"JingYang… Thank you…" A trace of wild fire suddenly ignited in Xiao Yuxuan's originally indifferent heart as he fiercely nodded. A trace of gratitude flashed through his warm eyes!
There was a slight pain coming from her bruised left arm from time to time. Duan Mu Yan had no time to worry about her wound as she ran without rest all the way to the entrance of the Jade Pear Palace. While panting heavily, she discovered that the entrance to the palace was ajar. Duan Mu Yan's heart tightened and she took two steps forward. However, in the next moment, she saw her royal father walk out of the room and the half-open wooden door was flung open by him with a screech!
"Mu Yan respectfully sends royal father off…" The initial respect she had for him had already transformed into fear. Duan Mu Yan lowered her gaze and half-bent her body as her father stormed out like he had not seen her.
Inside Consort Li's room, the sight of upturned table and shattered ceramics and spilled tea all over the floor was akin to a typhoon scenario. On the bed, Ling Ziyan's pale face and empty eyes stared in the direction of the door in despair as tears rolled down without restraint. Helplessness and powerlessness lingered in her mind, and the death of Qin Yu Die caused fragmented and aged ripples to reappear in the depths of Ling Ziyan's heart.
"Mother… mother! " A heart-wrenching pain was vividly shown on Duan Mu Yan's face as she entered the room. She pounced towards the side of the bed and tightly gripped Ling Zi Yan's ice-cold hands. Tears rolled down her face as they mercilessly fell, shattering into pieces of ceramics on the ground!
"Mu Yan... Mother is resentful… Why... Why does his majesty refuses to believe me from the start to finish... Why… Oh heavens!
Xiao Wang Manor
Xiao Jin Feng's deep eyes were full of expectation as he looked at the healer in front of him. His lips were trembling, and he couldn't help but choke.
"Master... How is my wife…?" He didn't dare to ask, but he had to. Xiao Jingfeng's heart couldn't help but tightened. After several moments of disappointment, Xiao Jingfeng had already mentally prepared himself!
"The High Prince Qi is too impatient. In this old man's opinion, there's nothing wrong with the High Princess's health. The reason her highness hasn't recovered from her illness for a long time is because this year will be the new year for her! As long as the High Princess can live through this first six months safely, the following months and years will be better..." The words slowly spilled out as he solemnly opened his mouth.
"Really?! Is what Master said true?!" Xiao Jin Feng's heart lurched as bright rays of light shone in his eyes!
"But there is one thing! Her Highness must not be hurt in anyway during these six months. Your Grace must take good care of her and must not let her suffer any provocation. This was of utmost importance…" He then picked up his things and turned to leave.
"Master!" Xiao Jin Feng looked at Chu Shi Rou's personal servant, Su Jin Xiu. Su Jin Xiu naturally understood the prince's intentions. She took out three hundred taels of silver and handed it over to him!
The man looked at the silver banknotes in Su Jin Xiu's hands and a greedy look flashed in his eyes. He then raised his gaze and looked at Xiao Jin Feng with a gaze as thin as water.
"This is a small token of this prince's appreciation. Master, please accept it …" Xiao Jin Feng looked at the healer in puzzlement, his lips slightly parted.
"Your Grace, you've misunderstood. I took my life for Her Highness' sake, all because of my previous life, and also because of the Princess' good fortune. Although this is a calamity, in the end, her highness managed to get lucky. I'll take my leave…" The man only glanced at the silver notes in Su Jin Xiu's hands before leaving the General Xiao Manor.
"Then this High Prince sincerely sends master off!" Jin Feng nodded his head in gratification. After seeing the healer left the room, Xiao Jin Feng turned around and entered the inner room. He gently helped Chu Shi Rou, who was in a soft couch, up.
"Rou Er, the master said that you are destined to meet with calamity, but you will be able to overcome it! Don't worry! I definitely won't let anything happen to you…" Tears gathered in the corners of Chu Shi Rou's eyes as she slowly leaned into Xiao Jin Feng's embrace. Her pale face was almost transparent, and her chapped lips trembled as she let out a slight smile.
"Senior Feng… You never believe the words of these warlocks, why believe now...? I know my own body... To be able to be together with you in this lifetime, I have no regrets in this life… But..., if that day ever comes … I really can't bear to part with you… Promise me... If I go... Live well… " A drop of warm tears silently fell onto Chu Shi Rou's beautiful face. She knew that Xiao Jin Feng was crying and did not raise her head to comfort him. She nestled against his chest instead, her half-closed eyes that were sparkling with translucent tears quietly fell down.
The so-called healer, after leaving the gate of General Xiao Manor, trotted all the way to the alley at the east corner of the city!
"How was it?!" A high-pitched voice rang out as the comrade-in-waiting bowed his head and looked up at the man in the blue tunic.
"Of course I did just as how you told me! Eunuch An, please rest assured… " As he spoke, his eyes were fixated on the silver bag in the hands of the person in front of him.
"Really?"
"Absolutely! It seems like Prince Qi does not have any doubts at all! " The aide swore solemnly. He looked like a scoundrel!
"That's good... Then—!" At that very moment, the quack-healer's eyes were wide open as he looked at Eunuch An with disbelief. The hand that was reaching into the money bag was now tightly covering his stomach, and the pain in his abdomen made him finally understand that without a 'white pie in the sky', it was easy for him to lose his life.
Looking at those pair of venomous eyes on the ground, Eunuch An couldn't help but shake his head. He took out the dissolving powder from his robes and sprinkled it on the quack-healer.
"Every injustice has its master. You… If you want to blame someone, then blame the master of my palace. Don't go looking for the wrong person…" Accompanied by a hissing sound, a fishy stench filled the whole alley. People who were still alive all disappeared one after another.
Sage Storage Pavilion
Duan Xingyi lazily leaned against the meticulously carved jade chair, his slender fingers fiddling with the jade pendant at his waist. His half-closed black eyes suddenly lifted as his gaze fell on the figure that was walking in. Duan Zitong tapped her toes and waltz into the Sage Storage Pavilion. With a twist of her body, she closed the door!
"Xinghan, elder sister will ask you, have you fallen to this Duan Mu Yan?!" Glancing to the side, Duan Zitong's lips slightly opened as her cold voice slowly spilled out. Duan Xingyi sneered coldly, seeming to ridicule her but not mocking her.
"Elder sister, your brain appeared not be working. That Duan Mu Yan is royal father's daughter, the third princess! How could you ask such a stupid question when we're half siblings… " A layer of biting cold frost appeared on Duan Xingyi's slightly raised brows. He pursed his lips and his entire body emitted a wild and untamed aura.