The assassination of Hua Xi Wan soon caused a great uproar in the capital. The Nghi An Marquis sent several groups of people to deliver gifts. Although the Hua Family knew that Xian Wang Fu didn't lack anything, this didn't stop the Hua Family from sending gifts.
Even the Third Master Hua's family, the stingy Yao Clan, sent people to deliver tonics. In her words, no matter how much she disliked Hua Xi Wan, she didn't want her to die for no reason. At most, she hoped that she would be unlucky or not live as well as her daughter. But she didn't want Hua Xi Wan to die.
The Hua Family sent gifts to the Wang Fu, and so did the other members of the Royal Family. Some other aristocratic families who had connections with Xian Wang Fu and were close to the Hua Family also sent gifts to Xian Wang Fu. No matter whether these people were sincere or not, they at least expressed their deep regret about the assassination of Hua Xi Wan.
After this incident, the atmosphere in the capital became much more tense. These people weren't afraid of being assassinated, but they guessed that there was an even more terrible truth. That was, someone wanted to eliminate Xian Wang.
As everyone knew, Xian Wang loved Xian Wang Fei very much. He rarely loitered outside the Wang Fu. If he had free time, he liked to go back to the Wang Fu to accompany Xian Wang Fei. On the day of the assassination of Xian Wang Fei, he was stopped by the officials at the palace gate. The assassin obviously didn't expect that the person who usually returned to the Wang Fu on time didn't appear that day. In the end, he simply wanted to kill Xian Wang Fei to affect Xian Wang's mood and make him lose his mind in the future battle for the throne.
Fortunately, Xian Wang Fei had two servant girls who were loyal to her. Xian Wang Fu's guards happened to be patrolling nearby. But if any of these conditions were not met, Xian Wang Fei would definitely be dead.
No one suspected that this matter had been directed and acted out by Xian Wang Fei because it was said that many people in the wang fu had heard the noise coming from the direction of the main yard. There were also screams. Even the spies that some people in Jing had heard it. Not to mention that Xian Wang Fei's arm was injured. It was said that the injury was very serious and would leave a scar for the rest of her life.
Xian Wang Fei was such a beautiful woman. How could she make an ugly scar on her arm? Besides, Xian Wang and Xian Wang Fei weren't people who liked to monopolize things. Why did she put on such a show?
There was too much blood on Tu's body. Could he cut a wound and let it flow for fun?
More people were inclined to believe that someone wanted to take advantage of the Emperor's bad mood to make a move against Xian Wang and get rid of this invisible competitor.
Since this matter involved the fight for the throne, it was not simple. But thinking of the current chaotic situation, they couldn't help but sigh. In the coming days, the capital would become more and more chaotic.
Ever since the effects of the mafeisan wore off, Hua Xi Wan felt pain. She didn't even dare to lift her arm casually. She also had to avoid all the food she ate. For her, this was the most painful thing.
Eating and sleeping were the most important things in life. She couldn't do either of them well. At night, she didn't dare to turn over when she slept. When she ate, she had to eat dishes that were good for healing wounds. No matter how she thought about it, she felt terrible.
In the past two days, Yan Jinqiu had asked for leave. He stayed by Hua Xi Wan's side almost all the time. He told her some interesting stories or funny things about officials in order to divert Hua Xi Wan's attention and make her less sensitive to pain.
This was also the method that the taiyi had told him. Although this point of view was a bit vague, seeing that Hua Xi Wan was interested in hearing about some of the funny things about officials in the capital, Wang Ye, who didn't like to care about other people's messy affairs, had his subordinates find some interesting stories for him to keep Hua Xi Wan interested.
"What do you think this Count Jingping is thinking?" Hua Xi Wan sighed, "The son of the first wife was raised by him to be weak and useless. The son of the second wife was raised by him to be arrogant and despotic. I heard that he's a pervert. He really wants to die."
"He just made a big gamble and lost," Yan Jinqiu sighed and said, "Otherwise, why would he be so impatient to welcome his second wife into the palace right after his first wife died?"
"Many men are greedy and lustful. Count Jingping isn't the first to do something like this, and he won't be the last."
Emperor Jing of the Han was able to valiantly take the Empress Dowager, who had been married and had children, into the palace. In the end, the son that the Empress Dowager gave birth to for him became the Crown Prince. In the end, this son inherited the throne and became the famous Emperor Wu of the Han.
Count Jingping was a small and insignificant count. It was nothing for him to marry a woman who had been married twice and had no children. The precondition was that he didn't have an affair with this second wife behind his first wife's back, and wasn't in such a hurry to take the new wife into the palace right after his first wife died. Otherwise, he wouldn't have such a bad impression of this Count Jingping.
"I'm not like other men," Yan Jinqiu leaned close to her ear and said in a low voice, "As long as I, Yan Jinqiu, like a woman, then it's a matter of a lifetime."
Believing a man's words of love was equivalent to making oneself stupid. However, she wasn't stupid enough to expose his words of love in front of a man. She listened slowly as if it was interesting. As to whether she believed it or not, that was her own matter.
However, Yan Jinqiu seemed to only say it for her to hear. As to whether she believed it or not, he didn't force it. He looked worriedly at her arm, his brow furrowed slightly: "This morning, the Empress Dowager and Empress from the palace sent down a reward. You were recovering so I didn't wake you to receive the decree."
In reality, both of them knew that Hua Xi Wan wasn't so seriously injured that she couldn't get out of bed. It was because she felt that the warm bed was too comfortable and she wasn't willing to get out of bed.
In the last two days, because of her injury, Yan Jinqiu had made her even more lazy. Even when eating, she only needed to open her mouth and wait for other people to put food in her mouth. Most of the time, this other person was Yan Jinqiu.
"The Empress sent down a reward?" Hua Xi Wan raised an eyebrow in surprise. The Crown Prince had died, and the Empress had recovered so quickly?
"En, do you want to see the list of gifts? I'll have someone bring it in for you." Yan Jinqiu peeled a whole orange, broke off a piece and handed it in front of her.
She lowered her head slightly and bit the orange into her mouth. After eating, she shook her head and said: "No need, I'm too lazy to look."
The gifts from the palace, from pearls and jade to small trinkets, were all given auspicious names. There were phoenixes flying with a pair of flowers, a folded skirt, or a jade hairpin with good fortune. Looking at these names in a flash was a test of one's eyesight and memory.
"If you don't want to look, then don't look." Yan Jinqiu finished feeding Hua Xi Wan half of the orange and didn't let her eat any more. Putting down the other half, he reached out to touch the soft hair that fell down her back. "I have to go out today. Remember to take your medicine on time."
"Okay." Hua Xi Wan knew that Yan Jinqiu staying with her in the wang fu for two or three days was called infatuation in other people's eyes. But if he stayed for too long, it wasn't so appropriate.
"Then rest well. Don't make me worry."
After Yan Jinqiu left, Hua Xi Wan didn't feel sleepy lying on the bed. She had Orange Autumn bring her some books to read as a way to pass the time.
Not long after Yan Jinqiu rode out of the wang fu, he encountered Yan Boyi who was also riding in his direction. The two of them rode on their horses and bowed to each other as if they were of the same generation.
"How is Dimei's injury?" Yan Boyi took out the horsewhip hanging from his waist and played with the handle. He said: "Dimei is so weak, but she suffered such a great crime. The evildoer is so hateful."
"That's right," Yan Jinqiu smiled naturally, "Thank you for Tangxiong's concern. Didi will manage the wang fu well and won't let something like this happen again."
The two's eyes met. One was expressionless, the other was full of smiles, but there wasn't any warmth in his eyes.
The grooms holding the horses for the two shook in unison and buried their heads even lower.
After returning to the wang fu, Yan Jinqiu didn't immediately go to the main yard. Instead, he went to the study. Passing through the dark hidden passageway, his feet stepped on the floor that was always filled with water. His official boots stepped on the dirty floor and got a layer of dirty water.
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