Xuanqing Palace.
Today's Xuanqing Prince's Mansion is extremely quiet, but there seems to be a trace of annoyance in this dead silence, and an inexplicable anxiety is brewing in the air. The study door was closed, and two guards outside guarded the door. A beautiful woman stood in front of the door, seemingly cursing something. The woman held a steel whip and whipped the two guards vigorously, as if she wanted to enter the door, but the guards remained unmoved and let the steel whip hit her body, preventing anyone from entering at all.
"Get out of the way, I'm going in to save him!" The beautiful woman said angrily when she saw that she couldn't get through anyway.
"Sorry, princess, this is the prince's order." One of the guards said.
This woman was Irina. When she heard this, she became furious and said: "I am your princess, princess! You don't even listen to me!"
The two guards were unmoved, but a few maids sweeping the courtyard were standing by and exchanged understanding looks with each other. Although Princess Xirong is said to have lived in Prince Xuanqing's Mansion and calls herself Princess Xuanqing, the prince rarely meets her. It is often seen that Princess Xirong angrily asks where the prince has gone. The prince also ignored the Princess of Xirong and had almost no interaction with her. It was far worse than what he did to the fourth young lady of the banker. These maids lived in the big house all year round, so they naturally understood that this was a reflection of the prince's unintentional love for Irina.
As long as they are people, especially servants, most of them have the ability to adapt to the situation. Seeing that the Princess of Xirong is not favored, and Irina has a very bad temper, she often beats and scolds these servants. , the servants gradually began to criticize her, and even secretly punished her. Don't underestimate these servants in the house. Although they look inconspicuous, when it comes to being a stumbling block, you don't know how much they will suffer for the other party.
Irina felt more and more anxious in this environment. Fu Yunxi's cold attitude towards her was ignored, and the servants all united to bully her. Just like when we were in Xirong, everyone was flattering and praising her. She was noble and beautiful, nothing like now. The servants secretly said that she was a gift from the defeated country. She was angry, but besides dealing with the people who spread the rumors, what else could she do? Rumors will continue to spread, and she can't kill all the servants. Even if she wants to, she has no such right in Prince Xuanqing's palace. Because Fu Yunxi would not support her.
Irina knew that the reason why she could live in Prince Xuanqing's Mansion and replace Zhuang Hanyan was because she could save Fu Yunxi's cold poison. Although she could not completely cure it, she could at least alleviate it slightly. But Fu Yunxi refused. Irina knew that Fu Yunxi was not just rejecting her Gu, he was rejecting herself. He would rather die than be with him. Thinking of Zhuang Hanyan, her heart was full of jealousy and unwillingness. She had obviously left the Xuanqing Palace, and there were rumors about her brother, and her reputation was ruined. But why is there her shadow everywhere
Fu Yunxi's condition has gotten worse since she was injured on the street last time. She has been staying on the bed these days. The imperial doctor came several times, and later she even stayed in the Xuanqing Prince's Mansion. Fu Yunxi's days may be numbered. If he continues to reject his Gu, Fu Yunxi may die like this. Irina wanted to save her, but Fu Yunxi didn't even see her face, and just asked the guards to block her out.
She hates, is unwilling, and suffers, but there is nothing she can do.
"Fu Yunxi, you will regret it!" After saying this, Irina ran out of the yard angrily. The maids around her looked at each other and followed reluctantly.
In the study room.
Cheng Lei sat in front of the desk, and he didn't know whether he was happy or angry: "She's gone."
"Yes." The person on the bed said calmly.
"You have cut off all hope." Cheng Lei was a little excited. Doctor Wu on the side was playing with herbs, and the study was filled with a strong medicinal fragrance. There was only one person reclining on the bed, wearing only long undergarments. The white undergarments made his face look pale. The corners of the wide robes were spread on the floor, and it seemed that he was even thinner.
Seeing that Fu Yunxi didn't answer, Cheng Lei said again: "What are you doing? You are here at a critical moment and she doesn't know anything. Why do you shut out Princess Xirong? Even if you don't like her, Let her cure the disease, and it won't be too late to think of other ways to deal with it." The top priority now is to cure the disease, but that princess can do it too. Cheng Lei thinks so, there is no need to maintain principles at all times.
"She can't cure me." Fu Yunxi said. His expression was calm, and there seemed to be no trace of sadness.
"How do you know it can't be cured? How can it work if you haven't tried it?" Cheng Lei couldn't help but raise his voice. He didn't like Fu Yunxi like this. He accepted death calmly. This was impossible for Fu Yunxi. In such a critical situation on the battlefield, I didn't hear him say anything like this.
"Are you afraid of being dependent on Gu insects?" Doctor Wu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly started to say. Fu Yunxi paused for a moment and said nothing. Cheng Lei on the other side asked curiously: "What dependence?"
"Princess Xirong's Gu can deal with cold poison. It is originally a method of fighting poison with poison. But the Gu itself always stays in the body and needs to be fed. It will suck the flesh and blood of the owner and get more and more into the body. But this kind of Gu worms are not completely harmless. If you use them too often, people will become dependent on them and become addicted. If you don't use them once, you will suffer unbearable pain all over your body. More importantly, this kind of worms are also harmful. It will gradually damage people's consciousness." At this point, Dr. Wu glanced at Fu Yunxi: "You are afraid that after using the Gu insect, you will become addicted to it, and you are even more afraid that you will become confused and do something inappropriate in the future. Let’s do something.”
Fu Yunxi didn't comment, but she didn't deny it either. This was her acquiescence.
This was the first time Cheng Lei heard this statement, and he couldn't help being shocked. After thinking about it, he immediately became frustrated: "So, that Gu can't be used. If a grown man relies on that little Gu every day, Chong, doesn’t Princess Xirong have a way to blackmail Yun Xi? In the future, Yun Xi will become unconscious and may be controlled by that princess." He said angrily: "How come the people of Xirong do all these evil and evil ways!"
But even if it is a crooked way, it can at least save Fu Yunxi. Now that the Gu can't be used, is Fu Yunxi just sitting there waiting to die? His condition is getting worse and worse. He has become lethargic these days and sleeps all day long. Cheng Lei will worry that sometimes he will never wake up after falling asleep. But Fu Yunxi herself was very indifferent to this matter, as if she had no idea how critical her situation was. He also told Cheng Lei to handle the things he was about to do. He was a person who did everything right. Even if one day he was gone, things would not be messed up behind him, and the people who should be killed would be trapped in advance.
(End of chapter)