Doted By The Regent King

Chapter 1531 - 1469: Willing Confession

The room where Ah Jiu was staying was crowded with people. Besides Bai Xiaobai and the imperial physician, there were three well-known senior doctors from Changan City, each taking turns to examine Ah Jiu.

After they finished their examinations, Wufu looked at them with hopeful eyes, but didn’t hear any good news. They only said that aside from internal injuries, there was nothing particularly unusual about Ah Jiu’s body.

These words made Wufu even more uneasy, and her face looked even worse.

Chasing everyone out, she sat in front of Ah Jiu, looking as if she had lost a loved one.

"The way you look, it seems like you’re expecting something bad to happen to me." Ah Jiu said with a chuckle, "If one doctor found nothing wrong and you didn’t believe them, fine. But when several doctors all say there’s nothing wrong, then there really is nothing wrong."

"But I find this rather strange. If there really is nothing wrong, why are you so exhausted? If there’s an issue, it’s better to diagnose it early to treat it accordingly. If there’s a hidden problem and it erupts, that would be disastrous!" Wufu said, worry in her eyes.

"But I myself don’t feel any discomfort, so don’t worry!" Ah Jiu comforted her. "It’s you who seems to have something on your mind, isn’t it?"

"Indeed, that darned girl Changping ran away from home!" Wufu recounted the visit from Nanny Gong, concluding, "Come to think of it, this might be my fault, too. If I hadn’t let Prince Wei’s Manor learn about the little prank we played on Song Wei earlier, Changping might not have found out. It seems that the Princess Consort’s attitude provoked her, leading her to run away in a fit of impulse."

Seeing her face full of guilt, Ah Jiu couldn’t help but flick her forehead lightly: "How can you blame yourself for this? Your intentions were good, but that girl didn’t think it through, and it was all in vain."

"But if something really happens to her, I won’t be at peace!" Wufu said, leaning her head on his leg, "She was raised in an affluent environment and only knows what she’s heard through gossip. How would she understand the dangers of the world?"

Ah Jiu replied indifferently, "In that case, this experience might make her more mature and steady."

"But what if the price is too high?"

"Then that’s her own doing. After all, this was her choice. I’ve heard someone say, ’You must walk the path you’ve chosen, even if it’s hard.’ " Ah Jiu said faintly.

Wufu’s lips twitched, thinking, she must have said that!

She sighed, hoping nothing serious would happen to the girl.

...

Within a couple of days, Wufu heard the news that the Commandery Princess Changping from the Prince’s Mansion had fallen ill and been moved to a separate estate for recuperation.

Understanding this was the Prince’s Mansion’s way of protecting Changping’s reputation, Wufu still felt uneasy. Her biggest fear was that if Changping wasn’t found soon, the Prince’s Mansion might announce her death, as such actions were often taken for the family’s honor.

Wufu kept sending people to search for traces of Changping while keeping an eye on Ah Jiu’s health. Unfortunately, Bai Xiaobai still couldn’t find anything wrong with Ah Jiu’s condition.

"Miss, the dead soldier has confessed!" Chi Wu sent someone to report.

Wufu raised an eyebrow; he confessed already? Calculating the time, it’s only been three days.

Following her people to the cellar, she indeed saw the dead soldier, eyes bloodshot, eyeballs bulging, cheeks sunken, and spirit on the verge of collapse. He looked more terrifying than someone who had undergone ten severe tortures.

When he saw Wufu, his pupils shrank, nearly letting out a scream—this malicious enchantress!

Wufu sat down smiling sweetly in the chair: "I heard you’re willing to confess? Tsk, tsk, it’s only been three days, and you can’t hold on? Go ahead, whose family are you from?"