Chapter 38: Broken Leg
Zheng Congyuan came out from the Traveling Palace and turned his head to look at Qi Zhu.
"Your Highness, it was indeed Noble Consort Wen who invited the Second Young Master Wen, and with him came four young ladies from the Wen Family. Wen Zan must have encountered the Commandery Princess while heading to Second Prince’s courtyard." Investigating the matter was quite simple, as the network of informants within the palace was extensive, and, moreover, Wen Zan did not hide his actions and even asked many palace maids and nannies. It seemed the Commandery Princess truly did not know this Wen Zan.
"Break one of his legs and send him back to the Wen Residence immediately," Zheng Congyuan said coldly. You like to wander, don’t you?
Qi Zhu withdrew upon the order.
Naturally, there was no need for Qi Zhu to do it himself. At midnight, just as Noble Consort Wen had fallen into a stable sleep from unrest, she was suddenly awakened by a noise.
"What’s the matter?" Nanny Jin hurried in.
"My lady, it’s said the Second Young Master Wen fell down from a rockery. In the middle of the night, there’s only one Imperial Physician," Nanny Jin knew how much the Noble Consort doted on this nephew and did not take the situation lightly.
"How could he have fallen? What were the people below doing?" Noble Consort Wen anxiously got up, and Nanny Jin quickly helped her dress. They had just left the main courtyard when they heard cries from Wen Zan, more wretched than if he had lost his own parents.
"My lady—" Eunuch Kang Ning hurriedly supported the Noble Consort, "Rest assured, my lady. The physician said that although it’s broken, with proper care, it will not affect walking."
"What do you mean it won’t affect walking? Look at the pain he’s in. Where’s the physician? Send someone immediately at full speed to fetch the physician."
"My lady, this is the Traveling Palace," Eunuch Kang Ning immediately reminded her. Calling for the Imperial Physician like this would surely alert everyone.