jdhmnovel Chapter 102 An Unexpected Accident on the Street
Chapter 102 An Unexpected Accident on the Street
King Xuan was chewing on a pineapple cake when he secretly glanced at Emperor Sukang in front of him. Seeing that the emperor wasn't paying attention to him, he reached under his hand and tugged at the sleeve of Prince Qi next to him.
After glancing at it, Emperor Sukang of the Qi Dynasty looked down and saw that Prince Xuan was handing over two pieces of osmanthus cake.
Upon seeing this, Prince Qi frowned slightly and waved his hand repeatedly, quickly withdrawing it.
He still has so many pastries in front of him that he hasn't eaten yet! He's already quite full, so there's really nothing I can do to help him.
Xuan Wang withdrew his outstretched hand resentfully, then tugged at Xiao Han's sleeve and handed him the osmanthus cake that Qi Wang had just returned.
Xiao Han frowned upon seeing this, and reluctantly took it.
Seeing that the pastries had been successfully delivered, Prince Xuan glanced sideways at Xiao Han and gave him a grateful look.
Occasionally, the sound of hiccups could be heard in the quiet and empty imperial study, accompanied by echoes.
They ate with a look of utter despair, their faces full of sorrow.
Emperor Sukang sat upright on the dragon throne, his previous anger having vanished. He quietly watched them eat, appreciating the ever-changing expressions on their faces.
He appeared calm on the surface, but a hint of smugness lingered in his heart.
Thinking back to the past, I was usually driven crazy by those guys, but today I finally got my revenge.
There was no further shouting or smashing of memorials, and Emperor Sukang did not pursue the matter further. After they finished eating, he let them leave.
Finally, the brothers, supporting their bellies, left the imperial study, presumably never daring to mention food and drink in front of Emperor Sukang again.
"Seventh brother...it's all your fault." Prince Rui rubbed his stomach and complained, "Why did you have to bring up tea and snacks? I'm so full I feel terrible. I'd rather be scolded."
Xiao Han expressed his innocence: "When I spoke, I didn't expect Father to be so cunning today, making moves that don't follow the rules."
As he left, he glanced back and saw his father's smug smile on his face!
With a pained expression, Prince Qi said, "I'm afraid I'll have a phobia of osmanthus cake and pineapple cake for a while now."
King Xuan walked past King Rui in front of him and said, "Oh dear... I can't take it anymore, I've had too much to drink, I need to go and take care of something."
Prince Yu, clutching his stomach, followed behind him, saying, "Sixth brother... wait for me."
The Prince of Jin frowned slightly and said, "I need to go to the Imperial Hospital and have them prescribe some medicine to aid my digestion."
"We'll go too."
Xiao Han was also stuffed. He even helped Prince Xuan finish a few pastries before going to the Imperial Hospital with them.
The imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital were all surprised to see them. Why were all the princes here together? Could it be that they had all been poisoned?
Later, after learning that they had overeaten, they were given medicine to aid digestion.
They even prepared the medicine for them, and the patients rested at the Imperial Hospital for a while before leaving after drinking the medicine.
They also brought a digestive medicine for both Prince Yu and Prince Xuan.
It was still raining, and they walked towards the various horse-drawn carriages, each carrying an umbrella and a bag of medicine.
When Qingying saw Xiao Han carrying two packets of medicine, she stepped forward to take them and asked in confusion, "Is Your Highness feeling unwell?"
"It's alright, let's go back!" With that, he lifted his robe and got into the carriage.
Lan Yu, a guard of Prince Jin Xiao Yue, took the umbrella he handed over and saw him carrying medicine out, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Your Highness..." he asked with some concern, "You don't seem to be feeling well. Shall we still go to the government office?"
"Go!" Xiao Yue lifted his robe and boarded the carriage, replying, "I still have some official business to attend to."
Their carriage moved slowly down the street, where a light rain was falling, and pedestrians walked along the sides of the street with umbrellas.
Lan Yu suddenly spoke up: "Your Highness, it seems there has been trouble ahead."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue lifted the carriage curtain to check and found a large crowd gathered in front, along with sounds of crying and commotion.
He ordered, "Go and take a look."
"Yes." Lan Yu drove the carriage toward the crowd.
When he arrived, he stopped the carriage and ran over to see what had happened.
About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a carriage was traveling on the street at a normal speed.
The horse suddenly stepped on an oil stain on the ground. The oil stain was flowing out of the restaurant next door, probably from the rainwater that had run onto the street.
The horse slipped on the oil stains, lost its balance, and fell to its knees. The carriage then overturned to the side, breaking a pillar of the tea stall, which subsequently collapsed.
It was raining today, so there weren't many customers in the teahouse, but a lot of children were playing underneath, and they were accidentally crushed.
Upon seeing this, the parents panicked and cried out for help, and passersby and bystanders rushed to their aid.
Lan Yu rushed back to report: "Your Highness... a carriage overturned ahead, knocked down the canopy, and injured several people."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue immediately jumped off the carriage: "Quickly go and help rescue them."
They came to the tea stall and helped move the fallen planks; several tea drinkers and children were trapped underneath.
They were all injured to varying degrees, and someone shouted, "There's a pharmacy not far ahead, quickly take the injured people there!"
Upon hearing this, some people helped the injured, while others carried the injured child towards the pharmacy.
"My daughter is still inside, please help me!" a woman shouted to the crowd around her as she rummaged through the rubble on the ground.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue immediately instructed Lan Yu and another guard, Lan Feng, to go and help.
After the wooden planks were removed, there was indeed a little girl inside. Her forehead was injured and she was bleeding a lot.
I don't know if she has any fractures, because that plank was quite heavy, and her small body couldn't possibly support it.
Xiao Yue picked up the little girl, and the woman rushed over to take her from him.
The little girl's breath was already very weak, and the people around her shook their heads, their faces filled with regret.
The woman also had a bad feeling. She checked the little girl's breathing and found that she was barely breathing. She hugged the little girl and cried sadly.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yue quickly squatted down to dissuade him, as he still had a pulse when he carried the little girl out earlier.
"She's still alive. Let's take her to the clinic up ahead for treatment and let the doctor take a look. Maybe she can still be saved."
The woman stopped crying after hearing this. Yes! Now is not the time to cry. Perhaps there is still hope!
"Give her to me first," Xiao Yue said to the woman. "I'll take her there."
The woman was flustered and at a loss. She didn't know what to do, so she nodded, choking back tears.
Xiao Yue picked up the little girl and walked through the crowd. As he passed the carriage, he was suddenly grabbed by a hand.
A young woman struggled to climb out of the carriage, bearing numerous abrasions. The carriage driver, who had been thrown from the carriage, was also seriously injured.
She grabbed Xiao Yue, who was passing by, and pleaded anxiously, "Young master... please save my young lady! She's still in the carriage, and she's injured and unconscious."