Wei Feng knew his younger sister was very fond of the gold bracelet inlaid with seven precious stones that she often wore, but in his view, no matter how much she liked it, it was still just a gold bracelet.

Miss Luo had made him anxious for quite some time, only to propose such a condition—it actually gave him the feeling that she was getting the short end of the deal.

Uneasy, Wei Feng confirmed once more: “Miss Luo, you’re saying that if I give you my sister’s gold bracelet inlaid with seven precious stones that she usually wears, you’ll be willing to help invite the divine physician?”

The young lady across from him nodded as if it were the most natural thing: “That’s right. I like that bracelet, but unfortunately it belongs to the princess, so it’s inconvenient to ask for it.”

Willful and capricious, displayed beyond any doubt.

Wei Feng suddenly smiled.

He had been overthinking it. Miss Luo was still just a young girl—how could she have so many hidden motives?

Such a simple and straightforward person was actually somewhat endearing—especially under the premise that she agreed to help for the sake of a bracelet.

“However, let me be clear first—I’ll do my best, but whether I can successfully invite the divine physician still depends on luck.”

Wei Feng smiled reluctantly: “Naturally.”

In his view, if Miss Luo could invite the divine physician twice before, she could invite him a third time.

If she couldn’t invite the divine physician this time, it could only mean she was putting him off.

Miss Luo wouldn’t just trick him out of his sister’s bracelet, would she?

But these words couldn’t be said now—that would make him seem too petty.

“It’s good that the young prince understands this point.” Luo Sheng picked up her teacup and took a sip.

How could Wei Feng have the mood to wait for her to leisurely drink tea? He urged: “Miss Luo, could you accompany me to the divine physician’s place now?”

The divine physician lived in seclusion in the suburbs of the capital; the round trip would take quite some time.

He could wait, but his royal father could not.

Luo Sheng glanced at him, quite surprised: “Going to invite the divine physician always requires some preparation. Going empty-handed would get us thrown out, wouldn’t it?”

Wei Feng couldn’t help feeling embarrassed, and disguised it by taking a sip of tea: “We should indeed prepare. I wonder how long Miss Luo needs to prepare?”

Luo Sheng smiled slightly: “If the young prince sends someone to the prince’s manor to fetch the bracelet, I’ll be about ready.”

Wei Feng’s mouth twitched. He stood up: “Then I’ll return to the manor once. Please wait a moment, Miss Luo.”

Luo Sheng nodded slightly: “Young prince, take your time.”

Wei Feng instructed the steward to remain at the Luo residence and rode at full gallop back to Prince Pingnan’s manor.

At this moment, Prince Pingnan’s manor was shrouded in dark clouds, the atmosphere oppressive.

“How is my royal father?” Wei Feng jumped down from his horse and strode inside. When he reached the entrance to the main courtyard, he asked the second steward stationed there.

“Several imperial physicians have been deliberating, but none dare to pull out the arrow.”

Even though it hadn’t struck his heart, once the arrowhead embedded in the body was pulled out, there was still the possibility of causing massive bleeding. The injured person might expire in an instant.

Upon hearing this, Wei Feng’s expression grew even more somber.

Just as he thought—these imperial physicians were all good-for-nothings!

“Second brother, did you invite the divine physician?” Wei Wen, waiting under the corridor, saw Wei Feng as if seeing her savior, tears streaming down like pearls.

“Where is Mother Consort?” Too preoccupied to comfort his tear-stained sister, Wei Feng asked.

Wei Wen’s voice choked: “Mother Consort stayed by Father Prince’s side for most of the night and just now couldn’t hold on any longer and fainted. She was sent back to her room to rest.”

She really couldn’t understand how things had turned out this way.

Yesterday during the day everything had been fine, but by evening the sky had fallen…

“Second brother, didn’t you bring the divine physician?” Not seeing any shadow of the divine physician, Wei Wen’s face turned pale as paper.

Wei Feng glanced at the servants around them and pulled Wei Wen to a corner, saying in a low voice: “I couldn’t persuade the divine physician to come, but Miss Luo agreed to help.”

“Miss Luo?”

“Yes, didn’t Miss Luo previously invite the divine physician to save her father? That’s who I thought of.”

“Then why did second brother come back?” Wei Wen thought for a moment and bit her lip. “Did Miss Luo make some condition?”

Based on her understanding of Luo Sheng, the other party didn’t have such a kind heart.

Unless—Wei Wen suddenly glanced at Wei Feng.

Could it be that Luo Sheng had taken a fancy to second brother?

This guess made her face turn from white to livid, so angry that her fingertips trembled.

What a shameless wretch, actually kicking someone when they’re down and setting her sights on her brother!

Wei Feng didn’t know that at this moment his sister was thinking along the same lines as he had been. He nodded and said: “She did make a condition—she wants sister’s gold bracelet.”

Wei Wen was stunned, thinking she had misheard: “Gold bracelet?”

Wei Feng pointed to Wei Wen’s wrist: “The one sister is wearing.”

Wei Wen couldn’t help but raise her hand.

Her wrist as white as snow, a bracelet inlaid with seven-colored gemstones slid downward, its brilliance flowing and rotating, gleaming radiantly.

Wei Feng was dazzled by the glare.

It must be said, this was an extremely beautiful bracelet, and the seven-colored gemstones were especially rare to find.

No wonder Miss Luo took a liking to it upon seeing it.

“Miss Luo wants this bracelet of mine?” Wei Wen gently rotated the bracelet.

Wei Feng consoled her: “Later, second brother will find you an even better one.”

Wei Wen shook her head: “For this kind of gold bracelet, there is only one pair in the world. One is on my hand, the other is with the Crown Prince’s concubine, Consort Yu.”

This pair of bracelets had originally belonged to Princess Qingyang.

She had been young then and now had no memories of Princess Qingyang at all, but several years later she had seen Princess Qingyang’s magnificent ten-li wedding dowry at her own home and had been awed by it.

This bracelet was one she had set her eyes on and pestered her eldest brother, who wasn’t yet the Crown Prince at that time, to give her.

Fortunately, this pair of gold bracelets inlaid with seven precious stones wasn’t among Princess Qingyang’s commonly worn items—it was just an ordinary pair among the boxes and boxes of dazzling, heart-stirring jewelry in her dowry.

If it weren’t so, eldest brother definitely wouldn’t have agreed to give her one.

Thinking of this, Wei Wen thought of Consort Yu again, and a layer of disgust clouded her heart.

She was just a lowly servant girl who usually put on airs of being aloof and ethereal, but wasn’t she also coveting things left behind by Princess Qingyang?

Otherwise the other bracelet would also have been hers.

Wei Wen had been eight or nine years old when she requested this pair of bracelets, so her impression of it was deep.

Hearing Wei Wen say this, Wei Feng was momentarily stunned.

Miss Luo certainly had a good eye.

Wei Wen removed the bracelet and placed it in Wei Feng’s hand: “Second brother, hurry and take it to Miss Luo.”

“Sister—”

Wei Wen smiled: “Nothing is more important than Father Prince. Second brother, go quickly. Don’t delay any more time.”

“Alright.” Wei Feng carefully tucked the bracelet inside his clothes and immediately headed to the Grand Marshal’s residence.

Wei Wen stood under the corridor for a long time without moving.

She hadn’t spoken wrongly—no matter how fine the bracelet, it couldn’t compare to Father Prince’s life.

But to have her things snatched away just like that—what did Luo Sheng take her for?

The days ahead were long. What had been taken from her, she would get back sooner or later.

At the Luo residence.

“Miss Luo, see if this is the one?” Wei Feng, out of breath, handed over the gold bracelet.

Luo Sheng reached out to receive it and gently rotated the bracelet.

The gemstones inlaid on the bracelet continuously shifted their luster.

Her gaze fell on one spot, and a trace of regret flashed through her eyes.

This wasn’t the one.

The pair of gold bracelets inlaid with seven precious stones looked exactly the same, and only she and the royal father who had given her this pair of bracelets could distinguish the difference.

Oh right, Zhaohua, one of the four maids who managed her clothing and jewelry, also knew.

She wanted the other gold bracelet inlaid with seven precious stones.

What puzzled her was why she had only seen the young princess wearing one—could the other one have been lost?

Luo Sheng simply revealed her regret: “Bracelets should come in pairs to be proper.”

Wei Feng was startled when he heard this.

This woman’s insatiable greed wouldn’t do!

“The other one isn’t in my sister’s hands. Miss Luo, please don’t make things difficult for me.”