184: Ready To Face Anything

Ready To Face Anything

Imperial Physician Xi stepped inside the banquet hall again followed by his apprentice.1

The crowd around the higher seats of the Imperial family members parted to make the way for him.   

Stepping inside the vicinity, Imperial Physician Xu looked at the young Prince's face which was now starting to turn blue little by little and a deep frown marred his forehead.

Even Sun Chao who saw this couldn't help but look at his master who didn't seem to say anything. 

A moment later, he only heard his master's voice.

"Give the medicinal paste."

Sun Chao looked around at the people and finally gave the bowl in his hands to his master.

Two or three steps away, Yun Weilan was sitting on the floor with blank eyes lost in her own thoughts which could not be guessed by anyone.

However, Sun Chao's eyes didn't stay over her but it caught the sight of the figure of the woman who was kneeling by Princess Consort's side and was accompanying her silently.

She seemed to be very worried about the young prince as she would move her eyes to the couch every few seconds.

'Does she even remember him?'

As soon as this question aroused in his mind, he felt an intense glare on himself. When he raised his head, his eyes met the calm but cold eyes of the second Prince who he didn't know when had walked to stand behind the kneeling Yi Huiqing.

Sun Chao stared in those phoenix eyes for a few moments and then moved his away as if nothing happened. 

On the other hand, as soon as Imperial Physician Xu neared the couch where Zhao Bo Jin seemed to be sleeping peacefully, Yun Weilan's lost look was swept away.

Her red eyes looked at the bowl in Physician Xu's hands and she suddenly crawled to his side making the old Physician take a step back. 

Yi Huiqing wanted to calm her down but her waist was suddenly grabbed tightly and a familiar voice rang in her ears.

"Don't go near her."

"I'll not let you kill my child…I'll not… "

She screamed non-stop and tried to snatch the bowl from the old Physician's hands who saved it and made her many attempts unsuccessful.

But, in the end, he was an old man. In the next attempt, Yun Weilan surely would have been successful but her hands were restrained by her husband Zhao Zhuang Chen who dragged her back a few steps and shouted at Imperial Physician Xu.

"Just feed him the medicine."

Hearing his words, Yun Weilan scratched his hands around her waist as she shouted

"Leave me, you b****d. You are so selfish, you…you don't care about my Bo Jin…but I do. I will lose my child. What will you lose? Nothing. You will just come and ask me to have another child…leave me right now."

People gasped and Zhao Zhuang Chen's eyes were red because of anger as he heard each and every degrading word from his wangfei's mouth.

If it was not for the crowd, he would have showed her what the consequences could be of cursing him like this.

Minister Yun obviously saw his anger and immediately kneeled down in front of him.

"Your Highness, my daughter has done the mistake. This one has not taught her well. Please be…"

"Take the Princess Consort to her chambers."

Came the Emperor's cold voice interrupting Minister Yun's plea.

Yun Weilan didn't hear the Emperor's words. All this while, her attention was on the old Physician. The bowl of medicinal paste was near the Young Prince's lips.

"Xiao Bo" She whispered in utter despair.

"Stop"

A soft and firm voice sounded in the banquet hall. Even in all this chaos, everyone could hear the single words very clearly.

The Imperial Physician Xu whose hands were already trembling as he was ready to feed the medicines to the Young Prince stopped subconsciously as if he was just waiting for this word.

Zhao Zhuang Chen frowned seeing the physician's action. He turned around to look at the person who had dared to interrupt such an important process.

In his sight, was a woman in a light blue dress with calm and quiet eyes. Her sight could please any man but it didn't please him.

Perhaps because he knew that she was the wife of a Minister he didn't like at all. At the same time, she was the woman whom his sister hated with her whole heart.

He was very displeased and from his face, it could be seen very clearly.

"Lady Li, ….whatever you wish to say, can't it wait for a few moments?"

Zhao Zhuang Chen was about to say something very rude but he changed his words immediately when he saw Prime Minister Xi standing behind Li Rui.

Li Rui didn't even glance at him. Her black eyes met the cold eyes of the Emperor who was already looking at her but her eyes didn't have any fear as she spoke.

"Your Majesty, Li Rui has a cure for the Little Prince's poison."

Qin Wenya and Princess Wenling looked at each other as soon as  Li Rui's finished her words while the silent banquet hall was now suddenly filled with the sounds of the whispers.

Imperial Physician Xu who heard the young woman's words couldn't help but raise his head to look at her curiously.

She seemed to be very ordinary in his eyes just like any other noble lady, however, there was an aura around her calm and peaceful.

However, it didn't make him think that she really had the cure for the poison. He who had studied medicines and poisons for so many years couldn't even recognize the poison inside the young Prince's body then how could she say that she knows even the cure.

His eyes narrowed as he moved his body completely to face Li Rui.

Zhao Wang Lei was also looking at Li Rui with his deep eyes. His eyes for once went to Xi Ying standing behind Li Rui.

"Lady Li, do you know what you're saying? Claiming to save the life of a prince, it is not something small. However, if you couldn't then you will also have to pay a large prize."

Li Rui's didn't waver even a bit with the fearful words and she said

"Rui understands, Your Majesty."

The eyes of the Emperor flickered and he said coldly while looking at those fearless black eyes.

"How can you assure Zhen that you really understand?"

A few moments of silence lingered in the banquet hall and again a soft voice fell in everyone's ears.

"If Rui couldn't save the little Prince's life then Rui is ready to accept any punishment given by Your Majesty …. even if it is life imprisonment or execution."

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