Chapter 658 Poison
Chapter 658 Poison
Seeing this, the maid next to her quickly handed over a pillow so that the princess could sit comfortably.
The prince walked to the princess' bedside and looked at her with concern, a hint of heartache in his eyes. He asked softly, "Are you feeling better?"
The princess looked a little pale, and her voice was a little slower than usual, but she still smiled and replied, "Much better. I think I'll be fully recovered after a few days of rest."
The prince heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. "That's good. It looks much better than yesterday."
He reached out and gently touched the princess's forehead, feeling that the temperature had returned to normal.
The princess struggled to open her eyelids, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds. Her blurry gaze fell on the prince and she asked softly, "Have you found Zhuiyun?"
The prince slowly shook his head and replied with a hint of helplessness, "Not yet. If they find it, someone will notify me immediately. You can rest assured and don't worry about it anymore."
The princess frowned slightly.
She sighed and said, "Even though Cloud Chaser is just a beast, it has indeed been with me for several years."
"I chose it because of its gentle temperament and obedience. How come it suddenly went crazy and threw me off its back, then disappeared without a trace?"
The princess became more and more excited as she spoke, and her emotions became difficult to control. She covered her chest and began to cough.
After her coughing subsided a bit, the princess raised her slightly tired eyes and stared at Prince Li with a hint of hope in her eyes. "If you find it, please tell me."
Prince Li looked at the princess's pale face and expectant eyes, and his heart softened. He replied softly but firmly, "Of course."
However, an ominous premonition arose in Nier's heart.
She remembered the saying "an old horse knows the way". If Zhuiyun just got lost accidentally, it should come back on its own.
But now it hasn't been seen for such a long time, maybe it has encountered some accident...
It would be such a pity if things really developed as I expected!
Zhuiyun is a good horse picked out of thousands!
The princess was obviously exhausted. Seeing this, Prince Li hurriedly asked her to have a good rest, told her not to overwork, and then left the tent.
"Nier, please stay here with me. I can only feel at ease when you are by my side." The princess said softly.
"Okay, Princess, you can rest assured. I will stay here. I will leave after you fall asleep." Nier patted the princess's hand and replied.
Time passed minute by minute, and after a while, the princess's breathing gradually became steady, and it seemed that she had fallen asleep.
Ni'er sat there quietly, not daring to make any movement, for fear of disturbing the princess's sleep.
Just then, a maid came over quietly, her footsteps were very light, for fear of making any noise.
After walking in front of Ni'er, the maid winked at her, indicating that she should go out with her.
Nier understood what she meant, stood up quickly, and carefully followed the maid out of the princess's tent.
"The prince sent someone back, saying that Zhuiyun has been found, but he is seriously injured and the situation is not optimistic, so they would like to invite you to come over for a consultation." The maid said to Ni'er in a low voice.
She knew how important Zhuiyun was to the princess, so without saying a word, she hurried towards the direction of the prince's tent.
When Nier saw Zhuiyun falling to the ground, her heart suddenly tightened.
Its originally strong body now looks so fragile.
Zhuiyun's eyes were bloodshot, revealing pain and fatigue.
It gasped for breath, and every breath seemed like a struggle against death.
Several imperial physicians were already surrounding Zhuiyun. They had serious expressions and furrowed brows, and some of them kept shaking their heads.
Nier knew that this meant that Zhuiyun was in a very bad situation.
Ni'er gritted her teeth and walked forward, carefully checking Zhuiyun's injuries.
She discovered that one of Zhuiyun's legs was broken, which was almost a fatal injury for a horse.
Nier's heart sank. She knew that even if Zhuiyun could survive this, it would be difficult for him to return to his previous state.
It seems that the princess will be sad for a while after hearing the news.
Nier couldn't help but feel sad for the princess, and at the same time she felt sorry for what happened to Zhuiyun.
At this time, the imperial physicians could only be heard whispering, "This horse is probably dying, but strangely, it has no other obvious symptoms. I don't know why it suddenly went crazy."
Another imperial physician echoed, "Yes, I've examined it carefully, and I found nothing unusual. Furthermore, the groom feeds it the same food he feeds the other horses, so it shouldn't be a food problem."
Nier caught a faint smell.
However, when she inhaled again, the smell disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.
Nier couldn't help but doubt her nose. After all, the horse had just been caught in the rain, so there shouldn't be any special smell. Even if there was, it should have been washed away by the rain.
Nier was unwilling to give up just like that, and her eyes fell on the saddle next to her.
She picked up the saddle and examined it carefully from head to toe.
She rubbed the saddle with her hand, then brought it close to her nose and sniffed it carefully.
This time, Nier finally confirmed that the smell came from the saddle.
Her brows were furrowed tightly. She knew that a horse poisoned by this kind of poison would become extremely crazy and would try desperately to throw the person off.
But who wants to harm the princess?
Nier couldn't understand it. The smell was very similar to the princess's usual incense, and most people wouldn't notice the difference at all.
Moreover, the formula of this poison is also very clever. Just by adding a few more coins to one of the ingredients, it becomes a poison that is harmful to horses, and it is not easy to be detected.
Ni'er stood there, wondering whether or not to tell Prince Li about this matter.
In fact, she didn't want to get involved in this struggle for imperial power at all. She just wanted to do her own thing quietly.
However, if she didn't tell Prince Li, if something really happened to the princess, she would probably be blamed.
Ni'er thought about it over and over again in her mind, weighed the pros and cons, and finally made up her mind to tell Prince Li about this matter.
She really couldn't bear to see the princess get hurt again.
After being informed by the servant, Ni'er entered the prince's tent.
Nier looked around curiously. The interior of the tent was simple yet solemn.
After a while, the prince slowly walked out from behind the screen.
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