Fortunately, the crossbow arrow did not damage any bones, but the poison of the arrow was not easy to detoxify.
When the imperial doctor was treating the poison, Su Su and Ling'er both came to serve him, and Xiao Yuanmu also walked to the bed.
The sharp blade sliced open the flesh and blood of the arm, peeling off pieces of black dead skin. Even though Lutang had taken Ma Fei San, the pain still penetrated her bones. She half-opened her pale lips, unable to even scream.
There were no outsiders in the room, Xiao Yuanmu no longer had the wanton expression he had when he was quarreling with others, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Although he was a battle-hardened man, he couldn't help but change his expression when he saw the frail and helpless Lutang and the half-blooded person on the bed.
"Second Miss, during the Three Kingdoms period, Prince Guan was only able to scrape bones."
Ling'er was already scared to tears, but Susu still insisted on telling jokes to help Lutang distract herself from the pain.
After the poisonous blood was drained, the rotten flesh was peeled off, and golden sore medicine and detoxifying ointment were applied externally. The imperial doctor then wrapped Lutang's arm in layers.
"How toxic is it?" Xiao Yuanmu's voice actually had a bit of vibrato.
"Miss Wen Er has already taken snake gallbladder, so it won't be a problem."
It is said that famous doctors do not treat themselves, but Lutang understood her own injuries very clearly.
In his previous life, Xiao Yuanmu was poisoned by curare, which was a strange poison in the world, causing him to suffer unbearably for the rest of his life. But what is on the arrow today is just a snake medicine commonly used by hunters in the north to deal with wild beasts. The two are completely different.
It's not like he was a murderer who committed an assassination, so he showed mercy?
The blood all over his body was not clean, and he was sweating profusely due to the severe pain. His clothes were stained with blood and sweat, and the smell of blood was extremely strong. Thoughts were swirling in her mind, but her body ached and felt greasy, and she had no idea for a moment.
"Give your lady a scrub."
Xiao Yuanmu came closer to take a look and gently stroked Lu Tang's wet forehead hair.
Different from the usual nonsense, his fingers seemed to be touching fragile flowers and plants. He wanted to touch them but didn't dare to, for fear of hurting her.
Lutang was lying on the bed, losing half of her life due to blood loss and pain. She wanted to ask him to come back and ask a few questions, but she was so weak that she no longer had any strength.
Xiao Yuanmu's eyes gradually deepened as he stared at her, and he quickly turned around and walked out of the flower hall.
"Just wipe the blood stains. Go back home and pack and change clothes."
Su Su and Ling'er dipped their hand towels in warm water to help her wipe away the blood, while Lu Tang gave weak instructions.
"We're afraid we won't be able to go back to the house." Ling'er glanced outside to make sure no one heard her, then she nuzzled at Su Su.
Su Su sat on the edge of the couch and whispered: "We just found out that the assassin was hiding on the corridor directly opposite the stage, but he had disappeared. He only got the crossbow with the Forbidden Army mark on it. There are people outside Prince Qi's Mansion. The defense of the two battalions of the Forbidden Army was arranged by the Marquis himself. With so many guards still able to escape the assassin, His Highness King Qi scolded the Marquis as the mastermind behind the scenes, and the lawsuit will be taken to the imperial court."
"His Royal Highness Prince Qi just said that the young lady will be held as a hostage in the palace. When will the Marquis make it clear, when will the young lady be released."
If it weren't for the severe pain in her shoulder that penetrated her bones, Lu Tang would have laughed out loud.
Holding the forbidden army's crossbow in his hand, Marquis Wen may not be able to explain it clearly in his lifetime!
It is related to the assassination of the prince. Once the lawsuit reaches the imperial court, the Imperial Army must conduct a thorough investigation of all personnel and weapons under its name. There were fifty more officers and soldiers among the more than ten thousand, and they might be able to fool them in normal times, but Xiao Yuanmu already had a list in his hand, and if he named them for checking, he would not miss them.
The dead soldiers don't know each other, and they usually do cunning and plotting alone. After being caught, they may be able to repay each other with their lives. If fifty people are captured together, someone will confess!
"I think that our Marquis Mansion will be injured after this experience. His Highness, Prince Qi, may have the intention of preserving the young lady here."
Ling'er changed the dirty water, then gently cut open her blood-stained clothes, and said softly.
"Oh, Ling'er has become smarter today! Needless to say, our lady is the one who is the most important to King Qi!" Su Su was quite proud when she spoke.
Soon outside the room, a maid from the Prince's Palace came in with a brand new dress, saying that His Highness ordered it to be brought to the Second Miss to replace it. The clothes were all newly made, probably because she had to stay in bed to recuperate, so they were loose and comfortable.
The maids held her up together, helped her put on new clothes, and changed the embroidered mattress soaked with sweat and blood.
It was getting dark outside, and the banquet at Prince Qi's Mansion had long since dispersed. The guests came in joy and returned disappointed, most of them frightened and worried.
Lanterns and candles were lit in the flower hall, and the maid of Prince Qi's palace brought soup, porridge and side dishes to Lutang for dinner.
"Sister maid, could you please send a message to His Highness?"
The maid in Prince Qi's Mansion was respectful and courteous. She quickly bent her knees and smiled: "How can I be worthy of the second lady's request? The second lady's orders are all."
"Please don't punish the person who wounded me with the crossbow too much, Your Highness."
The maid who was kneeling on her knees was obviously stunned, but she quickly recovered her expression and calmly agreed to get up and go.
Ling'er and Su Su gathered around the couch in shock, talking and baring their teeth.
"The assassin has no intention of harming the young lady, but also intends to assassinate His Highness! If he wants to rely on this servant, he can't wait to cut him into pieces!"
Lutang endured the pain, holding the spoon with her left hand and sipping the fragrant glutinous rice porridge in her mouth.
How come the weapons of the imperial army were used to assassinate the prince? How could people like Marquis Wen use ordinary snake venom when they couldn't get the poison that seals the throat with blood?
This must be Xiao Yuanmu's own play. The only failure was that the eldest princess and Lutang suddenly toasted during the sword dance!
Without Lutang, this arrow would have hit Xiao Yuanmu's shoulder and arm, so he already had the snake gall antidote in his mouth to prevent the poison from being too severe.
It is speculated that the "assassin" who escaped must be his confidant. Otherwise, how could he be so trusting that he would shoot him with poisonous arrows?
Maybe they had already agreed on the time. When the tension was at stake, Lutang toasted with the eldest princess, blocking Xiao Yuanmu's body.
Suddenly, the poisonous arrow hit the wrong person. With Xiao Yuanmu's violent temper, he might have angered the "assassin" archer.
Xiao Yuanmu died because of her in the previous life. In this life, she blocked an arrow for him, which can be regarded as repaying his old love.
Lutang was in pain and tired, and her forehead throbbed with pain. She had no choice but to let Susu prepare a cup of analgesic and hypnotic decoction and drink it. "I'm so tired. I need to go to bed first. You should also rest early."
Before the maid could answer, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and then she fell asleep.
In the misty middle of the night, the moon is in the sky, and the cool night breeze blows the gauze curtain in front of the bed.
There was a slight itching on her forehead and cheeks. She wanted to wipe it away with her hands, and gently moved it to pull the wound away from the pain. Flesh and blood connected, she groaned in her sleep.
"Don't move, it's me."
Xiao Yuanmu's voice was low and sad. He sat in front of the couch and leaned forward, kissing Lu Tang's cheek and eyebrow.
"I'm sorry for hurting you. I will not punish those who shoot crossbows. This is all my fault."
He murmured in a low voice, each word steaming with steam as he blew it against Lutang's ear, like a furry creature traveling along her earlobe, neck, and into her heart.
"Since Your Highness is aware of the crime, why are you still rude to your daughter?"
After sleeping for half the night, the effects of the Mafei Powder had worn off, and Lutang's shoulders and arms began to hurt again. A thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead and temples, and his hair and jade pillow were all wet.
There are occasional cicadas chirping and dogs barking in the dark night, which seems silent. Lutang was about to push Xiao Yuanmu away when she heard a tiger roar. Although the sound was far away, it shook the heavens and the earth, so shocked that there was no sound anywhere.
"Your Highness's tiger?"
Lutang's eyes were half closed, her eyelashes fluttering like butterflies under the moonlight, and a few tears came out. She was sleepy and in pain, and her eyes were blurry with tears from torture.
Xiao Yuanmu remembered the scene at the banquet again.
The Wen family were all invited, and it was originally arranged by him in advance. In preparation for something to happen, he took the opportunity to detain the Wen family and protect Lutang in the mansion in advance.
The only thing that wasn't in the plan was that on the day of her birthday, her little sister Xiao Yuanzhen, who never left the palace, suddenly arrived. The eldest princess must sit in a high position, so three people had to sit in the two places on the high platform.
On the gallery opposite, Zhang Zhou, the general of Prince Qi's palace, who plays the role of a fake assassin and crossbowman, is a unique marksman. It doesn't matter if the seats are crowded.
Zhang Zhou once toasted Lutang at Prince Qi's Mansion and knew that this beautiful girl was his lord's confidante.
As soon as the promised sword dance sounded, Xiao Yuanzhen suddenly pulled Lutang to sit with him. When the crossbows were opened, they still wanted to raise their glasses in a toast. There is no turning back when a bow is fired, and there is no room for recovery when a crossbow arrow is fired.
"My king's tiger probably smelled your blood and made trouble all night long."
Xiao Yuanmu's forehead was pressed against her clammy hair, and every word he spat out was trembling.
"When the arrow hit you, my heart felt empty. I was afraid that I would kill you, this crazy little girl, with one arrow."
His body was so hot that even his breath was warm. Lutang lost so much blood today that even the sweat on her skin was cold.
"Isn't His Highness's heart in good health here?"
She exhaled and put her good hand on Xiao Yuanmu's chest, wanting to remind him not to be rude.
Xiao Yuanmu held her hand tightly, as if he wanted to burn the delicate and slender fingers. With this strength, he pressed his lips on Lutang's lips without any doubt, preventing her from speaking again.
The fingers connected to the heart, and the heat from the fingertips quickly penetrated into the heart. The tip of Lutang's heart trembled slightly, and the tip of her tongue involuntarily stretched out, giving his dry and hot lips a little bit of moisture and sweetness.
His Adam's apple rolled, as if he had swallowed a green fruit, and he let out a low, muffled gasp from his heart to his throat. The sound was like a tiger's roar.
"Is it sweet?"
Lutang's soft, cold lips pressed against his, and her voice was like the chirping of mosquitoes. Xiao Yuanmu couldn't resist such teasing, it was like hot oil frying his heart, he could not hold back his desire, and his whole body was so hard that it ached.
"Crazy girl, this is my palace. If I do something beastly in the dark night, will you be able to escape?"
His words sounded threatening to Lutang, but his tone seemed to be threatening himself.
"Your Highness accidentally injured your Highness, Your Highness is aware of the crime. Your Highness must be punished properly." Lutang pursed her lips and smiled cleverly, her eyes as tired as a cat, "My Highness wants Your Highness to burn your body with fire and boil your heart with boiling water." suffering."
A soft little hand wrapped around Xiao Yuanmu's neck, and the tip of his light and moist tongue fed into his dry mouth.
At this moment, he was possessed by the hungry tiger, and he leaned forward to take Lutang's lips in his mouth, drinking as much as he could from a sweet spring.
A low tiger roar also sounded in the red silk soft couch.
