Bewilderment (3)

"He's still breathing!" The royal guard sighed in relief, but his heart immediately tensed up again.

"Quick, return to the palace immediately! Notify those royal physicians, and bring water and light element healers too! And the royal alchemists – any profession that can heal, don't miss anyone. If anything happens to him, we'll all be in big trouble!!"

"Also, notify the Ye family, the Seventh Princess..."

"Crash..."

The teacup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"What did you say? Little Lang was struck by lightning and his life is in danger?" Long Anqi asked, disbelief and anxiety coloring her voice.

"Yes, Young Master Ye Lang returned alone in the rain just now and was struck by lightning on the way. He's currently receiving treatment in the palace," the royal guard replied.

At this moment, Long Anqi didn't care about anything else. She didn't question why Ye Lang had returned alone, nor did she mind the strong wind and heavy rain outside. She immediately rode her horse towards the palace with Ye Chengtian.

They were the first from the Ye family to arrive at the palace. Afterward, as the news spread, Ye Lanyu, Ye Yi and his wife, and the ailing Tiger Girl also rushed to the palace amidst the thunderstorm.

"Chengtian, Anqi, you're here. Don't worry, the physicians are inside treating Ye Lang. According to them, his life is not in danger."

When Ye Chengtian and his wife were led to where Thirteenth Young Master was being treated, they saw the Emperor and the Seventh Princess, whose face was streaked with tears. The Emperor noticed them and immediately informed them of the situation.

"How is he now? Can we go in and see him?" Long Anqi asked, unable to rest easy until she saw her son.

"Not yet. Too many people inside will hinder their treatment. Don't worry, with those royal physicians and healers, even if your son were to die, they could still save him," the Emperor said with a slight smile, seemingly trying to break the somber atmosphere.

"What exactly happened? Why did he go back alone?" Once things settled down, Long Anqi began to question.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have left him alone in the room. It's my mistake," the Seventh Princess said remorsefully.

"Why did you leave him alone? You know him, you can't take care of him, so you shouldn't have brought him out," Long Anqi accused without reservation, ignoring the tears on the Seventh Princess's face and her regretful expression.

"It was my oversight. I forgot Taiya wasn't by his side and assumed she was with him," the Seventh Princess murmured, her eyes welling up with tears again.

"Taiya... she's not a god, she gets sick too. Normally, when she's like this, Little Lang wouldn't fuss. He'd stay home obediently to accompany her, fumbling as he took care of her..."

Speaking of Tiger Girl, Long Anqi spoke with a hint of absentmindedness. As she continued, thinking of her son's way of taking care of someone, she felt like laughing. But at this moment, how could she laugh?

"You don't need to be like this. I've already said Ye Lang will be fine. I believe the treatment inside will be completed soon, and we'll return a perfectly fine Ye Lang to you," the Emperor said immediately, seeing the atmosphere becoming oppressive.

"That's right. What's wrong with you two women? My son is blessed with great fortune; he'll be fine. Don't look so gloomy here; it's bad luck," Ye Chengtian said, holding Long Anqi's hand. Men should give women confidence at times like these.

"Also, Anqi, you can't blame others entirely for this."

"Exactly. This can't be blamed on the Princess. It was agreed beforehand that Young Master Ye Lang would stay, and he nodded. For some reason, he ran back again," a maidservant chimed in, not wanting to see her mistress wronged.

"Let's not talk about this now. We'll know when Ye Lang wakes up," the Seventh Princess said. She knew that even if you tried to guess the reason, you wouldn't be able to figure it out, because Thirteenth Young Master was just that kind of special person.

After a while, the royal physicians and others filed out. They delivered good news to those anxiously waiting outside, significantly easing their worries.

"Young Master Ye Lang's condition is very stable, and his body is no longer in danger. However, he may remain unconscious for a period and will not wake up immediately. You don't need to wake him; let him rest for a while."

"Can we go in and see him then?"

"Yes! But please be quiet and don't disturb him."

"Okay, we understand."

When everyone went inside, they saw the slightly furrowed brow of the Ye family's Thirteenth Young Master. Whether it was from pain or something else, it caused Long Anqi and the others a nameless heartache.

Fortunately, the Thirteenth Young Master's life force was intact, which temporarily put their minds at ease. As long as he was alright, they could figure out other matters slowly.

Not long after, Tiger Girl and Ye Lanyu arrived. Seeing the Ye family's Thirteenth Young Master lying unconscious on the bed, Tiger Girl's face showed sadness, anger, and a very complex expression.

"What did you promise me? You said you would take good care of Young Master. Why has he become like this?" Tiger Girl looked coldly at the Seventh Princess. She believed that if it weren't for fear of disturbing Thirteenth Young Master, she would be roaring now.

However, this cold, low-voiced questioning carried a different weight, making her anger clearly palpable. It turned out she was angry about this.

"I don't know why this happened. Everything was fine, and I don't know why he left alone," the Seventh Princess said, shaking her head.

"I don't care why he left. He's always like this. You should have taken good care of him. If you can't do it, then you shouldn't have promised me!" Tiger Girl's voice remained cold. "If anything happens to him, I will not let you off!!"

Isn't this going too far? Speaking to a princess of the empire like this in front of so many people, and as a mere maid, seemed quite strange.

Especially with the Emperor present, she seemed to disregard the empire entirely.

These words made the Emperor of the empire frown, some people surprised, and some people angry. Only the Seventh Princess herself felt ashamed, ashamed towards Thirteenth Young Master and Tiger Girl.

"How dare you! Who do you think you are, speaking to the Princess like that?" the Princess's maidservant scolded. In their eyes, Tiger Girl was just a female slave. No matter how much the Thirteenth Young Master doted on her, it couldn't change that fact. A female slave challenging an imperial princess? As the Princess's maidservant, she naturally wouldn't be polite! However...

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