The mistress who remarried has returned.

Kang Yin inserted silver needles into important acupoints such as the top of the neck, neck, and abdomen of the prince, pulling and stimulating the patient's senses.

Su Yunxi was sweating profusely with anxiety. Three- or four-inch-long silver needles were being inserted into various vital acupoints on the prince's body. She asked anxiously, "Won't this hurt him?"

Kang Yin couldn't communicate with someone who didn't know medicine; he could only continue to pull and tug the silver needles, repeating this process more than a dozen times.

Su Yunxi was heartbroken by the scene and paced back and forth by the bed, unaware of Qin Huai's gaze upon her. Under that increasingly gloomy gaze, she paced back and forth anxiously by the bed.

Liu Shun noticed that Qin Huai's expression was off, so he bent down and whispered, "I'll go get you some tea; there's some in the carriage."

Qin Huai looked at Liu Shun and said, "I'm not thirsty."

Suddenly, the prince let out a gurgling sound and spat out a mouthful of black blood. He then abruptly turned his upper body to the side and vomited out all the waste blood from his heart and lungs. He then collapsed back onto the couch, but his breathing was much smoother and stronger, and he began to cough.

"He's awake, he's awake, he's awake." Su Yunxi caught her breath and immediately clasped her hands together, saying, "Thank God! Doctor Kang, your skills are miraculous! Once the Crown Prince wakes up, I will definitely report your merits to him. If there is a future, I will repay you."

After saying this, Su Yunxi quickly used her handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of the prince's mouth. The prince instinctively grasped Su Yunxi's wrist, still saying, "Take the money and go. Don't worry about me..."

Although the Crown Prince had not yet woken up, he vaguely heard Su Yunxi's voice and knew that Su Yunxi was the only one by his side. He still did not want to be a burden to Su Yunxi and only wanted to let her go far away.

Su Yunxi quickly tucked the Crown Prince's hand under the covers and gently patted his shoulder, saying, "Rest assured and recover. I'm here."

Upon hearing her voice, the prince relaxed his brows and fell into a deep sleep again. In his hazy state, he felt a warmth enveloping his heart and warming his entire body. This was a feeling he had never experienced before in his life. The quiet girl possessed such a heartwarming and irresistible quality.

Su Yunxi then fetched some dry soil to cover the bloodstains on the ground, swept it clean with a broom, boiled a basin of warm water, brought it over, wet a towel, and helped the prince wipe the sweat from his forehead, neck, and palms.

Qin Huai sat there quietly, watching Liangdi busy herself.

"We managed to bring him back, but he's weak and unconscious, making it difficult to administer medication." Kang Yin was troubled. "If he doesn't take the correct dosage and frequency of his medication, he won't recover. His leg injury is too severe; it's even starting to smell. He absolutely needs the right amount!"

Su Yunxi hurriedly said, "Please think of something. How can we feed him the medicine?"

Kang Yin thought for a moment, "Only Liangdi will feed him. You two are husband and wife, so there's no need to avoid suspicion, and it's convenient for everyone."

When it came to saving lives, Su Yunxi didn't think about anything else. In the face of life and death, everything else was trivial. She simply nodded.

After the other party agreed, Kang Yin said, "I'll go brew the medicine and bring it back when it's ready."

"Okay, thank you. Any space in the living room outside is available."

Kang Yin got up, took the medicinal herbs, and went outside without making a sound. He used a small stove in the outer reception room to brew the medicine. Liu Shun went outside to keep watch, in case a guard suddenly broke in and discovered the truth inside.

After Kang Yin left, Su Yunxi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. Sitting by the bedside, looking at the Crown Prince, she felt a sense of relief and exhaustion. Seeing that the Crown Prince's forehead was sweating again, she took a handkerchief and wiped it for him.

She slowly realized that Qin Huai hadn't spoken for a long time. She had been busy cleaning up the blood and wiping the Crown Prince's sweat and hadn't noticed what Qin Huai was doing.

I was thinking about it like that.

Suddenly, her wrist was tightened, and the hand holding the handkerchief, along with her entire body, was lifted up. With a thud, her back slammed against the wardrobe door. Instead of hitting the door, her head hit Qin Huai's hand, which was cushioning the back of her head.

After she settled down, Qin Huai leaned in front of her. She looked up at him and saw that he was looking at her with a gloomy expression and an almost critical look.

Her wrist ached from his grip, and she could barely hold onto the handkerchief. "Qin Huai, you're hurting me."

Qin Huai didn't loosen his grip, his thin lips parted slightly, and he asked her in a low voice, "You think I'm dead, don't you?"

"I...I didn't." Su Yunxi realized that her actions of taking care of the Crown Prince had angered Qin Huai.

"No?" Qin Huai retorted coldly, "From the corner of the corridor until I entered the bedroom, did you even pay me any attention?"

Su Yunxi said in a trembling voice, "You seem perfectly fine sitting there. Besides, the Crown Prince just vomited a lot of blood, so he obviously needs more care here. I didn't mean to upset you. The Crown Prince is almost dead..."

"Your ex-husband is sitting in your current husband's house watching you put on a show of affection, and you call that 'good'?" Qin Huai leaned closer. "Is it seeing your bed with him, or seeing your clothes and hairbands left in his room, or watching you bathe him, or smelling the stench on his legs? What makes me feel good about that?"

Su Yunxi realized that Qin Huai had been humiliated because of her close relationship with the Crown Prince, which was tantamount to betraying him in front of him.

But she hadn't actually lived with the Crown Prince for the past four years, and her clothes and hairband were things she'd worn while caring for him during his illness.

Kang Yin was brewing the medicine, which had not yet been given to the Crown Prince. Su Yunxi dared not make any rash moves, as Qin Huai could take the doctor and medicine away at any time. She was eager to save the prince, and continuing to argue with Qin Huai would only be counterproductive. So she told the truth, "I don't usually live here."

"This attempt to distance yourself," Qin Huai said coldly, "is it because you're afraid I'll kick over the medicine pot outside?"

Su Yunxi couldn't convince him at all. Helplessly staring at him, all she could say was lower her head and plead, "Please, no, Qin Huai. You saw it yourself, his leg is almost ruined..."

"I fed you and came to the East Palace with you, not to watch you perform serving the Crown Prince." Qin Huai's hand brushed across her waist, reaching her waistband, and pinched the thin ribbon. "Let's do it here. Maybe he'll wake up without medicine when he sees us having fun."