Chapter 375: Heartache - The Whole Dynasty Spoils the Tyrant's Beloved Youngest Daughter

CHAPTER 375: CHAPTER 375: HEARTACHE

If the arrow is not pulled properly, it can be life-threatening...

The Imperial Physician told Emperor Yongning everything, and Emperor Yongning sat by Jun Ning’s bed, tears blurring his vision as he looked at the arrow in Jun Ning’s back, and the blood staining her clothes red.

He said, "Pull it!" After a pause, "Let the Chief of the Imperial Hospital do it."

In this situation, the only one he could trust was this old ghost.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will prepare immediately." The Chief of the Imperial Hospital went to prepare the hemostatic medicine and life-sustaining medicine.

Emperor Yongning also called for Qiong Hua and Jun Yu to come. With family by the little girl’s side, she should have more courage.

Knowing that Jun Ning had suffered an arrow wound, Qiong Hua kept crying; her tears never ceased.

Jun Yu was the same.

This boy never cried despite how tough reading, martial arts, and sword practice might be, but seeing the pool of blood behind Jun Ning, he cried.

He cried uncontrollably, his body trembling.

Emperor Yongning pulled him into his arms, holding him tight, and said, "She will definitely be fine, don’t cry, my child. If she sees you like this, she will be sad."

Jun Yu wanted to stop his tears, but couldn’t. He cried from when the Chief of the Imperial Hospital was pulling the arrow from Jun Ning until it was done.

The arrow was removed, and the Chief of the Imperial Hospital exerted all his strength to save Jun Ning’s life. But in the days that followed, she still needed to fully recover.

Qiong Hua brewed pot after pot of nourishing soup herself for Jun Ning.

Every day when Jun Yu returned from his studies, he would visit Jun Ning and talk to her.

Yet Jun Ning’s injury seemed to linger, days went by, her wound’s medicine was continuously changed, and her bodily losses were painstakingly replenished, but the results were not very significant.

Jun Ning spent long periods in a stupor each day; her wound’s scar failed to heal, and her complexion lacked any color.

Every day Jun Ning would ask, "Has Sister Xi He come to see me?"

The maid would always reply, "No."

Winter arrived with snow.

The Crown Prince and his family returned from Sairu City, but Lan Xihe had to leave with the newly dispatched envoy from Bei Xia the day before.

Jun Ning’s health was poor and with the snow, it was inadvisable to go out, yet she still went to the side hall of Delin Palace to see Lan Xihe.

Lan Xihe had already resumed her attire as a noblewoman of the Bei Xia Beast Taming Clan, her hair adorned with ornate accessories that covered her entire head without detracting from her beauty. She wore a white gown that trailed to the ground and a golden necklace around her neck.

Her entire ensemble exuded one word, "noble."

Indeed, very noble, befitting the noble lady of the Beast Taming Clan.

Upon Jun Ning’s arrival, previously, Lan Xihe would surely approach Jun Ning, trying to please her and chat with her for a while. But now, even knowing Jun Ning had arrived.

She stood with her back to Jun Ning, offering no reaction, not even a basic, polite greeting.

Jun Ning, carrying a hand warmer and supported by the maid, slowly approached Lan Xihe, looked at her back, and asked, "Sister Xi He, why?"

Why treat her this way?

Even when she had traversed the gates of hell, she hadn’t visited her once.

"Jun Ning, I also want to ask you, why?" Lan Xihe spoke, still with her back to Jun Ning.

This time, Lan Xihe didn’t even want to call her Ah Ning, directly using Jun Ning’s name, illustrating the change.

Jun Ning silently mourned for those two words, but didn’t show it on her face.

Lan Xihe turned around, looking coldly at Jun Ning, querying, "Why did you already know about my being of the Beast Taming Clan’s bloodline but didn’t tell me?"

"I..."

At that time, Jun Ning had considered many things: firstly, she was cautious of the Beast Taming Clan’s prowess. Secondly, she wished to gather more information, intending to tell once the matter was fully confirmed.

But rather than explaining these, Jun Ning was more curious about one thing, "Sister Xi He, where did you learn that I had long known you were of the Beast Taming Clan’s bloodline?"

Lan Xi didn’t respond; she didn’t understand Jun Ning’s thoughts, she only felt Jun Ning had deliberately concealed this, "Jun Ning, you just wanted to always stand tall above me, keeping me beneath you, so you didn’t tell me, right?"

Jun Ning shook her head, it wasn’t like that.

Lan Xihe continued, "Not only did you want to keep me underfoot, but you also must have wanted to kill me, huh? After all, the Beast Taming Clan’s might shocks all nations, and if I returned to the clan, it would surely bring great harm to Dong Chu."

"No, I never intended to kill you." Jun Ning denied.

Yet Lan Xihe sneered repeatedly, "Do you think I’ll believe you?"

"If I wanted to kill you, I would have done so already, wouldn’t wait until now." Jun Ning stated the fact, "I certainly wouldn’t have placed you in Qianji Pavilion, under the care of my most trusted and the most capable person there."

"Don’t tell me these. It was all just your way to lull me, to make me trust and be loyal to you." Lan Xihe said.

"Sister Xi He, why are you so obstinately believing so? I didn’t." For the first time in her life, Jun Ning experienced the pain of being indefensible.