Since that day QinXin sent ginseng soup to Wangfei, as long as there was something QinXin sent to Wangye, there must be something sent to Wangfei as well.
Xu ChangAn did not know why QinXin did this. Min Yu didn’t care so much about it, she just laughed in her heart when she felt that QinXin was definitely afraid that she could neither please Wangye nor offend Xu ChangAn. Therefore, there was an apprehension on both sides.
Since Min Yu’s daily attentiveness in front of Xiao QingYan, her chances of appearing in front of Xiao QingYan had naturally increased, and Xiao QingYan’s attitude towards her had improved a little, even occasionally stayed to sit in her courtyard.
Min Yu was aware that she had a chance. As long as Xiao QingYan was present, she would be gentle and virtuous, and no longer wanted to be overbearing as before.
The same was true on this day. At noon, Min Yu ran into Xiao QingYan at Nan Xi's place. Nan Xi blurted out to Xiao QingYan to have dinner in Min Yu's courtyard and to one's surprise, he agreed. It would soon be dark after dinner. As long as she set her mind on it, Xiao QingYan would be able to stay in her courtyard tonight.
After a tense and exciting afternoon, Min Yu never thought that Xiao QingYan really arrived at her courtyard. But at the moment, she was in great trouble; she just put something in the room to make her felt better, but why was Xiao QingYan's body became scalding hot?
Right now, his whole face showed anger, wishing he could eat her!
“Wangye! What’s wrong with you, Wangye? Don’t frighten chen-qie!” Min Yu was really afraid. Didn't her grandmother say that the incense had only a little aphrodisiac effect, and ordinary people would not notice? Why did Wangye look like this?
This was simply like strong aphrodisiac incense!
“You bitch! How dare you use such a vile thing to this Wang!" Xiao QingYan stood up trembling and shook off Min Yu, who was leaning against his arm. Xiao QingYan was very upset. He really didn’t think that MinYu would be so bold and dare to use the thing that was ban by the Imperial House to him!
Min Yu was frightened out of her wits. Even if she was given a hundred courages, she would not dare to do such a thing. She just lighted a little incense; the extra things in the incense could only aid some effect, it was not even useful if it was a strong and vigorous person! Xiao QingYan’s attitude towards her was quite good these days; she thought that Wangye was also thoughtful about her so she just wanted to push the boat along the river! How would dare she have such courage to slip drug directly to Wangye?
“Someone must have set me up! Someone must have set me up! I didn’t do it, I didn’t do it!” Xiao QingYan had stumbled away, but Min Yu had been frightened to paralyze on the ground, she did not know what to do, she could only think of the people who might done her harm countless time in her heart!
She had thought about it, and what she could think of in her heart was only QinXin! At the moment, her face was full of anger, and she went straight to QinXin's courtyard!
As soon as Xiao QingYan left Min Yu’s courtyard, all he could think about was Wangfei. He instinctively walked towards Wangfei's courtyard, but halfway through, he could not bear it anymore! He randomly called two people to hold him up and send him to the study at the front hall.
There was such a big thing happened at Xiao QingYan’s side. With Zhu Quan around, naturally Xu ChangAn was the first to know. When he rushed to Xiao QingYan's, Xiao QingYan was already a little daze, his face was red, and his body was scalding hot!
Xu ChangAn was just holding Xiao QingYan’s hand, and he felt that his palm was almost roasted!
“Someone! Hurry up to the palace and ask the imperial physician to come, and! Put Min Cefei in the firewood shed, and don’t let her out until Wangye is awake!" Xu ChangAn really did not expect Min Yu to have such courage! Drug? And it was such a strong drug. Wasn’t she a young lady from influential family? Didn’t she know it was a taboo in the Imperial House? Now, she dared to use this kind of thing, but it was her whole family who would be implicated!
This was Xian Wang Residence. As long as it was Xiao QingYan’s affair, no matter big or small, it would be big thing. Xu ChangAn had sent for the imperial physician. Almost the whole residence knew that Min Cefei slipped a drug to Wangye. Now Wangye was burning and unconscious.
When Min Yu had just arrived at QinXin courtyard, she could still rampant for a while. QinXin was used to it. Previously, she was unable to make sense of what Min Yu was talking again. It was only after hearing that she realized that Min Yu slipped the drug to Wangye and coming here to frame her?!
At present, QinXin did not stand on ceremony with Min Yu. She just happened to hear Wangfei's order, so no matter how Min Yu struggled and throwing insult, she let the people in the courtyard to tie her up and send her to the firewood shed.
“Your Highness? Your Highness, what’s wrong? Is it very painful?” Xu ChangAn continuously wiping Xiao QingYan’s body with cold water, but his temperature could not recede, he was endlessly anxious!
He did not want Xiao QingYan to go to find a woman at will, but there was nothing he could do about it. He was sweating all over his head, feeling anxious.
“Let them go out…” Xiao QingYan’s body was too uncomfortable, and there was not a bit of strength; he could not move. Although his body was uncomfortable, but in the end he did not completely lose reason. Xiao QingYan did not want to let his so many days of effort in vain, he could only let Xu ChangAn drove the people out.
“You all go out first, and guard at the door. Obey my instruction!” Looking at Xiao QingYan’s misery, Xu ChangAn took it that Xiao QingYan’s instruction meant he did not want so many people to see him in such a messy manner! Suddenly, a feeling of resentment emerged in his heart. He knew that Min Yu should not be indulged! How would she dare do such a thing to Xiao QingYan, if he hadn’t been indulging her all the time!
“Your Highness, they’re out. It’s all right. The imperial physician will be here in a minute.” Xu ChangAn had never seen Xiao QingYan look so flustered, nor did he expect that he would feel so sad when he saw him like this.
He knew his feeling towards Xiao QingYan… perhaps had a bit of like, but… it was no use.
“ChangAn, come here, hold me…” They had all gone, so he could hold him.
“Alright.” His heart suddenly felt desperate. All of a sudden, Xu ChangAn realized why he was so opposed to Dongxue be with Xiao QingYan. Besides not wanting to delay her life, it was also because if Dongxue really be with Xiao QingYan, he could not accept it. The person he liked and the person he cared; they conceived offspring together. He could not accept it in anyway…
He was holding Xiao QingYan, who was powerless and scalding hot all over, yet Xu ChangAn had only a slight chill in his heart. It would be fine if he had no thoughts for this person; he would have been Xian Wangfei in peace and stability for however long and even tried to do it for a long time. But now he didn’t want to do it at all.
Sharing your beloved with others or even many people… What’s the difference between sending his beloved wife to someone else’s bed? A husband was able to support both the heaven and earth[1]. How could a beloved be shared with others? Since he could not have his beloved alone, then he might as well let his beloved go!
“Your Highness, is it too much to bear? Otherwise… I’ll call Miss Nan Xi over.” He spoke obscure and difficult words while slowly loosening from Xiao QingYan’s body. Xu ChangAn could not think of any other way. Anyway, this was also a matter of time. Why should Xiao QingYan suffer?
“No! Don’t let her come! If… she gives anything… Don’t give me… give me medicine!” Xiao QingYan felt his mind losing more and more consciousness. His eyes seemed to weigh a thousand kilograms that he wanted to close his eyes at once. He felt asleep immediately and then be more at ease.
Originally, he couldn’t bear it, he wanted to go straight to sleep, but Xu ChangAn’s words scared him that he woke up for a bit!
“Never let her come, never let her approach me!”
“Your Highness? Your highness!” Xiao QingYan actually fainted. Xu ChangAn was thoroughly anxious; wasn't this drug to let people… to stimulate people's sexual vigorousness? Why would Xiao QingYan feel powerless and fainted?
The imperial physician was invited from the imperial palace for the sake of Xian Wang. The palace naturally paid attention to it. When the imperial physician came, Pricess QingYue came along with him.
“Imperial sister-in-law! What’s going on? What’s wrong with my imperial elder brother?" When Xiao QingYue came, there were two people kneeling at the door, the two seemed to be the residence's concubines. Could these women did something to imperial elder brother?
“Princess, His Highness he… He was given an aphrodisiac by one of Wang Residence's Cefei. But didn't know what it was that was so intense. His Highness was hot at the beginning, and soon passed out.
Right! Why am I so stupid? How can she be locked up? Let her say what kind of drug was given to Wangye and the imperial physician can prescribe the right medicine!" Xu ChangAn just saw Xiao QingYan like that without Min Yu being there. Therefore, he forgot this opportunity. Now that he thought about it, naturally, he let people hurry to bring Min Yu!
“Wangfei, Wangye's symptoms… don't seem to be from a common aphrodisiac? This… ”
“Imperial physician, how is Wangye? Is it serious? Is it necessary to…. to find him a woman? Naturally Xu ChangAn was reluctant to find a woman for Xiao QingYan, but right now, there was no better way. Besides… Xiao QingYan must have children with others, which was a matter of time; he did not need to take offense.
“Wangye is in a coma now. There is no room for strength. Now let the person who prescribed the drug confessed what drug she gave to Wangye, and then talk about it.” The imperial physician was really puzzled! Although Wangye’s body was scalding hot, but his pulse was normal, if one did not look at the red face, and just read the pulse, Wangye's symptoms would be more like a drug addiction. If it was a drug addiction, then just sleep on it, there was no need to worry. When Zhu Quan brought Min Yu with him, Nan Xi followed. As soon as Min Yu entered Xiao QingYan’s room, she began to kneel down and cry out a grievance. Nan Xi at the side was very calm. She went directly to Xiao QingYan’s bedside. After she looked at Xiao QingYan’s face, she asked for permission to examine Xiao QingYan’s pulse.
Xu ChangAn didn’t want to talk to Min Yu, so he let the imperial physician asked Min Yu what kind of drug she had given to Wangye, and he personally dealt with Nan Xi.
Knowing that Xiao QingYan was afraid of this woman, Xu ChangAn spoke to her naturally and politely, but no matter how polite it was, Xu ChangAn never gave in!
Anyway, if Nan Xi was not allowed to take a step closer, she would not be allowed to touch Xiao QingYan.
“Miss Nan Xi, I know you’re worried about Wangye. You can rest assured that as long as Min Yu says what kind of drug she gave to Wangye, Wangye will be able to take the right medicine. You can rest assured.” Xu ChangAn had been sitting on Xiao QingYan’s bedside. He was Xian Wangfei. In this Xian Wang Residence, he was the only master aside from Xiao QingYan. Now he was standing in the way; no one could get close to Xiao QingYan unless he was willing to step aside.
Nan Xi was angry and anxious but she didn't want the big event spoiled because of this Xu ChangAn! At this moment she also didn't want to waste time with Xu ChangAn; she just pulled down her face and said to Xu ChangAn in loud voice, “Wangfei! Would you not let me look at Wangye, for fear that I might harm him, or that you are afraid that after I saved him, your days in this residence will be more difficult in the future? Who in this Xian Wang Residence doesn’t know that Wangye is devoted to me? How could I…”
“What a bold slave!”
“You… ” Nan Xi was engrossed in provoking Xu ChangAn that she neglected Xiao QingYue at the side! Xu ChangAn was born in a humble society, and since childhood, his family did pay attention to him. He habitually lowered his posture. But he forgot that Nan Xi was the residence's guest and she had the cheek to speak to him in such way; it was simply an offence to one's superior!
Xu ChangAn didn't care, but it didn't mean that Xiao QingYue at the side would not care. When Nan Xi spoke rudely, Xiao QingYue immediately frowned and ruthlessly gave a resounding slap to Nan Xi's face.
Xiao QingYue grew up in the mountain; she was not a princess who grew up in high respect and privilege. She slapped Nan Xi directly with all her strength that Nan Xi fell down on the ground! At the same time, the wooden box that Nan Xi kept holding in her hand dropped on the ground.
Xiao QingYue picked up the wooden box on the ground, and merely glanced at the thing inside, then she snorted coldly and directly ordered, “Drag down this unruly slave for this Princess! For offending this Princess and Wangfei, give her fifty slaps on the mouth! As a warning to others!”
As soon as Xiao QingYue’s words fell, Nan Xi’s face finally showed panic. Without Xiao QingYan, she would be nothing in this residence. She could expect Xu ChangAn would not dare to do anything to her, but she did not expect to be ambushed halfway[2] by Princess QingYue! Spoiled her big event! “You dare! If you dare to move against me, when Wangye woke up, he won’t spare you!” Nan Xi stared hatefully at Xiao QingYue; her words were full of threats. She was still thinking about Xiao QingYan and the people were already at her side to drag her up; ignoring her words.
Only then did Nan Xi think of the woman’s order! Fifty slaps to the mouth? Was she trying to disfigure her?
Seeing the hatred in Nan Xi's eyes, Xiao QingYue was burning with rage even more!
“Humph! Merely just a slave, my imperial elder brother likes you just for fun! You are just a plaything. Today, this Princess will beat you to death, because there is no lack of people to compensate my imperial elder brother! Those who dare to disrespect this princess in this world have not yet born except for imperial father. Drag this person out and hit her hard! If anyone dares to show mercy, this princess will not let you wait for my imperial elder brother to wake up! Immediately let you see how many layers of hell there are!” [T/N: standing ovation]
Xiao QingYue was much favored by the emperor, needless to say, as long as the people of the Xiao Dynasty had a good idea of it. The princess was already in a rage, and nobody dared to ignore her order. Soon, Nan Xi was dragged out. After a while, Xu ChangAn heard Nan Xi's scream.
“…” Should it be that simple for Nan Xi to suffer such a big loss? Xu ChangAn looked at Xiao QingYue, in shocked and worshipped her. Princess QingYue… was really awesome!
“Imperial sister-in-law, what are you stunned about? Go and interrogate that slave at once!”
“Ah, oh, right!” Nan Xi was indeed could be counted as a slave, but Min Yu was not… However, in the eyes of the God's favored[3] lady, all the people in this room were slaves except her imperial elder brother.
Footnote:
[1] (idiom) lit. able to support both heaven and earth; of indomitable spirit
[2] from the (saying) lit. Cheng Yaojin ambushes the enemy = sb. shows up unexpectedly and disrupts the plan; sb. whose presence is regarded as irksome
[3] an unusually lucky person; specially privileged person