bookcurios Chapter 325: Ni'er's Dream
Chapter 325: Ni'er's Dream
Ni'er was a sensible child and rarely got so distressed.
As soon as she came in, she didn't even bother to pay her respects to the empress. She threw herself into the emperor's arms with tears in her eyes, sobbing. No matter how the emperor coaxed her, she refused to look up. She sobbed and the more she cried, the more aggrieved she felt. Later, she cried so hard that she couldn't even speak complete sentences.
The emperor loved this child. Among all his children, he favored the smart and lovely Ni'er the most. Among all the princes, there were only a few who were asked about everything by the emperor when they were in school.
Ever since he realized that the third prince was not capable of taking on important tasks, the emperor has attached particular importance to Ni'er's studies, with the intention of training Ni'er to be both civil and military.
Zhao Fangyu had also heard of the foal, which was born from a pair of Ferghana horses that were brought into the palace from the Western Regions. Countless people came to ask for it, but it never left, and was given to Ni'er as a gift for his enlightenment.
It is for this reason that the little horse Ni'er is particularly valued.
Zhao Fangyu estimated that it was time for Ni'er to go to class. The emperor was still holding Ni'er to comfort him, but Zhao Fangyu noticed that there were a lot of mud spots on the brocade Ni'er was wearing. He immediately said to the people around him, "Go find the doctor that His Highness usually uses. Don't hurt your throat if you cry so hard."
Upon hearing this, the emperor forcefully held Ni'er in his arms and made him sit down, so that everyone could see Ni'er's face!
There were actually many scratches on the face as white as jade!
Some of them were even oozing blood!
"Ah! What's going on?!"
The queen was surprised and the emperor was also furious. He pointed his finger and almost killed the eunuch who followed him!
Ni'er shook his head and held the emperor's hand, tears streaming down his face. He choked and begged for mercy for the young eunuch: "It has nothing to do with the eunuch. The Grand Tutor said that Chiyu died from eating too much."
Ni'er didn't seem to understand what the words "eating to death" meant, and he cried particularly sadly.
"Akayu and I grew up together. It accompanied me when I was studying... When my mother was pregnant with my sister, I didn't dare to tell her many things because I was afraid that she would worry, so I told Akahyu... I also said that when I grow up, I want Akahyu to take me and my father out to tour Daliang..."
Ni'er couldn't stop crying, and blood and tears flowed out of his face. The emperor's original annoyance caused by Ni'er's endless crying disappeared in an instant.
The emperor thought to himself that, after all, he was still young, but with such a character, he would definitely not be like the third brother, who was all show and no substance.
The emperor had been sitting in the high seat for a long time, and he keenly sensed the sadness in Ni'er's words.
The queen knew that the emperor valued Ni'er, so she raised her hand and a young maid brought warm water for washing the face and wrung a handkerchief and handed it to the emperor.
The emperor wiped Ni'er's face, and Ni'er recovered a little. He got off the emperor embarrassedly, knelt down again to pay his respects to the emperor and empress, then bowed to Zhao Fangyu, and said hello, "Sister-in-law" in a wronged and pitiful voice.
Zhao Fangyu noticed tears in his eyes, so he pulled him to look closely at the scars on his face. Blood was oozing out again, so Zhao Fangyu used his own dry towel to wipe them off for him.
"You must speak in front of the Emperor. The Emperor will make the final decision on everything."
"Now that I am in the palace, can the emperor allow his children to suffer any injustice?"
These two sentences not only calmed Ni'er's heart, but also stopped him from crying.
"Are you hurt anywhere? Are your arms or legs scratched?"
Ni'er shook his head, his eyes like a puppy. When he saw the emperor looking at him, he immediately lowered his head guiltily.
You can tell at first glance that he is injured!
"Nonsense!" the emperor slammed the table and exclaimed!
Seeing the lively appearance just now, I thought it was just a child who had been wronged. But now it seems that my relative is indeed attentive. Zhao Fangyu found out the flaws that the Queen had not noticed with just one question!
The emperor then remembered that Zhao Fangyu had already called the imperial physician that Ni'er often used, and he looked up to Zhao Fangyu.
Zhao Fangyu gently pushed Ni'er from behind. Ni'er walked hesitantly to the emperor, secretly looking up to see the emperor's expression as he walked.
That mischievous little appearance really makes people hard to get angry.
"Okay, let me see where else you're injured?"
Only then did Ni'er slowly raise his left hand: "It hurts."
The sleeves were difficult to turn up, so the maid found a pair of scissors to cut open Ni'er's clothes, but Ni'er dodged and shrank to Zhao Fangyu, motioning Zhao Fangyu to do it for him.
Zhao Fangyu braved the emperor's glare, carried Ni'er to the armchair and made him sit down, then he cut Ni'er's clothes little by little.
The arm that used to be as tender and white as a lotus root was now swollen. It was probably because the clothes were well worn that there was no sign of scratching. It must have been hit by something hard.
Ni'er cried and ran for such a long way, and the tutor who taught him martial arts finally arrived with a royal physician.
The Queen's Palace is the harem and no one is allowed to enter without permission. Fortunately, there are no other concubines there. Ni'er did not want to leave Zhao Fangyu, so the Emperor left her here to take care of Ni'er and left with the tutor and the imperial physician.
After everyone had gone elsewhere, Zhao Fangyu and the Queen closed the palace gates and began to treat Ni'er's injuries.
"Go to Yanyun Palace and get a new set of clothes. Do it quietly so as not to disturb your master."
The young eunuch who had escaped the danger immediately responded. The empress saw that Ni'er had fallen like a mud monkey, so as soon as the emperor left, she asked people to search the parade ground.
The imperial physician held Ni'er's arm, and Ni'er grimaced in pain at the slightest movement. The child's bones were brittle, and the imperial physician did not slow down.
Zhao Fangyu wiped the sweat off his forehead and turned to ask the young eunuch: "What did Ni'er do today? Tell me everything that was different from the usual."
Ni'er is a child with too many uncertainties, but he is also extremely well-behaved on weekdays. It is against his normal state that he keeps crying and making a fuss after suffering such a disaster today.
He must be in a lot of pain, which made him behave so abnormally.
But the horse he usually rode died from eating something, which obviously meant that someone was committing murder in the palace.
"Let's keep this important matter secret from Concubine Dan for now."
Zhao Fangyu shook his head: "My cousin is not a weak person. There is no need to hide it. Ask the imperial physician to follow and tell her about Ni'er's condition."
Half-knowledge is the most terrifying thing. Ni'er's injury was not serious. If someone exaggerated the situation, it might make her lose her sense of proportion.
The Queen was discussing with Zhao Fangyu, and only the imperial physician frowned as Ni'er continued to grimace and cry out in pain.
The injury wasn't serious, so why was he screaming so loudly? As if his hand was broken?