Chapter 382 Lan Qingchen actually wanted to kill her? [14]

Lu Zhixing felt as if the ice cauldron in the room was useless, it was so hot!

He wanted to put some distance between himself and Achu, but his hand unconsciously landed on her slender waist.

Lu Zhixing could only force himself to endure it, trying his best to think about serious things and cover up those inappropriate thoughts.

Achu's brush tip landed on his face; the brushstrokes were soft and wet.

Lu Zhixing felt a little itchy...

Just as he was about to lose control, Achu finally put down his pen and stepped back a little.

"Okay!"

"What do you think of my paintings?"

Achu picked up a handheld mirror inlaid with various gemstones and held it up to Lu Zhixing's face, showing it to him and looking like she was waiting for his praise.

Lu Zhixing looked at his painted face in the mirror.

A turtle on the left cheek, a rabbit on the chin, and a flower on the forehead.

On his right cheek, Achu drew a fish on his scar.

“Lu Zhixing, I don’t think you’re ugly at all now.”

Hearing Achu's words, Lu Zhixing couldn't help but laugh.

"Thank you, Princess, for not finding me ugly."

Achu raised her eyebrows: "You haven't commented on my painting yet!"

Lu Zhixing praised, "The princess's brushwork is brilliant; her painting skills are astonishing!"

A smug smile immediately appeared on Achu's face.

"Let's play another round!"

Lu Zhixing was reluctant to come; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist.

But seeing that Achu was still in high spirits, he was willing to cooperate.

After playing for another 15 minutes, Ah Chu finally felt sleepy.

She had just yawned when Lu Zhixing suggested going to bed.

Achu nodded and opened her arms to Lu Zhixing: "I can't walk anymore, you carry me."

Lu Zhixing smiled helplessly, bent down and picked the person up.

He moved with some care, as if he were holding something fragile.

Even when placing Achu on the bed, they did so gently.

Seeing that Achu had landed safely on the bed, Lu Zhixing breathed a sigh of relief without making it obvious.

"Princess, please go to sleep first. I'll go wash my face."

Lu Zhixing pointed to his face, which was covered in paint, and said to Achu.

When Achu saw his face, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Hahaha! Go ahead, go ahead!~"

Lu Zhixing not only washed his face, but also took a cold shower.

When he returned, Achu was already asleep.

Lu Zhixing quietly lay down next to her, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

The next day, when Achu woke up naturally, Lu Zhixing had already gone to work.

Achu lay in bed, not immediately ringing the bell to summon the palace maids to serve her.

Having not checked her favorability rating for several days, she casually asked the system: "What is Lu Zhixing's current favorability rating?"

The system replied: [The target's current affection level is 85.]

Achu raised her eyebrows.

Eighty-five percent, that's not a small percentage.

This Lu Zhixing is quite generous.

Ah Chu stretched and then raised his hand to ring the bell.

But then the system announced: "[Host, we have detected that the male lead, Lan Qingchen, harbors murderous intent towards you. You must be extra careful.]"

Achu's hand paused.

Lan Qingchen actually wanted to kill her?

Achu thought about it and quickly understood.

This is because they saw that she didn't cause trouble in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion like the original owner did, and they wanted to kill her so that the emperor would take his anger out on the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion!

After thinking for a moment, Achu spent her points to buy an item that made her immune to all poisons in the system's shop.

If Lan Qingchen wanted to kill her, poisoning was the most likely method.

As for other assassination methods, Achu instructed the system to keep an eye on Lan Qingchen so that she could know his plans in advance.

Achu wasn't too worried.

With her immune system now immune to all poisons, she could eat and drink whatever she wanted.

Lan Qingchen did indeed have someone poison him, but A Chu had no reaction after eating it.

The person who poisoned him was also brainless. Seeing that Ah Chu was fine after eating it, he thought he had failed and tasted the rest.

As a result, he died...

It is no small matter that a servant in the kitchen of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion died of poisoning.

The Duchess immediately sent someone to summon Lu Zhixing back.

Lu Zhixing personally investigated this matter.

The investigation revealed that the poison came from the servant, who died after eating the dessert that Ah Chu had left over!

In other words, that servant wanted to poison Achu!

This truth both shocked and angered Lu Zhixing.

He immediately summoned the imperial physician, who had been sent by the Empress to reside permanently in the Duke's mansion, to examine Achu's health.

When the imperial physician arrived, everyone from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was there.

The Duke of Zhenguo and even Lu Zhimo, who was in a wheelchair, both came.

After all, Ah Chu is carrying not only the eldest grandson of the Lu family, but also a member of the royal family!

Lu Zhixing sat next to A Chu, expressionless, with cold eyes.

The others also had expressions that were either serious or tense.

Ah Chu, on the other hand, was the most relaxed.

She glanced at the Duke of Zhenguo and the others, then looked at Lu Zhixing.

"You don't need to be so nervous, I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere."

Lu Zhixing: "Whether it's alright or not, only the imperial physician can decide."

Achu glared at him.

Lu Zhixing pursed his lips and remained silent.

The imperial physician was also a little nervous and carefully took A-Chu's pulse.

Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"The princess's pulse is stable."

"I will prescribe some more medicine for the princess to nourish her pregnancy, and then there will be no problem."

The imperial physician's words put the Duke of Zhenguo and the others at ease.

Lu Zhixing frowned deeply: "Then why did the servant die from poisoning after eating the dessert, but the princess was fine?"

The imperial physician was also puzzled: "This... Your humble servant does not know."

Lu Zhixing was about to ask him something when A Chu pinched his arm.

Achu glared at him fiercely: "Lu Zhixing, what do you mean by this? Are you disappointed that I wasn't poisoned?"

Lu Zhixing: "Of course not! I'm just worried about your health!"

Achu: "But the imperial physician said I'm fine. Don't you even believe what the imperial physician says?"

Lu Zhixing: "Of course I believe you..."

Achu: "That works then!"

Lu Zhixing sighed and stopped arguing with Achu.

However, the imperial physicians all said that A-Chu was fine, and she was perfectly healthy with no discomfort, so she should be alright.

Through this incident, Lu Zhixing learned that someone wanted A Chu dead.

No matter what the other party's purpose is, Lu Zhixing will not let him succeed!

He thought, even if it's just for the sake of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion... and his children.

[Ding! Your target's affection level has increased by 5, currently at 90!]

Inside the palace, in Lan Qingchen's bedroom, there were fragments scattered everywhere.

"Useless! All of you are useless!"

"Fool! Utterly stupid!"

Lan Qingchen had never seen anyone poison another person, only to die himself instead of the other person!

In order to kill Achu, he used the spies he had painstakingly planted in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

Now look what happened, they tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead!

This incident alarmed Lu Zhixing, making him realize that there were spies hidden in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and he even managed to uncover other spies by following the clues.

Even the palace maids he had placed beside Achu were dragged out and punished.

After that, Lan Qingchen had no way of knowing A Chu's whereabouts.

Although Lu Zhixing couldn't trace him back to him yet, it would be difficult for him to do anything later.