Jiaojiao is getting married, and the male leads fall for her and fight over her.

Chapter 290 An Unexpected Turn of Events

"His Highness the Crown Prince is injured in his right foot, but otherwise he is fine. The imperial physician examined him and said he will recover in a few days." Pei Dongzhou said, and then suddenly kissed Shen Shuyi without warning.

Shen Shuyi returned his kiss passionately, and the two of them were like dry wood burning into a raging fire, the air quickly heating up.

Afterwards, Shen Shuyi leaned weakly against Pei Dongzhou's chest, thinking to herself that she had never learned her lesson.

Prince Pei is the kind of person who becomes radiant with the slightest bit of sunshine. Today, her initiative undoubtedly gave him a positive signal, but in the end, she was the one who ended up exhausted.

She should have been colder to him, just like before.

"Did I use too much force?" Pei Dongzhou asked hastily when he saw that Shen Shuyi remained silent.

Shen Shuyi secretly rolled her eyes. He wasn't strong at all; he was just a brute who turned into a beast the moment he got into bed.

She coughed twice, not wanting to discuss this strange question any further.

"Go get some rest, I'm tired."

Pei Dongzhou looked at Shen Shuyi in confusion. Wasn't she so passionate towards him just a moment ago? How come she turned her back on him after just one night's sleep?

He couldn't figure out what went wrong, but he knew it was late at night and time to rest.

"Then Madam should rest early." After a pause, Pei Dongzhou tentatively moved his face closer to Shen Shuyi, "Madam, may I have a kiss?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Shuyi moved closer to Pei Dongzhou and kissed him on the cheek repeatedly.

Now Pei Dongzhou was finally certain that Shen Shuyi wasn't angry with him, which relieved him of his anxiety.

After Shen Shuyi fell asleep, Pei Dongzhou quietly got out of bed and left the tent.

Before long, Qingzhu appeared and reported to him that the men in black wanted to kidnap Shen Shuyi.

Pei Dongzhou wasn't surprised at all. Looking at the endless night, he instructed, "Keep a close eye on His Highness the Crown Prince. Is the imperial physician who examined him today trustworthy?"

"Your Highness, rest assured, the imperial physician is His Highness the Crown Prince's trusted confidant and can be trusted."

Pei Dongzhou looked at the dark mountains and forests in the distance, still feeling somewhat uneasy.

If the imperial physician is not the problem, he can't make things up out of nothing. He can only hope that he is just being paranoid.

"Go back up the mountain and search again. We haven't found the assassin yet. I won't be at ease until we find him," Pei Dongzhou said calmly.

Qingzhu accepted the order and left. Pei Dongzhou stood there for a while before returning to his tent to rest.

For the next two days, Pei Dongzhou had no intention of accompanying the emperor on the hunt. Emperor Jinglong also disliked Pei Dongzhou and had never summoned him.

With Li Hong injured, Pei Nanzhou became a favorite of Emperor Jinglong. Wherever Emperor Jinglong went, Pei Nanzhou was by his side.

But after two peaceful days, something unexpected happened.

Upon receiving the news, Pei Dongzhou rushed to the palace where Li Hong was staying.

A group of imperial physicians had already gathered there, and they were arguing fiercely.

Upon seeing Pei Dongzhou arrive, they immediately stopped arguing and looked at him expectantly, as if he could help them make a decision.

Pei Dongzhou immediately examined Li Hong's leg injury and found it to be dark and swollen, clearly a sign of poisoning.

"His Majesty and the other princes have gone hunting, and Her Majesty the Empress has also left. There is no one who can make decisions now, Lord Pei, what do you think?" The imperial physician looked at Pei Dongzhou expectantly.

Pei Dongzhou looked at Pei Yunxuan and asked, "Sister, how serious is the situation?"

Pei Yunxuan was completely disoriented when she heard this, and her mind finally returned to normal. She said in a hoarse voice, "They said that to save His Highness's life, his leg must be amputated, otherwise the poison will reach his heart and it will be too late."

Pei Dongzhou hadn't expected it to be this serious, and for a moment, he was at a loss. Just then, Li Hong suddenly opened his eyes and said coldly, "No one will be allowed to saw off my leg!"

The imperial physicians looked at each other, then turned to Pei Dongzhou, hoping he could persuade Li Hong.

They all knew that as the crown prince, Li Hong could not afford to lose his right leg. But how could the position of crown prince be more important than his life?

"Is there still hope for conservative treatment?" Pei Dongzhou asked in a deep voice.

All the imperial physicians shook their heads in unison.

If there were any hope, they wouldn't have come up with the idea of ​​sawing off the leg.

Pei Dongzhou quickly made a decision and advised, "Your Highness, your life is at stake, perhaps..."

Li Hong glanced coldly at Pei Dongzhou, the chilling glint in his eyes silencing Pei Dongzhou.

Pei Dongzhou knew how proud Li Hong was; taking his leg was tantamount to taking his life, and Li Hong would rather die than have his leg amputated.

Shen Shuyi originally didn't want to get involved in this matter, but now she had no way out. She coughed loudly twice outside, and Pei Dongzhou heard it clearly. He quickly walked out and was not surprised at all when he saw Shen Shuyi.

Shen Shuyi knew that time was of the essence, so she took out the antidote that Sun Wang had given her.

“This is the antidote Sun Wang gave me, saying it can cure all poisons. Now that His Highness the Crown Prince is unwilling to have his leg amputated, we might as well try it as a last resort.” Shen Shuyi said, handing the antidote to Pei Dongzhou, and whispered, “Cousin, please give this medicine to His Highness the Crown Prince when no one is looking, so that His Highness can make his own decision. I don’t want you to risk your life for this.”

Pei Dongzhou knew, of course, that this matter was of great importance.

He re-entered the room, dismissed the other imperial physicians, and then handed the antidote to Li Hong: "This medicine can cure many poisons, but I'm not sure if it can cure His Highness's poison. Your Highness needs to think carefully. If the best time for amputation is missed, and this medicine cannot cure the poison, His Highness may..."

Li Hong nodded slightly: "Dongzhou, I will bear the consequences myself. You may leave."

Pei Dongzhou withdrew as instructed.

Shen Shuyi was already waiting for him outside. When she saw him come out, she quickly went up to him and gave him a hug: "Don't blame yourself. These things are beyond your control."

Moreover, he had already warned Li Hong, but Li Hong still fell for the trap and was poisoned. If Li Hong cannot overcome this obstacle, it is Li Hong's fate.

But she also knew that the whole thing started because of her.

If it weren't for her, Pei Nanzhou wouldn't have had the idea of ​​vying for the throne.

In the original novel, Li Hong successfully ascended the throne and became emperor, but now things have changed.

If Li Hong dies, Pei Nanzhou will ascend the throne...

The thought of this possibility made Shen Shuyi feel suffocated.

"I should have thought one more step ahead when His Highness the Crown Prince was injured." Pei Dongzhou realized that he had been careless.

He thought the imperial physician was Li Hong's man, trustworthy, and highly skilled, so there would be no more problems. Little did he know that Li Hong had been poisoned with a chronic poison.

It is possible that His Highness the Crown Prince was poisoned as early as that night when he was injured.

When Emperor Jinglong returned from hunting, he heard about Li Hong's poisoning.

He hurried to the palace where Li Hong was staying, and was furious when he saw the mess inside.

He suppressed his anger and demanded, "How is the Crown Prince?"

"His Highness refused to have his leg amputated and took the antidote himself. Although he vomited dark blood and much of the toxins were cleared, but..." The imperial physician hesitated.

(End of this chapter)