Translator: Artsy
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Qian Yuge was indeed frightened by Hong Ling's voice. She immediately fell to her knees in front of Mu Yexiao. At this moment, she recalled the terrifying memories of Mu Yexiao.
Even though His Highness was handicapped, he was more horrified than ordinary individuals. There was once a lady reached out her hand toward him and it was broken apart by him within split seconds.
Now that she farted in front of him, she bet she would be done for this time. Thinking of this, Qian Yuge was in a total mess and trepidation.
She trembled while kneeling down. "Your Highness, please spare my life. I'm wronged."
Mu Yexiao seemed to feel disgusted by the stinky smell all over the hall. However, he drew a glance at Qian Jiujiu as he could not tell for sure if this was a prank of Qian Jiujiu.
Qian Jiujiu had surely met Mu Yexiao's gaze. She then sneered with an unpleasant tone. "Why are you looking at me? Since Lady Wang said that she is wronged, let's get someone to investigate this matter then."
"Father-in-law, will you blame me for exceeding one's duties and meddling in others' affairs?"
Minister Qian's face was drenched with cold sweat at this moment. "For sure not, this, this..."
Upon hearing that, Qian Jiujiu turned to look at Mu Yexiao. "In this case, Your Highness might as well investigate this matter so that this beautiful lady here will not be wronged. Otherwise, others will be sad due to this."
Mu Yexiao let out a cough or two before uttering, "Let's pass this on to Minister Qian then. After all, this is the Qian Manor. Besides, it's something related to the guest of the Qian family. It's better to make things clear."
Qian Jiujiu sat down calmly. As the entire compound was filled with the awful scent, she had lost her appetite. Therefore, she stood up immediately. "I feel that I have to change to another place. Besides, please ask Lady Wang to keep a distance from me."
Mu Yexiao murmured in agreement before adding, "Dong Chen, quickly push me out of this place."
Dong Chen spare Qian Yuge a disdainful glance as he pushed Mu Yuge out. Qian Jiujiu followed suit. To be frank, Qian Yuge felt the urge to leave the place as well.
However, she still kept making the puffing noise, hence Qian Jiujiu said, "You don't have to go out. If not, what's the point for us to leave."
Upon hearing that, Mu Yexiao who was very polite suppressed a smile. "That's right! Lady Wang, you can just stay here."
After the crowd went outside, not long after, Nan Feng came back with the imperial physician. The imperial physician conjectured that Lord Xiao was in a poor condition again as Nan Feng was the one inviting him over.
This time he was well prepared to be dead but once he arrived at the place, he realized he was merely there to check on a female patient.
He heaved a sigh of relief in his heart as he began to feel the pulse of Qian Yuge. "Excuse me, could you please stretched out your hand?"
Although the entire compound was filled with bad odor, the imperial physician before her did not even frown. Qian Jiujiu wondered if he could scent the stinky smell.
In a wink, the imperial physician diagnosed the cause of the problem, hence he walked out of the hall. "Greetings to Your Highness and Princess Consort. This lady has consumed something inappropriate, hence, resulting in her emitting gas constantly."
It took Qian Jiujiu quite a while to understand the term, emitting gas. Emitting gas means farting. She then blinked her eyes as she fixed her gaze at the imperial physician. "In this regard, what do you think..."
"What inappropriate food do you think this lady has consumed?"
The imperial physician cast a glance at Princess Consort. The lady before him was rather adorable and graceful but she was not considered the prettiest after all.
Looking at this, he felt that seeing is believing! The imperial physician bowed as he uttered, "In reply to Princess Consort, eating lots of food that consists of beans will result in emitting gas."
"But it won't cause the lady to emit gas unceasingly. It seems like it was not only an ingredient, it was a concoction of herbs used to achieve such a result."
Qian Jiujiu murmured in acknowledgment before saying, "Does this mean that this lady is schemed by someone? Tsk, tsk, this is such a huge embarrassment. Imperial physician, you've to swiftly check out the situation then."
"Check the food the lady has eaten just now to look for the cause of the problem."
At this instant, Madam Qian finally understood that the bowl of soup was the source of the problem. However, she was curious as to why Qian Jiujiu was so eager to look for the solution.
Indeed, the imperial physician did not let others down. Soon, he spotted the bowl of soup. "Your Highness, Princess Consort, this bowl of soup has a problem."
Qian Jiujiu raised her eyebrows. "Father, do you dislike me being back for a meal?
Minister Qian was dumbfounded. Obviously, he had not come to senses of the meaning behind Qian Jiujiu's words. His expression was still perplexed as usual. "What are you talking about, Princess Consort? For sure, I welcome your return anytime."
Qian Jiujiu sneered as she directed her gaze at Mu Yexiao, expressing her grievances. "Your Highness, I was placed in a dangerous situation just now. That bowl of soup was initially mine."
"But I found that elder cousin sister kept staring at the bowl of soup so I thought she wanted to drink it so badly. Hence, I granted the bowl of soup to her. Who knows this has resulted in her embarrassing herself."
"Your Highness, someone is trying to harm me. You need to bring justice to me."
Qian Yuge was furious due to Qian Jiujiu. I'm the one experiencing the embarrassment. Now Qian Jiujiu is claiming to be wronged. This is too outrageous!
Mu Yexiao showed an expression resembling a smile at Qian Jiujiu. Then, he burst out in fury. "Minister Qian, what do you mean by that?"
Minister Qian kneeled down immediately as he looked fixedly at Mu Yexiao. "Calm down, Your Highness. I'm in the midst of investigating this matter."
Qian Jiujiu shot a glance at Hong Ling. "Hong Ling, go with him. I want to know the results after the investigation."
"At your command."
After replying to Qian Jiujiu, Hong Ling left with others. Seeing the figure of Hong Ling, Qian Yuge swallowed back her words.
Lord Xiao was infuriated so Minister Qian could not bear to delay the investigation. He ordered people to investigate this matter very quickly. However, the results of the investigation caught everyone off guard.
Hong Ling came out after a while. "Your Highness, Princess Consort, the poison was added by this lady. I have asked someone to check with the drugstore and they have taken the witness here with them in no time.
The lady who was brought out by Hong Ling was none other than the senior servant of Qian Yuge, Jade. Qian Yuge's expression on the face turned extremely hideous. For sure she knew that the poison was purchased by Jade.
It was also Jade who had added it. However, never had she expected Hong Ling to be so capable in finding the culprit so rapidly.
Qian Jiujiu had never met Jade before, hence she stared at the servant. "What's your name? How dare you try to cause me to get embarrassed in public? What's your real intention?"
Once she finished her sentence, Hong Ling let out a cough. "In reply to Princess Consort, this servant is named Jade. She is your personal senior servant back at home previously."
Qian Jiujiu blinked her eyes twice before drawing a glance at Qian Yuge. "Oh, you're Jade. I didn't see clearly just now. Who are you serving right now?"
Once Madam Qian heard this question, she had a hunch that Qian Jiujiu had a wicked mind.
Not only did she make her daughter embarrassed herself, but she had also planned to accuse Qian Yuge as the plotter of this matter. Madam Qian would never allow this to happen.
She gave Jade a menacing glare and right after that, Jade immediately kowtowed in front of Qian Jiujiu. "Please spare my life, Princess Consort. It's my bad."
"I'm just pissed off because you didn't bring me along to the Xiao Manor when you got married. After all, we grow up together."
Qian Jiujiu blinked her eyes in confusion. It seemed like Madam Qian was not an easy character. She then coughed twice. "Your Highness, what should we do with such a narrow-minded servant?"
Mu Yexiao let out a half-smile as he looked Qian Jiujiu in the eye. "The behavior of this servant is considered a betrayal to her master. Drag her out and beat her to death directly."
Qian Jiujiu was taken aback by his words. One life is sacrificed just like this. It seems like the life of a person in ancient times is not valuable at all. She shot a rather sympathetic look at Jade as she fell into deep thoughts.
Upon witnessing this scene, Hong Ling could not help from glancing at Minister Qian. "Minister Qian, have you not heard the words of His Highness?"
Just then, Minister Qian came to his senses and immediately ordered, "Anybody? Drag this servant who has betrayed her master out and beat her to death!"
Jade was dragged out by someone right away. Qian Jiujiu stroked her belly, feeling a little hungry as she looked at Mu Yexiao. "Your Highness, let's return home."
Certainly, Mu Yexiao agreed with her suggestion. "Okay, let's go back,"
After such an incident, it was only reasonable for Minister Qian to send them off. Once stepping out of the Qian Manor, Qian Jiujiu got on the carriage, looking rather surprised.
Mu Yexiao entered the carriage as well. Both of them sat next to each other. Qian Jiujiu kept staring at Mu Yexiao, causing him to feel shy due to her constant stare.
"May I know why do you keep staring at me? What can I do for you?"
Feeling wronged, Qian Jiujiu caressed her belly, "Your Highness, both of us are co-partners, right? Now your partner is feeling hungry."
Thinking of food, Mu Yexiao seemed to recall the awful odor previously. He could not help but show Qian Jiujiu a funny yet annoyed expression on his face.
"I couldn't believe you still have an appetite after smelling the strong scent just now."
Qian Jiujiu who was triggered rolled her eyes in response. "It's not that I have an appetite, it's just that I'm hungry. After all, we have to have our meals. Probably I can ask Hong Ling to buy two steamed buns for us."
Mu Yexiao agreed with her. "As you wish."
Once Qian Jiujiu received his approval, she summoned Hong Ling excitedly, "Hong Ling, buy two steamed buns for me."
"At your command."
Upon finishing her sentence, Hong Ling shot a glance at Dong Chen who was riding the carriage beside her. "Dong Chen, why are you not stopping yet? Didn't you hear that Princess Consort wanted to get some steamed buns?"
Dong Chen had no choice but to stop the carriage. Hong Ling then got off the carriage to buy two steamed buns for Qian Jiujiu.
Qian Jiujiu started eating once she saw the buns. She would voice out her opinions every now and then. "Food in this era is indeed aromatic for they are all made of natural ingredients."
As she spoke, she turned to look at Mu Yexiao. "Do you want a bite, Your Highness?"
Mu Yexiao immediately shook his head and rejected her. "I'm good, you can finish the food yourself."
Qian Jiujiu blinked her eyes. "Alright then, I'll eat it myself. Since you have performed well today, I'll cook a sumptuous meal for us later."
Upon finishing her sentence, Qian Jiujiu continued eating her food, while Mu Yexiao curled the corner of his mouth into a smirk but he did not utter anything in the end.