That night, Feng Wuya took a carriage back to the royal manor.
Feng Yexuan did not stop him.
“Mr. Liujin and Miss Chu escorted the Fifth Prince away together.”
When Leng Ji reported, he still felt something was subtly strange.
Liujin and Tie Xin were responsible for driving the carriage, with the Fifth Prince and Chu Qianli inside. This was nothing unusual.
Chu Qianli was a physician, and it was perfectly normal for her to be inside taking care of the Fifth Prince, who had always been sickly.
However, why hadn't Chu Qianli said a single word from beginning to end?
Of course, Leng Ji was not suspicious of the Fifth Prince.
Feng Wuya and their Prince had been close friends since childhood.
Furthermore, due to his health, Feng Wuya had never participated in any disputes, living a life of carefree ease.
There should be no adversarial relationship between them, in any aspect.
Leng Ji scratched his head, perhaps he was overthinking things.
“Liujin said that after escorting the Fifth Prince back, Miss Chu would perform a small treatment on him. It’s not dangerous, just that it will take a bit longer.”
Feng Yexuan’s brow furrowed slightly.
Did this mean she wouldn’t be back tonight?
Leng Ji saw through his thoughts at a glance and quickly said with a smile, “Liujin said she’ll be back after it’s done, but it might be quite late, so he told the Prince to rest early and not wait for Miss Chu.”
Feng Yexuan glanced at him, his gaze carrying a hint of killing intent.
Leng Ji shrunk his neck and quickly said, “…It’s…it’s just what he meant. Your subordinate… your subordinate is just relaying the message… Your subordinate will go about his business now!”
With that, he scurried away.
As he left, he couldn’t help but grumble inwardly.
Clearly, he couldn’t wait for Miss Chu and didn’t want to rest, which was why he was so attached to her after only a few days!
If Miss Chu wasn’t by his side in the future, would he even be able to sleep?
The Prince was incredibly spoiled. Before Chu Qianli was by his side, he still managed to live his life.
However, it was true that the Prince was in a much better mood every day when Chu Qianli was around.
He hoped Miss Chu would return soon…
The man in the room was still going through letters from various military camps.
But as he read the letters, for some reason, the words just wouldn’t sink in.
Finally, he tossed the letters aside, propped his chin in his hand, and gazed at the hazy moonlight outside the window.
Days without that woman around were indeed a bit difficult to endure.
When would she return?
…
The carriage bumped along and finally entered the逍遥王府 (Xiaoyao Royal Manor).
It eventually stopped in front of Feng Wuya’s chambers.
“Tie Xin, go to the palace and deliver this bottle of medicine to Consort Yu.”
Feng Wuya lifted the curtain and tossed out a bottle of medicine.
“Your Highness…” Tie Xin felt that the atmosphere tonight was not quite right.
He wanted to ask, but didn’t know what to ask.
“Just say that Miss Chu sent it to her as a tonic, and applying it to the face can make the skin glow.”
“This…” When did the Prince start caring about medicine for ladies?
Also, if he wanted to give a gift, he could wait until tomorrow to go to the palace together to give it to Consort Yu. Consort Yu would surely be happier to see the Prince visit her.
Why did he have to make such a trip in the middle of the night?
He just felt something was strange.
“What? Are you unwilling to do as I command?” Feng Wuya frowned.
The carriage curtain remained lowered, and Tie Xin could not see clearly inside.
Holding the medicine in his hand, he said in a low voice, “I dare not. Your subordinate will deliver it to Consort Yu now.”
Tie Xin leaped down from the carriage and couldn’t help but say, “Your Highness, shall your subordinate escort you back to your room first?”
“What’s wrong? Aren’t you assured that your Prince is being attended to by me and Miss Chu?”
Liujin looked down at him.
Although his words were somewhat flippant, his tone inexplicably carried a heavy feeling.
Tie Xin just felt a vague sense of unease. Why did it seem like the Prince wanted to send him away?
Also, the previous Chu Qianli used to like to talk, especially when she was with the Prince, she would chatter incessantly.
But tonight, throughout the journey, why hadn’t Miss Chu said a word?
“Your Highness…”
“A’li is asleep. Let her sleep a little longer. If you wake her, I won’t let you off,” Feng Wuya said coldly.
So she was asleep, no wonder.
Tie Xin finally felt reassured and cupped his hands towards the carriage, “Yes, your subordinate will go deliver the medicine to Consort Yu now.”
After Tie Xin left, Liujin turned back and carried the still-sleeping Chu Qianli out of the carriage.
Feng Wuya followed closely behind them into the chambers.
Immediately, he closed the door to the chambers.
The room was quiet. Chu Qianli was placed on the bed. Although she was in a deep sleep, her delicate eyebrows were constantly knitted together.
Even in her dreams, she was troubled by unalleviated melancholy.
“She must be unable to understand why I would suddenly attack her.”
Feng Wuya felt a pang of heartache and wanted to smooth her furrowed brow.
But before his fingers could touch Chu Qianli’s forehead, they stopped in mid-air.
Then, he withdrew them.
It was not appropriate.
“Your Highness, have you truly decided to do this? With your heart脉 (heart meridian) severed, you… you won’t live long!”
Liujin had tried to persuade him, more than once.
But he never listened.
In fact, even now, Liujin did not know if what he was doing was right or wrong.
“I am already nearing the end of my life. Two years or two months, it’s all the same.”
Feng Wuya withdrew his gaze, brought over a chair, and sat by the bed.
“Liujin, don’t try to stop me. You know that you can stop me once, but you can’t stop me a second time. If you don’t help me, I will do it myself.”
“But you will…” Liujin dared not say the word “die,” nor could he bear to say it.
“It’s going to happen sooner or later. Why should I drag an innocent girl into it?”
“But she said that as long as she has the necessary equipment, she can perform surgery to save you!”
Liujin was very clear about this matter, as Chu Qianli needed him to be her assistant.
Liujin had learned a lot about the surgery.
Chu Qianli told him everything, hoping that he could be of assistance when the time came.
“Miss Chu said that as long as the equipment is complete and a near-sterile operating room is prepared, your surgery success rate can reach sixty percent, or even higher.”
“But that still leaves a forty percent chance of failure, doesn’t it?”
So, why take the risk?
He could take the risk, but she couldn’t.
What did this matter have to do with her?
“But you…”
“I believe in A’li. Even if I injure my heart meridian, she can still save me,” Feng Wuya said with a shallow smile. “A’li’s medical skills are excellent, as everyone acknowledges.”
“That also depends on how ill the patient is!”
Liujin certainly knew that Chu Qianli’s medical skills were good. To this day, he had never met anyone with better medical skills than her.
“But she’s not an immortal. She can’t save everyone!”
Feng Wuya’s heart was already not good. If his heart meridian were further injured, it would be an injury on top of an injury. Who could save him then?
He would truly die!