“Huh?” Imperial Physician Wei didn’t understand why he had to kneel.
“After Luo Wei was injured, did you also run away?” Long Xuan said.
Imperial Physician Wei was first stunned, then he started looking for Twelve.
“Do you have the ability to catch Long Yi?” Long Xuan asked Imperial Physician Wei, “Did I underestimate you?”
Imperial Physician Wei cursed Twelve in his heart, “Your servant… your servant was just confused when he saw His Highness getting injured,” but he could only say to Long Xuan, “Your servant deserves to die!”
“Go ahead and kneel,” Long Xuan turned and entered the room. This person needed to be properly disciplined. If it weren’t for Luo Wei still needing him, he wouldn’t want to keep this physician surnamed Wei.
On the bed in the room, Luo Wei was not lying flat anymore but half-sitting, half-lying, with a pillow behind him and a blanket over him.
“Why aren’t you lying down?” Long Xuan asked.
The nearby physician hurriedly said, “His Highness’s wound is under his ribs. It’s best not to lie down today, otherwise the wound might reopen.”
“Has the prescription been prepared?” Long Xuan asked again.
The physician said, “The medicine has been sent for.”
“Wait in the outer room. Today, you will stay in Yi Jin Garden to guard the Prince,” Long Xuan said, then sat down crookedly beside Luo Wei.
The physicians didn’t dare to say much and hurriedly left.
At this time, Xie Yu was led to the door of the room.
“Let him in,” Long Xuan said to the little eunuch who came to report.
Xie Yu entered the room, bowed to Long Xuan first, then, after receiving Long Xuan’s permission, walked to Luo Wei’s bed.
When Xie Yu bowed to Long Xuan, Luo Wei was awakened by the noise. Seeing Xie Yu approaching his bedside, Luo Wei quickly smiled and asked, “Mingyuan, why are you here?”
Xie Yu said, “I heard you were stabbed, so I came to see you.”
Long Xuan frowned slightly when he heard Xie Yu addressing himself as “I” in front of Luo Wei, but considering Xie Yu’s relationship with Luo Wei, Long Xuan didn’t say anything.
“It’s not that serious,” Luo Wei smiled and said, “It’s just a little injury from a servant’s insolence.”
Looking at Luo Wei’s pale face, Xie Yu asked, “Where were you injured?”
“On the left rib,” Luo Wei said, “It’s just a superficial wound. Don’t make a fuss.”
Xie Yu’s gaze lingered on Luo Wei’s left rib for a moment. Luo Wei was covered with a blanket, so Xie Yu couldn’t see where exactly he was injured. He didn’t ask Luo Wei what had happened; he just said, “Is it alright?”
“It’s fine,” Luo Wei nodded and said, “It’s not my first time being injured. You came all the way here to ask. Seeing you like this, you’d think I was seriously injured!”
Xie Yu sighed and said, “With your current condition, where else can you afford to get injured and bleed?”
“It’s fine,” Luo Wei said, “I can still talk to you, can’t I?”
“As long as you’re alright,” seeing that Luo Wei could still talk to him, Xie Yu felt somewhat relieved. At least he hadn’t turned into his half-dead appearance again.
“Are you reassured now, Mingyuan?” Long Xuan asked from the side.
Xie Yu quickly bowed to Long Xuan and said, “Your servant is reassured to see His Highness like this.”
“Step back then,” Long Xuan said, feeling uncomfortable seeing Xie Yu speaking so intimately with Luo Wei.
Xie Yu asked Long Xuan, “Your Majesty, the ministers are still waiting in Changming Hall. When will Your Majesty return to Changming Hall?”
“You go back,” Luo Wei said to Long Xuan, “I’m fine here. State affairs are important, and I don’t want to tarnish the reputation of the country.”
“I will come to see you again tonight,” Long Xuan thought about state affairs and had to say to Luo Wei, “If you feel unwell again, the physicians are in the outer room. You must speak up at any time, don’t endure it.”
“Alright,” Luo Wei weakly responded.
Long Xuan and Xie Yu walked out of the bedroom one after the other. After walking a few steps, Xie Yu turned back to look at Luo Wei and saw him stick his tongue out at him, showing a hint of playfulness. Xie Yu shook his head and smiled at Luo Wei, who waved goodbye to him.
“What’s wrong?” Long Xuan heard the movement behind him and turned around to ask.
Xie Yu had already put on a serious expression and said to Long Xuan, “Nothing, Your Majesty.”
Long Xuan glanced once more at Luo Wei, who was half-sitting, half-lying on the bed, and saw that Luo Wei had closed his eyes.
“Your Majesty,” Xie Yu said as Long Xuan stopped walking, “please, the ministers are waiting for you in Changming Hall to discuss state affairs.”
Long Xuan quickly walked out.
After hearing the door of the inner room in the bedroom swing twice, Luo Wei opened his eyes again.
“Your Highness?” Seeing Luo Wei open his eyes, Zhao Fu, who was guarding beside him, hurriedly approached and asked, “Are you feeling unwell?”
“Get me a cup of water,” Luo Wei said, “I want to drink some water.”
“Your servant will first go and ask the imperial physicians first,” Zhao Fu said hurriedly, “to see how much water His Highness can drink at this time.”
“You go ahead,” Luo Wei nodded without making things difficult for Zhao Fu.
Zhao Fu hurriedly went out to find the physicians.
Luo Wei touched the wound under his ribs. It hurt, but Luo Wei’s mouth curled up. It was worth the pain.
When Long Xuan returned to Changming Hall, the ministers all asked about Luo Wei’s condition.
Long Xuan let Xie Yu respond to these ministers, fearing that some of them might not believe his words.
After Xie Yu said that Luo Wei’s injury was not serious, some ministers still asked Long Xuan, “Your Majesty, earlier you ordered to capture Long Yi. Is it this Long Yi who injured Prince Jin?”
“Yes,” Long Xuan admitted, “I won’t spare him lightly. I have already ordered him to be executed.”
“Your Majesty, aren’t you going to interrogate this person?” Another person immediately asked.
Long Xuan looked at these two ministers, both of whom were old subordinates of Luo Zhiqiu.
“It was the Prince himself who said that it was Long Yi who injured him,” Xie Yu quickly said, “and the people who were with the Prince at the time all said the same.”
“Does this Long Yi have a grudge against the Prince?”
Xie Yu looked at Long Xuan. He couldn’t answer this question.
“After Long Yi is captured, I will give Prince Jin an explanation,” Long Xuan said coldly, “Don’t ask too many questions now. Let’s discuss the matter of Eastern Shang.”
This discussion continued until nightfall.
After the ministers left Changming Hall, Long Xuan said to Xie Yu, who had stayed behind, “Lord Luo and the others will definitely hear about Luo Wei’s injury. Write letters to comfort them. The war is about to start soon, and I don’t want Shiyi and Yuxuan to be distracted. Let’s do this: after this war is over, I’ll let these two brothers return to the capital to see Luo Wei.”
“Your servant obeys,” Xie Yu accepted the order. This time, it really didn’t seem like Long Xuan was the one who harmed Luo Wei. Xie Yu would naturally tell the truth, and with the war with Northern Yan about to start, Xie Yu didn’t want to cause trouble at this time in the court or the military.
After Xie Yu left the hall, Fu Dao asked Long Xuan if he wanted to have dinner.
Long Xuan nodded.
A small table was brought over by Fu Dao, with some simple dishes on it. Except while entertaining ministers or dining with Luo Wei, Long Xuan always had simple meals.
Long Xuan had no appetite, but he still quickly finished his meal.
Fu Dao had been standing beside Long Xuan all along, and only when he came to Long Xuan’s side did he realize that this emperor did not need someone to serve him his meals.
“We’re going to Yi Jin Garden,” Long Xuan wiped his mouth with a wet towel after finishing his meal, then got up and said, “Prepare the horse for me.”
Boundless Dao 
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