Chapter 153 Yongyan Sleeps in Separate Rooms

Xiao Yanzi was worried that if she touched Yongqi, he would lose control again. Moreover, given her current condition, there was a possibility of misdiagnosis, so it would be best to find the imperial physician.

Upon hearing the noise, Mingyue, Caixia, and the others rushed in to check on the situation, while Xiaoshunzi and Xiaoguizi went to find the imperial physician.

"My lady, what happened?" Mingyue helped Xiaoyanzi up. "The Fifth Prince's injuries..."

Xiao Yanzi looked at Caixia on the other side and ordered, "Caixia, immediately seal off Yonghe Palace."

"Yes." Caixia accepted the order and left.

Little Swallow looked at Yongqi with concern, "How are you now?"

"I can still hold on." Luckily, Xiao Yanzi made a quick decision, otherwise he would have made a big mistake.

After they waited for quite a while, Physician Hu was finally brought over. "Physician Hu, quickly take a look at Yongqi."

Physician Hu quickly examined Yongqi, and after a while, he finally spoke, "Fifth Prince, Princess Consort, apart from the external injuries, the Fifth Prince is currently fine..."

"How is this possible?" Xiao Yanzi was a little incredulous. Yongqi's condition just now clearly indicated that he had been drugged. How could they not find out?

"When I came in just now, I drank a cup of tea that Xiaomeng handed me, saying that you prepared it for me."

After hearing this, Xiao Yanzi said, "I did order that tea. Could there be something wrong with the tea?"

Xiao Meng then entered carrying her tea-making tools. "Upon hearing the commotion, I immediately went to tidy up and bring these over. I would like to trouble the Imperial Physician to examine whether there was a problem with the tea leaves, teacups, or teapot. If so, it is my negligence that allowed the Fifth Prince to be injured and the Princess Consort to be frightened..."

After examining him, Physician Hu found nothing wrong. Xiao Yanzi was very puzzled. With Mingyue's help, she went to Yongqi and took his pulse. She found that Yongqi's body was indeed as Physician Hu had said. Apart from the external injury, there was nothing seriously wrong.

"Fifth Prince, Princess Consort, perhaps my medical skills are inadequate. Why don't we let Physician Chang give it a try?"

Xiao Yanzi immediately had the four talented scholars summon Chang Shou. Naturally, the commotion at Yonghe Palace did not escape the eyes of the other people in the palace.

Upon receiving the news, Emperor Qianlong was the first to rush to Yonghe Palace.

"Imperial Physician Chang, how is Yongqi?" Xiao Yanzi looked at Yongqi with concern, hoping that Chang Shou could give her a different answer.

But Changshou gave the same answer, which Xiaoyanzi felt was not a good omen. Someone had drugged her, making it impossible for her to defend herself. If it weren't for her relatively strong defenses, she and her unborn child would probably have died today...

"Please trouble the two imperial physicians to treat Yongqi's wound first." She was currently pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to treat Yongqi herself, so she had no choice but to ask the two of them to do it.

Emperor Qianlong sighed, frowned, and asked, "Little Swallow, in your opinion, whose handiwork is this today?"

Little Swallow wiped away a few tears from her eyes before speaking, "Father, the person behind this is truly ruthless."

"The tea Yongqi was drinking was brought to him by me. If he had run into another palace maid, or if it was a maid they deliberately arranged, then even if I didn't want to, I would have to accept that he has another woman..."

"If he had come to my room, and if I hadn't had a dagger under my pillow for self-defense, I probably wouldn't have been able to save my child..."

"Or, they might arrange for someone else to be with Yongqi first, and then have Yongqi come to me. With such a double blow, Yongqi and I will definitely become estranged. If Yongqi and I are at odds, it means that my brother and the Xiao family army behind him will make some moves..."

What Xiao Yanzi said next, Qianlong understood as well: "What a clever scheme! Who could be so ruthless?"

Once Yongqi's injuries had been mostly treated, he spoke to Emperor Qianlong, saying, "Father, Xiaoyanzi and I both suspect that the person who targeted Xiao Jian and Qing'er last time was just a knife; there's someone else manipulating them..."

"But whatever the purpose of the person behind this is, it is ultimately detrimental to us!"

Emperor Qianlong frowned and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"

Little Swallow sighed, "Too many people know about today's events. I'm afraid the people behind the scenes also know that their goal has not been achieved this time, so they have no way to turn the tables on them."

It's also her fault for being too impulsive. If she had quietly called the person over back then, perhaps she could have staged a scene like last time and exposed the mastermind.

But how could she remain calm when she saw Yongqi injured?

"If someone dared to attack you in the palace, then the person behind it must have planted their own people in the palace..."

Yongqi looked up at Qianlong and said, "Father, why don't we take this opportunity to thoroughly investigate everyone in the palace? Who knows, we might uncover some spies..."

"I agree. If we can find out some spies, we might be able to find out the purpose or identity of the person behind it all."

After all, it's incredibly frustrating to have someone targeting them, yet they don't even know who that person is!

"Very well, I will leave this matter to Xiao Jian and Er Kang to handle. Yongqi, you should focus on recovering from your injuries." After giving his instructions, Qianlong left Yonghe Palace.

When Consort Yu returned from visiting someone, the first thing she did was to have Xiao Yanzi and Yongqi sleep in separate rooms.

"Mother, is it really that serious?" Yongqi was the first to object. "If I'm not by Xiaoyanzi's side, what if there are assassins? There are guards, but none are as good as me, her lifelong bodyguard!"

Consort Yu's expression was very serious, clearly indicating that there was no room for negotiation. "No, if it weren't for Xiao Yanzi having a dagger on her, it might have been a double tragedy. I absolutely cannot take the risk. If you're worried, I'll share a room with Xiao Yanzi. If there really is an assassin, I'll take the blow for her!"

"Don't you know what kind of person you are? Only Xiao Yanzi has always spoiled you, but your mother won't. This matter is non-negotiable. You leave this room now and go sleep in the study!"

"..." Seeing the slightly angry Consort Yu, Xiao Yanzi dared not speak or refute.

Without his wife's protection, Yongqi naturally dared not argue with Consort Yu anymore. "Alright."

He really is a little weed without a mother's love. Look, his back is injured, and his mother hasn't even given him a glance. In her heart and eyes, there is only her precious wife and precious grandchildren...

Watching Yongqi leave dejectedly and head towards the study across the street, Xiao Yanzi felt bad, but with Consort Yu present, she couldn't act rashly.

"Alright, Little Swallow, your mother is here watching over you. Go to sleep peacefully."

"Mother, you should go back and rest. I feel a lot of pressure with you here!" Xiao Yanzi really couldn't take it anymore. She could tolerate being separated from Yongqi, but sleeping in the same room as Consort Yu was something she wasn't used to.

"No, I'll stay here and watch over you, so that brat won't sneak over in the middle of the night!"

"..." Little Swallow had nothing to say and could only go to sleep in silence.

Yongqi, who went to the study, was naturally furious. Of course, his anger was not directed at Consort Yu or Xiao Yanzi, but at the person who had plotted against him. If they hadn't schemed against him, would he have been kicked out?

"If I find out which bastard plotted against me, I'll make him suffer a fate worse than death!" Yongqi crumpled the paper in his hand into a ball, then burned it over the candle. The paper quickly turned to ash!