475 Skinned Alive (2/2)
”The Princess will need to be bathed with cold water from head to toe, and after a count of ten, she will have to be brought out, so that her inner qi [1] is not harmed. Then, she will need to be placed back into the cold water, and taken out again, then back in there, until she finally calms down, Your Highness.”
The Imperial Physician bowed his head low as if he had failed the world. ”But this will have to take place when she is awake, or else she might go into a greater shock, Your Highness.”
Yu Zhen ground his teeth. He would have Lady Ge Beining skinned alive and burned at a stake.
His arms tightened around Li Xueyue who was slumped in his arms. But even in her sleep, she was crying. Her tears stained his shoulders, but he couldn't care less. She was calm before the storm.
”B-but that is not all… Your Highness.” the Imperial Physician quivered out. He tried his best to remain calm, but could not when the Crown Prince looked like he was ready to massacre everyone in the palace.
”Her head will also have to be totally submerged during the cold bath. The Crown Princess will feel as if she's drowning, and on the brink of death, only to have relief for ten seconds before being forced to drown again, Your Highness.”
The Crown Prince slammed his hand on the nightstand. The Imperial Physician flinched. He took a shaky glance at the nightstand and saw a crack. He squeezed his eyes shut in fear, knowing the Crown Prince was going to murder anyone in his sight.
”T-there is no other way than this, Your Highness,” the Imperial Physician squeaked out. In all his twenty-five years of life, he had never felt this much terror. His legs were frozen in a permanent kneel.
The Crown Prince shot the Imperial Physician a scathing glare.
”GET OUT!” he roared.
The Imperial Physician scrambled to his feet. Without turning his back to the Crown Prince, he took quick steps backward until his hand grazed the door handles. He pushed it open and slipped outside, letting out a massive sigh of relief that he had been holding in.
”S-sir, are you alright?” his apprentice shakily asked.
The Imperial Physician mutely nodded his head, as he could not speak. It felt like a lump was stuck in his throat, choking at him. And he knew it was because the Crown Prince's menacing presence was seeping out of the room.
”Sir, you're shaking, your face is pale, and you've broken into a cold sweat. Are you sure you're alright?” the apprentice whispered.
Eventually, the Imperial Physician's legs gave out from underneath him. He sank to his knees in front of the bedroom door, as his chest shook from another sigh.
”I...barely escaped with my head intact,” he whispered to his apprentice.
The Crown Prince didn't make a single threat, but his gaze said a thousand words. His glare was as ferocious as a tiger, his roar as lethal as a lion.
The Imperial Physician had never seen or met someone so intimidating, yet so young. It was an unworldly experience. What a terrifying presence the Crown Prince had…
”H-help me to my feet,” he ordered his apprentice. The thin man quickly came forward and helped him up.
”Let's leave quickly before the Crown Prince changes his mind and slaughters all of us,” the Imperial Physician shakily said.
The apprentice didn't need to be told twice. Together, they ran out of the estate. Much like the rest of the servants who stood outside, they were all awaiting their impending doom.