On the slender snow-white wrist, there were no deep, hideous scars as He Qingning imagined. Only a very short, very pale white trail. It looked as if a small incision had been made not long ago, and it had healed and faded later.
"His Royal Highness, what are you doing?" Shen Wan wanted to withdraw his hand, but unexpectedly, He Qingning's grip was very strong. She was afraid that she would pull it back with too much force and would hurt He Qingning, so she didn't move.
He Qingning's eyes moved from Shen Wan's wrist to her pale little face. The distance between the two was very close, which could be described as close at hand. He Qingning stared at Shen Wan's face for a while, and she really noticed something strange.
Shen Wan was a little dumbfounded by He Qingning's gradually changing gaze.
His Highness's focused eyes really made her a little nervous.
[188: "Banwan, do you know what you are like now? Like a nympho who can't find the north and south."]
Shen Wan: "I don't have time to talk to you. Your Highness is looking at me seriously, so she can't be distracted."
very good! !
After 188 fell silent, he should think carefully about whether his mysterious host is here to do the task or to pick up Miss Sister. The host's strange place, more than a little bit, he has to slowly clear up.
He Qingning let go of Shen Wan's wrist and reached out to touch Shen Wan's face.
Shen Wan: Your Highness, is our progress a bit fast? Readers who don't know it will definitely think that our feelings will be abrupt. Take your time, let's take your time, don't be in such a hurry.
He Qingning touched Shen Wan's face, then retracted her fingers, stared at the pulp of her index and middle fingers, looked at the white powder on it, and narrowed her eyes slightly, "How much powder did you put on your face? superior?"
What? Shen Wan was a little dumbfounded, so His Highness touched her face, but was it to prove how much powder she had rubbed on her face? No, she thought that the other party thought she was good looking and looked cute, so she couldn't help touching her, maybe even kissing her. After a long time, it was the powder on her face that stole her attention.
"Why is your Highness asking this?" Shen Wan said a little embarrassedly, "Which woman doesn't love beauty, so applying some powder, shouldn't it be wrong?"
He Qingning snorted and said, "It's right for a woman to apply powder. Except for the troupe, I've never seen this woman before. For the sake of beauty, a woman would paint her face with powder so pale it looks like..." At this point, He Qingning's voice stopped abruptly. She didn't want to say that the other party was like a dead person or a ghost, so she didn't say the next words.
"Like what?" Shen Wan asked.
He Qingning took out the handkerchief, wiped it on Shen Wan's face with a little force, and then handed the handkerchief to Shen Wan to see, "It's like sprinkled a bowl of flour on your face, don't you think that it will fall off after taking two steps. Is there some powder on the ground?"
"That's because the bronze mirror can't be seen clearly, I didn't pay attention." Shen Wan opened his eyes and said nonsense, and pulled He Qingning in front of the bronze mirror, pointing and saying, "His Royal Highness, look, the bronze mirror is bronze. The yellow color, the silhouette of the figure is not very clear, no matter how much grease I apply, I can't actually see it, I didn't notice it for a while, and it's forgivable, isn't it?"
quibble!
He Qingning didn't understand.
Her eyes fell on Shen Wan's wrist, she quickly pulled it, and lifted it up, "Why is your wrist wrapped in white silk, why is there bright red blood on top of the white silk, and there is a streak on your wrist? The white marks, if I am not wrong, should have been slashed by a knife. Can you explain to me what is going on?"
Shen Wan looked at He Qingning blankly, a little panic suddenly appeared in his eyes, and He Qingning was somewhat satisfied. This kind of expression is right. When the secret was discovered, he was so calm and unreasonable.
"His Royal Highness, this is my secret and cannot be shared with others."
"But Ben Gong has already discovered it."
Shen Wan: I know, I said, I can't talk to other people, I didn't say I can't talk to you.
188: Smell the breath of routine.
"Your Highness, you are embarrassing me."
He Qingning raised her eyebrows slightly, her beautiful eyebrows and eyes were slightly smiling. Shen Wan was at a loss, with a panic-stricken look on her face, she was actually a little happy, "This palace needs to make sure that what you are doing will threaten Xiyun Kingdom."
Shen Wan: Oh... You have already ascended directly to Xiyun Kingdom. Your Highness is really capable.
"Tell me, if it's not a big deal, this palace will help you keep this secret."
Shen Wan twisted a few times, "Your Highness, let's close the door, lest someone break in and bump into it."
He Qingning didn't stop her. After Shen Wan closed the door, she was sitting upright, and her eyes did not move away from Shen Wan's body for a moment.
Shen Wan moved to He Qingning's side, brought a small stool and sat in front of her. Seeing her trembling and pitiful appearance, He Qingning smiled. In fact, this woman is not that annoying, and she is still different from those coquettish bitches outside.
"Your Highness, where should I start?"
"Starting from the bowl of medicine that Hongzhu brought, Ben Gong found that the medicine was not medicine, but blood. Don't think that Ben Gong doesn't know. What kind of blood is that blood, whose blood, why should Hongzhu be clearly Send that bowl of blood to the third brother?"
"It's blood, but it's also medicine. At least people who know it think it's medicine." Shen Wan explained honestly, "As for why he sent it to the prince, because the prince said that he was poisoned and wanted the blood. Detoxification. The doctor said, one time is not enough, you have to take it continuously for seven, seven, forty-nine days."
He Qingning frowned, she already felt that this was unusual.
"You haven't said yet, what blood is that blood and whose blood is it."
"Pig... pig blood," Shen Wan still explained honestly, "there is a street behind the palace, in the street and alley, there is a family that kills pigs, and the blood is obtained from there. They kill pigs very early every day, and I give a lot of money. , promise to keep me a bowl of the freshest."
He Qingning: "..." Pig blood? ?
"The third brother is poisoned?" He Qingning reacted, but she was not so anxious when she asked. Since he was poisoned, why didn't the news come out, and he didn't even ask for an imperial doctor, so there are all kinds of suspicious things about this matter.
"Since the third brother is poisoned, why don't you ask someone to enter the palace to ask for an imperial doctor, and use pig blood to detoxify?"
Shen Wan: Come on, here comes the point.
"Of course not."
He Qingning naturally understood that the inside story was definitely not like this, "Tell me what the truth is."
"Not long after His Highness left that day, the lord suddenly spewed blood and fell to the ground. The steward called the doctor, and the doctor said that the lord had been poisoned and could not last for an hour. At a critical moment, I thought of a secret of myself, for the sake of To save the prince, I can only use this method."
188: The real image of the editor.
"His Royal Highness, you have to keep the secret for me, and my life is tied to you."
He Qingning suddenly felt a heavy feeling on her shoulders. What did Shen Wan say? She is not a good person. She is a princess who has experienced various palace fights since she was a child. If she seizes the lifeline of a certain person, this person will never be able to get rid of her in the future. She can only do what she wants. Used, otherwise, there will be no good end.
Still stupid!
Shen Wan: I just want to foolishly show it to His Highness.
"Then tell me, what's the secret?"
Shen Wan hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "My blood can detoxify hundreds of poisons. Ordinary toxins won't affect me too much. Like this kind of toxin that takes seven, seven and forty-nine days to clear, I have to deal with it every day. If I need to drain half a bowl of blood, after forty-nine days, I will not be able to bear it anymore, and my body will become very weak. And my body is still a bit special. If I really want to drain so much blood, I may become weak and sick in the future, and a gust of wind will make me weak. blow down."
"So, you didn't want to detoxify the third brother, so you used pig blood?"
"Not really." Of course not.
"Then why do you use pig blood since you are willing to sacrifice yourself for the third brother?" He Qingning's voice became colder, and she couldn't understand herself. The other party was willing, but she was not happy.
Shen Wan whispered, "I suspect that the lord is not poisoned at all, he is pretending."
"What did you find?" He Qingning said with certainty, "You must have found something, right?"
"His Royal Highness is wise, you can see everything thoroughly, and I did find something distressing." Shen Wan looked really sad. Panic, "What did you find?"
"It turns out that the prince pretended to be poisoned because of my second sister."
When it came to Shen Shi, He Qingning instantly understood. It is said that this Shen Shi is weak and sickly, but in fact few people understand that she is a poison brought out of her mother's womb. Those who don't know it will definitely think that it was the wife of the general who framed Shen Shi's mother, and He Qingning, who is familiar with the wife of the general, doesn't think so. That concubine had a lot of thoughts, and she looked just like Shen Shi. She thought that the poison was made by the other party herself. Although the general's wife has a mysterious origin, she is a very atmospheric woman and absolutely disdains to make such a thing.
"What do you mean, in order to help Shen Shi detoxify, the third brother pretended to be poisoned, so that you had to bleed?" He Qingning's voice was a little angry, "The third brother is really doing this thing. disappointing."
"You apply fat powder and make your face pale, so as not to make people suspicious?"
Shen Wan: "I accidentally wiped too much."
"Don't lie to fool me. You don't have a few truths in your mouth. Now that I have mastered your little secret, and your life is in my hands, how dare you lie?"
"Okay, His Highness guessed right. I put more powder on my face to make my face look pale, so that no one suspects that I didn't bleed. Sure enough, the little secret is in the hands of others, it's really not safe. sense."
He Qingning was amused, she lowered her eyes and thought for a while, "I'll help you keep your secret."
"Thank you, Your Highness, you are really a good person."
The corners of He Qingning's lips lifted a smile, she stood up, her eyes met her sunk eyes, "No, Ben Gong is not a good person. If you master a person's secrets, you will be able to master this person, and one day, this person will be able to master this person. For my use, tied to my boat for the rest of my life, there is no way back."
Shen Wan: She didn't even think about retreating.
"If Shen Shi doesn't recover sooner or later, your plan will fail sooner or later. The third brother is more ruthless than you think. Those who are favored by him and cared for in the palm of his hand are naturally treasures. Those who are not favored by him, then It's useless and can be discarded at any time. Shen Wan, you paid someone wrong with your heart, but your mind is still clear. "
Shen Wan: No, she has never given her sincerity to scum. Her sincerity was exchanged by someone with her sincerity.
"To be honest, I have already thought of a countermeasure."
He Qingning should have been surprised, but when she heard Shen Wan's words, she was not surprised. As if the other party thought of countermeasures, it is natural.
"Then I want to see how you survived this disaster."
"As long as Your Highness doesn't puncture me."
He Qingning smiled softly, planning to go to see He Xiyan, remembered something, and suddenly turned around, almost letting Shen Wan bump into her. She supported Shen Wan a little, didn't let go of him, and asked directly, "Are you really infatuated with the third brother?"
"What's the point of being infatuated or not? Your Highness." Shen Wan looked at He Qingning with a smile on his face, "His Royal Highness, I just want to live well and live in peace, because I promised my mother, no To be able to be hurt by others, I have to do it.”
He Qingning was stunned for a moment, how can this sound a little sad. Yes, what's the point of being infatuated or not? No matter whether Shen Wan is infatuated with the third brother or not, she can only be the third brother's princess in this life and has no other choice. If the third brother likes her, then she is lucky, if the third brother doesn't like her, then her life is bad.
He Qingning let go of Shen Wan, and suddenly didn't like the word "bad life". Shen Wan's life is really bad, his father died in battle, his mother died of illness, and now he has become the third princess, obviously not favored by the third brother.
"I'm going to see how the third brother is doing. By the way, I will ask about Shen Shi's news. I will help you keep your secret."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
He Qingning stopped and turned back, "Remember what you said, live well, and don't let anyone hurt you."
Seeing the disappearance of He Qingning's back, Shen Wan suddenly slumped on the bed, "Damn it, 188, did my words just touch the little princess?"
[188: "So you just pretended?"] Fortunately, he took pity on the host just now. It was so hard to do the task, bitter and so on, and she was pretending?
"It doesn't count, I just brought in the original owner's emotions. She can't live well and not be hurt, so I'll help her do it. Even if it's a novel character, I want a different one. The ending. I don't pity her, I just feel that there are a lot of things in the world that are not worth it, and I can't help myself."
[188: "Banwan, what you said just now, wouldn't it be fake?"] The host full of lies asked him how to believe it, who knew which of her words was true and which was false, he was a little scared.
"Go away, you."
The system secretly observed Shen Wan's expression, smiling, it seemed that there was no heaviness before, and the acting was very similar. So, what is she going to do to get to the little princess? That's right, he was already quite sure that when Shen Wan saw He Qingning, he planned to make a routine to the other party.
He Qingning went to see He Xiyan. Of course, He Xiyan only said that he was not feeling well recently, but did not say anything about poisoning. He also said that fortunately there was medicine left by the princess' mother to help him recuperate, so he refused to enter the palace to ask for an imperial doctor.
"The third brother must take good care of himself," He Qingning said again, "I just went to see the princess, and her face looks very pale. Is it too tired to take care of the third brother recently?"
"It's been really fortunate for the princess these days. I will tell the princess to let her rest more, and don't ignore her body because of me."
He Qingning looked at He Xiyan's face and suddenly felt a little sick. Use the excuse of being poisoned to deceive Shen Wan, put a small bowl of blood every day, and if he is really poisoned, that's all. But he only came up with this sublime way for Shen Shi.
She knew He Xiyan too well, if Shen Wan really refused, he would probably use a more extreme method. For example, let Princess Yan disappear directly, and lock her up to get blood, things may be troublesome, but he can do it.
"The third brother take good care of himself, I'll see you tomorrow."
Shen Shi had been taken to the palace by He Xiyan and placed in a small quiet courtyard alone. Someone was watching that place, and no one was allowed to enter without his permission. By Shen Wan's side, except for Hong Zhu, who was hers, everyone else was under He Xiyan's orders, and it was impossible to tell her this. He Xiyan was very relieved, not afraid of Shen Wan suspecting anything. As everyone knows, the blood he feeds Shen Shi to drink every day is all pig blood from the pig butcher's house in the alley behind him, and it is fresh every day.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and Shen Shi, who was biting his teeth and drinking blood, did not get better. Looking at this situation, He Xiyan felt that something was not right, so he called the doctor to take a look. After the doctor took the pulse, he found that the toxins in Shen Shi's body had decreased by that much. After telling He Xiyan about this situation, the doctor thought that he could observe it for two more days. If there is still no progress, it is time to find out what the problem is.
After a few days, the toxins in Shen Shi's body did not move at all. It happened that the blood that day had not been drank, so He Xiyan asked the doctor to see if there was any problem with the blood.
After seeing it, the doctor was so frightened that he knelt down, "My lord, this blood has no detoxification effect at all."
"how is this possible??"
He Xiyan said with a gloomy face, "Go, tell the princess that this king's condition is serious again, and ask the princess to boil another pack of medicine." At the same time, he sent someone to follow him secretly, intending to see for himself whether Shen Wan was He really shed his own blood.
At this time, He Qingning was in Shen Wan. Hearing the steward's words, her expression changed without a trace.
"Then I'm going to boil the medicine." Shen Wan stood up and turned to enter the room.
He Qingning grabbed her, turned around and said to the steward, "Go and see how the third brother is, it's really not good, ask someone to go to the palace and ask for an imperial doctor."
After the management went down, He Qingning followed Shen Wan into the room, "He..."
"His Royal Highness, I'm going to boil the medicine. You are so noble, so don't go with you?" Shen Wan held He Qingning's hand, tickled in her palm, pulled her finger, and put it in her sleeve. Pointed to the outside.
He Qingning's slightly itchy palms were hooked, and she was suddenly stunned by this action. She pursed the corners of her lips. She was negligent. Maybe it was too quiet recently. The third brother had already suspected it and would definitely send someone to follow.
So, this time she is going to cut herself with a knife
He Qingning leaned into Shen Wan's ear and whispered, "Don't cut yourself."
"Your Highness, you..."
"You said, to protect yourself and not be hurt by others."
Shen Wan: Your Highness is finally worried about her.
"If you want to cut your own hand, Ben Gong will stab your little secret out."
Shen Wan: Isn't it so cute? At every turn, her little secret will be exposed.