chapter 99

At that time Nangong Ning felt Concubine Mei’s look was quite weird. Yet she nodded as well. “Yes, the poison in my body has been detoxified,” she said.

She had thought Concubine Mei would have some response. However, Concubine Mei just smiled faintly. Her smile was truly kind and gentle, but didn’t show anything at all.

At least Nangong Ning thought she didn’t read anything at all.

“Since Miss Nangong has finished the poison, things after that will be easy and I can rest assured. I came here in such way so I cannot stay here for too long. Now I ought to excuse myself.”

Concubine Mei left straightly before Nangong Ning could ask anything more. Nangong Ning stood motionless at there, and it took her some time to come to herself.

Did Concubine Mei go here to make fun of her?

At the same time Concubine Mei left the freezing room. She walked out from the side door at one corner and went outside. Her maid who was waiting at there covered her with a coat. The master and the maid stepped out of the freezing palace and turned towards the Pixiang Palace.

On the way, the maid could not help but asked, “Lady, shall I ask if you have found out everything? ”

Concubine Mei didn’t answer, but slightly nodded. Her look was flat, and the only thing was a faint dark sight in her eyes which looked clear outwardly.

Seeing that, her maid wore happy and relieved look and it seemed like she sighed with relief. She put her hands together and appreciated someone inwardly.

The master and the maid went back to Pixiang Palace. Concubine Mei instructed, “Shuang Er, go to the inner room and have clothes ready. I will change clothes.”

Shuang Er nodded and walked ahead into the bedroom, because it was she that knew what clothes her Lady liked.

Concubine Mei followed. However, when she just walked to the entrance of the bedroom, she heard a crackle. It seemed that something was broken.

And Shuang Er screamed, but stopped at once.

Concubine Mei paused for a second. She shook her hand to indicate other maids not to come in. Then she stepped into the bedroom alone.

As soon as she entered the bedroom, she saw Shuang Er was crouching on the ground. She wore an awkward and frantic look. There was a broken little celadon vase beside her hand.

Shuang Er was looking at somewhere in horror. She was extremely scared but didn’t dare to say anything.

Concubine Mei looked along her eyesight. In a short time her indifferent expression changed abruptly as well!

“Re…Regent?”

Why was Jun Qianye in her bedroom?

Jun Qianye was different in Dongli, and had a very strong sense of place. However, Concubine Mei didn’t have any dealing with him at all. In many years she had few intersections with other people, not only Jun Qianye. It was the imperial physician that contacted with her most frequently.

She had already developed an indifferent character in these years. No matter what happened, even if the man in her palace was Emperor Fengtian, she could still keep calm unless it touched her bottom line. Yet the man in front of she now was an exception.

Her pupils shrank immediately, and then she began to possess her uneasiness.

“I wonder why the Regent is in my bedroom. It is true that I am unloved in the harem, but I am also our emperor’s imperial concubines. I am afraid it is inappropriate for you to do that.” she tried to said calmly.

Jun Qianye didn’t answer her question. He directly asked, “You must go to meet Nangong Ning.”

Concubine Mei was shocked again. There was no time for her to think carefully the last moment, but even if she had any, she could not find out that Jun Qianye came here for Nangong Ning. When she recalled her plan, she winced and was tense at once.

She looked at Jun Qianye bitterly and nonchalantly, trying to find out something on his look. Yet she failed.

She would not find anything if Jun Qianye didn’t want to let her find it. She just felt an invisible pressure from the man in front of she, and her heart raced slightly.

In the end she had to admit, “Yes.”

Concubine Mei knew very well that she had to admit everything in front of this man. Treat him? Are you kidding?

“Did you intend to help Nangong Ning, imperial concubine Mei?” Jun Qianye directly asked again. His voice didn’t show any mood.

Concubine Mei felt a jolt. She looked at Jun Qianye, who was a male with unmatched handsome appearance. She then recalled Nangong Ning she had met just before, whose beauty was also matchless. Judging from looks alone, he and she were well matched.

Yet Concubine Mei didn’t think Jun Qianye would wallow in beauty.

It was worth mentioning that his former fiancee was now the highest-ranking Concubine Anli. She also had been the first beauty of the city. Yet when the highest-ranking Concubine Anli tore up the engagement and married into the harem, he didn’t have any response.

Others might think he was afraid of the emperor’s power and influence, but Concubine Mei didn’t think that. She thought there was only one reason why Jun Qianye didn’t have any response.

That was—he didn’t care!

Now Nangong Ning had the engagement to him. This affair had come to Concubine Mei’s ears even though she lived in the deep palace and ignored the outside world. However, she didn’t think Jun Qianye would accepted this engagement. Apart from anything else, Nangong Ning’s past alone would let Jun Qianye or any male dislike and avoid her.

Nangong Ning had had an engagement to another person, and even had married. The only thing was that she was replaced on the wedding day.

Even so, it was still a stain on Nangong Ning that could not be erased.

Such a woman with a stain could never touch Jun Qianye, no matter how beautiful she was.

However, at that time Concubine Mei felt a blurry excitement in her mind. Maybe in face Jun Qianye thought Nangong Ning was…

Concubine Mei was flustered and said, “No. I just think maybe I cannot help her.”

Jun Qianye looked at her coldly. Concubine Mei’s heart missed a beat. She explained, “I am serious. My lord might be clear that the harem is ruled by the highest-ranking Concubine Anli, apart from the empress. Though I am also one of the four imperial concubine, I am unloved. An unloved imperial concubine is nobody in the harem, and no one will believe her even though she comes forward and what she says is the truth.”

That was the truth. In fact, the reason she went to see Nangong Ning was that she was dithering over whether to stand up for Nangong Ning. When she thought carefully after that, she found out that if she really stood up, she would not only displease the highest-ranking Concubine Anli but also be bite in the ass by the highest-ranking Concubine Anli. She herself would be dragged down, too.

She didn’t worry about herself, but she still had a child!

“I will set everything. You just need to stand up.” Jun Qianye said directly without any pause.

Concubine Mei, however, was shocked in heart.

It would not be defeated if was set by Jun Qianye.

“My lord, do you really accept this engagement?” Unable to keep her exciting mood, she blurted.

Jun Qianye didn’t expect her to ask that. He frowned and looked at her with displeasure.

Concubine Mei slightly changed her face and said, “I am just a little curious. Just disregard what I said.”’

Jun Qianye drew back his sight, and said flatly, “If you want to exploit her, you will naturally pay something. I don’t want to hear anything like you are afraid to displease somebody.”

Concubine Mei’s face changed color, and she was panicked in heart. “It is true. I know that I must pay something if I want to gain something. Since you want me to do that, my lord, I will appreciate if you can ensure that you will not go back on your word in the future.”

“Of course.” Jun Qianye said flatly, hands behind his back.

Hearing that, Concubine Mei felt relieved. With Jun Qianye’s promise, her wish would certainly come true. The following section depended on Nangong Ning’s means. She now had faith in Nangong Ning after the face-to-face talk.

“So please set everything, my lord. I will not let you down.”

Jun Qianye didn’t reply. He just nodded softly. Concubine Mei suddenly thought of one thing when she found Jun Qianye was about to leave. “My lord, do you think I should tell Nangong Ning that we have had a conversation?” she asked.

Somehow she thought Jun Qianye probably didn’t want to let Nangong Ning know it.

As expected, Jun Qianye told her, “You don’t have to tell her.”

As soon as he said this, Jun Qianye directly went out from the window on one side and quickly disappeared.

Concubine Mei kept looking at the window. Her sight was dark and deep, but nothing did she find out.

“Lady, what would we do now?” Only now could Shuang Er pick herself up from the ground, but it seemed that she was still in shock.

Concubine Mei slightly raised her lips and said with ease, “We have nothing to do. Just wait calmly.”

Shuang Er nodded. Suddenly Concubine Mei said in a low voice, “It seems that all the people was wrong, including me.”

“What?” Shuang Er was puzzled and asked.

Concubine Mei turned her head, a light surge of color in her dark eyes, “Shuang Er, my Han Er might really have a cure.”

Hearing that, Shuang Er’s eyes brightened, too.

At that time in the freezing room, Nangong Ning had recovered indeed.

Her body had returned to normal, but her mind could not stop. She didn’t want to be caught in the freezing room any more. Since others were all inept, she had to try to help herself!

Concubine Mei’s presence before was really weird. This woman had no business with the former soul of her body. The only reason she came to see her at this time must be this matter that Princess Qingle was poisoned.

She carefully looked back upon Concubine Mei’s look when talking with her. Suddenly it dawned onto her and she stood up abruptly.

She stepped towards the door of the freezing room, and slapped the door hard.

“Crack! Crack! Crack!”

Quickly she heard an impatient female voice, “Are you crazy? Why do you slap the door? Do you want to die?”

Yet Nangong Ning didn’t fear that. She said loudly, “Let me out. Tell the emperor that I can prove I am innocent. The criminal that poisoned the princess is not me!”

People in the freezing room all knew that Nangong Ning was caught in here because of the matter that princess was poisoned. But Empress Xun had instructed that Nangong Ning should not be tormented. They just needed to oversee her. Because of that, they could not ignore her when she said that. They quickly sent for the report.

The messenger of the freezing room went to Palace Fengyi at first. Empress Xun was happy when she heard this news so she went to tell Emperor Fengtian as soon as possible. Emperor Fengtian was also worrying about his daughter, so he also sent someone to take Nangong Ning to his Palace Fengyu without delay.

When Nangong Ning arrived, she found everyone was here, including the highest-ranking Concubine Anli and…Jun Qianye.

In fact, she was surprised to see Jun Qianye because she had thought he didn’t care about the matter and must have gone out of the palace.

Because she was surprised, Nangong Ning stared at Jun Qianye and ignored all the other people when she entered the palace.