Chapter 34

In order to prevent He Xiyan from sneaking out at night, Shen Wan didn’t close her eyes at all last night. Even if she had slept all afternoon yesterday, she still felt sleepy.

She didn’t expect that just as she yawned, she happened to be noticed by He Qing Ning. Early in the morning, the princess’s face was cold and scary.

“Your Royal Highness is awake so early.”

He Qing Ning walked quickly to Shen Wan, and looked up at the slowly rising sun in the sky, “It’s not early, the sun has risen already. What are you doing again? Early in the morning, you are just sitting here and yawning. Didn’t you sleep well last night?”

“I didn’t sleep at all last night.”

He Qing Ning’s lips pressed lightly, “You stayed here all night?”

“Yes.” Shen Wan honestly replied, “I was afraid that the prince would require any necessities in the middle of the night. Yesterday as the second sister persuaded the prince in the afternoon, I thought perhaps in the middle of the night Prince would plan to call the doctor and check up.”

She doesn’t know why but He Qing Ning sighed in her heart. The third elder brother is the prince of the Xiyun kingdom. His status is noble but so is Shen Wan’s, as she is also a descendant of the great general.

It would have been fine if she had stayed inside all day long but here she was sitting in the cold night. It would look like the royal family was bullying her.

Then she thought of her third brother and she found him acting very immature. If one was sick they should see the doctor. The third brother is such a big man yet, he is so headstrong.

She had many imperial brothers who wished that something would go wrong with her third brother. Third Brother was married to Shen Wan for only two days and yet she was sitting here outside the prince’s house. If this was known to the people outside, wouldn’t the Third Prince’s reputation be tarnished?

She looked at Shen Wan’s pale lips, and she didn’t want to say anything else. “Go inside the house. The night was very cold and freezing. Hong Zhu, make a cup of hot tea for your princess and warm her up.”

“And, did Third Brother come out last night?”

“No.” Shen Wan replied. With her guarding here, how would He Xiyan have a chance to come outside.

“Have you eaten your breakfast?”

“Not yet.”

Actually, He Qing Ning thought that she herself was behaving strangely. Usually, even if she was close to Third Brother, she would always eat early, and only then go outside… But, today she rushed to the palace to visit him, and realized that she didn’t actually worry about He Xiyan as much as she thought.

Even if He Xiyan was raised by her Empress Mother, she actually doesn’t have to be that close with him at all. She is well aware that He Xiyan truly didn’t care about her that much either. The two also did not have a strong bond of siblings with each other.

The prince’s birth mother had no other children and she only had Third Brother as her child. His mother was of humble background, but not with enough status.

But later, he was taken under the wing of her Empress mother. But now that her Empress mother has passed away, his advantages will also slowly fall out. In addition, if he is found to be mediocre, with not enough skills to win the throne, then he would soon lose Emperor Father’s favour.

After all, the Emperor had countless sons, each one cunning and full of schemes than the other. But, she didn’t want those brothers to be the heir of her Xiyun kingdom, because all of them wanted her Empress Mother to be dead. The Imperial consorts all wanted their sons to inherit the throne, and be the Emperor of the nation. The mother and son pairs would all team up and scheme…

“Her Royal Highness, do you want to eat with me?”

He Qing Ning agreed in a daze.

Only after reacting, did she come back to her senses and saw Shen Wan’s smiling eyes with her eyebrows raised lightly, saying, “Let’s go.”

She walked all the way to Shen Wan’s yard, she stood at the door with a blank face, that she even forgot how she had walked up till here.

She will just go inside… Turning back won’t be good anymore.

“I don’t know why Third Brother is not willing to let the doctor look at him.” He Qing Ning sat on the stool, frowning slightly. In fact, she thought He Xiyan should have no serious illness. She didn’t care so much about this matter. As long as He Xiyan didn’t die, she doesn’t need to be too anxious.

Combined with the fact that the newlyweds did not enter the bridal chamber, He Qing Ning pondered that He Xiyan might really be unable to “do that.”

Shen Wan sat opposite of He Qing Ning, and stared at her unblinkingly. Seeing the other person’s pensive look, after a little guess, she understood that He Qing Ning was thinking that He Xiyan was not good enough.

In fact, her guess was correct. She didn’t know if He Xiyan would try to “do that” in the future. He should definitely be castrated as soon as possible. If it continues to be delayed, it may delay her lifelong happiness.

“Your Majesty, don’t worry, the prince will have his own plans. Actually, I heard the prince’s energetic voice yesterday, and I don’t think there should be any serious physical problems. If it is really because of some unspeakable hidden illness, just call the doctor to treat the prince.”

Seeing Shen Wan’s openness, He Qing Ning’s impression of her improved a lot. If Shen Wan had started crying because of Third Brother’s hidden illness at this time, she would have really asked people to throw her out.

As the other party has always been so understanding, she promised to protect her and not let her suffer.

“Then.. don’t force Third Brother to see the doctor.” He Qing Ning said.

Shen Wan nodded, “I will listen to Your Highness.”

“What do you think of Shen Shi?” He Qing Ning certainly didn’t forget this ‘little white pitiful flower’, the type of person she hated the most. “You should understand that there seems to be something between her and Third Brother. Their relationship is unclear.”

Only He Qing Ning dared to say such things, because she is not afraid to express herself, and didn’t worry about what others might think. Anyway, she is a favored princess, and there is nothing wrong with her talking out…

Seeing He Qing Ning’s eyes locked on her face, Shen Wan hesitated for a moment, and said, “Then…”

“What?”

“Let them be together.” Shen Wan said weakly, and after she spoke, she saw He Qing Ning’s face changing slightly. Her heart sank, and she felt a little terrible.

Is she really going to be married to He Xiyan in this life? Impossible, she really wanted to castrate him! She couldn’t help it…she just wants to use a pair of scissors to take away the opponent.

“Shen Wan, you are really…” He Qing Ning smiled in quiet rage, “You are really the wise and considerate princess of Third Brother. I heard that you were obsessed with Third Brother, but I didn’t expect you to retreat to such a point. Is it really even possible?”

He Qing Ning was angry, and she didn’t know why she was angry with this woman. Is she really pissed off that Shen Wan wanted to match-make her brother and Shen Shi and let them be together?

“Your Royal Highness, calm down.”

Shen Wan stood up and patted He Qing Ning on the back, “Your Royal Highness, what else can I do? If the prince is really happy with Second Sister, how can I still separate them? It’s better to let them be together.”

“What about you?”

Shen Wan flattened her mouth and said pitifully, “The prince does not like me. The marriage was given by the emperor’s decree, and that is why I cannot resist. But it’s alright, I just want to live my life in peace and stability. I will be more than satisfied with it.”

188: I am a little skeptical. The host is now using a new method to make Little Princess Shihui fall for her trap!

After hearing Shen Wan’s words, He Qing Ning’s anger almost dissipated, “No matter what, you are a Princess. Even if Third Brother likes Shen Shi, she can’t suppress you.”

“Your Royal Highness, do you know that you are being partial?” Shen Wan looked at He Qing Ning, and whispered, “The prince only has Second Sister in his heart. He doesn’t have me in his eyes, so he doesn’t even want to come to my bridal room on the wedding night. Maybe he is pretending to be sick right now. He just doesn’t want to see me.”

He Qing Ning was startled, “You know they…”

“I’m not blind. Even though I don’t know the things between them very clearly, I do know something is going on. It’s because I want to save my reputation that I’m pretending to not know. Your Royal Highness, if I outright said I won’t marry the prince, what do you think will happen? This is the Emperor’s grace bestowed upon me. If I refuse the decree, then I would undoubtedly lose my head.”

He Qing Ning’s eyes were a little complicated, and she asked, “If that’s why you are preparing to be the Third Princess, then why don’t you fight with the Third Prince for anything at all, and live your own life behind closed doors?”

“You like Third Brother very much, don’t you?”

Shen Wan: How could it be possible!!! I don’t like that scum.

“You don’t need to refute, there are many women in the entire imperial city who admire Third Brother. Although I am in the Imperial Palace, I always pay attention to things outside.” He Qing Ning raised her eyes and looked at Shen Wan. “Third Brother is practicing calligraphy, learning poetry and books, I also know that. These are no secret, and everyone knows that the Lady Shen of the General’s Mansion admires the Third Prince.”

Shen Wan: Your Majesty, you may not believe it, but that silly girl is not me.

Obviously she has her own style and personality. It’s not necessary to lose her sense of self for a man who didn’t like her. Shen Shi made sure that she had no chance of getting close to the prince and gave her some bad ideas. Her performance, like Dong Shi’s imitations, was unable to get the best results. It even made He Xiyan feel more disgusted towards her. Embroidery, poetry, and books: these are things she’s not good at. What else was she supposed to do? She can only pretend to be weak and delicate, but obviously she’s not very good at it. Her bones and body are extremely healthy and her steps are steady. But if you have to pretend to be a weak willow, it is easy to be considered hypocritical and pretentious.

[T/N: Dong Shi imitations – means to make a fool of oneself by copying another person. That is, “monkey see – monkey do”]

“With me here, I won’t simply sit and watch Shen Shi bully you.” He Qing Ning said.

Shen Wan asked suddenly, “Your Royal Highness, didn’t you hate me very much before? Why are you helping me now?”

“I hate Shen Shi more than you.” He Qing Ning answered as expected, “It’s not a secret, there are many such black-hearted little white flowers inside, and my palace just watches them. They are not even half as good as you, even though you are like mud…” He Qing Ning spoke out what was in her heart for a while.

She glanced at Shen Wan, saw an expression of astonishment on her small face, and coughed, “Why, was what I said wrong?”

“Your Royal Highness is right. You said I am like mud… yes… mud.”

She spoke in a grieved voice, and He Qing Ning was a little embarrassed. So, she patted Shen Wan’s hand, and said “You are so clever, so don’t let Shen Shi bully you.”

Shen Wan was still unhappy.

In He Qing Ning’s heart, she is actually mud!!!

He Qing Ning saw that Shen Wan only buried her head, focused on eating, and stopped saying anything. Seeing such helplessness, she believed what she said was the truth. All of the behavior before from Shen Wan, wasn’t it just the behavior of a piece of mud that couldn’t hold on to the wall? Thinking of all this, she even became angry. It was strange; in front of Shen Shi, Shen Wan didn’t even dare to use her authority as a princess and the first daughter of the family, yet with He Qing Ning, she dared to have a temper.

The two had almost finished eating, when Hong Zhu came in and said in a low voice, “Princess, the Second Lady is here again.”

The two finished the meal at the same time, put down the bowls in their hands, and looked at each other.

Shen Wan sat in her place silently, without any intention of moving, and He Qing Ning thought, ‘Didn’t they talk about it just now? Hearing Shen Shi’s arrival, why didn’t she lose her temper?’

What Shen Wan thought in her heart was that Shen Shi was so energetic that she came so early in the morning. She estimated that He Xiyan’s purpose today will not be fulfilled again. Want to see a doctor? No way.

When she was feeling happy, Shen Wan raised her head, looked at He Qing Ning’s leaving back, and quickly stood up and asked loudly, “Her Royal Highness, where are you going?”

“Going to see Third Brother.” He Qing Ning turned around and said lightly. She said, “Since you, the princess, doesn’t mind if there is another person next to Third Brother, then the palace doesn’t have to worry about anything.”

“Your Royal Highness, you definitely don’t know the way, I’ll accompany you over.”

Shen Wan stood up and moved towards her, regardless of whether He Qing Ning was angry or not, willing or not, she stretched out her hand, “Your Royal Highness, look at this path, which is paved with pebbles and not very smooth. Please hold my hand… Let’s go.”

He Qing Ning’s anger was swiftly diminished like a candle flame.

She didn’t know why Shen Wan had such an ability. She can annoy her, but at the same time can also quickly calm her down. What is even more strange for her is that the joy and anger in her heart have been controlled by the other party. He Qing Ning looked at Shen Wan deeply, saw her smiling face, and turned her face away. She didn’t refuse Shen Wan, and put her hand on the outstretched hand. Footsteps steadily stepped on the cobblestones, and Shen Wan buried her head and smiled as she accompanied her.

188: It’s weird. He just couldn’t find the evidence, but vaguely, he felt that the host had already calculated everything.

He Qing Ning came to He Xiyan’s room and saw Shen Shi sitting on the stool with a pale face. She had heard that Shen Shi’s body was not good enough, and would fall to the ground if she had to speak a few words. She just told Shen Shi to continue to persuade He Xiyan to agree to see a doctor, but in fact, she didn’t care much about this in her heart either.

In the afternoon, He Qing Ning went back to the palace, and Shen Wan didn’t plan to go and stay vigil tonight. Maybe it was because she didn’t sleep last night and was very sleepy today. After He Qing Ning left, she lay on the couch and fell asleep. Vaguely, she heard Hong Zhu’s yelling, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Hong Zhu’s anxious face.

“What’s wrong?”

“Wang Fei, it’s nothing, it’s just that the second lady had fainted.”

Shen Wan pulled the quilt, blinked, and suddenly remembered, shouldn’t this be the timeline where Shen Shi faints? At this time, it was almost the time when the toxins in Shen Shi’s body began to break out. This means that He Xiyan might plan to come to release her blood.

“Where is Second Sister right now?”

“Lying in the prince’s house.” Hong Zhu sighed, “The prince quickly called someone to invite the doctor. The prince was looking alright, but I don’t know what happened to the second lady.”

He Xiyan looked all right?

Shen Wan didn’t think He Xiyan could change his face in a single night. She clearly remembered that that night, her long nails severely scratched a few marks on He Xiyan’s face. Besides, it is absolutely impossible for He Xiyan to be alright. He must have many scars on his body.

“Then I’ll go and check it out.”

Shen Wan went to He Xiyan’s room and saw He Xiyan sitting on the stool with a calm face. Seeing her coming, there was a fierce light in his eyes, almost scaring her back. Damn, this guy is really scary, why does this look like he is going to kill her?

“My Lord, how is Second Sister?”

“The toxin had penetrated into the internal organs and lungs. Surviving each day would be a miracle.” When He Xiyan said this, a painful expression on his face flashed. Why does the person he dislikes could stand in front of him comfortably, while the person he likes seems to lie lifelessly, and is said to have a short life?

“Did you have a look at the doctor?”

Shen Wan gave a hypocritical concern, asking why this Shen Shi faced poison in her mother’s womb.

It was not that the General Mansion was too messy, but it was Shen Shi’s mother whose heart was black and planned to frame her the official lady of the house for poisoning her.

But what the concubine mother of Shen Shi did not expect was that she would be pregnant. So, even if Shen Shi’s mother could be treated, the fetus was still affected. However, the fact that Shen Shi was born itself was considered a miracle.

Why did the general mansion have so few people?

That is because General Shen didn’t have the idea of ​​accepting concubines, but Shen Wan’s mother injured her body after she was born with Shen Wan, so she was infertile for a long time. Afterwards, Old Madam Shen sent Shen Shi’s mother to General Shen’s side.

At first, General Shen didn’t touch her, but later Shen Wan’s mother couldn’t support her body. She persuaded General Shen that she couldn’t let Shen family be without a female head, and only then did General Shen officially accept Shen Shi’s mother.

Shen Wan’s mother was crestfallen after General Shen died in the battle, and she couldn’t help but follow after him. The parents were really not good at this point. They gave birth to a child and killed themselves without paying attention to their child’s life..

“I have sent someone to get the imperial doctor.” The excuse for asking the imperial doctor is naturally that he wants to see a doctor. If the emperor knew that he would ask an imperial doctor for a daughter of a concubine, she didn’t know what the Emperor would think.

Shen Wan stood blankly on the side, dryly comforting, “Don’t worry prince, Second Sister will definitely be fine.”

He Xiyan felt disgusted when she heard Shen Wan’s voice. Of course his love will be fine. Had it not been for the other party’s mistakes, Shi’er would not have suffered so much today. Shi’er brought toxins out of her mother’s womb. It must be that the general’s mansion was not clean. Most of them were Shen Wan’s mother’s people, and she must have hated Shi’er’s mother, so she secretly poisoned her! The woman is dead, so this debt will naturally be repaid.

He Xiyan endured the faint tingling in a certain place, thinking deeply about how to obtain Shen Wan’s blood. The previous method didn’t work, and Shi’er couldn’t wait longer. Locking up Shen Wan secretly to get her blood is not good either.

She is General Shen’s daughter and the third princess. If she suddenly disappears, it will easily attract her father’s attention. If I knew it earlier, it would have been better to not have married her, and just looked for an opportunity to kidnap her.

“Wang Fei, do you know? There is a very special kind of person in this world. The blood of this kind of person can cure all kinds of poisons and is a rare medicine. If we can find such a person, we may be able to heal Shi’er.”

When Shen Wan heard his gloomy tone, she got goosebumps on her hand. Sure enough, this guy is trying to get her blood out.

“This princess doesn’t know.” Shen Wan said in a low voice and buried her head. He Xiyan looked at her ignore his implications and sneered. He knew that she would not admit that she was the one with that special body constitution.

At this moment, He Xiyan actually stood up and walked in front of Shen Wan, even clutching her hand, with his voice surprisingly gentle, “In the past few days, I have ignored my princess. It is indeed true that my body was a little uncomfortable. It’s cold and hot, and I always feel a little abnormal. In this situation, this prince doesn’t want people outside to know about it. Princess, you should understand the situation of this prince.”

“This princess can understand.”

Understand bullshit!

This wolf cub is planning to pretend to be poisoned and let her bleed willingly. Isn’t it? Hah.

After a while, the steward came. He Xiyan took a brocade box from the steward’s hand, took out a crystal-clear bracelet from it, and put it on Shen Wan’s wrist personally, “I originally wanted to give it to you.”

“To check up on Shen Shi, the imperial doctor will come soon. Don’t worry about her, princess. You didn’t have a good rest last night, so go back and rest first. In the evening, this prince will come to accompany you for dinner.”

He Xiyan, who was extremely gentle, made Shen Wan get covered with goosebumps all over her as she walked away.

“Princess, did the prince see you? Perhaps it was the appearance of Second Lady, which made the prince understand that he should cherish the people around him.”

Shen Wan gave a strange look to her maid.

No wonder the original owner was so stupid. It turned out she had been infected by the people around her. There isn’t any need to maintain courtesy. That guy was conspiring to suck the blood out of her.

Even if the original owner was poisoned by Shen Shi, she would not expose her speciality to cure herself nor would she help Shen Shi remove the toxins. Before her mother died, she had already promised that she would not expose this secret for a lifetime to others.

However, what if He Xiyan was poisoned?

Although Shen Wan left an extremely deep impression on He Xiyan that night, he has no doubt about Shen Wan’s feelings for him. If he is poisoned, and is poisoned in a special situation, will Shen Wan watch him die?

“188, tell me, do you think I betted right?”

Shen Wan had already expected this result.

188 also somewhat admired Shen Wan, for his host had already guessed what He Xiyan might do, and had even prepared something in advance.

“Open the backpack and take out my two genetic modification agents.” Speaking of this, Shen Wan’s heart was hurting again. Damn, high-level space things were really expensive.

188 couldn’t help but mutter to himself. He finally understood why his host was so poor, and the money was used to buy props. No, even if you buy these two genetic modification agents, his host should still have a lot of money. When shopping before, he heard Shen Wan say that she has no money, so where did she spend a lot of money?

In the evening, He Xiyan really came to accompany Shen Wan to dinner. During the period, he was very gentle and considerate.

If it was the original owner, she feared that the original owner would have been addicted to it. After dinner, He Xiyan didn’t do anything. He told her to rest earlier and left.

Shen Shi woke up the next day, and He Qing Ning also knew about it, but she didn’t really worry about Shen Shi.

But during lunch, He Xiyan actually came to accompany Shen Wan to eat, and he had a gentle look at her. Shen Wan actually buried her head and was pretending to look especially shy. He Qing Ning sat on the side with a straight face, not knowing why in her heart, she felt extremely unhappy.

It stands to reason that the love between the two should be a good thing, but why is she uncomfortable?

Meanwhile, He Xiyan was actually enduring it. Yesterday, when people were not paying attention, he secretly went to see the doctor. The doctor said that as he was injured there, and had delayed treatment for two days, he could not have intercourse for three or four months. Every time he smiled softly at Shen Wan, he wanted to choke her to death.

Shen Wan was also uncomfortable. She really didn’t want to make false claims with this guy. The other side’s gentle gaze, in her opinion, was just two cold lights that could kill her.

“Third Brother has been in love with the third princess in the past two days.” He Qing Ning suppressed the uncomfortable feeling in her heart. “I congratulate Third Brother. I wish you and the princess a lifetime of love.”

Why did you say this? Now He Qing Ning felt even more uncomfortable.

Shen Wan: Her Royal Highness is being insincere.

She would like to remind the other person that she was uncomfortable because she didn’t want Shen Wan to love He Xiyan.

Seeing Shen Wan looking at her, He Qing Ning pressed her lips lightly, and moved her gaze aside, “Now that Brother is alright, I don’t have to run here every day.”

After lunch, He Qing Ning walked away. Quickly, sitting in the sedan chair, even with her eyes closed, her mind flashed back on the scene from before.

She opened her eyes and chuckled, ‘You are crazy, why do you still want to think about that piece of mud! Third brother’s gentle words made her unable to find north and the south and forget everything. She really is an idiot. Is it so easy to be tempted by a person? Hmph. For a few days, I will not go to see her anymore.’

After that, He Qing Ning continued to close her eyes and vigorously battled in her mind and finally pushed down the thought of the mud that got into her head.

“Prince, what’s the matter with you?”

Shen Wan looked at He Xiyan who vomited blood and fell in front of her. He should have fallen into her arms, but she stood up suddenly in fright. Hence, He Xiyan’s forehead hit the stool and he fell directly onto the cold floor. His head became dizzy because of the pain, and wanted to scold, but he then heard Shen Wan’s caring words, and he caught his shaking body vigorously.

He wanted to say, can you see my symptoms? Do you see that I am poisoned?

Quickly, Quickly! Bleed and detoxify me.

Shen Wan grabbed He Xiyan and swayed for a while, remembering that she should call a doctor. The steward invited the doctor, who arrived immediately, because the doctor was arranged by He Xiyan long ago. Naturally, he shook his head at Shen Wan, directly indicating that it was extremely poisonous and the prince could not be saved. Even the imperial doctor in the palace would not be able to save him, and He Xiyan would not last for an hour.

“How could this be?”

Shen Wan’s face was “panicked”, really deceiving everyone present.

He Xiyan thought to himself, Shen Wan would finally remember now that the bloodletting would detoxify him, right?

Unexpectedly, Shen Wan kept him crying for most of an hour, without any intention of bleeding. He Xiyan couldn’t bear it anymore. If Shen Wan really didn’t give blood to him, how could he circumvent this lie?

Fortunately, at the last moment, Shen Wan finally bled. With her back facing He Xiyan, Shen Wan cut a small hole on her wrist with a knife, and her eyes narrowed with a dangerous smile. If it weren’t for urging the genetic modification agent, she would not be able to release her own blood. Doesn’t He Xiyan like her blood that can detoxify? Then she let the other party have this panda blood.

188 stared at Shen Wan’s small face, that made him tremble with fright. He had always known that the host was not a good student, but he never expected her to be so bad.

After feeding He Xiyan to drink the blood containing the genetic modification agent, Shen Wan touched her wrist wrapped in the kerchief.

188: Just a small hole, without bandaging, and the host put two drops of blood, really pretending to have committed suicide by cutting the wrist.

On the second day, He Xiyan woke up leisurely. The doctor said it was a miracle, but he also said that the poison in He Xiyan has penetrated into the five internal organs and the lungs. The medicine that the princess previously gave to the prince takes forty-nine days to eliminate the remaining poison completely.

“It just so happens that I still have a lot of that medicine, which is left by my mother. It will definitely help the prince to get rid of the remaining poison.” Shen Wan said with a relaxed face, “After taking the medicine for forty-nine days, will the prince really be fine? “

The doctor definitely said yes, then he was rewarded, and left the palace.

He Xiyan also asked what medicine Shen Wan gave him. Shen Wan only said that it was a kind of medicine package handed down from the ancestors, and it was boiled like blood. Anyway, she didn’t expect He Xiyan to believe, He Xiyan also asked casually.

Now that his goal had been achieved and he would not delve into it that much.

In the past few days, He Qing Ning really did not come to visit. Every day Hong Zhu would deliver medicine to He Xiyan. Then, Hong Zhu would look at Shen Wan’s wrapped wrist and pale face and asked, “Why don’t you tell the prince you are using your own blood?”

“Before my mother died, I said that I’m not allowed to reveal the secret that my blood can detoxify. Hong Zhu, you must keep it a secret for me.”

On the fifth day, He Qing Ning came again.

She didn’t notify the others and went straight to Shen Wan’s courtyard. She didn’t expect to meet Hong Zhu, who happened to be delivering medicine to He Xiyan.

She looked at the small bowl of blood and stopped Hong Zhu, “What is this?”

“Her Royal Highness Shihui, this servant pays respects to Her Royal Highness.” Hong Zhu’s hand shook with fright. If it weren’t for He Qing Ning grasping the bowl, she would have almost spilled the half bowl of blood.

Some blood splashed on He Qing Ning’s hand, which scared Hong Zhu to wipe it off.

He Qing Ning raised her hand and wiped it off with her handkerchief, “What is it?”

“Yes… it’s medicine. Forgive me, this servant is going to deliver medicine to the prince. The prince is still waiting.”

Medicine?

He Qing Ning excused Hong Zhu and placed the handkerchief on the tip of her nose. It clearly smelled of blood. How could it be medicine?

When she saw Shen Wan, with a pale face, her heart sank, but she still asked without changing her face, “What’s the matter with you? Why is your face so pale?”

“Your Highness has come,” Shen Wan yawned.

“The prince is not very well, so I didn’t sleep well for a few nights and was worrying. You are right, my face really doesn’t look good when I look at it.”

“Really?”

“Yes.” Shen Wan said weakly, it was true. Only two drops of blood have been released, so please don’t misunderstand and get angry.

He Qing Ning had already caught sight of Shen Wan’s wrist. When the other party was not paying attention, she grabbed her wrist and looked at the white silk wrapped around her wrist. There was a faint smell of blood on it, “Then tell me, what’s the matter? When I came to the palace just now, I ran into Hong Zhu. She was holding a bowl of bright red blood and said it was medicine!”

“That… is medicine.” Shen Wan said.

“Really?”

“Really.” Really, really real.

He Qing Ning became more and more angry, and suddenly pulled open the white silk on Shen Wan’s wrist, “That…”

He Qing Ning’s voice stopped when she saw Shen Wan’s wrist.