flstandardbreds Chapter 163 Prince Yu is Seriously Wounded
Chapter 163 Prince Yu is Seriously Wounded
Around 9 PM, in Qiushui Pavilion, Long Chuqing had just finished washing up in the washroom and was preparing to go upstairs to sleep.
Just then, Qing Song rushed in from outside like a gust of wind. He ran all the way until he bumped into Long Chuqing under the corridor and then suddenly stopped.
"Qingsong, what are you doing!" Seeing his anxious appearance, Long Chuqing asked, "What's the matter that's so urgent so late at night?"
At that moment, Qingsong was leaning against a pillar under the corridor, looking down and panting heavily.
After calming his breathing slightly, he raised his head to face Long Chuqing, swallowing hard.
He said anxiously, "Miss Long, something bad has happened! You must come with me right now!" He pointed towards the courtyard gate as he spoke.
Seeing his flustered appearance and urgent voice, and then noticing that his arm was bandaged with faint bloodstains, it was clear that he was injured.
Long Chuqing hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Are you injured? Are you alright? Tell me what happened!"
After catching his breath, Qingsong slowly straightened up, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.
He said in a deep voice, "I am fine, just a minor injury. It was His Highness Prince Yu who was in trouble! In the evening, on our way back from the military camp, we were ambushed by a group of men in black."
"Prince Yu is now in critical condition, riddled with stab wounds and an arrow to the abdomen. The assassins even poisoned the blades and arrows. Although he took the antidote pills you made in time, it only relieved some of the poison. Due to the severity of his injuries, he is now barely clinging to life!"
"Several imperial physicians have been sent from the palace, but after examining Prince Yu's injuries, they all said they were helpless and there was no cure."
"The Prince is also at the Prince Yu's residence right now. He was also injured, and he sent his subordinates back to find you. Now we can only place our only hope on you!"
"Prince Yu was so badly injured because he took an arrow for our Prince. If something had really happened to Prince Yu, the Prince would have felt guilty for the rest of his life."
After listening to Qingsong's explanation, Long Chu also realized the seriousness of the matter.
Although the exact extent of Prince Yu's injuries is still unclear, now that they have found her, she cannot stand idly by and must go with them to check on him.
"Wait here for me, I'm going upstairs to get the first-aid kit." With that, she turned and quickly walked upstairs.
"Okay." Qingsong nodded. "Then hurry up."
He waited anxiously in the corridor, pacing back and forth, occasionally looking up at the stairwell, hoping that Long Chuqing would come down soon.
Long Chuqing picked up her medicine box, put on an outer cloak, and hurriedly came downstairs.
In order to save time, the two did not choose to ride horses, but instead nimbly leaped onto the roof.
Using their light-footed skills, the two figures strode directly across the uneven rooftops, quickly heading towards the Prince Yu's residence.
Under the cover of night, all around was pitch black, and a cold wind howled and rushed towards us.
In the courtyard below, lights flickered intermittently, and occasionally the barking of dogs broke the stillness of the night.
Fortunately, the Prince Yu's Mansion and the Prince Qin's Mansion were not far apart, and the mansions were basically built in the same area.
At this moment, looking from afar, the entire Prince Yu's mansion was brightly lit.
Especially in Yunqi Courtyard, there was a circle of people inside and outside, all of them with solemn expressions and grief on their faces.
Outside Prince Yu's bedroom, a row of anxious imperial physicians stood in the corridor, their heads bowed and their bodies trembling slightly.
Whether it was due to the cold weather, or the helplessness in the face of Prince Yu's injuries, or the fear of being punished by the Emperor, it was unclear.
The atmosphere inside the room was even more somber, with the chief physician and an imperial doctor standing guard by the bedside, their faces full of worry, barely daring to breathe.
Princess Yu was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding Prince Yu's slightly cold hands tightly. Tears blurred her vision, and her eyes were already red from crying.
Due to the accumulation of various toxins in Prince Yu's body, coupled with the severity of his injuries, the imperial physicians all shook their heads and sighed after their diagnosis, indicating that they were powerless to help.
Left with no other choice, they had to send someone to the palace to report this terrible news to Emperor Sukang.
When Emperor Sukang learned of this, he was shocked and heartbroken. He immediately sent someone to inform Consort Jing, the mother of Prince Yu, so that she could come and see her son one last time.
Consort Jing was extremely anxious upon receiving the news and rushed over.
When she stepped into Prince Yu's bedroom, she saw her son lying motionless on the bed, his eyes tightly closed, his lips purple, and his once handsome face now as pale as paper, devoid of any color.
His body was wrapped in thick bandages, and half of an arrow was still stuck in his abdomen. Blood was still seeping from the wounds, and bright red bloodstains were spreading across the originally white bandages.
At this moment, Prince Yu's breathing also became extremely weak.
Seeing her son in such a terrible state, Consort Jing's emotions collapsed instantly. She turned around abruptly and shouted angrily at the chief physician and imperial physicians standing to the side, "Imperial physicians, why didn't you remove the arrow? Why didn't you stop the bleeding immediately? Were you just standing by and watching Prince Yu die?!"
The court judge frowned and said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's not that we didn't want to stop the Prince's bleeding or remove the arrow, but both the arrow and the wound were poisoned. This poison is extremely potent, and the reason why the bleeding couldn't be stopped is because of this poison. If we rashly pull out the arrow, His Highness Prince Yu will probably die immediately from excessive blood loss..."
"Then hurry up and detoxify! Detoxify! What are you all standing there for?" Consort Jing cried out, her voice choked with sobs.
The chief physician and the imperial physician knelt down with a thud: "This is poison from witchcraft, and we, your humble servants, have no way to cure it."
"With so many imperial physicians, don't you have any other solutions?!"
The physician was also filled with grief. Faced with the Prince's injuries, he was helpless and hated himself for his lack of medical skills and inability to cure him.
He said helplessly, "Forgive me...we are powerless to help."
Upon hearing this devastating outcome, Consort Jing immediately rushed to the side and embraced Princess Yu, weeping bitterly.
At this moment, Prince Rui and Princess Rui rushed over.
As soon as I stepped inside, I felt a heavy and oppressive atmosphere.
Upon seeing Prince Yu lying lifeless on the bed, Princess Rui's eyes immediately welled up with tears. She went to Princess Yu and Consort Jing's side and helped Princess Yu to grieve together.
Prince Rui walked to the bedside and looked at Prince Yu, who was lying on the bed in a coma. His eyes immediately reddened and a sour feeling welled up in his nose.
I remember seeing him this morning, he was perfectly fine. We were even laughing and talking as we left the palace together. Now he lies here quietly.
Prince Rui suppressed his grief and quickly turned around to ask the kneeling court official for details about Prince Yu's injuries.
When Emperor Sukang learned of the incident involving Prince Yu, he was furious and immediately dispatched the imperial physician. He then ordered a city-wide search to capture the assassin.