The Useless Miracle Doctor Consort Is Spoiled Rotten by the Prince!

Chapter 1358: Chapter 1353: Temporarily Changing the Battle Plan

Yu Wenrui said, “Mu Rongche, the Crown Prince of Lian Hai Kingdom, he is truly… the only weakness of Chen Ruobai, as he understands her the most.”

“Where is he held?”

“Qiongzhou Prefecture, the closest place to Chen Ruobai. It seems as though she has imprisoned him, but in reality, she cannot bear to be without him.”

Yu Wenrui could not remember how he had met Mu Rongche, but he knew that Chen Ruobai had changed countless male favorites by her side, and very few could leave her palace alive.

Yet Mu Rongche was different. Even if she tortured him, she would absolutely not bring herself to kill him.

As Yu Wenrui had said, capturing Mu Rongche was essential, as Chen Ruobai’s twisted and dark psychology must have started because of him.

After allowing Yu Wenrui to rest, Su Yingxue took a walk outside the medicine hut with Saint Ruan.

As Su Yingxue did not want Chu Yihan to notice the smell of blood on her, she had been making excuses to rest at the medicine hut for the past few days. This also prevented him from being distracted.

However, as the most knowledgeable poison doctor about her, Saint Ruan threw a large hood over her head, “Put this on, and take care of your body. Remember, a healer does not heal thyself.”

He certainly wouldn’t use those surgical tools to save her when she collapsed!

“With you here, I’m not afraid.” Su Yingxue adjusted the hood and fastened her cloak.

Standing together, Saint Ruan knew it would be a sleepless night.

Tomorrow would be a great battle.

The soldiers in the military camp, aside from contemplating battle, were probably thinking of their families. Originally, Saint Ruan did not have a family to think about, but ever since he took in that child, he had always been concerned about him.

Looking up at the moon with Su Yingxue, he thought, “I wonder if that brat is full, if he has fallen asleep, Geng Qingyan is no gentle woman.”

He started to sigh as he spoke.

Seeing Seventeen not far away, Su Yingxue called him over, “Are you also from Silver Moon Pavilion, trained by the West Pavilion Master?”

Zi Wei nodded, “Yes.”

Saint Ruan scoffed softly, “Really all the same kind of material.”

Like Zi Wei, like Shadow Chaser, speaking even one more word seemed like a struggle.

“You’re the material! My Seventeen is a guardian, not some object!” Su Yingxue kicked Saint Ruan.

Zi Wei felt a warm sensation hearing her words.

Only Su Yingxue protected people like him, not disdaining them covered in blood, treating them as humans, and giving them care.

Whether he was Zi Wei or Seventeen, Su Yingxue treated him with no prejudice.

Su Yingxue asked Zi Wei, “Do you remember what the West Pavilion Master, Geng Qingyan, was like with children?”

Zi Wei nodded, “I remember, just as strict. From feeding, a child that could not feed would not survive.”

Geng Qingyan had never given birth, but many children in Silver Moon Pavilion grew up under her guidance and were trained as assassins. Geng Qingyan was not warm towards them, but she was never stingy in teaching and imparting martial arts.

However, no matter how painful the process was, they had to endure it by themselves.

He had seen Geng Qingyan with infants; those who couldn’t feed themselves, if they were hungry or sick, she would not lend a helping hand.

When they were still babies, they had already learned to grow up on their own.

Su Yingxue initially wanted to comfort Saint Ruan, but after hearing his words, she suddenly had no comforting words to say.

She looked at Saint Ruan, her gaze somewhat complicated.

Saint Ruan was not unaware of this, but he dared not think about it, feeling heartache whenever he did, “That lousy kid got separated from his parents and was pursued by his enemies for assassination. It’s a miracle he survived, but he was lucky! He met me, and I detoxified him. He was almost sold, but I managed to recover him, so surviving didn’t seem too impossible.”

Su Yingxue hadn’t paid much attention initially, but hearing Saint Ruan elaborate, she suddenly thought of something, “Pursued by enemies and separated from his parents? Do you know his name, his date of birth, or if the people who were holding him had any distinctive marks?”

Saint Ruan was overwhelmed by this barrage of questions. He scratched the back of his ear, “How would I remember that? The child only had a breath left when I found him, and I just took him and left. When I looked back, all I saw were the assassins, and even the bodies of the people who held him had disappeared.”

Where would he know the child’s name and birthdate?

If he knew, wouldn’t he be able to return the child?

Su Yingxue’s right hand clenched tightly, trembled for a moment, and then relaxed, “My sister, Miaoyan’s son is also missing. I wrote back to grandfather, but Marquis’s Manor had not seen anyone from the Xiao family. My brother also sent people to search, but there has been no news of Miaoyan’s child.”

She held onto some hope, wondering if the child Saint Ruan found might be Miaoyan and Xiao Yu’s son?

“It’s not likely to be such a coincidence, right? What does your sister’s child look like? Any marks on the body?” Saint Ruan hadn’t expected such a complex intertwining.

“I’ve never seen the child. Now with Miaoyan missing after her fall from the cliff and Xiao Yu busy reviving the Xiao family, the child… I don’t dare to touch his wounds again.”

If it turned out to cause Xiao Yu false hope, she would be even sorrier to Miaoyan.

Saint Ruan told Su Yingxue that after the war, they would go back, take the child and have him meet Xiao Yu.

If it were that child, it would be great joy for everyone.

If not… it would be fate as it was meant.

But Saint Ruan made it clear to Su Yingxue, “No matter what the child’s identity is, he is my son.”

Su Yingxue chuckled lightly, “Having a son at seventy, you have some nerve.”

“I’m proud to have a son at seventy!” Saint Ruan bellowed angrily.

Qiongzhou City.

As soon as it was daylight, Xin Yi grabbed her gun and mounted her horse, ready to lead a small team out.

Behind her, Chen Ruobai disguised as her maid stood by her side. The team did not include anyone pretending to be her, creating an illusion that she never went to see Lin Sisi.

This was her test for Lin Sisi, and the plan was hastily changed the night before, differing from what she had discussed previously with Rong Sheng and Xin Yi.

Originally, she planned to bring Rong Sheng along, who said that seeing her standing alongside her would strengthen Lin Sisi’s sense of submission, showing that Chen Ruobai was a leader who could carve a niche for them women.

However, after meeting someone the previous night, she changed her mind.

She not only canceled the original plan but also decided not to bring Rong Sheng along.

After knowing this, Rong Sheng came to find her.

She had run all the way over, so she was breathing quite heavily, “Why… why are you treating me this way?”

The plan was changed, she was entirely in the dark, and she wasn’t brought along, didn’t she trust her anymore?

Chen Ruobai smiled, her voice sultry, “Nothing serious, the princess has her own judgments. You don’t know martial arts; if you had come, Xin Yi would have had to take her focus off to protect you, better you remain in Qiongzhou Prefecture.”