The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Having received Shangguan Jingye's promise, Bai Qingshi then said to Nangong Yufeng, "Young Master Yufeng, although I promised Xia Mu to go with you to see your mother, I need you to guarantee their personal safety. If one day you find that you can no longer do so, I hope you can escort them away."

Nangong Yufeng became extremely solemn at this moment, and said with great confidence, "Senior Shi, rest assured, I will protect Xia Mu and Brother Ye even if it costs me everything."

Bai Qingshi was relieved after hearing Nangong Yufeng's words.

Xia Mu glanced at Xiaoyaozi, knowing that the old man was also worried about her, and then said, "Second Master, I'm about to leave, don't you even care about your only disciple?"

Xiaoyaozi snorted coldly and said, "You brat, go wherever you want. I'll give you three months. If you can't handle this, don't call yourself my disciple anymore. I'd be ashamed."

After saying that, he stuffed a package into Li Muxia's hand and turned to leave.

Li Muxia tapped the bundle in her hand, knowing that it contained the things Xiaoyaozi had given her for registering. Her nose tingled, and tears welled up in her eyes: That old geezer, he's the best at being sentimental.

Looking up at the sky, she stubbornly forced back her tears, not wanting her master to see them and worry.

After the group parted ways, Li Muxia and Shangguan Jingye followed Nangong Yufeng.

When the two stood in front of the gate of the Royal Palace of Nanling Kingdom.

Li Muxia: "Your family is a royal family, so you wouldn't happen to be a prince, would you?"

Nangong Yufeng, somewhat guilty, avoided Li Muxia's questioning gaze and said, "Well, I didn't mean to hide it. I was just afraid that you wouldn't come with me after you found out about my background."

Li Muxia looked at Nangong Yufeng with amusement and said, "Now that I know, I can still leave. You can't force me to leave, can you?

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yufeng quickly said, "Xia Mu, what are you saying? Am I that kind of person? It's just that someone has been following us all the way. I suspect that person is an underling of the person who harmed me before. I was afraid that if my identity were exposed, that person would harm us, so I didn't tell you about my background. It wasn't until we entered the city that Chu Ge found an opportunity to lure the person away."

After saying that, he solemnly added, "Xia Mu, Brother Ye, don't worry, I will definitely protect your safety. Even if it costs me my own life, I will protect you. I really have no other choice. There is no one in the palace that I can trust anymore. I don't know if the imperial physician who treated my mother has been bribed by the Empress's people. If it weren't for a last resort, I would never have let you be in danger."

After speaking, he looked at Li Muxia and Shangguan Jingye with a frustrated expression, awaiting their answer.

Shangguan Jingye frowned slightly, leaned close to Li Muxia's ear, and whispered, "Junior sister, have you thought this through? Getting involved with the royal family won't do you any good."

Li Muxia knew that Shangguan Jingye was right, but when she looked at Nangong Yufeng looking at her with hope, and thought about her own background, which was also deeply connected with the royal family, and that she had even been rejected by the royal family before.

Thinking of this, Li Muxia also whispered to Shangguan Jingye, "Senior brother, since we're already here, let's go take a look. Besides, Yu Feng said he would protect us. If we find anything wrong later, we can just leave quickly. Anyway, we're using aliases, so they won't be able to find us later."

Nangong Yufeng felt uneasy watching the two whispering to each other. He was really afraid that the answer he would get later would be that Li Muxia and the other person were unwilling to enter the palace to treat his mother.

After the two discussed it, Li Muxia said to Nangong Yufeng, "Yufeng, we can go into the palace to see your mother, but we can't guarantee that we can cure her. If we can't cure her, we hope you can let us leave. Also, we don't want to reveal our identities, so we may have to disguise ourselves if we go into the palace."

After hearing Li Muxia's words, Nangong Yufeng felt relieved and happily said, "No problem, I can agree to all these conditions, as long as you are willing to stay and help me treat my mother."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, Nangong Huaiyuan has already met you. Even if you don't say anything, I plan to have you disguised and enter the palace. I feel that Nangong Huaiyuan seems quite interested in Xia Mu. Even if you are disguised, you should avoid him in the future."

After hearing this, Li Muxia quickly said, "You were being chased before, could it have been him?"

As he said this, he glanced around as if he were saying something outrageous, afraid that someone might overhear him.

Shangguan Jingye quickly stopped Li Muxia, saying, "Let's go inside and talk about it. It's not safe to talk here."

Nangong Yufeng then led the two into the Yuwang Mansion.

The Prince's Mansion is very large and is a very traditional ancient building. It is a symmetrical three-section, multi-courtyard complex with a regular, clean and orderly layout.

The courtyard features pavilions and towers with upturned eaves and green tiles. A winding stream flows through the corridors amidst the rockeries and greenery, cascading from the depths of the flowers and trees into a small pond surrounded by oddly shaped rocks. A thin layer of ice covers the clear, green water, and fish can be faintly seen swimming beneath it. In summer, it will surely be a paradise on earth.

The cobblestone paths, winding and turning, are exquisite and elegant yet grand and imposing, revealing that the owner of this place is someone who truly loves life.

Nangong Yufeng arranged for the two to stay in the courtyard closest to him. After Li Muxia and the others had finished packing, he took the two to his study to discuss the matter of going to the palace for treatment.

After the discussion ended, Li Muxia and Shangguan Jingye went back to their respective rooms to process the information they had received that day.

The emperor of Nanling Kingdom is named Nangong Xiuyan. Nangong Yufeng is twenty years old this year and ranks ninth. His mother is Consort Shu, who is the emperor's most favored concubine and the emperor's most beloved woman.

Two years ago, Consort Shu's belly inexplicably grew larger. At first, the imperial physician diagnosed her with a slippery pulse, and everyone thought Consort Shu was pregnant. The emperor and Consort Shu were very happy.

However, as her belly grew larger, Consort Shu's health deteriorated day by day, and everyone realized something was wrong. However, every time the imperial physician came to take her pulse, it indicated that she was pregnant. Moreover, Consort Shu had indeed not had her period for a long time. These symptoms all indicated that Consort Shu was indeed pregnant.

At first, everyone thought that the child was absorbing the mother's nutrients, which caused Consort Shu to become weaker and weaker. However, even after Consort Shu ate a lot of nutritional supplements, her condition did not improve. Instead, she became weaker and weaker. Moreover, after ten months of pregnancy, her child was still not born.