Allure of a Country Maiden-Chapter 1189 - 1186_1

"Doctor Luo, don’t worry about formalities, quickly check on Chen’er! Is there anything wrong with his body?" The Empress anxiously called out.

"Yes, don’t bother with the pleasantries. Check the child quickly!" The Emperor, eager to please the Empress, promptly crosschecked him.

Alas, isn’t it true that a real man knows when to be flexible? What’s the big deal about enduring the anger of his wife!

Upon hearing this, Doctor Luo thought the young prince was in danger! He skipped the courtesy and hurriedly rushed to Xiao’er and began checking his pulse by pressing his wrist.

While taking his pulse, Doctor Luo carefully observed Xiao’er’s complexion and after a while, he said, "The young prince was given a strong mute drug that damaged his vocal cords and internal organs. Luckily, the poison was quickly neutralized. Although his body is still not fully recovered, the worst has passed. Try not to let him cry in the near future. However, he has been quite frightened and may cry during his sleep at night. Try to find a way to soothe him."

The assassins from Nangong Country are heartless! They even had the gall to poison such a young child!

"They are inhuman!" The Empress couldn’t help but curse again.

"Yes, they are indeed inhuman!" echoed the Emperor.

Since medicine can also be poisonous, knowing that Xiao’er had already been given medication, Doctor Luo didn’t prescribe any more.

As for dealing with the fright, having the child stay close to his mother should gradually help.

After Doctor Luo left, Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi took the children to visit the Empress Dowager, and then left the palace.

The moment they stepped out of the palace gates, they spotted the carriage from Marquis Shengping Mansion waiting for them; seated inside were Shen Chengyao and Mrs. Liu.

As soon as the couple saw Xiao’er, they quickly hopped out of the carriage and approached, with Mrs. Liu anxiously inquiring, "Is the child okay?"

"He’s fine. Rest assured, mother. Didn’t I send someone to tell you that the child was found? Why are you still waiting here?"

Even though it’s summer and the weather is not cold, the place is crawling with mosquitoes!

"Not seeing the child for myself made me uneasy. We rushed over to your mansion but the gatekeeper told us that you hadn’t returned yet. We were too restless to stay at home, so we decided to wait outside the palace." Only after Mrs. Liu glanced at the children in the carriage, all safe and sound, did she calm down.

"With this hot weather, you should’ve sent a servant to wait here and inform us. We could have brought the child straight home to see you after leaving the palace. Look at father’s shirt, it’s soaked with sweat, and his face has been bitten by several mosquitoes." Under the light of the city walls, Xiao’er noticed that Shen Chengyao’s shirt was wet with sweat and felt a pang of sorrow.

"But that would be such a hassle! The child has been scared, it would be best not to move him around too much. Your father was sweating only because he had been going from door to door with the soldiers. It’s fine, now that we know the child is alright, let’s all go back to the mansion!"

"Have you had dinner, father, mother? Why don’t we go to the mansion and have dinner before going home?" Shangguan Xuanyi said.

Actually, they had already eaten at the palace, but he knew Shen Chengyao and Mrs. Liu must be hungry from waiting.

Standing by the carriage, Xiao Fuzi could not help sighing in his heart: His master had never been so thoughtful towards the Emperor and Empress.

Indeed, love for one extends to his associates!

"We’ve already eaten. Have you not eaten yet? Let’s hurry back to the mansion for dinner!" Shen Chengyao understood that Shangguan Xuanyi must be plastered with a lot of work, as there was no way to let him find the time to accompany them for a meal.

"Indeed, we came here after eating, it’s getting late. Let’s go back to the mansion. It’s not good for the children to go home too late. We will get going now!" Mrs. Liu pulled Shen Chengyao away.

Xiao’er and Shangguan Xuanyi watched the carriage carrying Mrs. Liu and Shen Chengyao fade in the distance, then they got onto their carriage to return to the mansion.

In the carriage, Xiao’er told Shangguan Xuanyi about the results of the Emperor’s interrogation in the afternoon.

"What about Aunt Fu? Did they find her?"

"They found her, in a dry well in the Cold Palace."

"She got off too lightly!" Shangguan Xuanyi spoke coldly!

Didn’t she just! She dies so fast and easily.

Never mind the suffering of her own child! The Empress Dowager was nearly burned alive!

Such a great crime, if dealt with through normal procedures, one might think that she would be tortured!

After the couple returned home, Zhao Yong had the assassins locked up.

"Did you get anything out of him?" In his study room, Shangguan Xuanyi called Zhao Yong over, he casually asked as he unfolded one of the letters on his desk. Of course, he didn’t hold much hope towards this question and he already knew the answer.

"Nothing." Zhao Yong shook his head, recalling the words of Zhao Youhe and the people, he said, "Master, today’s incidents have come to the notice of some common people. They want the assassins to be paraded through the streets."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyi looked up, "So, even the common people are gossiping about such matters now?"

"The situation is like this..." Zhao Yong faithfully relayed all that he had seen and heard from Zhao Youhe.

Zhao Youhe had imitated the words of the people in the city, so Zhao Yong also repeated them verbatim.

Shangguan Xuanyi listened to the words and nodded, "The good intentions of the common people cannot be let down. Announce a notice tomorrow, and seven days later, they will parade the assassins through the streets! Also, between now and the parade, apply some torture to confessions and the likes, but make sure to keep them alive! After the parade, send them to Second Brother, saying they’re a gift for his medicine experiments, so he can make good use of them!" He wanted to tell everyone who dared to hurt his child that he would use the same method a hundred, a thousand times over to pay them back!

Xiao’er predicted that in seven days, there would be heavy rain perfect to wash the streets after the parade. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

"Yes!"

"Also, arrange to hang the heads of the dozen or so black-clothed assailants who tried to assassinate me today outside the city walls of the Imperial Capital of Nangong Country. Let the people of Nangong know the consequences of provoking this king!" Shangguan Xuanyi, thinking of those highly skilled assassins, commanded coldly.

If he hadn’t been practicing martial arts in the space, he, faced with such a group of assassins today, would not only have been in extreme danger but capturing them all would have been nearly impossible!

"Yes!"

"If there’s nothing else, you may leave!"

"Yes!" Zhao Yong responded and respectfully left.

Shangguan Xuanyi stowed the memorials and letters on his desk and left his study to return to his room, where he juggled between official duties and spending time with his wife and child.

When Shangguan Xuanyi returned to the room, the several children had already eaten and fallen asleep. The other three children knew that their siblings had returned home, so they were sleeping peacefully. But stuck in the rooftop was probably still shocked because he was jumpy all night. Xiao’er decided to hold him to sleep when she watched this.

Shangguan Xuanyi dealt with official affairs on the side. When he mentioned that the commoners requested the parade of assassins to avenge the children, Xiao’er couldn’t help but sigh, "I didn’t expect the common people to be so considerate! They are all lovely people!"

Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t say anything on hearing this and thought to himself: Because Xiao’er cares about the common people, they have this mutual affinity!

The night grew deeper and deeper and the child was laid to bed.

However, after only a short while, Chen’er started to cry loudly. Xiao’er thought it over and decided to bring the child to sleep in the space. It was only there that he stopped crying. Probably because the space was filled with an aura that calmed the mind.