The Devious First Daughter

Chapter 152. Assassination of two Princes

The first thing the imperial physician saw after entering the room was Prince Yi lying unconscious in bed in his innerwear.

A beautiful young woman was sitting beside the bed and wiping her tears with a handkerchief. When she saw him coming in, she let go of Prince Yi's hand and stepped back to sit on a cedar chair. A maid stood behind her respectfully with her head lowered, looking like she didn't even dare to raise her head.

Yu Jian stepped forward and said, "Princess, this is Physician Xu. His Majesty sent him to examine our prince's injury."

"Yes, please do so. He... He's still unconscious..." Ning Xueyan looked up, her eyes still red. It was obvious that she had cried and her voice was hoarse, too.

The physician carefully observed Princess Yi. She was an exquisite beauty, if a little thin. She seemed to have suffered some congenital deficiencies. She lowered her head again after speaking, making it hard for him to see her expression.

The physician saluted her before turning around and walking to the bed. He sat down on a stool by the bed and reached out to examine Prince Yi's pulse. Suddenly, he saw clear teeth marks on his hand. Taken aback, he stole a glance at Princess Yi, who still had her head lowered.

He placed his fingers on Prince Yi's hand without changing his expression and closed his eyes for a moment. Then, he told Yu Jian, "Can I check His Highness' shoulder injury?"

"The injury has been treated and bandaged. If you check it again..." Yu Jian said, hesitant.

Everyone knew that you could easily tear a wound if you reexamined a bandaged injury.

"Rest assured that I'll just be looking at the medicine used. You don't have to open the bandage entirely, just spread it a little." Given the Emperor's orders, the physician was obligated to properly examine Ao Chenyi's injury. Still, he remained polite as he said, "The weather is getting warm. If the wrong medicine is used, his wound will be easily inflamed."

The physician's politeness, as well as the fact that he was sent by the palace, made it difficult for Yu Jian to refuse. He looked at Ning Xueyan. Seeing that she was still lowering her head, looking like she wasn't going to interfere, he nodded.

Besides, he was just a guard. If the Princess didn't say a word, he had no room to refuse the physician as a mere guard.

The physician looked at the teeth mark on Ao Chenyi's hand calmly. The biting must have happened a short while ago. Upon closer look, the teeth were small and dainty. The size suggested that it was the work of a woman. And the only woman who could approach Prince Yi in this room was Princess Yi.

He couldn't understand why she would bite Prince Yi when he was already this injured. Judging from the teeth marks, she hadn't been gentle either. Princess Yi was indeed a strange person.

Still, he hadn't come here for her but Prince Yi. Though bewildered, he pulled his attention away from the strange Princess Yi.

Yu Jian pulled Ao Chenyi's shirt aside, revealing the thick bandages wrapped around his shoulder. He undid the knot and carefully unraveled the bandages, enough that it revealed the two layers of blood-soaked gauze inside. Underneath was a wound just below Ao Chenyi's left shoulder. That was quite a dangerous part of the body to get hurt in.

It was apparent that Ao Chenyi's injury was real and rather severe, too. It could have been life-threatening if the wound was just a few inches lower. It seemed that Ao Chenyi was truly injured, and almost fatally at that. It was no wonder he was still unconscious at the moment, yet to awake.

Physician Xu put on a show of picking up some of the medicinal power with his fingers, putting it near his nose for a sniff, and nodding. He didn't dare to play tricks in this aspect. Everyone knew that Prince Yi was powerful and ruthless. If he dared to do anything to Prince Yi's wound, never mind him, not even his whole family would be spared.