lcionline Chapter 122 "Without Opening His Eyes" is Back!
Chapter 122 "Without Opening His Eyes" is Back!
"Master, something terrible has happened!!"
The old steward of the Prime Minister's residence rushed to the young lady's room, shouting anxiously, "News has come from the palace! The Crown Prince has contracted a serious illness!"
"Right now, half of the Imperial Medical Academy's staff are at the Eastern Palace!"
"What?!" Gui Ningyu was so shocked by the news that he almost dropped the food box!
Bang!! The food container fell to the ground!
"Father!! It's alright!"
"Ning'an, enter the palace immediately to investigate the situation!"
Gui Ning'an suppressed his deep-seated worries and comforted his younger sister, saying, "My dear, stay with your father well!"
"No, something has happened to His Highness the Crown Prince, and I must also enter the palace!"
Gui Ningzhi, disregarding the wedding dress she had just tried on, made a move to leave.
"Child! Listen to me!!" the Prime Minister scolded, and ordered his servants to stop Gui Ningzhi.
"No! Father, waaaaah~"
"Please let Zhi'er go to the East Palace!"
"Please let Zhi'er go see the Crown Prince!"
"Woooooo~!"
Gui Ningzhi, her face streaked with tears, forcefully pushed aside the servants blocking her path.
"Miss!!" The other servants did not dare to stop Gui Ningzhi, for fear of hurting her.
"My child, be good!"
"Brother, go into the palace first and see if the Crown Prince is alright. If he is, I will immediately send someone to bring you into the palace, okay?!"
Gui Ning'an blocked the doorway and made a verbal concession.
"Child! Just listen to your brother!!" Grand Chancellor Gui stepped forward and comforted the wailing Gui Ningzhi, helping her to sit down and offering words of advice.
"Okay! Waaaaaah~!"
"The little girl is waiting in her boudoir!!"
"Waaaaah~ If something really happens to His Highness the Crown Prince, I, I won't live anymore!!"
Gui Ningzhi cried her heart out, tears streaming down her face, which pained the Prime Minister greatly: "Zhi'er! It can't be!"
"It'll be alright! It'll be alright!!"
Gui Ning'an hurriedly drove his own carriage and rushed to the East Palace.
If anything happens to His Highness the Crown Prince, he will definitely drag Young Master Luo down with him!
Gui Ning'an had only one thought in his mind.
Hurry to the East Palace! Hurry, hurry to see Young Master Luo!
On the eaves of the East Palace;
Qianqianluo leisurely crossed her legs and ate fruit;
The piercing noise sent shivers down everyone's spines.
Qianqian was basking in the sun with her eyes half-closed when she heard the annoying noise. She got up, stretched, and yawned repeatedly.
"Hey! Riding horses is forbidden in the Eastern Palace!"
"You are all incredibly arrogant! How dare you compete in a horse race all the way to the Eastern Palace?!"
She leaped over and stood in front of the carriage.
Upon hearing this incredibly clear and crisp sound, Gui Ning'an immediately tore off the veil covering her face.
"Luo? Young Master Luo!!!"
"You?! Are you alright?" Gui Ning'an asked, sitting quietly in the carriage, looking aggrieved.
Qianqianlu recognized the newcomer as the young master Gui, whom she hadn't seen for many days, and was filled with doubt and confusion!
"Ning'an?!"
"Hahaha, I'm not dead!!"
"If I were to die, how could I possibly stand alive and well before you?!"
Qianqian squinted her fox-like eyes, exuding youthful charm, her beautiful face still blooming with boundless spring colors.
Gui Ning'an was relieved to see that Young Master Luo was truly unharmed and even talking and joking with her.
"Well, Young Master Luo, then, Ning An will take her leave!"
"Goodbye, goodbye!!!" Gui Ning'an turned his carriage around and rushed to Tingyu Palace.
Bathed in sunlight, she watched the departing figure of Young Master Gui.
Inside the Tingyu Palace;
Imperial Physician Ma reported to the Emperor: "Your Majesty! The Crown Prince is fine; it's just a relapse of his old ailment!"
"okay!"
"You all must take good care of him and make sure he doesn't suffer a relapse of his old illness, which would only harm his health!"
"Your servant obeys!!"
"Well, let's get down!"
Physician Ma carefully carried his medicine chest, his legs trembling uncontrollably, and he almost crawled out of Tingyu Palace on his knees.
Gui Ning'an changed into a dark-colored casual outfit and came to investigate the situation, carrying gifts.
"Hello, Doctor Ma!!"
"Return, return to Young Master An, this servant will take his leave now!"
Physician Ma bent over and fled the Eastern Palace without looking back.
Seeing this, Gui Ning'an became even more uneasy.
"Oh~ Lord Gui?!"
Even from a distance of ten meters, the gatekeeper, Kang Dajian, had already recognized the young master who had returned home.
When the person arrived, Grand Eunuch Kang feigned surprise and respectfully invited him into the hall.
"My Emperor~ Lord Gui is here~! Hahaha~"
In the outer hall of Tingyu Palace, Qing Tingmo sat high on the throne and said, "Hmm, I accept your sentiments!"
"Take the eldest young master back to his residence safely!"
"Do not disturb the Crown Prince's rest!"
Gui Ning'an stopped in the outer hall, knelt down, and kowtowed in gratitude, saying, "Your Majesty is wise!!!"
Today, the Eastern Palace is under unusually tight security, and no outsiders are allowed to visit.
Even the Emperor's personal guards were stationed at the East Palace, so the Empress had no chance to enter the East Palace.
Qianqianlu swayed leisurely in the vast and empty East Palace, watching wave after wave of guards, who seemed to come from nowhere, come and go.
"Unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from entering the Eastern Palace!!"
"Guards, take this servant away and throw him into the dungeon!!"
"Ahhh! General, spare my life!!"
"This servant, this servant is only here to deliver the medicinal food that the kitchen has prepared!"
"Hmph! The entire kitchen staff of the Eastern Palace was dismissed at noon today. Whose orders did you take?!"
"General!" The little eunuch, seeing that his lie had been exposed, made a move to run away!
Unexpectedly, the guards were quick-witted and swiftly pierced the eunuch's body with a single sword strike.
"You are hereby commanded: if you encounter any suspicious assassins, kill them without mercy!!"
The leading general, with a commanding voice, sealed the blood-stained swords.
"Yes!!!" Upon seeing this, the other subordinates gripped their swords tightly and scattered to patrol.
Qianqian was surprised to see that the leader was none other than Mei Ziye, whom she hadn't seen in a long time. She rushed forward to greet him, "Ziye?!"
Mei Ziye was overjoyed to see that the long-lost Young Master Luo still remembered her: "Young Master Luo!!"
"You...you still remember me?! I'm so happy!"
The plum leaves have grown much taller, and the skin has been tanned much darker by the scorching sun of the northern desert.
Qianqian looked at the little black lump of coal in front of her and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha, Ziye, long time no see! You, how did you become such a grown man?!"
Original meaning: (How did you get so tanned, like a little black lump of coal?!)
Mei Ziye blushed deeply at Qianqianluo's praise.
Qianqianlu stared at Meiziye's face, which turned from black to red, and laughed so hard she almost choked.
"Haha, Ziye is an adult now!"
Original meaning: The face was both dark and red, like a monkey's bottom!
"Thank you, General Luo!"
"I'm going on patrol now, we'll talk tonight!"
The young man, Mei Ziye, was too shy to look Qianqianluo in the eye, and turned away awkwardly.
Qianqian lagged behind him, laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight!
She really didn't expect that the originally white plum leaves would turn into little black lumps of coal after being baked in the scorching sun in the northern desert for a few days!
"Hahaha!!"
"So black that only his eyes are white!!!"