"Regent! This concerns my daughter's reputation. Please speak with caution!"
Yun Changfeng suddenly stood up. Did the Regent regard him as mere decoration?
Shu'er was his daughter!
Zhan Tianye's eyes sharpened.
"I am not interested in the Regent," Yun Shu said, smiling and curving her lips. She was a tough nut to crack. Who did Zhan Ming think he was?
Zhan Ming's face suddenly turned as sinister as a ghost.
Zhan Tianhong shot to his feet. The slender youth stared at Zhan Ming. Just as he was about to protest, he caught his fifth brother's gaze.
He could only clench his fist in secret and sit back down.
"It seems I was mistaken in my affections! As it happens, I recall matters in my residence. I shall take my leave." Zhan Ming brushed off his clothes, stood up, and his tone still carried a hint of arrogant wickedness.
As if the one whose aura had turned sinister just moments ago wasn't him.
"Your Majesty, please rest well. Perhaps in a while, I can invite the Divine Physician to the palace to treat you. Wait patiently, do not fret." After finishing his pretense, Zhan Ming left with his sinister aura.
Completely unaware that his words had made Yun Shu extremely awkward.
Those who didn't know would think she had a close relationship with Zhan Ming.
Close relationship? Nonsense.
She didn't know him at all.
The moment Zhan Ming left, Zhan Tianhong slumped back onto the chair.
His handsome face was incredibly pale.
He was struggling to breathe.
"Yun... save..."
He opened his mouth, but could not utter a complete sentence.
Yun Shu rushed over.
She took out the silver needles she carried and quickly began to treat Zhan Tianhong.
At the same time, she took out a small bottle from her person, poured out a pill, and brought it to Zhan Tianhong's lips. "Take this."
Her voice was cold and serious.
Zhan Tianhong was in extreme pain, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
He heard Yun Shu's voice and obediently opened his mouth to take the pill.
But he accidentally touched her cool, delicate fingertips.
The young man's ears turned imperceptibly red.
Perhaps it was because of her acupuncture, but the young man felt less pain, yet his heart was beating fast.
Yun Shu was already checking his pulse.
"This shouldn't be so," she said, lightly furrowing her brow. Zhan Tianhong's heart was beating fast.
It wasn't a normal heartbeat.
At this moment.
The serious and decisive Yun Shu seemed to be the only one in the world, with Zhan Tianhong being the patient awaiting treatment. She was a divine doctor, dutifully saving lives, needing no extra words. She seemed to radiate a light.
Zhan Tianye was blinded by this light.
He suddenly felt that the woman before him was unfamiliar and multifaceted.
Quietly, some emotion seemed to sprout in his heart.
"Shu'er, has His Majesty's condition changed?" Yun Changfeng asked immediately when he saw Yun Shu frowning.
Yun Shu shook her head. "Indeed, there has been a change. His Majesty must have eaten something he shouldn't have today, and the prolonged tension has caused psychological pressure, accelerating the poison's effects."
As for the rapid heartbeat, it was only for a brief moment and was much better now.
It seemed Zhan Tianhong was very afraid of Zhan Ming.
"I am much better now," Zhan Tianhong said quickly, fearing they would worry.
He knew what Yun Shu was wondering about just now, it must have been his suddenly fast heartbeat.
He felt a little guilty.
"Second Miss Yun, what did you just give me?" Zhan Tianhong asked, suddenly noticing a lingering fragrance on his lips and teeth.
It must have been the medicine she fed him earlier, leaving its taste.
"A medication that can relieve pain." Yun Shu was not particularly concerned, she was cleaning her needles.
However...
She suddenly looked up.
Towards the side.
Her gaze met Zhan Tianye's probing eyes.
Their eyes met.
Yun Shu quickly looked away. She didn't want him to misunderstand.
Seeing her avert her gaze with a hint of dislike, Zhan Tianye's brows instantly became sharper.
"Since there is nothing else, I shall take my leave," Zhan Tianye said abruptly, a wave of inexplicable annoyance rising in his chest, his brows tightly furrowed.
Zhan Tianhong nodded. "Fifth Brother, travel safely."
"Hmm."
As Qiu Lu pushed Zhan Tianye out, he asked in a low, strange voice, "Your Highness, why would the Regent suddenly take a fancy to Second Miss Yun?"
Zhan Tianye's face instantly turned stern.
"Also, the Regent mentioned knowing the Divine Physician. I wonder how he knows such a person, and from what the Regent implied, he seems to be very familiar with the Divine Physician." Qiu Lu asked, confused.
They had been searching for the Divine Physician almost to the point of exhaustion, yet the Regent spoke of the Divine Physician so casually, it was infuriating.
Zhan Tianye's emotions were turbulent and suppressed. Hearing Qiu Lu's words, his expression darkened. "You ask me?"
"Ah? Your subordinate will investigate. If the Regent truly knows the Divine Physician, it will definitely not be good for us." Qiu Lu felt the situation was becoming increasingly mysterious and difficult to handle.
Meanwhile, at the palace gates, Zhan Ming, whose face was already pale, became even paler.
He quickly left the palace and boarded the Regent's carriage.
The moment he got into the carriage, he immediately ordered the accompanying guards, "Immediately send someone to invite the Divine Physician to the Regent's mansion!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
...
Yun Shu saw that Zhan Tianhong's condition had worsened slightly.
She did not ask unnecessary questions.
Zhan Tianhong's condition was definitely because of Zhan Ming.
So, before leaving, she left him another bottle of medicine.
She had brought it with her specifically before entering the palace, in case of emergencies.
As expected, Zhan Tianhong was still too young and no match for Zhan Ming.
After a while, Yun Shu and Yun Changfeng also departed.
Zhan Tianhong was left alone in the vast imperial chambers.
He tightly clutched the small medicine bottle in his hand.
It was filled with pills.
The young man's eyes were full of smiles.
This was her concern for him.
...
In the carriage.
Yun Changfeng asked, "The Divine Physician, who is such a person?"
Someone the Regent would mention so readily to show off to King Ye?
Yun Shu's eyes, which shone like countless stars, held a smile. "The Divine Physician is a very skilled doctor! Father, do you want to meet her?"
Throughout the land, for years, many people had sought her out, openly and secretly!
Yun Changfeng immediately waved his hand. "Anyone associated with the Regent is best avoided. Moreover, Shu'er's medical skills are not necessarily inferior to this so-called Divine Physician. There's nothing to see!"
Yun Shu smiled. "Father, perhaps the Regent is boasting."
When she returned, she would have Jing Heng spread the word that the Divine Physician could treat anyone, but absolutely not the Regent.
Yun Changfeng found her reasoning sound. "The Regent is a person who is difficult to fathom and is inherently treacherous. Shu'er, stay as far away from the Regent as possible!"
"Alright! I'll listen to Father!" Yun Shu nodded obediently.
Yun Changfeng looked at his obedient and gentle daughter, feeling an indescribable affection. He made up his mind that he would carefully choose Shu'er's husband!
...
King Ye's Mansion.
Zhan Xiaoli was huddled by the bed.
Sweat beaded on his forehead.
His small face was flushed.
Wrapped in a thick quilt, his small body was delirious as he softly cried, "My mother is not a bad woman..."
A knock sounded from outside the door. "Brother! Brother?"