The hearts of the crowd sank to the bottom of their stomachs as the words of Dowager Doctor Liu fell.
“However, I can administer needles to him once a day to curb the development of the toxin in his body, and Your Highness still has to find an antidote for the poison as soon as possible.”
Despite these words, Imperial Doctor Liu understood in his heart that the chances of Song Si being able to wake up were slim. He had been working at the Imperial Hospital for many years to develop various poisons, and his attainments were not the best in the Great Qing Country, but close to it. Even he couldn’t cure it, let alone others.
Duke Ding arched his back, “Then, thank you, Doctor Liu.”
The Imperial Doctor Liu hurriedly got up and returned the salute, “Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite, this is all I can do.”
Xiao Zheng’s mind had long since gone blank, and he stood straight and unmoving.
Dowager Doctor Liu sighed and went to get the medicine chest.
It was only when his hand reached him that Xiao Zheng woke up. His lips opened and closed, wanting to ask something, but he couldn’t even say a word.
Seeing this in his eyes, Doctor Liu patted his shoulder, took down the medicine chest and opened it, took out the silver needles and administered them to Song Si.
He was only a healer and would do his best to keep the patient alive, the rest was out of his hands.
Xiao Yao came in with quick steps and went to the bedside. When she saw Song Si’s condition, her eyes went black and her body leaned back.
Xiao Zheng was quick to catch her and saw that she had already passed out, so he put her to bed.
On the other hand, there was a lot of chaos in the Prince of Ding’s residence, but the Prince’s residence was quiet.
In the past, he and Song Si had a small drink, but today, seeing that Song Si was in a bad mood, he drank a few more glasses with him. When he returned to the sidekick’s residence, the Sixth Princess wiped his face with a wet handkerchief, and had someone bring him a soup to sober him up.
Sun Jin was touched in his heart.
He had no choice but to ask for the hand of the Sixth Princess, and was prepared for the couple to be at odds with each other after the wedding, but the Sixth Princess was not as arrogant and domineering as he thought, but was considerate in every way.
He took the Sixth Princess to bed and let her lie on her side on his arm, stroking her large belly with one hand and talking to the child.
The little one in her belly seemed to feel it, stretching his arms and kicking his legs, making a lot of noise.
The Sixth Princess smiled as she listened, feeling once again that God had favoured her by allowing her to marry Sun Jin.
This wonderful atmosphere lasted until early the next morning, when Sun Jin and the Sixth Princess were still awake when they heard a soft knock on the door and Sun Cai’s lowered voice, “Young Master.”
Sun Jin opened his eyes and the Sixth Princess also woke up and wanted to follow him, but Sun Jin stopped her, “You can sleep a little longer.”
The Sixth Princess obediently closed her eyes.
Sun Jin got up, dropped the curtain, put on his clothes and opened the door, he saw Sun Cai’s face looked bad, his heart thumped, “What happened?”
“Young Master Song was attacked last night after being separated from you, the attacker’s sword was coated with poison, and the Imperial Physician could not cure it.”
Sun Jin’s face changed dramatically and he walked quickly outside.
As soon as he left, the Sixth Princess opened her eyes, and for some reason, her heart was very uneasy.
When Sun Jin arrived at the Ding Guo Mansion and saw the unconscious Song Si, he felt his hands and feet were cold, “Can, can you catch someone?”
Xiao Yao’s eyes were red and swollen as she stood by the bedside, shaking her head at the words, her voice hoarse, “Xiao An said those people came quickly and withdrew quickly after they got their hands on them, as if they had come prepared.”
Prepared?
He heard that Song Si was dismissed before he temporarily asked Sun Cai to invite him to come, were those people always watching Song Si, or ……?
Think of the Sixth Princess going to the palace.
No!
It couldn’t be the Sixth Princess, she was genuinely good to herself and wouldn’t do anything against her, but it was too much of a coincidence that he and Song Si were separated and Song Si was attacked.
With this thought in his mind, Sun Jin did not stay long at the Duke of Ding’s residence, and after comforting Xiao Yao a few times, he hurried back to the sidekick’s residence.
The Sixth Princess had just finished washing up, and ordered someone to bring her two plates of cakes, so she could eat some to fill her up, and then have breakfast together when Sun Jin returned.
Before she could eat the cakes, she saw Sun Jin returning and was very happy, “Is Squire Song all right?”
Seeing that she did not look different, the suspicion in Sun Jin’s heart subsided by half, he could feel how good the Sixth Princess was to him, she would not harm him.
He sat down on a chair and eased his emotions, “He hasn’t woken up yet, and the doctor can’t do anything about it.”
The Sixth Princess covered her mouth, she had thought Song Si was alright when she saw Sun Jin return so quickly.
“He was attacked last night after being separated from me, if Xiao An hadn’t fought back, I’m afraid what I would have seen today would have been a corpse. I can’t understand, I asked Song Si out for a drink on the spur of the moment and the place was only known to the two of us, how did those people know about it?”
The Sixth Princess opened her mouth to say that perhaps she had followed Song Si all along, but before she could say anything, she suddenly thought of what she had said to her mother yesterday, and her face instantly turned white.
The actual fact is that you can’t be a person who is not a person, but a person who is not a person. If not, why did Mother Consort quickly whisk herself back last night?
Sun Jin naturally saw her face, his heart sank a little, but his face did not move, “What’s wrong, is it somewhere uncomfortable?”
The Sixth Princess’s lips twitched, she wanted to tell Sun Jin, but she didn’t dare to say anything when the words were on her lips. If Sun Jin found out that his mother had sent someone to kill Song Si, would he be distant from him in the future? If she lost Sun Jin’s heart again, she didn’t know how she would survive.
But if she doesn’t say anything and Sun Jin finds out later, she fears that she will lose not only Sun Jin’s heart but also his person.
“I… I’m fine.”
Sun Jin was disappointed.
The Sixth Princess did not dare to look at him and hung her head. That was her mother consort, the one who doted on her and raised her, and even if she had used her, she could not say so.
“It’s good that it’s okay, let’s eat breakfast.”
The Sixth Princess heard the coldness in his words and twisted the handkerchief in her hand tightly.
After eating, Sun Jin went to the Hanlin Academy. As soon as he left, the Sixth Princess had a sedan chair and carriage prepared to go to the palace.
This was the first time she had heard her mother’s laughter since her brother’s death, and if it had been in the past, she would have been delighted, but today she was in a cold sweat.
“What is it that makes Mother Consort so happy?”
Consort Shu smiled and beckoned her to sit beside her, asking instead of answering, “Why have you come so early today?”
The Sixth Princess sighed, “Song Si was attacked on his way home from drinking with his son-in-law last night, and his sword was poisoned. Mother Consort, do you think, who had the guts to attack a court official?”