Ling Qingwan was bored staying at home, and she was happy to have An Yi come often.
The two of them were getting along better and better, but it was inevitable that some people would not like it. One day, Tan Jiao went to the palace to find An Yi. An Yi was very happy and took out the tumbler that Ling Qingwan had given her to show Tan Jiao.
"If a normal person is scolded, it's fine if he doesn't bully you behind your back, but he keeps showing you his affection." Tan Jiao pouted and looked at the tumbler in An Yi's hand with disdain. "An Yi, don't you think Ling Qingwan is deliberately trying to win you over?"
"Why should I be won over? I have no power or influence, and you won't gain anything by having a good relationship with me. Are you making friends with me just to win me over?" An Yi disagreed with Tan Jiao's words and turned around to ask her back.
"How is that possible!" Tan Jiao was excited and stood up to refute An Yi. "You and I have known each other since we were young. At our age, we don't know what it means to win someone over. Besides, you are the princess and I am the daughter of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. We are both the most noble ladies in Tokyo City. How can one of us get close to the other in terms of power?"
How could she blame Ling Qingwan, and the fire still burn her? Tan Jiao cursed inwardly.
"That's it. Wanwan is also a lady from the Marquis's Mansion, no different from us." An Yi was eloquent and with just a few words she silenced Tan Jiao.
Tan Jiao took a deep breath and almost fainted from An Yi's anger.
What went wrong? An Yi should have been very disgusted with Ling Qingwan, but why did she have such a different impression of Ling Qingwan after returning from a trip to the Marquis' Mansion
"An Yi, have you forgotten what I said to you at the flower-viewing banquet?" Tan Jiao couldn't help but bring up how she commented on Ling Qingwan in front of An Yi that day.
This happened not long ago, but An Yi will never forget it.
"I remember this!" An Yi suddenly thought of something and became interested. "I wanted to tell you when I have time to play with you. What you saw was actually a misunderstanding. Wanwan has explained it to me. She is Ling Xiao's biological sister. Logically, you should understand her. We have been playing with those grown men since we were young."
"… "
Tan Jiao had nothing to say.
Everyone sided with Ling Qingwan, including An Yi, who was also lured over by her. Tan Jiao was unwilling, so what could she do? She could only sulk in her heart.
At night, Ling Qingwan fell asleep.
The window creaked slightly, and Wei Xun came in and walked to the bed.
Ling Qingwan frowned.
Due to the habit she developed in her previous life, she had a very light sleep, especially when she was nervous, the slightest sound could wake her up. Ling Qingwan knew who was coming without turning around.
"How long do you plan to watch like this, Your Majesty?"
She originally wanted to see who of the two could endure longer, but it turned out that Wei Xun was really able to endure. If she didn't speak, Wei Xun would also not speak.
"Of course I'll wait until you wake up." Wei Xun opened his thin lips and smiled.
"If I don't wake up tonight, will you stand until tomorrow morning?" Ling Qingwan found it funny. She stood up, walked around Wei Xun, went to the table and sat down.
"You're awake now." Wei Xun turned around and sat opposite Ling Qingwan, looking at her with amusement.
Ling Qingwan was speechless.
This conversation looks like a quarrel between three-year-old children.
"It's not time to heal you yet, why did you come to the Marquis' Mansion to see me?" Ling Qingwan simply got straight to the point and asked Wei Xun's purpose. Thinking of how Wei Xun had seen her plotting against Song Zhiqing and Ling Chuchu at Jing'an Temple, Ling Qingwan was a little more polite to him than before.
"You gave the things I gave you to someone else, and you asked me why I came to see you?" Wei Xun couldn't help laughing. Even so, there was no blame in his words.
Ling Qingwan was stunned again.
It was Ling Qingwan's fault to give the gift to someone else. After being pointed out by Wei Xun, Ling Qingwan still felt a little guilty. She thought Wei Xun had given so many gifts that he could not remember this one tumbler.
"Are you wondering why I know that the tumbler you gave to An Yi was given to you by me?" Wei Xun guessed Ling Qingwan's thoughts.
Ling Qingwan didn't say anything.
"Not to mention that An Yi tells everyone how nice you are. You gave her a tumbler, but didn't you realize that the rabbit carved on the tumbler is the one you raised?" Wei Xun looked at Ling Qingwan motionlessly.
“… I thought you just bought it randomly.” After hearing what Wei Xun said, Ling Qingwan felt even more embarrassed.
"How can the gift I give you be casual?" Wei Xun's tone was gentle, and even his eyes softened.
Ling Qingwan got goose bumps all over her body and was very embarrassed, so she turned her head to the side.
"By the way, I have something to tell you too." Ling Qingwan said to Wei Xun. "I found clues to the poison in your body."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Xun's eyes lit up.
"Although it's only a tiny bit, it should be helpful for you to find the antidote and the person who poisoned you."
"You say." Wei Xun's pupils suddenly tightened and he stared at Ling Qingwan even more closely.
"I have been healing your wounds for a while now, and I have learned everything about the poison in your body. This poison is not lethal, or in other words, it will not threaten your life in the short term. You are in so much pain now when the drug takes effect. I suspect that the poison was not injected two years ago, but has been in your body since you were a child."
Ling Qingwan analyzed carefully and explained everything to Wei Xun.
Wei Xun was shocked after hearing this.
"I was poisoned when I was young?"
He had always firmly believed that the poison was given to him when he was in the army, and he never thought that this was possible.
"This is just my guess, but it should be pretty close." Since Ling Qingwan had no evidence at hand, she didn't dare to make a promise to Wei Xun.
Another reason why she was sure was that she had retained her memories of her past life and knew that Wei Xun would die of a strange disease in a year or so. Ling Qingwan knew very well that the cause of Wei Xun's death was not a difficult strange disease, but poisoning.
The poison took effect very slowly, with less than five years from the onset of its effects to death. The only possibility was that Wei Xun had been poisoned for a long time.
"Think about it, there is someone who has wanted to kill you since you were a child." Ling Qingwan reminded Wei Xun when she saw that he was in deep thought.
"Wanwan, is there any way to cure the poison in my body?" Wei Xun raised his eyes and asked Ling Qingwan suddenly.
The room fell into endless silence.
Ling Qingwan didn't know what to say. She was not a doctor. In fact, she was no different from her previous life. It was just because she had the memories of her past life that she knew what would happen next earlier than the people around her.
Besides that, she was just a mortal. Ling Qingwan couldn't bring someone back to life.
“I don’t know yet, but I will try my best.”
Finally, Ling Qingwan made a solemn promise to Wei Xun.
After she finished speaking, she began to think about why she took on this difficult task. If it was to save her life before, then why now
To prevent Wei Xun from spreading her secret, Ling Qingwan thought.
A touch of coldness touched Ling Qingwan's lips. Ling Qingwan withdrew her thoughts and what came into her sight was Wei Xun's face.
Even Wei Xun's lips were cold.