Chapter 239: Chapter 239: It’s the Sixth Prince’s Turn to Fight Desperately for Xiang Ying

The next early morning, before dawn, Xiang Qianqian was awoken by the freezing cold.

Throughout the night, she was awakened several times by the cold wind blowing in through the windows of the carriage.

Xiang Qianqian could no longer endure such days, as she sneezed repeatedly and once again found herself at the Sixth Prince’s door.

Just then, the Military Doctor arrived for a consultation, and Xiang Qianqian followed closely behind him, barging in.

The guard attempted to stop her, but it was too late.

As soon as Xiang Qianqian entered the room, before she could see clearly, she fell to her knees, crying bitterly.

“Your Highness, you can’t ignore Qianqian. It’s freezing cold outside, I could freeze to death. Letting Qianqian stay, I could also take care of you…”

Her voice gradually ceased as she lifted her head and saw the Sixth Prince on the bed, his eyes dim and his entire body reddening!

And there were also many medicine bowls beside him.

Is this… illness?

Xiang Qianqian looked on in shock, feeling that the Sixth Prince’s condition resembled how Jie Chen was a few days ago.

She had a terrifying guess, could it be that the Sixth Prince was also infected with the epidemic?

The Military Doctor glanced at her, showing a helpless expression one would have towards a dying person.

The Sixth Prince fixed his gaze on Xiang Qianqian: “What did you see?”

Xiang Qianqian quickly lowered her head: “Qianqian… Qianqian saw that she herself was sick. The Sixth Prince has been searching everywhere for medicine for Qianqian and even invited the Military Doctor to treat her. Thank you, Your Highness!”

With that, she bowed her head to the ground in gratitude.

This remark brought a glimmer of hope to the Sixth Prince’s eyes.

It seemed, Xiang Qianqian was not a fool.

He could use her illness as a reason to search for medicinal herbs everywhere.

The Sixth Prince narrowed his eyes, staring at Xiang Qianqian for a long while, until her sweat soaked her clothes, he then chuckled lightly.

He extended his hand, lifting Xiang Qianqian up: “Qianqian, I have said, you are my concubine, how could I neglect you? Since you are ill, you must rest well.”

Xiang Qianqian kept her head down, her voice trembling: “Yes, Your Highness is right…”

The Sixth Prince turned to the Military Doctor: “How is it, has the medicine for the concubine been found?”

The Military Doctor saluted: “Your Highness, this humble servant has found a new prescription from the ancient books, and it has been handed to your guard, to be decocted and administered to… to the concubine, and then observe the effectiveness.”

The Sixth Prince’s tone was chilling: “Good, but you must hurry, the time I give you is only two days left. If you can’t cure the concubine, you will die together.”

When he said ‘you’, Xiang Qianqian couldn’t help but tremble.

She knew very well that by voluntarily offering herself as a reason for the Sixth Prince to receive treatment, if the Sixth Prince’s illness couldn’t be cured, she would also have to die.

This was now terrible, as the Sixth Prince had long established a rule: anyone infected with the epidemic had to be burned alive.

She wasn’t ready to die!

A whole day went by, and the Military Doctor brought many medicines, all of which Xiang Qianqian saw to it that the Sixth Prince finished.

There was no use at all; furthermore, the Sixth Prince’s condition worsened.

He started to burn all over, and spent more and more time in unconsciousness.

Xiang Qianqian was truly scared.

In the latter part of the night, the Sixth Prince finally awakened; however, he burst out in fury.

“Useless, all of you are useless!” He kicked over the brazier nearby.

Xiang Qianqian originally knelt beside it, trying not to breathe too loudly, when unexpectedly the brazier smashed right onto her.

She screamed in agony, quickly stood up, and patted off the sparks; but the scorching charcoal that had fell, landed on her cheek and neck, immediately leaving red marks.

It was inevitable that blisters would form.

The Sixth Prince’s cold gaze swept over, Xiang Qianqian dared not cry and knelt while sobbing, enduring the pain.

She couldn’t help thinking about how Xiang Yuanshuo cursed her to be disfigured, and tears streamed down immediately.

The guards around the Sixth Prince saw him in a furor and immediately dragged in the Military Doctor with their swords.

The Sixth Prince held his forehead, “Kill him and throw him into the river of ice behind us.”

The Military Doctor fell to his knees in fright.

“Your Highness, have mercy, Your Highness! This humble servant has heard, the Marching General’s wife and daughter had originally contracted the epidemic, but after taking some special medicine, they have actually improved these past few days.”

“Really?”

“Absolutely true, it was said by a servant in their home, the City Garrison Commander also inquired from Bu Feng, asking where this medicine came from. Bu Feng said it was acquired by chance, and now the medicine has been completely consumed by his wife and daughter!”

“Bring Bu Feng here, I want to ask him where the medicine came from!”

The Military Doctor respectfully said, “Your Highness need not ask, this humble servant knows because I personally saw Bu Feng leaving the grain storehouse that day with a medicine pack in his hand.”

The Sixth Prince’s eyes lit up.

“Are you saying this medicine was provided by Jie Chen and Xiang Ying?”

The Military Doctor nodded, “It’s not impossible, this humble servant has heard that Xiang Ying once cured the plague and also treated bug disease, perhaps she really has some skills?”

The Sixth Prince narrowed his eyes, recalling carefully.

He wouldn’t admit it openly, but he also recognized that he had indeed contracted the epidemic.

But strangely, in the whole troop, only he fell ill.

Could it be that the others have all kept it hidden?

But it didn’t seem that way, especially Xiang Ying’s children seemed completely fine.

The Sixth Prince made a snap decision, standing up abruptly, “Immediately follow me to break down the door of the grain store!”

It had been sealed last time with pepper mud, which he now immensely regretted.

Just as the Sixth Prince was leading people to the door, a soldier hurried over.

“Your Highness, there is trouble! The sick civilians who were secured earlier have started rebelling! Marching General Lord Bu requests that you arrange soldiers to support.”

The Sixth Prince had no time to care about those rebelling civilians.

Without turning his head, he headed straight towards the grain store.

The urgent matter now was to get Jie Chen and Xiang Ying out!

The cold wind howled, small snow particles fluttering around.

The grain store stood like an ice storehouse amidst the vast world.

The Sixth Prince rushed over and ordered everyone to start smashing the grain store.

A guard touched the clay on top exclaiming urgently, “Your Highness, it’s as hard as stone!”

“Even if it’s like stone, smash it! Use explosives if needed to get them out. I don’t care how, even if you have to claw it with your hands. If I don’t see them, you’re dead!”

The Sixth Prince’s eyes were bloodshot as he grabbed a guard’s collar and roared.

The guards dared not delay and hurriedly came forward to find things to smash the grain store with.

The window was the first to break open a gap.

The Sixth Prince couldn’t wait any longer, went over there to look inside, and saw only a dim scene, hardly seeing anything but could faintly make out a pile of clothes scattered on the ground, looking somewhat disheveled.

He panicked.

“Xiang Ying, you mustn’t die!!!” The Sixth Prince frantically pried at the clay and stone, his eyes red with urgency.

Three days ago, he could never have imagined he would be this desperate for Xiang Ying…

Inside the bed canopy, two bodies entwined, Xiang Ying’s pale hand resting on Jie Chen’s arm. She moved slightly and hummed, “Who is coming now?”

Jie Chen placed his hand on her head and drew her into his chest, saying, “Don’t mind them, let them go mad, you sleep a bit more.”

Meanwhile, Xiang Qianqian was trembling, looking at her face in the mirror.

Her skin, just touched by the charcoal fire, was all blistered.

She was really going to be disfigured!