Quick Wear: The Development of a Pure Cannon Fodder

Not only did Lord Wang disagree, but other officials also advised the prince to think twice before acting.

But Shao Lian was determined to leave. His eyes fell on Wei Zhe, who was already a major general at a young age. "Wei Zhe, take your men and secretly head to Qingcheng first. I will then take another group disguised as merchants and send a message to me using this carrier pigeon."

As Shao Lian finished speaking, Shang Liang handed a carrier pigeon in a cage to Wei Zhe.

Wei Zhe accepted the order, "Yes!"

Afterwards, the news of Shao Lian's illness spread in the court. The emperor was speechless that even if his son was sick, he had to spread the news that he had a contagious disease. Although he knew in his heart why the prince asked for leave, he still looked anxious. Not only did he send his imperial physician Li Taiyi to help his son cover up the lie, he also sent a lot of supplements.

Except for the people who were in the study, other officials in the court were also very worried about the safety of the crown prince when they saw that His Majesty was so anxious.

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Yu Zinyin didn't know that Shao Lian was faking his illness. When she learned that the prince was sick and had asked for leave, she took Xi Que to the prince's main courtyard. Before she stepped into the courtyard, she smelled a strong smell of medicine outside, and then saw several imperial doctors coming out with square scarves on their noses.

Concubine Wei immediately stepped forward and asked, "Doctor Li, how is His Highness? Is it really some contagious disease?"

Doctor Li: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has indeed contracted some easily contagious disease."

Concubine Wei's expression was unpredictable. Like the other concubines, she quickly covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief. "Then, how should we treat it? Is His Highness okay?"

Doctor Li didn't say much when he saw her like this. "It's best to isolate yourself from other people right now. Your Majesty and the others should not come here. As for the rest, I can't guarantee anything. This disease is too mysterious. I've never seen it before."

Isn’t that absurd? Claiming to be sick when you don’t have any, and it’s an infectious disease, too absurd!

Doctor Li recalled the instructions the Crown Prince had given him before he left, and addressed the ladies, "However, I have a method that may alleviate the Crown Prince's pain. It involves cutting flesh and drawing blood. This blood can then be applied to the aching area. Furthermore, the person who needs to draw blood must not approach the patient without any disguise or protection. The ladies are all close to the Crown Prince. I wonder if anyone could perform this task?"

Concubine Wei and the other ladies looked at each other and saw resistance in each other's eyes.

Concubine Wei avoided looking at her. That was an infectious disease. If she went to take care of the prince without any protection or cover, even if the prince recovered and was grateful to her, she would probably not be able to enjoy the prince's favor!

The other ladies obviously thought the same thing and began to blame each other, but they were not so obvious because of the presence of Doctor Li.

At this moment, Concubine Wei suddenly caught a glimpse of Yu Ziyin standing there from the corner of her eye. Her eyes immediately lit up and she took a few steps forward, "Sister Ziyin!"

Yu Ziyin: ...They are so affectionate. If you don’t know them, you would think they are sisters.

With this in mind, Yu Ziyin and Concubine Wei held hands and saluted each other. Then, she looked at the closed door with a worried look on her face, "Sister Wei, how is His Highness?"

"Sister Ziyin, you came at the right time. His Highness has always doted on you the most. Anything good would be sent to your Lanyue Pavilion for you to enjoy as soon as possible. If His Highness knew that you were going to take care of him, he would be very touched!" Concubine Wei smiled and secretly pulled Yu Ziyin to Doctor Li.

Doctor Li was no fool. He looked at Yu Ziyin, who had clearly been brought here against her will, and said, "Your Highness's illness, I haven't yet been able to explain what infectious disease it is. The only way to alleviate it is to have someone cut flesh and bleed it, then apply the blood to the wound. And they must not take any defensive measures."

Concubine Wei cursed Imperial Physician Li for being too nosy and looked at Yu Ziyin. "Sister Ziyin, His Highness is in so much pain right now. We are all heartbroken. If I hadn't caught a cold not long ago, I would have cut flesh and bled him. The rest of you are weak too, how could you possibly do that? I don't know about you, sister. Although I haven't heard that you had any hidden illness before you came into the mansion, maybe you really do have one? But even if you don't, it's okay if you don't want to cut flesh and bleed. The Crown Prince dotes on you so much, he would definitely not want to see you suffer like this."

Yu Ziyin looked at Concubine Wei, who had finished saying all the good and bad things to her, and sneered. In front of Concubine Wei's surprised eyes, she said, "Sister Wei, why do you have to beat around the bush? It's as if I don't want to, which means I'm betraying the Crown Prince's friendship. It's really funny. Don't you think you're like a clown on the beam? You keep saying these divisive words here, but never ask what I think. You just say you're happy, right?"

"You! Liu Zinyin, do you mean that you are willing?" Concubine Wei's face turned red with anger. She tried to see the retreat and panic on Yu Zinyin's face, but unfortunately she was disappointed.

Yu Ziyin shook off her hand and ignored Concubine Wei. She looked at Doctor Li and said, "Master Li, how much blood should I bleed? What tools should I use to apply the blood? What herbs should I add to the blood?"

Imperial Physician Li looked at Yu Ziyin with a complicated expression, "Your Majesty, please follow me inside and we'll discuss this."

Yu Zinyin was too lazy to pay attention to Concubine Wei. She comforted the frightened Xi Que and asked her to go back to take care of Bai Xue. Then she followed Doctor Li into the main courtyard.

Concubine Wei and several ladies watched as Yu Zinyin actually went in without even covering her mouth and nose. They couldn't help but think that Yu Zinyin was simply crazy. Wasn't she seeking death?

Yu Ziyin followed Doctor Li past several barriers before she saw Shao Lian with his back to her.

Shao Lian was sitting on the couch wearing only a black inner garment. His figure could be seen between the swaying ink-embroidered bed curtains. He was different from the spirited Crown Prince Shao Lian she had seen before. His hair was disheveled, and perhaps because of the smell of medicine all around, she even sensed a whiff of death.

"Your Highness." Yu Zinyin called out. Shao Lian on the couch did not turn her head. She looked at Doctor Li in confusion.

Imperial Physician Li pointed to the tools on the table and told Yu Ziyin, "Concubine Liu, just put this bowl in there and apply it to the painful, red, and swollen areas."

Yu Ziyin looked at the bowl and nodded, "Okay."

Imperial Physician Li spoke again, "Your Highness, I have already informed Concubine Liu how to cut the flesh and drain the blood. With that, I will take my leave."

At this time, Shao Lian raised his hand and waved.

After Doctor Li left, Shao Lian finally spoke. His voice was hoarse. If Shao Lian's voice had previously made one's ears feel pregnant, now it sounded like a broken musical instrument, extremely unpleasant. "Ziyin, are you really willing to serve me here? And even cut my flesh and bleed me? Do you know that I have an infectious disease? Even Doctor Li can't diagnose what it is. Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Yu Ziyin had already picked up the knife next to the bowl and said, "Your Highness, if you are gone, I will die too."

Her mission was to change the fate of the original owner in this backyard. If the owner of the backyard was gone, her mission would fail, and she, Yu Ziyin, would really die.

But these words sounded different to Shao Lian. In this dynasty, there was no practice of burying people alive with their dead, so Yu Ziyin was undoubtedly telling Shao Lian that she loved him more than her own life.