《Your Highness's Beloved Medical-skilled Princess》 Chapter 1 Become a Concubine After Traveling back in Time Chapter 1 Be a Concubine After Traveling back in Time Phoenix Mansion, Prince Wenhao¡¯s residence, North Tang The candlelight swayed, lighting up the semi-old red character of ¡°happy¡± posted everywhere in the room. The light spread out from the edge of gold stamping and made soft glow, casting a pair of shadows on the wall Yuan Qingling''s face was full of tolerance and unwillingness. He had never touched her after being married for a year. When she visited the pce the day before yesterday, the Queen Mother looked at her t belly and sighed with great disappointment. The Queen Mother also mentioned the schedule of marrying another concubine, so she had to tell the Queen Mother that they hadn¡¯t had sex yet although they had been married for a year. She didn''t cry orin, but she found it difficult to ept it. She met him for the first time at the age of thirteen. It was love at first sight. She had exhausted all means, and finally married him as a concubine. She believed, that given enough time, patience and love, he would fall for her eventually. Unfortunately, she seemed to have overestimated herself. He was her husband, but she couldn¡¯t see the slightest affection in his eyes. Within his eyes was merely furious hatred, which prickled her wounded heart fiercely. An inexplicable hatred surged up inside her. She struggled to prop up her body and heavily bit his lips. Fresh blood came out, and the sweet stinky blood dripped into her mouth. Yu Wenhao was annoyed. He stood up and pped her face with pure coldness. "Yuan Qingling, I¡¯ve slept with you as you wished. From now on, we¡¯re strangers." Yuan Qinglingughed, desperately sad. ¡°You hate me, don¡¯t you?¡± Before getting married, her mother had taught her what she should know as a wife, but he came to her after taking the drug to stimte sexual desire. Once the effect of the medicine was over, he got up without hesitation. He rolled his green robe, and gave a kick with his slender legs. The table and chairs fell to the ground with a loud sound. Everything was scattered around on the ground. His voice was cold, and his eyes were full of contempt. "Hate? Who do you think you are? I¡¯m just disgusted with you. To me you''re nothing but some disgusting maggot on rotton meat. Or I wouldn¡¯t have taken the drug in order to sleep with you.¡° He went out quickly, and she watched him disappear at the door. Only the cold wind was drawn in from the door, which instantly cooled her heart. His voice came from afar. "No need to treat her like a princess. Treat her like a dog.¡± It hurt, so badly. She slept with him as she had wished, but he broke her heart. She pulled out a hairpin in her hair... In the Phoenix Mansion, a maid shouted: "Her gracemitted suicide!" The Phoenix Mansion was covered in darkness. After Nurse Qi sent the doctor out, she turned around and entered the room with a cold face. "Your grace, even if you wanna do this, wait until the prince divorces you and die at your own ce so that you won''t dirty his residence. So you won¡¯t bring him bad luck." Yuan Qingling slowly opened her eyes and looked at this old woman with a ferocious face in front of her. ¡°Water...¡± N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. Her throat was so dry that she desperately needed water now. "You just tried to kill yourself. You could pour water by yourself!" As soon as Nurse Qi finished, she nced at Yuan Qingling in disgust, then went out. Yuan Qingling struggled to get up. Her whole body was falling apart in pain. Shey on the table, poured a ss of water with her trembling hands, and drank it up in seconds. She didn¡¯t feel that she was really alive until this moment. She looked at the wound on her wrist and was shocked for a moment. Up to now, she still couldn''t ept what had happened. She was known as a prodigy when she was little. After finishing high school at the age of ten, she was admitted to Guangzhou Medical University to study modern clinical medicine. She was the youngest doctoral student in the 22nd century, but she didn¡¯t be a doctor afterwards. Instead, she turned to study bio-medicine. With her Ph.D., she became obsessed with virology. After two years in the virus research institute, she was hired by a biologicalpany to develop drugs that stimted the development of the brain. Chapter 2 Wounded Little Brother Huo Chapter 2 Wounded Little Brother Huo She passed out after injecting the drug she developed. When she woke up, she found herself here. Some strange memories were slowly intertwining with her own in her mind. Lord Yuan¡¯s eldest daughter, Yuan Qingling, had long been longing for the Prince, Yu Wenhao. At the age of fifteen, she went to the princess''s house for a banquet and set up a n to tempt Prince Wenhao to ¡°sexually assault¡± her. After threatening to kill herself in humiliation, she sessfully married him. Unfortunately, after marrying the Prince for a year, he didn''t even bother to give her a nce no matter how she tried. As someone who studied science, although she had never been in love, she could figure out what had happenedst night from her physical pain. Promoted from a genius doctor to a Princess of an unknown dynasty, Yuan Qingling only felt sorry that the research project she was doing couldn¡¯t continue. It was so unscientific that her soul traveled back in time, but it happened. She didn''t worry too much about this though. Instead, she thought that if she could go back to the modern society, she might study the supernatural. Excessive blood loss made her feel dizzy. She decided not to think about anything at all, then walked back to the bed and fell asleep. Time passed. All of a sudden, there was a loud noise, apanied by a terrible cry of pain outside. ¡°Go get the doctor!¡± Outside the door, there was an anxious and panicked voice from Nurse Qi. The smell of blood prated through the ajar wooden door. Yuan Qingling held the chair with both hands, steadying her weak steps, and looked out. She saw Nurse Qi and a maid supporting a young servant sitting on the porch. The young servant¡¯s eyes were bleeding with something stuck inside. He burst into tears with pain. Nurse Qi was very anxious and wanted to reach out her hand to cover the bleeding ce for him, but the sharp object protruded on the eyeball, so she tried to remove it. Seeing that, Yuan Qingling walked out quickly, with heavy pain everywhere in her body. "Don''t move!" Nurse Qi was taken aback. when she turned around and saw Yuan Qingling, she said madly, "It¡¯s none of your business. You shouldn¡¯t be here." Yuan Qingling checked the young servant¡¯s condition and felt a little relieved. The sharp object was a nail. It didn¡¯t directly insert into his eyeball, but inserted in by the edge of the corner of his eye. The nail got in deep. If it was pulled out forcibly, it would damage the cornea and even cause his eyeball to st. "Tweezers, cotton, needles, spirits, and soup made with aconitum, scopolia, hemp, rhododendron molle, and thorn apple. Be quick!" Yuan Qingling pulled away Nurse Qi and calmly ordered her. Nurse Qi pushed her away and said furiously, "Don''t touch my grandson." ¡°He can''t wait till the doctor...¡± N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. Seeing that she was not going to stop, Nurse Qi pushed her into a room and locked her in. Yuan Qingling fell to the ground. A cold sentence echoed in her mind. ¡°No need to treat her like a princess. Treat her like a dog.¡± She was just a dog, and naturally all the servants wouldn¡¯t respect her. Yuan Qingling slowlyy back on the bed, listening to the cry of the young servant outside, feeling upset. His voice gradually faded away, and he was moved elsewhere. He was just around ten. Unfortunately, if the treatment was dyed, his eye was injured and he could lose his life due to infection. Yuan Qingling wasn¡¯t sympathetic to everyone. She studied in medicine, and she was doing medicine and virus research. Her family members were all doctors. And the most frequently discussed topics by the old generation at home since childhood was the responsibility of being a doctor and the ways of treatment. In the Yuan family''s view, it was their duty to save people. They made sure of it by actions and spent their entire lives doing it well. Chapter 3 Appearance of the Medicine Box Chapter 3 Appearance of the Medicine Box Her body was too weak. She felt groggy and fell asleep. She had a dream, dreaming that she somehow returned to her researchb. The research room that thepany arranged for her was secretive. Apart from thepany''s chairman and her assistant, almost no one knew its location. Nothing changed. She touched the table, theputer, the microscope, the syringe she used to inject, and the test tubes discarded on one side. Theputer was turned on, and she logged in to WeChat on theputer. A lot of messages popped up constantly. All of them were from family members, asking where she was. She touched the keyboard, and finally felt the sadness in her heart after her death in the modern society. She might not be able to see her family again. Startled for a while, she saw a bottle of povidone-iodine (PVP-I) on the table, which she had brought here before she injected herself. Because she spent most of her time in the institute, there were always different kinds of drugs in it. She opened the medicine box, and the medicines inside were barely touched. If she had these drugs, the child might have been saved. She didn''t know how long she had slept. When she heard the sound of the door being pushed open, she suddenly woke up from her dream. A maid came in with amp, holding a te of steamed buns in her hand. She put it heavily on the table, and said coldly, "Enjoy your meal." Once she finished, she left themp on the table and went out. Yuan Qingling felt so upset. It was a dream! She was really hungry, so she slowly got up and got out of bed, then walked over. But she suddenly tripped. She looked down and saw a medicine box on the ground. In an instant, stiffened. This medicine box was exactly the same as the one in her researchb! She quickly lifted the medicine box to the table and opened it. Her trembling hands slowly touched the medicines inside. She was sure it was the same medicine box in the researchb. Holding her breath, she couldn''t believe what she saw. It was quite unthinkable that her soul traveled back in time, and now this medicine box followed her here? Exclusive ? content by N(?)ve/l/Drama.Org. No, no, it didn''t seem to be here just then. It only appeared after she had the dream. What was going on? She refused to think in a supernatural way, and tried to exin this from a scientific point of view. Just treated it as a parallel space... No, no, it didn''t make any sense. Even if there was a parallel space and she entered it by fate, the brain was hers, while the body wasn¡¯t. There was no way to exin that. After a long time, she finally calmed down. She hid the medicine box and devoured some steamed buns. Shey back on the bed and wanted to continue sleeping to see if she could dream of returning to theb again. However, she was so excited that she couldn''t fall asleep at all after tossing and turning. Besides, for the next two days, she couldn''t fall asleep either. Even if she was so tired and could hardly open her eyes, her brain was still running at a high speed. It never stopped. On the third day, she still couldn''t fall asleep. Sitting in front of the bronze mirror, she saw that she was like a ghost now. She had disheveled hair, sunken eye sockets, a pale face, and a small scar in the middle of her eyebrows. The wound on her wrist was no longer a major problem, except for asional cramps. It was healing. She wondered how the boy was right now. She slowly adjusted her thoughts and felt that no matter how anxious she was, it would be useless. It was better to adapt to her current life first. So, when the maid brought her the meal again, she asked, "Lu Ya, how¡¯s Nurse Qi''s grandson now?" The maid was called Lu Ya. Yuan Qingling had the memories in herst life. Lu Ya answered coldly, "He¡¯s dying. Are you happy now?" Why would she be happy? Chapter 4 The Doctor Refuses to Treat Him Chapter 4 The Doctor Refuses to Treat Him Yuan Qingling was startled for a moment, and some memories suddenly came to her mind. The day before Little Brother Huo was injured, the original owner of her body scolded him and ordered him to tightly cover the wooden nks on the hut as soon as possible. He rolled down from the hut and got hurt by a nail. It shouldn¡¯t have been his job. What was worse, because the people apanied her to marry over were all sold, she vented her anger on the others arranged by Prince Wenhao to take care of her. She always beat and scolded them. Even Nurse Qi had also been smashed with a cup by her and shed lot of blood. The original owner was a little violent. No wonder she was annoying in people¡¯s eyes. ¡°Help me ask Nurse Qi. Can I go and see him?¡± Yuan Qingling said. "If you¡¯re really so kind, you wouldn¡¯t end up like this. Stop acting. Nurse Qi and Little Brother Huo don''t want to see you," Lu Ya said, turned around and went out. Therge door was closed once more. Yuan Qingling sighed softly. That kid was dying? She didn''t know how seriously Little Brother Huo was injured, or how the doctor here treated him. If it wasn¡¯t handled properly, it could cause his cornea toe off and the eyeball to burst with infection. Nothing was more important than life to her. She couldn''t eat at ease, so she opened the medicine box and took a few antibiotics, then went out. Nurse Qi was sold to Prince Wenhao, and Little Brother Huo was a domestic ve. They lived in the low courtyard behind Phoenix Mansion. Yuan Qingling went around a few times and finally found it. "What are you doing here?" The second Nurse Qi saw Yuan Qingling, Nurse Qi stared straight at her with red and swollen eyes. Her face was full of hatred. ¡°I need to see Little Brother Huo,¡± said Yuan Qingling. ¡°No, you should go. We can¡¯t ept your help,¡± Nurse Qi said coldly. Yuan Qingling tried to apologize. "I''m sorry, I didn''t know. It was an ident that happened after I asked him to repair the cottage..." "ident? He¡¯s only nine years old and can only do some sweeping, but you asked him to repair the cottage. You don''t allow other people to do that. You gave him that order. You deliberately made things difficult for him. He¡¯s only nine years old. How could you be so vicious?" Facing Nurse Qi¡¯s angry question, Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t know how to defend herself. She was never good at arguing. She could only pass a few antibiotics to Nurse Qi. "Help him take these medicines, three times a day, two pills at a time..." However, the pills in her hand were beaten to the ground by Nurse Qi. Nurse Qi fiercely smashed them to pieces with her foot. "No need. Please leave, your grace. I don¡¯t want to throw you out for the sake of my grandson." Yuan Qingling looked at the medicines that turned into powder. She felt very distressed. There were not too many antibiotics in the medicine box. Seeing Nurse Qi¡¯s angry heart-broken face, she understood it was meaningless no matter what she said at this moment. She had to turn around and leave. Little Brother Huo¡¯s life was in great danger that night. Nurse Qi had Prince Wenhao¡¯s approval. Once he learned about the situation, he specially asked his domestic retainer to invite the famous Doctor Li from the capital toe over. After Doctor Li had seen him, he shook his head without giving a prescription. He only told them to prepare for the funeral. Nurse Qi cried her heart out and was heard by Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling walked out quickly and stopped Lu Ya who passed by. "What happened?" This is from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Little Brother Huo is dying.¡± Lu Ya didn¡¯t have time to hate her an blurted it out in such a hurry. Yuan Qingling was nervous. She immediately went back to the room and took the medicine box, then ran over. Chapter 5 A Slap on the Face Chapter 5 A p on the Face Nurse Qi knelt on the ground begging Doctor Li. Doctor Li looked at servant Tang Yang for help. Tang Yang said in embarrassment, "Doctor, would you save him?" Doctor Li sneered, "Save him? He¡¯s dying. My reputation would be ruined if I failed." Upon hearing that, Nurse Qi almost fainted in tears, but she wouldn¡¯t stop gasping and shouting, "My poor grandson!" Lu Ya stepped forward tofort her and support Nurse Qi up to sit aside. But the servant Tang Yang said to the doctor, ¡°The child is really in pain. Can you prescribe some medicines to ease his pain? No one will know about this.¡± As Tang Yang said that, he stuffed silver currency into the doctor''s sleeve. Doctor Li replied, "I can relieve his pain, but it¡¯s actually meaningless. He¡¯ll still die." ¡°Fine.¡± Tang Yang only hoped Little Brother Huo could die morefortably. He felt sorry for him because they had a special bond. Right when Doctor Li was about to go in and write a prescription, unexpectedly, the door closed with a bang and it was also bolted inside. Lu Ya recognized the corner of clothing that she saw when the door closed, and shouted, "It''s her grace!" Once Nurse Qi heard that it was the princess who had entered, she was as sad as angry. Like a mad lioness, she rushed up and mmed the door hard. "Open the door. Open it now. What do you want to do?" Yuan Qingling''s voice came from inside. It wasn¡¯t loud and she only said four words, "There is still hope." Doctor Li sneered on the spot, "He¡¯s already dying. There is still hope? I don¡¯t think there is anything you can do." Nurse Qi sank and looked at Tang Yang hopelessly. "Master Tang, please, kick the door open. I need to apany him. He must be scared!" Tang Yang didn''t expect the princess toe over at this key point. Why did she have to cause them more trouble? It seemed that she didn¡¯t listen to the prince¡¯s order. If so, he must report it to the prince. He said in a deep voice, "Lu Ya, go and invite the prince. If the prince is absent, we can¡¯t be rude to the princess. Get a few more people here as well and knock the door open." ¡°Sure!¡± Lu Ya was mad too, so she ran out at once. Tang Yang asked the doctor to prescribe a prescription on the stone in the yard so that they could prepare the medicine. Hearing the movements outside, Yuan Qingling had no choice but to hurry up. Little Brother Huo was groggy and he kept moaning in pain. Yuan Qingling looked at his wound. Pus formed in the corner of his eye, and the entire eye was swollen. It was a bacterial infection. She opened the medicine box, took out the fluid, and gave him antibiotics first, then took out a small knife and povidone-iodine. After disinfection, she began to clean the wound. Without anesthesia, the kid couldn¡¯t bear the pain, and screamed out loud. Outside, Nurse Qi heard the screams of her grandson, so she mmed her head against the door, and cursed, "Do whatever you want to me! Don''t torture him! I won¡¯t let that happen!" "It''s so cruel!" Hearing the scream, even the doctor couldn''t help shaking his head. Tang Yang was angry and felt sorry. He was afraid that Nurse Qi might injure herself, so he had to step forward and stop her. Lu Ya soon came back with Prince Wenhao. As soon as Prince Wenhao entered the gate of the low courtyard, he heard the screams of Little Brother Huo from inside. Seeing Prince Wenhaoing, Nurse Qi knelt on the floor right away, and cried, "Your highness, please, save my grandson!" Prince Wenhao was mad, and said in anger. ¡°Hit the door open, now!¡± N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Several guards in the mansion hurriedly stepped forward and hit the door together. In a short while, the door was knocked open. Nurse Qi rushed in and saw Yuan Qingling holding a knife in her hand. There was a piece of blood- stained cotton on the ground. She ran over and stood in Yuan Qingling¡¯s way. "You are killing me. You are killing me!" "Grandma, it hurts. It hurts so much!" Little Brother Huo trembled all over, and took his grandma''s hand with all his strength and cried. Yuan Qingling had already finished cleaning the wound. She actually wanted to wrap it up, but it seemed she didn¡¯t have a chance. She lifted the medicine box, but was suddenly covered by a shadow. As soon as she raised her head, a p fell on her face, making her ear buzzing. Her cheek was so hot and numb for a while before she felt the sharp pain. Chapter 6 Survived Chapter 6 Survived Before she came back to her senses, her neck was clenched by his strong fingers. She rounded her eyes in shock, then saw the Prince¡¯s angry face. The air was forcibly squeezed out of her chest, and she suddenly lost sight and almost fainted. "He¡¯s only ten." He gritted teeth by her ears. "How can you be so vicious? Drag her out and beat her with a rod for thirty!" Yuan Qingling had been unable to fall asleep for several days, and had almost no physical strength. After being pped, she was too weak to stand. The second his hand left her heck, she sank to the ground. She finally had air and took a deep breath at once, but she was suddenly dragged out by someone. In a trance, she could only see Prince Wenhao''s icy face, the disgust in his eyes, and his luxurious brocade coat... She was dragged directly down the stone steps. Her head was knocked on the hard and sharp stone steps. There was a sharp tingling sensation. The next second, she lost sight again and finally fainted. She woke up with pain after a short while. It was the pain that she had never experienced before. The heavy stick hit her waist and thighs again and again. It was utterly painful every hit. She felt that her waist and legs were probably going to fracture. She tasted blood in her mouth, because she had bitten her lips and broke her tongue. She could barely N?velDrama.Org owns this text. see anything, but she didn''t faint. The pain kept her awake. After thirty times, she felt that a lifetime had passed. She was Yuan Qingling, a genius of the 22nd century and was admired and respected by countless people. Whenever she attended any asions, she was always the focus of everyone¡¯s attention. Patients had high hope that she could develop a life-saving medicine. However, right here, she just wanted to save a little boy. It turned out to be so difficult that it''d almost cost her life. She was dragged back. No one cared about whether she was still alive or not. It would be the best that she was dead. She was thrown on the marble floor of the Phoenix Mansion, together with her medicine box. It mmed heavily on her back. She couldn''t turn over, and she knew that her back was already bloody. She did her best to drag the medicine box over by reaching her hand to her back. She opened it, took out a pill, swallowed it, and gave herself another injection, hoping to survive today. Gradually, she passed out. In the low courtyard, after the Prince, Yu Wenhao, ordered Yuan Qingling to be beaten severely, his anger didn¡¯t go awaypletely. Heforted Nurse Qi for a while before he left. Tang Yang caught up with him. "Your highness, would you like to ask the doctor toe and have a look at her grace?" Yu Wenhao had an evil idea. "No. Report a sudden death if she dies!" ¡°How do we tell Lord Yuan then?¡± Tang Yang asked. ¡°Why?¡± Yu Wenhao¡¯s voice was icy. Tang Yang understood what he meant at once. ¡°I know what to do.¡± Yu Wenhao strode away. Tang Yang went back to the courtyard and ordered Lu Ya to get medicine for Little Brother Huo. After entering the low courtyard, he somehow saw that Little Brother Huo already fell asleep. Nurse Qi wiped away her tears and cleaned up the bloody cotton balls, then cried, "It''s good for him to fall asleep. He was in great pain just then and he couldn''t sleep at all." Tang Yang nced at Little Brother Huo''s eye, and was startled. "It seems to be less swollen now." Nurse Qi hurriedly raised her head, and indeed saw a part of his eye wasn¡¯t so swollen. Moreover, the pus was no longer visible. Tang Yang saw what she had just cleaned up. He took the needle and looked at it. "What is this?" "I don''t know. That woman left it here," Nurse Qi said. Out of deep hatred, she addressed Yuan Qingling as that woman. Tang Yang had never seen such a thing. "Did she poison him?" ¡°Is the doctor gone?¡± Nurse Qi asked. "Yeah, but he left the prescription." Tang Yang nced at Little Brother Huo. "Don''t worry, I was just saying. He doesn''t seem to be poisoned." Nurse Qi raised her red and swollen eyes, feeling relieved, then said to Tang Yang, "Can I stay with him..." ¡°Of course, you can stay here,¡± said Tang Yang. ¡°Thank you so much.¡± Tang Yang sighed softly, "The doctor said he might die tonight. Stay with him." Upon hearing that, Nurse Qi cried again. Chapter 7 Self-help Chapter 7 Self-help Tang Yang told Lu Ya to prepare the medicine. Afterforting Nurse Qi for a while, he turned around N?velDrama.Org owns this text. and left. Nurse Qi never left Little Brother Huo, but she became scared once it turned dark. Lu Ya also came over to see him. Two of them didn¡¯t say anything, and looked at Little Brother Huo holding their breath, fearing that he might die at any second. However, Little Brother Huo was in a deep sleep all the time. Around 11, he woke up unexpectedly and opened one eye to look at Nurse Qi. "Grandma, I''m hungry." Nurse Qi was so surprised that she almost jumped up. After being seriously injured, Little Brother Huo couldn''t eat anything, including the goat''s milk she got by begging. She reached out and touched his forehead. It wasn''t so hot now. "The doctor''s medicine worked. It worked!" Nurse Qi said to Lu Ya in surprise. ¡°Right, the medicine is working!¡± Lu Ya was very happy too. The next day, Doctor Li was invited to the Prince Wenhao¡¯s residence again. Hearing that the boy was still alive, Doctor Li couldn¡¯t believe it. "This boy is really lucky. He was dying." Nurse Qi immediately knelt down and knocked her head against the ground. "Doctor, please prescribe another medicine to save my grandson¡¯s life." Doctor Li was startled for a moment. The medicine he had prescribed yesterday could not cure Little Brother Huo¡¯s injury at all. At most, it was used for pain relief and sedation. Perhaps, it worked by chance. After testing Little Brother Huo''s pulse, Doctor Li was sure that he was better than yesterday. His body wasn¡¯t so hot either. He then prescribed another prescription. "Tell the maid toe with me to prepare the medicine. Take this medicine for two days. There is medicine powder for you to apply to the wound. If you he keeps getting better, we can prepare more for him." ¡°Thank you, doctor!¡± "Who will pay for the treatment and medical fee?" asked Doctor Li. Tang Yang had paid the treatment fee yesterday, but Nurse Qi had to settle today¡¯s fee by herself. Nurse Qi looked at the doctor''s raised hand and asked tentatively, "Fifty?" ¡°Five hundred,¡± said Doctor Li unhappily. He wasn¡¯t a quack and didn¡¯t prescribe cheap drugs. Nurse Qi was stunned. Five hundred? That was her sry of nearly half a year. Her grandson had only taken medicines twice. However, her grandson was more important than money. Nurse Qi made up her mind and gave the doctor silver currency of five hundred¡¯s worth. Lu Ya apanied Doctor Li to prepare the medicine. When she came back, she saw Nurse Qi weeping, so sheforted her. "Nurse Qi, don''t be sad. Little Brother Huo will definitely get better." Nurse Qi said with strong hatred, "Howe there is a such cruel person? I remember that I caught her holding a knife and cutting my grandson''s eye, I can¡¯t wait to kill her. If anything wrong happened to him, I¡¯llmit suicide after killing her!" Lu Yaforted her. "Don''t be mad. It''s not worth it to be angry and hurt yourself. The prince has already ordered her to live on her own. She was injured so badly. I don¡¯t think she can survive. I won''t give her food anyway. Whether she dies of illness or starvation, she deserves it!" In Phoenix Mansion. Yuan Qingling didn''t know how long she had been in aa, and slowly woke up. The room was She was disappointed without returning to theb in her dream. Fumbling and crawling over, she got near the table. She remembered that there was tea and steamed buns on it. She needed water and some food. There was no glucose in the medicine box, so she couldn¡¯t give herself fluid. It only took a few steps, but she crawled for a long time. She struggled slowly to stand up but failed. With a thump, she knelt down again. But fortunately she grabbed a steamed bun in her hand, and she She knew that she was having a fever, so she didn¡¯t eat too much to ease the burden on her digestive system. Chapter 8 The Princess Treated Me Chapter 8 The Princess Treated Me After eating the steamed bun, she felt better. She struggled to get up, using her upper body to support herself. She couldn¡¯t pour herself some water. She could only try to drink the water that was already in the cup. Feeling better, she slowly tried to move her legs backwards to let herself lie down. But with no strength, she directly hit the ground heavily. The wound on her back was in great pain. She bit her teeth and endured it before crawling over to find the medicine box with her elbows. Although she couldn''t see it, she remembered where the anti-inmmatory pills and anti-fever pills were. She was unable to get an injection, so she could only take the medicine. About half an hourter, she took out vitamin C again to take a few pills. Because she swallowed without water, it was so sour that she could barely stand it. After taking medicines, she curled up and panted on the ground. Ever since she was born, she had never suffered from such physical pain. This time, the rod beat made her realize that this era was very different from the era in which she lived. People of power could easily deprive the others of their lives. And her life was in Prince Wenhao¡¯s hands. She must adapt to this terrible living environment. She didn''t know how the kid was. Although the wound was cleared of pus, it wouldn''t heal without medicines. In the low courtyard. After Little Brother Huo took the medicine, he had a high fever again. Nurse Qi almost went crazy in anxiety. He was much better during the day, but why did he have a high fever again at night? Lu Ya was nervous as well, and said, ¡°Well, I think I should invite Doctor Li toe.¡± Looking at her grandson who was so dizzy and panted with difficulties, Nurse Qi remembered that Doctor Li had asked for five hundred for the medicine. She was really out of money, so she said hopelessly, "It''s meaningless, meaningless." Lu Ya was in tears, "What should we do now? Do we have to watch him to..." She felt sorry for the little boy and didn¡¯t say that word out loud. Nurse Qi gritted her teeth as her eyes burst into grief and anger. "If my grandson is gone, I¡¯ll risk my life to kill that woman!" He was her only family member. If he was dead, she didn¡¯t want to live either. That woman was a princess, and Lord Yuan¡¯s eldest daughter. If she killed her, she couldn¡¯t survive, but she didn¡¯t care. Hearing that, Little Brother Huo, however, slowly woke up. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. He opened his eyes with a hot red face. This young kid was very considerate. He said, sobbing, "Grandma, I''m fine." Nurse Qi shed tears, stroking her rough hand on her grandson''s face. She gritted her teeth and said, "Don''t worry, grandma will take revenge for you. I won¡¯t let the Yuan family get away with this." Little Brother Huo was taken aback. He arched slightly to inhale, and said, "The princess... She treated me. Her grace is kind." Lu Ya was surprised. ¡°Did Little Brother Huo lose his reason in the fever? He¡¯s talking nonsense.¡± Little Brother Huo got anxious, and said, "The princess helped me remove the pus, saying that I could recover by removing the pus and taking medicines. Her grace also stroked my head and said that I would be fine." Once he finished, he copsed on the bed, breathing heavily. Nurse Qi stood up and stared at Little Brother Huo in great surprise. ¡°Really? She didn¡¯t hurt you?¡± "Not at all..." Everything looked blurry without focus with only one eye. He stretched out his hand. "Grandma, I''m cold." He was trembling all over, and opened his mouth to breathe. But the breath only came out without going in. "Lu Ya, take care of Little Brother Huo. I''ll invite her grace toe." Nurse Qi ran out immediately, carrying antern. As soon as Nurse Qi reached Phoenix Mansion, she pushed the door open. With the light of the Things were scattered around on the floor. Ever since that day, no one had gone inside the Phoenix Mansion and cleaned. Chapter 9 Disqualified Doctor Harms Others Chapter 9 Disqualified Doctor Harms Others Yuan Qingling had already adapted to the darkness, so the sudden light pierced her eyes. She subconsciously stretched out her hand to block the light, then heard a thump. Nurse Qi knelt on the ground. "Your grace, I¡¯m so sorry for my stupidity. I was wrong about you. Please save my grandson¡¯s life! I¡¯m begging you." "Help me." Yuan Qingling slowly let go of her hand and said in a hoarse voice. Nurse Qi hurriedly put down thentern to help her get back to her feet. Seeing a puddle of blood at her back, Nurse Qi knew it was left by her wound. She hesitated for a moment. She still hated this woman in her heart, but maybe what Little Brother Huo said was true. ¡°Your grace, can you stand up?¡± "Get me my medicine box!" Yuan Qingling knew that Nurse Qi hated her to death. If she was willing to kneel down and beg her for help, it meant Little Brother Huo was in a bad condition, so she didn''t care about other people discovering her medicine box. "Sure, sure!" Nurse Qi walked over to get the medicine box and came back to help her. Every time Yuan Qingling took a step, she felt the pain in her hip and legs. She was already sweating profusely and her teeth trembled in pain when she just walked out of the door. ¡°Your grace...¡± ¡°Stop wasting time. Let¡¯s go!¡± Yuan Qingling gritted her teeth and resisted the pain. It was a pure thought to save people in her eyes, but now, she had something more to worry about. She could change people¡¯s opinions about her by saving his life. Only in that way could she survive. ¡°He won¡¯t die.¡± All of a sudden, someone said that. Yuan Qingling turned to look at Nurse Qi subconsciously. Nurse Qi held antern in one hand and supported her with the other. She did not say anything. Seeing Yuan Qingling looking at her, she frowned and asked quickly, ¡°Your grace, can you walk?¡± The voices were different. Nurse Qi''s voice was old, but the voice just heard was immature, like a child''s voice. Yuan Qingling shook her head slowly, and heard some soundsing into her ears again. This time, she didn''t hear the exact words, only to distinguish the direction of the sound. It was a big tree in the yard. Two birds fluttered from the tree, pped their wings and flew high. Was it the sound of birds? Oh, she must be so confused that she thought it was someone talking. When she came to the courtyard, Yuan Qingling had exhausted all her strength and her legs were trembling. But she couldn''t even sit down and rest. ¡°Leave us alone.¡± Yuan Qingling said to Nurse Qi and Lu Ya. Nurse Qi didn¡¯t move. She was still reluctant to fully trust Yuan Qingling. ¡°Maybe I should stay to help.¡± Yuan Qingling was annoyed. ¡°Why don¡¯t you treat him yourself then?¡± Seeing Little Brother Huo in unconsciousness due to the high fever, Nurse Qi made up her mind and said, ¡°Fine! Lu Ya and I will wait outside. Your grace, if you need anything, feel free to let us know.¡± In fact, she said to herself that she would kill Yuan Qingling if Little Brother Huo died. Lu Ya wanted to say something again, but Nurse Qi pulled her out. Yuan Qingling said, "Close the door and don''t peek. Or I won¡¯t be responsible if anything bad happens." "OK! We won¡¯t." Nurse Qi said, closing the door. Yuan Qingling breathed a sigh of relief and slowly moved over with the medicine box. She reached out and felt his forehead. The temperature could be at least forty Celsius degrees. Yuan Qingling first gave him an anti-fever medicine, then injected him. She took apart the gauze from the wound. It was red and swollen. There was something sticky on the top, like medicinal powder. She scraped it off and squeezed it. It was some powder. The wound became inmed with pus. How could the doctor use some unknown powder for external application? It would cause infection and inmmation. Yuan Qingling was mad at that lousy doctor. She cleaned the wound for Little Brother Huo, scraped off all the powder mixed with blood and water, C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. then wrapped it with gauze. Chapter 10 Problem with the Medicine Box Chapter 10 Problem with the Medicine Box After finishing all the above things, she was extremely tired, resting on her arms on the table. She knew her actions were indecent, but she couldn''t care less about that right now. After resting for a while, she heard a slightly anxious voice from Nurse Qi outside. ¡°Your grace, how is he?¡± With the help of the table, Yuan Qingling stood up slowly, and said, "Come in." The next second, the door was pushed open. Nurse Qi and Lu Ya rushed in at once. Both of them quickly ran to look at Little Brother Huo. Seeing that his breath was stable, Nurse Qi let out a long sigh of relief. Yuan Qingling picked up the medicine box and said, "For what has happened tonight, keep it among us. Don¡¯t tell anyone in this mansion." Nurse Qi exchanged a nce with Lu Ya. They were surprised. Lu Ya walked ahead to support Yuan Qingling. ¡°Your grace, let me help you back.¡± "No. Take care of him. There are some pills left on the bedside table. Help him take one pill every two hours. If there are no more pills,e and ask me for more." Yuan Qingling broke free from Lu Ya¡¯s hands and walked out with difficulty. ¡°Your grace!" Nurse Qi called her. She wanted to say thank you, but upon remembering what Yuan Qingling had done before, she failed to say it aloud in the end. Instead, she just said in a t voice, "It¡¯s dark now. Have antern with you to light up the road.¡± She passed thentern, and Yuan Qingling took it. "Thank you!" Nurse Qi was shocked. Thank you? Did she just say THANK YOU to a servant? Yuan Qingling returned to Phoenix Mansion, gave herself an injection, andy down on the bed. She did her best to prevent the wound from getting inmed, but the wound area was toorge. With the effect of antibiotics, she appeared very weak. After the high fever, all her strength was stripped off. She was as soft as a cotton ball now, and it was difficult to even raise her head. After a while, she fainted once more and fell asleep. Time passed, and someone suddenly pushed the door open, walked in, and said quickly, ¡°Your grace, get up now.¡± Yuan Qingling opened her eyes with difficulty, then saw the anxious look of Lu Ya. Given the sun''s rays, it should already be noon. She slowly got up. "Did he have a high fever again?" ¡°No, please get up quickly. The imperial pce just sent someone over. You¡¯re invited to visit the pce immediately with the prince.¡± Lu Ya noticed the blood on her back and said anxiously, ¡°But, can you walk now?¡± "What''s wrong in the pce?" After a sleep, Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t feel better, but was even groggier. The wound wasn¡¯t treated in time, and the the poor treatment she gave to herself couldn¡¯t contain the injury, so the wound became inmed and she had a fever. Lu Ya lowered her voice and said, "I heard the Retired Emperor was dying." Yuan Qingling searched for the original owner''s information. The Retired Emperor? The current emperor was Emperor Mingyuan. He was enthroned five years ago. At that time, the Retired Emperor suffered from heart disease and was having a stroke. The imperial physician said he couldn¡¯t survive the autumn of that year. When he was still conscious, he let the prince ascend to the throne. Unexpectedly. the Retired Emperor gradually improved afterwards, but he stayed in bed all the time and couldn¡¯t move. Last winter, the Retired Emperor''s health condition worsened again. Now, he was really sick. This is from N?velDrama.Org. Yuan Qingling didn''t know much about rules in a royal family. But even in amon family, if the grandfather is dying, everyone in the family had to be there for himnext to his bedside. She slowly propped up her body. The wound hadn¡¯t been treated, so the blood and clothes were stuck together. Once she moved, she almost cried in pain. She went to see Little Brother Huost night. The wound was tugged with blood leaking out, and it got more serious than before. She could barely support herself with her hands, and fell back on the bed. Seeing that, Lu Ya said, ¡°I think I¡¯ll just report to the prince that you can hardly move.¡± Yuan Qingling''s movement made her even dizzier. Shey on the bed and heard Lu Ya rushing out. She vaguely wondered whether Prince Wenhao would take her to visit the imperial pce even when she didn¡¯t feel well. She did her best to get up, took out an anti-fever pill and took it. The moment she closed the medicine box, she saw a bottle of atropine tablets lying in it. There shouldn¡¯t be atropine in her medicine box. After turning the stuff inside, she surprisingly found a dopamine injection and a small intravenous injection fixator designed by her. It was impossible! Dopamine and atropine were avable in theb. They were used for first aid. She kept some in her Plus, when she first found the box, she had checked the medicines inside, and she didn¡¯t see them. Chapter 11 The Retired Emperor Is Really Sick Chapter 11 The Retired Emperor Is Really Sick She could barely distinguish her dreams from reality. In quivering, she pushed the medicine box back to the bottom of her bed. It disappeared the moment it was pushed in. She halted her breath in fear for three seconds, and then she reached out under the bed, only to find that it was gone. She trembled and struggled back onto the bed, gasping for breath. What had happened recently didn¡¯t make any sense to her. She couldn¡¯t figure it out either with her professional or non-professional knowledge. Human beings were afraid of the unknown, and she was no exception. All of a sudden, the door was mmed open. Before she looked up, she felt being enveloped by coldness. A sudden pain hit her scalp, and then she was pulled off the bed and fell to the ground. "Are you ying dead now? Either you go kill yourself right away, or get up, get dressed and go back to the pce with me." A cold voice echoed above her head. She was rudely rolled over and fell onto the ground with her back on the floor. She was trembling out of pain. Before she could catch a breath, her chin was pinched so hard by a strong hand that her jaw was almost crushed. Yu Wenhao was furious. He was cold and violent with obvious contempt and hatred in his eyes even when he saw her in pain. "I¡¯m warning you. Stop ying any tricks. If you say anything inappropriate before Queen Mother, I¡¯ll kill you." Yuan Qingling became angry in excruciating pain. It seemed that human life couldn¡¯t be less important to these people. She was already badly injured, but he still wouldn''t leave her in peace. She exerted all her strength to grab his hair and drag it down. Then she got on her knees and mmed her head against his face as if she¡¯d like to perish with him together. Yu Wenhao didn''t expect that she would fight back, not to mention that she would hit her head on his face. He failed to avoid the hit and was almost knocked out for a moment. Yuan Qingling almost passed out. She gritted her teeth and struggled not to pass out. Before he came back to his senses, she knelt on the back of his hand. The blood dripped down from her mouth to his face. Her long hair hung down beside her lunatic face. She yelled, "Why don¡¯t you just kill me now!" A p fell on her face. Her head tilted, and she suddenly lost her vision. She vaguely heard Nurse Qi stepping over. "Your Highness, please don¡¯t!" Yu Wenhao, however, didn¡¯t have any mercy. After one more p, his anger seemed to have gone. Seeing the blood on Yuan Qingling¡¯s back, he said coldly, "Treat her wounds and help her get dressed. Give her a cup of herbal tea to keep her awake for half a day. " Seeing him walk away from her sight in his ck brocade boots embroidered with gold thread step by step, Yuan Qingling finally rxed. Nurse Qi and Lv Ya stepped forward to help her. Neither of them said a word. After they helped her get on the bed andy on her stomach, they cut her clothes open and were immediately shocked. Lv Ya sobbed, "30 times of flogging! They were so ruthless! This is just cruel." All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. "Hurry up and get some hot water, medicinal powder, and make some herbal tea!" Nurse Qi told her calmly. Yuan Qingling¡¯s whole body was in pain. It got worse when they cut her clothes open and gently tore the sticky underwear apart. She trembled, but in silence. Her throat felt as hot as burning coal, and she could barely utter a word. They cleaned her wound and mop her up. Then they applied powders to the wound. The whole procedure was suffering, but she took it in silence. It was like a nightmare. She didn¡¯t feel better until she woke up. She heard Lv Ya asking, ¡°Ma¡¯am, does she really have to have the herbal tea?¡± ¡°Yes, or she might not be able to make it,¡± Nurse Qi sighed. ¡°But the tea...¡± ¡°No more talk. Help Her Grace sit up now.¡± Yuan Qingling felt like a broken ball of cotton when she was lifted. Some warm bitter liquid flowed into her mouth, but she found it so hard to make a swallow. ¡°Drink it, Your Grace. You¡¯ll be fine afterward.¡± Nurse Qi whispered to her ears. Yuan Qingling ached to get rid of the pain, so she forced herself to take it down in one gulp. Chapter 12 The Herbal Tea Chapter 12 The Herbal Tea It didn¡¯t take long before she felt warmth from her stomach, which made her feel much more Nurse Qi whispered, "Your Grace, when you¡¯re back from the pce, I¡¯ll help you get recover soon. Now you might want to close your eyes and rest for a while. You¡¯ll soon feel better." Yuan Qingling closed her eyes, feeling sparks zing and exploding in her mind, with massive sounds echoing. "Hate? Who do you think you are? I¡¯m just disgusted with you because you''re no better than a fly from the trench. I have to take drugs to get through the night with you.¡° It was PrinceWenhao''s voice, which was filled with resentment and hatred. Never had she heard such heartbreaking words before. There was also a voice whispering by her ears, and then the sparks in her mind turned into a puddle of blood. A momentter, everything settled down. She felt as if everything finally became clear now. The pain gradually eased; or to be specific, instead of disappearing, it was reced with numbness. She opened her eyes and saw Lv Ya looking at her by the bed. ¡°Your Grace, are you feeling better now?¡± Lv Ya asked at once. ¡°The pian¡¯s gone,¡± said Yuan Qingling in a hoarse voice. She indeed couldn¡¯t feel any pain because she was terribly numb. She pinched her cheeks, but there was nothing she could feel. She felt under anesthetic. "Then I¡¯ll help you wash and get dressed, or His Highness will be angry." Lv Ya reached out to help her. Nurse Qi also came in from outside with new clothes in her hands. Seeing her get up, she said, "Time, My Lady, His Highness is waiting." Yuan Qingling stood numbly, allowing them to change her clothes. She couldn¡¯t feel a thing because her wound had been bandaged. When they finished, she sat in front of a bronze mirror and stared at her reflection in the mirror. She had carved features and fair skin, however, his eyes under her long and curvy eyshes looked so dull and lifeless. Her lips were dry and pale. Her hair was disheveled, covering her wide forehead. The face was fair, but it didn¡¯t look glossy at all. Fortunately, Nurse Qi and Lv Ya were so skillful. After their minutes¡¯ work on her face. The woman in the mirror had changed greatly. Now she has arched eyebrows, red lips, and charming nted eyes. She opened her eyes widely to make herself look more energetic. "What¡¯s the herbal tea?" Yuan Qingling¡¯s voice still sounded hoarse. ¡°Your Grace, you don¡¯t remember?¡± Lv Ya was surprised. Qingling did have forgotten. Her brain is packed with memories that didn¡¯t belong to her, and they were entangled with her own ones. She was still too weak to tell which were which. But she didn''t ask again. Lv Ya¡¯s answer suggested that she should be able to figure out the name on her own if she calm down and think about it. Anyway, she was sure that there must be something bad about the tea. She stood up and took a few steps. Her wounds didn¡¯t hurt at all, but she could only move slowly because of the numbness. "Your Grace, even if it doesn''t hurt anymore, you still need to be careful not to rip off your wounds while N?velDrama.Org owns this text. waking," said Nurse Qi. "Is Huo feeling any better now?" Yuan Qingling asked as she held on to the door frame and looked back. Nurse Qi was taken aback, and she quickly replied, ¡°Yeah, much better.¡± Yuan Qingling stared outside at the sky. The sun was there minutes ago, but now it was all cloudy. A rainstorm was approaching. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry for what happened to him,¡± she said in a low voice that was almost too faint to be heard. Nurse Qi and Lv Ya looked at each other, eyes taken over by confusion. She just apologized. They wondered if they had heard it wrong. Yuan Qingling walked out slowly. She was not yet used to the fancy wearings. The numb body caused unsteady steps, making her stumble. She hide her hands in the sleeves, and suddenly felt something inside. She stopped and took it out to have a look, only to feel stunned upon seeing what it was. Chapter 13 Visit the Palace Chapter 13 Visit the Pce It was a little box within about half the size of a fist, which was exactly the medicine box that was gone from under her bed. She found this so hard to believe. She wondered how it had shrunk and gotten into her sleeve pocket. Goosebumps crawled on his numb body as she realized the terror. The sound of footsteps was approaching from behind. She stuffed the small box back into her sleeve pocket. "Your Grace, please allow me to walk you out." Lv Ya held her hand. "I¡¯ll intercede with His Highness and visit the pce with you." Yuan Qingling was in a state of utter confusion. She didn''t hear what Lv Ya said. She just nodded and followed her out. They passed through the arches and went up on a corridor, and then they walked through a crooked road before reaching the entrance of the front yard. A carriage was already waiting at the door. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t sit inside. He was riding a beautiful ck horse. He was in a violet outfit and a golden jade crown, looking as sullen as the cloudy day. Seeing her ¡°Your highness, may I go with you?¡± Lv Ya summoned up her courage and asked. Yu Wenhao slid her a sideways nce and replied, "Sure, you can be there as a witness if Queen Mother asked about our consummate." Nearly ten servants were at the gate of the Phoenix Mansion waiting for the trip to the royal pce. Tang Yang, the retainer, was also there. Yu Wenhao said that in front of them, without the least care of embarrassing Yuan Lingqing. Yuan Qingling was expressionless, because her facial muscles were almost stiff. As embarrassed as she was, she couldn''t show it on her face. Lv Ya helped her get into the carriage. The moment the curtain fell, she raised her eyes and saw Yu Wenhao''s hateful eyes and the gloating face of other servants. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Yu Wenhao''s words echoed again by her ears. The original owner of this body, was indeed very attractive. Yu Wenhao must hate her guts that he needed to take drugs for their consummate. It could¡¯ve been a tremendous humiliation to the original owner of this body. No wonder shemitted suicide. Along the trip, she did everything she could to calm down and tried to straighten out the memories of the original owner of her body. A whileter, she sighed softly and opened her eyes. It turned out that Yu Wenhao hated her so much for a reason. The original owner was an obsessive and stubborn woman. When she was thirteen, she met Yu Wenhao and swore she¡¯d marry him. This would make a romantic love story, if Yu Wenhao had the All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. same feelings for her. Unfortunately, He loved Chu Mingcui, thedy of the Chu family. To get his love, the original owner set Yu Wenhao up at the princess¡¯s birthday party by using him of sexually assaulting her. The reputation of a woman was far more important than everything, so the princess told on him to the Emperor. Later, Yu Wenhao became a lecher in people¡¯s eyes and had to give up the woman he loved and marry her instead. The current Emperor hadn¡¯t chosen a sessor for the throne yet. He once favored Yu Wenhao, because he became famous when he was very young, and he once fought on the battlefield and make solid contributions. The Emperor liked him very much. Now that his reputation was ruined, his chance to be the sessor had been killed, too. Yuan Qingling had stopped him from marrying his love and also ruined his future. That was unforgivable. No wonder Yu Wenhao hated her so much and humiliated her in every way. It turned out that Yuan Qingling earned these hardships all by herself. The tter of horses¡¯ hoofs never stopped along the way, Yuan Qingling felt numb and cold. The reincarnation in another world filled her with sorrow and confusion. She didn''t know what to do. She reached into her sleeve pocket and stroked the medicine box. That made her feel safe. The strong wind stirred the curtains. She saw Yu Wenhao''s back on the horse. He was strong and determined. His dark hair and golden jade hairpin shone brightly under the sun. He, at least for a short while, would be her nightmare. She slowly clenched her fists. If she couldn¡¯t break free from this predicament, death would be her only consequence. So she should forbid herself to be weak and panic. Chapter 14 Chu Mingcui Chapter 14 Chu Mingcui With Yu Wenhao leading, the carriage went straight into the gate of the imperial pce. Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t have much curiosity for the pce. She saw a long road and mottled red brick walls behind the blown-up curtain. Her sight couldn¡¯t reach afar. Only tall pavilions can be seen. They were as magnificent as glorious. The zed tile roofs reflected blinding lights under the sun. The carriage stopped. Yuan Qingling took a deep breath and was helped by Lv Ya to get off. The sun shined on the vermilion walls, and the golden zed tiles in the distance reflected the dazzling light. Like a ghost avoiding light, Yuan Qingling raised her hand to block the sunlight. Yu Wenhao also got off the carriage. The carriage and horses were tied here, while they continued to move on. When they arrived right outside the Cloud Pce, Lv Ya whispered, "Your Grace, I have to stop here. Be careful." Yuan Qingling understood that the Cloud Pce was where the Retired Emperor lived. Outside of the pce, it was already packed with servants from various noble houses. She took a deep breath and followed Yu Wenhao inside step by step. After passing by a yard with lush vegetation, they entered the Main Hall. There was a houseful of people inside. Yuan Qingling saw all of them wearing luxurious clothes but sad faces. Thanks to the memories of the original owner, she could recognize most of them. The one in cyan silk and satin clothes with a solemn expression on his face was Prince Yu Wenjun. He¡¯s the eldest son of Emperor Mingyuan. He was thirty years old and his mother was Concubine Qin. He married Lord Ma''s eldest daughter. His wife and his mother were standing next to him with two children. Prince Yu Wenwei, Prince Yu Wendu, and Prince Yu Wen¡¯an were here, all with their wives and children. The vibe was solemn, they nodded slightly at each other, no chatting. All of a sudden, Yuan Qingling noticed that Yu Wenhao became stiff and his eyes looked aside. His face was rigid and he looked a bit uneasy. Yuan Qingling looked at the door and saw a coupleing in. The man was about neen years old, with dashing eyebrows and bright eyes. He was masculine and looked even nicer in the white brocade outfit which entuated his masculine figure. He held the woman next to him tightly with his hand. She was wearing her hair in a bun fixed by a dotted emerald butterfly hairpin. a light blue cloud-patterned Her light blue satin dress had exquisite cloud and flower pattern on it, and she was wearing a pair of satin shoes with cloud patterns dotted by pearl. Her charming face was ruddy on both cheeks, each with a coral earring on the side dangling as she walked. The coral redness made her look more graceful and elegant. As soon as she walked in, she overshadowed all the other women in the house. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. The residue of the memories reminded Yuan Lingqing that these two were Prince Yu Wenqing, and his wife, Chu Mingcui. Chu Mingcui was the woman Prince Yu Wenhao adored. A year ago, after Yu Wenhao married Yuan Qingling, she married Prince Wenqing. As she walked in, she and Yu Wenhao made eye contact. She looked clever, calm, and attractive, but with a tinge of sadness. Yu Wenhao was stiff. His breath was getting faster and faster. When he finally looked away, his gaze fell on Yuan Lingqing, filled with resentment and hatred. Yuan Qingling lowered her eyes slowly. No one noticed what happened at that moment, including Prince Wenqing. After he nodded to the other concubines and princes, he stood aside and turned to the curtain of the ce. Yuan Qingling felt dizzy. She tried to calm down, but could barely stay clear-minded. She subconsciously caught Yu Wenhao''s hand, only to be ditched away without hesitation. She staggered on her feet and struggled to keep herself bnced, which looked quite embarrassing. People looked at her with pure contempt. Just by then, A gentle hand supported her. The smell of agarwood filled her nose in an instant. She heard a soft and intoxicating voice. "Are you alright? Do you feel well?" Chapter 15 By the Patient Bed Chapter 15 By the Patient Bed Yuan Qingling raised her head and met Chu Mingcui''s gentle and caring eyes. "Do you need to sit down and take a rest?" Chu Mingcui asked. Yuan Qingling shook her head and drew her hand back. "No, I¡¯m good, thank you." Prince Yu Wenqing pulled back Chu Mingcui and a displeased nce at Yuan Qingling. He said to Chu Mingcui, "Don¡¯t bother. Leave her alone." This is from N?velDrama.Org. Chu Mingcui stood back to Prince Wenqing''s side and nced at Yuan Qingling gently. She seemed a little surprised. Then she whispered, "We¡¯re family after all." "You are too kind." Prince Wenqing took her hand. When they stood next to each other, they looked like a perfect match! Yuan Qingling suddenly felt a strong rush of chill aura around her. It came from Yu Wenhao. His lover was standing next to another man. He had every reason to be mad and sad. Yuan Qingling could understand. Inside the hall, someone was wailing. Everyone was surprised and looked at the door. Curtains rolled up, a white-haired eunuch stumbled out. Eyes red and puffy, he announced in a hoarse voice, ¡°Order from the Emperor, all the concubines, princes, and princesses to enter the hall now.¡± He was Eunuch Li who had served the Retired Emperor for forty-five years. The crowd fell into silence and followed Eunuch Li into the house. They crossed the hall on tiptoe and held their breath. Yuan Qingling followed Yu Wenhao, trying to get over the dizziness. The ce was already filled with people. The Queen Mother and the Emperor were sitting by the bed with the Empress standing on the side. Brothers of the Retired Emperor, meaning the lords, had already returned early on. They entered the imperial pce yesterday and had been here ever since. Almost all the imperial doctors came. They were standing in two rows, wearing solemn expressions. Yuan Qingling had a peek, and saw that the golden curtain was rolled up. On a big sandalwood bed with a high pillow, there was an old man with a shaggy face and sunken eye sockets. Now and then he opened his mouth to inhale. The wail was from the Queen Mother. She was sitting on the edge of the bed, wearing loose pansy clothes which made her look smaller. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief. As hard as she tried to get herself under control, people could still hear her weeping. Seeing everyoneing in, she raised her head and couldn¡¯t help letting her tears out. Choked with a sob, she said, "Kneel and say goodbye to you grandfather." Everyone knelt down, so did Yuan Qingling. A little dog sneaked in from outside. He hummed and jumped onto the bed. No one stopped him. Ever since the Retired Emperor kept this dog, he had treated him as his own kid. Only the dog made him happy. He once ran away and was missing, and the Retired Emperor barely ate for the three days. The Retired Emperor was panting, but as soon as he saw the dog, his face looked relieved and his eyes rolled. He raised his hand to stroke him lying next to his bed. The dog whimpered at him. The whimper echoed in the empty and quiet ce. Yuan Qingling, however, was stunned like struck by thunder. She could read the dog whimpering! He was mourning the Retired Emperor¡¯s death. She wondered when she learned this? How could she understand dognguage? The Retired Emperor stroked the dog with trembling hand, then he slowly turned to the Emperor. He couldn¡¯t utter any words. He might be telling His Majesty to take care of this dog for him. Emperor Mingyuan knew what his father meant, and said, "Father, don¡¯t worry, I promise I¡¯ll take good care of Lucky." The Retired Emperor grinned satisfied smiled and looked at Lucky tenderly. His breathing was even smoother than just now. The Queen Mother choked, "All your children and grandchildren are here. Don¡¯t you want to meet them?" Chapter 16 Save Him Or Not Chapter 16 Save Him Or Not The Retired Emperor looked at the crowd of people on their knees. His lips twitched, but he didn''t say a word. He then sighed softly, looking very reluctant to leave them. Yuan Qingling understood that they were kneeling here to wait for the Retired Emperor to die. When they just came in, he seemed to be dying. They thought it would take longer. But now, he didn¡¯t seem to be dying very soon. His breathing was much stronger. Perhaps the drugs had worked. The Retired Emperor had heart disease and once had a stroke. Given that history, he could be having heart failure. Heart failure, difficult breathing... There was dopamine in her medicine box. Yuan Qingling had many random thoughts. She was still trying to recover from the shock of dog believe her and let her give the Retired Emperor treatment. So she might have to watch him die right in front of her, which was not easy for a healthcare worker. After kneeling for about fifteen minutes, she began to shiver. The kneeling posture was very ufortable and strange, because her body was numb and she didn¡¯t want to abrade her wound, which would cause her injury to be more serious. She secretly looked at Yu Wenhao next to her. He knelt straight and she could see the clear profile of his face. He seemed to be very sad. He was his grandfather after all. Emperor Mingyuan and the chief doctor walked out and talked outside the curtain. Yuan Qingling heard a few vague words. Emperor Mingyuan could tell that the Retired Emperor''s condition had improved, so he asked the chief whether he should take some drugs again, but the chief doctor said he would pass away within an hour or so. When Emperor Mingyuan came in again, he ordered someone to put down the golden veil inyer as well as the dark veil outyer. Then he groaned, "Everyone, say goodbye to your grandfather." The Queen Mother wept again, looking helpless and mournful. The Empress sat beside her, holding her hand tightly. They stared at the man on the bed and didn¡¯t know what to do. He had been with her for almost a lifetime. The Queen Mother was persuaded to get out of the room, and the Emperor helped her sit down. As soon as she sat down, she almost copsed. The first ones to go in were Prince Rui and his wife. Prince Rui was the eldest son of the Retired Emperor, a biological brother of Emperor Mingyuan, born by the Queen Mother. They went in, kowtowed, and retreated after a few words with the Retired Emperor. When they came out, their eyes were red, but they fought back the tears. After that, Prince Bao and his wife came in. They also came out after they send constions to the Retired Emperor. Yuan Qingling thought to herself that it took about three minutes for everyone to say goodbye. If dopamine was injected intravenously into the Retired Emperor, the whole process would take at least five minutes for the treatment of intractable heart failure. In other words, as long as she could have five minutes inside, she could administer the drug and save his life. She was hesitating because if she did, she would take a huge risk which might her life. If she didn¡¯t, he would die. She didn''t struggle with this question for so long. For a doctor, there was only one answer to this question. The problem was that she was going in with Yu Wenhao. Yu Wenhao would see her administering the medicine. If he stopped her or called out, all her efforts would be wasted. Hypnosis? Anesthetics? Hypnosis was impossible because she wasn¡¯t proficient. Anesthetics... Was there any in her box? She lowered her head and took out the box from her sleeve pocket under the cover of her wide sleeve. Then she opened it and searched for Anesthetics. On the bottomyer, there was a small bottle of Ketamine. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. She immediately felt relieved. Chapter 17 Ready to Take His Anger Chapter 17 Ready to Take His Anger After the fourth son of Emperor Mingyuan, Yu Wen¡¯an, and his wife walked in, it would soon be their turn. Yuan Qingling took a deep breath and tried to stay calm and ignore all her physical pain. It was about the life of a man. She had to take it seriously. Eunuch Chang said, ¡°Prince Wenhao, Princess Qingling, please.¡± Yuan Qingling got up with Yu Wenhao. He walked at the front, lifted the curtain, and went inside. He knelt by the bed, and she knelt behind him. She quickly took out the box. It became bigger right after it touched the ground. She had no time to think about why. She quickly took out the anesthetic injection syringe. Yu Wenhao was immersed in grief and didn''t notice what she was doing. He choked with sobs, "Grandfather..." She held his hand. He turned his head subconsciously, hatred filling his eyes. She immediately injected the anesthetic into the inner side of his arm. He was startled, and his eyes were radiating with fury. She let him go and looked at him, muttering, "Grandfather, I¡¯m your granddaughter-inw..." At the same time, she was counting in her mind. ¡°One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi...¡± Yu Wenhao''s body softened, eyes widened. She was shocked. Ketamine could quickly put people into an anesthesia state. He couldn''t move but he was managing to stay conscious. The Retired Emperor also noticed something wasn¡¯t right. His dull eyes slowly focused on her. Yuan Qingling continued to talk to the Retired Emperor, then she took out her homemade syringe and the diluted dopamine with glucose water. She rolled up his sleeve, found his vein, then leaned over and whispered, "Please don¡¯t be afraid. I¡¯m trying to save you." Seeing Yuan Qingling piercing the Retired Emperor with a needle, Lucky barked. She was worried this might rm people standing outside, so she lowered her voice and said, "Do me a favor. I¡¯m trying to save his life. Now go out and buy me more time." She could understand Lucky¡¯snguage, but she didn¡¯t know if he could understand hers. To her surprise, Lucky rushed out. He jumped on the table, knocking down some stools, and even jumped on the Queen Mother. Everyone was annoyed, but no one did anything to stop him at that critical moment. They could only let him. Yu Wenhao wasn¡¯tpletely unconscious. He red at Yuan Qingling. His eyes were aze with fury as if he was going to tear her into pieces. Yuan Qingling didn''t dare to meet his eyes, and her heart was in her throat. She was almost certain that if anyone came in and saw what she was doing, it would cost her life and maybe the lives of her All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. whole family. One minute, two minutes, three minutes, and four minutes passed. When the injection was about to be done, somebody approached the curtain. Yuan Qingling said anxiously, "Grandfather, have peace, we will, as you wish, extend the royal bloodline and give birth to noble heirs." She then finished the injection. She quickly put back the syringe and picked up the box. It quickly became smaller once it was picked up, and she hid it in her sleeve. She approached the Retired Emperor and whispered, "You¡¯ll get better in a while. But please keep me in the pce so that I could continue the treatment." She ignored his reaction and lifted the curtain. Then she walked out. "His Grace is too sad to walk," she said with a grieved tone. Eunuch Chang hurried in and saw Yu Wenhao sitting half-knelt on the ground. He indeed seemed sorrowful and worn out. The Emperor saw him and sighed slightly. His eyes were much milder when he looked at Yu Wenhao, then he let the servants get Yu Wenhao to rest in the side hall. Yuan Qingling bent to the Queen Mother and the Emperor. As Yu Wenhao''s wife, she should also leave and take care of him. She was ready to face his anger when he woke up. The Retired Emperor still needed treatment, so she must stop him from telling people the secret, no matter what it would take. Moreover, she must take the initiative and do something first. Chapter 18 Confrontation Chapter 18 Confrontation The dose of the anesthetic wasn¡¯t high. After lying in the side hall for a while, Yu Wenhao slowly woke up. Yuan Qingling was sitting beside him, and she had dismissed all the servants. The hall was very quiet at this moment. His strong fingers clenched her neck and she could almost hardly breathe. He looked like a furious beast with mes of anger zing in his eyes. "How dare you poison Grandpa?" He grifted his teeth and asked. Yuan Qingling was forced to raise her head. Her face quickly flushed and her eyes were bloodshot. She said in grief, "Why don¡¯t you look down?" He felt a sting there. It was a needle piercing his thigh. The needle looked, attached to a small tube filled with fluid. "You can strangle me, but before I die, you would be dead too. So why don¡¯t you listen to me first?" Yuan Qingling managed to say. She refused to give in. He finally let her go, but he was even madder than before. His handsome face was slightly distorted in fury, and he tried his best to hold it back. "Tell me, what kind of poison did you use?" He never knew Yuan Qingling knew poison. He found himself underestimating her before. Yuan Qingling removed the needle and grinned a bitter smile. "Do you really believe I¡¯ve poisoned the Retired Emperor in the imperial pce? That would only get myself killed." ¡°Get to the point.¡± He said impatiently. Yuan Qingling took a deep breath. "That''s not poison. It''s medicine. I was trying to save him." Yu Wenhao sneered murderously, "What a surprise! I married a genius doctor." He stood up and grabbed her hands. "Come, admit your crime to my father." Yuan Qingling was dragged to the ground by him. She couldn''t get away from his firm grip. She was dragged for a few steps. In a panic, she said, "Alright, I''ll do it, but I¡¯ll tell them Chu Mingcui told me to do so." Yu Wenhao pped her face hard and she had to turn away. He squatted down, pinched her chin with two fingers, and almost crushed her jaw. Anger arose like a storming in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and yelled, "I will kill you!" Blood oozed out of her mouth, but she didn''t feel any pain at all because of the herbal tea. She was finally fed up with the humiliation. She raised a sad smile, then injected the drug into Yu Wenhao''s thigh. It already was toote when he felt it. He was getting tired and sleepy and then slowly let go of her. Yuan Qingling pped him back. She gritted her teeth as he did just now and said, "Be nice to me and I¡¯ll be nicer to you. You humiliated me and beat me again and again. You¡¯ve crossed the line! I have to live in your ce, but it doesn¡¯t mean that I¡¯ll let you insult me as you want. You could have talked to your father and divorced me, instead of thinking about maintaining your reputation and bullying a woman at the same time. You coward!" Yu Wenhao slumped to the ground, sullen eyes ring at her as if he couldn¡¯t wait to eat her alive. However, it didn¡¯tst long before he slowly closed his eyes. At the first time, he wasn¡¯tpletely anesthetized, but this time, she did it. She finally rxed, breathing heavily. Tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She raised her head and forced herself to fight back the tears. It wasn¡¯t time to cry now. She must figure out a way to survive. She took out the little box and opened it. Once it touched the ground, it automatically be bigger and shrank into the size of a matchbox when it was off the ground, which was really weird. She gasped and checked the medicines inside. There used to be medicines for trauma, but now all there was left was cardio medicines, including two bottles of Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN). N?velDrama.Org owns this text. That was odd. There was no GTN in herb. The propranolol tablets and slice salvia tablets in this box, she didn¡¯t have them in herb either. Now, all of them were ced on the bottom of the box, in order. Even more ridiculously, there was a stethoscope! Sitting on the ground, she blurted out a swear she had never said before, ¡°It¡¯s so f*cking weird.¡± Chapter 19 The Retired Emperor Wants to Have Millet Congee Chapter 19 The Retired Emperor Wants to Have Millet Congee She dragged her numb limps and walked to the bed where Yu Wenhao justy on. As soon as she slept on it, her whole body was trembling. What had happened these days was totally beyond her imagination. She failed in her research and kept running into weird things instead. People said that science and theology would eventually reach the same end by different paths. When the human brain was developed to a certain level, you could pick things up by psychokinesis and like the gods worshiped by man today. She raised her trembling hand, trying to reach the box in her sleeve pocket to get a sense of reality. The sleeve slid down, exposing her white wrist with a fresh red cut on it. She was taken back and tried to recall when did she get that. Maybe it was from the fought she had with Yu Wenhao just now. Then she denied the answer. The blood on the edge of the cut had coagted, and the sleeve was also stained with blood. This must have been at least half an hour ago. Half an hour ago? Yuan Qingling squinted her eyes and remembered that while waiting outside the hall, she was thrown away by Yu Wenhao, and Chu Mingcui came to support her. She now wondered if Chu Mingcui had done more than just support. She remembered that when Chu Mingcui retreated to Prince Wenqing¡¯s side, she seemed surprised. Thinking of that, Yuan Qingling figured it out. Chu Mingcui intentionally hurt her, but she failed because of the effect of the herbal tea. Yuan Qingling would have got furious and sworn aloud before, which might get herself in prison or even killed given how solemn the asion was. Yuan Qingling had a shiver run through her body. She could barely believe that she could be so vicious. Yuan Qingling originally thought Chu Mingcui was kind. After all, everyone looked at her disdainfully, and only Chu Mingcui greeted her nicely. Unexpectedly, under that pretty face hid a vicious soul. She wanted to find a reasonable exnation for Chu Mingcui''s behavior. For example, It was Yuan Qingling who had destroyed her rtionship with Wenhao and she had to marry Wenqing instead, so she hated Yuan Qingling. But that was still uneptable. If Chu Mingcui was mad at her, she could pay her back and use her in public, or even p her in the face, which was understandable. Her back-stabbing was too vicious. She put down her hand. She could stop thinking about Chu Mingcui for now, but would everything go well with the Retired Emperor? She wondered if the Retired Emperor would be willing to trust her. She had read a lot of history books, including official and unofficial history, but she had never read about a country called the North Tang. Therefore, the history she had studied couldn¡¯t help her know the temper of the Retired Emperor. The uncertainty of her life and future was stifling her. She was extremely exhausted and turned her head to look at Yu Wenhao lying on the ground. He was like a sleeping lion. When he woke up, she would suffer again, unless the Retired Emperor could summon her. She put on a wry smile. She knew she saved the Retired Emperor partially for her own good. She wouldn¡¯t be able to survive in Prince Wenhao¡¯s residence without protection. In the sleeping hall of the Retired Emperor, all the princes had entered the room and said goodbye to their grandfather. Now, everyone was kneeling outside, waiting for the Retired Emperor to stop breathing. The atmosphere in the hall was extremely solemn and sad. The air was almost mixed with the vapor of tears. The Queen Mother and the noble concubine were both overwhelmed with grief, and the servants had to take them out temporarily. Emperor Mingyuan was also sitting outside, waiting for Eunuch Chang who was waiting inside to make the announcement, then he would kneel to see his father leave the world. Everyone was ready for that moment toe. Finally, the dark curtain was lifted. Emperor Mingyuan frowned with his eyes full of sorrow. His limp softened, but before he knelt, Eunuch Chang said with great joy, "His Majesty wants to have some millet congee." The Emperor freeze, and rushed over to see his father. He had already opened his eyes and was stroking Lucky. He looked so much better than before. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. "Hurry, tell the imperial kitchen to get some millet congee right now!" Emperor Mingyuan was overjoyed with a tinge of excitement in his voice. Chapter 20 Summon Prince Wenhao Chapter 20 Summon Prince Wenhao All the imperial doctors were stunned. How was this possible? How could the Retired Emperor still be able to eat? His heart failure was extremely serious. He was merely one step away from death. He shouldn¡¯t be able to swallow even a mouthful of water. The chief doctor hurried in and felt his pulse. Then he cried, "God bless North Tang. God bless Your Majesty!" The Retired Emperor''s pulse was getting stronger. The golden gauze curtain was rolled up, and the dark curtain was slowly opened. The Retired Emperor looked tired. He scanned over the hall, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What are you doing on your knees? Get up!" His voice was like the rustling of fallen leaves, light and weak, but it struck all the others like thunder. Everyone showed ecstasy and stood up after kowtowing. The Retired Emperor sighed lightly. The cyanosis on his lips slowly faded away. After a nce, he asked, "Where is Wenhao?" Eunuch Chang hurriedly exined, "Prince Wenhao was too sad and passed out. Now he¡¯s resting in the side hall." "Call him in." The Retired Emperor patted Lucky on the head, and showed a slight smile, "Go, good boy. I''ll still be here for a while." Lucky jumped down and walked away, wagging his tail. ¡°Summon Prince Wenhao!¡± Eunuch Chang delivered the order. "And his wife. .." The Retired Emperor seemed to be pondering or feeling out of strength, then he uttered a few more words from his dry lips, "Send them in." Everyone was shocked. Chu Mingcui was startled for a long while. She couldn¡¯t believe that the Retired Emperor wanted to see Yuan Qingling? Since the Retired Emperor had recovered, Emperor Mingyuan cleared out the room. Everyone walked out to the outer hall to wait. In the hall, only the Emperor, Prince Rui, Eunuch Chang, and the chief doctor stayed. In the side hall, Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t stay unconscious for too long. Before Yuan Qingling received the summon of the Retired Emperor, he woke up. Yuan Qingling saw him standing up anding with anger. He couldn¡¯t wait to kill her. She didn''t have the strength to fight back, so she just smiled bitterly, "Just kill me now if you want! Don¡¯t bother to say anything." The door was suddenly pushed open, and a servant rushed in. "Your Grace, the Retired Emperor asks to see you!" Yu Wenhao''s hand was already raised, and he was startled when he heard what the servant said, "The Retired Emperor?" The servant replied with joy, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s the Retired Emperor. His Majesty is recovering now. Your grace and Princess Qingling are summoned.¡± Yuan Qingling''s stiff body slowly rxed, and she didn''t bother to exin anything to Yu Wenhao even if she had seen confusion in his eyes. She adjusted her hair bun as she slowly got up, trying to look decent in front of His Majesty. The two of them went out and passed the outer hall. All the princes were here. Yuan Qingling nced at Chu Mingcui, and Chu Mingcui also nced at her, she then smiled and nodded at her friendly. Yuan Qingling ignored her and went straight in. Chu Mingcui¡¯s smile froze Before entering the inner hall, Yuan Qingling took a deep breath. She felt a faint pain from her wound and dizziness in her head. She felt so cold that she couldn¡¯t stop trembling, but her face felt heated. She knew she was having a high fever. Yu Wenhao opened the curtain and went in. The bead curtain hit Yuan Qingling''s face, but she didn''t dare tell her pain. She followed him in obediently. The hall was silent. Emperor Mingyuan didn''t look very happy when he saw theming in. He had high hopes for his son, but he was quite disappointed in him after the scandal. No matter how many wars Yu Wenhao had won, hisck of virtue would eventually stop him from being a great man. However, he also knew that the Retired Emperor always love his Yu Wenhao. Now that he was getting All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. better, he naturally wanted his favorite grandson to be there for him. Emperor Mingyuan couldn¡¯t go against his will. The couple knelt in front of the Retired Emperor¡¯s bed. Looking at his grandfather who was sober now. Yu Wenhao couldn¡¯t believe what he saw; tears ran down his cheeks. Chapter 21 Suspicion Aroused Chapter 21 Suspicion Aroused Yuan Qingling secretly nced at the Retired Emperor''s face and saw the cyanosis fade. His breathing had be much smoother as well. Yuan Qingling was relieved because the Retired Emperor was safe by now. The Retired Emperor looked at Yu Wenhao and slowly struggled to sit. Upon seeing that, Yu Wenhao got up and stuffed a cushion behind his back to help him lie down. "Wenhao, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve met your wife before." The Retired Emperor sounded more vigorous than just now, but he still sounded weakpared to healthy people. Yu Wenhao was a little disappointed because the first question his grandfather had after waking up was about this woman. The Retired Emperor had been sick in bed for almost a year, so they hadn¡¯t visited the imperial pce N?velDrama.Org owns this text. for regr greetings after they got married. The Retired Emperor thus didn¡¯t have a chance to meet Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling lowered her head, silent. She didn¡¯t have any expression on her face. But she felt that the Retired Emperor had fixed his critical and scrutinizing eyes on her face. It was a very aggressive look as if he was determined to see Yuan Qingling through. The Retired Emperor had been on the throne for thirty-eight years. His stateliness was forged in an era when state power was highly centralized. ¡°Grandfather, she¡¯s been feeling unwell, so I didn¡¯t take her to do the greetings, in case you¡¯re affected.¡± That was the only reason Yu Wenhao could find out. ¡°I was about to die. What do I care?¡± The Retried Emperor smiled and said in a slightly gentle tone. Yuan Qingling slowly raised her head. But as soon as she met the Retired Emperor¡¯s sharp eye on her, she bowed her head in fright. ¡°Grandfather, don¡¯t say that. You¡¯ll be fine.¡± Yu Wenhao sounded a little sad. Emperor Mingyuan and Prince Rui were standing on the side, and they added, ¡°Father, we believe you¡¯re blessed.¡± At this moment, an imperial servant brought up the millet congee. Eunuch Chang immediately came to serve the Retired Emperor, yet the Retired Emperor stared at him and scolded, "Can¡¯t you leave the work to the young? Look at you, old stuff, the dark circles under your eyes scared me. I just escaped from death and I don¡¯t want to see your face now. Just leave us. Go get some sleep. Qingling can stay here and take care of me." Eunuch Chang had served the Retired Emperor for many years, so he knew the temper of the Retired Emperor. He could tell how much the Retired Emperor cared about him. The next second, he was in tears and choked with sobs, "I¡¯m not tired. Please allow me to stay here to serve you, Your Majesty." "Get off now!" The Retired Emperor got angry and began to gasp. He covered his chest. "Are you trying to kill me again?" Seeing him lose temper, Eunuch Chang was scared and his face turned pale in an instant. He said in a hurry, ¡°Sure, sure, I¡¯ll leave right now. Please don¡¯t be mad, Your Majesty. I¡¯m terribly sorry!¡± After Eunuch Chang was gone, Yuan Qingling was still on her knees, expressionless. The Retired Emperor red at her too. ¡°What? Are you unwilling to serve me because I¡¯m too old?¡± Yuan Qingling hurriedly stood up and took over the bowl from the servant, then she knelt again. ¡°No, I just feel ttered.¡± ¡°Let me do that, Grandpa!¡± Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t want her to get close to the Retired Emperor, so he decided to feed his grandfather by himself. The Retired Emperor, however, was unhappy. ¡°What? You¡¯re reluctant to let your wife serve your grandfather?¡± ¡°O-of course not!¡± Yu Wenhao muttered as he lowered his hands. He felt quite awkward. Although he knew it was the truth, he didn''t want people to call Yuan Qingling his wife. Both wife and Princess Qingling were just titles, but for him, there was a big difference. Yuan Qingling straightened her body on her knees and fed the Retired Emperor. The Retired Supreme swallowed and huffed. Then he raised his drooping eyes and sighed, "Well, I can¡¯t believe I¡¯m still able to have a taste of delicious food in this world.¡± Hearing that, Emperor Mingyuan and Prince Rui felt like crying. "Sit on the bed and serve me," the Retired Emperor said. Yuan Qingling put on a wry smile. Her sense of pain was recovering, so she couldn¡¯t sit. ¡°Thank you so much, but I think it¡¯s better for me to be on my knees.¡± ¡°Sit!¡± The Retired Emperor red at her once more. Yuan Qingling had no choice but to stand up and sit down. She was trembling. Although the bed was padded with a soft nket, the pressure of her own weight still give her sharp pain. She couldn¡¯t stop quivering. Yu Wenhao was right next to her, and he could feel she was shaking. The effect of the herbal tea was gone. His eyes turned grim and had mixed feelings. After feeding the Retired Emperor nearly half of the millet congee, Yuan Qingling was already sweating profusely with pain. She could onlyfort herself that the sweats could evaporate and take her fever away. The Retired Emperor was finally full. He waved his hand, signaling Yuan Qingling to put the bowl down. Emperor Mingyuan and Prince Rui stepped forward and took a look. They were both relieved to see that the Retired Emperor had eaten almost half a bowl of millet congee. The chief doctor was relieved too. The Retired Emperor rested for a while, then he said to Yuan Qingling, ¡°You¡¯ve done a good job. Stay with me for a few more days.¡± That was exactly what Yuan Qingling waited to hear. She lowered her body and knew again. ¡°Of course, Your Majesty.¡± Emperor Mingyuan didn¡¯t approve of it, but it was rare to see the Retired Emperor be so happy, so he said nothing. Yu Wenhao abruptly raised his head, nced at the Retired Emperor in disbelief. Then he looked at Yuan Qingling. "Grandfather, I¡¯ll stay here with you, too. " Emperor Mingyuan, however, was displeased. ¡°Nonsense!¡± Yu Wenhao realized he shouldn¡¯t have said that. He looked down and apologized at once. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± Yuan Qingling understood why Emperor Mingyuan suddenly changed his attitude. She had a certain knowledge of this dynasty, which came from the memories of the original owner of this body. After organizing the information, she figured out why Emperor Mingyuan was angry. The crowned prince hadn¡¯t been chosen yet, and the Retired Emperor was the most qualified authority to make the choice. Emperor Mingyuan must think that Yu Wenhao insisted to stay and serve him because he was after the position of the crowned prince. Although Yu Wenhao was misunderstood by Emperor Mingyuan, Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t feel guilty at all. Anyway, he was so hateful. The Retired Emperor mediated and said calmly, ¡°If you really care,e to do the morning greeting every day from now on.¡± ¡°Aye!¡± Yu Wenhao answered as he bowed. People in the outer hall were all shocked to know that Yuan Qingling was asked to stay in the Universe Pce alone. Chu Mingcui lowered her eyshes and smiled slightly, "As long as our grandfather is fine, it''s the same no matter who stays to take care of him." Other people, however, didn''t think so. It was known to everyone that a person in a favorable position gained special advantages. If the Retired Emperor received good care from Yuan Qingling, he would inevitably pay more attention to Yu Wenhao. When Yu Wenhao walked out, everyone looked at him differently. Prince Wenjun was always arrogant. He snorted and said coldly, ¡°Wenhao, good for you!¡± Yu Wenhao put on a sullen face. ¡°I don¡¯t understand what you¡¯re talking about. Why don¡¯t you spell it out?¡± Prince Wenjun snorted again, ¡°You know exactly what I mean.¡± After that, he left with his wife. Seeing Prince Wenjun walk away, other people also went out in huddles. Prince Wenqing came to Yu Wenhao nced at him and saw Chu Mingcui quietly standing next to him. They were indeed a beautiful couple and a perfect match. Yu Wenhao felt hurt. He ignored Prince Wenqing and left. Prince Wenqing smiled. ¡°Wenhao¡¯s venting the anger on me.¡± Chu Mingcui pondered and said, ¡°I¡¯m afraid he¡¯s covering for her, they are up to something.¡± Prince Wenqing shook his hand. ¡°Wenhao is raised better than that. Let¡¯s go now. We need to visit my mother.¡± Chu Mingcui lowered her eyes, keeping her suspicion to herself. Chapter 22 Battlefield in the Harem Chapter 22 Battlefield in the Harem Yu Wenhao was back in his residence. He felt something was wrong the more he thought about it. He witnessed her pricking his grandfather with a needle, but he didn''t know what was injected into his grandfather. He wasn¡¯t sure if it was poison or something else. Although his grandfather was getting better, since the venom had put him down, it might also carry other effects on people. For example, it probably could control people¡¯s minds. Yuan Qingling had no ess to these resources. He wondered who was behind all this. Maybe it was her father, Yuan Balong. But Yuan Balong was just a timid snob who fawned upon the rich and powerful. Yu Wenhao thought of the more serious consequences. Yuan Qingling was his wife. If what she did to the Retired Emperor was exposed, he would definitely be taken for the mastermind behind the scenes, and no one would believe he was innocent. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Thinking of that, he grew more and more anxious. Without dy, he ordered Tang Yang to call Lu Ya and Nurse Qi over. They served Yuan Qingling closely. If Yuan Qingling had done anything abnormal, Nurse Qi should be able to feel it. Lu Ya went to the imperial pce together with them, but she was told that Yuan Qingling would stay alone in the Universe Pce to take care of the Retired Emperor when they left. She shared the news with Nurse Qi after she came back, and Nurse Qi was shocked, too. They went to see Prince Wenhao in a hurry as soon as they were summoned. ¡°Your Highness.¡± In the study, the two bowed to greet him. Yu Wenhao nced at Nurse Qi and thought about her grandson¡¯s injury. ¡°How¡¯s Huo now?¡± He asked. ¡°Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. He¡¯s fine now.¡± Yu Wenhao was slightly surprised. ¡°Well, Doctor Li has done a great job.¡± ¡°Y-Yes!¡± Nurse Qi replied after hesitating for a while. Yu Wenhao saw her through and calmly nced at her. ¡°Nurse Qi, is there anything you¡¯d like to tell me?¡± Nurse Qi was startled and hurriedly answered, ¡°No, no, there isn¡¯t!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve stayed in my residence ever since I was little, and you¡¯ve been loyal. You would never keep any secret from me, right?¡± Yu Wenhao looked and sounded cold. Nurse Qi was scared and knelt at once. ¡°I¡¯m sorry. But I didn¡¯t mean to keep it a secret from Your Highness.¡± Yu Wenhao raised his eyes. Cold lights shed in them and he gave her the order, ¡°Tell me!¡± Nurse Qi had to be honest. ¡°Your Highness, It wasn¡¯t Doctor Li who cured Huo. It¡¯s Her Grace. But she didn¡¯t allow me to tell anyone else.¡± Tang Yang was standing on the side and he was amazed. ¡°Her Grace? When did Her Grace learn the medicine? She once cut Huo with a knife and His Highness had her flogged thirteen times. ¡± Nurse Qi then told them everything about what Huo had said that night and what had happened after Huo¡¯s condition got worse, then she said in guilt, ¡°It¡¯s my fault that I misunderstood Her Grace.¡± Yu Wenhao exchanged a nce with Tang Yang. Both of them were stunned. "Have you ever seen her with a box? That box..." Yu Wenhao stopped all of a sudden. When they entered the Retired Emperor¡¯s room, she didn¡¯t carry the box, but it appeared from nowhere after they walked inside. When he saw her in the side hall afterward, the box was missing again. "There was a box!" Lu Ya said hastily, "It is filled with medicines that I¡¯ve never seen before. I don¡¯t even remember we had that box here." Yu Wenhao asked again, ¡°Did anyonee to see her recently? Or did she go out to see anyone?¡± Nurse Qi shook her head. ¡°Ever since Her Grace got married, few people havee to visit; nor has she gone back to her parents¡¯ ce for the recent few months.¡± Tang Yang added, "Right, the concierge has records of Her Grace¡¯sing and going. I learned that it has been three months since Her Grace returned to her parents¡¯ cest time. She was there for half a day, and she came back angrily." Nurse Qi felt that she had betrayed Yuan Qingling, and she felt guilty. She was very worried when she thought of Yuan Qingling¡¯s condition, so she said, "After Her Grace was flogged, she stayed in the room all the time. We obeyed your order and left her alone, so she dealt with her injuries by herself. She had a high fever before taking the herbal tea. Now the medical effect should be gone. I wonder whether she¡¯s fine in the imperial pce." Yu Wenhao remembered that when she was feeding his grandfather with the congee, she seemed to be managing to fight back the pain and was trembling all over. At that time, the effect of the herbal tea should have already been gone. He didn¡¯t care about Yuan Qingling, but he was afraid he and his mother might be affected if she lost manners before Grandfather. Tang Yang pondered and said, ¡°Your Highness, flogging her by 30 times was too harsh.¡± Even a normal male servant would have to lie down for a few days to recover from the punishment. If it was a weak maid, she could have died. That only proved how he hated her guts. Yu Wenhao said coldly, ¡°Given what she has done, she could have lost her life, but I spared his life.¡± Weren¡¯t it for the sake of Mother and royal reputation, he would have banished Yuan Qingling a long time ago. Nurse Qi summoned up her courage and said, "Your Highness, I feel Her Grace seems to have be apletely different person." Looking at Nurse Qi, Yu Wenhao got a little nervous. ¡°Tell me more.¡± Nurse Qi replied, "Her Grace was always domineering even if she was at a disadvantage. But that day, her attitude and her tone changed when she treated Huo. She even apologized to me, which I wouldn¡¯t dare to dream of back to the old days!" Nurse Qi¡¯s words helped Yu Wenhao confirm conjecture. He remembered that she had hit him with her head before their trip to the imperial pce. She gritted her teeth and yelled, "Why don¡¯t you just kill me now?" She never had said something like that before, because she knew it was a forced marriage. In the Phoenix Mansion, she only dared to yell at the domestic servants, not him. However, it seemed she was quite aggrieved when she shouted at him today. Besides, she also had fought against him in the side hall. He pictured her resolutely cold face in his mind and recalled what she said in the side hall. He must figure out what had happened. In Moon Pce, the Queen¡¯s residence. Prince Wenqing came for the regr greeting. He then went to see his eighth brother, Yu Wenchang, leaving Chu Mingcui chatting with the Queen. Chu Mingcui was the Queen''s niece. As soon as Prince Wenqing left, Chu Mingcui dismissed all the servants in the hall. Seeing that, the Queen knew something was wrong, so she straightened her back and asked, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°Aunt, do you know Yuan Qingling was kept by the Retired Emperor to take care of him in Universe Pce?¡± The Queen returned earlier than them just now, so she didn''t know about it. When Chu Mingcui told her that, she was slightly surprised. "Princess Qingling? The Retired Emperor wants her to take care of him?" The next second, she waved her hand. "It¡¯s not a bad thing. I don¡¯t need to travel back and forth any longer. I¡¯m really exhausted these days." Chu Mingcui disagreed. ¡°Aunt, don¡¯t be so negligent. Think it twice.¡± The Queenughed, ¡°I know what you¡¯re afraid of. But you don¡¯t need to worry. No matter how hard Wenhao tries, it¡¯s meaningless. The emperor hates him now.¡± Chu Mingcui slowly shook her head. "Aunt, the Retired Emperor just woke up, that changed everything." The Queen paused and she gradually looked serious. It was true that the emperor cared a lot about the Retired Emperor¡¯s opinions on choosing the crowned prince. And the Retired Emperor was always biased. He was in favor of Wenhao. If Yuan Qingling seized this chance and put in a good word for him, Wenhao still stood a chance to win the position. But... The Queen raised her eyes. ¡°I thought Wenhao loathes Yuan Qingling.¡± Chu Mingcui grinned a smile slowly, "No matter how disgusting one is, others can always put up with him or her as long as there¡¯s an advantage." The Queen''s suddenly felt nervous. She immediately said, "The Queen Mother had been worn out when the Retired Emperor was sick. She has fainted several times today. Princess Mingcui, you should go and take care of the Queen Mother. Show your filial piety." Chu Mingcui stood up and bowed. ¡°My honor, Your Majesty.¡± Chapter 23 Really Starving Chapter 23 Really Starving In Universe Pce. After chatting with Emperor Mingyuan and Prince Rui for a while, Retired Emperor felt tired and let them go. The imperial doctors were also cleared out, leaving Yuan Qingling alone in the hall. Before Emperor Mingyuan went out, he gave Yuan Qingling an eye hint, without saying anything. The hall was so quiet, and the curtains so thick. Even the wind couldn¡¯t get in. Standing by the bed, Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t know what to do. The Retired Emperor opened his eyes abruptly. His cold eyes skimmed over her. "On your knees!" He ordered fiercely. Yuan Qingling knelt slowly. Kneeling was much easier for her than sitting. After all, the herbal tea was no longer taking effect now. Every pore of hers was screaming pain. ¡°Are you aware of your guilt?¡± The Retired Emperor asked coldly. Yuan Qingling knew that the Retired Emperor wouldn¡¯t really punish her, at least not at this point. As long as he still wanted to live, she would be his only hope. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. So, she raised her head and replied with honesty, ¡°I know.¡± ¡°Why you¡¯re guilty?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not a professional doctor, and I did something I shouldn¡¯t have done.¡± Yuan Qingling avoided the key issue. The Retired Emperor coldly asked, "Not a professional doctor? Very well, you just condemned all the imperial doctors in the pce as quacks." Hearing that, Yuan Qingling rxed. Now that the Retired Emperor approved of her medical skills, it would be a pleasant talk. The Retired Emperor said again in a cold voice, ¡°Come and sit. Tell me whether I can make it or not. If I can¡¯t, when will death fall upon me? If I can, how long can I live?¡± Yuan Qingling slowly stood up and said, ¡°I¡¯m not sure yet. Please allow me to run a medical check, Your Majesty.¡± ¡°Then save the red tape. Come and feel my pulse.¡± The Retired Emperor saw Yuan Qingling take a strange thing out of nowhere and hang it on her ears. She smiled and said, "Now, let''s hear your heartbeat first..." Momentarily, the Retired Emperor''s mouth twitched and he scolded angrily, "What is this piece of junk? Are you trying to freeze me?" Yuan Qingling took off the stethoscope and hung it on the ears of the Retired Emperor. Then she whispered, "Hush, please listen carefully, Your Majesty." The Retired Emperor¡¯s angry face slowly eased, and he looked a little confused. After a moment of silence, he eximed, "It¡¯s my heartbeat!" Yuan Qingling nodded. ¡°Right, it doesn¡¯t sound very vigorous, but I¡¯m afraid that heaven or hell will still have to shut you out for the time being.¡± ¡°Language!¡± The Retired Emperor red at her. Yuan Qingling was about to kneel again. ¡°I¡¯m sorry!¡± ¡°Stop. There¡¯s no need. Just sit!¡± the Retired Emperor snorted. He couldn¡¯t care less about her apology. Yuan Qingling put on a wry smile. ¡°I dare not.¡± The Retired Emperor nced at her and asked, ¡°How did you get injured?¡± Yuan Qingling was taken back. She wondered how he found that she was injured. "You keep on inhaling and trembling in pain once in a while. I¡¯m not deaf. Your hand felt so hot on my forehead. What happened to you?" the Retired Emperor asked calmly. Yuan Qingling recalled her miserable life in Prince Wenhao¡¯s residence, and she was filled with grief and anger. But in the end, she only replied calmly, "I got it from a fall, the inmed would is giving me a fever." ¡°Can¡¯t you treat yourself?¡± The Retired Emperor¡¯s voice softened this time. Yuan Qingling nodded. ¡°Thank you for asking. I¡¯ve got medicines.¡± Because Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t use honorifics, the Retired Emperor frowned in dissatisfaction. He was curious this nobledy forgot her manners. Anyway, the imperial pce already had enough courteous but nonchnt people. "Take your medicines and have a rest. I need quietness." The Retired Emperor closed his eyes and removed the stethoscope. Yuan Qingling put away the stethoscope. Then she walked aside to rummage in the medicine box. But the moment she opened it, she was dumbfounded. Howe there was an infusion bottle? She put on a wry smile and didn''t even have the time to think about it. She swallowed anti-fever and anti-inmmatory medicines without water and then opened the infusion bottle and walked back with it. The Retired Emperor wasn¡¯t asleep. When he heard the footsteps, he frowned and asked, ¡°Why are you here again? I told you to have some rest!¡± "Please have an infusion first before you sleep." Yuan Qingling took out the infusion bottle carefully, fearing that the Retired Emperor would find it strange and refuse to take it. The Retired Emperor indeed felt it was very strange, but he was too tired to ask about it. After a nce, he said, ¡°Be quick.¡± Yuan Qingling wasn¡¯t skilled at administering an infusion, but luckily the blood vessel of the Retired Emperor wasn¡¯t difficult to find, and she easily pierced his vein and injected the medicine. Once it was done, Yuan Qingling raised her head and met the Retired Emperor¡¯s eyes. She felt slightly embarrassed. ¡°Well, I can exin it after you recovered.¡± She found it hard to find any excuses now. The Retired Emperor said, ¡°Then you¡¯d better have a good reason.¡± Yuan Qingling put on a wry smile. She would try. The infusion didn¡¯tst long. Yuan Qingling was afraid that someone woulde, so after this bottle of medicine was finished, she took it off. The Retired Emperor snored slightly and fell asleep. Yuan Qingling was as tired as hungry. She was also in pain. She couldn¡¯t sit, nor could he lie on her stomach. She couldn¡¯t eat, or even drink. She quickly looked around and there was no one in the room. The Retired Emperor probably wouldn''t wake up within a short time, so she stood in front of the table, leaned forward on it, ced her head on her hands, and then she slept like a groundhog digging a hole with her hips stuck out. She wanted to have a rest and get rid of the tiredness and pain, but she fell asleep. Eunuch Chang came back after a short rest. He was worried about the Retired Emperor¡¯s condition, especially when he heard that Princess Qingling was taking care of the Retired Emperor alone. As soon as he came in, he saw Yuan Qingling sleeping on the table in a very strange posture. He frowned. That¡¯s not the right and usual way to sever His Majesty. She was indeed unreliable. And this posture was really ugly. But he was about to wake her up, the Retired Emperor said in a lowered voice, ¡°Be quiet.¡± Eunuch Chang tiptoed over and tucked the quilt for the Retired Emperor. He was a little puzzled. The Retired Emperor said lightly, ¡°Go prepare some food for her.¡± Eunuch Chang was more confused at this moment. Given Princess Qingling¡¯s way of taking care of the Retired Emperor, howe the Retired Emperor wasn¡¯t mad at all and even bestowed food on her? He didn¡¯t ask and walked out quietly. Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t wake up until her arms went numb. She felt a chill on her back when she realized she had fallen asleep. She immediately turned over to look at the bed behind her, and she was relieved to see that the Retired Emperor was still asleep. She took out the medicine box and found a medical thermometer, and then she put it into her mouth. Just by then, she heard footsteps outside, she was vignt and quickly closed the box. As soon as she hid it in her sleeve pocket and turned it over, Eunuch Chang came in with food. Eunuch Chang noticed that thing in Yuan Qingling''s mouth, he was startled, "Your Grace...." Yuan Qingling didn''t know how to exin. She wasn''t sure if she needed to keep it in her mouth or take it out. As a result, she could only look at Eunuch Chang in embarrassment. Unexpectedly, the "sleeping" Retired Emperor helped her out. "Put the food on the table now. If you¡¯re a whilete, I''m afraid she¡¯ll start to eat my shoes." "Oh!" Eunuch Chang was amused and put the food on the table. "Your Grace, you must be hungry, right? Please help yourself." Yuan Qingling was really starving. She was so hungry that she felt she could eat a horse. Besides, she was also as thirsty as she was hungry, and her throat was as dry as a desert. Seeing Eunuch Chang bring a bowl of soup, she gave up acting like ady. She took out the medical thermometer, and in a few seconds, she drank up the soup. Then she opened her mouth and released a steamed breath. Without dy, she turned back to the food again. Eunuch Chang frowned at her behavior. As hungry as she was, she shouldn¡¯t gave up her princess manners, especially in front of the Retired Emperor. Chapter 24 A Peaceful Night Chapter 24 A Peaceful Night In the evening, Emperor Mingyuan came for the regr greeting. Seeing that the Retired Emperor getting better, he dly chatted with him for a while and then left. Yuan Qingling kept her head down all the time, Emperor Mingyuan barely noticed she was there, so nothing happened. After Emperor Mingyuan left, Eunuch Chang helped the Retired Emperor get wiped clean as usual, C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. while Yuan Qingling moved to the outer hall to leave them alone. She took the opportunity and give herself an injection, but unfortunately, there was no way to re-dress the wounds. Now the wounds were wet, and it seemed to be oozing blood. Once the injection was done, shey down and rested for a while. When she heard footsteps inside, she knew Eunuch Chang had finished his work, so she struggled to stand up. But the sudden movement overburdened her heart and blood soon surged up through her throat to her mouth. She walked outside, trembling along the way, and then she spat the blood on the roots of a tree. Hand on the tree, she spent a long while stabilizing herself and catching a breath. ¡°Your Grace, may I help?¡± Eunuch Chang asked her from behind. Yuan Qingling turned around and waved her hand. "It''s okay. I¡¯ve eaten too much." ¡°OK.¡± Eunuch Chang felt a little strange but he left without a word. Yuan Qingling kept the doubts in her mind and returned to the pce. The Retired Emperor sat half upright on the bed, and he looked much more energetic now. Yuan Qingling said, ¡°Your Majesty, time for an infusion.¡± The Retired Emperor reached out his hand and took a look at her. ¡°I¡¯ve dismissed him. You can do whatever you need to do now.¡± Yuan Qingling first listened to his heartbeat and breathing. His breathing was still not smooth, then she gave an appropriate dose of dopamine before the infusion. She took out a bottle of Glyceryl Trinitrate and handed it to the Retired Emperor. "This medicine is for the emergency. If you feel chest pain and suffocation, put a pill under the tongue." Thebel and instruction on the bottle were already torn off by her outside just now. The bottle looked very delicate. The Retired Emperor yed it in his hand and took it away. After a while, the Retired Emperor saw Yuan Qinglinging over with water and a handful of colorful pills that didn''t look like any pills he knew. "What are these?" He was slightly impatient. ¡°Drugs. Time to take the drugs.¡± ¡°No!¡± He believed that more colors indicated more danger. "Yes, you have to!" Yuan Qingling now was clearly aware that the Retired Emperor wouldn¡¯t make things difficult for her, so she became a little bold. "That¡¯s your only way to get better. They aren¡¯t bitter anyway." "Alright!" The Retired Emperor gave a disgusted look before he picked up a few of them and put them in his mouth. Yuan Qingling handed him water right away, but she saw the Retired Emperor chewing the pills and his face looked twisted. "Have some water and swallow them now!" Yuan Qingling hurriedly handed him the cup. That was totally unexpected because even kids knew pills should be swallowed with water. She wondered if there was no pill in the imperial pce. After having the whole cup of water, the Retired Emperor finally swallowed the bitter medicines. "Once I get better, I¡¯ll have you be beheaded!" He said angrily. ¡°Sure, sure!¡± Yuan Qingling coaxed. She really wanted tough at this moment and was surprised at her own optimism. The Retired Emperor murmured a few more words, then he slowly turned his head aside. Yuan Qingling knew that he was sleepy, so she moved the pillow away and helped him to lie down. The infusionsted for about an hour. As soon as it was finished, Yuan Qingling packed it up. In a short while, Eunuch Chang came, followed by imperial doctors. Eunuch Chang said to Yuan Qingling, ¡°Your Grace, the Retired Emperor told you to have a rest in the outer hall. Pleasee in and take care of His Majesty the next morning.¡± Yuan Qingling was exhausted. She knew there wouldn¡¯t be problems tonight, so she walked out after a nod. The outer hall was the ce where Yu Wenhao had slept today. Yuan Qingling closed the door andy on the bed. She fell asleep almost as soon as she touched the bed. She woke up once at midnight and sneaked into the ce to check the situation. Eunuch Chang was sitting on the ground, taking a nap, while the Retired Emperor was sleeping peacefully. She rubbed her eyes and went out. After she took some more drugs, she continued to sleep. She woke up before dawn. She slept soundly with no dreams. When she woke up, she vomited blood again. What was worse, her internal organs ached for quite a few minutes. She quickly took a few anti- inmmatory drugs and waited for the pain to pass. Then he went to take care of the Retired Emperor in the ce. Eunuch Chang was already awake, and he was busy telling the imperial servants to get warm water. Yuan Qingling was served with some, too. Having washed her face, she felt much more refreshed. The Retired Emperor opened his eyes, and Eunuch Chang was helping him. The day got brighter. They were told that the Queen Mother wasing. Yuan Qingling patted her face to make herself more clear-headed. The Queen Mother came in. She looked particrly pale in that cyan silk and satin embroidered clothes with patterns of longevity symbols. Chu Mingcui apanied the Queen Mother. When Yuan Qingling greeted the Queen Mother, Chu Mingcui came over and held her hand, then she said gently, "Thank you so much, Qingling." Yuan Qingling lowered her head to look at her hands. They looked whiter under her wide scarlet sleeves. She wore floral armors and a few delicate rings on her fingers. No needles or des were found. However, the armor on her right-hand little finger was a bit strange. It shone cold lights. When Yuan Qingling withdrew her hand, she touched it stealthily and suddenly felt a sharp pain at her finger pulp. It was a thin de! It was Chu Mingcui! An imperial servant came in from outside. He bowed to the Retired Emperor. ¡°Your Majesty, Prince Wenhao is in the outer hall now. His Grace is waiting for your permission to walk in.¡± ¡°Let him in.¡± The Retired Emperor got rid of Eunuch Chang¡¯s hand. ¡°Where is Lucky? Send him in!¡± The Queen Mother stepped ahead with a smile. ¡°You just got better. Couldn¡¯t you leave the dog alone for a while?¡± The Retired Emperor was displeased. ¡°The dog? He has a name!¡± The Queen Mother sat on the edge of the bed. She took a towel and carefully wiped the Retired Emperor¡¯s forehead. Tears welled up a little in her eyes. "Right, he¡¯s called Lucky. You want him to be a lucky dog." Yu Wenhao strode inside. He was moving so fast that the curtain had hardly fallen when he got in the ce. In the past, as long as Chu Mingcui was present, he would always search for her first. But today, when he entered the hall, he looked for Yuan Qingling at once. After he found her, his eyes had been fixed on her face for a long while before he went to do the greeting. Chu Mingcui stepped aside. She lowered her head, and her anger covered the faint sadness she pretended to have. He didn¡¯t even nce at her! ¡°There is no morning meeting today. Why did youe so early?¡± The Retired Emperor seemed to be in a bad mood, but his tone softened a little towards Yu Wenhao. ¡°Grandfather, I¡¯m worried about you, so I came as early as I can.¡± Yu Wenhao had stayed up for a whole night, so there were dark circles under his eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m fine.¡± The Retired Emperor said tofort his grandson. In a short while, Emperor Mingyuan and the Queen also came. Prince Rui didn¡¯t leave the imperial pcest night, so he showed up too. Yuan Qingling moved aside, watching them chatting. Chu Mingcui went to stand by her side. She looked at Yuan Qingling with a gentle and friendly smile on her face. "You must be exhaustedst night." ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± Yuan Qingling don¡¯t want to talk to her, so her reply was perfunctory. An imperial doctor came to serve the medicine soup, but the Retired Emperor was unwilling to take it. He lost his temper and yelled, ¡°Take it away! I don¡¯t want it.¡± No matter how hard other people, including Emperor Mingyuan and the Queen Mother, tried to persuade him, he refused to yield. The Queen Mother was anxious and cried in worry. Emperor Mingyuan knew his father very well. If his father got mad, nobody got to get him to do anything. Just when he was about to have the medicine taken out, he heard Yuan Qingling speaking at the corner. ¡°Your Majesty, I think you should take the medicine.¡± The others didn¡¯t notice she was in the room until now. They looked at him, and Emperor Mingyuan seemed annoyed. He was afraid the Retired Emperor might be angry with her words. Chu Mingcui was standing by. She couldn''t help but smile. She thought Yuan Qingling was stupid and didn¡¯t know when to shut her mouth, which may cause the Supreme Emperor to lose his temper. Neither the Queen Mother nor the Emperor Mingyuan could make the Retired Emperor take the medicine. Chu Mingcui was curious about why Yuan Qingling believed the Retired Emperor would listen to her. That would only offend him. Chapter 25 Am I Dying? Chapter 25 Am I Dying? Chu Mingcui soon saw annoyance on the Retired Emperor¡¯s face. She was relieved. Although the Retired Emperor spoiled Yu Wenhao and allowed Yuan Qingling to stay in the Cloud Pce to take care of him, Yuan Qingling was a self-centered idiot and was of no good use. Seeing the Retired Emperor get mad, the imperial doctor immediately turned around, holding the medicine soup and heading out. The Retired Emperor, however, said angrily, ¡°Give me the medicine. Didn¡¯t you hear Qingling said that I need to take it?¡± Everyone was stunned and turned to look at Yuan Qingling. Chu Mingcui was shocked and couldn¡¯t believe her ears. Yuan Qingling lowered her head. She was reluctant to interrupt, but it would arouse suspicion if the Retired Emperor recovered without taking their medicines. Emperor Mingyuan¡¯s face lit up at once. ¡°Hurry back now!¡± Till then, Emperor Mingyuan finally took a straight look at Yuan Qingling, and it was with approval. The Retired Emperor drank the medicine up as quickly as he could, which proved that he really hated bitterness. Once he finished, his face was contorted. The Queen Mother immediately handed him some sweets to help him get rid of the bitterness in his mouth. Yu Wenhao looked at Yuan Qingling with mixed emotions. He didn¡¯t feel rxed from witnessing this situation. On the contrary, he got more worried. He wondered howe the Retired Emperor was so obedient to her and if her scheme had already worked. Because the Retired Emperor took the medicine, the Queen Mother was very happy. She told Yuan Qingling toe over and praised her for a while. Even the reticent Prince Rui alsoplimented Yuan Qingling. The Queen was also smiling, but her smile wasn¡¯t sincere. It seemed that Mingcui¡¯s concern was real. Emperor Mingyuan left his work and came only to take care of the Retired Emperor. Although the Retired Emperor got better, he was still worried. After all, all the imperial doctors said the Retired Emperor was about to have hisst breath yesterday. However, the Retired Emperor didn¡¯t want their care. He told Emperor Mingyuan and Prince Rui to go back. Before Emperor Mingyuan left, he said to Yuan Qingling, ¡°Go grab some sleep when there are enough people in the day.¡± ¡°Aye.¡± Yuan Qingling thanked Emperor Mingyuan with a bow. She went out to the outer hall and was about to sleep, but Eunuch Chang came and told her to go to West Sunshine Mansion to rest. He also ordered maids to take some of her clothes, as well as some ointments, and prepare warm water for her. Yuan Qingling was a little surprised. Eunuch Chang said calmly, "It was His Majesty¡¯s order. Nurse Xi wille over to administer medicine for youter. She¡¯s been serving His Majesty for many years. She knows when she should be quiet. Your Grace, you don¡¯t need to worry at all." Eunuch Chang was distant to her as usual, but Yuan Qingling somehow felt like crying. In West Sunshine Mansion, maids came in with warm water after a while, followed by a nurse in gray N?velDrama.Org owns this text. clothes. She was about fifty years old, wearing a simple bun, with drooping eyebrows and mouth corners, looking quite majestic. ¡°Honored to see you, Nurse Xi.¡± Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t dare to forget her manners. The olddy served the Retired Emperor, she weighed a lot. ¡°You¡¯re dismissed!¡± Nurse Xi said to the maids by her sides. ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am.¡± All the maids stepped away after a bow. Without further ado, Nurse Xi said to Yuan Qingling, ¡°Your Grace, please allow me to help you change clothes.¡± As she said that, she took out several bottles of medicine powder from her sleeve pocket and ced them on the edge of the carved bed. No patient could keep decent, Yuan Qingling could only let Nurse Xi strip her and put her on the bed. Then she heard Nurse Xi take a scared breath. Then it was the sound of scissors cutting the cloth that fixed her wounds. The pain was so sharp that she couldn''t help clenching her fists tightly. ¡°Your Grace, if you can¡¯t stand it, just bite on the quilt.¡± Nurse Xi¡¯s voice carried a trace of sadness and pity. ¡°Sure.¡± Yuan Qingling was, however, biting her own hand. The pain was excruciating like no other in her life. Tears of grievance and pain welled up in her eyes. The door was quickly pushed open, and someone strode in. Yuan Qingling was startled, and she knew who it was as soon as she heard the footsteps. Without hesitation, she pulled up the quilt to cover her body, but Nurse Xi pressed her hands and said in a t voice, "It''s Prince Wenhao. Don''t move!" Exactly! It was Yu Wenhao! So she had to cover her body! Yu Wenhao didn''t expect that Nurse Xi was here. He ached to figure everything out, so he rushed inside, only to see Nurse Xi giving Yuan Qingling treatment. Although he was filled with doubts and anger, he could barely say a word at this moment. The next second, he frowned at her wounds. Her back, thighs, buttocks, where the cloth strips were cut off, there were bloody torn skin and flesh. Her wounds hadn¡¯t been treated yet. Yuan Qingling had been able to fight back her tears, but she felt utterly humiliated being seen naked by him. In silence, she shed tears. Drops of tears rolled down her cheeks. She bit the back of her hand fiercely to stop herself from crying aloud, and her shoulders kept on twitching. Yu Wenhao¡¯s anger slowly went away. At this time, what he thought was not about her framing him in the princess¡¯s mansion, but her angry words in the side hall yesterday. She seemed to have been forced to the corner and had to fight back. Her fierceness at that time made a sharp contrast with her fragile crying today. Nurse Xi cut off all the cloth strips and said to Yu Wenhao, "Your Highness, please hand me a warm towel." Yu Wenhao turned his head and saw a basin of warm water next to him. He took a towel and dipped it into the water, then he wrung it out and handed it over. ¡°Wipe her,¡± said Nurse Xi. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t move; he frowned. The wounds were so serious that he honestly had no idea where to begin. Moreover, he was reluctant to touch Yuan Qingling. Nurse Xi sighed and took the towel over. ¡°Your Highness, you need to have some sympathy.¡± Yu Wenhao was raised by Nurse Xi, so he didn¡¯t dare to argue against her. He felt embarrassed. Yuan Qingling still trembled as Nurse Xi wiped gently. She managed not to make a sound, but the whimper in her throat sounded even more pitiful than a cry. ¡°Oh, poor girl, how did you withstand the pain for a day and a night?¡± Nurse Xi sighed again, then she raised her head and nced at Yu Wenhao. ¡°You don¡¯t want to clean her wounds, but can you at least help me apply the medicine power?¡± Yu Wenhao took the medicine powder and sprinkled it on therge area of wounds on Yuan Qingling. Her skin and flesh were still moist, but it looked much drier with the medicine power afterward. After the wounds were stained with white powder, they became mottled and terrifying. Yuan Qingling began to cough nonstop. The cough made her curl and her tears came out. In a panic, she still tried to cover her chest with clothes. She was as embarrassed as pitiful. All of a sudden, a mouthful of blood spurted from her mouth. The blood sttered on the in white pillow, like arge blooming red peony. Nurse Xi was scared. She raised her head and stare at Yu Wenhao. ¡°You...¡± But she didn¡¯t finish. Yu Wenhao was her beloved kid, after all, so she was unwilling to scold him. She only shook her head. ¡°What a tragedy! I¡¯ve never seen a princess suffer something like this. What unforgivable crime have youmitted?¡± ¡°Am I dying?¡± Yuan Qingling understood it was because of the herbal tea, but she didn¡¯t know what it had in it. She knew it was the cause of her blood puking. When Nurse Qi and Lu Ya helped her take the herbal tea, she knew it was poisonous. She grabbed Yu Wenhao''s sleeve. Her pale face slightly raised, and a touch of red blood remained at the corners of her mouth. The pain caused by the sudden move made her face contort in agony. She looked at Yu Wenhao, seeming almost crazy and determined. "Please, I¡¯m begging you. Divorce me before I die. I don¡¯t want to die as your wife." Chapter 26 The Medicine He Gave Chapter 26 The Medicine He Gave Yu Wenhao was shocked hearing she said she didn¡¯t want to die as his wife. It was ridiculous. It was she who had yed all the tricks in order to marry him. "Wake up and make it clear!" Yu Wenhao felt unknown anger surging inside him. He held her face and patted it. Nurse Xi got mad. She stood up and pulled Yuan Qingling behind her. ¡°How could you be so cold- blood? Your Highness, I can¡¯t believe you¡¯re so malicious now. You¡¯re a couple, and even if she¡¯s a stranger, you can¡¯t do that to her. Don¡¯t you feel guilty at all?¡± Yu Wenhao nced at Yuan Qingling. Her face already turned pale in fear, and her eyes full of tears. She was forcing herself not to cry out, seeming so stubborn and tough. He somehow couldn¡¯t face her toughness, so he turned around and walked out. Standing under the locust tree outside the side hall, he watched the yellow leaves drifting. He had never had the feeling before. ¡°Wenhao!¡± Chu Mingcui called him from behind. Yu Wenhaoposed himself and turned to look at her. She was standing in front of the porch, with a long dress train dragged behind. She had a noble vibe, like a heavenly fairy. Her beauty was like no other in this world. They were childhood sweethearts, but now she was another man¡¯s wife. Upon thinking of that, Yu Wenhao¡¯s heart ached. Chu Mingcui saw his reaction and felt satisfied. He still couldn¡¯t get over her. She raised her face and said with relief, ¡°His Majesty is much better now. And your father has changed his attitude towards you. I feel so happy for you.¡± Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t respond. After a long while, Chu Mingcui suddenly said in a sad tone, ¡°How are you doing?¡± Yu Wenhao looked down. ¡°Not bad. I¡¯m still alive anyway.¡± Chu Mingcui put on a miserable smile. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re right. We¡¯re still alive. That¡¯s enough. Now I just hope that what I fear won¡¯t happen.¡± Yu Wenhao looked up at her. ¡°What is it?¡± Chu Mingcui''s eyshes trembled slightly. She whispered with tears in her eyes, "I''m afraid that one day, you and he will have a vicious against each other for the throne." Yu Wenhao was silent for a long while, then he slowly shook his head. "No, it won¡¯t happen. I¡¯ve never changed my mind, and you don''t need to be worried. I¡¯ll keep my promise to you." Staring at his handsome face, Chu Mingcui sighed, "You know, I always wished it was you." Once she finished, her eyshes moved fast. She felt like crying. After She made him see that, she slowly turned around and walked away. He freeze there still, but he wasn¡¯t thinking about Chu Mingcui''s sad nce at him. Instead, it was Yuan Qingling''s miserable and resolute face that kepting up in his mind. Nurse Xi came out with water. She stood behind him for a while and then said in a low voice, "Your Highness, please get in now. Everything wille clear." Yu Wenhao slightly nodded and turned to walk into the room. He did have a lot to ask Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling was still lying on her bed with her face down. Her clothes just lightly shrouded her back under the silk quilt. Sheid her cheek on the pillow, and her face looked so pale. Seeing Yu Wenhaoing in, she slowly closed her eyes, and there was a faint bruise under her tired eyes. The shadow of her eyshes cast down, making her look fragile and worn out. Yu Wenhao had calmed down a lot. He pulled a chair and sat in front of the bed. "We need to talk about it." Yuan Qingling didn''t bother to open her eyes, and only said in a t voice, "As long as you don¡¯t use violence, I¡¯m willing to talk anytime." She sounded at ease. Yu Wenhao squinted his eyes, looking at the wounds all over her body. He felt her calmness somewhat ironic. Yuan Qingling slowly opened her eyes to stare at him. "Don¡¯t overthink about it. I mean what I said. Your Highness, I¡¯m more than d that you want to talk. I''m not a masochist, and I don¡¯t need you to beat me to be cooperative." Yu Wenhao''s slender feet pressed against the edge of the bed, and he leaned a little backward. He still had a cold face. Actually, he rejected Yuan Qingling on every way, physically and mentally. But Yuan Qingling''s words just now had undoubtedly reduced his aversion. ¡°What medicine did you give to my grandfather?¡± "First-aid medicine, used for myocardial infarction, heart failure, and breathing difficulties," Yuan Qingling said. ¡°Who gave you that?¡± ¡°No one. It¡¯s mine.¡± Yu Wenhao was displeased. ¡°Well, it seems you don¡¯t want to tell me the truth.¡± ¡°That¡¯s only because you think I¡¯m a liar.¡± Yu Wenhao naturally didn''t believe her. He wanted to figure out how she got those medicines. He understood if a master gave her those life-saving medicines and told her to keep it a secret. He asked again, "What kind of poison have you used on me then? How did it make me unconscious? I couldn''t move either." "It''s not a poison. It''s an anesthetic, and it''s used for surgery. It has the same effect as the Herbal Tea." Yu Wenhao said coldly, "The Herbal Tea is poisonous." Yuan Qingling looked at him. "And you poisoned me." Yu Wenhao didn''t argue, which implied that she was right. Yuan Qingling said, "Fine, whether it¡¯s poison or magical medicine, I don''t care now. If you really hate me, just kill me, but as long as I¡¯m still alive, please stop making things difficult for me, at least not when I¡¯m treating His Majesty. Please give me a break, Your Highness. I¡¯ll give you an exnation for what has happened as soon as I can leave the imperial pce." Yu Wenhao said coldly, "If anything bad happens to my grandfather, you¡¯ll take all the me." Yuan Qingling retorted, ¡°What if His Majesty recovers? Will the credit go to me as well?¡± Yu Wenhao squinted his eyes and leaned over to look at her. His cold eyes shed a light in front of her. ¡°Sure, I know how to tell right from wrong.¡± He then stood up, pulled the chair back, and threw a pill on the table. "Tell Nurse Xi to help you take it." After that, he turned and went out. Yuan Qingling was slightly surprised by his answer. She seriously doubt if he knew how to tell right from wrong. She wasn¡¯t sure whether he would let her have the credit, but she was certain that he held grudges N?velDrama.Org owns this text. against her. The original owner of this body had framed him. He never stopped taking revenge. He had made Yuan Qingling suffer every day. Yuan Qingling was extremely tired and fell asleep groggy. She didn''t know how long she had slept, but when she woke up, she saw Nurse Xi sitting at the edge of the bed. Seeing her waking up, Nurse Xi stretched out and felt her forehead, then said, "The fever is gone." Yuan Qingling felt better. She said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you so much for taking care of me." ¡°It¡¯s my honor.¡± Nurse Xi was expressionless. She stood up and poured a ss of water, then walked over with the pill Yu Wenhao left. ¡°Here, take the pill.¡± "What is it?" Yuan Qingling propped up and looked at the vermilion pill, which was like a Maltesers chocte. ¡°A Herbal Pill.¡± ¡°Herbal Pill?¡± She didn¡¯t know what that was. She had already taken the Herbal Tea, and she wasn¡¯t sure if she should take the Herbal Pill. Nurse Xi said, "It can help dissolve blood stasis and regenerate muscles. It¡¯s very useful for your injuries. This medicine is worth a fortune. And each prince only has one, and one is enough to save a life. "Wow, it¡¯s amazing. What is it made from?" Yuan Qingling was very interested in drugs, so she reached out and took the Herbal Pill to smell it. There was a strong smell of Panax notoginseng. She wondered whether that was the main ingredient. "I don''t know. I only know it''s extremely precious. His Highness..." Nurse Xi said and looked at her. "His Highness was once almost killed by an arrow, and he didn¡¯t take the pill, because it¡¯s too rare." Yuan Qingling had mixed emotions now. This medicine was so precious, and he gave it to her. He believed she could cure the Retired Emperor. Chapter 27 Lucky Has an Accident Chapter 27 Lucky Has an ident After taking the Herbal Pill, Yuan Qingling slept for more than an hour. When she woke up again, she felt the pain of her wounds had eased a lot, and she could also feel her wounds were no longer oozing exudation mixed with blood. She got out of the bed and walked a few steps, and felt the pain was less severe. At least, it wouldn¡¯t rip off the wounds and cause sharp pain when she walked now. Nurse Xi opened the door and came in. Seeing that she had gotten up, she said, "Your Grace, I¡¯m d you¡¯re already up. You can go out and take a walk. After taking the Herbal Pill, you need activities to help the blood circte in your body." Yuan Qingling said, ¡°Great, that¡¯s what I was going to do.¡± ¡°Please allow me to walk with you.¡± As soon as the two of them left the yard, they saw a young eunuch hurriedly running over. His face was pale in scare. "Your Grace, His Highness needs you in the Universe Pce." Nurse Xi caught his arm. ¡°What happened? What¡¯s the rush?¡± The eunuch was almost crying. "Lucky fell from the Glory Tower and almost died. His Majesty heard of that and immediately passed out. Now the imperial pce is in a total mess. The Emperor is already on his way there." Upon hearing that, Nurse Xi panicked. The Retired Emperor took Lucky as his own grandson. If Lucky had an ident, he would surely be heartbroken. It was bad for heart diseases. Nurse Xi hurriedly turned back to call Yuan Qingling, only to find that Yuan Qingling already set off without caring about her wounds. Yuan Qingling walked quickly to the Universe Pce. It was indeed in a mess. The Queen and Chu Mingcui stood anxiously to the side. Both Yu Wenhao and Prince Wenqing were in front of the bed, while the imperial doctors were busy feeling the Retired Emperor¡¯s pulse and doing the medical check. Emperor Mingyuan and the Queen Mother were still on their way here. Yuan Qingling strode over, pulled Yu Wenhao, and whispered a few words in his ears. Yu Wenhao nced at her, then walked over to stop an imperial doctor. "How¡¯s my grandfather?" Yuan Qingling immediately went over, then took out Glyceryl Trinitrate under the pillow and put a pill under the Retired Emperor''s tongue. Because she had her back to the Queen and Chu Mingcui, they didn¡¯t see what she had done. Chu Mingcui kept staring at Yuan Qingling, and she noticed something odd. The Retired Emperor was fine. He had been out of breath for a short while. After the imperial doctor stepped forward and inserted thin needles for acupuncture, the Retired Emperor''s breathing became much smoother. Yuan Qingling was relieved, and she stepped out before asking the eunuch she just met. "Where is Lucky?" The eunuch replied, "In case His Majesty is sad, Her Grace, Princess Mingcui ordered us to dig a hole outside the pce to bury it." ¡°I thought it was still alive.¡± Yuan Qingling was surprised and ran out at once. When she went out, she saw two eunuchs digging a hole under the locust tree. Lucky was covered in N?velDrama.Org owns this text. blood, lying on a small brocade quilt. It was indeed dying. Without a word, Yuan Qingling picked Lucky up, then walked to West Sunshine Mansion. Yuan Lingqing was a princess, so the two eunuchs didn¡¯t dare to stop her. They could only watch her leaving with Lucky in her arms. Yu Wenhao asked Yuan Qingling toe and save the Retired Emperor, but she ran out right after helping the Retired Emperor take something. Fortunately, the Retired Emperor recovered, so Yu Wenhao went out and was about to scold Yuan Qingling. Then he saw her stepping away holding Lucky. Yuan Qingling hurriedly returned to West Sunshine Mansion, put Lucky on the bed, took out a stethoscope, and pressed it against its chest, abdomen, lungs, and spleen. Her guess was right. After falling from a high ce, its spleen ruptured and was bleeding. "Good boy, this is a bit difficult, but you have to make it through!" Yuan Qingling stroked Lucky''s head. Lucky''s eyes were open, and there was blooding out of its mouth. It seemed it could understand Yuan Qingling''s words. It tried hard to do its usual confident look, but its ws dropped slowly and weakly. Before she opened the medicine box, Yuan Qingling closed her eyes and prayed to herself, ¡°Please give me a scalpel.¡± The moment she opened the medicine box, she was relieved. All the surgical supplies were readily avable. It was a damn fickle and adorable medical box! She stopped the bleeding and administered an infusion. Right after she hung the infusion bottle up, the door was pushed open. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you...¡± Before Yu Wenhao could finish, he saw Yuan Qingling holding a thin de he didn¡¯t know, facing his front. ¡°Come and help me!¡± said Yuan Qingling. ¡°Lucky...¡± ¡°I can save Lucky!¡± Yuan Qingling said without hesitation. Then she threw him the towel that she had used to clean the wound just now. "I¡¯ll cut it to repair its broken spleen. You need to help me by soaking the blood. His Majesty cares about Lucky very much. Lucky is his soul sustenance. If Lucky is dead, His Majesty will be devastated, which will impact his condition." Yu Wenhao took the towel and stared at her. The mask made her look ugly, but he found that she was beautiful in an angel. After Lucky was anesthetized and shaved, she began to carry out the operation. Yuan Qingling was very skilled, and she soon found the spleen. ¡°Soak the blood!¡± Seeing Yu Wenhao staring at her nkly, she reminded him loudly. Yu Wenhao came back to his senses and took the towel to soak up the blood around the cut. Then Yuan Qingling dug in with both hands, which was a quite bloody scene. Yu Wenhao was curious because she didn¡¯t seem scared at all. The blood sshed out on her face, forehead, and eyebrows. "The blood vessel is broken!" Yuan Qingling was a little frightened. "The blood vessel must be sewn first." Yu Wenhao reached out with the towel to wipe her forehead and eyebrows. The blood smudged between her eyebrows like a huge mole, which also looked strangely attractive. "Thanks!" Yuan Qingling said, lowering her head. She mped the blood vessel with a clip, then hooked up a little with tweezers. Finally, she could start stitching. The blood vessel was sewn, but the bleeding from the spleen didn¡¯t stop. Yuan Qingling was very anxious. She said as she operated, "Lucky, be strong. You can make it. I know you can. You must get better. His Majesty can''t live without you." Yu Wenhao suddenly realized how worried he was about the dog. "What you¡¯re doing to him now¡­ does it hurt?" Yu Wenhao couldn''t help but ask. "He has been anesthetized!" Yuan Qingling said without looking up. Yu Wenhao was speechless when he knew he had been in the same situation as this dog. Seeing her professionally close it up like stitching clothes, Yu Wenhao came up with a lot of questions. But his pride stopped him from asking her. "The operation is done. Whether it can survive or not depends on itself now." Yuan Qingling breathed a sigh of relief and began to clean up the bloodstains. Luckyy on his back. His limbs were frozen, his mouth was open, tongue sticking out, eyes closed, looking very pitiful. Yu Wenhao stood up. After squatting for half an hour, his legs were numb. He didn¡¯t realize this posture was so tiring until this moment. Yuan Qingling was wounded, but she didn¡¯t even moan. He couldn¡¯t understand why this woman could take so much pain so easily. ¡°What should we do next? Leave Lucky here?¡± Yu Wenhao asked. Yuan Qingling looked at him. "Lucky wouldn''t jump off a high ce by itself." Yu Wenhao¡¯s eye expression changed. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Think about it.¡± Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t continue. She believed Yu Wenhao could figure it out on his own. Lucky was harmed because its life could affect the Retired Emperor¡¯s condition. Once Lucky had an ident, the Retired Emperor¡¯s condition would get worse. Given that, it must be a scheme. ¡°Yuan Qingling, don¡¯t tell anyone else about that for the time being,¡± said Yu Wenhao in a deep voice. Yuan Qingling wiped her hands. ¡°Your Highness, even if I don¡¯t tell, His Majesty will still know it.¡± Yu Wenhao said, ¡°I don¡¯t care. But you and I can never bring it up.¡± Staring at his serious and worried face, Yuan Qingling understood he had carried too many mes during these years. No matter what happened, he would always be set up and take the fall. Yu Wenhao suddenly said, ¡°Lucky fell from the Glory Tower, right?¡± His face turned grim as he said that. Chapter 28 He Is Under Suspicion Chapter 28 He Is Under Suspicion Yuan Qingling figured out something wasn¡¯t right from his expression. ¡°You¡¯re the target? You were on the Glory Tower?¡± Yu Wenhao didn''t answer. He sat down slowly and looked at Lucky''s poor look, he had fury surging up inside him. "The mastermind ns to kill two birds with one stone. Both my grandfather and I will be trapped," Yu Wenhao sneered. After a short silence, Yuan Qingling looked at him and said, ¡°Even if His Majesty isn¡¯t affected, I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll still be trapped, Your Highness. It¡¯s a very strange ident. His Majesty, the Emperor, will sure investigate it. If so, Your Highness, you can be in serious trouble. Your father may not me you, but your grandfather will certainly be disappointed in you.¡± Yuan Qingling actually didn¡¯t say thest sentence aloud. It was that it would be impossible for Yu Wenhao to be the crowned prince. Yu Wenhao remained silent for a long time. With a frown, his eyes were as cold as ice. He seemed very scary like that, and Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t dare to bother him. In fact, she had no interest in thoseplicated schemes. However, as Yu Wenhao¡¯s wife, she would be affected, so she still asked, ¡°Um, in addition to you, who else was on the Glory Tower?¡± Yu Wenhao abruptly raised his head and said harshly, ¡°What are you implying?¡± ¡°Chu Mingcui!¡± Yuan Qingling blurted it out. ¡°Shut your mouth!¡± Yu Wenhao got angry. ¡°Don¡¯t be ridiculous.¡± Yuan Qingling had no intention of arguing against him right when he was mad. She sat by Lucky, stroking its fur, and said in a t voice, ¡°Your Highness, go to see His Majesty now. After His Majesty wakes up, your father will surely give an order to do a thorough investigation. I think you better be there.¡± Yu Wenhao left, wearing a cold face. Staring at Lucky, Yuan Qingling let out a long sigh. Since someone wanted to harm Lucky, she alone wouldn¡¯t be able to protect him. The mastermind could easily force her out and kill Lucky. The only chance for Lucky to survive is to stay with the Retired Emperor. She wrapped Lucky in a brocade quilt, carried it up, and went to the Universe Pce. It was the Retired Emperor who ordered to do a thorough investigation about Lucky¡¯s ident. The Retired Emperor was very clear about Lucky''s habits. Lucky was afraid of heights. Its legs even trembled when it went down the stonedder. It was impossible to go up to the Glory Tower or jump down from it. Because of that, once the Retired Emperor woke up, he gave an order to carry out a thorough investigation. After Emperor Mingyuan came and learned the situation, he got furious too and ordered the young eunuch who was responsible for taking care of Lucky to be flogged twenty times. The person responsible for the thorough investigation was Gu Si, the Deputy Head of Imperial Guards. There weren¡¯t many people in the Universe Pce, so the oral confession was soon finished. All testimonies targeted Yu Wenhao. Someone witnessed that it was Yu Wenhao who carried Lucky to the Glory Tower. ¡°Summon Prince Wenhao!¡± Emperor Mingyuan looked very bleak. As soon as Yu Wenhao arrived, he heard the groan of Emperor Mingyuan. He had a premonition. Before Gu Si came, he strode inside. In the room, Prince Rui, Prince Wenqing, Prince Wenjun, and other princes were all gathered. The Queen and Chu Mingcui were standing beside the Queen Mother. The Retired Emperor was sitting half upright on the bed. No one could tell his mood from his expression. Eunuch Chang was holding a teacup by the bed. ¡°Your Highness!¡± Gu Si stepped forward with mixed emotions. ¡°Did you bring Lucky to the Glory Tower today?¡± Yu Wenhao was silent for a while, then slowly nodded. ¡°Yes.¡± Upon hearing that, Emperor Mingyuan was mad. ¡°Why did you bring Lucky to the Glory Tower?¡± After another while of silence, Yu Wenhao replied, ¡°I felt bored, so I wanted to go to the Glory Tower for some fresh air. Lucky followed me. I carried it up without thinking too much.¡± ¡°Did Lucky follow you down when you leave the Glory Tower, Your Highness?¡± Gu Si asked. Yu Wenhao shook his head. ¡°I didn¡¯t notice.¡± ¡°You are a smart man, and you know how much your grandfather loves Lucky. Why didn¡¯t you notice?¡± Emperor Mingyuan asked a very difficult question. It was obvious that he was implying Yu Wenhao normally yed with the dog simply to please the Retired Emperor. The atmosphere in the pce became tense. Even the Queen Mother was struck dumb for a second. She said, ¡°Alright, it¡¯s just a dog. You don¡¯t need to be so critical of your son. Even if Wenhao brought it up the tower, I don¡¯t think he threw it down. After all, Wenhao and Lucky were getting along very well.¡± The Queen Mother had no idea about Emperor Mingyuan¡¯s other thoughts. She only felt that he was making a big fuss over a minor issue. It was just a dog. He could do a perfunctory investigation to please the Retired Emperor. It wasn¡¯t necessary to criticize Yu Wenhao, especially right in front of so many people. Seeing Emperor Mingyuan was still mad in silence, the Queen Mother turned to the Retired Emperor. ¡°Your Majesty, say something now. Lucky already passed away. You can¡¯t punish a prince for a dog.¡± The Retired Emperor, however, stared at Yu Wenhao. ¡°After you left, who else was on the Glory Tower?¡± Yu Wenhao hesitated for a second, then he replied, ¡°No one else, grandfather.¡± C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. When Yuan Qingling walked in, she heard the Retired Emperor¡¯s question and Yu Wenhao¡¯s answer. She was almost sure that there must be someone else there. And the person was someone Yu Wenhao wanted to protect. Yuan Qingling nced at Chu Mingcui and saw her standing by the Queen''s side with her hands down. Chu Mingcui blinked when she heard Yu Wenhao''s answer. Eunuch Chang had acute sight, and he saw Yuan Qingling holding a piece of silk quilt. The quilt was Lucky¡¯s. Now it was stained with blood, so Eunuch Chang was a little displeased. What was this princess doing? Didn¡¯t she know the Retired Emperor was sad about Lucky¡¯s death now? Why is she bringing in Lucky''s bloody quilt? Wasn¡¯t she afraid the Retired Emperor would faint again in sadness? He rushed ahead, trying to stop Yuan Qingling, but it was toote and Yuan Qingling was already in the room. Other people also saw her and the quilt she was holding. Emperor Mingyuan was angrier. Right when he was about to scold Yuan Qingling, Yuan Qingling greeted them with a bow. ¡°Your Majesty, Your Highness, I¡¯ve treated Lucky. But he¡¯s not awake yet. I was concerned that Your Majesty will be worried about him, so I carry it over.¡± The Retired Emperor¡¯s eyes lit up at once, and he said in a hurry, ¡°Come here, now!¡± Yuan Qingling walked to the bed and put Lucky down on the ground. Lucky wasn¡¯t awake, but it was breathing. The Retired Emperor leaned forward and took a look, then he asked Yuan Qingling, "How is its injury? Why is it sleeping?" "It should be fine now. I helped it take medicine for internal injuries. I asked His Highness for it," she said as she looked back at Yu Wenhao. Chu Mingcui opened her mouth at this moment, "What medicine can save the dying Lucky¡¯s life?" Yuan Qingling turned around to stare at Chu Mingcui, then she said, ¡°The Herbal Pill. His Highness said Lucky is His Majesty¡¯s love. So he gave the Herbal Pill to Lucky to see whether he could survive.¡± Knowing that, the Queen Mother eximed and looked at Yu Wenhao usingly. ¡°How could you be so silly? You only have one Herbal Pill. It¡¯s so rare that you didn¡¯t take it yourself. How could you give it to Lucky?¡± Yu Wenhao gave Yuan Qingling an eye hint, while Yuan Qingling seemed very calm standing there. He said gently, ¡°Well, I saw grandfather got sick again because of Lucky, so I...¡± He saved Lucky with his Herbal Pill, which evidently implied that he didn¡¯t harm Lucky. Emperor Mingyuan¡¯s expression softened a little. Seeing that, Prince Rui said, ¡°Perhaps after Lucky went on the Glory Tower, it identally jumped out of the guardrails and fell.¡± Emperor Mingyuan found this answer eptable, mostly because he saw the Retired Emperor¡¯s face change. The Retired Emperor seemed to tend to end this drama. He said, ¡°Gu Si, carry Lucky out now.¡± The Retired Emperor waved his hand and stopped Emperor Mingyuan. ¡°No need. Let it stay with me to heal. Qingling, you can continue to take care of me in the pce. As for the others, you can leave now.¡± Chapter 29 The Retired Emperor Knows Everything Chapter 29 The Retired Emperor Knows Everything After other people in the room were gone, the Retired Emperor stared straight at Eunuch Chang in displeasure. He wondered why the old man kept standing there like a log. He used to read all his hints. Eunuch Chang felt aggrieved and nced at Yuan Qingling. Ever since she came to the imperial pce to take care of the Retired Emperor, he fell out of favor. Now he forgave her because she and Yu Wenhao had saved Lucky. Eunuch Chang told other imperial servants waiting outside to leave as well, and the room was The Retired Emperor nced at Yuan Qingling. ¡°What¡¯s that on Lucky¡¯s stomach?¡± "Centipede...?" Yuan Qingling said without much confidence. Everyone was focusing on Lucky¡¯s stomach just then because it was covered by bloodstains. Only its master who really cared about it could see the stitch. ¡°Tell me the truth now. Or will you only be honest when I punish Wenhao for it?¡± the Retired Emperor said coldly. So? She couldn¡¯t care less if Yu Wenhao was punished. She actually couldn¡¯t wait to see him being flogged thirty times too! But she didn¡¯t dare to say it aloud. Under the stress from the Retired Emperor, she said, ¡°Lucky had a ruptured spleen and needed to be cut open and closed up. The centipede is the closed-up wound.¡± The Retired Emperor closed his mouth. He wanted to know how she made it, but his pride stopped him. He would be embarrassed if he said he had never heard of such a treatment before. ¡°Who took the Herbal Pill?¡± The Retired Emperor asked again. Yuan Qingling answered, ¡°I did.¡± ¡°Wenhao treats you nicely.¡± The Retired Emperor nodded. Yuan Qingling, however, didn¡¯t agree with him on that. Yu Wenhao had been abusing her. he pped her face and had her flogged. That was far from ¡°treating nicely¡±. ¡°How did you get wounded?¡± The Retired Emperor asked once more. Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t dare to tell the truth. ¡°It¡¯s from a fall.¡± ¡°Humph, you¡¯re still lying. I think you deserved the punishment. The punishment seems to be too light.¡± the Retired Emperor snorted. Yuan Qingling lowered her head. ¡°The truth is always unpleasant.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve heard enough pleasing words during my life. But few people dare to be honest with me. Will you tell me the real reason or not?¡± Yuan Qingling stood there still for a while, then she said in a quiet voice, ¡°I was flogged.¡± ¡°For what?¡± Yuan Qingling shook her head. ¡°No idea.¡± ¡°Are you using my grandson of punishing you for no reason?¡± The Retired Emperor raised his eyebrow. Yuan Qingling failed to figure out what exactly the Retired Emperor was thinking. She only felt he was aggressive, but she also find he wasn¡¯t being malicious. If she gave a perfunctory answer, he would easily see her through, but he would be displeased if she told the truth. It was really hard to get along with the imperial family. ¡°Time to take meds!¡± Yuan Qingling changed the subject. She walked to the curtain and took a handful of drugs, then she walked to the bed with water. The Retired Emperor was done being mad. ¡°Don¡¯t get vindictive, youngdy.¡± Although heined about it, he still took the medicines. Hey down and gave a sigh of relief, ¡°I can¡¯t do this again. I¡¯ve been on the brink of death three times till now. If it happens once more, I¡¯m afraid I wouldn¡¯t be so lucky. Qingling, you¡¯re helping me fight against demons from hell, but you¡¯re alone and weak. I¡¯m afraid you¡¯re just digging your own grave.¡± Yuan Qingling was startled for a second, looking at the Retired Emperor¡¯s expression which obviously implied something else. This old man knew everything. He was clearly aware that someone was scheming against him. Yuan Qingling said in a t voice, ¡°I don¡¯t care. Life isn¡¯t important to me.¡± The Retired Emperor was slightly surprised. He started to appreciate Yuan Qingling, but he was as acerbic as always. ¡°I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t die easily. You might be tortured badly.¡± ¡°I have no fear!¡± Said Yuan Qingling. In fact, it was useless even if she was scared. ¡°There were so many people in the room just now. Can you distinguish humans from demons?¡± Asked the Retired Emperor. Yuan Qingling shook her head. ¡°I can¡¯t.¡± ¡°Take a closer look. As long as you¡¯re calm enough with acute sight, all the demons will show their real colors. It¡¯s hard to hide one¡¯s ambition. I¡¯ll tell you how to deal with them after you can see them through.¡± This is from N?velDrama.Org. Yuan Qingling was confused. ¡°Since you know who¡¯re the demons, why can¡¯t you get rid of them by yourself?¡± ¡°Because it never ends. After the demons are removed, the humans will be demons gradually. Ambition could change every person. And me? I¡¯m already dying. I¡¯m out of strength now. They¡¯re all the imperial family¡¯s members, my offspring. I get hurt every time I kill one of them.¡± As the Retired Emperor said that, he slowly closed his eyes. Yuan Qingling felt sad. He was the most respected Retired Emperor of this dynasty, but he was unable to remove those who wanted to harm him. ¡°Wenhao is smart, but unfortunately he¡¯s blind!¡± the Retired Emperor muttered, eyes closed. Yuan Qingling tucked the quilt for him. ¡°Have some sleep.¡± The Retired Emperor suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Yuan Qingling¡¯s wrist. ¡°I hope you can cure his blindness with your medical skills.¡± Looking at the anxious Retired Emperor, Yuan Qingling said gently, ¡°He was ignorant and lost his reason. I¡¯m afraid my medical skills wouldn¡¯t work.¡± The Retired Emperor closed his eyes again. Obviously, he agreed with her. After a while, there was a slight snoring sound, and the Retired Emperor fell asleep. Lucky, however, woke up and moved a bit, whining. Yuan Qingling squatted and stroked its head. ¡°Tell me, who hurt you?¡± Lucky whined three times. It was a name and Yuan Qingling could tell. ¡°Good boy, don¡¯t be afraid. You¡¯re fine now. She can¡¯t hurt you again,¡± Said Yuan Qingling tofort Lucky. Lucky licked her hand. It looked extremely dependent on her. A whileter, Yuan Qingling walked out and saw Eunuch Chang waiting outside. ¡°His Majesty is asleep. Please pay more attention.¡± Eunuch Chang nodded. ¡°Your Grace, I¡¯ve ordered the servants to get some food for you. Please have some.¡± ¡°Thank you so much!¡± ¡°It¡¯s in the West Sunshine Mansion. His Highness should be there too.¡± ¡°Is Princess Mingcui out of the imperial pce?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. Eunuch Chang replied, ¡°She should be in the West Sunshine Mansion as well, so is Prince Wenqing.¡± Yuan Qingling walked to the West Sunshine Mansion without hesitation. When she arrived, she didn''t see Yu Wenhao or Prince Wenqing. Only Chu Mingcui was standing in front of the corridor. She looked at Yuan Qingling with cold eyes. She curved her lips and mocked. As Yuan Qingling approached, Chu Mingcui suddenly said in a low voice, "Do you think you can win his heart? In your dream! He can never get over me. He¡¯ll never fall in love with you in his life. You are not even a qualified substitute." Yuan Qingling stared at her quietly. Chu Mingcui is known as one of the most talented women in the capital. She was gentle, courteous, modest, and knowledgeable. Everyone admired her. But at this moment, she wasughing at Yuan Qingling and looked boldly ambitious, which was quite ugly. ¡°You threw Lucky down, didn¡¯t you?¡± Yuan Qingling asked calmly. The Retired Emperor once told her that she could see everything clearly as long as she was calm enough. Chu Mingcui sneered, "Women are sensitive. You know Wenhao and I were in the Glory Tower. But unfortunately, it''s just your guess. No one will believe you. They¡¯ll just think that you are framing me. Wenhao would rather die than see me being punished." "I know no one will believe what I said. I just want to confirm whether my spection is correct. You threw down Lucky, right?" Yuan Qingling asked again. Chu Mingcui leaned in to say by her ears, "You are right. It''s me. Do you want to know what Wenhao said to me at the Glory Tower? He told me you are dirty and hateful in his eyes. He has to take drugs for your consummate." She sounded triumphant. ¡°He told you that?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. ¡°Or how did I get to know that?¡± Chu Mingcui smiled with pride. She observed Yuan Qingling, waiting to see her reaction. Given Yuan Qingling¡¯s temper in the old days, she would surely lose control of herself. Chapter 30 Make It Clear Chapter 30 Make It Clear However, Yuan Qingling just stood there quietly, without a trace of sullen expression on her face. She didn''t even care about it. Chu Mingcui didn''t believe that she really didn¡¯t care about it, and continued to provoke her. "Don''t you want to know why he told me that?" Yuan Qingling swiftly grabbed her wrist, dragged her, and walked inside, "I do, but I think four of us can have a nice talk together." She was sure Yu Wenhao and Prince Wenqing were in the room. Given what she knew till now, she had also figured out Prince Wenqing and Chu Mingcui¡¯s purpose of meeting Yu Wenhao. The purpose was why Chu Mingcui stood at the door outside. When Yuan Qingling came, Chu Mingcui seized the chance and provoked her. She aimed to annoy Yuan Qingling by all means so that Yuan Qingling had to leave the imperial pce and stay away from the Retired Emperor. "Let me go!" Chu Mingcui didn''t expect that she would do something like that. She was shocked in sheer panic, and slid the sharp edge of her little finger over Yuan Qingling''s wrist, trying to force Yuan Qingling to let her go. Yuan Qingling was always stubborn ever since she was little. Once she made up her mind, she would stick to it till the end. Therefore, along the way in, blood dropped on the floor like abloom pomegranate flowers. ¡°Wenhao, Wenqing!¡± After Yuan Qingling made the bold decision, she forgot her manners. She directly dragged Chu Mingcui onto the chair and forced her to sit down, then took out a handkerchief to bandage her wound. ¡°Mingcui has something to tell us,¡± she said. Witnessing her rude behavior towards Chu Mingcui, Yu Wenhao asked coldly, ¡°What are you doing?¡± Chu Mingcui felt embarrassed, but she soon adjusted her look after sitting down. Then she looked at Yuan Qingling calmly. She didn¡¯t think Yuan Qingling would dare to tell them what they had just talked about. After all, Prince Wenqing was also here. As long as Yuan Qingling had any sense of humiliation, she shouldn¡¯t talk about her sex life here. However, she was wrong. After Yuan Qingling bandaged her wrist, she looked up at Yu Wenhao. "Just now, Mingcui told me that you and she were alone on the Glory Tower. You told her that you must take drugs for our consummate, and you can¡¯t get over her this life. She told me to give you up. In the end, she also said that Lucky was thrown down by her. Since she could be so honest with me, I think she can be honest with you as well." Chu Mingcui was shocked and cried out at once, trembling all over. ¡°H-How can you be so ridiculous? Why are you framing me?¡± Yu Wenhao stood up and walked to Yuan Qingling. He was so mad and scary. With his eyes filled with fury, he raised his hand and was about to p her. Yuan Qingling raised her head. Her eyes were aze with anger. ¡°Beat me as you want! If you dare to p my face, I promise none of us can survive. Even if I¡¯m going to die, I swear I¡¯ll perish with you!¡± What Yuan Qingling said waspletely uneptable to Yu Wenhao. He became angrier and was about to p her, but he was stopped by Prince Wenqing. ¡°Wenhao, don¡¯t take the shrew so seriously. ¡± Yuan Qingling pulled out the hairpin, trying to protect herself. She seemed very furious and emotional at this moment. "Wenqing, shut your mouth! If I¡¯m a shrew, your wife should be a demon. What makes you so proud to marry her? Do you really think she loves you? It¡¯s merely because you¡¯re His Majesty¡¯s eldest son." Prince Wenqing coldly looked at her and said, ¡°I¡¯ve seen crazy women before, but you¡¯re crazier than This is from N?velDrama.Org. all of them. How could you nder and insult Mingcui like this? Aren¡¯t you afraid of being punished by karma for your bad behavior?¡± Yuan Qingling felt him ridiculously funny. She would be punished by karma? Was it really something a prince would say? No wonder Chu Mingcui was so eager to do something. She married a naive man. If she didn¡¯t scheme, she could never get to the position she wanted. Chu Mingcui was still crying, but she actually was criticizing Prince Wenqing for being so stupid to herself. She knew Prince Wenqing would trust her in the end, but he wouldn¡¯t be able to help her. She had to rely on Prince Wenhao to stand out for her. As a result, she stood up, looking at Yu Wenhao with tears in her eyes. ¡°Your Highness, I know she hates me. But I promise I said no word of what she just said. Please trust me, I can never ever say something like that.¡± In other words, she was too much of a nobledy to speak out about her sex life. ¡°It¡¯s also ridiculous that I¡¯ve thrown Lucky down the tower. I¡¯m a vegan and I never kill. I don¡¯t even have the heart to step on ants, let alone Lucky.¡± Tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes. As the crystal tears ran across her fair cheeks, she looked unspeakably pitiful and charming. Prince Wenqing¡¯s heart ached for her. He pulled her into his arms and said, ¡°We can tell who¡¯s lying and who¡¯s being honest. You don¡¯t need to argue with such a crazy woman.¡± Chui Mingcui was in Prince Wenqing¡¯s arms, while her eyes were focusing on Yu Wenhao, seeking sympathy. Yuan Qingling just looked at them coldly and now felt it was amusing instead of annoying. A beauty could easily defeat her by a few words, no matter how reasonable she was. However, Yu Wenhao¡¯s anger slowly went away. In the end, he calmed down and said to Prince Wenqing, ¡°You can go now.¡± ¡°Sure, I¡¯ll see you in a while. Wenhao, control yourself. Don¡¯t take her words seriously.¡± Prince Wenqing didn¡¯t want to see Yu Wenhao beat his wife in the imperial pce. If their father got to know that, it would be hard to handle. After that, he held Chu Mingcui¡¯s hand and walked out. Chu Mingcui was so mad at her husband¡¯s stupidity. She couldn¡¯t understand why he had to leave right now? She hadn¡¯t made it clear yet! She turned around and stared at Yu Wenhao, then choked with sobs, ¡°Your Grace, please clear my name. ¡± Yu Wenhao slightly nodded. ¡°Go back first.¡± Chu Mingcui failed to get an affirmative answer, so she was displeased and reluctant to leave. But she could do nothing about it right now and had to walk away with Prince Wenqing. She even didn¡¯t dare to give Yuan Qingling a look of her anger. Yu Wenhao withdrew his sight and looked at Yuan Qingling who was holding the hairpin tightly in her hand. Her bun loosened and two strands of hair fell. The hair on her forehead was soaked in sweats and covered the corner of her eyes. Her nted eyes were ring. "Don''te closer!" Yuan Qingling held the hairpin and kept on ring at him. "Don''t push me, I''m not afraid of you!" She was mentally prepared. If he beat her again, she would at least give him cuts even if she couldn¡¯t win the fight. As Yu Wenhao approached her, Yuan Qingling was so scared that she stabbed the hairpin directly in his arm. The hairpin was in his flesh. Yuan Qingling had used full strength. Even herself was scared. This was the first time that she had injured someone with an illegal weapon. The blood spread from his in clothes and smudged. Soon a palm-size bloodstain showed. Yuan Qingling was at a loss. Yu Wenhao stared at her and remembered how she looked when she had reached her hands in Lucky¡¯s cavity during the surgery. She seemed like a totally different person now. Yu Wenhao pulled out the hairpin and threw it on her. She caught it and heard him say in a t voice. "Time for a meal!" He walked past her and sat at the dining table. His arm was still bleeding. Yuan Qingling tied her hair up and put on the hairpin, then she looked at him cautiously. She didn¡¯t know what he was thinking about. Yu Wenhao raised his head and nced at her. ¡°Sit and eat!¡± Yuan Qingling shook her head. ¡°We need to talk first.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t need to figure out everything. I¡¯m sorry for losing my temper just now.¡± Yu Wenhao put a pair of chopsticks on the bowl across the table and said calmly. Yuan Qingling couldn¡¯t believe he just apologized to her. She walked over slowly, hesitated, and sat across the table. Yu Wenhao made a cough all of a sudden. She was so scared that she immediately bounced up, pulled out the hairpin to face him, and screamed, "What are you doing?" Chapter 31 He Was not in Imperial Palace Chapter 31 He Was not in Imperial Pce Yu Wenhao picked up his chopsticks and started to have the dishes which was already cold. He raised his head and took a nce at her, "Do you want to fight? Fight after we finish the meal, alright?" Knowing that she misunderstood him, Yuan Qingling felt a little embarrassed. She put on the hairpin and sat down. As she was very hungry, she gobbled the food and soon finished. But Yu Wenhao, by contrast, ate slowly. His expression was as gloomy as he used to be, except a hint of calmness which made people feel that a hidden storm was around the corner. After Yuan Qingling finished the meal, she took an injection and had medicine behind the screen. The silk folding screen was transparent, so Yu Wenhao could see what she was doing. He stared at her. In the past few days, things had gone beyond his control. Everything was different because of her sudden change. He was again besieged in troubles. This wasn''t a good sign. But if his grandfather could recover, it would be epted. He could wait until he went back to the mansion to slowly investigate the changes of Yuan Qingling. She was nothing to be afraid of. After the injection, Yuan Qingling put the medicine into her mouth and swallowed with cold water. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Yu Wenhao looked up at her and said, "Go back and stay. Don''t ask anything and don''t defend anything for yourself. I¡¯m going to leave." Yuan Qingling felt very worried about the sudden change in his attitude, and thought he would do something bad to her. "I help you to bandage your wound." Yuan Qingling thought of his bad behaviors, and that he would not be so kind. Yu Wenhao shook his head, stood up, and turned to leave. Yuan Qingling looked at his back and felt strange. He could leave without eating this meal. Moreover, just now she bullied Chu Mingcui who was his lover. How could he let it go so easily? Thinking of the moment Yu Wenhao wanted to p her, Yuan Qingling was filled with horror. Yu Wenhao''s shadow was pulled very long by the setting sun. After he went out the arched door, his shadow disappeared in an instant, leaving no trace. A strange feeling slowly rose in Yuan Qingling''s heart. It was an ominous feeling. When she returned to the Qinkun Pce, Retired Emperor and Lucky were still asleep. She sat beside them. Servant Chang stood in front of the bed and nce at her asionally. The next day, Lucky became much more energetic. As Lucky was better, Retired Emperor was in a good mood. His condition also got better. After nine o''clock in the morning, Emperor Mingyuan came to greet Retired Emperor first, followed by Prince Rui, Queen Chu, Queen Mother and other princes. The Qinkun Pce had been not quiet this morning. However, Retired Emperor didn''t say much, and other princes came in and kowtowed before leaving. Chu Mingcui and Prince Wenqing also came. Chu Mingcui''s eyes were red. Prince Wenqing loved her very much and always held her hand. When Chu Mingcui entered Qinkun Pce, she nced at Yuan Qingling. At this time, Yuan Qingling has disinfected Lucky''s wound, while she said, "Lucky, if you see the people who hurt you, you must bite her." Yu Wenqing red at Yuan Qingling, and thought why she was so hateful? Yu Wenhao should teach her a lesson. After Yu Wenqing and his wife left, Retired Emperor looked at Yuan Qingling and said, "Can''t you shut up? Yuan Qingling wiped his hands and said, "Yes, I will remember your words." "Are you aggrieved? I''m doing it for your own good!" Retired Emperor snorted, "Don''t you know your ability? Think twice before you speak." Yuan Qingling was stunned for a moment and said sincerely, "Yes, I understand." She had nothing to rely on, and should not make enemies easily. Retired Emperor patted the bedside, "Come here to kneel!" There was a soft cushion on the bedside, which was convenient for Yuan Qingling to kneel down. Retired Emperor knew she was injured and could not sit. It was the mostfortable for her to kneel. Retired Emperor asked servant Chang to prepare a cushion. Yuan Qingling had taken care of Retired Emperor for three days, and knew Retired Emperor well. He would teach her a lesson if he felt better, and did not ept any objections or suggestions. He scolded Yuan Qingling. "Are you resentful because I ask you to tolerate it?" Yuan Qingling shook her head, "I didn''t think so." "You did think so. You are resentful. You think it''s unfair, and you have to say it out loud and can''t Yuan Qingling shook her head, "I really don''t think so." Retired Emperor knocked on the edge of the bed and said, "Are you embarrassed? Everyone will think the same. When I was young, I also thought the same. I understood the truth after I was in countless trouble. When you have power, you can say anything unfair, but if you don''t have, you have to do whatever you don''t want to do." "...Yes!" Yuan Qingling lowered her head, looking as if she was obedient. "Are you still not obedient?" Retired Emperor raised his eyebrows. Yuan Qingling raised her head without any resistance in her eyes. She was as docile and obedient as a rabbit. How could Retired Emperor see that she was not obedient? "I am very obedient!" As she spoke, she nced outside, and did not find Yu Wenhao. She didn''t want him toe at all. Seeing Yuan Qingling was absent-minded, Retired Emperor was unhappy, "If you don''t listen to me, you will have trouble." Good point! Retired Emperor was of literary talent! The imperial physician personally came in with the medicine. Yuan Qingling heaved a sigh of relief and said with great enthusiasm, "Let me do it!" The imperial physician said respectfully, "Thank you." Retired Emperor''s face darkened when he saw Yuan Qingling walking toward him with the medicine. Retired Emperor felt that her retribution came so quickly. Servant Chang held candy to wait beside. When Retired Emperor finished the medicine, servant Chang immediately handed candy over, and was worried about Retired Emperor. "I want to be sick for you." If someone else said this, it would be too ttering. However, servant Chang said with full of concern. "You are not qualified." While Retired Emperor took the candy, he mumbled. Servant Chang looked at him with a smile and did not answer. Yuan Qingling gave Lucky some water. Lucky was weak. After taking two sips, hey down again. Yuan Qingling stroked him. The sun came in from outside. Everything seemed to be quiet and good. A young eunuch entered and said softly, "Retired Emperor, Prince Wenjun is waiting outside." Retired Emperor hid all his anger and calmly said, "Come!" As soon as Prince Wenjun entered the pce, he respectfully went forward to kneel down, "How are you? Grandpa." Retired Emperory in bed sickly. He nced at the Prince Wenjun and squeezed out a hoarse ''hmm'' sound, which meat Retired Emperor already responded him. Yuan Qingling watched Retired Emperor''s changeable expression on his face, and thought he was like a film actor! Prince Wenjun took two steps forward, "Do you feel better today,grandpa?" "It''s much better!" Although Retired Emperor said so, he truly didn''t feel any good from his voice and expression. "If grandfather is in good health, we all feel happy." Prince Wenjun looked very grateful. After saying that, Prince Wenjun stood up and left. Before leaving, he nced at Yuan Qingling strangely. Yuan Qingling felt terrible. Chapter 32 Being Attacked Chapter 32 Being Attacked Until the sun went down, Yuan Qingling did not see Yu Wenhao. Yuan Qingling was a little uneasy. Today was the smoothest that she had ever had since she came here. In the evening, after checking Lucky''s wound, servant Chang asked her to go back to the reception room. When Yuan Qingling walked out, she saw Emperor Mingyuan. She was hesitating whether to leave quickly or wait for him to greet. At the moment, she saw a guarde forward and say something. Emperor Mingyuan''s face changed greatly and turned around to leave quickly. Emperor Mingyuan left so quickly. Did something serious happen? After Yuan Qingling returned to the western reception room. Nurse Xi came to change the dressing for her. After she wiped her body and face with hot water, she felt morefortable. After taking the anti-inmmatory drug, she went to bed and fell asleep. Over the past few days, she had been taking anti-inmmatory drugs all the time, which made her tired and sleepy. As soon as her body touched the bed, she fell asleep. She didn''t even have time to think about why Emperor Mingyuan left in a hurry. At midnight, Nurse Xi came in to wake her up. Yuan Qingling rubbed her eyes and looked at Nurse Xi, who was standing aside with antern. There was a hidden sadness in her expression. Yuan Qingling almost jumped up and asked hoarsely, "Retired Emperor..." "No, no!" Nurse Xi immediately interrupted her, "Get up quickly, and leave. Gu Si is waiting for you outside." "Leave now?" Yuan Qingling was stunned, "What''s wrong?" "Don''t ask questions. Hurry up!" Nurse Xi lifted her nket and turned around to instruct calmly, "Serve the princess to change her clothes." Yuan Qingling saw another two maids except for Nurse Xi. When Nurse Xi put a cold wet towel on her face, she said, "Princess, keep awake." The cold wet towel made Yuan Qing awake right now. She didn''t ask anything. She knew Nurse Xi was Retired Emperor''s subordinate. It was Retired Emperor that asked her to leave. Was Retired Emperor angry with her? So he drove her away in the middle of the night? When Yuan Qingling went out, she saw a young man in silver armor with a sword on his waist waiting in front of the corridor. Seeing Yuan Qinglinging out, he cupped his hands and said, "Gu Si will escort the princess out of the pce." Yuan Qingling recognized him. He was Gu Si, the deputy imperial guard. The day before yesterday, he was responsible for investigating the case of Lucky falling off the building. She felt confused why Retired Emperor asked Gu Si to escort her?" If Retired Emperor wanted to drive her away, he could just arranged someone to send her out. Why Retired Emperor asked Gu Si to escort her? Without asking anything, she followed Gu Si. Gu Si went very fast. Yuan Qingling tried her best to catch up, but she was still behind. When they went outside, Yuan Qingling was already panting. There was a carriage. Yuan Qingling looked up and saw Tang Yang, a guard of Prince Yu¡¯s residence, who was driving the carriage. Tang Yang went down and ced a stool. He bowed and said, "Princess, please board the carriage." Without asking, Yuan Qingling got on the carriage. Gu Si rode ahead, while Tang Yang drove the carriage behind to Prince Yu¡¯s residence along the dark road. The carriage drove very fast and it was bumpy all the way. Yuan Qingling felt her wound painful, but she didn''t care because she felt very worried. When the carriage arrived at Prince Yu¡¯s residence, Tang Yang got off the carriage and lifted the curtain for Yuan Qingling. Tworgenterns hung outside Prince Yu¡¯s residence. They were shrouded in mist and shone brightly. Yuan Qingling felt uneasy. She missed the steps and sprained her ankle. Gu Si quickly helped her and whispered, "Princess, be careful." "Thank you!" Yuan Qingling looked up and saw Gu Si''s cold eyes. "Can you walk?" Gu Si loosed his hands and asked. Althought Yuan Qingling felt hurt, she didn''t ask Gu Si for help, and limped in. When she was walking forward, Tang Yang said, "The night before yesterday, Prince Wenhao was attacked when he left the pce and was gravely injured." "How serious is it?" Yu Wenhao didn''t enter the pce yesterday because he was attacked. "He almost lost his breath. After eating a Violet God Pill sent by Prince Wenqing, he was better, but he still didn''t wake up. Moreover, he had had a high temperature since yesterday. He was weak and vomited blood twice." Tang Yang said in a low voice. "Why do you look for me until now?" Tang Yang walked quickly and said, "Prince Wenhao doesn''t allow me to tell you that. It was because the situation was particrly seriousst night that I went to Emperor Mingyuan. Retired Emperor also knew that, and inquired about the situation, and then servant Chang asked me toe to you." Tang Yang didn''t know Why Retired Emperor asked Yuan Qingling back, but servant Chang told him that she was the only one who could save Prince Wenhao. Yuan Qingling had no time to think about why Retired Emperor knew about it. She remembered that Emperor Mingyuan left in a hurry after arriving at Qinkun Pcest night. It must be someone from Prince Yu¡¯s residence who told Emperor Mingyuan. Gu Si followed Tang Yang. Hearing Tang Yang''s words, he asked Yuan Qingling, "Princess, do you know what Retired Emperor means?" "I don''t know. Let''s go and have a look first." Yuan Qingling felt a sharp pain in her feet and her heart C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. was in panic. Perhaps it was because of the residual emotions of the original owner. When they arrived at Wuthering Heights, Yu Wenhao''s room, Xu Yi, the guard leader of Prince Yu¡¯s residence, heard the sound of footsteps and opened the door. The lights in the room were dim, and the room was full of the smell of blood. The smell made Yuan Qingling anxious. She wanted to hold the door, but the door was pushed back. She fell down. Yu Wenhao''s maidservant, Qi Luo, hurried over to help her up, "Princess, be careful." Yuan Qingling''s forehead was broken, and some blood oozed out, making her feel dizzy. She was annoyed what was going on with her? Why did she feel so painful and anxious? Finally, when she came to the bedside and saw Yu Wenhao lying on the bed, she was shocked. He... Was he Yu Wenhao? A wound extended from his left ear to his brow ridge. The wound was so deep that bones could be seen. The wound was swollen and his head was bandaged. It seemed that there was also a wound. His eyes were closed, and his face was as white as paper. He was pale. He was almost out of breath, like a dead person. "There are total eighteen wounds, two of them in abdomen, and others are in arms, feet, and back." In the corner, a person said quietly. Yuan Qingling looked up and saw Yu Wenqing standing next to the folding screen with a painful voice. Yuan Qingling felt shocked. How could he still be alive after suffering eighteen strikes? "Where''s the imperial physician?" Yuan Qing asked in a hoarse voice, "Why don''t you ask for an imperial physician?" "The imperial physician has returned to the pce." Tang Yang said in a low voice. It was he that sent the imperial physician back to the pce. The imperial physician said that it was difficult to save Prince Wenhao and he only had one breath left. "Lift the nket. I want to see the wound." Yuan Qingling immediately said. Tang Yang stepped forward and lifted the nket. Yu Wenhao''s clothes were taken off, leaving only a thin nket covering his abdomen and thighs. The wound''s skin was dripping with blood. The situation was really bad. Yuan Qingling leaned down, listening to his heartbeat and breathing. His heartbeat was weak, as he lost too much blood. Chapter 33 a Heavy Injury Chapter 33 a Heavy Injury Yuan Qingling patted his face gently, "Yu Wenhao, Yu Wenhao." "Don''t pat him. He has passed out." Yu Wenqing said angrily. However, Yuan Qingling continued to pat him, "Yu Wenhao, wake up. Open your eyes." She held his hand, gently straightened it, and then pulled it hard, "Open your eyes." "I really don''t know why my grandfather asks you toe here." Yu Wenqing rushed over and reached out to pull Yuan Qingling away. Yu Wenhao slowly opened his eyes. Yuan Qingling pushed Yu Wenqing away and said with a slight anger, "Step aside and don''t stop me." Yu Wenqing looked at her in surprise, and thought why Yuan Qingling was so fierce? Yuan Qingling ced her hands on Yu Wenhao''s head and asked, "Yu Wenhao, look at me. Do you know who I am?" The scene in front of Yu Wenhao was blurred, but he could hear the voice, and said in an almost inaudible voice, "Ugly woman." Yuan Qingling asked, "Who are you? Do you know what happens?" "I was attacked..." He was awake. "Well, I check for you now. If you feel hurt, tell me. I need to eliminate brain hemorrhage and internal hemorrhage for you." Yuan Qingling''s hands gently pressed on his head, and then slowly moved down to his heart, lungs... Yu Wenhao gave out a low sound from his chest and his body trembled. His face turned red and he was hard to breathe. Yuan Qingling quickly judged that there was an internal injury. His cough caused pneumothorax. "Brother..." "Princess Wenhao..." When the crowd saw that Yu Wenhao''s situation became bad, they all stepped forward and eximed. Yuan Qingling walked quickly to the back of the folding screen. She opened the medicine box, and walked out with a needle. "Tang Yang, help me. He has pneumothorax, and I need to take gas out of his chest." Yuan Qingling said. .. "What?" Tang Yang didn''t understand, and looked in shock at the needle in her hand. Yuan Qingling had no time to exin. She grabbed Tang Yang''s hand to press against Yu Wenhao''s hands, "Try your best to control him from moving." "Ok!" Tang Yang wasn''t a man without any ideas, but he saw Yu Wenhao was painful, and the imperial physician was not present, so he could only listen to Yuan Qingling. After all, this was Retired Emperor''s order. Retired Emperor asked all people to listen to Princess Chu. Yuan Qingling took a deep breath, as she hadn''t done pleural puncture and aspiration for a long time. She put down her finger on his chest, slowly locked the position, and crossed the gap between the ribs. Fortunately, everything went well. Everyone was stunned. They found that Yu Wenhao looked much calmer as the needle was slowly pushed up by Yuan Qingling. All felt relieved, but Yuan Qingling was still very worried. His internal injury was not light, but she didn''t know where the injury was and how serious it was. As a doctor who came from modern time, she didn''t have much clinical experience, as most of her diagnosis was based on modern medical instruments. Apart from the stethoscope, she had no other usable instruments. The first thing she needed to do was to inject blood. Yu Wenhao lost too much blood, and he would die. She closed her eyes and thought, "There must be blood type test paper and blood transfusion in the medicine box." When she opened her medicine box, she found what she needed. Sheforted herself that it was controlled by her mind and had nothing to do with any magical power. Yuan Qingling put the blood type test papers on the table one by one, and then said to Gu Si seriously, "You drop your blood on the test paper. Yu Wenhao lost too much blood, and needed blood transfusion." Gu Si was puzzled, "What do you mean by blood transfusion?" "Give him your blood." Xu Yi raised his wrist and cut a wound with his nails. He walked over and dripped his blood into Yu Wenhao''s mouth, saying, "It doesn''t matter to run out of my blood." Yuan Qingling nced at him and said, "You''re very loyal. You can''t help him like this. Even if he swallowed your blood, it will only reach his stomach, not his blood vessels, let alone his heart. Don''t waste it." Xu Yi was stunned. He looked at Yu Wenhao with a mouthful of blood, and said awkwardly, "Am I wrong?" Yuan Qingling dipped Xu Yi''s blood on the test paper. The others followed Yuan Qingling''s instructions and dripped a drop of blood on the test paper. Yuan Qingling pierced through Yu Wenhao''s finger. After a while, she looked at the test paper results and said, "Gu Si and Tang Yang, your blood can be used." Gu Si and Tang Yang had O-shaped blood, while Yu Wenhao had A-shaped blood. Gu Si and Tang Yang immediately stood straight, waiting for Yuan Qingling''s orders. "Sit down!" Yuan Qingling took out a blood-shed needle bag. At this critical moment, she didn''t have other rigorous requirements about them, but just hoped they were not sick, didn''t drink, smoke, or take medicine. Gu Si and Tang Yang watched their blood flow out from a small tube and turned into two ck bags. They looked up at Yuan Qingling and saw her serious expression. As a result, they did not ask anything. After two bags were full of blood, Yuan Qingling hung them up and injected blood for Yu Wenhao. Then, she picked up the stethoscope to check if his internal organs were broken or bleeding. She found Yu Wenhao had a bloody chest, which was caused by pneumothorax as he coughed just now. Yuan Qingling decided to extract the blood in his chest. At this time, Yu Wenhao was awake, and his eyes were fixedon Yuan Qingling. When Yuan Qingling lowered her head to suck out blood from his chest, he didn''t feel painful, and just stared at the blood on her forehead. Then, he slowly raised his hand to wipe the blood. Seeing he moved his hand slightly, Yuan Qingling said sternly, "Don''t move." Yu Wenhao tried his best to re at her. Did she want to scare him to death with such a loud sound? Yuan Qingling received his dissatisfaction and said, "It is blood transfusion." Seeing that Yu Wenhao was better, Yu Wenqing thought that Violet God Pill worked. He said, "Brother Wenhao, I ask another Violet God Pill for you." Gu Si said, "Prince Wenqing, the imperial physician said that Violet God Pill cannot be used too much." Yuan Qingling knew Yu Wenhao already took one Violet God Pill, because she had tested its function in person. She nced at Yu Wenqing and said, "Your Violet God Pill saved his life temporarily." Otherwise, Yu Wenhao could not be able tost until now. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Yu Wenqing asked, "Will he be fine?" "I don''t know!" Yuan Qingling pulled back the needle and threw it aside, "Violet God Pill isn''t an immortal pill. It just temporarily stabilizes his condition. He has lost too much blood, and his injuries are serious...." As she spoke, she saw Yu Wenhao slowly close his eyes. It was indeed cruel to talk about his situation in front of the injured. However, Yuan Qingling believed that he could bear it. In the process of blood infusion, she needed to be more careful, and the next step was to deal with his wounds. There were so many deep wounds that it was inevitable to put stitches into his wounds. It was a hard project. Yu Wenhao was like a broken rag doll. Under everyone''s gaze, Yuan Qingling''s delicate hands were sewn his wounds little by little. Yu Wenqing almost burst into tears because it was too cruel. At dawn, the wound on her head was finally sewed up. Yuan Qingling was very satisfied that there was no intracranial hemorrhage. Chapter 34 a Little Better Chapter 34 a Little Better Yuan Qingling stood up and stretched her aching painful hands. Her shoulders and cervical vertebra were in so much pain that she almost couldn''t bear it. She looked around. Everyone present was not qualified to be an intern or even a nurse, so she couldn''t ask for help to them. Princess, if it''s really hard on you, why don''t you ask Nurse Qi to help you? She''s good at needlework. Xu Yi suggested awkwardly. He had just caused a scene and was hoping to gain some respect back at this time. "If Your Highness is a set of clothes, you can ask her to help." Yuan Qingling said indifferently. Yu Wenqing couldn''t help asking, "What are you doing? The wound will heal naturally. Why do you sew it up?" It seemed that this woman knew some medical skills, but it was not an orthodox medical skill, but some kind of witchcraft. That box was the witch doctor''s box. If it wasn''t for his grandfather''s orders, he wouldn''t have allowed her to fool with him. What she said ridiculous most was that his blood was not suitable for Yu Wenhao. They were born of the same father and of one blood. Why couldn''t he use it? Yuan Qingling didn''t want to talk to him at all. She turned around and rxed her neck slowly. Yu Wenqing was so angry. Chu Mingcui was right. Yuan Qingling was an arrogant liar and too proud to care about others. He firmly believed that Yu Wenhao getting better because of his Violet God Pill not Yuan Qingling. And this hateful Yuan Qingling continued to sew the wound up. During this period, Yu Wenhao woke up, but his consciousness was not very clear. He nced at Yuan Qingling in a daze and then fainted again. Yuan Qingling knew that he was in great pain, because even in aa, his body would still tremble slightly because of pain. However, she had no choice because there was no anesthesia medicine already. This was very odd. The medicine chest seemed to be against Yu Wenhao. Yesterday, she saw a bottle of anesthesia in the medicine chest, but she failed to find it just now. The medicine chest seemed to have its own ideas. It thought that Yu Wenhao was too hateful, so it did not give him anesthesia medicine. While sewing the needles, Yuan Qingling thought that perhaps the medicine chest was her subconscious reaction. And she was having a dream now. She wanted to have fun in tiredness, but she failed because it was a matter of life and death. By the time the wound was treated, it was almost noon. Continued to inject blood, infuse anti-inmmatory. Finally, in the evening, the situation gradually stabilized. However, it was not optimistic, because she was not sure how serious the internal injury was. It was still unknown whether the injury would cure at night. Yuan Qingling asked them to rest in batches, and she also took the time to eat andy down on the ground to take a nap with a cushion. At seven o''clock in the night, servant Chang came to ask about the situation. Tang Yang quickly woke up Yuan Qingling. When she got up from the ground, she saw servant Changing in. Servant Chang looked at her with pity. He had witnessed how hard the princess had been working recently. "How is the prince?" Servant Chang asked softly. "Getting better now, but I''ll have to observe tonight." Yuan Qingling asked, "How is the Retired Emperor?" "He is throwing a tantrum!" Servant Chang said helplessly, "No one can persuade him to take the medicine, even the king. He said it was too bitter." Yuan Qingling nodded and said, "I''ll prescribe some medicine for you to take back. Please serve him." Now, she didn''t want to hide it anymore. That fact that she knew medical skills would definitely be exposed. Yu Wenqing widened his eyes and said in horror, "You... you prescribed medicine to my grandfather? Do you really know medical skills?" Servant Chang looked at him with a smile. "Otherwise, why would the Retired Emperor drive her back to treat you, my lord, in the middle of the night?" Yu Wenqing looked up and down at Yuan Qingling, as if he didn''t know her at all. Servant Chang asked Yuan Qingling, "The Retired Emperor also asked that if the princess has recovered from her injury?" Yuan Qingling sighed inwardly. After all, the old man knew how to care about others. "Thanks for concern. It''s much better now." Servant Chang smiled and said, "That''s good. The Retired Emperor said that you should take good care of yourself and strengthen your body. He is afraid that the next punishment will not be far away. Only with a strong body can you bear more cane." Yuan Qingling lowered her eyes and silently withdrew her words in her heart. This old man was very bad. Yu Wenqing widened his eyes again and looked at Yuan Qingling with envy. He knew that the Retired Emperor had always been like this. The more he doted on someone, the more he would say such words. Why he doted on this woman? His grandfather cared so much about her just after she served him in the pce for a few days. After servant Chang left, Yu Wenqing looked at Yuan Qingling and asked lightly, "What kind of knockout drops did you give my grandfather?" Yuan Qingling nced at him, ignoring. "Speak, why are you so rude?" Yu Wenqing was very angry. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Without even raising her brows, Yuan Qingling said, "Go back to your home!" "What do you mean?" Yu Wenqing was stunned. "What does this have to do with returning home?" What he just said was her rudeness. "I am driving you away!" Yuan Qingling said rudely. "You... Who are you?" Yu Wenqing asked angrily. Yuan Qingling said, "This is Prince Yu¡¯s residence. I am Princess Chu. That''s why." Yu Wenqing was extremely angry and raised his hands. "Don''t think that I''ll leave. I''m going to keep an eye on you here, so that you won''t fool with my brother." "Shut up if you don''t want to leave!" Yuan Qingling red at him and then turned to take Yu Wenhao''s temperature. Yu Wenqing sat aside angrily and swore in his heart that when Yu Wenhao got better, he would ask him to punish this woman. Although he didn''t leave, Yuan Qingling left after taking the temperature which had slowly dropped, she could go out for a while. She went to visit Holy. When Nurse Qi saw hering, she quickly got up. Holy''s condition was indeed much better. The wound had already slowly healed. After examined it, Yuan Qingling said in a gratified tone, "Very good, the corneas had not been hurt, so his vision wasn''t affected." Holy knelt on the ground and kowtowed. "Thank a lot, Your Highness." "Get up. It''s not necessary for a child to be so humble." Yuan Qingling pulled him up with one hand and rubbed his forehead with a smile. Holy was a bit ttered. He gave Nurse Qi a nervous look. Nurse Qi''s expression wasplicated. The princess was so kind that as if she was indeed apletely different person. Remembering that she had betrayed Yuan Qingling, Nurse Qi felt very uneasy and wanted to apologize. However, she was afraid that Yuan Qingling was taking a temporary change. If she confessed that she had betrayed her before, she would get even with her and make her miserable in the future. After sending Holy off, Yuan Qingling sat down and asked her, "What is the Herbal Tea? What kind of harm will it do to the human body?" Nurse Qi''s eyes darkened, and only then did she remember that Yuan Qingling had drunk the Herbal Tea before. "Have you vomited blood, Your Highness?" Nurse Qi asked. "Yes, I vomited blood three times in the pce." Yuan Qingling answered "Then... in addition to vomiting blood, is there any other difort with you?" Nurse Qi was a little nervous. Chapter 35 Take My Advice Chapter 35 Take My Advice Yuan Qingling looked at her. "What do you mean by difort?" She felt all kinds of difort, but she had no time to feel it under high pressure. However, when she sat down ory down, she still felt that her internal organs were curled up together, which was more ufortable than the wound. Nurse Qi shook her head. "Actually, I don''t know the details. Maybe Lord Tang or Guard Xu knows more. What I know is that after taking it, one''s internal organs will be damaged which caused vomiting blood, coughing, having nightmares and so on. A young servant secretly took out the antiques of the prince''s mansion to sell and refused to admit it, even knocking into the wall to suicide. But Lord Tang forced him to drink the Herbal Tea, and then he confessed. About half a monthter, he died." Hearing this, Yuan Qingling was frightened. "He''s gone in half a month? Is it because of the Herbal Tea?" "Lord Tang said that after taking the Herbal Tea, he must be recuperated for more than a year before cured. However, that guy is really abominable. Lord Tang didn''t cure him well, so he died. Before he died, he vomited blood, his stomach ached, and he coughed so hard that he couldn''t stop coughing. When he died, his face turned blue." Lack of oxygen due to cough Nurse Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "Besides, before he died, he always said that he saw a lot of ghosts and wanted to take him to the Underworld for trial. He was very afraid, so the Herbal Tea is also known as the Death soup." Yuan Qingling stared at Nurse Qi, and then slowly put a bitter smile on her face. "Yu Wenhao, how much do you hate Yuan Qingling?" The most ironic thing was that as the substitute, she had to do her best to save him. If there was really a reincarnation, would she and her original owner, Yuan Qingling, had dig up the Yuwen family''s ancestral grave before and gained such retribution? She calmed herself down. The so-called seeing a ghost should be an illusion caused by cerebral anoxia. Therefore, this Herbal Tea could make people hallucinate due to hypoxia. Was it an illusion when she heard what Lucky said? Yuan Qingling could not tell. Nurse Qi looked at her and felt that Yuan Qingling was a little pitiful, but she was a servant and had no right to pity her master. When Yuan Qingling returned to the Wuthering Heights, it was still Yu Wenqing and Tang Yang who were guarding inside. Seeing that she had returned, Tang Yang quickly said, "The prince has woken up just now. Princess, do you want to find an imperial physician to take a look?" "Not for the time being." Yuan Qingling wanted to take a look, but Yu Wenqing stepped forward to stop her. Looking at him, Yuan Qingling was a little impatient. "Prince Wenqing, what do you want?" "Yu Wenhao''s situation is getting better. Let''s make it clear why you framed Chu Mingcui." Yu Wenqing stared at her and said. Yuan Qingling lowered her hand. "Do you think it''s appropriate to say this now?" "It''s appropriate. Chu Mingcui wille hereter. I don''t want you to make her unhappy again." Yuan Qingling sneered. "You''re so generous. Don''t you know that Yu Wenhao was going to marry her at first? Are you so relieved that your wife is worried about another man??" Yu Wenqing was furious. "Chu Mingcui and Yu Wenhao are not as dirty as you think. They work in just ways." Hearing this, Yuan Qingling did not know what to say. She did not know what Yu Wenhao was thinking, but she knew exactly what Chu Mingcui was thinking and doing. As a prince, it was very valuable for Yu Wenqing to be so innocent and firmly believe in the Orthodox Path. Therefore, when she was about to fly into a rage, she softened her tone and said, "Don''t worry. If she Yu Wenqing was stunned. He had already prepared words to counter Yuan Qingling''s harsh words, but now herpromise words surprised and overwhelmed him. He had to say coyly, "She definitely won''t embarrass herself. You don''t know what kind of person she is. She is very good." Yuan Qingling nodded and walked to the bedside, seeing that Yu Wenhao had woken up and was looking at them. He slowly retracted his focus and stared at the tiny wound on Yuan Qingling''s forehead. Yuan Qingling touched the wound which was dry but remained some blood on it. "Do you feel better, Your Highness?" Yuan Qingling felt a little ufortable being stared at by him. "I won''t die for the time being." He said in a hoarse voice and closed his eyes. Yu Wenqing squeezed over and said happily, "Yu Wenhao, are you awake?" N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Yu Wenhao nodded slightly and looked at Yu Wenqing. "Thanks to your Violet God Pill." Yu Wenqing waved his hand generously. "It is nothing. I''m not on the battlefield. I don''t need Violet God Pill at all." Yu Wenhao smiled and his eyes darkened. After a moment, he said, "Yu Wenqing, Tang Yang, you go out and rest first." Yu Wenqing said, "I''m not tired. I''ve rested." Yu Wenhao sighed and looked at Tang Yang. Tang Yang held Yu Wenqing''s hand. "By the way, Your Highness, I have something to ask you. Please "You can ask here." Yu Wenqing was confused, but Tang Yang dragged him out. Yuan Qingling was quite upset at that time, but when she saw this scene, she couldn''t helpughing. Yu Wenhao signaled her, "Come here." He was very weak that still in the agonal stage, but even so, his expression was still cold. Yuan Qingling moved closer to him so that he could speak as easy as possible. "Go ahead. " "How is my Imperial Grandfather?" He asked. Thinking that he was going to ask about his injuries, Yuan Qingling didn''t expect that he was concerned about the Retired Emperor. It seemed that although being cruel, he was filial. "He has been sick for a long time. It''s uneasy for him to recover." "Then go to the pce and continue to take care of him. I don''t need you here." Yu Wenhao said. Yuan Qingling looked at him in surprise. "You are still dying. If I leave, you will have half a chance to die." "I know what to do. I''ve finally made it through." Yu Wenhao said. Interesting. Blind confidence. Yuan Qingling shook her head. "I''ll stay here for another two days. I won''t leave until your condition has stabilized." "Go as I said!" Yu Wenhao''s face turned cold. This woman couldn''t be treated politely. "I know how to do." Yuan Qingling said indifferently. "You..." With anger in his eyes, he hit the edge of the bed. He thought it was as powerful as thunder, but in fact, he didn''t even shake the quilt but just put down his hands. Yuan Qingling couldn''t help but take pleasure in his misfortune. Every dog has his day! Although she didn''t know who attacked him, she was grateful to this person. "I''ll kill you!" Seeing the mockery in her eyes, he was furious. Yuan Qingling turned around and took a pair of scissors and threw them in front of him. "Come on!" Yu Wenhao looked at her in disbelief. There was a loud bang in his head. This was absolute humiliation. "If you have the ability,e and kill me. If you can''t, you have to listen to me. Hold out your hand and have your infusion." Yuan Qingling said expressionlessly. Chapter 36 Go to Hell Chapter 36 Go to Hell After helping him infusing, Yuan Qingling went back to clean herself and changed clothes, then she saw Chu Mingcui entering the yard with a maid. She was dressed in a purple silk dress embroidered with cloud patterns and green edging sleeves, her waist was tied with the same color belt. She seemed to be slender and attractive. She put her hair in a fairy style bun with a phoenix shape gold hairpin. Two small hollow-out gold and melodious sounds. Seeing hering, Yu Wenqing smiled gently and took her hand. "Are you tired of taking the carriage?" Chu Mingcui replied with a gentle look and said softly, "I''m not tired." N?velDrama.Org owns this text. They went up the stone steps together hand in hand. Yuan Qingling stood at the door and looked at Chu Mingcui indifferently. Chu Mingcui withdrew her hand from Yu Wenqing''s grasp and bowed to Yuan Qingling. "Your Highness." "Hum!" Yuan Qingling replied. Yu Wenqing was angry. ording to etiquette, she should say "Hello" to Princess Wenqing, not "Hum". What the hell is "Hum"? "She even put on airs?" Chu Mingcui reached out and pressed the back of his hand. She smiled and shook her head at him, indicating that there was no need to lower him to her level. Seeing that Chu Mingcui was so reasonable, Yu Wenqing couldn''t help but pity his brother. It was really unfair for him to marry such a woman. "Let''s go in!" Yu Wenqing wanted to hold Chu Mingcui''s hand again, but Chu Mingcui had already stepped in. Yuan Qingling did not follow them in. Instead, she stood against the door and watched and listened quietly. Chu Mingcui walked to the bedside and looked up anxiously. "How are you, Your Highness?" Her eyes were fixed on the wound on his brow ridge, and she was shocked. Even so, his handsome face still made her heart beat wildly. Why didn''t this man try his best? If he could be the Crown Prince, why would she do that? She suddenly felt sad. Looking at his eyes, she could not help but feel a little sad. Yu Wenhao looked very calm and even smiled faintly. "It''s okay. Thank you for your visit, Princess Wenqing." "You and I... are like siblings. There''s no need for you to thank me." Chu Mingcui sighed softly. Her beautiful face was covered with delicate makeup which could not nket her sad. Standing behind her, Yu Wenqing did not see her expression. Yu Wenhao did notment on her words, but his smile froze. "Who is so cruel?" Chu Mingcui asked. Yu Wenqing said coldly, "If you know who he is, I will definitely kill him." Chu Mingcui looked back at him with helplessness in her eyes. Then she turned to look at Yu Wenhao and said, "Your Highness, you must know who it is. Why did he want to kill you?" Yu Wenhao looked tired. "I don''t know." Chu Mingcui was a little puzzled. "Even you could not figure out? Did the Jingzhao Department find out?" "No yet." Yu Wenqing chimed in. Chu Mingcui replied with a "well" and stood there, not knowing what to say. However, Yu Wenhao slowly closed his eyes as if he was very sleepy. Seeing this, Yu Wenqing said, ¡°Chu Mingcui, you go back first. It''s time for Yu Wenhao to rest." Chu Mingcui looked at Yu Wenhao and said seriously, "Your Highness, if you know who the murderer is, you might as well tell us." Yu Wenhao remained silent as if he had fallen asleep. Yu Wenqing nced at Chu Mingcui. Why did she seem to be very concerned about the murderer instead of asking about Yu Wenhao''s injury? "Let''s go!" He held Chu Mingcui''s hand and said. Seeing that Yu Wenhao seemed to be asleep, Chu Mingcui had to go out with Yu Wenqing. At the door, Chu Mingcui stood still and looked at Yuan Qingling. "Take good care of His Highness. Don''t make him unhappy." Yuan Qingling said indifferent, "Princess Wenqing, that''s not your business." Yu Wenqing was angry and was afraid that she would say something unpleasant again. He pulled Chu Mingcui and said, "Let''s go. Leave her alone. She is not an important person who was sent back by my grandfather to take care of Yu Wenhao? Viins holding sway." Chu Mingcui was stunned, but she had been pulled out by Yu Wenqing. Yuan Qingling looked in the direction where they had gone and heard Chu Mingcui ask Yu Wenqing, "Was it my grandfather who asked her toe back to take care of Yu Wenhao?" However, Yu Wenqing asked, "Why do you always ask about the murderer?" Chu Mingcui sighed softly. "I''m thinking for you. If someone wants to kill Prince Wenhao, it''s inevitable that someone will try to kill you too. I''m worried about you, but you don''t understand." Yuan Qingling closed the door, blocking the conversation between Yu Wenqing and his wife. She slowly walked in and looked at the person on the bed whose eyes were closed but breath was messy. Obviously he didn''t sleep. She didn''t know if he had heard what Yu Wenqing and Chu Mingcui said just now. They were a distance away, so he shouldn''t be able to hear them. However, he looked terrible. "What are you staring at?" Yu Wenhao suddenly opened his eyes and red at her. "Nothing!" Yuan Qingling got up to get a cushion andid it in front of the bed. She half knelt down as if she was practicing yoga. Yu Wenhao ignored her, but he didn''t sleep. He opened his eyes, thinking. Yuan Qingling was also thinking about the medicine chest. At first, she thought that only the medicine of herboratory would appear in the chest, but she found that it was not. As long as she wanted any medicine, it would show up in the medicine chest. Why was this medicine chest so magical? Could it be said that the medicine chest was a wormhole connecting two different worlds? However, it didn''t make sense. The medicines in the chest continuously changed, as if someone was controlling them. Who was it? "I didn''t tell her that." Just as she was lost in her thoughts, she suddenly heard Yu Wenhao''s voice. Yuan Qingling was stunned. "What?" Yu Wenhao looked at her and wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. Finally, he turned his face away and did not look at her or say anything else. Weirdo! Yuan Qingling ignored him. Since she couldn''t figure out the secret of the medicine chest, she decided not to think about it but take it out for research. Opening the medicine chest, she took down the twoyers of medicine and put them on the ground. After making sure that the medicine chest was empty, she closed it again. Then she murmured "the Incised-wound Ointment" in her heart. After that, she slowly opened the chest and found nothing. Obviously, the medicine chest was not under her control. She smiled and felt that she was really bored, so she put all the medicines back. When she was about to close it, she saw an incised-wound Ointment lying next to the cotton ball on the upper floor. "Damn it!" She could not help eximing. A hand reached out from the bed and pped her face. Yuan Qingling jumped up with anger. Ignoring the injury on his brows, she pped him back and said coldly, "Go to hell!" After that, she took the medicine chest and turned to leave. She gave up and did not want to save this person. He was too much. He was in a bad mood after seeing Chu Mingcui and took it out on her. What kind of man was he? She had tried her best to save such a coward. It was better to let him die. The door was pulled open, and Tang Yang and Xu Yi were right at the door. They could hear the sound of a p, but just as they were hesitating whether they shoulde in, Yuan Qingling had already walked out. Seeing the palm print on Yuan Qingling''s face, Xu Yi was relieved. It was her but not the prince who was beaten, that was so good. Chapter 37 Stay out of It Chapter 37 Stay out of It Xu Yi watched as Yuan Qing walked away angrily. Out of curiosity, he asked, "How does she annoyed His Highness and got beaten again?" However, Tang Yang quickly walked in. When he saw that Yu Wenhao''s brows were bleeding and his pale face had a p mark too, he said in a deep voice, "Xu Yi, get the powder." Xu Yi hurried over to take a look and said angrily, "How dare she hit His Highness?" "Hurry up and get the powder!" Tang Yang pushed him. Yu Wenhao said tly, "Don''t bother." Tang Yang insisted, but when Xu Yi brought over the powder, Yu Wenhao said, "No need to apply the medicine. She had applied it." Xu Yi was really puzzled and could not helpining, "Your Highness, she dared to hit you. Why do you still use her medicine? She is getting more and more arrogant now." Yu Wenhao ignored him and said to Tang Yang, "Give her some medicine. The Herbal Tea should have worked. I heard her say that she saw the ghost just now." "An illusion?" Tang Yang immediately understood. "The princess has misunderstood you." Yu Wenhao said coldly, "What misunderstanding? Even not to wake her up, when I recover, I''ll beat her up." Xu Yi nodded in agreement. "Yes, she deserved." "His Highness was really dignified. I''m looking forward to it." Tang Yang sulked. "Stay here and guard the prince. I''ll be back soon." "Okay!" Xu Yi replied. Yuan Qing returned to the Phoenix Mansion angrily. Lu Ya was cleaning the table. Seeing her return, she asked in surprise, "Your Highness, aren''t you with the prince?" Yuan Qingling nodded. Everyone in the manor knew that Yu Wenhao was injured, but they didn''t tell the public how serious the injury was. They didn''t even dare to tell Yu Wenhao''s mother, Queen Xian. The Emperor had ordered not to spread any news to the imperial pce. However, for some reason, the Retired Emperor knew about it. Princess, you... Lu Ya saw that she did not look well and remembered her violent look before. She trembled unconsciously and said, "I''ll go out and pour you a ss of water." "Thank you!" Yuan Qingling said... Lu Ya was stunned for a moment, then hesitantly walked out and couldn''t help thinking: "Did she say thank again?" Tang Yang arrived as soon as Lu Ya left. Seeing hime in, Yuan Qingling said coldly, "What''s wrong? Does he want you to convey his anger? There''s no need!" Tang Yang shook his head slightly and took out a white porcin bottle engraved with lotus flowers from his sleeve pocket. "These medicines were sent by His Highness for Your Highness." "Medicine?" Taking the exquisite porcin bottle over, Yuan Qingling opened the lid and poured out a small vermillion elixir. "If Your Highness sees illusions... such as seeing a ghost, take one pill immediately and will be fine. Tang Yang said. "I''m fine. How could I see the illusion..." She suddenly stopped speaking and looked at the bottle in shock. Did he think that she had an illusion after she took the Violet God Pill like the servant who stole things? She seemed to have shouted that ¡°go to hell". "Did he hit me because he thought I saw an illusion?" Yuan Qingling stood up and asked. Tang Yang nodded. "Yes, with the prince''s condition, this p should have exhausted all of his strength. The wound on his brow is bleeding." Tang Yang''s words didn''t contain any me, but there was a hint of meaning in the way he looked at Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling stood up and said, "Let''s go to check his wound." "Your Highness, please take the pill first." Tang Yang said. Yuan Qing asked Tang Yang, "Can this medicine detoxify the Herbal Tea?" Tang Yang hesitated for a moment. "It can alleviate that at least." C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. "How can wepletely detoxify it?" Tang Yang shook his head. "I''m afraid it''ll take some time." Yuan Qingling took a pill and said, "Okay, let''s go." Along the way, she felt her lungs stretch and her breathing became much smoother. It seemed that the pill was to expand the lungs. If the lungs expanded and the breathing was smooth, the brain would not have hallucinations due to oxygenck. But she had no idea that who made the Violet God Pill and antidote. When they arrived at the Wuthering Heights again, Tang Yang and Xu Yi followed Yuan Qingling in, as if they were very wary of her. How dare she hit the prince? She was really short but bold. When Yu Wenhao saw her, his expression remained indifferent and he said nothing. However, Yuan Qingling felt a little guilty when she saw the blood seeping out of his wound. She could not say a word of apology, but just sat silently by the bed to treat his wound. "Isn''t it painful to sit like this?" Yu Wenhao''s voice startled Yuan Qingling. She looked at him, and he also looked at her withplicated emotions. "It doesn''t hurt too much!" Yuan Qingling said indifferently. "I''m sorry!" He suddenly said. The corners of Yuan Qingling''s mouth twitched. She didn''t want to reconcile. It would be safe to separate them by a wall. Therefore, she should seriously tell him that it was useless to apologize. "Forget it, it''s all over." But what she said was such a weakpromise that even Yuan Qingling looked down on herself. A smile gradually appeared in Yu Wenhao''s eyes. Yuan Qingling red at him hatefully. He actually revealed a shameless expression. "I''ve apologized." Yuan Qingling pressed down hard on the wound which made him painful and grimace in anger. "I''m not good at it. I didn''t mean it." Yuan Qingling said... Xu Yi could not stand it anymore. "Your Highness, please be gentle." "You do it!" Yuan Qingling nced at him and immediately retreated. Xu Yi looked around and shrank his neck. "This... Your Highness, forgive me." He didn''t know how to deal with the wound. It was like a centipede, and his hands were thicker and stronger. Yu Wenhao nced at Xu Yi and Tang Yang and said, "All right, you can go out. The princess will stay up at night." "Yes!" Tang Yang and Xu Yi went out as Yu Wenhao said. Yuan Qingling scrubbed at his face and then slid to the soft cushion beside the bed. "They are quite protective of you." "I''m the one who gave them the Shared Money." Yuan Qingling nodded. Indeed, the workers were all protecting their boss. As the boss'' wife, the employees naturally didn''t care about her. "In less than three days, everyone will know that you cured my grandfather. Be careful." Yu Wenhao said. Yuan Qingling rested her chin on the bed. "It''s Prince Wenjun, isn''t it?" Yu Wenhao''s expression changed. "Who told you that?" "I guessed it!" Yuan Qingling remembered the day when Prince Wenjun entered the Qinkun Pce. He looked at her in a little strange way. Moreover, he looked rxed and high-spirited, so she felt that Prince Wenjun was very suspicious. Yu Wenhao said coldly, "Don''t think yourself clever and bring disaster to yourself. You can just say this in front of me, but don''t mention it outside, especially in the pce." "I wouldn''t of course." Yuan Qingling smiled indifferent. "In fact, what does this have to do with me? I''d better stay out of it." Yu Wenhao stared at her. "Stay out of it? I''m afraid you can''t." Chapter 38 another Wound Chapter 38 another Wound Yuan Qingling looked at him in surprise. "What do you mean?" Instead of answering, Yu Wenhao asked, "Why do you think Prince Wenjun did it?" Yuan Qingling thought for a moment and said, "Intuition." Of course, she wasn''t someone who would rely on intuition. Instead, based on her initial understanding of the current situation, she was able to deduce that it was Prince Wenjun. Yu Wenhao saw through her at a nce. "I don''t believe you, just tell me the truth." "It''s indeed," said Yuan Qingling indifferently. She was annoyed by what she had said just now. She did not want to cause more trouble. These analyses were not good for her. On the contrary, it would make him think that she had understood these things when he was in the Lord Yuan''s Mansion. A person who read history books had a keen sense of the current situation. Prince Wenjun was the eldest son who had military merits. With the Emperor''s highly appreciation and support by a group of court officials, he was determined to be the crown prince. As for the other princes, even if they were ambitious, seeing Prince Wenjun''s current power, they wouldn''t be willing to help him get rid of Yu WenHao. Because keeping Yu Wenhao was equivalent to setting a barrier for Prince Wenjun to be the Crown Prince. It was not said that the other princes would like Yu Wenhao, but it was helpful to ease the tension of the war of seizing the throne. Yu Wenhao didn''t ask any more questions. He was just a bit shocked. How could a foolish woman like Yuan Qingling know that it was Prince Wenjun? It seemed that the people in the Lord Yuan''s Mansion had talked a lot about the situation. He hated the Lord Yuan''s Mansion even more. Yuan Qinglingy on the cushion and slowly closed her eyes. She was really tired recently and wanted to sleep as soon as she touched the bed. However, a lot of things had been entangled in her mind, making her tired and unable to fall asleep. "You¡¯re a bad woman!" His voice came from the bed. Yuan Qingling turned her head outwards, not wanting to talk to such a rude person. A pillow was thrown down and hit her head. Yuan Qingling propped up her body and red at him with tired eyes. "What''s wrong?" "I want to relieve myself!" Yuan Qingling got up and took the chamber pot from the corner behind the screen. "Call Tang Yang in." His eyes darkened slightly. asionally, she would be smart, but always be stupid at critical moments. He told her that he wanted to relieve himself was to ask her to call Tang Yang in and serve him, but not asked her to get the chamber pot. Yuan Qingling put down the chamber pot and turned to go out for Tang Yang. Tang Yang came out with the chamber pot after a short while and said to Yuan Qingling, "Your Highness, you can go in now." Yuan Qingling nodded and was about to enter when Tang Yang suddenly said; ¡°Wait a moment, Your Highness." Yuan Qingling looked back at him and asked, "What''s the matter?" Tang Yang walked into the courtyard and waved at Yuan Qingling with a very mysterious expression. Yuan Qingling walked down suspiciously. "Speak." Tang Yang lowered his voice, "His Highness has another wound but no one is allowed to treat it. Just now... just now, I took a look and found that it''s a bit festering." "Another wound? Why don''t treat?" Yuan Qingling said in shock. Where was the wound? She had dealt with all wounds, and she had checked his whole body. Except... Her eyes slowly grew darker as she looked at Tang Yang. "Are you talking about... the thing of a man?" "Are they named dick as this?" She thought. Tang Yang was thirty-five years old. In his early years, he was familiar with the demimonde. Besides, he had followed Yu Wenhao go through fire and water. So that he could be considered a person who had experienced strong wind. However, this strong man''s face suddenly turned red. He sighed in his heart, "Your Highness, can you be more tactful?" "What the hell is a man''s thing?" "Could you name it the ancestors'' hall of the prince''s descendants?" "Even descendants house would sound better." "Is it?" Seeing that he was in a daze and did not speak, Yuan Qingling asked again. "Tang Yang, what the hell are you talking about?" A roar came from inside, which almost overturned the tiles. It was definitely not what Yu Wenhao could do. Tang Yang carried the chamber pot and ran away. In a daze, Yuan Qingling retracted her gaze and slowly walked back. Yu Wenhao''s face was vivid. He stared fixedly at Yuan Qingling angrily. It was the same anger that he was about to swallow her lively. "Well..." Yuan Qingling didn''t know why he was so angry. "Tang Yang said you have another wound." "Nonsense!" Yu Wenhao gritted his teeth. The more Yuan Qingling looked at him, the more she felt that it wasn''t nonsense. On the contrary, it was as if he refused to admit it. Knowing that some people would be wary of diseases, Yuan Qingling said earnestly, "You can''t hide your injury to a doctor. Otherwise, if you don''t treat other wounds well and get infected, high fever will be fatal." "What does it have to do with you?" Yu Wenhao said fiercely. Yuan Qingling frowned. "So, is your dick really injured? How could you get hurt? Were you lying on the ground and being chopped up?" Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. "I''m going to kill you!" Yu Wenhao once again let out a furious roar. He wanted nothing more than to stand up and kiss Yuan Qingling. And his face turned red. "If you want to kill me, wait until you recover. Now let me see how serious your injury is." "What the hell do you want to look?" "Look the hell as you wish. Tang Yang said that the wound is starting to fester. Once infected, you''ll die." "Get lost!" "After I see it." Yu Wenhao gnashed his teeth and said, "I won''t let you see even if I die." Yuan Qingling sighed softly and lowered her eyshes. "It looks like I have to enter the pce and request for an edict from the Retired Emperor." "An edict allows me to see the dick." Yu Wenhao frowned. "Do you still know what shame is?" Yuan Qingling did not speak and looked at him. "You don''t have to stare at me. I''ve said that I won''t show you even if I die." The disinfectant water, cotton balls, shovels, and gears were all ready. Yuan Qingling looked at him and said, "I''ve threw back the covers. Don''t be embarrassed. I''m just an imperial physician." "Imperial physician? You wish!" Yu Wenhao was so angry. She threatened to give him some anesthesia and waited for him to faint. He didn''t want to faint. Who knew what she would do to him? He gritted his teeth and had no choice but to let her have a look. He turned his head inwards the bed and was so humiliated when she lifted thest piece of shame mask. "Open your legs more, I cannot see it clearly." He swallowed his saliva and his anger, opened his leg. It was very cold. The cold air prated his skin which made all his hair stood. "You..." He felt her hand touch him and was furious. "Don''t touch me recklessly." "If I don''t take it away, how will I look at the wound? My God, the wound is bone-deep. If it goes an inch further, you won''t be able to keep your dick. Moreover, if you don''t take care of the wound, even if it recovers, it will affect your male function." What the hell? "You just want to have a look." "If the wound isn''t serious, I can ignore it. However, just as Tang Yang said, your wound is starting to infect and needs to be healed." Yuan Qing said seriously. "You..." "Shut up. You will thank me when you make love with woman in the future." There was a murderous look in Yu Wenhao''s eyes. He swore to himself that when he recovered, he would make Yuan Qingling very miserable. Chapter 39 the Arrival of Mu Ru Chapter 39 the Arrival of Mu Ru When he was shocked and angry, he saw Yuan Qingling raising a razor. He asked angrily, "What do you want to do?" "Shave your public hairs. How can I disinfect it and heal you without shave?" Yuan Qingling patted his leg and said, "Separate." Yu Wenhao only felt that all the blood in his body was rushing to his head. His ears buzzed and were about to explode. Hearing the sound of a razor cutting through his skin, the furry things fell down and swept across his thighs. Every touch felt like humiliation. In fact, Yuan Qingling was also very helpless. Was she willing to watch it? Was she willing to shave his public hair? Was she willing to treat the wounds there for him? But if he was infected and died, she would not be able to ount to the Retired Emperor or herself. But he deserved it. It was very lucky that the wound was not at the major artery of his thigh but beside it. The wound was very deep. She didn''t know how he stop the bleeding by himself, maybe used some styptic powder because there was sticky powder next to it. Moreover, if the wound moved a little to the middle, his dick would definitely chop off. What a perfect thing if it was chopped off! It was the root of all evil. As she thought about this, she secretly looked up at Yu Wenhao. Yu Wenhao threw a punch at her, and Yuan Qingling quickly retracted her head. At a nce, she saw that his face reddened all over. "It still needs sewing!" Yuan Qingling said seriously after she finished the disinfection. "No!" Yu Wenhao refused and slowly closed his legs together, but Yuan Qingling had already blocked him with her hands, preventing him from closing his legs. Yu Wenhao felt that his hair was standing on end, and he was burning with anger. "All right then!" Yuan Qingling picked up the medicine chest, found the anesthesia and said, "I''ll apply some medicine to stop the bleeding, so that the wound can heal as soon as possible." "Be quick!" Yu Wenhao red at her. After applying the medicine, Yuan Qingling raised her head and asked, "Do you feel that the wound doesn''t hurt anymore?" Yu Wenhao felt a little relieved, but he did not want to admit it. He said stubbornly, "Who says it doesn''t hurt? Do you think your medicine is so magical?" Knowing that he was stubborn, Yuan Qingling ignored him, took out stitches and said, "The anesthesia has been applied. I''m going to sew up." "Yuan Qingling!" Yu Wenhao roared. How dare this ugly woman lie to him? It was so painful that he almost bit his teeth into pieces when she sewed up his woundst time. This time, the wound is at the most sensitive part of his body Did she want to kill him? "Well, well, no sew up, just cut off the pus, Ok?" Yuan Qingling said... Only then did Yu Wenhao stop his anger. He watched her lower her head and thought that if he felt any pain, he would kick her. In fact, Yuan Qingling was sewing. After applying the anesthetic, it could bepleted before the anesthesia lost efficacy. The door was pushed open with a bang. Xu Yi walked rushed in. When the curtain was lifted and he nced over, his whole body froze, as if he had been struck by lightning. Lord Tang said that the prince needed someone to take care of him at night, so he came over to keep watch. He wanted to report first, and then he saw the princess put her head under the prince''s legs. "Get lost!" Yu Wenhao also seemed to have been frozen. It took him a few seconds to fly into a rage. Xu Yi ran out as if he had seen a ghost. After a while, he ran back and closed the door. No one could hear the crazy cries in his heart. That woman had taken advantage of the prince''s injury to tease him. Yuan Qingling was the most calm. After sewing the wounds, she said, "It''s done." "Is it done?" She put stitches into his wound again! Yu Wenhao lowered his hands feebly and did not want to say any words. When Yuan Qingling cleaned up, he turned his head and watched Yuan Qingling throwing the ck hair of his genital away... He had to kill a few people to vent his hatred. However, he could only endure it now... No one spoke. Yuan Qingling was tired to fall asleep. In dream, she was attacked, so she ran in a hurry, and finally she was driven into a dead end. She was so afraid that she covered her face with her hands, and looked through the gap between her fingers, only to see Yu Wenhao''s ferocious face. As the sword was chopped down, the blood sshed on her face. Yuan Qingling screamed and woke up. She found her face wet and wiped it, which was full of water. She looked up and saw Yu Wenhao holding an empty bowl. He looked sinister. There was a bowl of water on his bedside, which was convenient for him to drink when he was thirsty. Yuan Qingling was very angry. She treated him, but he didn''t thank her, and even fooled her. However, she did not show any anger. Instead, she looked at him with pity and said, "What a pity. As a noble prince, you have killed countless enemies, but now you can only take revenge by pouring water on me." Yu Wenhao felt angry and threw the bowl at her. The bowl did not hurt Yuan Qingling, but fell on his own head. The bowl was slippery and heavy, so he didn''t have enough strength to throw it out. The bowl fell on his nose, which made him burst into tears. It was embarrassing. Yuan Qingling picked up the bowl and walked out. Outside the door, Yuan Qingling wasughing. Yu Wenhao rubbed the bridge of his nose and trembled, "I''m very angry!" The dawn appeared, and the sky was slightly orange. Xu Yi squatted outsidest night and fell asleep. He was woken up by Yuan Qingling''s loundughter. Xu Yi rubbed his eyes and looked at her, "Princess... are you all right?" Yuan Qingling''s face turned red withughter, and her eyebrows rose. She patted on Xu Yi''s shoulder and said, "Xu Yi, go in and take care of Yu Wenhao. He... looked very miserable!" Xu Yi saw herugh wildly like a demon after saying. He was so scared that he quickly ran into the room. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. "Get out!" Xu Yi came out dejectedly. Yuan Qingling walked to thekeside, watching sun slowly jump out of the horizon. Watching the sunrise could make people feel relieved and energetic. The sunrise slowly calmed her sadness that she came here after her death and left her family. Perhaps it was because of the sunrise or the loudughter just now, which made her feel that she had a normal life for a few minutes. There was nothing to be afraid of under the sun. She stood by theke for more than half an hour. She slowly withdrew her gaze until she felt the re of the sun. Tang Yang walked over quickly and said, "Princess, Mu Rues." Yuan Qingling turned around and looked at Tang Yang''s slightly solemn face, "Mu Ru?" "Mu Ru is the general manager of Emperor Mingyuan." "What happens?" Yuan Qingling knew Tang Yang was calm, but now he seemed to be frightened. There must be something wrong. Chapter 40 She Was Exposed Chapter 40 She Was Exposed Yuan Qingling followed Tang Yang to the hall. Tang Yang already told her the reason along the way. Emperor found out that she privately treated Retired Emperor, so he was furious and ordered Mu Ru to personally bring her to the imperial pce for questioning. She felt worried. She knew the rules of imperial pce. She was not an imperial physician, not a doctor. She was not qualified to treat the Retired Emperor. Mu Ru waited solemnly in the hall. Seeing that Yuan Qing came in, he stood up and said, "Princess Chu, emperor invites you to the imperial pce." Yuan Qingling only asked, "How is Retired Emperor?" "Retired Emperor was poisoned and unconscious." Mu Ru replied. Yuan Qingling understood. No wonder emperor wanted to punish her. If nothing happened just because of the treatment, she would not be punished or gain any rewards. But once something was wrong, she would be responsible for all the mistakes. Retired Emperor was poisoned. When she followed Mu Ru out of the mansion, she saw Gu Si waiting there. Gu Si said calmly, "Princess Chu, please get on the carriage." There were no stools. Yuan Qingling climbed onto the carriage with difficulty. She suddenly remembered that she didn''t tell Tang Yang to pay attention to see if Yu Wenhao had a fever, so she lifted up the curtain and said to Gu Si, "I have something to say to Tang Yang." Gu Si said coldly, "Princess Chu, you''d better not do useless things. Just go to the imperial pce." Yuan Qingling was stunned, "Useless things? What do you mean?" "Take good care of yourself. Don''t make Prince Wenhao in trouble." Gu Si said coldly. Yuan Qingling sneered, "Well, I know. Please help me tell Tang Yang to pay attention to see if Yu Wenhao had a fever. If he had a fever, take a pill that I already ced at the bedside. It quickly works." The curtain fell, covering her cold expression. Yuan Qingling''s heart was extremely cold, and she knew this was a society full of suspicion. Gu Si rode ahead. Emperor already took care of Yuan Qingling''s face, and did not punish her in public. Instead, he arranged a luxurious carriage to pick her up. Yuan Qingling was taken to the Royal Workroom. In Royal Workroom, all windows and doors were closed. The color in the hall was bright and luxurious. The huge sandalwood folding screen was engraved with the pattern of flying dragons. The bright yellow curtain was hung down, and its smooth wrinkles were like the water wave with clear lines. Emperor Mingyuan sat on the dragon chair, with his hands on the huge carved dragon-riding table made of pear wood. On the table, a three-legged hollow copper censer was emitting smoke with the smell of banyan, which made people sober up immediately. The majesty of the royal family made people want to kneel down. This was the power of the imperial power. It already permeated the air. Yuan Qingling did not dare to look at Emperor Mingyuan. She could only see a shadow before she knelt down, "Yuan Qingling greet to father!" Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. "Raise your head!" Emperor Mingyuan''s voice was not loud, but it sounded from all directions. Yuan Qingling slowly raised her head, but looked down and did not dare to look straight at Emperor Mingyuan. Emperor Mingyuan looked at her, "Have you treated Retired Emperor in private?" It didn''t sound like an usation, but a casual question, but with anger. Yuan Qingling did not dare to deny, as she knew that he must have evidence, and said, "Yes." "Where do you learn medical skills from?" Emperor Mingyuan asked again. Before Yuan Qingling entered the imperial pce, she already thought of an excuse, "When I was young, I met a woman doctor. She used to live in Capital for a period of time. She liked me very much, so she asked me to learn medical skills from her." "How long have you learned?" "One year." "What''s your master''s name?" Emperor Mingyuan tried to figure the truth out. Yuan Qingling said, "I don''t know. Master doesn''t tell me." Yuan Qingling''s words werepletely convincing but wless, which made Emperor Mingyuan very angry. "Does Yu Wenhao ask you to treat Retired Emperor?" Yuan Qingling shook her head, "He doesn''t know about this." "He doesn''t know?" Emperor Mingyuan pursed his lips tightly and narrowed his eyes. He said coldly, "The first time you fed Retired Emperor the medicine was that you visited Retired Emperor with Yu Wenhao. How dare you say that he doesn''t know?" Yuan Qingling did not want to make Yu Wenhao into trouble, so she insisted on saying, "He really don''t know. It just needs an instant for me to feed Retired Emperor medicine. It''s a pill, and I just need to put it into Retired Emperor''s mouth and it will melt slowly." If she said that Yu Wenhao knew the truth, she would not be punished, and Emperor Mingyuan would definitely think that Yu Wenhao ordered her to do it, so she could save her life. Emperor Mingyuan would not kill Yu Wenhao. This was the best way. However, Yuan Qingling did not want to drag him in. It was unfair to him, although he was a very bad man. "Is it this bottle of pills?" While Emperor Mingyuan took out a bottle of medicine and put it on the table, he asked. Yuan Qingling raised her head and had a look. It was Emergency Pill. She nodded silently, "Yes!" "What is this medicine used for? What is it made of? Who gives it to you?" "This is an Active Core Pill. It''s made of bezoar, toad, ginseng, velvet antler, antelope horn, pig gall, and other medicinal materials. It''s an emergency medicine to restore one''s heart in a short time. My master gave me when she came to Capital one year ago. My master asked me to carry it." When Yuan Qingling said this, she felt very worried, as Emergency Pills were made of nitric acid glycerol. What she said was the medicinal materials for Core Pills. Emperor Mingyuan smelt it, and said, "Even though I don''t know medicinal properties, I know that this medicine doesn''t have ginseng, bezoar and others as you said." Yuan Qingling was shocked,"I... I don''t know well. Master told me this." "Mu Ru, take one to Princess Chu, and ask her to take it like the way of Retired Emperor." Emperor Mingyuan ordered. Mu Ru stepped forward to take one pill to Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling put the pill under her tongue. Mu Ru was staring at her movements. "Send her to Rest Room and ask Gu Si to take care of her!" Emperor Mingyuan said, "Ask Lord Yuan to Yuan Qingling did not remember who Lord Yuan was in a short time. After Mu Ru took her to Rest Room, she remembered Lord Yuan was her father. Her father was a selfish and utilitarian man. When Yuan Qing was invited to the Princess'' Mansion to set up Yu Wenhao, she was strongly supported by Lord Yuan. When Yuan Qingling seeded in marrying Yu Wenhao, Lord Yuan found she was not favored. He felt very disappointed as Yu Wenhao did not apany her when Yuan Qingling returned home three days after her marriage. At the beginning, Lord Yuan acted as Yu Wenhao''s father-inw. However, he slowly realized that Yu Wenhao did not take him seriously at all, so hepletely gave up and did not care about Yuan Qingling. Chapter 41 Unluckiness Chapter 41 Unluckiness If Lord Yuan''s Mansion was involved this time, Yuan Qingling would be a sinner. She slowly sat down, and Gu Si was standing opposite her. He looked at her with his arms crossed. She raised her head and asked Gu Si, "Can you tell me what kind of poison Retired Emperor was poisoned?" Gu Si said nothing. Yuan Qingling knew that these guards were tight-lipped. If they didn''t want to say anything, she could do nothing. She did not doubt that Retired Emperor was poisoned. From Lucky''s matter, she knew Retired Emperor was an obstacle for someone. They wished Retired Emperor to die early. However, Qinkun Pce was controlled so strictly that it was almost impossible to put poison to the food. There''s not much chance of poisoning into the medicine, because Retired Emperor''s medicine was tested by someone first. If the medicine was poisoned, it must be servant Chang and Nurse Xi, as one of them was responsible for watching the medicine test. After testing the medicine, one of them was responsible for taking the medicine to Retired Emperor directly. During the three days in Qinkun Pce, Yuan Qingling knew this process. If Retired Emperor''s food and medicine could not be poisoned, it could only be incense. However, Retired Emperor was not the only one in the hall, and servant Chang had been with him all the time. If Retired Emperor was poisoned, servant Chang would definitely be poisoned too. Moreover, there were many eunuchsing in and out. Queen Mother, Emperor Mingyuan, and Prince Rui always came to visit Retired Emperor. It was stupid to poison in censer. Mu Ru said that Retired Emperor was in aa. Who told Emperor Mingyuan that she treated Retired Emperor? Is it servant Chang? However, servant Chang did not see her feeding Retired Emperor medicine when she went in with Yu Wenhao. No one but Yu Wenhao knew about it. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. Even if Yu Wenhao wanted to say something, he could not. He had not entered the pce in the past few days. Did he tell others? Yu Wenhao was a cautious man. He knew that once this matter was revealed, he would definitely be involved. If it weren''t someone he absolutely trusted, he wouldn''t say. If he didn''t say, someone guessed it. Who paid so much attention to her? There were two people, Prince Wenjun and Chu Mingcui. Prince Wenjun did pay close attention to anyone who visited Retired Emperor, especially Yu Wenhao. When Yu Wenhao entered, he would try all his best to listen. Is it Chu Mingcui? Did Yu Wenhao tell Chu Mingcui? Yu Wenhao absolutely trusted in Chu Mingcui, and they were on Culture Tower together. If it were Chu Mingcui, she would tell Queen Chu directly instead of Emperor Mingyuan. After thinking for a while, she looked up and asked Gu Si, "Queen Chu doesn''t see me feed the medicine to Retired Emperor. Why does Emperor Mingyuan believe her?" She stared at Gu Si. Gu Si raised his eyebrows with astonishment, but in an instant, he was calm and said nothing. Yuan Qingling didn''t need Gu Si''s answer. Just by looking at his expression, she could guess. It was Queen Chu who told Emperor Mingyuan, but Queen Chu was not so meticulous. So Yuan Qingling''s spection was right, and it was Chu Mingcui. Well, Chu Mingcui! Yuan Qing felt angry. This was a horrible ce. In Prince Yu¡¯s residence, When Yuan Qingling was brought into the pce, Tang Yang immediately informed Yu Wenhao. After learning about this, Yu Wenhao looked terrible. After five o''clock in the afternoon, he didn''t receive any information, so he ordered Tang Yang to prepare a sedan to go to imperial pce. Tang Yang advised, "Your injuries are too severe. It''s not appropriate to go to imperial pce." "Don''t talk nonsense." "The situation is not good. Let''s wait and see." Tang Yang said. "Will the situation be reversed if we wait and see?" Yu Wenhao said. "No, but at least we can do the right things." Tang Yang sighed, "It''s not good for you to go to imperial pce right now. You''re seriously injured and Emperor Mingyuan will understand you. If you go to the imperial pce right now, Emperor Mingyuan will think that you pretend to be innocent." "Xu Yi, prepare a sedan." Yu Wenhao ordered Xu Yi directly. Xu Yi looked at Tang Yang awkwardly. Yu Wenhao was so badly injured that he couldn''t even get out of bed. How could he go to imperial pce? "Prince Wenhao, please think twice! Tang Yang said in a low voice. How could Yu Wenhao think twice? He thought more than thirty times. Ever since Mu Ru took Yuan Qingling away, he thought a lot. He had thought about a lot of excuses, but no matter what they were, he could notpletely remove himself. The worst possibility he had thought of was that in order to escape being punished, Yuan Qingling would frame him as the mastermind. It was absolutely possible for Yuan Qingling to do so. In the past year, she did not live a good life. In order to survive, she would betray him. If it were him, he would probably do the same. After all, they did not love each other. Just as Yu Wenhao was about to leave, the gatekeeper hurried over and reported, "Prince Wenhao, Mr. Wu of Jingzhao Departmentes." Tang Yang quickly raised his head, "Perhaps he caught the killer." Xu Yi was delighted to say, "That''s great." But Yu Wenhao felt uneasy. He had an ominous premonition. Mr.Wu came with six catchers. The six catchers stood at the gate and Mr. Wu came in. Tang Yang asked, "Mr. Wu, do you find the killer?" Mr. Wu nodded, "Yes." He stepped forward and saluted with cupped hands, "Prince Wenhao, how are you?" "You''re wee!" Yu Wenhao looked at him and asked, "Does the murderer confess?" Mr. Wu looked directly at Yu Wenhao and said, "Yes, I''m here for Emperor''s orders." Tang Yang''s expression changed, "Youe here for Emperor''s orders?" "Yes, the murderer confessed. At first, he confessed that he was sent by Prince Wenqing. But after the torture, he said Prince Wenhao asked him to do that." Mr. Wu said lowly. Xu Yi said, "It''s ridiculous. Does Prince Wenhao ask killers to kill himself? It''s so stupid!" Yu Wenhao asked calmly, "Does the killermit suicide?" "Yes. After saying, the killermitted suicide by biting the poison." Yu Wenhao smiled faintly. After being punished, the killer admitted that he was the mastermind and thenmitted suicide. It was unreasonable, but the killer already died. "Emperor orders me toe here, and ask Prince Wenhao is what the assassin said true?" Mr. Wu said. Yu Wenhao shook his head slowly, "No, I haven''t done it." Mr. Wu said, "I go to imperial pce to report first. Prince Wenhao, you''d better not leave Capital in the next few days." "I go to imperial pce." Yu Wenhao said. "Prince Wenhao, you can''t go to imperial pce without emperor''s permission." Mr. Wu said. Yu Wenhaoid down slowly, "Get it. Send Mr. Wu." Tang Yang bowed, "Mr. Wu, please." Mr. Wu nodded and saluted Yu Wenhao, "I''m leaving!" He took two steps back, and turned around to leave, taking away catchers outside. Tang Yang was silent for a moment and said, "Prince Wenhao, we need to wait for a chance." Chapter 42 Go to Imperial Palace Chapter 42 Go to Imperial Pce Wuthering Heights fell into a long silence. After pondering for a while, Yu Wenhao raised his head and said to Tang Yang, "Go and find out what Retired Emperor is poisoned with." "Prince Wenhao, I''m afraid it''s not easy to find out." "Gu Si knows!" Yu Wenhao said. "Now Gu Si is on standby for Emperor Mingyuan, and can''te out at all. Besides, Gu Si is here just now. If he is avable, he will inform us." Tang Yang said. There was a hint of cruelty in Yu Wenhao''s eyes, "Go to imperial pce to say that I confess." "Prince Wenhao!" Xu Yi and Tang Yang eximed at the same time. Is Prince Wenhao mad? He confessed! "I confess what Yuan Qingling does under my orders." Yu Wenhao said expressionlessly. Xu Yi heaved a sigh of relief. He misunderstood Yu Wenhao wanted to admit he hired assassins to hurt him. However, it was also not appropriate to admit that he ordered Yuan Qingling to treat Retired Emperor. "No. Prince Wenhao, you''re a suspect now. Xu Yi said. Tang Yang thought for a moment and asked, "Do you trust Yuan Qingling?" "This is the only way!" Yu Wenhao said. Tang Yang looked at Yu Wenhao, "Prince Wenhao, if you do so, you are involved. If princess can''t turn the tables, your situation will be even worse. Have you ever thought about it?" "Is there any other way?" Yu Wenhao was furious, and tried to suppress the blood from his throat, but he still smelled the blood smell. Yu Wenhao could not find out Yu Wenjun''s faults. The assassin alreadymitted suicide, and Yu Wenjun would definitely not leave any evidence behind. He was destined to suffer a loss in this matter. Therefore, it was useless to make an issue of this matter. He could only hope that Yuan Qingling could cure his grandfather. Then, he might be forgiven. He knew very well how cruel his father was. Xu Yi was puzzled. "What''s going on?" Tang Yang exined, "The retired Emperor was already on the verge of death and the princess had saved him in time. If the Emperor''s poison had nothing to do with the princess, then the princess had done a great deed in saving him. If all of this was the prince''s will, then the prince should award the first merit." Xu Yi said in horror, "What if the princess can''t prove her innocence?" Tang Yang was silent for a moment and said in a low voice, "Then, Xu Yi, both you and I will die with the prince." Xu Yi''s chest was filled with pride. "Well, if you die, you will die. If you wait like this, you will die. Why don''t you give it?" Tang Yang nodded and looked at Yu Wenhao. "His Highness can''t enter the imperial pce now, so we can only find Prince Rui." "That''s right!" Yu Wenhao slowly stood up. His wound was torn apart, and even a slight movement was painful. The pain was good for him, which could make his fighting spirit stronger. Yuan Qingling could drag his wounds to the imperial pce to treat his grandfather. Why couldn''t he? The sedan arrived at Prince Rui''s mansion. Prince Rui was about to enter the imperial pce when he bumped into Yu Wenhao''s sedan chair at the door. Prince Rui knew that Yu Wenhao was seriously injured, so he was very surprised seeing him. Tang Yang stepped forward and reported, "Prince Rui, please move forward. Prince Wenhao is too badly injured to get off the ground." Prince Rui led the horse over. Tang Yang lifted the curtain, revealing Yu Wenhao''s calm face. "Prince Rui, it''s me who asked Yuan Qingling to treat my grandfather. Please take me to the imperial pce." Prince Rui nodded and said, "Go ahead!" He ordered his men to rece his horse with a sedan chair and enter the imperial pce with Yu Wenhao. The sedan chair was carried into the straight east gate. No one stopped them because Prince Rui was there. The sedan chair was stopped at the entrance of the royal workroom. Prince Rui said to Tang Yang, "Wait here with your prince. I''ll go in and meet Your Majesty." "Yes!" Prince Rui rolled up his robe and entered the royal workroom. Tang Yang saw Lord Yuan standing in front of the hall. His face was ashen and he almost couldn''t stand steadily. He stepped forward and asked, "Master Yuan?" Lord Yuan was startled. He only snapped back to his senses when he saw that it was Tang Yang. He stretched out his head to take a look. "It''s Lord Tang!" "What are you doing here, Master Yuan?" Tang Yang asked. Lord Yuan waited with a sad face. "I''m waiting for Your Majesty to summon me. What''s the matter? The Majesty asked someone to send me here, but he didn''t see me. He only asked me a few questions about... the princess, so he asked me to wait here." While they were talking, Mu Ru came out and announced, "Yu Wenhao,e in and meet Your Majesty." Tang Yang and Xu Yi quickly helped Yu Wenhao out. When Lord Yuan saw Yu Wenhao''s appearance, he was shocked and quickly took a few steps back for fear of meeting him. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. This was simply a man who could be blown down by the wind. "His Majesty only teaches Yu Wenhao!" Mu Ru said lightly, separating Xu Yi and Tang Yang. Tang Yang and Xu Yi looked at Yu Wenhao worriedly. Yu Wenhao slowly steadied himself and said, "Mu Ru, lead the way!" They could reach the main hall of the royal workroom within 20 steps. With each step Yu Wenhao took, blood dripped from the soles of his feet. The wounds on his legs were all torn open, and there was a blood band behind him, which was shocking. Mu Ru was stunned. He did not expect Yu Wenhao to be so badly injured. He had thought that only the injury on his face and ears could be seen. Emperor Mingyuan frowned and looked at the blood band behind Yu Wenhao with a gloomy expression. He had been injured for two days, and his wound was still bleeding. Did he think he was a fool? This son was too smart. Beads of sweat oozed from Yu Wenhao''s brows. He had exhausted all his strength on his way into the royal workroom. He felt a heart-wrenching pain as he stood there. But he still had to kneel down. He slowly exerted force on his body, and his legs went limp. With a ssh, the wound on his abdomen cracked and blood sshed. Yu Wenhao suddenly felt dizzy and his eyes turned ck. However, he insisted on shouting, "Father, it was me who asked Yuan Qingling to treat my grandfather." Hearing this, he fell to the ground and fainted. Yu Wenhao was sent to the nearest rest room. Yuan Qingling was in the rest room, watching Yu Wenhao, who was covered in blood, being carried in. Emperor Mingyuan and Prince Rui also came in, but the imperial physician had not arrived yet. Yuan Qingling said in shock, "How can he enter the imperial pce? He can''t even get out of bed. Oh my god, I''m afraid his wounds are all broken." Prince Rui picked up the point and asked, "Did you treat his wound?" "Yes, he was stabbed 18 times, and he was already in danger. When I entered the imperial pce, he was not out of danger yet." Yuan Qingling replied, her eyes were drifting over to look at Yu Wenhao. She was very anxious. If she did not take time to treat the wound, he would die. The Emperor''s eyes moved, but he did not say a word. He just looked at Yuan Qingling meaningfully. Without thinking about it, Yuan Qingling rushed over to cover the bleeding wound on his abdomen. She had been sewing for a long time. Was she crazy? She actually entered the imperial pce. "Yu Wenhao, Yu Wenhao, wake up!" Yuan Qingling covered the wound with one hand and patted his face with the other. "Don''t sleep. If you sleep, you won''t wake up." If he lost so much blood, he would really die. Chapter 43 I Shouldn鈥檛 have Saved You Chapter 43 I Shouldn¡¯t have Saved You Prince Rui couldn''t wait any longer. He took out a pill from his sleeve pocket and put it into Yu Wenhao''s mouth. Then he turned around and knelt down on one knee. "Your Majesty, I don''t believe it''s my brother will hurt himself. I''m afraid that it''s difficult for the imperial physician to cure this injury. If it''s just a show for you, he won¡¯t hurt himself so much." Hearing this, Yuan Qingling was shocked. Did the Emperor suspect that Rui was just acting? Gu Si, who had been staring at Yuan Qingling in the hall, also pleaded for mercy. "Your Majesty, I don''t think so. The imperial physician said that His Highness was seriously injured and asked the retired emperor''s wife to go out of the imperial pce to prepare for the funeral, she saved His Highness. I am a warrior, and I know that the de and spear are dangerous which might urately injure His Highness'' life." Emperor Mingyuan said lightly, "Get up, all of you." Gu Si''s eyes were a little dark, but the emperor still didn''t say anything. The imperial physician arrived in a hurry. He had served the retired emperor for many years. He had already mastered the skill of walking and kneeling down in good turns. However, this time, after he knelt down, he immediately stood up and did not wait for the emperor to say anything. Before his limbs react to the brain¡¯s instruction, he had already stood up and took a step forward. He stopped and knelt down again. He stumbled, the medicine chest fell to the ground, and he also fell down. Without thinking about what the Emperor would say, Yuan Qingling took over the imperial physician''s medicine chest and then opened it. She took out a pair of scissors and cut off Yu Wenhao''s clothes. Then, she wrapped the gauze around bleeding wound and to stop its bleeding. Yuan Qingling moved very quickly. After wrapping his abdomen, she immediately took off his shoes and cut open his pants. All his wounds were exposed in front of Emperor Mingyuan. Seeing the wound on his thigh, Emperor Mingyuan''s eyes darkened and he said coldly to the imperial physician, "Why don''t you act?" The imperial physician quickly stood up and went over to help. The wound stop bleeding after Yu Wenhao took the Violet God Pill. But it still needed to be dealt with well. Emperor Mingyuan sat down and watched as Yuan Qingling skillfully treated the wound. There was no trace of fear or panic in her eyes. She did not hesitate to tremble. Her face was stained with blood, but he could not even wipe it away. After treating the wound, she continued to pat Yu Wenhao''s face. "Wake up, don''t sleep." Yu Wenhao did not respond at all. The imperial physician stepped forward to feel his breath and stepped back in shock. "Your Majesty..." Emperor Mingyuan suddenly stood up and put his finger under Yu Wenhao''s nose. There was no breath. His expression changed drastically as he asked Prince Rui, "Didn''t you just give him the Violet God Pill?" Your Highness, you used to take one pill. Gu Si said. The effect of the first Violet God Pill was very good, but after taking the second pill in a short period of time, the effect would be greatly reduced. If the injury was too serious, it would still be hopeless. Emperor Mingyuan was shocked. Yuan Qingling immediately knelt down beside Yu Wenhao, crossed her hands on Yu Wenhao''s chest, pressed hard, and punched him. "Yu Wenhao, don''t sleep. Wake up!" "Princess!" Gu Si wanted to reach out to pull her, but thinking that men and women couldn''t pass by each other. Morever, the Emperor was still here, he stopped. Yuan Qingling''s hair was messy and her forehead was sweating. She was more flustered. Was he going to die? A life disappeared in front of her. He was once her patient. She felt very ufortable. "Take the princess away!" Emperor Mingyuan gave the order in pain. He had never thought that Yu Wenhao''s injury would be so serious. The imperial physician came back to report and said that he was seriously injured. However, his father already knew about it. He asked servant Chang to report that he did not need to worry and that it would be fine. Therefore, he always thought that his injury was not serious. Mu Ru went to pull Yuan Qingling, who was furious. "Don''t touch me!" After that, she took a pillow with one hand and flew toward Mu Ru. Mu Ru looked at Yuan Qingling in shock. He did not expect that she would suddenly go crazy. Meanwhile, Yuan Qingling continued to suppress his chest, hoping that he would only be shocked. Emperor Mingyuan carried out a kind of grief in his heart. He used to admire this son the most. Although he was disappointed in the end, he could not abandon the kinship between father and son. He could not look straight at Yu wenhao. He turned around and got a stumble. It was Prince Rui who supported him in time. "Pull her away!" Emperor Mingyuan swallowed a mouthful of blood and felt dizzy. "Tell Queen Xian to Just as Gu Si was about to step forward and drag Yuan Qingling away, the imperial physician shouted from the side, "His Highness is breathing." Emperor Mingyuan suddenly turned his head and looked at Yu Wenhao''s chest, which was slowly rising and falling. He touched his nose with his own hands. Yuan Qingling was exhausted and slid to the bed. She panted heavily and tears flowed out of her eyes. She held back her anger and wanted to cry out loud. In fact, she really cried out. She knew that she was very rude. She half knelt down and begged for forgiveness while crying. "Father, I know I''m being rude, but I really want to cry. Father, please let me cry for a while." Her words were neither fair nor strange. She cried so hard that her eyes and nose were piled together. However, Emperor Mingyuan who had just regained his son thought this daughter-inw, who he did not think highly of in the past, was a little cute. After checking Yu Wenhao''s pulse, the imperial physician sighed, "It''s amazing. It''s amazing. It''s God''s blessing!" Prince Rui nced at the imperial physician and said, "Prince Wenhao shouldn''t have died." The imperial physician quickly changed his words. "Yes, Prince Wenhao shouldn''t have died." "How is it?" Emperor Mingyuan asked the imperial physician. The imperial physician cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Wenhao has gradually stabilized. It looks like the Violet God Pill has taken effect." Emperor Mingyuan felt relieved and said, "Watch carefully." "Yes!" The imperial physician replied. Emperor Mingyuan turned around and held Prince Rui''s hand. "Let;s go out." Prince Rui nodded and supported Emperor Mingyuan''s slightly heavy body. He knew that he be weak because of his panic just now. Outside the royal workroom, Emperor Mingyuan slowly sat down and looked at Prince Rui. "I just checked Yu Wenhao''s breath. He is indeed short of breath." "Your Majesty, I''m afraid we still need to be careful about the assassin." Prince Rui took the opportunity. Emperor Mingyuan nced at him indifferently. "Will I really doubt him? I''m just looking at the reactions of all parties." Prince Ruiughed in his heart. "Brother, don''t I know you?" You''re suspecting me. However, he suddenly understood. "Your Majesty is wise." Emperor Mingyuan seemed to be deep in thought. "However, Princess Chu is quite capable. Even a person who is short of breath can be saved by her." Prince Rui said with a smile, "How can she be saved? Is she the only one who can live by pressing and patting? I''m afraid that Yu Wenhao just passed out." An innocent man with a jade in his arms would be guilty! Prince Rui knew this very well. His niece-in- Emperor Mingyuan nodded in agreement. In the rest room, Yuan Qingling stopped crying and was still sobbing. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. A hand fell from the bed and fell on her face. She took the opportunity to wipe her tears and snot. The man who just woke up said in disgust, "You are dirty." Yuan Qingling picked up the handkerchief and wiped it. She looked up at the weak but disgusted person and wanted to cry, but she smiled and said, "You should die." Chapter 44 Have You Think of the Consequences? Chapter 44 Have You Think of the Consequences? "Turn around!" He whispered. Yuan Qingling put her chin on the bed, smiled but shed tears. "Wee to escape from death." "Don''t you want me to die?" Yu Wenhao looked at her wonderful face, the bruises on her forehead, and the swelling in her eyes. Tears washed over her dirty face, and two streaks of white appeared. She had never thought that a few days ago, they were still against to each other. "Yes, I really want you to die." Yuan Qingling wiped away her tears, revealing a bit of childishness. "But you didn''t die in front of my eyes. I am a doctor. It is my dereliction of duty to kill a patient in front of me." Yu Wenhao looked at her and smiled slowly. Gu Si watched from the side and smiled as if he had been relieved of a heavy burden. After that, he gave Yuan Qingling aplicated look. In fact, this princess was not that annoying. Yu Wenhao calmed down and felt the Violet God Pill in his elixir field slowly rising. He looked at Gu Si and asked, "What poison did the retired emperor use?" Gu Si took a step forward and said, "Actually, I''m not sure. I only know thatst night, the retired emperor suddenly vomited blood and fainted. The imperial physician diagnosed that he was poisoned." Yu Wenhao looked at Yuan Qingling. "Will the medicine you gave the retired emperor cause you to vomit blood and faint?" Yuan Qingling said, "Impossible." "Then wait for my father''s investigation. There must be a result." Yu Wenhao said. "I would like to beg Your Majesty to let me see the retired emperor." Yuan Qingling said... Gu Si shook his head and said, "Don''t worry, Your Highness. The Emperor will arrange it. I think Prince Rui will help." Lord Yuan, who was waiting outside, had already cursed her daughter, Yuan Qingling, a hundred times in her heart. He had tried her best to help her marry into the King''s Manor. However, He did not expect that before the good news was brought up, the bad news would be found first. He was sure that Yuan Qingling had done something wrong, which made the Emperor very angry. Otherwise, the Emperor would not have summoned him to the imperial pce early in the morning and let him wait for two hours. Finally, Mu Ru came out and said, ¡°Lord Yuan, His Majesty has called you in." Lord Yuan''s legs went limp and he almost knelt down. He staggered in, knelt down, and waited quietly, his head, forehead, and face almost sticking to the ground. "Your Majesty!" "Yuanqing family, don''t be so polite!" Said Emperor Mingyuan. When he heard the Emperor''s kind tone, he was rxed. He slowly stood up and waited for the Emperor''s orders. Emperor Mingyuan said with a smile, "It''s no big deal for me to send you to the imperial pce. Could everything be fine in the mansion?" Yuan Balong''s heart was once again hanging in his throat. The retired emperor was seriously ill and was busy with court affairs. How could he have the leisure to send him to the imperial pce to ask if my family was well? He must have other intentions. It must be that unfilial daughter. I don''t know what happened. His lips trembled. "Your Majesty, everything is fine in my family." "That''s good. Let''s go back." Lord Yuan was dumbfounded. He went out of the royal workroom and asked someone to inquire about it. He only found out that the Emperor had sent Yuan Qingling to the imperial pce early in the morning and there was no news about her. He was furious. She did cause trouble! Back in the mansion, he vented his anger on Madam Yuan. "Look at your good daughter. She was sent to be the principal wife by our hard efforts. What did she report to our family? Today, His Majesty was in a good mood and did not me me. Otherwise, I am afraid that I will lose my official position now." Madam Yuan had no right to do anything about it. When she heard husband scolding her daughter, she also secretly hated and said. "We will let her live on her own. Let''s leave her alone." "It''s none of your business. Don''t give silver currency to her if she asks for money in the future." He remembered that he had once given her silver currency to manage the military branch. The silver currency, which was sending out, was no return. He felt a faint pain in his heart. Madam Yuan hurriedly replied. "I understand." He drank a cup of tea quietly. However, he was deep in thought. Since Prince Wenhao did not dote on Yuan Qingling, it would be useless even if she had the position of a consort. It seemed that he had to help her daughter find a good husband. He had served as the assistant minister of the military branch for many years. He could not wait any longer when he saw that the position of minister had been reced by three other people. Now that the Chu family had released the news, there were already many people in the court who had kept up the Chu family. Prince Wenqing had a high chance of bing Crown Prince. If he curried favor with the Chu family, he might be able to get some silver currency. "How much silver currency can we use now?" Thinking of this, he asked his wife. "Just about 20,000 taels." Madam Yuan said. "Give me three thousand taels of silverter. I''lle over the Chu family." Madam Yuan was stunned for a moment. "The Chu family? I''m afraid it''s not appropriate. After all, Chu Mingcui, the eldest daughter of the Chu family, was going to marry Prince Wenhao. If Yuan Qingling ruined her n, the Chu family would hate us. How can they pay attention to us?" Madam Yuan did not forget Madam Chu''s contemptuous gaze. "What does a woman know? Take it if you want." Lord Yuan angered. Madam Yuan did not dare to make a sound and went to the bookkeeping room to get the silver currency and give it to Lord Yuan. The Chu family''s current father-inw was the Master Chu and also the father-inw of Emperor Mingyuan. Over the years, most of the ministers of the military branch were his men. Lord Yuan had finally seen through the situation. If he wanted to be the Minister of military branch, he had to make friends with the Chu family first. With the three thousand taels of bank notes in his hand, he brought up a gift and headed straight for Chu House''s main entrance. It was very lively in Chu House today. The carriage outside stopped on the ground. He inquired about it and found out that Princess Wenqing was going back home. He was delighted. Since Princess Wenqing was here, he should apologize to her first. It was said that Princess Wenqing was tolerant and generous. If he apologized to her, she probably could not bear to hate the Lord Yuan''s Mansion anymore. He went up and waited, but the gatekeeper who went in and came out with the news that it was a family banquet and the family didn''t receive guests. He was angry and humiliated, so he had to leave in disgrace. In the study room of Chu House. Master Chu sat on the chair. Chu Mingcui lit a tobo pouch for him and sent the servants out. Only the grandfather and grandson speak in the study room. "Grandfather, why Lord Yuan is waiting at the door?" Chu Mingcui sat down and asked. "What else can happen?" Master Chu spat out a smoke ring and nced at Chu Mingcui indifferently. "I''m afraid it''s because of Princess Chu." "Yuan Qingling?" Chu Mingcuiughed. "I''m afraid it''s useless to beg anyone. She is suspected of poisoning the retired emperor. Even if there is no evidence, the emperor will not spare her." Master Chu looked at her unhappily. "You just don''t listen to my advice. There''s no need for you to offend anyone now. Princess Chu is not a problem, and neither is Prince Wenhao. Why are you avoiding them? If you do something wrong, you will directly harm Prince Wenqing. The loss outweighs the gain." However, Chu Mingcui said calmly, "Grandfather, don''t worry. Aunt told His Majesty about this. I heard that Yuan Qingling has admitted to treating the retired emperor privately. She can''t escape the charge." Master Chu knocked on the table and coughed. He was even more displeased. "Your biggest mistake is to let your aunt get involved in this matter. Have you ever thought about it? If Yuan Qingling were to clear the charges and the incident of the retired emperor''s poisoning had nothing to do with her, then All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. she would be a meritorious subject to the retired emperor''s rescue. Furthermore, the emperor would also develop a grudge against your aunt because of this." Chapter 45 Investigation of the Cause Chapter 45 Investigation of the Cause Chu Mingcui felt that her grandfather was a little worried. She said, "Don''t worry, grandfather. Yuan Qingling can''t get rid of the charges. The retired emperor''s condition is already very serious and he''s now even more poisoned and unconscious. How can he be saved? As long as the retired emperor copsed, no matter what the cause is, the retired emperor''s condition will worsen due to private treatment, let alone the credit." In the front court of the imperial pce, it was so mysterious that she could not see through it, let alone Yuan Qingling. Now that the situation was soplicated and Yu Wenhao was involved in the danger of hurting himself, Prince Yu¡¯s residence was at its end. At the thought of Yu Wenhao, she still felt a little sorry for him. However, it was important to achieve great things and not care about trifles. "Don''t be too sure. There are always variables before everything reaches thest step." Master Chu suddenly stared at her. "It wasn''t you who poisoned the retired emperor, was it?" Chu Mingcui was shocked. "We definitely didn''t do it. Even if we gave my granddaughter great courage, we wouldn''t dare to poison the retired emperor." Master Chu nodded slightly and lowered his eyelids. "It''s good that it''s not you. I''ll investigate why Yuan Qingling knows medical skills. You can leave now." Chu Mingcui got up and left. She walked out of the study room and saw the setting sun outside. When she thought of Yu Wenhao, her heart was filled with unwillingness. She had thought that he would never forget his feelings, but after the conversation on the Culture Tower, she had already felt that he was distant and cold. Did he have Yuan Qingling in his heart? How could such a shallow woman deserve him? She guessed that the reason why Yuan Qingling treated the retired emperor was that after she went to Prince Yu¡¯s residence to see Yu Wenhao''s injury, she heard from Yu Wenqing that Yu Wenhao''s injury waspletely controlled by Yuan Qingling. She thought about it for a while and realized that the retired emperor suddenly got better that day. It should be because of Yuan Qingling. Back then, she had been staring at the inside of the tent curtain. Yuan Qingling had pounced in front of the retired emperor. ording to her usual character, she would not have gotten close to a dying person if she had not moved. It was dangerous to ask her aunt to test her, but now, it was time to take risks. Fortunately, everything was right. With a smile on her lips, she ordered the maid beside her, "Go and stop Lord Yuan. Ask him to see me in the prince''s house." How could she not understand what Lord Yuan was waiting for? She needed to arrange manpower for Prince Wenqing. Once shepeted for the position, Lord Yuan could also make some effort to wait. The maid took the order and left. She then ordered the old maid, "Go inform Prince Wenqing and prepare to enter the imperial pce." The old maid was stunned for a moment. "Didn''t we agree to go back to the mansion?" "When did I say I would go back?" Chu Mingcui nced at the old maid indifferently. "Didn''t you just call me?¡± Chu Mingcui said coldly, "Then ask him to wait. If I don''t leave the imperial pce at 9 o''clock tonight, tell him toe back tomorrow. If he still has the patience, I will see him." The old maid was puzzled. "Why, Your Highness?" She curled her lips into a cold smile. "I want to ruin the morale of the Lord Yuan''s Mansion and let them realize that he is just a dog in front of me. Only when they realize this will they be absolutely loyal to me." After that, she gracefully walked down the stone step by step. In the imperial pce. At around nine o''clock in the morning, Emperor Mingyuan asked Mu Ru to invite Yuan Qingling to the Qinkun Pce. Yu Wenhao looked at her with a hint of worry in his eyes. "Be careful. Don''t act rashly." "I know." Yuan Qingling replied. She felt warm in her heart, because Yu Wenhao was not too bad. Mu Ru led Yuan Qingling out from the side door and did not go through the royal workroom. When they arrived at the Qinkun Pce, they saw Emperor Mingyuan and Prince Rui. Queen Mother, who had been by Retired Emperor''s side the entire time, didn''te. Queen did not The imperial physician, servant Chang, Nurse Xi, waited on her in front of the bed again. Lucky was carried to the Arhat bed to recuperate and was much more energetic. When it saw Yuan Qingling, it groaned. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Yuan Qingling nced at Lucky and hissed. Lucky was quieted. Seeing this, Prince Rui smiled and said, "This little beast still listens to you? It''s strange." Yuan Qingling smiled. "Dogs understand human." "That''s true. Otherwise, why would Retired Emperor be so happy? This dog is sometimes more thorough than humans." Prince Rui said thoughtfully, and then nced at Emperor Mingyuan. Emperor Mingyuan also nced back at Prince Rui indifferently. Was he saying that he couldn''t see it clearly? He said to Yuan Qingling, "Since you know medical skills, you should go and check Retired Emperor." Yuan Qingling walked over. Nurse Xi and servant Chang retreated. She looked at the Retired Emperor''s expression and then asked the imperial physician next to her, "Has the Retired Emperor been poisoned?" The imperial physician had just witnessed how powerful Yuan Qingling was in treating Prince Wenhao and his attitude had be a little respectful. He said, "Princess, Retired Emperor is indeed showing signs of being poisoned." "Can you show me the diagnosis journal?" The imperial physician took out the medicine chest and handed it to her. "Have a look, Princess." Yuan Qingling opened it and flipped through the records of Retired Emperor fromst night. He vomited blood twice before passing out. His pulse slowed down and he felt powerless. Purple scabs appeared on his lips and he was first poisoned. It was not written here that he had been poisoned for what. As for the prescription under the disease, it was the prescription of traditional Chinese medicine. Yuan Qingling knew that it was the prescription for detoxification, but after taking the prescription, it also said that the situation had not been eased. In other words, there was no matching medicine. She kept looking up and found that Retired Emperor had always taken a pill called Activation Pill. "What is Activation Pill made of?" Yuan Qingling asked. "The Activation Pill is specially made for Queen Mother. It can remove wind evil and stabilize the foundation. Queen Mother took it well, so she ordered Retired Emperor to take it. The refining method of Activation Pill is on the first page..." The imperial physician came over to help her turn to the first page and showed it to Yuan Qingling. There was nothing suspicious about the refining of Atractylodes, Cinnabar, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, tydi Seed, Chinese Angelica, and so on. "Can I have a look at Activation Pill?" Yuan Qingling asked. Servant Chang said, "There''s medicine in the pce. It''s Retired Emperor''s usual medicine, so it''s ready." Servant Chang walked down the stairs and took out a box. He handed it to Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling opened the box. There were 12 slots in the box and there were 12 pills in it. Now, he had taken 10 pills and there were still two left. Servant Chang was stunned for a moment. "Eh? There are three left. Why is there one missing?" "One is missing?" Yuan Qingling''s heart skipped a beat. "Are you sure?" "I''m sure. Every day, I serve Retired Emperor to take medicine, and thest time, I gave him medicine. I remember clearly that there are three pills." Yuan Qingling said solemnly, "Servant Chang, can you remember it and make sure it''s true? This is a very important matter." Servant Chang said unhappily, "Can I make a mistake about this? When I gave the medicinest time, Lucky suddenly called out. He startled me. The medicine fell to the ground. I picked it up, and put it on the table. I''m sure it''s three." "The medicine fell on the ground? Is the order chaotic?" "What''s wrong with the order of chaos? The medicine is the same." Servant Chang said. Yuan Qingling said, "I''m afraid not." She walked down and put the medicine on the table. The two pills were arranged separately. She took a cup and smashed the medicine into pieces. When she saw the background, Yuan Qingling breathed a sigh of relief and frowned. "Father, please take a look." Chapter 46 Activation Pill Chapter 46 Activation Pill swnovels Emperor Mingyuan and Prince Rui stepped forward to take a look. One of the herbs was made of vermilion, and the other one was light yellow and ck. "The two medicines are different? What''s going on?" Prince Rui asked the imperial physician. The imperial physician was stunned. "That''s impossible. This medicine is made of a furnace. How can it have different colors?" "Please check it out and see if it''s poisonous." Yuan Qingling said... The imperial physician pointed at the vermillion one. "It wasn''t originally this color. Why is the heart so red?" He took some medicine and put it in the cup. He poured some water on it, and then put silver needles on it. The whole silver needle was ck, which showed how strong the toxicity was. "Your Majesty!" The imperial physician fell to his knees with a thud and his lips trembled. "That''s impossible. Someone has changed the dressing. The medicine given by the Royal Hospital is non-toxic and has been tested." Emperor Mingyuan''s eyes were cold. "Come on, seal the Royal Hospital and investigate carefully!" The guard took the order and left. Prince Rui looked at Yuan Qingling and asked, "How do you know that the medicine is different?" Yuan Qingling exined, "There''s one missing pill. This means that someone has taken one away. Why did they take it away? There must be something wrong with the medicine that had been taken away. Servant Chang said that thest time he gave the medicine to someone, the medicine had fallen to the ground. Then the order might be messed up. The medicine that was taken away was not poisonous, and the one that should have been taken away is still here." "You''re right!" Prince Rui''s eyes turned cold. "How dare someone poison Retired Emperor? He''s courting death." Emperor Mingyuan vented his anger on the imperial physician. After a moment of hesitation, Yuan Qingling said, "Father, I''m afraid the problem may not be caused by Royal Hospital." Emperor Mingyuan looked at her. "What do you mean?" Yuan Qingling said, "There are three. If you want to take away the poisonous medicine, you only need to take one to rece it. In this way, you won''t arouse any suspicion. But this person can''t take out another Activation Pill. Activation Pill is refined by the imperial physician. Royal Hospital will definitely be able to take out more Activation Pill, so that they won''t be missing one." Emperor Mingyuan nodded. "That''s reasonable.N?velDrama.Org owns this text. Chapter 47 Having Dinner with the Emperor Alone Chapter 47 Having Dinner with the Emperor Alone reading more She tiptoed forward and stood in front of Retired Emperor''s bed. In just two days, he had lost a lot of weight. His sallow face, purple lips, messy eyebrows, and fierce look were his only dignity. This used to be the strongest man in North Tang. Now he couldn''t even control his own life. Yuan Qingling put his hand on his chest and felt his heart beating slowly. His breathing was a little messy. "How is it?" Prince Rui came over to ask her. Yuan Qingling shook her head. "I don''t know." Prince Rui was obviously disappointed. Emperor Mingyuan looked at the imperial physician who was examining the medicine as usual. The imperial physician breathed a sigh of relief and walked over to report, "Your Majesty, the cinnabar is mixed with the purple vine poison." "Is it difficult?" Asked Prince Rui. "It''s not difficult. If you know what kind of poison it is, you can drug it. The antidote soup you took before is ineffective against cinnabar and purple vines. You have to change the prescription." Imperial Physician said. Since the imperial physician could detoxify the poison, it had nothing to do with Yuan Qingling. Emperor Mingyuan sent her back to take care of Yu Wenhao. When she left, Emperor Mingyuan looked at her and said, "Stay in the imperial pce and have dinner with me tonight." Yuan Qingling didn''t know that it was a great gift, so she just thought it was a normal meal. After all, they were a family, so she agreed and left. Prince Rui could not help admiring her beauty. In fact, Yuan Qingling was still thinking about this matter, which was the root of Yu Wenhao''s descendants. The wound on his body had just been cracked, and he did not know whether it would explode or not. After all, the bumpy journey to the imperial pce was more important. He had walked hundreds of steps. The wound was close to the egg, and when it was pulled, it would make people crazy. This guy had first-ss tolerance for pain. There had been too many people in the hall before, and the situation had been quite critical. She had no time to take care of it. Now that only Tang Yang and Xu Yi were taking care of him in the hall, it didn''t matter. After entering Rest Room, it was indeed Xu Yi and Tang Yang who were standing guard. Tang Yang hurriedly asked when he saw Yuan Qingling return, "Princess, how is the Retired Emperor?" Yuan Qingling nced at Yu Wenhao, who also turned his head to look at her with the same questioning look in his eyes. "We''ve found a cure." Yuan Qingling said... Yu Wenhao heaved a sigh of relief and lowered his head and shoulders. Rest Room was not a good ce to talk. Everyone only said a few words of gratitude and stopped discussing. Yuan Qingling said to Xu Yi and Tang Yang, "You can leave now. I''ll check the prince''s wound again." Yu Wenhao''s eyes immediately widened as he stared at Yuan Qingling. "The wound is fine. There''s no need to look." "I want to see!" Yuan Qingling said meaningfully. Tang Yang sensibly pulled Xu Yi out and finally said, "I''m outside. Call me if you have anything to say." Yu Wenhao''s face darkened. "What is he shouting about?" He was not a woman. On the other side, Yuan Qingling had already opened the medicine chest and was ready to hang some water for him to dispel the pain-removing needles. In fact, Yu Wenhao was resistant to the fact that there were some unknown things flowing into his body. It was very horrible. However, what was even more terrifying was that he saw the deep and mocking look in Yuan Qingling''s eyes. Then, he heard her say, "Open your legs!" The words of Mother f*cker said by Yuan Qingling came out of the hall. In fact, Yuan Qingling really wanted to exin the principle of being a human to Yu Wenhao. When the situation was weaker than that of a human being and there was no vition of principles, it was best not to resist and listen to everything. This would improve the efficiency of the other party so that he could suffer less. It''s not a big deal. Just treat it. Yuan Qingling was extremely tired and said, "Do your best to move inside and let me lie down." "I can''t move." Yu Wenhao said angrily, but when he saw her tired face, he moved slowly and made a seat for her. Yuan Qinglingy beside him with her hands on his forehead and said in a muffled voice, "I hope everything will be fine. Let me live a quiet life in a few days." "If the Retired Emperor was better, please issue an edict to return to the imperial pce." Yu Wenhao said. "We''ll leave after dinner." Yuan Qingling said... He said angrily, "Don''t you have anything to eat in the mansion? Is there anything delicious in the imperial pce?" "His Majesty asked me to have dinner with him tonight." Yuan Qingling said... Yu Wenhao was stunned. "Father asked you to eat with him? Did he ask you to eat before leaving?" His father liked to eat alone. Even when he went to the Queen''s imperial pce, he ate his meal. N?velDrama.Org owns this text. In his entire life, he had never eaten with his father except for the imperial pce banquet and family banquet. "I don''t know. He said that. Maybe he''s being polite."Yuan Qingling said. However, Yu Wenhao knew that his father would not be polite to anyone. In his father''s opinion, treating a meal was a very strict thing. If one were to put it bluntly, after his father ascended the throne, he had eaten alone with someone else except for his grandfather. "What should we pay attention to when eating with His Majesty?" Yuan Qingling asked. Yu Wenhao''s face darkened. "Who knows?" Yuan Qingling propped up her head slightly. "You don''t know?" She thought that he was unwilling to say it, so she said lightly, "If I lose face, I will lose face for Prince Yu¡¯s residence." After a moment of silence, Yu Wenhao said slowly, "I''ve never eaten alone with my father." Yuan Qingling smiled and said, "There are so many people in the family. Of course, they won''t eat alone. I don''t eat alone with His Majesty." "Not you and my father? Then who else?" Yu Wenhao was a little surprised. "I don''t know. Who does he usually eat with?" Yuan Qingling turned her head to look at Yu Wenhao, and her face slowly became serious. "Am I the only one who has dinner with him?" Yu Wenhao said, "My father never eats with anyone." Yuan Qingling was stunned. "Did he eat alone?" "Hum!" "Why?" Yuan Qingling was really puzzled. There were so many concubines in the imperial pce, as well as princes and princesses. Why did he have to eat alone? Yu Wenhao did not say anything. He just looked at Yuan Qingling with obscure eyes. He did not know why his father only liked to eat alone, nor did he know why his father, who always liked to eat alone, would eat with Yuan Qingling tonight. Yuan Qingling stuck his head to the pillow, feeling bored for a long time. She didn''t want to eat alone with the Emperor. "Don''t be afraid. Father won''t eat you." Yuan Qingling said gloomily, "I''m not afraid. It''s just that two people I''m not familiar with eating alone will be very awkward. I don''t know what to say." "What else can you say? Just say what he wants to ask you, and don''t say anything else." His voice was obviously a little annoyed. Yuan Qingling could tell the emotions in his tone. He did not want to provoke this old man, so he closed his eyes to rest. The old man was also very depressed. His father wanted to have a meal alone with Yuan Qingling. He thought that there was only one reason. He wanted to learn about Prince Yu¡¯s residence from her,his father still did not believe him. The assassin had alreadymitted suicide by biting the poison, so this matter could only be settled. He could not clear the suspicion of the ruse. reading more Chapter 48 Queen Is Sick Chapter 48 Queen Is Sick reading more In the Queen''s Kun Pce. After Prince Wenqing and Chu Mingcui entered the imperial pce, they went to greet the Queen first. As soon as Chu Mingcui entered the hall, she saw Queen sitting with her hands on her chest, looking pale. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. Chu Mingcui had always been considerate in front of Queen. After greeting her, the Queen was still unhappy. Chu Mingcui knew that Queen had something on her mind, so she said to Prince Wenqing with a smile, "Didn''t Prince Wenqing say that he would recite a new poem to Prince Wenlu? Go ahead." Prince Wenqing didn''t like to write poems, but Prince Wenlu liked them. Prince Wenqing and Prince Wenlu were the children of Queen. In order to make this brother love him,he began to learn to write poems. Now that he had a new one, he wished he could show off in front of Prince Wenlu. Hearing Chu Mingcui''s words, he left with a smile. As soon as Prince Wenqing left, Chu Mingcui sent away the servants in the hall. She sat beside the Queen and asked, "Aunt, what happened?" Seeing that her son had left, the Queen said with hatred, "I have been married to His Majesty for more than 20 years. I didn''t have dinner alone with me after the big wedding. Tonight, he issued an imperial edict to Yuan Qingling to have dinner together." Chu Mingcui turned pale with fright. "Yuan Qingling? Didn''t she get brought into the imperial pce to ask questions? Why isn''t she locked up?" She did not ask when she entered the imperial pce. She thought that ording to the rules, even if Yuan Qingling was not imprisoned, she would be locked up in the dark room first. When she found out that she had been stripped of her position as Princess Chu, the rest of the punishment would be dealt with ording to her status as a civilian. Queen Chu said coldly, "Close? Now that she and His Majesty are having dinner alone, I wonder what she will say in front of His Majesty." Chu Mingcui was slightly shocked. Yuan Qingling seemed to have be much smarter recently. If she mentioned her doubts to the Emperor, the consequences would be unimaginable. She turned to look at Queen Chu, her eyes shing with cunning light. "Aunt, do you feel dizzy?" Dinner is set up in the Dragon pce, near by the Royal Workroom. Yuan Qingling hoped that Prince Rui could have dinner with them. At least one more person would be enough. However, when Mu Ru led her to the Dragon pce, the fire of her hope was extinguished. There was a small sandalwood round table. If it weren''t for the tableware, Yuan Qingling would have thought it was a tea table for drinking tea. No, the tea table was too small. At most, it could serve one dish. Such a small table was very close to them, even if they sat across from each other. Now, Emperor Mingyuan was sitting by the round table with his back straight and his hands on his knees. He raised his sharp eyes to look at her. Perhaps he wanted to try to be gentle, but he had been dignified for too long, so he couldn''t do it. He just slightly bent his lips and froze. This expression made people feel even colder. Yuan Qingling slowly walked over and was about to bow when Emperor Mingyuan said, "Don''t stand on ceremony. Sit down." "Oh," Yuan Qingling said. She strode over to the dining table and sat down carefully. "There''s no need to be so reserved. It''s an ordinary meal." Seeing that she was nervous, Emperor Mingyuanforted her. How could Yuan Qingling not be nervous? It wasn''t said that only father-inw and daughter-inw had dinner together, let alone that you were the emperor. "Yes!" She answered. When she came here, she had thought that Emperor Mingyuan must have something to ask her when he asked her toe for this meal. Her guess was exactly the same as Yu Wenhao''s. He just wanted to ask about Prince Yu¡¯s residence, about Yu Wenhao''s movements, who he knew, and so on. She had also thought of a proper exnation in advance. Emperor Mingyuan did not ask, but said to Mu Ru calmly, "Let''s eat!" Yuan Qingling looked at the size of the table. She wondered how many dishes could be served. The first dish was stewed soup. Two delicate stewed cups were brought up and ced in front of Emperor Mingyuan and Yuan Qingling. The lid of the stewed cups was taken away. The fragrance wafted out and went straight into Yuan Qingling''s nose. She was so excited that she wanted to drink it right away. However, she didn''t think it was that simple. Didn''t the emperor have to test the poison and wash his hands when he ate? The imperial pce maid poured the soup into a small bowl and put a Silver spoon in it. As for Emperor Mingyuan, Mu Ru was serving him. Yuan Qingling did not dare to move. When Emperor Mingyuan picked up the silver spoon and began to drink the soup, she breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to touch the spoon. She was too hungry. With the delicious food in front of her, her nervous mood naturally rxed slowly. She thought that no matter what he askedter, she already had an answer. There was nothing to be afraid of. She put the soup into her mouth. Before she could drink it, she heard hurried footsteps outside. She put down the spoon and looked outside. Mu Ru''s eyes darkened and he walked out quickly. After a while,Mu Ru came in with a slightly changed expression and said, "Your Majesty, Queen is not feeling well and is out of breath. " Emperor Mingyuan frowned and stood up. "Drive!" Yuan Qingling heaved another sigh of relief. Since the Emperor had left, she could eat whatever she wanted. She was so hungry that she couldn''t eat elegantly. Emperor Mingyuan nced around and said to Yuan Qingling, "Follow me." Yuan Qingling''s eyes moved away from the soup in the bowl with difficulty and answered, "Yes!" She stood up and Mu Ru took out a cape. Emperor Mingyuan turned his back to Yuan Qingling and asked servant Chang to serve him and tidy up the wrinkles on his clothes. Yuan Qingling was starving. When Emperor Mingyuan and Mu Ru did not see it, she suddenly picked up the bowl of soup and put it to their mouths. After two bites, the bowl of soup fell down. The hot soup slid down her mouths to her throats and burned to her stomachs. She was so hot that she almost burst into tears. Emperor Mingyuan turned around and looked at her in surprise. With tears in her eyes, Yuan Qingling forced a smile and stood there awkwardly. Emperor Mingyuan suddenly asked Eunuch Mu Ru, "Did Prince Wenqing and Princess Wenqing enter the pce today?" "Your Majesty, Prince Wenqing and Princess Wenqing have just entered the pce." Mu Ru replied. Emperor Mingyuan tidied up the belt on his cloak slowly, looking thoughtful. He sat down again and said, ¡°Let the doctor go to the Queen''s imperial pce and have a look. Let''s continue to eat." Yuan Qingling was slightly surprised. She looked up at Mu Ru, who seemed to be relieved. What the hell was going on? Queen fainted, why couldn''t the Emperor go and see her? Did this have anything to do with Prince Wenqing and Princess Wenqing entering imperial pce? She did not dare to ask. She slowly drank the soup, and then took down the stewed cup. Then, she put it on the te. It turned out that there were dishes on the ground one by one. She watched as Emperor Mingyuan only ate two dishes of each dish, and would not eat the third time. There was a roast elbow. Yuan Qingling ate it well. Emperor Mingyuan took a bite and said to Mu Ru, "This elbow is good. Give it to Prince Rui." "Yes!" Mu Ru walked out and asked the eunuch to send it to Prince Rui. Yuan Qingling knew that the Emperor had such a hobby. He liked to give the leftovers to the ministers, which was a kind of grace. The ministers generally felt that there was great glory. reading more Chapter 49 Dont Take Care of Her Chapter 49 Don''t Take Care of Her reading more The guests were speechless. After eating thest dish, Yuan Qingling counted and cooked the soup. There were ten dishes in total. Originally, he thought that the emperor was frugal, but she didn''t expect it to be so extravagant. It was amazing that two people had nine dishes and one soup. Mu Ru handed him a hot towel and wiped the corner of the Emperor''s mouth. The rest of the food left.Yuan Qingling thought that the Emperor would not ask any more questions. The Queen was not feeling well, so he would go to see her. She stood up and bowed, saying, "I don''t dare to dy my father''s visit. I''ll take my leave first." "Sit down!" Emperor Mingyuan pressed his hand down and swept his majestic eyes over her face. Then, he raised his hand to ask Mu Ru and the servants in the hall to leave. Emperor Mingyuan and Yuan Qingling were sitting opposite each other. The distance between them was only an arm''s length. When the people in the hall went out, the pressure came again. However, after this meal, she also rxed a lot. "Have you got along well with Yu Wenhao?" Yuan Qingling''s expression turned solemn as he finally got to the point. Although this question was beyond her expectation, it was not difficult to answer. It was just four words, abuse and beating. She smiled and said, "Treat each other with respect!" Emperor Mingyuan looked at her with a faint smile. "What do you think of Yu Wenhao?" "Kind!" Yuan Qingling forced herself to cover her conscience and said with a smile. This was not what the Emperor wanted to know. The Emperor had no time to care about the harmony between them. Emperor Mingyuanughed. It sounded like a joke. Yuan Qingling tried her best to maintain a smile. "You''ve been married for a year, haven''t you? There''s no sound in the stomach. The so-called respect to each other is nothing more than this." Emperor Mingyuan said lightly with a smile. It was so simple and straightforward that Yuan Qingling could still connect them together. "Keep working hard. I believe that I can add a golden grandson to His Majesty soon." There was a sh of astonishment in Emperor Mingyuan''s eyes. If an ordinary wife heard what her elder said, shouldn''t she be uneasy or shy? How could she say that she had been working hard? Don''t you have to be shy? However, Yuan Qingling thought that there was nothing wrong with her words. She maintained a decent and generous smile on her face. Emperor Mingyuan said lightly, "Well, I''m waiting to have a grandson." Yuan Qingling smiled and said, "Yes, I will live up to your expectations. " How shameless! Emperor Mingyuan paused for a moment. "How''s Yu Wenhao?" Yuan Qingling answered fluently, "Keep well." "Go back and take care of Yu Wenhao!" Emperor Mingyuan raised his hand. Yuan Qingling was stunned for a moment. "Is this the end?" It seemed that they had just entered the topic. Emperor Mingyuan stood up and walked out. Mu Ru had already prepared a chariot outside. They left as soon as the Emperor got up. Yuan Qingling was still in a daze. Why didn''t he ask anything about Yu Wenhao? Oh, she seemed to have asked about his injury, but she had prepared a big speech. In Kun Pce, Chu Mingcui only waited for the doctor''sing. The doctor felt the Queen''s pulse. He only said that the Queen''s liver was depressed and that it was not a big deal. He left after giving the prescription. After the doctor left, she heard someone outside say, "His Majesty is here!" Chu Mingcui stood up. Now, more than an hour had passed, and the emperor had juste. She was afraid that the meal had been finished. When Emperor Mingyuan entered the hall, Chu Mingcui quickly saluted. "Greetings, Father!" Emperor Mingyuan nced at her and said, "Is Princess Wenqing here too? How filial she is!" "It''s my duty." Chu Mingcui said with a smile. Queen Chu propped herself up and said sickly, "Why did His Majestye back? I''m fine." Emperor Mingyuan sat in front of the bed and looked at the Queen Chu. "Didn''t you ask someone to invite me?" Queen Chu was a little embarrassed as she looked at Chu Mingcui. Chu Mingcui said hurriedly, "Father, I sent someone to invite her. When I saw Mother faint, I was in a panic. His Highness was not by my side..." Emperor Mingyuan said, "You have always had an idea. Why don''t you have it today?" Chu Mingcui''s heart skipped a beat. Why did the Emperor seem to be hiding a thorn in his words today? It must be Yuan Qingling who had spoken ill of her in front of the Emperor. When she saw that Emperor Mingyuan was still staring at her, she said awkwardly, "I am also worried about my mother." Emperor Mingyuan looked at the Queen Chu. "What did the doctor say?" Queen Chu said softly, "The doctor said that the Qi and blood were both damaged and that the liver was depressed. That''s why I fainted for a while. I''ll be fine after resting for a while." Emperor Mingyuan pressed down on the corner of her quilt and said gently, "Well, you should rest well. You don''t have to go to Retired Emperor''s ce. " Queen was stunned and quickly said, "I''m fine." "I know you''re filial." Emperor Mingyuan smiled, and his eyes were very soft. Then he looked at Chu Mingcui and said, "Princess Wenqing, please take good care of the Queen. Princess Chu will take care of Retired Emperor." C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. Chu Mingcui''s face turned pale at that time. Obviously, the Emperor did not allow her toe closer to Retired Emperor. Could Princess Chu just take care of him? When did Princess Chu be so important? The Queen said, "Princess Chu hasn''t made up her mind yet. Your Majesty, you can''t let her go to the Qinkun Pce to take care of him again. She hasmitted a grave crime by treating the Retired Emperor privately. Your Majesty pitied Prince Wenhao and can''t bear to punish her, but you have to think about the health of the Retired Emperor." Chu Mingcui also said, "Father, I think Mother''s words make sense. The health of Retired Emperor is more important. How can we let Princess Chu use some folk prescription to treat him? Where''s the doctor''s face?" Emperor Mingyuan looked up at Chu Mingcui and said, "I think it''s better to give it a try. After all, Retired Emperor''s situation has improved, and it''s all Princess Chu''s fault." Emperor Mingyuan had always been serious. Now that he spoke to Chu Mingcui so gently, Chu Mingcui felt flustered for no reason. Her reason told her not to say anything more, but she was still unwilling. So she said, "Father, have you investigated the poisoning of the Retired Emperor? Did Princess Chu do it?" Emperor Mingyuan looked at the Queen and said lightly, "I ordered you to keep the matter of Retired Emperor being poisoned a secret. Why would Princess Wenqing know?" The Queen said, "It''s me who told her. It''s very important. I''ll discuss it with Chu Mingcui. Your Majesty, do you think it''s not good?" She had beenining about the Emperor and Yuan Qingling having dinner alone in her heart. Now that the Emperor hade over, he did not care about her health at all. Instead, she had been treating Yuan Qingling well. She could not help but get angry. "Talk?" Emperor Mingyuan''s eyes gradually turned cold. "When will the Queen and Princess Wenqing discuss the matter of Retired Emperor in private? It seems that there are many capable people in Kun Pce." Queen''s eyes turned red. "Your Majesty, what do you mean? Do you dislike me and Chu Mingcui meddling in other people''s affairs? I have been in charge of the things for many years and have done everything without hesitation. Everything in the pce has been used to it. Since Retired Emperor fell ill, I have been very worried and lost my mind. Princess Wenqing is smart and lovely. I have discussed everything with Princess Wenqing. Why can''t I do that? However, it is wrong for you not to punish Princess Chu. With you here, how can I rule the imperial concubines in the future? Isn''t the prestige of the Emperor and the royal family gone?" reading more Chapter 50 Talking about the Child Chapter 50 Talking about the Child swnovels Emperor Mingyuan raised his eyes slightly and said gently, "In your opinion, how should we deal with Princess Chu?" Queen Chu heard that the Emperor was not displeased and said, "I thought that Retired Emperor''s body was rted to the fate of North Tang. Princess Chu thought she was smart and thought that her medical skills were extraordinary. She treated him privately and ignored the safety of Retired Emperor. It was a great crime. Fortunately, it did not lead to serious consequences. Therefore, I thought that she should be expelled from the pce and reduced to a second wife. Without an imperial edict, she was not allowed to enter the imperial pce." Emperor Mingyuan smiled and said, "You''re right. If you make mistakes, you won''t be punished. If you make contributions, you won''t be rewarded. It''s indeed not His Majesty''s doing. Let''s do as you say." Queen Chu knew that the Emperor would agree. The punishment was not serious, and it was only a matter of reputation to be promoted to a second wife. After all, Princess Chu had married into the imperial pce, so she could still be brought back in the future. Of course, she did not want to have any conflict with Prince Wenhao. The most important thing was that Yuan Qingling could not enter the imperial pce or get close to Retired Emperor anymore. Chu Mingcui also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Emperor had not changed his attitude toward Yuan Qingling after the meal. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. However, Emperor Mingyuan changed the topic and said, "You have to be punished for your mistakes, but you have to be rewarded for your contributions. It''s a great achievement for Yuan Qingling to save Retired Emperor. If your merits are offset, I''ll first punish her and then reward her. Then, she''ll still be Princess Chu and be rewarded with two strings of Southern Pearl. What do you think?" Chu Mingcui couldn''t believe her ears at all. If her merits were offset, she would be rewarded. The Emperor did not intend to punish her at all. "Two strings of Southern Pearl?" Queen Chu''s eyeballs popped out and her face suddenly darkened. "Your Majesty, there are only three strings of Crystal Ball in total." Therge and round Southern Pearls of Crystal Ball were rare treasures. In previous years, there was only one string of the Southern Pearls offered by Crystal Ball. The Emperor would most likely give it to Queen Mother. It was rare for her to have three strings this year. She thought that she could get one string. Now, he had given two strings to Yuan Qingling. He still had not given the rest to Queen Mother. "Yes, there are actually three strings this year. The aquatic product of Crystal Ball is very rich this year." Emperor Mingyuan said with a smile. Queen Chu said unwillingly, "Your Majesty, how could Princess Chu be considered to have contributed to saving Retired Emperor? Could it be that the Retired Emperor''s illness was cured by her partial prescription?" Don''t you know? Emperor Mingyuan was slightly surprised. "You have sharp ears and sharp eyes. There are many capable people around you. You don''t know Princess Chu has contributed?" Looking at Emperor Mingyuan''s slightly sarcastic but gentle face, Queen Chu suddenly realized that he was angry. She was afraid that he had already seen through her and Chu Mingcui''s minds. "Your Majesty, you must be joking." Queen Chu''s sharpness slowly weakened. Chapter 51 Shes Crying Chapter 51 She''s Crying reading more Yu Wenhao frowned. "Who said you would suffer?" Yuan Qingling took a deep breath and adjusted her posture. "Why doesn¡¯t she suffer? This is a society that values men more than women. Other than getting married and having children, there is no other way out. It is her lifetime career to serve her husband, but there arepetitors in this career. You men have three wives and four concubines. You are very yboy and don''t understand the true feelings." Yu Wenhao was dumbfounded. What kind of nonsense was that? What career? Whatpetitor? Moreover, why should she say that he didn''t understand true feelings? "Who said I don''t understand?" The scar on Yu Wenhao''s brow ridge was about to twist. "Do you understand? When you finally get married to Chu Mingcui, will you never take a concubine for her all your life?" Yuan Qingling asked. Yu Wenhao said coldly, "It''s none of your business whether I ept a concubine or not. Also, why did you drag her in?" "Let''s talk about it. Just say that you''re willing to not take concubines for the rest of your life for her." "She''s different from you. She knows the bigger picture." "That''s right. She is sensible and will take concubines for you in person, but I''m asking if you are willing to only stay by her side for the rest of your life. If you are not willing, you don''t love her at all." In front of the ancient men, Yuan Qingling could finally pretend to be a love expert. Although she did not look at the chicken soup of love, her assistant Amy did. Amy liked to express her opinions on love in front of her. Amy was a little fat graduate student. She had not had a rtionship yet, and her first kiss had not been sent out yet. But Amy was very optimistic. She said that one day she would meet that person and then throw herself out like a fish fork. After saying this, Yuan Qingling turned around and continued to sleep. Yu Wenhao was speechless. He was not convinced. Who on earth said that one must only stay with that person for the rest of his life when he loved someone? Taking concubines was originally for the sake of reproduction, and it had nothing to do with love. It''s not that he doesn''t understand love. It''s that Yuan Qingling is too overbearing. Thinking of this, he felt his hair stand on end. Wasn''t Yuan Qingling saying these words in front of his father? He wanted to ask her again, but when he heard her steady breathing, she was asleep. She was still sleeping in such a situation and didn''t tell him what his father had said. At first, Yuan Qingling just wanted to close her eyes for a while, but she fell asleep for four hours. When she woke up, she saw Xu Yi and Tang Yang sitting by the door silently. He turned to look at Yu Wenhao. He was asleep, and the slightly yellow candlelight shone on his face. The scar did not look so horrible because of the calm sleeping face. It was slightly better. It seemed that the situation was getting better. She reached out and touched his forehead. The temperature was slightly higher, and it was not a big C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. problem. She breathed a sigh of relief, and her mind gradually became clear. It was hard to imagine that a few days ago, he wanted to kill her, but now they could lie peacefully on the same bed. Thinking of his cold expression before, Yuan Qingling couldn''t help shivering. She knew that the reason why they could be so peaceful now was that the crisis in the imperial pce affected them. However, after this matter was over, they would definitely be as aggressive as before. Thinking of this, Yuan Qingling couldn''t sleep on the same bed as him. She got out of bed and walked out quietly. Tang Yang lowered his voice and asked, "Where are you going, Your Highness?" Yuan Qingling said softly, "I''m going out to get some fresh air. I''ll be back soon." Princess, don''t walk around. You can just walk around. The imperial pce is heavily guarded and the guards don''t know you. I''m afraid they will identally hurt you. "Got it." Yuan Qingling answered and pushed the door open to leave. Outside the hall, she took a deep breath. There was a eunuch standing guard outside. When he saw Yuan Qinglinging out, he did note forward to stop her, but just bowed. Yuan Qingling asked, "What time is it?" Your Highness, it''s just past midnight. Yuan Qingling strolled down. Windmps hung in front of the corridor, illuminating the courtyard. She didn''t go far. When she walked out of the yard, she sat down under a magnolia tree. Everything was silent. The chirping of insects and frogs entered her ears. Yuan Qingling closed her eyes and enjoyed the gift of nature. After a while, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at the grass beside her in horror. She could actually hear the chirping of insects and frogs. Being able to understand Lucky''s words already left her greatly shaken. Now, she even understood how tomunicate with the chirping of insects and frogs. What exactly was going on? Was she dead? Was she a lonely soul? Was there really a ghost in this world? Yuan Qingling immediately felt a terrifying aura surrounding him in the distant darkness. She panicked and got up, walking into the hall as if she had been chased by a ghost. Tang Yang and Xu Yi were startled by her rough footsteps. They looked up at her and saw her crawling onto the bed in a panic. They lifted the nket and crawled in. Yu Wenhao was awakened and opened his eyes to look at her. Seeing her pale face and panting, he frowned and asked, "What''s wrong?" Yuan Qingling leaned against his side. "I''m scared!" "What are you afraid of?" Yu Wenhao was stunned and felt her body trembling. She was really scared. She buried her head under the quilt, and her mind was in a mess. For no reason, she felt afraid of something unknown. A cold hand held her trembling hand! His palms were rough and his fingers were long and slender. He held them tightly with all his strength. Yuan Qingling felt that the hand seemed to have endless power, pulling down her floating heart in the air, pressing it down, and firmly holding it in his hand. She had never thought that he would do such a warm thing. She thought that he wouldugh at her and despise her. Her head was slowly exposed under the quilt, and her two frightened eyes became dark and quiet. She looked very weak and obedient. Yu Wenhao''s heart clenched for some reason. Then, as if he had been bitten by, he felt a little sore and painful. His arm once again clung to hers. Because of the fear in her heart, Yuan Qingling let go of herself and tried her best to suck in this short sense of stability. "What happened?" Yu Wenhao asked. Yuan Qingling''s voice was choked with sobs. "I miss home." Originally, it was just a perfunctory reason, but after she said the word "home", a strong sadness and sorrow welled up in her heart, like dense clouds gathering together. Her nose was sour, and she buried her face in his arm, tears rolling down. Since she came here, a series of pains had almost never stopped. The harsh environment made her dare not cry loudly, as if she would grow weak from the bottom of her heart and swallow her whole body. There was no one to rely on here, and she was not qualified to be weak. She could only convince herself that she was the best and smartest ever since she was still the quail. Her IQ was as high as 180, and there was nothing she couldn''t deal with. However, at this moment, in front of the enemy, she had to allow herself to be weak. Yu Wenhao felt his arm getting wet and her shoulders twitching. She missed home? Perhaps it was. After all, Tang Yang had told her that her parents rarely interacted with her ever since they''d known that she had lost her favor. However, she was not crying because she wanted home. She was afraid. reading more Chapter 52 not Paul Chapter 52 not Paul reading more Yuan Qingling fell asleep. Later, she thought for a long time why she could cry until she fell asleep beside Yu Wenhao. She felt that she should be full of the smell of disinfectant, which made her feel at ease. When she woke up the next day, she was in high spirits. Looking at Yu Wenhao''s dark and obscure eyes, Yuan Qingling slowly moved her hand away and said awkwardly, "Morning!" "You drooledst night and dirtied my sleeve." Yu Wenhao said lightly. "I''m sorry!" Yuan Qingling didn''t expect her sleeping posture to be so dirty. She felt embarrassed. Yu Wenhao closed his eyes and regained his indifferent expression. When Yuan Qingling got up, Tang Yang and Xu Yi were not in the hall. However, there was already water for washing up. She simply washed her face andbed her hair before opening the door. Nurse Xi and a pce maid were waiting outside. Seeing Yuan Qinglinge out, Nurse Xi bowed and said, "Princess, Retired Emperor has ordered that if you wake up, please go over and take care of him." I''ll treat the prince''s wound first, okay? Yuan Qingling asked... "The doctors will handle it." "But..." Nurse Xi smiled and said, "The retired emperor said ''The bastard wouldn''t die. Doctors would save him. Let Yuan Qinglinge here.''" Yuan Qingling was wordless. Yuan Qingling had no choice but to go back and say to Yu Wenhao, "I have to go. Remember that you are a patient. You must disinfect it and apply the medicine." Yu Wenhao frowned, "When have I ever been impatient? Go, you''re very long-winded." Alright, the grandfather and grandson were the same. They didn''t respect doctors. Nowadays, doctors were not respected at all. When Yuan Qingling arrived at the Qinkun Pce, she saw Yu Wenqing and Chu Mingcui waiting outside. Seeing her, Prince Wenqing asked, "How is Yu Wenhao?" "Not bad." Yuan Qingling replied and looked at Chu Mingcui. A trace of hatred shed across in Chu Mingcui''s eyes, and she did not cover up her hatred at all. Yuan Qingling ignored her and followed Nurse Xi in. However, she could not help but ask Nurse Xi in a low voice, "Why aren''t they going in?" Nurse Xi said lightly, "Prince Wenqing can go in, but as for Princess Wenqing? No one is allowed to enter without an imperial edict. But Princess Wenqing is so filial that she is waiting outside for the calls of the Retired Emperor." "I see. " Yuan Qingling didn''t know what had happened, but it had nothing to do with her. Before she could enter the room, she heard the angry shouts of the Retired Emperor. "Take it away! What the hell is this? What''s the fun of drinking this all day long? I''d rather die." Servant Chang sighed and said, "Retired Emperor cannot talk nonsense." Yuan Qingling walked over quickly and said, "What are you drinking? Can you give me a try?" Servant Chang heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Yuan Qingling was here. "You are here! He''s being childish." Lucky also raised his head on the Arhat bed and barked at Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling took the bowl with a smile and took a sip. She clicked her tongue and said, "It''s not bitter with licorice. It''s sweet." She looked at the Retired Emperor. After he sat up, he looked even thinner and his eyes were sunken. His cheeks were devoid of any flesh and his face was also very pale. Retired Emperor raised his head to look at Yuan Qingling, and he was still impatient. In fact, both Yu Wenhao''s features and appearance resembled that of the Retired Emperor. She felt that Yu Wenhao was also ugly when he was old. "If you don''t believe me, take another sip. This medicine is bitter." The Retired Emperor said. Yuan Qingling took another sip, "No!" All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. "Drink a little more!" The Retired Emperor said cunningly. Yuan Qingling sat down, took a spoon, and stirred it gently. Then she put it to his mouth and said firmly, "Take the medicine or take the injection?" Trick her? The Retired Emperor especially disliked injections and could only obediently take the medicine. He frowned again. Yuan Qingling handed the bowl to Servant Chang with a smile. Servant Chang heaved a sigh of relief. "You really can''t leave the Qinkun Pce. We need you." After that, he took the bowl and went out. Yuan Qingling stood in front of the bed with a smile on her face. "Retired Emperor, you''ve taken the medicine. And the needles still have to be used." Retired Emperor was in rage. Just as he was about to curse loudly, Yuan Qingling said calmly, "You looks too irritable. I need to vent your anger with one more needle." His wide-open mouth immediately shut. He kept quiet and red at Yuan Qingling. After a while, he roared again, "Aren''t you hitting my hand in the past? Why should I take off my pants? Are you ashamed? Don''t you know that men and women are not close?" "Some needles must hit the butt." Yuan Qingling pushed the syringe to clear the air, and the potion sshed out. She held the needle in her hand and said, "If you are obedient, I will inject you gently." Even though he was cursing, the Retired Emperor still obeyed. He wanted to live. He didn''t even ask what the needles were used for. After the injection, Servant Chang came in. The Retired Emperor looked up and asked lightly, "Are they still outside?" "Yes." Servant Chang replied. Yuan Qingling knew that they were talking about Prince Wenqing and his wife. Although she wondered why the Retired Emperor didn''t see them, she didn''t dare to ask. The Retired Emperor closed his eyes, "Let them stand." Yuan Qingling went to see Lucky. His wound was no longer serious. The dog''s self-healing ability was very strong. The medicine was right, so he healed quickly. However, he could not go out to y. "Are you obedient?" Yuan Qingling stroked Lucky''s head and began to talk to him. Lucky cried out like a Huskie. Yuan Qinglingughed and said, "Really? Didn''t Servant Chang give you meat? You''re injured and you can''t eat meat. You can have mutton milk." Servant Chang looked over in surprise, "Priness Wenhao, do you really understand or guess? Did he reallyin?" Yuan Qingling said, "I don''t understand, but dogs understand human nature. Sometimes, it can be seen from his eyes." "Then can you see that I didn''t give it meat but mutton milk?" Yuan Qingling said with a smile, "I guess it because his stomach is empty and he has the smell of mutton milk." The Retired Emperor said to servant Chang, "She''s not a dog. How can she understand Lucky''s words? You''re so stupid." Yuan Qingling gave a wry smile. She truly understood. Lucky had even said that the Retired Emperor had lost his temper. All of a sudden, a thought came to Yuan Qingling''s mind. Lucky could see everyoneing and going in and out of the hall. Obviously, he could see Paul changing the medicines. She slowly picked up Lucky and whispered in his ear, "Do you know who changed the medicines?" Lucky barked three times with a little excited. Hearing this, Yuan Qingling was stunned. Lucky was not saying Paul. "Lucky, don''t lie. Did you see that?" She could not care less about servant Chang''s and the Retired Emperor''s doubtful eyes as she asked him seriously. Lucky was even more excited, shouting three more times. It was still that person. This was impossible. There was no need for this person to do such a dangerous thing. If it was really this person, wouldn''t Paul be a scapegoat? Yuan Qingling only felt that the thing in the pce was getting more and moreplex, like a coiled vine slowly winding around her neck, making her unable to breathe. reading more Chapter 53 a Credit Note Chapter 53 a Credit Note reading more All of this was premeditated. Paul had be a scapegoat. The note found in his room was from Prince Yu¡¯s residence. She had been reported to have privately treated the Retired Emperor. If the matter of the Activation Pill had not been investigated, she would still be suspected of plotting against the Retired Emperor. Now, did she prove herself innocent? Perhaps not. The Emperor was just secretly investigating, so Prince Yu¡¯s residence was still in the limelight. What would the Retired Emperor think of this matter? She could not help but nce at the Retired Emperor. The Retired Emperor was staring at her sternly. Yuan Qingling put down Lucky and lowered her head. She knew that the Retired Emperor might have noticed something. If she didn''t say anything, he probably wouldn''t understand what Lucky said. "Come here!" The Retired Emperor said coldly. Yuan Qingling stood up and slowly walked over. "The Retired Emperor, please say." "What did you think just now? Why was your face pale so much?" The Retired Emperor asked directly. Yuan Qingling nced at Servant Chang and Nurse Xi and shook her head. "I didn''t think of things. I might be pale because I was too weak to have breakfast." Nurse Xi smiled and said, "The Retired Emperor hasn''t eaten yet. The meal''s ready. You''ll have something to eat soon." "Thank you, Nurse Xi!" Yuan Qingling said softly. C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. The Retired Emperor didn''t ask any more questions. His body was extremely weak after he had neutralized the poison and he didn''t even need to stare for a long time. The breakfast was porridge with minced meat. Yuan Qingling took two bowls of it and felt his strength gathering little by little. Lucky opened his mouth and hung his long tongue, drooling. She smiled and said to Nurse Xi, "Lucky can eat porridge now. Make it some porridge. Don''t put salt in it. He wants to eat something light. In fact, the Retired Emperor also needs to eat something light." "I can''t eat light food." The Retired Emperor said hurriedly. "You have to!" Yuan Qingling turned her head and looked at him seriously. "You''re a housekeeper. You''re in charge of everything, and now you take charge of my meal?" The Retired Emperor was so angry that he knew that she was not obedient. "I don''t care about the other things. I have to take care of the food." Yuan Qingling said. The Retired Emperor fell silent. He was so smart. Therefore, he must know who drugged him! Would he think that it was by Paul? Nurse Xi went to prepare some porridge and Servant Chang went to supervise the soup. Yuan Qingling had just walked over and was about to test the Retired Emperor when she heard someone shouting from outside, "The Emperor bestows Princess Chu with rewards!" Yuan Qingling was taken aback for a moment before looking outside. The Retired Emperor said, "What are you waiting for? Why aren''t you going out to receive your reward?" "OK!" Yuan Qingling hurried out and saw Mu Ru standing outside with a delicate tray in his hand. Prince Wenqing and Chu Mingcui had not left yet, so they both looked at Yuan Qingling. "The Emperor has decreed that Princess Chu has done a great job in taking care of the sick. He especially bestows two strings of Southern Pearls from Crystal Ball and ten million!" Mu Ru said. Yuan Qingling epted and said, "Thanks, father." Chu Mingcui was shocked. Wasn''t it enough to reward the Southern Pearls? And he would reward her with ten million? Why did Emperor care so much about Yuan Qingling? Mu Ru ced the tray in Yuan Qingling''s hand and said with a smile, "Princess Chu, the Southern Pearls are very precious and cannot bepared with ordinary pearls. You must put them well." "Yes, thank you, Mu Ru." Yuan Qingling said. "Let me in and greet the Retired Emperor first." Mu Ru turned around and entered as he spoke. Yuan Qingling saw that there was no money on the tray. There were only two round pears on them. There was a piece of paper under them. She opened it and found that it was a credit note of 10 million. "The reward is still in debt?" Chu Mingcui stepped forward and smiled sweetly. "Congrattions, Princess Chu, for receiving a reward from our father." Yuan Qingling looked at her. Chu Mingcui was with a bright smile on her face. Her eyes were full of congrattions, without any jealousy. Yuan Qingling said, "Thank you." "Princess Chu, why don''t you try on the Southern Pearl? It suits you." Chu Mingcui said. Yuan Qingling shook her head, "No, I have to serve the Retired Emperor inside. It''s not convenient for me to wear it." Yuan Qingling felt that Chu Mingcui was very scheming. She had to be on guard for every word she said. No one knew what she was up to. "That''s right. By the way, is the Retired Emperor doing better?" Chu Mingcui asked. Yuan Qingling looked at her and said, "Princess Wenqing, why don''t you go in and greet him in person?" Chu Mingcui''s face immediately darkened. Prince Wenqing took a step forward and said with a little doubt, "Can you ask my grandfather why he doesn''t want to see me? This is very strange." Yuan Qingling sighed. What a fool! The Retired Emperor did not allow Chu Mingcui to enter. How could he not allow you to enter? However, since Prince Wenqing did not offend her, there was no need for her to offend him. Yuan Qingling said, "The Retired Emperor probably doesn''t want too many people to make noise around him. He has always liked to be quiet." "I think so." Prince Wenqing looked back at Chu Mingcui and said, "Why don''t we go back? When the grandfather is better, we can go to the pce to greet him." He had been standing there for more than half an hour, so he was tired. Chu Mingcui clenched her fists tightly, and her heart filled with hatred. The Retired Emperor had always doted on them very much. The emperor would not allow her toe, but the Retired Emperor would not do so. She could not sit by and did nothing. She had to get the Retired Emperor''s special attention. If she did not enter the pce to serve him, she would not be able to defend against Yuan Qingling. Thinking of this, she smiled slightly and said, "Why don''t we wait for a while?" "But mother is not feeling well. Why don''t we go back and apany her?" Prince Wenqing knew that Chu Mingcui was filial to his grandfather, but now she must be sad. Hearing this, Chu Mingcui suddenly said to Yu Wenqing, "By the way, I heard that Queen Xian has been having a headache recently. Why don''t we visit her?" As she spoke, she nced at Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling ignored her and turned to enter. She was suspicious. Queen Xian was Yu Wenhao''s mother and had never been in charge of affairs. This time, Yu Wenhao was seriously injured and she did not have a look. The Emperor must have blocked the news and prevented her from knowing. After entering the pce, Mu Ru also came out. Nurse Xi was feeding Lucky a bowl of porridge when Yuan Qingling casually ced the Southern Pearl on the table and went over to measure the Retired Emperor''s temperature. "It''s too cold." The Retired Emperorined. Yuan Qingling had gotten used to hisint and simply ignored it. The Retired Emperor was very bored and nced at the tray on the table. "What did he give you?" "Southern Pearls, there is still a credit note of ten million." Yuan Qingling said. "A credit note?" The Retired Emperor smiled, "Girl, you''ve got the treasure." "I knew. Mu Ru said that the Southern Pearl is a tribute from the Crystal Ball. It''s rare." "No, it¡¯s just a dead thing. It couldn''t eat or wear. The treasure is the credit note." Yuan Qingling was surprised, "Why?" "Didn''t my son have money? Why did he give you a credit note?" The Retired Emperor asked. Yuan Qingling was speechless. Odd man! The older he was, the odder his temper became. "Please enlighten me, Retired Emperor." "Open it and take a closer look. If you have a fatal disaster, take this to the imperial pce. Maybe it can save your life one day." Upon hearing this, Yuan Qingling hurriedly went to get the credit note and opened it. It was written with the Emperor owed Princess Chu ten million. Below it, there were a few small words written. If Princess Chu did not need money, she could exchange for others. Yuan Qingling was puzzled, "Why did he mean, the Retired Emperor?" "I don''t know. Maybe he knew something." The Retired Emperor shrugged. As he shrugged his shoulders and opened his limbs, thermometer fell down. He took it out and handed it to Yuan Qingling. "All right." Yuan Qingling took it over and found that it was not hot, and its temperature was normal. "I''m going to sleep. Go out and fight." The Retired Emperor closed his eyes and muttered. reading more Chapter 54 a Fight Chapter 54 a Fight swnovels Yuan Qingling didn''t hear him too clearly, but heard that he let her out. She left the Qinkun Pce with Southern Pearls in her hands. Nurse Xi just happened to feed Lucky and asked the maid to take the bowl away. Are you going back to the Rest Room, Princess Wenhao? I''ll go with you. Nurse Xi said. Yuan Qingling looked at Nurse Xi''s slightly dignified face. She was grateful that the old woman had helped her when she was in trouble. Along the way, Nurse Xi smiled and said, "Why did the Emperor give you two Southern Pearls at once? The Southern Pearls are very precious. They are only given three or four strings of tribute every year. They are most likely given to Queen Mother, Queen and the honored Queens. Queen Xian wants one, but it is really not enough." "Okay." Yuan Qingling replied. Nurse Xi nced at her and said, "Princess Wenhao, don''t mind that I am too meddlesome. Queen Xian is your mother-inw. You should try your best to make her happy. The two strings of Southern Pearl are the same. Why don''t you give the one to Queen Xian?" Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Yuan Qingling was deep in thought. When she heard what Nurse Xi said, she said, "You''re right. I''ll get someone to send it overter." Nurse Xi smiled and said, "I happen to be going there. I can send it to Queen Xian." "Thank you, Nurse Xi." Yuan Qingling took out a string of pearls and handed it to Nurse Xi. Her eyes flickered slightly. "Just say it was my filial love." "Okay!" Nurse Xi came over and looked at Yuan Qingling. "Then... Princess Wenhao, you can go back to the Rest Room first." "Okay!" After taking two steps, Nurse Xi suddenly stopped her, "Princess Wenhao!" Yuan Qingling turned around and asked, "What''s wrong?" Nurse Xi looked at her with a trace of hesitation in her eyes. Finally, she said lightly, "Do you know the way?" Yuan Qingling looked at her quietly, "I know." Nurse Xi nodded and slowly turned around. Yuan Qingling stood still and watched her walk in the opposite direction step by step. "Nurse Xi!" This time, Yuan Qingling stopped her. The Nurse Xi paused for a moment, and then slowly turned around with doubt in her eyes. "Princess Wenhao?" Yuan Qingling looked at her and said softly, "Thank you!" "This. Chapter 55 Queen Xian Is Angry Chapter 55 Queen Xian Is Angry Yuan Qingling smiled. "Your Highness, I''m afraid your father might not invite me to dinner again." "That may not be true. Let''s make a deal first." Prince Sun said. Your Highness, you must have eaten a lot of royal meals. Yuan Qingling said indifferently. "It''s not the same. Don''t you know that my father''s cooks only cook for him? Don''t you notice the different taste as the other imperial meals?" Yuan Qingling shook her head. "I don''t know how to tell." "What a pity! What a pity!" Prince Sun said very regretfully, "You have let down the delicious food. You have let down the delicious food." He looked at the remaining chicken leg in his hand and sighed. "The chicken leg is not good than the father''s royal meal, but we can''t let down the chicken leg." After that, he continued to bite. When Yuan Qingling saw him eating, she felt very satisfied andfortable. "Why is His Highness hiding in the grass to eat?" Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, and that Yuan Qingling really had no ce to go, she didn''t know the road in the imperial pce, and she was afraid that she would bump into others. Therefore, she hoped that Prince Sun could leave as soon as possible. "I don''t want anyone to find out that I stole a chicken leg." He was very focused on eating. But when he was eating, his words were extremely clear and not ambiguous at all. "He ate secretly?" Yuan Qingling was puzzled. Did he still need to eat secretly? "I''m losing weight!" While he was talking, he had already finished eating the chicken leg. He threw the chicken bone to theke and sshed the water. It sank. He wiped his hands and looked at Yuan Qingling. He raised his hands and said, "Let''s go." Losing weight and eating secretly? Yuan Qingling felt that none of Emperor Mingyuan''s sons were normal. She took a few deep breaths and was distracted by Prince Sun''s question about the royal meal. She felt a little better. In fact, why was she angry? She believed that Chu Mingcui was normal. They were childhood sweethearts. If it weren''t for the fact that Yuan Qingling interfered, they would have been husband and wife long ago. If she had a childhood sweetheart lover, would she choose to believe in her lover or a bad man who ruined her marriage? This was obvious. Looking at the surface of theke, which was gradually bing calm, Yuan Qingling''s sadness gradually dissipated. The words that the retired emperor had said were clear to her the moment she left the hall. He said that he would let her fight. The retired emperor knew a lot of things in his heart, and he didn''t know it in advance. But after thinking about itter, he knew everything. There was a person who can understand her that she calmed down a lot. In Queen Xian''s Qingyu Pce. Queen Xian had not been feeling well these days. When the autumn wind blew, she would feel ufortable. She had not been out of the Qingyu Pce for several days and did not even go to greet the Empress. These few days, because of the retired emperor''s illness, the various pces were all listening to the news. No one was willing to pay him a visit on ount of their reputation. Chu Mingcui''s arrival could be considered to bring a hint of anger into the Qingyu Pce. Queen Xian liked Chu Mingcui very much. This woman had a good reputation, and the Chu family''s power in the court was also at its peak. If Yu Wenhao married her as a concubine, it would be of great help to his future. Queen Mother had once said that Master Chu was a shrewd person and would not gather all his strength on the Empress'' legitimate son. If Yu Wenhao could marry into the Chu family through marriage, there would be great hope. Unfortunately, everything had been ruined by Yuan Qingling. Therefore, Queen Xian did not want to see Yuan Qingling until now. She hated Yuan Qingling so much. Now seeing Prince Wenqing and Chu Mingcui enter the room gracefully, as if they were a perfect couple, her head hurt even more, but she could not help smiling at them. "Greetings, Queen Xian!" Prince Wenqing and Chu Mingcui went forward to greet her. "Please don''t stand on ceremony. Sit down!" Queen Xian said with a smile. The two of them sat down. Chu Mingcui looked at Queen Xian and asked with concern, "I heard that Queen Xian''s head has been hurt again. Have you invited an imperial physician? Do you feel better?" Queen Xian sighed in her heart. What a pity! This child had always been the most beloved and filial to her. Even Yu Wenhao could notpare with her. "The wind is strong and my head hurts. I''m used to it. It doesn''t matter." Queen Xian answered. "Queen Xian, you should pay attention to your health." Chu Mingcui stood up and walked to Queen All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. Xian. "I''ll give you a massage." Her gentle fingers pressed against Queen Xian''s taiyang point and massaged them skillfully. Queen Xian sighedfortably. "Aunt Lu can''t learn your skills no matter how hard she tries." She raised her eyes slightly and looked at Prince Wenqing. "Yu Wenqing, you are lucky to marry a good princess." In fact, Queen Xian''s heart was extremely sour. But she had been in the imperial pce for many years and had a lot of experience; so naturally, she did not show her emotions. Therefore, in the ears of Prince Wenqing, a heartless person, he only felt praise. Prince Wenqing proudly nced at Chu Mingcui and said, "Queen Xian is right." Chu Mingcui''s face turned red with embarrassment. She red at him and said, "Alright, go out. I''ll talk to Queen Xian." Prince Wenqing was not interested in talking to women, so he got up and left. As soon as Prince Wenqing went out, Chu Mingcui''s eyes turned red. "Queen Xian, you must take care of yourself. I can''t always serve you. If you don''t care about yourself, I will always worry about you." Queen Xian took her hand and patted the back of her hand gently. "Yu Wenhao is not lucky enough to be unable to marry you. It''s toote to say anything now." "His Highness is also very good now. Princess Chu is favored by His Majesty. His Majesty rewarded her with two Southern Pearls. She said that she would send them to Your Highness. She is filial." Chu Mingcui said. Queen Xian was stunned. "His Majesty rewarded her with the Southern Pearl? Is it an ordinary Southern Pearl?" "No, it''s made of crystal ball." "Did His Majesty reward her with the crystal ball as a tribute?" Queen Xian was surprised. "I remember that His Majesty doesn''t like her very much." "She did a great job serving the retired emperor. If the retired emperor likes her, then the emperor likes her more." Chu Mingcui said with a smile. "Is there really such a thing?" Queen Xian did not know this. The news of the Qinkun Pce had always been blocked, and she was not qualified to serve the empress. It was the empress who went, and not even the Honored Consort Ya could get close to the Qiankun Pce. She did not expect that the retired emperor and the Emperor liked Yuan Qingling too much and even rewarded Southern Pearl. If so, it would be another story. Chu Mingcui could tell that Queen Xian had changed her mind. Her eyes turned cold and she sneered in her heart. Queen Xian, I''m afraid you are happy too early. After Chu Mingcui left, Queen Xian was waiting for Yuan Qingling toe over. After getting two strings of Southern Pearl, she was filial to her. However, after waiting for an hour, she still did not see Yuan Qingling. She sent Aunt Lu to inquire about it. Aunt Lu returned not long after she left and said, "Your Highness, you don''t have to wait. My Lady has already given a string of Southern Pearls to the empress." Queen Xian''s heart turned cold when she heard that. After a while, she said coldly, "Yes, it''s good to give it to the empress. She''s a sensible person." Aunt Lu could not help but ask, "Princess Chu, what''s wrong with you? Why are you trying to please the Empress? You didn''t evene to pay your respects to the empress when you came to the imperial pce to take care of her. Now that you''ve received the reward, you''re thinking about the empress." Queen Xian had always been angry with Yuan Qingling. Now that she had done such a thing, she became angrier and said coldly, "Your Majesty, I don''t know what you will think when you know that she is being kind to the empress." Aunt Lu was stunned. "Your Grace, this can''t be done. I''m afraid it will implicate His Highness." Chapter 56 Furious Chapter 56 Furious Queen Xian thought it made sense. She held her breath and could not stand it. When Nurse Xi arrived at the Kun Pce, she sent the pearls to her and said, "Princess Chu said that the empress did not get the crystal ball as a tribute. As her daughter-inw, she did not dare to take them alone, so she gave you a string of gifts." Hearing this, the empress was so angry that she said coldly, "I don''t dare to ept it. Go back." Nurse Xi smiled and said, "Your Highness, why should you let down Her Highness'' filial piety? After all, it is a gift from His Majesty. If you don''t ept it, I''m afraid that you will go to Honored Consort Ya or Queen Xian''s ce. The Southern Pearl is precious and you don''t even have it, but Honored Consort Ya and Queen Xian have it. Wouldn''t it be a disgrace to you? You might as well ept it. As for how to deal with it, it''s up to you." Nurse Leader in Kun Pce also said, "Nurse Xi is right. Your Highness, please ept it and send it to His Majesty. As for whether Princess Chu is showing off or trying to curry favor with you, it depends on His Majesty." In short, no matter what, the emperor would be angry. The empress was angry earlier. She did not expect this. She only said coldly after being reminded by her Nurse Leader, "You''re right. Take it and send it to His Majesty. Tell him that the Queen Mother did not get the Southern Pearl and I dare not ept it." She knew that the string of Southern Pearls in the emperor''s hands had not been sent to the Queen Mother. As such, her words made sense. Nurse Xi smiled and said, "This old servant still has to return to the pce to serve the retired emperor. I''m taking my leave." "See you off, nanny!" Nurse Leader said. Nurse Xi slowly walked out of Kun Pce. After she left, she seemed to be stagnant. She sighed deeply and whispered, "I''ll pay you back for what I owe you. I won''t owe you anything in this life." Chu Mingcui walked up to her with a smile. Nurse Xi bowed. "My Lady." "Hello, nanny!" Chu Mingcui looked at her and said, "Thank you for your hard work." Nurse Xi said nothing and bowed to leave. Chu Mingcui looked at Nurse Xi''s back and smiled. She had no choice but to do so. Since the emperor had given two Southern Pearls to Yuan Qingling and had dinner with her alone, there would be endless trouble in the future. She must break down this trust and suspect that Yu Wenhao had ulterior motives to make Yu Wenhao withdraw. She sighed softly. "Yu Wenhao, I''m doing this for your own good. This is a life-and-death deal. You can''t get involved in it. I''ll keep you safe and be a carefree prince." Seeing Nurse Leader Polying out with the Southern Pearl, Chu Mingcui stepped forward and asked, "Nurse Leader Poly, are you going to the emperor''s ce?" Nurse Leader Poly was stunned. "You know?" Chu Mingcui smiled and said, "Nurse Leader Poly, please listen to me carefully. ording to my words, this is my grandfather''s order." Nurse Leader Poly looked at her, put away her surprise, and nodded. The empress'' string of South pearls was sent to the emperor. It was Nurse Leader Poly who sent the pearls. Nurse Leader Poly said softly, "The empress said that the Queen Mother did not have it. She really did not dare to ept a big gift from Princess Chu. Furthermore, the empress could not fulfill Princess Chu''s request." Emperor Mingyuan looked at the string of pearls yfully. "Princess Chu, is there anything that the empress can''t do?" Poly said, "Princess Chu knows that the empress especially likes the Southern pearl. She has contributed it to the empress. Please speak up for Yu Wenhao in front of His Majesty and let His Highness experience in the military branch." "Military branch?" Emperor Mingyuan sneered. "Well, I know. You can go." Poly bowed and left. As soon as she left, Emperor Mingyuan''s face darkened. He grabbed the Southern pearl and threw it in the corner. He said coldly, "What the hell? Yu Wenhao will never change!" Mu Ru saw that Emperor Mingyuan was angry and hurriedly picked up the Southern pearl to persuade him. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I''m afraid this might not be Yu Wenhao''s idea." "In Prince Yu¡¯s residence, there is no ce for Yuan Qingling to make decisions. She can only obey." The more Emperor Mingyuan thought about it, the angrier he became. He even wiped off his good impression of Yuan Qingling. "Yuan Qingling may not be simple. Hasn''t she ever wanted to be the Consort of the Crown Prince? Back then, she yed a shameless trick on Lord Yuan and forced Yu Wenhao to marry her. Is she targeting Yu Wenhao instead of the position of the Consort of the Crown Prince?" C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. Mu Ru was stunned. Did the emperor know that Yu Wenhao was framed at that time? Then why did he vent his anger on Yu Wenhao? He also wanted Yu Wenhao to marry Miss Yuan. Mu Ru felt that although he had served the emperor for a long time, she still did not know what the emperor was thinking. "Your Majesty, since you know that Yu Wenhao was framed, why are you still treating Yu Wenhao coldly?" Mu Ru asked. Emperor Mingyuan''s anger had not yet subsided. "One is Lord Yuan, and the other is Yuan Qingling. They made fool of him, a man who rolled on the battlefield. It''s so useless. What else do I need to give him?" Seeing that he was so angry, Mu Ru did not dare to persuade him. He knew a little about his master''s temper. If he said it now, it would make him more anger. Mu Ru actually felt that this matter was a little strange. However, it was the empress who had sent someone to tell him about it and it was credible. Moreover, the emperor trusted the empress and Poly was her trusted subordinate. She was familiar with the rules of the imperial pce. If it were not for the truth, she would not have said it out loud. Emperor Mingyuan''s face darkened. He did not intend to let the matter rest. The Crown Prince''s position had touched his bottom line. He could like Yu Wenhao, but he couldn''t let him think about it. "Since Princess Chu doesn''t like the South pearl that I gifted you, you can take it back with the IOU." Emperor Mingyuan said lightly. Mu Ru received the order. "Yes!" After calming down by theke for a while, Yuan Qingling returned to the stone steps outside the rest room and sat for a while before Mu Ru arrived. "Princess!" Mu Ru stepped forward to salute and looked at the princess in front of her. She had gained supreme glory, but she was too thoughtful. It was a pity. "Mu Ru!" Yuan Qingling returned the greeting. Mu Ru restrained his expression and said, "His Majesty ordered me to take back the Southern pearl and IOU that were given to the princess." Yuan Qingling was not surprised at all and said, "There is only one Southern pearl left." "Oh?" Mu Ru pretended not to know. "Why is there only one left?" "The other one is gone." Yuan Qingling said... Mu Ru smiled faintly. How could she fool the emperor with such petty tricks? She was really insensible. For Yu Wenhao''s sake, he reminded her, "Did My Lady give it to someone? Think about it carefully. His Majesty can''t be perfunctory." "It''s indeed gone." Yuan Qingling said... Mu Ru''s expression suddenly turned ugly. He was not a smart person. Hearing the conversation, Tang Yang immediately reported to Yu Wenhao, who had a cold expression on his face. "Pleasee in, Mu Ru." Tang Yang rushed out and cupped his hands towards Mu Ru. "Thank you for your hard work, Mu Ru. His Highness invites you in for a cup of water." Mu Ru waved his hand. "There''s no need. I''m on duty." "Yes, but Southern pearls won''te back soon. Why don''t we go in and discuss it?" Tang Yang looked at Mu Ru pleadingly. Mu Ru thought of Yu Wenhao. It was also him who had watched the child grow up. It would be bad if he really had such thoughts. He had to remind him. So he said, "Well, I''m thirsty along the way. I think drinking water won''t dy." "Yes, yes!" Tang Yang heaved a sigh of relief and quickly invited the Mu Ru in. Chapter 57 Forget It if You Dont Believe It Chapter 57 Forget It if You Don''t Believe It After Mu Ru entered, Yuan Qingling followed him in. Yu Wenhao propped himself up a little and asked, "Mu Ru, why did my father take back the Southern pearls?" Mu Ru saw that he was so straightforward and did not beat around the bush, so he told him the truth. "Since you''re asking, I''ll just say a few words. Don''t me me for being too rude. If you want to be filial to the empress, you have plenty of opportunities. Why are you in such a hurry to send the Southern pearl to Her Highness?" Yu Wenhao''s gaze was as sharp as a knife. Yuan Qingling lowered her gaze and said nothing. There was no expression on her face. Yu Wenhao slowly looked back at Mu Ru and said, "Please go back first, Mu Ru. I want to have a private talk with the princess." "My Lady, you''d better hand back the remaining string of Southern pearl and IOU. His Majesty is angry now." Mu Ru said. Yuan Qingling said, "Mu Ru, a string of Southern pearl has been lost. I will apologize to my father. You can go back first." Mu Ru could not help feeling a little angry. "There''s no need for you to say that now. This will only make All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. His Majesty even angrier." Yu Wenhao stared at Yuan Qingling and said, "Leave it to Mu Ru." Yuan Qingling met his gloomy and angry eyes and shook her head slowly. "No, I lost it. I''ll apologize myself." Mu Ru said coldly, "My Lady, if you insist on saying that you lost it, I can''t help you. However, you said that the string of Southern pearl that you lost was sent to the emperor by Poly of the Kun Pce. If you really lose it, it means that you are suspecting the Kun Pce. Please think twice about it!" After that, he looked at Yu Wenhao and said, "Your Highness, let''s go back first. If the princess insists oning to His Majesty to apologize, it would be better. Please don''t say that you''ve lost it. It''s okay for you to admit your mistake." "Thank you for your advice, Mu Ru." Yu Wenhao said in a deep voice. Mu Ru nced at Yuan Qingling and let out an almost inaudible sigh. After all, Lord Yuan''s daughter was still not worth mentioning. After Mu Ru left, Yu Wenhao threw a pair of scissors at Yuan Qingling with one hand. The scissors were used by Yuan Qingling to cut gauze for him when he was treating his wound. Since he often needed them, he put them on the bed. Yu Wenhao''s arm had been injured, but he could not care less about the pain in the wound in his anger. He used his strength so that there was no way for Yuan Qingling to avoid it. The scissors brushed past her ear, and a trail of blood flew out and fell to the ground with the scissors. "Your Highness, please don''t be angry. Take care of the wound!" Tang Yang said hurriedly. Xu Yi was also scared out of his wits. If he had aimed a little, the princess would have been blinded. However, they dare not to help the princess. Although she had changed a little, she immediately recovered her original appearance. In the past, she wanted to curry favor with the empress. Yuan Qingling slowly squatted down to pick up the scissors. She thought she would be very angry, but she didn''t. She was very calm. It was as if this was what she had expected. This was the normal result. He did not allow her to defend herself because he had never thought of believing her. "If I don''t let you off, I swear I won''t be human!" Yu Wenhao gritted his teeth with extreme hatred. His eyes were full of hatred, just like when Yuan Qingling had just arrived. Yuan Qingling ced the scissors on the table and slowly looked up at Yu Wenhao. He said softly, "Okay!" Tang Yang was also enraged when he saw her like this. "Princess, do you know what His Majesty will think of His Highness if you do this? You''ve already harmed His Highness once. Please calm down, alright?" Yuan Qingling''s gaze passed Tang Yang andnded on Yu Wenhao''s face. His ferocious appearance was truly terrifying. She nodded and said calmly, "Don''t worry. I will exin it to His Majesty. It has nothing to do with you. If His Majesty wants to kill me, I will take responsibility." "Get lost!" Yu Wenhao shouted in disgust. Yuan Qingling held the string of Southern Pearls and turned around. After taking two steps, she looked back at Yu Wenhao and said quietly, "Your Highness just said that if you don''t divorce with me, you will never be a human being, right?" "I really want to kill you." Yu Wenhao said coldly. "Killing me will dirty your hands. Your Highness, please keep your promise and divorce me after this matter is over!" After that, she turned around and left. "Your Highness!" Tang Yang looked at Yu Wenhao anxiously. "Your Highness, I''m afraid Yuan Qingling will irritate His Majesty even more if she goes this time." Yu Wenhao slowly lowered his head. What Yuan Qingling said before he left lingered in his ears. All kinds of troubles were entangled around him, making his head ache. "Let her go. My father is very disappointed with me. He doesn''t care about being disappointed again." Yu Wenhao said quietly. Why did Your Highness send the Southern pearl to the empress? Xu Yi was a rough-tempered man. He racked his brains and could not figure out the purpose of Yuan Qingling''s action. "Why? Of course I have to curry favor with the empress." Yu Wenhao said coldly. "So what if she curries favor with the empress?" Tang Yang gave Xu Yi an indifferent look. "Are you confused? It''s not like you don''t know that Lord Yuan has always wanted to get close to the Chu family." Xu Yi snorted. "Lord Yuan is really shameless. When His Majesty thought highly of His Highness, he tried every means to plot against his daughter to marry into Prince Yu¡¯s residence. Now that His Highness has lost his power, he will go to the Chu family immediately. How shameless is he?" Tang Yang saw that Yu Wenhao''s face was getting colder and colder, so he scolded Xu Yi, "What nonsense are you talking about? Shut up." Xu Yi knew that he had made a slip of the tongue. He nced at Yu Wenhao and immediately fell silent. Yu Wenhao closed his eyes and felt an indescribable chill in his heart. No one knew how much he hoped for Yuan Qingling to change, but she obviously did not. He was indescribably angry. Yuan Qingling walked out and the wind brushed her ear. She reached out and wiped the blood off her hand. She smiled and walked forward, letting the blood drip down. If she didn''t die, the blood would stop. The rest room and the royal workroom were not far apart, but she still walked for a long time. When she arrived at the entrance of the royal workroom, Mu Ru entered to report. Emperor Mingyuan said lightly, "Let her wait." Yuan Qingling stood still outside. She was so calm that there was no fluctuation in her heart. On the contrary, this was the calmest moment since she time-traveled here. It seemed that the entanglement left in the original owner''s mind hadpletely disappeared. She had been standing there for an hour, but Emperor Mingyuan still did not see her. She turned the Southern pearl in her hand as if she was turning the prayer beads. "Why are you here?" A voice came from the side with some surprise. Yuan Qingling looked up and saw that it was Prince Sun. His loose green shirt was like a giant roc that had expanded to the extreme in the wind. His round face was full of doubts. He came over with a smell of burning meat, and there was still a little meat residue at the corner of his mouth. Obviously, he ate it in a hurry and had no time to wipe it off. "Your Highness!" Yuan Qingling smiled at him. "Do you want to see my father? I''ll tell him for you." Prince Sun said kindly. "There''s no need. Father is busy. He''ll see me when he''s done." Yuan Qingling said... "Is Father busy?" Prince Sun was obviously d. "Then I won''t wait any longer." As he spoke, he was about to turn around and leave when Mu Ru came out and said, "Your Highness, His Majesty sent you a message." Prince Sun was a little annoyed and slowly turned around. "Got it." Not long after Prince Sun entered, Yuan Qingling heard the sound of things being smashed inside, apanied by a few furious sounds. After a while, He came out dejectedly and looked at Yuan Qingling awkwardly. "You''d better not go in. My father is angry." Chapter 58 Did I Mishear? Chapter 58 Did I Mishear? However, the furious Emperor Mingyuan had let Mu Ru ask Yuan Qingling to go in. Prince Sun looked at Yuan Qingling with pity. He was really sorry to ask her to face the anger of his father for him. He heard that Yu Wenhao was recuperating in the pce, so he had better tell him to find a way to get Consort Chu back. When Yuan Qingling entered the hall, Emperor Mingyuan said lightly without looking up, "Kneel down!" Yuan Qingling knelt down. "Your majesty!" The hall was in a mess. Mu Ru was cleaning up the ink stone on the ground. It seemed that The Emperor was furious and smashed something toward Prince Sun. A string of Southern Pearls alsoy quietly on the ground, less than five feet away from Yuan Qingling. Emperor Mingyuan asked calmly, "Mu Ru just came back to report that you lost one of the strings of Southern Pearls that I rewarded you. Where did you lose it?" "Father, I lost it in the Qinkun Pce." Yuan Qingling said... "Then take a look. Is this string of pearls the one you lost in the Qinkun Pce?" Emperor Mingyuan asked again. Yuan Qingling took a look and said, "Yes." "This string of South Pearls was sent to me by the Queen''s people. Do you mean that the Queen''s people stole it?" He sounded a little angry. But it seemed that he was still giving her a chance. Yuan Qingling shook her head slowly. "No, I know who took it." "Oh yeah?" Emperor Mingyuan sneered. "Do you know who stole it?" "Yes. I saw who took it away." She insisted on using this word "take". "Who is it?" Emperor Mingyuan was so angry that heughed. Yuan Qingling was silent for a moment. "Nurse Xi!" Emperor Mingyuan mmed the table angrily. "Nonsense!" Mu Ru hurriedly said, "My Lady, don''t talk nonsense. Do you know that Nurse Xi is the Retired Emperor''s servant?" Yuan Qing said with difficulty, "I know..." She didn''t want to continue because she knew Nurse Xi''s identity. Emperor Mingyuan stared at her coldly. Her words were so ridiculous that no one would believe it. However, it was too absurd that it made Emperor Mingyuan feel that it was possible. Yuan Qingling was not stupid enough to frame the Retired Emperor''s people. Thinking this, Emperor Mingyuan calmed down. Poly said that the Southern Pearl was sent by Nurse Xi. In other words, that sentence was also passed down by her. If Yuan Qingling wanted to help Yu Wenhao, why did she ask others to do it? She should send it in person to express her sincerity. Yuan Qingling remained kneeling, looked calm. She threw the difficult problem to Emperor Mingyuan. As for whether to asking the people of the Retired Emperor, it depended on Emperor Mingyuan. Emperor Mingyuan thought for a while and then ordered, "Send an order. Ask the Empress and Nurse Xi to the Royal Workroom." A servant took the order and left. Before Nurse Xi and the Empress came, Queen Xian came. She could no longer silent. When she learned that Yuan Qingling had given Southern Pearls to the Empress, she knew that the situation was slowly changing that it was not suitable for her to stay in Qingyu Pce to recuperate any longer. After recuperating for a long time, even her lowly daughter-inw dared to look down on her. She came out this time not for the matter of Southern Pearls, but for making a sound so that others would know that she was still alive. Queen Xian brought over ginseng tea. When she entered the hall, she saw Yuan Qingling kneeling in front of the hall. There was a string of Southern Pearls on the royal table. Seeing that The Emperor was angry and Mu Ru kept silence, her heart sank slightly. She knew that The Emperor might have been angry at Yuan Qingling because she sent the Empress Southern Pearls as a gift. Although she knew that her son would be implicated in this matter, she was still happy that Yuan Qingling was punished. She smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I know that you''ve been busy with political affairs recently, and also worried about the old emperor''s illness, so I cooked ginseng tea for you." Emperor Mingyuan said lightly, "Put it down." Consort Xian put down the ginseng tea and looked at Yuan Qingling. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Princess Chu is also here? Then I won''t disturb Your Majesty." Emperor Mingyuan said, "It has something to do with your son, since you''re here, stay and take a seat." Hearing that it had something to do with Yu Wenhao, Queen Xian wanted nothing more than to kill Yuan Qingling. She held back her anger and smiled. "Yes!" She walked over and sat down, while thinking over it quickly. The Emperor must have thought that Yu Wenhao asked Yuan Qingling to fawn over The Empress. But Yu Wenhao would not do such a thing since it was time to be wise and kept silence. How could he act so high profile? What a terrible wife! If Yu Wenhao lost the Emperor''s favor because of this, she would not let go of her. Why was there such a woman? If he had married Chu Mingcui sessfully, how could the situation be like today? C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. The more Queen Xian thought about it, the angrier she became. She already hated Yuan Qingling''s gut. Yuan Qingling knelt upright. How could she not feel the Queen Xian was ring at her? Even not for it, Queen Xian would not like her either. "The Empress has arrived!" Outside the hall, a eunuch reported loudly. Emperor Mingyuan waved his hand and gestured. Mu Ru quickly went out and saw the Empress "Your Grace, His Majesty wants to see you!" He then turned to look at the Nurse Xi, seeing that her expression was fearless and calm. Mu Ru said, "Nurse Xi, pleasee in!" The Empress and Poly walked in front, followed by Nurse Xi. The three entered the Royal Workroom together. Queen Xian hurriedly stood up to greet her as soon as she saw the Empress. "Your Majesty." The Empress nced at her indifferently. "Queen Xian is here too." After walked straight over and nced at Yuan Qingling coldly, she bowed to Emperor Mingyuan and said, "Your Majesty, I''m here." "Take a seat!" Emperor Mingyuan raised his hand. Nurse Xi also stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty!" Emperor Mingyuan was very respectful to the Nurse Xi since she had watched him grow up and used to speak up for him in front of her father. If today''s matter was a false usation, he would never forgive Yuan Qingling. "You''re wee!" Emperor Mingyuan said gently. Nurse Xi retreated to the side and looked straight, did not even nce at Yuan Qingling. Emperor Mingyuan began to ask, "Nurse Xi, did you send this Southern Pearl to the Empress'' pce?" Nurse Xi replied without hesitation, "Yes, Your Majesty, I sent it." "Did Princess Chu ask you to send it?" Emperor Mingyuan asked again. Nurse Xi nodded. "Yes!" Emperor Mingyuan gazed at Yuan Qingling''s faces. Then, he asked, "Did Princess Chu asked you to pass on anything at that time?¡± Poly''s expression changed immediately. Nanny Xi said, "My Lady said that she had two strings of Southern Pearls, but the Empress didn''t have one, so she should send the Empress one to express her filial affection." "What else?" Nurse Xi shook her head. "Nothing else." Mu Ru said, "Nurse Xi, please think about it carefully. Did she tell you to ask for The Empress'' mercy to speak good words for Yu Wenhao to the Emperor?" Nurse Xi shook her head. "I''ve never heard that." Emperor Mingyuan''s expression turned cold. "Empress?" Queen Chu was taken aback as she said, "I never heard she asking me to speak up for Yu Wenhao!" Emperor Mingyuanughed coldly and said, "Really? I must have heard it wrong, right? Poly?" Poly fell to her knees with pale face. She trembled and said, "Your Majesty, I... I must have misheard." Chapter 59 Nurse Xi Apologizes Chapter 59 Nurse Xi Apologizes Queen Chu looked at Poly in surprise. "What did you hear wrong? I asked you to return the Southern Pearls. How did you report it?" C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. "Your Grace..." Poly''s lips turned pale and she trembled violently. "I thought that Princess Chu sent the Southern Pearl for Prince Yu. So I said that Princess Chu would like to ask you to speak up for Prince Yu." Queen Chu was furious. "How dare you guess randomly? How dare you!" Queen Chu suddenly calmed down. Poly had followed her for many years who had always been calm. It was impossible for her to say anything nonsense in front of The Emperor. She immediately thought of Chu Mingcui. Chu Mingcui had proposed to find Queen Xian before, but she thought that there was no need to go against Queen Xian for the time being. Since Queen Xian was the Queen Mother''s niece, they would probably get in trouble if they offended her. Emperor Mingyuan''s face darkened. How could Poly dare? Thinking of it might be the Queen''s order, he nced at the Queen''s face coldly. Queen Chu had no choice but to stand out and p Poly and said angrily, "How dare you! How dare you tell His Majesty about your wild guesses? Do you want to die?" Poly knelt on the ground and did not dare to cover her face. She just cried, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Emperor Mingyuan ordered expressionlessly, "Guards, drag Yu Bao down and flog her heavily 30 times." Although Empress Chu felt sorry for Nurse Xi, she could not speak up for her. She had to say indignantly, "It''s a favor to you. Thank His Majesty immediately." Poly kowtowed, shaking with fright. She said with a pale face, "Thank you for your punishment, Your Majesty." Yu Bao was dragged out. After a while, there were crackling sounds of staff beating and groans outside. Empress Chu''s expression was calm but her heart was burning with anxiety, scolding Chu Mingcui for being reckless in her heart. Queen Xian was now watching the fun. She had thought that her daughter-inw would fawn over the Empress and humiliate her. However, she did not expect it was soplicated that she had to take it seriously. Emperor Mingyuan looked at Yuan Qingling withplicated emotions in his eyes. This matter could not be questioned any further. Even if Yuan Qingling had ordered Nurse Xi to send the Southern Pearls, he could only let it go. He was afraid that something unexpected would happen. After all, Nurse Xi was the people who followed the Retired Emperor for a long time. He couldn''t make any mistakes, lest the retired emperor get angry and being sick. After thinking for a while, he said lightly, "Since everything is clear and the one who makes mistakes has been punished. You can all go back." The Empress knew that The Emperor had misunderstood her and thought that she was trying to frame Yu Wenhao. However, it was useless to defend herself. She should ask Chu Mingcui and make it clear, so she left in a hurry. Queen Xian nced at Yuan Qingling and left. She already knew how things stand, but The Emperor obviously did not want to reveal the true face of the fake peace. The royal family needed to keep its prestige. Nurse Xi also wanted to leave, but Yuan Qingling said, "Nurse Xi, I have something to ask you." Emperor Mingyuan warned, "Princess Chu, let''s call it a day." Yuan Qingling changed her calmness and said seriously, "Father, it is a very important question which must be clear at all." Nurse Xi looked at Yuan Qingling and said indifferently, "What do you want to say, My Lady? Didn''t you ask me to send the Southern Pearls to the Kun Pce? But if you don''t admit it, I''ll take it as my own decision. I''ll ept the punishment." Yuan Qingling looked at her and said, "We all know if you''re the one who made the decision, but what I want to ask you is why you changed the old emperor''s Activation Pill and then framed Paul." As soon as she said that, Emperor Mingyuan''s face suddenly turned cold. "Princess Chu, what are you talking about?" Yuan Qingling looked at Emperor Mingyuan and said, "Your Majesty, no matter how bold I am, I dare not make up a story and frame a retainer of the Retired Emperor." Emperor Mingyuan was stunned. Since she was too bold, he believed that she must have something evidence. Yuan Qingling turned to stare at Nurse Xi. "The Retired Emperor must have treated you well. Why did you want to kill him?" "Shut up!" Nurse Xi stared coldly at her. "I have never tried to harm the Retired Emperor." "Dare you say that you didn''t change the medicine?" Yuan Qingling asked. Nurse Xi fell silent. Emperor Mingyuan slowly put down his hand who was about to p the table. Looking at Nurse Xi quietly, his heart slowly sank. Nurse Xi could have retorted, but she didn''t. She was admitting it. Emperor Mingyuan was shocked and angry. How could it be Nurse Xi? "Princess Chu, do you have any evidence?" Mu Ru was frightened and could not help but ask. "The evidence is right in the Qinkun Pce where the Retired Emperor lives. Nurse Xi, do you want to deny it until we go and find the Retired Emperor? You''ve done him harm once anyway, so I don''t think you care if he''ll get sick because anger with you. Let''s go to the Qinkun Pce and confront each other." Nurse Xi raised her head quickly, and the light in her eyes dimmed. She looked slouch. "It''s no need to go to the Qinkun Pce. I admit it!" She slowly knelt down. There was dead silence in the hall with no sound except for the angry breathing of Emperor Mingyuan. After a while, Emperor Mingyuan said slowly in a hollow tone. "Why?" A bitter smile appeared on Nurse Xi''s face. "I have never wanted to harm the Retired Emperor. I changed the medicine, but I didn''t know that it was poison. When I knew, it was toote." "So you killed Paul and let him take the me for you!" Yuan Qingling said coldly. "I didn''t kill him." Nurse Xi said. "Who ordered you to change the medicine?" Her words sent shivers down Emperor Mingyuan''s spine. There were not many people in the pce who couldmand Nurse Xi. Nurse Xi kowtowed. "Your Majesty, please execute me. I won''t tell you." "You..." Emperor Mingyuan was extremely disappointed. "You don''t even want to tell me the person behind? The Retired Emperor made a mistake to trust you for so many years." Nurse Xi''s lips trembled and she was filled with regret and sorrow. "Your Majesty, please allow me to die. For the sake of I have helped you a lot in the past. Don''t interrogate me severely. Once I decided to keep my mouth closed, I will never open it. Please show your mercy to grant me die, lest I suffer before I die." Emperor Mingyuan could not be so cruel. He was definitely not a kind person, but he only treated Nurse Xi and servant Chang different from other servants, because they had helped him a lot when he was the Crown Prince. Yuan Qingling knew that she would not tell them. In Nurse Xi''s heart, the Retired Emperor had a very important position. She was even willing to give her life to him. But she would do this for someone, someone more important than the Retired Emperor, someone whom she would rather die than protect. It was only then that Yuan Qingling asked about the Southern Pearl, "Then, who asked you to send the Southern Pearl to the Empress?" Nurse Xi was silent for a moment, and stopped when she was going to say something. Emperor Mingyuan was shocked and angry. "Can''t you even say that?" With tears in her eyes, Nurse Xi took a deep breath and choked with sobs. "It was Princess Wenqing''s idea to send the Southern Pearl to the Empress. She hated Princess Chu for taking Prince Wenhao away, so she wanted to take revenge on her." "Is it Princess Wenqing''s idea to change the medicine?" Emperor Mingyuan''s eyes were filled with fury. Nurse Xi shook her head. "It''s not her. She doesn''t have the ability tomand me to harm the Retired Emperor." "Does she have the ability to order you to harm Princess Chu?" Emperor Mingyuan said coldly. Chapter 60 Cant See It clearly Chapter 60 Can''t See It clearly Nanny Xi smiled bitterly and said, "I have to repay her favor. I had a serious illnessst year. It was Princess Wenqing who sent medicine to cure me. Now I help her once to repay this favor. I know that Princess Chu will not be punished. The Retired Emperor still needs her. At most, she will be scolded. I don''t want to hurt anyone." After that, she kowtowed deeply. When she looked up again, she looked calm. "I have nothing to say. Your Majesty, please grant me the Poison Bar!" She had already paid off what she owed in this life. In the future, she would not owe him anything. Emperor Mingyuan''s face was full of uncertainty. "If you confess the person behind you, I will pretend that nothing has happened." Nurse Xi was silent, as if she had put her life and death aside. Emperor Mingyuan was extremely angry and sad. He naturally could not kill Nurse Xi and even tell the Retired Emperor about it who had a heart disease now and could not bear the blow of being poisoned by a retainer who apanied him for decades. After a long silence, he said, "Since you said that you didn''t want to harm the Retired Emperor, I believe you and will not pursue it. However, you are getting old and is not suitable to serve the Retired Emperor anymore. Since Princess Chu and you are congenial, then let her ask for a favor from the Retired Emperor for you to serve herter." After all, Emperor Mingyuan did not want to punish her in person. Since Nurse Xi had hurt Yuan Qingling, so let her to follow her so that Yuan Qingling could do what she want. Yuan Qingling was dumbfounded! "Nurse Xi, please leave." Emperor Mingyuan had restrained his anger and said indifferently. Nurse Xi looked at Yuan Qingling with aplicated expression before bowing and taking her leave. Emperor Mingyuan looked at servant Chang and said, "Go and keep an eye on her and you''d better It seemed that Nurse Xi was prepared to die. He was afraid that the Retired Emperor would know if she was suicide in the pce. "Yes!" Eunuch Chang took the order and left. Yuan Qingling and Emperor Mingyuan stared at each other. "Why didn''t you tell me first?" Emperor Mingyuan said angrily. Yuan Qingling knew that he had been a little reckless. He did not think that The Emperor would be willing to let Senior Servant Xi be exposed. She admitted her mistake sincerely. "That''s my fault." Emperor Mingyuan looked at her and said, "You already knew that Nurse Xi sending the Southern Pearl to the Empress?" "She said it was for Queen Xian." "Humph." Emperor Mingyuan snorted. "Didn''t you say that she took it without permission?" Yuan Qingling said, "I don''t know whether she would admit it in the end. If she does, I will also admit it, otherwise, I will insist that she took it away without permission. I can''t be charged for nothing." She was a little smart. Emperor Mingyuan did not question her any more. Instead, he was curious. "She told you that she would give it to Queen Xian. How did you know that she giving it to the Empress in the end?" "If she is kind enough to protect the rtionship between me and Queen Xian, she should suggest that I send it to her in person, but she didn''t, instead, she suggested doing it for me. Besides, even the Empress had not get the Southern Pearl, it is really inappropriate for me to give it to Queen Xian. Nurse C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. Xi will not make such a mistake unless she wants to frame me." Smart girl. At this moment, her mind could still be so clear. Emperor Mingyuan said indifferently, "Now that I have sent Nurse Xi to you, you can do whatever you want. But don''t let the Retired Emperor know." Yuan Qingling said helplessly, "Your Majesty, it''s not appropriate to send her to me. I can''t deal with her." The Emperor wanted to use her to deal with Nurse Xi. But once she did it, she would definitely offend the Retired Emperor who was her only backing. That was not she wanted. "She''s yours anyway. You can do whatever you want. I don''t care." Yuan Qingling thought to herself that Emperor Mingyuan was cunning, but there was nothing she could do. After all, he was The Emperor. Emperor Mingyuan looked at her and said, "If you really have no idea, maybe you can go back and ask your father." Yuan Qingling felt helpless. Was it really good to test her so thoroughly? "I don''t want to bother him." Yuan Qingling said... Emperor Mingyuan was very satisfied with her answer. He looked at her for a moment and suddenly said, "Nurse Xi just said that Princess Wenqing hated you so that she framed you. You were in the wrong first, so you can''t take revenge in private, understand?" "What if she provokes me first?" Yuan Qing asked in reply, she can''t be bullied for nothing. "She doesn''t dare to do that. The Chu family won''t let her make trouble again. There''s one more thing." Emperor Mingyuan pondered for a moment and looked at her, saying, "Queen Xian once mentioned to me that Yu Wenhao and Princess Wenqing grew up together and failed to get married. It''s a pity to him. Princess Wenqing has a younger sister who looks very simr to her. I n to marry her to Yu Wenhao as a second wife forpensation. Do you have any problem?" Yuan Qingling shook her head. "No!" Emperor Mingyuan was a little surprised to her generous. Miss Chu of the Chu family was the legitimate daughter. Once she married Yu Wenhao, even she, as the main consort, would make way for her. Did she really not care? Or, did she not know the power of the Chu family? Obviously, she was not stupid and should understand this. "You can leave." Emperor Mingyuan ordered. Yuan Qingling took her leave. After leaving the pce, she took a deep breath. Marry a second consort? Great, why not? After marrying his co-consort, he fulfilled his wish. In the future, they would be harmonious and loving, so that they would not trouble her again. Great! When she returned to the rest room, she saw Nurse Xi standing under the locust tree with hands hanging down and looked at her quietly. There seemed to be no emotion in her eyes, as if nothing had happened between them, so calm that it frightened her. Yuan Qingling walked over and looked into her eyes. Nurse Xi lowered her head slightly and bowed. "My Lady!" "Nurse Xi, are you waiting for me?" Nurse Xi stared at her. "Since Your Grace has seen through me, why didn''t you expose me?" "I was kind to hoping that you would not give the Southern Pearl to the Empress in the end." The Nurse Xi''s eyes darkened and she said mockingly, "My Lady, aren''t you very disappointed? I didn''t cherish the opportunity you gave me, but sent the Southern Pearl to the Empress." "Yes, I''m very disappointed." Yuan Qing''s expression did not change, but her tone was full of tiredness. "I thought there was finally a person who was good to me here. I thought too much." She looked at the door of the rest room, and Prince Sun''sughter could be heard from inside. As soon as she entered, she would see Yu Wenhao, but she didn''t want to see him. For a moment, she felt so lonely that there was nowhere to go. Finally, she went to the Qinkun Pce. Although the old man had a bad temper and often scolded her, he knew how to coax her after scolding. Along the way, she was still thinking about the person behind the scenes. Who could make Nurse Xi betray the Retired Emperor and would rather die than reveal him? It was indeed impossible for Chu Mingcui to do that. Nurse Xi would not harm the Retired Emperor for her. Nurse Xi said that she didn''t know it was poison and she didn''t mean to harm the retired emperor, but she had been in the pce for many years, could she simply thought that the person was asking her to exchange two candies for the Retired Emperor? The emperor''s attitude was also very strange. Even if he was worried about the Retired Emperor''s health, it was impossible for him not to investigate, wasn''t it? This was an attempt to murder the Retired Emperor. It was monstrous. The murderer had yet to be found, the Retired Emperor was still in danger. Yuan Qingling felt that she could not see through the chaos in the pce clearly. Chapter 61 The Old Man Must Know Everything Chapter 61 The Old Man Must Know Everything By the time they arrived at the Qinkun Pce, the Retired Emperor had actually sat up and cracked melon seeds. In addition to servant Chang, there was another person in the hall. He was dressed in ck and wore a sword. He was kind of old and his hair was a little grey. When he saw Yuan Qingling entering the hall, he put on his poker face. The Retired Emperor kept cracking melon seeds and said, "You may leave now." The man in ck cupped his hands before his chest and left. His footsteps were very light. Even if someone stared carefully, he would still think that the man''s heel did not touch the ground. In a moment, the man disappeared outside the hall. "What are you looking at? He is my secret guard. Have you finished your mission?" The Retired Emperor nced at her and asked. It seemed that he was in a good mood. Yuan Qingling suddenly had an illusion that this old man really knew everything, including the one who ordered Nurse Xi. The old man looked at her with a strange smile. Yuan Qingling''s blood froze. It seemed that she was right. The old man knew everything. "Servant Chang, I have something to say to the Retired Emperor alone. Please go out." Yuan Qingling felt that she could not be a fool and she needed to know the truth. Servant Chang knew what to do and went out immediately. The Retired Emperor was still cracking melon seeds, with the face that made others want to kick his ass. "What do you want to ask? I may not answer you." "Who changed the drug?" Yuan Qingling leaned over and asked, "You know it, am I right?" "Yes, you are right!" He didn''t even raise his head. "Paul." "Don''t mess with me..." "How dare you!" The Retired Emperor yelled angrily, "Who are you talking to?" Yuan Qingling lowered her head and endured the grievances. "I''m sorry. I was wrong." The Retired Emperor snorted and continued to crack the melon seeds. Then, he waved his hand at ease. "That''s right. I do know it." Yuan Qingling looked at him in surprise. Everyone was taking care of his feeling, and he knew everything. Since he was clear, why did he still allow Nurse Xi to serve him in the hall? Wasn''t he afraid that she would poison him again? "Can''t you figure it out?" The Retired Emperor snorted and spat out the melon seed skin. "You are a master." Yuan Qingling admitted that the Retired Emperor was merciless. The Retired Emperor looked at her and said, "Come here!" Yuan Qingling quickly sat down by the Retired Emperor and waited for him to say something. However, the Retired Emperor grabbed a handful of melon seeds and said, "Tear off the shell!" Yuan Qingling was so angry, but she could only help him peel off the shell. The melon seeds were ced in the Retired Emperor''s palm one by one, but he was not in a hurry to eat them. After peeling ten or eight melon seeds, he put them into his mouth, chewed them, and said disgustedly, "The melon seeds that are not peeled by myself aren''t delicious at all." Yuan Qingling said, "The funny part of cracking the melon seeds is not eating melon seeds, but the process of cracking instead." "I''m d that you know it!" The Retired Emperor said indifferently, "Then why are you asking so many questions? Take your time to peel them off and study them carefully." Alright, he was trying to change her thought. "You don''t have to serve me in the imperial pce anymore. Take your prince back to Prince Yu¡¯s residence. When I want to see you, I will summon you." The Retired Emperor pped his hands and When Yuan Qingling thought of returning to Prince Yu¡¯s residence, she felt depressed. "Aren''t you happy?" The Retired Emperor asked as he observed her expression. "There''s nothing to be happy about." The Retired Emperor smiled and said, "Is it for the Yu Wenhao''s marrying another woman? It''s Queen Xian''s idea. You don''t care about Yu Wenhao at all. Just let it be. Why bother?" He also knew about this? It seemed that the marriage of another wife had been mentioned a long time ago. "For me, it''s not a big deal." It was a good thing actually. "Nurse Xi is going to leave the imperial pce with me. Do you know that?" "Of course I do!" He did? This thing had just been decided. Who came to report to him so quickly? Who was so fast? Yuan Qingling couldn''t help but think of the man in ck just now. Perhaps, this man in ck was like his eyes and ears. "Be nice to her. Although I am disappointed with her, I have never hated her." The Retired Emperor said as he wiped his hands. With such a noble identity, someone wanted to murder the Retired Emperor, but he did not hate her and even asked Yuan Qingling to treat her better. It was really strange. In the Rest Room of the Royal Workroom, Prince Sun knew that Yu Wenhao was recuperating in the imperial pce, but he did not know that Yu Wenhao was hurt so badly. When he saw that Yu Wenhao was lying on the bed without a pale face, he was so angry that his face turned purple. He said, "Who''s got the nerve? I''m going to chop him into minced meat paste." As he cursed, he grabbed a handful of candied fruit served for Yu Wenhao and put them into his mouth, chewing it angrily. However, Yu Wenhao was very calm. He looked at Prince Sun and said, "There are snacks over there, which were from servant Chang." Actually, it was for Yuan Qingling. He didn''t say that, but he was very anxious and kept looking outside. Tang Yang brought some snacks over and ced them in front of Prince Sun. Prince Sun waved his hand and said, "I can''t eat them. Eating snacks is easy to get fat... Is this sent by servant Chang? Is it made by the grandfather''s cooks? It looks very delicate. I shall have a piece." He took a piece and Tang Yang was about to take it away when Prince Sun grabbed him with one Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. hand. "What are you doing? Just leave it here. Tang Yang, look at how stingy you are. Am I eating your snacks?" Tang Yang smiled. "Your Highness, I''m afraid you will eat too much" "When did you see that I eat too much?" Prince Sun stared at him. "Yes, you are right!" When didn''t you eat too much? Yu Wenhao''s mind was in a mess. He did not have the mood to talk about delicious food with Prince Sun so he wanted Prince Sun to finish eating quickly. "Let him have the snacks. When he finished eating , he can go for a walk." Prince Sun ate his snacks and said, "By the way, I just came from my father''s house and I was criticized badly. If your wife goes in, I don''t know if my father will scold her too." Yu Wenhao propped up his head. " Is father very angry?" "Yes, I don''t know why he was so angry. I just went in to greet him and was suddenly scolded by him. He said that I didn''t care about official business and only knew about food and drank all day long. He asked me to work in the government office of the Jingzhao Department. How am I qualified to handle cases? So I rmended you." "Jingzhao Department?" Yu Wenhao didn''t know whether tough or cry. "Why do you rmend me? Are you going to rmend me to be an catcher leader?" "How about being Capital Mayor?" "What?" Yu Wenhao was shocked. "Father appointed you as the Capital Mayor" The Jingzhao Department, the Centre City''s government, managed the affairs of the city, and their power was amazing. Did Father actually appoint his second brother as the Capital Mayor of the Jingzhao Department? He immediately understood that his father was not going to appoint his second brother, but would choose a person from the Grand Prince to be the vice magistrate of the Jingzhao Department. The Capital Mayor was definitely a hard and unprofitable job. Strictly speaking, being Capital Mayor will definitely offend others. But if the Retired Emperor chose candidates from his sons, then for so many princes, it was a good job. It meant that the Retired Emperor wanted to this person to be the future emperor. In the past, most of the Vice Magistrates of the Jingzhao Department were princes. When the Retired Emperor was in power, he changed this Institution and boldly appointed foreign officials, which also yed a role in supervising the rtives of the emperor. After all, if they were not princes, there would not be so many favors. Yu Wenhao was shocked. What was his father going to do? As soon as the news spread, it was likely that the princes who wanted to be emperor wouldpete with each other fiercely. "Second brother, how could you rmend me to father?" Yu Wenhao really med Prince Sun in heart. Father didn''t trust him at all, and now his second brother rmended him without hesitation. What would father think? He might have guessed that Yu Wenhao already wanted to be emperor. Chapter 62 The Emperors Intention Chapter 62 The Emperor''s Intention Prince Sun chuckled. "I think you''re the right one. I''m afraid that the big brother wants to do it, but I don''t like him. So I won''t rmend him." Tang Yang''s face darkened as he said, "Your Highness Prince Sun, your rmendation will do harm to Prince Wenhao." Prince Sun was stunned. "How could I have harmed him? I was just saying it casually. It wasn''t a proper rmendation, and my father wouldn''t listen to me either. Tang Yang, you''re too careful to be happy" Tang Yang didn''t know whether tough or cry. You knew your limits, but you know that the Emperor wouldn''t listen to you, why did you take the trouble saying that? This Prince Sun was really naive enough. Seeing that everyone''s expression was not right, Prince Sun knew that he might have said something wrong. He patted himself on the mouth and said, "Am I saying something wrong again?" "It''s fine." Yu Wenhao shook his head and said, "You didn''t say anything wrong. Since you appreciate me, of course you will rmend me." He kept ncing outside. Yuan Qingling hadn''te back yet, and father was in a rage. How would him deal with her?" After finishing the snacks, Prince Sun left. Before he left, he cursed the murderer for Yu Wenhao with righteous indignation, as if he had done his best as a brother. He also took out his own Violet God Pill and handed it to Tang Yang. Yu Wenhao refused and Prince Sun threw it directly at him. "This thing is not delicious. I don''t want it. Besides, no one will deal with me as I''m not interested in being an emperor." After throwing it away, Prince Sun ran away. Tang Yang quickly put it away like a treasure and said, "Prince Sun still cares a lot about you." Yu Wenhao said quietly, "I know." Although his second brother didn''t ask anything, he still understood that thepetition for the position of Crown Prince was getting more intense. About an hourter, Yuan Qingling returned. Before she could sit down, Yu Wenhao asked, "How did Father deal with the case?" Yuan Qingling looked at him and said, "He didn''t punish me and didn''t say much about Southern Pearl. He just asked about your marriage and then tell me to leave. The Retired Emperor also asked us to leave the imperial pce." In fact, Yu Wenhao''s injury was not suitable to move, but Yuan Qingling did not mention it. What did his life and death have to do with her? "The matter of the Southern Pearl is over just like that?" Yu Wenhao did not believe it, but the news in the Royal Workroom had always been blocked. He had no way to find out the truth. "Yes, it''s over." Yuan Qingling said. Tang Yang heard the point. "The emperor said that the prince is going to marry another wife? What did you say?" "I agreed." Yuan Qingling said... Tang Yang was a bit surprised. She agreed? She agreed so easily? Yu Wenhao did not say anything. His mother had always been interested in his marriage. He knew his mother''s intention that she wanted to coborated with Chu family through marriage. However, he was only interested in one daughter of the Chu family. If it weren''t for her, he wouldn''t be interested in anyone else. Tang Yang and Xu Yi got prepared to leave the imperial pce. Yu Wenhao could not walk, so he could only be carried out. Emperor Mingyuan ordered Gu Si to prepare a carriage to escort him all the way. The carriage of imperial pce was spacious andfortable, so that Yu Wenhao could feelfortable. Yuan Qingling was sitting next to Yu Wenhao. Tang Yang was driving the carriage. Xu Yi and Gu Si were clearing the way ahead. Nurse Xi also packed up her things and followed them in a small carriage. Yu Wenhao closed his eyes, but still felt that the carriage was a little bumpy. The Violet God Pill given by Prince Rui could save some energy for him. Now, the efficacy of the Violet God Pill had subsided and the injury was too serious that him feel really painful in the carriage. At first, Yuan Qingling didn''t want to take care of him, but when she saw that his eyebrows were tightly knitted and his face was full of pain, she took out the medicine chest and gave him an injection for the pain. Yu Wenhao did not say a word. After injecting the analgesic, he felt less painful. Then, he slowly opened his eyes and nced at Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling fiddled with her medicine chest, without looking at him. A strand of hair hung down from her forehead, covering her eyes. "Did Father really not me you?" Yu Wenhao asked in a hoarse voice. Yuan Qingling closed the medicine chest and said lightly, "Your father knew that I have nothing to do with this matter, so he won''t me me." "Who did it? And why did Nurse Xi follow you out of the imperial pce?" "Queen Xian was also in the Royal Workroom. Maybe when you gets better, you can ask Queen Xian." Yuan Qingling learned his lesson and no longer said anything bad about Chu Mingcui in front of him. After returning to the prince''s mansion, she lived an ufortable life again. It was better to avoid more trouble. Hearing that Queen Xian was also there, Yu Wenhao slowly frowned. His mother wasn''t in good health and never cared about the affairs of the imperial pce. Why did she get involved this time? His father had sealed off the news that he was seriously injured and not allowed to reveal it in the imperial pce. Furthermore, he lived in the Rest Room because he was afraid that the his mother would know about it. Yuan Qingling closed her eyes and leaned her head against the window. As she felt the cold wind seeping in from outside, she felt sad. Yu Wenhao looked at her. The sunshine shined at her cheek gently and warmly, while the other side of her face was cold and dim. A few days ago, she was warm and gentle. But now, there was only darkness and coldness left. After returning to Prince Yu¡¯s residence, Yuan Qingling got off the carriage and brought Nurse Xi back to Phoenix Mansion. Seeing that she had brought back an imperial pce nurse, Lu Ya and Nurse Qi were very surprised. Yuan Qingling did not want to exin it, but asked Nurse Qi to arrange Nurse Xi''s residence. Then, she ordered Lu Ya, "Prepare hot water for me. I want to take a bath." The hot water was soon prepared and poured into a big bathtub. When the Lu Ya was about to scatter dry flowers, Yuan Qingling said, "There''s no need to put anything inside. You can go out. If I don''t call you, don''te in." "Okay" Lu Ya felt that she was a little strange, but she did not ask. She went out and closed the door. Yuan Qingling took off her clothes and slipped into the bathtub. In fact, it was not suitable for the wound to be stained with water, but she needed to rx. Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. The water was slightly hot, and she felt a little painful. She held her breath and immersed her head in the water. Until her chest was about to explode that she came to the surface of the water. She took a deep breath and felt that her breath was slowlying smooth and her blood was circting to her limbs and bones. It was quiet in the house while there were footsteps outside. Her ears were particrly sensitive that she could hear the sound of falling leaves. There were some dogs barking far away. The dog''s barking made her feel that she was living a real life. In fact, these days, she had been living in a dream, a cruel dream. Every step is hard. Every time she fell asleep, she would think that maybe when she opened her eyes, she would find that it was just a nightmare. And now, listening to the barks, she could feel peaceful. She hadn''t dreamed of going back to theboratory for a long time. She hoped that after sleeping tonight, she could dream of going back to theboratory where she could take a rest for a while. About 15 minutester, the water slowly cooled down. She began to disinfect, medicate and inject her wounds. Her hands were so flexible that could be turned behind her back and deal with the wound easily, so was her neck that she could see her back. Yuan Qingling was very satisfied with the body. Chapter 63 Queen Xian Left the Palace Chapter 63 Queen Xian Left the Pce The dinner was prepared by Nurse Qi. Yuan Qingling had no appetite, so she asked her to take it away after taking some soups. Feeling that she was in a bad mood, Nurse Qi didn''t ask anything else. She ordered Lu Ya toe in and take the food away. When Nurse Qi turned around and left, Yuan Qingling asked, "Nurse Qi, is Holy alright?" Nurse Qi heard her and quickly turned around. "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. He''s fine now." "I''ll see him tomorrow." Yuan Qingling said. "Yes, thank you!" Nurse Qi was moved because she didn''t expect that Yuan Qingling was still thinking about Holy when she was in a bad mood. After reading the book for a while, Yuan Qingling decided to sleep, hoping to have a good dream. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. At the moment, Nurse Xi came in and closed the door. Yuan Qingling looked at her and asked, "What''s the matter?" Nurse Xi lowered her hands and said lightly, "My Lady, why don''t you just tell me how to punish me?" Yuan Qingling smiled lightly. "I won''t punish you." Nurse Xi nodded and said. "I understand. My Lady, you mean that I have to kill myself. It must be His Majesty''s idea." Yuan Qingling said indifferently, "I don''t know what The Emperor mean, and I don''t guess it. But the Retired Emperor asked me to treat you well." Nurse Xi looked at her in shock, her lips trembling. "Did the Retired Emperor really say that?" "There''s no need for me to lie to you. As for whether you will kill yourself or repay the kindness of the Retired Emperor alive, it depended on yourself. I can''t help you. Please leave, I''m going to rest." Yuan Qingling immediately ordered her to leave. Nurse Xi turned around and left with a heavy heart. After she walked for a long time, Yuan Qingling could still hear her sigh. She made Yuan Qingling feel that she had a lot of helplessness and unspeakable difficulties. Yuan Qingling did not have the right toment on what she had done, but to her opinion, everyone had to be responsible for what she had done. As for whether The Emperor would punish Chu Mingcui or not, Yuan Qingling felt that it had nothing to do with her. Chu Mingcui had the Chu family behind her, and the Empress was the daughter of the Chu family. The Emperor would show his kindness anyway. At most, he would give her a few warnings. A night without dreams. When she woke up, she was still upset. This was the best night she had slept after time-travel, however, she was not happy at all. After washing up, she went to see Holy. His injuries were basically healed, but there were scars left. Holy was both respectful and fearful of her, not daring to speak but asionally looked at her with admiration. "You are well now!" Yuan Qingling rubbed his hair. "You don''t have to work hardter. You should learn how to read at your age." "Read?" Holy''s eyes widened. "Yes, I will find a school for you." As soon as she said that, she realized that there might not even be a school here. Rich people would open their own school and hire teachers to teach their children. But it was almost impossible for their young manservant to go to school. But now that she had said it, she felt a little embarrassed. Nurse Qi said, "My Lady, you''re too kind. He''s a domestic ve who should go to work." "Grandma, I want to learn to read." Holy said softly. "Don''t talk nonsense!" Nurse Qi red at him. Holy shrunk back and did not dare say a word. The desire in his eyes slowly faded away. He knew that this was an extravagant hope. Yuan Qingling felt a little ufortable. This was a unfair society, and her ability was limited. A servant hurried over as if something urgent had happened. Seeing Yuan Qingling was here, he was stunned. Why was the Princess in the servant''s courtyard? "What happened?" Nurse Qi asked. The servant came to his senses and paid his respects to Yuan Qingling before saying, "Lord Tang asked you to prepare some snacks. He said that there is news from the pce that Queen Xian is about toe out of the pce." "Is Queen Xianing here?" Nurse Qi immediately perked up. "Alright, go back to Lord Tang and tell him that I''ll make the necessary arrangements." Nurse Qi was Queen Xian''s dowry. When Yu Wenhao was made a prince and established his own manor, Queen Xian gave her to him. Nurse Qi was naturally happy to hear that her old master wasing. However, the news covered a shadow in Yuan Qingling''s heart. Queen Xian was the person in the pce who didn''t like her the most. "Perhaps the news of Yu Wenhao''s injury had spread to the harem, so she came here in a hurry." She thought. In fact, it was easy for Queen Xian to inquire about it. It''s just that she was quiescent and stayed at the pce on the plea of indisposition. She returned to the Phoenix Mansion. Since Queen Xian wasing, as her daughter-inw, she had to dress up and wee her. Nurse Xi had covered the wound on her forehead with a thickyer of powder, but it still left a mark which was very obvious. Yuan Qingling was good-looking, but not as beautiful as Chu Mingcui. However, she has bright eyes and a calm temperament which was neither humble nor arrogant. Nurse Xi looked at her in the bronze mirror, feeling a little guilty. There was no emotion in Yuan Qingling''s eyes. It was almost noon when Queen Xian arrived at the manor. The autumn sun in the day was very strong. Although there was a breeze, Yuan Qingling still felt a little dizzy under the sun when she stood at the door of the manor to wee her. When Queen Xian''s carriage arrived at the gate of the manor, the yellow satin curtain was lifted by the pce maid, revealing Queen Xian who was well make up and wearing the golden pearl jade. With a solemn look, Yuan Qingling led Tang Yang, Xu Yi, and the others to greet her. Queen Xian got out of the carriage. She was dressed in a colorful dress with rust dark flowers in it. Her hair wasbed into an oblique bun with a hollow flying phoenix golden hairpin in it and a round ruby fell from her forehead, which made her look rich and dignified. She nced at Yuan Qingling and said, "Don''t stand on ceremony!" Yuan Qingling turned sideways and said, "Queen Mother, please!" Queen Xian led the servants into the manor. Nurse Xi stood by the side. When Queen Xian saw her, she felt a little surprise. Queen Xian was ushered into Yu Wenhao''s room. When she saw how serious Yu Wenhao''s injury was, she immediately flew into a rage and turned to look at Yuan Qingling. "Why didn''t you mention anything in the Royal Workroom yesterday?" Yuan Qingling said, "My lord don''t allow me to mention it." "Even if you didn''t say it at that time, why not send someone to inform me in private?" Queen Xian said coldly. "After that, the Retired Emperor ordered us to leave the pce." Yuan Qingling still answered calmly, not afraid of Queen Xian''s anger. "Queen Mother!" Yu Wenhao said and slowly frowned. "Well, I''m fine now. Besides, my lord ordered to keep the news from you because he''s afraid that you''ll worried about me and being sick. How dare she disobey my lord''s order?" Queen Xian raised her eyebrows. "What''s wrong with Yu Wenhao?" "How dare he speak up for Yuan Qingling?" "Keep it from me. If something happened to you, what would I do?" Queen Xian was still angry. But looked at the wound on his face, her heart ached. She sat by the bed and gently wiped the wound with a handkerchief, asking with pity, "Does it hurt?" "It doesn''t hurt anymore." Yu Wenhao said. "You''re lying. How can it be not pain with such a big wound?" Queen Xian''s eyes turned red. "Who did it?" "My lord will investigate it." Yu Wenhao said lightly. He knew in his heart that it couldn''t be found out. The murderer hadmitted suicide. It would be difficult to find the mastermind behind the scenes. Chapter 64 I Will Kill Her Chapter 64 I Will Kill Her Queen Xian was worried. "Who did you offend? Why did he hurt you so heavily?" "I didn''t offend anyone." Yu Wenhaoforted her. "It''s alright. We''ve already killed all the murderers. I''m not in any danger anymore." "I am not stupid..." She raised her head and looked at Yuan Qingling angrily. "What are you waiting for? Why don''t order the servants to make soup for His Highness? How can you serve people like this?" Yuan Qingling looked at Yu Wenhao and asked, "What would you like to eat, Your Highness?" Queen Xian said angrily, "Why don''t you just order someone to do it? Anything! You even don''t know about what a wounded man should eat. You can''t even do a small thing. It seems that you can''t afford to take responsibility for the affairs in the manor. Why don''t you find someone to share the burden for you?" Yuan Qingling sneered in her heart. "Are youe here for the matter of the second wife?" "Afraid that she would make trouble?" Thanks for her overestimation. Yuan Qingling knew well that she couldn''t afford to make trouble. Consort Xian sat up straight slowly and said seriously. "I have something to discuss with you in addition to seeing your injury." Knowing what she wanted to say, Yu Wenhao said, "Put off it. I''m not fully recovered yet, so it''s not appropriate for me to discuss it for the time being." "I have to say it," Queen Xian insisted, "I has already mentioned it to your father. He did not object and only sent someone to ask the Chu family. If the Chu family agrees, this matter will be settled. Moreover, if your father asks, the Chu family will definitely agree. You just need to rest assured. At the time you recover, we''ll get things done." "Enough, stop talking." Yu Wenhao was very annoyed and did not want to mention it at this critical moment. Queen Xian said seriously, "There are no outsiders here, so why cannot talk? If it weren''t for what happened in the Princess'' Manor a year ago, you would have married Chu Mingcui long ago. How could you fall into such a miserable situation? Not only did you lose your father''s favor, but also being assassinated by someone. Anyone with a conscience won''t object to you marrying a second wife to consolidate your status." Queen Xian''s words were obviously meant for Yuan Qingling. She hated Yuan Qingling so much. Her many years of hope had failed and she was caught off guard. She could not let go of it for a whole year. Her anxiety also made her be in poor health over the past year. She red at Yuan Qingling coldly, but did not expect that she pretended not to hear her and didn''t change her expression at all. Queen Xian became angry and said coldly, "I warn you that you have to ept this matter. If you dare do something behind my back, I will be the first one to punish you." Yuan Qingling said lightly, " I have no objection even if you divorce me, let alone marry a second wife. I have already made my stand in front of His Majesty about this matter. You can talk slowly. Excuse me!" After that, she turned around and left. Queen Xian did not expect that Yuan Qingling would treat her with such attitude. It was not a wife. Queen Xian''s face darkened and she nced at Yu Wenhao coldly. "Are you overestimating her like that?" Yu Wenhao raised his eyes and said, "She saved my life. At that time, even the imperial physician had given up." Queen Xian was stunned. "She? She knows medical skills?" Then, she sneered and said, "Look at you, you are so useless. You were reluctant to marry her at that time, but now you are looking for an excuse for her. It has only been a year, and you have fallen in love with her? Don''t forget how she and Lord Yuan plotted against you. Besides, Lord Yuan is really not an important person. You must fight for the support of the Chu family to have a chance to turn over." Yu Wenhao was getting impatient. "Queen Mother, can we talk about these thingster? I''m not in the mood to think about these messy things now." Queen Xian sighed. "All I done was for you. Even if you don''t fight for crown, they won''t let you go. Why don''t you try your best? If it weren''t for the Chu family''s interference, your mother would have been the Empress and you would be the legitimate prince. Why shouldn''t you fight for it?" All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. Yu Wenhao simply closed his eyes. "Fight?" From the beginning until now, he had never thought about fighting for it. His father was still not old. Even if the Crown Prince was appointed to him, how long could he keep it? Since his first day on the battlefield, all he wanted was to guard the border for the North Tang Empire. However, everyone thought that he was aiming for the position of Crown Prince. Seeing that he was absent-minded and seemed to have lost his fighting spirit, Queen Xian could not help getting angry. "What do you think you look like now? If you continue to be so decadent, your father will take back the title of Prince from you sooner orter. Can''t you fight for your mother?" Yu Wenhao suddenly opened his eyes, and said with anger. "Fighting for the throne? Mother, why do you want me to fight for it? Do you want me to stand up and fight for the position of Crown Prince?" "Lower your voice! Are you afraid that others won''t hear you?" Queen Xian stood up and looked at him coldly. "You should have been the Crown Prince. It''s unfair for you and me to fight for it now. Do you know how much effort your maternal family has put in for you? How can you let them down?" Hearing this, Yu Wenhao was not angry butughed. "How much effort did they put in? But how much did they ask for from me? I didn''t say that I wanted them to pay anything. They are my father''s subjects who must be loyal to my father and the imperial court. That''s enough. My father is not old. Why do they have those ideas?" "You''re so unreasonable!" Queen Xian was so angry that she trembled all over. "It seems that I came to the wrong ce today. You are stubborn and ungrateful. You will suffer one day." Tang Yang hurried over to smooth things when he heard these words. "Queen Xian, His Highness is still gravely injured. It''s really not appropriate to say these things. Why don''t we wait until His Highness recovers before making ns?" "There''s nothing to n. It''s imperative for him to marry a second wife. It''s hard to be agreed by your father. If you don''t marry because you''re afraid that Yuan Qingling will object, I''ll kill her first." Yu Wenhao was not in the mood to tangle with her anymore. He said lightly, "Kill her as you wish." Queen Xian said coldly. "Don''t say that casually. If I really kill her, you will me me." Tang Yang said with a smile, "Your Grace, don''t be angry. His Highness'' wound hurts and he really has no time to think about anything else. Please go out to have some pastries. Nurse Qi made your favorite snacks as soon as knowing that you wille here." Consort Xian was angry and said coldly, "I won''t eat anymore. I am suffered when Ie to my son''s house. How could I eat? Take good care of him. I''m leaving." Queen Xian looked at Yu Wenhao''s expressionless face and became more and more upset. She was disheartened and turned to leave. Tang Yang hurriedly sent her out, while Nurse Qi just happened toe over with pastries. "Your Grace, I have..." Consort Xian did not even look at her. She reached out and flicked the pastry, causing it to fall to the ground. Nurse Qi was so frightened that she quickly knelt down. "I am guilty!" Queen Xian did not stop. With her skirt swept across the stone steps, she left. Chapter 65 Get A Divorce Chapter 65 Get A Divorce Seeing all desserts with dust, Nurse Qi felt worried. At this time, Xu Yi came out and said, "Nurse Qi, stand up. Queen Xian is angry with Prince Wenhao not you." Nurse Qi didn''t ask. She just picked up the desserts on the ground and left. On the way back to imperial pce, the more Queen Xian thought, the angrier she became. She told her trusted subordinate, "Tell my father there is an obstacle for Yu Wenhao to marry a second wife and ask him to talk with Lord Yuan." "Yes!" Queen Xian''s trusted subordinate left. Recently, Lord Yuan was angry. On that day, Princess Wenqing asked someone to tell him to wait in Prince Wenqing¡¯s residence. However, after two consecutive days, Princess Wenqing did not see him. He didn''t want to go again, but now his situation was really terrible, so he had to wait at the gate of Prince Wenqing¡¯s residence as usual. He waited for more than half an hour before seeing Princess Wenqing''s sedan back. Lord Yuan restrained his anger and went forward to salute with a smile, "Princess Wenqing!" Chu Mingcui lifted the curtain and looked at him coldly, "Is it Lord Yuan?" "Yes!" Seeing Chu Mingcui were not friendly, Lord Yuan did not say much. Chu Mingcui said, "Lord Yuan, please go back. Prince Wenqing¡¯s residence is humble. I''m afraid that you are wronged, which makes Princess Chu unhappy, so that Princess Chu says something bad in front of Emperor Mingyuan. You go back, please." After saying, Chu Mingcui put down the curtain and continued to go forward, leaving Lord Yuan there. After all, Lord Yuan was from a marquis'' family. It was a great shame for him to be kicked out of Prince Wenqing¡¯s residence for three days in a row. He was in a dilemma It was not until he met the mocking eyes of the gatekeeper of Prince Wenqing¡¯s residence that he turned to leave angrily. "Lord Yuan!" A shout came from behind. Lord Yuan turned around angrily and saw Chu Mingcui''s maidservant walking down with a cold smile, "Princess Wenqing asked me to apologize her rudeness to you just now." All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. Lord Yuan felt angry as Chu Mingcui ask a maidservant to apologize him. It was a shame for him. Princess Wenqing looked down upon people so much. The maidservant said, "Please don''t be angry, Lord Yuan. Princess Wenqing was wronged in imperial pce." Lord Yuan was shocked and asked carefully, "What''s wrong with Princess Wenqing?" The maidservant said, "It''s not appropriate for me to say more. you''d better go back and ask Princess Chu. Queen Chu says we should leave some room for ourselves. Emperor Mingyuan may not like Princess Chu, but just want to save royal family''s face. Lord Yuan, you should think twice, and doesn''t allow Princess Chu to destroy your future. What a pity. Princess Wenqing originally wants to take you to meet Master Chu..." After saying, the maidservant left. Hearing these words, Lord Yuan was shocked and angry. "What on earth does Yuan Qingling do?" She made Princess Wenqing so angry. Lord Yuan thought Chu Mingcui asked him toe Prince Wenqing¡¯s residence because she wanted to help him, but he didn''t expect to be ruined by Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling not only did not help him, but also kept ruining his n, which made Lord Yuan angry. After thinking for a while, he asked someone to tell Yuan Qingling that her grandma was in bad health, and asked her toe Lord Yuan''s Mansion. While Chu Mingcui was drinking tea, she saw the maidservante back and asked, "Do you tell him?" The maidservant said, "Yes, Princess Wenqing. Hearing that, Lord Yuan felt very angry." Chu Mingcui knew. Before leaving imperial pce, Emperor Mingyuan ordered Mu Ru to warn her not to get involved in the royal affairs in the future. Queen Chu also reprimanded her. If she didn''t refer to her grandfather, she would not let her off so easily. Yuan Qingling knew everything clearly. It was beyond her expectation. Chu Mingcui had to ask Lord Yuan to control Yuan Qingling. If Yuan Qingling still cared about Lord Yuanthe''s carrer, she wouldn''t offend her. Yuan Qingling was not doted by Yu Wenhao, so she could not lose the support of her parents'' family, and had to listen to Lord Yuan. However, Chu Mingcui was very puzzled that Yuan Qingling knew medical skills and became clever. Did she pretend to be weak before? If Lord Yuan could not control Yuan Qingling, Chu Mingcui would kill her. Lord Yuan''s follower came to Prince Yu¡¯s residence to tell Yuan Qingling that her grandma was in poor health and ask Yuan Qingling to visit her grandma. Hearing this, Yuan Qingling tried her best to recall the situation in Lord Yuan''s Mansion. Yuan Qingling''s grandma, Ms. Lu, was a county princess. When she was young, she was a decisive figure. When she was in charge of the Lord Yuan''s Mansion, everything went smoothly, and Lord Yuan''s position in military branch was supported by her. However, eight years ago, Ms. Lu had a serious illness and hadin in bed since then. The doctor said several times that she could not survive, but she was so stubborn that she pulled through once by once. Now Ms. Lu was not in charge of Lord Yuan''s Mansion, but Ms. Huang, Yuan Qingling''s mother, was so weak that everything of Lord Yuan''s Mansion was in charge by Ms. Zhou, Lord Yuan''s second wife. Ms. Zhou was shrewd woman. Ms. Zhou used to be Ms. Lu''s dowry maid, and in ordance with practice, she might be Ms. Lu''s husband sex maid. However, she was beautiful and cunning, and was pregnant with Lu''s husband''s child, so Ms. Lu agreed her husband to marry her as a concubine. But Ms. Zhou did not want to be a concubine, andmitted suicide. Ms. Lu''s husband very sad and moved, as there was a woman who was willing to die for him, which satisfied his vanity. After Ms. Zhou was rescued, Ms. Lu''s husband ignored his family''s objection to marrying Ms. Zhou as his wife. After Ms. Lu fell ill, Ms. Zhou was in charge of Lord Yuan''s Mansion. Ms. Huang, Yuan Qingling''s mother, had to listen to Ms. Zhou. Lord Yuan trusted and respected Ms. Zhou very much. Now no one remembered Ms. Lu who was sick toy in bed, but only knew Ms. Zhou who was in charge of Lord Yuan''s Mansion Yuan Qingling had a good rtionship with her grandmother, so when she heard that her grandmother''s condition got worse, she felt very worried. She immediately nned to visit Ms. Lu tomorrow. Nurse Qi told Tang Yang about the whereabouts of Yuan Qingling as usual and then Tang Yang reported to Yu Wenhao. Yu Wenhao sneered, "It seems that my father-inw can''t stand it anymore." "Prince Wenhao, you can stop princess to go back." Tang Yang felt if Yuan Qingling returned to Lord Yuan''s Mansion now, he didn''t know what bad things Lord Yuan would ask Yuan Qingling to do, as she was obedient to Lord Yuan. In the past, when Yuan Qingling had bad rtionship with Yu Wenhao, she would make all kinds of trouble to entangle Yu Wenhao because of Lord Yuan''s pressure. Tang Yang felt sick just thinking about what Yuan Qingling did. "Her grandma is seriously ill, so she has to go back. If she makes trouble aftering back, we can ignore her, and stop her toe to find me." Yu Wenhao said coldly. "I''m afraid that Lord Yuan will teach her tomit suicide in front of you. Now Retired Emperor cares about her and asks Nurse Xi to apany her." Tang Yang said worriedly. Yu Wenhao felt disgust when he thought of what Yuan Qingling did, "If she continues to do that, I will divorce her even if I am severely punished by my father." Chapter 66 Returning to Lord Yuans Mansion Chapter 66 Returning to Lord Yuan''s Mansion T a n g Y a n g f e l t w o r r i e d . I f Y u W e n h a o d i v o r c e Y u a n Q i n g l i n g , E m p e r o r M i n g y u a n a n d R e t i r e d E m p e r o r w o u l d b e a n g r y . H o w e v e r , a n g e r w a s t e m p o r a r y . A f t e r d i v o r c e , P r i n c e Y u ¡¯ s r e s i d e n c e w o u l d b e p e a c e f u l f r o m n o w o n , a n d t h e y w e r e n o n e e d t o e n d u r e L o r d Y u a n a n y m o r e . T h e r e w o u l d b e m o r e b e n e f i t s t h a n d i s a d v a n t a g e s . " W h a t d o y o u t h i n k o f m a r r y i n g M i s s C h u M i n g y u e ? " T a n g Y a n g a s k e d . 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T h e r e a s o n w h y s h e w a s s u m m o n e d t o t h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e t h i s t i m e s h o u l d b e t h e t h i n g o f t h e d i v o r c e . H e a s k e d h e r N u r s e Q i i f s h e h a d c o m e h e r e t o d a y o r l a s t n i g h t . N u r s e Q i s a i d , " M u R u h a s c o m e o n c e . " B y t h e w a y , t h e e m p e r o r s h o u l d h a v e a s k e d Y u W e n h a o w h a t h Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. e w a n t e d . I t w a s h i s w i s h t o m a r r y t h e d a u g h t e r o f t h e C h u f a m i l y . H o w c o u l d h e n o t b e h a p p y ? Y u a n Q i n g l i n g w a s c a l m . S i n c e t h e r o y a l f a m i l y w a n t e d t o d i v o r c e h e r , t h e y w o u l d d e f i n i t e l y g i v e h e r e n o u g h c o m p e n s a t i o n s o t h a t s h e w o u l d n o t w o r r y a b o u t h e r l i v e l i h o o d i n t h e f u t u r e . A t l e a s t , s h e h a d a n I O . S h e b e l i e v e d t h a t t h i s I O c o u l d c h a n g e a s m a l l h o u s e f o r h e r . S h e f i n a l l y f e l t r e l i e v e d a n d g o t o n t h e c a r r i a g e . A t t h e g a t e o f t h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e , s h e l i f t e d t h e c u r t a i n o f t h e c a r r i a g e a n d l o o k e d a t t h e e n d l e s s g o l d e n g l a z e d c o r n i c e s . S h e t h o u g h t t h a t t h i s m i g h t b e h e r l a s t t i m e e n t e r i n g t h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e . T h e r e w a s u n s p e a k a b l e j o y a n d f r e e d o m i n h e r h e a r t . W i t h t h i s k i n d o f m o o d , s h e g o t o f f t h e h o r s e c a r r i a g e a n d w a l k e d t o t h e r o y a l w o r k r o o m . S h e a l s o e n j o y e d t h e s c e n e r y i n t h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e i n a g o o d m o o d . T h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e o f t h e N o r t h T a n g w a s i n d e e d b e a u t i f u l . I t w a s n o t a s e l e g a n t a s t h e J i a n g N a n p a v i l i o n s . T h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e o f t h e N o r t h T a n g w a s m a g n i f i c e n t , w i t h t a l l t o w e r s a n d m a g n i f i c e n t p a l a c e s . T h e p i l l a r s w e r e p a i n t e d w i t h g o l d p a i n t . T h e p o w e r o f t h e i m p e r i a l p o w e r w a s o b v i o u s e v e r y w h e r e . W h e n t h e y a r r i v e d a t t h e e n t r a n c e o f t h e r o y a l w o r k r o o m , t h e y s a w a p e r s o n w a l k i n g o u t . T h e m a n w a s d r e s s e d i n a b l u e C o n f u c i a n s u i t w i t h r u b y i n l a i d o n h i s o f f i c i a l c a p . H e w a s a b o u t 6 0 o r 7 0 y e a r s o l d , w i t h w h i t e h a i r a n d b e a r d , a n d a f a i r f a c e . H e l o o k e d t h i n , b u t h i s e y e s w e r e v e r y s h a r p . W h e n h e c a m e o u t , h e c a s u a l l y r a i s e d h i s e y e s a n d l o o k e d a t Y u a n Q i n g l i n g '' s f a c e l i k e t w o f l a s h e s o f l i g h t n i n g , w h i c h s h o c k e d h e r . S h e r e c o g n i z e d t h i s m a n . H e w a s M a s t e r C h u w h o h e l d h a l f o f t h e N o r t h T a n g '' s t e r r i t o r y i n h i s h a n d s a n d w a s s u p e r i o r t o t h o u s a n d s o f p e o p l e . M a s t e r C h u '' s g a z e f o c u s e d o n Y u a n Q i n g l i n g '' s f a c e f o r a b o u t a s e c o n d b e f o r e t u r n i n g a w a y . H e d i d n o t g o u p t o g r e e t h e r , b u t w a l k e d a w a y f r o m t h e c o r r i d o r o n t h e l e f t . H o w e v e r , t h e s e c o n d h i s e y e s g l a n c e d a t Y u a n Q i n g l i n g '' s f a c e , i t w a s l i k e s n o w f l o w i n g d o w n f r o m a h i g h m o u n t a i n , w i t h t r a c e s o f c o l d b l o o d s e e p i n g o u t . Y u a n Q i n g l i n g h a d n e v e r s e e n a p e r s o n '' s e y e s i g h t s o s c a r y . J u s t a g l a n c e a t h e r m a d e h e r s c a r e d a n d c o l d . N o w o n d e r L o r d Y u a n w o u l d r a t h e r s a c r i f i c e h i s d a u g h t e r t h a n c u r r y f a v o r w i t h M a s t e r C h u . B u t w h o g a v e h i m t h e c o u r a g e t o l e t t h e o r i g i n a l o w n e r , Y u a n Q i n g l i n g , t a k e a w a y t h e p r i n c e t h a t h e l i k e d ? L o r d Y u a n h a d t h e a m b i t i o n , b u t u n f o r t u n a t e l y , h e d i d n '' t h a v e t h e s t r e n g t h . l i g h t n o v e l d a i l y . c o m Chapter 71 The Mad Princess Chapter 71 The Mad Princess E m p e r o r M i n g y u a n s a i d , " S i n c e Y u W e n h a o r e s p e c t s y o u , I r e s p e c t h i m t o o . T h e m a r r i a g e c a n n o t b e f o r c e d , l e s t i t b e c o m e s a g r i e v a n c e i n t h e f u t u r e . I w i l l e x p l a i n i t t o Q u e e n X i a n . Y o u c a n g o . " Y e All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. s , t h e r e w a s a l s o Q u e e n X i a n . N o w s h e h a d c o m p l e t e l y o f f e n d e d h e r m o t h e r - i n - l a w , s o s h e h a d t o f i g h t a g a i n s t t h e e n e m y . O u t o f t h e r o y a l w o r k r o o m , Y u a n Q i n g l i n g w a s a l l p r e p a r i n g t h e f o r t y - m e t e r - l o n g s a b e r i n h e r h e a r t s . I f t h e y w e r e n o t g u i l t y o f m u r d e r , Y u W e n h a o w o u l d d e f i n i t e l y d i e i n h e r h a n d s . A f t e r l e a v i n g t h e r o y a l w o r k r o o m , s o m e o n e w a s w a i t i n g f o r h e r o u t s i d e , s a y i n g t h a t Q u e e n X i a n w a n t e d t o s e e h e r . S h e d i d n o t k n o w w h e n t h e p r e s s u r e f r o m t h e o u t s i d e w o r l d w o u l d a r r i v e , b u t Q u e e n X i a n w a s t h e f a s t e s t . A s s h e b r a c e d h e r s e l f t o g o t o Q u e e n X i a n '' s Q i n g y u P a l a c e , s e r v a n t C h a n g s u d d e n l y a p p e a r e d . " M y L a d y , t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r w o u l d l i k e t o i n v i t e y o u ! " T h e s e n i o r s e r v a n t o f t h e Q i n g y u P a l a c e s a i d , " S e r v a n t C h a n g , Q u e e n X i a n i n v i t e d t h e p r i n c e s s f i r s t a n d o n l y g a v e h e r a f e w w o r d s . W h y d o n '' t y o u w a i t f o r h e r a f t e r s h e g o t o t h e Q i n g y u P a l a c e ? " S e r v a n t C h a n g s m i l e d l i k e a M a i t r e y a . " I t '' s n o t a b i g d e a l . I '' m j u s t a f r a i d t h a t t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r w i l l l o s e h i s t e m p e r i n t i m e . " T h e s e n i o r s e r v a n t c o u l d n '' t h o l d o n a n y l o n g e r . " T h e n , p l e a s e g o b a c k t o t h e Q i n g y u P a l a c e a f t e r m e e t i n g t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r . " S e r v a n t C h a n g s a i d , " I '' m a f r a i d i t w o n '' t b e l o n g . T h e r e a r e s o m a n y t h i n g s t o d e a l w i t h o n t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r '' s s i d e . A n d t h e r e i s o n e t h i n g t h a t s h e n e e d s t o g o o u t o f t h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e i m m e d i a t e l y . G o b a c k t o Q u e e n X i a n a n d t e l l h e r t h a t H e r H i g h n e s s w i l l v i s i t h e r i n t h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e a n o t h e r d a y . " T h e s e n i o r s e r v a n t '' s f a c e c h a n g e d s l i g h t l y . " T h i s i s t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r '' s o r d e r . " S e r v a n t C h a n g r e m i n d e d h e r . T h e s e n i o r s e r v a n t b o w e d . " Y e s , I '' l l g o b a c k t o Q u e e n X i a n . " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g h e a v e d a s i g h o f r e l i e f a n d f o l l o w e d s e r v a n t C h a n g . A l o n g t h e w a y , Y u a n Q i n g l i n g s a i d , " T h a n k y o u f o r y o u r h e l p , s e r v a n t C h a n g . " " I t '' s t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r '' s f o r e s i g h t . " S e r v a n t C h a n g s m i l e d . Y e s , t h a t o l d m a n w a s s m a r t . B u t h o w l o n g c o u l d h e p r o t e c t h e r ? H e c o u l d p r o t e c t h e r i n t h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e , b u t w h e n s h e l e f t t h e i m p e r i a l p a l a c e , i t w a s t o o l a t e . W h e n s h e a r r i v e d a t t h e Q i n k u n P a l a c e , t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r w a s w a l k i n g i n t h e y a r d . A l t h o u g h h e s t u m b l e d , h e l o o k e d m u c h m o r e e n e r g e t i c t h a n u s u a l . " G r e e t i n g s , I m p e r i a l G r a n d f a t h e r . " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g s t e p p e d f o r w a r d t o g r e e t h i m . W h e n s h e s a w h i s s t a g g e r i n g b o d y , s h e s u b c o n s c i o u s l y r e a c h e d o u t t o s u p p o r t h i m . S e r v a n t C h a n g q u i c k l y s a i d , " N o n e e d . . . " T h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r g l a r e d a t h i m a n d i m m e d i a t e l y f e l l s i l e n t . H e c u r s e d i n h i s h e a r t . " D i d n '' t I f o r b i d o t h e r s t o s u p p o r t m e j u s t n o w ? " " L e t '' s t a l k i n s i d e . " T h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r s a i d . Y u a n Q i n g l i n g n o d d e d a n d h e l p e d h i m i n . T h e o l d m a n d i d n o t l i e d o w n , b u t j u s t s a t c r o s s - l e g g e d o n t h e A r h a t b e d . S e r v a n t C h a n g s e r v e d h i m t e a . H e l e i s u r e l y p i n c h e d t h e j o i n t s o f h i s f i n g e r s , a n d h i s r i b s c r e a k e d . " I h e a r d t h a t y o u o b j e c t t o Y u W e n h a o '' s m a r r i a g e . " T h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r c l o s e d h i s e y e s a n d a s k e d l e i s u r e l y . G o o d t h i n g s d o n '' t g o o u t f o r t h o u s a n d s o f m i l e s . " Y o u r H i g h n e s s , i f y o u s a y t h a t I o b j e c t , t h e n I o b j e c t . " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g w a s f u r i o u s b e y o n d w o r d s . " W e l l , i t '' s g o o d t o o b j e c t . " T h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r s a i d i n d i f f e r e n t l y . l i g h t n o v e l d a i l y . c o m Chapter 72 Kill That Man Chapter 72 Kill That Man W h e n t h e t w o s e n i o r s e r v a n t s s a w Y u a n Q i n g l i n g l i k e t h i s , t h e y w e r e s h o c k e d . N u r s e X i w a s s t i l l a b l e t o c a l m h e r s e l f d o w n a n d q u i c k l y g o t L u Y a t o p r e p a r e t h e s o u p t o s o b e r h e r u p . T h e n , s h e a s k e d G u S i a b o u t t h e s i t u a t i o n . G u S i s a i d , " S h e w a s d r u n k i n t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r '' s p a l a c e . l g a v e h e r t h e s o u p t o s o b e r u p , b u t s h e v o m i t e d m o s t o f i t . " " S h e w a s d r u n k i n t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r '' s p a l a c e ? O h m y g o d , s h e m u s t h a v e g o n e m a d a n d s h e m a d e t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r a n g r y , r i g h t ? " N u r s e X i s a i d i n a s t o n i s h m e n t . " I d o n '' t k n o w i f t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r i s m a d o r n o t , b u t s e r v a n t C h a n g '' s f a c e i s c o m p l e t e l y p a l e . " G u S i s a i d . " A l a s ! " N u r s e X i t u r n e d t o l o o k a t Y u a n Q i n g l i n g . S h e w a s s i t t i n g o n t h e b e d . N u r s e X i w a n t e d h e r t o l i e d o w n , b u t s h e h e l d h e r h a n d a n d s a i d , " D o n '' t t o u c h m e . I '' m d i z z y ! " " L o r d G u , p l e a s e g o b a c k . T h a n k y o u . " N u r s e X i s a i d . G u S i l o o k e d a t Y u a n Q i n g l i n g . H e r f a c e w a s t e r r i b l y r e d , h e r e y e s w e r e r e d , h e r h a i r w a s l o o s e , a n d h e r c l o t h e s w e r e w r i n k l e d . S h e l o o k e d v e r y e m b a r r a s s e d . " G o o d b y e ! " G u S i t u r n e d a r o u n d a n d w e n t o u t . S h e d i d n o t e x p e c t P r i n c e s s C h u , w h o u s u a l l y l o o k e d g e n t l e a n d q u i e t , t o b e s o t e r r i b l e w h e n s h e g o t d r u n k . W h e n h e f i r s t a r r i v e d a t Q i n k u n P a l a c e , h e s a w h e r h o l d i n g a s t o o l a n d a b o u t t o s m a s h i t . T h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r c u r l e d u p i n a c o r n e r o f t h e A r h a t b e d a n d s e r v a n t C h a n g w a s s p a t o u t . H e s t a m p e d h i s f e e t i n a n n o y a n c e a n d p i t i e d h i s n e w c l o t h e s . H e h a d n e v e r s e e n t h e Q i n k u n P a l a c e l i k e t h i s . . . I t w a s i n t e r e s t i n g . H e h a d n e v e r s e e n t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r '' s o t h e r e x p r e s s i o n s o t h e r t h a n h i s m a j e s t y , s u c h a s t h a t o f a f r i g h t e n e d r a b b i t . P e r h a p s , h e s h o u l d t a l k t o t h e p r i n c e a b o u t i t . S i t t i n g i n f r o n t o f t h e b e d , Y u a n Q i n g l i n g f e l t t h e w o r l d s p i n a r o u n d h e r . T h e t h i n g s i n f r o n t o f h e r c h a n g e d f r o m b i g t o s m a l l , a n d t h e n o i s e w a s e n d l e s s . S h e s e e m e d t o h e a r t h e s o u n d f r o m f a r a w a y , w h i c h h a d n o t h i n g t o d o w i t h h e r . B u t s h e j u s t f e l t t h a t h e r h e a d w a s a b o u t t o e x p l o d e . S h e h a d t o d o s o m e t h i n g , o r s h e w o u l d d i e o f a n g e r . P r i n c e s s , h o w m Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. u c h d i d y o u d r i n k ? W h y a r e y o u s o d r u n k ? N u r s e X i s i g h e d a n d w a n t e d t o h e l p h e r l i e d o w n . Y u a n Q i n g l i n g g r a b b e d h e r w r i s t a n d s l o w l y r a i s e d h e r h e a d . N u r s e X i s a w a f l a s h o f m u r d e r o u s i n t e n t i n h e r e y e s . N u r s e X i s l o w l y l o w e r e d h e r h e a d . I n d e e d , s h e w a n t e d t o k i l l h i m , j u s t b e c a u s e o f t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r '' s f a c e . " W h e r e i s t h e k i t c h e n ? " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g a s k e d s o f t l y , " T a k e m e t h e r e . " " T h e k i t c h e n ? W h a t a r e y o u g o i n g t o d o i n t h e k i t c h e n ? " " B r i n g . . . " S h e b u r p e d , a n d h e r f a c e b e c a m e r e d d e r a n d r e d d e r , a l m o s t g o i n g c r a z y . " J u s t t a k e m e t h e r e . W h y d o y o u a s k s o m u c h ? " " O r l i e d o w n . . l i g h t n o v e l d a i l y . c o m Chapter 73 Are You A Dog? Chapter 73 Are You A Dog? T a n g Y a n g '' s h e a r t s k i p p e d a b e a t w h e n h e s a w h e r r a i s i n g t h e k i t c h e n k n i f e . J u s t a s h e w a s a b o u t t o s p e a k , Y u W e n h a o s l o w l y s t o o d u p a n d h e l d t h e t a b l e w i t h h i s h a n d . H e s a i d i n a l o w v o i c e , " Y o u c a n l e a v e n o w . M y L a d y i s l o o k i n g f o r m e . " G u S i l o o k e d a t h i m a n d a s k e d , " A r e y o u s u r e ? " " G o a h e a d . " Y u W e n h a o s a i d . G u S i n o d d e d a n d s a i d t o T a n g Y a n g , " L e t '' s g o . " T a n g Y a n g w a s v e r y w o r r i e d . G u S i h a d j u s t c o m e o v e r a n d s a i d t h a t t h e p r i n c e s s h a d b e e n b r o u g h t b a c k a f t e r s h e w a s d r u n k , s h e i m m e d i a t e l y c a m e o v e r w i t h a k i t c h e n k n i f e . W e r e a l l y w a s n '' t p r e p a r e d a t a l l . I t w a s v e r y d a n g e r o u s f o r a c r a z y w o m a n t o d r i n k . H o w e v e r , e v e n t h o u g h t h e p r i n c e h a d n o t r e c o v e r e d f r o m h i s i n j u r y , i t w a s n o t a p r o b l e m f o r h i m t o t a k e t h e k n i f e f r o m t h e p r i n c e s s . T h e n h e w a l k e d o u t w i t h G u S i . " C l o s e t h e d o o r ! " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g r a i s e d h e r k i t c h e n k n All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. i f e a n d s a i d c o l d l y . T a n g Y a n g l o o k e d a t Y u W e n h a o a n d h e s a i d , " L i s t e n t o Y o u r H i g h n e s s , s h e h a s a w e a p o n n o w . S h e '' s t h e b e s t . " T h e d o o r w a s c l o s e d , a n d t h e r o o m w a s q u i e t . Y u a n Q i n g l i n g '' s b r e a t h i n g w a s r o u g h a n d u r g e n t , a n d h e r c h e s t k e p t r i s i n g a n d f a l l i n g . Y u W e n h a o l o o k e d a t h e r w i t h n o a n g e r o n h i s f a c e . " Y o u '' r e m o c k i n g m e . " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g b e c a m e e v e n a n g r i e r a f t e r h e a r i n g w h a t h e h a d j u s t s a i d . S h e h a d a w e a p o n , s o h o w c o u l d s h e b e t h e m o s t p o w e r f u l ? S h e k n e w t h a t e v e n i f s h e h e l d a m a c h i n e g u n , s h e w a s s t i l l w e a k i n f r o n t o f h i m . " N o i r o n y . Y o u '' r e d r u n k . " Y u W e n h a o t r i e d t o w a l k o v e r , b u t h i s v o i c e w a s v e r y s o f t . " D o n '' t c o m e o v e r . S t a y w h e r e y o u a r e . I f e e l d a n g e r o u s w h e n y o u c o m e o v e r . " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g s a i d a n g r i l y w i t h a k i t c h e n k n i f e i n h e r h a n d . " I '' m u n a r m e d a n d s e r i o u s l y i n j u r e d . I t '' s m y t u r n t o f e e l d a n g e r o u s . " Y u W e n h a o s a i d . Y u a n Q i n g l i n g t r i e d h a r d t o n a r r o w h e r e y e s , t r y i n g t o c r e a t e a f i e r c e l o o k . H o w e v e r , t h e s m e l l o f a l c o h o l m a d e h e r e y e s w a t e r y . S h e s h o o k , a n d a f t e r r u n n i n g , s h e f e l t e v e n m o r e d i z z y . I n h e r e y e s , Y u W e n h a o w a s a l w a y s s h a k i n g . S h e m u t t e r e d , " F u c k , I h a v e w a r n e d y o u n o t t o m o v e . " Y u W e n h a o r a i s e d h i s h a n d i n n o c e n t l y . " I d i d n '' t m o v e . " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g f e l t t h a t s h e n e e d e d t o c u t h i s h e a d o f f . S h e w a s v e r y s l e e p y . " L e t m e a s k y o u , w h y d i d y o u s a y t h a t I d i d n '' t a g r e e w i t h y o u m a r r y i n g a s e c o n d c o n s o r t ? " Y u W e n h a o l o o k e d a t h e r a n d s a i d , " Y o u d o n '' t a g r e e . " " W h e n d i d I s a y I d i s a g r e e d ? " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g s a i d f i e r c e l y . S h e r a i s e d t h e k i t c h e n k n i f e i n h e r h a n d a g a i n . A p i e c e o f m e a t f l e w o u t f r o m t h e b a c k o f t h e k n i f e a n d s t u c k t o h e r h a i r . S h e r e a c h e d o u t h e r h a n d r a n d o m l y a n d t h r e w i t h a r d o n t h e g r o u n d . l i g h t n o v e l d a i l y . c o m Chapter 74 The Sleeve Bag Chapter 74 The Sleeve Bag Y u a n Q i n g l i n g g a v e h i m a g o o d b e a t i n g a n d b i t h i m a g a i n . M o s t o f h e r a n g e r d i s s i p a t e d , a n d s h e w a s r e a l l y d i z z y . H e r e y e s r o l l e d a n d f e l l o n h i s b o d y . S e e i n g t h a t s h e h a d s u d d e n l y s t o p p e d m o v i n g , Y u W e n h a o p u s h e d h e r . " H e l l o ! " " I w a n t t o g o h o m e . I c a n g o h o m e a f t e r a n a p , " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g m u t t e r e d a s s h e b u r i e d h e r h e a d i n h i s s h o u l d e r . Y u W e n h a o w a s s o a n g r y t h a t h e w e n t s t r a i g h t t o s l e e p a f t e r s h e g o t d r u n k . " G o h o m e ? " A l r i g h t , I '' l l s e n d y o u h o m e t o m o r r o w . T h a t '' s w e i r d . W h a t '' s t h e r e t o w o r r y a b o u t i n L o r d Y u a n '' s M a n s i o n ? H e p u s h e d h e r a w a y w i t h d i f f i c u l t y a n d s t o o d u p . H e l o o k e d a t h e r l y i n g o n t h e c o l d f l o o r a n d c u r l e d u p u n c o n s c i o u s l y . A l t h o u g h h e w a s a n g r y , h e c o u l d n o t h e l p f e e l i n g p i t y f o r h e r . H e s l o w l y b e n t d o w n a n d p i c k e d h e r u p . S h e s e e m e d t o b e w e i g h t l e s s . H i s i n j u r i e s w e r e s t i l l v e r y s e r i o u s , b u t i t w a s n o t d i f f i c u l t t o c a r r y h e r . H e c a r r i e d h e r t o t h e b e d , t h o u g h t f o r a m o m e n t , a n d s t i l l c o v e r e d h e r w i t h t h e q u i l t . L o o k i n g a t h e r f l u s h e d f a c e a f t e r g o i n g c r a z y , h e s h o o k h i s h e a d g e n t l y . " W h a t a c r a z y w o m a n . " H e s t o o d u p a n d o p e n e d t h e d o o r . G u S i a n d T a n g Y a n g a n d X u Y i q u i c k l y s t e p p e d f o r w a r d a n d l e a n e d i n t o t a k e a l o o k . " N o n e e d t o l o o k . I '' m a s l e e p ! " Y u W e n h a o s a i d g r u m p i l y . A r e y o u a l r i g h t , Y o u r H i g h n e s s ? X u Y i r u b b e d h i s e a r s a n d a s k e d . " W h a t w a s h a p p e n ? " S e e i n g h i m r u b b i n g h i Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. s e a r s h a r d , Y u W e n h a o a s k e d , " D o y o u h a v e a g r u d g e a g a i n s t y o u r e a r s ? " " T h e p r i n c e s s s t e p p e d o n m e . I t h u r t s . " X u Y i s a i d w i t h g r i e v a n c e . G u S i a n d T a n g Y a n g b o t h l a u g h e d a s t h e y l o o k e d a t t h e p i t i f u l a n d c o m i c a l X u Y i . Y u W e n h a o c o u l d n '' t h e l p b u t a s k T a n g Y a n g , " H o w m u c h d i d s h e d r i n k i n t h e Q i n k u n P a l a c e ? " G u S i s a i d , " I h e a r d f r o m s e r v a n t C h a n g t h a t h e d r a n k a n o s m a n t h u s w i n e . " " H o w b i g i s t h i s c u p ? s h e '' s s o d r u n k . " X u Y i w i d e n e d h i s e y e s . G u S i o p e n e d h i s a r m s , c r o s s e d h i s a r m s , a n d s a i d , " S u c h a b i g . . . c u p . " A s h e s p o k e , t h e h a n d t h a t w a s h u g g i n g h i m s u d d e n l y s h r a n k . H i s t w o h a n d s i n t e r t w i n e d , f o r m i n g a n i n c h - l o n g c u p . X u Y i w a s s t u n n e d . " S u c h a s m a l l c u p ? J u s t o n e c u p ? I s i t o s m a n t h u s w i n e ? " " T h a t '' s w h a t s e r v a n t C h a n g s a i d . " T a n g Y a n g d i d n '' t b e l i e v e i t e i t h e r . " I s s h e p r e t e n d i n g t o b e d r u n k ? " Y u W e n h a o f e l t t h a t i t w a s v e r y l i k e l y t h a t s h e w o u l d g o c r a z y a f t e r g e t t i n g d r u n k . G u S i s a i d w i t h l i n g e r i n g f e a r , " I t '' s i m p o s s i b l e f o r h e r t o p r e t e n d t o b e d r u n k . A f t e r a l l , s h e w e n t c r a z y a f t e r d r i n k i n g i n t h e Q i n k u n P a l a c e . Y o u d o n '' t k n o w t h a t w h e n I w e n t i n , e v e r y t h i n g i n t h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r '' s b e d r o o m w a s s m a s h e d . T h e r e t i r e d e m p e r o r h i d i n t h e A r h a t b e d a n d s h r a n k i n t o a p i l e . l i g h t n o v e l d a i l y . c o m Chapter 75 Is He A Scumbag? Chapter 75 Is He A Scumbag? H e t o o k o u t t w o t h i n g s f r o m h e r p o c k e t . H e h a d s e e n t h i s s m a l l d e l i c a t e b o x b e f o r e , b u t w h e n h e s a w i t , i t w a s n o t s o s m a l l . T h e r e w a s a l s o a p i e c e o f p a p e r f o l d e d i n t o t h e s h a p e o f ¡° h e a r t ¡± . H e o p e n e d t h e p a p e r f i r s t a n d s a w t h a t i t w a s a c r e d i t n o t e g i v e n t o h e r b y h i s f a t h e r , w h i c h w a s c o v e r e d w i t h h i s f a t h e r '' s s i g n a t u r e . H e h a d m i x e d f e e l i n g s i n h i s h e a r t . Y u a n Q i n g l i n g , w h o h a d a l w a y s b e e n i g n o r e d b y e v e r y o n e , w a s a n n o y i n g a n d h a t e f u l . W h y d i d s h e s u d d e n l y b e c o m e s o f a v o r e d b y h i s f a t h e r a n d t h e R e t i r e d E m p e r o r ? H e b e g a n t o f i d d l e w i t h t h e b o x . T h e r e w a s a s m a l l h i d d e n b u t t o n . H e t o u c h e d i t a n d o p e n e d i t w i t h a c l i c k . T h e r e w a s n o t h i n g i n s i d e . S t r a n g e , t h e r e s h o u l d b e s o m e t h i n g i n t h i s b o x . Y u a n Q i n g l i n g s a i d t h a t t h e m e d i c i n e , a n d h e r a n e s t h e t i c n e e d l e w e r e a l s o t a k e n o u t f r o m h e r e . H a d i t b e e n u s e d u p ? I t '' s g o o d t h a t s h e h a s u s e d i t u p . S h e c a n '' t t r e a t h i m b a d l y a n y m o r e . " S i n c e s h e c h e r i s h e d t h i s b o x s o m u c h , h e h a d t o h i d e i t , o t h e r w i s e , h e w o u l d e x p e c t s h e c o u l d d o c r a z y t h i n g s . H e p i c k e d u p t h e b o x a n d h i d e d i t u n d e r t h e b e d . T h e n , h e w a s d u m b f o u n d e d . A s s o o n a s t h e b o x t o u c h e d t h e g r o u n d , i t b e c a m e b i g g e r . H e h a d f e l t t h a t t h e b o x w a s s t r a n g e . B u t h e w a s s t i l l s h o c k e d t o s e e i t t u r n f r o m t h e s i z e o f a f i n g e r t o t h e s i z e o f a m e d i c i n e k i t . W h a t t h e h e l l w a s t h i s ? " Y o u s t o l e m y t h i n g s ? " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g '' s s h o c k e d a n d h o a r s e v o i c e c a m e f r o m a b o v e h i s h e a d . Y u W e n h a o r a i s e d h i s h e a d a n d m e t h e r a n g r y e y e s . T h e r e w a s a f l a s h o f p a n i c i n h i s e y e s . T h e n , h e s t o o d u p w i t h t h e m e d i c i n e k i t i n h i s h a n d , p u t i t o n t h e b e d s i d e , p o i n t e d a t t h e m e d i c i n e c h e s t , a n d a s k e d a n g r i l y , " T e l l m e , w h a t i s t h i s ? " " T h e m e d i c i n e c h e s t ! " S h e r u b b e d h e r p a i n f u l h e a d . S h e w a s s t i l l v e r y d i z z y a n d h e r I Q w a s o f f l i n e . " W h y d i d t h i s m e d i c i n e c h e s t b e c o m e b i g g e r o r s m a l l e r ? " Y u W e n h a o a s k e d s e r i o u s l y . " H o w w o u l d I k n o w ? " I n a p a n i c , Y u a n Q i n g l i n g f o r g o t t o a s k h i m i f h e w a s s t e a l i n g h e r t h i n g s . " T e l l m e t h e t r u t h . I t '' s a m a t t e r o f g r e a t i m p o r t a n c e . M a y b e y o u w i l l d i e f o r i t . " Y u W e n h a o s a i d s e r i o u s l y , a s i f t h i s w a s a b i g d e a l . Y u a n Q i n g l i n g s l o w l y s a t u p a n d l o o k e d a t t h e m e d i c i n e c h e s t w i t h a d u l l l o o k . " W h y i s i t s o i m p o r t a n t ? " Y u W e n h a o s a i d c o l d l y , " M y f a t h e r h a t e s m a g i c a l s k i l l s t h e m o s t . I t '' s n o t t o o m u c h t o s a y t h a t y o u r m e d i c i n e c h e s t i s a d e m o n t h i n g , i s i t ? O n c e m y f a t h e r f i n d s o u t , i t '' s n o t a b i g d e a l t o l e t y o u d i e . I '' m a f r a i d t h a t e v e n h u n d r e d s o f p e o p l e i n y o u r L o r d Y u a n '' s M a n s i o n w i l l d i e . " Y u a n Q i n g l i n g d i d n '' t b e l i e v e i All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. t . " D o n '' t t r e a t m e l i k e a n i d i o t . I t i s o n l y h a v e a m e d i c i n e c h e s t . I d i d n '' t k n o w t h e m a g i c a l s k i l l s . A n d t h e r e w o n '' t e v e n l o s t h u n d r e d s o f l i v e s . T h a t ¡¯ s t o o m u c h ! " " Y o u '' d b e t t e r b e l i e v e i t ! " Y u W e n h a o l o o k e d a t h e r a n d w o u l d n '' t l e t g o o f a n y e x p r e s s i o n o n h e r f a c e . " S u c h a t h i n g h a p p e n e d f i v e y e a r s a g o . A t t h a t t i m e , a n o f f i c i a l t i t l e p r e s e n t e d a s t r a n g e j e w e l r y b o x . I f a t r e a s u r e w a s p u t i n , i t w o u l d b e c o m e t w o t r e a s u r e s . A t t h a t t i m e , m y f a t h e r w a s v e r y h a p p y t o g e t t h e t r e a s u r e c h e s t , b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e , c a s e s o f t h e f t b r o k e o u t e v e r y w h e r e . F i n a l l y , h e i n v e s t i g a t e d a n d f o u n d o u t w h y t h e r e w a s a n o t h e r t r e a s u r e b o x o u t o f t h i n a i r . I t t u r n e d o u t t h a t i t w a s s t o l e n f r o m t h e p e o p l e . l i g h t n o v e l d a i l y . c o m Chapter 76 Did You Do It? Chapter 76 Did You Do It? Obviously, Yuan Qingling did not know what he was thinking. He just hoped that he would not ruin his conscience. ording to the benefits, it would be beneficial for him to marry Chu Yangming. However, he did not want to harm Chu Yangming for the rest of her life, so he would rather give up such a big advantage. Whereas he was not bad. "Make peace, okay?" Yu Wenhao looked at her and asked. His tone was very good, without a sense of arrogance and superiority. Yuan Qingling could feel his sincerity. Now that she had been attacked from all sides, there was no need for her to fight with Yu Wenhao. She held her head and tried her best to see him clearly. She said solemnly, "It''s okay to reconcile, but I have conditions." C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. "Speak!" Yu Wenhao was very straightforward. "First, as I said, you can''t hurt me." "Deal!" "Second, don''t use me as a shield for you from marrying a second wife, if you have to bring up the marriage again." Yu Wenhao thought for a moment and said, "Sure!" "Third, don''t interfere with my freedom too much." "Of course." He didn''t want to interfere with her, and he didn''t even want to talk to her before. "Fourth, if there is a chance, please divorce me. We will be happy then." Yuan Qingling said sincerely. Yu Wenhao nodded slowly. "Don''t worry. That''s what I''m thinking." "The fifth..." He frowned and said, "Are you done yet? Otherwise, we won''t reconcile." "Thest one." Yuan Qingling quickly said, "It''s about my medicine chest. You can''t mention it to anyone." Yu Wenhao leaned over and said, "If you want me to keep it a secret, it means that I have to take risks for you. In this case, you must tell me the source of this medicine chest, and why it can change size." Just now, Yuan Qingling had already made up an excuse in her mind. After hearing what, "I''m also very confused about this medicine chest myself. Do you still remember that I was beaten up by you because of Holy? I was in aa and had a dream. In my dream, someone called himself a ghost doctor and taught me medical skills. At that time, I only felt that it was absurd, but after I woke up, there was a medicine chest beside me. When I reached out and lifted it up, the medicine chest became smaller. Until now, I still feel like dreaming." In the past few days, she also inquired about the most famous miracle-working doctor on the whole continent. He was the legendary ghost doctor, not from the North Tang. It was said that he had died for a long time, but there were stories of the ghost doctor in the five countries. Sure enough, after hearing what Yuan Qingling said, Yu Wenhao could not help but believe it, because he had heard about the ghost doctor. He also knew that the ghost doctor was good at using needles, and it was a unique needle. It should be the one in her medicine chest. He believed that this was because he had investigated Yuan Qingling''s medical skills. She hadn''t been out for a long time, and her change was after Holy''s ident. In addition, she could make up a lot of lies. The matter of the ghost doctor was ridiculous. She could not convince anyone. There was no need for her to make up such a lie. It must be the truth. He said, "This medicine chest is empty. Have you used up all the medicine inside?" Yuan Qingling was surprised. "Is it empty?" She immediately took out the medicine chest and opened it, which was filled with all kinds of medicines. "No." Yu Wenhao was shocked. He had seen that the medicine chest was empty. After a long time, he raised his shocked face and said, "Yuan Qingling, are you a ghost?" In fact, in the past few days, Yuan Qingling had also roughly figured out what had happened to the medicine chest. The medicine chest had been changed ording to her actual situation or what her brain was thinking. It could be said that it was controlled by her mind. She died in the modern world because she was injected with the developed brain medicine. When the medicine was developed, it was injected into Monkey''s body and found that Monkey could understand human''snguage. During the further research, Monkey ran out drunk and was hit by a car because he secretly drank the wine sent by the president. She spected that her brain had been developed. As for why it would develop into a soul to travel through time or run away, she still needed to study it. Of course, right now, there was no condition to study it, and there was no time to care about it. After all, the current situation was moreplicated. It''s about her life. The medicine chest made the dispute between the two temporarily cease. No matter what, Prince Yu¡¯s residence was unprecedentedly harmonious. After all, it was the first time that they had dinner together that night. While they were happy here, the Chu House seemed to have be a little moreplex. Today, Princess Wenqing went back to her parents'' home. Prince Wenqing didn''t apany her because he had to work. Master Chu came back early and asked someone to invite Princess Wenqing who was talking to her grandma to the study. As soon as Chu Mingcui entered the study, Master Chu asked sternly, "What happened when the Retired Emperor was poisoned?" Chu Mingcui was stunned. "Grandfather, how would I know about this?" "You don''t know?" Master Chu''s eyes were sharp. Chu Mingcui thought for a moment. "Is it Prince Wenjun?" "Prince Wenjun isn''t a fool. Is there a need for him to poison the Retired Emperor at this critical moment?" Master Chu stared at Chu Mingcui and asked, "Did you do something that I didn''t know?" Chu Mingcui shook her head innocently. "I did everything ording to your instructions. I didn''t hide anything from you." Master Chu''s voice was cold. "Then what''s wrong with Nurse Xi? Why did she listen to your orders to send Princess Chu''s Southern Pearl to the Queen?" Chu Mingcui had been scolded by the Queen once. She thought that it was the Queen who told the secret this time, so she prepared an excuse and said, "This is my recklessness. I wanted to make Princess Chu and Queen Xian hate each other, but I didn''t expect that my aunt would reveal the truth to the Emperor." "I''m asking you, why did you make Nurse Xi work?" Master Chu stared at her coldly. Chu Mingcui met his gaze and felt a jolt in her heart. However, she still answered smoothly, "When I was in the imperial pce, Nurse Xi took more care of me. This time, I made this n because of Nurse Xi. Grandfather, don''t worry. The Emperor didn''t me me. Aunt also helped me and said that I just wanted Princess Chu and the Queen to reconcile." "Yesterday, when I entered the imperial pce, The Emperor reprimanded me and asked me to discipline you. Do you think it was your aunt who told me?" Master Chu''s voice was filled with anger. Chu Mingcui''s heart sank. "Is the Emperor angry?" "Nurse Xi won''t take more care of you. Are you threatening her or not?" Chu Mingcui shook her head. "That''s not true. How dare I threaten the people of the Qinkun Pce! No matter how reckless I am, I will not make such a mistake." Master Chu sneered. "You''re not being reckless. You know the rtionship between Nurse Xi and me. You know that she''ll help you this time. You even ordered her to poison in the Qinkun Pce." Chu Mingcui turned pale with fright. "No, how is that possible? Why did I do this?" Master Chu Chu stared at her. "You''d better tell me the truth. I can help you get the position of Princess Wenqing, and I can also pull you down. You''d better be tactful." Chu Mingcui was still calm. "Grandpa, listen to me..." "Say!" Master Chu roared angrily, scaring Chu Mingcui so much that she immediately said sorry. Chapter 77 The Chu Familys Storm Chapter 77 The Chu Family''s Storm Master Chu''s anger slowly dissipated. He sat on the Armchair with a gloomy expression. "This is the obedient youngdies ." "Grandfather, I told you that I didn''t mean to..." She was crying, and tears rolled down her face from the corner of her eyes. She looked indescribably pitiful. Anyone who saw such a sad face would feel softhearted. Unfortunately, Master Chu would never believe in tears. "Put away your tears and get out!" He said coldly. A look of fear and regret finally appeared on Chu Mingcui''s face. She said anxiously, "Grandfather, I''m sorry. I shouldn''t have made use of the rtionship between Nurse Xi and you. It was indeed me who asked her to poison Retired Emperor''s medicine. I was just afraid that Prince Wenhao would gain All content is ? N0velDrama.Org. power when Retired Emperor gets better. I was also thinking about the bigger picture." "How do you know the rtionship between Nurse Xi and me?" Master Chu''s voice was dark and cold. He was also immersed in gloomy mood. Chu Mingcui had never seen such a terrible expression on her grandfather''s face before. She was so frightened that her lips trembled and she said everything. "It was Grandmother who said it. It was also Grandmother who asked for it. She said that Nurse Xi had betrayed you. As long as she said it was your order, even if Nurse Xi lost her life, she would be willing to do it for you. I didn''t believe it at first, but after I said it to Nurse Xi, she agreed." After that, she hurriedly added, "Grandfather, Nurse Xi will definitely not tell anyone about the murder of the Retired Emperor, nor will she reveal you to the public. Don''t worry." Master Chu closed his eyes. There was no expression on his face at all, as if he was a block of wood. Chu Mingcui felt uneasy. She twisted the handkerchief in her hand and did not know what to do. After a long while, Master Chu opened his eyes, which were calm. "What do you think about Yu Wenhao marrying your sister as his concubine?" Chu Mingcui said anxiously, "Grandfather, don''t do this." "Why not?" Master Chu asked coldly. Chu Mingcui hesitated for a moment. "Sister is the legitimate daughter. How can she be a concubine?" "Lord Yuan said, we can ask Yuan Qingling to go to the court. At that time, my sister will be the princess." Chu Mingcui turned pale with fright. "How dare Lord Yuan say that?" "However, Princess Chu opposed it. His Majesty said that he respected Princess Chu''s intentions. That''s why he let go of your sister and Yu Wenhao." Chu Mingcui breathed a sigh of relief. "That can''t be forced. At this critical moment, it''s better to avoid more trouble." Master Chu said lightly, "That''s right, so I''ve decided that your sister will serve Prince Wenqing with you." "What?" Chu Mingcui fell to the ground with a pale face. She quickly knelt down and said firmly, "No, grandfather, Yuan Qingling will agree. She must agree. I promise that Yu Wenhao will definitely marry my sister as his consort." Master Chu said expressionlessly, "This is yourst chance. No matter what means you use, you must do it cleanly. Of course, I hope that everyone will be happy. If you can''t handle it well or cause trouble, you can hand over your position as Princess Wenqing." In other words, he hoped that Yuan Qingling would withdraw voluntarily. If she really attacked, she must leave no trace. Chu Mingcui said coyly, "Grandfather, don''t worry. I will definitelyplete it." Master Chu waved his hand and looked exhausted. "Go ahead." "I''m leaving!" Chu Mingcui bowed and left. As soon as Chu Mingcui left, Master Chu called someone in and said lightly, "I don''t want to hear anyone talk about Joy again." It was a tall old man with a clear face. Hearing this, he lowered his eyes and asked, "What about the princess?" "She''s a smart girl. When she sees her grandmother''s fate, she''ll close her mouth tightly." Master Chu closed his eyes and hid the murderous aura in them. Chu Mingcui left the study and did not leave immediately. Instead, she went to Chu Yangming''s room. Chu Yangming was at the end of the year, and his appearance was very simr to Chu Mingcui. However, Chu Yangming was a little more arrogant. He was not as calm and patient as Chu Mingcui. When Chu Yangming was born, her grandfather had just recovered from his illness and was promoted. Therefore, Chu Yangming had been doted on since she was a child, and her favor was no less than that of her brother''s. Chu Mingcui even suspected that her grandfather had never thought of letting her younger sister be Prince Wenhao''s concubine. If her younger sister married into Prince Yu¡¯s residence, the position of first consort would be hers sooner orter. Therefore, she would never allow Chu Yangming to marry Prince Wenqing as a concubine, which directly threatened her position as princess. Her grandfather put her in an important position because she was calm. Now that she made trouble, it was hard to guarantee that her grandfather would not abandon her. Thinking of this, she became more and more worried, but when she saw Chu Yangming, she still smiled warmly. "Eldest Sister." Chu Yangming was very happy to see here back. He took her arm and walked inside. Her pretty face turned red. It seemed that she had not been idle in the room just now. "Show you my new stuff." Chu Mingcui smelled a trace of blood. She had always known her sister''s hobby. She was afraid that she did not know who she would torture this time. Sure enough, when she was pulled in, she saw a little girl kneeling on the ground. The girl was only 13 or 14 years old. There was a bowl on her head, which was full of clear water. When the girl saw someoneing, she moved slightly. Unexpectedly, a few drops of water sshed. Chu Yangming picked up the whip on the table and whipped it. She shouted, "Kneel down!" The maid felt the pain and slowly knelt down. Her face was red and tears welled up in her eyes. She did not cry. There were already a few broken bowls on the ground, and they were also wet all over the ground. It seemed that she had suffered a lot just now, and there were several whip marks on her face. "Is it fun?" Chu Yangming looked at Chu Mingcui with a smug look. Chu Mingcui said dotingly, "It''s fine if you think it''s fun." Chu Yangming sat down and threw the whip. "In fact, it''s not fun at all, but I''m really bored. My grandfather doesn''t allow me to go out." She red at the girl. "Get out!" As if she had been granted amnesty, she quickly took the bowl and went out. The rest of the maidservants quickly cleaned up and served tea and snacks before closing the door for the two sisters to chat. Chu Mingcui pondered for a moment before asking with a smile, "do you know that I''m going to propose a marriage for you?" "Of course I do!" Chu Yangming''s pretty face turned cold. "But I don''t want to get married so early." "No one has ever been able to defy my grandfather''s words." Chu Mingcui sighed softly. "Sister, why are you willing to get married early? You want to spend more time with grandma. At home, you are very important in our family, but you marry someone else..." "What do you mean? Is brother-inw not good to sister? I think brother-inw is good to sister. Every time sisteres back, he will apany you." Chu Yangming pricked up her ears and asked. Chu Mingcui smiled bitterly. "That''s all superficial glory. How can I really be free as a royal daughter-in- mistakes, report it to the imperial pce immediately. Queen Mother will arrive immediately." Chu Yangming was shocked. "Is it so strict?" "That''s right. I can''t tell my grandfather after suffering. He can''t interfere in the royal family''s affairs." Chapter 78 Everyone Is Angry Chapter 78 Everyone Is Angry Chu Yangming was very worried. "Mother said earlier that I should marry Prince Wenhao. I''m unwilling to marry Prince Wenhao. Furthermore, she''s a concubine. I''m not willing to be a concubine." Chu Mingcui''s eyes shed and she said, "Yu Wenhao is fine. Queen Mother won''t me Princess Chu too much. After all, Yu Wenhao''s mother, Queen Xian, is Queen Mother''s niece. With this rtionship, Queen Mother will be much more tolerant of Prince Yu¡¯s residence''s people. Look, Princess Chu rarely entered the imperial pce to greet her since she got married, but Queen Mother never said anything." "Prince Wenhao..." A handsome man gradually appeared in Chu Yangming''s mind. Thest time he saw him was at the city gate. At that time, he returned to the court with victory. He rode a tall horse and wore golden armor, which was very majestic. In fact, he had known Prince Wenhao since she was very young. At that time, he always came to the manor, but everyone knew that he came to see her sister. She said lightly, "I don''t want to marry Prince Wenhao." Chu Mingcui was stunned. "Why?" In fact, she knew what her sister was thinking. In the past, every time Prince Wenhao came, she would secretly hide behind the door and watch. "He married the daughter of the Yuan family. He even married a woman like Yuan Qingling. I don''t like him." Chu Yangming said. "He was plotted against by the Yuan family and had no choice but to do so. Furthermore, grandfather said that if you are willing to marry him, Prince Wenhao will divorce Yuan Qingling." Chu Yangming looked at her and pursed her lips. "Why have you always persuaded me to marry Prince Wenhao?" Chu Mingcui said, "I do this for you. Prince Wenhao is a rare good man. You will definitely be happy if you marry him." Chu Yangming sneered. "Really? It''s so good. Why don''t you get married?" Chu Mingcui''s eyes darkened slightly. "That''s because he has married Yuan Qingling." "Why did Lord Yuan seed when you were waiting in the Princess'' Mansion? Didn''t you secretly help him?" Chu Yangming said sarcastically. Chu Mingcui was shocked. "What nonsense are you talking about?" Chu Yangming shrugged. "Before Eldest Sister gets married, we were inseparable. I know what you are thinking and what you have done. If I don''t tell you, it doesn''t mean that I am a fool. Go back, sister. There is no need to persuade me. If I want to marry Prince Wenhao, I am willing to marry him, but I will never marry because of your little thoughts. People outside say that Prince Wenhao has let you down, but only I know that you changed your mind first." Chu Mingcui was so shocked that she could not speak. She stared at her sister, who had always been unruly and brainless. She did not expect her mind to be so meticulous. She suddenly remembered what her grandmother had said. There was no simple daughter in the Chu family. She was pretending to be calm and alert, while Chu Yangming was also pretending to be vicious and willful. What kind of thoughts were hidden under her disguise? She was shocked. A maidservant quickly came in. "Princess, Miss, something happened to Grandma." Chu Mingcui jumped up in shock and asked involuntarily, "What happened?" The maid was so frightened that her face turned pale. She said, "The old madam drank a bowl of soup just now. After drinking it, she vomited blood and fainted." Chu Mingcui waspletely out of her wits and murmured, "My God, my God!" It was as if something had grabbed her by the throat. Her voice was almost impossible to make, and she felt suffocated. She felt dizzy and fainted. When she woke up, she was already in the mansion. Yu Wenqing sat beside her and looked at her worriedly. "Are you awake?" She suddenly sat up, grabbed Yu Wenqing''s hand, and trembled all over. "How is grandma?" Yu Wenqing held her in his arms and patted her on the back tofort her. "Don''t worry. She''s fine, but her throat is burned. She can''t speak anymore." "Can''t she say anything?" Chu Mingcui was like a demon. She cried andughed again. "Too cruel, too cruel." Prince Wenqing looked at her doubtfully. "What''s wrong? Who is cruel?" Chu Mingcui thought of her grandfather''s cold eyes and how vicious he was. He had been married for many years and had only spoken ill of the Nurse Xi for so many years. She had been poisoned. She suddenly felt scared. She curled up in Yu Wenqing''s arms and cried, "Grandma is old and has suffered from this disaster. God is really cruel."C0ntent ? 2024 (N/?)velDrama.Org. Yu Wenqing stroked her hair andforted her. "I have inquired about it. It was a maid in the mansion who mistook tonic as soup and sent it to your grandma. Your grandma was drunk, so she couldn''t speak. If imperial physician treat her in the future. It doesn''t matter." Chu Mingcui cursed Yu Wenqing''s stupidity in her mind. He believed such an absurd excuse. How could such a simple and stupid person be relied on in the future? Could he take over the position of Crown Prince? For the first time, Chu Mingcui felt that she might have chosen the wrong person. If it were Yu Wenhao, he would have known that it was not simple. Then, he would be on guard, which made her feel safe. She felt a sharp pain in her heart when she thought of Yu Wenhao. She had plotted against him because her grandfather had decided to do his best to help Prince Wenqing. In addition, Retired Emperor was seriously ill and had no time to care about Yu Wenhao. She gave up on him. She didn''t want to bear the guilt, so she could only secretly send someone to approach the Second Madam of Lord Yuan''s Mansion and ask the Second Madam to teach Lord Yuan. When she acted in the Princess'' Mansion, she deliberately created opportunities for Yuan Qingling. However, she originally thought that even if the Emperor loved his face, he would at most let Yu Wenhao marry her as concubine. Unexpectedly, he married her directly as Princess. She really hated it for a while, but after marrying Prince Wenqing, she forgot it for a while. How could she know that the situation had changed today? Prince Wenqing didn''t know what she was thinking. He only felt that her body was getting softer and softer. He only said that she was worried about her grandmother''s illness, so he hugged her more tightly. In Lord Yuan''s Mansion. Lord Yuan was really going to die of anger. Originally, he had to meet Master Chu as he wished. If the two families wanted to rebuild the old days, they only needed Yuan Qingling to give up the position of Princess. He also promised that Yuan Qingling would be willing to do so. However, before he had time to n, he only called Second Madam to spread some rumors. Master Chu had already entered the imperial pce to meet the Emperor. He had heard that Yuan Qingling had even objected to marrying concubine , let alone giving up the position of consort. When he went to Chu House to look for Master Chu, he could not even enter the entrance. Not only that, but the assessment of Administration Section was about to begin. His superior minister of military branch told him that Administration Section had an important test for him. Administration Section was the Chu family''s power. He knew that it was Master Chu''s warning. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. There was still a chance to save her. He had to call Yuan Qingling back and give them a good scolding. It was best to give up the position of princess obediently. He immediately ordered people to ask her to return to the mansion on the grounds of serious illness. However, the messenger came back and said that the princess wanted to take care of the prince who had not recovered yet, so she could not go back and asked him to invite a good doctor to treat. Lord Yuan flew into a rage and cursed loudly in the study regardless of his status. "Has she grown wings? Why is she still taking care of His Highness? How many times has she met His Highness after she got married? Doesn''t she know? It''s really against her will. Tell her immediately that if she doesn''t The servants had no choice but to send another message. Imperial physician who lived in Prince Yu¡¯s residence was Cao. There must be something wrong with Yuan Qingling''s voice and it sounded like Dr. Cao. Now, Dr. Cao would treat Yu Wenhao''s wound every day, and the wound slowly became scabs. When he saw the stitch on the wound, he felt very amazing. If she was an embroidered maid, she would be the best embroidered maid in the imperial pce. Chapter 79 Peaceful Time Chapter 79 Peaceful Time One day, Dr. Cao came to treat Yu Wenhao''s wounds. When he asked how to deal with this thread, Tang Yang sent someone to invite Yuan Qingling over. Yuan Qingling said to Dr. Cao, "This is rainbow thread. The human body can absorb it. There''s no need to tear it down." "It can be made into a thread? Amazing, amazing!" Dr. Cao praised her. Yu Wenhao was very depressed. "Then won''t I die with it in the future?" "That''s right. Where the line is, the man is ." Yuan Qingling sneered. In the past two days, they get along well with each other, so they would asionally mock each other. Xu Yi admired Dr. Cao''s medical skills very much. Taking advantage of his treatment of the prince''s wound, he quickly went forward to ask, "Dr. Cao, I feel ufortable recently. Can you have a look for me?" "How do you feel, Xu Yi?" Dr. Cao was approachable and did not look down upon Xu Yi as a guard of the prince''s mansion. "I''ve been feeling sleepy recently. I''m a little confused and like to fart. My butt is very smelly, my breath is stinky, my hair is greasy, and my butt has a lot of bumps. imperial physician,e in and let me show you the bumps. They''re terrible..." Then he pulled imperial physician behind folding screen. Yuan Qingling was sitting in front of folding screen. She felt a little embarrassed when she heard Xu Yi taking off his clothes. Yu Wenhao said angrily to folding screen behind him, "Xu Yi, go back to your room and take off your clothes." Xu Yi''s fart came from folding screen. The rhythm was very strong. In the end, everything came to an abrupt end after the sound of an explosion sounded. "This is the smell. imperial physician, look, am I sick?" Obviously, Xu Yi did not care about Yu Wenhao''s anger. Imperial physician covered his nose and escaped. "Okay, Guard Xu, I know what''s wrong with you. Your spleen is deficient and damp. I''ll give you two pillster. Goodbye." Yuan Qingling held her breath. It was stinky. She stood up and walked out, followed by Tang Yang. Yu Wenhao was still lying on his stomach and had not put on his clothes. It was extremely indecent to go out like this. He could only curse at Xu Yi. Xu Yi couldn''t resist the stench and escaped. Yuan Qingling sat in the front of the corridor, feeling the gentle touching of the wind. She rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought. Yu Wenhao, who was dressed neatly, also came out. Seeing her sitting in the front of the corridor with her chin on her hand, she looked particrly petite. The sun shone on her head from the gaps between the leaves, looking quiet and peaceful. He hesitated for a moment and sat down. "What are you thinking about?" Yu Wenhao asked indifferently. Xu Yi''s interruption seemed to ease the atmosphere. It turned out that it was not difficult to take the initiative to talk to her. Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. "I''m basking for calcium supplement. I didn''t think about anything." In fact, she was thinking about what the servants of the Lord Yuan''s Mansion had reported just now. She knew that it was not about Madame''s illness, but that Madam was going to punish her. "What are you basking for?" Yu Wenhao did not hear clearly for a while. "Basking for..." Yuan Qingling gave up poprizing science, "Basking for my brain since it''s not smart." "Does that work? Nonsense!" Yu Wenhao was in a good mood today. Maybe it had something to do with the weather. He nced at the shining sun and felt it dazzling, so he immediately took his eyes off. "It''s always good to bask in the sun, the bad luck may dry in the sun." Yuan Qingling was still holding her cheeks, looked bored. "The ugly woman..." Yuan Qingling turned to look at him, "We have to add one more use, you are not allowed to call me ugly woman." "Could it be that I''m not telling the truth?" "It depends on who I''mpared to." Beauty was usually determined byparison. "Then justpete with me!" Yu Wenhao said disdainfully. Yuan Qingling looked at him. The sunlight fell on the bottom of his eyes, making him seem to be shrouded in ayer of soft light. His handsome face was shining slightly. His wheat-like skin looked particrly healthy, and his facial features were as handsome as an artwork. He had phoenix eyes and long eyshes. Even if there was a scar on his face, he was still good looking enough to make people stop breathing. She lost. She was convinced. She slowly turned her eyes away, "Then just divorce me and marry a woman who is more beautiful than me as a princess." He was furious, "It will happen sooner orter." She said as if she disliked being his wife. Wasn''t she eager to do? He changed the topic, "Tang Yang just said that someone from Lord Mansion had been here." "Yes, someone said that my grandmother was ill and asked me to go back." "Why are you still sitting here then?" Yu Wenhao was stunned. Yuan Qingling looked at him and said, "I said that Your Highness have not recovered from your serious injury. I want to fulfill my duty as the princess and take care of you here." "Who wants you to take care of..." Then he understood and said lightly, "I''m afraid your father is anxious." Thanks to Your Highness, I''m afraid this is just the beginning. Yuan Qingling said. Yu Wenhao said angrily, "We''re even. No one is allowed to mention it." I can''t even mention it. How guilty are you, Your Highness? "Yuan Qingling!" Yu Wenhao shouted. Seeing her innocent clear eyes, he swallowed his breath back softly, "I really want to sew up your mouth." Yuan Qingling looked down, "Sew my mouth? I''m afraid His Highness is not familiar enough with me. By the way, is your private part all right now?" Yu Wenhao was so angry that he pressed his legs together and said angrily, "Don''t mention it again. I¡®ll kill your whole family if you mention it." Yuan Qingling sneered. Just as he was about to mock him, she saw Tang Yang leading the servants in. Princess, someone from Lord Mansion is here to deliver a message. Tang Yang said. Yuan Qingling raised her eyes slightly, "What''s the matter?" When the servant saw Yu Wenhao, he quickly knelt down and saluted, "Greetings, Your Highness and My Lady." "What happens?" Yu Wenhao asked with a sullen face. When the servant heard the voice, his lips trembled, "It''s... the Lord sent me here to send a message to the Princess that Madam''s condition has worsened. If Princess is free, please go back." "I''ve told you I''m not free. I need to take care of His Highness!" Yuan Qingling stood up and bent down to stretch out Yu Wenhao''s hand, "Your Highness, it''s windy here. You can''t sit here for long. Come in with me." Yu Wenhao put his hand into her palm and sped his hands. Then he stood up and fell weakly to the side of Yuan Qingling, "Okay, I''ll listen to you." Yuan Qingling almost fell to the ground overpowered by him. She struggled to support him as she walked in. Her face was flushed but she did not dare lose her temper. "Did you see that? Princess need to take care of Prince. If Madam is really seriously ill and there is an imperial physician in the mansion, just call the imperial physician." Tang Yang said coldly. Hearing this, Yuan Qingling pushed Yu Wenhao away and said, "Lord Tang, it''s a good idea to let Dr. Cao go back with him, so as not to worry about my grandmother''s illness." Tang Yang knew that Madam was truly ill and Princess was filial, so he naturally agreed. "Yes!" In this way, the servants lead Dr. Cao and Xu Yi to the Lord Mansion. Lord Yuan received them cordially. When he heard the servants say that Yuan Qingling was close to Prince, he could not help but frown, because he knew it was absolutely impossible. Yu Wenhao wanted nothing more than to eat Yuanqing Ling''s skin and drink all her blood. How could he be so intimate with her? He couldn''t ask in detail, so he followed Dr. Cao into Madam''s room. Hearing that it was the imperial physician sent by Yuan Qingling, Madam was very cooperative. After the imperial physician feeling her pulse, he said, "Madam''s lungs and organs are damp, so she can''t stop coughing. I prescribe a few sets of medicine. If it works, Madam will continue to catch the medicine ording to the prescription and take it for two months. Although the medicine may not heal instantly, it can greatly improve." "Thank you, Dr. Cao!" Madam aid with a smile. Chapter 80 Visit Chapter 80 Visit After Dr. Cao made the diagnosis, Lord Yuan pulled Xu Yi and him to have tea in the main hall. He asked Xu Yi tentatively, "Has Yu Wenhao recovered?" Lord, you''re so considerate. Yu Wenhao is much better. Xu Yi was very decent. "Then..." He smiled and said, "Does Princess take care of Prince personally? My daughter was spoiled Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. in the mansion. I''m afraid she will make Yu Wenhao angry." "Yu Wenhao has never been angry with her." Xu Yi lied through his teeth. Of course, it was Tang Yang''s order. He said that if Lord Yuan knew that the rtionship between the princess and the prince was stable, he would not make things difficult for the princess. "Really?" Lord Yuan did not believe it. However, the servants said that Yuan Qingling had helped Yu Wenhao into the room. They had seen it with their own eyes. Could it be that Yu Wenhao had truly fallen in love with Yuan Qingling? Dr. Cao added, "The rtionship between the prince and the princess is really good. The princess will take care of princess during his treatment." Of course, he didn''t know that Yuan Qingling came here just to copy the treatment. She didn''t know much about traditional Chinese medicine, but she believed in traditional Chinese medicine treatment. After all, she had been developing medicine for a long time and had tried to extract herbs to develop Chinese patent medicine. The arteannuin for healing the mria and erythematosus was also directly extracted from the sweet wormwood herb, or extracted the arteannuin acid from it and then half-form it. Therefore, she had been trying to learn traditional Chinese physician from the imperial physician these days. After listening to the imperial physician''s words, Lord Yuan finally believed him. No matter why Yu Wenhao changed his attitude toward Yuanqing, it was still a good thing. After all, he had offended the Chu family. There was no turning back, so it was better to ask Yu Wenhao for help. Although Yu Wenhao was not in an important position of the Emperor, he still had connections. If he was willing to help, it should not be difficult for him to keep the position of assistant minister of military branch. Lord Yuan sent off the imperial physician and Xu Yi with satisfaction. Xu Yi went back to report to Yu Wenhao, saying that Lord Yuan was so happy that he might not trouble Princess for the time being. Yu Wenhao looked at Yuan Qingling proudly, "You don''t have to thank me!" Yuan Qingling gritted her teeth, stood up, and turned to leave. Yu Wenhao edged out, and he smiled proudly. It turned out that Lord Yuan was a very thick-skinned person. A few days ago, she had even chided Yuan Qingling harshly. Today, he asked Second Madam to bring gifts to visit Yu Wenhao. In the past, he didn''t visit him. But after yesterday''s report by the imperial physician and Xu Yi, he knew that the princess had a close rtionship with the prince, so he came immediately. The first was to verify whether what Xu Yi and the imperial doctor said was true. Secondly, he would take the opportunity to show his goodwill and strive to be a normal rtive. Lord Yuan didn''te himself, neither did Madame Huang. He had always held back his hopes for the Chu family. If he were to visit King Chu in person, he would have given up on the Chu family. Madame Lian brought her eldest daughter-inw, Madame Lian, and Yuan Qingping. The gifts they brought were all nourishing herbs, which were not expensive, which could be bought in ordinary drugstores. After Yuan Qingling received them at Phoenix Mansion, Madame Lian walked around as soon as she entered. Phoenix Mansion was spacious, but unfortunately, there was nothing valuable in the decoration. She curled her lips, thinking Yuan Qingling might not be favored. Madame Lian spoke to Yuan Qingling warmly, "Did Yu Wenhao feel better? I should havee earlier to visit him, but I have to work hard all over the mansion. So I''m here until today. I hope Yu Wenhao won''t mind." Yuan Qingling felt ufortable about her intimacy. She said indifferently, "I don''t know if he''s ming you. Why don''t you ask him by yourself?" It would be best if they all went to Yu Wenhao''s ce so as to save her social engagement. Madame Lian felt that Yuan Qing was putting on air, but it didn''t matter. Being able to put on air proved that he was confident. When one got the upper hand, he had to be imposing, and when he lost the upper hand, he had to be patient. She became gentler and said, "Would it disturb Yu Wenhao? If you don''t mind, please arrange it for me." "There''s no need to make any arrangements," Yuan Qingling said. "Go straight to Wuthering Heights. He''s inside." Hearing this, Madam Yuan pretended to be surprised, "Aren''t Yu Wenhao and you living the same room? You are couple, and he hasn''t married a concubine yet. How can you live in different rooms?" Yuan Qingling pretended not to hear such provocative words. On the other hand, Nurse Xi said aside, "His Highness hasn''t recovered yet. He is afraid of disturbing Yuan Qingling, so he moved to Wuthering Heights." Madame Lian looked at Nurse Xi up and down, "Who are you? Why haven''t I seen you before?" "She''s Nurse Xi, once served Retired Emperor. Retired Emperor is afraid that there''s no one in the mansion who''ll be able to serve me, so he sent her out of the pce for me." Yuan Qingling said indifferently. When Madame Lian heard this, she quickly stood up and gave a salute to Nurse Xi." Nice to meet you. I''ve heard a lot about you. I''m sorry for being impolite." There''s no need to stand on ceremony, Madam. I''m just a servant serving my master. Her master was the princess, and they were very respectful to princess. How could it be appropriate to bow to a servant like her? Madame Lian naturally understood what was going on and she did not mind. She smiled and said, "Nurse Xi, you''re someone by Retired Emperor''s side and a female official in the pce. I have no title and it''s my obligation." Nurse Xi didn''t say anything, but she looked a little impatient. "What''s the reason why she proposed this time?" There was no need to be so serious about the salute. Yuan Qingping looked at Yuan Qingling and asked, "It¡¯s said that Yu Wenhao and you are in an intimate rtionship. Is that true?" Yuan Qingping was a straightforward person. If she wanted to know something, she would ask directly and would not beat around the bush. Yuan Qing turned the teacup and said, "Not really." "Why?" Yuan Qingping frowned, "Why isn''t he nice to you?" Yuan Qingling could not figure out whether her sister was kind or sarcastic. In her memory, she did not have any special feelings for this sister. Madame Lian held Yuan Qingping''s hand and sneered, "My dear niece, don''t ask anymore. I don''t know how to answer you for making things difficult for your sister." Yuan Qingping shook off her hand and said resentfully, "All men in the world look like dogs. Yu Wenhao was no exception." Yuan Qingling immediately fell in love with her sister. Her views were unique, especially thest sentence. "I want to stay here for a few days. Can you make the decision?" Yuan Qingping asked her. Yuan Qingling nodded, "You just live in my room. I''ll make the decision. You don''t have to ask anyone else." Madame Lian mentioned it again. "I wonder if I can visit Yu Wenhao?" "Go ahead." Yuan Qingling said. Madame Lian was a little embarrassed. "Would you mind going together?" Yes!" Yuan Qingling nced at the room and said, "I''m busy." "What are you busy with? I heard that Lord Tang is in charge of the matters in the mansion. You don''t have to worry about anything. I''m afraid that Yu Wenhao want to see you, so you don''t dare go." Madame Lian said sarcastically. Before Yuan Qingling could answer, a figure shed outside. "Yu Wenhao has arrived!" Xu Yi''s voice came. The people in the room were suddenly stunned. Madame Lian quickly stood up and looked at the door with a smile. Chapter 81 Im Sorry Chapter 81 I''m Sorry With Xu Yi''s help, Yu Wenhao slowly walked in. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. He was dressed in white brocade clothes, with a gold and jade belt around his waist. His face was covered by the sun, as if he was a deity... Yu Wenhao was too weak to move quickly. When he arrived, his was rxed with a bright smile as he looked at Yuan Qingling. "How is Your Highness?" The Second Madam quickly greeted him. Madam Huang also stood up in shock. Yu Wenhao turned to the Second Madam and said with a smile, "Second Madam, thank you for your kindness. I''m much better now." After that, he slowly walked to Yuan Qingling and asked angrily, "Are you still angry? You didn''t even Yuan Qingling looked at him. "What on earth does this man want?" He deliberately pretended to be warm. It was no need to do so even if for helping her. She said slowly, "I''m not angry." He was relieved. "It''s good that you''re not angry. You promised me to go out with me. Do you want to go today?" "Did she say that?" She thought. "There are guests." Yu Wenhao looked at the Second Madam awkwardly. "Is that so? Can''t we go?" Second Madam quickly said, "It''s gettingte. It''s time for me to go home." "So early? Don''t you want to stay longer?" Yu Wenhao looked enthusiastic. "No, no, I still have something to do. I''ll visit prince and the princesster." As she spoke, she winked at Madam Yuan and Yuan Qingping. Yuan Qingping said, "My sister just said that I can stay here for a few days." "Then..." The Second Madam quickly nced at Yu Wenhao. Seeing that he was not unhappy, she said, "Well, you could stay with the Princess and don''t make trouble. Do you understand?" "That¡¯s great!" Yuan Qingping replied. After they left, Yu Wenhao ordered Nurse Qi, "Ask someone to arrange for Yuan Qingping to stay in the manor." "Yes!" The Nurse Qi stepped forward and bowed. "Miss Qingping, pleasee with me and choose your room." Yuan Qingping wanted to stay, but she was very particr about her room. She followed Nurse Qi out. Yuan Qingling looked at Yu Wenhao and said, "In fact, you don''t have to do this. Now the Lord Yuan family thinks that we are really in deep love. I''m afraid that you will have a lot of trouble in the future. I don''t want to owe you a favor like this." The most important thing was to avoid hisints in the future. She knew exactly what kind of person Lord Yuan was. If he knew that Yu Wenhao had a good rtionship with her, he would ask him to do countless things in the future. Yu Wenhao stopped being gentle and said lightly, "I don''t want to ruin the rtionship between you and your parents. At least, if I do this, your father''s attitude toward you will be much better." Yuan Qingling said, "I don''t care about his attitude toward me. I''m in the Prince''s Manor now. I don''t have to see them day and night." "If you don''t care at all, you won''t cry and say that you want to go home when you are drunk." Yu Wenhao said. Yuan Qingling was stunned. "I... I cried and asked to go home?" "Don''t you remember that you were drunk?" Yu Wenhao looked at her. Yuan Qingling was a little embarrassed. "Remember what I did, but don''t remember what I said." Yu Wenhao stared at her. "What do you remember? Do you remember what happened in the imperial pce?" "What happened in the imperial pce? What do you mean?" Yuan Qingling was stunned. "You were drunk in the imperial pce. Don''t you remember what happened in the Qinkun Pce?" Seeing she go pale, Yu Wenhao felt a little happy and took pleasure in her misfortune. Yuan Qingling remembered that she was too angry and wronged at that time. She jumped onto the table and shouted something. But, my God... She was actually so presumptuous in the Qinkun Pce. "I heard from Gu Si that Emperor grandfather was so scared that he hid in the Arhat bed and didn''t dare say a word!" Yu Wenhao helped her to recall the things. Yuan Qingling covered her face with both hands. "My God!" After a while, she moved her hand away and saw Yu Wenhao''s wry smile. She could not help feeling angry. "It''s all because of you." Yu Wenhao felt veryfortable. "You can''t say that again. We''re even." What the hell of even! Yuan Qingling was so angry that she gritted her teeth. But deep in thought, he was in a bad situation at that time. There was no reason to hate him. "No, I have to go to the imperial pce to apologize." Yuan Qingling stood up and turned around. " You go out first. I want to dress up." Yu Wenhao stood upzily. "I''m much better off. I''ll go to the pce with you and defend you in front of Emperor Grandfather." "Thank you, thank you very much!" Since Yuan Qingling did not know how to face the Retired Emperor, it would be much better if someone was willing to apany her. This time, she thanked him sincerely. Yuan Qingping had chosen the room and returned to the Phoenix Mansion immediately. Seeing that Yuan Qingling was dressed neatly and was walking out with Yu Wenhao, she stepped forward and asked, "Where are you going?" "Go to the imperial pce. Stay here." Yuan Qingling looked uneasy. "Something happened?" Yuan Qingping was shocked by her expression. "Then hurry up." Yuan Qingling felt that her sister was quite considerate sometimes. She said, "Well, if you are hungry, ask the nurse for food. If you are bored, go out and walk around." "Well, go ahead. Why are you so long-winded? Make things simply." Yuan Qingping asked unhappily. Yu Wenhao nced at Yuan Qingping. "Well done!" The two of them walked out of the door and went to the imperial pce by carriage. Yuan Qingling felt uneasy along the way. Even though the Retired Emperor treated her well, he would not allow her to act so presumptuously in the pce. Gradually, she recalled her misbehavior. That was really embarrassing. Whatforted her a little was that at least for the past two days, there had not been an order to punish her. However, Yu Wenhao cruelly broke her wishful thinking. "I heard that Emperor Grandfather got sick since you left the pce. Qinkun Pce can temporarily keep it a secret for you. But if The Emperor asks about it, it would definitely be exposed. My Lord is the most filial one. If he knows it, I''m afraid you will be tortured to die, at least, nearly die." Yuan Qingling said weakly, "I have an IOU." The life of the princess was really shocking. "I wonder how angry Imperial Grandmother would be when she finds out?" Yu Wenhao said leisurely. Yuan Qingling gritted her teeth and said, "Can you shut up? Don''t bother me." "There''s something wrong with your attitude now. Please review it. Otherwise, I won''t plead with Imperial Grandmother for you. You should know that she dotes on me the most among so many princes." Yuan Qingling tried her best to stop her hands from tearing his mouth apart and said in a low voice, "I was wrong. I''ll review myself." "Is there something wrong with my ears? I didn''t hear the word ''sorry''." "I''m sorry!" Yuan Qingling was extremely angry that she grabbed his ear and roared. "Yuan Qingling, how dare you!" Yu Wenhao grabbed her by the neck and pressed her head against his body. Yuan Qingling''s hands were still tugging at his ears. He cried out in pain. Yuan Qingling immediately bit his chest. Chapter 82 the Emperors Punishment Chapter 82 the Emperor''s Punishment Yu Wenhao gritted his teeth, rubbed his chest, and swore to himself that after dealing with the problem, he must send Yuan Qingling into the secret room and let dogs bite her a hundred times to take revenge for what had happened today. After vented her anger, Yuan Qing felt much better and was no longer so uneasy. However, looking at his livid face, feeling that she was indeed too harsh just now, she said honestly, "I''m sorry, I shouldn''t have bitten you." Looking at her sincere and clear eyes, Yu Wenhao pped himself hard in the heart. He could not be softhearted. This woman did not apologize sincerely. She was pretending to be sincere. "s, I don''t know what''s wrong with myself. I''m so sorry." Yuan Qingling continued to apologize, looking very frustrated and upset. "I know that you are really doing this for my own good. You even helped me put on a show in front of my family. You still remember that I was drunk and said I want to go home. In fact, you are really good. I don''t know what''s wrong with me that I always go against you." Yu Wenhao said with a cold face, "Forget it. I don''t want to argue with you." Yuan Qingling said gratefully, "I knew you were a magnanimous person. Please speak up for me to the Queen Mother." "I will never break my promise." Yu Wenhao raised his hand and said. Yuan Qingling smiled brightly. "Thank you, Your Highness." Men were actually very easy to coax. All you need to do was to praise him. In fact, Yu Wenhao felt that he had been tricked. But forget it, she was a woman. After making such a scene, he felt that his mood was not too heavy along the way to the imperial pce. Since he married Yuan Qingling a year ago, he had been in a bad mood every time he entered the imperial pce. The people he cared about there all showed their disappointment to him. As time went by, when he stepped on this road, his mood would get worse for no reason. The one-year torment was caused by Yuan Qingling, and also ended because of her. Things in the world were really mysterious beyond words. After entering the pce, they went to the Qinkun Pce to pay their respects. Yuan Qingling took a very good attitude towards a confession. After entering, she did not look sideways but knelt on the ground and lowered her head. "Imperial Grandfather, I was wrong. I shouldn''t have been drunk that day and made rude behavior which scared you and made you sick. Imperial Grandfather, please forgive me once." "Are you drunk and out of control?" A familiar and dignified voice came from the side. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Yuan Qingling slowly raised her head and broke out in a cold sweat. "Why is The Emperor here?" "My... My Lord, you''re here too!" She stammered. The Retired Emperor and Yu Wenhao looked at Yuan Qingling at the same time and thought: "This woman would die tragically one day for her stupidity." "Getting drunk and making the old emperor fall ill? Princess Chu, tell me what happened." Emperor Mingyuan said. Yuan Qingling kept her head down as he said in an inaudible voice, "I drank too much that day and went crazy. I offended the Retired Emperor. Please forgive me, My Lord." "How dare you!" Emperor Mingyuan patted the armrest of the chair, scared the pce servants in the hall to kneel down. Even Mu Ru knelt down. "Your Majesty, please calm down!" Emperor Mingyuan was furious and said angrily, "As the consort, your behavior should be dignified and decent. It''s wrong for you to drink for no reason. What¡¯s more, you got mad in front of the Retired Emperor and caused him fall ill. Do you still remember the royal rules? Do you still know who you are? If I don''t punish you severely today, I''m afraid you will continue to be confused." "I''m willing to be punished." Yuan Qingling cried in her heart. "Am I blind? I even didn''t see The Emperor!" She looked at the old emperor for help and hoped that he could speak up for her so that the punishment would not be too severe. The Retired Emperor rolled his eyes. He didn''t care. ¡°What does it have to do with others if you make a fool of yourself?" Emperor Mingyuan continued, "Since you''re the first one tomit a crime and it''s fortunate that the Retired Emperor is fine now. I''ll punish you to clean up the Qinkun Pce and the Royal Workroom. You can''t eat until you''re done. Yu Wenhao, you''ll be punished as well." Yu Wenhao''s eyes widened andined silently. "What does this have to do with me?" "Any objections?" Emperor Ming Yuan roared angrily. "My pleasure!" Yu Wenhao said hurriedly. Emperor Mingyuan snorted and said, "Look at you two! Good-for-nothing! It seems that you''re too idle. If your injuries get better, go to work in the Jingzhao Department. If I don''t give you some jobs, you will hang around all day long." After that, Emperor Mingyuan stood up and said to the Retired Emperor, "My Lord, take a rest. Don''t care about these good-for-nothings. Don''t be too soft-hearted. Otherwise, they''ll take advantage of your love to act absurdly. Take a rest, I''m leaving now." "Go ahead!" The Retired Emperor raised his brows and looked rather pleased. Emperor Mingyuan left with Mu Ru angrily. As soon as he went out, Emperor Mingyuan smiled. He finally vented his anger. Did they think that he knew nothing about that? "Why is she in a drunken fit?" Wasn''t it just that she had to take the me for him in the Royal Workroom? She was angry with him and took the opportunity to get drunk. Under the protection of the Retired Emperor, he had no opportunity to reprimand her. He did not expect that she would happen tomit her crimes in front of him today. What a happy thing! Yu Wenhao didn''t react for a long time. He even thought that he had the wrong news. How could The Emperor send him to the Jingzhao Department? The Capital Mayor was an important position of the Centre City government. How could The Emperor trust him so much? "Why are you still kneeling? Go sweep the floor!" The Retired Emperor roared. The star-crossed lovers helped each other up. On the other side, servant Chang had already ordered someone to prepare two huge brooms and put them by the door. After sighed and nced at each other with resentment, they each picked up a broom and went out. It was autumn and fallen leaves were falling one after another. In the yard and the corridor, yellow leaves were floating everywhere. "It''s all your fault. Are you blind? Didn''t you see My Lord?" Yu Wenhao was really angry. As a Grand Prince, it was all thanks to her that he became a sweeping worker. "Why don''t you kneel down and greet him when you see him? I''ll know once you do that." "Imperial Grandfather was there, I have to pay my respects to him first. You haven''t even paid your respects before talking about it. Are you out of your mind?" Yu Wenhao was furious. "It''s toote to say anything. Fortunately, it''s just a sweep. Much better than being flogged. Let''s sweep." Yuan Qingling was very optimistic. In fact, she was prepared to be beaten. "I would rather have a flog. My hand is used to hold swords, not brooms." Yu Wenhao said with a dark face. If other Grand Princes or ministers saw this, how embarrassed he was! "You''re too long-winded. Go sweep the Royal Workroom while I sweep this ce." Yuan Qingling really didn''t want to listen to him. "Get lost!" Yu Wenhao said angrily. She held the broom and walked out. On the way out, the pce servants all snickered behind their hands. Arriving at the royal workroom, Gu Si stood outside and nced at her lightly. "His Majesty ordered me to supervise the workers." Seeing the helpless look on his face, it seemed that he had never done such a job before. "Just cleaning, right?" Yuan Qingling asked. "No, I have to go in and wipe the dust." Gu Si said. Entering the royal workroom? Yuan Qingling felt a headacheing on. There were so many people in and out of the royal workroom. How embarrassing it would be to see her as a princess. Chapter 83 Throwing a Stone at Ones Own Foot Chapter 83 Throwing a Stone at One''s Own Foot Yu Wenhao tried his best to sweep the floor. It seemed simple, but it turned out that he should pay a lot attention to it For example, it was best to sweep the fallen leaves into arge pile. If there was too much, they would not be easy to be blown away by the wind. If they were divided into many pieces, the wind would be blown away when it was bigger. It was not too difficult to sweep around, so he felt much better. "Your Highness, be careful in the reception room. There''s a ho''s nest on the tree and it''ll burn at night. Don''t disturb it. It''s dangerous." Servant Chang reminded him. "A ho''s nest?" Yu Wenhao narrowed his eyes and felt a dull pain in the ce where his chest was bitten. It was time for Yuan Qingling to sweep it. "That''s right. These hos are so powerful that they don''t dare burn in the daytime. The retired emperor doesn''t want to close the doors and windows, so he has to burn them at night." Servant Chang said. "Yes, I know." Yu Wenhao said. Servant Chang ignored him and entered the room to serve the retired emperor. Yu Wenhao''s n came to mind and he said to Tang Yang, "Go invite the princess here and tell her that I''m willing to exchange with her." Tang Yang said, "Your Highness, there are many people entering and exiting the royal workroom. I''m afraid it''s not appropriate for you to go take a look?" Yu Wenhao smiled and said, "Don''t worry. Gu Si is over there. Ask him to keep an eye on me. If anyonees, I''ll hide first." Tang Yang left. Hearing that Yu Wenhao was willing to exchange with her, Yuan Qingling thought to herself, "This person is not too bad, in case I lose face. Well, thank you for your kindness." She returned to Heaven and Qinkun Pce with the broom and saw that he had already swept through the front courtyard. His speed was extremely fast. Yu Wenhao walked over and said, "Don''t say that I don''t understand you. This broom is very heavy and you don''t have the strength to clean it, so I''ll help you sweep the courtyard first. You can sweep the reception room and the side garden." Yuan Qingling said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Highness." Yu Wenhao pointed to the reception room. "Go ahead and sweep over there." Yuan Qingling pointed at the messy leaves on the ground. "Then these..." "All right, I''ll clean it up for youter." "Thank you!" Yuan Qingling cupped her hands and smiled. She took the broom and turned to the reception room. Yu Wenhao picked up a small stone and sneaked around the wall. When he heard the sound of Yuan Qingling sweeping the floor, he showed a ferocious smile. He had said that ten years was not toote for a gentleman to take revenge. The stone in his hand flew out of his hand and drew a beautiful arc in the air, hitting the ho''s nest of the big locust tree. The huge ho''s nest was suddenly broken which was like a boiling pot. After sizzling for a while, it heard a muffled sound. Yuan Qingling raised her head in surprise and saw that the light in front of her was blocked. She took a closer look and saw a group of hos. "Ah..." She screamed, "Go away!" Hearing the scream, Yu Wenhao felt so happy that his heart was about to burst out of the spring water. He proudly raised the broom and was about to go to the royal workroom when he heard a buzzing This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. sound behind him. When he turned around, everything went ck and all the hos flew toward him. When he felt the pain and waved the broom, he had been bitten several times. He had not recovered yet, so he could not wave the broom too hard. He could only turn around and run. Your Highness, quickly squat down and cover your head. You can''t run away. Tang Yang noticed it and immediately shouted at Yu Wenhao. Yu Wenhao squatted down with his head in his arms. Tang Yang arrived quickly and took off his coat to cover Yu Wenhao''s head. He picked up the broom with one hand and waved it in the air. The imperial pce servants who heard the news also lit torches. After a while, they finally drove the bees away. Hearing the sound, Yuan Qingling ran out and saw Tang Yang holding Yu Wenhao''s hand. His head and face were swollen, and his left eye was stung. His eyes were half-closed. "Have you been stung by a bee?" Looking at his fat face, Yuan Qingling held back her smile and pretended to be concerned. Servant Chang heard the noise and came out of the hall. He shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I''ve reminded you not to touch a ho''s nest. Why are you still stung by the bees?" "Who knows there''s a ho''s nest?" Yu Wenhao''s mouth was twisted from the pain, and his lips seemed to have been stung hard. "Didn''t I tell you everything?" Servant Chang walked over and said, "Wow, you''re stung hard by the bees. I have to call the imperial physician to cure." Yuan Qingling looked at her coldly, and the concern on her face disappeared. He had known that there was a bee, so he deliberately asked Tang Yang to change jobs with her, and then the bee would definitely sting her. "This man is so stingy and bad." Yuan Qingling said lightly, "Calling Imperial physician is in the first ce. However, His Highness, you''d better hurry to the royal workroom. You can''t dy the sweeping work." "You vicious woman. The bees are obviously targeting you. Why did they turn into rushing to deal with me?" He was so angry that his mouth was crooked. "Take a rock and hit your own foot." Yuan Qingling raised the broom proudly and walked away. He also felt strange. It was clear that the bees wereing for her. She screamed and asked them to leave. They really flew out. Yu Wenhao was so angry that he ground his teeth. However, Yuan Qingling had seen through his mind, so it was not good for him to attack again. He could only take each step with the broom. Tang Yang looked at Yu Wenhao in a daze. He really didn''t know that the prince wanted the bees sting the princess. Why would the prince do such a childish thing? This did not match his usual temperament. The prince must have been possessed by the devil, right? He looked at Yuan Qingling meaningfully. "The princess must have been possessed by the devil, right?" Yu Wenhao came to the royal workroom. Gu Si looked at him, who looked like a fat pig, and couldn''t helpughing. "How did you end up like this? Did you poke a ho''s nest?" "Don''t mention it!" He raised the broom and tried his best to clean it. He was extremely angry. "Why didn''t Yuan Qingling sweep it?" The fallen leaves were still there. "Let imperial physician apply some medicine first and take an antidote pill." Gu Si said. "There''s no need. It''s non-toxic. I''ve seen it. It''s an ordinary bee. It''ll hurt for a while at most." As he spoke, he tilted his mouth and took another breath. It really hurt. Gu Si grabbed his arm and said, "In that case, let''s not sweep the ground first. Let''s go into the hall and wipe the dust, shall we?" Yu Wenhao was stunned. "Isn''t it cleaning? Why did you wipe the dust?" "His Majesty said that the royal workroom is very dusty and needs to be cleaned." "There are people in the royal workroom every day..." Yu Wenhao stopped talking and understood that his father did it on purpose. He felt that it was very strange. His father did not want to talk to him before, but now he asked him to go to the Jingzhao Department and let him go in and out of the royal workroom as if nothing had changed like a year ago. The more he thought about it, the more he could not see through his father''s n. The position of the Capital Mayor was extremely important. He had never dreamed that his father would send him there. In truth, after hearing his second brother''s words, he had thought that in the end, it might be his eldest brother, Prince Wenjun. Most likely, his eldest brother was also determined to be the governor of the Capital Mayor. He put down the broom and carried the water. With a rag on his shoulder, he entered the royal workroom under the gaze of Mu Ru. He tried his best to lower his head, not to let his father see his swollen face. Chapter 84 Who Has Changed? Chapter 84 Who Has Changed? Emperor Mingyuan was reviewing the memorials. Before he came, Grand Secretary Sun had just left. Grand Secretary Sun was well-known for his big mouth. If he saw Yu Wenhao cleaning in the royal workroom, everyone would probably know about it in less than a day. "Raise your head!" Emperor Mingyuan said. Holding the rag, Yu Wenhao slowly turned around and forced a smile. "Father!" Emperor Mingyuan''s mouth twitched. After a few seconds, he was sure that he could suppress his Yu Wenhao stood there, not knowing whether tough or cry. "What does this have to do with so many ugly people making trouble?" "Mu Ru, take some removal cream and apply it to him!" Emperor Mingyuan ordered. "Removal cream?" Mu Ru was stunned. "There is..." "What nonsense?" Emperor Mingyuan said coldly. Mu Ru answered and took out a small box from the cab. He walked up to Yu Wenhao and said with a smile, "Your Highness, bear with it. It''s a little spicy to apply the removal cream on it." "Don''t worry. I''m not afraid of pain." Yu Wenhao was touched by his father''s kindness. However, why was there a hint of pity in Mu Ru''s eyes? Soon, he couldn''t think about it anymore. It was not just pain when he applied the removal cream. It was a heart-wrenching pain, as if needles had pierced through his skin and flesh. He gasped and said, "Be gentle, be gentle!" "You can''t even endure this little pain. What do you have to do?" Emperor Mingyuan said angrily. Yu Wenhao swallowed back the pain that spilled from his lips. However, it was really painful. Only then did he understand why there was a trace of pity in Mu Ru''s eyes. After applying the removal cream, he felt that his neck was no longer there, and he was almost numb from the pain. Moreover, he felt that his eyelids were even more swollen. Just now, he could still open half of his eyes. Now, there was only one gap left in his eyes, and he could only vaguely see it. "Get lost!" Emperor Mingyuan was granted amnesty, which saved him the trouble of sweeping the floor. "Yes, I''ll take my leave!" Yu Wenhao hurriedly retreated with his hands folded in front of his chest. He could not see anything clearly and could not even see the door. He pulled the copper ring beside the door with all his strength. Mu Ru opened the door with a smile. "Your Highness, this way!" It was not until the light came in that Yu Wenhao saw that he bumped into the door. He gritted his teeth in pain and stumbled out. Mu Ru could not help butugh. When he saw Emperor Mingyuan''s serious expression, he quickly held back hisughter and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, your face is really swollen." Outside, Emperor Mingyuan heard the sound of something rolling down the stone steps. He said expressionlessly, "You deserve it." Mu Ru nced at him. It was the prince who rolled down the stone steps. Gu Si held him and staggered away. What a pity. Your Majesty, why did you apply the flowers cream other than removal cream? It hurts so much! Since Mu Ru had used the removal cream, the pain was so unbearable. Moreover, the removal cream was only used to deal with swollen and painful skin. Once there was a wound, it would be swollen to a great extent. "If it doesn''t hurt, how can he have a good memory?" Emperor Mingyuan said with a straight face, "All right, send him the flowers cream." Yu Wenhao was in so much pain that he was helped back to the reception room of the Qinkun Pce by Gu Si When Yuan Qingling was cleaning the reception room, she saw that his face was even more swollen and his eyes couldn''t open. She couldn''t help but ask curiously, "What''s on your face? Why does it look more swollen?" Yu Wenhao was full of anger and did not want to talk to her. He narrowed his eyes and said to Gu Si , "Help me in. I don''t want to see someone who l don''t want to see." Yuan Qingling had never seen such a petty person before. She remembered that he was the one who wanted to hurt her. Now, she seemed to be the culprit. So she said coldly, "You said it as if you can see me at any time. Look at your swollen eyes. It''s really ugly." "Yuan Qingling!" Yu Wenhao was so angry that his chest was about to explode. "Shut up." Yuan Qingling put the broom on his shoulder and said, "Why should I shut up? I''m still leaving. Servant Chang said that he had prepared green bean soup. I''ll drink it, and you''ll go crazy." It turned out that they really couldn''t get along well with each other. They were too naive before. Yu Wenhao was helped in by Gu Si . After lying down, he was still cursing. Gu Si couldn''t stand it anymore. "Your Highness, what''s wrong with you? Why are you making things difficult for the princess?" "Gu Si ." Yu Wenhao patted the bed frame angrily. "Didn''t you know how vicious she is? She said that my eyes are like a monkey''s butt." "Your Highness, do you hate the former princess or the current Princess?" Gu Si raised his hand and asked. Without hesitation, Yu Wenhao said, "The same disgust." "In the past, you didn''t even want to talk to her, let alone quarrel with her. Why did you be so serious just because she said a word? Did she change, or did you change?" Gu Si asked back. Yu Wenhao was stunned. "Yes, why do I care so much about every word she says now?" Didn''t you hate what she had done before? "More than that." It was simply hatred and disgust. What about now? He took a deep breath, thinking about what she had been doing recently. Sometimes, he hated it, sometimes she was very rational, sometimes even a little cute, such as when she came in with a kitchen knife and said that she was drunk. He had to admit that the words "Yuan Qingling" was enough to make him breathe rapidly and his brain almost explode. But why did this happen? Gu Si said, "Your Highness, think about it carefully." After that, he turned around and left. Yu Wenhao put his hands on the back of his head and narrowed his eyes subconsciously. He suddenly felt depressed. He did not need to close his eyes because he could not see anymore. In the past, would he do something so childish? When he saw a ho''s nest, he wanted to y a prank on that disgusting ugly woman. He would never do such a thing again when he was ten years old. Why would he still self-destruct in the Qinkun Pce in such a situation today? "Is it just to provoke Yuan Qingling on purpose?" It seemed that he had to keep a distance from this woman. Otherwise, he did not know how childish he would do in the future. When Yuan Qingling returned to the Qinkun Pce, she was still breathing heavily. The retired emperor stared at her. "Can you stop eating? It sounds awful." Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. Yuan Qingling put down the porcin spoon. "I won''t eat anymore." "Are you angry?" The retired emperor asked. "I''m not angry." After thinking for a while, Yuan Qingling felt that there was no need to hide her emotions. So she said angrily, "It''s a lie not to be angry. I have never seen such a bad person. I thought that he was kind enough to help me clean the royal workroom and l was grateful in my heart, but he deliberately hit a ho''s nest to hurt me." "In the end, didn''t he hurt himself?" The retired emperor said. "It''s not that question. It''s just different from what l have thought. I nned to get along well with him, but when we entered the imperial pce today, we reached an agreement. Why can''t this person be kind? Am I so annoying? How can l find a way to make him satisfied?" The more Yuan Qingling thought about it, the angrier she became. The retired emperor shook his head. "I don''t believe he would do that. You misunderstood him." "There''s no misunderstanding. He himself acquiesced." Yuan Qingling said grumpily. "He has always been steady and careful. His father just asked him to take office in the Jingzhao department. Why would he make trouble in the imperial pce?" The retired emperor truly didn''t believe it, but if it was true, then there was still hope for his grandson to be saved. At the very least, he was a bit popr. Chapter 85 Take a Step Chapter 85 Take a Step Yuan Qingling took out her stethoscope and said, "Let''s not talk about him. I''ll check it for you." The retired emperory down with ease and lifted his clothes, waiting for the ice-cold thing to stick to his heart. He turned his head to look at Yuan Qingling and said, "I want to hear it." Yuan Qingling hung the stethoscope on his ear, stuffed it in, and said, "Listen carefully, count." The retired emperor heaved a sigh of relief as he listened to his own heart beating. This was truly a song of hypnosis. "How much?" Yuan Qingling estimated that a minute had passed and asked. "56 strikes." The retired emperor grinned with yellow teeth. Yuan Qingling took it and listened. "It''s not enough, but there''s progress." Servant Chang leaned over curiously. "Is this something fun? Can l give it a try?" Yuan Qingling handed it to him with a smile. "Okay, hang your ears and stick to your heart. Then you can hear your own heartbeat." Servant Chang followed Yuan Qingling''s instructions. His eyebrows kept flying as he said happily, "It''s so strange. It''s like beating a drum, plop." He reluctantly returned it to Yuan Qingling. "Where can I buy it? Buy me one." "I''ll askter. If I can buy one for you, you''ll be responsible for listening to the retired emperor''s heartbeat every day." Yuan Qingling said. "Okay!" Servant Chang answered happily. Lucky slipped over and rubbed against Yuan Qingling''s feet. Yuan Qingling bent down and picked up Lucky. Lucky stuck out his tongue and licked her hand, making her itchy. Yuan Qingling pinched his tongue with one hand and said, "You''re naughty!" Lucky was drooling and looked very happy. "It''s rare for Lucky to have such a close rtive." Servant Chang said. "Dogs have intelligence and know how to distinguish." Yuan Qingling caressed Lucky head. "Is that so?" Lucky let out two cries and agreed. "You." Servant Chang looked at Lucky with a smile. "Why do you seem to understand what princess said?" "Of course I can understand. Lucky is a smart child." Yuan Qingling put down the Lucky. "Go, bring over the retired emperor''s outer garment. We''ll take a walk with him." Lucky wagged his tail and ran away. Servant Changughed and said, "My Lady, do you really treat it as a human being? It doesn''t know how to take things, and it doesn''t know anything about the coat." Yuan Qingling only smiled without saying a word. After a while, Lucky happily ran over while biting the retired emperor''s outer clothes. The outer clothes were dragging the ground, but his feet were flexible and did not step on it. He dragged it all the way over. Fortunately, the imperial pce was clean without any dust. The retired emperor widened his eyes. "Do you really understand humannguage?" Servant Chang waspletely stunned. "How is this possible?" Yuan Qingling stopped smiling and reached out to Lucky. "Hand!" Lucky sat down and obediently handed his hand to Yuan Qingling. His tongue was exposed and he smiled. The dog''s smile made one instantly feel healing. This smile caused the entire heart of the retired emperor to flutter. "The other one!" Yuan Qingling said. Lucky quickly put down his other hand and put it in her palm. "Good girl!" Yuan Qingling smiled and caressed his head. Lucky was so happy that he spun around in circles around it. "Lucky,e here!" The retired emperor shouted. Lucky ran over happily and leaped up to sit on the retired emperor''sp. The retired emperor hugged him and said, " I didn''t expect you to serve someone so well. You''re amazing." In Qinkun Pce, There was a sound ofughter. Even thousand miles away people could all hear it. Things happened in the Qinkun Pce knew by Emperor Mingyuan from the beginning to the end. Your Highness teasing Lucky and the retired emperor was truly pleased. "Your Highness said that she wanted to take the retired emperor out for a walk. The retired emperor agreed." When Emperor Mingyuan heard the report, his brows rxed. It had been a long time since the retired emperor was willing to leave the Qinkun Pce, but now he was willing to go out. It was really good. It seemed that the retired man was very satisfied with his granddaughter-inw. Yu Wenhao identally married a treasure. The sun was shining brightly. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. The retired emperor was supported by Yuan Qingling. He reached out to block the sunlight and sighed. "This world is still very beautiful." Yuan Qingling smiled and said, "You have toe out more often. A human body is a machine. If you don''t operate it, theponents will age up." When the retired emperor heard this, he seemed to be deep in thought. "I''ve heard of your words before." When Yuan Qingling said this, she seemed to have forgotten herself. By the time she realized what was going on, she had already finished her sentence and could not take it back. Just as she was feeling vexed, she was taken aback by the retired emperor''s words. "Have you heard of it?" "Who said that?" The retired emperor turned to ask servant Chang. Servant Chang shook his head. "I''ve never heard of it." "Why haven''t I heard of it? It sounds familiar." The retired emperor grumbled, "You have a bad memory." "I''m old and have a bad memory." Servant Chang sighed. "Retired emperor, think about it. Who said that?" Yuan Qingling asked in a hurry... The retired emperor stopped and racked his brains to think. "Oh, I remember that Xiaoyao Prince said." "Xiaoyao Prince?" There was no information about this person in Yuan Qingling''s mind. "You don''t know Xiaoyao Prince. I''m old." The retired emperor looked a little worried, as if he had recalled something that had happened a long time ago. "He''s a few years older than me. I''ve heard that he''s sick. I wonder how he''s doing now?" "Retired emperor, don''t worry. Xiaoyao Prince''s body is still fine." Servant Chang said. Yuan Qingling was anxious to know who Xiaoyao Prince was. She asked, "Where does Xiaoyao Prince live? Where is he from?" "He lived in Jing City which was also a citizen of the capital. He was the prime minister in the old dynasty. Later, he retired because of illness. It has been many years since he retired." Servant Chang said. Yuan Qingling secretly remembered that if there was a chance, she must visit this Xiaoyao Prince. The sun was bright today, and all the imperial pce concubines came out frequently. Even Queen Xian couldn''t stay idle and came out with her nannies to bask in the sun. The osmanthus blossoms filled the garden, and the empress was also attracted to sit in the pavilion with the Honored Consort Ya and Queen Xian. Imperial Concubine Di''s father was Di Weiming, the general who had a son and a daughter and his son was the Fourth Prince, Yu Wen''an. The Imperial Noble Consort was the imperial concubine of the Long family. She was born in a noble family and never got involved in trouble in the imperial pce. She and the empress sat together. She was dignified, mature and steady. She looked a little like the empress. However, the Honored Consort Ya usually could not chat with the empress or even Queen Xian. She was a decisive person and was not interested in women''s topics at all. Today, she sat in the pavilion first. Queen Xian came, and then the empress followed. It was not good for her to leave immediately. He looked around in boredom before suddenly calming down and asking in shock, "Isn''t that the retired emperor? Why did hee out today?" The empress and Queen Xian followed her gaze and saw the retired emperor walking by theke. "The one supporting the retired emperor doesn''t look like a imperial pce maid." The imperial concubine said. It was too far away to see her face clearly. Queen Xian tried hard to open her eyes, but could not see clearly. The empress recognized her and said lightly, "It''s Princess Chu." Queen Xian was stunned. "Is it her?" The empress smiled lightly and looked at Queen Xian coldly. "Queen Xian can''t even recognize her daughter-inw?" Queen Xian heard the sarcasm in her words and smiled slightly. "I''ve always been short-sighted. I''m not as smart as the empress." Again! The empress rolled her eyes. She hated it when women talked behind with each other the most. There was hidden sarcasm in her words. Why couldn''t she say it directly? She stood up and said, "I''m going to greet the retired emperor." Chapter 86 This Woman Is too Sinister Chapter 86 This Woman Is too Sinister Honored Consort Ya went over to greet her. The empress and Queen Xian had no reason to sit here, This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. so they stood up together. Yuan Qingling helped the retired emperor walk a few steps by theke. He felt a little tired and sat down on the wooden chair by theke. Yuan Qingling had tied his outer shirt. The weather was neither cold nor hot. "Well, is it necessary to be so detailed?" The retired emperor said impatiently. "I have to. You''ve been walking a long way. Now that it''s hot, you can''t blow the cold wind anymore." Yuan Qingling said. "You''re so young, but you''re thoughtful." The retired emperor raised his neck and asked Yuan Qingling to help him. As soon as he looked up, he saw the empress and the othersing over. The retired emperor''s brows drooped. "It''s boring." Yuan Qingling looked back and then stood straight with her hands down. She thought to herself, "It''s boring." One was the empress, one was the Honored Consort Ya, and the other was Queen Xian. The three of them moved out, followed by many imperial pce servants. Thisrge group of people came in a mighty manner, making people feel that the royal garden was a little crowded in an instant. Yuan Qingling went up to greet her politely. "Your Majesty, Honored Consort Ya, and Queen Xian." She made a mistake. ording to the rules, she had to address the empress as mother. Honored Consort Gao was Di Gui''s mother and Queen Xian. However, no one bothered her due to the retired emperor''s presence. They all stepped forward and bowed. "Greetings, retired emperor." The retired emperor was a gentle old man today. He smiled slightly and said, "You''re all here." The empress took a step forward and replied respectfully, "In response to the retired emperor, the weather is good today, so the sisters have alle out to exercise. How is the retired emperor?" "Okay, if it''s not good, can youe out and walk around?" The retired emperor said in high spirits. "Good morning, the retired emperor. It''s the blessing of the North Tang. Am I right, Princess Chu?" Queen Xian said with a smile. "Yuan Qingling is absent-minded" What uniform? She replied, "Yes, she''s wearing a uniform." Queen Xian''s face darkened. "Are you tired, My Lady?" Yuan Qingling shook her head. "I''m not tired. Thank you for your concern, Queen Xian." Queen Xian was going to die of anger. The imperial concubine sized up Yuan Qingling. Princess Chu had been very popr recently. Although she had not dealt with other consorts in the imperial pce, there had never been a secret in the imperial pce. In a few days, the news spread all over the imperial pce. Princess Chu was the first consort to enter the imperial pce to take care of the emperor. Her reputation was not good in the past. However, when she saw Princess Chu standing quietly beside the retired emperor, she was neither humble nor arrogant to the empress nor Queen Xian. She was a clear-minded person. It seemed that rumors were true. The empress was also looking at Yuan Qingling. Ever since the incident in Southern Pearl, she had always bore a grudge against Yuan Qingling. However, she had always looked down on Yuan Qingling. Now that she saw that she had apanied the old emperor out for a walk and even asked her to help the retired emperor, she had no choice but to take her seriously. Queen Xian''s mood was the mostplicated. She still did not like Yuan Qingling. She even hoped that Yu Wenhao would hardened his heart and give up on her. She wanted to draw Chu family over to her side. She had thought that the matter had already been more than half sessful, but it had been put aside by Yuan Qingling''s disagreement. After what had happened, she hated Yuan Qingling to the core. But now that she saw how happy she was and how the retired emperor could decide the final decision- maker for the throne... Queen Xian decided to wait and see. Then, she temporarily put away her n to deal with Yuan Qingling. The retired emperor said indifferently, "I''m tired. Let''s go back." "Oh," Yuan Qingling said and reached out to help him up. "Then let''s go." "Send the retired emperor off!" The three of them bowed respectfully. After sending the retired emperor back to his pce, Tang Yang came to report that she should went back. The carriage drove all the way back to the mansion, but Yuan Qingling did not make a sound. She just thought of the scene in the royal garden without looking at Yu Wenhao. She could sense the subtle changes in Queen Xian''s mood. Queen Xian and her family would not have any thoughts in fighting her because the emperor and the retired emperor attached great importance to her. However, this did not mean that her situation was getting better. Chu family or Chu Mingcui would definitely be more afraid of her because of this. In addition, Yu Wenhao was going to be the governor of the capital mayor, so theke water was in chaos when a small stone was thrown into the calmke. It was well-known that Emperor Mingyuan treated Yu Wenhao coldly. He would not be entrusted with such an important task. Therefore, someone would guess that this was the retired emperor''s idea. Now, she was the one who was the happiest to be with the retired emperor. She was Princess Chu as well. She spoke up for Yu Wenhao in front of the retired emperor. Yu Wenhao turned to be a friend with the emperor. What if Yu Wenhao wanted to be the Crown Prince? When Yuan Qingling thought of the time when Yu Wenhao was assassinated, she could not help shivering. "Help me scratch my back!" While she was deep in thought, she heard Yu Wenhao said irritably. He rubbed hard on the soft cushion with his back. His face was swollen that it''s hard to distinguish his emotions, and his eyes could not open. Yuan Qingling said, "You can reach it by yourself." Yu Wenhao stretched out his trembling hands and tried his best to open his eyes to look at her pitifully. Although there was only a crack, the smiling face of Yuan Qingling still came into his sight. His hands were also swollen badly. Any ce that was not covered by cloth was stung by the bee. He was so badly hurt. She felt that although this man was a bully, he looked really pitiful. She scratched him across his clothes. "Is it here?" She didn''t have nails, so she couldn''t scratch the itch through his clothes. Even more, he felt more itchy being scratched like that. "No, just put your hand in, through the cor!" Yu Wenhao twisted his body and said. Yuan Qingling half knelt down, pulled open his cor, and put her hand in. "Here?" "A little left." "Left chicken wing?" "You''re the only one with chicken wings. Below the shoulder bone." He tried his best to widen his eyes, but the result was very little. "Where?" "... Why are you so stupid?" He was annoyed. "At left chicken wing!" Yuan Qinglingughed. In fact, she knew where it was, because when she reached out his hand, his back was constantly moving to amodate to her fingers. "What a proud rooster." Yuan Qingling said with a smile. "Shut up!" Yu Wenhao closed his eyes, feeling that the ce where her nails and fingers swept across was sofortable that he could not help but forgive her for being presumptuous. Although he did not forgive her, he had no way to deal with her. "More strength, downwards." Yu Wenhao snorted. Yuan Qingling pressed her body in front of him and tried her best to reach out her hand. Her chest almostpletely pressed against his face. Yu Wenhao''s face was hot and painful, when it suddenly hit her soft chest, he felt that the pain suddenly subsided a lot. "What a despicable woman! She had not forgotten to seduce me at this time." He thought. However, feelingfortable with her scratch, he decided not to argue with her for the time being. But was there a cotton ball on her chest? "Why is it so soft andfortable?" It was sofortable that he couldn''t help but feel dizzy and buried his face in it. Chapter 87 Not Heartless Chapter 87 Not Heartless Yuan Qingling pulled back her hand and pushed him away. "What are you doing?" Yu Wenhao looked at her in a daze. "What?" "Your face!" Yuan Qingling rebuked him. She didn''t expect him to be a y boy. He snorted. "You''re the one who press me. I just want to turn around and avoid being offended by you." "Is it my fault?" "Is it my fault? Did I pull you over?" He sat up straight and said coldly, "what''s the big deal? It''s not like I haven''t seen it before. Besides, you have seen everything about me, did I angry?" Yuan Qingling didn''t know whether tough or cry. "That''s for treating your wound." "Who need your treatment?" "If I had known earlier that I wouldn''t do that and made you lose your male reproductive function in the future." Yuan Qingling was more and more angry. The main reason was that he had gone too far. "You are my wife. If I have no children and no grandchildren, neither do you." "You will divorce me in the future." Yuan Qing narrowed her eyes. "We made an agreement." "Before thinking about this question, you''d better think about your promise to My Lord. You promised to give him grandchildren within a year." He said coldly. Yuan Qingling said indifferently, "There are too many variables in a year. It''s unnecessary for me to think about it now." Yu Wenhao did not say anything, but felt ufortable for no reason. Perhaps because of her indifferent attitude, as well as the word "variable". They didn''t talk along the way. Kept a distance from each other and sat down. After returning to the manor, Yuan Qingling went back to the Phoenix Mansion. In the yard, Yuan Qingping was eating the Red Bean soup made by Nurse Qi. Seeing here back, he frowned and said, "Why did youe back sote?" "Dyed by something." Yuan Qingling sat down and take a look. The Red Bean soup seemed to be very good. "Nurse Qi, give me a bowl of soup." "What''s the matter?" Yuan Qingping asked. "It''s nothing." Seeing that she was still staring at her worriedly, she was a little stunned. "This sister seems to treat me well." "Can''t you be smarter?" Yuan Qingping said gloomily. "I''m really fine." Yuan Qingping didn''t believe her at all, but this was not her business. She said, "Second Madam asked me to inquire if the rtionship between you and His Highness is really as you said." "Yes." Yuan Qingling answered absent-mindedly. After taking a few mouthfuls, Yuan Qingping pushed the bowl and said angrily, "Why don''t you pay attention to it? There''s a purpose in asking about you. Why are you so confused?" Yuan Qingling looked at her angry face and smiled. "What''s the purpose?" "How would I know? It must be for father''s career. If you can''t help him, the consequences must be very serious. I can see that the rtionship between you and the prince are not really good." Yuan Qingling said thoughtfully, "You''re clear-minded." Yuan Qingping held her anger and said, "What are you talking about? Who doesn''t know what father has been doing these years? I''m not a fool." "That''s his business. You don''t have to worry about it." Yuan Qingling said. Yuan Qingping sneered. "I don''t have to care? I don''t want to, but what can I do? He has arranged my marriage for me, waiting to sell me with a good repayment which will support his future." "Your marriage has been arranged? Howe I don''t know?" Yuan Qingling were stunned. She was only fifteen. Why were they in such a hurry to arrange the marriage for her? "My birth dates have been given to them." "Who is it?" Yuan Qingling asked. Yuan Qingping said coldly, "Chu Youcai." "Who is Chu Dayou?" Nurse Xi said lightly, "Master Chu''s nephew, already in his thirties. All his three ex-wife died." "You''re only fifteen years old. How dare they marry you to a man in his 30s? How dare they!" Hearing this, Yuan Qingling was very angry. "Is Lord Yuan crazy?" He wanted to ruin his daughter so badly. "Father said that it was me who won. Although he is only in his thirties, he has already been conferred the title of Lord Huiding who is very noble." "So what?" Yuan Qingling asked. "What can I do? I can only follow his orders." Yuan Qingping still said coldly. She was only a little older than 15 years old but had seen through a lot. She had no right to object to her marriage. Yuan Qingling asked Nurse Xi, "How is this Lord Huiding?" Nurse Xi said, "My Lady, you can go and ask His Highness. His Highness had followed him since he first go to the battle field at the age of 15. Later, His Highness tookmand at the age of 20." Yuan Qingling looked at Yuan Qingping''s ashen face. "I''m afraid you''ve already known, haven''t you?" Yuan Qingping''s face was pale. "Yes. It''s said that he''s violent." The word "violent" was probably just a general description. Yuan Qingling suddenly understood that her staying here was not to apany her, but to rest. 15-year-old! Just a junior high school student. For his own future, Lord Yuan was really unscrupulous. Yuan Qingping looked at her sharply. "I used to hate you. If you had won Prince Wenhao''s heart and helped father promoting, I might not have had to marry Lord Huiding. But I know that I am too selfish." Yuan Qingling looked at her who was angry and contradictory. It was too cruel for a junior high school student to bear all this. "Do you have a way to help me? I don''t want to marry Lord Huiding. I don''t want to die." Yuan Qingping burst to tears. It seemed that she had been holding back his tears for a long time until she said those words. Yuan Qingling fell silent. In this era, marriages were all arranged by parents. How could she, the highly controversial eldest sister, be qualified to speak? "No, right?" Yuan Qingpingughed coldly and wiped her tears. "I know it''s useless to beg you. You can''t even protect yourself. How can you protect me?" "I don''t have the right to interfere in your marriage," said Yuan Qingling with difficulty. "You don''t. But if you have His Highness¡¯ favor, you can ask His Highness for help. He is Prince Wenhao. As long as he says that Lord Huiding is not suitable, Father will listen to him. But you can''t beg His Highness, can you?" Yuan Qingping stared at her. Yuan Qingling remained silent. Could she? She was not sure. She could not easily make a promise to Yuan Qingping, lest she would be disappointed if it failed. "My Lady, Red Bean soup..." Nurse Qi came in with Red Bean soup. She hesitated when she saw that the atmosphere between the sisters was a little tense. Yuan Qingling took it over and drank slowly. She believed that she looked very useless. Yuan Qingping held back her tears and could not hide her disappointment. "Forget it. You also have your difficulties. Besides, I don''t treat you well in the past. You don''t have to help me." There were some memories in Yuan Qingling''s mind. Yuan Qingping used to be mean and liked to Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. tease others. However, there were also heart-warming fragments. For example, every time her parents scolded her, Yuan Qingping would help her. And she rarely fought for what the original owner liked, even if she liked it too. The rtionship between sisters was not deep, but it was definitely not heartless. Perhaps, she should beg Yu Wenhao. Chapter 88 There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch Chapter 88 There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch At the thought of asking that scumbag for help, Yuan Qingling felt a little reluctant. He would not help her so easily. Moreover, even if he was willing, Lord Yuan might not necessarily listen to him. Yuan Qingping was too naive. However, he must have his own way if he was willing to help. "Go back to your room and rest. We''ll discuss this matter carefully." Yuan Qingling said. Yuan Qingping felt ufortable. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. In fact, she really didn''t count on Yuanqing Ling. She dide to live in the manor just to take a rest. Today, when Yuan Qingling came out of the imperial pce, she tried to asked her. As she asked, she inevitably had some hope in her heart. However, she got such a reply. "Discuss carefully?" That was just an excuse. What a stupid woman. She had even followed father''s orders to marry Prince Wenhao but had never thought that love could not be forced, even if Prince Wenhao married her, how could he have a good attitude? Father was forced to make this decision. He took the risk to try. Even if he failed, he would only sacrifice a daughter. But she shouldn''t have done that. It was very important which would rte to her lifelong happiness. Finally, she left disappointedly. Yuan Qingling asked Nurse Qi, "What does His Highness like to eat the most?" "Stewed duck with Peri." Nurse Qi looked at her. Did she really want to plead for Yuan Qingping? "Teach me!" Yuan Qingling said. Nurse Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "My Lady, you''d better not intervene in this matter. His Highness may not listen to you. Even if he agrees and interfere in your sister''s marriage, he would give your father great hope. Your father..." "Will entangle with him?" Yuan Qingling said something she couldn''t say. "That''s not what I meant." Nurse Qi said awkwardly. Yuan Qingling said, "He can''t." Yu Wenhao knew how to refuse a person, especially a shameless person like her father. "Do you really want to do this, My Lady? It may not work." Nurse Qi didn''t think it was appropriate. "Anyway, she''s my sister, I''ll try best so that I won''t feel guilty when I think about it in the future." Nurse Xi said lightly, "Let her have a try. After all, it''s about her sister''s lifelong happiness." Nurse Qi had no choice but to say, "Alright. The stewed duck with peri is His Highness'' favorite. Coupled with the best Fen wine, his Highness will be even happier." "Alright, I''ll have a drink with the prince tonight." Yuan Qingling said offhandedly. "No!" The two nurses immediately stopped her. Yuan Qingling smiled awkwardly. "You look down on me." Yuan Qingling had decided to learn how to drink. If she was not good at drinking, she would suffer a lot here. Especially now that the news she could not drink had been spread. If someone wanted to plot a frame-up against her and forced her to drink a ss of wine, she would not know what she would do. Maybe it would kill herself. Holding a tray with a te of stewed duck with peri and a bottle of high-quality Fen wine, Yuan Qingling appeared at the door of the Wuthering Heights with a smile. "Oh, Your Highness, why did you personally deliver the meal today?" When Tang Yang saw her, he quickly reached out to receive the tray. Yuan Qingling stuck her head in and said, "No, I''ll do it myself. It''s my duty to serve His Highness." Yu Wenhao was lying inside. When he heard Yuan Qingling''s voice, he said weakly, "Get lost!" Yuan Qingling pretended not to hear him. She ced the tray on the table and walked over to greet him warmly. "Your Highness, are you feeling better?" "Are you blind? Can''t you look at it yourself?" Yu Wenhao turned his back to her. "The swelling has subsided," Yuan Qingling praised with a smile. "I have to say that your appearance is indeed excellent. Being swollen so hard, you still looks so handsome." "Speak now! Or get out!" Yu Wenhao he was running a fever and exhausted. The bee was so poisonous, but Yuan Qingling was more poisonous than it. ¡°Nothing. I just want to serve you. I cooked a te of stewed duck with peri and brought you a pot of Fen wine. Please get up and have a drink with me." Yuan Qingling reached out to help him up. "Don''t touch me!" Yu Wenhao shook off her hands and said angrily, "You wicked woman." Yuan Qingling said sincerely, "Your Highness, you''re a magnanimous man. Don''t argue with a little girl like me. It''s indeed my fault. I should obediently stand there still, not hide nor shout. I should let the hos sting me. s, I feel so sorry for you." "Are you trying to disgust me to death?" Yu Wenhao turned around and tried his best to open his eyes. When he saw Yuan Qingling''s ttering expression, he said, "An opportunity. Say it, or get lost." "Have a drink..." Yuan Qingling looked at his face which was really ugly, saying, "Forget it. Your face is swollen and you can''t drink. Let''s eat. It''s my first time making a stewed duck with peri. It smells good. Don''t worry, I promise I don''t have any ulterior motives. I just think that we can''t quarrel like this. We have to live together, right? Harmony is an important thing." She said it sincerely and ingratiatingly, which pleasured Yu Wenhao very much. He also felt that it was very annoying to quarrel, even worse than before when he ignored her. Moreover, she was not as hateful as before. He really shouldn''t be so mean. Thinking of this, he sat up. "Do you know how to make stewed duck with peri?" "Nurse Qi taught me. Smell, is it good? Do you want to eat?" Yuan Qingling reached out to help him. Yu Wenhao allowed her to help him walk over. The duck had been cut and then ced neatly on the white porcin te with a flower on it, which looked very beautiful. It was steaming hot and gave off the attractive fragrance. Yu Wenhao couldn''t keep his hands off and sat down to eat immediately. "How is it?" Yuan Qingling asked with a smile. Yu Wenhao nced at her indifferently and said, "Wine." "No, you can''t drink." "If I can''t drink, why did you bring it?" "I don''t remember that you''re injured." "It''s obvious that you''re heartless and don''t care about me at all." Yu Wenhao severely used her. Yuan Qingling admitted her guilt at once. "It''s my fault. I will make amend and pay attention to it in the future." She warmly picked up a piece of duck breast for him and said, "Have one more." Yu Wenhao ate three more pieces before putting down his chopsticks. "I am enough." Yuan Qingling was stunned. "You don''t want to eat anymore? Isn''t it delicious?" He said lightly, "No matter how good the food is, you can''t eat too much. You have to control yourself." Yuan Qingling was a little surprised. It was just a dish. If he liked it, ate more at will. Why controlled himself?" Moreover, he had always been so cold. But he was willing to let go of the past for a te of stewed duck. It could be seen that he really liked to eat it. He was self-restrained. After all, he was a soldier. He ate too little that Yuan Qingling felt too embarrassed to ask him helping Yuan Qingping. However, Yu Wenhao saw through her thoughts. He wiped his mouth, reached out to support his swollen face, and said lightly, "Go ahead, what''s the matter?" Yuan Qingling smiled awkwardly. "Seen through?" "There is no free lunch, you must be up to something" Yu Wenhao said peevishly, "Don''t I know about you yet?" Chapter 89 Dont Believe a Womans Words Chapter 89 Don''t Believe a Woman''s Words Such being the case, Yuan Qingling did not stand on ceremony. She sat down and said, "I want to ask Your Highness about two people." Yuan Qingling felt that she should not make a too difficult request at the beginning, lest to embarrass This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. him. "Who?" As expected, Yu Wenhao did not show any disgust. "Xiaoyao Prince." Yu Wenhao''s expression changed slightly. "Why are you asking about him?" "I was just a little curious after hearing the Retired Emperor mention him." "I know nothing about him. Don''t ask anymore." Yu Wenhao said with a sullen face. Yuan Qingling was a little confused. Wasn''t Xiaoyao Prince the former Master Chu? How could he know nothing? From the corner of her eyes, she saw Tang Yang winking at her. She knew that Xiaoyao Prince might have a grudge against Yu Wenhao, so she said, "Forget it. Do you know Lord Huiding?" Yu Wenhao tried his best to frown, and his red and swollen forehead looked bright. "Him?" "How''s he?" Judging from his expression, she knew that there would be no good answer. "One word, evil!" Yu Wenhao said coldly. Yuan Qingling was shocked. Yu Wenhao would not casually make up other people. He spoke viciously to her alone. However, he described Lord Huiding with the word "evil". It could be seen that Lord Huiding was really a jerk. "I''d like to hear the details." Yuan Qingling said hurriedly. "Why did you ask about him?" Yu Wenhao asked. Yuan Qingling hesitated for a moment and said, "My father wants my sister to marry him." Yu Wenhao was stunned and then said coldly, "Then prepare to bury her body." Yuan Qingling was shocked. "Is it that serious?" Tang Yang chimed in from the side. "Princess, he''s married three wives, they all died." "How did they die?" "He announced to the public that they all died of acute disease. Astrology Master said it was because he killed too many people. Since the people he killed were all enemies of the imperial court, so the emperor naturally cared more about him." "Maybe they really died of illness?" Yuan Qingling felt uneasy, but she tried her best to be optimistic. Yu Wenhao said tly, "If you believe it, you can let your sister marry him. Let''s see if it will be so coincidental that your sister also die of illness." For a moment, Yuan Qingling was in a panic. After all, it was a human life. Even if it was not her biological sister, she could not ignore her. "Do you know the inside story?" Yuan Qingling asked. Tang Yang nced at Yu Wenhao, who nodded. "Go ahead and tell her." Tang Yang said, "Lord Huiding has a habit of torturing women. The women who died at his hands are more than three wives. There are no less than ten women including maidservants in the manor and vige girls in the suburbs of the capital. In addition, there are the military prostitutes when he went on an expedition and the women from the near vige." Hearing this, Yuan Qingling was furious. She mmed the table and stood up. "Is no one care about it?" "Who cares? There is no victim! No one reported to the local government, he will solve everything privately. He paid a lot of money to those who wanted money. And to those who didn''t wanted money, he forced them to move ormit suicide." Tang Yang said. ¡°Don''t you know, Your Highness? Why don''t you care?¡± Yuan Qingling looked at Yu Wenhao and asked. She was so angry that her whole body was trembling. "Why can''t such a wicked person be punished?" "His Highness had a lot of conflicts with him. He even reported to The Emperor. The Emperor ordered an investigation, but no evidence to prove it. Therefore, His Highness was reprimanded by The Emperor because of framed the marshal." Tang Yang said. Yuan Qingling was shocked. "So, he smoothed things out even if he killed so many women?" "Except one, his third wife''s father, the Magistrate of Land city. When the madam died, he was at the capital and saw his daughter''s body which was covered with scars. Moreover, she was pregnant and beaten to miscarriage. Naturally, he was unwilling to give up and wanted to investigate this matter..." "What happened in the end?" Seeing that he had suddenly stopped talking, Yuan Qingling hurriedly asked. Tang Yang sighed. "The investigation didn''t seed. Magistrate Lu went mad." Yuan Qingling was out of anger that her whole body was trembling. "Is there no one who can give him a lesson?" Yu Wenhao said lightly, "He was beaten by someone." "Who did it? Well done." Yuan Qingling gritted her teeth and said, "Why didn''t kill him?" "Xiaoyao Prince!" Yu Wenhao nced at her and said. "Xiaoyao Prince?" Yuan Qingling was confused. "Xiaoyao Prince is old, but he beat him?" Mighty! She must visit Xiaoyao Prince. Tang Yang said, "After the death of the third wife, Lord Huiding wanted to marry the grandniece of Xiaoyao Prince. He even invited Master Chu to be his matchmaker. Originally, the marriage could have been done, but Xiaoyao Prince knew about it and beat him hard with a dragon staff that made himid on bed for three days." "Dragon staff? It sounds awesome." Yuan Qingling couldn''t wait to see Xiaoyao Prince immediately. She really admired him. "Of course. This Dragon staff was given to him by the Retired Emperor which can beat The Emperor..." Yuan Qingling could not help but continue, "And the filthy officials." Tang Yang was stunned. "My Lady, you know it?" Everyone in the modern world knows. Yuan Qingling was excited. "If Xiaoyao Prince can restrain Lord Huiding, I can ask him for help." Yu Wenhao''s swollen face darkened. "Ask him for help? No!" "Your Highness, what do you dislike about him?" Yuan Qingling asked. Why would he dislike such a great hero? "Don''t do that!" Yu Wenhao stood up and said coldly, "If you dare go, I''ll break your legs." "We have an agreement that you can''t beat me." Yuan Qingling argued reasonably. Yu Wenhao snorted. "I don''t need to do it myself." Yuan Qingling was stunned for a moment. She had forgotten that he had many subordinates, but whether he did it himself or not, the meaning was the same. He could not use force on her. "If I don''t go to find Xiaoyao Prince, can you help me?" Yuan Qingling asked. "Why should I help your sister?" "That''s your sister-inw." "You said that I will divorce you sooner orter. Don''t forget what you said." Yu Wenhao felt that he had finally vented his anger. "F*ck, this woman is so terrible that she always talks about divorce, as if he dared not to do it." Yuan Qingling said earnestly, "Your Highness, don''t believe a woman''s words." "So." Yu Wenhao tried to narrow his eyes, only to find that he closed his eyes as soon as he narrowed. He was even angrier. "You said that I can''t hurt you, should I believe it?" To Yuan Qingling''s surprise, she found that quarrel skills can be honed. Yu Wenhao was more skilled than before. She might have wasted a duck and the time and effort to make a dish. Chapter 90 Dont Dream On Chapter 90 Don''t Dream On She racked her brains and wondered what was Yu Wenhao''s weakness. She found out, Chu Mingcui. However, this was also his sore spot. If she touched it, the consequences would be very serious. "Forget it, I''ll think of another way. How about meeting this Lord Huiding myself." Yuan Qingling left angrily. Yu Wenhao scoffed. "Meet Lord Huiding in person?" If she had the courage to go, he would help her put on her shoes. It was not that he underestimated her, but that no one of the Yuan family dared to provoke the Chu family. Yuan Qingling was someone who suited the action to the word. The next day, she asked Lu Ya to send an visiting card to Lord Huiding. However, it was obvious that Lord Huiding did not take the princess from the Lord Yuan''s Mansion seriously and refused her, saying that Lord Huiding was not in the mansion these days. After returning to the manor, Lu Ya was very angry and said to Yuan Qingling, "Lord Huiding is too disrespectful to you. He is obviously in the mansion. When I saw the gatekeeper report, he happened to be in the corridor." "Lu Ya, don''t say anything more!" Nurse Qi scolded her. "He''s a lord. It''s normal for him to put on airs or look down on me." "He doesn''t even take His Highness seriously." "Of course. His Highness used to be his subordinate." Who would care about their former subordinates? Especially, a subordinate who had offended him. Yuan Qingling was at a loss. ording to the normal marriage, if Lord Huiding show respect to Lord Yuan''s Mansion, he would receive the future sister-inw. However, he refused, which showed his disrespect to Lord Yuan''s Mansion. In other words, this marriage was unequal. "Your Highness, why don''t you beg Lord Yuan?" Lu Ya said. "It''s better to beg Jesus!" Yuan Qing said indifferently. "Then let''s go beg Jesus." Lu Ya thought what Yuan Qingling said was serious. In fact, when people were helpless, they could only pray to gods. Yuan Qingling thought for a moment and said, "Get it ready for me. I''ll go back to the mansion." "Didn''t you say that begging Lord Yuan is useless?" Nurse Qi asked. "Parents are always in charge of their children''s marriage. Father is already restless. I hope that as a mother, she would consider it for her daughter. It''s better for her to persuade him than me." As she spoke, she felt that she was kind of blindly optimistic. The fact also proved her thoughts. Madame Huang''s mind waspletely brainwashed by Yuan Balong. When she heard that Yuan Qingling was opposed to the marriage, she even flew into a rage. She pointed at Yuan Qingling and said angrily, "What''s wrong with you? It''s rare for your sister to attach herself to Lord. Why don''t you be happy for her and even oppose this marriage?" Looking at the ferocious-looking woman in front of her, did she really look like a mother? "Mother, do you know that the third wife of Lord Huiding died?" Yuan Qingling felt that she could still make up for the conversation. As a mother, she would not watch her daughter die. A woman like her might not know who Lord Huiding was. Madame Huang frowned and said, "So what? Her third wife was unfortunate. Who can be med for her destiny? They are unlucky and can''t bear great wealth. As the Madame, she doesn''t have to worry about the rest of her life." "Mother is also the Madame." Yuan Qingling said indifferently. Madame Huang replied angrily, "How can Lord Yuan''s Mansionpare with Lord Huiding'' Mansion? Lord Huiding''s surname is Chu, and he is a great general at present. Emperor values him very much. I warn you, don''t imagine you can make trouble with your sister''s marriage. Otherwise, I won''t forgive you. I haven''t scolded you yet. Your father has tried his best to arrange your marriage. What have you done for your family after you married into the mansion? You are just a nuisance. You can only go back to your parents'' home to ask for money. You can''t do anything. No wonder your father is angry with you." These words were the same as Yuan Balong''s as they were just the same kind. Yuan Qingling didn''t want to talk nonsense with her, "I''m leaving." "Stop!" Madame Huang shouted, "Don''t think that I don''t know that you want to ask your grandmother for help. I warn you that Second Madame doesn''t like to be disturbed by others. You''d better not go. It''s in vain." Yuan Qingling smiled and said, "Thank you very much. If you hadn''t reminded me, I wouldn''t have remembered that I could go to Grandma." However, why did she say that Second Madame didn''t like to be disturbed by others? She was her granddaughter. Wasn''t it human nature to visit her gravely ill grandmother? Madame Huang was so angry that her head ached, "So annoying. All of you are not mature and sensible." Yuan Qingling ignored her and went straight out. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she almost bumped into someone. She quickly took a step back and stood still. When she saw a handsome young man in cyan standing in front of her, she blurted out, "Brother!" This person was the eldest brother of Yuan Qingling, Yuan Lunwen, who was a Hanlin bachelor. He used to be the pride of his family, but because of his excessive words, he offended Chu family, and now he was idle in Study ce. "What are you doing in such hurry?" Yuan Lunwen asked seriously. "I have something to do. Excuse me." Yuan Qingling didn''t have a good impression of Yuan family, nor did she bother to think about Yuan Lunwen''s character. Madame Huang''s scolding voice came from inside. Yuan Lunwen grabbed Yuan Qingling¡¯s arm and asked, "Why did you infuriate Mother again?" "She loves to be angry." "Don''t be rude!" Yuan Lunwen put on a straight face and shouted angrily. Yuanqing Ling was infuriated and could not vent her anger on Madame Huang. When she saw Yuan Lunwen''s expressionless face, she became more angry. It''s better to be rude than to be ruthless. "What do you mean, ruthlessness?" Yuan Lunwen said angrily. "Isn''t it ruthless to marry her own daughter to a viin like Lord Huiding?" Yuan Qingling said indifferently. "Who''s going to marry Lord Huiding?" Yuan Lunwen''s face changed dramatically. Yuan Qingling looked at him and said, "Don''t you know, Brother? Father wants to marry my second sister to Lord Huiding so that he can unite Chu family." "Ridiculous!" Yuan Lunwen was furious and his handsome face turned pale. Yuan Qingling didn''t expect that there would be someone in Yuan family who was sensible. She said, "Brother, you also object it, don''t you? I hope you can persuade Father. If my sister marries into the Yuan family, I''m afraid that she will die." Yuan Lunwen said no more nonsense, "Go and find grandma, and I''ll go to find Father. This matter has to be stopped." After that, he left directly. Looking at his back, Yuan Qingling felt a little relieved. At least, someone was sensible here. She went to Madame''s courtyard with Lu Ya, but was stopped by Second Madame''s daughter-inw, Madame Lian, and her servants before she arrived. Madame Lian looked at Yuan Qingling with a fake smile on her face, "Oh, Your Highness, you''re back. "Auntie!" Looking at her strange face, Yuan Qingling was toozy to be angry, "I''m going to visit grandma. Excuse me." "What''s the rush?" Madame Lian stopped her with one hand and put on her strange face, "Your Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. grandmother is seriously ill and it''s not suitable for her to see anyone. Your Highness, you''d better go back." "Grandmother is seriously ill. As her granddaughter, I''m going to visit her. What reason do you have to stop me?" Yuan Qingling asked indifferently. "Visit?" Madame Lian sneered, "I still don''t know what you want to do. Don''t dream about it. It''s useless even if you beg Madame. She is a sick person. Even the servants in the mansion don''t listen to her, let alone the Lord. Your Highness, just give up." Yuan Qingling suddenly realized that when the entire mansion was working out for a purpose, it was a very powerful and distorted force. Chapter 91 Theres No Reason Chapter 91 There''s No Reason The "united" of Lord Yuan''s Mansion stirred up the rebellious and violent part in Yuan Qingling''s heart. "I''ll count to three, get out of the way!" Yuan Qingling stared at Madame Lian and said indifferenly. Madame Lian chuckled and said, "We really can''t get out of the way, lest you disturb Madame''s recovery." It was childish to count to three. Yuan Qingling stared at her, "One..." With a push of her hands, Madam Dowager staggered and fell to the ground. "Sorry for offending you!" Yuan Qingling walked away quickly. "s, the princess hit me, the princess hit me..." Madame Lian screamed painfully on the ground, which attracted all the servants in the mansion toe over to watch. Yuan Qingling stopped, paused for a moment, and strode back. Madame Lian cried, "It''s unreasonable. After all, I''m your aunt. How dare you hit me? Do you think you''re great because you''re the princess? You went back to your parents'' home to bully your elders." Yuan Qingling bent down and said with a cold smile, "Auntie, I advise you to keep your mouth shut. Even Madame didn''t daree out and stop me today. Why are you in such a hurry to stands out?" "What... what are you trying to say?" Madame Lian immediately stopped crying and could not shed a tear. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. "In the past, when I return to the mansion, I have to ask the princess for instructions again and again. But now, I can go wherever I want. What do you think?" Yuan Qingling said gloomily. Madame Lian was stunned, "Don''t scare me. The princess didn''t pay attention to you. You were just acting that day for us to see." They did look like a loving couple that day, but it was getting more and more suspicious. "Even if it''s a y, he have to be willing to y with me." Madame Lian thought what she said was possible. In the past, Yuan Qingling had been timid when she came back. These two times, she was very confident. She didn''t dare make a sound and watched as Yuan Qingling hurried away. Yuan Qingling went to Madame''s room. Madame was indeed seriously ill. Although she was asleep, she did not sleep well and her face was pale. Nurse Sun pulled Yuan Qingling out and whispered, "Don''t disturb her. She didn''t sleepst night and coughed all night." "Where''s the medicine I gave you? Didn''t you give it to grandma?" Yuan Qingling asked. Nurse Sun sighed, "It was thrown away." "Throw away? Why?" Yuan Qingling was stunned. "Second Madame threw it away and said that she wanted to take it to the doctor to examine what kind of medicine it was, but she didn''t take it back after taking it away." Nurse Sun said angrily. "Why did she do that?" Yuan Qingling was really puzzled. The medicine was effective in taking, and it also imed that it was from the pce. Why did the Second Madame take it away for examining? Nurse Sun said angrily, "Why else? Is she afraid that Madame will get better and snatch her power." Power? It was power again. Yuan Qingling hated this word to the core. "I''ll have someone send you some more medicine tomorrow, but you have to hide it this time. Don''t let her throw it away again." Yuan Qingling said. "I know. By the way, Your Highness, did youe back this time for the marriage of Second Miss?" Nurse Sun asked. "How did you know? Does Grandma also know it?" Nurse Sun shook her head, "How would I dare tell her? I''m afraid she feels worried again. Her body can''t bear it now. Your Highness, please don''t tell her." Yuan Qingling nodded helplessly, "Got it." Before Madame could wake up, Yuan Qingling had left. It seemed that Madame couldn''t do anything to help. Today, she hade here in vain. However, she hoped there would be good news from her brother. Obviously not. Not long after Yuan Qingling returned to the mansion, he heard that Yuan Lunwen had arrived. Yuan Qingling looked at his face. There were several finger marks on his white and delicate face, and half of his cheek was swollen. Lord Yuan was a military general, so he could almost kill a person with one p. Yuan Lunwen was very angry and helpless. He said to Yuan Qingling, "I can''t persuade father. He insisted to ask Second Sister to marry into Chu family so that he could please them." Yuan Qingling sighed softly and instructed Lu Ya, "Go get a piece of ice from the icehouse and wrap it up with a towel for me." Lu Ya took the order and left. After a while, she took the ice and put it on the table. Yuan Qingling wrapped it up with a towel and put pressure on Yuan Lunwen''s face. Yuan Lunwen looked at Yuan Qingling and asked, "Sister, do you have any other way? Can you ask the prince for help?" "I have asked, but that asshole refused." Yuan Qingling said. Yuan Lunwen said, "Sister, you can''t say that. He''s a nice person." "Howe?" Yuan Qingling said angrily. Did he also want to rely on Yu Wenhao? "He fights for the country? Why I can''t regard him as a nice person?" Yuan Lunwen nced at her indifferently and said, "If you say he not nice to you, it''s your own fault. You''ve made the prince suffer." Yes, this was her original sin, and she could not clear it no matter how hard she tried. Yuan Qingling changed the topic, "Is Lord Huiding really that bad?" If a person was so bad, what kind of thick-skinned mindset would support him to live in this world? "I don''t know, but it''s said that he tortured the third wife to death, and he is lustful. He will take away any woman he likes. Unfortunately, there is no evidence." Yuan Qingling''s heart skipped a beat. "What kind of woman can attract his attention?" Yuan Lunwen said, "Of course, he wants a good-looking woman. However, I heard that he is also into man style. If there is a woman who looks heroic, it is exactly what he likes." Yuan Qingling put down the ice and asked thoughtfully, "If there is any evidence or he is arrested on the spot, I''m afraid he can''t escape, can he?" Yuan Lunwen pointed at his face and said, "Go on. It''s veryfortable." Yuan Qingling replied, "Brother, what do you think he should do if he wants to insult the princess?" Yuan Lunwen sneered and said, "That''s a serious crime. If he insult the princess, at least he has to be sentenced to exile for his past achievements. If you really want to talk about it, death is not an exaggeration." After Yuan Lunwen finished speaking, he suddenly widened his eyes and looked at her, "What do you want to do?" "Me? I was just asking casually." Yuan Qingling waved her hand, "Do I dare provoke him again?" Yuan Lunwen said seriously, "Don''t mess around." "I daren''t, I daren''t, I am timid." Yuan Qingling cowered to avoid his gaze, "The most important thing is that the rtionship between my second sister and I is not enough to put myself in danger." It was not for Yuan Qingping, this person was not punished, it was unknown how many women would be hurt. Yuan Qingling had no intention of transforming into an angel of justice, but when she thought of the woman he had harmed, her heart was filled with anger. Everyone had a hero in his heart, including hers. However, she knew that she could not easily provoke Lord Huiding. She could not help but sigh when she thought of this. It would be great if she mastered excellent Kung Fu. But once this thought came to her mind, it was as if it had taken root and sprouted in the bottom of her heart, and it was growing rapidly. She decided to figure out a n. She had an extremely high IQ, so there was no reason for her to be unable to defeat a boor. Chapter 92 Approaching the Danger Chapter 92 Approaching the Danger This crazy thought continued until Yuan Lunwen left. She was checking her own medicine chest, there were anesthesia, gauze, hemostatic, dopamine, atropine and other medicines. There''s no dagger. Xu Yi would lend. Everything was ready, except for investigation. She wanted to find out where Lord Huiding liked to show up and when he would go through any route, how many security guards and weapons he had with him. Xu Yi felt that the Princess was very strange recently. He woulde to ask him if he had a dagger, ask him if he had any hidden weapons, and ask him what the most important symbol of a man was. The first two were fine, but thest one was really hard for him to say. Wasn''t this man''s most important sign that he had developed chest muscles and had fried dough sticks under him? The Princess was too naive. Until one day, he saw that the princess went out in a new set of men''s clothes, and she came out from the back door, without Lu Ya or two nannies. He found it strange, but he didn''t have the nerve to ask. The princess was addicted to it, so he was too embarrassed to ask. The next day, the princess went out with two steamed buns in her hands. After another day, it was dark before she came back. It was the same on the third day. Xu Yi felt that he needed to tell the prince. After the swelling subsided, Yu Wenhao immediately went to the Jingzhao Department to hand over Capital Mayor. The new personnel needed to be reorganized. There were dozens of officials of all sizes in the Jingzhao Department. All kinds of contradictions wereplicated, and their interpersonal rtionships wereplicated. They each had their own terrain and schemes. It was not exaggerated at all. Yu Wenhao had to get familiar with the daily routine as soon as possible, so he was busy from morning to night. On this day, when they returned to the mansion, Xu Yi came and said, "Prince, the princess is very strange recently." Yu Wenhao, who had been injured, was not interested in the matter of Yuan Qingling at all. "I don''t want to hear the name ''Princess'' or ''Yuan Qingling''." Xu Yi nced at the prince''s tired eyes and swallowed his words. "Oh." Tang Yang pulled Xu Yi out and asked, "Why is the princess so strange?" Xu Yi said, "The princess has been disguised as a man for the past few days. She wille back at night." "Has she taken back the silver currency?" "No, she brought steamed buns and a pot of water." Tang Yang also felt that this was odd. "Then have you asked Lu Ya and Nurse Qi?" "Yes, Nurse Qi said that the princess was going to make some medicine for Retired Emperor and said that Retired Emperor''s birthday wasing soon, but they were not allowed to follow her. She was afraid that there would be no surprise if the news got out." "The Princess has been behaving very strangely recently." Tang Yang felt that there was nothing wrong with it after thinking about it. Everyone attached great importance to Retired Emperor''s birthday. If the princess presented a treasure to the Retired Emperor, it would be too much for Retired Emperor to be happy, and would also benefit the prince. However, for the sake of caution, Tang Yang said, "You''ll follow the princess in secret when she leaves, but don''t let her find out." "Got it." Xu Yi replied. After Tang Yang entered, he told Yu Wenhao, "The princess is preparing gifts for Retired Emperor''s birthday." Yu Wenhao snorted and said, "She did it to the extreme." After a few days of investigation, Yuan Qingling found that Lord Huiding liked to listen to music in Qingcheng House. However, he didn''t go there regrly. It was just that he didn''t go there every day. He usually came back from the military camp and went in to listen to a few words after passing through the Qingcheng House. Yuan Qingling couldn''t go in at first because she needed to pay tea and reward for listening to music. She didn''t bring any silver currency, so she just waited outside. The Lord Huiding rode his horse back to the city. He usually only brought two people with him. The two men wore sabers on their waists and looked serious. One of them went in to listen to music while the other waited outside. On this day, Yuan Qingling brought some silver currency to listen to the music. She was dressed in a blue man''s suit, with a belt around her waist, and a silk scarf around her silky hair. She did not wear makeup, but her lips were red and her teeth were white. Her eyebrows were delicate and pretty. Every move she made showed her feminine charm. However, she deliberately painted her eyes and eyebrows thicker and raised the corners of her eyebrows. There was more heroic spirit in her soft beauty. She had learned how to walk from Xu Yi in the mansion, so she really practiced hard. She tied her chest, straightened her waist, and walked steadily. Xu Yi was wearing a knife, but she wore a folding fan. The schr''s dress and the posture of a military general did not look strange. Today, she was dyed when she went out. Because Yuan Qingping said that she was going back to the mansion, she had a meal with him. Seeing the sadness in Yuan Qingping''s eyes, sheforted him. When she arrived at the Qingcheng House, she was surprised to find that a servant of Lord Huiding was standing outside. Lord Huiding should be inside. After waiting for so many days, he could finally get close to Lord Huiding. Yuan Qingling''s heart beat wildly. She were shocked, frightened, and happy. She cleared her throat and strode in arrogantly like a schr. At a nce, she saw Lord Huiding sitting in the front row, dressed in a ck silk dress. Another servant stood beside him, looking at Hua aunt who was singing on the stage. Hua aunt was very handsome. She sang while looking around. Her voice was crisp, sweet, and tender. Yuan Qingling found a chair not far from Lord Huiding and sat down. A tea doctor came over to serve tea and snacks. Yuan Qingling also rewarded him with a few copper coins. The tea doctor bowed and thanked him. While drinking the tea, Yuan Qingling secretly looked at Lord Huiding from the corner of his eyes. He closed his eyes lightly and looked at the armrest of the chair with his fingers, as if he was enjoying himself. He had the face of a man in his thirties. When he closed his eyes, there was an obvious frown on his face, which showed that he loved to be angry. His skin was bronze. From the perspective of modern people, this kind of skin color was very delicious. The square face of the Heavenly Court was full of vitality. Its eyebrows were thick, but there were many messy hairs on its brows. At first nce, it felt that this person was iparably fierce. All of a sudden, he opened his eyes, which shed like a sharp de. Yuan Qingling''s heart froze. She suddenly turned her eyes away and looked at Hua aunt, who was singing a song. It turned out that the wind had suddenly changed, and the sound of the pipa came with resentment. The air seemed to be dyed with a kind of foreign destion, like crying andining, and it was sad. Hua aunt''s white fingers twisted the pipa, and her red lips moved. She began to sing, "The wind and sand are rolling, and my face is old. I am leaning against the wooden door, looking forward to it. Have you ever looked back..." The crying beauty''s heart was stirred and her heart was filled with sadness. Her sad singing made Yuan Qingling''s heart feel soft and sour. She forgot that she was monitoring Lord Huiding and could not help but feel sad. Tears welled up in her eyes. She stared at the pipa in Hua aunt''s hand in a daze. As she fiddled with it with her fingers, the past came before her eyes. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. After the song, she was still in a daze. She didn''t see that the eyes of Lord Huiding had moved to her face at some point. They were supposed to sweep past her, but in the end, he were fixed on her. Yuan Qingling''s gaze flitted and collided with Lord Huiding''s gaze. Yuan Qingling was so frightened that her heart thumped. Yuan Qingling quickly turned around, grabbed the teacup, and took a sip. The water slid down her throat. Watching her swallow and looking at her beautiful neck, Lord Huiding smiled meaningfully. Chapter 93 Caught Chapter 93 Caught Yuan Qingling knew that she had fallen into his eyes, so she forced herself to calm down. Her n was to make him fall in love with her first, but in a crowded ce, he would not do it. She would arrange it and make sure to give him a chance to do it. By then, she would be able to capture him. Therefore, she stopped and got up to leave. ording to Tang Yang''s instructions, Xu Yi had been following Yuan Qingling for the past two days. When Yuan Qingling entered the Qingcheng House, he had also entered through the side door. However, he did not sit down and only leaned against the door to watch. He had also seen Lord Huiding. However, the Princess should not have anything to do with Lord Huiding. When he saw the Princess leaving, he slowly walked out from the back door and followed her from a distance. Yuan Qingling walked on foot. These days, she had been very familiar with the nearby roads, but she had not calmed down and looked at the ancient streets like she did today. The Jing City of North Tang was really prosperous. The shops were full of people and the shops were very prosperous. The silk shops, jewelry shops, rice and grain shops, and cosmetics shops were full of guests. Yuan Qingling watched as they walked, not noticing that a carriage had stopped beside her. The shadow of the carriage cast down. She turned her head in shock and saw that the curtain was lifted. It turned out to be Lord Huiding. Yuan Qingling had been busy these days for this man. Although she was shocked, she did not show much vignce. She just looked at Lord Huiding nkly. However, she felt a little strange. She had seen him riding a horse before, but why did he have a carriage today? "Young Master, let me give you a ride." Lord Huiding said. Yuan Qingling shook her head. "No need. My house is not far away. We''ll be there soon." It was not the right time yet, so she did not have any precautions. "I just listened to the song with you in Qingcheng House and found that you are also a thoughtful person. Why don''t we have a drink in the tavern?" Lord Huiding asked with a smile. His aura was very righteous, as if he had really met a wise man who was sincerely inviting him. Yuan Qingling still refused with a smile. "Thank you for your invitation, brother. But I have something to do today. Let''s meet again another day." After that, she cupped her hands and left. Xu Yi had been following them all along. When he saw that Lord Huiding had stopped his horse carriage and was talking to the princess, he could not help but tighten his grip. He only felt relieved when he saw that Yuan Qingling had left. Lord Huiding put down the curtain with a slight smile. He stretched out his hand from the curtain, made a gesture, and withdrew it. After Yuan Qingling left, her heart was still beating fast. However, because the first step of the n was sessful, it attracted the attention of Lord Huiding. She could prepare for the next step. She knew that she still had to ask Yu Wenhao for help this time. He was Capital Mayor. As long as he cooperated and set up a tight dra, she would not have to worry about losing Lord Huiding. Moreover, if he personally supervised this matter, it would not spread out, and it wouldn''t disgrace his reputation. What she needed to do now was to convince him that this person was a bit old-fashioned, and he was not willing to cooperate with her. She needed to do some hard work. The negotiation was a technical task. She needed to drug the patient and take advantage of his weakness. Yuan Qingling pondered all the way, but did not find the carriage following him. Suddenly, she felt her waist tighten. She looked down in shock and saw a whip around her waist. Before she could react, the whip tightened and she flew into the carriage. In her panic, she caught a glimpse of a face. It was Lord Huiding. All the blood in Yuan Qingling''s body froze, and her heart thumped. No, it was not the right time to let her go. She had not arranged it yet. Lord Huiding smiled and said, "Young Master, I''ve offended you." "What do you want to do? Put me down!" Yuan Qingling propped herself up and forced herself to calm down. Lord Huiding looked at her as if she was having a big meal. He could not hide the desire in his eyes. His big hand grabbed her chin with great force. Yuan Qingling was in so much pain that they were about to cry. Thinking of this man''s violent tendency, they were extremely anxious. His hand suddenly loosened and touched her face. Suddenly, he pulled off her silk scarf with one hand, and her beautiful hair poured down. "So it''s a youngdy." His smile grew deeper and deeper. His lips moved closer, and his breath was sprayed on Yuan Qingling''s face, making her feel like vomiting. Her mind was spinning quickly. If a violent person resisted, he or she would be more and more violent. She could not resist. But what should he do? She didn''t expect him to make a move on the street. How unscrupulous was he? Thinking of the flying in the air just now, he was so fast that no one could find him. Even if they found him, they would at most feel that a figure shed in front of them. How could they have thought that it was the people in the carriage who were kidnapping the civilian girl? She adjusted her breathing and slowly calmed down. She stepped back and put her hand on the cushion of the carriage. She smiled charmingly and asked, "What''s wrong with you, littledy? Are you looking down on women?" Lord Huiding was stunned, as if he had not expected her to suddenly change from fear to appeal to temptation now. However, he was used to women''s means, so he smiled and said, "How dare I look down on you? Don''t you want to have a drink in your room and let''s talk about music?" "Although I don''t like you to invite me in this way, for the sake of your sincerity, I forgive you." She pouted her mouth and looked very silly. Yuan Qingling felt that she had the potential to be Matchmaker. Lord Huiding smiled slowly. He was not in a hurry to make a move. Once he got into his carriage, sooner orter, it would be his food, so he did not care about waiting a little longer. Xu Yi followed Yuan Qingling, but after the carriage shed by, she disappeared. He thought that she hade into the shop to buy something, so he waited outside. Before she came out, he was a little anxious. He quickly ran into several shops to look for her, but he didn''t find her. All of a sudden, his face turned pale. The carriage he had just passed by belonged to Lord Huiding. Bad news, bad news. He ran at a high speed and ran to the office of the Jingzhao Department in one breath. Tang Yang couldn''t even breathe when he saw him rush in recklessly. He grabbed his shoulder and asked, "Speak, what''s the matter?" Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. "Princess... Princess..." Xu Yi pped himself on the face, trying to calm himself down. "She was taken away by Lord Huiding." Tang Yang''s expression changed drastically. "Didn''t I ask you to keep an eye on her?" "I can''t keep an eye on her. Report it to His Highness!" Xu Yi was so anxious that his lungs were about to explode. Tang Yang walked in quickly, and Yu Wenhao was talking to the vice director. When he saw calm Tang Yang walking in with a pale face, he knew that something had happened. He said to the vice director, "You go out first." "Yes!" The deputy director got up and left. Yu Wenhao looked up and asked Tang Yang, "What''s wrong?" Tang Yang lowered his voice. "The princess was taken away by Lord Huiding." Yu Wenhao suddenly stood up. "What? How dare he attack Prince Yu¡¯s residence?" Yu Wenhao did not know what Yuan Qingling had done recently. He only thought that Lord Huiding had offended Prince Yu¡¯s residence and taken Yuan Qingling away. "No, the princess has been out these days. I had ordered Xu Yi to follow her. Something must have happened outside." "Pass on Xu Yi!" Yu Wenhao was furious. How uneasy was she? Chapter 94 Knowing Yourself Chapter 94 Knowing Yourself Xu Yi lowered his head and came in, not daring to look directly at the anger in Yu Wenhao''s eyes. "I''ve been following you for her past two days. Today, she disguised as a man and went to Qingcheng House to listen to music. She met Lord Huiding. When she left, Lord Huiding''s carriage stopped her. I didn''t hear what she said, but she answered and left. I followed her all the way, but I didn''t expect that Lord Huiding''s carriage passed by quickly. After a while, she disappeared. I suspect that she was taken away by Lord Huiding." "A woman dressed as a man? Is she going to fly?" Yu Wenhao was furious. Didn''t she know that she had already been attacked? How dare she pretend to be a man and run out? It was useless for such a person not to die. "I don''t care about her. Let her die." Yu Wenhao said coldly. Tang Yang tried to persuade him, "Your Highness, it''s not the time to be angry. You know what kind of person Lord Huiding is and he doesn''t know the princess¡¯ identity. It''ll be easy for him to kill her now that she''s in his hands." "She asked for it. Who let her run around for nothing?" Yu Wenhao suddenly narrowed his eyes. "No, is she going out to get close to Lord Huiding by herself? For her sister''s marriage." Tang Yang was startled by his bold guess and said in shock, "No way! The princess wouldn''t be so bold." "She''s not brave, but she''s stupid." Yu Wenhao said angrily. Xu Yi asked, "What should we do now? Should we go directly to Lord Huiding'' Mansion to find someone?" "No!" Yu Wenhao said coldly. Tang Yang also said, "It''s a bit risky for His Highness to bring his men to Lord Huiding'' Mansion. After all, it''s just Xu Yi''s guess. If they weren''t in the manor, it would''ve been difficult for His Highness to step down. His Highness has just taken over the position of Jingzhao Department. If anything goes wrong and His Majesty mes him, I''m afraid that His Highness¡¯ position as Capital Mayor wille to an end. This isn''t the most important thing. The most important thing is the future." Xu Yi''s face was pale. "The princess is in trouble this time." Yu Wenhao turned his hands around in annoyance and anger. His heart was filled with anger and he could not calm down and think carefully. Xu Yi and Tang Yang looked at each other. How should they choose? After marrying the princess for a year, the Emperor neglected the prince for a year, and he was not even allowed to go to the army. It was not easy for him to take office in Jingzhao Department. What could he do in the future if something went wrong? Yu Wenhao stopped and looked at Xu Yi. "Xu Yi, gather all the House guard, Tang Yang, and order Jingzhao Department to take charge of the fifty military of Cao Sibin, and go to Lord Huiding'' Mansion with House guard." Tang Yang was greatly shocked when he heard these words. "Your Highness, you can''t do that. It''d be fine if you only have a few House guard, but the people of Jingzhao Department can''t. Using them is at most personal grudges. If they involve Jingzhao Department, then they''ll be handling the case. If you can''t find the princess, then you''ll be framing and insulting the military general who has rendered meritorious service in the court. This is a grave crime." Yu Wenhao said in a low voice, "We can only use House guard. Lord Huiding can ignore it. Moreover, the House guard of Lord Huiding are all brave and good at fighting. It''s impossible for House guard to break in. But if I go to handle the case as Capital Mayor, he has no reason to stop me. Once he does, he will ignore thews of the country." "What excuse?" Xu Yi asked. Yu Wenhao was silent for a moment and said, "They said that someone reported that Lord Huiding kidnapped Princess Chu on the street." Tang Yang was bbergasted, unable to speak for a long time. "Your Highness, have you thought about it carefully? If word of this gets out, the reputation of you and the princess will be ruined." Yu Wenhao''s thoughts gradually became clear. "I know what Yuan Qingling wants to do. She doesn''t want her reputation, so I don''t have to worry too much. Although she was reckless, she took the first step. No matter what her purpose is, she has done what I always want to do." He raised his head and ordered, "Cut the crap. Go and do it now." "Yes!" The two received the order and left. Yuan Qingling arrived at Lord Huiding'' Mansion. Along the way, she had slowly calmed down and began to talk to Lord Huiding. "You just took me into the carriage. Don''t you want to know who I am?" Lord Huiding nced at her evilly and said, "Since you''re tempted, why do you ask?" Yuan Qingling said, "You''re Lord Huiding, right?" Lord Huiding was not surprised that she would know. He just approached her and asked, "Are you afraid?" His face was right in front of her, and there was a me in his eyes, a me that he thought was very fun. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, not like a smile at all, but ridicule, viciousness, and violence. This man was full of violence. Yuan Qingling was not afraid, but her lips trembled. "Of course I''m scared. You''re so close to me." She put her hands in her sleeves and hoped to open the medicine chest, she wants to take out something from the guarantee. However, Lord Huiding had already noticed that. He coldly nced at her hand and sneered. He grabbed her wrist and pulled it out. Yuan Qingling quickly raised a handkerchief and shook it in front of him with a smile. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Lord Huiding pinched her chin and forced her to look up at him. There was a sneer in his eyes. "Princess Chu, you''ve been following me for a few days. What do you want me to teach you?" "Yuan Qingling is really scared this time. Does he know my identity?" Lord Huiding knew her identity, but he dared to take her away on the street. Oh my god, how could this person be so arrogant? Yuan Qingling thought that her investigation was very secretive, but she didn''t expect that it had already caught his attention. She couldn''t help but smile bitterly in her heart. If she was too confident, her life would be in danger. "Or else." The strength in his hand intensified, almost crushing the bones of Yuan Qingling''s chin. The danger in his eyes increased again. "Did Prince Wenhao order you toe?" Yuan Qingling endured the pain and said with difficulty, "It has nothing to do with Prince Wenhao. I just want to see what kind of person my future brother-inw is." "Brother-inw?" Lord Huiding was a little stunned. Then he thought about it andughed. "Yes, I''m going to marry the Miss of Lord Yuan''s Mansion soon." Hearing this, Yuan Qingling knew that he didn''t take this marriage seriously at all. Lord Yuan was an old bastard. He really didn''t care about his daughter''s life. Lord Huiding let go of her chin, but patted her face gently and said, "Don''t worry. With this rtionship, I will be gentle to you." In the face of such a mad man, Yuan Qingling did not put on any airs as a princess to frighten him, because knowing that it was useless and ridiculous. He knew her identity and dared to take her away, which showed that he did not take Yu Wenhao seriously. But why did he dare be so arrogant? Lord Huiding, aren''t you afraid of offending His Highness by taking me away by force? Yuan Qingling asked. "Who saw it?" He sneered and said, "Even if I saw that Prince Wenhao, how dare he offend me?" Yuan Qingling waspletely disappointed. What Lord Huiding said made sense. Even if Yu Wenhao knew that he was in the hands of Lord Huiding, he would not sacrifice his future to save her. Lord Huiding was a member of Chu family, and Chu family had Yu Wenhao''s favorite and the It seemed that She had to rely on herself to escape this time. Chapter 95 The Torture Room Chapter 95 The Torture Room Yuan Qingling was brought in through the back door of Lord Huiding'' Mansion. The people of the Lord Huiding'' Mansion were not surprised at all when they saw a woman in men''s clothes with loose hair. They were even used to it. Everyone knew Lord Huiding''s hobby. "I''m going to do something. Keep an eye on her!" Lord Huiding dragged her into the room and ordered the maidservant beside him. "Yes!" The two maids bowed and replied. Yuan Qingling saw that the two women were tall and strong. It seemed that they were also martial artists. It was absolutely impossible for her to escape from these two people by force. But... Yuan Qingling gathered the medicine chest in her bag and a cold glint shed in her eyes. "Sister, where is the toilet?" Yuan Qingling asked. The two maids saw that she was not frightened at all. She was dressed in men''s clothes, showing off her appearance as a daughter. Looking at her charming eyes, they guessed that she must havee voluntarily from brothel or the aunt on the boat. However, Lord Huiding ordered them to keep a close eye on her, so he said, "Go into folding screen. There is amode." "Is there no toilet?" Yuan Qingling frowned. It''s too far away. Lord Huiding ordered us not to leave the room lest the bad dogs disturb you. Evil dog? Yuan Qingling remembered that when she came in, she did hear the barking of dogs. They Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. must have raised a group of bad dogs to guard the house. Forget it. She should be able to take out the medicine chest after folding screen. They wouldn''t go in and stare at her, would they? Yuan Qingling entered the back of folding screen and sat on themode, listening carefully to what was happening outside. The two maidservants stood still, but did note in. She quietly took out the medicine chest. Originally, she borrowed a dagger from Xu Yi and put it in the medicine chest, but when the medicine chest was put away, because the dagger was there, it could not shrink, so the dagger was finally not put in. Now it seemed that the anesthesia was her only useful weapon. However, Yuan Qingling helplessly found that there was only one dose of anesthesia. The dosage was only enough for one person. If it was Lord Huiding, she would not be able to maintain the anesthesia for about three minutes. She looked for it and clearly remembered that there were still a few bottles of etomidate. Why did they disappear? Medicine chest, you didn''t help me this time. Yuan Qingling was secretly anxious. Miss, are you all right? A maid''s question came from outside. "Soon!" Yuan Qingling replied. She set up the needle and hid it in her sleeve bag. She also put away the medicine chest and tidied up her hair, lest she looked too embarrassed with disheveled hair. Just now, she was brought in from the back door and brought all the way here. She remembered the route clearly. If she wanted to escape, it was better to escape through the back door. However, the problem was that there were only one tube of anesthetic, but there were two people. Moreover, they did not know if Lord Huiding was outside. If Lord Huiding was outside, even if she escaped from the door, she would not be able to get out of the gate of Lord Huiding'' Mansion. It seemed that this tube of anesthesia could only be given to Lord Huiding. Lord Huiding went to the study and summoned his trusted subordinates. "Take some men to guard the manor. No one is allowed to break in. If Prince Wenhaoes, dy him first. Then, make him think that Princess Chu is here and let him in." The trusted subordinate was stunned. "Lord Huiding, what if he finds Princess Chu?" Lord Huiding smiled ferociously. "The one who pleased me is mine. Even if I grind her into ashes, I won''t let anyone find her." The trusted subordinate understood. "Alright, then Lord Huiding will let Prince Wenhao in after sending Princess Chu away." Lord Huiding picked up a dagger from the desk, yed with it for a while, and suddenly stabbed it into the table. The dagger was inserted into the handle of the knife. He said coldly, "Yu Wenhao, I''ve long disliked him. I don''t know what His Majesty is thinking, but he is appointed as the Capital Mayor. But it doesn''t matter. He has the ability to climb up, but he can''t sit steadily. This time, this stupid woman came to me personally. I will use her to make Yu Wenhao fall into the abyss and never turn over." The trusted subordinate also sneered. "Yes, Lord Huiding has humiliated him." Remembering the humiliation of that day, Lord Huiding was still so angry that his chest swelled. "That day, he was just a pioneer under mymand. He dared to beat me in front of all the soldiers with his identity as a prince, which made me lose all my face. He was almost punished by the emperor. If it weren''t for uncle''s protection, I''m afraid that I wouldn''t have achieved what I''ve done today. I''ve suppressed this anger in my heart for many years. Today, I can finally settle it." "Lord Huiding, don''t worry. I guarantee that Prince Wenhao will be charged with framing high officials of the imperial court and breaking into the manor." He raised his head and asked, "How should we deal with Princess Chu?" Lord Huiding sneered. "Since she came to me, why don''t I humiliate Prince Wenhao with her? I just don''t know how he will feel when he knows that his wife has been yed by me." Alright, then we''ll wait for your orders before sending her into the secret chamber. We''ll temporarily settle down the courtyard and wait for your orders. ... Lord Huiding narrowed his eyes. "Yu Wenhao, oh, Yu Wenhao, how brave were you that day?" Not only did you beat me, but you also stole my credit time and time again. How can I allow you to jump around again? Thinking of Yuan Qingling, he sneered. Of course, he didn''t believe what Yuan Qingling said. He wanted to see what kind of person his future brother-inw would be. He was afraid that it was Yu Wenhao, the son of a bitch, who sent him to set up a trap, so he was sure that Yu Wenhao woulde today. Yu Wenhao hated him very much. As soon as he took office, he was the first target. He was too impatient. In the end, Yuan Qingling gave up the idea of an anesthetic maid because she heard a low voice outside. It should be that someone had been sent outside to guard her. She only had one tube of anesthetic and could not be wasted. However, the medicine chest was really useless this time, which made her feel depressed. She had thought that the medicine chest would respond to her thoughts or change the situation inside, but it was obviously not. Now she especially hoped that there was a gun in the medicine chest. She sat down, cleared her mind, and slowly calmed down. There was only one chance. She could not make any mistakes. Once she made any mistakes, not to mention her life, she would be humiliated before she died. "Young Lady, Lord Huiding wants to see you!" The maidservant went out and said something to Yuan Qingling. "Please?" Yuan Qingling looked at her and asked, "Where are we going?" The maidservant said with a smile, "Lord Huiding is waiting for you in the room. He has prepared food and wine." Knowing that she had no choice but to follow them, Yuan Qingling said, "Okay, lead the way." After walking out of the door and turning about three corners in the corridor, they arrived at the door of a wing room. Yuan Qingling remembered the road. This ce was more remote than before. The barking of dogs sounded like it came from the courtyard next door. The door opened and the maid suddenly sneered. "Go in, Miss!" She pushed Yuan Qingling''s back with one hand, and Yuan Qingling stumbled into the room. When he managed to stand firm, the door mmed shut. The light in the room was dim, and the window was covered with a thick cyan curtain. The door was also covered with yellow paper, which blocked the light. Holding back the fear in her heart, Yuan Qingling looked at the candlelight at the end of the left. The candlelight became brighter and brighter. ording to everything in the room, it was Lord Huiding who came with the candles. His face was ghostly and sinister, and he did not wear his jacket, revealing his strong upper body, which was full of scars of all sizes. What frightened Yuan Qingling was not this person, but many torture instruments and those hanging on the walls of the room... It was a tool for torturing women. Many of them were stained with blood and emitted a rotten stench. Yuan Qingling subconsciously covered her nose. The anger in her heart was stronger than fear. How many women had died in this room? Chapter 96 Escape Chapter 96 Escape "Afraid?" Lord Huiding smiled evilly and said, "I really admire you. In order to help Yu Wenhao defeat me, you really don''t care about your life." Because of his rage, Yuan Qingling calmed down instead. She looked at Lord Huiding and slowly walked over. "Lord Huiding was wrong. I didn''t do it for him." "Really? Then who are you doing this for? Do you want me to enjoy your wonderful body?" Lord Huiding sneered, but his eyes were full of evil energy. Finally, he stared at Yuan Qingling''s chest and swallowed, bloodthirsty and wild in his eyes. Yuan Qingling smiled and hid her hands in her sleeves, holding the tube of anesthetic. "Women like mighty generals." Yuan Qingling stared at him in a daze. She took another step forward and her eyes were filled with worry. "It''s a pity that I misjudged Yu Wenhao. If he doesn''t like me, then forget it. He''s still a coward." "Really?" Lord Huiding threw away the candle, put his arms around her waist, and pressed her in front of him. He leaned over and said with a grim smile, "It''s not toote to regret it now. Yu Wenhao is a soft bone. What is he?" Yuan Qingling put her hand on his back, still staring at him. "Yes, I really hate him..." Her nails were imprinted into his skin and flesh, causing his eyes to be deep and his entire body to tremble slightly, enjoying this slight pain. Yuan Qingling ced her head on his chest. The calmer she became. The needle was injected into the spot where her nails had just cut. Then, she grabbed the skin and muscles beside him with another Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. finger. An iron hand suddenly grabbed her neck. He stretched out one hand to her back and grabbed the needle from Yuan Qingling''s hand. His eyes were bloodshot and full of anger. He pped Yuan Qingling''s face. "You want to use a concealed weapon?" Yuan Qingling felt that her head was gone. She felt numb for a long time before she felt a burning pain. Her eyes turned ck and she felt dizzy. There was a sweet smell in her mouth. She struggled to hold on and took a look at the syringe. She immediately calmed down and injected all the anesthetic into it. She grinned, and blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. "I hate him for being softhearted. He didn''t kill you back then." She didn''t know that her smile was almost hideous, which stimted Lord Huiding. The killing intent in his eyes suddenly rose. He pulled her up with one hand, and half of his clothes were exposed. He bent over and bit down on Yuan Qingling''s shoulder. "...Three, two, one!" Yuan Qingling could not avoid it and could only count silently. Lord Huiding fell to the ground. The muscle injection anesthesia took effect. Yuan Qingling wanted to leave immediately, but since he had been drugged, she couldn''t let him go easily. Yuan Qingling had done what she thought was the most bold thing in her previous life and this life. He picked up a chair and poked the crotch of Lord Huiding with it. An egg flying chicken! This was a very risky method, because the dosage of anesthesia was not high, and his kung fu was good. He might wake up because of the sharp pain. However, if he let it go, he would harm other women in the future. She wanted to kill him, but she had never killed anyone, so she could not kill him. Fortunately, Lord Huiding did not wake up. When she saw a pair of blood-stained scissors on the ground, she picked it up and hid it in her sleeve pocket. She quickly retreated to the door. There was someone outside. She took a deep breath and said loudly, "I''m sorry, Lord Huiding. I really have a bad stomach today. I''lle back soon after I go to the toilet. Wait for me soon." She turned around, opened the door, and closed it quickly. Two maids were standing outside. They also heard what Yuan Qingling said and said, "Are you going to the toilet? I''ll take you there." Yuan Qingling covered her stomach and said, "Okay, thank you very much!" As she spoke, she looked around. Other than these two people, there was no one else guarding her. It seemed that Lord Huiding did not like too many people listening to his "performance". She followed the maidservant out. As soon as she walked out of the yard, she heard another maid''s voice behind her. "She hurt His Highness. Take her down." Hearing her shout, Yuan Qingling knew what had happened. Before the maid made a move, she quickly took out a pair of scissors and stabbed at the maid''s ear. She could fight back in a short time if someone stabbed her in the other parts of her body. However, if she stabbed her ear directly, it would cause sharp pain. She subconsciously covered it and had no time to fight back. The maidservant screamed and Yuan Qingling ran away. The maid''s cry attracted the guards, and her footsteps sounded quickly. She entered the yard next to her in a panic. As soon as she went in and took a closer look, her legs went limp with fear. There were at least 20 fierce dogs barking at the same time. These dogs were very hungry and their eyes were red. It was obvious that they liked to eat raw meat. The dog that ate the raw meat was very fierce and obedient. If the master gave the order, they would directly tear the enemy apart. Yuan Qingling leaned against the wall and backed away weakly. The pursuers had already arrived in a hurry. "You hurt Lord Huiding and want to leave?" A man in his thirties stood in front of Yuan Qingling with a gloomy look. Yuan Qingling recognized him. He was the guard who apanied Lord Huiding to the Qingcheng House to listen to music. Her heart was filled with despair. She had not expected her n to fail so quickly. She had hurt the descendant of Lord Huiding, so why didn''t Lord Huiding cut her into pieces? Thinking of the torture device in the room, she would rather be bitten to death by the fierce dog. She only hoped to bite her throat and let her die faster. She wondered if Yu Wenhao would be happy to know that she was dead. Before she died, she thought of this scumbag. The guard approached step by step, holding a whip in his hand. His face was fierce and bloodthirsty, which was more terrifying than those fierce dogs'' eyes. Yuan Qingling turned around resolutely and looked at the more than 20 big dogs. She didn''t know if they could understand her words or not. "Come, bite my throat hard. I won''t die in their hands." As soon as she finished speaking, all the dogs stopped moving forward and stood still. The redness in their eyes seemed to fade a little. She was even a little confused. Yuan Qingling was stunned. A wild joy rose in her heart. Could it be that she couldmunicate with her like Lucky? She might as well give it a try. She took a step forward, pointed at the guards, and said to the dog, "Big brother, we''re from the same country. We''ll bite them to death." More than 20 fierce dogs suddenly boiled, barked at her, and rushed straight toward her. Yuan Qingling''s face was pale. She could understand that it was the slogan for dogs to attack. Her little life was over. However, the situation quickly reversed. The dog did not attack her. It just ran past her and rushed to the guards. The guard didn''t seem to have expected that the dog would hit them. Usually, the dog would listen to orders, but today, it seemed to be crazy. It bit anyone it saw. The guard was in a mess and only cared about running for his life. However, the dog didn''t really bite them. It just bit the trouser, or just took a bite only to see flood. But even so, the scene was too messy. Yuan Qingling was so frightened by the sudden turn of events in front of her that she was dumbfounded. When she heard thergest ck dog barking at her with its short tail and pricked up its ears, it meant that it wanted her to run for her life as soon as possible, idiot or something like that. She was so flustered that her heart was broken. She was not sure if she had the intention of being stupid. Anyway, she ran crazily. There was an iron cage under the wall. If she could run enough, she could step on the iron cage and climb over it. Chapter 97 Searching Chapter 97 Searching Everything went unexpectedly smoothly. She stepped on the iron cage and smoothly climbed over the wall. She fell to the ground like a flying man, but she fell very hard. The back of her head seemed to hit a stone. She touched it with one hand and it bled. Ignoring so many things, she ran desperately. The dog followed her, but it did not chase after her, but stopped her guards. With the dog''s protection, Yuan Qingling ran out of the back door smoothly. Out of the back door, she still ran for her life. She didn''t even believe that she could escape. After running far away, she hid in an alley, sat down on the ground, and breathed heavily. She found that her heart had been hanging in her throat and was about to jump out. Her head hurt, her face hurt, and she was in so much pain. She quickly took out the medicine chest, took out the gauze, wiped the disinfectant, and bandaged her head. She would go back to Prince Yu¡¯s residence first. She could not stay here. If she was caught by the people of Lord Huiding'' Mansion, she would die. Only when she stood up did she feel her legs shaking violently. She had never experienced such an exciting thing in her two lifetimes. In her previous life, she was an obedient girl. She had never even tried to skip sses, let alone run away. She thought of the dog that had helped her today... No, dogs, I don''t know what their fate will be like. If they attacked their master, their ending would be terrible, wouldn''t it? But what ability did she have to save them? Yuan Qingling became sad. The big ck dog with a short tail and pricked up ears had kindly asked her to escape. Lord Huiding was a cruel person. He was injured in the ancestral hall, and the ck dog helped her escape. How could he let them go so easily? "Forget it. I''d better go back to Prince Yu¡¯s residence first and think of a way tofort myself so that my conscience will be better." She slowly walked out of the alley and stuck her head out to make sure that there were no pursuers. When she was about to go out, she suddenly heard the sound of hooves on the east street and saw a team. More than a dozen people led by the team were riding tall horses, looking very majestic. She quickly shrank back, thinking that they were chasing after her. However, after shrinking back, she was stunned again. It seemed that the person who urged the horse in front of her was Yu Wenhao? She leaned against the wall and poked her head out to look. It was indeed Yu Wenhao. He was wearing a purple embroidered official uniform with the Sun-Moon Pattern and an official cap. He looked stern and solemn. Xu Yi and Tang Yang followed him on their horses. The rest of them she also knew. They were House guard, she could always see theming and going. As for the rest... Yuan Qingling took a look at it and did not recognize them. However, they were dressed in the same clothes and walked in unison like soldiers. Where were he going with so many House guard and soldiers of Jingzhao Department? Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. He seemed to be heading in the direction of Lord Huiding'' Mansion. Yuan Qingling was stunned for a moment. "Did he bring someone to save me?" But how did he know that Lord Huiding had caught her? He shouldn''t be so kind. He could not wait for her to die. After the team passed by, she crept out and wrapped her head. She was dressed in men''s clothes. Her face was swollen and her fingerprints were clear. She should be very eye-catching. But no, the pedestrians standing on both sides were watching the team go away. "Is it Prince Wenhao? Where did he take the troops of Jingzhao Department to?" "It''s Prince Wenhao. The new official has taken office. I guess he''s looking for trouble with someone." "As soon as he took office, he mobilized so many troops. I don''t know what big case he is going to handle." Hearing this, Yuan Qingling felt that something was wrong. What if he really went to Lord Huiding'' Mansion to save her? It seemed that she was going to search the mansion with so many people. She didn''t know if there was an imperial edict from the emperor. If there was no imperial edict, there was no reason to investigate. If nothing was found, the emperor would definitely ask for punishment. Yu Wenhao wouldn''t be so reckless, would he? She didn''t follow him. She squatted on the ground and continued to calm down. Not long after Yuan Qingling escaped, Lord Huiding had woken up. There was a doctor in the mansion who shook his head after seeing his injury. "I''m afraid that Lord Huiding will no longer make love." Lord Huiding slowly closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. When he opened them again, they were already red. He was cruel, bloodthirsty, and evil, like a wolf driven to a dead end. The rage made his face turn red and almost distorted. His trusted subordinate stepped forward. He was indeed in a sorry state today. A few parts of his clothes had been bitten by the dog, but fortunately, he was not injured. "Lord Huiding, there is another strange thing. When Princess Chu escaped, she made all the wolf dogs in the courtyard clear the way for her and even tear down the guards in the manor." Lord Huiding couldn''t believe it at all. More than 20 wolf dogs in the mansion were all brought back by him. They were specially trained and were very fierce. They were very obedient. A dog could match a master. "A counter-attack, kill!" The Lord Huiding gritted his teeth. "Yes!" The trusted subordinate replied, "Also, keep an eye on the report that Prince Wenhao is about to arrive at Lord Huiding'' Mansion." The killing intent in Lord Huiding''s eyes suddenly rose. He stared at the doctor and said, "Help me bandage the wound. I want to meet Yu Wenhao." "Lord Huiding, your injuries are not appropriate..." Lord Huiding interrupted the doctor coldly, "If I don''t move, will I be cured?" The doctor lowered his head. "I''m afraid... I can''t do it." "Then cut the crap." Lord Huiding said angrily. He would not let go of either Yu Wenhao or Yuan Qingling. He would not let them live well, let alone die so easily. When Yu Wenhao arrived at the gate of Lord Huiding'' Mansion, a group of people dismounted and rushed in without waiting for the gatekeeper to ask. Lord Huiding came out with his House guard and guards. The moment he saw Yu Wenhao, he was determined to grind Yu Wenhao''s bones to ashes. "Your Highness brought so many people to Lord Huiding'' Mansion. What can I do for you?" Lord Huiding asked coldly. Yu Wenhao also looked at him coldly. He really hated Lord Huiding to the core. The first time he joined the army was when he was under hismand. Since the first day he entered the military camp, he had never been valued by him. His words were full of irony and insult, and he deliberately covered up his contribution to suppress him. He even wrote many letters saying that he was greedy and reckless. If it had not been for the inspector''s sake in the end, he would not have been able to stand out now. After that, he had a fight with him because he had hurt a woman. Officer Cao stepped forward and cupped his hands, saying, "Someone saw with his own eyes that Lord Huiding kidnapped Princess Chu. In order to prevent your reputation from being damaged, His Highness sent someone here to check, hoping to prove Lord Huiding''s innocence." Lord Huiding said angrily, "Ridiculous. I haven''t even seen what Princess Chu looks like. How can I take her away?" Officer Cao asked, "Lord Huiding, did you take away a person on the street today?" Lord Huiding said coldly, "No, it''s pure nder." Yu Wenhao looked at him coldly and said, "Whether it''s nder or not, we''ll know after searching." Instead of getting angry, Lord Huiding smiled, revealing his ck and yellow teeth. He opened his mouth like a wolf and said, "Your Highness, how can you search my mansion as you like?" "Are you afraid that I''ll find it out?" Yu Wenhao stared at him and said. Lord Huiding also stared at him and slowly stepped forward. Every step he took was heart-wrenching pain. The two of them faced each other, and their eyes were like sharp swords. They had already created a battlefield of saber light and sword shadow without making a move. Chapter 98 Ill Kill You Chapter 98 I''ll Kill You Yu Wenhao''s heart sank slightly when he smelled the smell of blood on his body. Lord Huiding should be safe. Then, who was the smell of blood? "Has that ugly woman been killed?" With this in mind, he became anxious and said, "Today, I have mobilized the troops of the Jingzhao Department to investigate the disappearance of the Princess. Lord Huiding, please cooperate with me." Lord Huiding slowly withdrew his sharp eyes and snorted. "Your Highness, you''re a great official. Since you''re here to investigate the case, I have no reason not to cooperate with you. However, if you can''t find it in the Lord Huiding'' Mansion, I have to say something about you in front of His Majesty." His words were full of threats. How could this threat be more than just say something? Yu Wenhao gave two consecutive orders. "Officer Cao, Tang Yang, bring your men into the manor to search. Remember, make sure to see if there''s a hidden chamber. Find the tunnel clearly. Don''t miss a corner." "Xu Yi, take your men to search the front and back doors. No one is allowed to leave the mansion before the investigation is over." "Yes!" The soldiers moved quickly and searched through several different paths. Lord Huiding and Yu Wenhao were still standing in the same ce, but Yu Wenhao already felt that something was wrong. He was so sure before he came. Lord Huiding would eventually cooperate with him with House guard of Jingzhao Department, but he would never cooperate so thoroughly. Could it be that Yuan Qingling had already been dealt with? Seeing his uneasy expression, Lord Huiding sneered with a ferocious face and gloomy eyes. "Your Highness, if you can''t find it, just wait." Yu Wenhao said nothing, and his eyes were gloomy. From Lord Huiding''s eyes, he could smell the smell of conspiracy. Either, Xu Yi was fooled and he didn''t take Yuan Qingling away. Or, he had taken Yuan Qingling away, but did not bring her back to Lord Huiding'' Mansion. No matter what, he had made a fatal mistake today. He didn''t investigate the rtionship clearly. But there was no time to investigate. If the ugly woman really fell into his hands, the consequences would be unimaginable. He had no choice but to make a bet that he would return Yuan Qingling''s life-saving grace, even though he never wanted to admit it. "Do you know why I''m always targeting you?" Lord Huiding was extremely sarcastic. He smiled coldly to hide the viciousness in his eyes. Yu Wenhao was a little impatient. "I''ve always wanted to know. Lord Huiding, please enlighten me." Lord Huiding raised his finger and said sarcastically, "Because I look down on you. Except for your good kung fu, you are not good at plotting. You are stubborn and arrogant, not listen to military orders, and not respect themander-in-chief. However, the emperor wants you to make achievements, so you can take this opportunity to support you all the way. If you didn''t have the emperor, how could you be qualified to stand here and talk to me today?" Yu Wenhao smiled. "It''s your bad luck that you didn''t have an emperor." Lord Huidingughed wildly and said, "Really? Maybe I can''t use it even with the help of the emperor. Today, you also fell into my hands. I can''t beat you up." He looked extremely proud, but there was even more madness in his eyes. He stared at Yu Wenhao, almost burning Yu Wenhao to death. Yu Wenhao looked calm, but he was extremely anxious. He was afraid that he could not find Yuan Qingling in Lord Huiding'' Mansion, and she was also afraid of finding her. If she was found, he was afraid that she... He actually had a fear that he couldn¡¯t imagine. House guard came back one by one to report. ''''Your Highness, the main hall has been searched but found nothing. Your Highness, we''ve searched the backyard but found nothing. Your Highness, we''ve checked every corner of the mansion and found a secret room, but we didn''t find Her Highness. Yu Wenhao''s heart slowly sank. He looked up at Lord Huiding, who smiled coldly and proudly. Tang Yang walked over quickly and reported, "Your Highness, we''ve found a wing room in the back yard, filled with torture tools." As soon as he raised his hand, several House guard came over with torture instruments and ced them in front of Yu Wenhao. Yu Wenhao saw that many of the instruments were covered with blood. Lord Huiding said coldly, "What? Do you want to search my torture room?" "I wonder what the torture room is for?" Yu Wenhao asked slowly. "Your Highness, I punish the restless servants. It''s said that I set up a torture room and was cruel to the servants." Lord Huiding snorted. Tang Yang appeared to be quite anxious. He''d basically checked all the areas he could investigate today, but hadn''t found any trace of the princess. Did Xu Yi see it clearly? If they made trouble, it would be a disaster. Officer Cao also came back and said, "Your Highness, except for the yard with the dog locked up, the whole mansion has been searched." "Evil dog?" Yu Wenhao''s eyes shed. Lord Huiding saidzily, "Everyone knows that I have raised more than 20 evil dogs to guard my house. If Your Highness thinks that I will hide the princess in it, just go in and search. However, the evil dog is immoral. If anything happens, don''t me me for not reminding you in advance." Your Highness, only this yard is left. Tang Yang said, "Why don''t let me bring some people in and take a look?" Yu Wenhao pondered for a moment and said, "I''ll do it myself." Tang Yang''s martial arts weren''t bad, but his Light Gong Fu wasn''t as good as his. He wouldn''t be able to escape if the dog had to chase and bite him. Tang Yang grew anxious. "Your Highness, it''s dangerous." "It''s fine." Yu Wenhao nced at Lord Huiding indifferently. "If something happens to me in Lord Huiding'' Mansion, Lord Huiding will feel sorry." He couldn''t afford it. After all, he was the prince. Lord Huiding just smiled coldly. The sunlight prated through the treetops and fell on his face, mottled and gloomy. "I have something to say first. If Your Highness loses an arm or a leg because of this, you can''t me me." "It doesn''t matter!" Yu Wenhao looked at him fiercely. "It''s good that you didn''t lose your life. As long as I have one more breath left, I will definitely remember Lord Huiding''s kindness." Your Highness, I''ll go in with you. Tang Yang said. I''ll go in with you, Your Highness. The officer also stepped forward and said. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Yu Wenhao held his hand and said, "Follow me, but you don''t have to go into the yard." Yu Wenhao looked at Lord Huiding and said, "Please lead the way." "Yes!" Lord Huiding bowed and said. Seeing this, Lord Huiding''s trusted subordinate showed a wicked smile. These dogs had to be killed. If these dogs bit Yu Wenhao, he apologized to Emperor Mingyuan, and Emperor Mingyuan would not be able to vent his anger on those dogs. Furthermore, Lord Huiding also paid the price. Because those dogs chased and bit their masters, they were beaten seriously and were fierce now. If those dogs saw the enemy, Lord Huiding''s trusted subordinate only needed to make a gesture to call the dogs to attack Yu Wenhao. They went to the yard with fierce dogs. From a distance, they could hear the crazy barking of dogs. The sound was loud and deafening. The door was closed, but the crazy barking sound as if these fierce dogs were ready to rush out . Yu Wenhao was afraid of dogs as he once saved his male genital organ from the dog''s mouth. If he had other choices, he would not entered in. Yuan Qingling, you''d better be alive. I''ll kill you myself. Chapter 99 Yuan Qingling Appeared Chapter 99 Yuan Qingling Appeared As soon as the door was opened, Yu Wenhao felt scared. More than twenty wounded fierce dogs barked at him. They were alert, hateful, and red-eyed. It seemed that as long as he took a step forward, these dogs would immediately bite him. Lord Huiding said, "Prince Wenhao, don''t you dare go in?" "Prince Wenhao, you can''t go in!" Tang Yang quickly stopped him. Although he wasn''t a dog trainer, judging from the wounds on these dogs'' bodies, they was just beaten heavily and were very fierce. Yu Wenhao calmed down and jumped up. However, Lord Huiding''s trusted subordinate suddenly made a gesture to the dogs and then all dogs immediately rushed over madly and jumped up to surround him. Yu Wenhao could not get close to the house inside at all. He jumped a few times, and his sleeves and clothes was bitten. If he did not run quickly, he would be bitten. "Be careful, Prince Wenhao! Tang Yang suddenly called out. Yu Wenhao quickly turned around and saw a dog with a short tail prick up its ears and jump up to rush toward Yu Wenhao''s back. Yu Wenhao hurriedly turned sideways to dodge the attack, but his neck''s back was still scratched by the dog''s paw. Can Jun and Tang Yang wanted to rush in, but Lord Huiding stopped them and said, "Stop. No one is allowed to enter without my permission." Tang Yang saw that Lord Huiding''s trusted subordinate was continuously making gestures and whistling. His mouth emitted a whoosh sound, which should be an offensive slogan. Tang Yang was incensed, "Lord Huiding, you''re hurting Prince Wenhao with malice!" "Am I malicious? I''ve warned Prince Wenhao not to enter in, but he insisted to do." Lord Huiding said arrogantly. Tang Yang gritted his teeth and saw that Yu Wenhao was in a very dangerous situation. Although Prince Wenhao could escape with Light Gong Fu, he could not search the house inside. Searching Lord Huiding¡¯s Mansion without Emperor Mingyuan''s permission was a great sin even if they could not find Yuan Qingling today, so Tang Yang decided to ignore Lord Huiding''s words and rushed into. He said, "Rush in. Only search the house without hurting dogs. Be quick." If they hurt the dog, the blood would make them crazier. Once they were entangled, unless they killed all the dogs, the dog would take revenge. Moreover, if they rushed into Lord Huiding¡¯s Mansion, and found nothing but killed all his dogs, they would be guilty. More than a dozen people rushed in to help Yu Wenhao, and then they rushed into each room. The door of all the rooms was opened and there was no one. One of the rooms seemed to be a study room. Yu Wenhao felt worried and he was tricked by Lord Huiding. "Prince Wenhao!" Lord Huiding and his guards came in. The dogs also stopped attacking and squatted in a corner. Lord Huiding walked up to Yu Wenhao and said sternly, "This is my study room. There are confidential documents and military drawings in it. You broke in with your men and stole our secret drafts. What''s your purpose?" Tang Yang finally knew why Lord Huiding allowed them to search his mansion. If they just searched Lord Huiding¡¯s Mansion for no reason and ndered high-ranking officials, Emperor Mingyuan would not punish them too severely. But if they stole confidential documents and military drawings, it would be a great crime, and they will be put in jail or be killed. Tang Yang felt shocked and looked at Yu Wenhao, "Prince Wenhao..." Yu Wenhao already calmed down. He slowly turned to look at Lord Huiding and said with a sneer, "Lord Huiding, what a good n." Lord Huiding''s eyes were as horrific as the dog''s. He said arrogantly, "Do you still remember what I said in front of the military tent that day? One day, if you fall into my hands, I will make you suffer a fate worse than death and never turn over." Lord Huiding''s hatred was undoubtedly revealed. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Yu Wenhao was almost desperate. He was almost sure that Yuan Qingling was dead. He did not know why he was not worried about his future now. He had been given up by his father, but his father would not kill him. He stared at Lord Huiding like a beast that was forced to a dead end. He said viciously, "If I prove that Yuan Qingling was killed by you, I will kill you." Lord Huidingughed out loud and said, "Prince Wenhao, you think too highly of yourself. I''m afraid that after today, you can''t even protect yourself. You''d better save some strength to take care of your own life." Yu Wenhao felt angry, but he could do nothing. In this life, he had never felt so humiliated except in the Princess'' Mansion. Lord Huiding''s trusted subordinate stepped forward and cupped his hands, "Lord Huiding, are you going to imperial pce to meet Emperor Mingyuan now?" Lord Huiding''s arrogant smile disappeared, and his eyes were gloomy. He raised his hand and said, "Prepare the horse and invite Master Chu. I want to have a discussion with Prince Wenhao in front of Emperor Mingyuan." Tang Yang stepped forward with a pale face, "Prince Wenhao..." Yu Wenhao said coldly, "Retreat!" Tang Yang was stunned. What happened in Lord Huiding¡¯s Mansion was so serious that Prince Wenhao could not turned over any more. Can Jun were also in a panic and sighed that he was unlucky. If theymitted a crime of stealing secret documents, they would not be able to escape the responsibility. When Yu Wenhao''s house guards and the soldiers of Jingzhao Department retreated, they were silent. Lord Huiding was very happy. He had hated Yu Wenhao for many years. If Master Chu did not stop him, he would kill Yu Wenhao in the past few years. How could Yu Wenhao have been able to live until now? However, it was the right time now. Yu Wenhao thought that he would turn over, and felt happy, but he pulled him down at this time, which made him more painful. Lord Huiding smiled ferociously, and his eyes emitted a sinister and vicious light like a viper''s. Yu Wenhao suddenly turned around, and wanted to vent his anger first. Yu Wenhao gave Lord Huiding a sinister smile. Before Lord Huiding could react, Yu Wenhao threw a punch as fast as lightning, hitting on Lord Huiding''s nose and temples. Lord Huiding felt dizzy and almost couldn''t stand steadily. Lord Huiding''s guards and trusted subordinates hurried forward to support Lord Huiding and red at Yu Wenhao. Yu Wenhao''s anger disappeared half, and said, "Lord Huiding, be more careful. I don''t know when those failed princes will give you a fatal attack." Lord Huiding spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Yu Wenhao arrogantly, "Don''t worry, I remember, and I will get it back." Yu Wenhao sneered. When he turned around, he saw a person running quickly toward him. That figure... "Help, Prince Wenhao! She was shouting in panic while she was running. From a distance, Yu Wenhao saw that her head and face were covered with blood and dust and her clothes were torn, but it was a woman''s voice in a man''s clothes. At that moment, Yu Wenhao felt excited. He stood still and slowly calmed down. Tang Yang screamed excitedly, "Princess Chu, it''s Princess Chu!" Chapter 100 Being Beat Again Chapter 100 Being Beat Again Yu Wenhao''s house guards and Can Jun ran to hold Yuan Qingling. Lord Huiding was a little shocked, and subconsciously looked at his trusted subordinate, who was also panic. Yuan Qingling was helped over. Yu Wenhao hugged her and took off his coat to wrap her. Yuan Qingling seemed to be panic, and she was trembling and gasping. Her face was swollen and the back of her head was bleeding. She looked like she was about to faint. However, she leaned against Yu Wenhao and pointed at Lord Huiding to say, "It''s him. He kidnapped me and tortured me. He wanted to know why Emperor Mingyuan appointed you as Capital Mayor." Yu Wenhao turned to look at Lord Huiding and he saw that Lord Huiding''s face became pale. "Lord Huiding," Yu Wenhao sneer, "are you ready? Do you go to imperial pce or to Jingzhao Department with me?" Lord Huiding stared at Yu Wenhao glumly. After a while, he ordered his followers, "Invite Master Chu to Jingzhao Department." Lord Huiding stared at Yuan Qingling, as if he still couldn''t ept the fact that she returned back. He hated Yuan Qingling even more than Yu Wenhao. Even Yu Wenhao could feel Lord Huiding''s deep hatred. Yu Wenhao looked at Yuan Qingling quietly. She curled up in his arms and shivered as if she had a nightmare. He touched the back of her head and his hand was covered with her blood. He felt angry and said to Tang Yang, "Send the princess home first." Yuan Qingling slowly raised her face and pointed at dogs inside, "Prince Wenhao, Lord Huiding ordered the dogs to hurt people. You must take them back." "Kill them!" Yu Wenhao said angrily. "No!" Yuan Qingling immediately said, "Don''t kill them." Yu Wenhao narrowed his eyes and looked at her. Yuan Qingling stood up straight without any panic in her face. Seeing that Yu Wenhao was staring at her, Yuan Qingling lowered her eyshes and tried to squeeze out tears, "Let''s interrogate them first before killing." Yu Wenhao didn''t know what she wanted to do. After the surprise, he was full of anger. He had to deal with Lord Huiding first and then go back to the mansion to handle her. "Take away!" Yu Wenhao said to Tang Yang. "Dogs... how about the dogs?" Yuan Qingling asked. "Bring them back together." Yu Wenhao said. Hearing that, Yuan Qingling felt relieved and followed Tang Yang. When she passed by Lord Huiding, Lord Huiding felt his genital painful, and got angry. He grabbed Yuan Qingling''s neck with one hand. Yuan Qingling lifted her knee and kicked his injured genital hard. Lord Huiding screamed and fell to the ground. He covered his injured genital and rolled on the ground. Blood was seeping. All people were shocked. Yuan Qingling shook her sleeves and said to Tang Yang, "Let''s go!" She wasn''t scared at all. Yu Wenhao narrowed his eyes and looked at her straight back. He felt that she did not look like being rescued. She left like a winner. Tang Yang brought Yuan Qingling back to Prince Yu¡¯s residence. Along the way, Tang Yang didn''t ask anything. After Yuan Qingling took a bath and changed her clothes, Tang Yang asked the imperial physician to treat her. Tang Yang asked after the imperial physician left, "Princess, what happens on earth?" Yuan Qingling cried... "Don''t pretend to cry, princess." Tang Yang mercilessly exposed her. Yuan Qingling felt bored, "I was kidnapped and almost died in Lord Huiding'' Mansion." "That''s it?" "That''s it." She slowly stood up with her hand on her head. "Maybe there''s something else, but I have a headache and can''t remember anything. Please tell Yu Wenhao that I can''t go out these days, and it''s not convenient for me to see anyone." Tang Yang felt helpless. Now He had to go to Jingzhao Department first. Princess was safe, and he could ask her about the matterter. "Tang Yang!" Yuan Qingling stopped him, "Please settle those dogs properly." "If you don''t tell me the reason, I''m afraid Prince Wenhao will kill them. Tang Yang said. Yuan Qingling knew Tang Yang was very cunning, so she said, "They help me escape from Lord Huiding¡¯s Mansion. They save me." Her words proved what Tang Yang thought. He cupped his hands and said, "I will do my best to save them." After Tang Yang left, Nurse Xi asked, "You was kidnapped by Lord Huiding?" Yuan Qingling said, "Prince Wenhao came to save me in time." "Princess, do you..." Nurse Xi hesitated for a moment, but didn''t ask finally. "No!" Yuan Qingling knew what she wanted to ask, so she answered immediately. Hearing that, Nurse Xi rxed. "I''m sleepy. I want to sleep for a while. If Yu Wenhaoes back, please help me stop him to enter in my room." Yuan Qingling said. "Got it." Nurse Xi said, "You can''t keep avoiding him." "Well. Just wait until he is not angry." Yuan Qingling said optimistically. She slept on her front. She had gotten used to this sleeping posture recently. The back of her head was injured, so she could only sleep like this. It turned out that she was blindly optimistic. When Yu Wenhao came back from Jingzhao Department, he went straight to Phoenix Mansion. Nurse Xi couldn''t stop him. After capturing Lord Huiding, Yu Wenhao asked the guards and trusted subordinates of Lord Huiding some questions. But Master Chu said that Lord Huiding was seriously injured and needed treatment, and asked Yu Wenhao to wait until Lord Huiding got better. When Yu Wenhao saw Lord Huiding''s injury, he felt very angry and rushed back immediately. However, Yu Wenhao saw that Yuan Qingling was asleep, as if nothing had happened. He was so angry that he raised his hand and pped her butt. After a while, Yu Wenhao vented his anger. Yuan Qingling jumped up in shock. She was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was beaten again. She immediately threw herself at Yu Wenhao and shouted, "You promised that you would not hit me. Do you think I''m a fool?" Yu Wenhao covered her face with his hand and pushed her back. He said angrily, "What''s wrong with Lord Huiding''s injury?" Yuan Qing pulled his hand away, and calmed down. She asked, "What? Who is injured? Lord Huiding? I don''t know. I am locked up by him and finally escape." Yu Wenhao stood in front of the bed, crossed his arms, and said coldly, "Tell me or not?" "I really don''t know." Yuan Qingling said honestly. "You don''t want to tell me, right? Well. You''re involved in the case, I need to take you to Jingzhao Department for interrogation." Yu Wenhao shouted, "Tang Yang, prepare a pair of handcuffs, and take her to Jingzhao Department for interrogation." Yuan Qingling saw that Tang Yang walked in, and Xu Yi followed behind with a pair of handcuffs. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. "Princess, you''d better to be honest. We have to report this case to Emperor Mingyuan. There can''t be any mistakes. It isn''t a disgraceful thing." Tang Yang tried his best to persuade Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling didn''t think it was disgraceful. She just thought it was too malicious to hurt other''s genital organ, so she didn''t want to say. However, if this case needed to be reported to Emperor Mingyuan, she had to exin it to Yu Wenhao. Chapter 101 I Surrender Chapter 101 I Surrender As Yu Wenhao deliberated, he said coldly, ¡°Is it okay if you don¡¯t confess? The people around Lord Huiding told me that you have been hanging around intentionally in front of Lord Huiding¡¯s Mansion for several days.¡± ¡°Knowing that Lord Huiding loves male sex, you deliberately wear men¡¯s clothes to seduce him. How dare you! Have you lost your mind? How terrible Lord Huiding is? Provoking him will ruin your life as digging a grave to bury yourself. Don¡¯t get me in trouble or I will kill...¡± Yuan Qingling looked at who was in anger and interrupted in in a mild tone, ¡°When I was at the Lord Huiding¡¯s Mansion, I heard you tell the Lord Huiding that if he hurts me, You would do anything to get revenge on him. Oh, my Prince, you love me so much.¡± It should be the fastest way to get him to stop talking. As expected, Yu Wenhao¡¯s angry face abruptly stiffened and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times as if he was suffering from the after-effects of a stroke, ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Just as he was about to give a good discernment, as the saying goes, it is said that outsiders see most of the game, Tang Yang said indifferently, ¡°How is the matter of injuries?¡± Yu Wenhao understood immediately and then he dragged over Yuan Qingling¡¯s arm and held it down, his palm was raised and was about to fall as she quickly said, ¡°I surrender.¡± Yu Wenhao let go of her, ¡°I won¡¯t mess around with you today. If you don¡¯t tell the truth, you will be punished.¡± For now, there was no choice but to bow down to the forces of evil. She adjusted her sitting posture, sat cross-legged on the bed, and cleared her throat, but her ear was grabbed by him and shouted, ¡°Speak!¡± Yuan Qingling craned her neck in aggression and looked at his fierce face, ¡°I will now.¡± ¡°If there is any falsehood, I will kill you first before exining to Emperor Mingyuan. You¡¯d better not challenge my bottom line.¡± Yu Wenhao said angrily. Yuan Qingling knew that he did not necessarily have the intention to kill her, but there was a chance that he would lose control and kill someone. So she did not dare to conceal it and said, ¡°I thought that someone like the Lord Huiding had done a lot of evil but was unable to incriminate him without evidence, so I was resentful. I was trying to work with You.¡± She looked at Yu Wenhao with a sincere face. Yu Wenhao¡¯s face was impatient, ¡°Go on.¡± Cooperation? How can she be worthy of it with her simple mind? Yuan Qingling said with a dejected expression, ¡°Who would have thought that he had noticed me long ago, and what is more, he dared to take me away in the street, and he knew my identity and ordered someone to take me to a torture room where is full of torture devices. He wanted to do something untoward to me there. I did notply and gave him an anesthetic injection, by the way...¡± She stole a nce at him, seeing his eyes still spewing fire, and mumbled, ¡°By the way, I took a chair and poked the legs of it at the penis of his previous evil deeds of bullying the women.¡± Xu Yi and Tang Yang drew in a breath of cold air at her words, and Xu Yi immediately consciously shielded his certain ce. God, how painful must it be? That Lord Huiding was a tough guy that his penis hurt but still able to look for romance matter.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. Yu Wenhao¡¯s face changed, but he cursed, ¡°Why not escape right away when you got a chance and you just wanted to hurt him. Aren¡¯t you dumb women?¡± Yuan Qingling continued, ¡°I fled immediately after I hurt him, but I didn¡¯t know that I would be discovered by the maids and forced into the dog yard, but strange enough, those dogs rushed towards the guards crazily, allowing me to escape instead. Yu Wenhao heard something wrong and raised his eyebrows, ¡°You escaped?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± ¡°If you escaped sessfully, why did you show up at the Huiding¡¯s Mansion again?¡± Yu Wenhao pulled a chair and sat down, his expression slowly beginning to calm down. Yuan Qingling looked at him and said, ¡°After I escaped and hid in the alleyway, for the time being, I didn¡¯t dare to go out, but I saw you passing by with your servants, at that time I thought you were on an errand. Later you seemed to be heading in the direction of the Huiding¡¯s Mansion, after hesitating for a long time, I secretly went back and saw that there was indeed someone guarding outside the gate, so I went in through the back door. ¡° ¡°Not true!¡± Xu Yi red at her, ¡°I had been guarding the back door. You never show up.¡± Yuan Qingling said slightly embarrassed, ¡°I thought the people guarding were the guards of the Mansion and after lying by the fence for a while, I found a dog hole in the wall...¡± They were all silent. Had Princess gone into a dog hole? Yuan Qingling was reluctant to talk about it, ¡°The hole was too small for me to get into, so I climbed up the wall and jumped down.¡± Xu Yi said, ¡°Your Highness could still get into that dog hole, so I should go to set up the guard.¡± ¡°No one will take you for a mute if you don¡¯t speak!¡± Yuan Qingling red at him with hatred. Xu Yi was aggrieved, he was only telling the truth. Yu Wenhao, however, looked at her thoughtfully, ¡°Even if I go to the Huiding¡¯s Mansion, why do you want to go back?¡± ¡°I must go back. Your take the force of Capital Mayor. If you can¡¯t find me, Will he stop? I¡¯m afraid that he will be like a mad dog.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you hate me? Is it not your expectation that I am bitten by a mad dog?¡± Yu Wenhao gazed at her, and his heart was damnably devoid of anger. Yuan Qingling patted his shoulder and said boldly, ¡°We are couple, you may as well die at my hands, but I am not willing to die at someone else¡¯s.¡± ¡°Go to hell!¡± Yu Wenhao reached out and pushed her. The back of her head hit the bed with a heavy thud, and her eyes rolled over, and she passed out. ¡°Pretend?¡± Yu Wenhao raised his hand and pped her calf. No response. Yu Wenhao bared his teeth and tugged her up by the hand, ¡°Still pretending?¡± Yuan Qingling was yanked up and turned softly to the side, her eyes still closed. Tang Yang¡¯s eyes were sharp and he said in shock, ¡°It¡¯s not pretending, the wound is broken, look, it¡¯s bleeding again.¡± Yu Wenhao took a look. The tent curtain on the bed rut was stained with crimson blood. ¡°What are you still standing there for? Call the doctor!¡± Yu Wenhao shouted, kneeling on the bed and picking up Yuan Qingling, reaching out to touch the back of her head, which was dripping with blood. Xu Yi ran out in a panic. The doctor helplessly treated Yuan Qingling¡¯s wound again, chattering, ¡°This wound on the back of the head is serious and must be well taken care of. How could it be injured again? If it hurts again, she will be a fool.¡± ¡° Yuan Qingling¡­ knocked it by herself identally.¡± Xu Yi sheepishly exined to the doctor. ¡°It¡¯s not like Princess Chu is a fool, knowing that she has an injury on the back of her head, she would still bump it on purpose?¡± The doctor couldn¡¯t help himself, having tended to the Yu Wenhao¡¯s injuries in the Prince Yu¡¯s residence for many days and knowing that he is always shouting and being rude to her. ¡°Are you going to me me?¡± Yu Wenhao asked with a cold face. The doctor took a look at Yu Wenhao¡¯s cold, grim face, and the valor he had just shown was instantly dispersed, so he carried the medicine box and left in a huff. Chapter 102 Dreaming back to the Laboratory Chapter 102 Dreaming back to the Laboratory Yu Wenhao yelled at the view of the doctor¡¯s back without good grace, ¡°When will she wake up?¡± ¡°She was tired and lost blood in a panic. She will wake up and just let her recuperate for a while.¡± The doctor finished speaking and hurriedly slipped away. ¡°Women are trouble!¡± Yu Wenhao red at the unconscious Yuan Qingling, ¡°With such a small injury, you have the nerve to faint.¡± Xu Yi felt that Yu Wenhao was being a little mean as he thought that her consort was already very strong in her ability to endure the situation, getting beaten up in the Huiding¡¯s Mansion, fleeing for her life to get out from even a dog hole toe back. Where would an ordinary woman have that kind of pluck and bravery? I¡¯m only afraid that they would have started crying when they were caught in the Huiding¡¯s Mansion and cried until they died. ¡°I will ask the nurse to serve. Will you go back to the government office first?¡± Xu Yi asked, lest Yu Wenhao will irritate her again. ¡°No. I will stay here for a while, asking them to make some porridge or soup for her when she wakes up.¡± Yu Wenhao said. ¡°Yes!¡± Xu Yi answered and went out. ¡°Tang Yang,¡± Yu Wenhao turned to look at him, ¡°you go back to the government office, keep an eye on Lord Huiding¡¯s injuries and treatment. Nothing must go wrong, at least not until Emperor Mingyuan knows about it objectively. He can¡¯t be in trouble, and the doctor must be appointed and should not be rted to Master Chu. Even if it¡¯s the imperial doctor, you must ask my permission.¡± Then when will you intend to go to the imperial pce and tell Emperor Mingyuan?¡± Tang Yang was Property ? N?velDrama.Org. afraid that he would miss the opportunity. Yu Wenhao said, ¡°There is no hurry.¡± ¡°But I¡¯m only afraid that Master Chu will enter the imperial pce first to plead guilty, and whates out of his mouth, that could turn bad.¡± Yu Wenhao sneered and shook his head, ¡°No, Emperor Mingyuan has long felt that the Chu family has acted out of line, and it is not easy to fix suffering from ack of leverage. Now out of the matter of Lord Huiding, he will uncover this matter, warn the Chu family, so, will not allow anyone to whitewash the matter.¡± Tang Yang looked at Yu Wenhao with the eyes of a fan. His prince was so thoughtful and intelligent. He was the best of all the princes, and Emperor Mingyuan should be able to see that. Yu Wenhao thought for a moment and said, ¡°For the sake of caution, you should go and look for Leng Jingyan.¡± Leng Jingyan, the youngest Guozijian of State since the founding of the North Tang, was so talented that Emperor Mingyuan loved him, always summoning him to the pce to y chess and talk, and some people joked that Emperor Mingyuan could not leave him for a minute. ¡°OK!¡± Tang Yang turned around and went away. After dismissing a group of his flowers, Yu Wenhao sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Yuan Qingling¡¯s face, the swelling was a bit impressive, half of his face was arge amount higher, the crimson roaming out from the prating skin, it seemed that blood beads were spreading which was very scary to look at. That p, probably, blew her head off? Yuan Qingling deserved to be taught a lesson, but she was my Princess, and teaching her a lesson would be teaching him a lesson, so he couldn¡¯t bear that. The most important thing was that his Princess got pped by others who didn¡¯t have the right to expect him. He couldn¡¯t help but be depressed by his anger. ¡°Are you scared? Almost died, right?¡± Yu Wenhao grunted. Now that it was over, he felt scared only when he mentally remembered. ¡°She has a lot of balls. How dare she imagine setting a trap for Lord Huiding?¡± ¡°You won¡¯t even know how to die.¡± Yu Wenhao grunted again, ¡°From now on, you¡¯d better be more peaceful and don¡¯t cause any trouble. I can¡¯t spend my life dealing with your trouble.¡± Yu Wenhao felt that things in the world were wonderful. When he married Yuan Qingling, he thought that he would never look at her more than once in his life and would never say a word to her in peace, and of course, he would never use the word ¡°lifetime¡± to describe the two of them. But now, it seemed that something was irrefutably changing. He didn¡¯t know if it was things that had changed or she had changed. Speaking of change, he slowly looked at Yuan Qingling. He could see that she had changed, no matter what she said or did, she was not the same as before. He remembered that when they got married, she always came to him three or four times on the pretext of giving him clothes or soup or embroidering a purse, but he ignored her. It was clear that she had resentment and sadness in her eyes, but at that time he didn¡¯t care and even felt pain. He loved to see her in embarrassed and humiliated state due to his hatred feeling to her. After six months, he grew tired of the childish trick of embarrassing and humiliating her. If she had not gone to the pce and told Queen Mother that they had no sex since married. Neither of them will have anything to do with each other. He remembered that the change had begun after the consummation of the marriage. Was it because they were married that they could overlook the others unforgivable mistakes? Theatose Yuan Qingling returned to theboratory again. Sitting at herputer desk, she looked at the messages on the We-Chat logged on herputer. Her parents, sister, and brother had all sent her messages as usual, urging her to take good care of her. She was crying on herputer desk. After she finished crying, she turned around theb and looked at the closed door with a small bear doll hanging on the handle. It was she took her nephew to the crane machine on her birthdayst year and spent fifty dors to get it, which the angel-like little girl had given her after having a good time, saying that the doll was a good luck charm. She held it in her hand and stroked it, her heart aching with the fear that she would never see her again in this life. Her hand gripped the handle of the door and twisted it open, it clicked and a breeze came in. She was nervous, would she be able to walk out and meet the others in theb? Would it be the same as when she was alive in this world? She finally opened the door and it was dark outside, with only a faint glow from the aisle. She was familiar with this scene, it was like this every time she workedte and went out after work. The door outside theb was closed, and she put her thumb on the fingerprint lock, which was unrecognizable. It wouldn¡¯t open. Her heart was instantly disappointed that it was only a dream. She went back to herb, where she could still see the data from her previous experiments. She started to look at the brain wave graphs from the previous monkeys after they had been injected with the drug, which had been monitored every day after the injection and input theputer, so it was easy to check andpare. She wanted to find out whether her time travel was rted to the drug or not. As she was looking at it, she suddenly felt a weight on her right arm and could not lift it, as if it was pressed by something, and she could not move it with all her power. She was astonished. ¡°Had a stroke? Paralyzed?¡± Her whole body bounced up and down and she felt a terrible pain in the back of her head, her eyes went ck and then abruptly lit up as everything changed. She looked at Yu Wenhao¡¯s head resting on her arm, sleeping sweetly, and didn¡¯t that his heavy head know how heavy it was? She was still a wounded person. Chapter 103 It鈥檚 all for You Chapter 103 It¡¯s all for You She didn¡¯t bother to move, waking him up meant another inevitable scolding, and she didn¡¯t want to exin. She closed her eyes and recalled everything in her dream, which she cherished even as a small ornament. Why did she have to wake up? She had seen all those data on Monkey many times before, and indeed the drugs were working. So without the EEG, looking at its daily actions, she knew he was much smarter, otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to sneak out and get hit by a car. She suddenly thought out of the blue, after he was hit by a car and died, would there also be a soul of him to be here as well? ¡°Oh, what a whimsy.¡± His head was heavy. She turned her head to look at him closely, and only when he was asleep did she feel like watching him, not that she was being subtle, but he was so narcissistic that if she looked at him more than once, he would think she was fall in love with him. Actually, he was good-looking. ¡°His face is perfect, and if I have to nitpick, it would be that he gives a feeling of cold even when he smiles.¡± Especially when he woke up, the cold aura under his eyes is easy to be seen as a lightning-like sweep over, as now... She shivered in fear, ¡°When did you...you wake up?¡± Yu Wenhao¡¯s eyes were faint, ¡°Just when you were looking at me with your brave.¡± ¡°Get up, you¡¯re pressing on my arm, it¡¯s all numb.¡± Yuan Qingling patted his head sheepishly. Yu Wenhao raised his head for her to draw back her hand, there was only one pillow on the bed, and she had snatched it, so he could only sleep on her arm. He could only sleep on her arm, so why be so mean? ¡°What were you looking at?¡± Yu Wenhao asked. ¡°Just looking at how your wound is healing. Don¡¯t Get Me Wrong.¡± Yuan Qingling hastily brushed it off. He didn¡¯t misunderstand, he had seen her staring at himself after waking up, and it was an exploring look, not a look full of loving gaze. ¡°For what? Everyone in the Capital knows that you are so into me, so why are you in a hurry to deny it?¡± Yuan Qingling sighed. ¡°How to deal with the Lord Huiding?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. Yu Wenhao had also thought about such a question just now, and as he looked at Yuan Qingling¡¯s sleeping face, he had some alterations in his mind. ¡°I intend to tell Emperor Mingyuan that he has taken a schr captive.¡± Yuan Qingling was stunned, ¡°Why do you say that? The House guards and others know that he took me.¡± Wouldn¡¯t taking a schr to allow him to escape guilt? It was a big crime to take away Princess Chu of the dynasty and misbehave with her. If he had taken a schr, he could have argued that he had a personal grudge and only wanted to teach the schr a lesson, and Emperor Mingyuan would not reprimand him. Yu Wenhao looked at her, ¡°I will order the Capital to keep it a secret, and as for the Lord Huiding, he will not talk about it outside.¡± ¡°No, we have worked hard and I was almost killed by him... How can we let him off so easily?¡± Yuan Qingling said angrily, the scene at his mansion still haunts her when she remembers it. How can such an evil person be let off so easily? Moreover, it is a once-in-a-lifetime good opportunity, it will be difficult to hold him again in the future. Yu Wenhao got up, his slender figure cast on the ground, ¡°I have decided.¡± ¡°Object!¡± Yuan Qingling jumped up in anger and grabbed his arm, ¡°I almost lost my life, and you want to let him go? I don¡¯t agree, if you don¡¯t report this truthfully, I will go into the imperial pce and report it to Emperor Mingyuan myself.¡± ¡°Guard!¡± Yu Wenhao bellowed with a sullen face. The nurses came in from outside, ¡°Yes, your highness.¡± ¡°Keep an eye on her. She is not allowed to go out.¡± Yu Wenhao ordered coldly. The nurses hesitated for a moment, ¡°Y-E-S?¡± ¡°What? Do you want to question my order?¡± Yu Wenhao¡¯s eyes swept like a lightning sh. The nurse hurriedly bowed her head, ¡°No.¡± Yuan Qingling¡¯s lips trembled with anger, ¡°Yu Wenhao, are you afraid of the Chu family? Or do you always want to spare the Chu family for the sake of Chu Mingcui?¡± Yu Wenhao¡¯s face was gloomy, ¡°That¡¯s not rted.¡± Yuan Qingling looked at him disappointingly, ¡°Am I right? You don¡¯t want to have a grudge with the Chu family for Chu Mingcui¡¯s sake. I thought you were at least a smart person who knew how to draw on advantages and avoid disadvantages. You will regret in the future if you let him go today.¡± Yu Wenhao angrily mmed his sleeve, ¡°You are unreasonable!¡± After saying that, he left coldly. Yuan Qingling looked at his back, her heart was also furious. She had almost put her innocence and her life on the line to get this chance, and he had thrown it away so easily for the sake of a woman, wouldn¡¯t she have suffered for nothing? His grandmother sighed softly, ¡°Don¡¯t be angry. He is thinking of you.¡± ¡°For me?¡± Yuan Qingling smiled coldly, ¡°If it is for me, then he will tell the truth.¡± ¡°A woman¡¯s reputation is greater than everything, and everyone knows what kind of person the Lord Huiding. Princess Chu¡¯ reputation will be ruined if caught by him and she will not be able to live normally.¡± said the nurse. Yuan Qingling was stunned, ¡°I don¡¯t care about my reputation, what does he care about?¡± ¡°It can be seen that the Prince Wenhao cares for the royal concubine.¡± Yuan Qingling hadn¡¯t thought about it, but as for her reputation, he probably cared about his own. If it was known by all he would dislike her and might repudiate her at some point, which wouldn¡¯t affect his reputation much. The loss of reputation can get rid of a viin, he should know that it counts because he is very cunning. Was it for her? ¡°If the Prince did not value the Princess, why would he have stayed with her while she was in aa?¡± Nurse continued. Yuan Qingling was disappointed, ¡°In that case, am I not ming him wrongly?¡± ¡°Yes, you did.¡± The nurse said with certainty. Yuan Qingling reached up and held her forehead, she always messed up. Every time something looks good, something bad happens. Later in the evening, Yuan Qingping came over, looking at the injured Yuan Qingling, her eyes were Even though they kept it from her, she had been able to get a good idea of what was going on when she questioned Luya. ¡°There is no need for you to do this.¡± Yuan Qingping said arduously. ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± Yuan Qingling was preupied with her thoughts and answered with a hollow voice. Then he was silent for a moment and asked her, ¡°Does it hurt?¡± ¡°Yes! I¡¯m not getting well. I¡¯m hurting here and there.¡± Yuan Qingping hung her head and began to sob. ¡°Why are you crying? It¡¯s a good thing, at least you¡¯re relieved.¡± Yuan Qingling said that even if this matter didn¡¯t break out, Lord Huiding probably wouldn¡¯t mess with Lord Yuan¡¯s Mansion for the time being. Yuan Qingping wiped her tears, ¡°What if you die?¡± Yuan Qinglingughed, ¡°Well, everyone will die, it¡¯s a matter ofter or sooner.¡± ¡°You¡¯ve been so good to me, I don¡¯t know how to repay you.¡± Yuan Qingping raised her head, her flower-like face hung with tears without previous cold arrogance. ¡°Just be the same as before. There is no need to be burdened, I am not all for you.¡± That was the truth, she was mostly just a hero for a moment. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. She didn¡¯t want to ept gratitude from another person. Chapter 104 What Is Dependence Chapter 104 What Is Dependence Yuan Qingping went back home, and before she left, she hugged Yuan Qingling and said softly, ¡°Thank you. My sister¡± The call of sister softened Yuan Qingling¡¯s heart. She deliberated for a long time and felt that she could not agree with what Yu Wenhao had said. ¡°Is Yu Wenhao in the Prince Yu¡¯s residence?¡± She asked the nurse. ¡°Yes, in the schoolroom.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll go over to him.¡± Yuan Qingling straightened her dress and went out. The dusk was sinking, and the courtyard felt quiet and soft as it was tinted with ayer of twilight. Today¡¯s robbery has given Yuan Qingling a sense of truly living in the times she lives in, rather than simply living. When she came to the room, just as the maid brought the meal to the door, Yuan Qingling said softly, ¡°I¡¯ll do it!¡± The servant girl bent over, ¡°Yes!¡± Yuan Qingling went in with the meal, and two candles were lit in the room, swaying in the wind but dull. He was practicing his calligraphy at his desk, and there were many scraps of paper on the floor, so Yuan Qingling stepped over and saw the word ¡°tolerance¡± written on every piece of paper. When he heard the footsteps, he looked up. Under the jump of the candle, his face was clear but blurred. The corners of his eyes and the tips of his eyebrows were arched, and he looked solemn. The scar that coiled from the corner of his eye to the side of his ear added a bit of a stern look. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Yu Wenhao put down his pen and said coldly. Yuan Qingling put the food down on the table with the eight immortals pattern and walked over, ¡°It¡¯s time to eat.¡± ¡°No, take it away!¡± Yu Wenhao frowned. She stood on a sheet of forbearance, her hands with nowhere to rest, hanging down and crossing them in front of her, ¡°Let¡¯s talk about it.¡± ¡°For Lord Huiding? There¡¯s nothing to talk about. I have decided.¡± He said coldly. Yuan Qingling slowly walked over and stood opposite the desk to look at him, and said sincerely, ¡°Tolerance, it is not necessary, perhaps many things should be forbearance many times, but this forbearance also has to have a bottom line that can no longer endure, otherwise it willpletely lose the temperament of being a human being. I do not care what people talk about me, I only care whether the evil is punished. ¡° ¡°You don¡¯t care? It¡¯s okay to say it, but when the rumor is added, it is hard to bear?¡± He was a man who had suffered all kinds of evil words this year, and those words were heartbreaking to the mind. ¡°I can, I don¡¯t care, because I have something I care about more in my heart.¡± ¡°Something that cares more?¡± Yu Wenhao raised his eyes to look directly at her, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Faith!¡± ¡°What¡¯s your faith?¡± He rose in surprise, such words were not like Yuan Qingling could say. ¡°The conviction of being born as a human being, not allowing evil to run rampant and ravage the world. Lord Huiding has brutalized many women, he is the representative of evil.¡± Yuan Qingling spoke with great benevolence and righteousness, but these words were not for Yu Wenhao but for him to ry to Emperor Mingyuan. ¡°Say something normal.¡± Yu Wenhao knew her and frowned. Yuan Qingling¡¯s eyes were cold, ¡°Revenge, he almost defiled me and tried to kill me. I can¡¯t ease my anger, and I can¡¯t stand such a bitch still living in this world.¡± Yu Wenhao¡¯s expression eased a little and he said, ¡°Even if you do as my words, he will not be able to survive for long. I had informed Leng Jingyan, and he will make some hints to Emperor Mingyuan at the appropriate time.¡± ¡°No, there is no need to hint, since Emperor Mingyuan has appointed you as the Capital Mayor, he must want you to do something effectively, if you don¡¯t say something and just let Leng Jingyan hint, Emperor Mingyuan will think that you are too timid to take on this job.¡± Yu Wenhao stared at her, ¡°Who taught you to say these words?¡± ¡°It is my inner words.¡± ¡°Impossible, you are not that shrewd in your mind.¡± This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. ¡°It is a personal attack and you should be a kind guy.¡± Yuan Qingling said. Yu Wenhao reached out with one hand, wanting to pat her head out of habit, but remembering that she had an injury on the back of her head, his handnded raw on her shoulder, ¡°Eat!¡± Yuan Qingling said, ¡°You have to promise me first.¡± ¡°Cut the crap and eat!¡± He took her wrist with one hand and yanked it over, ¡°Have some with me.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve eaten it and had soup also.¡± ¡°Then serve my meal.¡± ¡°As youmand!¡± Yuan Qingling rolled her eyes. He looked like he was starving, a meal, winding up and eating all without a grain of rice left. ¡°So hungry, huh? Should I ask someone to make you some more?¡± She remembered that he ate in moderation, but he was so hungry that he ate like this. ¡°No need, serve my dress, I want to go into the imperial pce to visit Emperor Mingyuan.¡± Yuan Qingling jumped up and replied joyfully, ¡°Yes!¡± The two of them went back to Wuthering Heights, Yuan Qingling opened the wardrobe, saw the clothes folded neatly, turned back to him, and asked, ¡°Which one do you want to wear?¡± ¡°The official uniform!¡± He said in a bad-natured manner. ¡°Oh!¡± She closed the wardrobe and went to the hanger to get the official uniform he had taken off on his return today, reaching out to touch the exquisite embroidery which was a symbol of power. The purple robe girdled the waist, and the golden jade belt separated the top and bottom in perfect proportion. With the official hat on, it was as if the man¡¯s sharpness had been restrained and he was like a reliable man. It was Yuan Qingling¡¯s first time serving him, and although the work of serving someone was tedious, she was happy to do it today. Her words could not help but be frivolous, ¡°You are good-looking.¡± ¡°Get lost!¡± He red at her. ¡°Yes, in a moment.¡± She said curtly, not to offend him. Yu Wenhao¡¯s eyebrows were tinted with a smirk, and he just nced at Yuan Qingling obliquely. Yuan Qingling¡¯s heartbeat, and looked at him in a daze. ¡° Are you crazy?¡± He didn¡¯t need her to wait for him to change his boots either and sat down to put them on himself. Yuan Qingling came back to her senses, ¡°No, I was thinking about how I could make your scars fade a bit.¡± ¡°No, I am not a pussy.¡± Yu Wenhao stood up and was half a head taller than her. She felt that she should be about 165 CM, based on a head of twenty-two CM, he should be about 185 CM, no more than 187 CM. ¡°The height difference is obvious, and there are no high heels, so I am looked short when walking with him.¡± ¡°Oh, go hell height calction!¡± After seeing Yu Wenhao out, Yuan Qingling slowly paced back to her room. She thought about following her into the imperial pce, but at this time she should be extremely scared, panicked and wounded, and had to recuperate in the mansion so that she would be pitiful enough. But her mind could not be stilled either, remembering the moment when her heart had pounded, as if an electric current had run from her toes to her brain and then spread to all her limbs. It was illogical. Yu Wenhao is scum, he uses foulnguage at every turn, and his tone is never kind. One cannot be The fact is, your emotion can¡¯t be so cheap, and a person¡¯s heart can¡¯t be given freely. She must be suffering from Stockholm syndrome, the most obvious symptom of this condition is to develop a sense of dependence and trust in those who have hurt her. This is a disease that needs to be treated early. And the cure is to develop a positive mindset and not give in to reality so easily. Understanding the perpetrator¡¯s weaknesses waiting for the opportunity tounch a self-defensive counterattack, and creating a system that limits the perpetrator¡¯s evil deeds. After some majesty, she immediately softened up again that she didn¡¯t want to fight him at all. What should do then? Chapter 105 You鈥檙e Not a Nuisance Chapter 105 You¡¯re Not a Nuisance She didn¡¯t wait for Yu Wenhao back, but Tang Yang¡¯s return. Tang Yang came in with torn clothes and a wretched face, ¡°Your Highness, all your benefactors have been ced in the other courtyard for you, however, there is one benefactor that insists on following me, so I had no choice but to bring it back.¡± Yuan Qingling looked out curiously, which one was the one that wanted to follow her? She saw Xu Yie in with a short tail upright ears of the ck dog, that dog who had made Yuan Qingling grab and escape, now squatting on the ground. Its short ears up, its mouth open and sticking out its spotted tongue to look at her. He was dirty and his fur was stained with blood. The whip marks all over his body. The fur falling off in ces, exposing the bloody flesh, looked very creepy. But now he was crouching on the ground, his hostility and fierceness gone, his two eyes were rounded and he was looking at Yuan Qingling with such determination. Yuan Qingling quickly stepped forward. His body, only its head was intact. She reached out her hand and stroked his head, ¡°Good boy.¡± ¡°Wow!¡± The ck dog barked at her, its tail wagging and surprisingly, its eyes seemed to contain tears. Tang Yang walked over and Yuan Qingling turned back, saying, ¡°Prepare the medicinal powder and hot water.¡± The dog was so smart, washing his fur and treating the wound without saying a word, allowing Yuan Qingling to disinfect and medicate it. Tang Yang and Xu Yi wanted toe forward to help, but Yuan Qingling rejected them, shooing them out. After cleaning everything up, Yuan Qingling stroked his head, ¡°From now on, you can follow me. There¡¯s one in the pce called Lucky, so you¡¯ll be called Dooby, okay?¡± ¡°Woof woof woof!¡± Dooby barked three times in response. The first time they met Dooby that he had been badly hurt by her and that all the dogs had been maltreated. Yuan Qingling understood Dooby¡¯s words and was heartbroken at what had happened to them. She walked out and asked Tang Yang to treat them well, ¡°Sure. Since they are all benefactors of Your Highness, I will certainly treat them well.¡± said Tang Yang. ¡°Dooby will follow me from now on. Please ask Xu Yi to build a dog house for him, just outside the courtyard, it should be spacious.¡± ¡°Should we find a female dog for him?¡± Xu Yi asked in a daze, how could Princess Chu and this dog be so rted? ¡°No need.¡± Yuan Qingling gave him a nk look, and then looked at Tang Yang, ¡°What happened to you? Go wash and change your clothes.¡± ¡°Yes, thank you for your concern, Your Highness.¡± The two men then went away. Dooby obedientlyy by Yuan Qingling¡¯s feet. The dog was spiritual and knew that he had followed a good master, so even though he was covered in wounds, he was proud. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t return until tomorrow. Luya informed Yuan Qingling before he entered the house. She had been tossing and turning all night, and when she heard he had returned, she hurriedly ran out. When Yu Wenhao saw that she was not even well dressed, he couldn¡¯t help but his face fell, ¡°Why did you run out like that?¡± Only then did Yuan Qingling see that Yu Wenhao had note back alone, there was Mu Ru and two other people she did not know, who looked like cooks. She hastily lowered her eyshes and said with a churlish face, ¡°You were not herest night and I was afraid.¡± It suited the temperament of a victim. Mu Ru took pity and said, ¡°Your Highness has just returned from a cmity, it is normal for her to be afraid in her heart, so Your Highness should not rebuke.¡± ¡°Thank you, Mu Ru.¡± Yuan Qingling¡¯s eyes were filled with tears. He said with a smile, ¡°Emperor Mingyuan has learned that Your Highness has been injured, and has ordered the two imperial chefs in the pce toe to your house to take care of Your Highness¡¯s diet.¡± ¡°Thank Emperor Mingyuan for me!¡± Yuan Qingling said, ttered. ¡°We have been ordered to visit Your Highness, how is Your injury?¡± Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. The imperial doctor was invited out and said, ¡°The injury is serious, she has injured her head and is bleeding excessively, so she should not get out of bed easily.¡± ¡°Dizzy!¡± Yuan Qingling hurriedly supported Yu Wenhao, ¡°I didn¡¯t feel it just now, but when I stopped, I felt very dizzy.¡± ¡°Nurse, help Your Highness return to the house.¡± Yu Wenhao ordered. Luya hurriedly went forward to support Yuan Qingling, who was softly leaning on her and slowly went back. Mu Ru shook his head pityingly, ¡°Poor thing, it¡¯s only been a few days since I saw her and now she seems to lost a lot of weight.¡± Yu Wenhaoughed coldly in his heart, ¡°Pitiful? I don¡¯t think so, only hateful. After sending Mu Ru away, Yu Wenhao went straight to Phoenix Mansion. As soon as he entered, he saw a big ck dog scurrying out, blocking the way and barking at him viciously, the shadow of fear of dogs loomed over him again, which scared him. Yuan Qingling snuggled up to the door and said, ¡°Dooby, stop! He is your father.¡± ¡°You¡¯re the one who¡¯s his dad.¡± Yu Wenhao wrinkled his brows in anger, ¡°Who brought it here? Send it away quickly.¡± Yuan Qingling said, ¡°Go y.¡± Dooby obeyed, wagging his tail and walking away. ¡°Dooby? There¡¯s a name?¡± Yu Wenhao said angrily. ¡°What are you getting angry with a dog for?¡± Yuan Qingling said. ¡°You can¡¯t have a dog here.¡± Yu Wenhao walked over and gave her a fierce warning look. Yuan Qingling went in with him and changed the subject, ¡°How did it go?¡± Yu Wenhao sat down, his handsome face was cold, ¡°Emperor Mingyuan arraigned him overnight, he denied at first, saying that he didn¡¯t know you were my Princess. Emperor Mingyuan wanted to summon you, but in the end, Master Chu himself interrogated him, he admitted.¡± ¡°Admitted? Then what will be done about it?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. ¡°He has been taken to the prison, as to how he will be dealt with, it is not for me to intervene, but Emperor Mingyuan was so raged about it that he will not be spared easily with his crime before.¡± Yuan Qingling was a little puzzled, ¡°Why does Master Chu want him to admit it?¡± Once it was admitted, there would be no more chance for discernment. ¡°If Emperor Mingyuan wants to summon you, it is clear that he believes in my words, and the statement you gave Master Chu will surely be able to be used, sooner orter he will have to admit it. You are the daughter-inw of the royal family. The Lord Huiding was digging his own grave..¡± Yuan Qingling said, ¡°Killing him would be considered unworthy.¡± Yu Wenhao looked at her, ¡°Even though the case was kept secret by the father¡¯s order, the Chu family¡¯s mouth cannot be sealed. ¡°I haven¡¯t thought about it.¡± Yuan Qingling said unconcernedly. ¡°Don¡¯t pretend to be wanton. No one will care.¡± Yu Wenhao said with a sharp look in his eyes. ¡°Care or not, life goes on, I¡¯vee back from death in the mansion. I¡¯ve recovered my life which was a great gift to me. How could I care about people gossiping?¡± Yu Wenhao looked at her and had to admit, ¡°You have indeed changed a lot.¡± Yuan Qingling smiled, ¡°Is it bad to have changed?¡± It had be good, less annoying. ¡°It¡¯s be more annoying.¡± Yu Wenhao frowned. ¡°Liar!¡± Yuan Qingling recognized it at a nce andughed. Yu Wenhao ckened his face and walked out with his hands behind his back, like an old man. Chapter 106 A Tactful Counterplot Chapter 106 A Tactful Counterplot In the imperial pce. Emperor Mingyuan was furious all day and had chest pains. The Chu family were arrogant far beyond his expectation. Their power was threatening the imperial power. Master Chu used to be deferential, but what he had said early this day made Emperor Mingyuan realize that the Chus had been a serious threat to the Yu Wens¡¯ empire. Master Chu had rebuked with bitter hatred for Lord Huiding¡¯s being instigated by the lowly folk to do This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. such viinous things, despite his high status and influence, and had used Lord Huiding of damaging the Chu family¡¯s reputation. ¡®The Chu family¡¯s reputation? What about the royal family¡¯s fame?¡¯ Emperor Mingyuan thought. He understood what his father-inw blurted out was just out of impulsion because everything had happened too fast for him to think all through. But it was consequently obvious that Master Chu attached more importance to the reputation of the Chus than that of the Yuwens. The middle-aged generation of the Chu family were all in key positions of the empire while the young generation began to get training and experience in the army, making their way to marquesses. Whereas the sons, heirs of Emperor Mingyuan, were intriguing against each other for the ce of crown prince. Few of them were alerted to the threat except Yu Wenhao. As Emperor Mingyuan saw it, Yu Wenhao was much sober. He was determined to take Lord Huiding down even at the expense of his fame and Princess Chu¡¯s. He had refused to marry Chu Mingyang probably because he knew that once the marriage bound him to the Chus¡¯ interests, he might be either easily assimted or restrained. Common usations could hardly bother Lord Huiding due to his brilliant achievements in war, otherwise Emperor Mingyuan would have taught him a lesson. Now he brought about his own destruction as he abducted Princess Chu in public unexpectedly. Thinking of this, Emperor Mingyuan squinted. It urred to him in a sudden that ording to Princess Chu¡¯s status, she was not supposed to be alone, dressed in men¡¯s clothing even when she was out running errands. He recalled what Jingyan had told him that Princess Chu was able to escape in time thanks to her vignce, or Yu Wenhao would have been trapped in the conspiracy of Lord Huiding. Something crossed Emperor Mingyuan¡¯s mind. ¡°Go to the Qiankun Pce!¡± he ordered. Retired Emperor must have known it as he had so many scouts that nothing could be hidden from him in the imperial pce. And he was the one who knew Yu Wenhao best. Retired Emperor felt great today. After walking around the yard, hey on the chaise longue, basking in the sun peacefully. Seeing Emperor Mingyuan, he appeared to be not surprised. He raised his eyes and said, ¡°There you are.¡± ¡°Father.¡± Emperor Mingyuan stepped forward and bowed. Servant Chang fetched him a chair, ¡°Please have a seat, Your Majesty.¡± As soon as Emperor Mingyuan sat down, he asked, ¡°Father, have you heard of the things Lord Huiding has done?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Retired Emperor looked rxed with his skinny long fingers rapping the knees. ¡°Lord Huiding used to look down on Yu Wenhao but has been beaten down this time. I shall say he¡¯s as blind as a bat. Yu Wenhao had his stunning victory.¡± Emperor Mingyuan disagreed, ¡°Not really. He¡¯s got a lot to learn. His wife¡¯s reputation has been nearly blemished.¡± ¡°Princess Chu might not mind it very much.¡± Retired Emperor looked at him. The emperor asked tentatively, ¡°What do you think about this matter, Father?¡± Retired Emperor smiled. ¡°My son, do you want to ask whether it was just a coincidence or Yu Wenhao¡¯s scheme?¡± Emperor Mingyuan was embarrassed as his attempt was seen through. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t believe Yu Wenhao is capable of that shrewdness.¡± ¡°When a couple are one in heart, not iron bolts keep them apart.¡± Retired Emperor wagged his head and hummed a tune. Emperor Mingyuan was lost in thought. Retired Emperor gave him a askance re. ¡°Why don¡¯t you ask your son directly? Do you have to Wenhao is your son. You should be aware of his capabilities.¡± Emperor Mingyuan admitted, ¡°He is quite young and outstanding, reminding me of me.¡± ¡°You were way below him!¡± The old man disclosed unkindly. ¡°Father! Who would say about his son as you?¡± Emperor Mingyuan waved his hands and opposed. ¡°Then what did you say about your son? I used to perceive you and your brothers as not good enough and always expected you to be better, even if you all were verypetent. Now you can empathize with me.¡± Emperor Mingyuan gazed at Retired Emperor with cautiousness. ¡°Do you still think so, Father?¡± He had never thought about the question whether his father was satisfied with his performance as a sessor. Retired Emperor looked at him and suddenlyughed. Hisughter made Emperor Mingyuan¡¯s flesh creep. He got up slowly, patting on the emperor¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Now you can empathize with your sons.¡± Emperor Mingyuan stood up as well. ¡°Well, then. Father, how did the whole thing happen on earth?¡± Retired Emperor turned around and went back. ¡°Who knows? But I¡¯ve heard that Lord Yuan nned to marry his second daughter to Lord Huiding. Speaking of Lord Yuan, he is an interesting man. Whenever the political situations confuse you, observe people like him. Whoever they wag tails at and fawn on must be a great figure.¡± Emperor Mingyuan disdained Lord Yuan from the heart and felt humiliated by intermarrying with his family. The emperor bowed and withdrew. He kind of figured about the whole thing after this visit. It seemed he had underestimated Yu Wenhao. Lord Yuan wanted to marry his daughter to Lord Huiding but Princess Chu loved her sister very much and defended her resolutely. Therefore Yu Wenhao took the chance to get the Chu family a hit. Realizing this, Emperor Mingyuan was no longer angry and became pleased, regarding it as the most delightful newstely. He ordered to reward Princess Chu Yuan Qingling with plenty of delicacies and jewels to prove her innocence, even though she had once been captured by Lord Huiding. Form then on, Prince Yu¡¯s residence had been bustling with visitors. Waves of people came to convey their sympathy and respect, present gifts as well as to denounce the conceit and malice of Lord Huiding. Yuan Qingling kept her smile all the time and told everyone she was fine. She felt her face be stiff and had to open her mouth breathing like Dooby. The only difference was that she didn¡¯t put out her tongue to gasp. It was a hard day. Not until sunset could Yuan Qingling take a breath. She sat on a chair and took a long gulp of tea. When she was about to take a nap, Lu Ya rushed in and said, ¡°Your Highness, Prince Sun ising.¡± Yuan Qingling sank into the chair and waved her hands feebly, asking distressingly, ¡°May he be dismissed?¡± ¡°He hase straight to the Phoenix Mansion.¡± ¡°He¡¯s already here? Oh, No!¡± Yuan Qingling stood up. ¡°Show him to the antechamber. Is Princess Sun here too?¡± ¡°No, he¡¯s alone.¡± Yuan Qingling was a little surprised because Prince Sun would take his wife with him mostly when paying a visit. Why did hee alone this time? She didn¡¯t think they were that acquainted personally. She hurried to the antechamber and saw Prince Sun Yu Wendue in with both hands folding. He popped his head looking around like a little old man, and then centered his eyesight on the table, frowning. ¡°How do you feel?¡± he asked naturally. ¡°Thanks for asking. I¡¯m much better now.¡± Yuan Qingling curtsied and answered. Prince Sun sat down and said, ¡°d to hear that.¡± Yuan Qingling found nothing to say but still tried to fill the embarrassing silence. ¡°I didn¡¯t see Princess Sun. She¡¯s noting?¡± ¡°She doesn¡¯t know I am here.¡± ¡°All right...¡± Lu Ya took the tea up. ¡°Here¡¯s your tea, Your Highness.¡± Prince Sun sighed, ¡°It will hurt my stomach. I shall not drink it on an empty stomach. Do you have any teapanions? ¡± ¡°Companions?¡± Lu Ya was puzzled. ¡°Refreshments or pastries.¡± Prince Sun appeared displeased. ¡°Right, yes!¡± Lu Ya bowed immediately and said, ¡°The refreshments will be served in a minute.¡± ¡°Are they made by a royal cook?¡± Prince Sun stretched his arms out of gussets. His chubby hands looked like two pudgy bananas shining with mature lustre. ¡°Well...yes, of course.¡± Lu Ya replied. ¡°Good. And by the way, you¡¯d better serve some more dishes because I haven¡¯t had breakfast yet. ¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Yuan Qingling asked as it would be dinner time before long. ¡°I am on a diet and not supposed to eat too much.¡± Prince Sun exined vaguely. Chapter 107 A Social Butterfly Chapter 107 A Social Butterfly Yuan Qingling watched Prince Sun who imed to lose weight devour two tes of pastries, a tray of friedmb chops, two tes of stir-fried dishes and a bowl of rice. He even didn¡¯t miss the sauce of meals. ¡°I can call for more servings if you need.¡± Yuan Qingling sensed his hunger from his pitiful gaze at the empty tes. Prince Sun threw a grave re at her. ¡°No, I am on a diet. Don¡¯t set me up.¡± Yuan Qingling was really speechless. A prince iming to go on a diet came here and ate like a horse, but then criticized her hospitality. ¡°Well then, you¡¯d better stop,¡± she said. Prince Sun raised his head slowly and turned an indignant expression. ¡°They are just a bit of refreshments. Why are you so stingy?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t mean that...¡± Yuan Qingling cast a look at his disgruntled fat face, her shoulders slumping, and had to say, ¡°I mean you cane tomorrow.¡± Prince Sun took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth elegantly. ¡°What¡¯s the menu for tomorrow?¡± he tried to ask casually but the expectation in his eyes was too obvious. ¡°Anything you like.¡± Yuan Qingling could do nothing with him. ¡°No, I can just grab a bite.¡± Prince Sun lowered his eyes, groping inside his pocket and hauled out a list. ¡°How weird! It happens to be my birthday in a few days and my wife is nning a celebration with a banquet. She has customized the menu specially for me. Why not let the royal cooks make some dishes ording to it? It will be a good idea to foretaste before the banquet in case there might be any impertinence or disrespect to guests that day.¡± ¡°And tell the cooks not to cook too much as I am on a diet and can¡¯t eat too much.¡± He put the list on the table. Yuan Qingling fetched it to take a close look. She counted and became astonished. ¡°There are 38 dishes in all!¡± Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°It may look extravagant but I can cut expenses elsewhere, such as an unnecessary theatrical troupe. My guests must be treated with a grand feast,¡± Prince Sun said calmly. ¡°But the cooks can¡¯t make all the dishes tomorrow.¡± Yuan Qingling was filled withpassion for the royal cooks. ¡°Three for tomorrow, three for the day after tomorrow, and so on. A couple of days will be enough.¡± ¡°If so, your birthday party will be over before you have tried all the dishes.¡± ¡°Then I will put it off!¡± Prince Sun replied curtly. A foodie could always find various reasons just to eat. Yuan Qingling had nearly no doubt that the reason why Prince Sun came to pay her a visit was that the emperor had sent two royal cooks to Prince Yu¡¯s residence. And then her suppose was proved to be true because Prince Sun left without asking her about the injuries at all. The next morning, Prince Wenjun and his wife Princess Ji as well as Prince Wenqing and his wife Princess Qi called on Yuan Qingling together. Yu Wenhao had a day off every ten days so he didn¡¯t go to government office this day. He was talking with Prince Wenjun and Prince Wenqing in the chamber while Yuan Qingling was chatting with Princess Ji and Chu Mingcui in the Phoenix Mansion. Chu Mingcui was wearing aurel-green brocade dress embroidered with patterns of branches of plum blossoms and butterflies. Her hair stacked high and sharp in Backward-Nanzhao style, only decorated with a clouding jade hairpin. Without too many decorations, she looked fresh and charming at the first sight. She was beautiful. She had a rouged pink cheek and striking red lips, and was sweet as honey. Her eyebrows were long and slender, and the tips went up a little making her look gamine but aggressive. While Princess Ji was dressed in a verdure brocade vesture embroidered with designs ofposite flowers and clouds. Her hair was raised in a high bun decorated with a golden dangling ornament. Between her eyebrows was a mole. She had a in face but a dignified temperament. Princess Ji was born in a noble family and was well-educated. Therefore, when standing together, she appeared much more decent instead of being overshadowed by Chu Mingcui. Compared with them, Yuan Qingling looked pale in a half new scarlet smock. Her hair was coiled causally into a knot. Even if she wore lipstick in a rush, everyone could find her wan and fragile. Princess Ji looked at her and said in a fright, ¡°I never thought Lord Huiding could be that brazen and unruly. How dare hemit those devil crimes here in the imperial capital! Are you all right?¡± ¡°I am fine. Thank you for asking.¡± Yuan Qingling was not acquainted with Princess Ji and didn¡¯t know about her temper or characters. She had to respond politely. Hearing Princess Ji¡¯s words, Chu Mingcui was a little irritated. Although Lord Huiding was to me, she felt that Princess Ji mentioned him to her face on purpose. Chu Mingcui remained silence but stared at Yuan Qingling. They disliked each other so there was no need to socialize courteously but without sincerity. It was Prince Wenqing who wanted toe and she had no choice but to apany him in case that he was set up by someone. Princess Ji was a outgoing person. ¡°I heard His Majesty has sent two royal cooks here. How about us having a meal together? We haven¡¯t had a chat for a long time.¡± Yuan Qingling nodded. ¡°OK.¡± They three actually had nothing to talk about but Princess Ji was quite a social butterfly, and thanks to her, the atmosphere was never frigid. She¡¯d been asking Yuan Qingling for details all the time, questions ranging from affairs of the mansion to the care for Retired Emperor. ¡°What does Retired Emperor like? Was he easygoing when you were at the Qiankun Pce?¡± Yuan Qingling became alerted but she smiled and said, ¡°I just served him with medicine. Other things went beyond my usual duty and we barely talked. I think he isn¡¯t hard to get along with.¡± ¡°Well. But I¡¯ve heard that he took you with him to walk in the Royal Garden,¡± Princess Ji said with a grin. ¡°That¡¯s true,¡± Yuan Qingling said. She had merely apanied Retired Emperor on his walk but attracted so many people¡¯s attention. She felt really overawed. ¡®Why doesn¡¯t Prince Sune?¡¯ Yuan Qingling thought. ¡°Retired Emperor seems to trust you very much as he hasn¡¯t gone out to the Royal Garden for long. And I¡¯ve also heard that you offered your arms to him while walking, didn¡¯t you?¡± Princess Ji asked with a keenly interest. Yuan Qingling kept her smile for so long that she felt her face turn rigid. ¡°It¡¯s just because he was in a good mood that day.¡± Princess Ji spoke highly of her. ¡°It should be ascribed to your nursing.¡± Yuan Qingling was anxious. She thought, ¡®Where is Yu Wendu on earth?¡¯ Chu Mingcui was annoyed as well. She didn¡¯t want to hear about these things which could be learned about easily by prying. She thought there was no need for Princess Ji to be so obsessed with Yuan Qingling and keep asking. What if it made Yuan Qingling feel proud? She thought, ¡®Princess Ji just won¡¯t let any chance go.¡¯ Chu Mingcui stood up promptly and said, ¡°Why not go for a walk?¡± Yuan Qingling followed her, getting up. ¡°Sounds great.¡± Princess Ji stepped forward and linked Yuan Qingling¡¯s arms. ¡°Watch out your wounds. Be careful.¡± Yuan Qingling would neitherugh nor cry. As a saying goes, never judge a book by its cover. Princess Ji looked decent and calm but behaved casually and frivolously as she was nagging even while walking. Nurse Xi was discerning. She noticed that Yuan Qingling was unwilling to stay with the other two princesses, so she came forward and said, ¡°Your Highness, it¡¯s time for the doctor to change your dressing.¡± Yuan Qingling turned to Princess Ji regrettably. ¡°Excuse me. I will meet you at mealtime.¡± ¡°The change?¡± Princess Ji would have offered help but she found the bloody wounds disgusting. Thus she said, ¡°OK. I¡¯ll see you soon.¡± Chu Mingcui had left early. She felt it quite boring to talk with these two women. Her heart had wandered to the chamber where Yu Wenhao was. They hadn¡¯t met for days. She only took a quick glimpse at him in the distance whening in a moment ago. There was no time to greet at that time because Princess Ji dragged her to the Phoenix Mansion. Chapter 108 Too Much Meat Chapter 108 Too Much Meat After Princess Ji and Chu Mingcui went away, Yuan Qingling felt relieved and expressed her gratitude to Nurse Xi. ¡°Thank you. You saved me.¡± Nurse Xi told her coldly, ¡°Princess Ji is shrewd and deep. Better stay away from her, Your Highness.¡± Yuan Qinglingughed. ¡°I don¡¯t think so. She appears to be vivacious and naive.¡± Nurse Xi sneered. ¡°It¡¯s her disguise.¡± Yuan Qingling was surprised. ¡°What? Why does she pretend to be like that?¡± ¡°Each person has his own protection.¡± Nurse Xi poured a cup of tea for Yuan Qingling, then sat down and said, ¡°Princess Qi is rather a bumptious type and always thinks she can handle everything with those ridiculous petty tricks. But the truth is, she is nothing.¡± She continued saying, ¡°Princess Ji is different. She¡¯s knowledgeable and talented, and she¡¯s also Prince Wenjun¡¯s advisor. Your Highness, do you know what her most redoubtable power is?¡± ¡°What?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. ¡°It¡¯s that even if she is verypetent, she is still pretending to be frivolous and undignified. Sometimes she even quarrels with others openly, disgracing her noble status so as to mislead the enemies. So they will believe she is what she appears, just like you.¡± Yuan Qingling was shocked. She asked with a bitter smile, ¡°So none of the princesses is honest?¡± ¡°But one. Princess Sun is a nice person. She is proud but it¡¯s not a big deal when you know her.¡± As a foodie, Prince Sun wouldn¡¯t marry a scheming girl because ¡°birds of a feather flock together¡±. While Prince Wenqing was an exception, who was really naive but married Chu Mingcui. ¡®He is such an idiot that can be fooled by Chu Mingcui. And there''s gonna be plenty of time for him to be a martyr.¡¯ Yuan Qingling thought. But next she sneered because she recalled another idiot, Yu Wenhao. Prince Sun had arrived already. He was about to leave for Prince Yu¡¯s residence in the morning but got stuck. After reaching here, he This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. thought he could taste the dishes he had ordered the day before but unexpectedly saw his brothers. Thus, he had toe in for greetings. ¡°My brother, long time no see. Are you getting fatter these days?¡± Prince Wenqing teased him. Prince Sun gave him a contemptuous look and said with quivering voice, ¡°Are you blind?¡± ¡°Come on! Just kidding.¡± Prince Wenqingughed. Yu Wenhao looked at Prince Sun and asked, ¡°You came yesterday, didn¡¯t you?¡± He was busy yesterday but he got the folk¡¯s report when returning home. ¡°So what? Am I not weed today?¡± ¡°The royal cooks Father sent are here so there¡¯s no way Yu Wendu won¡¯te.¡± Prince Wenjun said with a forced smile. He had thin lips and triangr eyes which made him look harsh and mean when squinting. Prince Sun didn¡¯t like this eldest brother so he ignored him directly. He asked Yu Wenhao instead, ¡°Is it time for a meal? I haven¡¯t eaten breakfast.¡± Prince Sun was not afraid of offending Prince Wenjun because his only pursuit was enjoying delicacies. Besides, he was not interested in sibling rivalry. At this time, Chu Mingcui entered the chamber. She curtsied to the princes and sat by her husband Prince Wenqing, but her eyes were centered on Yu Wenhao. Yu Wenhao was talking with Prince Sun about dishes. When seeing Chu Mingcui, he dodged her view and turned to ask Prince Sun, ¡°What would you like to eat? I will let the kitchen prepare.¡± ¡°Not too much. Mainly vegetables, and a few meat dishes will be enough.¡± Prince Sun said honestly. Thereupon, Yu Wenhao stood up and went out. Chu Mingcui was disappointed as he didn¡¯t have any eye contact with her. ¡®Has he changed?¡¯ she thought. Prince Wenqing held her hands, enquiring gently, ¡°How¡¯s Yuan Qingling?¡± Chu Mingcui answered unconcernedly, ¡°She looks fine.¡± ¡°Did you apologize to her?¡± Prince Wenqing asked. Chu Mingcui looked to him, silently cursing his stupidity in her heart. She sighed, ¡°An apology can¡¯t fix the problem.¡± ¡°It is just etiquette. Strictly speaking, it¡¯s none of your business, so don¡¯t worry.¡± Prince Wenqing tried to Chu Mingcui responded absently. As seeing Yu Wenhaoe back in, she stood up at once and curtsied to him. ¡°Your Highness Prince Wenhao, I¡¯m really guilty. I¡¯d like to apologize for my uncle. I never thought he would do such things. I feel sorry for Princess Chu and it is quite a fortune that she is fine.¡± She seemed astonished and raging, and said in a broken voice. Yu Wenhao looked at her and said, ¡°She was not fine. She got injured badly. Anyway, you don¡¯t have to be sorry. It has nothing to do with you.¡± Hearing his words, Chu Mingcui had aplicated feeling. Yu Wenhao didfort her but he was concerning about Yuan Qingling as well. Chu Mingcui smiled bitterly and sat down in low spirits. Her beautiful eyes were filled with sorrow. She didn¡¯t care what others were talking about. She was lost in sadness and anger. ¡°Yu Wendu, I hear that you have rmended Yu Wenhao as Capital Mayor.¡± Prince Wenjun asked suddenly. Prince Sun raised his head and exined tardily, ¡°Yes. Father asked me whether to ept the job and I said no. So I offered Yu Wenhao as my recement. ¡± ¡°What a fool!¡± Prince Wenjun hummed a voice. ¡°A wise man knows what he can do and what he can¡¯t.¡± Prince Sun argued bluntly. Prince Wenqing was curious. ¡°Why did you refuse?¡± ¡°I am not capable enough.¡± ¡°A very modest answer. But everyone knows you are aplished with the pen and the sword...¡± Prince Wenqing began tough for what he himself said about Prince Sun because it sounded too sarcastic. Prince Sun nced at him. ¡°Actually, I am better at gaining an insight into people. For example, you and I are alike.¡± Prince Wenqing was amused. ¡°I am not obsessed with delicacies as you.¡± ¡°But you are muddleheaded.¡± Chu Mingcui became much anxious when hearing Prince Sun¡¯s words. She knew he was right. In some degree, Prince Wenqing couldn¡¯t evenpare with Prince Sun. How could she be so silly before? She used to thought that as one of the legitimated sons of Emperor Mingyuan, Prince Wenqing was the only one that couldpete with Prince Wenjun. However, she ignored hisck of discipline and sagacity as well as the capabilities of Yu Wenhao. Yuan Qingling was so lucky to marry Yu Wenhao. ¡®But it¡¯s a good thing that he doesn¡¯t love her.¡¯ Chu Mingcui thought. Prince Wenjun looked at Prince Sun and Prince Wenqing, considering them not able to take on high positions. And he believed that his father would realize his legitimated son¡¯s mediocrity someday. As for Yu Wenhao... Prince Wenjun took a glimpse at him and then found that Chu Mingcui was gazing at Yu Wenhao with a piteous expression. Then he remembered their original engagement which was ruined by Yuan Qingling. From their eye contact, Prince Wenjun suspected that their love remained. He put up a vicious face and thought, ¡®If so, Yu Wenhao, you¡¯re just embarrassing yourself.¡¯ Tang Yang came to report that the meal was ready, and showed the guests to the dining room. Prince Sun stood up first, holding up his head and went out with his fat hands sped behind the back. ¡°Time to eat. We shall not chat with an empty stomach.¡± As it was a family meal, three princesses dined with princes together, sitting around the same round table. There were ten dishes and one soup. Three of them were vegetables and the others were meat dishes. Poached boneless goose, braised shark''s fin in rice wine sauce, braised pork with lettuce in soy sauce, the Wanfu meat... They all looked delicious and made Prince Sun run at the mouth. He stared harder at the delicacies excellent in color, aroma and taste, and shook his head. ¡°Too much meat, too much. And it¡¯s not good for health. I should order more vegetables.¡± Chapter 109 Undercurrents at the Table Chapter 109 Undercurrents at the Table Yuan Qingling was not willing to have the meal. She could have found an excuse that her wounds pained or she needed to eat special food as a patient. But then she recalled Nurse Xi¡¯s words and decided to observe Princess Ji closely to see if she was a person of two or even more faces. Yu Wenhao saw her and found her look paler than the day before. He knitted and asked, ¡°Have you had your medicine?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± Yuan Qingling replied. But what she had actually taken were her pills while the herbal medicine prescribed by the court physician had been thrown away by her with some excuse. ¡°You better be. If you are caught throwing it away, I¡¯m gonna be pissed.¡± Yu Wenhao threatened her in a low voice. Yuan Qingling flinched. ¡°I won¡¯t.¡± Yu Wenhao was threatening indeed and Yuan Qingling felt guilty truly, but their interactions seemed to be flirting in Chu Mingcui¡¯s view. Everyone seated, Yu Wenhao was on the left side of Yuan Qingling while Chu Mingcui was on the other side next to Prince Wenqing followed by Princess Ji, Prince Wenjun and Prince Sun in order. Parlour-maids came to wait at the table but Prince Sun waved his hand and said, ¡°It¡¯s a family meal. We can help ourselves. Leave us.¡± He had no patience to wait the parlour-maids to distribute food slowly. Besides, they didn¡¯t know what he wanted to eat either. Yuan Qingling used to be educated well in modern times and had learned the table manners. She thought she would dine elegantly, not like Prince Sun. However, not until seeing the way Chu Mingcui and Princess Ji ate did Yuan Qingling realize her own rudeness. Chu Mingcui opened her mouth slightly, showing two teeth. She took up about...as Yuan Qingling counted, five grains of rice with chopsticks. Then she put them into her mouth, chewed over gently with mouth closed and finally swallowed down tardily. Her gesture looked very graceful especially when she swallowed the rice with her neck straightening a little. She barely touched the meat and only ate stir-fried lotus roots and mushrooms. When she ate lotus roots, she merely picked up a slice and took a tiny bite. Her gesture was elegant as well and made no sounds when biting, chewing and swallowing. Princess Ji behaved the same way as Chu Mingcui. Yuan Qingling stared at the piece of the Wanfu meat in her bowl with aplicated feeling. It was a piece of pork belly, full of fat. She thought that the only right way to enjoy its chewy and glutinous taste was to put the whole piece into the mouth, feeling the oil burst out with vor. And that was the height of a gourmet. However, she hadn¡¯t studied the way women dined carefully. She was in a dilemma. Finally, she decided to ¡°do as the Romans do¡±, and had to give the meat to Yu Wenhao. ¡°It¡¯s too fat. I prefer some vegetables,¡± she said. Yu Wenhao ate it without hesitation. He picked a piece of lean meat for her and said, ¡°This one looks good.¡± Although they had some quarrels these days, they began to get used to each other and became in sync. It wasmon to them but bad news to Chu Mingcui, bad as a nightmare. Chu Mingcui and Prince Wenqing were the perfect couple in many people¡¯s views, nevertheless Prince Wenqing would never eat the food she had taken a bite of. ¡®Why? Doesn¡¯t Yu Wenhao hate Yuan Qingling? How can they be so intimate?¡¯ ¡®No, it can¡¯t be! He said he would help me!¡¯ Chu Mingcui was overwhelmed with grief and fury. Her blood pressure went up sharply. And the next moment, she fainted away with her hands clenched on the chest. Prince Wenqing held her and cried, ¡°Chu Mingcui! Chu Mingcui! What¡¯s going on?¡± Yuan Qingling put down her chopsticks immediately and instructed by a doctor¡¯s instinct. ¡°Take her to the wing-room andy her down! Did she take any medicine recently?¡± Prince Wenqing became panic. ¡°No, she¡¯s good. She didn¡¯t take any medicine...medicine! Right! There is a tonic prescribed by the court physician. It is said to work for having babies.¡± Princess Ji couldn¡¯t help giggling. ¡°Maybe Princess Qi is too frail while the effects of medicine are too strong.¡± Prince Wenqing called out with confusion, ¡°Can it be?¡± Then he looked to Yuan Qingling. ¡°Please help her.¡± Yu Wenhao grabbed Yuan Qingling¡¯s arm and said to Prince Wenqing, ¡°Take Chu Mingcui to the wing- room first. There is a court physician here in the mansion. I will send him to see her.¡± ¡°Thank you!¡± Prince Wenqing held Chu Mingcui in his arms and rushed out following Nurse Qi. Others sat back down but all of them had no appetite except Prince Sun. Princess Ji chuckled and said, ¡°Prince Wenqing and Princess Qi have been married for only one year. They don¡¯t need to hurry and be so anxious about having a baby.¡± Prince Sun responded while eating, ¡°How can they not be anxious? None of us has had a son yet.¡± Princess Ji smirked with a embarrassed expression. ¡°Well, Yu Wendu, you may have to put some effort into it.¡± ¡°And so may my big brother.¡± Prince Sun squeezed some time for a nce at Prince Wenjun. ¡°Aren¡¯t you anxious, my brother?¡± Prince Wenjun had just taken up his chopsticks when he heard what Prince Sun said. He put them back down calmly and said with a serious look, ¡°If you have any discontent with me, just say it. No need to be so sarcastic. I don¡¯t think I have offended you before.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be so sensitive.¡± Prince Sun raised his head in surprise. ¡°This is my style and you know that. I am not satirizing you. Who won¡¯t be worried about having a baby? It just slipped out my mouth incidentally. Why are you so agitated?¡± Prince Wenjun snorted and pulled Princess Ji up. ¡°It¡¯s a waste of time. Let¡¯s go!¡± Princess Ji said to Yuan Qingling apologetically, ¡°We have to go. Thank you for the meal.¡± Yuan Qingling curtsied. ¡°See you.¡± The brothers parted in discord. But Yuan Qingling was rather happy as she could feel morefortable when eating. She sat down and said to Prince Sun, ¡°Help yourself. These vegetables and meat are fresh and we¡¯d better not waste.¡± ¡°I am almost full but I shall eat more, as it will be quite a waste to throw away so many dishes cooked from exclusive ingredients, and it may hurt the royal cooks¡¯ feelings.¡± Yu Wenhao sat at the table, lost in thoughts instead of eating. Yuan Qingling misunderstood that he was worrying Chu Mingcui. Thus she told him, ¡°Chu Mingcui is fine. She¡¯s pretending fainting.¡± Yuan Qingling noticed her eyshes fluttering when she asked about her medication. She also observed that Chu Mingcui breathed easily, red-faced instead of turning palely white or green and was obviously irritated. But Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t figure out why Chu Mingcui was angry suddenly while everyone was having a meal at that time. Yu Wenhao cast her a nce. ¡°Don¡¯t be presumptuous.¡± He was not thinking about Chu Mingcui and he had seen through her pretence at the first sight as well. Yu Wenhao had a strange feeling of Yu Wenjun¡¯s reaction to what Yu Wendu had said. Why did Yu Wenjun get annoyed? Why did Princess Ji seem to show a sh of awkwardness at the same time? Yu Wendu always spoke like that and he had ever been excessive. What on earth made Yu Wenjun so angry? It couldn¡¯t be because of the conversation about heirs. Yu Wenjun was not the only one among the princes that hadn¡¯t had a son. It urred to Yu Wenhao that Yu Wenjun used to have two concubines but only one alive now. After Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. one concubine had died of diseases, Yu Wenjun never married a new one and dismissed other beauties in his mansion. Yu Wenjun merely had two daughters, both of whom were nearly ten years old. Princess Ji and the other concubine hadn¡¯t got pregnant and Prince Wenjun never took a new concubine back home. Chapter 110 Philosophies of Death and Eating Chapter 110 Philosophies of Death and Eating Prince Sun looked annoyed at the empty dishes on the table. He had overeaten identally and was overwhelmed with guilt. He reproached Yuan Qingling painfully, ¡°I told you to prepare just three dishes of delicacies. Why so many? Your extravagance is eating into people¡¯s sweat and toil. You¡¯re a sponger!¡± He grumbled and trudged home with hands holding his belly. Yuan Qingling had never been criticized for no reason. She stared nkly at Yu Wendu¡¯s back and muttered, ¡°Then why did you eat so much?¡± She wasn¡¯t the one who ate most. If she was a sponger, so was Yu Wendu! Yuan Qingling red at Yu Wenhao and asked, ¡°What the hell is wrong with him?¡± Yu Wenhao appeared calm. ¡°He¡¯s crazy. Ignore him.¡± ¡®Fine. Never argue with a lunatic.¡¯ Yuan Qingling thought. Nurse Qi came to report, ¡°Prince Wenqing and Princess Qi have been away. They told me to convey their apology and gratitude.¡± Yuan Qingling asked casually, ¡°Is Princess Qi OK?¡± Nurse Qi answered, ¡°Yes. The court physician said her internal heat rose up high due to her anger but she will be better after receiving good care.¡± Yuan Qingling watched Yu wenhao leave the room without a expression. She shrugged off his duplicity and turned to ask Nurse Qi to take the leftovers back to feed Dooby. Then she yed with Dooby for a while in the yard and soon saw Tang Yange forward. He said, ¡°Your Highness, His Highness Prince Wenhao tells you to take a rest.¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m not tired.¡± Yuan Qingling felt hot and wiped the sweat off her brow. ¡°Well then,¡± Tang Yang said with a smile, ¡°His Highness tells you to copy out a hundred transcripts of the Diamond Sutra.¡± Yuan Qingling put down her hands. ¡°I mean I¡¯m a bit tired. I¡¯m going in for a rest and please let him This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. know.¡± ¡°Yes, I will.¡± Tang Yang snickered silently. Yuan Qingling went inside andy prone on the bed. She didn¡¯t feel exhausted but the effects of medicine made her fall asleep in no time. Tang Yang returned to the workroom and reported to Yu Wenhao. ¡°Her Highness is having a rest.¡± ¡°She¡¯s so obedient. It¡¯s not like her,¡± Yu Wenhao said and kept on practising calligraphy with no pausing. ¡°It owes to your wise stratagem. Her Highness doesn¡¯t prefer to transcribe the Buddhist scriptures. ¡± ¡°I knew it.¡± Yu Wenhao put down his brush pen, took a look at his handwriting and shook his head. ¡°I am full of inquietude these days and so is my handwriting.¡± Tang Yang said, ¡°Your Highness, you seem to care much about Her Highness Princess Chu.¡± ¡°She is now staying at home and recovering as the emperor ordered. How dare I oppose to the order?¡± ¡®You¡¯re always good at making an excuse.¡¯ Tang Yang thought. He nced at Yu Wenhao, hesitating in speech. ¡°Today, Princess Qi...¡± Yu Wenhao said nonchntly, ¡°Don¡¯t say her name hereafter. I am not interested in Yu Wenqing¡¯s private affairs.¡± That was exactly what Tang Yang wanted to hear. He was much relieved. ¡°Yes, Your Highness!¡± he responded and went out. Tang Yang quite fancied the present life. Although he used not to favor Yuan Qingling before, he could notice her changes in attitude and behavior, no longer execrable as before. Later this day, Queen Xian had someone send supplements which were beneficial to the body to Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling was waken up in slumber to listen to the ¡®cordial greetings¡¯ of Queen Xian conveyed by the Nurse Leader, who implied that Yuan Qingling ought to behave herself and be careful not to disgrace Yu Wenhao and Queen Xian. Yuan Qingling stayed at home the next few days to recuperate, going nowhere. Prince Sun came each day and became friends with Yuan Qingling gradually because they both were great lovers of food. Yuan Qingling was not fond of eating but she was an extraordinary eater with big appetitepared with other females in that day and age. And the way she ate was unconstrained. Prince Sunmented that many women ate like a bird and the aesthetic standard of taking thinness as a symbol of beauty didn¡¯t allow them to eat enough. This day, Yuan Qingling asked the kitchen to prepare a few dishes. Prince Sun usually arrived early but he didn¡¯t show up yet at noon. Yuan Qingling thought he might be sick of the dishes or he made up his mind once again to lose weight. So she distributed the dishes to Nurse Qi, Nurse Xi and Lu Ya. Yuan Qingling had tried enough of delicate food these days and had a poor appetite. So she only had a bowl of porridge and then went to walk a dog. Prince Sun didn¡¯te until afternoon. He walked in in low spirits while Yuan Qingling was sitting on the stone step basking in the sun, Dooby lying at her feet. With no greetings, he sat by her on the other side of the stone step, resting his chin in his hand and lost in thoughts. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± Yuan Qingling asked, ¡°Are you losing weight again?¡± ¡°No!¡± ¡°Are you hungry? I¡¯ll have the kitchen cook something for you.¡± ¡°I have no appetite.¡± Yuan Qingling was surprised at whatever spoiled a foodie¡¯s appetite. It seemed that something bad had happened. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± she patted Dooby¡¯s head and sent it away. Dooby went awayzily. Prince Sun tilted his head, looking at Yuan Qingling. ¡°Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t tell you? Yu Wenhuai is dying.¡± At that moment, Yuan Qingling remembered the poor Yu Wenhuai, who was born the same year as Yu Wenhao but a few months younger. His mother was Queen Lu. Yu Wenhuai got sick two years before and since he was given a mansion to live individually, he had never stepped out of his residence. ¡°What on earth ails him?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. ¡°Consumption!¡± ¡°What? Tuberculosis? I mean...the consumptive disease?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Yuan Qingling grinned. ¡°It is not a killing disease. It¡¯s curable. How can he be dying?¡± Prince Sun gazed at her and said, ¡°Are you serious? He can be cured? But even the court physicians can do nothing about his illness.¡± Yuan Qingling took a few moments to remember that tuberculosis used to be a terminal disease before antibiotics were invented and diseased people had no choice but to wait to die. ¡°How bad is he?¡± she inquired. Prince Sun said sorrowfully, ¡°Father is nning for Yu Wenhuai¡¯s funeral and I saw his coffin prepared in Imperial Household Department. Father also sent people to construct his tomb early this year. It should bepleted recently. Then Yu Wenhuai will have to live in it and we brothers can no longer see each other.¡± Hearing Prince Sun¡¯s words, Yuan Qingling felt it really cruel to Yu Wenhuai because he was still alive yet people in the imperial pce were taking several months to prepare for his funeral. He might be living in the shadow of death during the course of preparation. Yuan Qingling noticed that Prince Sun was in a bad mood. She tried to give him somefort. ¡°Don¡¯t be so sad. You¡¯ll reunite after death sooner orter.¡± Prince Sun red at her, ¡°Could you show a little mercy?¡± ¡°But people will die anyway,¡± Yuan Qingling said gloomily. She had died once. Prince Sun stood up. ¡°Forget it. I...I¡¯d like something to eat. Tell your cooks to make much meat dishes! And don¡¯t forget the wine.¡± ¡°But you said you have no appetite.¡± Yuan Qingling looked to him. ¡°I can force myself for a meal. You said people will die and the death is inevitable. I say people need to eat and eating is also inescapable. ¡± Yuan Qingling respected his steadfast attitude towards eating as he could rte anything in this world to it. And it¡¯s the nature of Chinese to have a meal whenever something big took ce. People would eat nice food to celebrate a baby¡¯s birth; they would have a feast when the baby''s the baby; they would hold a banquet when their children were admitted to college; they would eat on the wedding day and eat after a funeral. Nothing wasn¡¯t worth a meal. People would not only eat alone sometimes but also call on their rtives and friends to eat together. ¡°What did the court physicians say about Yu Wenhuai?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. ¡°They¡¯re wimps! None of them is reliable at crucial moments. Father has told them if they can¡¯t cure Yu Wenhuai, he will chop off their heads.¡± Yuan Qingling was shocked. ¡°What?¡± ¡°There is no need to raise a group ofme ducks.¡± ¡°But doctors are not the gods and can¡¯t cure all the diseases definitely. It¡¯s not their fault. Retired Emperor was ill at that time and they didn¡¯t know what to do either.¡± ¡°Indeed. And they should pray for their good luck as some of them should have lost their heads.¡± Yuan Qingling was terrified by his words and regarded the medical service for the royals as a high-risk job. Chapter 111 To Visit Yu Wenhuai Chapter 111 To Visit Yu Wenhuai Sun walked slowly into the room and muttered, ¡°Wenhao feels bad, too. Among all the princes, he has the best rtionship with Yu Wenhuai.¡± Wenhao went to Yu Wenhuai¡¯s residence in the evening. When he came back, he hid in the study without having dinner. Qingling also did not eat. In the afternoon, he had a meal with Sun, but he was still full. She really had a bad appetitetely. The food was always cloying. Wenhao hid in the study, and she also hid in the room. She opened the medicine cab and tidied up the medicine inside. Drug-resistant TB streptomycin, rifampicin, ethambutol and hsitazinamide were four new drugs. She hesitated. In the initial stage of tuberculosis, the treatment periodsted from three months to six months. But Yu Wenhuai did not know how long he had been sick, let alone whether the tuberculosis bacteria had infected other ces. The medicine can be used for ten days. However, if the antibiotics were used, the drugs could not be cut off during the course of treatment. After the treatment, drug resistance wound develop. And even if the treatment was repeated, the possibility of cure was not high. She could not guarantee that the medicine cab would be constantly updated with tuberculosis medication, because the medicine cab was capricious and she could not control. If the medicine was cut off, Yu Wenhuai would still be dead. More importantly, it was unknown whether Yu Wenhuai had developed tuberculosisplications. If Yu Wenhuai had not gone through her treatment, and followed his life path step by step, she would have nothing to do with him. At most, she would cry for her brother-inw. If she intervened, butYu Wenhuaidied finally, what would happen to her? The royal affairs should not be easily touched. If it was not cured, the imperial doctor would have to lose his head. Even if she did not, she would probably have no good end. It was impulsive to cure the retired emperor at the thought of past. If she let it go, she couldn¡¯t get over it. Qingling sat on a low table beside the bed and hugged Dooby, ¡°Tell me, what should I do?¡± Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. The scars on Dooby had scabbed, but hair was falling around the wound, as marked by scars. ¡°Woof woof!¡± Dooby nuzzled her palm. ¡°Do what I want to do? Well, what does a dog know? ¡°Woof! Woof!¡±Dooby protested.¡± Don''t forget who rescued you from Lord Huiding¡¯s Mansion. Qingling smiled and hit it on the head, ¡°Come on. Don¡¯t be arrogant. I''ll give you a big chicken legter.¡± Dooby turned in circles happily. Qingling¡¯s injury almost recovered, and the imperial cook returned to the pce. Sun did not know. Qingling told him that the imperial cook had returned to the pce. He was stunned and almost burst into tears. ¡°Your majesty did not eat the royal food less. Why you so care about it?¡±Qingling asked. He was driven to distraction, ¡°I thought that all the delicious food in the world was the same in my childhood. When he lived in his own house, I find out that my father had kept all the best cooks in the world in his pce.¡± He waved his hand, ¡°Well, I think I can visit Wenhuai.¡± Qingling thought, ¡°Can you take me?¡± Sun looked at her in surprise, ¡°Why don''t you go with Wenhao? Wenhao was there today.¡± ¡°Did he not return to the yamen? I didn''t know about it. I though he did.¡± Qingling hadn''t seen him these two days. He''s busy too. ¡°I met him outside, and he said he would go there. Perhaps he didn¡¯t go back to yamen. After all, all matters have been figured out.¡± ¡°Have it done?¡± Such a big case wouldst for nearly a month. ¡°He should be demoted to the plebeian, and sentenced to exile.¡± ¡°Didn''t Wenhao tell you about it?¡± Sun asked. ¡°I''ve been seeing my second brother more than himtely.¡± ¡°You husband and wife affection is not good either.¡± Sun frowned. Qingling summed it up, ¡°A good husband is one who doesn''t fight his wife.¡± He looked at her, ¡°Are you two always fighting?¡± ¡°Howe? We are a loving couple.¡± Qingling walked in and said, "Brother, wait for me for a moment. I''ll change my clothes and go with you.¡± Yu Wenhuai¡¯s illness worsened. The brothers, even if not so affectionate,would came. When Qingling went there, there were a lot of people. There were all the royal rtives, many of whom she did not know. Among them, there were several princesses. Sun went in, but Qingling couldn''t squeeze in. He could only walk around, but he didn¡¯t see Wennhao. However, when she was walking around outside, she saw Chu Mingcuie out of the room with red eyes. Chu Mingcui nced at her and turned away. Prince Luoping and Prince Qinping also came out with their son-inw. The two princess walked in front,with eyes slightly red. They behaved proudly and elegantly to maintain the royal princess¡¯ decency. Qingling had retreated back. They walked straight past the porch without looking at her. A momentter, a maid helped Yu Wenhuai¡¯s mother,Ms. Lu walked out. Her face was pale and haggard, and her eyes and nose were red and swollen. She seemed to have been crying for a long time. She was still crying all the way out, ¡°My poor child!¡± At the thought of himself, she did not know how sad if her mother knew she was dead. She sighed softly. ¡°Let''s go, Luya.¡±Qingling said. Lu Ya said, ¡°Won''t the princess go in?¡± ¡°No.¡± She was afraid she might be insane. She couldn''t have been lucky all the time. If she couldn''t cure Yu Wenhuai, she couldn''t afford to be med. As soon as she turned around, she saw a man running out of the room, sitting on the stone steps and covering her mouth and crying bitterly. Qingling saw her. A name floated in her mind, Prince Changping, Yu Wenlin. Yu Wenlin is the daughter of Queen Xian. She and Yu Wenhao are sister and brother. Qingling hesitated for a while, thinking about whether to go tofort. She saw Yu Wenhao came out of the inside. He did not see Qingling. And he directly sat beside Yu Wenlin, putting his hand around her shoulder and said sadly, ¡°Don''t cry, lest be heard by him, he felt ufortable.¡± Yu Wenlin wiped her tears at random and smiled hard, ¡°I see. I don''t want to cry, but I can''t help it when I see him making us happy. He is afraid we''ll be sad because of him, but I cough so hard. I can¡¯t control myself.¡± Yu Wenhao sighed and raised his eyes, seeing Qingling standing there helplessly. ¡°Why are you here?¡±Yu Wenhao said. ¡° I came here with my brother.¡± Qingling stepped forward and said softly. He looked haggard and his face was worse than before when he was injured. ¡°Qingling!¡± Yu Wenlin stood up with a heavy nasal tone. Qingling said, ¡°Princess!¡± ¡°You are not fully recovered. Don¡¯t run away. Ya, take the princess home.¡± Yu Wenhaomanded. ¡°Copy!¡± Ya said. Qingling nodded, ¡°Then I¡¯ll go.¡± She took two steps, and suddenly looked back at Yu Wenhao. She was about to say something, but stopped. Chapter 112 You鈥檙e Courting Death Chapter 112 You¡¯re Courting Death Yu Wenhao asked, ¡°What¡¯s up?¡± Qingling swallowed the words that were about to rush out of his lips and said, ¡°I came with my brother. I have no car to go back.¡± Yu Wenhao said, ¡° You go to the hall to sit and wait for me. I¡¯ll goter. I¡¯ll send you back to the house.¡± ¡°I''ll go for a walk in the yard to breath fresh air and clear my thoughts.¡± ¡°The wind is strong in the yard. Go and sit in the hall!¡± ¡°I see.¡± Qingling took Ya away. Instead of going to hall, she went into the courtyard. She sat on the grass by theke, and the wind was very strong. Ya apanied behind. But she felt unhappy. ¡°Are you hungry, Princess. Should I go and ask for food?¡± Ya said. ¡°Well.¡± Qingling wanted to be alone. So Ya was allowed to take the food. Qingling looked at the glitteringke. It was so beautiful. However, Yu Wenhuai can¡¯t see it. She sighed. ¡°Princess Chu, there is no need to sigh. Wenhao is very good to you.¡± She always meet the wrong people at the wrong time. She made no reply, hoping she would be wise enough to go away. Chu Mingcui had never been interesting, standing beside her. A pair of tattooed branch satin shoes appeared in the fundus of Qingling, with shoe head iid with a huge pearl, as the sun shines, and light and shadow flows. ¡°I never know you were so good at it.¡±Mingcui said coldly. ¡°Can we not talk something useless?¡±Qingling said. She stared at Qingling¡¯s head of the hairpin, ¡° I can¡¯t bear that you are so proud.¡± ¡°You have to, Princess Qi¡± She reminded her status. ¡°I could have been Princess Qi.¡± Qingling chuckled, ¡°Well, you could have been.¡± Mingcui''s voice was bitter, ¡°You take everything from me.¡± ¡°You''re the one who give up everything.¡± ¡°Nonsense!¡± Mingcui shouted angrily. ¡°Don''t see anyone as a fool. Who can hide what you''ve done?¡±Qingling shook her head, ¡°Perhaps only Yu Wenqing and Yu Wenhaobelieve you.¡± Qingling stood up. There was a discordant sound here. It was not beautiful at all. They looked at each other. Mingcui¡¯s beautiful eyes had sharp anger. ¡°What''s the use of hating me? If I quit now, can you still be married to Yu Wenhao?¡± ¡°It is much better without you.¡± Qingling said seriously, ¡°Lord Huiding is your cousin. If your words get out, I think the oue would be serious. Don¡¯t be too greedy. You made the choice. And you must go on.¡± Qingling turned and walked away. Mingcui grabbed her arm and looked angry, ¡° Why does he like you? You have no advantage.¡± She added, ¡° You are a bitch.¡± Qingling looked at her in surprise. The words came out of Mingcui''s mouth, which was very offensive. What kind of anger and remorsepelled the dignified Mingcui to utter such vulgar words? Qingling pulled away from her hand and smiled. The smile that looked contemptuous infuriated Chu Mingcui. She dragged Qingling into theke. Qingling''s injury was notpletely healed and her whole body was weak. But she did not expect Mingcui, who looked like a weak woman, would be so strong that she did not have the strength to resist. After falling into the water, Qingling tried to catch something. However, as soon as she caught something, she was dragged by Mingcui. The cold water enveloped her, making her head feel like a sponge, her mouth, nose and ears sucking, her breath suffocating, her chest bursting. She tried to push Mingcui away, but Mingcui had great strength, pressing down on her head and neck and forbearing her to float her head. Qingling gave up and pulled out the hairpin on his head and randomly stabbed lout. The water has a bloody taste, and she hurt Mingcui. When the pressure on her head and neck was gone, she kicked on her hands and knees and put her head above the water. She took a deep breath and was rxed. She saw Mingcui slowly sinking to the bottom of the water. There was blood on the surface of the water. Her heart dropped when she saw Mingcui. Before she could specte, a cry came from the shore, ¡°Princess overboard, Princess overboard.¡± A lot of people came, as if they had been watching not far away, waiting for someone to call out and run to help. Qingling was scooped up and ced on the shore. Someone patted her face and shouted nervously, ¡°Prince Chu, are you all right.¡± Mingcui was also pulled out. She was injured. The wound was still bleeding. Another crowd of people gathered around her. Wenqing hugged her and said, ¡°How did you fall into the water?¡± Qingling saw Wenhao also came, and her face was gloomy. He looked at Qingling first, then Mingcui. Mingcui spit the water from theke and coughed all the time, hugging Wenqing tremulously. Her teeth stroke against each other. ¡°It¡¯s all right. I am here.¡±Wenqing hugged his wife in his arms. ¡°It¡¯s Prince Chu who pushed Princess Qi into the water.¡±A maid said. Wenling thundered, ¡°Nonsense!¡± The maid was frightened by Wenling and stepped back, and her face was pale and hung his head. Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. Qingling took a few breaths and slowly sat, looking at Wenhao, ¡°It¡¯s not me.¡± Wenhao looked at Mingcui. Mingcui¡¯s lips stoke against each other and she crouched in the arms of Qingling. She was still coughing and crying. Besides, her wound was bleeding. It looked terrible. Wenqing looked at Qingling coldly, ¡°If it wasn¡¯t you, did she jump herself?¡± Ya came here in a rush, and when she saw this, she was scared. Wenhao asked Ya to help Qingling stand up, and said to Wenqing, ¡° I owe you an ount about this matter.¡± ¡°Wenhou, you cannot indulge her.¡± Wenqing said coldly. Wenhao looked at Qingling coldly, and said with anger, ¡°Back to the house.¡± Qingling knew he would not believe. She went out of the house gate, and to the carriage. Qingling continued to sneeze. It¡¯s really cold for her who wore wet clothes in autumn. However, it was nothing. Because she knew that a storm was waiting for her after she backed to the house. She pushed the woman who he loved into the water. He would try every means to kill her. Wenhaoalso got on the carriage, and saw the trembling Qingling leaning on the side, and shouted, ¡° I have already told you to go the hall to rest. Why not follow.¡± Chapter 113 Sudden Tenderness Chapter 113 Sudden Tenderness Qingling curled up and said, ¡°You can scold me if you want, but you can''t hit me. If you dare hit me, I will fight you at full split. Firstly, I wanna tell you. I didn''t push her into theke. She was such a bitch that she dragged me down. And I have to take hairpin to injure her to protect myself. She breathed deeply and felt grieve. How can she meet such a crazy woman. ¡°I know you won''t believe me, and you hate me for everything. And you liked her so much.¡± Wenhao pulled her clothes and said, ¡°Shut up!¡± Qingling¡¯s eyes were red and she said, ¡°Are you trying to hit me again? I will die with you together!¡± Then, she teased his neck and bit. ¡°You are a crazy woman.¡± Wenhao felt angry. He touched her neck and his neck had oozed blood. He took off his clothes to throw her, ¡°Why do I bit you? Your clothes are wet. Take them off, and put on mine.¡± ¡°You can''t be so kind!¡± Qingling looked at his clothes, and said firmly. ¡°Well, I will kill you.¡±Wenhao was very angry. Qingling wiped his face and said, ¡°Then you can talk. Why did you tear my clothes? Are you dumb?¡± Wenhao simply ignored her, and turned over. Qingling¡¯s nose was itching. She sneezed again. It was extremely cold. She took off her clothes slowly, ¡°Don¡¯t looked at me.¡± ¡°I''m not looking at you.¡± Wenhao said coldly. Qingling quickly put her clothes on and wrapped her body. She took out a vitamin C from a medicine box, and swallowed it. Then she twisted his clothes and wiped her wet hair, ¡° I misunderstood you, okay? I thought you didn''t believe me.¡± Wenhao nestled on the chair, and kept silent. Qingling looked at him, ¡°Do you believe I didn''t push her?¡± Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. Wenhao kept silent. Qingling spit out his tongue. Silence is golden. That was a surprise. After wiping her hair for a while, Qingling put down her wet clothes and asked, ¡°How is Yu Wenhuai going?¡± He said, ¡° Not good.¡± ¡°Why do you say that?¡± ¡°Very bad.¡± He was gloomy. He looked sideways at her, ¡°Is there any medicine suitable for him in that medicine box.¡± Qingling said in a dilemma, ¡°It is not so easy to cure.¡± ¡°Well, you are right.¡± He closed his eyes and sighed heavily. It was just a casual question. He knew that his disease could not be cured.¡± Qingling hesitantly reached out and patted him on the shoulder, ¡°Don''t be sad. Life and death have a destiny.¡± ¡°It¡¯s me who killed him.¡± Qingling was surprised. ¡°How can you exin that? What has his illness to do with you?¡± Wenhao whispered, ¡°Three years ago,I came back from the battlefield with three veterans. We drank together. But unexpectedly, one of us was sick. Nobody did not know at that time, even the patient himself did not know,either. Since then, Wenhuai has been sick. Tuberculosis is an highly infectious disease, and even droplet can infect. They ate and chatted together. It was not strange. ¡°Only he was sick among us. I and the other two are all right.¡± Qingling nodded, ¡° Probably, not to say that all people will be infected with drinking together.¡± ¡°What?¡± ¡°Yu Wenhuai was unlucky.¡± Qingling showed the appropriate sad, but the sad atmosphere was destroyed by a sneeze. ¡°Why didn''t you take off your wet clothes¡±Wenhao said She rubbed her nose, ¡°Well, it won''t be convenient in the carriage. We''ll be home soon.¡± ¡°It¡¯s alright. I have already seen.¡± ¡°You know, I''m not afraid.¡± He continued to close his eyes. ¡°I feel a little sick.¡± Qingling feel a sense of disgust, ¡°Theke smelled so bad.¡± She stirred up the mud at the bottom of theke when struggling, and the water was mixed with mud. She and Mingcui drank. Mingcui sacrificed a lot in order to frame her. Wenhao patted his shoulder, ¡°Close your eyes and rest for a while.¡± Qingling was not used to the sudden tenderness. But it was good to lean on someone in the jolting carriage. She smiled and said, ¡°Thank you.¡± He leaned over slowly, and was about to rely on his shoulder. He suddenly moved aside. Qingling fell and hit his head on the hard mat at the edge of the cushion. Wenhaosaid coldly, ¡° You bit me.¡± Qingling was angry and sit up straight, rubbing his head, ¡°You are too stingy.¡± How could there be such a bad person? ¡°Has a grudge must report.¡± ¡°Seek revenge for the smallest grievance.¡± Mingcui had been holding her head under the water, but now he was deliberately teasing her to knock her down. Wenhao noticed she has been covering her head, thinking her head was injured. He said, ¡° Let me look at your wound.¡± Qingling struggled for a while. Wenhao knocked on her back spine, ¡°Don¡¯t move.¡± Qingling¡¯s face buried in the middle of his legs. It looked like... The long, cold fingers pushed through her hair, and there was evidence of condensation in the wound. The fingerprints were clear. The condition was not serious, but the nail had scratched her a few times. Qingling moved his head and took a deep breath. He said, ¡° Don¡¯t move, let me wipe the mud on the edge of the wound.¡± The water was indeed dirty, with mud in the hair and on the edges of the wound and a foul smell of mud. Qingling pulled a wry face. Her face touched that ce, is it slowly rising? He took the wet dress and rubbed it slowly over her, carefully and gently, making sure that the hair was Qingling slowly stopped struggling andy skillfully on his legs with one hand down and the other hand nowhere to rest. He could only slowly grab a bit of his coat and climbed up his waist and thenid there motionless. It was really ufortable to rest her face in that ce, and she moved it a little to breath. It was such a subtle action that made Wenhao¡¯s action solidified, who is concentrating on wiping the edge of the wound. Qingling felt that the ce was getting warm and bulging. She hurriedly stood up, ¡°Thank you.¡± Wenhao let her go and cleared his throat, ¡° Well.¡± The atmosphere was a little awkward. Her right face seemed to have a warm feeling. She didn''t know whether it is her face hot or because of other. Wenhao looked at her, and her hair was messy. He found that she was extremely beautiful. The beautiful curved lips were slightly opened, the shellfish teeth were slightly exposed, and the lips were full. Although they were frightened and lost their bright color, she was also showing a thrilling fascination. He could not work at all, his lips were dry and his tongue was parched, and he felt the fire rising from his lower abdomen. Chapter 114 Did He Have Concubine Chapter 114 Did He Have Concubine He sat straight. His hands moved slowly and uncontrobly and his fingertips touched her cold hand on the cushion. It was motionless. No step further and no step back. Qingling was sitting straight either. All her muscles tensed. She felt the touch of his fingertips. Maybe she should move. But will it be deliberate? What''s a fingertip touch? Both of them had skin close, nevertheless a little touch was about to move painstakingly. It¡¯s affected. Besides, they got along so well. They were friends already. A touch between friends was nothing to be surprised at. Just now he wiped her hair, she also identally touched a part of his body.... Everything would be fine if her heart didn''t beat so fast. The carriage suddenly stopped. Xu Yi lifted the curtain. Wenhao quickly pulled his hand back onto your ¡°Prince, Princess. We arrived.¡± Xu Yi said. He was casual that he didn¡¯t notice the awkward atmosphere in the carriage. Wenhao was first off the carriage. Qingling wrapped her loose clothes, and carefully looked out. Wenhao held her down in one hand. Qingling almost could not stand afternding, and her heart beat so fast. Xu Yi stretched out his hand to take Qingling''s wet clothes, but Wenhao seized it and said, ¡° I will take it.¡± ¡°Emm.¡± Xu Yi felt puzzled. He couldn¡¯t believe the prince would take dirty clothes for the princess. However, Wenhao immediately threw his clothes to Ya and said, ¡°Boil a bowl of ginger soup for her.¡± The incident, finally resolved. Qingling sat in Phoenix Mansion, looking at the window of the pagoda tree. She still felt puzzled. She couldn¡¯t figure out why he believe she was not the murderer who pushed Mingcui into theke. He believed her instead of Mingcui. It made her puzzled. ¡°Princess, ginger soup!¡± Ya came in with the ginger soup. The mist of hot water made her feel ufortable. She blinked several times. Qingling took it, put it to her lips, and drank it. She screamed, ¡° It¡¯s hot.¡± Ya said, ¡°Why do you drink so much?¡± Qingling put down the soup and pulled Ya towards her and said, ¡°Ya, I have something to ask you, and you must give me an honest answer.¡± Ya saw her look so solemn, and she was surprised, ¡°Princess, you can ask me everything. I will always give you an honest answer.¡± Qingling pretended to be natural, ¡° Have you ever liked someone.¡± Ya puzzled, ¡°Like? What kind of like did you mean, princess.¡± ¡°The way women like men.¡± Ya blushed, ¡°How can a ve like a man?¡± ¡°It''s natural that women like men.¡± Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. ¡°I dare not.¡± Ya, as her chief assistant, was so reserved on the subject of love that she missed her former assistant. ¡°Why do you ask such a question?¡± Ya asked. ¡°And you''re almost ready to marry, and I wanted to ask if there was one I could introduce to you.¡± Ya was in a daze. Her eyes gradually covered with tears, ¡°Really, Princess.¡± ¡°Why are you crying? Are you dissatisfied?¡± Ya knelt down, ¡° Thank you, princess.¡± This time it was Qingling''s turn to feel confused. ¡°Thank you for what? It¡¯s time for you to marry. I should make the decision for you. This is my responsibility. What kind of kindness?¡± Ya sniffled, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to match me to Yu Wenhao at his concubine?¡± ¡° Concubine?¡± Qingling was in a daze. Generally speaking, in ancient times, after ady got married, her maid always will be distributed to be her husband¡¯s concubine. This would secure the position. Ya was not her dowry. But her former dowry had been turned out and Ya had taken her ce. The status of a concubine, was only a little bit better than the servant girl. To put it bluntly, a concubine was a fertility tool without dignity. Qingling suddenly realized the problem and asked, ¡°How many concubines does majesty have?¡± He seemed to have a few maids in Wuthering Heights. They all looked beautiful. Were they his concubines? Ya said, ¡°I don¡¯t know about this matter. We Phoenix Mansion dared not to ask something about Wuthering Heights. But, maybe there are not. It should have been said about concubine. Unless the prince doesn''t want someone to know about it.¡± Qingling felt that maybe he didn''t want people to know. A physiologically normal adult man, with this need. It¡¯s normal to have concubines. Qingling''s heart felt ufortable, and it seemed that the aftereffects of drinkingke water had not disappeared. ¡°Ya, I will look for you. Get up, and don''t kneel.¡±Qingling reached out her hands and pulled her up. Ya was still moved. She tried to wipe her tears. Qingling slowly drank the ginger soup, but she felt not asfortable as before. She asked Ya go out. Then she began to make a wish to the medicine box. She began with a simple wish for a pen. If she got what she wanted, she would try to get medicine. She close it, and open it. There are some pencils, but not pens. ¡°Rifampin.¡± She tried again. She closed, and opened. Rifampin was there, but it was there before, and there was nothing else. ¡°Dexamethasone!¡± She opened again. A vial of dexamethasone ointmentid still on the inside. ¡°Demi tablets.¡± She opened. And it was a tube of hemorrhoid cream, and also tied a bottle of open serol. The medicine cab was so unreliable that it seemed there was no way to treat Yu Wenhuai. Yu Wenhuai, I did my best. Sheid on the bed, looking very helpless. What about Mingcui? How did Wenhao tell Wenqing about this? What was Wenhao thinking in his mind? Why would he take one look at her at the scene and believe her? It''s hard to understand. Mingcui felt helpless at that moment when Wenhao took Qingling away. Her whole body was shaking, and so was her heart. She thought she knew him, and that he would trust her without asking why. However, he did not. She felt his disappointment. He said he would give them an exnation, that was just an excuse. He just wanted to take Qingling away. When he looked at Qingling, although the face was gloomy, he was worried and anxious. He was left out by his father and wasughed by officials because of her. Wenhao, why are you such a bitch? And why would you be so heartless? Her heart was bleeding along the way. ¡°Don''t be afraid, Wenhao will give you an exnation.¡± Wenqing took her hand andforted her. ¡°He won¡¯t.¡±Mingcui said coldly. ¡°He will. He is sensible and will never be partial to Qingling.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t know anything.¡±Mingcui suddenly lost control and shouted at Wenqing. Wenqing was shocked. Chapter 115 Princess Lu鈥檚 Complain Chapter 115 Princess Lu¡¯s Comin The king''s face changed slightly. He had never seen Mingcui do this before. She spoke softly, acted sedate and generous, and was friendly to people all the time. She had never been this before. She must have been scared. Thinking of this, Wenqing reached out and hugged her in his arms, ¡°It''s all right. Don''t be excited.¡± She fell on his shoulder like a wooden man and roared. She knew she had lost her temper, but she did not care. Wenqing was simple and honest, and he would not dislike her no matter how bitter or cruel she was. Perhaps, it¡¯s time to forger Wenhao. He was very good, and he was now the most advantageous. She could give her everything she wanted. She felt ashamed and angry when she remembered what she had said to Qingling. Why did she say such vulgar words? That should be what Qingling Ling said. ¡°Why did Qingling push you into theke? Is she crazy?¡±He asked when he saw that she had calmed down a little. Mingcui slowly calmed down.When Qingling was standing by theke, she felt an impulse to push her into theke and kill her. She did not makeprehensive arrangements. However, at the moment of falling into the water, she remembered her grandfather''s words. But she could not easily let her go. It will attract her strong resistance if she pushed her sink. If she hurt herself, it could prove her intentions. At least, Wenhao would hate her forever. ¡°This woman is really too cruel, I thought she had changed.¡±Wenqing said angrily. Mingcui sobered up, ¡°Forget it, I don''t have anything to do with it, so don''t pursue it any more.¡± ¡°Dear, you are so kind. If you let her go easily, nobody knows whether there is a next time.¡±Wenqing felt that he could not let it go. He would wait and see what Wenhou would tell him. If he was not satisfied, he would report the matter to his father. ¡°We are all family.She was impulsive. Maybe she knew we grew up together. It made her unreasonable.¡± ¡°That¡¯s ridiculous. Although you and Wenhou grew up together and once said you wanted to discuss marriage, but now they are both married and don''t mention the past. What is the purpose of her clinging to the past?¡± Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Mingcui sighed slightly, ¡°What purpose can it serve? Probably for the crown.¡± ¡°For the crown?¡± Mingcui gently leaned on his arms, ¡°Now the crown prince position is uncertain, and you are the most hopeful. She must be ufortable, and if she provokes you and Wenhou, Wenhou may not be Wenqing was furious, ¡°How can a woman have such ambition? I will stop this certainly.¡± Mingcui felt a little relieved. It would have been a good thing to encourage him. ¡°The mother has been for you. Although I think you don¡¯t care the prince position, I don¡¯t care, either. But we need a capable man to govern. Prince Wenjun is arbitrary. I heard rumours that Wenhou have been assassinated before. It was Wenjun did.¡± ¡°Brother?¡± Wenqing¡¯s face changed slightly, ¡° Where did you hear the rumor?¡± ¡°No need to ask. The information is reliable.¡± Wenqing knew that the source of her information was Chu House. If so, it must be true. He could not help feeling both angry and sad. As for the crown prince, he said that he had never thought it was a fake,but he knew his weight. A country entrusted to his shoulders, whether he could bear it? But if once Wenjun gains power, whether he can retreat into a corner and be an idle lord? Mingcui continued, ¡°This is not the battle of power, it is a life and death. Whether you off or not, you can not escape, because you are son. Wenjun can hold all people in the future but not you and mom.¡± Wenqing held her hand, ¡°I will think about it carefully. Don''t worry too much.¡± Wenqing may not have thought of these things, but he always thought that the moment had note. But today, knowing that it was Wenjun who ordered people to assassinate Wenhou, he suddenly realized that it was not until that moment that he dared not touch it because of fear. Words soon spread that the two princesses of Yu Wenhuai''s Residence had fallen into the water. The most angry person, of course, was Princess Lu. Yu Wenhuaiwas seriously ill. But he was still disturbed by this. How could it not make her angry? She went to Emperor Mingyuan¡¯s office and reported the incident. After the report, she cried andshed out, ¡° If she has any private quarrels with the Princess of Wenqing, she can settle them outside.Why did she do such a wicked thing in Yu Wenhuai''s Residence?¡± Emperor Mingyuan was also upset about his son''s illness. When he heard Princess Lu crying, he was furious, ¡°How dare Princess Chumit murder in Yu Wenhuai''s Residence? This is outrageous. I assure you I shall have her questioned.¡± ¡°Emperor, I am not petty. I am worried about Yu Wenhuai¡¯s illness. He cannot be stimted. He worried about the thing so the illness has been aggravated.¡± Princess Lu cried so that she had no manners, and her nose and tears covered her face. Emperor was furious, ¡°Call Gu si. Order him to Yu Wenhuai''s Residence to investigate, and then pass Princess Chu into the pce.¡± Princess Lu said, ¡°Emperor, Princess Wenqing is the victim, and she fell into the water after a scare. You shouldfort her.¡± When the Emperor saw Princess Lu at this juncture, she still remembered not to offend the queen and Chu Family. That shocked him. Even the harem knew not to offend Chu Family. The Emperor went to the Living Room after Princess Lu left. The chess game lied on the table, and it seemed to be in the middle of the game. From the point of view of the situation, the fight was going on. But from the point of view of those who were proficient in the game, the white would lose. And all the back roads were cut off. Leng Jingyan stood up and said, ¡°Your majesty, it''s your turn!¡± The emperor sat down at white''s side and sighed disconstely, ¡°That''s all. I don''t want to continue. I''m distressed. It¡¯s hard to get a chance to y with you. What a pity!¡± He messed up the chess game and the chessboard was in chaos. He continued to say, ¡°A deadlock!¡± Leng Jingyan twitched his mouth and said, ¡°Good!¡± ¡°Did you hear what Princess Lu said? Do you know how to handle it.¡± Emperor said. Leng Jingyan looked at the chess game and said, ¡°You majesty, you must have made a decision in his heart. Just like the chess game, the oue has already been decided.¡± Emperor became not happy, and said, ¡°Talk about the importance. Don¡¯t talk about the chess game.¡± Leng Jingyan was such a man that he could not to ept failure or even a deadlock. Chapter 116 It Wasnt Wise Chapter 116 It Wasn''t Wise Leng Jingyan sighed. He didn''t know how to exin it to Emperor Mingyuan. "I know you summoned Princess Chu not Princess Qi, your majesty. The conflict between two princesses doesn''t bother you. You are the ruler of the country, and you have more important things to do," Leng Jingyan guessed. "You have a point. Then why do you think I summoned Princess Chu?" Emperor asked casually while drinking tea. "To dere her guilty. The fact that she was asked to be in the Pce, be in front of you itself had already condemned her. I believe she can''t even say something to defend herself before you can dere her guilty," Leng Jingyan replied peacefully. "You really believe that? This is your n?" "It''s just my assumption, your grace." "No, this is your n!" "Yes, this is my n, your grace." ¡®Just calling someone guilty without giving her a chance to defend herself? How could I think of such a despicable n! I shouldn''t have said something. Now it became my n?'' Leng Jingyan wondered. Emperor Mingyuan praised, "This is a good n. I can just dere her guilty first, and tell her that if she wants me to exempt her from punishment, she has to cure Yu Wenhuai! And if she fails, I can give her a free pass this time, and I will have her dirt on my hand. You are a smart man, Lord Leng." "You are too kind, your grace. All I thought about was to serve you and resolve your problem, and it just came to me," Leng Jingyan answered calmly. He cleaned the chessboard and asked, "Another round?" "Another round? What do you do at work every day? I think you spent all your hours in my workroom nowadays. You have to keep your mind sharp! Go read and educate more talented schrs for me!" Leng Jingyang nodded and left the room. It wasn''t easy to be the emperor''s favorite. Four hourster, Yuan Qingling arrived at the Royal Workroom and knelt on the ground. The emperor shouted, "You are a princess! You should behave like one wherever you are! You didn''t care about Yu Wenhuai when you visited him! If you did, you wouldn''t get into a fight with Princess Qi! I heard you even wanted to kill her! This is a serious crime!" Yuan Qingling answered with terror, "I have my regrets! I was wrong, your grace! Please forgive me!" Yuan Qingling had the feeling that the emperor was serious. ¡®He stressed that I had tried to kill Princess Qi! He is onto something," Yuan Qingling thought. Emperor Mingyuan knew he had to yell at her before he could reveal his thoughts. "Forgive you? How can I forgive you in this situation? This is not the first time you being impetuous! If my father hadn''t interceded for you, I would have sentenced you to death!" the Emperor vented. "Please forgive me, your grace!" Yuan Qingling repeated. "You can''t just beg for my forgiveness. You have to think of a way to make up for it!" "I don''t know what to do, your grace. But you are the smartest man I know, and if you have the solution, please tell me." Emperor Mingyuan cleared his throat and replied, "It''s easy, actually. You just have to cure Prince Huai." Yuan Qingling had known that was the Emperor''s intention. "I don''t know everything about Yu Wenhuai''s condition. I don''t know whether I can handle the job or not. If I fail..." The Emperor said with a stern tone, "If you fail, you will be punished. I am sure of that! Don''t tell me it''s not fair or things like that! I owe people an exnation. Someone has to be responsible for the incident." "So why me? Why am I the only one here? Why didn''t you summon Princess Qi?" Yuan Qingling asked. Emperor Mingyuan sneered, "I thought you know." ¡®Doesn''t this girl know the difference between her and Chu family? I can''t piss Chu family off! They are powerful!'' Emperor Mingyuan thought. Emperor Mingyuan wouldn''t dare to provoke another big house after he wiped out Lord Huiding and his family! Yuan Qingling certainly knew what he meant, yet she couldn''t say anything about it. "When I fell into the water with Princess Qi, everyone said that I had pushed her, and the Chu family believed them. After you summoned me and asked me to cure Yu Wenhuai, the people from the Chu family can''t harm me. I know you''re doing this to protect me from Chu Family and I''m grateful for it and I will do everything I can to help Yu Wenhuai." Emperor Mingyuan suggested, "I knew you would say things like that. If you really had the confidence to cure Yu Wenhuai, I will give you a chance to prove yourself. Go and don''t let me down." Yuan Qingling was shocked! She never said she could cure Yu Wenhuai! "Go and do what you have to do then!" Emperor Mingyuan looked at her warningly, hinting her to stop talking. Yuan Qingling stood up while crying inside. It wasn''t fair, she knew it and so did Emperor Mingyuan. Yet Yuan Qingling sighed with relief when she left the pce. Yuan Qingling hadn''t known what move to make when it came to Yu Wenhuai. Though it was wise to avoid the risks altogether by not handling it, she felt somewhat guilty. It had been torture. However, after it had been decided for her by Emperor Mingyuan, she was relieved. Yuan Qingling had the feeling that Emperor Mingyuan wouldn''t punish her for real if she failed. Yet, she wasn''t sure about Queen Lu. Queen Lu was a fierce woman. It could get ugly! Yuan Qingling went to Qinkun Pce after the talk with Emperor Mingyuan. Retired Emperor looked vigorous and was doing some woodwork. When Yuan Qingling went inside the pce, she noticed servant Chang was holding a saw and Retired Emperor was measuring a small piece of wood with a ruler. "May I ask what are you doing, your grace?" Yuan Qingling approached them and asked. Retired Emperor looked at her. Yuan Qingling could see the sweats on his forehead and his reddish face. "Can you guess what is it?" "Are you making something that could hang your clothes over it? Like a clothesline pole or something?" she guessed. "What the hell is clothesline pole?" Retired Emperor asked with confusion. "Then what is it?" Yuan Qingling asked with doubt. It did look like a pole for clothes! "I knew you couldn''t guess it! This is my gift for you?" Yuan Qingling answered with shock, "For me?" ¡®Why is he giving me a staff? Why can''t it be jewelry or gold? What does that mean?" Yuan Qingling thought. "This is called a husband-discipline-staff. If Yu Wenhao pisses you off, you can hit him with it! Do you like it?" Retired Emperor put down the staff and grabbed the saw from servant Chang and started to shorten it. Yuan Qingling chirped, "Yes! I love it!" It was the perfect gift. Servant Chang chuckled and added, "Other than the husband, you can also hit others. Especially the women that push others into ake!" Yuan Qingling gasped, "Really?" "Of course! Those are Retired Emperor''s exact words." Yuan Qingling was touched. She looked at Retired Emperor with admiration and found he was perfecting the staff with all the energy he had. ¡®He looked tired? Is it really that hard to polish a piece of wood?'' she wondered. "I assume you had already heard about what happened?" Yuan Qingling asked softly. "Of course. I know everything! And I''m embarrassed for you! You were just useless!" Retired Emperor answered while holding the staff. Yuan Qingling sat beside him and grabbed the staff to fix it for him to operate. "It was an ident," she exined. "Why didn''t you kill her then?" Retired Emperor asked.Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org. "I can''t do that. She is a human being. We have to be civil," Yuan Qingling said gently. She wasn''t sad over what happened in the Royal Workroom anymore after hearing Retired Emperor''s words. She could see the irony in it. She was still willing to work for the Royal House after all those dramatic things if they showed the slightest kindness. "That is the way it is! If you don''t kill her, she will kill you," Retired Emperor looked at her and added, "But still, good job with the Lord Huiding." "Prince Wenhao helped a lot," Yuan Qingling said meekly. "Yeah, that wasn''t really apliment. You shouldn''t have done the things you''ve done. You defeated Lord Huiding out of luck, and luck is a tricky thing. What if it had left you? You wouldn''t even know how you died!" Retired Emperor reminded her coldly. "What was I supposed to do then?" Yuan Qingling asked. Chapter 117 The Staff Chapter 117 The Staff "Wipe my sweat first!" Retired Emperor said in amanding tone. Yuan Qingling took out her handkerchief and wiped his sweat while saying, "You must be tired, your grace. Take a rest and drink something!" "I''m almost done. Just a few details left," Retired Emperor took a glimpse at her and said, "I think you shouldn''t dress like a man earlier when you wanted to take down Lord Huiding. If you really didn''t care about your reputation, you should''ve caught his attention as Princess Chu. Seduce him even." "I can''t see the difference. He had already known who I was." "Yeah, he knew who you were, but he pretended that he didn''t! If he had killed you, no one would have known it was him! No one had seen you with him! However, if you have made contact with him as Princess Chu, he wouldn''t dare to do anything to you because if you had died, people would have used him of it." Yuan Qingling was speechless. "You have to think about the consequences before doing anything, including the worst-case scenario. You have to take someone down with you if something worse happens." "I never heard of somethings as wise as this, your grace! I can''t thank you enough," Yuan Qingling said solemnly. Retired Emperor was right. She had put herself in danger. If it weren''t for Dooby and his friend, she would have died for nothing. "You have to bear those words in mind, my Lady. You are the first one that his grace exined something like that," Servant Chang reminded. That was some dark royal tactic. "Yeah, I know," Yuan Qingling nodded and got even closer to Retired Emperor because she knew he was the most powerful man that she could rely on in the pce. "OK, you can go home now. Our conversation is slowing me down!" Retired Emperor pushed away Yuan Qingling''s head and said, "I surmise you have to go to Yu Wenhuai''s mansion tomorrow, and you must prepare for it? Just go and do your thing!" "You really know everything, don''t you!" Yuan Qingling gasped. She hade straight to his pce after meeting Emperor Mingyuan. She hadn''t seen anyone bringing the news to Retired Emperor on the way! "It''s easy to guess. A few days have passed since you, and Princess Qi had the fight. If Emperor Mingyuan had the intention to get to the bottom of it, he would''ve done it earlier. He summoned you today! That means he was up to something. And you are not all useless. You have that strange medical skill. He hadn''t asked you at first because he didn''t want to ruin your reputation if you failed in curing Yu Wenhuai. But he was running out of patience. As a father, he couldn''t bear something bad happening to his boy," Retired Emperor exined with a deep sigh. ¡®Why could he be this smart? If he were the current king, the Chu family wouldn''t dare to be such a pain in the ass!'' Yuan Qingling thought. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. "When can I have this staff?" Yuan Qingling asked eagerly. "I have to ask them to bring it to you as a royal gift! No one will pay attention to a staff unless it is given by the king," Retired King answered patiently. After saying that, he turned around and continued with his carvings. Yuan Qingling noticed a long thin chisel. She had never seen something like that before. "Right, right!" Yuan Qingling giggled. She was curious about the chisel. Just when she was about to reach out and touch it, Retired King red at her and warned, "Don''t touch it! It''s my precious! Leave my pce now!" Yuan Qingling was stressed when she had been summoned to the Royal Workroom by Emperor Mingyuan, but after talking to Retired Emperor, she regained her strength. It was reassuring to know someone as powerful as Retired King got her back. At the same time, Queen Lu heard Emperor Mingyuan order all the imperial doctors who were in Yu Wenhuai pce to retreat and asked Yuan Qingling to cure his son. She smashed everything she could smash in her pce. After that, she rushed to the Royal Workroom and cried her lung out, and begged Emperor to allow her son in his mansion. Emperor Mingyuan was always petrified by women''s tears. Thus he waved his hand while nodding, "OK, I allow it." Queen Lu stopped crying immediately, and a stern look appeared on her face. She thanked Emperor Mingyuan and left the room. Mu Ru answered, "Will Queen Lu get in the way of Princess Chu''s treating process?" "Of course she will," Emperor Mingyuan replied. "Then why are did you allow her to go there, your grace?" Emperor Mingyuan looked at Mu Ru and shook his head while saying, "You would never understand." "Yes, I''m not as smart as you. Please tell me the answer, your grace." Emperor Mingyuan didn''t answer his question. He couldn''t exin things about women to a eunuch. Yu Wenhao was waiting anxiously in his pce for Yuan Qingling. The servants in his pce had told him Yuan Qingling had been summoned to the imperial pce because of theke incident. Just when Yu Wenhao was thinking about going into the pce, Yuan Qingling came back. "The Emperor asked me to cure Yu Wenhuai," Yuan Qingling said to him the moment she saw him. "Are you sure you can cure him?" Yu Wenhao asked with shock. "Nope." Yuan Qingling shook her head. "If you are not sure about this, you don''t have to go." Yuan Qingling sat down and drank a ss of water, and answered, "No, I have to. I don''t have a choice. You know your father more than anyone. If I disobey him, he can chop my head off!" "You are exaggerating! He wouldn''t go that far!" "Yeah, you are right!" Yuan Qingling noticed the worrying look on her face and tried to cheer him up, "You don''t have to worry too much about it. I think the Emperor won''t really punish me even if I failed." "I''m not worried. I was afraid that you would screw up in there. What if you made a mistake, give him the wrong medicine or something like that. It could be dangerous. If you are sure that you can cure him, I support it. But if you don''t know what would happen, just don''t go." Yuan Qingling put down the ss and red at him. "Is it illegal to say something nice to me?" "You sure you don''t know what is happening to Yu Wenhuai?" "It''splicated. I have to check him out myself." "I think you will need me there," Yu Wenhao stressed. He said it in amanding tone. Yuan Qingling realized he wasn''t asking her for permission. "You have work tomorrow. I will bring Nurse Xi with me," Yuan Qingling shook her head and answered. "I''m going," Yu Wenhao repeated angrily. She stood up and walked out of the room with her hands on her back. And all of a sudden she stopped, looked back, and said coldly, "The Retired Emperor said he would give me a gift." "What? Why?" "I don''t know. But it had a name. He said it''s called a husband-discipline-staff. He said I could hit you with it without a reason!" Yuan Qingling chirped and strode out of the room with a big smile. Yu Wenhao froze for a few seconds! ¡®What is happening? Retired Emperor was really my grandfather?'' he wondered. Later that day, the staff came. It was slightly different from the staff she had seen earlier. It was dark red, smooth and a dragon was carved around it. The dragon that was carved on the staff looked like it was flying over the clouds. Yuan Qingling saw three words, The Royal Staff. The staff was heavy. It looked harder than other walking sticks. "Do you know what kind of wood is it made of?" Yuan Qingling asked. Nurse Xi took a glimpse at it and answered, "I think it is made of iron birch." Chapter 118 Strong Wine Chapter 118 Strong Wine The iron birch was the hardest wood in the whole world. It was twice as hard as ordinary steel. Yuan Qingling had known about iron birch in her former life. Iron birch had be an endangered nt. It had been widely used as a recement of the steel in ancient times, and she had seen some This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. pricey art objects that were made of it. However, she saw Retired Emperor used a saw to cut it off! If it was really made of iron birch, he couldn''t be able to cut it, let alone chiseled something on it! "I don''t think that is iron birch. I saw Retired Emperor engraved it himself," Yuan Qingling tried to exin it. "Ordinary guards can''t carve something in iron birch. It has to be someone like Retired Emperor," Nurse Xi said. "He is weak. He can''t even walk for too long! How can he manage to engrave on the hardest wood in the world?" Yuan Qingling was baffled. She had the feeling that there were some things that she didn''t know! "That is because he is sick now. When Retired Emperor was young, he was the bravest and the most fierce knight in our country. He was the perfect man who excelled both in academics and sports. He is old, that is true. But he still can carve things with his internal force." "Does internal force really exist?" Yuan Qingling asked with curiosity. She had read fiction about the internal force. They said if someone''s internal force was strong enough, he could hurt others easily with only a leaf. Just as Nurse Xi was about to exin, someone shed by the door. She fixed her eyes at the person and said, "Good evening, my lord. What a pleasant surprise." Yuwen had heard that the gifts from the Pce arrived and he had wanted to take a peek at the door. Yet his appearance was noticed and he strode into the room casually. He took a nce at the staff in Yuan Qingling''s hand and asked, "Is this the gift that grandfather gave you?" "Yeah, the carving is breathtaking," Yuan Qingling handed him the staff while saying it. Yu Wenhao didn''t expect her to be so generous. He took over the staff and caressed it. He could feel the cold and uneven texture. "Yeah, you are right. The carving is really exquisite. And it''s a good staff too. But you have to find a ce to put it. This was given by Retired Emperor, and you can''t lose it. Let me take care of that," Yu Wenhao suggested. "You don''t have to. I will bring it with me wherever I go."'' What if he takes it and hide it? This staff is called the husband-discipline-staff for a reason!'' Yuan Qingling thought. "You can''t take it anywhere. What if you lose it?" Yu Wenhao said seriously. "I''ll be careful," said Yuan Qingling. However, she was baffled. The staff was thin yet it was more than three feet long. It wouldn''t be pretty to carry a long stick every day. Others would think she was being punished. She was irritated by its length. Nurse Xi smiled and said," Take a closer look at the me-shaped carving, mydy" Yuan Qingling looked down immediately and saw the carving and found mes around the dragon that was chiseled on it. She saw the me-shaped pattern every four inches. The engravings are deeper than the dragon. Yuan Qingling knew that meant something. Yuan Qingling pressed down on the me pattern, and the fascinating thing happened, a section of the staff was gone. It retracted into the staff! Stunned, she pressed another me pattern and it happened again. She raised her head with surprise, "It''s retractable!" She pressed down all the patterns and shrank her staff to only about ten four-inch long, which she could easily ce in her sleeve or on her waist. "How is this possible? I had the feeling that the Retired Emperor was capable of anything!" Yuan Mingling cheered. She was thrilled by it. She was a researcher herself, and that kind of retracting mechanism was incredible! "When Retired Emperor was young, he was an excellent carpenter," Nurse Xi exined with a smile. "No way!"Yuan Qingling was transported in joy! "Look, I can hide it easily on my own," she said to Yu Wenhao. She shoved the staff into her sleeve and no one could see it. Yu Wenhao gave Nurse Xi a cold stare. Why would she tell Yuan Qingling? If Nurse Xi didn''t say that, Yuan Qingling would never know the mechanics of the staff. That would be fun to watch her getting anxious. However, when he saw Yuan Qingling''s smiling face, he let it go. ''She is rarely this happy, besides, she won''t really hit me! We talked about it before. No domestic violence is allowed in this house,'' Yu Wenhao thought. "This is my lucky day! Bring us some food, Nurse Xi! I want to drink with the Prince tonight!" "Forget about the drinking. I didn''t each much earlier. Let''s eat something," Yu Wenhao replied. "I''ll have to be prepared. I can''t drink and we have to fix that! I can''t control myself after I get drunk, and that''s dangerous. Besides, I''m going to Yu Wenhuai''s residence. Just drink with me," Yuan Qingling insisted. Yu Wenhao couldn''t refuse her. He shrugged." OK. I also happen to want a drink," he replied peacefully. ¡®I had to say it like that or she would think that I listen to everything she says!" Yu Wenhao thought. Yuan Qingling felt that she had to drink to train her drinking skills. She couldn''t let others find out about her weakness. A weakness could easily be a threat. When she was thinking about this, Nurse Xi returned with food. Nurse Xi had always managed to create the best dishes she had ever tasted. She had magic hands that could turnmon ingredients into delicacies. Yuan Qingling thought of something when she was eating and said," Wenhao has always said that the food made by the royal chef is delicious. I think that is because he has never tasted the food Nurse Xi made. If he eats these, I''m afraid he''ll move in with us." Yu Wenhao looked at her and asked, " You are getting oddly familiar with Er Ge." Yuan Qingling poured him a ss of wine and filled her cup as well. Though this small ss carried about a mouthful of wine, it was all Yuan Qingling had wanted, aromatic and pure. Yuan QingLing took a deep breath of the wine and had the feeling that she was a bit drunk. She answered with a bright smile," Yes, he is not bad, I guess. Except for the eating. I think he can''t control himself when ites to food." "You think?" Yu Wenhao snorted. Yuan QingLing think of Prince Sun''s chubby figure, and his fat fingers and chuckled, "Yeah, you''re right. He really couldn''t control himself. And the worst thing is, he always says he wanted to lose weight! If he didn''t shout about losing weight, he would eat like there is no tomorrow." Yu WenHao somehow didn''t like her talking about Prince Sun and retorted, "So he likes to eat, what do you care so much? You don''t even care the things that you should care!" "What should I have to care?"Yuan Qingling smelled the wine again. She had to gain her courage again for drinking this wine. Yu Wenhao said unhappily," Everything! You rely on Tang Yang for everything when ites to the pce. You are the princess, you should responsible for those things. You should be ashamed of yourself." "I remember what you said to Nurse Xi. You said you just wanted to keep me here like a dog." Yuan Qingling said sarcastically. Yu Wenhao flew into a rage."Why do you always do this? Is it that funny to oppose me at everything?" "Are you denying it?" Yuan Qingling nced at him. "You''re such a vindictive woman. Do you still remember what happened that long ago? If you remember that, then why don''t we recall what happened in the Princess''s Mansion a year ago?" Yu Wenhao retorted. She didn''t know what to say. He had a point. Yuan Qingling smiled and raised her ss."OK, then. Let''s forget what someone said or did and put the enmity behind us, deal?" Yu Wenhao snorted, but he still picked up the wine ss and clicked to hers and said, "I agree only because I am a generous person. But you have to restrain yourself from now on!" He drank his wine cup in one gulp and showed it to her. Yuan Qingling poured the wine in her mouth, and all she could taste was burn. It was too strong, and she spits it out after a second. Yu Wenhao was so angry that his whole body trembled. Nurse Xi hurriedly went forward to wipe the wine on his face. Yuan Qingling spat the wine right onto his face Yu Wenhao pounded the table and shouted, "You did it on purpose!" Yuan Qingling slowly took out the staff, put it on the table, and exined, "No! It was just too strong! It made my throat burn!" Yu Wenhao looked at the royal staff in a daze. He calmed down after a while and ordered Nurse Xi," It is too strong for her. Change it with some fruit-vored ones." Dooby whimpered and turned around. He didn''t want to see his owner like that. Chapter 119 How Many Concubines Did You Have? Chapter 119 How Many Concubines Did You Have? An hourter, Yu Wenhao red at Yuan Qingling. She was sitting at the table. Her body was half- exposed, and her hands were over her neck and corbone, scratching. Her face, corbone, neck, and even her half-exposed chest were filled with rashes and scratch marks. The dishes and forks were lying on the floor, broken and dirty. Nurse Xi and Lu Ya were already out of the room. Even Dooby escaped before the first bowl fell on the ground. She just had one ss, and that happened. The wine wasn''t even that strong! Yu Wenhao rose slowly and retreated to the door. He wanted to flee the scene. Yuan Qingling picked up her staff and mmed it heavily on the table, and shrieked, "Don''t you dare!" Yu Wenhao suddenly had an urge to kill her. He hated being threatened. Yuan Qingling''s whole body was itching relentlessly. She was confused. This had never happened before. It wasn''t the first time she drank wine. Why would she be allergic this time? Property ? N?velDrama.Org. She realized that she couldn''t bear the biting itch, as if it wasing out of her skin from his blood. She looked in the medicine box for a while, but couldn''t find a single drug that could be used for allergies. She wanted to peel off her skin, and Yu Wenhao wanted to flee under this circumstance? "My back is itchy, but I can''t reach it!"Yuan Qingling beat the table with her legs and tried to reach her back. "Where the hell is the doctor?" Yu Wenhao growled. Yet he had no choice but rushed to her and help her with the itch. Her back was hot, and his hands were heating because of it. That was uncanny! That was way too hot! Yu Wenhao felt like she could get on fire at any minute. The doctor arrived. Yu Wenhao pulled up Yuan Qingling''s clothes, covered her up, and yelled, "Can''t you knock?" The doctor looked at the main gate and another small one lying on the floor with confusion. There was no door for him to knock! He didn''t dare to look directly at Yu Wenhao''s face thought. This was because the doctor had already seen the scratch marks on his face. They looked like cat''s whiskers. "Hurry up! Check on her!" Yu Wenhao''s patience was worn out. His face was thest thing he cared about at the moment. The doctor hurried over to Yuan Mingling, yet his diagnosis didn''t take up much time. He wrote down a prescription and exined, "Nothing serious. Just allergic to alcohol. I will prepare the drug immediately." Yu Wenhao took the prescription from the doctor''s hand gritted, "I can help with that!" The doctor sighed. What had happened to their wise prince? Yuan Qingling''s allergy faded in the middle of the night. Yu Wenhao was too tired to move, so he crashed in the Phoenix Pce. The dining room was a mess. Yuan Qingling woke up, got out of bed and gulped down arge ss of water, and felt like she escaped from death. She sat quietly in her chair and began to recall what had happened earlier. Every time she had an injury, she always felt her brain was more clear than ever and her senses were also sharpened. She could hear the soundsing from far away, and see the courtyard in the dark without any difficulties like she had night vision. She also seemed to hear the sound of her brain cells splitting and the neurons expanding. She took out the medicine box, pressed the lock, and murmured," Streptomycin!" The box opened slowly and she saw two shots of streptomycin injections. Yuan Qingling closed the box. She discovered a pattern. Whenever she suffers, the box would improve. It seemed like it had something to do with the change in her brain. That was excellent news. It gave her hope that she would have full control over the box along with her brain development. She thought about using streptomycin on Yu Wenhuai. Maybe for fifteen days, and she could take the next step ording to this. Yuan Qingling arranged the drugs in her box neatly. The hemorrhoid cream and keserol were still in it. Yuan Qingling stuffed them in the bottom of the box because they weren''t used that often. When returned to the bedroom, Yuan Qingling saw Yu Wenhao was sleeping like a pig. ¡®He didn''t drink much. Why is he this drunk?'' Yuan Qingling wondered. Looking at the scratch marks on his face, Yuan Qingling felt guilty. She shouldn''t have done that. ¡®How will he go to work like this?'' Yuan Qingling wondered and she yawned. It had been a long day. She climbed over him to go to the other side of the bed to sleep and her movement woke Yu Wenhao up. Yu Wenhao was woken up from his sleep. He came to his sense and remembered what had happened He asked curiously, "What are you doing? Why did you wake me up?" Yuan Qingling yawned and said, "I couldn''t sleep earlier. Now, I''m sleepy. OK, good night." Yu Wenhao couldn''t sleep after that! ''If I can''t sleep, you can''t either!'' he thought. "Yuan Qingling, my chest hurts." Yuan Qingling sat up all of a sudden and noticed he was rubbing his chest in pain and looked pale. She panicked and put her ear against his chest to hear the heartbeat. "Why would it hurt all of a sudden?" she murmured. Yuan Qingling listened to his heartbeat for a while and took out the stethoscope and pressed it against his chest to hear it clearly. Yu Wenhao was frozen when he felt Yuan Qingling''s face on his chest and his heart started to beat fast. "Does your left hand hurt? Do you have a Backache? What else do you feel other than the pain?" Yuan Qing asked anxiously. ''She is worried about me,'' Yu Wenhap thought and that stirred up some guilty feelings. But he couldn''t let her know he was faking it. He pressed his chest hard with his internal force and answered, "It just hurts. You threw me a bowlst night. Maybe it hit right on the spot." Yuan Qingling lifted his clothes after hearing his words and saw a bruise! It looked serious. She knew when someone was drunk, she couldn''t control her strength. "I''m sorry," Yuan Qingling said with a guilty tone. She was looking down. Her long eyshes were covering up her beautiful eyes. Yu Wenhao''s heart chirped from her reaction. "I''ll let it pass this time. But please don''t ever try to train your drinking skills with me." "I won''t drink anymore." She nodded. She realized the ability to drink alcohol wasn''t something that you could improve overnight. She had a Ph.D. in practicing medicine, yet after she had arrived here, her brain shut off! "OK, you have to get some sleep. We are going to Yu Wenhuai''s tomorrow," Yu Wenhao said. He rarely said things like that and his words made Yuan Qingling''s heart tingle. Yuan Qinglingid down and said softly," I have a fifty percent chance of getting King Huai''s sickness out of him." Yu Wenhao was shocked. "How do you know? You haven''t checked him up yet? "I know what''s wrong with him, Wenhao told me," she exined. "But didn''t you sayst night that you wouldn''t know anything about it until you check it out yourself?" Yuan Qingling yawned." Did I really say that?" "Yeah, you did." He nodded with a stern face. "I was wrong then." Yu Wenhao didn''t know how to respond to that."You can''t say to anyone. Especially Liu Di," Yu Wenhao warned. He really couldn''t praise her! She always had her way to ruin it! "I certainly won''t. Don''t worry," Yuan Qingling replied. "Good night," Yu Wenhao pulled up theforter over them and said. "You sleeping here?" Yuan Qingling''s eyes deepened in the dim light. "I don''t want to move in the middle of the night," Yu Wenhao exined. "Yeah, you''re right," Yu Qingling replied. And after a few seconds, she couldn''t help herself and ask, "How many concubines did you have?" Chapter 120 The Treatment Chapter 120 The Treatment Yu Wenhao turned his back to her to his anger and said indifferently, "Three or maybe five. I didn''t count." Yuan Qingling was surprised. She thought that one or two was more than enough, but he had more? Yuan Qingling could not understand the reason why men would want concubines there. Even if they said it was for repopting, it still felt wrong. She also turned her back to him. She was furious. She felt bad for the girls. Even Lu Ya didn''t want to be someone else''s concubine. Most women didn''t want to be men''s child-bearer. But sometimes, they didn''t have a choice. And those poor girls! They were being ravished by dirtbags like him just because of their social status? And he had sent them away when she moved in there. How would they find someone to marry them? How would they survive? Yuan Qingling was furious, and Yu Wenhao felt the same. ''What does she mean? What kind of man does she thinks I am? I never had a concubine! The only woman I was in bed with is her, and she won''t even let me touch her!" They were both fumed that they didn''t sleep that night. They just cursed each other with their eyes closed until dawn. Yu Wenhao got up and asked Tang Yang to tell the office that he would bete for work. Yuan Qingling got up after him. She didn''t ask Lu Ya to help her with her clothes. She went behind the screen and put her clothes on. Yuan Qingling sat in front of the dressing table and watched Nurse Xi help take off his clothes and put it on, and said, "You''re not crippled or anything. Why can''t you put your clothes on yourself?" If it were any other time, she wouldn''t say anything about it. She knew those so-called noblemen so well. It wouldn''t be a surprise to her even if their servants put the food in their mouths. However, she couldn''t repressst night''s anger in her heart and spoke out bitterly. Yu Wenhao didn''t respond, but Nurse Xi was startled. "It is my duty, mydy." "His concubines can help him with that," Yuan Qingling blurted out. She regretted it immediately. His concubines were just some innocent girls. She had felt had for themst night and discriminated against them just now! Nurse Xi smiled."That would be impossible, My Lady. Prince never had a concubine." Lu Ya came up to Yuan Qingling tob her hair and said softly, "Yeah, mydy. I asked Nurse Xist night about it, and she said the same thing." Yu Wenhao asked coldly," Why do you care so much about concubines?" Yuan Qingling didn''t know how to respond. But she was somewhat released. She realized she started to care about Yu Wenhao. "I was just curious," Yuan Qingling answered stiffly. "Curious?" Yu Wenhao repeated her words and approached her. The copper mirror reflected his appearance, and Yuan Qingling was amused by the scratch marks on both of his cheeks. Yu Wenhao realized it too. "You see what you did to me? I have work today!" he asked. "Just say a cat did it," Yuan Qingling suggested. "A cat? No one would believe me! My reputation is at stake here!" Yuan Qingling stood up, made him sit on a chair, and replied, "I can fix that with makeup. You just need some powder." "I will never put powder on my face!" Yu Wenhao protested. She must''ve done it on purpose! "It''s my fault, I shouldn''t t drink wine in the first ce, it made me lose control of myself, and I''m so sorry about hurting you. It won''t happen again. Maybe it''ll heal tomorrow, and you won''t be needing any makeup. Besides, my powder is good, no one will notice if I covered the scratches up with it. I''m wearing it now! Here, feel it!" Yuan Qingling put his hands on her face and said. Yu Wenhao could feel the touch of her porcin skin. It was strange and somehow addictive. He wanted to pinch her face. Between covering it up with makeup or letting others see the scars, Yu Wenhao chose the former. However, he was wrong about Yuan Qingling. Her powder was not as good as she promised. It clumped on his face and made him look like he had lepriasis. Finally, the doctor applied an ointment. It covered up the scar but made Yu Wenhao''s face pale as if he just recovered from a serious illness. However, that was the best solution that they could think of. They set off after breakfast and arrived at Yu Wenhuai''s residence after thirty minutes in a wagon. They had to park it at the far end of thene, for the front and back doors were full of carriages. Those were royal carriages. Queen Lu had already arrived there the night before. Yu Wenjing and Yu Wenling had been there for a few days. Several princes took turns to watch the night in Yu Wenhuai''s mansion. They were afraid that something would happen to him at night. Princess Ji was the most diligent one of them all. Before Queen Lu came, she had taken care of everything. The head nurse and eunuch of the Royal Pce were there because of Emperor Mingyuan''s orders. They had already withdrawn all the doctors before Yuan Qingling had arrived. Queen Lu was worried. Thus shemanded a royal physician to prescribe drugs for a few days before he had left. It was the first day that Yuan Qingling''s treatment towards Yu Wenhuai and the people in the royal study was nervous. Emperor Mingyuan ordered Gu Si to be by Yuan Qingling''s side with a few guards to protect her. Gu Si knew the importance of that matter. He carefully picked two skillful guards and headed to Yu Wenhuai''s mansion. Gu Si and Yuan Qingling arrived at Yu Wenhuai''s Mansion at the same time. Gu Si repeated Emperor Mingyuan''s words to them, and they entered the mansion together. Yu Wenhuai was infected with a contagious disease. That was why others were banned to get into his courtyard. Even those who came to see him for a few minutes would cover their mouths and noses with their hands, wash their hands, and change their clothes after the visit. Yu Wenhuai''s closest servant had been taking care of him. However, in the past two days, Princess Ji also joined him. For only two days, she had already gained a reputation for being virtuous. Even the emperor praised her. Members of the Royal house were waiting at the gate of the courtyard for her because of Emperor Mingyuan''s orders. Prince Wenjun and his wife were standing by Queen Lu''s side. Princess Ji was dressed in in clothes. Her hair was tied into a neat bun and fixed with a hair bun. She looked at Yuan Qingling with a smile on her face." I was relieved when I heard you woulde," she eximed.Property ? N?velDrama.Org. People didn''t know how good Yuan Qingling''s medical skills were. They just assumed she cured the Emperor out of luck...However, Princess Ji had just implied Yuan Qingling was so masterful that Yu Wenhuai would surely be cured. Princess Ji said it on purpose. If Yuan Qingling failed, people would think she didn''t try her best for Prince. Yuan Qingling didn''t respond to her childish schemes. She stepped forward and greeted Queen Lu. Queen Lu didn''t even look at Yuan Qingling. She looked at Yu Wenhao instead and said, "I believe in you. I know you can keep an eye on your wife and not let her do anything stupid. I do not know why the Emperor asked her to treat my son. I couldn''t disobey Emperor''s orders. However, if she recklessly prescribes drugs and harms my child, I won''t let her get away with it!" Yu Wenhao cupped his hands and replied, "Don''t worry your highness. I will do my best to keep an eye on her." Queen Lu did not know how his son caught the disease, so she didn''t hate Yu Wenhao. She was also aware of the fact that she couldn''t piss Queen Xian and Yu Wenhao off. Yet, it was her son''s life that was at stake, and she had to be cautious. "I''ll go check him out first," Yuan Qingling spoke. Everyone was staring at her, and that was torture. She wanted to flee there. "Let me go with you," Princess Ji said eagerly. Yuan Qingling had already packed the prepared masks in her bag beforeing there. She took them out and gave them to others and put one on. Queen Lu trembled with anger when she saw the masks. She pointed at Yuan Qingling and shouted, "If you loathe my son so much, you can''t just go home! I don''t ask you toe here! He would be devastated if he realizes you are disgusted by him. Wearing masks is very disrespectful!" Chapter 121 Dispute over Masks Chapter 121 Dispute over Masks Qingling said seriously, ¡°Prince Huai is infected with highly contagious illness. Whoever enters shall have a mask on the face. I will tell Prince Huai about it in case he feels bothered.¡± ¡°Shut up!¡± Ms. Lu was overwhelmed with madness. She was so pissed that she had no idea what to say. Actually, she left the pce only to keep an eye on Qingling. However, she never expected to run into such a trouble before Qingling could start to cure Prince Huai¡¯s illness. Princess Ji only smiled to reply, ¡°It¡¯s okay. I will keep it in mind next time. But¡­I haven¡¯t worn any mask during these days whileing back and forth, I suppose¡­Wenhuai could be sentimental when affected by the illness. We should try to avoid causing any concerns from him.¡± Then she stuffed the mask onto Qingling¡¯s palm and turned around to enter. Obviously, she was trying to show no bias against the sickness of Prince Huai. Qingling warned sternly, ¡°Stop right there!¡± Prince Wenjun sneered, ¡°Watch your manner!¡± Qingling looked around and said, ¡°His Majesty sent me here to cure Prince Huai. So I am in charge of everything rted to his illness. Phthisis is highly contagious even in the air when he speaks. The mask is only a basic tackle to prevent. Only those with masks could enter!¡± She turned around to look at Gu Si, giving her strong order, ¡°Sir, please guard here at the door. It¡¯s a must to wear mask for whoever trying to enter. Those without masks shall never pass even including Ms. Lu.¡± ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am.¡± Gu Si confirmed. By the order of His Majesty, Qingling had the only right to do the final say. But he was still surprised by Qingging¡¯s courage today. When he looked at Prince Wenhao, he found nothing but hisposed face. It seemed that he had been used to it and didn¡¯t intend to exin something for her. Ms. Lu was irritated, ¡°How dare you stop me! Gu Si, step away!¡± Ms. Lu was about to rush in with Princess Ji. But Qingling took out the royal scepter and unfolded the written edict within. Then she stood in their front, ¡°Put on masks if you wanna enter.¡± ¡°You¡­¡± Ms. Lu took a look and soon noticed the sculpture of royalty carved on the scepter. Stunned, she eximed to ask, ¡°Is that what His Majesty offered you?¡± ¡°It¡¯s from the Retired Emperor.¡± Prince Wenjun almost dropped his jaw. Ms. Lu cast a stunned look at Prince Wenhao, ¡°Wenhao!¡± But he simply shrugged, ¡°Ms. Lu, sorry, I could do nothing about it as she has the scepter. Both His Majesty and the Retried Emperor had made the promise¡ªshe is the only one to have final say to whatever rted to the illness. And I am only here to escort her.¡± Ms. Lu was rendered awkward with twitch of her face out of anger. Prince Wenjing hurried to intervene, ¡°Ms. Lu, it¡¯s just a mask. Price Huai will show his understanding after we tell him about it. Please let Princess Chu enter first in case the best moment of treatment slips. I am sure His Majesty has his own reason to trust her.¡± Qingling threw a mask to Gu Si, ¡°Stay and guard. I will get in first. No one shall pass unless they wear mask.¡± She turned to look at Prince Wenhao, who soon noticed what she meant and hurried to wear the mask. Then they walked over to the bed where Prince Huaiy. ¡°Wenhuai, how do you feel today?¡± Prince Wenhao bent over to ask and reached out his hand to tighten the quilt. Prince Huai was skinny with his eyes sunken and bloodshot. It seemed that he just finished tough coughssting for a while. Tortured by the illness, he looked haggard. But he still smiled, ¡°Wenhao, I almost can¡¯t recognize you.¡± Prince Wenhao was about to take off his mask. But Qingling stopped him. She walked over and smiled, ¡°Prince Huai, nice to meet you. My name is Qingling, also the wife of Prince Wenhao. So please call me Princess Chu. I am here to cure you by the order of His Majesty.¡± Prince Huai slowly turned to look at Qingling. His smile seemed to fade a bit, ¡°It¡¯s my honor to meet you.¡± Qingling smiled to reply, ¡°I am sure we will be seeing each other more often. At least, in the following six months, you will see me every day.¡± Prince Huai smiled, ¡°Six months? Alright. Great.¡± As far as he knew about his own illness, he actually deemed himself that he might even fail to make it for half a month. Just now, he heard the conversation outside among the royal doctor and those royaldies, who imed that he would be dead in two days as he coughed up so much blood. Qingling started to browse the note taken by the royal doctor. It transpired that his illness had gone worse than expected. He had coughed up blood for a month. His illness eased a bit for two to three days after he took medicine regrly. However, then it started to go worse again. His cough actuallysted for a whole night. After doing the basic check and diagnosis, Qingling took out her med kit to inject a dose of streptomycin for him. When both Ms. Lu and Princess Ji entered again with masks on their faces, they saw the injection. Ms. Lu hurried over, ¡°What are you doing? What did you put into his body?¡± Prince Wenhao stopped her, ¡°Ms. Lu, don¡¯t worry.¡± Ms. Lu stared at him, shocked and worried, ¡°What kind of treatment is it? Did His Majesty know about that?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Replied Prince Wenhao. Qingling took out some pills and asked a servant to bring a ss of water. Then she said to Prince Huai, ¡°Take those pills.¡± Prince Huai did as told. For the past three years of illness, he had been doing as the doctors required. He even showed no hesitation to take whatever medicine provided by some quacks his mom hired or some im-to-be magic water brought by some weird witches. So as the same as before, he put those pills into his mouth without asking what they were, frowning. Qingling paused and exined, ¡°They¡¯re not for chewing. You need to swallow them with water.¡± ¡°Chewing enables better effect.¡± Prince Wenhao added in case Prince Huai felt awkward.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Qingling still asked the servant to bring some water. Prince Huai took a big gulp. But the bitterness still lingered in his mouth and it even crawled down to his throat. ¡°Just sleep if you want after taking the medicine. I make a greater dose. So for the following days, you may find yourself quite sleepy, tired and inappetent. But that¡¯smon side effect. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Qingling said with soft voice. Prince Huai then smiled to her. Then he looked at Ms. Lu, ¡°Mother, please give her a warm wee.¡± Ms. Lu could tell what he meant. So she nodded but still worried, ¡°I know. Just sleep if you feel tired.¡± Though Ms. Lu had been shrewish. But she actually had a warm heart. When she was in the royal pce back then, she had been living cautious life. There used to be so many imperial concubines with strong family backgrounds. However, her father was just amon-ranking official. So her shrewish act was actually a kind of camouge to protect herself from harm. After all, no one would like to offend a shrew. This time, the emperor had made his order¡ªQingling was sent here to cure Prince Huai. Though she had shown her strong rejection, she could do nothing beyond that. While Prince Huai feared that her attitude would offend others. So he suggested that she shouldy low and learn to makepromise as he himself wasck of the power to shield her. What a sensible son! Princess Ji stared at the med kit, wondering and then asking, ¡°The medicine in that box looks weird. You don¡¯t even need to boil it?¡± Qingling replied, ¡°They¡¯re all condensed. He can just swallow it because the condensed ones are much better effective.¡± Then she took a look at Prince Wenhao, casting a look of me for him saying ¡®Chewing is better.¡¯ Princess Ji smiled and then walked over to say to Prince Huai, ¡°Wenhuai, please don¡¯t mind the mask. She asks us to wear it in case we get infected.¡± Prince Huai let out a smile, looking seemingly tired, ¡°I know it.¡± Qingling said, ¡°I am sure Prince Huai understands my decision. He knows how struggling it is to be haunted by this illness. Of course he won¡¯t like to see whoever around him gets infected and suffered just like him.¡± Then she took out her stethoscope again and said to Prince Wenhao, ¡°Help me to turn his body to the side. I need to check his back.¡± Chapter 122 Got Hit by the Scepter? Chapter 122 Got Hit by the Scepter? Prince Wenhao walked forward to steady Prince Huai. Then Princess Ji hurried to say, ¡°Wenhao, you¡¯d better let the servant do the job in case you get yourself infected.¡± Hearing that, Qingling felt like burning with annoyance. She put on stethoscope and huffed to Princess Ji, ¡°Princess Ji, you are not helping at all! Instead, you have been instigating. Why don¡¯t you get out to have a cup of tea and enjoyed your gossiping time with others. That¡¯s what you are good at!¡± Frozen, Princess Ji had never expected her to say such mean words. Then she looked at Ms. Lu with guilty face, ¡°Ms. Lu, I am so sorry for not helping.¡± Actually, Ms. Lu also found it annoying when hearing Qingling¡¯s sarcasm. So she refuted, ¡°You have no right to ask her out! If it weren¡¯t for Princess Ji¡¯s efforts to ease the whole residence, it would have been a chaos right over here. How dare you show disrespect to the senior before we really figure out if you do have some kind of proud talent in treatment.¡± Qingling was rendered quite annoyed, ¡°Ms. Lu, your son is still sick on the bed. Hard to predict how much time he still has. By the order of His Majesty, I am here to save him, not to worsen his situation. I have exined clearly to you about the mask. The illness is highly contagious. A mask is to prevent further infection. I don¡¯t care whatever you think about it or how much you hate it. But both you and Princess Ji shall never do anything to hold back my treatment n. I don¡¯t know what she is up for. But I am sure she doesn¡¯t love your son as much as you do. Now I am the doctor. I am on the same side of the patient and also the family of the patient. If you are sensible enough, you should be on my side. After all, even His Majesty chose to follow my advice when speaking of the treatment.¡± ¡°Princess Chu, I don¡¯t know what you meant by insinuating that I am up for something. What should I be up for? I can¡¯t afford to be med for nothing.¡± Princess Ji hurried to defend herself before Ms. Lu spoke. ¡°Princess Ji, I am not interested in arguing with you. You should just stand by and watch or get out.¡± Qingling said straightforwardly. When Ms. Lu was about to utter, Qingling looked over to her, ¡°Ms. Lu, think twice before making speech.¡± After some consideration, Ms. Lu turned to say to Princess Ji, ¡°Forget it. There¡¯s no need to argue.¡± Princess Ji let out a sigh, ¡°Okay, I will keep quiet.¡± As it was a talk betweendies, Prince Wenhao deemed it unnecessary for him to cut in. But he couldn¡¯t help casting a look of appreciation to Qingling, whom he assumed that Princess Ji would get her too mad to keep sober. However, Qingling actually managed to refute and stop their questioning by reasonable words pointing out that Princess Ji was nning something fishy, which left her no room to argue again. Of course, Ms. Lu had never been a light-headed type. She just temporarily lost her soberness because of agitation and also her mistrust about Qingling, which led to her great suspicion. But after hearing what she just said, Ms. Lu was inspired. It did no good to her if Prince Huai died of illness. However, if she managed to cure him, both Prince Wenhao and she herself could get the favor of His Majesty. So Qingling had no reason to do harm to Prince Huai. However, Princess Ji had been stirring up troubles with the excuse of wearing mask. At a second thought, she did look like trying to sow discord. Besides, she still insisted to stay even with the guarantee of Qingling. And for sure, Ms. Lu was quite aware of the reasons why those princes frequently dropped by for a visit during these days. Prince Huai had been haunted by the illness for three years. But only Prince Wenhao had actually paid regr visit for all these years. But now his brother princes all started to show up in the residence to express their concern about him. Even Prince Ji suddenly moved in. Obviously, they all wanted to win themselves some kind of reputation of ¡°Caring Brothers¡±. At the thought of that, Ms. Lu was no more confused. She deliberately stood in Princess Ji¡¯s front to This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. block her sight. Meanwhile, little did Qingling know the change of Ms. Lu¡¯s attitude. She just checked Prince Huai¡¯s lung and heartbeat with the stethoscope. But it was quite tricky to deal with phthisis because of theck of medical machine. What was worse, she wasn¡¯t a doctor with rich clinical experience. She put away the stethoscope and then pressed on his liver and stomach to ask if he felt hurt. Prince Huai recalled that he had been once bothered by stomachache for a period of time. But he seemed to be free from stomachache recently. Then he asked, ¡°Does it have anything to do with my illness?¡± Qingling replied, ¡°Well, I gotta do something more to make sure if the tubercle bacillus had infected your stomach or somewhere else. From now on, the following 15 days will be the key of treatment. Prince Huai, please, do remember to follow my advice. I mean abide by it absolutely. Never stop taking medicine. Never! If you do, I am afraid I can no longer save you.¡± ¡°So now¡­¡± his eyes turned to be serious, ¡°you mean now you can save me?¡± ¡°There¡¯s no absolute guarantee in the dictionary of doctors¡¯. But your illness has gone wild for too long. Well, I¡¯ll do my best.¡± Said Qingling. ¡°The doctor said I only got less than ten days left. Now it¡¯s myst three days, I suppose.¡± Prince Huai saidposedly. But Qingling shook her head to deny, ¡°Your lungs haven¡¯t been disfunctional. As for you coughing blood, it will be controlled in a week, I reckon. You might even find yourself almost recover from cough overnight just today. But it still takes quite a long time to full recovery. Prince Huai, if you keep going, I will always do my best.¡± Hearing that, Prince Wenhao felt warm in his heart. Staring at her, he found himself amazed by her recently. Prince Huai said softly, ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Now just take a sleep.¡± Qingling turned to look at Ms. Lu, ¡°Ms. Lu, shall we leave? Prince Huai needs a rest.¡± Ms. Lu nodded. She stretched her neck forward a bit to see how was his son. Then she left, looking a bit reluctant. Now she finally grew some hope, but it wasn¡¯t brought by any of those royal doctors. Instead, it was because of Qingling, which she still felt unsure about. Qingling also walked out. Prince Wenhao actually wanted to stay a bit longer to have a talk with his brother. But Qingling got him out, ¡°Hey, don¡¯t bother the patient.¡± ¡°Get off me. You are embarrassing me in front of others.¡± Prince Wenhao followed her out reluctantly, There stood a horde of people outside the room. Even Prince Wenqing and Mingcui, who were both absent just now, actually showed up here. Prince Wenqing led Prince Wenhao aside as soon as he saw him. Prince Wenhao was speechless for his weird move. Actually, both Prince Wenqing and his wife had arrived for a while. But they had to wait outside as Qingling was doing diagnosis for Prince Huai just now. But he still kept something in mind¡ªMingcui falling into water. He led Prince Wenhao to a corner and asked, ¡°Wenhao, it has been five days. You should tell me something about my wife falling into the water.¡± Prince Wenhao felt like he wanna p him while looking at him. ¡°What do you expect from me?¡± Prince Wenqing was surprised with his eyes wide open, ¡°Of course an apology to Mingcui. I mean let Qingling apologize. If not, I gotta tell His Majesty about it.¡± Prince Wenhao smiled, ¡°His Majesty has already known it.¡± ¡°He knew it?¡± as Prince Wenqing recalled that there were so many people on spot that day, it should be within expectation that his father was told about it. ¡°So what about His Majesty¡¯s attitude?¡± ¡°His Majesty sent her here to cure Wenhuai. If she makes it, she will be acquitted of the me.¡± Prince Wenqing murmured, ¡°Why didn¡¯t His Majesty ask her to apologize to Mingcui. Wenhao, just tell her to apologize.¡± Prince Wenhao shrugged, ¡°I don¡¯t dare.¡± Prince Wenqing was shocked. ¡®You don¡¯t dare? Am I mistaken?¡¯ He couldn¡¯t believe that Prince Wenhao actually feared his own wife. Prince Wenhao exined, ¡°The Retire Emperor, our grandfather, has offered her a scepter, iming that she has the right to hit whoever offending her with the scepter.¡± Prince Wenqing almost dropped his jaw, ¡°What? Why? Unbelievable!¡± ¡°You may have a try if you doubt it. Well, I did get hitst night.¡± Speaking of that, Prince Wenhao couldn¡¯t help sighing. Seeing that, Prince Wenqing could tell he must feel awful and greatly humiliat Chapter 123 Who Are You Calling Bubblehead? Chapter 123 Who Are You Calling Bubblehead? Thinking of this, Prince Wenqingforted Yu Wenhao. "Just forget it, Wenhao. Don¡¯t mind her. Women are emotional. Not every woman is as sensible as Mingcui." Yu Wenhao replied, "Exactly. Mingcui is a sensible woman. Just tell her to drop it. If she pissed Qingling off, Qingling might hit her with that stick, and that would be adding salt to the wound. It¡¯s not worth it! Mingcui won¡¯t do herself any favors by getting on Qingling¡¯s bad side!" Yu Wenhao¡¯s eyes brightened as he spoke. Prince Wenqing was surprised to see that. "You seem to enjoy it, Wenhao." Yu Wenhao recovered himself and gave Prince Wenqing a hard look. "Or should I cry about it? There¡¯re so many people here, and I can¡¯t let anyone find out I was hit by my wife." What Yu Wenhao said made sense! "So¡­ is this the end of it?" "Just tell her to live with it for the sake of that stick!" Yu Wenhao said before he left to look for Yuan Qingling. He must pay more attention to her from now on, because she had been stirring up trouble and gone too far recently. But, where was she now? Yu Wenhao looked around and failed to find Yuan Qingling. He was just away from her for a little while. Where could she have gone? It turned out Yuan Qingling was with Princess Changping Yu Wenlin and Princess Wenjing. The two sisters cared a lot about Prince Huai¡¯s condition. Therefore, they pulled Yuan Qingling to the courtyard in a hurry to ask her about Prince Huai¡¯s state of illness after Prince Wenqing took Yu Wenhao away. Yuan Qingling gave them a brief rundown of his condition before Princess Wenjing heaved a sigh. "I hope he¡¯ll pull through. I haven¡¯t slept well for days." Yuan Qingling could tell Princess Wenjing hadn¡¯t had a decent sleep for days from her dark circles and sallowplexion, so she said something to console her. While talking, she caught Chu Mingcui Yu Wenlin said in disgust, "She¡¯s here again? Why didn¡¯t she just drownst time? I¡¯m sick of that drama queen." Yuan Qingling took to Yu Wenlin because she found her frank and polite, and good with words. However, Princess Wenjing frowned upon hearing her. "Wenlin, stop that. She¡¯s actually a kind person." Then she turned to Yuan Qingling. "Listen to me. Just apologize to her for what happened to herst time, and that¡¯ll be the end of this matter, OK?" Yuan Qingling smiled, "Can she take my apology? Won¡¯t she be filled with guilt? Doesn¡¯t she know how she actually got into water?" Yuan Qingling waited and said that when Chu Mingcui drew nearer. It was not because she cared about her reputation that she refused to apologize, but she would never be the scapegoat or apologize for something she had nothing to do with. Yuan Qingling felt disgusted when seeing Chu Mingcui pretend to be the weak and innocent one. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Princess Wenjing was surprised to see Chu Mingcui, while Chu Mingcui stopped, looked down and breathed a sigh, leaving. She didn¡¯t deny or admit anything, but acted as if she was the innocent one who was put on the spot. Yu Wenlin blurted, "If you really were innocent, why wouldn¡¯t you contradict what Qingling said?" The thing Princess Wenjing hated the most was drama. Seeing things were escting, she left without saying anything. Yu Wenlin, nevertheless, grabbed Yuan Qingling¡¯s arm and said with excitement, "Qingling, I like what you just said. Those are some tough questions." "Because she deserves them. Didn¡¯t you say something harsh too?" Yuan Qingling joked. "She¡¯s evil, but unfortunately, both Wenhao and mom are fooled by her." In fact, Yuan Qingling really wanted to know how Yu Wenlin found Chu Mingcui evil, but Yu Wenlin said at this moment, "Qingling, I¡¯m sure you must have a lot of work to do about Wenhuai¡¯s illness. I won¡¯t hold you up then." Yuan Qingling, however, grabbed Yu Wenlin¡¯s arm and said, "I¡¯m almost done with the work today. Let¡¯s talk about how evil Chu Mingcui is." The two of them sat down in a quiet ce. Then Yuan Qingling learned how the feud between Yu Wenlin and Chu Mingcui had started. Two years ago, everyone assumed that Yu Wenhao would marry Chu Mingcui, and Yu Wenlin also liked her future sister-inw. Each time Chu Mingcui came to visit Queen Chu, she would bring some presents to Yu Wenlin while visiting Queen Xian, and that was how Chu Mingcui won Yu Wenlin¡¯s heart, and Yu Wenlin always sang her praises in front of Queen Xian and Yu Wenhao. On one asion, Chu Mingcui came to visit with a butterfly hairpin made of white jade. Yu Wenlin saw it and fell in love with it, so she tried it on. Chu Mingcui just gave the hairpin to her very generously. Overjoyed, Yu Wenlin came back to her room with the hairpin and changed into matching clothes before she went to her sisters to show it off. However, she happened to hear Chu Mingcui talking to her maid in the Royal Garden. The maid asked Chu Mingcui why she gave the precious hairpin to Yu Wenlin as a gift. Chu Mingcui actually replied in disgust that she did so so that Yu Wenlin could stay quiet for a while because she was a hog who had an insatiable appetite. As a childish girl, Yu Wenlin rushed out and confronted her, and the situation escted. Both Queen Xian and Yu Wenhao heard it, but Chu Mingcui actually imed tearfully that Yu Wenlin set her up and that she had never said anything like that. Meanwhile, her maid also said Yu Wenlin was lying. Therefore, Queen Xian punished Yu Wenlin while Yu Wenhao dressed her down. Two yearster, Yu Wenlin still got upset as she told the story. "If she didn¡¯t want to give the hairpin to me, fine, I wouldn¡¯t force her. My father loves me and would give me anything I want! It¡¯s not like I¡¯ve never seen a hairpin like that before. Who knew she gave it to me to ''keep me quiet'' for a while? I¡¯m a princess, yet she calls me a hog. But the most terrible thing is that she didn¡¯t take ountability. That ugly bitch actually cried and told my mom and Wenhao that I set her up, and they actually believed her and punished me, and that¡¯s how I know what kind of nasty bitch that woman is. I said at that time it¡¯s better for Wenhao to marry a beggar than her, and look who he marriedter." Yuan Qingling gave a little cough. Apparently, she was the "beggar" now. Realizing that she had put her foot in her mouth, Yu Wenlin exined immediately, "I don¡¯t mean you¡¯re the beggar. I¡¯m just saying it. Excuse me." Yuan Qingling found the little girl adorable, saying, "It¡¯s all right." Yu Wenlin sighed like an adult and continued with a sullen face, "Wenhao is a smart man, but how Yuan Qingling tried tofort her. "It¡¯s not your brother¡¯s fault. After all, he¡¯s a bubblehead, because there¡¯s nothing in his head." At this moment, Yu Wenhao happened to be walking up to them and thus heard what Yuan Qingling said, asking in a grim tone, "Who are you calling bubblehead?" He just left her side for a short while, and now she was gossiping with Yu Wenlin about him. She just wouldn¡¯t give him a break. Yu Wenlin made a face and shot a sympathetic look at Yuan Qingling, saying, "Wenhao, Qingling, excuse me." After that, she hurried away. Yu Wenhao drew closer to Yuan Qingling, his big shadow hanging over her in an overbearing manner. Blushing out of anger, Yu Wenhao fixed his eyes on her and asked, "Tell me, who are you calling bubblehead? And who has nothing in his head?" Yuan Qingling managed a smiled. "You misheard me." "My hearing is fantastic, and don¡¯t you want to get away with it!" Seeing that she was going to run away, Yu Wenhao stopped her and pinned her against a tree sternly. Meanwhile, Yuan Qinling found it hard to get away from his masculine aura. Yuan Qingling reached out to cup his face and said gently, "You really took me wrong. I was "Don¡¯t try to sweet talk me. Take your hands away," Yu Wenhao snorted. He was furious. She had called him a bubblehead, and a maniac. He had never heard her calling him a positive name. Truly, he had used to be kind of mean to her, but he had treated her well recently! This woman could never be satisfied! Chapter 124 Fall in Love at First Kiss Chapter 124 Fall in Love at First Kiss Qingling put her cute hands that were about to make threatening gestures down. Then she said unwillingly, ¡°Then which is the right way to deal with you? I admit that I was wrong. Isn¡¯t that enough?¡± ¡°If you think you are wrong, how can you act as if you have justice on your side? Why are you so arrogant and domineering? Mind your tone! Have you apologized? Have you made amends?¡± Wenhao responded with a series of questioning. He had endured for so long. He couldn¡¯t bear it anymore. Qingling was also angry, ¡°I just said a few words about you. I was not intentional to say it. I just had a chat with you casually as a friend. Why do you keep on so like a shrew? You never had a good word to say about me behind my back. After all, I was your¡­¡± Her face was slightly red, her lips were slightly raised, her eyes were slightly dark, her hair was a little messy, and her body was slightly tilted. There was a little guilty conscience in her displeasure. Eventually, she didn¡¯t dare to say the word ¡°savior¡±. Her eyes were evasive. Wenhao only felt a burst of anger going straight to his head. How could she dare to threaten him as his savior? She went too far! Without thinking, he bent down and bit her slightly raised red lips. Since he couldn¡¯t fight her anymore, his original intention was to punish her. However, at the moment he touched her red lips, the softness reached the top of his heart. He froze all over, and his head went nk for a moment. Qingling¡¯s mind also went nk instantly. What¡¯s going on? Her upper lip was caught by his upper lip while her lower lip was seized by his lower lip. Qingling subconsciously retracted her lower lip and bit it with her teeth. Her hands pressed against his chest. Her face was hot and her head was empty. Only the sound of her heartbeat echoed in her chest like thunder. Both of them were breathing rapidly. Each other¡¯s hands were holding each other uncontrobly. These were unconscious actions, not due to subjective consciousness. She even bit his lips lightly. Wenhao¡¯s lips pressed heavily. Grinding, probing, the collision of lips and teeth, the entanglement of hearts, the intersection of breath, and the thumping of hearts, the whole world seemed to stand still. After a while, he slowly moved his lips to her ear. He hugged her who was weak all over and touched her silky hair that was scattered with his hands. A burst of heat rose from his lower abdomen. It was like an uncontroble dry fire. Qingling had no strength at all. Her head and body were in a state of hypoxia. She could only lie softly on his chest, listening to the drum-like heartbeats. Then they came to their senses gradually and cooled down. When separated from each other, both of them looked a little embarrassed. Qingling¡¯s face was like the morning glow at sunrise. It was bright red. She didn¡¯t dare to look up at him. She just twisted her hands and said softly, ¡°Prince Wenhao, it¡¯s time to go to work.¡± Wenhao was in a veryplicated mood. Looking at her red face like a ripe apple, her lowered head, her shy eyes, and her gaze that glinted like a deer rushing over and immediately drifting away, he felt that it was a pity to be separated from her just now. ¡°Wenhao,¡± he told himself silently, ¡°This woman was very hateful. You can¡¯t be fooled by her.¡± But why did he want to sleep with her so much at this moment? After a while, he said hoarsely, ¡°I¡¯ll be here to pick you up tonight. Wait for me.¡± Qingling nodded obediently, ¡°Okay.¡± He turned around slowly. Suddenly he stopped. Qingling was a little surprised. She looked up at him with adorkable and bewildered eyes. He cursed something in a low voice. Then he caught her and cuddled her wildly. He lowered his head and his lips printed her lips again. Instead of being as gentle as before, he crushed her roughly this time. His hands climbed and pressed on her back with pressure as if to squeeze her into his body. Qingling felt the heat in her lower abdomen. The heat seemed to set her on fire. He poked his tongue in and kept exploring. His teeth caught her pink tongue, and then he bit it and touched it lightly. His big hand slowly moved forward from the right side of her back and stayed at the armpit position for Property ? N?velDrama.Org. about three seconds. Then they continued to move forward, covered and held her softness. Qingling took a deep breath. Her head exploded and her whole body was burned hot by the explosion. This time, his intention was clear. But finally, he let her go. Before the two of them were almost unable to control themselves, he let her go. He gave her a deep look before he turned around and strode away. Qingling leaned against the tree trunk. She took a deep breath and kept breathing deeply, but she still couldn¡¯t calm down. God, what the hell just happened? What the hell? That¡¯s Wenhao, the madman. She stroked her chest, took a few breaths, and then slowly stood up straight with the tree. When she looked up, she saw a woman standing in the bushes opposite. Her face was pale and wreathed with disbelief. Her eyes were full of tears, her fists were clenched, and her standing posture was very stiff. It was Mingcui. They stared at each other from afar. There was hatred and jealousy intertwined wildly. For Mingcui, it was hatred. For Qingling, it was embarrassing. That should not be seen by others. Even if was seen by Mingcui. Mingcui walked over slowly. She swallowed all her tears and the jealousy on her face disappeared. Standing in front of Qingling, she raised a kind smile, ¡°I saw it by ident. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡± Whether Mingcui raised a thorn or even a steel knife, Qingling felt normal. After all, she was her enemy. But Mingcui¡¯s smile was really chilling. She said, ¡°I don¡¯t care. Do you care?¡± Mingcui smiled more and more charmingly, ¡°Why would I care? I¡¯m very happy that Wenhao has finally found his happiness.¡± Mingcui¡¯s performance was too fake. Qingling didn¡¯t believe it at all. However, she still said politely, ¡°Thank you!¡± She couldn¡¯t have any conflict with her. She needed to ensure that she would not be influenced by Mingcui¡¯s maliciousness or conspiracy during the treatment. Mingcui¡¯s eyes were slightly resentful, ¡°Actually, I can¡¯t quite ept it in my heart. But after all, I have already married Prince Wenqing. I should forget the things in the past. You are right. It¡¯s the path I chose. No matter how difficult it will be, I have to grit my teeth and go on.¡± After she finished speaking, she even made reverence to Qingling, ¡°I¡¯m sorry about making you fall into the water. It was my fault.¡± After she apologized, she turned and left without waiting for Qingling to speak. Qingling was surprised. Mingcui suddenly became so gentle, it was really incredible. Anyway, it was really good as long as Chu Mingcui didn¡¯t mess with her. At noon, they dined at Prince Huai¡¯s Residence. Princess Luoping also came after everyone had dinner. When she came to visit Prince Huai that day, Qingling also saw Princess Luoping. At that time, Princess Luoping and Princess Qinping were together. The two royal princesses were very majestic. Qingling was hiding out there. She didn¡¯t go to meet them. This day they met face to face, so she couldn¡¯t turn a blind eye. The queen gave birth to three daughters and two sons. The eldest princess, Yu Wenjing, was named Princess Wenjing, and her consort Qiu Jiong was born in a noble family. The third princess, Yu Wenli, was named Princess Luoping, and her consort, Cui Yang, now served in the Ministry of Punishments. The sixth princess, Yu Wenqin, was named Princess Qinping, and her consort Tan Mingjiang was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. In general, the positions for the emperor¡¯s son-inw were idle positions that were not important. However, Cui Yang, Princess Luoping¡¯s consort, was serving as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments. When Qingling framed Wenhao up, it was in the Prince Residence, in Princess Luoping¡¯s ce. It was at Princess Luoping¡¯s birthday banquet. Therefore, Princess Luoping always hated Qingling. Chapter 125 Defending Him Chapter 125 Defending Him Yuan Qingling had no choice but to force herself to face Princess Luoping. Princess Luoping gave her a stern look. "I heard you you''re here to treat Wehuai''s disease. Other people may have no idea of how little you''re capable of, but I know it clearly. I still haven''t taken it up with you for what you did in my house yet. How dare you swagger and swindle in Wenhuai''s Residence now?" Yuan Qingling understood Princess Luoping''s anger. It was supposed to be a decent night when she invited her friends and families to celebrate her birthday. She served them a feast and even hired a theater troupe; however, she never thought the troupe she invited were way less skilled than the father and daughter in Lord Yuan''s Mansion. That had not only humiliated her but also disgraced the whole royal family. Even worse, she was used to do dirty business, which had done great damage to her reputation. As one of the main culprits behind the incident, Yuan Qingling couldn''t be as confident as she was before Princess Ji just now. She drooped her eyshes and practiced what she had just learned from Chu Mingcui. Delicate and touching, she said softly, "It''s the order from Father." "Is that supposed to scare me?" Said Princess Luoping as she raised her eyebrows and red. "I wouldn''t dare!" Yuan Qingling hurriedly waved her hand and pretended to flinch. "Actually, I don''t know why Father would make such a will, either." All Princess Luoping wanted was to vent her anger; however, seeing Yuan Qingling''s sad face now, Luoping found it hard to take it out on her. But obviously, Princess Ji didn''t intend to stand by and watch; she triggered the confrontation for Princess Luoping again. Princess Ji stepped forward with a smile and said with a consoling face, "Princess Chu, you can tell Princess Luoping about your treatment of the disease. You scolded Ms. Lu and me for not knowing the rules of medical treatment, but I''m sure Princess Luoping will understand. Why don''t you tell her about it? It may solve her doubts." Yuan Qingling nced at Princess Ji, wondering why the troublesome woman had to babble wherever she was. Hearing Yuan Qingling dare to criticize Ms. Lu and Ji, Princess Luoping sneered, "How domineering! Just because you get the order from Father doesn''t mean you can ignore the royal hierarchy! Who do you think you are to criticize Ms. Lu and Princess Ji? You despicable mean b*tch, do you even remember how you became a princess? Maybe I should tell everyone the dirtyundry you had in my house? I''ve met lots of people in my life, but none of them couldpete with you in being shameless. Your marriage with Wenhao is a tremendous disgrace to the royal family!" Princess Luoping had held a grudge against Yuan Qingling for a whole year. Today, she took the opportunity and vented it out. Now she felt pretty relieved. Yuan Qingling also felt relieved because holding the grudge would only make it umte. When she scolded and took it out, the resentment would dissipate, which meant the person would be calmer. She stood properly and bowed slightly to Princess Luoping. "Your Highness, I apologize to you for what happened in your residence a year ago. I made a mistake that I felt ashamed of every time I recall. I made mistakes repeatedly, which made me feel hard to forgive myself. Moreover, my selfish thoughts have caught up with Wenhao. During thest year, her reputation was ruined, and Father was extremely disappointed in him. Today, I''m apologizing to you before everyone. I''ll apologize to Wenhao She doesn''t care about her own reputation, but Yu Wenhao had indeed been poorly affected. She imed the credit for her mistake in public today to clear Wenhao''s name. This way, she hoped he could stopining about how much she owed him all the time for this. As for whether other people will ridicule her, she couldn''t care less. Everyone knew about it; they had chosen not to say it out. Princess Luoping was speechless. She scolded Yuan Qingling very badly just now. Given Yuan Qingling''s current position, she could argue or pretend to be wronged. Now that she had admitted her mistake so forthrightly, Princess Luoping really had no idea what to say next. Princess Ji also grinned a wry smile and couldn''t say a word. In the end, Princess Luoping could only say softly, "It''s nice to see you''ve acknowledged your mistakes." Other people looked at Yuan Qingling. Their eyes were no longer as contemptuous as before. Sometimes things turned out to be weird. People around you appeared surly and sarcastic when they spected about you. However, when you really admitted your mistake and apologized for it, people would think you''re generous and courageous. After all, it was nice for a person to correct his mistake. Ms. Lu was the most touched one. Yuan Qingling was going to be humiliated, but she got everyone''s forgiveness subtly in the end. It''s the forgiveness with which she could start a new life. Chu Mingcui stood nearby and listened to their conversation quietly. There was no expression on her face, but huge emotional waves were surging deep in her thoughts. Yuan Qingling seemed way moreplicated than she looked. From now on, no one would despise her again in Prince Huai''s Residence. Yu Wenhao went back to the government office after the kiss. He had been reminiscing about the kiss all along the way there. Every time it crossed in his mind, his body, and even his bones, turned limp. He thought that just thinking of the kiss would make today satisfying enough. However, the government office had a very busy day. He dealt with quite a lot of things and spent quite a while on cases, which made his eyes tired and scalp tingling. As soon as he closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead to get some rest, the scene in his residence this morning crossed his mind again. Mind agitated and heartbeat elerating, he indulged in fantasy. "My Lord..." He opened his eyes abruptly, pounded on the desk, and yelled at theer, "What''s wrong with you? Can you leave me at least a moment of peace?" Fucheng took a step back in fear and nced at Xu Yi who was standing aside, wondering who had pissed Yu Wenhao off.Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Xu Yi was also at a loss. He had been sleeping standing up with his eyes closed just now. He really had no idea what had happened. Yu Wenhao scolded as he calmed himself down. Then he red at the Fucheng and asked, "What is it? Just say it!" Fucheng''s face was saggy, which was had a great contrast with Yuan Qingling''s. Her face felt soft and bouncy when pinched softly. Fucheng reported, "There was a murder in Zuique Street. Three out of four died in the family... it was a barely one-year-old baby... My Lord, is that a smile?" Fucheng looked at Yu Wenhao in horror. He was smiling, brows and eyes rising. The whole family was almost all butchered, and Yu Wenhao was smiling. "I''m smiling?" Yu Wenhao touched his face to make sure. "No, I''m not. Who said that?" Xu Yi retorted, "Yes, you are. That''s outrageous! What a brutal murder! And you''re smiling at it? I think I just heard you giggling!" Yu Wenhao gave Xu Yi a cold look. "What do you know? You''ve been with me for so many years, don''t you know that Iugh when I''m distraught?" "Are you?" Xu Yi looked at him and felt puzzled. Yu Wenhao looked at Fucheng and asked, "Did you investigate the crime scene? What did you find?" Chapter 126 Poor Xu Yi Chapter 126 Poor Xu Yi Yu Wenhao asked for the details of the case and then waited for the sheriff and the police toe back to report. He didn¡¯t get the result of the forensic autopsy, either. What he could do was just wait. It was dark by now. It was already evening when he left the Jingzhao Department. He hurried to Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence without stopping. When he went in, he saw Yuan Qingling talking to princess Luoping happily. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. He was curious. Since what happened in Prince Residence, Princess Luoping hated Yuan Qingling. He went in with doubts. Seeing himing in, Princess Luoping smiled. ¡°We were just talking about you and here you are. Are you OK? You look so pale. Are you sick?¡± Yu Wenhao nced at Yuan Qingling who was holding a cup of water, secretly blinking at him. He couldn¡¯t help smiling and said, ¡°I¡¯m OK. I was busy with government affairs so I¡¯m a little tired.¡± ¡°Tired? Then why don¡¯t you go home with Qingling.¡± princess Luoping said. ¡°I want to say hello to Wenhuai first.¡± ¡°Please don¡¯t. He just fell asleep.¡± princess Luoping waved her hand. With a sigh of relief, she looked at Yuan Qingling and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t know why father asked Qingling to treat Wenhuai but I got it now. Wenhuai is much better. He has coughed less and hasn''t coughed up blood so far. It seems that things are getting better.¡± Yu Wenhao took a look at Yuan Qingling. Now he knew why Princess Luoping was friendly to her. ¡°Well, please take care. We are going,¡± Yu Wenhao said to Princess Luoping. ¡°OK. Pleasee back early tomorrow,¡± Princess Luoping said. Both of them turned around. Nurse Xi didn¡¯t follow them but stayed in Prince Huai¡¯s Residence to take care of him and made sure that he didn¡¯t miss any medicine. Princess Luoping believed that Prince Huai would like to take medicines but she just worried that there were others who wanted to prevent him from doing so. Nurse Xi of who even Ms. Lu was in awe was bold enough to protect Prince Huai. As long as she was present, no one dared stop him from taking medicines. The carriage stopped outside. Yu Wenhao got on the carriage first and then stretched out his hand to Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling hesitated for a while and then put her hand into his slowly and boarded the carriage. After sitting down, Yu Wenhao kept holding her hand. His hand was a little wet with warmth and coolness. His hands were hard and hers soft. Both hands were intertwined. They sat stiffly. None of them spoke. Their hearts seemed to beat louder than the carriage. Yu Wenhao felt that he had been tortured and kept thinking about that kiss in the government office for a whole day. He had urges for many times to go back to Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence immediately for her. He had never had such a crazy impulse. He didn¡¯t even miss Chu Mingcui, whom he grew up with, that much. He had been to the front with a pouch from Chu Mingcui but he didn¡¯t take it out and take a look at it three months after leaving home. Today, he looked at his palm over a hundred times. That hand had been ced on Qingling¡¯s breast. He would never forget the thrill of that moment. And now his hand was holding hers. He didn¡¯t know why but he was peaceful. Yuan Qingling was also thinking about what happened today but not in the same way as Yu Wenhao. She was wondering what Yu Wenhao was thinking. Why did he kiss and hug her all of a sudden? Did he finally resigned himself to the fact that she was his wife? Or was it male lust and she was the only woman present? Or... Maybe he began to like her just a little bit? Thisst conjecture made her blush. Out of the corner of his eye, Yu Wenhao could see the change in her face. Seeing her blushing suddenly, he looked gentle with his heart thumping. Yuan Qingling let out an involuntary gasp as his hand clenched too hard. ¡°I''m sorry, did I hurt you?¡± he let go of her hand hurriedly. Yuan Qingling put her hands back on her knee, smiled awkwardly and said, ¡°Kind of.¡± ¡°Does it still hurt?¡± His eyes sparkled. ¡°No.¡± Yuan Qingling shook her head. ¡°Ok.¡± He nced at her hand on her knee and hesitated to take it back. He raised his hand several times but atst he still sat there quietly,cking the courage to hold it again. Why was Xu Yi so proficient in driving today? The carriage was not as bumpy as usual. What a loser. Yuan Qingling put her head suddenly on Yu Wenhao¡¯s shoulder and said quietly, ¡°I am a little tired. May I lean on you?¡± Her head pressed against his face with the fragrance of her hair streaming into his nose. He sat upright and put his hand on her shoulder as he drew her closer to him. ¡°Does it make you feel better?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Yuan Qingling said, with the other hand caressing his coat, moving gently and finally holding him by the waist. She finally buried herself in his arms. Yu Wenhao breathed fast with excitement. He bent his head down and located her lips. As a spark set fire to the prairie quickly, their passion exploded without control. After the kiss they both felt hot with flush and fast breath. Yuan Qingling felt that she was suffocated. Her heart beat abnormally fast. As if sparks flew and exploded in her blood like beautiful fireworks. She attached to him with her hand clinging to his neck. He kissed her so hard that her lips burned with pain. Nevertheless, she could not deny that she loved such intimacy. He held her close with his hands moving slowly to her chest and his lips brushing her cheeks against her ear like mes. He bit her earlobe and took a deep breath. ¡°Yuan Qingling?¡± he said in a deep voice. Yuan Qingling buried her face in his chest, clutching his clothes on his chest and gasping. ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°Yuan Qingling!¡± ¡°Yes!¡± He kissed her again. It was as if heat waves were burning inside the carriage. If the carriage had not arrived at Prince Hao¡¯s Residence and stopped, Yu Wenhao would lose control. Xu Yi opened the curtain and saw that both of them flushed. He was surprised, ¡°Is it so hot? Your Grace, your neckline is untied.¡± ¡°Damn it, Xu Yi, stop staring at her!¡± Yu Wenhao was furious. Xu Yi turned around suddenly with his heart thumping. The princess¡¯ neck was so white. Yu Wenhao scrambled to help Yuan Qingling tidy her clothes and her hair. And then everything looked so dignified as if nothing had happened. Then he said to Xu Yi, ¡°You fool around all day and ignore etiquette. Tonight I will punish you for copying book of manners a thousand times.¡± Xu Yi was very upset. He didn¡¯t do it on purpose. He didn¡¯t know that it was so hot in the carriage that the princess had to pull her cor open. Besides, he was not the only one who saw it. The prince saw it, too. Why didn¡¯t he need to copy book of manners for a thousand times? It¡¯s all the princess¡¯s fault. Seeing Xu Yi''s intive eyes, Yuan Qingling smiled. ¡°You deserve it!¡± Dooby dashed out to greet Yuan Qingling, wagging his tail. It¡¯s been a long day. He missed them very much. Dooby pushed its head hard against Yuan Qingling¡¯s thigh. Yu Wenhao wanted to kick it but he was too afraid of the dog to provoke it. Chapter 127 Did you miss me? Chapter 127 Did you miss me? Xu Yi walked dejectedly into Prince Hao¡¯s Residence and went to the ounting office to ask for a pen and paper. The head of the ounting office was his cousin. Hearing that he needed a thousand pieces of paper, he was stunned. ¡°That¡¯s too many. Why don¡¯t you ask Tang Yang for the key to the storeroom and fetch them by yourself.¡± Then Xu Yi went to Tang Yang. Tang Yang had just checked the ount. He was very curious why Xu Yi wanted 1,000 pieces of paper. ¡°Why do you need so much paper?¡± he asked. ¡°Tang, you must help me this time.¡± Xu Yi looked sad. ¡°What¡¯s the matter?¡± Tang Yang asked curiously. He had never seen Xu Yi with a sad face. ¡°I was punished by His Grace for copying book of manners a thousand times. You know I only know a few simple words. What do I do about the difficult words about manners?¡± Tang Yang raised his eyebrow. ¡°That¡¯s weird. Of course, you don¡¯t know difficult words about manners. Anyway, you don¡¯t know what manners are.¡± Xu Yi stamped his foot and got furious. ¡°How dare you make fun of me! Poor me. If you don''t help me, there¡¯s no way I¡¯ll help you one day.¡± ¡°Have you ever helped me?¡± Tang Yang smiled. ¡°There wille a time when you need my help.¡± Xu gritted his teeth. Tang Yang smiled and went out with him with the key. ¡°Let¡¯s go to the storeroom and get the paper. But you must tell me why His Grace is punishing you.¡± ¡°When we arrived at the pce, I opened the curtain and asked His Grace and Her Grace to get out of the carriage. But I didn¡¯t know that it was so hot inside that both the prince and princess were sweating heavily and Her Grace¡¯s cor was even untied. His Grace scolded at me just because I caught a glimpse of Her Grace.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Tang Yang paused in a daze. Xu Yi thought Tang Yang didn¡¯t believe him so he stressed, ¡°Of course it¡¯s true. I didn¡¯t see anything at all. Nevertheless, His Grace got angry with me. His Grace is getting weirder and weirder. You don¡¯t even know that he smiled while the case, as Government Office Director said, is extremely tragic. All family members were nearly killed out. However, His Grace smiled. Don¡¯t you think he went too far?¡± ¡°Really?¡± Tang Yang mused. ¡°Definitely. Not only Her Grace but also His Grace has changed.¡± Xu Yi sighed. ¡°But her Grace has be better while his Grace has be worse.¡± ¡°And you have be stupid.¡± Tang Yang poked him on the forehead. ¡°That¡¯s not true. I¡¯m stupid all the time.¡± ¡°Well, you know what you are!¡± Tang Yang smiled brightly. ¡°Let¡¯s go get book of manners.¡± Tang Yang was in a good mood while Xu Yi was muddleheaded. In fact, he was not stupid. He knew well what was going on in the carriage. This was maybe a good thing. The princess with a good temper was good enough to be the hostess of Prince Hao¡¯s Residence, not to mention that she was valued by the emperor and the emperor¡¯s father. Yu Wenhao and Yuan Qingling also entered the residence. Yuan Qingling had had dinner at Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence while Yu Wenhao had not yet eaten. After Yu Wenhao sent Yuan Qingling back to Phoenix Mansion, a servant was going to lead him to Wuthering Heights for dinner. ¡°Have you eaten yet?¡± Yu Wenhao nced at Yuan Qingling. ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Want to eat a little bit now?¡± Yu Wenhao asked. Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t want to eat any more but hearing that Yu Wenhao was going to eat at Wuthering Heights, she was kind of curious since she had never been there. Besides, Nurse Qi said that he had no personal maid, which was incredible because people here loved personal maids. ¡°OK. I am not full yet.¡± Yuan Qingling smiled. Yu Wenhao gave her his hand. Looking at Nurse Qi and Lu Ya, Yuan Qingling smiled and whispered, ¡°Let¡¯s not hold hands in public, shall we?¡± He indeed changed a lot today. He kept close to her without fear of being seen. Yu Wenhao held her hand without hesitation. ¡°Why not? Why can¡¯t we hold hands in public?¡± Yuan Qingling blushed and followed him quietly. Nurse Qi and Lu Ya were so stunned that their eyes were wide open. What¡¯s going on? Why were the prince and princess so affectionate? They went to Wuthering Heights where there were three or four maids dressed in cyan. They should be between 15 or 16 to 18 years old with pretty faces and charming and elegant behavior. Anyone who saw them could tell that they were servant girls of rich people. They treated Yuan Qingling with great respect and served him with great care. Yuan Qingling made a point of observing their attitude toward Yu Wenhao. They showed no intimacy Property ? N?velDrama.Org. but a servant girl¡¯s reverence for her master. She breathed a secret sigh of relief. She had no way to share a man with another woman whether she was a personal maid or a concubine. If she had to, she¡¯d rather not love that man. She stared at the maids once she entered the dining hall with her eyes alternating between worry and relief and then sighed quietly. Seeing what she did, Yu Wenhao could not helpughing. ¡°What are youughing at?¡± Yuan Qingling turned to look at him confusedly. Yu Wenhao looked at her. She had a fair and pretty face with a little pink scar on her forehead, bright eyes with slightly curvy eyshes, and slightly swollen and bloodshot red lips. She smiled casually like a rose in full bloom. His heart was thumping. He had the urge to throw her on the bed and have sex with her. Yuan Qingling avoided his lustful gaze as she ate, wondering why he was being nice to her. After a while, she lowered her chopsticks, raised her head quickly and looked at him warily. ¡°Tell me the truth. Is it because of the controling-husband scepter? You think I won¡¯t beat you with my controling- husband scepter if I¡¯m in love with you?¡± Yu Wenhao was dumbfounding all of a sudden with soup in his mouth lingering. After swallowing the soup, he stared at her and made his mind to have a talk with her. He sent the maids out and ordered them to shut the door. Yuan Qingling was still wary, staring at him with her eyes wide open. Yu Wenhao looked at her and asked slowly, ¡°How did you feel when I kissed you?¡± Yuan Qingling reached for her chest. ¡°My heart was beating fast.¡± ¡°What else?¡± Yuan Qingling thought for a moment. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I¡¯m not sure what it was.¡± Yu Wenhao nodded. ¡°I didn¡¯t know why I did that but at that moment, all that I wanted to do was kiss you and hold you. When I was back to the government office, I¡¯ve been thinking what happened in the garden all day. I¡¯ve been going crazy. It drove me nuts.¡± His voice got deep and hoarse with his eyes darkening as he said thest sentence. Yuan Qingling¡¯s mind went nk. Did he mean he loved her? She was so nervous that she didn¡¯t know how to respond with her hands rubbing each other nervously. ¡°So, did you miss me at Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence today?¡± He asked softly, never knowing that he could speak so softly. Yuan Qingling was honest. ¡°I was busy there today...¡± she replied. She looked at him. There seemed to be disappointment in his eyes. She licked her lips and decided to lie. ¡°But I missed you, too when I sit down at my leisure.¡± ¡°Really?¡± Yu Wenhao¡¯s eyes were getting bright slowly. ¡°Exactly!¡± Yuan Qingling assured him. He sat closer and looked into her eyes. ¡°And what were you thinking of? What happened in the garden? My kiss?¡± he asked with a charming voice. They sat close face to face. His lips almost pressed against her ear and his breath was so warm that her heart shivered. Chapter 128 What had he done? Chapter 128 What had he done? Yuan Qingling was nervous with her eyes winking. She tried to look at him but dared not. She hurried to avoid his eyes like a frightened bird after taking a nce at him. His lips were approaching with warm breath which sent shivers up and down her spine and made her close her eyes. ¡°How about staying here tonight?¡± he whispered gently in her ear with repressed desire. Yuan Qingling shivered and became sober suddenly. Then she opened her eyes and pushed him away. She stood up nervously and blurted out, ¡°I... I¡¯m going back to my room. I¡¯ll think about cos my mind is all messed up.¡± After saying that, she turned around and ran away without taking a look at him. In one breath, she ran far, far away, panting. She bent her hands against her knees, breathing heavily with her heart beating more wildly. What¡¯s going on? They used to be at each other¡¯s throats. He liked her? No way. The other day he was gritting his teeth and trying to kill her. How could he like her? That was totally unreasonable and illogical. He must be up to something! But what exactly did he want from her? Money? None! Status? He had a higher status than her! Power? She hardly had it! What did she have for him to covet? ¡°Your Grace, are you all right?¡± She heard Tang Yang asking behind her. Startled, Yuan Qingling straightened up and looked back at him. Dressed in white, he was unspeakably handsome and elegant. ¡°Tang Yang, are you going to scare me to death?¡± Yuan Qingling put her palm on her chest. ¡°Forgive me, Your Grace!¡± Tang Yang smiled. ¡°But you are always calm. What¡¯s the matter now?¡± Yuan Qingling was too embarrassed to talk with Tang Yang about it. She wore a wry smile and said, ¡°I was just walking in the yard thinking about something since I have eaten too much. You scared me by popping up.¡± ¡°I see. I wonder what you are thinking about. Is it tricky? May I do you a favor? There¡¯s nothing I don¡¯t know!¡± Tang Yang added pompously and looked at Yuan Qingling confidently. Yuan Qingling looked at him and hesitated for a while. She was full of thoughts and found no one to tell but Tang Yang was Yu Wenhao¡¯s confidant so it was not appropriate to tell him. Hence, she said, ¡°It¡¯s OK. I want to have a rest.¡± Tang Yang couldn¡¯t help but smile as Yuan Qingling looked eager to get away. He felt that she was distracted. Well, that¡¯s fair now. The prince should not be the only one who was distracted. When he got to Wuthering Heights, he saw Yuan Qingling opened the door and dashed out of Prince Hao ¡¯s bedroom while Prince Hao was standing there at lost. He had never seen Prince Hao like that. *** Yu Wenhaoy in bed, unable to sleep for a long time. He thought of what happened in the garden with anxiety and delirium in the daytime at the government office. However, he calmed down as Yuan Qingling refused his invitation and began to think about what he did to herpulsively today. Since when did he start to take an interest in her? He used to hate that woman so much that he wouldn¡¯t have the desire to have the first sex with her if he didn¡¯t seek medicine for help. Even in that way, he was doing that thing with hate and detest. But now, whenever he saw her, his whole body was as hot as fire with his desire rising from his lower abdomen to his forehead. He was totally insane. He recalled every detail after their first night: she entered the imperial pce and saved grandpa. He was assassinated and she saved him from death. She insisted on treating his injury and taking care of his private part without hesitation... God, he should stop thinking about that part. His desire exploded all of a sudden. He struck a blow on the bed. Hearing the loud noise, Qi Luo hurried in and asked, ¡°Your Grace, what¡¯s going on?¡± Yu Wenhao looked at Qi Luo¡¯s confused face. Her red lips slightly curled and her eyes were panicked. Material ? N?velDrama.Org. He sat up slowly and said, ¡°Qi Luo,e here!¡± ¡°At yourmand, Your Grace¡± Qi Luo came forward and bent down. Looking at her face, Yu Wenhao reached out slowly and pinched her. ¡°Your Grace!¡± Qi Luo was stunned. ¡°You may go.¡± Yu Wenhao raised his hand. Why didn¡¯t Qi Luo¡¯s face which was as young and fair as Yuan Qingling¡¯s bring him the same wonderful feeling? ¡°Your Grace, would you like me to light the sleeping aramis?¡± Qi Luo turned around confusedly. ¡°Go ahead!¡± He must stop thinking about Qingling or he would go mad. The refreshing fragrance came slowly. Yu Wenhao did some abdominal respiration quietly and then felt sleepy. He saw with his sleepy eyes that Yuan Qingling crept in and sat by the bed. He looked at her with his whole body tensing. She was going to stay here? ¡°I can¡¯t sleep. Why don¡¯t you take a walk with me?¡± Yuan Qingling said softly. Looking at her excited and troubled eyes, Yu Wenhao got up slowly with his heart being soft and painful. He took her by the hand and went out. There was no sound except the chirping of insects and frogs outside. It was evening. It¡¯s dark everywhere except a horn-like light with dim light. They sat in the shade of willows by theke, watching the night wind sweeping over the slightly wrinkled surface of theke. ¡°Why did you run away tonight?¡± he asked softly, ¡°Don¡¯t you like me at all?¡± ¡°Of course not. I like you.¡± Her head rested on his shoulder. ¡°Then why did you run away?¡± His lips brushed her cheek. Yuan Qingling stood up slowly face to face with him. She half knelt down and then pulled out her hair- sp. Her long hair scattered which was blown by the night wind. She gazed adorably at him with her eyes as bright as silk. Her hand brushed his shoulder gently. His breath came fast. ¡°I¡¯ve made up my mind,¡± she said in a hoarse voice with her eyes bewitching. She took off her clothes slowly and then she reached out her hands and looked into his obsessed eyes. Yu Wenhao suddenly pulled her down and pressed her in his arms. He took off his clothes and spread them on the floor and then ced her gently on them like treasure. Her skin, as fair as snow in the moonlight, sucked him in like a great whirlpool. He pressed down on her with affection and cherishing. It was a quiet night while there were a thousand turbulent rolling waves in him. It was the ultimate pleasure which was unleashed like a thousand flowers in full bloom. ¡°Your Grace, Your Grace...¡± Xu Yi shouted anxiously by the bed. He came to tell Yu Wenhao that he had finished copying book of manners but Qi Luo said he was asleep. However, he heard a weird noise from the prince¡¯s room when he was going to leave. He immediately opened the door and came in and saw that Yu Wenhao was hugging his quilt with strange noisesing out of his mouth. Yu Wenhao opened his eyes suddenly and then every wonderful thing fell apart. What he saw was just Xu Yi¡¯s nervous and silly face. He punched him in the face without hesitation. Xu Yi disturbed his sweet dream and he wanted to cut him into pieces! Xu Yi covered his bruised eye and screamed silently. What had he done? Chapter 129 I don鈥檛 deserve it Chapter 129 I don¡¯t deserve it Yu Wenhao stood up and said angrily, ¡°You ... go wash my quilt.¡± Xu Yi covered his eye and looked over in shock, ¡°Did you wet the bed, Your Grace?¡± Another punch came and his other eye was bruised, too. Yu Wenhao drank arge ss of cold water to subdue his anger. Xu Yi went out with a sad face with a quilt in his arms. It was not dawn yet. Qi Luo came in to make the bed. She looked carefully at Yu Wenhao only to see he was sitting on the couch with an angry face. He was staring at her sharply up and down, which made her panic. What¡¯s wrong with him today? She had her heart in her boots so she asked for leave hurriedly after making the bed. Yu Wenhao was not sleepy at all when he went to bed again. He had never been tortured like that. Xu Yi was washing the quilt as he was crying by the well. Tang Yang came over with antern. ¡°What¡¯s going on? Why do you stop copying book of manners to wash a quilt?¡± Xu Yi looked up at him with his mournful eyes. ¡°What are you doing up, Tang Yang?¡± ¡°Well, I was going to fall asleep but was woken up by your crying.¡± Tang Yang sat next to him. ¡°What¡¯s up? Why do you always offend His Grace?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Xu Yi was upset. ¡°You are going to be fired by him sooner orter if you keep disappointing him.¡± Tang Yang sighed. Xu Yi went panicked all of a sudden and put down the quilt. ¡°Tang Yang, is that true? His Grace is going to fire me?¡± ¡°He will if you keep doing stupid things.¡± Tang Yang shrugged. ¡°You know how popr is Prince Hao¡¯s Residence. Thousands of people are trying to get a job here.¡± Xu Yi fell to the ground with a broken heart. It didn¡¯t matter if he got beat up or yelled at but he couldn¡¯t afford to get fired. ¡°I didn¡¯t mean to watch him wet the bed.¡± he said in grief. Tang Yang smiled and poked him on the head. ¡°Are you a man? Didn¡¯t you ever dream of a beauty in the middle of the night?¡± Xu Yi seemed to figure it out and was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped. ¡°Tang, you mean... His Grace wants a woman now?¡± He thought that this kind of thing only happened to him. Yu Wenhao was a prince. Thousands of women were avable for him if he wanted. What¡¯s more, he had the princess. Even if he didn¡¯t want the princess, he could have sex with personal maids, couldn¡¯t he? But maids in Wuthering Heights were not pretty indeed. Even he would turn his nose up at them, not to mention the prince. ¡°Try your best. You¡¯ll have a bright future if you can make His Grace happy.¡± Tang Yang picked up his Xu Yi also stood up suddenly and took Tang Yang¡¯s hand. ¡°Tang Yang, I have an idea to please his Grace.¡± ¡°What idea? Don¡¯t make any ridiculous suggestions. Just do your job,¡± Tang Yang warned. Xu Yi lowered his voice and said, ¡°Since His Grace wants a woman, let¡¯s find women for him. Although the maids in this house are all young girls who don¡¯t know how to please men, but the women in the brothel are different. They are skilled at this thing.¡± ¡°It looks like you¡¯ve tried those women already.¡± Tang Yang looked at him indifferently. ¡°Me? I¡¯m not that rich...I mean I didn¡¯t go to that ce. I just heard of it. It is said that women there are masters of sex and they are adored by lords. Why don¡¯t we hire several women there for His Grace to have fun? Maybe he won¡¯t want to fire me if he¡¯s happy.¡± Tang Yang was going to protest but fought back his impulse to do that. He looked at the quilt and realized that the prince and princess were going to sleep together. However, they were too shy to make that happen. Those hookers may be their elerator to have sex. ¡°Good idea,¡± he said, patting Xu Yi on the shoulder, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to be so clever and know how to please His Grace this time. No, he will not fire you if you manage to make him happy.¡± ¡°Tang Yang, if you agree, I¡¯ll do it.¡± Xu Yi smiled and held out his hand. ¡°What?¡± Xu Yi confidently said, ¡°Money. How can I hire prostitutes without money? It¡¯ll cost a fortune there.¡± ¡°Come to the ounting office tomorrow.¡± Tang Yang walked away slowly. ¡°Go on washing your quilt.¡± Xu Yi was very happy that he had found a solution. He rubbed the quilt vigorously and happily. Yuan Qingling couldn¡¯t sleep tonight, either. She tossed and turned, recalling his bright eyes. She was going crazy! She covered her face and held her head. What was he thinking? ¡®Yuan Qingling, what were you thinking?¡¯ she thought. Could she trust that guy? He beat her so hard that she couldn¡¯t get up not too long ago. But why did she like his kisses so much? When she put her head on his shoulder on the way home and listened to his heartbeats, she really felt Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. that¡¯s the most peaceful and realest moment she had ever had since she was back in the ancient world. Although thest kiss was interrupted... However, if the carriage kept going, they may have had... Yuan Qingling felt she was going mad. His breath, his heartbeats, his smell, his kisses, his lips, his big hands covering her body. She missed everything about him tonight. Calm down! She got out of the bed and drank arge ss of cold water. If she still couldn¡¯t sleepter, she would have to take a sleeping pill. After a while, she got up and opened the medicine cab. There were no sleeping pills. What she could do was just lie down and count sheep: one sheep, two sheep, three sheep, four sheep, five Yu Wenhao, six Yu Wenhao... The next morning they got up early. When they met in the main hall, they found both of them had ck eyes. They stared at and greeted each other awkwardly. Xu Yi came in, yawning with ck eyes which were cker than theirs. Gu Si came in, seeing all of them with ck eyes looking at each other. Suppressing his curiosity, he approached Yu Wenhao and said, ¡°I will take Her Grace to Prince Huai¡¯s Residence if you are hurrying back to the government office.¡± ¡°Well, I¡¯m busy indeed today. Gu Si, thank you.¡± Yu Wenhao said. He was afraid that riding in the same carriage with her would make him mad. ¡°You¡¯re wee. It¡¯s my duty. His Majesty ordered me to pick Her Grace up in the morning and evening.¡± Gu Si smiled. ¡°Your Grace did it for mest night and I should thank you.¡± Yu Wenhao gave a perfunctory smile and looked at Yuan Qingling. ¡°This evening... Gu Si will pick you up. I¡¯ll be homete.¡± Damn it, he was going to say that he would go pick her up this evening. Yuan Qingling breathed a sigh of relief. ¡°OK!¡± Gu Si could smell the awkwardness between them so he asked, ¡°You Grace, shall we go now?¡± ¡°Anytime!¡± Out of the corner of her eye, Yuan Qingling nced at Yu Wenhao. She was trying to take a good look at him but dared not. Gu Si went submissively with Yuan Qingling following him. She turned around to take a look at Yu Wenhao after quite a while. Yu Wenhao was also standing in the doorway of the main hall and looking at her. Their hearts seemed to be hit by something when they made eye contact. Yu Wenlin was there when Yuan Qingling arrived at Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence. Taking Yuan Qingling¡¯s arm, she led her in. ¡°Didn¡¯t you sleep wellst night, Qingling? What¡¯s with these ck eyes?¡± ¡°Well, I was thinking about Prince Huai¡¯s disease.¡± Yuan Qingling smiled awkwardly. ¡°What a tough night!¡± Yu Wenling eximed. ¡®I don¡¯t deserve it.¡¯ Yuan Qinglin thought with a guilty conscience. Chapter 130 Infighting Chapter 130 Infighting Prince Huai hadn¡¯t got up so Yuan Qingling asked the servant who had served him the night before first. He said Prince Huai had also coughed up blood the night before but it happened obviously less frequently than before. Nurse Xi reported to her about the medicine. Prince Huai took medicines after dinner and took them again in the middle of the night when he woke up and coughed up blood. He hadn¡¯t taken medicine yet this morning. ¡°Thank you. Go get some sleep and I¡¯ll take care of him during the day.¡± Yuan Qingling nodded. Nurse Xi shook her head and said, ¡°I¡¯m OK. I got some sleepst night. What I did was get up and help His Grace to take medicines. Mrs. Lu had sent her men to take care of His Grace the rest of the time.¡± ¡°Okay. Where¡¯s Mrs. Lu?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. ¡°She is sleeping. She stayed up all nightst night.¡± Yuan Qingling was surprised. Was Ms. Lu not going to watch her today? Although Ms. Lu showed trust yesterday, Yuan Qingling knew she was not entirely reassured. Maybe she had changed her mind since Prince Huai was getting betterst night. Prince Huai was woken up by Yuan Qingling and Nurse Xi¡¯s whispering. The servant hurried in when he coughed. The servant helped him gargle, washed his face, andbed his hair carefully and then served him millet gruel. Yu Wenling went in with a mask. ¡°Brother. Qingling is here. She¡¯s outside.¡± Prince Huai smiled at Yu Wenling. ¡°I see, girl. Why do youe here so early?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve stayed here for a few days? Don¡¯t you know that?¡± ¡°Really?¡± Prince Huai was surprised and then looked at her with a smile. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid of your mom¡¯s scolding?¡± ¡°She was always making too big a fuss. I begged father and he agreed.¡± She sat down suddenly and said to the servant, ¡°Go get Princess Chu.¡± The servant got out. Yu Wenling stuck out her tongue only to remember that she was wearing a mask and her tongue touched the mask. ¡°I¡¯m going to stay with you while Qingling is treating you.¡± ¡°No, you must go out. What¡¯s so interesting about treatment?¡± Prince Huai looked at his sister lovingly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Qingling said that we won¡¯t be easily infected if we wear the mask.¡± Yu Wenling insisted. Prince Huai knew that it¡¯s not possible to refuse her so he shut his mouth. He looked up and saw Yuan Qinglinging in with Nurse Xi. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯te. Yuan Qingling left home with her medicine cab this morning. Seeing Prince Huai looking behind her, she understood that he was looking for Yu Wenhao so she said, ¡°Your Grace, your brother didn¡¯te since there was a tragic case in the capital and he is investigating it.¡± She heard of it from Gu Si. Then she found that she knew little about Yu Wenhao and spared little time in caring about him. ¡°Then he has to be busy for a while.¡± ¡°Yes, he¡¯lle to see you when he¡¯s free.¡± Yuan Qingling opened the medicine cab, took out the stethoscopea and asked the servant for help, ¡°Come and help untie His Grace¡¯s clothes so I can listen to his heartbeat and lungs.¡± The servant did that yesterday so he pulled up the clothes skillfully, exposing the location of the heart. After auscultation, Yuan Qingling said, ¡°The noise is still loud but you are better than yesterday, which is a good sign.¡± The case was simple since the ancient people hadn¡¯t never taken antibiotics yet so the medicines worked really fast. After the injection, she prescribed the medicine. After inquiring about the medicine taking yesterday, she found that the side effects were not serious so she increased the dose today in order to contain the tuberculosis bacteria as soon as possible. ¡°What kind of needle is this? Why is it different from the royal physician¡¯s?¡± Yu Wenling asked. Yuan Qingling exined, ¡°This is a specific drug for tuberculosis. The first course of treatmentsts for half a month. After half a month, the drug will be changed. Generally, the disease will be in control and its infectivity will be reduced half a monthter. After that, treatment should be continued. After about half a year, the disease can basically be cured.¡± Yu Wenling eximed with her eyes wide open, ¡°Really? It will be cured? If you cure Wenhuai, that¡¯ll be really great.¡± Yuan Qingling smiled and looked at Prince Huai. He still didn¡¯t believe he would be healed so far so he looked indifferent. ¡°It is true theoretically so we should be hopeful and the patients themselves should be optimistic, too. I have seen many patients who have no cure but they have survived for a long time with sheer willpower. His Grace has so much support that there is no reason to give up.¡± Hearing that, Prince Huai looked up slightly as if he had something to say. Nevertheless, he smiled and said, ¡°Yes, it surely makes sense.¡± Yuan Qingling knew that was not what he had in mind and that psychotherapy was necessary for him. Prince Huai was very pessimistic although he seemed to cooperate. Even if the condition was improved, the doctor¡¯s diagnosis of death had been etched in his mind. He believed that he would die soon all the time. He smiled, too when everyone was cheered for his improvement. However, his eyes were indifferent. ¡°Please leave us alone. I have a word with His Grace.¡± Yuan Qingling said. Realizing that Yuan Qingling got serious suddenly, Yu Wenling stopped being naughty and got out with Nurse Xi and the servant. There were more and more peopleing to Prince Huai¡¯s Residence. A lot of people came here Princess Ji, in particr, was very enthusiastic. Yu Wenling stopped Princess Ji from going into Yu Wenhuai¡¯s room and said, ¡°The treatment is in progress. Please stay out.¡± ¡°Your Grace, you trust Princess Chu indeed now. I sincerely hope that Princess Chu can cure Prince Material ? N?velDrama.Org. Huai¡¯s illness.¡± Princess Ji smiled ¡°Sure she will!¡± Yu Wenling said proudly. Looking at Yu Wenling, Princess Ji kept smiling. ¡°You are too young to trust the right person. I¡¯m afraid that you will be involved in trouble if bad things happen to His Grace since now you take care of him day and night and help him take medicine.¡± Yu Wenling hated hearing such words. Her face clouded and said coldly, ¡°Watch your mouth. You¡¯re expecting bad things to happen though the treatment is still in process. Ms. Lu would rip your mouth into shreds if she¡¯s here and hear what you said.¡± Fear appeared on Princess Ji¡¯s face. She gave a hollowugh. ¡°Well, I don¡¯t say it anymore if you don¡¯t like it. I hope sincerely Prince Huai will be healed .¡± Yuan Qingling could hear Princess Ji¡¯s conversation with Yu Wenling inside the room. Her hearing was very good recently. Princess Ji¡¯s words may seem inappropriate. After all, it was an offense to Ms. Lu and a curse to Prince Huai. But she could tell the sufficient confidence behind it. She was convinced that Prince Huai¡¯s illness could not be cured. Why did she believe that Prince Huai was going to die? Unless she¡¯s in control. What she said to Yu Wenling was a good advice if Prince Huai was really dead after her treatment. What a princess with a reputation for foresight. How could Prince Ji not win with such an excellent wife? Chapter 131 Yu Wenhuais Despair Chapter 131 Yu Wenhuai''s Despair Yuan Qingling smiled slightly. However, Prince Wenhuai also heard their conversation. It seemed like Princess Ji wasn¡¯t being subtle about it. He sneered with sarcasm, "I believe you heard that too. It''s not that I''m being pessimistic or anything. It''s just no one believes that I could live." "I don''t care what others say, and neither should you. I am the doctor here. What I say is more important than what others say."Yuan Qingling carried a chair to his bedside and sat on it. Yu Wenhuai looked at her and chuckled. "How can I trust you when you are wearing a mask?¡± "Are you still upset about the mask?" Yuan Qingling asked. She didn''t know he was still thinking about it. Yu Wenhuai answered calmly, "Of course not. Just feels like it''s judging me. Like I am a sinner who is spreading death." "You are mistaken. You are not a sinner. You are the victim. And for my mask, I can take it off. But it will expose me to the disease. Though I may not get infected, I still can''t risk it. My life is precious to me too, and I will do everything to protect myself. I know it hasn''t been easy for you, lying on the bed, couldn''t go anywhere, and almostughing your lungs out every time you cough for thest three years. So it''s understandable that you don''t believe doctors. I believe you have experienced it before, getting better at first, getting your hopes up, and it would fail after a few days. I know you are afraid of disappointment.¡± Yu Wenhuai didn''t say anything about it. Yet his silence told Yuan Qingling that she was right about it. "You have to be an optimist about it, you have to believe in yourself and be prepared for a fight. Lung disease like this is dangerous. If you don¡¯t have faith in yourself, I can''t cure you even with the best medicine. And if you don''t want to cooperate, you can just tell me. There is no need to waste time." "You think I am not cooperative enough?"Yu Wenhuai wasn''t happy about Yu Qingling''s words, and that made his face flush. He moved his head back and leaned against the side of the towel he used to cough. Material ? N?velDrama.Org. "I know you are just acting as you listen to me. You don''t believe me and yourself."Yuan Qinling stood up and walked to his bedside. She raised the towel that he coughs and found a few wet tablets that she gave him. He must''ve been holding it in his mouth when he was asked to take them and spit it out when no one was watching. Yuan Qingling hadn''t known about that until Yu Wenhuai leaned to the towel and she saw a pill underneath it. Then Yuan Qingling knew he never believed her. Maybe he thought if he didn''t take the medicine, he wouldn''t get his hopes up. Yuan Qingling was very disappointed. Those drugs were telling Yuan Qingling that Yu Wenhuai hadn¡¯t taken most of the drugs she had given him sincest night. "The pills you spit out are the things that could''ve saved your life. If you don''t care about your life, I don''t have the right to push you. It''s your choice. If you want your mom to watch you die and be devastated about it, you can do whatever you want." "Shut up! I don''t want you here!" Yu Wenhuai sat straight all of a sudden and shouted. Yuan Qingling turned around, walked two steps, and stopped all of a sudden. She turned around after a few seconds and picked up a chair and smashed it on the ground. With a loud noise, the chair broke into several pieces. Her eyes reddened with anger. "What''s wrong with you? You don''t get to throw a fit! Do you think I''m enjoying this? I am here to cure you, to help you. And this is how you say thank you? Few people will appreciate it if I seed in curing you, but do you know what happens if I fail? If you die? A lot of people will be med and punished because of your death. I will be punished too! You have no idea how expensive and rare these drugs are! If you don''t want that, I can just save other people with them! Let me tell you something. If you dare to spit out the medicines that I give you ever again, I will kill you so that no one will waste their time. You are ill, but just physically, not mentally. You can''t just lose all the hope just because Princess Ji said you could die. And you can''t possibly think no one is expecting you to get better. Can''t you see your siblings? Why do you think they are here? Princess Wenling is here to take care of you even though Queen Xian didn''t agree to hering here! You don''t care any of that? If you don''t, then you are an asshole!" Yuan Qingling left the room after venting out. Everyone was shocked. Yuan Qingling hadn''t thought about what would happen after she said those things to Yu Wenhuai. Thus, everyone outside heard her words, and that included Queen Lu, who had just arrived. Princess Ji''s face turned pale. She grabbed Yuan Qingling''s arms and asked angrily, "What do you mean, Princess Chu? Do you mean I don''t want Prince Wenhuai to get better? How can you say things like that?" Yuan Qing''s anger was burning, and Princess Ji wasn''t helping to quench it. Yuan Qingling couldn''t repress her anger anymore. She looked at Prince Ji and asked, "You wanted him to get better? Then why do you say things like that! How did you think he would react after he heard your words? Are you doing that on purpose? Did you ever mention how tricky his condition was, and I couldn''t treat him at all? Tell me the truth! Did you or did you not?" Princess Ji was trembled and almost fainted from anger. Queen Lu heard their confrontation and yelled, "Shut up, both of you! Why are you growling here? Can someone tell me what the hell is going on?" Yu Wenling exined, "Princess Ji said that Wenhuai could die, and after a while, Princess Chu yelled at Wenhuai because he didn¡¯t want to take his medicine.¡± Yuan Qingling suppressed her anger and bowed to Queen Lu. "I''m sorry, my queen. I didn''t mean to wake you up. It''s just Prince Wenhuai spit out the drugs that I asked him to takest night. If he keeps doing that, I won''t be able to save you. I think we have to tell the Emperor the truth." "He spits them out? But he got betterst night!" Queen Lu asked with a startle. "That was because I injected him some drugs besides the medicine he took. I was serious when I said Prince Wenhuai should take his medicine on time every day. I don''t know why he did something like that. Maybe someone said something to him and made him believe he was hopeless." Queen Lu gasped with shock. After a few seconds, she looked at Princess Ji and asked, "Did you say anything to him?" "No, I didn''t, my Queen." Princess Ji panicked. A servant knelt on the ground all of a sudden and said, "I have to tell you the truth, my Queen. Princess Ji visited Prince Wenhuaist night and said the Emperor asked Princess Chu to treat him just for the show. Princess Ji said the Emperor had given up on him, and that was why he asked all the other doctors to leave!" Queen Lu was fuming. She pointed at Princess Ji for a while and fainted. Chapter 132 What Is Power? Chapter 132 What Is Power? People gathered around and tried to wake Queen Lu up. After a while, Queen Lu came to her senses. She managed to stand up and pointed at Princess Ji, and shouted, "Why did you say something like that to my son? This could be his only hope! He didn''t do anything to you! Why do you hate him so much? Do you think he will get into your way if he is cured? I don''t have a powerful house that will back me and my son up! We will never get into your way!" Queen Lu''s words revealed the ugly truth that had been hiding under the fake courtesies. Everyone knows that Prince Wenjun is determined to win the position of Crown Prince. Queen Lu always acted like she didn''t know their n. Maybe she didn''t care, and other princesses wouldn''t dare to say anything about it. Everyone thought Princess Ji would be embarrassed. However, Princess Ji did not, she just quietly stood there, looking at Queen Lu for a few minutes, and sighed, "I just told the truth. I know no one wants to hear the truth, but I thought that was the right thing to do. I just wanted to look out for my brother-inw. If you don''t want me here, I can leave. I just thought we are a family, so that was the reason I came here and have taken care of Prince Wenhuai for these days." She bowed to Queen Lu after she finished her sentences, and then she turned to Yuan Qingling and added, "I''ll go as you wish. Please take care of Prince Wenhuai when I''m gone." Princess Ji turned around and left there with confidence. It looked like what Queen Lu said didn''t affect her at all. ''So that was the real Princess Ji! You learn new things every day!'' Yuan Qingling thought. After Queen Lu shifted her eye from the direction Princess Ji left and consoled others, she looked at Yuan Qingling and said, "Don''t worry about him spitting out the drugs, Princess Chu. I will make him take them. I will guard him with my life. The ones that are praying for his death won''t get what they want!" Queen Lu had never said something like that before. Sometimes she could be mean, yet she never dared to piss off people like Princess Ji and Princess Qi. However, after what happened earlier, she realized the harsh truth. If she kept enduring them, her son might die! Queen Lu knew Princess Ji was there just for the show. That was none of Queen Lu''s concern as long as she didn''t hurt Yu Wenhuai. Yet, the things Princess Ji said to Yu Wenhuai were inexcusable, and that was why Queen Lu couldn¡¯t repress her anger anymore. Yuan Qingling went up to Queen Lu, pulled her away from the crowd, and said, "If you are determined as you say, I have to tell you something, my Queen. If you guarantee no one can hurt Prince Wenhuai from now on, then I have an 80% chance of curing him. Queen Lu grabbed Yuan Qingling''s hand and squeezed them without knowing it. "You mean for real?" she asked with ecstasy. Yuan Qingling sighed, "There are so many princes, but only one crown prince. You know he is not qualified topete with his brothers for that position, but he can support whoever he wants. The Emperor will listen to him because of his condition. You have to think about that, my Queen." Queen Lu paused for a while, and finally, she understood what Yuan Qingling meant. Tears streamed down Queen Lu''s face. "I never want him topete with his brothers. I just want him to be healthy," she mumbled. "Do you think Princess Ji was here for a good reputation? If Prince Wenhuai dies, she will get a reputation for looking after his brother-inw. If he lives, will you appreciate her for being here? Will you and Prince Wenhuai defend her in front of the Emperor? It will be easier if Prince Wenhuai dies." Queen Lu''s face turned pale when she heard her words. She looked at Yuan Qingling and asked, "How about you? Do you want the same thing as Princess Ji?" Yuan Qingling smiled, "You won''t believe me even if I deny it. But at the moment, I''m a doctor, not the other Prince''s wife. The Emperor will punish me if I fail to cure Prince Wenhuai. That is why I can''t risk my life to help my husband." "I don''t know you mean it, or you are just saying that. I want to believe you, but I still can''t," Queen Lu replied. "It''s understandable. Maybe I''m exactly like Princess Ji, but I don''t think you have a choice, my Queen. I am the only one that can cure Prince Wenhuai, and you have to let me try no matter what." Yuan Qingling knew Queen Lu wouldn''t believe her even if she swore. Queen Lu pondered for a moment and answered, "You are right. I don''t have a choice. If you can save my son, we owe you and Prince Wenhao our lives." "I can cure him, but you have to make him believe in me and himself." Queen Lu raised her hand, and a maid approached her and helped her get into the house. After Queen Lu left, Princess Luoping and Yu Wenling walked up to Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling shrugged and exined, "Quarreling with Princess Ji was not my intention. I just couldn''t Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. help it." "No, you did the right thing," Yuan Wenling approved. She never liked Princess Ji. Princess Luoping shook her head and sighed, " You shouldn''t have said that. Princess Ji isn''t someone that she pretends to be. You pissed her off, she will get her revenge.¡° ''They were my enemies long before this happened. They always thought Yu Wenhao is a threat. They nned the assassination that Yu Wenhao faced not long ago,'' Yuan Qingling thought. But Yuan Qingling couldn''t say those words to Princess Luoping. Thus, she replied briefly, "I didn''t have a choice. I have to cure Prince Wenhuai first." "Yeah, you are right. But I have to say that if anything happens to you, I won''t be able to help you," Princess Luoping nodded and added. "Don''t worry, Qingling. I''ll help you!" Yu Wenling shouted. Princess Luoping poked her in the forehead and said, "You have to learn how to talk, Wenling. Few words can cause a lot of trouble sometimes." Yuan Qingling realized Princess Luoping was smart. People like her always have their bottom lines, yet they won''t risk their lives to help others. Yuan Qingling knew what Princess Luoping meant. Princesses didn''t have the right to inherit the crown. Thus, their fates would be decided by the next Emperor. If Yu Wenjun inherited the crown, it would be hard for the ones who opposed him. Yu Wenling was too naive to understand that. But some people were just like Yu Wenling, always dared to express their hate and love directly. Yuan Qingling didn''t know what Queen Lu said to Yu Wenhuai, but when Yuan Qingling entered his room, she realized his attitude towards her had changed. Maybe Yu Wenhuai doing that just to console Queen Lu. Maybe he still didn''t believe Yuan Qingling could cure him. ''I can''t rush it! He wille around after getting better. I am a doctor! I shouldn''t criticize patients!" Yuan Qingling stayed in Yu Wenhuai''s mansion to watch him taking the medicine and left after dusk. She looked at the door before leaving and realized Yu Wenhao didn''te to pick her up, and she was somewhat sad. She got on the chariot and couldn''t think straight. All of a sudden, she pulled up the curtain and ordered, "Stop the chariot." Gu Si, who was responsible for escorting Yuan Qingling home, heard her voice and looked back. "What''s the matter, Princess?" he asked. Yuan Qingling jumped off the carriage and said, "I''m going to walk home." "Of course, princess. But allow me to walk with you," Gu Si dismounted from his horse and replied. Everything that happened in Yu Wenhuai''s mansion was reminding her that she couldn''t escape from what she had been running. She would be sucked into this game of throne no matter she liked it or not. Yuan Qingling had already known in her heart that Princess Ji was not someone that you could mess with. However, she messed with her, and she had to deal with the consequences. She had to be careful from then on. Even the Retired Emperor could help her with everything. The enemies were deceitful hypocrites, and she had to be prepared for every kind of dirty trick. "What do you think power is?" Yuan Qingling asked Gu Si.fainted. Chapter 133 Serve The Prince Chapter 133 Serve The Prince Gu Si was silent for a while and replied calmly, "Power is everything, my Lady!" "Everything?"Yuan Qinglingughed sarcastically, "I''m afraid not. I know many powerful people, but they didn''t get everything." "Power never ends." ''Yes, Gu Si is right. Even the most powerful man, the Emperor thinks about living forever so that he can hold onto his power as soon as he can. Will Yu Wenhao do the same?'' Yuan Qingling thought. "I noticed you and Prince Wenhao are friends. Have you guys known each other for a long time?" "Yeah. You can say that we grew up together." "Grew up together? That is nice. Then you must know the things between him and Princess Qi?" "Yeah, I do. What do you want to know?" Gu Si took a nce at Yuan Qingling and asked. "I don''t want to know anything about them," Yuan Qingling replied. Gu Si was surprised. "I thought you wanted to know what Prince Wenhao feels about Princess Qi." "I won''t bother myself with other people''s problems. That is my motto," Yuan Qingling replied with a bright smile. ''Won''t bother me with other people''s problems? Will Princess Chu be upset if she knows the past about Prince Wenhao and Princess Qi?'' Gu Si wondered. "OK, I''m tired. Let me get into the chariot," Yuan Qingling said. "Be careful, princess," Gu Si said while lifting the curtain of the chariot for her. "Thank you!"Yuan Qingling grabbed the curtain after she got into the chariot and expressed her gratitude, "Thank you for escorting me, Lord Gu." "I''m just doing what the Emperor asked me to do," Gu Si replied peacefully. Yuan Qing Ling dropped the curtain, closed his eyes to rest, and tried to forget all the things that stirred up her emotion. Yu Wenhao arrived home a little earlier than Yuan Qingling. He had thought about picking Yuan Qingling up from Yu Wenhuai''s mansion, yet he had rememberedst night. He was almost out of control, and so as his feelings. He had to think about it. Thus, he didn''t go to Yu Wenhuai''s mansion. "You are back, my Prince," Xu Yi greeted him with a big smile, maybe too bright, and almost looked sarcastic. Xu Yi had followed Yu Wenhao to work earlier and left at dusk. Yu Wenhao was angry at him for leaving early. Thus, Yu Wenhao didn''t respond to his smile and walked past him directly. Xu Yi whimpered bitterly and put away his smile. It was not easy to serve Yu Wenhao. However, the same smile appeared on his face again. ''Prince will reward me for what I did!'' Xu Yi thought. When Yu Wenhao arrived at Wuthering Heights, he noticed Qi Luo was waiting outside the door. "You are back, my lord. Have you eaten?" she asked awkwardly. "No, I haven''t," Yu Wenhao answered while stepping up the stairs. "That is perfect then. The food is ready." Qi Luo took a nce at Xu Yi and started to worry about what woulde next. ''Are we doing the right thing? What if it annoys Prince Wenhao? But Xu Yi and Tang Yang said it would be OK. I must believe Tang Yang. He never makes mistakes. But where is Tang Yang now? Where did he go?'' Qi Luo wondered. When Yu Wenhao entered Wuthering Heights, he smelt cheap perfume. He frowned, and just when he was about to call out Qi Luo''s name, two women walked out of the screen and approached him. The pink dresses that they were wearing were showing half of their breasts. They walked up to Yu Wenhuai quickly, and before he could react, they had already put their hands on his neck and kissed on his cheeks. "I''m here to serve you, my Prince," one of them said gently and started to rub her chest against Yu Wenhao''s arms. Finally, Yu Wenhao realized what was going on, and he was furious. "Xu Yi!" he shouted with the Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. loudest noise in his life. Xu Yi was standing outside the door waiting for his reward. When he heard Yu Wenhao''s voice, he thought it was the thunder. But Qi Luo wasn''t like him. She had been skeptical about this n since the beginning. And when Yu Wenhuai shouted Xu Yi''s name, she knew something went wrong and entered the room quickly. Finally, Xu Yi realized what was going on and followed Qi Luo. ''What happened? Prince Wenhao doesn''t like them? Is that because they are ugly? But they are the most beautiful prostitutes in the brothel. I did my best!'' Xu Yi thought. After facing countless yelling and scolding from Yu Wenhuai, Xu Yi left with those girls with his tail between his legs. When they were leaving the mansion, they ran into Yuan Qingling and Gu Si. Yuan Qingling looked at the girls that walking behind Xu Yi. Their clothes, makeup, and expressions told others where they were from. Even Yuan Qingling almost couldn''t shift her eyes from the breasts. ''They are huge! I thought Xi Yi didn''t know anything about women! Yeah, every man likes big breasts!'' Yuan Qingling thought. She coughed to remind Gu Si when she saw he was staring at the breasts. "This is Prince Wenhao''s mansion. You know that, right? You can''t just bring random people here!" Gu Si hurriedly withdrew his eyes from them and said casually like nothing ever happened. "Lord Tang said they were for Prince Wenhao. He said they are here to satisfy Prince Wenhao sexually." Xu Yi had asked about Tang Yangst night, and Tang Yang agree on his n and gave him the money to hire them. ''Why am I the only one that getting scolded at? Prince Wenhao will punish me for real this time!'' Xu Yi thought. Yuan Qingling looked at Xu Yi and asked," Tang Yang said that? They are here to have sex with Prince Wenhao?" Tang Yang looked at Xu Yi behind a tree and cursed him inside, ''Why is he this stupid? Xu Yi nodded and replied, "Yes, that''s right, my Lady. I have to take them back now." Then he left with the girls. The two girls smiled at Gu Si when they were walking past them. Gu Si snorted, "They are not that attractive. Just average." "Then stop watching," Yuan Qingling retorted when she noticed Gu Si couldn''t stop looking at them. Those girls were beautiful and charming. They could draw all the attention from the guys. ''Maybe no one could say no to girls like them,'' Yuan Qingling thought. She smiled bitterly and started to walk slowly. ''I am such a fool! How can I think he likes me!'' Yuan Qingling thought. Gu Si stared at her back for a while and decided to leave there before the fight began. But he was wrong. Yu Wenhao''s mansion couldn''t get any quieter. Yuan Qingling went back to her room and asked for a hot bath. After the bath that Lu Ya prepared for her, Yuan Qingling ate plenty of midnight snacks and went outside for a walk. Dooby was walking beside her. He was thrilled about the walk and circling Yuan Qingling around. The wounds in his body almost healed. Yuan Qingling sat down, held Dooby''s head, and said, "My heart hurts, Dooby." Chapter 134 She Should Be Angry Chapter 134 She Should Be Angry Yu Wenhao was fumed and went out in his room again, yet he was too angry to eat. He had seen corpses all day, and he couldn¡¯t find any proof about the massacre. It had been a long day, and the thing that Xu Yi arranged was a trigger. "Where''s Tang Yang?" he asked Qi Luo angrily. "Tang Yang is not in the mansion right now. He has gone out earlier," Qi Luo replied cautiously. Yu Wenhao thought Tang Yang had been out to pick up Yuan Qingling. "Tell the gatekeepers that if Tang Yang returns, ask him toe to me directly." "Yes, I will, my Lord," Qi Luo answered and fled the ce. After taking a bath, Yu Wenhao sat in his room while drinking tea. He was waiting for Tang Yang. After fifteen minutes, Tang Yang entered the room and bowed. "I heard you are looking for me, my Lord." "Where have you been?" Yu Wenhao put down the teacup, took a nce at him, and asked casually. "It is almost autumn. So I went to the farms in the countryside, my Lord." "You went to the farms? OK, then. You can leave now." Tang Yang left the room hurriedly. He had to disappear before Xu Yi returned. "Has the Princesse back?" Yu Wenhao called out Qi Luo and asked. "Yes, my Lord. She had returned. She is in her chamber." "When?" "Not long ago," Qi Luo answered. "OK, I see.¡± Qi Luo sighed with relief and left the room. Yu Wenhao had been really moody recently. Yu Wenhao sat down and continued drinking tea, but he couldn''t calm down. ''Should I go to Phoenix Mansion? Maybe I should! Should I?'' Yu Wenhao thought about it for a while. Finally, he got up and walked outside. Qi Luo saw him immediately and asked, "Where are you going, my Lord?" "I ate too much. I''m going for a walk," Yu Wenhao replied without hesitation and went past her. Qi Luo paused for a minute. ''Did he say he ate too much? He hasn''t eaten anything!'' Qi Luo said inside. Yu Wenhao took a walk around the courtyard, and his feet took him to the Phoenix Mansion. Yuan Qingling was reading a book near the light when Lu Ya came in and said, "Prince Wenhao is here, my Lady." Yuan Qing Ling put down the book, stood up, and walked out of the room to greet Yu Wenhao. Yu Wenhao was confronted with Dooby when he entered the door of Phoenix Mansion. Seeing Yuan Qinglinge out, Yu Wen Hao ordered, "Make it go away." "Go away, Dooby. Don''t be rude to your Prince." Dooby wagged his tail and left. When Yu Wenhao Hao was walking to her, Yuan Qingling stepped forward and bowed." Good evening, my Lord!" Yu Wenhao looked at her and teased, "What''s going on with you today? Why are you bowing? I''ve never seen you so polite before." "I was wrong in the past, my Lord. If I''ve ever done anything to offend you, please forgive me," Yuan Qingling replied calmly. Yu Wenhao looked at her and got serious. He approached her and tried to touch her face while asking, "What is wrong?" Yuan Qingling avoided his hand and answered, "Nothing, my Lord." Yu Wenhao''s hand stopped in the air awkwardly. He looked at her for a while and asked, "Did I offend you?" Yuan Qingling shook her head without eye contact and answered, "Of course not. You are the Prince. You will never offend me. I just think we should follow what we agreed on, no more." Yu Wenhao looked at her with disappointment. ''Does she knowing here used up most of my courage? I have walked a long way here. Why is she this indifferent about it?" "I''m OK with it if that''s what you want," Yu Wenhao said coldly and left. "Good night, my Lord," Yuan Qingling said with a respectful tone, and that made Yu Wenhao angrier than ever! ''What the hell? I don''t need her! Yes, I don''t need her!'' Yu Wenhao thought. Yuan Qingling stood on the stone steps and watched him leave. ''Who did he think I am? He thought he could touch me after having sex with other women! Disgusting! I''m not his pet! I am a human being with feelings!'' Yuan Qingling screamed inside. When she returned to her room, Nurse Qi asked with confusion, "Why are you doing this, my Lady?" "What do you mean? Did what? Was I not polite?" Yuan Qingling retorted. Nurse Qi didn''t know what to say. Yuan Qingling was polite, but too polite maybe, and that was why Yu Wenhao was pissed. Yu Wenhao still couldn''t repress his anger even after he had returned to Wuthering Heights. ''We almost had sex yesterday, and now I can''t touch her anymore? She is the one who told my grandma that we hadn''t had sex!'' Yu Wenhao wondered. His heart ached when he remembered Yuan Qingling''s aloof and cold face. Yuan Qingling and Yu Wenhao did not sleep much the whole night, and they both got up early to leave. Gu Si had been waiting outside for a long time. When he saw Yuan Qinglinge out, he ordered someone to bring the carriage over and asked Yuan Qingling to wait for a moment. Yuan Qingling today is dressed in in, teal silk clothes without embroidery. Lu Yabed Yuan Qingling''s hair into a double bun, and that made her attractive while looking innocent. While Yuan Qingling was waiting for the carriage, Yu Wenhao walked out of the mansion. Yuan Qingling immediately took two steps back and bowed, "Good morning, my Lord." Yuan Quislings words stirred up the rage that Yu Wenhao had been trying to repress all night. He headed to his horse and nodded to Gu Si on the way, and ignored Yuan Qinglingpletely. After Yu Wenhao mounted his horse and left there, Gu Si took a nce at Yuan Qingling. Her long eyshes covered her eyes. She looked calm, yet Gu Si could sense she was not in the mood either. Property ? N?velDrama.Org. Gu Si went to Capital Mayor after he escorted Yuan Qingling to Yu Wenhuai''s mansion. It was a bit early. Yu Wenhao was there because he couldn''t sleep. Thus, it was quiet there when Gu Si arrived. He saw Yuwen Hao was sitting in the back office with a long face. He sat down beside him and said, "Don''t be mad! She is just being a woman. Don¡¯t be a child. Talk to her.¡± Yuwen Hao looked at him indifferently."What did she say?" "She said nothing. She was very quiet on the way, but I know she is still angry." Yu Wenhao pounded his cup on the table and yelled, "What is she angry about?" ''Why is she angry? I am the one who should be angry! Who does she think she is!'' Yu Wenhao thought. "You are being childish! Maybe she just didn''t like you having sex with prostitutes. If you tell her that you want concubines honestly, maybe she wouldn''t be this mad." "What are you talking about? What concubines?" Yu Wenhao asked with confusion. Gu Si patted his shoulder and teased, "Come on, now. Don''t be shy. I''m not married, but I have two concubines. I understand you have urges." Yu Wenhao pushed him away and retorted with a disgusting look, "Don''tpare yourself with me! I don''t want to hear it ever again." Gu Si snorted, "You are disgusted? At least I''m the only one that fucking my concubines. You had sex with prostitutes! You are the disgusting one!" Yu Wenhao looked up and asked, "What did you just say?" "Don''t try to cover it up. I saw everythingst night when I escorted Princess Chu to your mansion. I know where the two girls are from. She should be angry. There are plenty of women in your mansion. Why do you have to ask for prostitutes?" Chapter 135 You Don鈥檛 Have to Explain Anything Chapter 135 You Don¡¯t Have to Exin Anything Yu Wenhao''s eyes sparkled. "You mean Yuan Qingling saw them too?" "Of course she did. She is not blind," Gu Si answered. "That was why she was angry?" Yu Wenhao cheered. "Shouldn''t she? I have to say something even if you don''t like it. I just think you are a prince, and you have to act like one. I don''t understand why did you do that? It''s bad for your reputation." Yu Wenhao acted like he was sorry and answered, "You are right. It won''t happen again. Thank you for telling me that. You can go back to Wenhuai''s mansion. I''ll pick her up tonight." "Now you are talking. She waited for youst night. I could sense the disappointment on her face. And after that, she saw those women! It must''ve been hard for her." Yu Wenhao cursed himself inside. He had wanted to pick her upst night, but he was too proud. Gu Si left after their talk. Yu Wenhao appeared in Yu Wenhuai''s mansion at dusk. Yuan Qingling was monitoring Yu Wenhuai to take his medicine. Yu Wenhuai swallowed the drugs in front of her and said, "See? I ate it all. Happy?" Yuan Qingling didn''t respond to his words. She wouldn''t argue with patients. When she stood up and turned around to leave, Yu Wenhao came in. Yuan Qingling ignored him and headed to the door. Yu Wenhao took a nce at her, yet he didn¡¯t rush to her. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. "How are you feeling? Better?" Yu Wenhao walked to Yu Wenhuai, sat on his bed, and asked. At the same time, Yu Wenhao saw Yuan Qingling return to him quickly and give him a mask, and ordered, "Put it on!" "No, I don''t want to." Yu Wenhao threw the mask back to her. Yuan Qingling stared at him and repeated, "I said put it on." Yu Wnehao shook his head and said, "Unless you tell me why you are angry first." "I am not angry," she replied calmly. "I know you are. Don''t deny it," Yu Wenhao used. "I¡¯m telling you the truth. I am not angry." Yu Wenhao stood up and asked, "Then why did you stop me when I wanted to touch your face?" Yuan Qingling looked at Yu Wenhuai quickly and saw his shocking face. Yuan Qingling was embarrassed. " Don''t say things like that in front of my patient." "He is also my brother. He won''t mind." Yu Wenhao looked at her face and wanted to kiss her so bad. "You are mad at me. Just admit it." "It''s your health. Wear it, not wear it. I don''t care." Yuan Qingling turned around and left. Yu Wenhao followed her and grabbed her arms, and asked, "You have to tell me why are you mad at me before you leave. At least hear my side of the story. You can''t just judge me like that. It''s not fair." "Hear your side of the story?" Yuan Qing ced the bowl on the table and asked, "Well, since that''s the case, I would like to hear your exnation. You asked Xu Yi to find two women to have sex with. Do you exin what having sex means? Maybe I was mistaken." "Yes. But words are so in. Maybe I can exin it to you tonight, in your room?" "Shut up," Yuan Qingling yelled. Yu Wenhao took a spet closer and asked with excitement, "Is that the reason you ignored mest night? You thought I had sex with other women? You could''ve asked me. You shouldn''t judge me before you know the truth." Yu Wenhuai knocked on his bed and protested, "I''m the patient. I don''t want to hear about your love life. If you keep doing that, please leave." Yu Wenhao looked at Yu Wenhuai and chuckled, "Yes, you are right. OK, I''ll visit you tomorrow." Then he grabbed Yuan Qingling''s hand and pulled her out of Yu Wenhuai''s room while saying, "Let''s go. I don''t want to disturb your patient. I''ll exin it on the carriage." "Let go off me!" Yuan Qingling''s face reddened from anger. And like that, Yuan Qingling was dragged into the carriage by Yu Wenhao. The carter wasn''t Xu Yi anymore because he was told he had to take a few days off. "Are you going to listen to me or not?" Yu Wenhao red at her red face and asked. "Let go of me first. Otherwise, I refuse to hear you out." Yu Wenhao let her go and asked her seriously, "Do you think I am the kind of man who will have sex with women like that?" "I saw them leaving the mansion with my own eyes. The truth speaks for itself." "What did you see with your own eyes? You just saw them leave, but you don''t know what happened before that." Yuan Qingling''s face turned pale. She stared at him and retorted, "Yes, you are right. About what happened before that, I have some conclusions. I''m not stupid. I can imagine what had happened." "Imagine? What can you imagine?" Yu Wenhao leaned to her and whispered to her ear. Yuan Qingling tried to push him away, but she failed. "I don''t want to talk about it anymore. We can pretend nothing happened between us. And we can get a divorce when the timees. I think we both are better off without each other." ''I did the right thing. This was how it was supposed to be. Maybe we were confused for thest few days, and it is over now. We are supposed to hate each other,'' Yuan Qingling thought. Yu Wenhao let go of her, sat straight, and asked, "Do you really mean that?" "Yes, I do." Yuan Qingling avoided eye contact with him and added, "This is what I always think. I don''t know why we couldn''t control ourselves in the garden or the chariot, but we shouldn''t have. That betrays our n. We should stick to our agreement." "What is our agreement?" Yu Wenhao asked coldly. "Get a divorce when the timees." His heart ached from that answer. "I came all the way here to exin everything, but she didn''t even care? She thought the thing that happened in the garden was a mistake? How ironic! I swallowed my pride, and that''s what I get? Maybe she was right. Maybe we made mistakes, but no more,'' Yu Wenhao thought. The awkward silence fell. Yu Wenhao didn''t say anything, and neither did Yuan Qingling. She didn''t want to talk about it anymore. What she had seenst night had already done some damage to her, and she didn''t want to get hurt again. She wasughing at herself inside. Those men in there would never think about one true love. They could fuck as many women as they wanted, and Yuan Qingling shouldn''t have expected anything from Yu Wenhao in the first ce. Would she be his only one? She wouldn''t believe her even if he swore. At that moment, she appreciated what she sawst night. They both got out of the carriage in silence and returned to their chambers when they arrived at Yu Wenhao''s mansion. Yuan Qingling still continued her routine, eating, removing her makeup, walking the dog, taking a bath, and trying to sleep. Nothing had changed except for her poor sleeping quality. Yu Wenhao began to leave early and returnte, and for the next few days, they didn''t see each other. Yu Wenhao visited Yu Wenhuai every day after Yuan Qingling left there. If Yuan Qingling was still there, he would have waited for her to leave, and then visited Yu Wenhuai. Yuan Qingling noticed his chariot every time she left Yu Wenhuai''s residence and saw his icy stare. Her heart tingled every time it happened, but Yuan Qingling was still optimistic about the future. Chapter 136 A Mistake Chapter 136 A Mistake Prince Wendu went to Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence with Princess Sun these days as well. Princess Sun was gorgeous and was in good shape. When she stood beside Prince Wendu, they looked like beauty and the beast. Princess Sun only came a few times but each time she came, she would bring many supplements which had been obviously handpicked. Because all the supplements and herbs were specialized in treating consumption. Chu Mingcui had called on Yu Wenhuai once along with Prince Wenqing. Yu Wenlin never let Chu Mingcui get out of her sight. Even when Chu Mingcui went into the room to see Prince Wenhuai, Yu Wenlin stared at her all the time at close range for fear that she might make trouble. Chu Mingcui had a few words with Yuan Qingling. She was very polite. After inquiring about Prince Wenhuai¡¯s condition, she curtsied to thank Yuan Qingling and then left. There seemed to have been no conflict between them. It was Yu Wenhuai whose attitude had changed dramatically. The date spected by the court physician on his death had passed but he was still alive and had stopped coughing up blood. He didn¡¯t cough much as before and even could get up and walk around. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Ms. Lu was the most delighted person. She almost treated Yuan Qingling as God and ordered to give Yuan Qingling whatever she wanted. Yuan Qingling was upset this day. After injecting Prince Wenhuai, she sat in the yard alone in a trance. She was actually not used to the situation where she and Yu Wenhao hadn¡¯t seen each other for several days. She came back to their residence every day but there was only the lonely Phoenix Mansion waiting for her. Nurse Qi always followed the rules and Lu Ya was obedient and submissive to her. Yuan Qingling couldn¡¯t even find a person to talk to, except Dooby. She also missed the days when she and Yu Wenhao horsed around. Yuan Qingling leaned against the fence and looked to a corner of the garden. It was in that shadowy corner that he kissed her. She could remember every detail on that day and it became clearer in her mind. His lips, his callused fingers...Every image rolled in her mind. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± It was Prince Wendu. Yuan Qingling raised her head and watched hime close slowly with his hands sped behind his back, followed by a manservant. He gave her a curious look. She pulled her attention back and said, ¡°Nothing. I¡¯m just sleepy.¡± Prince Wendu sat down and looked at her. ¡°I¡¯ve not seen Wenhao for a few days. What¡¯s going on with you two?¡± ¡°Nothing! We are fine. Why are you asking?¡± Yuan Qingling pretended to be surprised. ¡°You caught him screwing around with prostitutes, didn¡¯t you? There are gossips everywhere. And they say you smacked those two women around a little and kicked them out of bed,¡± Prince Wendu said. Yuan Qingling was shocked. After a while, she jumped up and shouted, ¡°Who said that? It¡¯s not true!¡± ¡°That¡¯s what people out there say.¡± ¡°Ridiculous!¡± Yuan Qingling was angry. ¡®That was unbelievable! How could it be possible that I hit those women and kicked them off the bed?¡¯ When thinking like this, she felt sick. Because if it really happened, how embarrassing the situation would be! Prince Wendu said in surprise, ¡°Isn¡¯t it? But almost everyone says that.¡± ¡°Does Yu Wenhao know this?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. Prince Wendu snorted and said, ¡°Even Father has heard of it and called him in to give him a reprimand.¡± Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t know whether tough or cry. Prince Wendu looked at her and sighed, ¡°Forget it. If you¡¯re not happy, just have something to eat. Let me buy you a big meal some day and you¡¯ll have some fun.¡± Yuan Qingling gave him a grateful look. Although Prince Wendu was a little weird, he was the most artless person. In his view, the best way tofort someone was to treat to him a big meal. Therefore, Yuan Qingling could feel his sincerity. ¡°Thank you.¡± Prince Wendu stood up slowly and said, ¡°You are wee. And it will be better if you pay the bill then.¡± Yuan Qingling stared at him and said, ¡°Come on! I¡¯ve only just been touched.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not working. I¡¯m poor,¡± he said with a deep sigh, ¡°I only get twenty pounds a month allowance.¡± Then he walked away tardily with a heavy heart. Yuan Qingling was apprehensive about the rumor and she didn¡¯t know its cause. She felt it necessary to ask Tang Yang or Xu Yi. She was escorted back to the residence. Then she told Nurse Qi to get Xu Yi here. Nurse Qi said, ¡°He¡¯s gone.¡± ¡°To where? Did Yu Wenhao send him out for business?¡± Yuan Qingling asked in surprise. ¡°No. Xu Yi did something wrong. His Highness was angry and let him go.¡± Yuan Qingling was astonished. ¡°What did he do?¡± She felt it a pity because Xu Yi was an honest man though he wasn¡¯t reliable on dealing with things. Nurse Qi said snappishly, ¡°He is too immature to handle matters. Don¡¯t know where he got theme idea to put two women in His Highness¡¯s bedchamber. His Highness got angry and threw them all out. When Xu Yi came back the next day, His Highness drove him away again.¡± Yuan Qingling was stunned. ¡°What?¡± ¡°He¡¯s pitiful but he deserved it. He has adhered to His Highness for so long while he didn¡¯t follow the rules. His Highness hasn¡¯t even had concubines, let alone taken in those vulgar women out there.¡± Yuan Qingling sat on the chair, scratching her head and tried to recall that day when they quarreled. ¡®So...he drove those women away directly? Nothing happened between them?¡¯ She was aware that she might have misjudged Yu Wenhao. What had happened in the carriage in the garden that day was still in her mind and her repressed longing for him poured out. Right at that moment, Yuan Qingling realized that she really missed him. She rushed out like a whirlwind. ¡°Where are you going, Your Highness?¡± Nurse Qi shouted behind. ¡°I have something to do. I¡¯m not eating,¡± Yuan Qingling said without looking back. She came to Wuthering Heights. Qi Luo saw her and said, ¡°Your Highness, His Highness Prince Wendu isn¡¯t back yet.¡± ¡°I can wait!¡± Yuan Qingling sat on the stone step before the cloister in a cool breeze. She felt herself stupid. Yu Wenhao had tried to exin at that time whereas she hadn¡¯t given him a chance. ¡°You can wait him inside,¡± Qi Luo advised. ¡°No. I¡¯m waiting him here.¡± These days, Yuan Qingling had been imagining the future of Yu Wenhao and convincing herself rationally that nothing was going to happen between them. She thought what she cared was that they had no future rather than the women. But now it turned out to be a mistake. All her worries about their future vanished. And she knew she did care about those two women. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t leave the government office until 9 p.m. After expelling Xu Yi, he hadn¡¯t found a suitable bodyguard for the time being. So, he ordered a house guard to follow him on an errand. He rode on a horse withx reins, wandering on the street. Even if he went back early, he couldn¡¯t sleep and would be thinking about seeing Yuan Qingling. Therefore, he¡¯d rather hang around outside for some while. He went to meet Gu Si. Since Gu Si had taken the job of the shuttle service for Yuan Qingling, he didn¡¯t have to return to the imperial pce. They had a drink together. Gu Si sighed deeply and groaned about being forced to get married by his family. As a nobleman and the captain of the Imperial Guards, Gu Si was favored by many highborndies in the capital city. But he was just unwilling to get married because he thought it would be meaningless unless he met his Mrs. Right. Hearing his words, Yu Wenhao sneered. ¡°What kind of girl would you like to meet?¡± ¡°Someone can make meugh and cry, make me happy and sad, make me feel flipped and make me feel hurt.¡± Gu Si was a little drunk and began to tell the essence of love. Chapter 137 To Apologize Chapter 137 To Apologize Yu Wenhao felt sad and hurt right at this moment. He said coldly, ¡°If there is such a girl, she can only bring you torment. No joy and no happiness.¡± ¡°If there is torment, there must be joy as well.¡± Yu Wenhao drank off his alcohol. He found that he and Gu Si hadn¡¯t had much inmon any more. Their friendship hade to an end. However, he still pointed at Gu Si and gave his final advice. ¡°Don¡¯t do that. You¡¯ll regret.¡± Gu Si caught his hand and said, ¡°Sit down and drink with me. You don¡¯t know anything. Do you really love Chu Mingcui? No.¡± ¡°I will be sad if I can¡¯t be with my girl; I¡¯ll feel like the sky has lost its color if I don¡¯t see her even just for one day. And you? You never feel the same way for Chu Mingcui. You just thought she was perfect for you. As for your wife..e on, she set you up. Of course, you have no feelings for her.¡± Yu Wenhao pushed him away and said with a bothered expression, ¡°You need to wake up.¡± Then he left. ¡°I¡¯m in love with someone!¡± Gu Si shouted to him in a sudden. Yu Wenhao turned back as he didn¡¯t know this. He asked, ¡°Who?¡± Gu Si raised a finger. ¡°Yuan Qing...¡± A boot was flung towards his face the next moment. Yu Wenhao rushed to him like a furious lion and beat him up. Gu Si was dazed. But he was unwilling to be beaten for no reason. Therefore, urged by a tipsy feeling, he tussled with Yu Wenhao. They didn¡¯t use martial arts but exchanged blows like rascals. In the end, they sat on the ground ring at each other and panted a little. ¡°How dare you! How dare you have such a delusional feeling for my wife!¡± Yu Wenhao grabbed a handful of sand and cast it over Gu Si¡¯s face. ¡°Are you crazy? What are you talking about? I like Yuan Qingping! Your sister-inw!¡± Yu Wenhao was confounded a moment then he realized it was a mistake. He only had a vague impression of Yuan Qingping, a sharp-tongueddy, as she had paid a visit to the mansion once. He took the tone of a good friend and asked, ¡°That girl has a sharp tongue. How could you like her? You didn¡¯t even know her before. When did you meet?¡± Gu Si red at him and said, ¡°Why should I tell you?¡± ¡°Sorry, I know I was too impulsive. Here, wipe your face.¡± Yu Wenhao stood up and helped him rise. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me early? She¡¯s my sister-inw and I have a say in this, you know.¡± Gu Si waved his hand and said, ¡°Forget it. Just mind your own business. You look worse than me. And you may make things worse. So, no, thanks.¡± Yu Wenhao was still confused. ¡°You like Yuan Qingping? Since when?¡± ¡°Do you believe in love at first sight? Just one sight, and you¡¯ll know she¡¯s the one you¡¯re looking for,¡± Gu Si said with great affection. Yu Wenhao looked at him and thought he was talking nonsense. He thought, ¡®Love at first sight? What gibberish! He must be mad.¡¯ ¡°Of course, I believe. It¡¯s called destiny. You keep working on it. I shall go.¡± He patted on Gu Si¡¯s shoulder and then turned around and left. Yu Wenhao had a fight with Gu Si and got sweated. He climbed into his saddle and felt lonelier. A breeze puffed over his face. He felt a tingling pain in his head and face. He wore a self-deprecating smile because he hadn¡¯t had a fight like this for long and got dusty and disgraced. Yu Wenhao had never imagined that Gu Si would fall in love with Yuan Qingping. Because Gu Si¡¯s father would never permit his son to marry a daughter of the Yuan family. It was a vain hope and no wonder Gu Si was so desperate and sad. However, when thinking about himself, Yu Wenhao felt he was extremely unlucky to have married... He sighed. He didn¡¯t even want to think about it. He would go back hurriedly as soon as he finished work before. But everything was different now. Half drunk, Yu Wenhao still didn¡¯t want to stay out for too long. So, he galloped back to his residence. At the gate, he called the gatekeeper to hold the horse. Then he saw Qi Luoe forward with a nervous expression. ¡°Your Highness, it¡¯s almost midnight. What had held you up?¡± she asked. ¡°I was busy. What¡¯s wrong?¡± Yu Wenhao went straight into the house. Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Qi Luo caught up and said, ¡°Her Highness has been here at Wuthering Heights since seven o¡¯clock. It¡¯s been over four hours and she¡¯s still sitting on the stone steps, waiting for you.¡± Hearing this, Yu Wenhao strode inside instantly. ¡°What did she want?¡± ¡°I asked but she just said she could wait you back.¡± Yu Wenhao quickly ran back to Wuthering Heights. Then he saw Yuan Qingling sitting on the step, leaning her head against the pir and sleeping. It was frosty at night. Yuan Qingling was curling up and she seemed cold. Perhaps hearing footsteps, she opened her bleary eyes and rubbed. She held on to the pir and staggered to her feet slowly. ¡°You¡¯re back.¡± Yu Wenhao remembered her indifference so he restrained his concern and anxiety. He asked, ¡°Why are you here? What do you want?¡± ¡°I just want to talk to you.¡± She looked helpless. Yu Wenhao took pity on her and said, ¡°Get inside.¡± He cast a nce at her and passed by her. Yuan Qingling followed him step by step and gave two sneezes. When they entered the room, she suddenly hugged Yu Wenhao from back. He didn¡¯t even have time to turn around. He froze for a moment. She said in a thick voice, ¡°I¡¯m so cold. Can you hug me?¡± He turned and gazed at her while she raised her head, wearing an innocent and pitiful look. He sighed in silence and held her in his arms. She hid her face on his chest, freezing as snow. ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your face?¡± ¡°I had a fight with Gu Si,¡± Yu Wenhao said in a cool voice. She had been so cold to him and said those hurtful things several days before, while she came here this evening and waited him for four hours. He really couldn¡¯t figure out what she wanted to do. Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t ask him why. She got out of his arms and said, ¡°Let me help you with your wound. It¡¯s bleeding.¡± He nodded and sat down, watching her take out the medicine chest. She got something on a piece of cotton, and carefully cleaned the mud and sand off his wound. ¡°Does it hurt?¡± she asked. He looked at her and said, ¡°No.¡± ¡°Have you been drinking?¡± ¡°Just a little.¡± She said nothing but applied the potion to his wound. She put things down, crossed her fingers through his hair feeling for other wounds and continued applying. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t ask but immersed himself in this unexpected intimacy. The faint fragrance of her body struck his mind, and he had to hold back the impulsion of hugging her with strong willpower. After dealing with the wounds, Yuan Qingling put away the chest and sat opposite Yu Wenhao, watching him nervously and punctiliously. ¡°Where¡¯s Xu Yi?¡± ¡°I let him go,¡± Yu Wenhao said, staring at her lips. ¡°You may as well get him back. He¡¯s careless but he¡¯s loyal.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± He agreed, staring at her neck. Yuan Qingling had nothing more to say. She hesitated and was a little bashful. But she finally said, ¡°I¡¯m here to apologize.¡± ¡°For what?¡± he asked, staring at her boobs. She twisted her fingers and mumbled constrainedly, ¡°Those women...You didn¡¯t sleep with them.¡± ¡°So?¡± Chapter 138 A True Princess Chapter 138 A True Princess Yuan Qingling looked away. ¡°I cared that. I thought you had an affair with them.¡± Yu Wenhao stared at her and there seemed to be glorious fire in his eyes. ¡°Why did you care? You asked me to divorce you, didn¡¯t you?¡± She pondered for a while and found that she still couldn¡¯t speak out her mind. She rose to her feet in depress and said, ¡°Forget it. I¡¯m going back. Goodnight.¡± As she turned around, Yu Wenhao grabbed her wrist. ¡°Don¡¯t go!¡± He stood up and held her in his arms tightly. Then he did what he had always been dreaming. He kissed her hard. Qi Luo closed the door outside lest anyone should bother them. A kiss made all their longings burst out. It burned their sanity into nothing like a fire. Yuan Qingling was pressed in the bed, clothes disheveled. Yu Wenhao¡¯s kiss made her out of breath and feel faint. She could barely think. She could feel his hands moving on her body and finally stop on her boobs. He buried his head between them and tasted them as if he were a gourmet. She was very nervous and kept gasping, trying to breathe more air. She shivered slightly at a loss. Not until he crawled on top of her did she look up to him in panic with eyes blinking. ¡°May I?¡± he asked in a low voice, his eyes full of fascination. He almost came to thest step but stopped to beg for her permission. Yuan Qingling held her breath. After a while, she dodged his view but said in a trembling voice, ¡°Yes.¡± Yu Wenhao supported with one hand and touched her face with the other, his lips kissing down slowly. The next moment, Yuan Qingling got a painful feeling as being torn apart. She frowned and refrained from screaming. It was not her first time to have sex but she didn¡¯t know why it still hurt so much. Yu Wenhao stopped. ¡®Damn it! I¡¯m so nervous,¡¯ he thought. ¡°Does it hurt? I can stop if you want,¡± he said. Yuan Qingling bit her lips gently and shook her head, looking determined. She could feel his love and she thought it was not bad to do some crazy things at the right time. Then they sank into love together. Not knowing how long itsted, they got their sanity back in the end. Yu Wenhao held Yuan Qingling tight. She was still quivering and gasping. Their bodies were attached to each other under the sheet and they had never felt so close before. Yuan Qingling put her hands against his chest and suddenly thought, ¡®Are there any oral contraceptives in the medicine chest?¡¯ ¡°Are you sleepy?¡± he whispered to her. ¡°No,¡± she said and was too shy to watch him. She didn¡¯t think herself as a shy person but it was not decent to behave initiatively in this situation. Hearing this, he crawled on top of her again and gave her a kiss. ¡°Neither am I.¡± Then he made out with Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. her once again. Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t have a good sleep the other days. And she probably couldn¡¯t sleep this night. The smell of alcohol on his body had all dissipated. The sky began to turn bright, and a beam of faint light shone into the room. It was dawn. ¡°Don¡¯t go to Wenhuai¡¯s Residence today. Have a good sleep at home.¡± Yu Wenhao held Yuan Qingling and said. ¡°I must go. He needs an injection today.¡± She could barely keep her eyes open and was really tired. She felt like being run over by a car. ¡°I¡¯ll send you there then. Remember to take a nap and rest after that.¡± ¡°No, you stay and sleep. Gu Si can send me there.¡± Yuan Qingling looked into his eyes and felt many things had changed afterst night. He became more handsome and gentle in her view. A thread of happiness surged from her heart. She didn¡¯t remember whoever had said that once a woman fell in love with a man, she would arouse her maternal affection as well. Yu Wenhao touched her body greedily and when he put his hands against her boobs, she caught them and shook her head firmly. ¡°No.¡± She was so tired that she couldn¡¯t even spring her legs apart. He sighed in upset, ¡°I¡¯lle back early this evening. I hope you too.¡± Yuan Qingling rested her head on his chest and murmured, ¡°Let me rest for a moment. I¡¯m so tired.¡± He felt sorry so he patted on her back gently. ¡°Do you feel it strange that we suddenly get into this?¡± she asked. ¡°No. Do you?¡± ¡°I just feel it a little unreal, like a dream.¡± She tangled her hair with fingers. ¡°Yeah, like dreaming,¡± he muttered. And it was like his whole life got changed. He moved his hands onto her belly. ¡°You promised to Father that you¡¯re going to have a baby in a year.¡± That was her excuse to prevaricate. ¡°It depends. Can¡¯t rush,¡± she said. But she thought she had to eat the pills and she prayed there were some in the medicine chest. ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re right.¡± Yu Wenhao really wanted a baby for no other reasons than seeking a continuation of this dream. Ultimately, they had to get up. Nurse Qi and Lu Ya came to serve them. No one said anything. But Lu Ya took a glimpse at the bed curiously. ¡®Why so messy? Did Their Highnesses get a fightst night?¡¯ she thought. Nurse Qi patted on her head and said, ¡°Go and bring breakfast here!¡± Lu Ya made a respond and ran out. At breakfast, Yuan Qingling nced at Yu Wenhao and said, ¡°As for Xu Yi¡­¡± ¡°Qi Luo!¡± he raised his head and ordered, ¡°Tell Tang Yang to call Xu Yi back.¡± ¡°As yourmand, Your Highness.¡± Qi Luo cast a grateful look at Yuan Qingling. Although Xu Yi was no good, it was quite happy time when he was here. Yu Wenhao put a piece of Osmanthus cake into Yuan Qingling¡¯s mouth. ¡°Try it.¡± ¡°I¡¯m full.¡± Yuan Qingling had no appetite as she didn¡¯t have enough sleepst night. Besides, she always ate little in the morning. ¡°You shall eat more. You¡¯re too thin.¡± He nipped at her cheek and said, ¡°Such an adorable face.¡± She looked at his face instead and rolled her eyes to him. ¡°You can¡¯t meet with other people with such a face.¡± Yu Wenhao was totally a mess but he didn¡¯t care. ¡°If anyone in the office asks, I¡¯ll say I was punched by you.¡± ¡°Shame on you!¡± Yuan Qinglingughed. ¡°It¡¯s a pleasure, not a shame,¡± he said, pretending a serious look. She grunted, ¡°By the way. Why do they say¡­something like¡­that I beat those women up and kicked them out of bed? His Majesty summoned you and inquired about it, didn¡¯t he?¡± He nodded. ¡°Yes. And Father scolded me badly.¡± ¡°How did you exin that?¡± He took a nce at her and said, ¡°I said nothing. You were ignoring me and I felt sad. So, I didn¡¯t exin.¡± Yuan Qingling was angry. ¡°You fool! You should exin. You didn¡¯t do those things at all.¡± ¡°But you thought I did.¡± She said with a solemn look, ¡°I¡¯ll go to the imperial pce to make an exnation for you. His Majesty didn¡¯t favor you before and you don¡¯t know how he will see you after this. Besides, you¡¯d better ask someone to pledge an investigation to see where these rumors came from. There can be gossips but not rumors.¡± Yu Wenhao beamed and found Yuan Qingling began to be like a true princess. Chapter 139 A Good Sign Chapter 139 A Good Sign This day, Yu Wenhao sent Yuan Qingling to Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence with Gu Si. Gu Si sneered at their intimacy. ¡°It looks like I won¡¯t have to pick up Yuan Qingling tonight,¡± he said coolly. ¡°Yes. I¡¯ll do it. You can go and work on your business,¡± Yu Wenhao said. Gu Si was d to have a rest. Anyway, it was not decent of him to show up with such a scarred face. He might as well stay somewhere else. Yuan Qingling and Yu Wenhao got off the carriage and went along inside. Yu Wenhao exhorted her carefully, ¡°You must take a break today. There are many wings here. You can ask someone to prepare one for you and you should take a nap for at least two or four hours. Okay?¡± ¡°OK. You¡¯ve been saying all the way.¡± Yuan Qingling looked at him resignedly. ¡°Fine, I will say no more. Just keep these in your mind.¡± He smiled and did find himself a little wordy. Prince Wenhuai was surprised to see them bothe as he hadn¡¯t seen them turn up at the same time for a few days. Thest time when they were here, they had a big quarrel. And since then, Yuan Qingling had been upset and short-spoken. Yu Wenhao took the initiative in asking Yuan Qingling for a mask. She passed on to him and said, ¡°There will be no need to wear a mask a few dayster. Because the infectivity will be decrease to be negligible after half a month.¡± Yu Wenhao was happy. ¡°Does it mean Wenhuai is getting well?¡± ¡°He still needs treatment and ought to take medicine for at least six months.¡± Yuan Qingling took out her stethoscope to check Yu Wenhuai¡¯s condition. ¡°Even if I will die six monthster, it¡¯s worthy,¡± Yu Wenhuai said and lifted his clothes up. After doing it repeatedly, he was familiar with the process now. ¡°Bullshit!¡± Yu Wenhao scolded him seriously. Ms. Lu came in with a smile. ¡°He deserves it. He¡¯s talking nonsense all day.¡± Seeing her, Yu Wenhao stood up instantly. ¡°Your Grace.¡± Ms. Lu looked at him smilingly and delightedly. ¡°It¡¯s quite nice of you to spare time to see Wenhuai.¡± ¡°Just dropping by.¡± He cast a nce at Yuan Qingling with a great smile. ¡°You can go. And no need to pick me up too early this evening,¡± she urged him. ¡°Fine. I¡¯m leaving.¡± Yu Wenhao went to her and wanted to give her a kiss. But Ms. Lu and Prince Wenhuai were present, so he could only rub her wrist. She raised her eyes, grinning at him and watched him go. Ms. Lu looked at Yuan Qingling and said, ¡°I¡¯m d to see you get along well. Wenhao is nice to you.¡± Yuan Qingling felt really tired today but she was also very happy. Thinking ofst night, she blushed and whispered, ¡°Yeah. He¡¯s nice to me.¡± Prince Wenhuai sighed and said, ¡°When I am better, I shall marry a princess.¡± ¡°That would be better. I am so desperate for a grandson.¡± Ms. Luughed and put on a mask. She sat by him and inquired, ¡°How did you feelst night? Still much cough?¡± ¡°Not anymore,¡± he answered. She was ecstatic and asked Yuan Qingling, ¡°He¡¯s well now?¡± ¡°Almost. He¡¯s out of danger but needs to keep taking medicine. ¡± ¡°Good! Good!¡± Ms. Lu was finally relieved. Prince Wenhuai told her, ¡°Mother, you¡¯ve heard that. I¡¯m fine now. You should go back early and stay with Father.¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t need me but you need me. You¡¯re my son and you are the most important for me.¡± Ms. Lu wasn¡¯t interested inpeting with someone else for affection at all. It was meaningless to her. She had spent all her time on Yu Wenhuai, especially since he was sick. She thought if she lost her son, Emperor Mingyuan¡¯s favor couldn¡¯t make her happy. Yuan Qingling heard their conversation without cutting in. When she got the injection prepared, she said to Prince Wenhuai, ¡°Hold out your arm.¡± He held out his arm consciously and Ms. Lu made the space for Yuan Qingling. She was panic and frightened when first seeing Yuan Qingling injected her son with something because she thought it was some kind of unknown poison. But now she knew it was a life-saving Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. medicine. But she never lost her head because of Yuan Qingling and Yu Wenhao¡¯s kindness and help. She still stayed cautious about them. ¡°Princess Ji hasn¡¯te for several days,¡± she suddenly said. Yuan Qingling said without lifting her head, ¡°I don¡¯t miss her at all.¡± ¡°I hear she is sick,¡± Ms. Lu said in a small voice. ¡°Sick? What¡¯s she got?¡± Ms. Lu shook her head. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I just heard that she should have sent greetings to Her Majesty but she didn¡¯t. Princess Qin said she got sick.¡± Yesterday was the day when princesses ought to have an audience with the queen and send their greetings. Yuan Qingling wasn¡¯t present but got pardoned because she had to treat Prince Wenhuai. Speaking of Princess Ji, everyone was in a bad mood. Ms. Lu even scolded her. Prince Wenhuai frowned and said, ¡°Mother, enough. The walls could have ears.¡± He had been used to keep his head down and he thought it was better to save trouble. ¡°Enough?¡± Ms. Lu snorted, watching him and said, ¡°You didn¡¯t tell me the truth. What on earth did she say in front of you?¡± ¡°It¡¯s done. Forget it. I won¡¯t make the same mistaketer.¡± Prince Wenhuai watched the potion being injected into his body and sighed in silence. He had been sick for too long so he easily lost his mind. But fortunately, Qingling didn¡¯t give up because of his rudeness and offence. Yuan Qingling withdrew the needle and said to him, ¡°Actually, I¡¯m curious about it.¡± She wanted to learn about the strategy Princess Ji used innguage as this woman was hard to see through¡ªsometimes, she could be shallow; she could be brazen; she could be kind; she could be shameless. Prince Wenhuai heard this and had to confess, ¡°It was just as Quan said. She said that Father had given up on my remedy and was preparing my funeral in the imperial pce. She told me that Wenjun came on Father¡¯s private request to inquire myst wish and you were sent here tofort me. She also said you knew nothing and was just giving me a false hope to spend thest few days happily.¡± ¡°And you believed.¡± Yuan Qingling took out the thermometer, put it under his arm and held her notebook waiting to record his temperatures in the morning, afternoon and evening. ¡°I was dying indeed,¡± Prince Wenhuai said with a shrug, ¡°I¡¯ve been ill for so long and been waiting for that day toe. Before ites, I can never gain my peace.¡± He now talked as if he didn¡¯t care, but he did have been in torture all that time. Ms. Lu cursed Princess Ji bitterly, ¡°How I wish she would die of illness! I will curse her every day.¡± Yuan Qingling took the thermometer out and recorded the temperature, ¡°36.7 degrees Celsius. No more low-grade fever. It¡¯s a good sign. ¡± ¡°Good?¡± Ms. Lu stopped cursing immediately and came close to take a look at the thermometer. But she didn¡¯t know how to read it. ¡°Yeah, pretty good.¡± Yuan Qingling nodded. Ms. Lu felt relieved each time when she heard Yuan Qingling say this. Yuan Qingling asked Quan to serve Prince Wenhuai to take the medicine and she stared him tightly all the time. Prince Wenhuai couldn¡¯t helpughing. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Qingling. I won¡¯t spit it out anymore.¡± Yuan Qingling smiled. ¡°Okay. I won¡¯t keep an eye on youter.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll do it. I¡¯ll do,¡± Ms. Lu said at once. She didn¡¯t trust him. Chapter 140 Being poisoned Chapter 140 Being poisoned Yuan Qingling went out to have a few words with Ms. Lu. ¡°Prince Wenhuai is obviously getting better. Watch his diet and be careful not to let anyone tamper with his food.¡± ¡°You think someone¡¯s still nning to hurt him?¡± Ms. Lu asked. Yuan Qingling thought for a moment and said, ¡°Hard to say but, better safe than sorry.¡± When she heard the news that Princess Ji got sick, she had a weirdly bad feeling. Prince Wenjun and Princess Ji¡¯s design was obvious now. After Yu Wenhao had been Capital Mayor, how could it be possible for them to sit and watch Yuan Qingling cure Prince Wenhuai and win honor? Therefore, they would definitelye up with ideas to deal with Prince Wenhuai. If Prince Wenhuai died from poison and the poison was exactly rted to her medicine, then there would be nothing she could do to remove the stigma off her name. Ms. Lu trusted Yuan Qingling well so she ordered the folk to keep an eye on Prince Wenhuai¡¯s diet as Yuan Qingling advised. Nevertheless, Prince Wenhuai got dizzy, vomiting and stomachache for no reason at noon, which were all the symptoms of food poisoning. Fortunately, Yuan Qingling¡¯s medicine chest was of great help. It got saline prepared, which was necessary during the course of pumping the stomach. After a rush of busyness, Prince Wenhuai got a Material ? N?velDrama.Org. narrow escape and became better. Ms. Lu was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. But people who had touched Prince Wenhuai¡¯s food were all trusted by her. Ultimately, a henchman of Yu Wenhuai said, ¡°There might be something wrong with the ingredients. They¡¯re bought outside each day. It¡¯s possible for someone to tamper during the course.¡± Therefore, Ms. Lu made an order to investigate this day¡¯s food ingredients. All were well except a piece of lean meat. It had gone bad. It was neither cold nor hot these days, so the meat couldn¡¯t have gone bad so quickly. It must be someone else ying dirty. The henchman said, ¡°But even if the meat goes bad, it won¡¯t result in poisoning.¡± Yuan Qingling exined, ¡°His Highness got food poisoning and it can result from bad meat. Other people may just have stomach pain and diarrhea after eating it. But His Highness is frail and it can be killing for him.¡± She actually thought it might be more than this. But since there was no discovery, there was no need to make a fuss lest Ms. Lu should get angry and chop off someone¡¯s head when finding no results. Thus, she said, ¡°Be more careful from now on.¡± Ms. Lu was extreme nervous after this and almost saw everyone with a suspicious look. Prince Wendu came at dusk. He had promised Yuan Qingling a big meal and he kept his promise. He brought a hamper. It had fouryers, each holding one meat dish. Thest one was pig knuckle in brown sauce. Prince Wendu took dishes out and they all made him run at the mouth. Princess Luoping and Princess Wenjing came to watch and teased Prince Wendu about being stingy and hiding to eat. He said with justification, ¡°These are for Yuan Qingling. To thank her for curing Wenhuai.¡± ¡°Then why are you eating with her?¡± Princess Wenjing said with a smile. ¡°I just keep herpany,¡± he dered haughtily. The princesses stopped teasing him as they knew he couldn¡¯t resist the temptation of food. It was time for dinner. Everybody went inside for meal, leaving Yuan Qingling and Prince Wendu outside. They ate together and let Nurse Xi keep thempany in order to avoid arousing suspicion of private dating. Yuan Qingling was thinking about the poisoning thing and she suspected someone from Ji Residence most. She guessed that Princess Ji might not be truly sick. If there was something wrong with Prince Wenhuai, she could probably jump out using Yuan Qingling of framing her up and making her depressed to get sick. ¡°What are you thinking?¡± Prince Wendu pointed to the dishes and said, ¡°Come get them while they¡¯re hot.¡± Yuan Qingling took her chopsticks and said, ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m eating.¡± Prince Wendu ate quite much. He was so free with the meat and barely chewed, even gorging more than Dooby. ¡°It¡¯s said that Wenhuai got poisoned today,¡± Prince Wendu asked with his mouth filled with oily meat. ¡°You¡¯ve already known? Where did you hear that?¡± ¡°Yes. Lin told me when I arrived.¡± He snorted and said, ¡°Those guys are getting seriously bold to challenge Father¡¯s authority.¡± ¡°Do you know who was it?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. ¡°Of course, I know. But I don¡¯t have evidence.¡± Right. No evidence. ¡®Emperor Mingyuan should have known what Prince Wenjun has been nning. But why did he never stop him? If he interfered, Prince Wenjun wouldn¡¯t be so bold like this. Or was Emperor Mingyuan really going to choose Prince Wenjun as crown prince? But if so, will other princes get chances to live?¡¯ Yuan Qingling was very worried as the emperor¡¯s decision was unpredictable. She asked, ¡°Wendu, do you think His Majesty is clear about all these things?¡± Prince Wendu had unexpected views sometimes and it was no harm in asking him. He shook his head and said, ¡°No. Who can guess his mind? Anyway, I¡¯d thank God if he didn¡¯t scold me.¡± As a royal foodie, he was quite easy to feel satisfied. He stared at thest piece of pig knuckle in brown sauce, which were mostly eaten by him. Yuan Qingling merely ate a little. She knew he wanted to eat it, so she said, ¡°I¡¯m full. You can have it.¡± ¡°No. I¡¯m on a diet.¡± Prince Wendu put down his chopsticks while his eyes were attached to the meat. ¡°Are you sure?¡± Yuan Qingling grinned. He gazed at it for a while and shook his head slowly, ¡°I¡¯m sure. I shall stand my ground.¡± Then he asked someone to take it away in case that he would regret. He decided to control his appetite and if he could do it well, he could control everything. After dinner, Yuan Qingling walked around the yard for some while. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t show up yet. Gu Si wouldn¡¯te as he had been told not to in the morning. It was not until almost 9 p.m. that Xu Yi turned up. As soon as seeing Yuan Qingling, he was so excited that he nearly kowtowed to her. He expressed his gratitude for her pleading with Prince Wenhao to let him stay. Yuan Qingling disrupted his words and asked, ¡°Where¡¯s Yu Wenhao?¡± ¡°His Highness has no time toe here. He ordered me to escort Your Highness home,¡± Xu Yi answered. ¡°He¡¯s so busy. Has he had dinner?¡± Yuan Qingling asked with concern. Xu Yi sighed, ¡°He¡¯s got no time. He didn¡¯t even have lunch. There was a big case that another family was butchered in their home.¡± Yuan Qingling got frowned, feeling sorry for the victims and worried about Yu Wenhao¡¯s eating nothing. ¡°Just the same as the former case. Only a kid survived,¡± Xu Yi said. Yuan Qingling truly hoped the killer to be caught early but she could do nothing to help. Thus, she had to say, ¡°OK. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°The carriage is waiting outside.¡± Prince Wendu heard this and said, ¡°Drop me off in my residence.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t Your Highness ride a horse?¡± Xu Yi inquired. Prince Wendu shook his head. ¡°No. I¡¯m losing weight recently so I walk.¡± This was Princess Sun¡¯s request. Xu Yi smiled and said, ¡°Well, then.¡± Since Prince Wendu asked to stay in the carriage, Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t leave Nurse Xi behind but took her on the carriage together. Although both Yuan Qingling and Prince Wendu didn¡¯t care about these rules, it was just in case. Before leaving, Yuan Qingling warned Ms. Lu repeatedly to watch over Prince Wenhuai¡¯s diet. Ms. Lu didn¡¯t dare to be careless any longer after what had happened at noon. Shemanded the folk to keep a close eye on Prince Wenhuai and guarantee that everything he ate or drunk was clean and safe. The carriage left Prince Wenhuai¡¯s Residence. Prince Wendu didn¡¯t live far from Yu Wenhao¡¯s residence, just three blocks away and in the same direction. It was past 9 p.m., and scarcely anyone was walking in the street. All the stores were closed. There were no streetlights in ancient times. Only the manservant of Prince Wendu and Xu Yi sat in the miniature chamber in the front of the carriage, each holding antern. Chapter 141 An Assassination Chapter 141 An Assassination The carriage came to an abrupt halt. Prince Wendu lifted the carriage curtain as Xu Yi said in a deep voice, ¡°Keep stay! We are in trouble.¡± The head that Prince Wendu had just poked out, immediately shrank back. There was something that quickly cut through the air brushing from Xu yi¡¯s side. If Xu Yi had not turned sideways, this arrow was directly through his head. ¡°There¡¯s an assassin!¡± Xu Yi was furious and told the boy to drive the carriage while he waved his sword to ward off dangerous arrows. Yuan Qingling suddenly snapped up when he heard that there was an assassin. There were more ways to cause Yu Wenhuai¡¯s death than poison. Her death was a great loss to him as he would be dead easy without the treatment from her. She had always felt that something was wrong today, and it turned out that the enemy was not only after Yu Wenhuai, but also after her. There were not many assassins and they did not show themselves, only arrows, which flew very fast in twos and threes arrows, so Xu Yi guessed that there were probably only three assassins. As long as the horses were not shot and kept running out, the enemy would not be able to catch up and would have a chance to live. However, something bad happened. all that could be heard was a miserable neigh from the horse, its legs fell to its knees and the carriage tumbled to. Nurse Xi held Yuan Qingling tightly and she wanted to stop the horse in front of her. The Prince Wendu was so bulky that after he fell to the ground, he could not stand up even after struggling a few times. Yuan Qingling stepped forward to help, and an arrow flew quickly into Yuan Qingling¡¯s leg. A sharp pain quickly spread throughout her body. It was dark, the boy¡¯sntern had been thrown away, there was no illumination, and as long as they kept quiet, the enemy could not detect it. Therefore, Yuan Qingling¡¯s eyes were tearing up with pain, but she did not cry out. Another arrow flew over and stuck straight into Yuan Qingling¡¯s shoulder. Nurse Xi was so frightened that she panicked. Xu Yi rushed over in the direction the arrow flew from and shouted back in a stern voice, ¡°Please take her away.¡± The arrows came thick and fast with fire. Prince Wendu finally managed to stand up and tried to reach out to help Yuan Qingling, but the rockets came swiftly and could not take Yuan Qingling away immediately for the arrows, which came straight for Yuan Qingling¡¯s heart. Nurse Xi was pulling behind Yuan Qingling and could only watch as the arrow flew over, the arrow¡¯s ming light making her face pale. Yuan Qingling was struck by an arrow in her leg and shoulder, unable to move at all, and closed her eyes, waiting for the fatal shot. At that moment, she thought of Yu Wenhao. The sound of an arrow piercing into flesh came, and blood sshed on Yuan Qingling¡¯s face. Yuan Qingling opened her eyes and could dimly see a man sitting on his knees in front of her, it was Prince Wendu. He had blocked the arrow for her! Yuan Qingling was horrified, ¡°Yu Wendu! How are you?¡± Prince Wendu slowly copsed, his mouth saying, ¡°That braised pork elbow with soy sauce...should be eaten.¡± ¡°Yu Wendu!¡± Yuan Qingling panicked and slowly felt with his uninjured hand, touching the arrow behind him. Oh my god, where had the arrow been inserted? Was it the back lung? Xu Yi got defensive sess and found the location of the enemy, and after a fight, all three were killed. He ran back to Yuan Qingling with his long sword dripping blood, dripping down from his left arm. The arrow nced off his arm on the final blow. With all his might, he yelled at Prince Wendu¡¯s boy, who was already half dead with fear, ¡°Go to the government office to find Prince Wenhao!¡± Only then did the servant respond and run away. ¡°Your Highness, are you okay?¡± Xu Yi¡¯s voice was out of tune in the darkness. ¡°I¡¯m fine. How about Prince Wendu?¡± Yuan Qingling said in an urgent voice. She felt pain, a ckness before her eyes, and slowly copsed. She heard Yu Wenhao¡¯s voice with dazed consciousness as he was gently patting her face that his voice was on the verge of tears. She wanted to open her eyes and tell him that she was fine, but she didn¡¯t even have the power to hold her eyelids open. The darkness wasing on, like a great whirlwind, and it was terrible that she was afraid of. She knew he had picked her up and was running fast, and he kept calling her name, but she was in so much pain which was like fainting. Yu Wenhao was going crazy. The boy came to him at the government office and said that the princess had been assassinated, at that moment, he panicked like never before. He had driven his horse as fast as he could, but Fucheng was so calm that he ordered a carriage. When he saw Yuan Qingling fall in a pool of blood, his heart stopped beating. She had smiled sweetly at him when he had left the Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence, and that smile had remained imprinted on his mind today. ¡°Don¡¯t fall asleep! Let¡¯s go home.¡± He said with choked voice as he carried her to the carriage. He knew that Yu Wendu¡¯s situation was also critical, but he could no longer care. Xu Yi had gone to the gate of the imperial pce all night to ask for help. There were originally imperial doctors at the Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence, but they had returned to the imperial pce in the past few days. However, the imperial pce gates were closed and the guards would not inform them. Xu Yi had no Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. choice but to go to Gu Si as he did not dare to make a fuss about the imperial pce. When Gu Si heard about it, he was appalled and hurriedly spurred his horse to the imperial doctor department who was not on duty. Strangely, some of the off-duty imperial doctors had been ill today, vomiting and having diarrhea, saying that there was a problem with the food in the Royal Hospital. Once the gates had closed, no one could enter unless they were holding Emperor Mingyuan¡¯s token, so the doctors inside could not be invited out. None of the princes had a token from the emperor, except one, Prince Rui. Gu Si went to Prince Rui, who was informed and went into the pce without hesitation, and when the imperial doctor got there, it was two hourster. Prince Wendu had given Yu Wenhaoa a Violet God Pill that Yu Wenhao gave him to eat, temporarily maintaining his life. This Violet God Pill saved Prince Wendu¡¯s life, and his condition was stable until the doctor arrived. Princess Sun was here and she was quite a general that she didn¡¯t panic at all, she just looked on and gave a hand when it mattered. The arrow had grazed the back of the lung, and if it had missed by one centimeter, it would have struck the back of the lung. But with that much blood loss and the arrow shot so sharply and heavily, it still posed a threat to his life. So did Yuan Qingling for losing blood quickly. Although Xu Yi had punctuated her points to stop the bleeding, she had lost a lot of blood while Xu Yi was dealing with those assassins. This was the main reason why she was still unconscious. Yu Wenhao¡¯s entire body was numb because he was holding Yuan Qingling so that the imperial doctor could pull the arrows. The moment he watched the blood ssh out, Yuan Qingling¡¯s body went limp and there was a momentary pause in her breathing as he thought she was going to die. It was only when he saw that she was breathing, had a pulse and a heartbeat that he could rest assured. But the situation was not good at all, Yuan Qingling was unconscious all the time, the medicine to stop the bleeding could not be drunk, he took out her medicine box to find some medicine, but for some reason that medicine box was so small when he took it out, it did not get bigger. As he stood by the bedside, he was so disoriented that he didn¡¯t dare to blink, lest if he did, she would suddenly stop breathing. Yuan Qingling¡¯s mind was clear the whole time. She knew everything, it was just that she was unable to move as if she was being pressed by a ghost. She was awake, but she wasn¡¯t awake. She was terrified, there were many voices around her, and everything she saw was a ck vortex trying to suck her in, she tried hard to escape from this vortex, but every time she managed to escape, she was quickly sucked in again. She felt dizzy and disorientated. Chapter 142 Injured Chapter 142 Injured There was one thought that was particrly clear in her mind. That was Prince Wendu, would Prince Wendu die? Besides, Yu Wenhuai had to take medicine tomorrow, ah, even if he didn¡¯t inject it. Luckily when she left tonight, she had left two doses of medicine for him, she had to live, if she died, Yu Wenhuai would be cut off from her medicine that was not avable. It just hurt so much, why did it hurt so much, she had only hurt her shoulder and leg, why was her whole body hurting. She wanted to scream out, but with all her strength, she couldn¡¯t make a single sound. She heard Yu Wenhao calling her, but she wasn¡¯t sure if it was him because the voice was different and it kept shaking that time. ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid, I¡¯ll get through this time.¡± ¡°Your Majesty, the hot water is here.¡± Nurse Qi was also frightened that Yuan Qingling had been sent back half dead. ¡°Let me do!¡± Yu Wenhao said in a dumb voice. ¡°Her face was covered in blood, it should have been Prince Wendu¡¯s blood sshed on her face. Nurse Xi told him that Prince Wendu had saved her, if he had not blocked the arrow, it would have shot her straight in the heart. Nurse Qi brought up the hot towel and Yu Wenhao took it, carefully wiping the blood from her face. The blood had coagted and was hard to wipe away, and he couldn¡¯t spare the effort for fear of making her hurt again. She was unconscious, but she was shaking with pain. She was so thin and weak. How could she withstand these two arrows? ¡°Where are Gu Si and Xu Yi?¡± Yu Wenhao asked in a deep voice. Tang Yang quickly came in and said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Your Majesty, Xu Yi and Gu Si are investigating, I believe we will know the identity of the assassin soon.¡± ¡°I want the truth and the person who directed it!¡± A cold aura shed across his eyes. ¡°Yes!¡± Tang Yang gave a sullen nce at her, he didn¡¯t know if she could make it through. What if she couldn¡¯t... Tang Yang didn¡¯t dare to imagine. Yu Wenhao knew his mind and has only had such a good day with her. How could it happen? All assassins had been killed, and it was not easy to find out who was responsible for it. The Prince Rui had been waiting in the pce since he asked for the doctor, and after Emperor Ming This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Yuan got up, he immediately entered to report. When he heard that Prince Wendu and Yuan Qingling had been assassinated, Emperor Ming Yuan was shocked and furious and ordered a thorough investigation. At noon, Emperor Ming Yuan went so far as to arrive at the Prince Yu¡¯s residence. After the residence was given to all Princes, the Emperor had never been to any of the Prince¡¯s residences. It was also the first time that he hade to the Prince Yu¡¯s residence. ¡°Your Majesty, the Emperor is here!¡± Tang Yang hurriedly went in to report, ¡°You should go out to wee him.¡± ¡°No, I want to guard her. You do that for me.¡± Yu Wenhao¡¯s eyes were crimson. He didn¡¯t care whether his father would me him or not. Emperor Ming Yuan did not me and went to see Prince Wendu first. The doctor said that Prince Wendu¡¯s thick fat had removed some of the arrow¡¯s power from him. A Emperor Ming Yuan pulled a wry face. In the past, he had always said that his son had no talent, but now, he was a hero. He instructed Princess Sun to take good care of him and then went to see Yuan Qingling. Yuan Qingling was still in aa. ¡°Father!¡± Yu Wenhao knelt. Although he was nervous, he held firm. Now that he had seen his father, he instead began to slowly break, and his eyes were soaked with tears, ¡°She is in bad condition!¡± When Emperor Ming Yuan saw son, who had always been strong, could barely hold back his tears, his heart softened and he reached out to him, saying, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, she will get over it.¡± ¡°She will be fine as Your Majesty¡¯s words are blessed.¡± Mu Ru said from the side, which was a relief to Yu Wenhao. ¡°Yes, I just came here to guard them both.¡± Emperor Ming Yuan said. ¡°Thank you, Father!¡± Yu Wenhao stood by the bedside, looking at Yuan Qingling like a defeated wisp, his heart aching. Emperor Ming Yuan¡¯s heart could not help but feel a few hard feelings too, this daughter-inw was the one who won his heart the most and could do so. ¡°Where is Gu Si? Didn¡¯t I order him to pick up and drop off sooner orter?¡± After Emperor Ming Yuan¡¯s pity, he began to ask questions with a sullen face. Yu Wenhao did not want to implicate Gu Si and said, ¡°Father, it was me who told him that he did not have to do that.¡± Emperor Ming Yuan said angrily, ¡°Then it was also a dereliction of his duty. He is getting more and more out of touch.¡± Yu Wenhao gave Yuan Qingling a worried nce as his father was shouting here, he wondered if he would disturb her. ¡°My father, you¡¯re not helping much. Go ahead¡± It did disturb. Yuan Qingling felt a peal of thunder beyond the whirlpool, and her eardrums were shaken to the point of pain. She was very sensitive to pain these days. However, the sound made her move step by step away from the huge ck vortex. The thoughts that had been floating on top of the whirlpool were slowly picked up as if the torn soul had returned to its ce. ¡°Princess has moved!¡± Nurse Qi suddenly let out a startled cry, directly silencing Emperor Ming Yuan¡¯s shocked anger. Yu Wenhao hurriedly looked back at Yuan Qingling, whose hands were, indeed, slowly opening and loosening. The eyes, too, were slowly opening. Yu Wenhao squatted beside the bed and reached out to caress her face, smiling heartbreakingly, ¡°Awake? Does it hurt?¡± Yuan Qingling had no strength at all, her body was like cotton, she didn¡¯t have the strength to turn her eyes too. She could only look at him with her weak eyes, ¡°Yu Wendu...¡± ¡°He is fine.¡± Yu Wenhao knew what she was going to ask and answered in a hurry. Yuan Qingling was relieved and stopped breathing again., ¡°Yu Wenhuai...Medicine...¡± ¡°He will be fine, are you in pain? Does it hurt?¡± Yu Wenhao touched her face, not daring to use any strength at all. ¡°It hurts...¡± Yuan Qingling was in pain, she wanted to give herself a painkiller, but she had no strength and couldn¡¯t move. When she was hit by the cane before, it didn¡¯t even hurt that much. She had never undergone such sharp pain in her life. Tears, uncontrobly fell. Seeing her crying about the pain, Yu Wenhao¡¯s heart broke. He was at a loss, not knowing how to help her, but only looked back at Emperor Ming Yuan for help, then looked for the doctor. He did not dare to get angry because Emperor Ming Yuan was here, but only said anxiously, ¡°She is in pain, please give her pain relief.¡± The doctor was also helpless, ¡°Your Majesty, there is nothing we can do but she suffers from it.¡± Emperor Ming Yuan stepped forward and said, ¡°Good girl, I¡¯m here to guard you. You¡¯ll be fine.¡± Only then did Yuan Qingling realize that Emperor Ming Yuan hade, she was too weak to call out for a father, she could only pronounce one word in a monotone, ¡°Dad...¡± Emperor Ming Yuan was slightly stunned. His eyes were a little wet. Themon family¡¯s name for father turned out to be so nice. ¡°Stop talking.¡± Yu Wenhao¡¯s fingers brushed over her lips and said heartbreakingly. He wished he could suffer that for her Yuan Qingling couldn¡¯t speak either, the pain took over her whole body, she could only open her mouth to breathe in an attempt to hold back this pain, but she was still shaking all over from the pain all the time. Emperor Ming Yuan could not bear to look at her and said to Yu Wenhao, ¡°You guard her while I go next door to see your brother.¡± Yu Wenhao ignored the words, all his attention was on Yuan Qingling. When Emperor Ming Yuan saw that he cared so much about Yuan Qingling, he was a little surprised but relieved. Then he turned around and went out. Chapter 143 Begging for the Violet God Pill Chapter 143 Begging for the Violet God Pill Yu Wenhao was half kneeling in front of the bed, reaching out to cradle her head and caress her face, unable to utter a single word offort, only asionally kissing her face with his burning lips, with forehead against each other. Yuan Qingling felt his anxiety and heartache. She tried to hold it back without grunting lightly but the pain was too much to bear that she opened her mouth to breathe deeply. In this way, after holding out for a full hour, Yuan Qingling finally couldn¡¯t hold back the pain and her body jerked up, her whole body was covered in a cold sweat due to the pain, and bean-sized sweat ran down her forehead, mixing with the tears that couldn¡¯t be held back from overflowing. ¡°It hurts!¡± her teeth chattered, her shoulder was the most painful, the tip of the arrow had pierced the bone and presumably the bone had burst, the pain was sweeping up in bursts. Yu Wenhao wiped her tears, hearing her words that it hurt so much, his heart was aching, turning back and rushing at the royal doctor, ¡°You have to do something about it!¡± ¡°Violet God Pill¡± the doctor ran out of ideas and knelt, ¡°Does Your Majesty still have Violet God Pill? It can stop it for a bit.¡± ¡°Why do I have the Violet God Pill?¡± Yu Wenhao roared out furiously, like an angry lion, the Violet God Pill of Prince Qi and Prince Rui¡¯s, all of which he had eaten. Then, other brothers, he didn¡¯t think they would give up. ¡°I will ask for it from Yu Wenhuai.¡± Yu Wenhao suddenly remembered him. He tried to stand up, but Yuan Qingling used all her strength and grabbed one of his fingers, looking at him in desperation and fear, ¡°Don¡¯t...go, don¡¯t leave me behind!¡± Tang Yang hurriedly said, ¡°Let me go and beg.¡± Tang Yang ran out quickly, this Violet God Pill was a life-saving elixir, Yu Wenhuai should give it, but Ms. Lu was in the residence, would she be willing? He wanted to go and beg for a decree from Emperor Ming Yuan first, but, as Emperor Ming Yuan had already returned to the pce by now, he had just stayed at Prince Wendu¡¯s side for a while. If he went to the pce and begged again, he would have wasted a lot of time, and the princess Chu was in pain and could not dy any longer. So, Tang Yang spurred his horse directly to the Prince Huai¡¯s Residence. Yuan Qingling should had already arrived at Prince Huai¡¯s Residence. But Ms. Lu had waited a long time for her to arrive, and Yu Wenhuai was ready to take his first medicine today. Although there was still medicine here, didn¡¯t he have to take that injection every day? ¡°I don¡¯t know what happened to her today. Why she hasn¡¯t arrived yet?¡± Ms. Lu could not suppress her anxious temper even in front of Yu Wenhuai. Yu Wenhuai was calm and said, ¡°Perhaps something important has dyed her.¡± ¡°Yes, perhaps there was a dy.¡± Ms. Lu remembered that he had been poisoned yesterday and inexplicably felt uneasy in his heart. She was in a state of anxiety when she heard a servant report that there was an urgent matter for the courtier of the footman. Ms. Lu was stunned, ¡°The footman? Wasn¡¯t it the Princess Chu who was here? Could it be that he has Ms. Lu thought that since Yuan Qingling knew how to give that injection, she could also teach others to do so and that perhaps she had something important to do today, so she had called the footman to give Property ? N?velDrama.Org. him an injection. Tang Yang came in and knelt, his voice full of anxiety, ¡° Your Highness¡± Ms. Lu said, ¡°Get up, did she send you here to give the injection?¡± Tang Yang did not stand up, still kneeling on the ground, he rushed in, his breath had not even rested yet, ¡°No, no, Your Highness, I¡¯m here by order of Prince Wenhao for begging for Your Violet God Pill.¡± When Ms. Lu heard it, she refused, ¡°Violet God Pill? No, this is a life-preserving elixir for serious injuries. I can¡¯t give it to you.¡± The Violet God Pill was no longer avable in the pce, and each prince only had one, which could save a life in times of crisis. However, Yu Wenhuai braced himself, ¡°Tang Yang, why do you want the Violet God Pill? Is it because something bad has happened to Prince Wenhao?¡± Tang Yang heard Ms. Lu¡¯s refusal and his heart hurt, so he could only beg Yu Wenhuai, ¡°No, it¡¯s not him, it¡¯s the princess. Last night as the princess was returning from Prince Huai¡¯s Residence, she was attacked halfway, both the princess and Prince Wendu were seriously injured. Prince Wendu has the Violet God Pill, but the princess doesn¡¯t. She is in so critical condition that I hope you let go of the Violet God Pill, my prince will surely remember your kindness.¡± Ms. Lu and Yu Wenhuai were both shocked, and Ms. Lu stood up and said sharply, ¡°Assassinated? Who did it?¡± Tang Yang shook his head, ¡°It is still under investigation, but they wanted to kill Princess Chu to prevent Yu Wenhuai from being healed, and once she died, you will be hopeless.¡± Tang Yang didn¡¯t know if this was true, but it was the only way to say it now. Ms. Lu was appalled, and her face suddenly turned in. ¡°Mother, go and get the Violet God Pill, it¡¯s in a box in the drawer.¡± Yu Wenhuai said urgently. Ms. Lu stood up with her head in confusion and numbly walked to the drawer of the cab, opened it, and took out a golden box. She hesitated for a moment and suddenly shook her head, ¡°No, no, if even she was assassinated, then there is no guarantee that they will turn on my son. I can¡¯t give her.¡± Yu Wenhuai became anxious, ¡°Mother, if it wasn¡¯t for the sake of her, I would have died, moreover, if something happens to her, I won¡¯t survive either.¡± Ms. Lu shook her head, her mind in turmoil, appalled by the news of Yuan Qingling¡¯s assassination, ¡°But you are now, much better than you were, perhaps ask the royal doctors to continue treating you so that you will be all right.¡± She could not be med for being selfish, nothing couldpare to the importance of her son¡¯s life. Tang Yang could only beg Yu Wenhuai, ¡°Your Highness, she would not have been in trouble that it was her need to treat you, which caused the ident.¡± Ms. Lu said angrily, ¡°Shut up. She didn¡¯t mean to cure him either as she wanted to take credit for it.¡± ¡°Your Highness, how ites? She never wanted to take credit and the Emperor was cured by her, her credit is great enough.¡± Tang Yang looked at the Violet God Pill in Ms. Lu¡¯s hand and wanted to rush over to grab it. Yu Wenhuai was enraged, ¡°Mother, I don¡¯t want to be an ingrate in this world. It¡¯s worse than death.¡± When Ms. Lu heard the word ¡°death¡±, she shuddered in fear; the shadow of death had loomed over her for a long time. She had been in despair for the past three years. It was only in thesest few days that she had seen the light of hope which was given by Princess Chu. She feltplicated that she was not afraid to be an ungrateful person as she only cared about her son¡¯s life. But who had given her hope when she was at her most desperate? Tang Yang gritted her teeth and said in a sad voice, ¡°Your Majesty, although the emperor had ordered her toe to cure him not meaning that it had to be fixed. the princess could stay out of it and didn¡¯t have to sh with Princess Ji, but she was afraid that Princess Ji would affect His Highness¡¯s condition and went out of her way to establish a grudge against her, was it just to gain merit?¡± Ms. Lu let out a long sigh and handed the Violet God Pill to Tang Yang. Although she was reluctant, there was relief on her face, ¡°Forget it, life and death have a destiny. Here you are. They owe neither of them nothing.¡± She knew in her heart that it was because of her son that Princess Chu had suffered this undeserved cmity. However, it was better to say something upfront than to be morally abductedter. This is Ms. Lu¡¯s way that she does not deliberately try to take advantage, but if she can take, she won¡¯t ept any loss. Tang Yang did not think about the meaning of her words. He was given the Violet God Pill and left with thanks. Chapter 144 There may be a Spy Chapter 144 There may be a Spy The Violet God Pill was begged back that Yu Wenhao hastily crushed it and fed it to Yuan Qingling. The Violet God Pill was effective. Yuan Qingling stopped trembling and the pain slowly faded away after finishing it. But after the pain, she was so tired that she couldn¡¯t even lift her eyelids and slept drowsily seeing sharp arrows fly at her. Yu Wenhao has been guarding in her side, frowning. He had seen the wound after pulling the arrow out, and blood spurted out and barbed a piece of flesh out, so deep that it was visible to the bone. His heart still beat wildly with panic when he thought of the scene. ¡°Why aren¡¯t you sleeping? Does it still hurt?¡± Seeing Yuan Qingling open her eyes, he hurriedly leaned down and asked in a soft voice. Yuan Qingling looked at him and stretched out her uninjured hand to gently stroke his forehead, ¡°I¡¯m fine. It doesn¡¯t hurt anymore. Don¡¯t worry. Go ahead.¡± Hearing her say that it didn¡¯t hurt, Yu Wenhao let out a faint sigh of relief and shook his head, ¡°I have nothing to do, I¡¯ll just keep an eye on you.¡± Yuan Qingling took a look outside, ¡°What time is it?¡± Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t know either, and turned back to look at Tang Yang, who hurriedly said, ¡°It¡¯s almost noon.¡± Yuan Qingling squeezed his hand and tried to struggle up, ¡°I have to go to the Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence.¡± ¡°No.¡± He said firmly, ¡°Wait until you are well. They will send him the medicine.¡± Yuan Qingling said, ¡°No! I have to inject streptomycin these two days, after that, just take the medicine. I have to go there today.¡± ¡°How can you go when you¡¯re weak? It doesn¡¯t matter if you don¡¯t go for two days, right?¡± Yu Wenhao Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. said. Yuan Qingling tried to move her shoulder and found that the pain was mild, this Violet God Pill was effective, simr to that Herbal Tea. She looked at him and said softly, ¡°I am not in pain now, I have to go while the Violet God Pill is still effective, this is a critical two days, if anything goes wrong, Yu Wenhuai¡¯s life will not be saved.¡± Yu Wenhao shook his head. She couldn¡¯t go as her injuries were serious. Yuan Qingling was anxious, ¡°If you don¡¯t let me go, I won¡¯t feel at ease lying here.¡± Tang Yang stepped forward and said, ¡°Your Highness, if you go, since your shoulder and leg hurt, so you can be carried over on a sedan chair, so that it won¡¯t be bumpy, and after the injection, you will be sent back immediately so that the effect of Violet God Pill can be maintained until midnight tonight or tomorrow. By tomorrow, the pain of the wound would gradually diminish. Yuan Qingling put her hand on his wrist, her eyes pure and docile, ¡°I promise to be obedient, I¡¯lle back as soon as you tell me to.¡± When Yu Wenhao saw how concerned she was about his illness. He can say nothing but he was afraid that if Yu Wenhuaicked the two days of treatment, he would lose everything, so he ordered Tang Yang to prepare the sedan chair The corners of Yuan Qingling¡¯s mouth floated into a pale smile, her eyes filling, ¡°Thank you for putting up with my capriciousness.¡± Yu Wenhao stroked her hair, his eyes clinging as he said heartily, ¡°You scared me, you know?¡± ¡°Me too!¡± Yuan Qinglingughed. ¡°Are youughing!¡± Yu Wenhao slowly helped her up, ¡°If you have any difort, you must tell me.¡± ¡°I know!¡± Yuan Qingling sat on the edge of the bed and said, ¡°Wait, I need to take some medicine.¡± She took the medicine box out of her sleeve pocket. She opened it, swallowed two anti-inmmatory pills, and then took out Disinfectant and gauze as the medicine box knew that she had been attacked, and there was arge pile of anti-inmmatory and trauma medicine in it. ¡°I need to re-treat the wound. Do me a favor.¡± ¡°The doctor has treated it.¡± Yu Wenhao said. Yuan Qingling handed him the antiseptic liquid, ¡°I know, but I have to flush the wound again. It is for disinfection which is to prevent infection, after that, dry it with cotton and then wrap the gauze.¡± Yu Wenhao took it and gave her a look, ¡°Sometimes I doubt that you are not Yuan Qingling.¡± Yuan Qingling smiled at him, ¡°You can call me Princess Chu.¡± Those words were well received and he kissed her on the tip of her nose, asking Tang yang to go out and closed the door so he began to undo her clothes to treat her wounds. Her shoulder and chest were still marked with the marks he had left the night before, faintly red and visible under the snow-white skin. The iodine rinsed down. Although she had taken the Violet God Pill, she still felt some pain and frowned to endure it, and after he dried it, he carefully bandaged it with surprisingly skillful movements. Then to the calf, the wound of the calf was better as it did not hurt the bone, just through the side of the calf. As long as it did not be infected, there was no problem. Compared to Prince Wendu¡¯s injury, Yuan Qingling was considered better. ¡°Prince Wendu was lucky that his flesh was thick, so he was safe. Yuan Qingling couldn¡¯t help but smile when he heard Yu Wenhao¡¯s words, ¡°It¡¯s true that fat people always have huge blessings.¡± ¡°Yes, but he is afraid of pain and bleeding. It scared him quite a bit.¡± Yu Wenhao was very grateful to Prince Wendu. When Nurse Xi said if it wasn¡¯t for him, he will lose Yuan Qingling that he wanted to kowtow to thank Prince Wendu. Yuan Qingling remembered that moment of danger, if something bad had happened to him, she would have been upset for the rest of her life. The moment he copsed, he regretted not eating the braised pork elbow with soy sauce. Yuan Qingling decided that when he was well, she would make a diet n for him to keep fit. Ms. Lu did not expect that Yuan Qingling woulde over with an injury to give Yu Wenhuai an injection that made her feel a tinge of shame. Especially, when she saw that Yuan Qingling had no strength to raise her hands and her whole body was nearly limp on the chair, she sighed and said, ¡°There is no need for Princess Chu toe over today.¡± After injecting Yu Wenhuai, Yuan Qingling looked at Ms. Lu and said, ¡°The most stressful time is these two days, so it shouldn¡¯t dy as much as possible. Your Majesty, it¡¯s high time to investigate the people here.¡± Ms. Lu was stunned, ¡°How did ite?¡± Yu Wenhao exined, they had talked about it on the way. ¡°Ms. Lu, we know that Gu Si or I pick her up and drop her off. She was never alone, but it happened yesterday when she encountered an assassin. People here must know the reason why it happened?¡± Ms. Lu was appalled at his words, ¡°Do you mean there are spies in the Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence?¡± ¡°There are not many killers, so it is evident that they were arranged on an impromptu n.¡± Yuan Qingling said. Ms. Lu looked at Yu Wenhuai, who slightly turned pale, ¡°Mother, the matter of poisoning yesterday has not yet been uncovered either, it may not have been poisoned while buying ingredients outside.¡± ¡°But the people who came into serving your diet in the past two days were all those who serve me closely.¡± Ms. Lu said. Ms. Lu¡¯s face turned pale all of a sudden. So what if they were close? In the end, they were only servants, and it was not unheard of for them to be bribed to betray their master. Yu Wenhao stopped questioning, ¡°Think about it, the miscreants couldn¡¯t harm Qinglingst night, there¡¯s no guarantee they¡¯ll do it to your son again.¡± Ms. Lu¡¯s eyes were fierce and she ordered in a stern voice, ¡°Gather all the people in the pce immediately, I want to know who had left the Prince Huai¡¯s Residence before princess Chu left yesterday.¡± Chapter 145 Wellness Chapter 145 Wellness As they wanted to investigate the spies at Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence, it was not convenient for Yu Wenhao and Yuan Qingling to stay long. In particr, there were indeed many peopleing to Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence recently involving princesses or princes, and the spies might not necessarily be from the residence. So it was not good for them to talk about it. Moreover, Yu Wenhao was worried about Yuan Qingling¡¯s injuries, and only when he returned to lie down could he feel at ease. In the evening, Yu Wenhuai ordered his a servante to report that the spy had been found out and that it was the nurse who hade out of the pce with him. When Yu Wenhao heard it, he shook his head gently, ¡°She is his close nurse.¡± She was almost his second mother that Yu Wenhuai would be very sad. ¡°She was also the one who poisoned him, but she didn¡¯t kill him. The poison could have killed Yu Wenhuai.¡± Tang Yang ryed the words reported by the Yu Wenhuai¡¯s Residence. ¡° Did she confess to the man behind her back?¡± Yu Wenhao asked. Tang Yang shook his head, ¡°No, he refused to confess, saying that the lives of her family were in her control, and in the end, she crashed into the wall and died.¡± Hearing that the nurse had died so tragically, Yuan Qingling felt upset. She watched him grow up, and she wouldn¡¯t have hurt him if she had had no choice. Moreover, she had indeed kept her love for him, otherwise, Yu Wenhuai would have died. No one would guard against a close nurse. It was clear that the person behind her was clever as the nurse was the one no one would suspect. Tang Yang said decrepitly, ¡°Once Nurse died, there is no any clue, and it would be impossible to trace it.¡± Yuan Qingling looked at Yu Wenhao, ¡°Do you think that Prince Wenjun did it?¡± Yu Wenhao looked at her and said softly, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it and don¡¯t ask any questions about them. Just keep away from them. I have my way with them.¡± In the past, he had heard the thought that Yuan Qingling suspected Prince Wenjun. He knew that he had appreciated her for her clear-minded and smart mind. But now, he did not want her to see any dirty and evil things. Knowing his intentions, Yuan Qingling said, ¡°Well, I got it.¡± She could say something against her mind to disappoint his good intentions. Tang Yang also stopped talking and changed the subject, ¡°By the way, Princess Sun said that she would be taking Prince Wendu back in the morning.¡± ¡°Have you gone to see him?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. ¡°No!¡± Yu Wenhao said shamefully, after the ident, he had been by her side, only letting Tang Yang go and take care of him. ¡°He was badly injured. Go and check.¡± Yuan Qingling urged. Yu Wenhao nodded, ¡°I will go when you¡¯re asleep.¡± ¡°Go now!¡± Yuan Qingling urged again. Yu Wenhao smiled, ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll go now. I¡¯ll ask Nurse Xi toe in and stay with you.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not a child. Do I need apany to sleep?¡± ¡°No objection!¡± Yu Wenhao said domineeringly. Yuan Qingling surrendered, ¡°Okay!¡± Only then was Yu Wenhao relieved to go out, and Nurse Xi then came in to stand guard. Nurse Xi was frightened too, but now she felt settled and didn¡¯t say anything. Yuan Qingling was so tired that her injuries had drained her vitality and she didn¡¯t bother to talk, closing her eyes to sleep for a while. Prince Wendu was lying on the bed, and Princess Sun was looking after him. She was sitting in a strange position, sitting straight, her neck stretched out, staring at him like a giraffe, concerned but angrier. Princess Sun did very angrily. In that night, anyone who knew a bit of Kung fu would not have been hurt like this. All these years, she had been telling him to practice Kung fu diligently, but he only knew how to be a foodie every day so his figure was bing more and more clumsy. Seeing Yu Wenhaoe in, Princess Sun stood up and said, ¡°You¡¯vee just in time. He needs your advice.¡± Yu Wenhao saw Prince Wendu¡¯s head buried in the pillow, looking as if he had been scolded, and could not help but say, ¡°My sister-inw, he is still hurt, so you better not talk about it.¡± Princess Sun begrudged, ¡°You disgraced the royal familyst night. As a prince, how could use your fat body to fend off arrows? Shame on you¡± Prince Wendu looked sideways and reluctantly argued, ¡°At least, I saved Princess Chu.¡± ¡°You could have kept her from getting hurt!¡± Hearing that he was still smug, Princess Sun was incensed, ¡°How can you be so cheeky? Of all your brothers, apart from Prince Wenchang, who has been ill since childhood, they all have good Kung fu. Even Prince Huai, who is now ill, was once praised by Father for his agility. I don¡¯t think you¡¯re a match for my ninth brother¡¯s kid.¡± Prince Wendu muttered, ¡°Why would I want to fight with him? Wouldn¡¯t that be a shame for bullying the young? It¡¯s easy to talk about impossible things. Not being too long-winded¡± Princess Sun was so angry with him that she was about to cry, ¡°I¡¯m nagging? It¡¯s because you¡¯re not good enough. I¡¯m not asking you to be like your bros, but at least you can get a job and prove that I¡¯m not married to a loser, okay?¡± When Yu Wenhao heard these dumbfounding words, it seemed that he hade at the wrong time. It was not appropriate for him to interfere in a couple¡¯s quarrel, and even not proper for him to listen or to leave. Sun Wang used to be silent, but now that his brother was here, he wanted to maintain his dignity, hence a p the nk, ¡°Go ahead if you don¡¯t like me. There will be a lot of women for me.¡± Princess Sun said angrily, ¡°OK. I¡¯ll go back tomorrow and pack my package and go back to my parental house, so you can live on your own.¡± Content rights by N?velDr//ama.Org. Prince Wendu was so angry that his liver ached that he hummed softly. Seeing that, Princess Sun was too distressed to be angry anymore, and sat down on the edge of the bed, gently sweeping his back, ¡°You deserve much pain.¡± Yu Wenhao thoughtfully left. It was a strange way for a couple to get along as they quarreled endlessly, but they soon made up again. He would never argue with Qing Ling in the future. At most, he would just give in to her. During her recuperation, Yuan Qingling was so precious that even Dooby was not naughty and always prostrated by the bed. After spending two days with Dooby, Yu Wenhao gradually became less afraid of him, and he threw him a bone at dinner time. Yuan Qingling was curious why he didn¡¯t like him before. Asked nurse Qi, ¡°Why is he so afraid of dogs?¡± ¡°Prince Wenhao was chased and bitten by a dog when he was a child.¡± said the nurse. Yuan Qingling let out a sigh, ¡°Really? Where did he bite?¡± Although he had many wounds on his body, there didn¡¯t seem to be a wound that had been bitten by a dog. Nurse Qiughed. She peeked that Yu Wenhao had not yete in, so she lowered her voice and said, ¡°It is his penis. Fortunately servant Chang arrived in time.¡± Yuan Qingling was shocked, ¡°Really? No wonder there was such a heavy psychological shadow. He almost lost his most important genitalia.¡± Yu Wenhao came in, ¡°What are you talking about? Whisper it butugh out loud.¡± Chapter 146 Clueless Case Chapter 146 Clueless Case Yuan Qingling carried with a smile, like a pool of tranquil water. Her face was pale but inside with brisk emotion. She remarked, ¡°I am referring to the thing you got bitten by a dog when you were little.¡± Yu Wenhao also couldn¡¯t helpughing out. Anyway, most people had experienced several embarrassed things when growing up. He sat down, instructed the nurse to go out and said to Yuan Qingling in amanding voice, ¡°Go to sleep!¡± Sleep again. Yuan Qingling had slept so long that she felt her spine was damaged. She lied down and begged, ¡°I don¡¯t want to sleep anymore. I have slept too much in these two days. I want to have a talk.¡± ¡°You can¡¯t. Your injury hasn¡¯t even started healing. You can¡¯t go anywhere today. Just stay at home to recover.¡± Actually, Yuan Qingling went to Prince Huai¡¯s residence two days ago. She stopped injections from today and only left doses for three days there. Therefore, she was hanging out in the rest time except today. ¡°Ok. You¡¯d better hurry up to go to the government office.¡± Yuan Qingling urged. ¡°I have to go to the government office today. You must listen to my words and stop hanging around.¡± Yu Wenhao helped her to tuck up. He was not in the mood to start working He was already satisfied to apany her every day. He kissed her goodbye with reluctance. Yuan Qingling¡¯s face was clean and tense, making it very ¡°Maybe I will leave after you fall asleep.¡± Yuan Qingling smiled and remarked, ¡°Hurry up. You will waste a lot of time by sticking with me. Besides, I can¡¯t have a good rest when you¡¯re at home because I always want to talk with you.¡± ¡°Then let¡¯s talk!¡± Yu Wenhao came close and suggested. Yuan Qingling pushed him away and said, ¡°Just leave. It¡¯s the same if you can finish working early.¡± Yu Wenhao kissed on her lips again and finally stood up with a smile, saying, ¡°Well then, I will leave now. I wille back early tonight. Remember to take your pills and have a good rest.¡± Yuan Qingling closed her eyes and noted obediently, ¡°I know. I will sleep now.¡± Yu Wenhao finally left in reluctance. Now he had two cases to handle with. He had to call officers during the time when Yuan Qingling fell asleep to discuss at night. The process went slow and he also felt disturbed. The murderer didn¡¯t even leave any clue. Although there was a witness to these two cases, he was simply a little baby who couldn¡¯t even speak. This case had drawn the attention of officers in the imperial pce. Yu Wenhao¡¯s father also mentioned it during the imperial court in the early morning. Although the case didn¡¯t have a fixed deadline to finish, he knew his father had to go against pressure from every side. Therefore, it was necessary to deal with this case as soon as possible. After returning to the government office, Yu Wenhao couldn¡¯t help getting angry when finding investigation in these two days didn¡¯t have any progress. He asked, ¡°Have you asked every residence nearby? The case didn¡¯t happen during the night time. There must be passers-by. Did no one notice there were suspicious man getting around?¡± The catcher leader lowered his head when hearing his scold. After a long time, he finally responded in a low voice, ¡°A fool in the vige told me he saw a man in ck clothes passed by with a sword, but considering his intelligence, I don¡¯t think his words are trustable.¡± Yu Wenhao showed sharp eyes and asked seriously, ¡°He is a fool, not a blind person. Why don¡¯t you keep asking if he told you he saw a strange man passed by? Maybe you will get useful clues from him.¡± The catcher leader hurriedly said, ¡°Yes, I know. I will ask him right now.¡± Yu Wenhao was really irritated by him. He rubbed his eyebrows anxiously. The capital city hadn¡¯t seen such a serious homicide for a long time. Why did two series of homicides happen one after another as soon as he took the official post? He doubted whether the murderer wasing for him or not. The worst thing was that he would be the one to me if the cases couldn¡¯t be solved. The catcher leader didn¡¯t make any breakthrough and brought the fool back. The fool was in his thirties. He was in rugs with a pair of shabby shoes made from grasses. His hair got so dirty that it even had knotted with lice crawling on. Seeing this, Fucheng hurriedly scolded the catcher leader, ¡°Why did you bring him here? Aren¡¯t you afraid you will scare the prince?¡± Yu Wenhao nced at the fool, finding he was notpletely stupid. At least he knew to kneel down when seeing him. The fool suddenly kneeled on the floor heavily, making a loud noise. Yu Wenhao almost thought his Property ? N?velDrama.Org. kneels were breaking into pieces. The fool lied on the ground to pay the highest respect and remarked, ¡°Greetings, prince!¡± Yu Wenhao could tell the fool learned this gesture and saying from the catcher leader. He stared at the catcher leader, who was lowering his head and didn¡¯t dare say anything. Yu Wenhao then turned to look at the fool. He tried to be gentle and asked, ¡°What¡¯s your name?¡± ¡°Shaer!¡± The fool showed a bright smile and looked at him in the eye. Yu Wenhao nodded. He opened the volume to check and asked, ¡°Do you know the family of Niu Ziyang?¡± Shaer nodded and draw a circle with his hands. He replied in vague tongue, ¡°Yes. They are all dead. Lots of blood.¡± ¡°What did you say on the day they died?¡± Yu Wenhao continued asking. Shaer tilted his head to think and replied, ¡°Yes. A person brought a long sword and headed to their home. That person looked scary. I nced at him and he stared at me.¡± ¡°Then did you follow him?¡± Yu Wenhao asked. Shaer shook his head and remarked, ¡°I dare not. His sword is so long.¡± ¡°How long?¡± Shaer posted a gesture with his hands opening widely, almost stretching three metres long, saying, ¡°This long.¡± The catcher leader got angry and scolded, ¡°Nonsense. Where can he find such a long sword?¡± ¡°I am telling the truth.¡± Shaer got angry and exined. He spitted in excitement, saying, ¡°It¡¯s a long sword. Except for me, Doggy also saw it.¡± Yu Wenhao blinked his eyes and asked, ¡°Who is Doggy? Where is he?¡± ¡°He is the dog in Li Fugui¡¯s house.¡± Shaer responded. Yu Wenhao smacked his lips and murmured, ¡°Well, it¡¯s a dog¡­¡± ¡°But the dog saw it. It was a very, very long sword and the dog chased after him.¡± Shaer showed with his fingers again. ¡°What else did you see? Did you see him away?¡± Fucheng asked. Shaer shook his head and replied, ¡°No. I just saw a sh of shadow suddenly disappeared.¡± Fucheng got disappointed. He looked at Yu Wenhao and remarked, ¡°Lord, it seems we can¡¯t get any useful information. The case happened in thete afternoon. Many people were busy with cooking and there were nearly no one on the vige road. Even the murderer came from another vige, it was easy for him to be not spotted by anyone.¡± Yu Wenhao raised his hands and remarked, ¡°You can keep him leave in the government office for a few days. Take him have a shower and give him a set of new clothes.¡± Shaer was the only witness now. Although they couldn¡¯t get any useful information from him now, with proper instruction, maybe he would suddenly remind of something. Shaer told them Doggy chased after the murderer. How good would it be if Doggy was a real person. It was alreadyte afternoon when Yu Wenhao returned to prince Chu¡¯s residence. The sky just turned ck with breezes passing by. The autumn just began and it was still hot during the day time. However, when the night came, it would get a bit cold. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t want to bother Yuan Qingling because of the business staff. Hence, when Yu Qingling asked him how was everything going on, he told a white lie and said they already found some clues. Yuan Qingling could tell he was pretending to be light-hearted with seeing his tight frown. Things must be uneasy with such creepy cases happened one after another. Imperial court would be held in the next morning. Therefore, Yu Wenhao decided to go to bed early. He leaned to Yuan Qingling¡¯s side and embraced her in his arms when still thinking about the cases. He could be certain that the cases would be mentioned in tomorrow¡¯s court. Chapter 147 Detection Deadline Chapter 147 Detection Deadline The dead people were all ordinary people in these two cases. They didn¡¯t have a prestigious family background nor at deep enmity with others. They were simply normal in all ways. If the murderer killed them all without interrupting the neighbours, he should stop their breathes or make them let off no sound in a short time. However, the autopsy found they were all killed by knives and all of them had more than one injury not caused by cold steels, which meant that they had time to let off sound from the time they got cut to their death. The fact was not the same as the spection. It was reasonable if their neighbours lived far from them. However, residences in this vige were close to each other to make a full use of space. Besides, the residences were all not of arge square. If the murder happened just next door, it was weird if the victims didn¡¯t make any sound. Shaer told them the murderer had carried a sword with him. However, all victims weren¡¯t died of sword cut, which proved that Shaer¡¯s words were useless. Thinking of this, Yu Wenhao couldn¡¯t help letting off a sigh subconsciously. Yuan Qingling embraced around d his neck and then moved her hand upwards to ease his frown, asking in a dazed voice, ¡°Why are you sighing? What happened?¡± Yu Wenhao hurriedly embraced her andforted, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I just hope you can get well soon.¡± ¡°You¡¯re lying!¡± Yuan Qingling¡¯s voice was hoarse carried with drowsy sound as she was about to fall asleep. She moved her body and put both her feet on his legs. She posted afortable gesture which would not press her injury, asking, ¡°You seem to have something on your mind. Is it about the case?¡± Yu Wenhao reached out his hands below and carefully adjusted her injury legs, asking, ¡°Why are you so smart? Why can you tell what I am thinking of?¡± ¡°Yes, you can never lie to me.¡± Yuan Qingling opened her eyes and looked at him in a daze, saying, ¡°Talk with me. Maybe I can help you.¡± Yu Wenhao touched her lip and remarked, ¡°Those two cases didn¡¯t leave any clue. We also didn¡¯t know what kind of weapon the murderer used. It seems the murderer just randomly grabbed a weapon to kill them.¡± ¡°Was it done by a lunatic?¡± Yuan Qingling asked. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. ¡°It seems to be, but it won¡¯t be because the spot don¡¯t have any evidence, murder weapon nor witnesses¡­Never mind. We can¡¯t find any witness and no one heard any screams. A lunatic can¡¯t arrange everything in such an borate way.¡± Yuan Qingling felt the cases were very weird and asked, ¡°Are those residences close to each other? No one will let off sound if the whole family are killed.¡± ¡°Unless they were knocked out at first.¡± Yu Wenhao shook his head and replied, ¡°That¡¯s not possible. An infant doesn¡¯t die in those two cases. It was found that they were conscious and didn¡¯t inhale any knock-out drops.¡± ¡°That¡¯s weird.¡± Yuan Qingling thought for a while and asked, ¡°Is it possible that the murderer killed them with only one cut? But there were so many people and he couldn¡¯t kill all of them at one time.¡± ¡°The dead bodies got lots of injuries and it could be told that they were not killed with one cut.¡± Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t want to discuss about such cruel things with her at night. He gently covered her eyes and suggested, ¡°Well, never mind. Let¡¯s sleep first.¡± ¡°Well.¡± Yuan Qingling slowly closed her eyes and suddenly asked, ¡°Have you seen the body yet?¡± ¡°No, I haven¡¯t, but the coroner draws the same conclusion with post-mortem examiner.¡± Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t know much about investigation. When finding she couldn¡¯t be of any help, she decided to stop asking to let her husband go to sleep. Men who had to attend the early court were the bravest because no matter how warm bed was and how attractive their wives were, they had to get up early in the morning to prepare. Yu Wenhao instructed the servants to bring clothes to the room beside in order to not wake Yuan Qingling up. He would directly go the next door to change clothes, brush his teeth and wash face. Yuan Qingling was deep in sleep because pills¡¯ effect. She didn¡¯t know Yu Wenhao went away. Before leaving, Yu Wenhao remarked to Qi Luo, ¡°Let the cooks to prepare bird¡¯s nest soup. It¡¯s better for the princess to have it after she wakes up. Remember the goat milk which boils together with the bird¡¯s nest must be fresh. She doesn¡¯t love sugars so put less sugars as possible.¡± Qi Luo smiled and replied, ¡°I know. Prince, you¡¯re so considerate.¡± Why didn¡¯t find out the prince was so careful before? Yu Wenhao looked delighted. He had to be careful to take a good care of his careless wife. If he didn¡¯t take extra care, his wife wouldn¡¯t remember to treat herself better. After experiencing the time when almost lost her, Yu Wenhao knew to cherish her. During the early court, the officers stood in two lines ording to their different streams as civil officers and military officers. Emperor Mingyuan went towards the imperial throne and slowly sat down. The officers all greeted him for three times. The emperor nced at them and remarked, ¡°Stand up. Tell me what is going on these days!¡± Master Chu stood out first and reported, ¡°Emperor, two murder cases happened in the capital city and have arisen lots of residences to discuss. The residences can¡¯t set their mind at ease if the murderer cannot be found. It will rise a panic if it cannot be solved!¡± Lots of people followed his advice when seeing Master Chu provided suggestion. Yu Wenhao felt a bit stressed. He guessed it right that someone would mention the cases. Emperor Mingyuan looked at Yu Wenhao and asked, ¡°Have you made any progress on the cases?¡± Yu Wenhao could offhand with him if he had some findings. However, he didn¡¯t make any progress. He could only shake his hands and replied in honesty, ¡°Emperor, we haven¡¯t made any progress on the cases. We don¡¯t have murder weapons, witnesses nor clues.¡± Emperor showed an unpleasant look. Why was his son so honest? Master Chu remarked, ¡°The prince just took over Jingzhao Department. He was not familiar with solving cases. How about handing the cases to ministry of penalty? They may solve the cases early to set the residences¡¯ mind at ease.¡± It meant Yu Wenhao was a useless prince if the ministry of penalty really took over the cases. Besides, it also humiliated the emperor because he was the one whomanded Yu Wenhao to be the capital mayor. Emperor Mingyuan got angrier. However, he was always polite when facing Master Chu, replying, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Let¡¯s give prince Wenhao days to be familiar with his duty. The cases can also give him a chance to prove his ability.¡± Then the emperor turned to look at Yu Wenhao and remarked, ¡°Master Chu and I both hope you do great things. Don¡¯t let Master Chu down.¡± Yu Wenhao replied, ¡°I will solve the cases as soon as possible.¡± ¡°You should hurry up!¡± Master Chu turned around to look at him and said, ¡°Prince, the case has a terrible impact. If we can¡¯t find the murder, maybe he will take action again and hurt more innocent residences. How many days will you take to solve the cases?¡± How many days? Yu Wenhao showed a bitter smile in his mind. It would even take months to find clues. ¡°Three days?¡± Master Chu asked. Prince Wenju stood out and remarked, ¡°Father, Master Chu, the case isplex and can¡¯t be solved in a short time. How about setting the limit as ten days?¡± The Minister of Punishment remarked, ¡°The murderer may take action again if we wait for ten more days. Emperor, I suggest to give him seven days. The ministry of penalty will provide help at any time if needed.¡± Yu Wenhao got really anxious when hearing their discussion. He didn¡¯t find any clues now and it may be the same even he was given ten more days. However, he had to show his attitude at this point. Thinking of this, he sped his hands together and remarked, ¡°Emperor, I think seven days is enough!¡± Emperor Mingyuan nodded saying, ¡°Well, you must solve the cases in seven days.¡± Emperor Mingyuan didn¡¯t say that he would lose this hob if he couldn¡¯t keep his promise. However, it could be sure that lots of officers and residences would stop trusting him if he couldn¡¯t. Chapter 148 She Knew He Was in Dilemma Chapter 148 She Knew He Was in Dilemma He nced at Prince Wenjun and his expression seemed to brighten. Master Chu¡¯s reaction today was not surprising. Master Chu attached great importance to state affairs. It was true that the case panicked the residences. It was within his expectation that Master Chu would propose to solve the case as soon as possible. However, the clues he found were just a fool and a dog. Would he have any breakthrough by doing investigation on them. Obviously, it was impossible. After the early court ended, Yu Wenhao went back to his house first, but found that Yuan Qingling had ordered someone to take her to Yu Wenhuai¡¯s residence. Yu Wenhao shook his head helplessly. As expected, his wife couldn¡¯t rest on bed obediently. Returning to the government office, Yu Wenhao told his subordinates the emperor¡¯smand that they had to solve the case within seven days. All people in the government office were upset to find this news. Yu Wenhao patted the table and said angrily, ¡°Hurry up to find clues. You can find residences near by to ask. Or search the surrounding areas to find the murder weapons.¡± It was a terrible thing for the prince to get angry. Suddenly, people in the government office all hurried up to find clues. In the next few days, Yu Wenhao left home early but returnedte. Before Yuan Qingling could wake up, Yu Wenhao already went all side and would onlye back when she was deep in sleep. Yuan Qingling knew that he was busy with the cases. However, she wouldn¡¯t be of any help. She didn¡¯t want to cause him more trouble. Gradually, her injuries recovered. She could start walking on the road, but was still sluggish. She also took time to go back to lord Yuan¡¯s mansion secretly without making a big fuss. She just went back to see madame and prescribed medicine for her. Before anyone could find her trouble, she already went away. Yu Wenhuai¡¯s residence was also peaceful recently. Ms. Lu¡¯s investigation was powerful to scare most people. Many people lost their jobs in the residence. Mr. Lu also expelled anyone who dared doubt her. Yu Wenling already returned to the pce. She was lucky to got out because it would be difficult to This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. leave the pce once she got married. Princess Luoping came the next day. After getting familiar with Yuan Qingling, there wasn¡¯t any problems between them. After checking Prince Huai, they started talking in the hall. Princess Luoping asked with concern, ¡°By the way, how¡¯s the case going on? It is already the fifth day.¡± ¡°What fifth day?¡± Yuan Qingling got startled and asked. Princess Luoping asked in surprise, ¡°Don¡¯t you know? Father asked him to solve the cases in seven days and today is already the fifth day.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t tell me.¡± Yuan Qingling put down her cup saying, ¡°He has been very busy recently. Although we live together, I haven¡¯t talked with him for several days.¡± ¡°It was difficult to solve big cases in seven days, especially a series of murder cases. Princess Luoping knew about this matter for a long time. Yuan Qingling asked, ¡°What does this have to do with Prince Wenjun? Didn¡¯t father ask for it?¡± Princess Luoping hesitated for a moment and replied in a low voice, ¡°Master Chu was very concerned about the case. He raised it in the early court to let Yu Wenhao solve the cases in three or five days. However, everyone could tell Master Chu simply wants to give him pressure. Prince Wenjun also begged mercy and said he only had to solve it in seven days. Our father can only agree with their suggestion.¡± Yuan Qingling got angry and noted, ¡°Why is this man so annoying?¡± Princess Luoping showed a bitter smile, saying, ¡°It¡¯s lucky if he is simply annoying. I am afraid he has other intent. Anyway, just forget about it. It¡¯s not our turn to discuss about.¡± Yuan Qingling knew that Princess Luoping¡¯s motto was to care as less things as she could. Princess Luoping didn¡¯t like to say offending or biased words. What she just said meant she really disliked Prince Luoping. Ms. Lu was not interested in the cases, but things happened in the Ji Residence. She put up her teacup and asked, ¡°Do you know that princess Ji is sick? I have heard that they asked for doctors during the night time yesterday.¡± Princess Luoping remarked, ¡°I have heard of it, but I don¡¯t know what kind of disease she carries.¡± Ms. Ly remarked coldly, ¡°I am afraid her disease is serious because the doctors are gathered together to the pcete at night.¡± Yuan Qingling felt disgusted towards what Prince Wenjun and his wife were doing. Therefore, she didn¡¯t start from the doctor¡¯s perspective but remarked calmly, ¡°That¡¯s not our business!¡± Ms. Lu looked at her and said, ¡°If she begs you for treatment, will you agree with her?¡± Yuan Qingling smiled and replied, ¡°She won¡¯t beg for me.¡± ¡°It is hard to say. That person is really faceless.¡± Ms. Lu remarked. Princess Luoping also looked at her curiously and asked, ¡°Why if she will?¡± Yuan Qingling thought for a while and replied, ¡°I am not willing to.¡± Prince Wenjun once tried to kill Yu Wenhao and almost killed him on thest assassination. Princess Ji was not innocent. She was even more vicious than her husband. Otherwise, she wouldn¡¯t mislead him to make him stop treatment. Days would go well if that couple didn¡¯t cause trouble. Yuan Qingling came home in the afternoon to wait for Yu Wenhao. She was exhausted in thest few nights and would fall asleep during her wait. She decided that she wouldn¡¯t go to sleep this time until Yu Wenhao came back. However, Yu Wenhao didn¡¯te home tonight. He didn¡¯t make any progress on the cases. He had carried lots of investigation but he didn¡¯t even know how many murderers there were. He also couldn¡¯t find any clue on the murder weapons. He even posted some papers to award for people who had spotted murder weapons such as choppers or others to send them to the government office. He gathered many knives these days but none of them was the right one. The residences were only trying to get the reward by sending the knives here. Yu Wenhao got really anxious these days. He didn¡¯t want to go back home because he was afraid that he couldn¡¯t constrain his anger and shouted in the house. Yuan Qingling waited until it waste at night, but Yu Wenhao still didn¡¯te back. She got up and went outside with her feet slightly hurt. Lu Ya was keep guarding outside. She hurriedly came when seeing Yuan Qingling went out, asking, ¡°Princess, why don¡¯t you go to sleep?¡± Yuan Qingling replied, ¡°Haven¡¯t the princee back?¡± Lu Yap relied, ¡°Xu Yi just came and told me the prince decided to spend the night in the government office. I thought you fell asleep and didn¡¯t go to your room to interrupt you.¡± Yuan Qingling sighed, ¡°He didn¡¯t have a good rest these days. I am afraid he can¡¯t go to sleep tonight in the government office.¡± ¡°The prince is busy with work. He can¡¯t have any solution. Princess, just go to sleep now.¡± Lu Ya tried to convince her. Yuan Qingling slowly went back to her room and found she was not sleepy at all. It would be the sixth day tomorrow. There would only be two days left. Could Yu Wenhao solve the cases on time? Yuan Qingling thought for a while and called Lu Ya here, saying, ¡°Prepare the wagon for me. I have to go to the government office.¡± ¡°Princess, what are you nning to do?¡± Lu Ya was startled and asked. ¡°I don¡¯t know. I just want to stay by his side.¡± Yuan Qinglign changed a new set of clothes. It was cold at night and she put on an extra cloak. Lu Ya still tried to convince her, saying, ¡°Princess, you haven¡¯t fully recovered¡­¡± Yuan Qingling already went outside and remarked, ¡°Cut the crap. Just prepare the wagon for me.¡± Lu Ya could only run outside to wake up the carter. Then they led the wagon outside to wait for the princess. People from Jingzhao Department were all clueless tonight. Tang Yang also came for help. However, he didn¡¯t know where to start with because there was only a little information. It would be fine if they couldn¡¯t solve the case on time. However, they still didn¡¯t find any clue. How could they tell the emperor on the deadline day? Could they tell him in honesty that they still didn¡¯t make any progress? Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t get angry at his subordinates because he knew it was a tough case to handle with. Chapter 149 Autopsy Chapter 149 Autopsy The catcher hurriedly came, reporting, ¡°Prince, your wife arrives.¡± Yu Wenhao raised up his head and asked, ¡°Princess?¡± What was she doing here? It was alreadyte at night. Why didn¡¯t she go to sleep? He got up to go outside, finding Lu Ya was supporting Yuan Qingling to get in. He hurriedly came forward to hold her hands and remarked, ¡°Why are youing at such ate time?¡± Yuan Qingling felt distressed when seeing his pale and exhausted face, saying, ¡°The princess told me the emperor instructed you to solve cases in seven days. Why didn¡¯t you tell me such a big thing?¡± Yu Wenhaoforted her in a gentle voice, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. The deadline hasn¡¯t arrived. Besides, I am confident to solve the case within seven days.¡± Yuan Qingling knew he was lying. If he could really solve cases in seven days, he wouldn¡¯t refuse to Yu Wenhao led her in while Yuan Qingling remarked, ¡°Although I am not good at solving cases, I know some medical skills. Let me check the corpses. Maybe I will find some clues.¡± ¡°Check the corpses? No!¡± Yu Wenhao immediately denied her suggestion and remarked, ¡°There is no point for you to do this.¡± Those people had been died for several days. Although the morgue had used ices to keep the bodies fresh, they already got swollen up and let off terrible smell. How could Yuan Qingling bear that smell? ¡°But you haven¡¯t made any progress yet, have you? Don¡¯t try to lie to me.¡± Yuan Qingling remarked. ¡°Trust me. Everything will be alright.¡± Yu Wenhao found his own words were too unreasonable to stop her. After sending Yu Qingling to the bedroom, Yu Wenhao told her to have a good rest on the arhat bed. Afterwards, he scolded Lu Ya for not taking a good care of his wife. Yuan Qingling was grateful that Yu Wenhao cherished her a lot, but they were already married couples now and should share the burden together. Therefore, she felt really helpless to her husband¡¯s behaviour. However, she couldn¡¯t stick to convince him because he really looked annoyed by the cases. Yuan Qingling changed a ce to go to sleep, while Yu Wenhao was still busy in the office. Xu Yi obeyed Yu Wenhao¡¯smand to stop her from running outside. However, Yuan Qingling couldn¡¯t fall asleep. She finally decided to let Lu Ya bring Xu Yi here. This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Xu Yi got more prudent after Yuan Qingling almost got assassinated. He no longer showed his teasing and innocent expression, but asked in a serious manner, ¡°Princess, do you have any instructions?¡± ¡°Xu Yi!¡± Yuan Qingling looked at him and also asked in a serious way, ¡°Do I treat you well?¡± Xu Yi replied gratefully, ¡°Of course. If it weren¡¯t you who begged for mercyst time, it would be hard for me to work for the prince.¡± Yuan Qingling immediately said, ¡°Yes. It¡¯s good for you to remember it. I have helped you once and you have to pay back. How about that?¡± Xu Yi sped his hands together and remarked, ¡°Princess, you don¡¯t have to ask for help. I will follow everything you say.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to do that. Just take me to the morgue.¡± Yuan Qingling remarked. Xu Yi got astonished and asked, ¡°Princess, what are you doing in the morgue? It¡¯s an unlucky ce. Besides, prince will definitely punish me if he finds out.¡± Yuan Qingling looked at him and noted, ¡°Why do you have to tell the prince? Just bring me there. Prince won¡¯t find out if I haven¡¯t verified anything, but if I have, you will render outstanding service.¡± ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to do that.¡± Xu Yi replied firmly. Yuan Qingling slowly walked towards him. She looked at him and shook her head, saying, ¡°Xu Yi, I never expect you to be this kind of person. So ungrateful.¡± Xu Yi shook his head and argued helplessly, ¡°I am not.¡± ¡°I have helped you once, but when I am in trouble, you¡¯re the one who don¡¯t lend a hand. This is called ingratitude.¡± Xu Yi was in a dilemma. He didn¡¯t know what to do when seeing the princess¡¯ cold and angry face. Lu Ya also came forward to convince him and remarked, ¡°Xu Yi, the prince gets bothered a lot by the cases. Maybe the princess can help. Just do her a favour this time. Besides, if the prince really finds out, you can say that is the princess¡¯s order and you can¡¯t go against it.¡± Xu Yi thought the prince would really kill him if he found out. However, it was true that the cases didn¡¯t have any progress. The princess really made lots of miracles these days. Maybe she would find some clues if she went to have a check. Thinking of this, Xu Yi raised of his head and said, ¡°Fine, but you can¡¯t stay long. Although no one guards the morgue, there will still be people on patrol duty. They will definitely report it to the prince if they find you.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Yuan Qingling promised him and said to Lu Ya, ¡°Keep an eye here. Tell the prince I went to the bathroom if he drops by.¡± ¡°Ok, I know.¡± Lu Ya replied. Xu Yi carried thentern to lead Yuan Qingling out. The morgue was on the left back side of the government. It was around fifty square metres with thick walls and two windows, but they all remained close. Twonterns were hanging outside during the night time. Dim red light came out, making the front door look red as blood, extremely creepy. Xu Yi got scared when he came close. He looked at Yuan Qingling and asked, ¡°Princess, aren¡¯t you afraid?¡± ¡°There is nothing to be afraid of.¡± Yuan Qingling got in and remarked, ¡°Guard here. Tell me if someone ¡°I will follow you in.¡± Xu Yi was afraid that Yuan Qingling would be frightened when she got in. Although Yuan Qingling told him she got nerve, he bet no one wouldn¡¯t be frightened in this scene. Anyway, there were lots of scary corpses inside. ¡°No. You will only get in my way.¡± Yuan Qingling grabbed hisntern. She directly closed the door and blocked Xu Yi outside. The smell let off by the corpses were strong. Yuan Qingling wore three masks, but that smell still got in her nose. She opened the window to let the air in and to spread out the smell. The smell was so strong that she had to restrain her feeling to vomit. She opened the medicine kit to find if there were all tools to carry out the autopsy. There were scalpels, mas, sprays and a shlight. Every time when she wanted to do something and there happened to be her needed tools or medicine show up in the kit, she would get encouraged. Her tight nerve finally loosened up when finding there were some simple tools. She thought she could make a progress in this autopsy. Eight corpses from two families showed up when she uncovered the white cloth. The corpses weren¡¯t properly kept. Three of them already got bloated cadaver. This kind of corpse swelled up with eyes popping out and blood leaking out from nose and mouth. Its arms and legs were thick with green skin. It looked extremely creepy if one suddenly nced at it. It was not the first time for Yuan Qingling to see bloated cadaver. However, with eight bodies lying in front of her and three of them already got bloated cadaver, she still felt frightened at the first sight. She tied up the shlight around her head to spare her hands to examine the bodies thoroughly. The bodies got lots of injuries. Almost eight to twelve evident injuries on each body. Although all of them were not fatal, if they weren¡¯t handed properly, people would still lose their lives because of excessive loss of blood. However, it could be told that excessive loss of blood couldn¡¯t exin for the cause of death. It would take time if they died because of excessive loss of blood, but those people were all instant dead, such as sudden death and choking. Judging from the injures, those cause were also not the cause of death. Then what actually were their cause of death? Chapter 150 Things Were Getting Clear Chapter 150 Things Were Getting Clear Perhaps it was necessary for her to carry out an autopsy. However, considering the bodies already got bloated cadaver, it was hard for her to do autopsy alone. After thinking for a while, she took out the ma and scanned from the body¡¯s head to the bottom. When it reached the ce around the heart, the ma began to slightly vibrated and the ce around the heart also moved. Yuan Qingling put down the ma to carefully observed the ce around the heart, finding there seemed to be a tiny pinhole on it. It was tiny hole as tiny as a hair. Even the body already got bloated cadaver, the pinhole was still not evident. It seemed to be a must to cut open the heart. It was never an easy thing to do autopsy. Yuan Qingling was not experienced. She only had taken autopsy modules when she was studying medicine. There was injury on her shoulder, making her hard to use strength. It seemed she needed Xu Yi¡¯s help. Xu Yi got anxious when waiting outside. He suddenly found the door was pulled open, scaring him to jump up, saying, ¡°Princess!¡± ¡°Come in, you have to do me a favour.¡± Yuan Qingling remarked. Xu Yi looked at the shlight tied on her head and asked, ¡°What is it?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t crap. Come in to help me. I have a new finding.¡± Yuan Qingling noted. Hearing she had a new finding, Xu Yi hurriedly followed her in. A stinky smell came, almost making Xu Yi vomit out. Although Yuan Qingling immediately gave several masks she prepared to let him put on, Xu Yi still felt extremely terrible. Yuan Qingling handed him the scalpel after waiting for him to adjust the breath, noting, ¡°Help me to cut open the heart. I want to check whether there is a pin inside or not.¡± ¡°What? Cut open the heart?¡± Xu Yi trembled his hands in fear. He got anxious when seeing those corpses already turned green and swelled up. ¡°What are you afraid of? They are already died. If you help them to find the murderer, they will be grateful to you.¡± Yuan Qingling lowered her voice and remarked. Out of her pressure, Xu Yi could only start working. It was found the whole heart was ck when opening the heart and there was a tiny pin inside. Yuan Qingling picked it up with tweezers and observed the ck heart. ¡°Was he poisoned?¡± Xu Yi tried to restrain his nausea and asked. ¡°It is possible. Someone can shoot poisonous pins to them to make them die in a short time. Those injuries were all camouge. You can go to check other bodies to find if they have the same symptom.¡± Yuan Qingling noted. Xu Yi was startled and noted, ¡°If it is true, then is the murderer good at poisoning?¡± ¡°It seems so. The poison has the proper doses to make them die in a short time without leaving other virulence marks on other parts of their body.¡±This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?. Because it was the heart which got shot poisoned, it stopped pounding in the first ce, making it stop transmitting the poison to other orgasms nor veins. Therefore, with techniques adopted in the ancient times, it was impossible for coroners to find out. Additionally, with too many injuries on the corpses¡¯ body, normally the coroners wouldn¡¯t do autopsy because they regarded it as a disrespect to the dead. Actually, experienced forensic experts could be told that if the injuries were made before or after death. However, Yuan Qingling was not a forensic expert and she couldn¡¯t judge considering the bodies already had bloated cadaver. Of course, it was also because maybe the victims were killed at the same time when they got poisoned and there was not an evident timeg between those injuries. Therefore, it was possible that they didn¡¯t get cut after death. Xu Yu opened another victim¡¯s heart and also found a tiny pin inside with the heart turning ck. Suddenly, the door was pushed open. Yu Wenhao came in with Fuchengand other people angrily. He was distressed when seeing Yuan Qingling was standing by the corpses. Yuan Qingling remarked first before he scolded her, ¡°I have a new finding. The victims were not cut death, but were poisoned.¡± Her words immediately stopped Yu Wenhao¡¯sing scold. The coroner and forensic were present. Hearing her words, the coroner hurriedly came forward and remarked, ¡°Princess, they can¡¯t be died of poisoning. I have checked many times and haven¡¯t found any sign of poison.¡± Yuan Qingling remarked, ¡°Come and see. There is a poisonous pin in every dead person¡¯s heart. I pulled these two pins from their heart. The poison is kept in their heart. There must be remaining poison on the pins. Come and have a check. The coroner came forward to check, while Yu Wenhao grabbed Yuan Qingling andmanded, ¡°Hurry up to go to sleep.¡± Yuan Qingling didn¡¯t struggle but noted, ¡°Sorry, I just want to help you. Don¡¯t be mad.¡± ¡°Go.¡± Yu Wenhao pulled her out, ¡°You have helped me. It¡¯s a good finding. They will handle the rest things. Just wait for me in the bedroom. I will call the servants to take you a shower.¡± ¡°I have heard there is a witness. Can I ask him some questions?¡± Yuan Qingling suggested as they walked. Yu Wenhao noted, ¡°Yes. You can find him tomorrow. Besides, a dog is also a witness. You can find clues on both of them.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Yuan Qingling replied with a smile. Yu Wenhao didn¡¯t know what to do with her. However, he was delighted that they finally had a finding after so many days. Her finding alsopletely changed their investigation. They took it wrong at the first time when learning that the murderer was a master at using poison or hidden weapons. It would take a high price to hire this kind of master killers. Ordinary men wouldn¡¯t ask them for help. Therefore, their former conclusion was that the murder was also an ordinary person who wanted to take a revenge on the family. ¡°To be honest, I really love dogs. Can you bring me that dog tomorrow?¡± Yuan Qingling begged. She couldn¡¯t tell him that she couldmunicate with dogs. Yu Wenhao rolled back his eyes and remarked, ¡°Let¡¯s discuss it tomorrow.¡± After sending her to the bedroom, Yu Wenhao decided not to trust Lu Ya any longer. He instructed the officer to wait outside to prevent her from going out. Yu Wenhao left when the door closed. ¡°Princess, you¡¯re so stinky. I will bring some water to take you a shower.¡± Lu Ya covered her nose and remarked. Yuan Qingling sat down and noted, ¡°There is no need to. The clothes also carry on that smell. I don¡¯t have any clothes to change. It will be the same even if I take a bath.¡± ¡°Then¡­then you can take a nap. We can leave when the prince finishes his work.¡± Lu Ya said. Yuan Qingling was still thinking about talking to that dog. Two hourster, Yu Wenhao finally came back, saying, ¡°Come on. Let¡¯s go home.¡± ¡°How is it going? Do you find more poisonous pins on other corpses?¡± Yuan Qingling hurriedly asked. Lu Ya covered her nose and went aside. The prince and the princess were both stinky. Yu Wenhao grabbed her hands and walked out, saying, ¡°Yes. We have found pins in all bodies. It seems that the murderer has shot several pins at the same time. He must be a master at using hidden weapons.¡± Yuan Qingling was startled and remarked, ¡°A master? It is difficult to find him.¡± Yu Wenhao shook his head and said, ¡°No, you¡¯re wrong. Masters are easy to be spotted. Besides, there are only several people who are good at using poisonous pins and only a few of them are willing to get paid by killing people.¡± Hearing his words, Yuan Qingling¡¯s tense nerve finally loosened up because she knew Yu Wenhao found some clues. It seemed there was no need to ask the dog nor the witness. After returning to the house, both of them needed to take a bath. Yuan Qingling was about to call the servants to boil water while Yu Wenhao suggested, ¡°There is no need to. I will show you a good ce.¡± ¡°Where? It¡¯s alreadyte at night. Where are we going?¡± Yu Wenhao smiled in a flirty manner and remarked, ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s a good ce.¡± The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!