Ren Yingying stated that she was not faking fainting; she was --
I have amnesia!
This was a brilliant idea she had come up with after much thought and effort on the way.
She's lost her memory, so the past has nothing to do with her anymore, hehehe.
"He hit his head against a wall and lost his memory"—isn't that how it's always written?
She'll fall into a coma first, then she'll lose her memory tomorrow.
She didn't plan to tell Tang Zhuyun anyway, since they were too familiar with each other and Tang Zhuyun would be able to guess it immediately.
Even if you guessed it, she wouldn't admit it; she just has amnesia.
Qu Nian, unaware of her wicked scheme, was genuinely worried as she remained unconscious for a long time, even beginning to doubt Tang Zhuyun's medical skills.
"Have someone get another doctor to take a look," he said.
Xiu'er said, "The Princess Consort said everything is fine, so everything must be fine. In terms of relationship, the Princess Consort and the Crown Prince's wife are not necessarily more distant than you and the Crown Prince's wife, are they?"
Qu Nian: "..."
Thanks for reminding me.
He asked again, uncertainly, "Are you really alright? But why isn't she waking up?"
Tang Zhuyun thought to herself, "Why? Because you can't wake someone who's pretending to be asleep."
After thinking for a moment, she said, "She's probably too tired and has fallen asleep. We can check on her again tomorrow!"
Qu Nian was both convinced and skeptical.
Tang Zhuyun was preoccupied with Prince of Jin and had no time to concern herself with the love-hate relationship between the two. She instructed, "Don't bother her unless it's absolutely necessary. I'm going back now."
The room was so crowded it felt suffocating.
The four concubines stood guard tightly by the bedside, intentionally or unintentionally keeping Qu Nian at bay.
Ren Yingying thought to herself, "They're all my good sisters!"
But where did the Dog Meat go?
Why isn't the Dog Meat back yet?
She still had time to think about her son, but Qu Nian was deeply worried about her and didn't leave all night.
Dog Meat returned a while later, jumped onto the bed with practiced ease, and lay down at Ren Yingying's feet.
It's so tired!
Although Qu Nian has never gotten along with Dog Meat, he couldn't help but reach out and pat its head today.
The little one did a great job today.
The reason we were able to find the two people so quickly today was entirely because Dog Meat found them by smelling Ren Yingying's scent.
There were some misunderstandings during the process, with some people thinking it wasn't doing its job properly, but it turned out to be really capable.
Dog Meat, however, was ungrateful and shook his head, trying to shake off his hand—Don't touch me!
It regrets it terribly now.
Why did it follow Qu Nian, leading to its mother being arrested?
If it were here, at least we could put up some resistance.
It was so close; it would have been an orphan.
After Tang Zhuyun returned, Yanran kept holding onto her sleeve and wouldn't let go.
Although Yanran didn't say anything, her eyes clearly showed that she was very frightened.
Wuji and Wuxian were completely unaware of anything and were fast asleep, even sweating because the underfloor heating in the room was working well.
Tang Zhuyun pulled Yanran to sit down on the couch and asked Xiu'er, "Where is the Prince?"
Even Xiu'er, who was always well-informed, was stunned when she heard this.
A prince? She didn't know that!
With the Empress herself gone, how could she possibly care about anyone else?
Mingzhu lowered her eyes and said, "My elder brother hasn't returned yet. He's probably outside supervising the cleanup. He always does everything himself, so sister-in-law doesn't need to worry."
Tang Zhuyun looked straight at her. "Mingzhu, tell the truth!"
Mingzhu looked up and smiled at her, "Sister-in-law, we've won the war."
"So when I went missing, your older brother didn't go looking for me?"
"I kept it from my elder brother," Mingzhu said. "It was my own decision not to let anyone send him messages; I was afraid that if he found out, he would be thrown into a state of turmoil."
"So you sent someone to tell Qu Nian Qu Nian to save us?"
"Mm." Mingzhu nodded.
"No, that's not right." Tang Zhuyun's gaze sharpened.
Mingzhu smiled calmly and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you saying? I don't understand."
"Qu Nian negotiated with Leertai; he wouldn't have made the decision without your elder brother's authorization."
The Prince of Jin was away, Qu Nian was given full authority; but now the Prince of Jin has returned.
Tang Zhuyun stood up. "Mingzhu, tell me the truth, where is your older brother? Has something happened to him?"
If possible, he would have tried to save her.
Mingzhu just shook her head, saying she was overthinking it.
"Mingzhu!" Tang Zhuyun felt her heart shatter, and her voice rose uncontrollably, "If you won't tell me, I'll go find him myself!"
Now that she's back, she'll definitely find her.
The unease in my heart grew stronger and stronger, as if a fire was burning in my chest.
"My brother's life is not in danger..."
"He's injured? Take me to him, now!"
She didn't want to hear anything right now; she just wanted to see Prince of Jin, the sooner the better.
Mingzhu said, "Sister-in-law, my brother only suffered minor injuries..."
"Impossible. If my injuries weren't so severe, he wouldn't have refused to come pick me up. Mingzhu!"
"Okay." Mingzhu finally couldn't hold back any longer, her eyes reddening. "My older brother... on his way to find my sister-in-law, it was dark and the road was slippery, he fell off a cliff..."
Tang Zhuyun felt her mind go completely blank.
The Prince of Jin was not injured on the battlefield, but he encountered an accident on his way to find her.
Hearing that the Prince of Jin was in his outer study, she didn't know where she got the strength from, having not rested for so long, yet she still had the energy to run out.
When she arrived, several doctors were there.
The Prince of Jin was almost wrapped up like a mummy.
But hearing her footsteps, he still forced a smile at her, "I told you not to see me looking so ugly, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on coming."
He already knew Tang Zhuyun was alright, and he was relieved.
Tang Zhuyun rushed to the bedside, and after confirming that he was not in any danger, she collapsed and sat weakly on the footstool, grinning foolishly.
Now that she's here, there's no one else to do.
Mingzhu gestured for everyone to leave, then took Yanran's hand and beckoned Xiu'er to go out together.
Only two people remained in the room.
The Prince of Jin then began to "plead": "My right leg is broken, and I'll be crippled from now on. Will you despise me, A-Yun?"
"Disdain, remarry!" Tang Zhuyun wiped away her tears.
The Prince of Jin said, "My arm is also scraped. I wonder if it will be different once the new skin grows back..."
"If it doesn't look good, just cut it off and let it grow back!"
The Prince of Jin smiled, "A-Yun, it hurts a little."
Tang Zhuyun glared at him fiercely, stood up, and walked out.
The Prince of Jin panicked. "A-Yun, where are you going? I didn't mean to hide it from you, I..."
He was just thinking that once he recovered and wasn't in such a sorry state, she wouldn't have to feel so sorry for him.
But to my surprise, she was so clever that nothing could be hidden from her.
"Run away from home!" Tang Zhuyun said angrily, "Why should I tell you where I am if you won't tell me where you are?"
The Prince of Jin begged for forgiveness, "A-Yun, it was my fault. Come back and stay with me. Tell me how you want to get revenge on the people who kidnapped you. I'll avenge you."
Tang Zhuyun said irritably, "Shut up and rest! I'll settle the score with you later!"
"Where did you go?"
"Go find Ren Yingying to ask for medicine."