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Kapitel 8

Qin Zhen was delighted with her freedom; this day was truly a day of liberation. Freedom, however, was also quite boring. After some thought, she decided to go find her fourth senior brother, whom she had never met before!

Although they had never met, Qin Zhen knew some things about Liang Shicheng, because his fourth senior brother had such a great reputation! However, Liang Shicheng was known not for his chivalry, but for his infamy!

As a eunuch, he not only encouraged Emperor Huizong to degenerate but also interfered in politics. And when he did politics, he did nothing but evil. How could such a person be a disciple of his master? Qin Zhen truly didn't understand. What kind of person was Liang Shicheng?

Qin Zhen thought all her doubts would be answered after meeting him today, but she didn't even get to see Liang Shicheng. Liang Shicheng had been promoted and transferred out of the palace last month to become the Inspector of the Palace!

Qin Zhen walked back silently, thinking to herself, "Heavens, am I all alone in the palace?!"

Upon returning to Zhao Gou's palace, Qin Zhen found a group of people running in and out busily, while the usually calm Qinglan paced anxiously at the palace gate.

"Sister Qinglan, what happened?" Qin Zhen asked Qinglan.

"Zhen'er, hurry inside and take care of His Highness. He fell off his horse. Why hasn't the imperial physician arrived yet? I need to go check on him."

Qin Zhen was shocked. Falling off a horse was no joke; if he injured his neck, he would be crippled even if he didn't die. She hurried into Zhao Gou's room and saw Zhao Yong supporting Zhao Gou, who was half-lying on the bed. Zhao Gou was biting his lip, and beads of sweat were dripping from his forehead!

"Where are you hurt?" Qin Zhen asked hurriedly.

Zhao Gou slightly opened his eyes and glanced at Qin Zhen, but he was in too much pain to speak. Zhao Yong said from the side, "He fell and broke his left foot. In my opinion, it's a broken bone, but we'll have to wait for the imperial physician to arrive to find out."

Volume 1: Fate Destined 014 He's a Puppy Biting People

Qin Zhen looked at Zhao Gou's left foot. His left leg was haphazardly tied with a thick tree branch for support. Qin Zhen reached out to take a look, but before he could even touch the pants, he heard Zhao Gou gasp and say, "Don't touch it, it hurts!"

"I cried out in pain before I even got a touch, how pathetic."

"Don't move! You're not a doctor!" Zhao Gou shouted angrily.

Qin Zhen rolled her eyes at him, then stopped and stood aside. If he wasn't allowed to move, he wouldn't move. He deserved to be in so much pain.

The imperial physician finally arrived, panting. He cut open Zhao Gou's trouser leg to examine the injury, then repeatedly felt his leg. Qin Zhen felt pain just watching the physician's touch, but Zhao Gou surprisingly didn't utter a sound, only his face turned even paler. Qin Zhen rolled her eyes at him; he just loved to show off in public!

The imperial physician finally finished his examination and said, "Your Highness, you have injured your leg bone. I will now set the bone for you, which may be a little painful. Please bear with it."

He then said to Zhao Yong, "Come here and hold His Highness's lower body down so he doesn't move." He then pointed at Qin Zhen and said, "Find something for His Highness to bite on so he doesn't hurt his mouth."

Qin Zhen quickly looked around but couldn't find anything that was soft or hard enough. So she took out her handkerchief and stuffed it into Zhao Gou's mouth. Unexpectedly, Zhao Gou reached out and grabbed her wrist, then bit down on it!

"pain!"

A piercing scream came from inside the room, startling Qinglan, who was carrying hot water, so much so that she stumbled: "What's going on? Is that a real scream?"

Qin Zhen sat on Zhao Gou's bed, tears streaming down her face, looking at her wrist with heartache. Not only were there deep teeth marks, but they had even drawn blood! Was he a dog? Why did he bite her?!

After the imperial physician set Zhao Gou's bones and bandaged them securely, he said, "Your Highness may need to rest in bed for several more months. I will come to change your dressings on time. You must take the prescribed medicine once a day and absolutely must not get out of bed."

Zhao Gou, sweating profusely, nodded and then said, "Um... Imperial Physician, could you take a look at her hand..."

This imperial physician, who presumably only treated his masters and nobles, chuckled upon hearing Zhao Gou's words and said, "Your Highness is truly considerate of his servants."

The imperial physician gave Qin Zhen a bottle of wound medicine and left. When Qin Zhen saw that only Zhao Gou and Zhao Yong were left in the room, all his dissatisfaction was immediately shown on his face.

"You, you, you! Why did you bite me?"

Zhao Gou, lying on the bed, felt a little embarrassed. He looked away and said, "I didn't do it on purpose. Why did you put your hand so close?"

"You did it on purpose!"

"It wasn't intentional!"

"Okay, if it wasn't intentional, then it was deliberate!"

"Huh? Is there a difference between intentional and deliberate?"

...

Zhao Yong, his head throbbing with pain, listened to the two little devils arguing again. Finally, he interjected, "Both of you are injured, so stop arguing. Those who need to heal should heal, and those who need to apply medicine should apply it."

Qin Zhen felt there was no point in arguing, so he took the wound medicine and turned to leave.

She went back to her small room, found a cloth to wipe her wound, applied medicine, and carefully wrapped it with a white cloth, her movements surprisingly practiced. By the time Qinglan knocked on the door and came in, she had already finished taking care of everything.

"Oh, Zhen'er, you've already done it all yourself? His Highness even sent me to check on you," Qinglan said.

"Who wants his fake kindness!"

Qinglan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Zhen'er, you can't be so disrespectful to His Highness. No matter what, he is still your master. It's just a bit of a fuss for now, but if he gets really angry and punishes you one day, no one can save you."

Seeing that Qinglan was worried about her, Qin Zhen obediently nodded without saying anything more. Seeing that she had listened and had nothing else to help with, Qinglan hurried back to take care of Zhao Gou.

She turned back to Qin Zhen as soon as she stepped out the door and said, "By the way, His Highness only has the two of us as his personal maids. His Highness is injured and may need someone to take care of him tonight. I will take care of him tonight, and you will take care of him tomorrow night."

Ignoring Qin Zhen's surprised expression, Qinglan left after speaking, leaving Qin Zhen alone in the room, wallowing in self-pity.

The next day, Qin Zhen claimed to be ill and did not go to Zhao Gou's room. She only heard that the emperor had sent people to see him, and the crown prince and Wei Wanrong had also come to see him in person. It seemed that other people had also come. However, Qin Zhen stayed in her room and had no mood to find out. Everything was still early, and she would just live comfortably for a couple of days.

Even though time passed slowly, it eventually came to night. Qin Zhen dawdled until the streetlights were on, and finally shuffled into Zhao Gou's room. As soon as Qinglan's eyes, which had turned into walnuts from exhaustion, saw her, she immediately beamed and went back to sleep.

Qin Zhen looked around and saw that there was no bed prepared for the palace maids on night watch in the room, but only a bundle of luggage in the corner.

"Where did Sister Qinglan sleep yesterday?" Qin Zhen asked Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou looked at the floor between the table and the bed and said, "The floor."

Qin Zhen almost fainted at this moment. How could she be forced to sleep on a thin quilt on the floor in this chilly spring weather? It was utterly inhumane!

She didn't unfold her bedding, deciding instead to sit at the table for the night. Zhao Gou lay quietly in bed, and for a moment, neither of them spoke.

Just as Qin Zhen had fallen asleep on the table, Zhao Gou suddenly called out loudly, "Qin Zhen, come here."

Qin Zhen woke up with a start, looked at Zhao Gou with a look of deep resentment, and said, "What?"

"Come here," Zhao Gou insisted.

Qin Zhen walked over, puzzled. Zhao Gou stared intently at her wrist and asked, "Does it still hurt?"

"It hurts, of course it hurts! The wound is infected, inflamed, and festering. My hand is going to be crippled and unusable!" Qin Zhen complained.

Zhao Gou reached out and lifted her wrist, carefully looking at it again and again. He saw that the white cloth was wrapped around her wrist well, and that her small hand still had such great strength to pull back. He knew that he had been deceived.

"You're lying."

"Who told you to bully others first?"

"..." Zhao Gou was speechless.

Qin Zhen was about to go back to the table and continue her nap; it was so late and she was really sleepy. But then Zhao Gou suddenly said, "Go to bed."

"Go to bed?" Qin Zhen asked again.

"Yeah, it's cold on the floor. If I sleep there, my wound will really get infected. The bed is big, but I don't know how to do anything."

Qin Zhen suppressed a laugh, looking at Zhao Gou's serious expression, which really amused her. Sleeping together is fine, a nine-year-old boy and an eight-year-old girl sharing a bed is the purest thing!

She carried the quilt from the corner to the bed, and Zhao Gou tried his best to move his body to the other side. Qin Zhen said, "Okay, this is big enough for me to sleep in. If you move any more, your bones will shift."

Lying on Zhao Gou's large, soft bed, Qin Zhen exclaimed sincerely, "It's so comfortable! I haven't slept on a soft bed since I entered the palace!"

"Is your bed very hard?" Zhao Gou asked.

Qin Zhen said, "Yes, it's as hard as a rock."

Zhao Gou wanted to say something, but he heard Qin Zhen breathing peacefully. She had fallen asleep so quickly!

Volume 1: Fate Destined 015 The Third Prince Moved House

Qin Zhen slept soundly until dawn, feeling extremely comfortable. When she turned her head and saw Zhao Gou's dark eyes with dark bags under them, she asked in surprise, "Awake so early?"

Zhao Gou did not answer her, and only closed his eyes after seeing that she had gotten up.

Qin Zhen scrambled out of bed, straightened her slightly wrinkled clothes, and went to fetch water to wash up. She ran into Qinglan as soon as she stepped outside. Qinglan said, "You must have had a hard night. I'll take care of His Highness during the day. You should go and catch up on some sleep."

"No, nothing happened last night, I slept very well."

Qinglan said with a look of surprise, "The night before last, His Highness kept saying he was in pain, then he wanted to drink water, then he needed to urinate. I didn't close my eyes the whole time, but he was perfectly fine yesterday?"

"Yes." Qin Zhen nodded seriously and went to fetch water while Qinglan looked on in confusion.

In the afternoon, Qinglan carried several blankets to Qin Zhen's room, teasing him with a hint of jealousy, "His Highness was worried that your bed was too hard, so he asked me to bring you some blankets to cushion your sleep. I've served His Highness for years and he's never been so considerate of me. You're such a lucky girl."

Qin Zhen said with a grin, "If he doesn't treat me well, who will write down all the characters that the Grand Tutor made him copy while he was recuperating?"

Despite saying that, Qin Zhen was secretly pleased. He hadn't expected that a casual remark he made last night would be taken to heart.

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Zhao Gou spent half a month calmly recuperating from his injuries. He was uncomfortable lying in bed, and there was a pile of books he had already read by his bedside. He really wanted to get out of bed and walk around, even if it meant being punished by the Grand Tutor to squat in a horse stance!

Just when he was feeling bored, Crown Prince Zhao Huan arrived, but... why did he look so worried?

Zhao Huan examined Zhao Gou's injuries and asked, "Ninth Brother, are your injuries any better? Does it still hurt?"

"I'm much better now that so much time has passed. Thank you for coming to see me, Your Majesty," Zhao Gou replied obediently.

Seeing that only Qin Zhen was beside him, Zhao Huan said to Zhao Gou, "The matter of your fall from the horse has been investigated and cleared up. The eunuch who was in charge of raising the horse has been punished and expelled from the palace."

Qin Zhen saw a cold glint flash in Zhao Gou's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant, making her wonder if she was seeing things.