Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Yanxi Palace

Su Qianrou lay motionless on the bed, her face deathly pale, indicating that she was seriously injured.

Three imperial physicians took turns examining her pulse, all of them showing signs of difficulty.

"How is it?" Mu Jinchen asked anxiously.

"Your Highness, although the arrow in the Princess Consort's body did not hit any vital organs, it was coated with poison. Once it is pulled out, she will bleed profusely, and we are unable to find an antidote for the time being."

"Useless! If you can't save the princess, I think you're no longer fit to be imperial physicians."

"Your Highness, please forgive us!" The three imperial physicians hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Mu Jinchen ignored them and looked at Qiu Lan, asking, "Do you have a solution?"

"Your Highness, I can solve it, but I need someone to help me."

"The three of you should cooperate fully."

The three imperial physicians knew that if anything happened to Su Qianrou, they would be in serious trouble. Being dismissed from their posts would be a minor matter; they might even lose their lives. Therefore, they disregarded their social status and answered in unison, "Yes."

Qiu Lan looked at Mu Jinchen, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

"Is there anything else?"

"Your Highness, please wait outside."

"I want my queen to be safe and sound, do you understand?"

"This servant understands."

Then, Mu Jinchen walked out.

After coming out, they saw Su Jing'an, Lin Rong, and Su Mingxuan rushing over.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Immediately afterwards, Su Jing'an asked with concern, "Your Highness, how is Rou'er? Is she badly injured?"

"Qiu Lan and the imperial physician are treating her inside."

"May God protect Rou'er and make sure she is safe and sound," Lin Rong prayed, clasping her hands together.

Soon after, Chang Le arrived and asked anxiously, "Brother, how is Qian Rou? Is she alright?"

Mu Jinchen did not answer, but stared intently into the room.

Then, Yang Shanshan and Li Nanyi arrived. Seeing everyone waiting outside the door, the two exchanged a glance and then silently waited to the side.

An hour later, Qiulan and the three imperial physicians finally came out of the house.

The crowd immediately gathered around.

Mu Jinchen asked impatiently, "How is she? Is Rou'er alright?"

"Your Highness, the Princess Consort is fine now and will recover after a month of rest," Qiulan replied.

Mu Jinchen's heart finally settled down a little.

Others also breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Su Qianrou was still unconscious, everyone went back to their residence instead of going inside.

Of course, Mu Jinchen was an exception. At this moment, he was sitting by the bed, looking at the unconscious Su Qianrou, feeling a mix of emotions: heartache, worry, regret, and so on.

Yingfeng entered and called out, "Your Highness."

"explain".

"Found out, it's someone from Baixing Pavilion."

"Bai Xing Ge, I let you off the hook last time, but this time, I will make you pay a terrible price." He then said to Chun Zhu and the others, "Take good care of the princess," before getting up and leaving.

Shadow Wind followed immediately.

Afterwards, Mu Jinchen led over a hundred people to Baixing Pavilion, but it was already deserted.

"Your Highness, there's no one inside."

"They ran quite fast. Give the order to apprehend all members of the Hundred Stars Pavilion nationwide. Once caught, kill them without mercy."

"Yes".

Mu Jinchen glanced at the empty Baixing Pavilion, still feeling unsatisfied, and said, "Burn it down."

"Yes".

Then, Mu Jinchen turned and left.

Not long after he left, the Hundred Stars Pavilion caught fire, with flames so intense they could be seen from ten miles away.

Su Qianrou didn't wake up until late at night, but she was awakened by pain.

After returning from Baixing Pavilion, Mu Jinchen had been staying here. When he saw that she had woken up, he said happily, "Rou'er, you're awake. How are you feeling?"

"pain".

Mu Jinchen felt very guilty and patted her head tenderly before asking, "Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"

"it is good".

Then, Mu Jinchen picked up a bowl of porridge and fed it to her.

Then, he picked up a bowl of medicine and said, "Drink the medicine too, it will help you recover faster."

“Hmm,” Su Qianrou said, unusually not refusing, because she knew that she couldn’t go without medicine now that she was so badly injured. But she had to admit that the Chinese medicine was really bitter. The pain hadn’t made her even flinch, but a bowl of medicine made her furrow her brow and look pained.

After she finished drinking, Mu Jinchen put a candied fruit in her mouth, and then she felt that it wasn't so bitter anymore.

"Sleep a little longer," Mu Jinchen said.

"Hmm," then Su Qianrou closed her eyes and continued to sleep, but the pain made her sleep restlessly.

Mu Jinchen stayed by the bedside until Yingfeng came to call him to attend the morning court session before leaving.

Royal Palace

In the imperial study, Mu Zexuan asked with concern, "Uncle, I heard that my aunt was injured. Is she seriously injured?"

"It's no longer a big problem."

"That's good. I've had some tonics prepared. Take them back with you later to help your aunt recover."

"No need," he said. He had come on horseback, and it would be a waste of time and he couldn't carry it. After court, he would go straight back to the Prince's mansion. He didn't have time to carry any tonics. Besides, the Prince's mansion didn't lack such things. Now he just wanted to finish court as soon as possible and return to the mansion. So he said, "Let's go to court first." After saying that, he walked out first.

Mu Zexuan didn't mind and followed behind him.

Yanxi Palace

When Su Qianrou woke up again, it was already dawn.

"Rou'er, you're awake. How are you feeling?"

"Mother, why are you here?"

"You've been injured so badly, how could I sit still? Luckily you're not seriously hurt, otherwise, how could your mother live?"

"It's my fault for making you worry."

"It's good that you're alright. Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"

"I'm not hungry, I've already eaten."

"Then drink the medicine."

Upon hearing that she had to take medicine, Su Qianrou couldn't help but show a bitter expression.

Fortunately, Su Lianyi and Yang Shanshan arrived, allowing her to escape temporarily.

"sister in law".

"aunt".

"Why are you here so early?"

"I was worried, so I came to check on Rou'er. I heard she was badly injured, is she alright?"

"I'm sorry to have worried you, Auntie. I'm fine."

Yang Shanshan said, "Cousin, you scared me to death! I'm so glad you're okay."

"Don't worry, I'm lucky and I'll be fine."

"Don't say that. I'm starting to wonder if you've run into bad luck with the capital. You've only been back for a year, and you've already encountered so many dangers, and each time you've been in mortal danger. If all else fails, why don't you go to the temple and pray? Maybe that will help."

"What conflict? It's just that people's hearts are unpredictable."

“I think Shanshan is right. Rou’er, why don’t you go to Longjue Temple sometime? I’ve heard that Longjue Temple is very efficacious, and there’s Master Yuanshan there. It would be best to have him tell your fortune and see how you can turn bad luck into good luck,” Su Lianyi said.

"I've heard about it too. I wanted to go last time, but Longjue Temple is a royal temple. It's only open on the first and fifteenth of each month. At other times, only members of the royal family can go. And there are just too many people on the first and fifteenth. Plus, the journey is quite far, so I didn't go. If I had known, I should have gone to Longjue Temple last time. That way, Rou'er wouldn't have fallen off the cliff," Lin Rong said, feeling a little guilty.

“Mother, this has nothing to do with you. Qin Zhenzhen has resented me for a long time. Even without you, she would have found another way. Besides, I’m fine now, so don’t take it to heart,” Su Qianrou comforted her.

Lin Rong understood the reasoning, but she just couldn't get over it in her heart, always feeling that it was her fault.

At this moment, Chang Le and Li Nanyi also walked in.

Lin Rong immediately stood up, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Princess Chang Le."

"I have met Princess Chang Le."

"No need for formalities, ladies," Chang Le said, then looked at Su Qianrou and asked with concern, "How are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"

"Much better."

"That's good".

The group chatted for a while longer until Mu Jinchen returned from court, at which point they finally left.