet spitting noises, “You’re not allowed to say these kinds of things. Xiao Yuzi, you have to be all right, do you hear me? No matter what happens, you have to be all right..”
Li Yu nodded solemnly.
The master-servant pair chatted for a while. Li Yu talked about the interesting things he had encountered in Qi Changyi’s old residence and was finally able to make the frowning little prince laugh.
“What are you laughing about? You must be really happy.”
Jiang Yubai entered the room, holding a bowl of medicine. Li Yu stood up and stepped to the side.
Qi Changyi saw Jiang Yubai; his eyes curved into crescents, and his smile widened, “Imperial Physician Jiang, Xiao Yuzai was telling me…”
He suddenly stopped speaking, and his smile immediately vanished as well. He stared unblinkingly at the other figure standing in the doorway.
Pei Zheng met his gaze and stared back at him. Those shadowy, complicated eyes were like a bottomless, pitch-dark pool that could swallow and submerge anything that ventured too close.
Although the stove in the little pavilion was still burning, the bitterly cold air crashed forcefully into the room from outside. The small man under the blanket began to shiver involuntarily and shrank deeper into the quilt.
Upon seeing his reaction to Pei Zheng, Jiang Yubai changed position to block Pei Zheng’s figure behind himself, and held the medicine bowl out to Qi Changyi.
“Don’t be scared of him. Here, drink your medicine first, it’ll replenish your energy and blood.”
The full bowl of black medicinal juice emitted a pungent, bitter smell. Qi Changyi, who was still buried in the blanket, frowned.
He had to drink medicine again. He always had to drink so much, and it was always so bitter; at this rate, he would turn into a medicine jar.
“Imperial Physician Jiang, do I really have to finish all of that?”
“Yes. All of it.”
“Then… Then can I drink half of it first, and drink the rest later?”
The young man blinked innocently, and spoke in a soft tone; Jiang Yubai was about to agree to his request.
But before Jiang Yubai could say anything, an ice-cold voice sounded from behind him.
“No.”
Pei Zheng walked to the side of the bed and sat down. He lifted the blanket, reached inside, and pulled the weak little prince out. He pressed Qi Changyi against his chest with one hand, and plucked the medicine bowl out of Jiang Yubai’s hands with the other.
Jiang Yubai cried out, “Pei Zheng! What are you trying to do now?!”
Pei Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked at him, his expression calm, “Feeding him medicine.”
“Feeding him medicine, you’re feeding him medicine, you don’t have to, you don’t… you just… be gentle with him, you better not hurt him again!”
Since the small man was already awake, Pei Zheng didn’t want to hear any more of Jiang Yubai’s nagging, “Cheng Feng, escort him out.”
Cheng Feng, who had been standing outside, walked in. In a single movement, he covered Jiang Yubai’s mouth with his hand and dragged him outside.
Jiang Yubai struggled desperately, but he couldn’t free himself. When they reached the door, he grabbed the frame and refused to let go. It took all his strength to break away and shout a few words.
“Pei Zheng, let me tell you this! You’d best remember my earlier warning! This poison is but a small problem when compared to the rest of the issues with his body! If you dare to disregard my words again…”
Before he could finish his sentence, Cheng Feng exerted some strength, and continued draging him away, his face expressionless.
Arrangements had been made for Jiang Yubai to live in the bamboo forest beside the garden. Cheng Feng was quite strong; he dragged the man all the way out of the garden before letting go of him.
The moment Jiang Yubai was free, he turned and walked away. His footsteps were hurried; he didn’t even care that Cheng Feng was following him.
His wrist was suddenly gripped by the person behind him. Jiang Yubai tried to thrash out of his grasp, but his strength was incomparable to Cheng Feng’s, and he was unable to free himself. He simply stopped walking and turned around to stare at Cheng Feng.
“I don’t understand, why must you follow Pei Zheng? What’s so good about him? He’s cold-blooded, ruthless, and always resorts to violence. Who knows how many people he’s killed? What kind of magic potion did he feed you, to make you so obedient and loyal to him?”
Notes
Haha funny chapter number, but nothing funny happened
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