I am the champion of palace intrigue, and even the proud prince bows his head in submission.

Chapter 24 Self-harm to stop the pain by cutting blood!

But then Xie Jingchun saw Lingzhu cowering and trembling beside him, and his stern mother.

I instantly understood what was going on.

As expected, I couldn't hide it from my mother...

He looked up and, sure enough, saw Qin Jiuwei's cold and stern face, without a trace of a smile.

She always had a gentle smile, and this was the first time he had ever seen her like this.

"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept this from my mother."

Qin Jiuwei shook her head. "I'm not angry because of that."

Xie Jingchun was puzzled. "Why is that?"

"I'm just angry that you don't take care of your health."

Qin Jiuwei sighed softly.

She only spent four days with Xie Jingchun.

It's only natural that he doesn't want to tell her everything, and she won't be angry about it.

She was worried that if he was already so careless about his health now, he would probably be even less likely to take care of himself when he grew up.

“I know your insect poisoning hasn’t been cured. Since it hasn’t been cured, let’s change doctors. If this one doesn’t work, we’ll try another one. We’ll always find a way.”

Xie Jingchun pursed his lips tightly, his small face thin and resolute.

Although his body has not yet fully developed, it already exudes a tall and upright posture, like a lone wolf that has not yet grown up.

"No need, Mother, it's too much trouble."

Hearing him say that, Qin Jiuwei felt even more heartbroken.

These three children, who had lived with relatives since childhood, were all exceptionally sensible.

She said gently, "I have already invited the imperial physician for you; this illness will be cured."

"From now on, if you feel unwell anywhere, you must tell your mother. Health is a very important thing and should not be taken lightly."

Xie Jingchun was stunned and didn't react for a moment.

She not only hired a doctor for herself, but also the imperial physician from the palace.

She actually put so much effort into me...

Xie Jingchun looked up and saw Qin Jiuwei's gentle, smiling face, and his eyes welled up with tears.

He didn't cry last night when he cut his own blood to stop the pain.

He never cried, no matter how serious the injury he suffered on the training field.

But now, just from her showing him some concern, he felt an urge to cry.

"Young Madam, Physician Lin has arrived."

A maid led in a tall, thin man.

The man was in his early thirties, tall and slender with a thin face.

Lin An bowed and said, "Greetings to the Crown Prince's wife."

Qin Jiuwei looked at him, and for a moment she was also a little dazed.

In her previous life, when she was in the palace, Lin An was her trusted imperial physician.

I never imagined that I would see him again after being reborn.

Qin Jiuwei waved her hand, "Imperial Physician Lin, please rise. There's no need for such formalities."

"It's not me who needs to see a doctor, it's my eldest son. He was bitten on the leg by a poisonous insect half a year ago, and recently the pain has been recurring and he can't bear it. I'm asking Physician Lin for help."

Lin An nodded, "Your Highness, rest assured, I will do my utmost."

He put the medicine box aside, took out the silver needles, and looked at Xie Jingchun.

"Please let me take a look at the wound, Young Master Chun."

Xie Jingchun very cooperatively rolled up his trouser legs.

When the insect venom took effect, it made him feel like he was living a life worse than death.

He also wanted to get better as soon as possible.

Qin Jiuwei also leaned closer for a look.

Xie Jingchun's wound was above his left knee.

The wound I made with a knife last night has not yet healed; the edges of the wound are jagged, and the flesh is slightly rolled up.

The oozing blood had dried into dark red marks, a shocking sight.

Lin An dipped a silver needle into the bloodstain and observed it with his eyes lowered.

After a while, Qin Jiuwei asked, "How is it?"

But before Lin An could answer, a sharp female voice suddenly rang out from the doorway.

"We heard that Chun-ge'er is seriously ill, so we came to visit him."

Qin Jiuwei turned her head and saw Xie Wanning supporting Old Madam Xie, with the Marquis's wife and Marquis following behind.

A large group of people surged in.

When Madam Xie approached, she was horrified when she saw the wound on Xie Jingchun's leg.

"What happened? How did you get so badly injured?"

Xie Wanning finally found Qin Jiuwei's fault and immediately asked sternly, "Sister-in-law, how did you take care of the child? How could you let him get so badly injured?"

Xie Jingchun frowned upon hearing this, "This has nothing to do with my mother."

"Don't be afraid, your grandmother and we are all here. We will stand up for you."

Xie Wanning continued, "Just say it without worry."

Xie Jingchun is now being cared for by Qin Jiuwei.

Now that he has suffered such serious injuries, Qin Jiuwei is naturally implicated.

Xie Jingchun remained silent.

What can he say? This really has nothing to do with his mother!

Seeing that Qin Jiuwei remained silent, Xie Wanning became even more certain of her guess.

She raised her chin high, "Qin Jiuwei, do you think you can escape responsibility by not speaking?"

"It's your dereliction of duty that the child you were taking care of got hurt! Wait for your older brother to come back..."

What will happen if I come back?

A clear and pleasant voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone turned their heads and saw Xie Yanli step into the house.

His face was cold and stern, and his eyes swept over the crowd indifferently. He lingered on Qin Jiuwei for a moment without making a sound, and then quickly looked away.

When Xie Wanning saw Xie Yanli return, she was taken aback at first, but quickly became excited.

Qin Jiuwei stole the show a couple of days ago.

As a result, Xie Jingchun has now suffered such serious injuries.

Let's see how she explains this!

Xie Wanning pulled Xie Yanli to Xie Jingchun's side.

Xie Yanli's face darkened immediately when he saw the horrifying wound.

"How is this going?"

"That's a question for your sister-in-law on how she takes care of things!" Xie Wanning snorted.

Xie Yanli's icy gaze also fell on Qin Jiuwei at this moment.

I want to hear what she has to say.

Qin Jiuwei said gently, "Your Highness, do you still remember that half a year ago, Chun Ge'er was bitten by a poisonous insect? That wound was caused by the insect venom."

Xie Wanning snorted coldly: "Qin Jiuwei, can you at least make your lies more convincing!"

"How come the wound from the insect bite six months ago is still bleeding so much?"

Qin Jiuwei's face instantly turned cold.

Her eyes were filled with regret, and her gentle voice rose a few decibels, "Because the insect poisoning from six months ago was never cured!"

"For the past six months, whenever the insect poisoning flares up, he can only cut his own blood to relieve the pain, using another kind of pain to distract himself from the torment caused by the insect poisoning."

Xie Yanli froze on the spot.

What? The insect venom wasn't cured?

For the past six months, Xie Jingchun has been self-harming by cutting his own blood to relieve pain!

Lady Hou noticed the Marquis's glare at her and her face turned pale.

Unexpectedly, Xie Jingchun was in so much pain that he had to resort to self-harm to relieve the pain.

As an elder, I hadn't noticed, but Qin Jiuwei was the first to discover it.

The Lady Hou looked at Qin Jiuwei with even more disgust.

"Tell your father, is this all true?"

Xie Yanli turned his head and asked, his voice trembling without him even noticing.