Chapter 141 Herb Poison

Xiao Jue hesitated, then turned the wheelbarrow forward, frowning as he watched Xie Qingran take two quilts out of the cabinet.

"You...are you really willing to share a bed with me?"

Xiao Jue raised an eyebrow and asked.

After Xie Qingran made the bed, she smiled and looked at Xiao Jue very seriously: "From the day I decided to marry into this family, I had already thought it through. I want to live a good life with you, Your Highness. We are husband and wife. If Your Highness needs children, I can sit on the pedestal and do it myself. I will never trouble Your Highness."

She was speaking recklessly, but Xie Qingran's expression was serious and earnest, catching Xiao Jue off guard.

Xiao Jue clenched his fists, met her serious gaze, and gritted his teeth: "There's absolutely no need for that!"

"Redwood, come in and serve the young master to bed!"

Xie Qingran didn't dwell on the topic. If Xiao Jue was willing, she would naturally cooperate, but if he wasn't, she would save herself a lot of trouble.

Besides, Xiao Jue is in such a state that it's difficult for him to even get into bed. Even if they were to lie together, what could they possibly do?

Having experienced such things in her previous life, Xie Qingran no longer felt any resistance or shame towards such matters.

Between men and women, it's really just that simple stuff.

Xie Qingran turned away, not wanting to look at Xiao Jue's disability, nor wanting to cause him distress.

Xiao Jue felt a warm glow in his heart at such a small act of thoughtfulness.

He lay on the bed, glanced at Redwood, and gestured for him to leave.

Hongshan looked at the two of them with curiosity. She had thought that Xiao Jue would take the initiative to sleep in a separate room, but she did not expect that he would ask for a hug.

It seems that the Crown Prince still has feelings for Xie Qingran and is willing to be close to her.

Soon, Xie Qingran had also finished washing up.

She looked at Xiao Jue: "I'm not sleepy yet. I want to look at the account books for a while. Do you... do you want to go to sleep first?"

"I'm not sleepy either, I'll read for a while." Xiao Jue casually picked up the book on the bedside table and started reading.

That would be best.

Xie Qingran sat at the table and continued to look at the account books. During the day, she looked at the household account books, and at night she would take a good look at the estate account books and carefully study the expenses of the two children.

Here, Xiao Yu finally knelt for the full six hours. When he stood up, his knees ached terribly, and he walked back to his courtyard with difficulty, step by step.

He entered the room, sat on the bed, and Guihua immediately stepped forward to apply medicine to him.

"Young Master has truly suffered; this Princess Consort has gone far too far!"

As she spoke, Guihua's tears began to fall.

“I did something wrong, so she punished me. That’s only right.”

Xiao Jue closed his eyes, and tears fell down his face.

He was young, but he wasn't ignorant. He knew he had done something wrong and was being punished, but because he was so young, he cried and felt very wronged.

Guihua wanted to say something more, but seeing him cry, she could only shut up.

At this moment, Xie Qingran walked in with the best medicinal wine.

The moment Xiao Yu saw Xie Qingran, her first reaction was to wipe away her tears and snort, "You don't need to pretend to be a good person here, I don't care!"

"I don't care."

Xie Qingran snorted, stepped forward, lifted Xiao Yu's clothes, and felt a pang of heartache upon seeing his bruised knees.

He took the medicinal wine, carefully dissolved and warmed it in his hands, and then placed it on his knees.

"Don't do things that make things difficult for your brother again."

Xie Qingran sighed helplessly and softened her tone.

Xiao Yu originally thought Xie Qingran was going to lecture him, but he never expected her to say these things.

He looked at Xie Qingran and snorted, "My brother isn't here either, who are you putting on an act for?"

"Time will tell. You'll find out whether I'm acting or not in the future."

"This is the total expense of your courtyard over the years. You spend 30,000 taels of silver a year. Ayu, do you know what 30,000 taels of silver means?"

Xie Qingran took out the account book and handed it to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu frowned: "I didn't spend your money!"

“If you had used all this money, I wouldn’t have any objections. But you’re dressed and use such ordinary things. How could you possibly spend 30,000 taels a year?” Xie Qingran asked patiently, gently patting Xiao Yu’s head. “You are the young master of the Duke of Zhenguo’s mansion, and your brother’s own brother. Do you really want to be fooled like this?”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu instantly understood Xie Qingran's meaning.

He gripped the ledger tightly and gritted his teeth, saying, "I'll say it again, it's my business, and I don't want you to interfere!"

"Okay, then you can take care of it yourself."

"have a good rest."

Xie Qingran didn't insist, but just smiled gently at him and left the medicinal wine in her hand beside him.

Watching Xie Qingran's retreating figure, Xiao Yu clenched the ledger in his hand, his expression turning somewhat grim.

When Xie Qingran returned to her room, Xiao Jue had already fallen asleep.

She saw that Xiao Jue was asleep, so she tiptoed over and looked at him lying on the bed with his eyes closed. She felt at peace.

Xie Qingran reached out and gently touched Xiao Jue's eyebrows and eyes, a slight smile playing on her lips, before taking off her clothes and climbing into bed.

Even though Xie Qingran had been with men long ago, this was the first time she had shared a bed with a man. Originally, Xie Qingran thought she would be very nervous and resistant and would not be able to sleep at all. However, she did not expect that after lying down, she would smell the faint pine scent on Xiao Jue's body, and soon she fell into a deep sleep.

Feeling the woman beside him gradually calm down, Xiao Jue opened his eyes and gently touched his eyebrows and eyes, the places Xie Qingran had just touched.

He sat up and, by the moonlight outside, quietly looked at Xie Qingran.

This woman suddenly barged into his world in such an unreasonable way. At first, he thought Xie Qingran was someone of His Majesty or the Imperial Concubine, but unexpectedly, Xie Qingran walked up to him and frankly said that she wanted to cooperate.

Now he was certain that Xie Qingran was not His Majesty's or the Imperial Concubine's woman; she was simply herself and did not even belong to him.

The reason she married into the family was simple: she had reached a certain age and didn't want to stay at home, nor did she approve of the marriage arranged for her by her family.

Originally, the two of them were just getting what they needed, but now, Xiao Jue's heart has become somewhat out of control.

With his hand hovering in mid-air, Xiao Jue took a deep breath, withdrew his hand, stood up, and walked towards the secret chamber at the back.

Xie Qingran's eyebrows twitched, and her breathing became more steady.

Inside the secret chamber, the divine physician Qianque stood there, already prepared with silver needles.

"The prince's body is poisoned by a mixture of snake venom and herbal poison. We have only been able to neutralize the snake venom, but we still do not know what the herbal poison is."