Chapter 695 - The Same Traces, the Emperors Doubt! (1/2)

“How is Prince Zhou?” The Empress looked at the head of the Imperial Institute of Medicine with a gloomy face and asked.

“There’s nothing serious. His Highness will be fine after resting for a period!” The head of the Imperial Institute of Medicine wiped the sweat off his head and answered cautiously.

In fact, in terms of broken bones, Prince Zhou was not seriously injured, because he didn’t break his thigh bone. However, no matter how minor his injury was, they had to take it seriously, because he was a prince anyway.

“There’s nothing serious? In this case, what can be considered serious?” The Empress, who was furious, slammed the teacup in her hand on the table and shouted harshly.

“Okay… okay, we will do all we could to treat His Highness!” The head of the Imperial Institute of Medicine knelt down with fear and said hurriedly.

“How long will it take to cure him?” The Empress almost gnashed her teeth to ask.

“Uh, His Highness should stay in bed for a good rest for a few months before moving slowly. But His Highness should avoid intense exercise, in case he gets hurt again.”

The head of the Imperial Institute of Medicine said with his head down and secretly wiped his cold sweat. It was indeed very difficult to do his job, because it seemed that these princes came to the Imperial Institute of Medicine from time to time.

Besides Chu Liuchen who had always been in poor health, the other princes came to the Imperial Institute of Medicine from time to time. Speaking of which, the head of the Imperial Institute of Medicine felt aggrieved.

“It will take several months, and it seems that he will recover with lingering effects!” the Empress said furiously. It was a critical moment. If Chu Liuzhou really had to lie in bed for several months, it would be a piece of terrible news.

“But… but His Highness should have a good rest after breaking his bones. Otherwise, the crooked bones will have an influence on the rest of his life!”

The head of the Imperial Institute of Medicine reminded her.

With her face darkening, the Empress clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly. She understood that it couldn’t be rushed. However, Chu Liuzhou broke his leg at this time. Thinking of the person who was most likely to benefit from it, the Empress was so furious that her face turned livid.

The person was either Chu Liuyue or Chu Liucheng. The Empress decided that she would never spare the person who dared to hurt her son at the gate of the imperial palace.

“Empress, how is he?” As the door was pushed open, the Emperor strode in and looked towards the bed in the room coldly. Seeing Chu Liuzhou lying on the bed, he came over in a hurry and asked.

“Your Majesty, please uphold justice for Zhou’er!” Seeing the Emperor come in, the Empress stood up and walked up to Chu Liuzhou’s bed as well. However, instead of looking at Chu Liuzhou, she bent down to kneel down in front of the Emperor and said tearfully with a handkerchief in her hand.

Seeing that Chu Liuzhou, who was lying on the bed, was still in a coma with a splint on his leg, the Emperor also felt sad. It really broke his heart to see his son, who had always been his strongest son, lying here in a coma at the moment.

“Get up. What did the imperial physicians say?” The Emperor reached out to help the Empress up and asked gently.

The Empress stopped pretending and stood up at the proper time. She wiped the tears off her face with a handkerchief and said with red eyes, “Your Majesty, they said that Zhou’er broke his leg. How could he happen to break his leg at this time? Selecting his princess is of vital importance to him. If we select a Miss with whom Zhou’er is dissatisfied to be his princess, I wonder if she can manage Prince Zhou’s Mansion properly in the future. Your Majesty, I’m wondering who intended to hurt Zhou’er. Please uphold justice for me and Zhou’er…”

The Empress could not finish her words and tilted her head to wipe her tears.

The Emperor fell silent for a moment before he comforted her in a low voice, “Empress, rest assured. I will definitely find out it’s an accident or a trap!”

Just now he came late because he went to look into the cause of the accident before coming. Until now, it seemed to be an accident caused by Chu Liuzhou’s carelessness. Chu Liuchen got involved in it. However, Chu Liuchen acted as usual.

Moreover, when the accident happened, he was far away from Chu Liuzhou. It was Chu Liuzhou who turned back and talked to Chu Liuchen after getting on the carriage. Chu Liuchen did not induce Chu Liuzhou to continue the conversation. So it seemed to be an accident anyway.

However, as a member of the royal family, he considered such an accident the most unconvincing.

The Emperor actually didn’t believe it. In particular, why did the horse of Prince Zhou’s Mansion suddenly go crazy? The coachman should be questioned. However, the coachman broke his neck unluckily when he fell off the carriage. No one noticed it before. It was too late to save the coachman after carrying Chu Liuzhou to the Imperial Institute of Medicine.

The coachman was dead, so no one knew what made the horse suddenly go mad, which aroused the Emperor’s suspicion.

The same points reminded the Emperor of what had happened before. A thought came into his mind, and he figured out a suspect. However, he could not come to a final conclusion at the moment, so he could not say anything in front of the Empress.

“Thanks, Your Majesty. I thank you on behalf of Zhou’er!” The Empress, who knew that she should stop at the proper time, had wiped her tears off her face and said. Although she still looked sad, she had no objection to the Emperor’s decision, which comforted the Emperor a lot.

Although he was not completely pleased with the Empress, at least she wouldn’t harass him with unreasonable demands. This was the reason why the Empress could hold her position firmly for so many years.

“Where is Prince Chen? I heard that he was also there at that time. Did anything happen to him?” After comforting the Empress, the Emperor looked around and asked.

The Empress clenched her fists so hard that she almost pressed her long fingernails into her palms. The sharp pain made her face turn pale, but it also made her relax slowly.