Zhu'er carefully applied the medicine for Yin Chujin. She thought of Ye Xin's hideous appearance and asked curiously, "Princess, what medicine did you give her? Nothing will happen to her… right?"
"She won't die, but she won't feel comfortable either."
"Oh." Zhu'er nodded and turned around to find a new dress for Yin Chujin. She then started to tidy up the messy house. As she did so, she complained, "Leng'er, you should have lured that woman outside the house to fight just now. We've gone through so much trouble to repair everything here, but it's all smashed…"
Leng'er stopped tidying up and looked up at the mess in the room. In the end, she did not say anything and only nodded slightly.
"It doesn't matter. If anything is broken, we can buy new ones."
"Princess, do you think His Highness will come to question you if he finds out that you drugged her?"
After Yin Chujin changed her clothes, she helped to clean up. As she cleaned, she replied, "It doesn't matter. At most, I'll waste some time arguing with him. He can't do anything to me."
"Princess, why don't you care about anything? Is there anything you care about?"
Zhu'er was just muttering to herself. She did not expect Yin Chujin to fall into deep thought with just one sentence.
Yes, after coming here, everything seemed to have become indifferent. What did it matter to her?
Yin Chujin sighed and stared blankly at the sycamore catkins in the courtyard. She had no goal in her life as a replacement for the princess…
That afternoon, Xiao Yelei came knocking on her door. Yin Chujin, who was sitting at her desk, looked up from her medical book when she heard the sound and met his dark face.
Knowing what he was here for, she could not be bothered with him and quickly lowered her head to continue reading the medical book.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Yelei was even more furious. He strode forward and slammed his palm on her table. Because of his palm, the items on the table shook. "Yin Chujin, are you playing with me?"
Yin Chujin calmly flipped to the next page and answered without looking up, "Really? I don't remember having the time!"
"What did you say when you asked me to sign the agreement? You said that you would treat Ye Xin's face! You agreed to it yourself, but what did you do today? You poisoned her!" Xiao Yelei gritted his teeth and glared at the back of her head.
"If Prince Xiao wants me to fulfill the agreement, can you do it first? I remember that the agreement clearly stated that no one is allowed to disturb Wuyuan, and your consort came to my house this morning to whip me and destroy my small house. I wonder if this is considered disturbing?" Yin Chujin looked up at him and asked.
Being stared at by her calm and deep eyes, Xiao Yelei had the unprecedented urge to look away.
"Ye Xin, she…" He had no idea that Ye Xin had come to Wuyuan this morning to cause trouble.
Yin Chujin could tell what was going on from his surprised expression. Her red lips curled up slightly as she said mockingly, "Did she not tell you? Or did she say that I was rude and unreasonable enough to poison her? Prince Xiao, I used to think that you were a little unreasonable, but at least your mind is still clear. Now, it seems that you're just a fool who will be led by the nose by a woman. Do you think I'm so bored that after helping you ask Father for a marriage decree, I'll find trouble with Ye Xin?"
"Yin Chujin, how dare you insult me! You're so straightforward. Do you really think I'm afraid of death? Do I have to listen to your orders just because I'm poisoned? If I didn't believe what you said, do you think you could live so freely?" Xiao Yelei leaned forward angrily and quickly grabbed her chin. At the same time, he used his other hand to restrain her hand that was reaching for the medicine in her pocket.
"Let go of the princess!" Leng'er held the scabbard in one hand and the hilt of the sword in the other as she said coldly to Xiao Yelei.
Yin Chujin, on the other hand, was calm. She didn't even frown as she squeezed out a sentence, "If you don't let go on the count of three, I guarantee that Ye Xin will rot and die! One! Two…"
"You're threatening me!" Xiao Yelei increased the strength in his hand. His fingers almost dug into her flesh, but she did not cry out in pain at all. However, he gradually frowned. "Hand over the antidote, and I can consider letting you go!"
Yin Chujin smiled coldly and averted her gaze. She did not intend to negotiate with him at all.
"Very good. Looks like you're not afraid of death at all!" Xiao Yelei sneered. The next moment, he let go of her chin and used his strength on her right hand. With a slight force, the sound of joint dislocation was clearly heard.
Yin Chujin gritted her teeth to stop herself from crying out in pain. She only glared at him hatefully.
"Don't think that I don't have any bargaining chips left. If I die from your poison, I'll definitely drag you, your two maidservants, and your mother down with me! Before that, I'll definitely torture you well and let you understand the consequences of being restless. How about it? Do you want to taste the pain of your left hand being crippled again? Do you want to hand over the antidote?" Xiao Yelei held her right hand and asked again.
Yin Chujin took a deep breath before saying to Leng'er, "Leng'er, give him the red bottle in the medicine box!"
Leng'er glared at Xiao Yelei for a while before putting away her sword. She took out a medicine box and took out a red medicine bottle before throwing it to Xiao Yelei.
Xiao Yelei took the medicine bottle and opened it to take a look, but he could not figure it out.
"How can I believe that your medicine is real? If you casually use it to scare me…"
Yin Chujin snorted. "Prince Xiao, I'm not like a certain someone. I'll definitely do what I promised. Using fake medicine to fool people, hmph, I've always despised doing such things. Believe it if you want." She made a mental note that Xiao Yelei was a suspicious person. It was better not to provoke him!
"You're not worthy of my trust! Men, take Zhu'er away. If Xin'er's poison is not cured, you should know the consequences!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two guards came in and escorted Zhu'er out. Leng'er was about to swing the sword in her hand at them, but she was stopped by Xiao Yelei's words.
"If she makes a move, I don't mind cutting off her left hand or even both arms!"
"Xiao Yelei, whether you believe it or not, the antidote is real. Feed her one pill every two hours and use it with acupuncture to clear all the major acupuncture points in her body so that the medicinal effect will dissipate faster. In less than ten hours, she will recover. I hope you can do the same. Don't let Zhu'er lose a single strand of hair! Don't forget that we are restraining each other. You have a bargaining chip, you dare to risk it, do you think I don't?"
"You actually poisoned Xin'er so viciously and want her to suffer for ten hours?" Xiao Yelei stared at her in disbelief, completely ignoring the threat behind her.
"Whatever you say!"
"Acupuncture, right? Then you'll do it. For as long as Ye Xin hurts, your hand will hurt for just as long!" After saying that, Xiao Yelei put his hands together and pulled her out, not caring how painful her dislocated hand would be.
Yin Chujin bit her lower lip and staggered as he dragged her out. "Xiao Yelei, you think too highly of me. My hand is in this state now. Do you think I can still perform acupuncture? I can't even hold acupuncture. If you're not afraid that I'll stab Ye Xin in the wrong acupuncture point, just bring me there!"
When Xiao Yelei heard this, he stopped in his tracks and turned around. "Then watch from the side and accompany Xin'er in her pain!"
Yin Chujin rolled her eyes weakly and could only increase her pace to reduce the pain.