Adoption brings disaster

No one who can survive in this deep palace is a fool, not to mention the pampered prince like the Seventh Prince, who has a far greater sensitivity to human relationships, language skills and other aspects than ordinary people.

Therefore, even though the professor and I did not explicitly express our disagreement with his point of view, he still knew that we did not approve of his domineering behavior.

The Seventh Prince is a child after all, and he always wants to determine what is right and wrong. However, in this world, there is only winning and losing, not right or wrong.

But a child who has not suffered from the harsh beatings of society will not and cannot understand this truth. Therefore, the Seventh Prince was very unhappy and pestered me for the whole night, insisting on figuring out who was right and who was wrong.

I would never lie against my conscience, but in the end he pestered me so much that I could only make excuses, saying that I, a palace official, had no way to understand all this. If someone really wanted to judge who was better, it would have to be a noble like the emperor who had ruled the country for a long time.

After hearing this, the Seventh Prince knew that I was just trying to fool him, but he didn't bother me anymore. He just shouted that he would go to the Emperor tomorrow to have an explanation, and then he fell asleep reluctantly.

It is early summer now. It is very hot during the day, but it is still a bit cool late at night.

Today, because the Seventh Prince was unhappy, he didn't sleep as well as before. He would hit the quilt from time to time, or complain about being hot in a daze.

I was also very alert and couldn't sleep because of the disturbance caused by the Seventh Prince all night. Seeing the Seventh Prince like this, I was worried that he would be too hot or too cold, so I spent the whole night preparing his quilt.

After a whole night of tossing and turning like this, the Seventh Prince was fine, but I caught a cold.

My throat feels particularly uncomfortable and dry. It hurts and my voice is hoarse when I speak. When I cough, I feel like my heart and liver are about to be coughed out, just like I have pharyngitis.

The Seventh Prince knew that this was caused by him, so he never made a fuss. He just asked Ada and Aer to go get the imperial physician, and then he stayed by my side quietly. I asked him to go to school, but he refused to go and didn't say a word. He just refused to go.

My throat is very uncomfortable and I can't persuade the Seventh Prince properly. He definitely won't listen to anyone else.

Besides, how dare these servants persuade the Seventh Prince? The Seventh Prince is just under my control now, not that he has changed his nature.

The Seventh Prince was particularly stubborn today, and I had no choice but to wait for the imperial physician to arrive.

It is said that A Da and A Er received the seventh prince's death order to bring the imperial physician as quickly as possible. Although the imperial hospital was not close to Qianqiu Pavilion, A Da ran around the palace with the imperial physician on his back, and A Er followed closely behind with the imperial physician's medicine box. It didn't take them much time to arrive at Qianqiu Pavilion.

The imperial physician was also frightened when he saw A Da and A Er like this. After taking my pulse, his frightened expression finally relaxed.

After bowing respectfully to the Seventh Prince, he said, "Your Highness Yuanqing only suffered an internal injury to his throat and was attacked by a cold wind. This is what hurt his throat. It's nothing serious. Besides, Your Highness Yuanqing's throat is very good. I will prescribe a few more medicines and he will be healed in a few days. However..."

After saying this, he looked at the Seventh Prince, who seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"You can say it, His Highness the Seventh Prince won't blame you." I said.

The Seventh Prince's face was icy as he said, "Just tell me. If it makes sense, I won't blame you."

"Everyone in the palace knows that His Highness Yuan Qing has an extremely gentle temperament. I think he loves His Highness the Seventh Prince very much, so, so."

The Seventh Prince was always impatient, and now seeing the imperial physician so timid, he was even more furious. He cursed, "What do you mean by 'therefore'? You can't even speak clearly. I think your tongue is useless. You might as well just cut it off."

The imperial physician was so frightened by the Seventh Prince's reprimand that he immediately knelt down and said with a mournful face, "On a normal day, if His Highness the Seventh Prince says something inappropriate, just speak softly. Don't shout. That's the worst for your throat."

"Bullshit, what could be wrong with the Seventh Prince? The two princes have always been on good terms. How could you be so amicable as to scold me? I'll beat this quack to death for daring to sow discord between the two princes."

After saying this, Ah Da was about to rush forward and beat up the imperial physician.

The imperial physician was so frightened that only one soul remained, and he could no longer speak.

I saw this and felt sorry for the imperial physician. I swung my poisonous anaconda whip and gave Ah Da a severe beating. Then I said to him kindly, "Please don't blame me, imperial physician. Ah Da is just trying to protect his master. However, since His Highness the Seventh Prince entered Qianqiu Pavilion, he has behaved quite uprightly and has made progress. He rarely scolds me, and even blushes."

The imperial physician saw that Ah Da had been beaten, and his expression softened slightly. I glared at Ah Da and then scolded him, "You're scaring the imperial physician like this. Even if the imperial physician had 100% of his strength, you'd scare him away by 90%. Are you trying to make me suffer?"

How could Ah Da bear such a big hat, so he naturally kowtowed and apologized.

I didn't mean to cause trouble for Ada, but when I saw that Ada admitted his mistake, I scolded him a few more times and asked him to serve outside.

After I dealt with Ah Da, I said to the imperial physician, "Doctor, please speak freely."

The imperial physician saw that I had dealt with Ah Da and that His Highness the Seventh Prince was not displeased. He also became bolder and said, "The pulse shows that His Highness Yuan Qing's throat has been injured for several days, so, so."

"These past few days?" I rubbed my hands and thought for a moment, then called Chunyu over and asked, "Have I spoken loudly in the past four or five days?"

Chunyu thought carefully, then quietly asked the heavens, the earth, and the mountains, before saying, "Your Highness, you've been busy drying books these past few days, so you haven't spoken much, let alone spoken loudly. If I were to talk loudly, I did speak loudly when the Seventh Prince came here, but that was several months ago."

I rubbed the scar on my hand, thought for a moment, and said, "How certain are you, Doctor, about your conclusion?"

"I dare not say it is ten times higher, but the pulse is like this. No matter which doctor Your Highness calls, it will be the same. There is no mistake."

The imperial physician's words were very convincing, but I really hadn't spoken loudly during this period, not to mention that it was serious enough to hurt my throat. Was it because the imperial physician's medical skills were not good enough, or was there some other reason? I subconsciously rubbed the scar on my hand and wondered to myself.

No, where did the scar on my hand come from? I picked up my hand and saw a wound about one centimeter long on my index finger. I remembered that I had such a wound in my original world. Could it be that?

I quickly pulled up my sleeve, and a burn scar appeared before my eyes.

This scar was left when I was a child. I accidentally got burned by sticking my head against the pot while cooking. Later, when I started working, I tried many medicines but they didn't go away. But this is on my own body, so how could it appear here?

I calmly lowered my sleeves and said gently, "It doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it's a good cat. As long as the doctor can cure my throat, he's a good doctor. As for whether he spoke loudly or not, that's a matter of opinion. It's not a big deal."

When the imperial physician heard what I said, he naturally said nice things, complimented me, and told me some dietary restrictions. Chunyu wrote them down, and the imperial physician went out with Er to prescribe medicine.

After the prescription was written, the Seventh Prince was unhappy and started arguing with the imperial physician outside, saying why the physician always used cheap herbs. It was definitely because the physician was not careful, and he wanted to give him a good beating to teach him a lesson.

If I hadn't rushed out to grab the Seventh Prince and persuaded him with a hoarse voice to wait and see after I took the medicine, and if it didn't work, there would still be time to beat him again, he would not have been able to escape the beating from the imperial physician today.

Seeing that the Seventh Prince would beat the imperial physician at every turn, I didn't dare let him stay any longer, so I asked Chunyu to send the imperial physician back to the Imperial Hospital and get some medicine for me.

As soon as the imperial physician left, I tried to persuade the seventh prince to go to school. He was reluctant at first, but I insisted. If he didn't go, I would keep persuading him. Finally, when he saw that I was speechless and still trying to persuade him, he had no choice but to go reluctantly.

As soon as the Seventh Prince left, I called Ah Da to my side, dismissed everyone, and said, "Ah Da, go and help me investigate something. It's difficult to investigate, and I need it urgently. Think of some ways to find out. If you can find out, there will be a big reward."

I know that asking Ah Da to investigate is not a wise thing to do. After all, he is only loyal to the Seventh Prince. However, he is the only one around me who can do this. So there is no other way. I can only take it one step at a time.

Seeing how serious I was, Ah Da quickly assured me, "Your Highness, please give me your orders. I was a scout in the army and have some skills in gathering information. I also have some friends inside and outside the palace who are good at gathering information. I will definitely do your job well."

"It's not a big deal. I have a servant named Chen Jiu who died saving me. I want to find out about him, like what diseases he had, what injuries he suffered, etc. If you can find out, please report it to me. The more detailed the better."

As I spoke, I placed a bag of silver on the table and added, "I don't want anyone else to know about this, so be discreet when you investigate. This is difficult to investigate, so take this silver for now, and come back to me later if you need more."

"This matter is not difficult to investigate. Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will leave the palace now. By evening, I will be able to sort out everything that happened before Your Highness was ten years old and bring it back, including the servant you mentioned."

Such efficiency naturally shocked me. I said in disbelief, "You've been going back and forth for what seems like an hour, and it's probably already evening. How did you manage to find all this?"

Ah Da scratched his head and smiled as he heard this, saying, "When the Seventh Prince was born, we placed people around anyone in the capital who had the potential to become a Highness. Every single thing that happened every day was recorded using our unique code. So there's no need to check, just go get it."

After hearing this, my heart tightened. I thought they wouldn't know about my story of substituting a cat for a prince. Ah Da's next words made me feel relieved.

"It's just that I don't know what happened a year ago. The person we planted was sold out and was dead when we found him. We wanted to plant someone else, but firstly, it was too late, and secondly, after several attempts, we failed. So we didn't plant anyone close to Your Highness. So we don't have any records of what happened to Your Highness in the past year or so. If there is anything Your Highness needs to investigate urgently, please give me some clues. I can find out with some time."

"Go and bring me those records now. As for what happened over the past year, there's no need to check for now."

I dare not let you investigate, for fear that you might find out that I am a fake.

"I'll be there right away." Ada said and was about to leave.

I quickly stopped him and said, "It's not a big deal. Don't tell His Highness the Seventh Prince about this."

A-da agreed and left the palace. In the evening, while the Seventh Prince and I were having dinner, A-da returned. Seeing A-da just coming back, the Seventh Prince scolded her with an unhappy look on his face, "Didn't I tell you to stay with Yuan Qing all the time? Where have you been?"

"Don't blame Ada for this. I feel much better after taking the medicine, but my head still hurts a little, so I asked Ada to ask the imperial physician if it's serious." I explained quickly.

"Yuanqing, do you have a headache? Someone, please close the doors and windows quickly to prevent Yuanqing from getting caught in the cold again."

After hearing this, everyone hurriedly closed the doors and windows and didn't say anything more.

I was afraid that the Seventh Prince would notice something, and I was also afraid that Ah Da would tell the Seventh Prince that I asked him to find out the information. I ate dinner in fear and had no appetite.

Perhaps it was because of fear and worry in my heart that my throat felt very uncomfortable after dinner. When the Seventh Prince saw this, he didn't make a fuss, but just stayed with me to bed early.

It’s just that I had something on my mind and couldn’t sleep. I could only lie in bed with my eyes closed and rest. I didn’t say a word all night.

The next day, while the Seventh Prince was away, I took a good look at the records.

These records are detailed and simple. Although it fills up a big box, it doesn't take much time. Moreover, my goal is very clear, which is to check the records related to my body.

But it only took me one morning to finish reading all the records.

The records clearly state that the Third Young Master is of noble status, and the people who serve him are strictly selected. They must be healthy and without any physical flaws to serve the Third Young Master.

Besides, the Third Young Master is also very kind, and the servants usually don't do anything to him, so naturally this servant Chen Jiu is unharmed.

Only once, in winter, the brazier burned too brightly and slightly burned Chen Jiu's thigh, and the scar has remained.

I checked the location of the burn according to the records, and it was smooth, without any scars, only a birthmark that belonged to my previous body. Could it be that this body is actually my own?

My heart was heavy, and I forced a smile and asked Ada to come over to give me some gifts.

Ah Da accepted the reward and thanked him, saying, "Your Highness, I have something to say, but I don't know if I should say it."

My heart skipped a beat. Could he have discovered something? Although I was nervous, I remained calm and said, "Tell me."

"It's best not to practice the set of exercises that Taoist Tianshu taught you anymore."

This didn't make any sense, and I was puzzled, so I asked, "Why?"

"Yesterday I saw a wound on His Highness's hand and a burn scar on his wrist. How could His Highness, with his precious body, have sustained such injuries? It must be due to the wrong cultivation method, and the chaotic flow of Qi has damaged his foundation."

This is truly a great excuse. I was delighted and quickly asked, "Is this the result of a faulty technique?"

"Your Highness, please don't disbelieve me. I've personally seen a man go crazy before. His whole body was on fire, and he burned himself to death not long after." Ah Da sighed and said, "It's a pity that the prince is not in the capital right now, otherwise I would let the prince take a look."

"This technique was created by the Taoist priest. King Zhenbei has seen it. It shouldn't be a problem with the technique. I think I practiced it wrong. I just need to be more careful when practicing in the future."

He had said this to Ah Da, but he had never expected that the Taoist priest would hear him. He said from the rooftop, "Practice now. I'll take a closer look to see if you've made any mistakes."

I practiced it once, and deliberately made mistakes in a few key points. It was really fatal to do this exercise wrong. Normally, I would feel comfortable all over when practicing it, but this time, my whole body was in pain, and in the end I couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

"You made several mistakes in your practice. No wonder you're still so weak despite your high level of cultivation. If you feel any discomfort during your practice in the future, don't try to push yourself. Tell us as soon as possible so we can make adjustments."

I pretended to learn the White Rat Magic Skill from the Taoist priest again, and the matter was covered up. But I still don't know why my body is like this, but it doesn't matter. The most important thing is to live a good life.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.