Chapter 157 Questioning
In the rain, Ye Chenting put his finger to his lips and raised a finger at him, silently stopping him from saying the next words.

Ye Chenxi immediately stopped talking.

The guards carried Chu Anlan into the house.

Yingxiang and Qianxi hurried over and wrapped Ye Wanqing with a dry towel: "Princess, I will help you go back to your room and change your wet clothes first."

Ye Wanqing shook her head: "Not yet."

"But your voice is hoarse." Yingxiang felt distressed and worried: "You need to change your wet clothes immediately and drink a bowl of cold medicine..."

Ye Wanqing held the bow and asked, "Which courtyard is Lu Jilian in?"

"Lord Lu is in Jinchun Garden." Qianxi replied to her.

Jinchun Garden?
Ye Wanqing looked towards the rain and said, "Qianxi is waiting at the door. Give him whatever Judge Zhang needs. Yingxiang, come with me and don't make any noise."

Ye Chenxi followed him out: "Why are you going to look for Lu Jilian? I'll go with you!"

"This is between him and me." Ye Wanqing said, "Keep an eye on An Lan."

After saying that, he turned and walked into the heavy rain.

The door of Baifang Palace opened and closed.

Inside the palace.

The chief judge of the Imperial Hospital bent down to check Chu Anlan's injuries: "The arrow wound is too deep, and the arrow missed the vital point by only an inch." Then he asked, "Why is the bleeding not stopping?"

Ye Chenting stepped forward: "The arrow that hit An Lan was a barbed arrow. The arrow head has barbs and the arrow shaft has grooves."

"That's true."

Judge Zhang frowned: "The arrow wound on the prince is really a bit tricky. The barbed arrow cannot be pulled out directly, you can only push it forward and push the arrow out from the back. But if you push it sideways, I'm afraid it will hurt the vital parts. If something goes wrong, I can't take the responsibility..."

Ye Chenting looked at the blood that kept flowing out of the wound, then glanced at Chu Anlan, whose breath was extremely weak, and said decisively: "I'll do it."

Judge Zhang nodded: "Please."

Ye Chenting asked his attendant to hand him a long sword that could cut through iron like mud. He held the arrow shaft with one hand and carefully cut off the feathers on the arrow with the other hand.

Zhang Yuanpan instructed from the side: "Push in this direction."

Beads of sweat oozed out of Ye Chenting's temples. He carefully held the arrow shaft and pushed it inward an inch.

"Well……"

Chu Anlan cried out in pain and curled up.

Ye Chenting stopped and big drops of sweat dripped down.

On the side, Ye Chenxi and a group of guards and servants were all sweating.

Ye Chenxi was so anxious that he was running around in circles.

Judge Zhang was so nervous that he said, "Second Young Master, you must take out the arrow as soon as possible."

Ye Chenting couldn't tell whether it was water or sweat on his palms, he just felt his palms were wet, and even the arrow shaft that had just been wiped with liquor and medicine became damp.

He gripped the arrow tightly, took a deep breath, and pushed forward with all his strength.

On the ground, Chu Anlan suddenly opened his eyes.

The originally beautiful face was distorted into a hideous shape due to the pain, and the eyes were red as blood.

A broken groan of pain escaped from his throat.

Ye Chenxi cried, "Second brother, An Lan is in so much pain!"

The sweat on Ye Chenting's forehead slid down his cheeks into his collar, and his hands were shaking slightly: "Don't make noise."

Ye Chenxi covered her mouth, tears falling down.

Ye Chenting took a deep breath, gathered strength in his hands, and before Chu Anlan could react, he pushed the arrow forward with force.

"It's out!" a guard shouted.

The arrow with barbs pierced through Chu Anlan's skin, leaving horrible blood and flesh.

Ye Chenting breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Yuanpan immediately took over: "Leave it to me next."

Ye Chenting took two steps back.

Ye Chenxi held Ye Chenting with tears and snot: "That's great, An Lan is finally saved!"

Ye Chenting forced a smile at him: "Don't be afraid." Ye Chenxi nodded and shook his head.

The attendant came forward with hot tea: "Second Master, have a cup of tea to warm yourself up first."

Ye Chenting took the tea and drank it in one gulp.

The warm water entered his stomach and finally dispelled some of the coldness in his body.

He put down the teacup and walked to the couch.

"Snapped!"

Judge Zhang pulled out the entire arrow and threw it on a tray covered with silk. He heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Next, I will clean the wound and apply medicine to the prince. The second young master's robe is soaked, go change first."

"It's hard work, judge."

……

Jinchun Garden.

As the rain was so heavy, the gatekeeper had already retreated under the eaves to take shelter, and was dozing off to the sound of rain.

Suddenly, the gate was pushed open.

The servant boy looked sleepily at the door through the rain.

With just one glance, he instantly came to his senses and shouted in shock: "Who has trespassed into Jinchun Garden? Go and inform them..."

The sound stopped suddenly.

An arrow pierced through the rain and hit a pillar just an arm's length away from the servant.

It was almost his throat that was pierced.

The servant covered his neck in fear, sweating all over, and stared at the door with wide eyes: "Someone come! There's an assassin!"

I saw a slender but not weak white shadow, carrying a longbow and walking in the rain, splashing water with every step.

The servant was startled: "Princess?"

As soon as the words fell, a gentle voice came from behind: "Step back first."

The servant looked at the arrow in Ye Wanqing's hand and said, "Master, the princess has a bow and arrow! She..."

"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" Lu Jilian's voice turned colder: "Back off."

The servant left quickly.

Lu Jilian wore a silver-white embroidered coat on his wrist, standing tall under the eaves: "I asked someone to prepare some clean clothes, and I made some soup to ward off the cold myself. Come here, I'll ask someone to take you to take a bath and change clothes."

"Why kill him?" Ye Wanqing looked at him coldly.

Lu Jilian looked calm: "Since you like sweet things, I added a few more red dates to the soup."

"Why kill him?" Ye Wanqing's voice became even colder.

Lu Jilian's glassy eyes were full of warmth: "The soup is ready, try it and see if it's your favorite flavor..."

"Lu Jilian!"

In the rain, Ye Wanqing aimed the bow and arrow in her hands at Lu Jilian.

The sharp arrow shone with a cold light in the rain.

The tip of the arrow was pointing directly at Lu Jilian.

The heavy rain flowed down along the tip of the arrow, splashing a faint water drop.

Ye Wanqing's pale fingers clenched the bowstring tightly: "I'll ask you one last time, why do you want to kill him?"

The rain slid down her cheeks.

Lu Jilian's eyes were still. "Why would I want to kill him? Madam, don't you know it? Only when he dies, can everything get back on track. Could it be that you really can't bear to leave the children behind? Can you really bear to leave them behind?"

Ye Wanqing's throat moved slightly.

The color faded even more from his already pale face.

She was already soaked all over, her jet-black hair was tangled with her clothes, and her strands of hair stuck to her cheeks. She looked haggard and dishevelled.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Lu Jilian took two steps under the eaves: "It was my fault back then, and I owe you. Let everything get back on track. The future is long, and I will treat you well."

Back on track?

Ye Wanqing tightened the bowstring: "No, Lu Jilian, the past is just a false dream, not a right path. You are such a smart person, why do you let yourself fall into a dream? After settling the account with Chu Anlan, from now on, you and I will not interfere with each other and have nothing to do with each other."