One touch and one silence

"I'll go tell Xiao Qi right away!"

The prince respectfully left the imperial study.

Only the emperor and steward Xu were left in the imperial study.

Only at this time did the emperor's eyes show a trace of guilt, heartache and helplessness.

His eyes gradually became moist, and as he looked at the secret letter on the table, he felt extremely bitter.

"Don't blame your father. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being born into an imperial family and becoming my child. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for having this ability."

A tear slid down his hard, pale face and disappeared almost instantly.

When Manager Xu saw this scene, he lowered his head and dared not speak.

This night was extremely long.

The Seventh Prince's Mansion welcomed the arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Nanzhi looked at the prince's face with a sad expression and an expression that seemed like he didn't know how to start the conversation, and she vaguely understood something.

She took the lead in breaking the awkward atmosphere.

"Is there something wrong, Prince?"

When the prince heard Nanzhi calling him prince, and that he was no longer the sweet prince brother he used to be, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

He suppressed his guilt and said, "My father received news today that the Prince of Zhennan has been away from the capital for many days and has now arrived at the border. I'm afraid he will start a rebellion soon."

"Father..."

"Father..."

The prince tried really hard to tell Xiaoqi the order his father had given him.

"Ok!"

"I see!"

When the prince looked at the clever Xiaoqi, he knew the purpose of his trip and he couldn't hide it from her.

He originally wanted to ask if her body could bear it, but in the end he swallowed the words.

Saying it will only make people more disgusted.

The prince suddenly became uneasy, but Nanzhi did not make things difficult for him. This man was the first person to show kindness to her since she came into this world.

Even if he saw that she had that skill later and used it on her, or something like that, she didn't want to think about anything else at this moment. She just wanted to be grateful for the kind hand he extended to her. At least this man helped her in the first place.

"Liu Yue, send the prince off!"

Nanzhi's words helped the prince out of trouble.

Looking at the leaving prince, Nanzhi originally planned to look at the old case tomorrow, but now she thinks that she may not have time tomorrow.

"Erwu! Go tell the Dali Temple that I will meet the condemned prisoner tomorrow night and ask them to arrange for the prisoner."

When she encountered an assassination attempt today, Liu Yue brought her back directly, so she didn't have the time to see the death row prisoner.

That night, Nanzhi slept soundly without any excessive emotional ups and downs.

The prince and the emperor were tossing and turning and couldn't sleep.

In the morning, when Nanzhi was still sleeping, Manager Xu brought His Majesty's warm sedan chair to the Seventh Prince's Mansion.

Nanzhi is probably the first one to have such an honor. Even the prince does not have this opportunity.

Manager Xu felt a little reluctant when he saw the Seventh Prince, who was still a little sleepy.

"Your Highness, please sleep in the warm sedan for a while. I will call you when we arrive."

Nanzhi was indeed sleepy. The winter morning was particularly cold, the wind was biting, and there was frost everywhere. She had just been brought out of her warm bed.

Everyone likes a soft bed, who wants to go to work!

This was her first time coming here early in the morning, no... not early in the morning, it was too early, and she was called up to work.

She was used to sleeping until she woke up naturally, so naturally she felt a little uncomfortable.

When she came out, she looked at the pitch-black sky and thought it was probably around three or four in the morning.

Being an official in ancient times had a very hard life, even more miserable than the workers in later generations.

At this time, Nanzhi had long forgotten that she had stayed up all night long to work on the case.

The people who carried the emperor's sedan chair had very steady steps and were very skilled in martial arts.

Nanzhi was in the warm sedan chair and didn't feel any shaking at all, and fell into a deep sleep again.

When she woke up, she found that it was already daybreak, and she returned to the side yard where she had been before.

The maid who was guarding Nanzhi saw that Nanzhi had woken up and immediately went to report to the steward Xu.

When Manager Xu came, he brought hot water for washing and personally wiped Nanzhi's face and washed her hands.

You know, this is Nanzhi's first time. Apart from the emperor, Manager Xu has never served anyone else.

"Would you like to eat something first, Your Highness?"

"It may take some time."

Nanzhi understood from Manager Xu's tone that it might take a while.

She did not refuse, and Manager Xu asked the eunuch behind him to bring in the food box.

"These are what Your Highness liked to eat in the past." After saying this, Butler Xu stood beside Nanzhi with a smile and served Nanzhi personally.

Liu Yue's eyes were filled with indifference and alienation as he looked at the scene in front of him with great indifference.

When Chief Steward Xu saw that Nanzhi had almost finished eating, he quickly waved to the eunuch outside, signaling him to go and report to the emperor.

Liu Yue put a thick cloak on Nanzhi and followed Steward Xu to the palace where His Majesty held court.

The emperor was watching the noisy voices of the ministers below the stage, feeling extremely annoyed. Only when he heard the eunuch's report did his expression relax a little, with a hint of a smile.

The emperor sat up straight and loudly stopped the arguments below, "Alright! We will discuss this matter tomorrow. The weather has been cold recently, and I am worried about the health of you, my dear ministers. I have specially summoned the Seventh Prince to show you. As you know, the Seventh Prince learned some medical skills from a powerful Taoist priest in Wuyuan Temple in his early years. I will grant you a favor recently."

"Everyone, please stand in a line quickly."

The imperial physician had been waiting on the side, and they all looked at each other in surprise when they heard this.

There was only one imperial physician in his forties with an unclear expression. He tried hard to make himself smaller, fearing that others would notice him.

When Nanzhi arrived, the emperor had already arranged two tables and several chairs.

When she saw this scene, the corners of her mouth twitched. It was like the free medical consultation in her previous life.

If Nanzhi had not touched the emperor's hand before, she would probably have suspected that her stepfather's thoughts were too advanced and whether he had traveled through time.

As soon as Nanzhi arrived, a father-in-law came in carrying a lot of charcoal basins.

There were about twenty of them, all placed not far from the southern branch.

She glanced at him without saying anything, and said in a calm tone, "Come here, I'll talk, and you write!"

The imperial physician originally didn't want to be discovered and tried hard to reduce his presence, but Nanzhi saw him at the first sight.

I don’t know the other people. Xu Yuanzheng is too old and it’s not easy to greet him. There is only this kid, the Phoenix Man. If I don’t tire him out, who else should I tire?

"Come here!" Nanzhi sat on a chair that had been prepared long ago and shouted to the people in line.

The first one to come was naturally the Prime Minister. Nanzhi ordered in a very calm tone, "Please, Prime Minister, please extend your hand!"

There's not much to say as there are just too many people here. We'll have more to say later.

Nanzhi imitated the way old Chinese doctors took the pulse, and put his hands on the Prime Minister's pulse, then quickly withdrew his hands.

"The Prime Minister has been ill from overwork and now he is also worried. I am afraid it is not good for his health."

"Mr. Prime Minister, please take care of yourself. Everyone has their own destiny. You don't have to worry too much."

We are all smart people, and the prime minister understood that the seventh prince was giving him a warning.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The Prime Minister's face was moved, and after hearing what the Seventh Prince said, the worries in his heart were relieved a lot.

The imperial physician quickly wrote down Nanzhi's entire case.

"Next person!"

Nanzhi called out, and the emperor had to let the Seventh Prince call out. Those ministers had no eyesight at all, which made him angry.

"After one of you is done, the next one should take the initiative and quickly extend your hand in front of the Seventh Prince. Don't waste time."

The emperor gave the order with an unhappy look on his face.

Nanzhi's mouth twitched suddenly, and he felt a little funny.

Did she feel the thoughtfulness of this cheap father, and felt embarrassed? Did he really make her look at him differently?