"I can't see?!" Shen Jingxian was pleasantly surprised, this wasn't in the original story at all, does this mean she can avoid the plot?
Shen Jingxian's delighted exclamation reached Duan Shaoguang's ears, but all he felt was heartache. He was extremely remorseful, his words filled with suppressed pain, "I'm sorry, Your Highness, it's my negligence that led to this calamity."
No, no, no, how could this be a calamity! This is clearly a good thing! Mr. Duan, thank you for taking me out today and making me blind. From now on, you are my reborn parent! I'll surely reward you handsomely once I live past 18!
Considering the possibility that such statements might get her labeled a fool and caught for study, Shen Jingxian reorganized her words for Duan Shaoguang's understanding, "Teacher, I don't blame you at all, and you shouldn't blame yourself either. Thank you for all your care these days. Even if Jingxian can no longer be your student, you'll always be the best teacher in Jingxian's heart."
Good teacher! Once I've lived past 18, I'll reward you greatly! Isn't this much easier than going up the mountain to cultivate?
Shen Jingxian's eyes didn't actually hurt much, just felt a bit sore and swollen, which she could completely endure.
Unexpectedly, she might have just encountered the unexpected male lead.
Indeed, today, the male and female leads met, and the male lead lost his sight. How could she have forgotten this?
Alas, there was no choice. Shen Jingxian had just finished reading the book when she transmigrated here, arriving as a baby, unable to jot down the key points right away.
Moreover, as the most favored princess, someone constantly followed her, afraid she might hurt herself due to her young age, leading to the situation where four years have passed, and she hasn't had a chance to write down the full text.
Thus, even the main plot has become a bit hazy.
This won't do; she needs to find an opportunity to write it out quickly.
Hm? No, wrong, she's blind now, hahahahahaha.
Immersed in her wild thoughts, Shen Jingxian didn't see the tear silently drop from Duan Shaoguang's usually cold and stern face upon hearing her earlier words.
What a pure and kind child, even faced with misfortune, she first cares for others' feelings, soothing others' pains with her broken body, practically embodying a great Confucian scholar.
Princess... is not just a genius.
He would never allow the princess's growth to halt here.
Duan Shaoguang solemnly promised, "Your Highness, rest assured, even if I lose my life, I will certainly cure your eyes."
Shen Jingxian: ?
No way, life is so precious. I lost my eyes to not die, now you're saying you'll die?
But Shen Jingxian understood why. She's a princess, very much loved by the Empress and Emperor, and since Duan Shaoguang took her out today, such an incident occurring means he won't easily escape blame once they enter the palace.
However, Duan Shaoguang still arranged to send her back to the palace at the first moment.
In the story, Duan Shaoguang aids the female lead in changing dynasties because he cares about the people and can't bear the Yunyi Country suffering the pains of war.
He's a scholar with his heart set on the world.
Of course, he would be upset because of her injury.
Shen Jingxian thought about how Duan Shaoguang usually liked pinching her cheek, and from this, she discovered Duan Shaoguang's less serious side, gradually becoming more casual with him. But Duan Shaoguang never reprimanded her, instead being very indulgent.
"Teacher, can you give me your hand."
Shen Jingxian said softly.
Duan Shaoguang thought Shen Jingxian was afraid due to her blindness, so he reached out to hold her little hand.
Unexpectedly, Shen Jingxian reversed the grip, holding both of Duan Shaoguang's big hands against her cheek, her tightly shut eyes turned into a crescent shape, "Teacher, if you pinch my cheek like before, you won't be sad. It doesn't hurt at all for me~"
The old Duan Shaoguang was suddenly moved to tears by this playful remark.
He lowered his head, choking, "It's the teacher's... failure to you."
Shen Jingxian was stunned.
What's going on here?
Question: Clearly she lost her sight, yet it's others who are crying, what should she do?
"Teacher, don't be sad..."
Alas, she's just a four-year-old child, why must she take on the arduous task of comforting people after losing her sight?
Shen Jingxian didn't know when she arrived at the Imperial Palace, but when she became aware, she was already being carried and running.
"Quickly! The Princess is back! Imperial Physician!!"
"Er Ya, Ah my Er Ya, what's going on!! So many people were sent to accompany her and they're all useless!!"
"Empress, calm down."
"Xiong Yuanxing! Your daughter is like this and you still want me to calm down? You have no heart!!!"
Shen Jingxian felt a pair of soft hands touching her cheeks, followed by the sound of sobbing, "Er Ya, if anything were to happen to you, Mother wouldn't want to live either!!"
Ah... it really isn't that serious, in fact, I'm quite happy.
But there's an even bigger problem.
"Mother, can you not call me Er Ya here." Please save face, thank you.
Normally, the Empress would never agree, but now she was quite concerned about her daughter's feelings, immediately changing her tone, "Yi Fen!!"
Shen Jingxian felt relieved.
"Why are you all still standing there! Do you really want something to happen to them? Get your useless selves out and check the Princess's eyes quickly!"
Xiong Yuanxing—no, now it should be Shen Yuanxing—unable to vent his anger at the Empress, had to take it out on the unlucky Imperial Physicians.
Shen Jingxian sympathized with them.
Next came a round of examinations; as Shen Jingxian expected, all the Imperial Physicians diagnosed it as poison, yet none of them could concoct a remedy.
Kidding! The male lead was blind for so many years, only cured by the Divine Doctor, how could these mere Imperial Physicians cure it!
"Your Majesty, if we find the person who poisoned the Princess and get the poison, perhaps we could develop an antidote!"
The Emperor then vented his anger at the guards sent to protect Shen Jingxian, "Is this how you protect the Princess? The wages you receive might as well be fed to dogs! Even dogs are better than you!"
Dogs don't eat silver.
Everyone present thought so, but none dared to say it.
"Where's the assassin! Has the assassin been caught!"
"Your Majesty, he's already locked up in the Heavenly Prison."
Only then did the Emperor calm down a bit, telling the Imperial Physicians, "Go to the Heavenly Prison to develop the antidote. When you have the antidote, you can come out!"
Shen Jingxian couldn't bear it; this poison spans half the script, it's not right to make the Imperial Physicians stay in the Heavenly Prison for that long...
"Father, it's not the Imperial Physicians' fault, please don't be too harsh on them..."
"Daughter! My dear daughter! What if you really lose your eyes despite being so kind!"
?
What does kindness have to do with eyes?
"Yi Fen, don't be afraid, Father and Mother will definitely cure you..."
"Dad, Mom, Yi Fen is not afraid."
Shen Jingxian originally intended to comfort the two elders, but didn't expect calling them Dad and Mom would hit them in their sore spot, she swore she heard suppressed sobbing.
This... is really challenging.
Shen Jingxian could only change the topic, "By the way, where's Teacher? It was Teacher who brought me back. Father, Mother, please don't blame Teacher, he brought me to the Imperial College today out of goodwill, he didn't know something like this would happen..."
"Don't worry, Yi Fen, Father is not someone who can't distinguish right from wrong."
Duan Shaoguang, who had been worried and remained near the door, clenched his fists upon hearing Shen Jingxian still care for him amidst this situation.
Todays events require thorough investigation!
Shen Jingxian comforted the Empress and Emperor for a while, amusing them despite her blindness, and finally managed to lift their spirits a bit, allowing her to breathe a sigh of relief.
Just then, Shen Jingxian heard news she shouldn't be hearing at this moment.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Empress! The antidote is ready!"
Shen Jingxian: ?