Urged by Wei Shuxuan, Xin Yeheng led her and Xin Zizhao to the rooms in the Eastern Garden. At this moment, Sima Tianhai had just taken the pills and was now in a deep sleep.
"It's right here. Just now, the imperial physician came to diagnose him. He had a stroke..."
Wei Shuxuan glanced at Xin Yeheng and then noticed the dragon-shaped wooden carving on the ground. She took out a handkerchief from her bosom, covered the wooden carving with it, picked it up, and placed it on the table beside. "Yeheng, where did you get the wood of the Kula tree?"
"It was just before... Didn't I leave the palace for many days?" Xin Yeheng's words were interrupted by Wei Shuxuan beside him before he could finish.
"Before leaving the capital, you once went to the western suburbs. I asked Wei Wei. Wei Wei said there weren't many shops in the western suburbs, but there was a famous Muji Mirror Workshop. I guessed you went there and asked about the materials for the Phoenix Feather Mirror. You learned from the mirror-making boss that the only thing that would release toxins was the frame of the Phoenix Feather Mirror, and the raw material for making the frame was the Kula tree, right?"
Xin Yeheng lowered his head and didn't dare to look at the expression on Wei Shuxuan's face. From her voice, he thought she must be very angry now. "...That's right."
After getting Xin Yeheng's definite reply, Wei Shuxuan continued, "Then, you learned the growing place of the Kula tree from the mirror-making boss. So, the reason you came back to the palace so late was that you went to look for the Kula tree. As soon as you found it, you immediately rushed back. Then, you found a chance to leave the palace again with the wood of the Kula tree. Needless to say, you must have gone to find the mirror-making boss."
"Yes..." Xin Yeheng replied weakly to her conjecture.
"After you came back, I asked Wei Wei to investigate you because you've been really strange lately. So, I asked Wei Wei to secretly investigate you. But I never expected that you would dare to bring Sima Tianhai into the palace..." Wei Shuxuan felt a bit of a headache. She thought she might be the next one to have a stroke.
"Sorry, it's my fault... I just wanted to avenge my mother wholeheartedly."
"Didn't I tell you before that I hoped you wouldn't be blinded by revenge? I didn't expect you still didn't listen to my words. As a result, you did such a thing!" Wei Shuxuan accused the head-down Xin Yeheng, and then looked at him with a bit of helplessness. "Weren't you going to avenge your mother? Why did you call the imperial physician here now?"
"Because of my mother's teachings. She said that no matter what the situation was, I shouldn't kill people casually. I'm afraid... she would be unhappy, so I called the imperial physician..."
Hearing this, Wei Shuxuan felt her heart slowly settle down. Fortunately, Xin Yeheng still kept his former kind heart and wasn't blinded by hatred. But now... what should they do?
Wei Shuxuan turned her head and looked at Xin Zizhao who had been standing silently beside. Xin Zizhao received Wei Shuxuan's hint with his eyes. He walked to Sima Tianhai's side, felt his pulse, and said, "Let him stay here. Let Yeheng take care of him. Anyway, he can't do anything now."
"Why?" Wei Shuxuan looked at Xin Zizhao in confusion.
"His stroke is quite serious. After he wakes up, there's a very high possibility that he will be hemiplegic. That is, it will be very difficult for him to move on his own without help. So, let him stay here. I'll ask Xin Shi to keep an eye on the situation here at any time. Yeheng," Xin Zizhao stopped his steps of walking out, "You have to bear the mistakes you made yourself. Do you understand? I won't scold you this time."
"...I understand. Thank you, elder brother!"
"Don't do such dangerous things again next time. Do you understand?" Wei Shuxuan also taught him seriously.
"Yeah, I won't. I'll never do such things again!" Xin Yeheng promised Wei Shuxuan.
"Then we'll leave first. You stay here and take good care of your grandfather."
After leaving Huaman Palace, Xin Zizhao immediately called Xin Shang over. "Xin Shang, go and check how many troops Sima Tianhai brought here. If there are any, get rid of them all."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Xin Shang left, Xin Zizhao turned his head and saw Wei Shuxuan's smiling face. He frowned slightly. "What are you smiling at?"
"I thought you would be very angry with your younger brother. I didn't expect you to help him clean up the mess so soon."
"Anyway, my anger won't make him remember as deeply as yours. To be honest, I'm quite angry. But with you here, you've already scolded him for me. I think he won't do such things again next time."
"You want me to teach your own younger brother for you?" Wei Shuxuan raised her eyebrows and looked at the man beside her. But Xin Zizhao just liked this. He reached out and put his arm around Wei Shuxuan's shoulder. "Well, he's also your younger brother."
Wei Shuxuan was just about to refute Xin Zizhao, but then she thought his words were right. So she just smiled and said nothing, snuggling into Xin Zizhao's arms.
Sima Tianhai woke up.
The first thing he noticed when he woke up was that one side of his body couldn't move. He tried to get up, but found he couldn't no matter how hard he tried. He even knocked down the chair beside the bed, making a loud noise. Xin Yeheng, who was sleeping on the table, woke up as soon as he heard the sound. He turned his head and saw Sima Tianhai struggling to get up on the bed, but it was of no use. Instead, he fell off the bed.
"Grandfather!" Xin Yeheng quickly got up to help Sima Tianhai, but was waved away by Sima Tianhai. However, his strength was not enough, and he just lightly hit Xin Yeheng.
"You, you don't call me..." Sima Tianhai couldn't even speak clearly now. It seemed that this stroke was very serious.
After helping Sima Tianhai lie back on the bed, Xin Yeheng decided to tell him the truth. "Grandfather, there's something I want to tell you. Actually, it was all my fault that you had a stroke. Do you still remember the Phoenix Feather Mirror? That killing mirror. Sister Shuxuan investigated it. The reason the Phoenix Feather Mirror could kill people was that the frame was made of the Kula tree which would release toxins when exposed to strong light. So, I found the raw material and made it into an ornament and placed it in your room."
Xin Yeheng looked at Sima Tianhai and found that his eyes were filled with hatred, and his facial expression became ferocious. He knew Sima Tianhai would definitely hate him because it was he who shattered his ambition and strangled his years of hard work in this small room.
"Grandfather, I already know I was wrong. But I won't help you realize your ambition. However, considering that you're my mother's father, I can take care of you all the time."