chapter 98

He shut up at once, and dared not ask any more questions, or even to guess. He bowed to his lord and left quietly.

The shadow bodyguards in the Regent Mansion were very capable, and so although Concubine Anli had also sent An Qing to investigate the situation, Wei Chu could already take the results of the investigation to see Jun Qianye while An Qing still had not come back

“My Lord, the Queen is having a banquet in Baihua Garden in the morning, and all the people in Fengyi Palace and Lihua Palace are there. The concubines who are not of high standing are not qualified to go, so there is hardly any visit to the garden in the morning, except that I find Concubine Mei has been to the Royal Hospital just before twelve o ‘clock. The royal Garden is the route from the palace where she lives to the Royal Hospital, but it is a far from Baihua Garden.” Wei Chu told everything he had found to Jun Qianye

Jun Qianye, as if thinking of something, asked, “Did she go to the Royal Hospital for the second prince?”

Wei Chu nodded, saying, “Yes, the second prince is in poor health. Concubine Mei often goes to the Royal Hospital in person, not only to get medicine, but also to borrow books on medicine. For her son, she often studies medical books.”

Jun Qianye gave a slight nod at this reply. As everyone knew, Concubine Mei’s son was born frail and it was not surprising that she would go to the Royal Hospital.

“Has nobody else been to the Royal Gardens but her?”

Wei Chu shook her head, answering, “No.”

Jun Qianye thought for a moment, then said in a cold voice, “Go to the Pixiang Palace and investigate.”

“Yes my lord.” This time Wei Chu didn’t ask any more questions and just obeyed Jun Qianye’s order and left.

Jun Qianye sat for a while after Wei Chu had left. Then he got up and flew straight from Xuan Pavilion into a courtyard not far away.

Nangong Ning was lying on the cold ground, breathing weakly as if she were dying.

In fact, she had regained some consciousness, but now she was stiff and unable to move at all. It was painful, akin to dehydration, and she now wished she could pass out.

But she could not move, and even if she wanted to prick herself again, she could not do it at all.

Finally she had to bite her tongue.

Nangong Ning was not going to kill herself. She just wanted to faint and get through the pain.

But she found that she had not the strength to bite her tongue even, and that she had no power to make herself faint; but the pain was now so great that Nangong Ning felt that if she did not faint again she might want to kill herself.

She began to use all her strength to move, but it was of no use. She could not move, and she found that her consciousness began to blur again. Just as she thought she was going to die, she suddenly felt a cool wind coming and stopping beside her. Her body temperature was unusually high because of the poison, so the coolness was a lifeline for Nangong Ning at this time. And also because of the poison, she felt like she couldn’t see anything, and she didn’t realize that her face was red.

Nangong Ning had a perfect face and extremely delicate features that even if she did not move or smile, no one who saw her could take their eyes off her face. Now her cheeks were flushed, and though this added to her beauty, it made her look unusual, as if she were not a human being, but a fairy.

Jun Qianye did not expect to see such a face, although the red color on her face was strange, but more strange was her behavior at this time.

He had hardly reached her when she suddenly seized his arm and huddled in his arms. He could feel that her skin was hot, as if she were having a fever.

Surprised by her behavior and realizing that she was huddled in his arms, Jun Qianye reached out and pinched her face, asking in a low voice., “What are you doing?”

But Nangong Ning did not answer him. Her face was pinched by his fingers, so she could not move, but she looked at him with clear eyes. Because of the fever, her eyes were like crystals washed with blood, though bright, with a faint red color. The unusual red color adds a touch of charm to her otherwise pure face. All this stimulated Jun Qianye’s vision.

“What’s the matter with you?” Jun Qianye asked in a muffled voice, suppressing the inscrutable throbs of his heart.

Nangong Ning still didn’t answer. She seemed unconscious, and if he didn’t know by now that something was wrong with her, he was an idiot.

He had thought that the Queen would protect her, and that she would be safe even if she were in the Cold Room, and although she was poisoned, she had drunk the antidote, and that by her skill she would surely be safe, but she was not.

She was hot and was unconscious, she was obviously not good.

“Is there any problem with the antidote?” Jun Qianye asked unconsciously, and his speaking speed quickened unconsciously. He didn’t realize it, and the only one who had the chance to realize it was in a coma.

He regretted to find her unresponsive to his words. If he had known she was going to turn out like this, he wouldn’t have let her in here.

But it was not a good idea to take her away now. He had just come to see how she was doing. The emperor had asked him to investigate the cause of the princess’s poisoning. After he investigated the truth the emperor would know that she was guiltless, and this was the most ideal result. If he took her away now, the situation would be even more chaotic afterwards.

But if he didn’t take her away now, she might……Looking at the strange red on her face, Jun Qianye rarely hesitated.

But he hesitated only for a moment, and soon he made up his mind that he would take Nangong Ning back, she needed medical attention, and he should ask Mr. Zong to know what was wrong with her body.

But just as Jun Qianye was about to take her away, Nangong Ning seemed to feel the change in his movements, and tried to huddle in his arms again. She moved so fast that her forehead banged against his chest. He felt the heat of the spot she had bumped into him, and a strange sensation came from within him.

He reached out to pull her out of him, but when his fingers touched her, Nangong Ning grabbed his arm like a cat who had found her dried fish, and then she unconsciously rubbed her face against his arm, like a kitten.

He had never had such an experience, so he was quite shocked. As if she had found an opportunity, she ran her hand up his arm and up to his neck, put her arms round his neck and hung her whole body over his.

He looked down at her beautiful face, felt her hot breath, and suddenly he did not know what expression to put on, and felt as if something was wrong with his heart, a strange sensation that he had never felt before spread through him.

Suddenly annoyed, he whispered to her, “You’re crazy. What are you doing?”

Nangong Ning said nothing. She made her intentions known by her actions.

He suddenly felt a pain in his neck, and the pain made him take a soft breath. He was shocked to see her lying on his neck. She was trying to bite his neck!

This damn girl, was she crazy?

Jun Qianye made a conscious effort to pull her away, but she clung to him tightly.

He felt as if he were going mad!

Nangong Ning was biting his neck. What was she going to do? Suck his blood?

In fact, Nangong Ning was really unconscious now, what she was doing was just an instinct of her body.

She felt hot and thirsty. She wanted something cold to cool her body; she wanted water to quench her thirst. Jun Qianye was cooler then she, so she felt like touching him, and she was thirsty, so she drank his blood.

After some time, when Nangong Ning felt herself no longer hot or thirsty, and the pain and weakness of her body had subsided, she slowly opened her eyes. Her vision faded from obscurity to clarity, and suddenly a face appeared before her eyes. She was startled and cried out unconsciously.

‘Who are you?”

By Nangong Ning’s side crouched a woman dressed as a maid, but she was beautiful and noble, and Nangong Ning could see at a glance that she was not an ordinary maid.

Nangong Ning tried to remember, and it was a long time before she picked up a hint of information.

She looked at the woman in front of her, saying uncertainly, “You……Are you Concubine Mei?”

She vaguely remembered seeing this woman, one of the emperor’s mistresses, at a banquet when the original Nangong Ning was still alive.

The woman nodded and said, somewhat mockingly, “I didn’t expect you still remember my face. I don’t often show up at parties. ”

She was really Concubine Mei.

Nangong Ning was surprised. She was now wide awake, and he felt strange about her coming.

Seeing Nangong Ning’s suspicious look, Concubine Mei smiled tenderly. She held out her hand to Nangong Ning, and said, “Don’t lie on the ground. It’s cold and bad for your health. Let me help you up.”

Her gentle voice and face made Nangong Ning trust her subconsciously, so she took Concubine Mei hand and slowly rose to her feet.

When she stood up, she found that the poison in her body had been completely removed, but she was still weak.

Concubine Mei also found that she was still not in good shape, so she continued to hold Nangong Ning and put her in the next chair.

When Nangong Ning sat down, Concubine Mei brought her a glass of water from the table.

“Take some water and get your breath.”

Nangong Ning had already met the Queen and Concubine Anli, and by far Concubine Mei had made a good impression on her.

Nangong Ning vaguely remembered that the emperor did not dote on Concubine Mei, but that he was said to love the son she had born him, who seemed to be in poor health.

“Lady, why are you here? And…” As Nangong Ning spoke, her eyes fell on Concubine Mei’s dress.

Concubine Mei smiled softly and said gently, “You’re a suspect now, and if I wanted to see you, this is the only way. But don’t worry, it’s just you and me here now, so you can ask me anything you want.”

Nangong Ning did not know why, but she could not help believing Concubine Mei, under her tender eyes. Nangong Ning nodded and asked directly, “Why do you come to see me?”

To Nangong Ning surprise, Concubine Mei said, “Nothing really. I just heard about what happened at the Royal Gardens today and I was very curious, so I come to see you.”

Nangong Ning certainly did not believe Concubine Mei. Even though she didn’t know her well before, she knew that she always kept a low profile. How could a person who is so low-key in everyone’s eyes have so much curiosity?

Concubine Mei smiled gently again and said, “I have also heard that you were poisoned to save the princess, so you must not only detoxify the princess, but also yourself.”

It’s true, so Nangong Ning nodded. Concubine Mei looked at her pale delicate face, a gleam of light was in her eye, and she asked, “You’ve been detoxified, haven’t you?”