"Oh, by the way, host, a side mission has been unlocked. Make Mo Xue fall in love with you within 90 days or less. 500 points will be given upon completion."
"Fall in love? What...?"
Before the Consort can finish his trains of thought, a sudden commotion can be heard from outside the door.
"We are very sorry, You Highness. The Consort has passed away due to our negligence."
Jae Hee smirks inwardly, hearing the fake sob that belongs to one of the concubines. Upon realizing that they are entering the chamber, he quickly lies down and pulls the duvet up, covering his body.
The door swung open and a handsome man enters, followed by a handful of sobbing concubines, dressed to the nines. The man has no particular expression when he eyed the pale ger that was laying on the bed. As soon as he detects no movement on his Consort, he has already planned, on the back of his head, on what to he have to say to his Royal Father, explaining that the peace offering is dead. However, just before he turns away, he spied a flutter on his Consort's eyelids.
Jae Hee pretends to wake up, fluttering his eyelids as best as he can, doing what he have watch in some dramas back in his life, before opening his eyes. His gaze directly falls into the handsome man's eyes, locking it in place, making him daze out, unable to think. All he can do is stare straight at those beautiful hazel eyes, drinking it all in.
"Argh... A ghost!"
The women that were 'mourning' a certain Consort's death just now are screaming in fright. Awaken from stupor, Jae Hee blinks a few times, before crunching his face a bit and let a tear fall out of his eyes.
"Prince..."
The chamber was silence with the sweet call from the pale ger. Even though his skin is pale due to sickness and his voice is a bit hoarse, his beautiful face can't be hidden. The concubines starts to fume in anger when they realized the beautiful, porcelain like skin Consort is not dead. All of them are glaring at each other and turn their glare right back at the pale ger.
"Call out for the physician."
The handsome man approaches the bed slowly before taking a seat at the edge. All this while, he keep his eyes on his Consort, noticing how the beautiful ger visibly scoot away from him and keep glancing in fear towards the bunch of concubines that followed him before.
"All of you are dismissed."
Without even glancing back at the rest of them, the handsome man waves his hand, commanding them to leave the chamber. The women were furious, but they have to suffer their anger silently, obeying the prince's order.
As the women step out of the chamber with their maids, the Royal Physician enters with his assistant in tow. He bows his greeting toward the handsome man before approaching the bed.
"Check on my Consort."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The handsome prince steps away from the bed, letting the physician takes his place. He notices how the beautiful ger follow his step, with tears brimming in his eyes. The physician gently asks for his hand, laying it on a small cushion, taking the Consort's pulse. A noticeable frown can be seen on the physician's face after a moment.
"What's wrong?"
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He was taken by surprise, hearing himself asking with worry. He doesn't know why but from the moment those bright blue eyes met his, he felt a tug in his heart.
He watches as the physician release his Consort wrist, and instructing his assistant to go and concoct a medicine, while he, take out his bags of needles, and prick into a few acupuncture spot on his Consort slim wrist.
"Your Highness, may I speak to you in private?"
He was watching the pale ger drift to sleep and didn't realize the physician is in front of him. After clearing his throat, to clear the stifle in his heart, he motion with his hand for them to move to the far corner of his Consort's chamber.
"What is it that you want to say?"
"Forgive me, Your Highness. It seems like your Consort have been poisoned."
"WHAT?"
A sudden rage clouds his mind upon hearing this. How dare they harm what's belong to him?
"Yes, Your Highness. I found a small trace of cohort and wolf's bane inside the Consort's body system. However, you don't have to worry, Your Highness. I have asked my assistant to concoct a medicine to flush away the drug. As long as the Consort doesn't consume anymore of those drugs, he will be okay."
"Thank you, I really appreciate it. Answer me this... I've heard about wolf's bane being a poisonous substance, but what about this... cohort?"
He was asking because he simply doesn't know. He has studied his fair share of poison, but never once he heard about a poisonous drug called cohort. He notices how the physician frown a bit, glancing back at the beautiful sleeping Consort of his, making he frown in unknown jealousy.
"Cohort is used to... prevent pregnancy, Your Highness."
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"Host, why are you pretending to sleep?"
"I'm doing my white lotus act. Just let me be. Can you find out what are they talking about?"
Jae Hee just simply closes his eyes, pretending to have fallen asleep. His system report back on what are the Prince and the physician talking about, noting about the reaction of the Prince as well.
"The Prince is acting weird this time, host."
"Weird? How so?"
"In the original storyline, he simply has no particular response regarding your death. I mean, on Jae Hee's death. He would simply write a letter of explanation and have you buried. But... according to my analysis, right now, he was completely enraged and worried about you."
"Isn't it good? Then it will easier for me to capture his heart, right?"
The system went silent over the logic of his host.
"Oh yeah, has the Prince met Jia Ru yet?"
"Not yet, host. He will meet her in the next 30 days."
"30 days? But... Argh!!!! I need to capture his heart in less. Shit! I thought you said I have 90 days to make him fall in love with me?"
"In 90 days or less, host. Don't worry, I will help you."
"Fine! I'm going to sleep now! My whole body is aching! Let me know about the Prince later, when I wake up. I want to know what his interests are, his favourite food and hobbies, things like that, okay?"
"I can tell you now, ho.."
"Shh. I'm sleeping."
Jae Hee slowly drift into slumber, this time it's for real, not realizing, the Prince in question is towering above him, giving him an unknown look.