89 Spring Hunt 7 (1/2)

Yang Yun assisted Mingyue through the operation, and a few brave soldiers and servants helped along. For many of them, It was their first time to witness someone stitching on human skin. They were amazed by the physician's skills.

Even Prince Lu Wei was greatly surprised. He was awake throughout the operation and was able to witness the suturing process closely. The prince first thought that the process would be painful. However, with the help of acupuncture needle, it was not as painful as he thought.

While Mingyue was stitching the prince's wound, a few soldiers came over from the camp to aid them. When Mingyue said that the prince could not be moved due to his condition, Yang Yun had sent his men to deliver the news to the young general.

The operation lasted for hours and ended before the sky turned dark. The princess' group then departed back to the camp with the soldiers carrying the prince on the stretchers. Once they arrived at a stable path, Prince Lu Wei was then transferred into a carriage and taken back to the camp.

With Jiang Mingyue's treatment, the prince's condition was better. Once they arrived at the camp, the other physicians took over the task to care for the prince.

Jiang Xiao Xian went to visit the prince in his tent once they arrived. As the prince was awake, the young general managed to get a few statements from the prince. There was a deep frown on Xiao Xian's face once he stepped out of the prince's tent. After a while, he gave a few instructions to his men and went to see the Emperor to report the situation.

The Emperor walked back and forth as he watched the young general knelt on the ground with his head bowed low. He was furious when he heard news of the incident. Someone had tried to harm the prince of Qian Rong during the Spring Hunt. It was lucky for them that the prince had survived, or else, he did not know to explain to Qian Rong.

”Your Majesty,” Jiang Xiao Xian said. ”I was negligent and deserved to be punished.”

The Emperor flicked his sleeve and said, ”Tell me, what have you found out?”

”Your Majesty, half of the men who went with Prince Lu Wei into the woods, were found dead with their body full of blood. There were signs of animal claw and bite all over their body,” Jiang Xiao Xian reported. ”The men who were separated from Prince Lu Wei are now in detention.”

”Continue to interrogate them,” the Emperor said. ”Do whatever you can to get something out of them. They dare to leave their post as the prince's guard and let cause something like this to happen. Keep the news of this incident from the other princes. Just say that Prince Lu Wei was injured during hunting and he has to rest. Don't let others visit him. We do not want to create panic among them. The night feast should go on as we planned.”