Volume 2 Chapter 19 (1/2)
The Prince's escaped fiancée (Arc 2-2)
After Tao Yunfeng left, Granny Wu hurriedly led in a group of doctors, all of them famous physicians in Jianzhou City Apart from the Imperial physicians, these people were the roup of white haired elders clustered around Su Yang, nodding and shaking their heads, taking his pulse and questioning hi beards as they conversed in low voices Su Yang looked at the on their white beards as he played the part of a simpleton
After the time it takes to burn an incense stick has passed, they discussed their findings and came to a conclusion One of the old : ”Madame1, based on this elder's years of experience, the injury that the young master sustained is not a serious one, and will recover after a few days As for the suddento that of a child, I'm afraid this may be a side effect of the head injury There have been similar cases recorded in the ancient texts, it is not life threatening, and some people spontaneously recover after three to five days, but there are so Wu Xueyan said faintly: ”It's alright, please continue”
The doctor bowed and said bluntly: ”There are those who never recover in their lifetime Madame, I would advise to prepare for the worst”
Wu Xueyan went stiff upon hearing his words, her fists clenched tightly by her side, but her face remained coldly stoic: ”Perhaps this is karma, all his past misdeeds have now returned as misfortune to befall on his head”
Granny Wu hurriedly interjected: ”My lady, don't say such things, our young master is under the protection of the Fu, Lu and Shou deities It is costers to coiven” She turned back to the white bearded elder and said anxiously: ”Physician Liang, since you say this is an illness, surely there must be a cure You have to come up with a cure”
Note: 福禄寿 (Fú lù shòu) – The Gods of the three stars and the three qualities of Prosperity (Fu), Status (Lu), and Longevity (Shou) in Chinese religion The term is commonly used in Chinese culture to denote the three attributes of a good life
However, Physician Liang could only laans are linked to the life gate A these, the head is the s, one can still live, but the injury of the head must be avoided at all costs Even a , much less a sham2 like myself Madame, please seek elsewhere for an expert”
Note: In traditional Chinese inal Qi which enriches the viscera, without it, the functions of the organs will fail
Wu Xueyan closed her eyes and tiredly waved her hand Granny Wu quickly stepped forth and saw the doctors out
After they left, Su Yang tugged on Wu Xueyan's hand and asked curiously: ”Who were those people? Why are they leaving? What is a sham? Why did they call you Madame? Is your name Madame?”
Since this is now the reality they ht else to do but make the best of it!
Wu Xueyan looked at hi while, she suddenly smiled, her sharp eyebrows and the counters of her face softening i felt a chill creep up his spine at the sight
He could only listen as Wu Xueyan said faintly: ”This… is not a bad thing” She touched Su Yang's head with uncharacteristic gentleness, as she continued slowly, ”Since you don't understand anything, you won't be sad You won't remember that it was your parents who pushed you into the fire pit with their own hands If fortune allows your return to us in the future, Mother will guide you, and take care that you never step off the right path again”
Su Yang's face showed no reaction to her words, but inside, his heart felt like a lu otiation?
Although Jing Cheng is his target in this world, the current circumstances were not in his favour If he was really dih to enter the palace now, it would be no different froer, he will be eaten to the bones, without even a scrap of wooly fluff left!
His only possible support was Wu Xueyan, the only daughter of Wu Xingde Back when Wu Xingde followed the previous Eshan3 for miles, he not only held the Death Exemption plate, but also had command of tens of thousands of Imperial troops
Note: Death exemption plate : 免死金牌 (Miǎn sǐ jīnpái) – a plate bestowed by the emperor to his subjects in ancient times that would exempt them from the death penalty
If there is anyone in the whole of Greater Ming who could stand up to Jing Cheng, it would be none other than the great general Wu Xingde
However, this Wu Xingde was rather fearsome, and Wu Xueyan had truly inherited his tehter were both fadoer was their own child or grandchild, they would see to it that no cri is viewed as a selfless hero with e and unshakable loyalty to the nation As for hi of pity even if he was sto does privately agree that the original host was so in the front lines, couldn't he have at least acted the part of a fiancée a little?Even faking it a bit would have been fine Was it really necessary to have been so callous, rushi+ng to burn bridges after he dee himself with no way out…
The Fifth prince was a child of fate, did you think it'd be so easy for him to be killed offscreen4? Fantastic, how do you expect me to worm my way into his heart after you've crushed it!
Wu Xueyan was unaware that beneath the sweetly innocent face, he was spitting with rage inside She avoided gazing at hiht of her son as now like an innocent babe She got up suddenly, leaving only a single curt instruction as she left
”Look well after him”
The rest was left unsaid, but all ere present understood; once the young master's injury has healed, he will still be bundled off to the Fifth prince's residence as a show of apology
This tihty Di son of the Minister of Revenue, is completely and utterly finished
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The next day, the legions fron returned to court
Be it the common people of Jianzhou city, or the entire imperial court of ministers for civil and military affairs, everyone was overjoyed The Tatars of the North have lived in the great desert6 for generations, every man and child of the tribe was as fierce as they were fearless In recent decades, they have been the cause of much strife in the Northern Desert, a constant thorn in the side of Greater Ming that was
Note : 塔挞 (Tǎ tà) – Not sure if it's a mistranslation on ain 塔挞 (froibberish to me But 塔塔 (Tǎ tǎ) is the Chinese Tatars, one of the 56 ethnic groups of China
It ithout saying that a vast and proud nation such as Greater Ming wouldn't tolerate such provocation Troops were sent successively to suppress the North, but suffered resounding losses each ti requested to be sent on this expedition, he was laughed at for a fool In the past ten years, how enerals have lost in the battle of the Northern Desert, how could a pampered royal upstart hope to do any better?
It was beyond anyone's expectations for hied to recover all the land that was lost to the North in just three short years, while driving the Tatars out a hundred miles beyond the border Word of hiratification of the people and the shock of their foreign enemies
Currently, he was astride a splendid chestnut stallion at the forefront of the procession, looking resplendent in black robes eold His cold, handsome face was a picture of unruffled calm, the innate violence masked, like a quiescent blade returned to the sheath after being honed to a keen edge by a thousand days and nights of bloody battles