Chapter 41: Wrong Complaint
There were seven princes in the Southern Qi Dynasty, but apart from the prince born to the empress, who had a noble status, and the second prince born to Consort Wan, who was favored by the emperor because of his mother, the presence of the other princes was not very strong. Except for the youngest six or seven princes who were still in their cradles and breastfed, they occasionally got together to have a fierce fight, and opened their toothless mouths to bite each other. The older princes were labeled "prince party" or "second prince party" on their foreheads, and gathered together for banquets during festivals. They secretly dug holes for each other, but on the surface they looked like brothers and sisters, and had learned the fighting methods of civilized people.
The independent Fourth Prince not only refused to extend an olive branch to the Crown Prince, but also thought that the Second Prince's mansion was out of reach and as good as invisible. He even dared to be perfunctory by the Ministry of Works when he opened a mansion outside the palace. He dug a hole where he would plant trees but forgot to drag the saplings over. The rockery stones in the back garden were barely even shaped in a way that made people suspect that there might be a problem with the shipping, and the Taihu stones were not delivered to Beijing. Instead, they used the leftover materials from the construction of the Summer Resort last time to fool him, and they did it in a very half-hearted way.
The Third Prince Yuan Ying also left the palace to build a mansion in the spring. He labeled himself as "the second prince's tail" since he was young. Over the years, he often stood behind the second prince, waving flags and shouting slogans, advocating the second prince's friendship and kindness. He was also often familiar to As a result, when he left the palace to build a mansion in the spring of that year, the people in the Ministry of Works also had to take care of everyone's dignity. The scenery of the two mansions was very different.
In the middle of the night, Tang Ying climbed up the wall of the Fourth Prince's backyard and sighed sincerely: "It turns out that the gardener in His Highness's mansion is a master of natural gardens." Not pruning the flowers and letting them grow, isn't that the natural way?
Yuan Jian was helped by Fu Chen to climb up the wall. It was the first time for him to sit on the wall and admire the scenery of his own mansion under the night sky: "It seems... not bad." He grew up under the oppression of the court until he was seventeen years old. At least the flowers, plants and trees in the mansion grew as he pleased.
To prevent the news from leaking out, Baozi had been taken away by Xiong Yu. Fu Chen came down from the wall with the injured Yuan Jian in his arms and stretched out his hand to her: "Come down quickly, and be careful of your steps."
This kind of minor injury was commonplace for Tang Ying. She jumped down from the wall and was hugged by Fu Chen around the waist. The strong arms of the young man were a little tight around her, but she had put on her padded jacket two days ago, so she could still stand without blushing or panting, and even saluted Commander Fu.
"Thank you, sir!" This gentleman had a cold face, but he was actually a warm-hearted person. He came out in the middle of the night to help her clean up the mess. It was worth treating him to a pot of frontier liquor to soothe his twisted stomach.
There were not many palace servants in the Fourth Prince's mansion, and most of them were asleep at this time. Only two personal eunuchs were still guarding a dim lamp. When they saw Yuan Jian was beaten into a pig's head, their facial features were squeezed together, revealing an angry and sad expression: "Your Highness, who beat you?" They ran to find medicine like a busy hamster.
Under the light, the purple scars on Yuan Jian's face were more serious than in the afternoon, which was very frightening. However, Tang Ying was an injured expert, so she started to strip him of his clothes: "Take off your coat and let me see if your ribs are injured."
Although the ribs protect the five internal organs, if they break and pierce into the internal organs, it can be fatal.
Wei Jian was caught and beaten by the fat guy Huan Yanbo. He had a hard time escaping and had to run for a while on her back. On the way back, he relied on Fu Chen to support him and looked not very agile.
Under the light, Second Sister Zhang, wearing a tattered felt hat, revealed a fair and bright little face. When the Fourth Prince took a quick look, he was frightened as if a fox ghost had appeared in the study in the middle of the night. He grabbed his belt and refused to let go: "You you..." Although the girl's voice was hoarse, she was very pretty.
Fu Chen grabbed Tang Ying's collar and pulled this guy who didn't know the difference between men and women back: "You've been out there all day, don't scare the Fourth Prince." He had no choice but to take action himself.
"The palace gates have been locked, and the doctors on duty at the Imperial Hospital cannot leave the palace. Why don't I take a look at His Highness's injuries?" Fu Chen knew very well that if the Fourth Prince's people went to the Imperial Hospital to ask for help, they would probably not be able to find any good doctors. Probably only those who had just entered the Imperial Hospital would come, and they might not be willing to do this job.
Fu Chen is a young and powerful official beside the emperor, while Yuan Jian is an unpopular prince, and their situations in the palace are very different.
Yuan Jian had long since accepted his situation. He silently untied his belt, took off his outer robe, put his fingers on the belt of his inner garment, and glanced at Tang Ying hesitantly, probably wanting her to avoid him.
Unfortunately, Tang is as thick-skinned as a city wall. In previous summers, he has seen many shirtless soldiers in the military camp, and even men without pants in the wounded camp. He doesn't think that as an unmarried woman, he should show a shy expression and avoid it. He even urged, "Take it off, take it off quickly!" Without any discrimination, he sounded like a dandy who was in some inappropriate occasions.
Commander Fu sighed inwardly: How did this girl grow up?
He turned around and pulled down her felt hat to cover her disturbing eyes. Yuan Jian let out a long sigh and finally unbuttoned his shirt, revealing several purple marks on his body.
Fu Chen carefully checked along the ribs, but he was unaware that Tang Ying had already taken off her felt hat and stretched her neck to look over his shoulder. She couldn't help but point out, "No, over there, over there—"
Yuan Jian's face turned red because of her, and Fu Chen was also quite helpless : "I should have locked you out just now."
"It's freezing cold. My lord, do you want me to call a doctor tomorrow morning?" At appropriate times, Tang Ying could also pretend to be a weak girl.
The eunuch beside Yuan Jian was holding the medicine box in his hand, dumbfounded and not knowing how to react. Perhaps he had never seen a young lady who was dressed so raggedly and yet could stand calmly beside Commander Fu and talk nonsense.
Everyone knows that Commander Fu is handsome and aloof, but he cannot resist the enthusiasm of many young ladies in the capital. Before meeting Master Fu, they all paint their eyebrows and lips and dress up carefully. Living in the same palace, it is said that Princess Yuan Shu spends one or two hours dressing up every time she goes out, just to "encounter" Master Fu on the palace road.
The girl in front of him didn't seem to care about her image in the eyes of Master Fu. She stepped forward and rummaged through the medicine box they had brought over. She looked at the porcelain bottle and muttered, "Hey, it's quite complete. Is your Highness not feeling well?"
It has all the medicines for headaches, fevers, stomach discomforts, bruises, and hemostasis. There are also some pills for unknown purposes, and no one knows what they treat. They fill up a box.
Xiao Luzi: “…”
Xiao Qinzi: “…”
Could they say that it was because the Fourth Prince's Mansion was deserted and the people in the Imperial Hospital were all incompetent, and that His Highness didn't want to bother with minor illnesses and pains, so he simply prepared all kinds of pills in case of emergency?
Tang Ying seemed ready to ask the two eunuchs about the fourth prince's daily life, but she waved her hand and said, "Take your medicine boxes and go down. Your Highness won't need them today!"
The two young eunuchs blushed and asked the Fourth Prince for help - where did this beggar come from and how dare he give orders in the prince's mansion?
Fu Chen happened to have finished checking the Fourth Prince's injuries: "The ribs are not broken, but there is a fracture. It hurts a lot. It's best to rest." He seemed to have sensed that Tang Ying had something in mind, and chuckled, "What bad things are you up to?"
The fourth prince put on his clothes and tied his belt, and asked the two to sit down: "Thank you both." His eyes swept over Tang Ying: "Zhang..."
"My name is Zhang Ying, also known as Second Brother Zhang. The beggars in Yanyue Tower are now under my charge." Tang Ying smiled wickedly: "Your Highness doesn't seem to be favored?" It is easy to imagine the difficult situation of the prince who was beaten by the eldest princess's son.
"Second Brother Zhang, thank you for saving me today." The Fourth Prince seemed to have long been accustomed to his situation. He was not embarrassed by being caught. Perhaps the malice and ridicule he had endured since he was a child was enough for him to get used to it all.
But Zhang Ying is different after all.
She didn't let go of his hand.
Yuan Jian looked down at his own hands, as if he could still feel the feeling of being dragged by her, a powerful, blind, yet heart-warming kindness.
Tang Ying looked around his room and found that the furnishings were far less exquisite than those in Fu's mansion.
Although Fu Chen didn't spend much time on the decoration of his mansion, he had a good income and high rewards. If anything on the treasure cabinet in the study was broken, he would need quick-acting heart-saving pills to calm his frightened heart. A poor girl like her would probably not be able to compensate even if she sold herself into slavery eight or ten times.
She sat down and asked, "Your Highness, have you ever thought about filing a complaint with the Emperor?"
Yuan Jian curled up his fingers, his palms were empty, and only he knew that he had nothing.
He laughed at himself and said, "I have complained before, but I always got punished."
Huan Yanbo was the only son of the Grand Princess. As long as his mother dragged her son to cry in front of the Emperor and beat him, an unfavored prince, and Huan Yanbo framed him and falsely accused him of rude words, he was the one who was forced to admit his mistake and apologize.
It's not that he hasn't fought before, it's just that no one has ever stood on his side.
Tang Ying said, "Your Highness has made the wrong complaint!"
"I was wrong?" The young man pursed his lips tightly , anger and unwillingness intertwined on his face. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and shouted angrily: "Is it my fault that I was bullied? Is it also my fault that my mother is of humble origin?" These words had been hidden in his heart for too long, and he couldn't help but shout them out in front of irrelevant people.
Tang Ying shook her head: "It's not that Your Highness made the wrong complaint, but that you chose the wrong place to make the complaint! There was no one else around when you made the complaint, right? Or maybe it was the fat guy and his mother who made the complaint first, and you were urgently summoned over?"
Yuan Jian nodded involuntarily.
"This is where your Highness has not thought it through." Tang Ying slammed the round table beside him, stood up, and said something earth-shattering: "If you want to sue, you have to sue a big one, so that everyone in the court knows about it, and so that Your Majesty can't cover up the fat man's evil deeds in front of all the ministers!"
Fu Chen stroked his forehead with a hint of smile on his lips.
What did he say?
This is a trouble-making baby, starting from the first time I saw her robbing bandits.
